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Five Unexpected Cameos in Music Videos This Year
November 27, 2013 via Pepsi
Five Unexpected Cameos in Music Videos This Year
Now, more than ever, music videos have become an extension of an artist's creativity. Long gone are the days of simply playing instruments or singing into a camera and hoping fans will recognize your face. Whether you're a rock or pop star, you want to engage your listener with a video that will entertain them. That also means calling upon other celebrities to appear in a video. As such, we've rounded up five awesome music videos where an unexpected cameo from a familiar face enhances the viewer's experience.
Mumford & Sons "Hopeless Wanderer"
Mumford & Sons got creative for their music video "Hopeless Wanderer." So creative, in fact, that they don't even show up for the visuals. Instead, the UK folk-rock quartet tapped a hilarious cast of actors and comedians to channel their inner rock star and perform this impressive song. Jason Bateman, Ed Helms, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis all pick up an instrument and play like there's no tomorrow. They even pull off a synchronized banjo medley at the end that is worth the price of admission.
HAIM "The Wire"
In HAIM's music video for "The Wire," each sister from the group has to say goodbye to their boyfriend, but it's not as easy as it sounds when the guys don't want to let go. From there it becomes a hilarious back and forth between them, and the girls eventually walk away without too much baggage. Lead vocalist Danielle's love interest is comedian and Lonely Island member, Jorma Taccone, who plays the perfect sappy guy that falls head over heels for her.
Major Lazer "Scare Me"
Major Lazer went all out for the music video of their dance club hit "Scare Me," casting Terry Crews as a crime-fighting superhero who has to save the world from the hands of General Rubbish. It's an action-packed video that also includes cameos from Workaholics funnyman Blake Anderson, The League's Nick Kroll and the beautiful Lauren London, who plays Crews' sidekick.
Solange "Lovers in the Parking Lot"
Solange's music video "Lovers in the Parking Lot" is a peppy performance from the R&B star as she sings and dances her way through an empty strip mall. Well, empty for the most part, until veteran rapper Bun B shows up halfway through the music video. He stands back and nods his head to the beat, and even does a few dance moves alongside Solange before the camera cuts away. While they've never collaborated on a song before, their connection comes through Houston, Texas, where both artists grew up. The video was also shot there, which means local legend Bun B didn't have to travel too far for his appearance.
Michael Bublé "It's a Beautiful Day"
Things are looking up for Michael Bublé in his music video "It's a Beautiful Day" despite the sticky situation he gets into at the beginning. Coming home to surprise his girlfriend, who's played by actress Jaime Pressly, he finds her kissing her yoga instructor when he walks in the door. Bublé leaves them behind and takes a stroll through the neighborhood, where he realizes the grass is always greener on the other side. It's an entertaining video, and Pressly gets what she deserves in the end.


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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -†If you were approached by a co-worker, civilian or family member and asked the question, "Why do you serve?" What would your answer be? How would you internalize what you do for the Air Force to the point where you could answer that seemingly simple question?
Over the past several years, I've heard the full array of reasons from the events of 9/11 to family traditions. It wasn't until the sequestration events during this past spring, specifically the suspension of tuition assistance, that†I thought†harder about the reasons why†we serve.
Let me start by saying that I am not against tuition assistance or any other benefit that the Air Force has given us. I personally have benefited from the use of TA and believe that our Air Force reaps the rewards from members who have taken the initiative to further their education. I bring up this subject because the news about terminating TA seemed to have†invoked an enormous response and I wanted to try and put some things into per spective.
As Air Force members, we†sometimes have a tendency to take things for granted. We have no problem when the first and the 15th of the month come around and our paycheck is waiting for us in the bank. We have grown to expect that. When we take a look at our leave and earnings statement, we see different benefits such as housing allowance or subsistence allowance and maybe even some type of special-incentive pay that is unique to our particular job or career field. Most of those benefits remain largely intact during this fiscal crisis.
Many of us have gone over to the clinic and received treatment and medications that would've been very costly if we had to procure this treatment in the civilian sector on our own dime. I didn't see much effect on these benefits either.
While not every temporary duty or permanent change of station assignment†was†perfectly timed or†to the perfect location, we found some type of benefit whether it was the opportunity to travel or the associated allowances we received from being relocated for a period of time. In regards to TDYs, this area definitely saw some adjustments and some heartburn but nowhere on the level I saw with the discontinuance of TA.
This revocation happened in the wake of post 9/11 education benefits, various scholarships offered through professional organizations and Pell Grants. Also, local colleges were working with members to make special arrangements to ease the financial burden.
I truly don't think members serve simply for the education benefits, despite the fact that there were many who made comments to the contrary. I can't tell you how many indicated that they were planning to separate just because this one benefit was on the verge of disappearing. I can happily report that I did not see one individual†who made such a threat log onto the Virtual Military Personnel Flight and start the separation process.
I am convinced there are different attitudes toward serving, such as education benefits or sense of family, patriotism or job security. I use the word "attitudes" because they are subject to change. We can all attest that we have taken a certain position or attitude toward something one minute and in the next, it can be swayed to change. Hence why I†didn't see†one person who said they joined the Air Force merely for the education benefits try to separate when TA was not available.
