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Weathering the Next Storm: A Closer Look at Business Resilience
September 22, 2015
9-11:30 a.m.
(Doors open at 8:45 a.m. for light breakfast. Program begins at 9:15.)
Bank of America Tower
One Bryant Park
New York, NY
Read the report and executive summary, watch video of the report launch and find additional resources on resilience.
How are companies are assessing and addressing climate vulnerabilities?
What is keeping them from doing more?
Which tools, data and partnerships can drive action to the next level?
Speakers include:
Alexandra Liftman
Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America
Bob Perciasepe
President, C2ES
Amy Luers, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Climate Resilience and Information
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
Roberta Barbieri
Global Environmental Director, Diageo
Jay Bruns
Vice President of Public Policy
The Hartford
Melissa Lavinson
Corporate Sustainability Officer, PG&E
Breaking through the Montreal Protocol stalemate
The latest working group meeting of the Montreal Protocol in Paris produced much useful discussion, but few concrete results due to limited but vocal opposition to an amendment to phase down hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs), a fast-growing, extremely potent family of global warming gases.
Efforts to achieve an amendment at the upcoming Meeting of the Parties in November had gained considerable momentum over the past year. Four proposals for an amendment had been submitted by India, the European Union, the Island States, and North America (Mexico, Canada and the U.S.). Beyond those proposals, the African States also have voiced their clear support for an amendment and recent meetings between President Obama and his counterparts from Brazil, India, and China had produced joint statements in support of action on HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.
Despite support for these proposals from nearly 100 countries, the week-long meeting in Paris this month failed to reach agreement on even starting the negotiating process through the creation of a contact group. After opposing these efforts over several meetings, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries) voiced their willingness to allow a two-stage process to move forward, but Pakistan stood firm in opposition, blocking any agreement.
In the absence of a mandate to begin negotiations, a number of sessions in Paris focused on a very useful exchange of views on issues raised by the four amendment proposals. India, China and others identified concerns about the costs and availability of alternatives to HFCs (including concerns about obstacles created by patents), the performance of these alternatives in high ambient temperatures, the time required to address flammability concerns of some key alternatives, the importance of energy efficiency, and the need for financing through the Protocol's Multilateral Fund.
All agreed to hold another working group session prior to the November Meeting of the Parties. But time is fast running out on this year's efforts to reach agreement on an HFC phasedown amendment.
What can be done to break this stalemate?
In the past, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has sometimes played an active role convening senior representatives from key countries and driving needed compromise. During the early years of the Protocol, UNEP's Mostafa Tolba was masterful in bringing key countries together to find a workable solution. Through informal, senior-level consultations, Tolba either forged a compromise text acceptable to all, or developed his own proposals that he would offer as a way forward.
While times have certainly changed, it may be that the moment has now arrived for Achim Steiner, UNEP's current executive director, to actively engage with senior officials from key countries with the goal of advancing efforts at bringing HFCs into the Montreal Protocol.
Countries should assess climate risk the way they assess other security risks
National security leaders deal with deep uncertainty on a daily basis about everything from North Korea's ability to produce a nuclear weapon to the location and timing of the next terrorist attack by non-state actors such as ISIS and al-Qaida. Security decision-makers don't use uncertainty as an excuse to ignore security threats.
Borrowing a page from security analysts, a new report out today by renowned climate experts and high-level government advisors from China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States assesses the risks of climate change in the context of national and international security.
Pope Francis highlights the moral imperative of climate action
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St. Peter's Square
Pope Francis brings a clear and powerful moral voice to a climate change debate too often clouded by competing ideologies. He reminds us of our responsibilities to the planet and to one another, and makes plain the stakes and the urgency of stronger action.
Pope Francis' encyclical, a top-level teaching document to more than 1 billion Roman Catholics worldwide, builds on a foundation of accepted science that tells us the Earth is warming and that human activity is the primary cause.
But he is speaking to all of us, not only the Catholic faithful, about our core values – especially our duty to care for the Earth and all those who live on it.
Key Resources
The Earth is undoubtedly warming. What's the cause, what are the impacts, and what can we do about it?
Scientists and analysts at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) review the climate science basics and answer your frequently asked questions.
Below is a list of resources to learn more about the impacts of climate change, what individuals can do to help, and which policies can make a big difference
What are the Impacts of Climate Change?
The Earth is warming and will continue to do so if we keep releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This warming brings an increased risk of more frequent and intense heat waves, higher sea levels, and more severe droughts, wildfires, and downpours. To learn more:
What can you do to help?
C2ES works to help individuals learn how they can save energy at work, school, and home. Learn some of the steps you can take to make an impact:
What would make a huge difference?
Sensible policies can spur demand for clean energy and technologies and reduce carbon emissions cost-effectively. Learn about some of the options:
How culture shapes the climate change debate
I have an in-law who is, shall we say, rather skeptical about climate change. Any discussion on the topic usually begins with some contrarian science theory that he heard on one of his favorite talk shows (e.g. sun spots, deep ocean magma, urban heat islands), and then devolves from there.
Why do some Americans believe the antithesis of the scientific consensus on issues like climate change?
This topic is explored by Professor Andy Hoffman of the University of Michigan in his new book, How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate. As suggested by the title, Hoffman's thesis – a distillation of considerable research from social scientists over the past several years – is that the public's understanding of climate change, like other historically contentious issues such as evolution, acid rain, the ozone hole, and genetically modified food – is as much a cultural issue as a scientific one.
One of the key arguments is that a scientific consensus does not necessarily reflect a "social consensus," the latter being something that the majority of society would consider to be true. For instance, the scientific consensus that cigarettes harm human health emerged decades before the social consensus emerged.
Answers to 3 key questions about the hottest year on record
Last year was the warmest globally in the 135 years since records have been kept. That was confirmed today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
What's significant about one year's temperature?
What does one record-breaking year say about climate change? Alone, very little, but 2014's heat did not happen in isolation. It was part of a longer streak of warm years. The last 38 years have been warmer than the 20th century average. All of the top 10 warmest years have occurred since 1998. Taken together, these warm years demonstrate that the Earth's climate has changed and continues to change. The "warm streak" also provides a strong argument against those who claim global warming somehow stopped in the last 15-20 years. Although it is true that the rate of warming since 1998 was slower than in prior decades, the longer-term picture is unequivocal. The planet is still warming up. And as we've discussed previously, the ups and downs that occur over a few years or even a decade should not be used to undermine (or unnecessarily embellish) the reality of the broad warming trend.
Another interesting aspect of 2014 is that the high-temperature mark was broken without much help from El Niño. El Niño events occur when a large area of the tropical Pacific Ocean maintains above-average temperatures for many consecutive months. So, when we have an El Niño, the planet has a good chance of being warm as a whole. El Niños helped make 1998, 2005, and 2010 some of the warmest years in the temperature record. However, in 2014, ocean conditions fell somewhere between neutral and a bona fide El Niño (see NOAA's recent blog on the state of El Niño).
|Global average annual temperatures since 1880, from NOAA and climate.gov. The dark red columns represent the 10 warmest years in the record. 2014 is the warmest year in the record.
