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by JC Bowman
The chances are by the time you read this I will have visited Cleveland, the Holy City, and returned to poolside in sunny, humid and secular Florida. I miss spending time with so many of the saints, but if someone must frolic with the sinners, it is a task I embrace with the reluctance of a hurricane battering the Florida coastline. But I really do miss friends and family, not to mention the beauty of Tennessee.
In my life, I have celebrated most of my Fourth of July's in Tennessee. You cannot be from the Volunteer State and not develop a sense of national pride. Those who do not love America and live in Tennessee do so at risk to their personal safety. All the various people who make up the Tennessee Valley have in their ancestral roots, cultures that thrived on independence. We are reminded, as the country philosopher Hank Williams Jr. wrote we are simply "carrying on a family tradition."
David Gelernter in the June 17, 2005, Los Angles Times wrote: Not knowing history is worse than ignorance of math, literature or almost anything else. Ignorance of history is undermining Western society's ability to talk straight and think straight. Parents must attack the problem by teaching their own children the facts. Only fools would rely on the schools." Glad to see Californians recognizing value in their Southern cousins' customs.
It is a way of life in the South that people simply understand that blind faith in your leaders can get you killed and blind allegiance to a political party merely breeds deep seated corruption. This is as true in Nashville, as it is in Washington and both parties are to blame. So, the most recent political scandal---one of the biggest, if not biggest political scandals in Tennessee history, Tennessee Waltz that has rocked Tennessee was not as much a partisan scandal as much as it was a failure of personal ethics. That is the major reason voters need to take their duty seriously and send quality men and women to serve in elected positions.
However, citizens must be cautious that their repercussions to the Tennessee Waltz scandal are not merely knee-jerk reactions. Remember that bribery, extortion and public corruption are already illegal and there are tough consequences for committing these crimes. Still, unscrupulous people will always commit appalling things, regardless of the law.
-J. C. Bowman, a native of Cleveland, is a well informed and outspoken conservative educator. He is Director for the Center for Education Innovation at Florida State University. Prior to this, he served as the Director for the Florida Department of Education Choice Office and as the Chief Policy Analyst of the Education Policy Unit for Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
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What makes this column especially painful is the need I have to exert some of the small influence I possess to call upon a long time friend Chris Newton, to step down from political office as a Tennessee Representative for his alleged role in this sordid affair. Chris was quoted in the June 6, 2005, Tennessean saying: "You find out who your true friends are during times of tribulations like this." You also find out who your true public servants are as well, Chris. So cancel my Christmas card if you must, but no man is above the law and it is time to put your constituents in front of your self-interest in this case. Your real friends should be telling you that as well. There is therapeutic value in merely being a citizen. Ben Franklin had it right, "In free governments, the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns. For the former, therefore, to return among the latter [is] not to degrade but to promote them."
In 1994, Chris and I both sought political office, he in the 22nd District, and I in the 24th District. In my opinion, his handgun ad "Welcome Home" was without a doubt the best political ad that year. We had similar themes. We ran on the Jeffersonian principles of limited government, individual responsibility, but mainly upon the concept of citizen legislators. It was Thomas Jefferson who said: "To prevent every danger which might arise to American freedom from continuing too long in office, it is earnestly recommended that we set an obligation on the holder of that office to go out after a certain period."
Chris was always a supporter of term limits and in fact campaigned on them. In 1996 he sponsored legislation that set as a maximum limit of 12 years for state representatives and senators. Since he was elected in 1994, message to Chris, the time to go is now and your time is up anyway. But as I recall he wanted less than 12 years initially. There is something different about the term limited legislator, even self-imposed and the non-term limited legislator. The term limited legislator usually sets out on an agenda to serve the people, whereas the non-term limited legislator looks for the next pork-barrel project to keep getting elected. The sad fact is too many politicians are elected to office and never try to carry out their campaign promises. Political parties can help their candidates create platforms, but they should also serve a role in making sure they enact these pledges.
I have carefully avoided criticism of Chris in the past despite his comfortable existence of influence in predominantly big government circles and his growing absence within the district he was elected to represent. I reasoned somebody has to build bridges to legislative leadership and local folks seem happy. Differences can exist within parties and, as someone who truly believes in a big tent philosophy Chris may be expanding the Republican message of limited government, even if he no longer follows it. But local party leadership has remained too silent. As Tip O'Neal famously said, "All politics are local." Certainly, the closer that politics are to you, the more they affect your daily life.
Then earlier this year, I was surprised by a statement by John Case an official with the respected organization the Tennessee Firearms Association who pointed a finger at Chris in his role in defeating a firearms bill. Chris Newton was subcommittee chair of the strangely named "Constitutional Protections Committee." Case said in his email to Newton: "As best I can tell, you're a liar." I do not know if Chris is a liar or not, but I do believe he has lost the political philosophy that initially guided him. Chris should revisit the enduring words of Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
The much needed bill would have allowed law abiding citizens with handgun permits to carry their concealed weapon to eat lunch at a restaurant like O'Charley's or Applebees without worrying that the handgun gets stolen out of their parked car by the criminal element of our society, just like citizens in 33 other states. Technically at this point police officers that you see eating in any establishment that serves alcohol in Tennessee are breaking the law. They are off duty and there are no exceptions allowed for under current statutes. Political Strategist Raymond Baker added: "I don't think we can ever be ready for leadership until we clean up our own backyard by beating these RINO's." I was shocked that a Republican was anti-gun. In the immortal words of one People News reader: "Trusting politicians with our gun rights is like trusting a 5 year old with matches not to burn down a barn full of hay."
I like Chris Newton. People should pray for him and support him on a personal level, and maybe we are no longer friends in his book. But only a true friend would tell Chris Newton that the time has come for him to step down before he is either removed for ethics violations by his colleagues or his constituents. Everyday he remains as a Tennessee Representative is an insult to the hard working people who elected him and those he serves whether he is guilty or not. His leadership is effectively over. And that is a clear breach of trust. It is clear Chris has moved far away from the Jefferson principles we campaigned on in 1994. He has also forgotten what Ronald Reagan said of his administration: [I] "hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts."
Tennessee Waltz was proof that while our system is made up of flawed people and that the system worked. I have no idea whether Chris is guilty or innocent and a jury of his peers will ultimately decide his fate. However, if he is guilty his "tribulations" have just begun. Maybe the words of another Tennessean, Andrew Jackson, still ring true: "There are perhaps few men who can for any great length of time enjoy office and power, without more or less being under the influence of feelings unfavorable to the faithful discharge of their public duties. Their integrity may be proof against improper considerations immediately addressed to themselves; but they are apt to acquire a habit of looking with indifference upon the public interest, and of tolerating conduct from which an unpracticed man would revolt. Office is considered a species of property; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created solely for the service of the people."
We have reflected, we have been reminded and we must pass along the political torch to the next generation perhaps sooner than we thought. It is our lifetime of preparation which we must endeavor to talk straight, think straight and pass along both our history and political heritage. If we fail to have the will and courage to face up to those who will corrupt and damage our system the legacy we leave will be as damaging to our political system as the hurricane winds that bring unwanted destruction. Before long nothing will be left standing. There is nothing holy about that.
