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Genre: Historical Fiction/Southern Fiction
Publication Date: 8th November 2001
Time: 9hrs 54mins
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Jenna Lamia is one of my favourite narrators, she nails the distinct voices of 14 year old Lily, her nanny Rosaleen and the Boatright sisters. Jenna Lamia also narrates other favourites; Beth Hoffman's Saving Ceecee Honeycut and the heart warming Looking For Me.
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It is with great sadness that I report that UCSD Economics Professor Hal White passed away Saturday morning after an extended struggle with cancer. He was an irreplaceable colleague and dear friend, and we will miss him greatly.
Hal was one of the world's leading econometricians. One of his core beliefs was that the models and assumptions that we bring to the data are inevitably flawed and misspecified in some way. It might seem that if you believe that, there's no hope in trying to do econometrics. But some of Hal's most remarkable discoveries concerned how to form valid inference even if part of what you assumed was fundamentally wrong.
An example arises in ordinary regression analysis, in which a common assumption is that the variance of the regression model's error is the same for all observations. Suppose that assumption is wrong, and instead the variance depends in an unknown way on the various explanatory variables. Hal found that it is possible to characterize how that dependence would affect the reliability of the inference from the regression, and construct modified t-statistics or F-statistics that take this into account. This was such a useful contribution that it is now a standard option a user can easily select in any decent regression software package. Hal once lamented to me that this was an example of a contribution that became so successful and widespread that people forgot who came up with it in the first place. Hal's proposed adjustments are often described as "robust standard errors" or "heteroskedasticity-consistent standard errors", though I have always introduced them to my students as "White standard errors".
Hal also showed that this idea generalizes much more broadly, as spelled out in his classic article, Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Misspecified Models. The maximum likelihood estimator (affectionately known as the "MLE") refers to a particular estimate of parameters that is derived from the claim that the researcher knows the family from which the true probability distribution that generated the data comes. Hal's remarkable contribution here was to examine the properties of that inference if you have assumed the wrong class of probability distributions. He referred to that procedure (using an MLE that is based on an incorrect assumption about the probability distribution) as "quasi maximum likelihood estimation." Again establishing the properties of such inference seems like (and is!) an astounding result. But when you get into the math, you discover that it makes perfect sense. For example, one could assume (mistakenly, perhaps), that the error terms in the regression model came from a Normal distribution with mean zero and constant variance. If your assumptions were correct, then the MLE turns out to be the usual formula for regression estimation. However, even if your assumption about the probability distribution is wrong, one can show that what you were calling the MLE is usually still giving you a decent estimate of something, namely, an estimate of the best prediction of y if you want to base your prediction on a linear function of x. In fact, White's robust standard errors for ordinary regression prove to be a special case of his general results for quasi maximum likelihood estimation.
Hal had a host of other very fundamental contributions, ranging from the recognition that neural networks are essentially a statistical inference problem, elegant contributions to asymptotic theory, any number of extremely useful specification tests, and his most recent interest in some very deep ideas about causality and inference. There are I suspect a great many papers by Hal and his co-authors that have not yet been published, but soon will be, as he remained astonishingly productive up to the end, writing papers faster than the journals could publish them.
I used to have lunch each week with Hal, Clive Granger, Rob Engle, and others, at which people would bring up econometrics questions they'd been working on. If you had something important and difficult for which you needed a solution, it was a good idea to save the topic for discussion until Hal got there. I remember a number of occasions when the rest of us would struggle with something for 15 minutes, and then Hal would arrive and provide the key insight within 60 seconds. It was an incredible resource to have somebody like that around.
I must also say that he was one of the kindest and dearest people I have known. He didn't have insecurities or something to prove about who he was– anybody with any sense would recognize his towering intellect. It was always a joy and honor to sit with him in seminars, and learn yet another new thing from his off-hand remarks and insights. And, since he wrote more in his lifetime than I would be able to read in mine, I can take some comfort in the fact that there is much more that I have yet to learn from this gentle and noble man.


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Good Samaritan Averts Possible Crash on Golden Gate Bridge
On November 27, 2007, at approximately 6:50 AM, a 62-year woman from Tiburon was traveling southbound on the Golden Gate Bridge (US-101), in the #2 lane, south of the south tower, just prior to the Toll Plaza. Another commuter, Mr. John Beatty of Mill Valley, was traveling behind the woman's black Jeep Grand Cherokee and observed that the speed of the Jeep was considerably slower than the flow of traffic. Mr. Beatty drove up to the right of the Jeep and observed the driver slumped over the wheel. The woman suffered an apparent medical emergency which caused her to lose consciousness. Mr. Beatty acted quickly by positioning his vehicle, a Ford F-350 Super Duty utility truck, in the path of the moving Jeep and slowly and safely guided the Jeep across two lanes of traffic to the right where his truck and the Jeep eventually came to rest in the #4 southbound curb lane. He accomplished this while numerous other motorists, oblivious to the emergency, passed.
Mr. Beatty's immediate and selfless action likely prevented what could have been an extremely serious traffic incident. Within minutes, CHP officers and Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District patrol officers arrived on scene. As the officers approached the Jeep, they observed the unresponsive woman slumped over the wheel. Presidio Fire Department paramedics were dispatched and transported the woman to California Pacific Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased. The southbound lanes were interrupted for approximately 10 minutes to facilitate the emergency response vehicles. All traffic lanes were opened at 7:15AM.
According to Golden Gate Bridge Manager Kary Witt, "Due to the action of this Good Samaritan, a potentially worse situation was averted and we are all thankful for that aspect of the traffic incident this morning."


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S T Davis will be at Trees in Bolton Landing in JulyJuly 15, 2014
I will be signing and selling both Musket and Mobcap and Summer of Red Rain in Bolton Landing, New York on July 24 from 4PM to 7PM. Hope to see many of you there.
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[5/10] Did Transformers have any redeeming qualities? Well, let's see… It had some cool sound effects. Some cool action scenes. Really good special effects. If they could have kept the movie to a strict update of the original Transformers cartoon, it would have been a better movie. Instead, the crude sexual humor and resemblance to a bad Melrose Place episode noticeably detracted. The government involvement was nothing more than a facade that hid absolutely no substance behind it. Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds remake has become the model for such a situation; if you can't write a convincing government part of the story, don't do it at all.