This led me to believe that in actuality we all serve for the same purpose, which can be summarized by one word: commitment. We all took an oath of service upon enlistment and during reenlistment. Did that oath say anything about serving for the promise of getting medical or educational benefits? Does it even say anything about pay and allowances or patriotism? The obvious answer is no.
Our oath uses words such as "support and defend" and "obey," all of which require commitment. Commitment requires a deep inner conviction and an obligation that is not limited to any one individual. Our commitment encompasses our Air Force, our families and our nation. When we can acknowledge that the reason we serve is because of our commitment, we set aside our individual attitudes towards a particular benefit or belief and take up a cause that is much bigger than any one of us combined.
Hopefully we can all take a step back when asked the question why we serve and say that it wasn't because of a particular benefit or promise. As we have seen, as fiscal environments change, so too can benefits. So let us keep our perspective of our commitment to "serve and defend" and sustain our Air Force as the most commanding power on the face of the earth.


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Broadway Legend Elaine Stritch Dies At 89
Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a theatrical icon, has died at age 89.
Comedy Giants Contend For Emmys: Which Actors Will Bring Home The Win?
The comedy categories in this year's prime time Emmy Awards are packed with major talent. From Lena Dunham to Bob Newhart, there are major stars vying for the top honors this year. Check out who might take home the Emmy – do you agree?


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Britney Spears loves a circus, and apparently, so does Alexander Wang—we could almost imagine him singing her song of the same name last night at his after-party—"I'm like the ring-leader, I call the shots." Indeed, Wang was like a kid at a candy shop at his carnival-themed party, held at a gargantuan parking lot under the High Line on 10th Avenue and 17th Street. Normally a shit-show, this year Wangapalooza's door was easy-breezy, as long as you had the requisite wrist-band. Everywhere you turned, it was like being back in some insane version of Lost Boys, with the hottest boys we've seen all year, (in more moto jackets than a Harley Convention), indulging in all the usual carnival-ish acitivites—squirting guns to win stuffed animals dressed up in Belvedere t-shirts, taking a spin on bumper cars, and hopping a ride on the super-super dangerously speedy merry-go round. And even if games weren't your thing, there was pulled-pork sandwiches roasting in one corner, three bars stocked with Belvedere and Veuve, and, a dance floor where hipsters, Agyness Deyn, and Terry Richardson actually danced to Miley. And the Wangster seemed to be looooving it—he was throwing his t-shirts out of air cannons to throngs of screaming fans who proved free Wang trumps too-cool-for-school when it really comes down to it. Although, to be honest, we kinda already saw that while watching Rocco bags fly high on the bouncy castle—and yes, we may have lost a shoe. Although the rumored performance by Outkast never materialized, no one seemed to notice, least of all Wang—we spotted him taking a 1 A.M. carousel ride screaming "whee....!" Our sentiments exactly.
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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 4th Edition
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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, edited by Drs. Polin, Fox, and Abman, focuses on physiologic developments of the fetus and newborn and their impact on the clinical practice of neonatology. A must for practice, this 4th edition brings you the latest information on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. You'll also have easy access to the complete contents and illustrations online at expertconsult.com.Table of Contents
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- Apply the latest insights on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more.
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- Gain a comprehensive, state-of-the-art understanding of normal and abnormal physiology, and its relationship to disease in the fetus and newborn premature infant, from Dr. Richard Polin and other acknowledged worldwide leaders in the field.
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"Improved understanding of the human genome and the regulation of embryogensis has contributed in a major way to the content and new references. The editors have elimated clinical information which is easily found in neonatology text books and have achieved their goal of producing an excellent and comprehensive reference text. There is a Kindle version avaialbe and purchase of the two hard-back volumes includes access to the full text on-line. This feature is easy to use and provides a number of advantages...As a tool for identifying knowledge gaps it is a treasure trove for research scientists. It is a comprehensiverepository of present accumulated knowledge...I recommend unreservedly the purchase of this fourth edition to all European Neurology, Obstetric and Paediatric department libraries."
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Lewis Hamilton is "really comfortable" losing FRIC from his car, adamant it won't suddenly turn the Championship on its head...
Lewis Hamilton is "really comfortable" losing FRIC from his car, adamant it won't suddenly turn the Championship on its head.
In the wake of the British GP, the FIA warned teams that they risked protests if they ran the Front-and-Rear Interconnected Suspension (FRIC) systems.
Motorsport's governing body believes its contravenes Article 3.15 of F1's Technical Regulations as it is a moveable part.
As such, one by one, Formula 1's leading teams have confirmed they have dropped it ahead of this weekend's German GP.
Following announcements from McLaren, Red Bull and Toro Rosso, Mercedes confirmed on Thursday that they have removed FRIC.
Hamilton, though, has downplayed concerns that Mercedes could suffer the most, revealing there was "no difference" when he ran without it during last week's Silverston test.
"FRIC is something that has been in the sport for quite a long time," he told Sky Sports F1.
"When I won the World Championship we had it in McLaren, particularly at some points during the year - not every race - so there's been loads of versions of it. I think every team is running it.