--J. C. Bowman is a public policy analyst who resides in Tallahassee, Florida.
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News Article | May 23, 2017
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(AP) — PBS is collaborating with the BBC on a special live event this summer where cameras will try to catch bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife in their natural habitat in Alaska. "Wild Alaska Live" will air over three nights on PBS on July 23, 26 and 30. Cameras placed in the Tongass National Forest, the Kenai Fjords National Park, in Hallo Bay and other locations will hunt for wildlife as the show discusses how the state's human population interacts with nature. The show is similar to "Big Blue Live," a 2015 event focused on marine life in California's Monterey Bay. That was another partnership with the BBC, said Beth Hoppe, chief programming officer at PBS. "Live natural history has really caught on for them," Hoppe said. "For them, it's a big spectacle. For us, it's a way to dip our toes into the space." Brothers Chris and Martin Kratt of the PBS Kids series "Wild Kratts" will host the event. PBS has a run of natural history and science programming lined up for its "Summer of Adventure." Next month will see the start of multi-part series "The Story of China" and "Big Pacific," the latter on the ocean's "most guarded secrets." ''Nature's Great Race" details stories of migration, and PBS will also show travelogues in Cuba and Ireland. Through the adventure programming and other series, PBS is emphasizing family friendly viewing at a time it sees competing broadcast networks getting away from that notion, Hoppe said. An adaptation of "Anne of Green Gables" did well for the network last fall, and PBS has agreed to air two other films in a related trilogy. PBS is also planning a three-hour version of "Little Women." "It's a good thing to emphasize right now," she said.
News Article | May 23, 2017
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ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PBS announced plans today for its latest venture into live, natural-history adventure programming with WILD ALASKA LIVE, a three-part, multi-platform production that airs July 23, 26 and 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET, as a part of its "Summer of Adventure" lineup. Over three nights, in partnership with the BBC, PBS turns the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle that plays out across the vast Alaskan wilderness, where some of the world's most remarkable animals – bears, wolves, moose, orcas and eagles – gather by the thousands to take part in Alaska's summer feast, an event never before captured live on television. WILD ALASKA LIVE is hosted by Emmy Award®-winning zoologists, adventurers and brothers Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, the creators, executive producers and stars of the hit PBS KIDS series WILD KRATTS. Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall, both of whom presented BIG BLUE LIVE, will join the Kratts as on-air correspondents. On the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel and live stream, WILD ALASKA LIVE will air immediately after WILD KRATTS one-hour specials, including WILD KRATTS: Creatures of the Deep Sea (on July 23) and the all-new WILD KRATTS Alaska: Hero's Journey (on July 26 and 30). What happens in the Alaskan wilderness in late July affects the animals' survival and well-being for the remainder of the year. With some of largest areas of wilderness left on Earth, Alaska is the best place in the world to see the huge animals and top predators in all their glory. The three-night live presentation also explores the challenges of preserving America's last frontier, as scientists, filmmakers, photographers and other experts gather there to tell some of the planet's extraordinary wildlife stories. Over three nights, WILD ALASKA LIVE will visit several locations, including points near Juneau and the Tongass National Forest, where the team will look for black bears and bald eagles; the vast Kenai Fjords National Park, in search of orcas and humpback whales; and the wilderness of Katmai National Park, where brown bears and elusive wolves live and hunt. WILD ALASKA LIVE will also introduce viewers to local experts who explore the relationship between Alaska's First Peoples and the animals among whom they co-exist. "WILD ALASKA LIVE is the blueprint for the incredible family trip you've always wanted to take," said Beth Hoppe, Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming, PBS. "The beauty of America's most remote state is awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping; it's the true meaning of wilderness. Nature lovers, adventurers and families alike can follow the action live on TV, online and on their mobile devices throughout the week, to catch every exceptional moment. This immersive event is not to be missed." "BIG BLUE LIVE was a summer smash in 2015 and I'm delighted that the team behind our BAFTA Award winning series are reuniting for WILD ALASKA LIVE," said Tom McDonald, BBC Head of Commissioning for Natural History and Specialist Factual. "The series will be the most ambitious live natural history project we've ever commissioned - broadcasting from one of the last truly wild places on earth for what promises to be an unforgettable week of animal encounters." WILD ALASKA LIVE will use state-of-the-art filming technologies and live reports from the air, by boat and on the rugged Alaskan terrain. The event will be anchored by an on-location team of hosts, including Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, correspondents, scientists and wildlife experts who will provide insights and perspective during the broadcasts. In addition to the live portions of the programs, PBS and BBC crews will shoot video and b-roll footage in the weeks preceding the live broadcast, to enhance each live broadcast by telling the bigger stories of each unique species. WILD ALASKA LIVE follows the multi-platform success of 2015's BIG BLUE LIVE television event, which captured the late summer feeding frenzy of marine life in Monterey Bay, California, on air, streaming online and through comprehensive social media activity. That event showcased Monterey Bay's unique underwater community of humpback whales, sea lions, dolphins, elephant seals, sea otters, great white sharks, shearwaters, brown pelicans, blue whales and more, and was experienced by millions of viewers worldwide in a shared multimedia experience. On PBS digital platforms and on social media, viewers can explore the Alaskan wilderness as events take place during the week, on-air and off. Inspired by stunning images, and through video and interactive games, audiences can dive deeper into the region's environmental challenges and its conservation success stories. On Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, viewers will get behind-the-scenes looks at the show's massive production each broadcast night. All three broadcast episodes will live-stream simultaneously on PBS.org and will be simulcast on the new PBS KIDS 24/7 channel and live stream, which is provided by member stations across the country on TV and streaming on digital platforms. On the PBS KIDS channel and live stream, WILD ALASKA LIVE will air immediately after WILD KRATTS one-hour specials, including WILD KRATTS: CREATURES OF THE DEEP SEA (on July 23) and WILD KRATTS ALASKA: HERO'S JOURNEY (on July 26 and 30). In addition to the live program, PBS Education will share the WILD ALASKA LIVE experience with educators, children and parents across the nation on a variety of platforms, through the unique perspective of teachers who live and work in Alaska. WILD ALASKA LIVE is presented as part of a multi-title co-production deal among PBS, BBC and BBC Worldwide North America. The partnership provides a pipeline of the high-quality, entertaining factual programs that PBS and BBC audiences have come to expect. Distributed by BBC Worldwide, it is executive produced by Roger Webb and series produced by Adam White for the BBC Studios' Natural History Unit. Vice President of Programming and Development Bill Gardner and Sr. Director of Programming and Development Bill Margol oversee the project for PBS. WILD ALASKA LIVE is part of PBS "Summer of Adventure," taking viewers and their families on an adventure around the world this season. The lineup of history, science and natural history programming includes the six-part series THE STORY OF CHINA, an exploration of China's 4,000-year history, featuring Michael Wood and beginning June 20. The five-part program BIG PACIFIC, starting June 21, reveals the Pacific Ocean's most guarded secrets. Following BIG PACIFIC on June 21, GREAT YELLOWSTONE THAW showcases the stories of wolves, grizzlies, beavers and Great Gray owls in three episodes as they attempt to survive one of the greatest seasonal changes on the planet. On July 12, the three-part NATURE'S GREAT RACE explores the most astounding migrations on earth. RARE – CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK, beginning July 18, follows National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore in three episodes as he documents the world's species at risk of extinction. WEEKEND IN HAVANA, on July 18, is a one-hour walking tour through Cuba. On August 2, IRELAND'S WILD COAST takes viewers on a one-hour journey along the island's rugged Atlantic coast. "Summer of Adventure" will also include PBS KIDS programming, featuring three new one-hour specials: NATURE CAT: OCEAN COMMOTION (premieres June 19), WILD KRATTS ALASKA: HERO'S JOURNEY (premieres Monday, July 24) and READY JET GO!: BACK TO BORTRON 7 (premieres August 14). PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 28 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS' broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry's most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS' premier children's media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a new 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Pressroom on Twitter. The BBC has an unrivalled global reputation for the factual content it produces across arts, history, documentaries and natural history, and broadcasts some 7,000 hours of high-quality, distinctive factual programs a year on television. The BBC is recognized as an industry leader in terms of innovation, consistently pushing the boundaries of its productions, delivered to our audience by the most engaging and inspirational experts. For more information on this and other PBS programs, visit PBS PressRoom at pbs.org/pressroom. Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for PBS.