In the end, Transformers was little more than a shallow, insincere offering to a very narrow demographic (probably late teenage males), that has been done before, and done better, at that. Terminator?


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RIKEN Yokohama does more than just carry out the latest research; through our public outreach activities we actively seek to contribute to society by conveying to the public the possibilities in current research findings through the lens of our own research achievements.
Specific outreach efforts include hands-on events for visitors during our annual Open Day, bringing together researchers and the general public for discussions at our Science Café events, facility tours for middle and high school students, exhibition booth displays and dispatching researchers into the local community to give lectures and presentations.
Open Day
RIKEN Yokohama holds an annual* Open Day where we welcome the public into our facilities to learn about our research activities. A full day of programs include various hands-on events and experiments for both adults and children, such as extracting DNA from familiar plants, lectures by our research staff and facility tours.
Science Café
Held on a more-or-less monthly basis, our Science Café initiative sends researchers out to libraries, science museums, centers and other public locations in Yokohama and the surrounding areas to discuss science with participants in an informal and friendly atmosphere over a cup of coffee. Presenters talk about life science topics such as health and medical treatment in an easy-to-understand manner.
Facility Tours
RIKEN Yokohama offers facility tours targeted to junior and high school students. The tours are guided by research staff and introduce our research activities and large-scale facilities, including our next-generation, high-speed DNA sequencers and the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) facility, which is used to analyze the complex molecular structures of organic compounds.
Exhibitions (Booths and Workshops)
RIKEN Yokohama has exhibition booths at the annual Super Science High School (SSH) student presentation symposium and the annual Yokohama Science Frontier High School festival. We also hold participatory workshops at the Science Agora each fall at Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo.


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Re: Hydro electricity rate hikes shocking, Letter April 11
Hydro electricity rate hikes shocking, Letter April 11
Hydro rates in Ontario have doubled since the Liberals have been in power. They are projected to climb another 43 per cent in the next five years. From what I've read in your paper, these rate increases are due to gross incompetence that is hidden by too many bureaucracies within the hydro service.
The attitude of senior staff entitlement makes Dr. Chris Mazza look like Mother Theresa. A few examples of things I do not understand, and wished your top notch reporter Kevin Donovan would get his hooks into:
- Paying millions to get rid of surplus power.
<bullet>Building a new multi million plant to replace one that has run at less then 10 per cent capacity for years.
<bullet>The billion dollar smart meter fiasco.
<bullet>The two canceled power plants. Dalton McGuinty gets the blame but where was hydro pre planning?
<bullet>Hydro executives dominating the top of the sunshine list.
<bullet>Top secret deals with the Korean public companies.
<bullet>Solar panels with no grid connection.
<bullet>Flip flopping on offshore wind installations.
<bullet>And the usual civil service complaint of one hole, five new deluxe trucks and eight men and only one working.
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Full fee: S$78 per participant
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The workshop aims to share with parents on how to tell their child about the ASD diagnosis so as to facilitate child to build on their strengths, and learn ways to manage their social and communication or behavioural challenges.
The workshop will begin with by addressing and revisiting parents' thoughts and feelings when they first learnt about their child having ASD and doing some reflection on their parenting journey.
It will facilitate parents to have a better appreciation of their child's developmental issues, child's strengths, challenges and interests in relation with the ASD diagnosis.
It will discuss practical ways to discuss about the diagnosis with their child and family members, and learn how to support their child in coming to terms with the diagnosis. It will discuss some factors to consider when doing disclosure, such as the age and gender of the child, dealing with family members' responses, classmates' and teachers' responses, and access arrangements.
Finally, it will discuss some of the areas to look into in building child's confidence and resilience.
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Upon completion of the training workshop, participants will be able to:
- Increase their knowledge in how to manage their own reactions as well as child's and siblings' reactions to the diagnosis
- Learn ways to communicate with their child about the diagnosis
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- Learn ways to support and optimize their child potentials
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Special Notes
Closing date: 13 April 2018
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Of all my dad's favorite foods (he was a chef back in his day), I think this meal is at the top of the list. "It's all from the earth," he always says, "Clams from the sea, garlic and wheat from the ground, and olive oil from the trees." Whatever the philosophy behind it, this is a delicious plate of pasta. Plain and simple: this recipe is worth it.
By the way, Central Coasters (especially north SLO county) – Pier 46 seafood market/restaurant in Templeton is THE PLACE to buy seafood. High quality, fresh fish and wonderful prepared items. Great food, and you're supporting the local economy! That's where these littlenecks came from (click for pretty pictures!)
Linguine and Clams
Entree, serves 6-8
1 pound linguine (recommended: DeCecco) – reserve 1 cup cooking water
1/2 cup olive oil
10 garlic cloves, passed through garlic press
36 Littleneck clams
1 bunch of flat leaf Italian parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Kosher salt, to taste
1. Cook linguine according to package directions, in well-salted water. When cooked to al dente, drain, reserving 1 cup of water.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large pan. Add garlic, and cook until garlic begins to turn golden. Take care not to burn the garlic!
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Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Center for Living & Working, Inc. (CLW) is hosting a 1-hour support group (with refreshments!) the last Tuesday of every month for persons with a SCI. CLW provides support and resources to persons with a SCI. The support group is designed to share resources, network, and increase independence and community inclusion.
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The MIMSafe NewEra System has been designed to prevent rotational falls.
The NewEra System has been designed and developed by engineers Mats Björnetun and Anders Flogård of MIM Construction Frändefors Sweden. Both having equestrian backgrounds.
The NewEra System Clip will release if a horse hits the fence in such a way that it would have resulted in a rotation.
The NewEra System has an indicator which will spring up to indicate if the clip has been damaged so it can be replaced. The NewEra System works not only on the "near" vertical force but on the horizontal force as well. The clip has been designed to activate at 190 kg. The NewEra System can be simply used for all permanent and portable fences. See our products page.
The research piece by Anders Flogård of MIM Construction AB titled "A Study of Means to Prevent Rotational Falls within Cross Country Eventing".
This is a copy of the Presentation by Mats Björnetun as the Swedish Federation representative at the FEI EVENTING RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR 16 – 17 January 2010.