"Last year it was just a different experience [at Mercedes], a different way they used it here compared to what I'd experienced in the past.
"I got really used to it this year but we drove in Silverstone without it, didn't make no difference. So I feel really comfortable."
Hamilton, though, did concede that losing FRIC at a circuit like Silverstone could have less of an impact than it would at a track like Hockenheim.
He added: "I think it has less of an effect on a circuit like that [Silverstone] - on a slower circuit it makes a difference maybe - we'll see tomorrow.
"But if everybody's taking it off - I know everyone has it - everyone's got something to lose I guess."


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Brooklyn's Burlap to Cashmere took their modern folk-rock to the masses in 1998 with their Anybody Out There? — and followed up that Dove Award-winning effort with a nearly decade-long hiatus. In the time they've been away, a similar blend of worldly folk has made stars out of acts such as Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes.
With their new self-titled album — set for a July 19 release on Jive/Essential Records — BTC looks to reclaim that turf in top form, with an inspired blend of Mediterranean rhythms, rootsy textures and tight-knit harmonies, which lend the unmistakable air of folk-rock greats Simon & Garfunkel and Cat Stevens.
The band will preview some of this material Sunday, May 15, at 3rd & Lindsley (818 Third Ave. S., 259-9891). The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $10.


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Chesapeake Bay TMDL
How Does It Work? Ensuring Results
- Ensuring Results
- Watershed Implementation Plans
- Establish TMDL
- Two - Year Milestones
- Monitor Progress
- Federal Steps
- Timeline
- Trading and Offsets
- Agriculture
- Overview of WIPS
- Phase I WIPs
- Phase II WIPs
About PDF
- The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plans identify how the Bay jurisdictions are putting measures in place by 2025 that are needed to resore the Bay, and by 2017 to achieve at least 60 percent of the necessary nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reductions compared to 2009. Much of this work already is being implemented by the jurisdictions consistent with their Phase I WIP commitments, building on 30 years of Bay restoration efforts.
- EPA will maintain close oversight over each of the states' and the District's programs in all sectors to make sure they are implementing the pollution control plans, are on schedule for meeting water quality goals and are achieving two-year milestones. This ongoing partnership is restoring clean water to the thousands of streams and rivers that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed and improving the quality of life and economy for the 17 million people who live in it.
- The Chesapeake Executive Council, Principals' Staff Committee AND EPA have all expressed a need for acceleration of progress toward restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, a sharper emphasis on explicit actions, and greater transparency and accountability in these efforts. The Watershed Implementation Plans are a key element of this approach.
- In combination with the two-year milestones and follow-up progress reports to the public, these plans also fulfill the heightened expectation within the President's Executive Order 13508: Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration to create a new accountability framework that guides local, state and federal water quality restoration efforts.
- EPA is providing technical and financial support and has set clear expectations to help watershed states and the District develop their plans.
- The Chesapeake Bay TMDL allocations for each sector are based largely on the Phase I WIPS.
- Final Phase I Watershed Implementation Plans were submitted to EPA by the six watershed states and the District of Columbia beginning November 29, 2010. The WIPs were designed to provide a roadmap for how and when a jurisdiction intends to meet its pollutant allocations under the Bay TMDL. View the Final Phase I WIPS for Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.
- The Phase I WIPs were reviewed by a team of EPA sector specialists based on detailed expectations provided by EPA in November 2009 and supplemented in April 2010 and extensive interaction with the jurisdictions since the submittal of draft WIPs in early September 2010. The WIPs needed to meet the lower pollution limits for that jurisdiction and provide reasonable assurance that the actions identified would achieve the reductions, particularly for non-permitted sources like runoff from agricultural lands and stormwater from urban and suburban lands. The final WIPs represented significant improvements over the draft WIPs, enabling EPA to reduce and remove most federal "backstops" that had been included in the draft TMDL. View the Phase i Evaluations for Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Virginia | West Virginia
- On May 30, 2012, EPA provided its evaluations of the Final Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia as part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration effort. View the letters and evaluations for Delaware (PDF) (6pg, 305K), District of Columbia (PDF) (6pg, 291K), Maryland (PDF) (6pg, 360), New York (PDF) (7pg, 589K), Pennsylvania (PDF) (8pg, 560K), Virginia (PDF) (8pg, 453K), West Virginia (PDF)(6pg, 364K).
- EPA received Final Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) from Bay jurisdictions on March 30, 2012, as progress continues throughout the watershed to restore clean water to the Chesapeake Bay and its vast network of local waters. View the final plans for District of Columbia, Delaware , Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia. EPA will assess the final plans to ensure they meet EPA expectations. For their Phase II WIPs, EPA asked jurisdictions to make key stakeholders — local governments, conservation districts, farmers, builders and others — aware of their roles in cleaning up the region's waterways, to strengthen pollution-reduction strategies for any sectors subject to federal enhanced oversight or backstop actions based on the Phase I WIPs and the Bay TMDL issued in 2010.
