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Editor's Note: This post has been updated with information on using r10k, a tool developed by Adrien Thebo. For the most current information, read Git Workflows with Puppet and r10k.
One of the features offered by Puppet is the ability to break up infrastructure configuration into environments. With environments, you can use a single Puppet master to serve multiple isolated configurations. For instance, you can adopt the development, testing and production series of environments embraced by a number of software development life cycles and by application frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, so that new functionality can be added incrementally without interfering with production systems. Environments can also be used to isolate different sets of machines. A good example of this functionality would be using one environment for web servers and another for databases, so that changes made to the web server environment don't get applied to machines that don't need that configuration.
Mapping the Puppet code base against the environments shows the power of this method. People often use a version control system to manage the code, and create a set of branches that each map to an environment. Adopting the development, testing and production workflow, we can have a puppet.conf that looks something like this:
server = puppet.example.com
environment = production
confdir = /etc/puppet
report = true
show_diff = true
manifest = /etc/puppet/environments/production/manifests/site.pp
modulepath = /etc/puppet/environments/production/modules
manifest = /etc/puppet/environments/testing/manifests/site.pp
modulepath = /etc/puppet/environments/testing/modules
manifest = /etc/puppet/environments/development/manifests/site.pp
modulepath = /etc/puppet/environments/development/modules
With this configuration, we could map three Git branches for these environments and set up a central Git repository with post receive hooks. When changes were pushed to this repository, they would be automatically deployed to the puppet master. The example post-receive hook later in this post will work with this kind of environment setup.
Dynamic Environments
While there are benefits to having a set of branches and environments like the previously outlined configuration, there are also drawbacks with a static set of environments. This model is somewhat constrained by enforcing a single workflow. For instance, if multiple people are working on experimental features in the development branch, they'll have to constantly merge their code through the development process. If multiple people are developing different features in the same branch, they'll all have to work with unrelated changes in the code. In addition, migrating a single feature to testing or production gets more complicated if multiple features are in the same branch.
Modern distributed version control systems like Git handle these constraints by making branch creation and merging lightweight operations, allowing us to generate Puppet environments on the fly. Puppet can set up environments with an explicitly defined section in the configuration file, but we can exploit the fact Puppet will set the $environment variable to the name of environment it is currently running under. With this in mind, we can write a puppet.conf to resemble this:
server = puppet.example.com
environment = production
confdir = /etc/puppet
environment = production
manifest = $confdir/environments/$environment/manifests/site.pp
modulepath = $confdir/environments/$environment/modules
report = true
show_diff = true
environment = production
This handles the dynamic environment aspect; all we have to do is create a directory with manifests in $confdir/environments and we have created that environment. Generating new environments using Git is similarly easy. We can create a central Git repository somewhere, with a post-receive hook that looks something like this:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Puppet Labs is a ruby shop, so why not do the post-receive hook in ruby?
require 'fileutils'
# Set this to where you want to keep your environments
ENVIRONMENT_BASEDIR = "/etc/puppet/environments"
# post-receive hooks set GIT_DIR to the current repository. If you want to
# clone from a non-local repository, set this to the URL of the repository,
# such as [email protected]:puppet.git
SOURCE_REPOSITORY = File.expand_path(ENV['GIT_DIR'])
# The git_dir environment variable will override the --git-dir, so we remove it
# to allow us to create new repositories cleanly.
# Ensure that we have the underlying directories, otherwise the later commands
# may fail in somewhat cryptic manners.
unless File.directory? ENVIRONMENT_BASEDIR
puts %Q{#{ENVIRONMENT_BASEDIR} does not exist, cannot create environment directories.}