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Our current exhibition (Spring 2013) features the felting work of artist Miriam Brady.
Miriam Brady is a textile artist living in the foothills of the West Wicklow mountains. She draws her inspiration for her wall pieces from her beautiful surroundings and her deep love of nature.
Her pieces are created with wool and silk fibres using a felting technique. The use of warm soapy water and friction help to cohese the wool and silk to form a solid piece of fibre.
Each November, her exhibition in her home includes wall pieces, as well as wearable items,eg felt gloves, babies christening booties, large and small scarves, and ornate bowls, all made from wool and silk. These can be viewed on her website www.loughannadesign.com . She can also be contacted by phone on 0877849031.
Hervé de Wergifosse
For the month of June we are exhibiting the art of wood turner Hervé de Wergifosse (owner of wood craft business, Wergiwood >>>).
"More than any material, timber has a soul. Each fibre contains a personal history, as time and nature have fashioned your piece's colour, grain and texture. From log to art piece, the turner's gouge reveals the natural beauty of the wood, giving new life to century old Irish trees.
It is a privilege to have created unique pieces of work to be enjoyed by you for many more years."
This is a solo exhibition of the work of Blessington resident, Anna Nagle. Most of the pieces on show reflect a year of experimenting with 'spotaneous painting' - "painting with no plan, leaving room for what lies in the subconscious to come forward with imagery and colour to inform and aid one's healing process'.
For more information go to www.tranformation-art.net.
'Witness': a series of beautiful landscapes and rural scenes by local artist, Margot Fogarty, is our exhibition for March. Drop in and bear witness to them yourself - you won't be disappointed. Margot's talent is as natural as the objects that inspire her:
"I paint the earth and that which grows on it. For me the process is very simple - I choose to paint something that, for some reason, catches my attention and in that moment the urge to capture it, is decided. The task at hand is now to bring together whatever it is that I believe I have witnessed. To be a witness to an event is such a powerful thing. Witnessing is all about the experience, what you have seen, felt, heard or even smelled in some cases. I rely totally on pure trust and the hand of God after that!"
Margot Ussher is a self taught artist and dance therapist, living and working in Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Running at the moment in the cafe is an exhibition of new work by botanical artist, Holly Somerville.
Holly Somerville is a Dublin-born artist specialising in botanical watercolours. She has an MA in Botany from Somerville College, Oxford and a BA in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art.
Holly has held several sell-out solo exhibitions in Ireland, in the Bay Tree Gallery, Holywood, The Kennedy Gallery, Dublin, and The Garden House, Enniskerry. Her work hangs in distinguished collections such as The National Trust, and Trinity College, Dublin. She has also shown work in many group exhibitions including the Royal Ulster Academy, the Ulster Museum and the Kennedy Gallery. For some years she was based in the herbarium of the Botany Department of Trinity College, Dublin, and was commissioned to draw new illustrations for the 7th edition of David Webb's 'An Irish Flora' (Dundalgan Press). She has done extensive botanically correct pen and ink drawings for researchers at Trinity College (Dublin), Mainz University, Aberdeen University, Perth University (Australia), Leiden University, and Edinburgh Botanic Gardens. These drawings have been published as illustrations in papers for various scientific journals such as Blumea. Since then she has been living and painting in West Wicklow. Holly's main method is botanical watercolour on hot-pressed Fabriano paper, but she also works in soft pastel and pen and ink, and has recently started painting with oils.
For more information, visit Holly's website here >>> OR her Facebook page here >>>
"Quidara, Autumn's Lonely Rose" is a visual art exhibition by Sharon Devlin currently running in Grangecon Cafe, Blessington, depicting the hidden story behind one of Blessington's landmark properties. Quidara is a now derelict house, at the Dublin end of the town, which was once one of great prestige.
There's a Facebook page for the exhibition here >>>
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-----Original Message----- From: James Clark [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Sun 6/16/2002 11:29 PM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Cc: Subject: Re: Potential new issue: PSVI considered harmful >(a) It makes documents less self-contained. As are documents with DOCTYPE declarations, stylesheet PIs, and XML include locations. >(b) Applications that depend on a PSVI now require a very complex, >heavy-weight schema validation process, rather than a relatively simple >parsing process. Applications that depend on the PSVI must have a reason for doing so. The above statement is like saying "applications that depend on the Java JVM/.NET CLR must now deal with non-deterministic finalization and the inability to manually manage memory instead of simply running machine code directly" So what? Applications that depend on the PSVI have made the *choice* to do so. >(c) Applications that depends on a PSVI must agree not only on the choice >of schema language but also on the choice of mechanism to locate the >schema. Interesting criticism especially since many consider it a beneficial feature of W3C XML Schema. So what alternative would you propose? >(d) The PSVI is not XML; this is the most insidious problem. > You cannot perform the PSVI infoset augmentation as a separate XML to XML transformation. > when applications communicate using the XML infoset, they do not have to share an address space, because > there is a standard serialization of an XML infoset as XML, but this does not apply with the PSVI. There are XML serializations of the PSVI. Granted, the ones I've seen are rather verbose but they do exist.Received on Monday, 17 June 2002 11:26:03 UTC
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There have been a number of tools and services to help make web development more efficient over the years, with CSS extensions such as Compass, LESS and SASS, that turn stylesheets into faux-programming languages, complete with variables. In addition to that, mobile is now the most popular way of accessing the internet, so it's crucial to make website code and scripts as compact and efficient as possible.
CodeKit, by Incident 57, describes itself as "steroids for web developers" and, after using it for some time, I wholeheartedly agree.
Web development — and app development — is an ever-growing industry. Over at ThemeForest, there are thousands of website themes available because developers spend time coding them. But it's not easy to construct one of those masterpieces. It takes knowledge, effort, and the right tools.
Here at Mac.AppStorm, we try to make sure you know about the latest and greatest in software machinery. The best software tools. Today I'm going to introduce you to ten of the best code and markup editors available on the Mac, from free feature-packed apps to paid workhorses. They're first and foremost designed to help you code and write markup, but most are customizable enough that they can be great writing apps, too.