News Article | September 21, 2017
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"Experiencing spring in Alaska is to truly experience authentic Alaska," said Captain Dan Blanchard, chief executive officer of UnCruise Adventures. "We take our guests into the thick of it before anyone else makes it into the region – helping them get their boots in the mud, their hands wet in glacial water, and their eyes on some of nature's most incredible masterpieces." UnCruise is the first cruise line to sail into Alaska each season, embarking on seven, eight and 14-night adventures. In April and May, travelers can explore Southeast Alaska with fewer crowds while enjoying the colors of nature coming to life, animals visiting shore, views of sea-to-sky snow, and powerful waterfalls – all while saving on airfare and cruise fare. Not only will guests celebrate the beauty of Alaska's awakening, but spring departures are full of extras in 2018, including: pre-cruise hikes near Juneau led by Captain and CEO Dan Blanchard; expert guest hosts aboard most departures such as glaciologists, bear experts, photographers, authors, and personal trainers; local festivities and celebrations; an orca adopted for guests in each cabin on the 14-night Alaska's Inside Passage & San Juans Cruise; and sailing with UnCruise executives aboard the S.S. Legacy's April 15, 2018 departure. The "Alaska Awakening" campaign savings are specifically for any April or May 2018 departure booked between September 21 through December 15, 2017. Travelers will save $400 per cabin or $200 per person (single occupancy), and the offer is combinable with UnCruise's Loyalty, Referral, and Family Discoveries savings programs, making adventures to Alaska more affordable for families, couples and solo travelers. Travelers must use offer code "AWAKE18PR" when booking. UnCruise's small ships take no more than 88 guests into remote areas of Southeast Alaska for trips packed full of adventure, exploration, and learning. The ships' expert Expedition Guides and crew are given the flexibility to adjust itineraries to maximize wildlife, glacier, forest and shoreline viewings, making every departure one-of-a-kind. Each UnCruise ship carries its own adventure equipment, allowing guests to choose from an array of options with varying levels of activity—kayaking, hiking, beachcombing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, skiff excursions and wildlife searches. The ten Alaska itineraries in the "Alaska Awakening" campaign visit areas such as the Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the United States; Glacier Bay National Park; the 25-mile Tracy Arm, which leads to the Twin Sawyer Glaciers and 30-mile-long Endicott Arm, ending at Dawes Glacier; Misty Fjord National Monument; and more. Cruises start at $2,995 (before savings) and feature fresh, innovative meals; all beverages, including alcohol; adventure activities; transfers day of cruise and wellness amenities. Port taxes and fees are additional. The Family Discoveries program encourages families to bring children eight years and older along with a savings of $500 for kids ages eight to 13 years old. More information on "Alaska Awakening" and its itineraries can be found here. To book or to request additional information, contact your travel agent or UnCruise Adventures at 888-862-8881 or firstname.lastname@example.com. About UnCruise Adventures UnCruise Adventures' boutique yachts and small ships carry 22-88 guests on voyages in Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico's Sea of Cortés, Columbia & Snake Rivers, coastal Washington, British Columbia, Galápagos Islands and Costa Rica and Panamá. UnCruise Adventures, under the parent company of InnerSea Discoveries Alaska Inc., is a member of Trusted Adventures, dedicated to the highest standards of small-group travel and giving back to the places visited.
News Article | January 12, 2016
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While the groups have won strong restrictions on logging of the Tongass National Forest, the nation's largest, they have been denied in their efforts to win federal protection for the wolf. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied them again: The agency determined that the wolf, known as the Alexander Archipelago wolf, should not be listed as an endangered or threatened species. While the government agreed with conservationists that the wolf is declining in parts of its range and that loss of its habitat from logging is playing a role in that decline, it said the overall population of the wolf appears to be healthy. "Although the Alexander Archipelago wolf faces several stressors throughout its range related to wolf harvest, timber harvest, road development, and climate-related events in southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia, the best available information indicates that populations of the wolf in most of its range are likely stable," the Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday. Named for a collection of remote islands, the wolf actually ranges across much of heavily forested mainland southeast Alaska and the coast of British Columbia in Canada. Conservationists pressing for its protection have focused on wolves in the archipelago, which includes on Prince of Wales Island, an expanse of nearly 2,600 square miles with about 6,000 people. Part of Prince of Wales is being logged under one of the largest timber sales in the Tongass in two decades, and estimates say the island could now have as few as 50 wolves, down from about 300 two decades ago. Logging can also reduce habitat for deer, a critical food source for the wolves. Conservationists built part of their argument on scientific evidence showing that wolves on the islands - an area the government calls "GMU 2," for Game Management Unit 2 - are genetically distinct from those roaming the mainland. The government agreed there are differences but said they were not strong enough to warrant listing the island wolves as a distinct species. The best available genetic data "do not indicate that the GMU 2 population harbors significant adaptive variation, which is supported further by the fact that the GMU 2 population is not persisting in an unusual or unique ecological setting," the government concluded. Bruce Dale, the director of the division of wildlife within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which argued against a listing, said the state was committed to protecting the wolf through improved forest management and hunting practices and other means. Despite the declines, he said wolves and deer on the islands remain abundant relative to other parts of the range. "That doesn't mean they weren't more abundant before," he said. The decision was a victory for the region's remaining timber industry. Only one large sawmill remains on Prince of Wales Island. The Fish and Wildlife Service said it expects wolves on the island to decline further in the next 30 years from "the cumulative effect of stressors." "However, wolves here constitute only 4 percent of the range of the Alexander Archipelago wolf and 6 percent of its current estimated total population. Therefore, negative population impacts on these islands will likely not affect the rangewide population in a significant way," the agency said. Explore further: Summit to weigh endangered red wolf's plight as numbers drop
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Forest Ecology and Management | Year: 2013
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition has had substantial impacts on forests of North America. Managers seek to monitor deposition to identify areas of concern and establish critical loads, which define the amount of deposition that can be tolerated by ecosystems without causing substantial harm. We present a new monitoring approach that estimates throughfall inorganic N deposition from N concentration in lichens collected on site. Across 84 study sites in western North America with measured throughfall, a single regression model effectively estimated N deposition from lichen N concentration with an R2 of 0.58 and could be improved with the addition of climate covariates including precipitation seasonality and temperature in the wettest quarter to an R2 of 0.74. By restricting the model to the more intensively sampled region including Oregon, Washington, and California, the R2 increased to 0.77. Because lichens are readily available, analysis is cost-effective, and accuracy is unaffected by mountainous terrain, this method allows development of deposition estimates at sites across broad spatial and topographic scales. Our approach can allow land managers to identify areas at risk of N critical load exceedance, which can be used for planning and management of air pollution impacts. © 2013.