- EPA Reviewed the jurisdictions' Draft Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) and 2012-2013 two-year milestones and provided feedback on Feb. 15, 2012. The Phase II WIPs and the two-year milestones are important elements in meeting the commitment by the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to having all of the needed pollution control measures in place to fully restore the Bay by 2025. View the Letters (PDF Portfolio) (7 documents, 4.6M) and reviews for District of Columbia (PDF) (4pg, 30K), Delaware (PDF) (4pg, 32K), Maryland (PDF) (5pg, 32K), New York (PDF) (5pg, 151K), Pennsylvania (PDF) (6pg, 171K), Virginia (PDF) (5pg, 33K), West Virginia (PDF) (5pg, 33K).
Learn How EPA established the Bay TMDL
On December 29, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), a historic and comprehensive "pollution diet" with rigorous accountability measures to drive sweeping actions to restore clean water in the Chesapeake Bay and the region's streams, creeks and rivers. Read more about the Bay TMDL
The Chesapeake Bay TMDL is the largest and most complex TMDL ever developed, involving six states and the District of Columbia and the impacts of pollution sources throughout a 64,000-square-mile watershed.
The Bay TMDL – actually a combination of 92 smaller TMDLs for individual Chesapeake Bay tidal segments – includes limits on nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment sufficient to achieve state clean water standards for dissolved oxygen, water clarity, underwater Bay grasses and chlorophyll-a, an indicator of algae levels.
Read about the TMDL's Two Year Milestones
- ON JANUARY 15, 2015, EPA RECEIVED THE TWO-YEAR MILESTONES PROGRESS UPDATES FOR THE 2014-2015 PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES from Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions as part of the "pollution diet" or Bay TMDL. These progress updates are expected per the Two-Year Milestone Guide that was shared in July 2011. Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions will provide progress updates for programmatic milestones at the midpoint and the end of the milestone period. Read the jurisdiction's milestones progress updates:
- Delaware
- District of Columbia (PDF) (9 pp, 1.03)
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- New York
- ON MAY 15, 2014, EPA RECEIVED THE SECOND SET OF TWO-YEAR MILESTONES FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY JURISDICTIONS as part of the "pollution diet" or Bay TMDL. The milestones outline steps the Bay jurisdictions will take in the next two years to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay, and what reductions those measures will achieve. Read the jurisdiction's 2014-2015 milestones:
- Delaware
- District of Columbia (PDF) (8pp, 219k)
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania (PDF) (9pp, 887k)
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- In January 2014, Jurisdictions submitted their 2012-2013 programmatic milestone achievements.
- Delaware
- District of Columbia (PDF) (8pp, 330KB)
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania (PDF) (30 pp, 632KB)
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- On January 15, 2013, EPA received the two-year milestones progress updates for the programmatic milestones from Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions as part of the "pollution diet" or Bay TMDL. These progress updates are expected per the Two-Year Milestone Guide that was shared in July 2011. Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions will provide progress updates for programmatic milestones at the midpoint and the end of the milestone period. Read the jurisdiction's milestones progress updates: Delaware; District of Columbia (PDF) (5 pp, 149KB) ; Maryland; Pennsylvania (PDF) (15pp, 270KB); Virginia ; West Virginia
; New York (PDF) (7pp, 179KB)
On January 6, 2012, EPA received the first set of two-year milestones from Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions as part of the "pollution diet" or Bay TMDL. The milestones outline steps the Bay jurisdictions will take in the next two years to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay, and what reductions those measures will achieve. Read the jurisdiction's milestones:
Also on January 6, six federal agencies on the Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay, including EPA, issued their own two-year water quality milestones to support jurisdictions in meeting their reduction goals. Read the federal agencies' milestones.
The two-year milestones represent key check-in points on the way to having all pollution reduction measures in place by 2025 to restore the Bay and its tidal rivers, with controls in place by 2017 that would achieve 60 percent of the necessary reductions. The milestones are a critical part of an accountability framework agreed upon by EPA and the jurisdictions to assure progress.
EPA evaluated the jurisdictions' 2012-2013 two-year milestones and their Draft Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans and provided feedback on Feb. 15, 2012. View the Evaluations for District of Columbia (PDF) (4pg, 30K), Delaware (PDF) (4pg, 32K), Maryland (PDF) (5pg, 32K), New York (pending), Pennsylvania (PDF) (6pg, 171K), Virginia (PDF) (5pg, 33K), West Virginia (PDF) (5pg, 33K)
- The first round of Bay TMDL-related milestones continues the Chesapeake Executive Council's commitment to accountability for near-term progress established with an initial set of milestones in 2009.
Learn how EPA will Monitor Progress
EPA will have ongoing oversight of all state programs to assure they are on track to meet the goals of their Watershed Implementation Plans and their two-year milestones.
EPA on January 28, 2011 launched a new feature of ChesapeakeStat a website developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program to assess Bay restoration activity. This new feature, the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Tracking and Accounting System (BayTAS), will track and verify progress in meeting cleanup commitments under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or "pollution diet."
Bay TAS initially included the 2009 baseline levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution to the Bay, and the allocations of pollutant reductions called for in the final Bay TMDL. This information is displayed geographically by jurisdiction (six states and the District of Columbia), by water body segment and by source sector. Jurisdiction-specific data reflecting progress – measured against the 2009 figures – is being added to the system on an ongoing basis.