As a web designer, slicing a mockup or exporting optimized images can be some of the most annoying and time-consuming tasks you must undertake. Granted, some designers and developers don't do any "slicing," but at some point, the need to allocate images becomes necessary. Whether that image is part of an element's background or a slide for a slider, slicing it, exporting it, and optimizing it can take you a some time – unless you decide to get Enigma64, that is.
Enigma64 is a Photoshop plug-in that addresses not only slicing, exporting, and optimizing images, but it also gives you the ability to use Base64 as a method of exporting your optimized image. If your workflow includes some of these steps, follow us after the break to learn more about this incredibly useful plug-in.
Time's a very limited resource, and most of us are looking for ways to share extra minutes off our work whenever we can. Whether it's with a text-expanding app, a web app, or a snippet library, there's tons of ways software can speed you up, and it's always great to find new ways to make your computer help you save time.
More often than not, though, these solutions are all over the place, and while they offer a speedy way to get the results you want, they aren't very intuitive. For example, there are plenty of web apps out there that allow you to get CSS3 gradients, but in order to get exactly what you want, some require you to edit the code after you've mess around with its interface. So, wouldn't it be cool if you could do it all from one application that you are already using? Wouldn't it be cool to get almost-perfect results?
Of course it would. That's why we were excited about CSS Hat. CSS Hat is not an app or a web app, but rather a Photoshop extension that'll help you concentrate in your code and design rather than worry about vendor prefixes and RGBA vs HEX or the like. We don't usually review Photoshop extensions, but since many of our readers use Photoshop and need an easier way to make CSS on their Macs, we thought you'd enjoy seeing our thoughts on our review copy of CSS Hat. (more…)
This post is part of a series that revisits some of our readers' favorite articles from the past that still contain awesome and relevant information that you might find useful. This post was originally published on December 20th, 2011.
If you're a fan of CSS preprocessors, then you know that despite their usefulness, they can be a bit of a pain to work with at times. Most of them require some sort of Terminal voodoo to compile, which immediately scares off a good portion of potential users.
As always, the Mac development community has come to the rescue with some amazing tools that completely take the effort out of the process. Follow along as we take a look at five great apps that will help you work with LESS, Sass, Stylus and even some non-CSS languages like CoffeeScript and HAML.
If you're a web developer, then you know that manually creating image sprites is a pain. Even worse is the process of trying to position those sprites just right within your CSS. It's a necessary evil, but don't you wish you could skip it?
Today we're going to take a look at a Mac app called SpriteRight that promises to completely automates this process. Will it successfully turn sprite creation into an easy and even enjoyable task? Read on to find out.
The Mac text editor market is rapidly heating up. Hot off the heels of an awesome Espresso update, we're all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next Coda, Textmate and even a new Mac-friendly Sublime Text. With such important and revered players each on the verge of their next great achievement, it's going to be difficult for any newcomers to make a name for themselves.
Despite this high barrier to entry, Chocolat is a new text editor currently in alpha that's definitely making a solid statement. Read on to see why it may be just what you've been waiting for.
With the multiple common web browsers these days, designing websites that work on all of them can be a strain, especially when they each read CSS in different ways. Even if you're not someone who creates websites, you've no-doubt heard the complaints of many a web coder about the different formats for the multiple web browsers.
JumpZero pounced on the opportunity to create what they call "the missing link between web designers and colors," and at a launch sale of just $4.99, I think they may just have found it. Head past the break to get an in-depth look at Gradient.
Web developers rejoice, Espresso 2 has finally been released and it brings tons of improvements that you'll definitely want to check out.
Join us was we take a refreshed look at what Espresso is, what's new about it and why it's officially at the top of our list of awesome apps that web developers should have.
If you're a developer, you've probably come across a few snippet managers before. If you haven't prepare to have your life become a whole lot easier.
For those that are familiar with the idea of saving small sections of code, you'll definitely want to check out Snippets, an amazing snippet manager that will be an instant must-have for anyone looking to improve or build a personal code database. Below we'll go over what Snippets is and how to use it to improve your workflow. Then we'll discuss how it performed during our review process and whether or not you'll be able to find a decent free alternative. Let's get started!


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Leeds City Council has announced an initiative to support manufacturing firms affected by the recent flooding.
The council is working with manufacturing expert advisors to provide support. The team, which includes experts from the flagship Manufacturing Advisory Service, part of the Business Growth Service, has already visited more than 30 manufacturing businesses to discuss the issues they face as a result of flooding. The aim of this initial work is to understand the scale of the impact and to identify how businesses can be supported to get production started again.
As well as the financial assistance for businesses announced by the government, the council initiative is offering manufacturers a wider package of support. This will include assistance with searches for temporary premises, and advice on the process of getting production back up and running. The council will also provide support to businesses in accessing funding for new premises and machinery from government and the Leeds City Region LEP.
The council has discussed the need for government support for a scheme to assist manufacturers with the Communities Secretary, Greg Clark MP, during his visit to Leeds earlier this week.
Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said: "We want to do everything we can to help our great manufacturing businesses to get back on their feet after the recent devastating floods. Manufacturers face particular challenges in terms of the damage to their machinery and premises. We have a great track record in supporting manufacturing firms to invest and create jobs, and we will do everything possible to help them at this difficult time. We are making a strong case to government to do more to help our manufacturers."
Manufacturers affected by the flooding can register for support by emailing the council at email@example.com or call 0113 222 4444 providing their details and indicating they are a manufacturing business.


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Scientists Race To Head Off Lethal Potential Of Avian Flu
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Robert G. Webster is watching his 40-year-old hunch about the origin of pandemic influenza play out before his eyes. It would be thrilling if it were not so terrifying.
Four decades ago, Webster was a young microbiologist from New Zealand on a brief sojourn in London. While he was there, he did an experiment that pretty much set the course of his scientific career. In just a few hours, he showed that the microbe that swept the globe in 1957 as "Asian flu" bore an unmistakable resemblance to strains of virus carried by certain birds in the years before.
Webster's observation was a surprise -- and a troubling one. It suggested an origin of the unusually virulent strains of influenza virus that appear two or three times each century. His hunch, that at least some of these pandemic strains were hybrids of bird and human flu viruses, was correct.
Since then, Rob Webster has become arguably the world's most important eye on animal influenza viruses. These days, he is deeply worried about what he's seeing.