News Article | March 29, 2016
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"WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case brought by the state of Alaska over the so-called Forest Service "roadless rule," ending a major long-running court battle over the state's attempts to be exempt from the logging regulation. The state had asked the Supreme Court to consider reversing a lower-court decision that tossed Alaska's "exemption" from a regulation barring road-building in protected forest areas. While the high court's decision is a major setback for the state, a similar effort to overturn the rule is still brewing in another federal court. The roadless rule originally went into effect in 2001, at the end of the Clinton administration. It barred the Forest Service from building roads and cutting timber on 58.5 million acres nationwide. In Southeast Alaska, it set aside 9.3 million acres of the 17 million-acre Tongass National Forest and nearly all of the 5.4 million-acre Chugach National Forest. The state challenged the rule in court and settled with the Forest Service in 2003, when the George W. Bush administration agreed to craft an exemption for the Tongass National Forest. "
News Article | February 8, 2017
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U.S. food security, forest health, and the ability of farmers to respond to climate change are all at risk if President's Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture brings climate change skepticism to the agency, agricultural researchers and environmental law experts say. That concern takes root not only in Trump's own statements scoffing at climate policy, but also in the words and actions of his nominee for agriculture secretary — former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, who in 2007 resorted to prayer as a strategy to deal with a severe drought Georgia was enduring. "Snowstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have been around since the beginning of time, but now they want us to accept that all of it is the result of climate change," Perdue, whose Senate confirmation hearing has not yet been scheduled, wrote in a 2014 National Review column. "It's become a running joke among the public, and liberals have lost all credibility when it comes to climate science because their arguments have become so ridiculous and so obviously disconnected from reality." In fact, the science of human-caused climate change is far from a running joke. Established climate science shows that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are quickly warming the planet, leading to melting polar ice caps, rising seas, and more frequent extreme weather. Sixteen of the world's 17 hottest years on record have all occurred since 2000 — a level of global warming leading to more frequent, more intense, and more deadly heatwaves and extreme drought. Though climate models are less certain about the role of global warming in hurricanes and tornadoes, they suggest that hurricane intensity will increase as the atmosphere warms. Major hurricanes are already becoming more common in the Atlantic, and landfalling typhoons have become more intense in the Pacific, threatening millions of lives in coastal cities. Responding to climate change is a key mission of the USDA, which is America's chief supporter of agriculture research, forestry, and rural development. The agency funds millions of dollars of research at land grant universities across the country such as Cornell, Clemson, and Texas A&M to help farmers learn the risks they face from a world that has been largely warmed by pollution from carbon emissions. The agriculture industry is responsible for about 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. If confirmed, the decisions Perdue will make will influence whether farms shrink their carbon footprint and how farms and forests are managed to respond to climate-related disasters. The USDA's climate programs extend far beyond farms. As America's largest forest manager, Perdue will determine the direction of the science conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and whether some of America's most carbon-dense and diverse forests are clear-cut for timber harvesting or managed to sustain and blunt the impacts of climate change. "Just about every activity that the USDA regulates is likely to impact climate policy," said Mark Squillace, a natural resources law professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder. "Forests and soils store vast amounts of carbon. When forests are logged or when they burn, much of that stored carbon is released into the atmosphere. Crop farming also contributes to climate change by releasing large quantities of nitrous oxides, much of it from fertilizers, and animal farming contributes vast amounts of methane, especially from ruminant animals." If the USDA dismisses the threat of climate change, "then there is reason for grave concern," said Michael P. Hoffman, executive director of the Cornell University Institute for Climate Smart Solutions, which focuses on sustainable agriculture. "Those who grow our food in the U.S. are facing more extreme weather, more flooding and drought, more high temperature stress — in general, more risk due to more variability, more uncertainty," Hoffmann said. "It will be a travesty if USDA cuts back on its support of climate change research and education." Allison Chatrchyan, a sustainable agriculture researcher at Cornell University, said the losses both farmers and the university's research could sustain if the USDA cuts back on climate funding could be significant. At particular risk are the USDA's 10 regional climate hubs, she said. The Obama administration established the hubs in 2014 to coordinate with land grant universities to help private farmers, ranchers, and forest managers adapt to climate change. Through the universities, the hubs help farmers understand how global warming will alter weather patterns and affect their crops and irrigation methods. "It is unlikely Cornell will get additional funding to work with the hub," Chatrchyan said. "The hub has told us they will be looking to university partners to carry this work if the hubs are disbanded." The USDA also provides scientists at land grant universities with small research grants. At Cornell, researchers are using $6 million in USDA grant money to study how climate change is affecting food security, corn crops, trees, and grasses in urban areas, the spread of invasive mussels in New York lakes, the spread of mosquitoes, and much more. Chatrchyan said that if the USDA shuts off that funding, it would be a huge setback for farmers and the research that supports them. "We have regions of the country and the world that are going to be less able to produce food because of more extreme drought and higher temps and more pests and disease pressure," she said. "We have to be innovative. We have to be helping farmers. We can't step back from that." The USDA manages 193 million acres of national forest and grasslands, including the rainforests of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Those forests act as large "carbon sinks" because they store more carbon from the atmosphere in tree trunks, roots, and soil than any other type of forest in the country. Altogether, America's national forests offset and store about 14 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions each year, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The agency also works with state and local agencies to help manage nearly 500 million acres of local and city forests across the country. "The U.S. Forest Service is heading in a direction both cognizant of problems posed by climate change in terms of wildfire and bark beetle infestation, and adaptation, resilience, and carbon sinks," said Jack Tuholske, director of the Vermont Law School water and justice program. "The tone of the administration one week on the ground, they want to go back to the old days when public lands were viewed as commodity producers for private gain." Tuholske is referring to statements made by some of Trump's other cabinet nominees during their confirmation hearings in January. Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke, whose Interior Department is in charge of more federal land than any other, spoke of forests and fossil fuels the agency manages as "assets" to be harvested or extracted. For decades, the U.S. Forest Service managed national forests mainly for commodity production in the form of timber harvesting, an approach that began to change in the Obama administration, which saw forests as important for their ecological value, Tuholske said. "The U.S. Forest Service is like a big ship slowly turning," he said. "It took them 30 years to reach this new vision of the forest as something more than logs on a stump." The stakes are high for USDA-managed forests because the way they are managed can help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, promote biological diversity, and store atmospheric carbon in temperate rainforests, such as those in western Washington state and the panhandle of Alaska. "Federal lands managed by the USDA are increasingly a cost center for the effects of climate change on the United States," said said Jayni Hein, policy director for the Institute for Policy Integrity at the NYU School of Law. "With more severe droughts and a warming climate, an increasing share of the U.S. Forest Service budget is directed at fighting wildfires. The new administration must keep its eyes open and focused on this growing, costly threat." Firefighting made up 16 percent of the U.S. Forest Service's budget in 1995, but as climate change led to longer and more severe fire seasons, the share of the agency's budget dedicated to fighting fires ballooned to 50 percent by 2015 — roughly $1.2 billion. Fire seasons now average 78 days longer each year than in 1970, according to the Forest Service. The wildfire threat will not be reduced by efforts in Congress or in the Trump administration to increase logging, said Dominick DellaSala, chief scientist at the Geos Institute, a climate change think tank. "As climate change results in more extreme fire weather in places, throwing more money at the problem won't result in a fire-fix as climate increasingly becomes the top-down driver of fire behavior," he said. DellaSala said it's also important that the USDA manage and preserve forests — especially Alaska's rain forests — as carbon sinks in order for the U.S. to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement. The pact calls for countries to cut climate pollution to prevent global warming from exceeding 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F), a level considered dangerous by the United Nations. The Obama administration angered conservationists last year when it approved a plan to log some old-growth rainforest in southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest, which is America's largest and one of its most pristine national forests. "Any additional logging that could come under a Trump administration or congressional efforts to give away large portions of the Tongass to the state of Alaska would make matters even worse," DellaSala said. "I worry about how forest plans will be revised in this administration, which has signaled its intent to roll back the clock to unsustainable logging levels." It's unclear how far Perdue's USDA could go to roll back forest protections because many of them are mandated by law and regulatory changes require a time-consuming process to implement. The law that governs how the USDA manages national forests mandates that forests be managed sustainably — not just for timber harvesting, Hein said. "This requires attention to both the impact of climate change on our national forests and the preservation of these forests as carbon sinks," she said.
Hanley T.A.,Pacific Northwest Research Station |
McClellan M.H.,Pacific Northwest Research Station |
Barnard J.C.,Pacific Northwest Research Station |
Friberg M.A.,Tongass National Forest
USDA Forest Service - Research Paper PNW-RP | Year: 2013
This report documents the results from the first "5-year" round of understory responses to the Tongass-Wide Young-Growth Studies (TWYGS) treatments, especially in relation to their effects on food resources for black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis). Responses of understory vegetation to precommercial silviculture experiments after their first 4 to 8 years posttreatment were analyzed with the Forage Resource Evaluation System for Habitat (FRESH)-Deer model. The studies were conducted in western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)-Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) young-growth forests in southeast Alaska. All four TWYGS experiments were studied: (I) planting of red alder (Alnus rubra) within 1- to 5-year-old stands; (II) precommercial thinning at narrow and wide spacings (549 and 331 trees per hectare, respectively) in 15- to 25-year-old stands; (III) precommercial thinning at medium spacing (420 trees per hectare) with and without pruning in 25- to 35-yearold stands; and (IV) precommercial thinning at wide spacing (203 trees per hectare) with and without slash treatment versus thinning by girdling in >35-year-old stands. All experiments also included untreated control stands of identical age. FRESHDeer was used to evaluate the implications for deer habitat in terms of forage resources (species-specific biomass, digestible protein, and digestible dry matter) relative to deer metabolic requirements in summer (at two levels of requirements- maintenance only vs. lactation) and in winter (at six levels of snow depth). Analyses for both summer and winter indicated that in all cases except for Experiment I (red alder planting in 1- to 5-year-old stands), habitat values of all treatments exceeded untreated controls (P < 0.05), and earlier treatments yielded greater benefits than did later treatments (i.e., treating at 15 to 25 years of age was more effective than at 25 to 35 years, and at >35 years was least effective). When compared to a wide range of old-growth stands from throughout the region, it was apparent that in summer and winter with low snow depths (≤20 cm) early treatments (15- to 25-year-old stands) yielded better food resources than did old-growth forest, while later treatments (25- to 35-, and 35+ year-old stands) yielded poorer habitat than old growth. These results, however, are from only the first 4 to 8 years posttreatment. The next study of TWYGS responses is scheduled to occur at 9 to 13 years posttreatment.
Carlson R.J.,University of Cambridge |
Baichtal J.F.,Tongass National Forest
Geoarchaeology | Year: 2015
A predictive model for locating early Holocene archaeological sites in southern Southeast Alaska was developed based on shell-bearing raised marine deposits. Fieldwork included coring of select-raised marine strata, measuring their elevations, and radiocarbon dating the associated shell samples within the cores. A subset of the data was used to produce a relative sea-level curve spanning the Holocene. The relative sea-level curve suggests that sites favorable for habitation between 9200 and 7000 14C yr B.P. should be found 16-22 ± 1 m above present zero tide. The sea-level curve and new high-resolution digital elevation models allowed reconstruction of past shorelines at various elevations. Surveys to test the model found and recorded over 70 archaeological sites from present sea level up to 32 m above present zero tide. Eleven new sites were within the targeted elevation range and radiocarbon dated to 9280-6890 14C yr B.P. Initial investigations indicate these older sites are rich in microblade and pebble tool technology. The new early Holocene sites indicate more extensive early maritime settlement of Alaska than implied by previous studies and contribute to our understanding of the early movement of people into North America. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Esslinger T.L.,North Dakota State University |
Dillman K.L.,Tongass National Forest
Bryologist | Year: 2010
Physconia grumosa, a species previously known from Asia, is reported from Alaska, the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, New Mexico), New England (Maine) and the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario). This species is similar to P. detersa, differing primarily by the type of propagules formed along the lobe margins: granular to weakly coralloid isidia and few to many dorsiventral lobules instead of true soredia. A description of the species is provided and comparisons with similar species are given. © 2010 by The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc.

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Name: Tserendulam
Parent's name: Bidernee
Ovog: Oryas
Sex: f
Year of Birth: 1946
Ethnicity: Urianhai
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Education: secondary
Notes on education: büren dund
Work: retired
Belief: Buddhist
Born in: Duut sum, Hovd aimag
Lives in: Jargalant sum (or part of UB), Hovd aimag
Mother's profession: herder
Father's profession: herder
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Tserendulam guai wore the Urianhai traditional clothes inherited from her mother when giving this interview. The outer robe is called a tsegdeg and the inner robe is called terleg. The hair-piece was sewn by her mother. The most important part of the Urianhai clothes is the edge stitch and there are also many colorful kerchiefs. The Urianhai deel's sleeves are very loose. During the Kazakh war the Urianhai mothers concealed their babies in their sleeves and were able to escape. The footwear or 'gosoo' and the deel were all handmade. The cap or 'toortsogo' has been worn with shamlaga. Tserendulam guai called her earrings 'siik'.