exit 1
# You can push multiple refspecs at once, like 'git push origin branch1 branch2',
# so we need to handle each one.
$stdin.each_line do |line|
oldrev, newrev, refname = line.split(" ")
# Determine the branch name from the refspec we're received, which is in the
# format refs/heads/, and make sure that it doesn't have any possibly
# dangerous characters
branchname = refname.sub(%r{^refs/heads/(.*$)}) { $1 }
if branchname =~ /[\W-]/
puts %Q{Branch "#{branchname}" contains non-word characters, ignoring it.}
environment_path = "#{ENVIRONMENT_BASEDIR}/#{branchname}"
if newrev =~ /^0+$/
# We've received a push with a null revision, something like 000000000000,
# which means that we should delete the given branch.
puts "Deleting existing environment #{branchname}"
if File.directory? environment_path
FileUtils.rm_rf environment_path, :secure => true
# We have been given a branch that needs to be created or updated. If the
# environment exists, update it. Else, create it.
if File.directory? environment_path
# Update an existing environment. We do a fetch and then reset in the
# case that someone did a force push to a branch.
puts "Updating existing environment #{branchname}"
Dir.chdir environment_path
%x{git fetch --all}
%x{git reset --hard "origin/#{branchname}"}
# Instantiate a new environment from the current repository.
puts "Creating new environment #{branchname}"
%x{git clone #{SOURCE_REPOSITORY} #{environment_path} --branch #{branchname}}
(Make sure that the post receive hook is executable!)
Creating and using a new environment
% git branch * production % git checkout -b new_feature Switched to a new branch 'new_feature' % mvim site.pp % git add site.pp % git commit -m 'Implemented my feature' [new_feature 25a9e1b] Implemented my feature 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) % git push origin new_feature Counting objects: 5, done. Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 255 bytes, done. Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done. remote: Creating new environment new_feature To [email protected]:deploy.git * [new branch] new_feature -> new_feature
And from here on out, you can use the new_feature environment on your hosts, and use git like you would with any code base.
This development model gives us some simple access control. Utilizing access control with a tool like gitolite, we can allow people to generate new environments to test their own code, but deny them access to change the production environment. This allows us to institute some sort of change control, by requiring all code to be reviewed by a merge master before inclusion into production, and allows code to be tested and verified before the request for submission is made.
This is ideal for junior sysadmins, as it allows them to experiment with Puppet while preventing accidental pushes of incorrect code. However, it is important to keep in mind that while this can prevent accidents, it cannot prevent malice. Unless otherwise configured, the Puppet master will run all manifests as one user, so a malicious user could attempt to manipulate other branches than the one they created or used.
Additional resources/related content:
- This post has been updated with information on using r10k, a tool developed by Adrien Thebo. For the most current information, read Git Workflows with Puppet and r10k.
- The model of dynamic Puppet environments with Git was pioneered at Portland State University, and one of our Professional Service Engineers, Hunter Haugen, originally wrote up the basic concept on his blog.
- Gitolite has been a fundamental underpinning for managing and deploying puppet manifests, and it's a very powerful tool. You can check out the documentation here.
- If you want to learn more about how environments can be used and configured, you can find the official documentation here.
- Pro Git is an excellent book on Git, and they do a great job of outlining the different git hooks and how you can use them. You can read the relevant chapter online.
While the dynamic
While the dynamic environments enable easy development workflows, which is great by the way, it seems like you're still going to end up merging back through a set of standard environments once development code is ready for the wild. For example, production, obviously you're going to have those boxes statically set to the production environment, and most likely other machines through the stack that are important will have appropriate static environments set. Unless I'm missing something.., why would you want to allow a production or qa box to run my-crazy-dev-branch?!
I might be missing the point,
I might be missing the point, but I can't get my head around this workflow. Aren't we mixing puppet code lifecycle with infrastructure lifecycle? Ie. Production and Development environments are different with different packages and accounts.
What I was doing in the past is having Unstable and Stable branches both containing code for Production and Development (etc) environments. Is that an overkill?
The puppet workflow topic is
The puppet workflow topic is critical for sysadmins trying to implement puppet/version control into their environments. It would be great if puppetlabs could provide some more formal documentation on various workflow scenario examples with specifics how puppet master configurations use git/gitolite hooks(via cron?) and branches to promote code. I have read a lot of conflicting info online.


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Model checking and static analysis techniques have been successfully applied to some problems, and some of these techniques scale well. However, their analysis targets only certain properties. For critical applications, complete formal verification of functionality is highly desirable.