Climate progress in 2014 sets the stage for 2015 action
Progress on a multifaceted global challenge like climate change doesn't happen in one flash of bright light. This can lead to the impression that little is being accomplished, especially when stories highlight areas of disagreement.
Nothing can be further from the truth. In reality, progress is more like the brightening sky before dawn. We saw positive steps in 2014, and they'll help lay the groundwork for significant climate action in 2015 in the United States and around the world.
In the U.S., we will see the EPA Clean Power Plan finalized and states taking up the challenge to develop innovative policies to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Allowing governors to do what they do best, innovating at the state level, will be a key achievement of 2015.
Internationally, more countries than ever before will be putting forward new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of talks in December in Paris to hammer out a climate pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
In the New Year, we will be building on solid progress made in 2014 by governments, businesses, and individuals. Here are 10 examples:
Climate Resilience Toolkit is important resource
Anyone who needs to plan for future risks -- whether a city manager, a state official, or a business leader -- needs good information that's easy to find and easy to use. The federal government took an important step to help managers plan for the impacts of climate change with the release this month of the Climate Resilience Toolkit.
This new online portal offers a wide range of resources and interactives that consolidate some of the "greatest hits" from federal climate data sets, guidance for resilience planning, and examples of resilience projects.
The toolkit is likely to be especially helpful for communities and businesses in the early stages of resilience planning, or for individuals who want to know more about managing climate risks. I took a spin through the toolkit's resources and here's my take on some of its components.
The toolkit promotes a five-step process for building resilience: Identify the Problem, Determine Vulnerabilities, Investigate Options, Evaluate Risks and Costs, and Take Action.
The Climate Resilience Toolkit's five-step process for building resilience.


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Syndicate gets ten minutes of new gameplay footage
EA's launched a brand new gameplay video of Syndicate, airing ten minutes of all-new stuff never seen before.
Some of the stuff was shown a couple of weeks back on GTTV, but this is the first time it's been shown in a full gameplay video.
This is looking pretty tight, by the looks of it. Any worries will almost have faded away after watching this.
Get the video below. The Starbreeze-made reboot launches on February 21 in the US and February 24 in Europe for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Proposed shooting range draws heavy fire
Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 8:34 a.m.
Gary Johnson moved back to North Carolina with his family in 2004, having spent more than two decades in Florida.
He bought an acre from his parents and built a home on land that has been in the family for a century. He and his wife, Mabel, along with their three children, settled into a quiet area of Edneyville.
The family says a proposed outdoor firing range at the Justice Academy threatens their peace and serenity.
"They have no noise restriction," Johnson said. "They can shoot whenever they want."
The academy wants to build a pistol range, rifle range and SWAT training facility at the Edneyville campus and plans to break ground between January and May of next year.
The range would be located a couple of hundred yards from Johnson's house across an open field. The current layout calls for it to face St. Paul's Church Road, with a high bank as a buffer.
Johnson said he has serious concerns about noise and safety if a firing range is built so close to his and other residents' property. He has tried to find a resolution to the problem, but feels state officials are not listening.
County commissioners have received complaints about the proposal but find their hands tied.
"The commissioners are frustrated, because we really don't have much of a role," said Commissioner Chuck McGrady. "If state government decides it wants to do something, it can do that, and we don't have much say."
Johnson said he would not oppose an indoor shooting range. The Justice Academy, he said, has been a good neighbor, but it is not respecting the concerns of the community.
Justice Academy officials say a firearms training facility is needed in Western North Carolina. Local law enforcement officials must drive hours to get the proper training and certification. In addition, they say the money allocated by the state is only enough to fund an outdoor range.
Johnson and a group of neighbors are leading an effort to stop the project. They have enlisted local elected officials and have retained an attorney. On Saturday, the group is holding a barbecue, hoping to rally the Edneyville community around the cause.
Developing the plan
Peggy Schaefer, Justice Academy director, supports the outdoor range at the western campus. The academy has an outdoor training facility at its eastern campus in Salemburg, and Schaefer said a similar facility is needed at the western branch.
Students at the academy in Edneyville and local law enforcement officers currently have to travel to Maggie Valley and other locations to get firearms training.
"It is going to complement our current training facility," Schaefer said. "It is going to be beautiful."
Academy officials have been talking about adding a firing range to the western campus for 10 years, she said, but discussions about the current plan began two years ago.
The academy developed a proposal and presented the plan to North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. He signed off on it and a funding request was placed with the General Assembly.
In the 2007-08 budget, the General Assembly allocated just under $2 million for the project. The appropriation consisted of $331,445 for land acquisition, but when academy officials decided to use the old Edneyville High football field already on its campus, the state re-appropriated the funds for noise reduction and sound baffles.
Schaefer said the academy is aware of the public's concerns. Officials held a community meeting shortly after the money was budgeted and listened to the public. She said the design was modified to deal with noise and safety concerns posed by the neighbors.
"Everything they told us at the open house we have tried to incorporate into the range," she said.
The academy wants to be a good neighbor, she added. While state law does not limit the hours when the range can be used, the academy will voluntarily stop shooting between 9 and 10 p.m.
She acknowledged that it will be loud when the firing range is in use, but said "that is the sound of freedom."
"It's not going to be louder than a lawn mower, but it won't sound like a lawn mower," Schaefer said.
The timeline for the project has been moved back slightly. The Justice Academy has submitted the design to the state, which will review the plans and recommend design modifications. After the design is approved, the state will put the project out to bid. The state is also planning a second community meeting.
"We had hoped we would be in the facility in January of 2010," Schaefer said.
She said the firing range is very controlled and law enforcement officers cannot "show up and shoot a box of bullets." She estimated the range would be used for classes six to eight weeks out of the year by law enforcement officials from around the state. The rest of the time, the facility would be used by students at the academy and law enforcement professionals from Western North Carolina.
She said increased sound barriers have been added to try and reduce the noise and the bank around the range will be taller than required under law for safety reasons.
Politicians get involved
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners tried to find a solution to the controversy. The commissioners passed a resolution in March saying the county did not oppose the firing range, but requested "that the state of North Carolina move to construct a state-of-the-art indoor firearms training facility."
Chairman Bill Moyer said the board has not discussed the firing range since March, but it sent a letter to Schaefer shortly after the resolution was passed. Schaefer responded to the letter April 6. The letter did not address the commissioners' interest in an indoor range, but did say she appreciated the "feedback and the responses we have received from the community."
Rep. Carolyn Justus was a legislative aide to her husband, Rep. Larry Justus, when he shepherded the academy project through at the old Edneyville High School. "It was his baby," she recalled.
It's now named for Larry Justus, who died in 2002.
She calls the firing range controversy "one of the most frustrating things I've ever dealt with."
She "worked hard to keep that $1.9 million in the budget," she said, "but never in my wildest dreams would I have thought it would ever be outside."
"I do not want a range that will have an impact on property values and citizens of Edneyville, but I do want a range that will train our law enforcement officers," Justus said.