An unmarried woman's lose hair was rolled up and the rest was put in 'boodgo' (name of a hair-piece). When Tserendulam guai was a child, every 'ail' had a tovshuur and ih hel (musical instruments). Every guest had to touch it and sing a song before leaving. They played the tovshuur and intoned an epic. Tserendulam guai talked about biyelgee dance and praised her tovshuur,
The tovshuur crafted from the wood called poplar
Made by taking hairs from the chestnut colt's tail
The tovshuur made by shaving the wood called Siberian Larch
Made by taking hairs from the creamy chestnut
The tovshuur made sparingly from a wood called 'altsan'
Made by taking hairs from the Lion Garuda
She created these words of praise. The tovshuur is kept respectfully in high places.
Tserendulam guai has participated in the Oirad Erih Höhsü festival. She has the awards of the 'state leading artistic person' and the 'people's leading gifted person'. She has talked about the bards like Choisüren, Avirmed and Urtnasan. To recite epics means similar like offering incense seeking fortune or luck and it is considered to be like awakening the luck of the family. If the tovshuur is played with dancing biyelgee and there are people sitting, the tovshuur is passed on clockwise to the next person and he plays or dances. If he cannot, he should sing.
Tserendulam guai and her forefathers are Urianhai people from Altai. There used to be seven Urianhai provinces. They are from Ah sum and they have the family name (ovog) Oviyos. Her father married in Inner Mongolia and then moved back to Mongolia. There were such 'ails' who had come over the mountains and they used to live in the mountains and rocks. There was a period when the Kazakhs disturbed the Urianhais, the Zahchin and the Torguuds. They were the Osman Kazakhs.
Tserendulam guai's husband was a League cell darga. Her father-in-law Höhiin Namjil guai was the first deputy elected from Hovd.
Her father's older brother Sengee loaded his Buddhist relics on two camels and concealed them near the river Tsenher. Religion was prohibited and it was very strict. There were fortunetellers who told the fortune with 41 stones and drawing coins. The people used to visit them secretly in order to know about their future. But the customs of fire worship, consecrating livestock, worshipping the mountains and the ovoos have been preserved. During tsagaan sar the people offered balin (sacrificial offering shaped out of dough) to the ovoos, burnt 13 incenses to Altai, offered livestock sternums, and tied zalam (willow sticks) upon the breast-bone according to the number of the people. Women were prohibited to take part in this ceremony and their husbands couldn't attend the ceremony if they were party members.


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Tony (Carlos Bernard) has taken Jane (Alexandra Lydon) out of CTU, with plans to exchange her for Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth). Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is in pursuit, with Adam (Zachary Quinto) guiding him using the satellite image. Jack catches up to Tony, who reluctantly tells Jack the location of the pay phone where he's supposed to wait for Saunders' (Paul Blackthorne) call. They go together, and Jack forces Tony to make Saunders change the location for the exchange. Tony angrily tells Jack, "Just because you sacrificed your wife for this job, doesn't mean I'm going to sacrifice mine!" But Saunders agrees to the change, and Jack and Tony join a CTU team at the new location. Michelle makes a daring escape attempt. Chase (James Badge Dale) and Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) discuss the future of their relationship. Keeler (Geoff Pierson) goes to Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) with a photo of Milliken's prescription bottle, which he says has Sherry's (Penny Johnson Jerald) fingerprints on it. He threatens to expose the whole sordid affair unless Palmer resigns after the current crisis is over. With Palmer's blessing, Wayne (D.B. Woodside) teams up with Bruce Foxton (Mark Rolston), a shady mercenary operative, to break into Sherry's house and find the evidence.


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text: Modeling Discrete Events GoldSim Quick Tour (13 of 23) GoldSim provides powerful capabilities for superimposing the occurrence and effects of discontinuities and discrete events onto continuously varying systems. This allows for the realistic simulation of discrete events such as financial transactions, accidents, system failures, storms, labor strikes, and lawsuits. Events such as these can have important effects on the performance of many systems, and it is therefore important to represent them in a realistic manner. GoldSim provides a variety of specialized elements for simulating the occurrence and consequences of discrete events. Events can be generated regularly ("occur exactly once a year on January 1"), randomly ("occur, on average, once a year"), or based on a certain set of conditions ("when A is greater than B and the value of C has changed"). An event can trigger one or more consequences, such as changing the status of something in the model ("this task is now complete"), achieving a specified milestone, or making a discrete change to some quantity in your model ("add $1000 to the account").


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There's no question that technology is distrupting or at least impacting every industry and every job. The question is how will you lead your enterprise to defend against it's dangers and capitalize on AI's opportunities?
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SolarStorm X2 offers lots of lumens, decent battery life and solid build quality for very little money. It all sounds just too good to be true, there must be some drawbacks, right? Read more to find out.
SolarStorm X2 offers lots of lumens, decent battery life and solid build quality for very little money. It all sounds just too good to be true, there must be some drawbacks, right? Read more to find out.
Everyone gets sick sometimes and unfortunately, it stops you from doing any physical activities altogether. Luckily, there are plenty of cycling related things you can do indoors while waiting for your recovery. Here are some of my favorites.
While mountain bike mudguards are not going to up the cool factor of your bike, they can definitely be helpful at keeping you and your bike cleaner and drier. I have already made a guide on how to make a simple front fender, but this time we'll be making a rear mounted one. Read more for blueprints and instructions.
Camelbak Podium Chill water bottle is claimed to keep your water cooler for twice as long as a regular water bottle. Paired with the good features found on a regular Podium water bottle, this should be one of the better water bottles on the market.
Do you need something simple that will hold your bikes upright and works with tires of any width? Look no further, because this Bike Rack is adjustable and will fit most tire sizes with ease. It's easy to build and can be customized to hold more than two bikes too! Detailed instructions, blueprints and a video available.
Merida Ride 300 is Merida's entry level road bike. Thanks to its more relaxed geometry it's a great choice for beginners looking into getting their first bike, or for riders who are not flexible enough for full on race geometry.
USB Power packs are handy for charging your cell phone, but could you use them to power your bike lights too? That's what I wanted to find out so I decided to experiment with an old light and USB power pack. The results were definitely surprising!
Staying motivated is essential to success, yet it's so easy to feel unmotivated. Maybe the weather is bad, it's off-season, or maybe you are just not feeling like it. It happens to everyone, so here are my top tips that (hopefully) help you with keeping yourself motivated.
CONTEC PG1 multi-tool is an impressive tool for just 15€. Thanks to its clever and minimalistic design, the multi-tool packs all the necessary features into a very lightweight and compact package.