Strains of influenza virus known as A/H5N1 have been spreading in wild and domestic birds across Southeast Asia and China since 1996. In recent weeks, the virus has apparently struck poultry in Siberia and Kazakhstan.
Since late 2003, about 100 million domesticated birds -- mostly chickens and ducks -- either have died of the virus or have been intentionally killed to keep the viruses from spreading. But what has Webster and other experts so worried are the 112 people who have been infected with the H5N1 "bird flu," more than half of whom have died. The fatality rate of 55 percent outstrips any human flu epidemic on record, including the epochal Spanish flu of 1918 and 1919 that killed at least 50 million people.
Why this new virus is so deadly is not entirely understood, although scientists have hints.
Influenza viruses invade cells lining the throat and windpipe, where they replicate and cause inflammation but are eventually suppressed by the immune system. In some cases, the microbe invades the lungs and leads to viral or bacterial pneumonia. Some H5N1 strains, however, have two features that make them even more dangerous.
Normally, the flu viruses can replicate only in the throat and lungs. With H5N1, however, the protein that triggers replication can be activated in many other organs, including the liver, intestines and brain. What is usually a respiratory infection can suddenly become a whole-body infection. Simultaneously, a second "defect" in the virus unleashes a storm of immune-system chemicals called cytokines. In normal amounts, cytokines help fight microbial invaders. In excessive amounts, they can cause lethal damage to the body's own tissues.
The trait H5N1 has not acquired is the ability to spread easily from person to person. The 112 human cases since late 2003 may turn out to be simply rare events in a bird epidemic that will eventually subside, as all epidemics do.
What is worrisome, though, is evidence pointing the other way.
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Webster's insight about the origins of pandemic flu led to an unavoidable conclusion. If scientists had any hope of preventing the pandemics, they had to keep watch on influenza in many species, not just human beings.


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There's no denying that soft-shell crabs are a little weird. They're slimy and slippery when raw. Cooked in a sandwich, their spindly legs and grabby claws poke out from the slices of bread and make some people wonder, "Do you seriously think I'm going to eat that?" Soft crabs are simply blue crabs that have recently molted, shedding their hard shells to reveal a paper-thin exoskeleton that hardens within hours. Cooked during that brief and precious time, soft crabs are eaten whole (minus the lungs and eyes) and are prized by some for their tender texture and sweet meat. -- Kit Waskom Pollard
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"Consisting in Dark Nerudas (Voc), Kevin Rosado (Guit), Pedro Canelaria (Guit), Athelknatch Saldat (bass) and Joshua Lopez (Drums), DoomLord is a new Power/Doom Metal band from Puerto Rico, with traditional heavy metal bases as Black Sabbath & Deep Purple, and an epic doom style as Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus.
In December 2012 DoomLord entered the studio to record their first CD which first single will be available in February 2013 and full CD will be ready as a CD/DVD in the summer.
In March 2013 DOOMLORD will record their 1st Live DVD as part of SATAN's HOST opening show.
DOOMLORD is working on what will be their promotional CD/DVD tour in summer of 2013."
The single is now available and should appeal to many into Epic Power/Heavy/Doom Metal with a very pronounced 80's feel to it; this may not be particularly original (influences are aptly pointed out in their own words, I just think there's more an influence in RJ Dio in general than just B.S. and then this leads and needs also to name Rainbow !) but is very tightly played, got a great dose of melody, twirling solos, commanding dark and epic vocal tone and this is just an appetizer of what Dark Nerudas and buddies have in stock !
The time when stuff from central or south-American underground bands was often suffering from bad production, poor instrumentation, etc... is definitely over and DoomLord is another proof of it. Another thing that is interesting : if you think that female vocals with guts, passion, balls and epicness all together do not exist in Doomy fields, then it won't take you too long to admit you were wrong !!!
Don't miss them and watch out for more from those solid warriors in a few months \m/


text: This mod adds new blocks to the game to make it more realistic. The Furniture Mod was developed by VCraft, and is fortunately compatible with Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.10.0. Along with the mod download (for Android) he has included the texture pack that is needed to be installed as well. Below I provide a link to the original forum thread that consists of the download to this awesome mod VCraft has made. As always, make sure to download! Enjoy.


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I've been thinking that the back of our house looks a little like a barn.
I thought that might happen and even discussed this problem with the architect. We considered adding a little roof between the first and second floors but didn't.
Now that it's Spring and Hot as Hades, a pergola is starting to seem like a good idea.
In our old house we had a pergola that covered the pool equipment.
A New Dawn Rose grew up over it. It was gorgeous when it bloomed but it was a bear to prune.
I think a pergola could provide some shade --and maybe a little romance--in addition to adding detail on the house to break up the flat expanse.
Here are a few examples I especially like:
This one is Martha Stewart's-(of course).
The detail on the rafter ends is outstanding (of course). The vine is perfect and the pot of moss or whatever is just the right thing (of course.)
This pergola is in Turkey.
Now this is inspiration!
Can't you just feel the cool breeze and taste something sweet and exotic.
How about this one from OutdoorRooms?
I could string those ridiculously expensive lights from Restoration Hardware and sit out on cool evenings.
The pergola above is featured in an ad in Garden Design Magazine May/June 2011.
Or maybe it could be really classy and I could lounge under it with a mint julip.
This is probably more realistic.
The butterfly bushes are a little too much for me, it's not balanced. All the plants are at the bottom--I won't be too critical--maybe it's new.
This could work, too.
It wouldn't provide any shade, but is would break up the flatness of the back of the house.
I like the triangular supports that attach to the wall.
I'd have to add a vine.
Maybe not wisteria--it grows crazy fast.
I think this one might be IT.
The details are too good!
Let me know what you think.
Would a bigger pergola that gives some shade be better, or a smaller one that doesn't block the light.
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As well as baking and making, I do love my old things. Not in a creepy sugar daddy kind of a way, more in an old teapot and vintage dresses kind of a way. Items with history have a story all of their own, which I suppose makes it two stories in the case of old books.
I've always loved old books, that smell (I always back it in the old vs new book smell debate), the yellowing of the pages, and the worn corners which suggest all the people who've read it in the past. I got into old penguins in particular a few years back, after realising that not only did they look pretty good on a shelf together, they are also a relatively affordable way into old book collecting.