Hard to get questions answered
Justus said she has had a hard time scheduling a meeting with the attorney general. She has requested a meeting with Cooper or his legislative aide, and has also tried to meet with Schaefer to facilitate a meeting with community members in Edneyville.
None of the attempts have been successful, she said.
Johnson said he has had a similar experience. He called the attorney general's office a few weeks ago and was unable to speak with anyone who would answer his questions.
The Times-News met with Schaefer at the Edneyville campus on Tuesday. Justus said she was surprised the newspaper was able to schedule a meeting.
Schaefer gave the Times-News a tour of the area where the shooting range is planned. When asked if the newspaper could have a copy of the proposed layout, she refused, saying she was worried the plans would change and the public might be misinformed.
Johnson obtained a copy of the proposed layout. He asked but was initially denied. Johnson was only able to get a copy through a public records request.
"We haven't been getting much response from anyone," Mabel Johnson said.
Environmental and Conservation Organization Director David Weintraub said he has been working with several property owners in the Edneyville area. He held a town hall meeting on growth last month and learned the firing range was the biggest issue in the Edneyville area. He said he has also had a hard time getting answers about the project.
"Nobody is returning phone calls," he said. "Nobody is following up. ... It sounds like the community is being railroaded without any input."
Possible legal action
Attorney Lamar Gudger, who represents the property owners, said he was able to schedule a meeting with a representative of the Attorney General's Office and Schaefer. He said Schaefer has been good about returning phone calls, but he was not able to schedule a meeting until now.
Gudger said he was not willing to discuss what particular legal action the neighbors might take, but there are concerns about property values and the transfer of ownership between the county and the state.
"I understand Realtors have not been able to sell property near the Justice Academy once word came down," he said.
Gudger also might be able to argue that the state promised never to build an outdoor firing range. Don Ward, who represented the area as a Henderson County commissioner from 1994 to 2002, said he asked a lot of questions when the Justice Academy was first proposed. He was reluctant to endorse the idea at the time, because friends and neighbors in the community expressed concern.
Ward said he asked state officials at the time if there was any plan to build a firing range. He said his daughter lived near the Justice Academy, and she was worried about having a range at the location.
"I asked a lot of personal questions," Ward said.
He recalled that a state official said no firing range would be built that violated state ordinances or went against the wishes of the county.
Schaefer said she had heard about a promise being made, but has no personal recollection. She has spoken with other people and no one recalls the conversation taking place.
Ward said he was not aware of any documents that specifically stated an outdoor range would never be built on the property.
Possible solutions
Edneyville residents say the Justice Academy owns property in other areas of Western North Carolina that could be used for the training facility. One piece of land is in the Big Hungry area of Henderson County where the Justice Academy holds the deed to 1,700 acres, Johnson said. The state also owns several state game lands in the region.
Another solution is building an indoor pistol range and holding SWAT and sniper training outdoors. Schaefer said the majority of the shooting at the facility would be from pistols and a limited amount of training would be held for other activities.
"That is something I would not oppose," Schaefer said.
She estimated the Justice Academy would need roughly $3.4 million to build a facility with an indoor pistol range and outdoor accommodations for the rest of the operations.
Schaefer said the situation was not ideal, however. Many officers want to do training outside in cold weather to get used to the elements, and they must be trained in the dark.
Justus said she would be willing to work to get more funding during the next General Assembly session, but she had some reservations. She said the Justice Academy was already given $2 million and was not sure it would need another $1.4 million to build an enclosure.
"I would, but I can't believe that you can't build it for $1.94 million," Justus said.
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This week's featured Reel vs. Real film once again breaks away from the usual biographical films, and instead puts the spotlight on a 2002 drama film which starred Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf.
Virginia Woolf's 1935 novel Mrs Dalloway remains one of her best-known and celebrated works, so it may not come as a surprise for literature geeks that it inspired a couple of movies. Aside from a 1997 film version of the novel, there's also the 2002 adaptation with a twist: The Hours, which was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — also inspired by Woolf's work — of the same title by Michael Cunningham.
The Hours tells the story of three women from different times whose lives became intertwined with the novel Mrs Dalloway: Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl Streep), a New Yorker organizing an award party in 2001 for her long-time friend and old flame, a poet ill with AIDS; Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), a Los Angeles housewife in the 1950s who picks up Mrs Dalloway to escape her conventional life and unhappy marriage; and Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) herself at the time she began writing Mrs Dalloway in 1923.
The movie was well-received and critical reaction from publications like The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicles were mostly positive. The Hours earned nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, while Nicole Kidman scored the Best Actress award for her performance as Virginia Woolf.
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The Lyndale Tap House in Minneapolis' Lyn-Lake commercial district has a new landlord.
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Hennepin County commissioners on Tuesday preliminarily agreed to issue up to $30 million in bonds to back a 78-unit affordable housing complex in south Minneapolis.
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The Ackerberg Group, the Northside Residents Redevelopment Council and the county held multiple meetings to seek community input.
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The Hennepin County Board approved using $5 million from the Environmental Response Fund over four years to clean sites along the future light rail line.
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Independent movie directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky have brought us a much anticipated documentary movie that centers on the creative process and people behind the indie games Braid, Fez and Super Meat Boy. This is Indie Game: The Movie, and it's available now for the whole world to see. It follows the individual creators of these games, showing the hard work and personal sacrifices they make while doing what they do best, which is creating a true form of digital interactive art.
Indie Game: The Movie can be enjoyed by different groups of people: those who know everything about indie games and love playing them, gamers in general, those who have the ambition of becoming a game developer themselves and those who just love to watch a very well thought-out documentary movie. It managed to capture the artist's struggle and show this in such a way that you actually start to look differently at people who develop indie games in general. Although the ending is very much enjoyable, the documentary itself and the way it shows the developers fighting for their creative lives during the development process is heartbreaking to watch.
The movie focuses mainly on Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes from Team Meat (Super Meat Boy) and Phil Fish from Polytron (Fez). Jonathan Blow is presented in a different way, who is brought on the screen as a indie developer who already is a success. With the success that Blow already has and the wisdom that he drawn from the development and release of Braid, he can be considered as commentary for the narrative. Still, the movie shows what these guys had to sacrifice on a personal and financial level to be able to ship their game, and how many painful moments and how much suffering there is during the development process of them. However, it's the story of Phil Fish that is the most intense of them all. While every developer is willing to kill themselves to just be able to ship the final version of their game, but Phil Fish takes this even a step further, mainly due to his ex-partner.
The movie has a lot of powerful moments, especially when you reach the end. A good example is when Fish needs to deal with his much-anticipated game that is constantly crashing when shown publicly on the PAX East show, or when the game that McMillen and Refenes (Super Meat boy) worked very hard on doesn't show up on Xbox Live on the day of launch. Still, there is a big dramatic effect present and there are several moments that provide potential information and opinions to be explored, which doesn't happen. Examples of this are when Refenes says that working for a big company like Electronic Arts of Epic Games sounds like "Hell" to him, without explaining why this is, or when Blow explains how frustrated he was by critics praising his game, without explaining exactly what happened in his mind. These kind of moments would be perfect to explain what defines the greatness of indie games, yet this topic stays unexplored.