The Echo approach is intended for routine use alongside existing software development techniques and does not require programmers to be skilled in mathematical logic or formal verification techniques. To ease the burden of creating proofs of correctness, the Echo process splits these into two separate proofs.
A software developer using the Echo process first produces both a formal specification and an annotated SPARK Ada program using familiar, traditional software engineering techniques. Using the SPARK tools, the developer establishes an implementation proof showing that the SPARK Ada source code complies with its annotations. Echo's unique reverse synthesis process then produces a high-level abstract extracted specification. Finally, the developer establishes an implication proof showing that the extracted specification implies the given formal specification. Taken together, the implementation and implication proofs form a complete proof of correctness.
The keys to the practicality of the Echo process are the use of verification refactoring and the availability of a practical implementation proof process. In verification refactoring, the SPARK program is subjected to user-selected machine transformations. Software must run adequately fast, but this speed often comes at the cost of increased complexity. By transforming the source code into a lessc omplicated form with the same functional semantics, verification refactoring reduces the complexity of the extracted specification. Re-rolling loops, splitting procedures into simpler sub-procedures, reversing function inlining, and adding or removing intermediate computations or storage will not change the program behavior, but can dramatically ease the creation of the required proofs.
The effect of verification refactoring can be dramatic. In one study, Knight and Yin formally verified a SPARK implementation of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). By adjusting data structures and reversing table lookups, the efficient implementation to be verified was transformed to one more amenable to formal verification.
While the Echo approach could, in theory, be applied to programs written in any language, SPARK offers a number of advantages, specifically:
- The use of SPARK provides a powerful programming language with associated mechanism for low-level specification.
- SPARK precludes the use of language features that would have made the proofs — both the implementation proof and the implication proof — either extraordinarily difficult or more likely impossible.
- The SPARK tools are robust and mature, and they immediately support the implementation proof that is a fundamental part of the Echo approach.
- Production-quality compilers, such as AdaCore's GNAT-Pro High-Integrity Edition, are available for many platforms.
The LifeFlow LVAD software project has implemented a control system for the active magnetic bearings that the LVAD uses. A complete verification proof demonstrates that the SPARK implementation refines the high-level PVS specification. The implementation targets a high performance embedded microprocessor. Since no operating system is used, almost all the software that executes has been the subject of formal verification. The only unproven software items are the assembly-language loader, implementations of two low-level C functions called by compiler-generated object code, and the machine configuration parameters.
This article was written by John Knight, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA; Xiang Yin, Senior Software Design Engineer, MicroStrategy, Inc., Tysons Corner, VA; and Patrick John Graydon, Research Associate, University of York, York, UK.

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Maraya Project: The Seawalls of Vancouver and Dubai
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 to Sunday, May 20, 2012
Maraya is an art project that looks at the relationship between urban waterfronts in Vancouver and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Through photography, video, public art, public programmes and an interactive online platform, new forms of urban living pioneered in both countries are explored, showing how we are connected in ways that are both familiar and surprising. Maraya — from the Arabic m'raya for "mirror" or "reflection" — connects the glass and steel residential towers that line the seawall walkways of Emaar's Dubai Marina and Concord Pacific Place along False Creek, looking at these two cities that are leaders of 21st century urbanism.
Public presentations include exhibitions at Museum of Vancouver, Art Dubai 2012, Jam Jar Gallery (Dubai), and Centre A (Vancouver). A Canada Innovation Fund / Department of Canadian Heritage supported website with state-of-the-art online visualization tools invites interaction and participation with the project. Collaborations with UAE-based universities will catalyze dialogue and international exchange about culture, education and contemporary art.
Led by Henry Tsang, M. Simon Levin, and Glen Lowry, Maraya draws on expertise from artists, educators, scientists, theorists, urban planners and architects. Project sponsors include BC Arts Council, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council, Roundhouse Community and Arts Centre and Emily Carr University of Art & Design.


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Better to make this a poll...
With all the antiPOP/ProPOP discussion rampaging on the forum and on facebook, I decided to have a great laugh at the opionions POP cahracters are "lame" and "girlie" (too bad we just found out the Evil Horde was created for the POP cartoon...)