BayTAS meets a commitment of the federal strategy to implement President Obama's Chesapeake Bay Executive Order and EPA's 2010 settlement agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. BayTAS will help ensure that the Chesapeake Bay partners and the public have a transparent means of tracking, accounting and verifying pollution reductions as the Bay TMDL is implemented.
EPA will employ steps if progress is inadequate
EPA will carefully review programs and permits in all jurisdictions. EPA's goal is for jurisdictions to successfully implement their WIPs, but the agency is prepared to take necessary actions in all jurisdictions for insufficient WIP implementation or pollution reductions. Federal actions can be taken at any time, although EPA will engage particularly during two-year milestones, the 2017 midpoint assessment, and Phase III WIP development. Potential actions include:
- Expanding coverage of NPDES permits to sources that are currently unregulated.
- Increasing oversight of state-issued NPDES permits.
- Requiring additional pollution reductions from federally regulated sources.
- Increasing federal enforcement and compliance.
- Prohibiting new or expanded pollution discharges.
- Redirecting EPA grants.
- Revising water quality standards to better protect local and downstream waters.
- Discounting nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reduction progress if jurisdiction cannot verify proper installation and management of controls.
- September 17, 2009 - EPA publishes notice in Federal Register (PDF) (3pg, 49K) announcing its intent to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide TMDL for nutrients and sediment. EPA also announces an initial public comment period on the process, approach and implications of the TMDL.
- October 2 - December 17, 2009 - EPA conducts first round of public meetings throughout the watershed on the Bay TMDL, including a webinar in each state. EPA also participates in numerous meetings with stakeholder groups during this period.
- November 2009 - EPA sends to the states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) draft watershed-wide and state-based target loads for nutrients (PDF) (5pg, 989K), identifying the maximum amount of nitrogen and phosphorus the bay and its tidal tributaries can accept and still meet water quality standards. The preliminary target loads are designed to help guide development of the Watershed Implementation Plans.
- December 29, 2009 - EPA sends to the states and D.C. a letter outlining the actions or consequences (PDF) (12pg, 5.1M) it would take if the Watershed Implementation Plans or their execution falls short.
This page provides some links to non-EPA web sites. The PDF links on this page can be viewed with the Adobe PDF reader.
About PDF
- July 1 - EPA assigns nitrogen and phosphorous allocations to the six watershed states and the District of Columbia by major river basin, and includes a temporary reserve for any shift in loads that may occur from two model updates (nutrient management effectiveness and suburban land characteristics).
- August 15 - EPA assigns sediment allocations to the states and the District by major river basin.
- September 1 - The states and the District complete their draft Phase I Watershed Implementation Plans.
- September 24 - EPA issues a draft Bay TMDL for 45-day public comment.
- September 24- November 8 - Bay TMDL public comment period includes a series of public meetings and webinars throughout the watershed.
- November 29 - The states and the District complete their final Phase I Watershed Implementation Plans.
- December 29 - EPA establishes the Bay TMDL.
- December 15 - Jurisdictions submit draft Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans.
- December 31 - The first set of two-year milestones is completed.
- February 15 - EPA provides formal comments on draft Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans.
- March 30 - Jurisdictions submit final Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans.
Future Actions
- Prior to 2017, EPA reviews the full suite of the partnership's Bay models based on the best available science and decision-support tools and considers whether updated models should be developed to support Phase III implementation plans and potential modifications to Bay TMDL allocations.
- In 2017, the states and the District submit draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans by June 1 and final plans by Nov. 1 with a focus on ensuring that all practices are in place by 2025 as need to fully restore the Bay and its tidal waters.
- EPA modifies the Bay TMDL, if necessary, in December 2017.
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Some of these links leave EPA.gov to visit our partner sites for more information.
- Overview of Trading and Offsets
- Trading and Offset TMDL Provisions and EPA Policy
- Bay Trading and Offset Activities
- Bay Jurisdictions Trading and Offset Programs
- Additional Resources
- Provide Feedback on Technical Memoranda
On December 29, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). A TMDL calculates the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive while still meeting water quality standards. The Chesapeake Bay TMDL is the largest, most complex TMDL in the country, covering a 64,000-square-mile area across seven jurisdictions for the tidal segments and tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay that are impaired due to excessive loads of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment. The Chesapeake Bay TMDL allocates loading caps to sources contributing those pollutants in seven jurisdictions of the Bay watershed—Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Bay jurisdictions bear the responsibility for implementing the Bay TMDL. EPA expects that new or increased loadings of nitrogen, phosphorous and sediments in the Chesapeake Bay watershed will be offset by loading reductions and credits generated by other sources. Beyond permitting and nonpoint source controls, water quality trading is one approach that Bay jurisdictions may use to achieve the load reduction requirements established under the Bay TMDL.
Water quality trading is a market-based approach, providing an economic incentive for voluntary pollutant reductions from point and nonpoint sources of pollution, to improve and preserve water quality. Trading can provide greater efficiency in achieving water quality goals in watersheds by allowing one source to meet its regulatory obligations by using pollutant reductions created by another source with lower pollution control costs.