Creating your own video games for a living seems like a dream for a lot of people, but Indie Game: The Movie succeeds in showing the viewer that there is a harsh reality that people in that situation have to deal with. It's heartbreaking and enjoyable at the same time, but overall it gives the viewer a perception of what the life of an independent developer looks like. They don't work in big teams, they don't have a huge budget. They are just a handful of people who have a passion for making video games, and they – in my opinion – deserve every bit of success that they have.
Indie Game: The Movie is available now on Steam and iTunes for $9.99, and DRM-free on the official website.


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European Stocks and Euro Slide as Greek Government Talks Collapse
European stocks, in particular those of banks, and the euro currency dropped Tuesday amid increased worries that Greece could exit the euro zone after the country's leaders failed to reach an agreement to form a national unity government.
At 1340 GMT, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index was fell 0.6% at 245.16. Greece's ASE index shed 4.5% to 558.04, while Spain's IBEX-35 lost 1.4% to 6711.40 and Italy's FTSE MIB dropped 1.7% to 13433.27. Germany's DAX was down 0.9% at 6397.70, France's CAC 40 fell 0.5% at 3043.72 and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index was 0.4% lower at 5447.11.
Afternoon losses were driven by headlines stating that Greece was moving towards general elections again next month.
Traders said the worry is that parties that oppose the austerity measures upon which Greece's bailout is conditional, such as Syriza, will gain support in new elections.
This could see the country exit the euro zone, which would mean the scope for contagion across the rest of the 'periphery' and throughout Europe's banking sector would be significant.
"Make no mistake about it. A Greek exit would place Spanish and Italian debt markets and banking sectors under unprecedented strain," said Nicholas Spiro, managing director of Spiro Sovereign Strategy.
As such, investors are cutting positions in the banking sector. The Stoxx Europe 600 index for that sector dropped 1.5% to 127.91. France's Credit Agricole fell 5.7% to an all-time low on the Greek worries, while Societe Generale shed 4%. In Italy, UniCredit slumped 3.5%, while in Spain, Banco Santander tumbled 2.1%.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Italian bond yield briefly climbed above the crucial 6% level that in the past hastened a slide in riskier euro-zone debt. The 10-year yield was up 11 basis points at 5.96%. The corresponding Spanish bond yield was 10 basis points higher at 6.30%. German Bunds, which were down for most the session traded flat, with the 10-year yield unchanged at 1.46% but near a record low of 1.435%.
In the currency markets, the euro gave up gains sparked by the earlier less gloomier than expected euro-zone first-quarter gross domestic product data. The single currency fell sharply against the dollar, trading at $1.2793, from $1.2822 late Monday in New York.
Among commodities, spot gold was at $1,554.40 a troy ounce, up $2.20 from New York, while June Nymex crude oil futures were down six cents at $94.72 a barrel and July Brent futures were up 35 cents at $111.35.


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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Mike Riley seems almost too good to be true.
The new coach of the San Diego Chargers does things others in the NFL won't: he values his players' opinions, lets his star linebacker make cameo appearances at tight end and is friendly to everyone.
He's the anti-Kevin Gilbride.
And to listen to the players, Riley is precisely the coach needed by this floundering franchise, which has lost 31 games in three seasons.
"What he has done in a short amount of time is gain the respect of men in this locker room, and we haven't even played a game yet," said Junior Seau, the All-Pro linebacker/part-time tight end.
That first game comes Sunday when the Chargers, idle on opening weekend, visit Cincinnati. It's also the NFL debut for Riley, 46, who helped lead Oregon State - once described as "a coach's graveyard" - back toward respectability before becoming San Diego's fourth head coach in as many seasons.
Riley's temperament certainly matches the city he works in.
"He's the first coach I've ever had that has been laid-back and relaxed," running back Terrell Fletcher said. "Don't mistake it that he doesn't have a fiery edge, that he doesn't have a competitive edge, because he does. It's just an extremely unique blend, particularly in this business.
"Right now, the guys, we're giving all we have for him. We'll lay out in front of trucks for him if we have to."
Well, maybe they all won't go that far.
"I'd chase the truck for him, maybe run into it for him," linebacker Lew Bush said.
"I think he's exactly what the NFL needs," Bush said. "We all know that the bottom line is winning, all right? You get a guy in here sometimes who gets so serious and so caught up in, `Win, win win, drill, drill, drill,' that you lose the fun in it. And he's brought the fun back to the game."
Riley's personality and open-minded approach is opposite that of the stubborn, dictatorial Gilbride, who lost the players' confidence and was fired after six games last year, with a record of 6-16.
The players appreciate that the yelling and belittling have gone away, that there's less hitting in practice and that Riley lets the assistants do more coaching.
"We still work hard," Bush said. "When Sunday comes, I'm not going to forget how to hit."
Then there's Riley's reputation as a truly nice guy.
"If you go to heaven and you look around and Mike Riley isn't there, you'll know you're not in heaven," said John Robinson, Riley's former boss at Southern Cal and now coach at UNLV.
"I'm just not going to have it any other way," Riley said of his disposition. "I like coming to work and I like the good atmosphere."
Seau wouldn't even have approached Gilbride about playing tight end. Riley was receptive because he felt it could only help a team that went 5-11 last year.
"If somebody's got an idea, I always tell guys, `Hey, you can tell me whatever you want to,' " Riley said. "It doesn't mean we're always going to do it. If they're thinking about stuff, then that's what you want.
"I really like people to feel ownership in something, and along with that I want them to feel great about coming to work. I don't want them to dread coming in the gate over there. I didn't want the kids at Oregon State to dread coming into the football facility. I want them to feel excited about it."
That Riley was willing to leave his job as USC's offensive coordinator to take the Oregon State job for two years says something about him. True, he was going home - his father, Bud, had been an assistant coach there, and Riley was a star high school quarterback in Corvallis. But the only tradition Oregon State had was losing.
The Beavers were 5-6 last year, their best record in 27 years. They came close to upsetting UCLA and did beat rival Oregon, in double overtime.
"He's not afraid of any challenge," said general manager Bobby Beathard, whose son, Jeff, played for Riley when he coached the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Riley also was head coach of San Antonio in the World League for two seasons.
No situation, not even San Diego's, could be as scary as taking over at Oregon State, Riley said. Yet that was as rewarding an experience as he's ever had.
"I don't think that football team, when we first got there, was proud of where they were or who they were or anything," he said. "But at the end they were excited to be Beaver football players and that made me feel good."
If only the same can happen for the Chargers, who don't want their nice guy to finish last.
Riley's approach "is something special and it's something you would want to win for," Seau said. "We just want to make him successful here in San Diego."
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For much of last year, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder fended off accusations that his team's name was an offensive racial slur, insisting he would never change it to something more benign. But with outrage over the name continuing unabated — NPR's ombudsman last week advised the organization to no longer use the word — Snyder knew he had to do something to defuse the whole situation.
His solution: He's founding a charity to benefit Native Americans, called the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation. In a letter announcing the foundation, Snyder reaffirmed his belief that the racial slur "captures the best of who we are and who we can be." And he said he'd spent four months visiting 26 reservations around the country, where residents told him —surprise! — they thought the team's moniker was just fine.