And since I probably still have a couple of days off, I all about spending some time on a new MOTUC fan design and show everybody how great a POP figure may look in the new line.
But this time, you decide!
But I don't want the most famous or important (So no Angella or Glimmer!)
I want to pick the most "girly", "glittery" and whatever-silly-adjective-you-can-stamp-on-her, POP figure.
Just vote for your favorite, and I will draw her!
For those who don't know what this is about, take a look at my album here:
Let's have some fun, She-Ra lovers!


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Disappointing Start for Immigration Reform
The good news is that a bill has been introduced in the House this week under the broad heading of immigration reform. Even during a recession, Congress should be working to change our immigration system to reflect the longer-term needs of our economy for foreign-born workers.
The bad news is that the actual bill put in the hopper by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-IL, on Tuesday would do nothing to solve the related problems of illegal immigration and the long-term needs of our economy.
As I argued in a recent blog post and a Washington Times op-ed, immigration reform must include expanded opportunities for legal immigration in the future through a temporary worker visa.
Any so-called reform that is missing this third leg will be doomed to fail. We will simply be repeating the mistakes of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegal workers and ramped up enforcement, but made no provision for future workers. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, agrees.


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Notes from Game 13
We tried asking Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos about the expected signing of Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, but he still won't budge.
"So, will he start at Double-A?" asked one reporter.
"You trying to trick me?" Anthopoulos replied with a smile.
Nothing is official yet with Hechavarria, so Anthopoulos is not biting for now. It is expected that the shortstop will sign a four-year, $10 million contract with Toronto and I'm sure the holdup is simply behind-the-scenes, logistical stuff.
We did take the opportunity to ask Anthopoulos what happened in the case with Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman. The Jays were in on the bidding, but did not pony up enough cash in the end. The Reds signed Chapman to a six-year pact worth $30.25 million.
Anthopoulos said Toronto simply did not scout Chapman enough to warrant offering that lofty of a contract. In hindsight, Chapman is looking like he might be worth every penny Cincinnati tossed his way.
"You look at the way he's throwing, he's been great," Anthopoulos said. "It looks like the Reds made a great signing. I think for us, it was one of those things where we … probably didn't have enough background on the player. We probably hadn't seen the player enough to really extend ourselves to where it probably needed to go.
"It's something that you try to take as much information as you can, but you do have to make a determination. We probably just didn't know enough about the player didn't have enough looks at the player to be completely comfortable to make that type of commitment. Certainly with the way he's throwing, it looks like the Reds made a great move."
Beyond Chapman and Hechavarria, the Blue Jays have also been linked to Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz in the past. Asked if Toronto might try to reel in more than just Hechavarria, Anthopoulos responded by saying the club plans on scouting and evaluating every major name that comes up.
"We're going to evaluate all of them," Anthopoulos said. "I want to at least know about all the prominent guys. Let's make sure we have scouting reports. Let's make sure that we've seen them. If we make a determination that we just don't have interest in the player, or the price point on the player is too high, that's fine. But, I don't want there to be a signing for large dollars that we didn't know about the player.
"Let's at least make sure that we've seen the player, we found out what it would cost and let's be able to make the determination, 'You know what? It's too expensive for us' or 'It didn't work out' or 'We just didn't believe in the ability and want to turn the page.' But let's make sure we evaluated the player."
RICKY ROLLS: Lefty Ricky Romero did give up a pair of runs in his start on Thursday, but overall is was another strong outing for the Jays' projected No. 2 starter. Romero logged five innings, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a pair of walks. More than anything, Romero worked on curves and sliders.
"Everything feels really, really sharp coming off my hand," said Romero, who is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA this spring. "Everything felt sharp. I felt like my curveball, I got a chance to work on it. We talked before the game, we were more focused on working on some pitches."
One pitch that manager Cito Gaston said he was especially impressed with was Romero's two-seam sinker: "probably the best sinker I've seen him have." That bodes well for the young lefty, because I asked him what pitch he felt needed more work than the others, and Romero said his sinker needs a little refining.