EPA recognizes that a number of Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions are already implementing water quality trading programs. EPA supports implementation of the Bay TMDL through water quality trading programs, as long as they are established and implemented in a manner consistent with the Clean Water Act (CWA), its implementing regulations, EPA's 2003 Water Quality Trading Policy (PDF) (11pp, 110K) and the 2007 Water Quality Trading Toolkit for NPDES Permit Writers. EPA does not support any trading activity that would delay or weaken implementation of the Bay TMDL, that is inconsistent with the assumptions and requirements of the TMDL, or that would cause the combined point source and nonpoint source loadings covered by a trade to exceed the applicable loading cap established by the TMDL.
TMDL Provisions
In Section 10 (PDF) (8 pp, 191K) of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, EPA explains how Bay jurisdictions may accommodate new or increased loadings of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment either through a specific TMDL allocation or by offsetting those loadings with quantifiable and accountable reductions necessary to implement applicable Water Quality Standards in the Bay and its tidal tributaries.
In Appendix S (PDF) (6 pp, 191K) of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, EPA discusses a number of definitions and common elements that EPA encourages and expects the jurisdictions to include and implement in their offset programs. EPA believes the definitions and common elements in Appendix S also constitute important components of trading programs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. EPA anticipates using these Appendix S definitions and elements in reviewing jurisdictions' trading programs.
EPA's Water Quality Trading Policy, finalized in 2003, endorses trading as an economic incentive for voluntary pollutant reductions from point and nonpoint sources of pollution to improve and preserve water quality and as a way to achieve ancillary environmental benefits such as creation of habitat.
EPA Trading and Offset Workplan
EPA is developing a comprehensive workplan for trading and offsets that outlines key products and activities to support the work of Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions managing trading programs. The workplan is being developed in coordination with the Chesapeake Bay Program Trading and Offsets Workgroup (TOWG). The TOWG charge is to focus and support the implementation of practices, policies, and programs within the realm of nutrient and sediment trading and offsets that will assist efforts to restore water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries.
Technical Memoranda
To assist the Bay jurisdictions in implementing their action plans and strengthening their programs, EPA is developing a series of technical memoranda (TMs). The memoranda will also provide EPA and the jurisdictions with a framework for determining whether program elements meet EPA expectations. Drafts of the memoranda will be shared with the Bay jurisdictions, the Trading and Offsets Workgroup (TOWG), the Chesapeake Bay Program Science and Technical Advisory Committee, the US Department of Agriculture, and interested stakeholders for stakeholder input. A list of all proposed TMs is shown below. This list will be updated with links to draft and final documents as they become available. Click the "Provide Feedback on Technical Memoranda" tab above to send your feedback.
- Accounting for Uncertainty Technical Memorandum, Final (PDF) (12pp, 572K)
- Baseline Demonstration Technical Memorandum
- Components of Credit Calculation Technical Memorandum, Final (PDF) (13pp, 1.28M)
- Credit Permanence Technical Memorandum, Final (PDF) (6pp, 625k)
- Interstate Trading Technical Memorandum
- Local Water Quality Technical Memorandum, Final (PDF) (12pp, 172K)
- MS4 and Construction Offsite Mitigation Technical Memorandum
- Net Improvement Offset Technical Memorandum
- Representative Sampling Technical Memorandum (PDF) (30pp, 582k)
- Sector Load Growth Demonstration Technical Memorandum, Final (PDF) (10pp, 184K)
- Certification and Verification Measures (PDF) (11pp, 874k)
Technical Memoranda Development – Proposed Schedule (PDF) (1page, 151K)
Projected dates reflected in this schedule should be considered as target dates and may shift depending upon the newly identified priorities, and available resources.
EPA Review of Bay Jurisdictions' Trading and Offset Programs
EPA completed its first review of the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions' offset and trading programs to meet target load reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment, as part of the Bay TMDL. EPA provided drafts of its reviews to the jurisdictions and interested stakeholders in December 2011.
Get the final reports (PDF Portfolio) (7 documents, 3M), letters to jurisdictions (PDF Portfolio) (7 documents, 825K) and comments received on the drafts (PDF Portfolio) (19 documents, 3M).
EPA continues to work with the Bay jurisdictions to address areas of concern identified in the final reports. EPA has asked each jurisdiction to prepare a Sector Load Growth Demonstration using the Sector Load Growth technical Memorandum above as a guide. Listed below are the Sector Load Demonstrations prepared by the seven jurisdictions.
- WV Sector Growth Assessment and Plan Addressing EPA Trading/Offset Recommendation (PDF) (3pp, 162k)
- Virginia Response to EPA - Sector Growth Issues (PDF) (5pp, 63k)
- Virginia's Approach to :Sector Growth" Issues (PDF) (3pp, 51k)
- Pennsylvania Transmittal Letter for Sector Growth Demonstration (PDF) (1p, 85k)
- Pennsylvania Response to EPA's Request for a Sector Load Demonstration (PDF) (7pp, 75k)
- New York's Chesapeake Offset Program Status (PDF) (5pp, 209k)
- New York sector Load Management Demonstration (PDF) (6pp, 65k)
- Maryland Sector Growth Demonstration (PDF) (15pp, 390k)
- Final Report of the Workgroup on Accounting for Growth (AfG) in Maryland (PDF) (25pp, 698k)
- Delaware Sector Load Offsets Response (PDF) (11pp, 706k)
- DC's General Description of Tracking Changes in loads and Accounting for Movement Among Sectors to Ensure Accountability and Verification (PDF) (2pp, 249k)
- DC Sector Load Management Response (PDF) (2pp, 23k)
In addition to state-specific Chesapeake Bay TMDL information available through EPA, the Bay jurisdictions that have trading and/or offset programs in place have individual websites as indicated below.