"In speaking face-to-face with Native American leaders and community members, it's plain to see they need action, not words," he wrote. Jon Terbush
German authorities say the gunman who opened fire at a Munich shopping center on Friday, killing 9 people and injuring 35 more, planned the attack for a year. On Sunday, Robert Heimberger, president of the Bavarian state criminal police office, said 18-year-old David Sonboly left a manifesto on his computer. "He appears to have planned this act since last summer," Heimberger said. "He completely occupied himself with this act of rampage."
In planning his attack, Sonboly, who authorities say was "obsessed" with mass shootings, visited the site of a previous school shooting and took pictures, The Associated Press reports. In 2015, Sonboly spent two months as an inpatient at a mental care facility, where he was treated for depression and a fear of contact with other people. He killed himself after the attack. Jessica Hullinger
On Sunday morning, Donald Trump, or whoever was running his Twitter feed, went on a rampage against Hillary Clinton's decision to pick Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her vice presidential nominee. Embedded amongst a flurry of exclamation points and all-caps accusations of "BAD JUDGMENT" was an error that's sure to needle grammar snobs: Where Trump should have used "their," he used "there" instead. And in the same breath — er, keystroke — instead of "waste," he used "waist."
Then again, what more do we expect from a presidential candidate who researchers say has the grammatical sophistication of an 11-year-old?
Update at 8:20 a.m.: The above tweet has been deleted and replaced with a corrected version. Jessica Hullinger
I know, I know. You miss Game of Thrones. And the recent news that season seven won't air until summer 2017 is probably only adding to your despair. But if you need a quick fix, this is it: HBO released a blooper reel from season six, and it is delightful. Let it be known: Dothraki is hard, but the word 'benevolent' is even harder. Watch below. Jessica Hullinger
Mary Commanday, the mother of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, who was killed in the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has asked that the Donald Trump presidential campaign stop referencing her son in attacks on Hillary Clinton. In a letter to The New York Times, Commanday wrote, "I know for certain that Chris would not have wanted his name or memory used in that connection. I hope that there will be an immediate and permanent stop to this opportunistic and cynical use by the campaign." Clinton was secretary of state at the time of the attacks, which featured prominently at the Republican National Convention last week in speeches criticizing Clinton's leadership skills. Jessica Hullinger
The chief financial officer of the Democratic National Committee, Brad Marshall, apologized on Saturday after emails leaked by WikiLeaks showed the DNC had planned to attack Bernie Sanders on his religion. The emails did not mention Sanders, who is Jewish, by name, but said, "Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist."
In a Facebook post, Marshall said, "I deeply regret that my insensitive, emotional emails would cause embarrassment to the DNC, the Chairwoman, and all of the staffers who worked hard to make the primary a fair and open process. The comments expressed do not reflect my beliefs nor do they reflect the beliefs of the DNC and its employees. I apologize to those I offended." Jessica Hullinger
In an article published Saturday, The New York Times reports that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton picked Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate to attract more white men to her campaign:
Ultimately, Mrs. Clinton, who told PBS that she was "afflicted with the responsibility gene," avoided taking a chance with a less experienced vice-presidential candidate and declined to push the historic nature of her candidacy by adding another woman or a minority to the ticket.
Instead, the campaign, which had become concerned about its deficit with white men, focused on Mr. Kaine and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and looked more closely at Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado. [The New York Times]
Among white men, Republican Donald Trump leads Clinton 56 to 25 percent, according to a national Quinnipiac survey from the end of June.
Kaine has been described as "boring" following his addition to the ticket, a trope those close to the candidate say is unfair. "I just hate it," Beau Cribbs, Kaine's former body man, told BuzzFeed News. "I think boring is a code for white and male, frankly." Bonnie Kristian
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday voted 4-1 to strike down a 2010 state law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 if their daughters seek an abortion.
The ruling is a win for Planned Parenthood and Alaskan abortion rights advocates, who made the case that the mandate was a violation of teens' privacy and a danger to girls living in abusive situations. In the majority opinion, Justice Daniel Winfree agreed, writing that the law posed a "discriminatory barrier to those minors seeking to exercise their fundamental privacy right to terminate a pregnancy."
Justice Craig Stowers, the sole dissenter, argued that where a minor is concerned, the state and her parents retain a "legitimate interest" in the situation and, in the parents' case, should be afforded the opportunity to discuss with their child the ramifications of the decision to abort. Parents are required to be notified and give consent where most other significant medical procedures are concerned. Bonnie Kristian


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THP Trooper Michael Arguello is assigned to patrol Dyer County using the motorcycle when weather permits. THP Memphis District Capt. Joel Deal said the motorcycle is used just like a patrol unit and is equipped with radio and radar.
"It's another way for us to ensure the safety of our motorists," said Deal.
This is believed to be one of the first motorcycles assigned by the THP to Dyer County.
Also, Arguello is one of only two THP motorcycles assigned to the Memphis District, which includes Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, and Tipton counties.
The second motorcycle has been assigned to Trooper Mark Williams in Haywood County.
Motorcycles in the THP date back to it's formation in December of 1929. In 1930, the THP purchased 55 motorcycles and five patrol cars. In 1958, an elite Tennessee Highway Patrol motorcycle unit called the "Yellow Jackets" was formed to lower traffic fatalities. The unit was so called because they drove yellow motorcycles wore leather jackets that were also dyed yellow.


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A citizen who is suing the Franklin County Commission said he is "very pleased" with the Missouri Supreme Court's unanimous ruling reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the formation of the county's new municipal court.
But County Counselor Mark Vincent said the ruling is "no big deal" because the court did not rule on the merits of the case but focused on the smaller issue of the plaintiffs' legal standing to file suit.
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So I made this in like, 2 hours for a BZP contest. The theme was "Brains", therefore, I made a brain parasite. Wouldn't you love to have these critters roaming all over your head?
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i really love it's compact design! it's a true masterpiece~
Very nice parasitic organism man!
Love the compound eye effect and tentacle sensory things.
Reminds me a bit of the Las plagas from RE4 Spiky looking thing with tentacles flailing around. Glad to see a MOC from you again LO.
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The new warehouse is the first facility in Vietnam to provide a super frozen storage room, which reaches as cold at -58 degrees Fahrenheit.
Meanwhile, just this Friday, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange said its Shanghai Containerized Freight Index declined 6.2 percent from last Friday's reading of 670.29 to a reading of 628.59.
William E. (Bill) Woodhour became president of Maersk Line, Ltd. (MLL) July 1 and will eventually become chief executive officer of the company, taking over from Russ Bruner, who has been president and CEO of MLL since 2014.
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USAT Logistics announces half a dozen management hires and promotions, while the Northwest Seaports Alliance names operations service center and port operations heads.
The Israeli ocean carrier will implement software provider INTTRA's eVGM service, which will help shippers comply with the new verified gross mass rule that took effect July 1.
Representatives from the maritime and oil and gas sectors have joined forces to create the SEA/LNG group, which aims to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas as an alternative to traditional diesel fuel.