Ebay has not helped this minor obsession of mine, and I must admit to recently having been on something of a book splurge. So far I've ordered over 50 books in the past fortnight. Oops. As I wait with anticipation for the larger lots to arrive however, I thought I'd share with you all some pictures of what I've got through so far.
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- Hi, my name is Alice and I am a self-confessed bake-a-holic. My dream is to one day own a tea room full of gorgeous things, with books everywhere, vintage crockery, and of course plenty of home made cake! On this blog I plan to share all my trials and triumphs from the kitchen, as well as some of my favourite recipes and inspiration that I gather along the way.
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Garner: Community
Garner celebrates fireman's day
More than a dozen trucks completely blocked off Main Street last Saturday. One might have lamented the fire hazard, had they not been firetrucks. No one seemed overly concerned.
Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue hosted its annual Fireman's Day event on Oct. 5, drawing hundreds of residents for a day of music, food, a parade of firetrucks, a controlled burn, cash lotto for the adults, and fun and games for the kids.
What initially appeared to be record crowds started to dissipate later in the day, Deputy Fire Chief Tim Herman said, in part because of the unseasonably warm temperatures. But that didn't stop large numbers from attending the 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. event. Final fundraising totals won't be known until November.
Children jumped in bouncy forts and obstacle courses, scaled a portable rock-climbing wall, and even played video games. The band Honey played music to liven the atmosphere as Garner fire employees served hot dogs and barbecue.
"This is the highlight of their year," Brooke Brooks said of her two small children, McKenna and Camden.
Asked their favorite part, McKenna pointed to the controlled fire the department put out in a demonstration. Camden said he liked both the fire and the parade.
Herman said the event, over 50 years old, has evolved over the years. In the beginning, the simple barbecue and parade has evolved to include many more moving parts, and now it also provides a different financial role.
"It started out to support the operation. Now (that fire departments are funded by tax dollars) we just continue to do it out of tradition, as a community event, to educate the public about fire prevention, and then with all the money we raise we support a bunch of charities."
The department's charity of choice, the Jaycee Burn Center of North Carolina, will receive about $5,000 from the event and firefighters will also provide gifts at Christmas for patients in the Burn Center. Other charities such as Relay for Life receive donations and events such as the monthly free meal for volunteer firefighters also take a share.
A raffle offered another chance to make money for the event – as well as patrons. Rick Earnhardt won the top $10,000 cash prize, and nine other attendees won prizes ranging from $1,000 to $100.
Many of the attendees have become regulars at the event. Jeremy Brown, who has lived in Garner 15 years, said he and his family come every year.
"(We come for the) good community fun, and to support the Garner Fire Department," Brown said, shortly after his son Josh finished climbing the rock climbing wall.
John Suber, meanwhile, was watching and helping guide his young son as he played NCAA Football at a video game station set up nearby. He works as a fireman in Cary and serves as a volunteer for Garner Fire.
"We pretty much come every year," Suber said. "It's a good community gathering."
The event also drew new patrons. Arthur Cohen moved to Garner in August from the northeast, and saw a good opportunity at the event.
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nice to hear you again anne i had anice quiet xmas and new year with my family i hope you did with yours
Can I just start folks by wishing all of you a really Happy New Year and I do hope the Christmas break was everything you hoped for (phew, just about made it as thank goodness we're still in January! )
Well I have to say I'm feeling rather chuffed with myself as I have finally overcome the trials and tribulations of attaching photos to blogs.
(I know, I know, the first challenge for me to overcome with my track record, is to actually blog regularly!!!!!). This is largely due to the fact that I now have an iPad. Never thought I'd say this, but I really do love it. It's actually really quite easy. Well the little that I've done so far.
Anyway folks, why on earth have I sent you a photo of my cat Tomasina sitting on top of my display cabinet (pictured above)? The truth of the matter is that I originally wanted to send you a photo of me with my new toy, the iPad, but nobody else was at home to take it.
Now I do realise that you can take photos of yourself with this marvellous piece of technological genius, but personally I feel that in my case the photo is somewhat more flattering if taken at a reasonable distance. Well in any case as I looked around to see if there was anything interesting to snap, I did indeed notice the most important member of the Dawson household in fact sitting up on the cabinet.
Now she does this when she's feeling out of sorts. Us mere mortals may slip off to bed for a quick lie down, or even curl up on the sofa wrapped up in a favourite duvet (or slanket) for a bit – but on top of a cabinet? Then I began to think about why she would do this. She has loads of places in the house she likes to frequent, on ledges, above radiators, on sofas, favourite chairs, and even on my son's bed. So why the cabinet then?
Personally I reckon it's when she really wants to get out of the way without having to go outside in the cold. If you think about it, nobody is really going to bother her up there. Well, not without a step ladder anyway! She is used to a lot of fuss from, mainly my husband Danny and my youngest Jonathan, so I guess she just wants total peace and quiet. You know I think I sort of get where she's coming from.
I adore the peace and quiet even when I'm feeling okay! But when I'm ill? I really do prefer to be left alone, and if the truth be known, most of the family usually do thank goodness (leave me alone that is).What about you lovely people? What do you get up to when you're just not 100 per cent?
There is something really comforting when you're feeling poorly in the winter months that you just don't get during the warmer weather, that whole snuggle up thing with a hot cuppa. Or maybe that's where I'm going wrong and really what I need to do is, take to the top of the cabinet instead of my bed!!!
At least that option is the same 12 months of the year. No I think not friends. Not even with twice daily Zumba would that be good idea. So in the interests of all concerned I shall keep to my original remedies. Having said all that, I hope you are all keeping warm and well this winter. I am not even going to start going on about how I promise to blog more often this year… but I really am going to try. Promise!
Lots of love to you all
Anne x
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January 16, 2012 at 4:46 pm -
January 17, 2012 at 1:58 pm -
Hi Anne,
Great to hear from you. I have loved your outfits these last few weeks again. So floaty and feminine. You really suit your hair longer and blonde I think. You look really happy and content. How was New Year for you as you were working? Did you get to spend another time with your lovely family? I often wonder how your brother is? What a cute photo of your kitty cat..we all need a little special place to escape don't we – life is so full of ups and downs!