District of Columbia
The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) is in the process of establishing an offset program – a proposed rulemaking on Stormwater Management and Soil Erosion and Sediment Control was published on August 10, 2012.
At this time, Delaware does not have a water quality trading-specific website. However, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Watershed Assessment Section reports on water quality and the TMDL.
Information on Maryland's nutrient trading program can be found through the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
New York
At this time, New York does not have a water quality trading-specific website. However, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation reports on water quality and the TMDL.
Information on Pennsylvania's nutrient trading program can be found through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Information on Virginia's nutrient trading program can be found through the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Additional information is available through the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association.
West Virginia
At this time, West Virginia does not have a water quality trading-specific website. However, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection reports on water quality and the TMDL.
Additional EPA Resources:
Water Quality Trading – EPA Main Page
Water Quality Trading Assessment Handbook provides an analytical framework to assess the conditions and water quality problem(s) in any specific watershed and to determine whether water quality trading could be used effectively to achieve a cleaner watershed.
Water Quality Trading Toolkit for NPDES Permit Writers is EPA's first "how-to" manual on designing and implementing water quality trading programs. The Toolkit helps National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting authorities incorporate trading provisions into permits. It will help improve the quality and consistency of all trading programs across the nation.
Web-based Water Quality Trading Training Modules are a series of six recorded presentations based on training workshops EPA conducted after releasing The Water Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit Writers. These recorded presentations are useful for those who wish to become familiar with key water quality trading concepts.
State and Individual Trading Programs – National Map
Mid-Atlantic TMDLs – provides a comprehensive list of TMDLs developed by the EPA in the Mid-Atlantic region, organized by waterbody, approval date, pollution type and jurisdiction.
2001 Chesapeake Bay Trading Guidelines (PDF) (87 pp, 2.5MB) – available for historical references purposes only, this document was developed prior to EPA's national policy on water quality trading and did not serve as a source document in the development of the Bay TMDL. It articulates pre-TMDL fundamental principles and guidelines for nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and was intended to be used voluntarily as a guide for those Bay jurisdictions that choose to establish nutrient trading programs.
Other Resources:
Water Quality Trading – World Resources Institute
- Comparison Tables of State Nutrient Trading Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Fact Sheet: How Nutrient Trading Can Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay
- Water Quality Trading Programs: An International Overview
NutrientNet – NutrientNet is a suite of web-based tools used to facilitate market-based approaches to improving water quality. NutrientNet has been used extensively for water quality trading programs, but it also has been used for other market-based approaches.
In It Together – Water quality trading lessons learned report developed by the Willamette Partnership, Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and World Resources Institute, prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Environmental Markets.
Nutrient Credit Trading for the Chesapeake Bay – An economic study prepared by the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
USDA Office of Environmental Markets – the Office of Environmental Markets (OEM) supports the development of emerging markets for carbon sequestration, water quality, wetlands, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services. The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Management Team (CB EMT) was involved in examining some of the issues and considerations regarding eligibility requirements for landowners who may wish to generate credits for sale in a water quality market related to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.
Agricultural Assessments
- EPA conducts periodic reviews of state programs as part of its oversight responsibilities under the Clean Water Act. Starting in 2013, EPA conducted assessments of animal agriculture programs in the six Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions. EPA's assessments evaluated the jurisdictions' implementation of programs to ensure reductions in the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution going to waterways within the Bay Watershed, as called for under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The assessments looked at the jurisdictions' implementation of federal and state regulatory programs, as well as voluntary incentive-based programs to meet the nutrient and sediment reduction commitments in the jurisdictions' Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs). EPA will use these assessments, along with its ongoing Chesapeake Bay TMDL evaluations, to ensure that the jurisdictions have the programs, policies, and resources necessary to succeed with their plans to meet the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. In March 2015, EPA released its completed evaluations of animal agriculture programs in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In August 2015, EPA released its completed evaluations of animal agriculture programs in Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia.
- Delaware Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (52pp, 920k)
- Maryland Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (55pp, 1M)
- New York State Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (65pp, 3.99M)
- Pennsylvania Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (72pp, 3.67M)
- Virginia Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (84pp, 3.48M)
- West Virginia Animal Agriculture Program Assessment - PDF (39pp, 862k)
- EPA conducts periodic reviews of animal feeding operations (AFOs) as part of its oversight responsibilities under the Clean Water Act and the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Starting in 2013, EPA is conducting assessments of AFOs within four subwatersheds in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, one subwatershed per year. EPA's assessments evaluated the compliance with state and federal requirements for reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment. EPA's assessments also evaluated the implementation of various best management practices (BMPs) relevant to improving water quality at the farm level. EPA will use these subwatershed assessments to determine how well the various state programs are being implemented at the farm level.