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The Sysadmin's Daily Grind: Bootchart
What could be more boring than watching a computer run through an error-free boot routine? Why watch for messages that may never appear? Every second you save adds to your valuable leisure time. Bootchart helps you find those valuable leisure moments.
Bootchart [1] runs in the background while a computer is booting, keeping a watchful eye on the hard disk and the CPU load, noting the launch order for daemons, and letting you know if something is causing a delay. After collecting the results, Bootchart presents the relevant information in a user friendly graphic like the chart shown in Figure 1. Version 0.4 of Bootchart is a 60KB tar archive, which you can quickly unpack by typing tar xvzpf bootchart-0.4.tar.gz Now that was quick, or was it? A glance at the readme file reveals that Bootchart needs a Java Development Kit. Fortunately, the tool isn't fussy about your choice of Java; it works fine with GCJ [2], the IBM Developer Kit [3], and Sun's J2SE SDK [4] – I opted for Sun's coffee roaster. I didn't want to do without an I/ O load display, so I followed the recommendation in the readme and installed iostat from the sysstat package [5].
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Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
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Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
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San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
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The whole distro gets rebuilt on glibc 2.3
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Javascript error "uncaught exception" while using Ext.Direct
I'm trying to use ext-direct with PHP using Saki's example : http://blog.extjs.eu/know-how/master...direct-part-1/
When I try to call the remote class (with "Example.car.start()" for example) I've got the following error in firebug :
uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x805e000a [nsIXMLHttpRequest.open]" nsresult: "0x805e000a (<unknown>)" location: "JS frame :: http://localhost/includes/ExtDirect/ext/adapter/ext/ext-base.js :: i :: line 7" data: no]
1 Jun 2010 11:46 PM #2
I have resolved the problem.
in api.php, the path to router.php must be relative not absolute :
PHP Code:
$api->setRouterUrl('../../includes/ExtDirect/router.php'); // default
PHP Code:
$api->setRouterUrl($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] .'/includes/ExtDirect/router.php'); // default
I have no idea why, but use relative path !
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Op-ed: Berkeley latest homelessness recommendations are a lackluster response to a true emergency
On Tuesday the Berkeley City Council was presented with a report from the Homeless Task Force, with recommendations for action to address homelessness in the city. Leaving aside the likelihood or unlikelihood of any of the recommendations passing, for a Task Force whose self-stated goal is "ending homelessness in our city", the report is notable for a lack of urgency on the core issue: HOUSING.
Tier 1 recommendations included expanding outreach and crisis intervention initiatives, and expanding access to winter shelter … Continue reading »
Op-ed: Being poor is not a crime
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates was quoted on Channel 7 News as saying, "It's not an effort to criminalize people, it's an effort to try to make things more civil."
Yet the new homeless ordinance that passed 6-3 early Wednesday – nearly one week before Thanksgiving Day – does in fact criminalize the homeless and poor in Berkeley. It prohibits specific acts associated with being homeless, disabled and mentally ill in Berkeley, which include the following:
Placing personal belongings in … Continue reading »
IKEA donates 'makeover' to shelter for homeless families
The families living in the McKinley Family Transitional House in Berkeley now have a lovely space from which to plot their move out from homelessness.
IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store with an outlet in Emeryville, recently donated $10,000 worth of furniture and design services to McKinley House, located at 2111 McKinley Ave. in central Berkeley. The home, which is operated by BOSS, or Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, won the IKEA Life Improvement Challenge.
Now the living room has a comfortable blue plaid couch, lamps, a desk and shelving area, and new art on the wall. The bedrooms have wood dressers, beds and throw rugs. There is also new outdoor furniture on the lawn.
McKinley House is hosting an open house today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to show off the redecorated facility. … Continue reading »
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL Downtown Berkeley will be overrun by books, authors and readers this weekend when the inaugural Bay Area Book Festival comes to town. The free event spans several blocks, and sections of Allston Way, Milvia Street, Addison Street, and Kittredge Street will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The areas usually filled by cars will be occupied instead by booksellers, storytellers, artists, art installations, and more. Dozens of panels, with themes of culture, poetry, technology, and more, will be held in indoor spaces around the Downtown area throughout the day (don't miss the Berkeleyside Uncharted panels with authors Wallace J. Nichols, Ben Parr, and Design Within Reach founder Rob Forbes, moderated by Berkeleyside publisher Lance Knobel and American Oz: Berkeley and the Bay Area, moderated by Berkeleyside executive editor Frances Dinkelspiel). The stretch of Allston Way in front of Berkeley High School will be home to a food court and beer and wine garden. (On Saturday, the weekly Berkeley Farmer's Market will be in its usual spot on Center between MLK and Milvia.) On Sunday evening, the band The Deadliners (composed entirely of authors) will play starting at 5:30 p.m. in Civic Center Park. To top it all off, on Saturday at 7 p.m. bestselling author Judy Blume will be speaking about her new adult book, In the Unlikely Event and about her experiences as a censored author. For more information, visit the Bay Area Book Festival website. (Berkeleyside Uncharted is one of the festival's three main media sponsors.) … Continue reading »
Nonprofit accuses city of Berkeley of 'unethical contracting practices' for new homeless center
The city of Berkeley says it will change its commission recommendation process after a community agency brought allegations of serious conflicts of interest during a recent bid for municipal funding.
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) raised these concerns in an April 16 letter to city officials after bidding to run a new one-stop homelessness services center for which the city plans to issue a contract next month.
Read more about homelessness in Berkeley.
BOSS and one other agency, the Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BFHP), put in bids in December to run the new center. Both service organizations are based in Berkeley, and have worked in the city since the early 1970s. BOSS requested $450,145 to run the center, and the BFHP requested $996,899 for the job. The city's Homelessness Commission and city manager have recommended that the contract go to the BFHP, and council is slated to make its decision next month.
The commission report said only that the BOSS application did "not contain all of the necessary functions" required by the city in its request for proposals.
BOSS challenged the commission recommendation in April, saying two Homeless Commission members affiliated with the BFHP and another group, YEAH, should not have taken part in the discussions. BOSS wrote that their "organizations will gain financial resources as a result of their participation in the funding discussions and eventual funding recommendations" made by the commission and the city. … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeley city budget, Berkeley City Council, Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley homelessness, BOSS, Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, Christine Daniel, Donald Frazier, Elisa Della-Piana, Government accountability, Government transparency, Homeless Commission, Housing Crisis Resolution Center, Jesse Arreguin, Linda Maio, Marianna Sempari, YEAH!, Zach Cowan
Streamlined housing crisis center slated for Berkeley
A new one-stop homelessness services shop is in the works in Berkeley.
Announced Tuesday night, the city is changing the way it funds programs offered in town, to prioritize the people with the highest needs, in line with a federal mandate to streamline services into a coordinated system.
The city is looking to create a central office where anyone seeking services will begin the process. Currently, there are too many entry points, as well as duplicative services and a mis-match between those who receive the highest level of assistance and those who needs it most, staff said Tuesday at a work session with the Berkeley City Council.