In part 5 we focused on improving the comfort of the bike. Furthermore, having switched back to bottles meant figuring out the lightest possible way to carry the essential tools and spares. We are not there just yet, but we are getting closer.
The debate of Bottles versus Hydration pack has been going on ever since the first hydration pack was brought out. Both of which have their ups and downs. Here's my take on the topic.


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Summer break is ending and my baby is turning 1 year old in the matter of days. I'm not even sure how many days, I won't let myself count them. What a busy and slow start we had to getting any kind of break but it's slowed down this whole month and I've been so very grateful. These have been some needed days of sleeping in, drinking our coffee slow and just letting the hours linger. It's been exactly what I needed as this year has been such a whirlwind. Just too much to put on the blog, but beyond parenting, homeschooling, my sister getting married, wrestling with low iron and low thyroid levels, there have been some serious realities that have affected my life. They've left me sometimes angry, sometimes numb, sometimes doubting myself or everyone around me and still always seeking Jesus because He is the Rock, always the Rock in the storms.
Psalm 18:31
For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
And who is the Rock except our God?
I've been kinda ignoring that the school year is fast approaching. Which not only means back to very full days but Joe goes back to work as well. It's always the adjustment, especially on the little ones when Daddy isn't home all day anymore and I'm devoting time to school work with the older kids. It's a big change for each of us and one that I have finally accepted is going to happen next week!
I found some vintage style wire baskets for $3 that inspired me to organize our school supplies and that was just the boost I needed to get moving. Such a simple thing that made me happy. Getting everything ready for the new school year has helped me become excited and ready to tackle another year. I can't believe this is our 7th year homeschooling, it's gone by so quickly. Each year has it's challenges, this year I'll have a 6th, 4th and 2nd grader, but I can guarantee that my biggest obstacle will be keeping up with and entertaining the 4, 3, and 1 year old. It's gonna be crazy ya'll! They are professional noise machines and mess makers.
Most of all I'm just really grateful to get to spend another year at home teaching and learning with my kids. It's hardwork, it's really challenging and I'm not even close to doing any of this mothering or homeschool thing perfect. But, I know it's what the Lord has called me to do and I know that this is a blessing for our family and so, I will am doing it and pray for the Lord's blessing because I am so not enough. I read this quote from Elizabeth Elliot this week and it was so good I posted it on my IG and I'll post it here as well, because I need all the reminders I can get.
"This job has been given to me to do. Therefore it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I make to God. Therefore it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God's way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness."


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"None of us knows what our destiny will be," says Lawrence E. Thomas, BU77. "What we do know and have are our dreams."
Mr. Thomas knows how to dream big. From playing a variety of musical instruments beginning at age six in his Vicksburg, Mississippi, home to attending Washington University to landing — and rising to partner — at Edward Jones, he has fulfilled many dreams. "I'm achievement oriented," he says.
That claim extends to his community service and philanthropy. Topping his priorities is supporting students hoping to attend the Olin Business School. A scholarship recipient himself, Mr. Thomas began supporting scholarships in 1986. He has established the Lawrence E. Thomas Scholarship, the Wesley Thomas Scholarship, and the Lawrence E. Thomas/Edward Jones and Company Scholarship. He now has committed $1 million to establish and endow another scholarship.
"Washington University has gone from extremely good to great," he says. "Key to that effort is our super-intelligent students, who are passionate about learning and getting the best education possible. Helping them is important to me."
A co-founder of "The Tie That Binds," a Washington University scholarship initiative challenging African-American alumni to support bright and deserving students, Mr. Thomas has promoted diversity in many organizations. At Edward Jones, he created a program to help recruit and retain minorities.
Mr. Thomas serves on numerous boards, including the United Way of Greater St. Louis; the Saint Louis Zoo; Forest Park Forever (St. Louis); and Provident, Inc. A former university trustee, he has been honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards from both the university and the Olin Business School.
As a senior at Washington University, Mr. Thomas interned at Edward Jones. After graduating, he joined the firm's Corporate Bond Trading department and became a principal five years later. He has championed the recruitment of Olin students at Edward Jones ever since.
"The things we become involved in make up our legacy," Mr. Thomas says, "and that legacy should help make the world a better place."


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Jess took us to a great taco shrimp place and this was our view.
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Last day and awesome weather.
La Jolla Beach
After spending seven days in a beautiful warm place it was hard to come back to the fog and cold snow. I'm sure Jessie will make many trips back.. San Diego has become her second home. I'm thankful that we got to spend quality time together as a family. Serving a mission has changed both Jessie and me. I value our time together. I try and stay more positive as a mother. Now that everyone is getting older and moving on I'm having a hard time accepting change. It was nice to get away and renew relationships. My heart is full and at peace. I feel much gratitude to my Heavenly Father for such a beautiful world and a wonderful life!


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Auxiliary connector meaning in Computer Science Dictionary
The additional connector is a four or six cable power-supply connector that connects towards motherboard. This connector provides additional capacity to the pc processor also power hungry devices like videos. The image reveals a good example of what the additional cable connector appears like. As well as be seen the cable has actually two black colored wires that provide the bottom, two orange cables offering +3.3VDC, and a red line providing you with +5VDC.


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Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain is dynamic. Without treatment, sensory input from injured tissues reaches spinal cord neurons and causes subsequent responses to be enhanced. Pain receptors in the periphery also become more sensitive after injury. No matter how successful or how deftly conducted, operations produce tissue trauma and release potent mediators of inflammation and pain. Pain is just one response to the trauma of surgery, however. In additional to the major stress of surgical trauma and pain, the substances released from injured tissue evoke "stress hormone" responses in the patient. Such responses promote breakdown of body tissue; increase metabolic rate, blood clotting, and water retention; impair immune function; trigger a "fight or flight" alarm reaction with autonomic features (e.g. rapid pulse) and negative emotions. Pain itself may lead to shallow breathing and cough suppression in an attempt to "splint" the injured site, followed by retained pulmonary secretions and pneumonia. Unrelieved pain may delay the return of normal gastric and bowel function in the postoperative patient. The physiological and psychosocial risks associated with untreated pain is greatest in frail patients with other illnesses such as heart or lung disease, those undergoing major surgical such as aortic surgery, and the very young or the very old. In the past, postoperative pain was thought to be inevitable, a harmless though intense discomfort that the patient had to tolerate. Unrelieved pain after surgery or trauma is often unhealthy; fortunately, it is preventable or controllable in an overwhelming majority of cases. Patients have a right to treatment that includes prevention or adequate relief of pain.
Clinical surveys continue to indicate that routine orders for intramuscular injections of opioid "as needed" fail to relieve pain in about half of postoperative patients. Not all acute postoperative, procedural, or trauma-related pain can be eliminated, but several alternative approaches, when appropriately and attentively applied, prevent or relieve pain. The importance of effective pain management increases beyond patient satisfaction when additional benefits for the patient are realized, e.g. earlier mobilization, shortened hospital stay, and reduced costs. Patients have a right to treatment that includes prevention or adequate relief of pain.