- Little Antietam Creek (MD) Subwatershed Assessment - PDF (39pp, 550k)
- Cooks Creek (VA) AFO Subwatershed Assessment - PDF
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8 ounces
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This dip tastes just like a Reuben sandwich, but unless you keep it hot, the cheese congeals into a gluey, impossible-to-scoop-up mess. Make sure to serve this in a hot chafing dish or keep the baking dish on an electric hot tray.
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I used 8oz cream cheese instead of mayo. I made in a crockpot on low and served with party rye bread and triscuits. It was a HUGE hit at work and at a school function!
What a hit! I made this for the adults at my son's birthday party, and figured a few people would enjoy it. What an understatement. When it came out of the oven, I couldn't get anyone away from this dish! They all hovered over it until every last bite had been consumed. I toasted rye bread and cut them into quarters for dipping. I also used a combination of swiss and mozzarella cheese for the topping, as I knew not everyone was crazy about swiss cheese. It was fantastic and I know it will be a requested dish in the future.
My mom has been making this for years, so I took pieces of her version and added it to this one. I skipped the Thousand Island dressing and used 2 cups of mayo with 1 can of drained and rinsed sauerkraut, a pound of shredded corned beef, one pound of shredded Swiss, 8 oz. shredded cheddar and 8 oz. of mozzarella. I mixed it altogether and baked it in a greased 9x13 for 1/2 hour and it was out of this world. I served it with Triscuits and cocktail rye, which my guests really enjoyed.
Wow, I've never had so many people beg me for more! It's definitely worth it to cook up a brisket - quality corned beef makes for quality dip. I spread a small amount of Jack Daniels dijon mustard over the corned beef before putting on the top layer to add a little zest. For a party, I make it in several small casserole dishes so while people are enjoying the first batch, another one can be warming up in the oven. Thank you Karen!
Grandpa and I liked this. I made a sample batch using canned corned beef. I can see that you would have to chop and drain the good quality bag or jar kraut you find in the deli or dairy case, in a strainer overnight and also use good deli corned beef shredded for best results.
The dressing/cheese topping is what makes it really yummy so don't skimp, but don't overdo either. I would use REAL mayonnaise and good name brand Thousand Island. NO nonfat stuff, that is what gives it flavor!
I'm not a Reuben lover, so I didn't even get a chance to taste this, however, my Reuben lovin' guests gave this five stars. I ran my kraut thru the food processor to help make it easier to eat and served on party pumpernickel. A nice change from the run of the mill appetizer. Thanks Karen!
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I thought it was because Discraft flies so awesome you never throw them in the water.... :-)
I heard they haven't had time to copy a floater from Innova yet.
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Last July (2012), I heard from a colleagues working at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, and from another colleague working up at the Summit. Both were independently writing to report the exceptional conditions they were witnessing. The first was that the bridge over the Watson river by the town of Kangerlussuaq, on the west coast of Greenland, was being breached by the high volumes of meltwater coming down from the ice sheet. The second was that there was a new melt layer forming at the highest point of the ice sheet, where it very rarely melts.
A front loader being swept off a bridge into the Watson River, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, in July 2012. Fortunately, nobody was in it at the time. Photo: K. Choquette
I've been remiss in not writing about these observations until now. I'm prompted to do so by the publication in Nature today (January 23, 2013) of another new finding about Greenland melt. This paper isn't about the modern climate, but about the climate of the last interglacial period. It has relevance to the modern situation though, a point to which I'll return at the end of this post.
The new paper in Nature, Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (NEEM Community Members, (2013)) is the culmination of many years of work in Greenland led by Dorethe Dahl-Jensen and her team from the Centre for Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr institute in Copenhagen, with substantial involvement of scientists from around Europe, the U.S., China, Japan, and Canada.*
The big news is that this group has managed to obtain and use the information in ice from the Eemian — the peak of the last interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago — in Greenland. Getting usable Eemian ice from Greenland has been a Holy Grail of ice core research for the better part of two decades. We thought, back in the early 1990s, that we had obtained Eemian ice in the GISP2 and GRIP ice cores drilled near the ice sheet summit. It turned out that the lowermost part — anything older than 100,000 years — was messed up by ice flow, making it impossible to learn anything much about climate from it. The Danish group then led a project further to the north at "North GRIP" that, based on radar-echo-sounding data, should have had an intact Eemian period. But the temperature at the base at NGRIP was higher than expected, and the Eemian ice had melted away.
The latest attempt was the "North Eemian" (NEEM) site in northeast Greenland. Here too, the initial results were disappointing. As at GISP2 and GRIP, there are folds in the ice, and some of the layers containing the ice of Eemian age are repeated several times. However, in this case the folds are very large, and there are continuous sections that are not scrambled; they are just a bit out of order. It took significant work, but the group has unfolded the data from the folded layers and it is now evident that the goal of the NEEM project– having an interpretable section of Eemian ice — has succeeded after all.
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