The city spends about $3 million a year on a range of programs. That is not set to change. But how the money is divvied up, and exactly which types of services receive money, will be different. Unlike the current system, programs will have to fit into set categories to qualify for city support. … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeley City Council, Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley homelessness, Berkeley's Health Housing & Community Services Department, BOSS, Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, Darryl Moore, Donald Frazier, Downtown Berkeley, Housing Crisis Resolution Center, Jane Micallef, Jesse Arreguin, Laurie Capitelli, Linda Maio, Max Anderson, Mayor Tom Bates, Terrie Light
BOSS to honor Berkeley's 'Rising Stars' on Thursday
A year ago, Kyle Evans and his family were sleeping in motel rooms and, at times, their car. Despite his circumstances, Evans focused on keeping his grades up and being a role model for his younger sister. He had to forgo various activities enjoyed by his peers, as his family didn't have the money to pay for them. He managed to keep a positive perspective and achieve success despite the odds.
"Adversity is a chance to find the God in you," said Evans, who has been accepted to Brown University and plans to become a doctor. "It makes you a stronger person."
Evans is one of 20 youth who will be honored Thursday at the first annual "Rising Stars" gala, put on by local advocacy organization Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) to recognize youth for achievement in the face of adversity. The group is also raising money this week for a scholarship fund for award recipients; scroll down for details.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
BOONA CHEEMA For decades Boona Cheema has been a fixture on the Berkeley scene, a recognized leader in the struggle to end homelessness in the city as well as state and national levels. (Read a profile in the San Francisco Chronicle.) On Saturday, Cheema will hand over the directorship of housing and services provider BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), where she has served for 35 years, to incoming Executive Director Donald Frazier. Frazier, formerly with Center Point in San Francisco, takes the reins on March 1. The handing over of the baton will be part of "Booma Cheema's Goodbye Gala: From The Heart: A Legacy of Love…And New Beginnings," with food and drinks from local restaurants, and music by Fua Dia Congo, Duniya Dance Company. Saturday Feb. 23, 2013, 6:00-9:00 pm, at Uptown Body & Fender, 401 26th Street in Oakland ($5 valet parking). Tickets $125 ($60 nonprofit, $35 low income). Visit BOSS online for details. Or by phone (510) 649-1930 x 222. … Continue reading »
BOSS prepares for director's exit, plans golf fundraiser
The multi-pronged approach to combating homelessness at Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) is based on the belief that society knows what works, but rarely implements it.
"Good healthcare works, good education works, getting people help the first time they struggle works," said boona cheema [sic], the Bay Area organization's longtime executive director. "Being kind and compassionate so people see that you really care—that works, and motivates people."
In 1971, as a recent immigrant from India with little money in her pocket and a baby on the way, cheema knocked on six-month-old BOSS's door to ask for help. Two years later, she became its fourth director, and is now preparing to leave her job to make time for creative pursuits.
Over the past 42 years, cheema—a self-proclaimed "builder and dreamer"—has overseen an expansion of BOSS into a network of short-term shelters, long-term transitional houses, mental health and substance abuse support systems, classes, daycares, and career training programs that serve 1,500 people. The largest facility is the Ursula Sherman Village on Harrison Street in Berkeley, which houses more than 100 individuals and families. … Continue reading »
Opponents of Berkeley sitting ban gear up for fight
Opponents of Berkeley's sitting ban launched a counter attack against the proposed ballot initiative Monday, but their plans for a sit-in fizzled.
After rejecting the idea of holding a protest outside Mayor Tom Bates' house, homeless and youth activists had planned to hold a sit-in at the City Council's Agenda Committee meeting Monday afternoon. But the meeting was unexpectedly moved from a spacious sixth floor conference room to a smaller – but more visible – space on the first floor of City Hall, leaving too little room to sit down.
Instead, opponents of the sitting ban spoke passionately about why they objected to making it illegal to sit on the sidewalks in commercial districts between 7 am and 10 pm. The City Council will vote Tuesday night whether to place the item on the November ballot.
Youth "are just not the demons the press and some of the council members have made them out to be," said Pattie Wall, executive director of the Homeless Action Center, which provides benefits and advocacy for the homeless in Alameda County." She was one of about 20 people who spoke. "Passing this law sends the wrong message to anyone in a bad situation here in Berkeley." … Continue reading »
Rotary Club builds new play structure for homeless kids
For more than two years, the homeless children at the Ursula Sherman Village on Harrison Street in West Berkeley only had an empty lot to play in. The decrepit play structure that had stood in the yard for years was shut down because it was no longer safe.
"It was old," explained Boona Cheema, the Executive Director of Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (BOSS) which was founded in 1971 and runs the village. "It wasn't safe, so we took it down."
Thanks to the intervention of the Rotary Club of Berkeley and assorted affiliates, the 24 children at Ursula Sherman Village now have a state-of-the-art play structure and playground to play in. Officials from the Rotary, BOSS, and the city of Berkeley gathered Monday afternoon for the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the playground.
"It's already made a huge difference," said Cheema. "The kids feel it's their place, that it was done for them. They are so excited."
Evidence was everywhere Monday that the kids were enjoying the structure. As adults mingled around chatting before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the children ran all around the play structure, climbed up its stairs, and played on its bars. … Continue reading »


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Examples of detour in a sentence
After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination.
The little restaurant is worth a detour.
We had to make a detour around the heaviest traffic.
We took a detour from the main streets.
The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour.
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French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn — more at turn
First Known Use: 1738
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: to make (someone or something) go in a direction that is not planned or expected
: to avoid (something) by going around it
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We detoured around the heaviest traffic.
A police officer was detouring traffic around the scene of the accident.
Traffic will be detoured to 72nd Street.
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: a roundabout way that temporarily replaces part of a regular route
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: to go or make go on a different route than usual <All cars were detoured.>
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Jennifer Gunn, Director
Telephone: (612) 626-5149
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Jennifer Gunn brings broad experience advancing interdisciplinary research and teaching, both as scholar and administrator. She is History of Medicine Endowed Professor and served for 8 years as director of the Program in the History of Medicine, a program in the Medical School Department of Surgery situated at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences, engineering, and health professions. She shares leadership responsibilities for the tri-college Program in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. She is a historian of nineteenth- and twentieth-century medicine, interested in the historical intersections of health, medicine, biology, social sciences, institutions, and public policy. Her current work examines the significance of place and practice in American medicine by exploring the history of rural health and medical practice in the upper Midwest, 1900-1950. In addition, she has done extensive research on the history of population studies and demography in the interwar period, and on the history of philanthropy.
Susannah L. Smith, Managing Director
Telephone: (612) 624-2921
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Susannah L. Smith is a historian of Russia and modern Europe. Her research focuses on the intersection of national identity, official arts policy, and Russian folk music in the Soviet Union, 1917-1945. She studies and performs traditional Javanese music with the Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble. Before coming to the IAS, she was the managing editor of the Journal of Asian Studies, developed the Population Studies minor program and coordinated administration on the IPUMS-International projects at the Minnesota Population Center, and was assistant director of the Making of the Modern World/Writing Program at Eleanor Roosevelt College, University of California, San Diego. Susannah teaches an honors seminar based on the Thursdays at Four series every year.