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The Organizational Behaviour - Research Group hosts a range of seminars throughout the academic year. The series is designed to increase the sharing of knowledge between staff, students, external partners and other academics.
Seminars are often based upon the current research activities of speakers and provide a forum in which ideas and research synergies can be discussed.
For students the series offers a great opportunity to keep up to date with the latest developments in the field or Organizational Behaviour.
If you would like to enquire about the series or have an idea for a session please email Jessica Sims on: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- The Team Member Mix Matters: But What Should We Do About it?'
Militza Callinan
5.00pm - 6.30pm, 22nd April - 1.44, Leeds Univeristy Business School, Maurice Keyworth Building
Abstract: Team membership is well established as a structural feature of team design that influences team behaviour and performance. And 'who' is in a team often seems to dominate individuals' accounts of their personal experiences of team working. There is a large volume of scholarly research on team composition conducted from differing conceptual and empirical perspectives. However, limited conceptual integration together with apparent inconsistencies and contingencies in the complex set of empirical findings, mean that no credible evidence-based general principles or practical guidelines have emerged for composing a team to operate effectively in a specific setting to meet particular goals.
I will present findings from a field study of composition effects in group exercises within an assessment centre used for hiring decisions in a large UK public sector organization. Group exercises such as leaderless group discussions (LGDs) are widely used assessment tools in which temporary, ad hoc teams complete timed tasks for the purpose of evaluating individual members. Allocation of candidates to teams appears to be largely arbitrary but this study clearly shows that team personality composition and assessor ratings covary. In short, a person could receive more or less favourable ratings if assessed in a differently composed group, so ensuring fairness requires proactive management of assessment team allocations. Exploring the options for action in this particular team context naturally leads to an exploration of the wider consequences of team composition effects and the broader challenges of translating research into practice in this area.
Bio: Militza Callinan is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Leeds University Business School where she teaches on the Full-time and Executive MBA programmes. Previously she was Assistant Director of the SHL/UMIST Research Centre in Work and Organizational Psychology at Manchester School of Management. Her core research interests relate to personality and its consequences, team-working, and self-identity and self-presentation.
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6.30pm - 8.30pm, 6th May - 1.04, Leeds Univeristy Business School Maurice Keyworth Building
NPDWG Local Development and Networking Events 2015
We are thrilled to offer the opportunity to attend a free 2 hour interactive workshop. This workshop is aimed at students, academics and anyone interested in making the links between psychology and Corporate Responsibility.
The purpose of this workshop is:
- to enable attendees to understand their role in Corporate Responsibility
- to apply some psychological theories to Corporate Responsibility
- to appreciate how some of these theories can be transferred to other change situations
The workshop will cover:
- definitions of key terms
- an outline of recent research into the importance and challenge of issues facing Corporate Responsibility professionals
- individual and group exercises based on the 6 E's model
Speaker: Dr Jan Maskell MBPsS MCIPD AIEMA
Jan is the convenor of the Going Green Working Group, within the British Psychological Society's Divisional of Occupational Psychology. The Going Green Working Group have been focusing on how the science and practice of Occupational Psychology is applied to Corporate Responsibility.
During the event we will be keen to hear your thoughts on the topic, as well as to have some lively and interesting debate about the role our profession can play in corporate responsibility, so please come armed with questions and ideas for discussion!
Any queries should be sent to email@example.com with DOP NPDWG May 2015 in the subject line.
- 'The 'Missing Women' in Higher Education Leadership'
Paula Burkinshaw
5.00pm – 6.30pm, 3rd June – 1.44, Leeds Univerisity Business School Maurice Keyworth Building
Paula is a senior researcher in the Organizational Behaviour Group having joined Leeds University Business School through Leeds University Centre for Interdisciplinary Leadership in 2013 early in its foundation. Before this time Paula enjoyed a career in leadership development, predominately in the public sector and latterly within higher education. Paula's research interests are around gendered and gendering leadership cultures, across higher education and beyond. Paula's PhD thesis explored the 'missing women' at the top of Higher Education, in particular why there are so few women vice chancellors, and set this within the context of the 'missing women' at the top across UK society. Paula is currently developing a major research study with the White Rose consortium of universities around the under representation of women in the professoriate. Paula is also part of a research team developing an international corporate retail sector project on leadership diversity, inclusion and intersectionality having been one of the researchers on a fascinating exploratory study with a major UK based retail organization. Simultaneously Paula has been the researcher on a project around improving gender equality in the School of Medicine at the university.
The aim of this seminar presentation is twofold: to propose a theoretical framework underpinning the gendered academy (Hearn, 2001) whereby higher education leadership communities of practice of masculinities influence the learning and doing of leadership; and to explore this framework using data which was generated through interviews with women vice chancellors.
This seminar presentation uncovers some of the silences (Morley, 2005) and absences (Morley, 2013) in the gendered academy possibly owing to higher education leadership communities of practice of masculinities, with data from research participants suggesting that these silences and absences are embedded and go unchallenged. Apparently, academics dislike the 'macho, boys-club' style of management teams so why is it that the people who dislike this behaviour do not challenge it - women who are assertive and challenging inevitably risk being labelled 'trouble makers', but why is it that men who find these types of leadership styles unacceptable do not challenge them either (Bagilhole and White, 2011)? The theoretical framework helps illuminate this conundrum, for these leadership communities do not include men per se, nor are all women excluded. Instead, maybe these communities prevail because they endorse and reward certain types of masculinities. Perhaps people (whether women or men) not 'fitting in' to higher education leadership communities of practice of masculinities where women (and men) embrace masculine models of mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire of performances are excluded and at best remain in 'legitimate peripheral participation' (Wenger, 1998).
BAGILHOLE, B. & WHITE, K. 2011. Gender, power and management [electronic resource] : A cross-cultural analysis of higher education, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
HEARN, J. 2001. Academia, Management and Men: Making the Connections, Exploring the Implications. In: BROOKS, A. M., A (ed.) Gender and the Restructured University: changing management and culture in higher education Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University.
MORLEY, L. 2005. Sounds, silences and contradictions: Gender equity in British commonwealth higher education. Australian Feminist Studies, 20, 109-119.
MORLEY, L. 2013. Women and higher education leadership: absences and aspirations. LFHE. London.
WENGER, E. 1998. Communities of practice : learning, meaning, and identity, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.


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Injury plagued Samoa summon replacements
While England, the holders of the Webb Ellis Cup, become the first of the home unions to arrive in France today Wales leave tomorrow, Ireland and Scotland on Wednesday one of their pool opponents, Samoa, are still counting the cost of their warm-up games against English opponents.
Donald Kerslake, the prop, damaged ribs against Northampton and has already left the squad. He is likely to be joined by Filipo Levi, the lock who fractured an eye socket against Sale Sharks nine days ago. Samoa must call in belated replacements before their first match against South Africa in Paris on Sunday.
The Springboks leave for France tonight with reassurances about the fitness of Jean de Villiers (centre) and Akona Ndungane (wing). Australia, in residence…