Look forward to hearing about your antics over the next while. Still going to classes with your friend?
Chat soon,
Susan x
January 19, 2012 at 11:49 pm -
Hi Anne
Happy new year to you to.I had a lovely time over Christmas and my brother surprised me on the 30th dec, when he knocked on my door at 7.30 in the evening.He came down with his wife from Scotland to celebrate the New Year with us. It was lovely to see them.Ive also got an I pad my son bought it for me last Christmas and I love it.Great for ordering on QVC also I love playing scrabble on it.
January 26, 2012 at 2:24 pm -
Hi Anne,
Just read that your lovely Catherine has also caught the Zumba bug thanks to you!! You and Matt are spreading it!! Good for you and hope you are still enjoying your classes and socialising?
Chat soon,
Susan x
January 28, 2012 at 4:36 pm -
Hi Anne,
I am watching your BE re-run from today as I have been out and I have to say if you don't own that amazing dress from Ingrid Tarrant's range then you have to get it! You looked gorgeous – have you been in Italy? Tanned and luminous! Very healthy looking. I have a question though as I know you love BE. Do you know if the Night treatment helps with combination spot prone skin? I know they say it helps with pores. I am using their cleanser and moisturise now and waiting for the toner – if they're making one. My skin is adjusting and the oil is less certainly. Don't want to change too much too soon though. Many thanks and love your shows.
Susan x
February 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm -
hi anne
just to let you know i've taken to zumba and i've lost 6 pounds in two weeks. i have no idea how to do the steps but it's workimg and i've been trying to lose weight for ages. i'd watched the infomercials so often and it wasn't till i saw you rave about it that i took the plunge. it's not graceful and my cat runs away but i'm so glad you helped me try it. all the best
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Hi Anne,
I'm dying to hear about this crazy but amazing trek you are doing!!! Blog soon!
Susan x


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The Mersey River
Mersey River – The Walls to the Cliffs
Anyone with a copy of the Spring edition of FlyLife magazine will see an article I wrote, based on a year of exploration on the Mersey River, in northern Tasmania. The article itself was a labour of love, enabling me to write about my favourite river.
Some people might ask, why would you promote your favourite river – wouldn't you rather keep it to yourself? For me, writing about favourite places is based on a use it or loose it mentality; you see, who is going to look after the river if it has no voice? It's bushwalkers, kayakers, fishers and other outdoor enthusiasts that are the effective voices of the wilderness, and without these friends of the bush, the bush has no voice.
The Walls to the Cliffs and the fish…
The Mersey River story contains an essential part of any good fishing story: A big fish yarn. For all those doubters out there, I thought I might post a couple photos of the cannibal resident, at pre and post hook-up. Enjoy the photos (kindly supplied by Greg French)…don't get drool on your keyboard.
That's a serious looking fish, even in five-foot depth of water!


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MONTPELIER — National Life Group's fourth annual Do Good Fest, presented by The Point, will feature alternative rock band Guster and three other bands on Saturday.
Burlington-based Kat Wright will kick off the free music festival at 4 p.m., followed by Dwight & Nicole also of Burlington at 5, and New England fan favorite The Adam Ezra Group at 6 p.m. Guster takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. and the show will close with a spectacular fireworks display.
New this year, there will be parking both at National Life and at Montpelier High School, which will be served by an Express Shuttle to the festival grounds. The shuttle will begin running at 4 p.m. and will continue through the evening.
National Life underwrites the cost of the show and all of the proceeds from the $20 parking fee at both lots are donated to Branches of Hope, the cancer patient fund at Central Vermont Medical Center.
Gates open at 2:30 p.m. and family activities, including face-painting and children's games, get under way at 3 p.m. Beer from festival co-sponsor Harpoon Brewery will be served at two beer gardens and an expanded lineup of food trucks will be serving throughout the day. No cans, glass or coolers are permitted on the festival grounds.
A Nonprofit Village of 30 organizations will operate in a tent at the top of the hill to showcase the good work done by charitable groups across the region.
In its first three years, the Do Good Fest has raised $56,000 for cancer patients at Branches of Hope.
In addition to Independent Radio The Point and Harpoon Brewery, the Do Good Fest is co-sponsored bySeven Days, Montpelier Alive and the National Life Group Foundation.


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So It Was
Madelina sat alone and thought about the peonies
the garden shew had tended in the sun.
Water makes the flowers grow
a captivating grim tableau
She'll pinch and pull and clip them one by one.
Madelina took a walk and stumbled on a harlequin
and made him dance by pulling on his strings.
All the while she pinched and pulled and other forms of discipline
And cloaked in silk the sentimental things.
Roost upon a lacquered stool, a pinot gris her dinner date,
she makes it look so easy from her perch.
But underneath the grand veneer of things that others think are weird,
she's just a schoolgril screeming in a church.
Make peace with the rain
Learn the rules, play the game
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
So it was and so it was.
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April 11, 2019
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Come join us for College Days: Check in is at Central Baptist Church foyer between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 .
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Next up on the Bay
Monday August 31st 2009, Author: Rich Roberts, Location: United KingdomThe diverse sailing scene of San Francisco Bay has shifted over the last couple of days from a splash and crash 505 dinghy Worlds last week to a wooden boat regatta Sunday and now to perhaps the wildest exhibition of racing on the edge: the eighth annual 18ft Skiff International Regatta, Monday through Friday.
About a dozen crews of three were still checking in Sunday afternoon, led by three-time winner Howard Hamlin and Australian veteran John Winning, who finished last year's event with broken ribs, alongside crew member David Gibson's fractured ankle. Winning's son John Jr., a.k.a. 'Herman', will skipper a rival boat.
It gets rough out there on the windward-leeward course running in front of the host St. Francis Yacht Club and Crissy Field, the grass staging area behind the beach launching area.
Even one of the locals, skipper Ty Reed of the Skiff Sailing Foundation Red entry, said: "My goal is to win and to start and finish every race."
Those objectives have gone hand in hand in the past, although even winners have taken their tumbles.
The 18-footers they sail aren't even boats in the conventional sense but mere platforms to which the crews ride on hiking racks and skim over the tops of waves behind oversize sails.
And the Bay presents added challenges: gear-busting, bone-chilling breeze. "The coldest summer spot we go to," says Winning.