Pat Nunnally, River Life Coordinator
Telephone: (612) 625-7225
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
As the coordinator for the University of Minnesota's River Life program, Pat Nunnally works to establish lasting relationships among the University of Minnesota and groups working on river sustainability.
In the past two decades, Nunnally has developed a unique practice as a consulting historian, communications manager and interpretive planner, with a focus on rivers, trails and scenic byways. He has organized events and conferences with a Mississippi River connection, and has presented his work at numerous academic and professional meetings. He's also worked with public agencies and private firms on many planning projects for culturally sensitive sites.
Nunnally's writings have appeared in a variety of forms, including the ongoing blog River Talk. His latest published piece is a short reflection on the importance of diverse stories in shaping an inclusive future for the Mississippi River. The City, the River, the Bridge, an edited collection of essays examining the consequences and aftermath of the I-35W bridge collapse, published in January 2011.
Phyllis E. Messenger, Grants Consultant
Telephone: (612) 625-8606
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Phyllis Mauch Messenger is an anthropologist whose scholarship has focused on archaeological ethics and the management and preservation of cultural heritage. She was the founding director of the Center for Anthropology and Cultural Heritage Education (CACHE) at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and carried out archaeological research in Mexico, Honduras, and Minnesota. She has led study abroad programs for the University of Minnesota and Hamline University, taking students to Mexico, Peru, Thailand, and Cambodia. Publications include a biography of early Maya archaeologists and edited volumes on the ethics of collecting cultural property, cultural heritage management worldwide, and heritage values in contemporary society. Before returning to the U of M in 2008, she directed the Wesley Center at Hamline University, funded by a $2M grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment.
Joanne Richardson, River Life Digital Information Strategist
Telephone: (612) 625-8131
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Joanne Richardson is the digital information strategist for the University of Minnesota's River Life program. Her undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota focused on geology, architecture, computer science and French, and she received a master's degree in landscape architecture from the College of Design. Having spent many childhood weekends and holidays backpacking through many of the great American landscapes, she developed an early and lasting love of geology that has colored her interests ever since. She has a particular interest in digital media, strategic communications, and responsive design.
Karen Kinoshita, Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
Telephone: (612) 626-5028
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Karen has been in the medical school and the deans' office of the college of liberal arts before taking up the challenge at the institute. Karen shares her time between the institute and home and and uses her networking skills to knit students, faculty, and community together. Her interests are in arts, science, technology and diversity above special interests.
Christina Collins, Principal Office and Administrative Specialist
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Christina Collins has spent most of her working life in the world of nonprofit arts and civics venues, primarily as a house manager with organizations including Town Hall Seattle and the University of Washington's Meany Hall. She is a visual artist and writer, and currently serves as the EIC for Lockjaw, an online journal focusing on contemporary literature, art, and music.
Ann Waltner, Former Director
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Ann Waltner teaches Chinese history and world history at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests lie in the social history of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century China, comparative women's history, and world history.


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Trilogy Energy Trust (the Trust) is a Canadian energy trust focused on petroleum and natural gas. Its major properties include Marten Creek, Southern Alberta, KMore
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I think whenever someone does a review of a mlp, they should remind readers (or warn them), that these companies require special tax forms, and extra work at tax time. It might be an attractive buy for a lot of people, but its a big fregan headache for others.
The insider buy was for 90 shares. Unbelievable. It was very funny when CEO bought a whopping 90 shares. Then it became hilarious when this 'writer' actually listed this as one of the reasons to own the stock. I like ETP and own a few more shares than what the CEO just bought. But this article is just terrible.
Forbes along with Zacks and M* have no clue on what a MLP is and anything different compared to a regular corporation. Agree the article is humorous. Gitree, I agree with you but even posting that information does little good as several hundred investors a year contact MWE, usually in January and February wondering when MWE is going to send out their 1099.
Yeah, I laughed also. I am only an average white guy and even I own 500 shares.


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Children's LiteratureFew beach vacationers can resist picking up sea shells that waves have washed onto the sand. These shells often make their way to home collections or show and tell at school. Whatever age, the beachcomber cannot help but wonder what critter lived in the shell, how it ate and traveled or if the shell grew with it. This lovely book, part of the "About" series, shows mollusks in their natural habitats and tells the very young reader all about them, whether they are marine or fresh water mollusks. Mollusks which do not have shellssuch as octopuses, nudibranchs (sea slugs), garden slugs and squid, and mollusks that doconchs, welks, snailsare all covered. The beauty of this book is that it can be read to children who are not yet reading; a quality book for preschool or kindergarten is rare. At the same time, the book does not talk down to its audience. Animals are identified with common names. More information about each remarkably- illustrated mollusk is at the back of this well-written, beautifully illustrated, and well-planned book. Children (or teachers or parents) can gain as much information as they desire and children will enjoy the book as they grow. This particular book is so fine it makes me want to see the rest of the series. What a wonderful tool to use while looking over that seashell collection or aquarium exhibit. The book includes a bibliography and a list of websites. 2005, Peachtree Publishers, Ages 3 to 8.
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Ginger and Carrot Cocktail
By Stephen Phillips
- 1 oz. vodka
- 3 oz. carrot juice, freshly squeezed if possible
- 1 oz. organic apple juice
- 2 thin slices of fresh ginger*
- Lime wheel garnish
Muddle the ginger slices in the bottom of a shaker glass. Add the remaining ingredients. Shake well for approximately 10 seconds then pour over ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Ginger is known for calming upset stomachs, easing headaches and healing colds.
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The HED Ardennes Plus first hit the market a couple months ago with the Ardennes FR Plus. Now HED is selling all Ardennes Models with a plus option. Let's give a quick run down on the major and minor differences between the normal Ardennes and the plus.
1. Let's state the obvious first. 25mm wide rims on the plus instead of the already wide 23mm rim normal build. Wider is better right? If you can wrap your head around not looking down and thinking you're running a mountain bike rim, then yes wider is better. Better cornering grip, improved comfort, and believe it or not better rolling resistance. These are great for cycocross tires.
2. There is a "+" symbol after the word "ARDENNES" on the decals.
3. Rim height is 24.5mm on the Plus and 24mm on Normal.
4. This is not a difference from the 2013 normal Ardennes, but something worth noting. I just experienced this. All Ardennes come tubeless ready. Less sealant is needed and the shelf design is perfect.
5. The Plus is going to be heavier then the normal version, but what are the differences:
FR 65g
SL 53g
LT 47g
CL 7g
On paper everything looks great with the Ardennes Plus. I'd love to try them in training first and really feel the differences before I bought a wheel for racing. I think a LT in the plus version and an FR in the normal version for racing would be my ideal setup right now.


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Who's looking for something fun & simple to do this Christmas? Something even the kiddos will love! This year, I'm looking to simplify. I want to simplify everything, the gift giving, the message, the decor. I want the Holidays to be more about the family and the true meaning of Christmas. … [Read more...]
Mistletoe Christmas Sign + Silhouette CAMEO GIVEAWAY
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