And, says Trevor Barnabas, skipper of 24HourRoadService.com, "a bit more breeze than anyplace else we go."
The wind funneling through the Golden Gate is both friend and enemy. Archie Massey was a crew last year but is skipper now on Asko. "The first year we were winning every race at the first [windward] mark and capsized," Barnabas continued. "That was with the old skipper."
John Gray, a crew on David Rasmussen's local SwitchYourStyle, knows all about capsizing. He lost track of the number of flips be experienced while sailing in the 505 Worlds last week. "I can't wait for this to start," he said.
There will be 10 races total, two each day, starting at 1 p.m. local time, except for Thursday when the first race will be at 3 p.m. followed by the traditional Bridge to Bridge Race, matching the 18s with kite boarders and windsurfers in a 5 1/2-mile romp along the city front from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge.
Last year Hamlin's team became the first 18 to finish first, 37 seconds ahead of a kite boarder.
Australia's Seve Jarvin won the 18s overall last year but is not competing here. He once described the class as "fast, and they add a bit of adventure. They give sailing a bit of an edge. You usually end up in the top three if you stay upright."


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It touched me then and it touches me deeper now. My dear sweet, Lulu, you had so many lessons for us to learn. You were a wonderful teacher. God Bless You
Lend Me A Bird
"I will lend to you for a while a bird" God said, for you
to love her while she lives and mourn for her when she's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years or maybe two or three,
but will you til I call her back, take care of her for me?
She'll bring her charms to gladden you and should her stay be brief,
you'll always have her memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise that she'll stay since all from earth return,
but there are lessons taught below, I want this bird to learn.
I've looked the whole world over in search of teachers true,
and from the folds that crowd life's land I have chosen you.
Now will you give her all your love; not think the labor vain;
nor hate me when I come to take my lovely bird again?
I fancied that I heard them say, "Dear Lord, thy will be done,
for all the joys this bird will bring, the risk of grief we'll run."
Will you shelter her with tenderness? Will you love her while you may?
And for the happiness you will know, forever grateful stay?
But should I call her back much sooner than you've planned;
please brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.
If by your love you've managed my wishes to achieve,
in memory of her you've loved; be thankful; do not grieve
Cherish every moment of your feathered charge. She filled your home with song of joy
for time she was alive. Let not her passing take from you those memories to enjoy
"I will lend to you a Bird" God said and teach you all you have to do
And when I call her back to heaven, you will know she loved you too
-Author Unknown-
adapted from Edgar Albert Guest's
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Reflections on blogging, my blog entry for Global Voices Online….
Last August 25, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources launched the Green Philippine Highways project which involved the planting of trees along all major highways and thoroughfares from Laoag City to Zamboanga and Davao cities.
Around 516,000 seedlings of trees indigenous to the country like narra, mahogany, acacia and banaba, as well as ornamental plants were planted. In a show of all-out support to the activity, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo planted a "Saraca" seedling, an indigenous tree species renowned as "the King of Flowering Plants," at the "Kilometer Zero" site near the Rizal Monument in Luneta.
According to the DENR, it was one of the biggest and most ambitious projects of the department. It gathered two million participants in planting the 2,176- kilometer stretch of the Pan Philippine Highway, 824-kilometer stretch of the West Nautical Highway in the eastern seaboard, and 439-kilometer stretch of the Manila North Road.
Trees fight the greenhouse or global warming effect by sequestering carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, and turning it into oxygen during its food-making process or photosynthesis. They also help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, reducing heat and absorbing such pollutants as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
The Philippines has the second most polluted air among eight ASEAN countries. About 70 percent of air pollution is caused by vehicular emissions. At present, we have around five million registered motor vehicles, 31 percent of which are in Metro Manila.
Based on studies, around 10 trees are needed to capture the emissions of one car. Thus, with the current number of registered vehicles, the country needs about 50 million trees to counter air pollution in major highways.
The country does not have a shortage of tree-planting activities. What DENR did was to coordinate the efforts of various groups and embark on a centralized tree-planting effort intended to have the most effective greening result.
A total of 1,060 memoranda of agreement have been forged by the DENR with some 3,852 different public and private organizations which pledged to plant trees, as well as adopt the planted seedlings to ensure their survival and proper growth.
The DENR deserves to be commended for the initial success of Green Philippine Highways. At the same time, I encourage DENR to brainstorm on how to improve this noble project.
Recognizing that typhoons can easily destroy small trees, President Arroyo has a concrete proposal to create urban parks and not just plant trees. At this instance I remember Senator Loren Legarda's pet project: Luntiang Pilipinas.
This program planned to create 1,500 Forest Parks all over the archipelago. Each Forest Park will have a minimum of 100 trees of various species, planted at a maximum of four meter apart in available lots and two meters apart along the roadways.
What happened to Luntiang Pilipinas? Was it abandoned since it was associated with the leader of the Opposition? If Sec. Angie Reyes resigns his post, what would happen to his Green Philippine Highways?
President Arroyo's proposal allowed us to realize that we need more than just trees along the roads. Green highways may blind us from recognizing that we have denuded mountains. I would rather have bland highway sceneries as long as I am confident that mountains are covered with forest trees.
In short, green highways are not enough. We need green mountains that would prevent flashfloods, landslides and depletion of water sources. If DENR placed high hopes on trees to combat pollution, then it should rethink the issuance of logging and mining permits to big (and foreign) corporations.
Sec. Reyes was quoted by the media that the "country will have lush forests and green urban areas if only every Filipino plants at least one tree a year as his/her contribution to protect the environment." The good secretary may be correct but he should also not forget to pinpoint the industrial firms and mining companies which destroy millions of trees for their operations.
A project like Green Philippine Highways should not be boasted as THE most impressive project of a national government agency. Planting trees is an effort which should be spearheaded by civic groups, youth organizations, environmentalists and local government units. The DENR should now focus on a realizable and long term plan to reverse water pollution, mining disasters and diminishing forest cover.
But Green Philippine Highways may be more than just trees along the roads. Sec. Reyes succeeded in informing the motorists and voters about his laudable environmental mission. At this instance, I remember Dick Gordon's Wow Philippines which sent him to the Senate in 2004.
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