"It's more the sinker sometimes," Romero said. "It tends to sink on me a little too much or it tends to cut on me. I think just establishing that throughout the whole game and not for the first couple innings. I felt like I lost it the last inning or two, but I had the other pitches going, which is good."
SHAPING UP: The Blue Jays Opening Day roster is beginning to take shape more and more by the day. On Thursday, Toronto optioned Brian Dopirak to Triple-A Las Vegas, meaning Randy Ruiz has essentially made the team. Travis Snider launched two homers — three in three at-bats, dating back to yesterday — and is looking like a good bet to head north as well. Asked if there was any way Snider would not make the team, Cito said, "I wouldn't think so, but it's still early.
BENCH PICTURE: The bench currently consists of Ruiz, shortstop John McDonald and a backup catcher (Jose Molina or Raul Chavez). That leaves one vacancy for Mike McCoy/Jeremy Reed/Joey Gathright. Asked which of the three has jumped out this spring, here's what Anthopoulos said:
"[McCoy] has definitely opened some eyes. We were excited about him when we claimed him, but I don't think anyone expected him to swing the bat the way he's done. … He [can] play all over the place. That's a valuable guy to have, that he can play both the infield and the outfield. I would say McCoy probably more than anybody else has stood out because of his ability to play both spots and his ability to swing the bat."
There could still be room for Reed or Gathright, if third baseman Edwin Encarnacion (left wrist) opens on the disabled list or Snider winds up at Triple-A to begin the year. Anthopoulos was asked if Gathright's speed might give him an edge, and here's what the GM had to say in response:
"It's definitely part of it, but it's not only speed. There's a lot of guys that you could get out there that have the ability to run. It's like the saying goes, you need to get on base to really be able to use your speed. It certainly helps things. It's an element that he brings that some of the other guys don't bring. But again, we have to weigh all the factors in the decision."
McCoy brings speed as well (40 SB last year at AAA) and he is more versatile than Gathright. Reed has shown more with his bat than Gathright, so the former Met may have an edge if a spot is up for grabs. Anthopoulos noted that neither Reed nor Gathright — both in camp on Minor League deals — have release clauses in the event they don't make the team.
"We're pretty fair," Anthopoulos said. "If we feel there's no opportunity for them long-term, if we feel they're well down on the chart for call-ups and they have better opportunities somewhere else, we told them and their agents we'll do the right thing and we'll get them to the right spot. But as a policy, we don't give release clauses."
MORE MOVES: Dopirak and infielder Jarrett Hoffpauir were optioned to Las Vegas, while pitchers Lance Broadway and Zach Jackson, along with catcher Kyle Phillips, were sent back to Minor League camp. Been a rough spring for righty Casey Fien, who was released by the Jays on Thursday, too. Toronto claimed him earlier this spring from the Red Sox, who lost him after claiming him from the Tigers. The Jays also returned Rule 5 pick Zech Zinicola to the Washington Nationals.
BIRD FEED: One bullpen candidate who is out of options is righty Merkin Valdez, who the Jays obtained from the Giants over the winter. Gaston has raved about Valdez and Anthopoulos had good things to say on Thursday as well. "He's done very well," Anthopoulos said. "He's throwing strikes. … He's a guy who could be an asset for us. We have to continue to evaluate him." Anthopoulos said pitching coach Bruce Walton has worked with Valdez on altering his landing leg during his delivery, which has helped Valdez keep pitches down in the strike zone. … Beyond Valdez, Shawn Camp and Dana Eveland are out of options. Anthopoulos said that definitely plays a role in roster decisions. "Guys without options usually will get the benefit of the doubt," Anthopoulos said. … Relievers with player options: Jeremy Accardo, Josh Roenicke, Casey Janssen, Jesse Carlson, David Purcey. … Anthopoulos added that he does not think it is necessary to carry more than one lefty (Scott Downs) in the bullpen. "I don't think it's a big deal," he said. … Encarnacion is feeling better and has not been ruled out for Opening Day, according to Anthopoulos. … RHP Dustin McGowan is scheduled to throw two innings in a Minor League game on Friday. … RHP Brandon Morrow is scheduled to throw four innings in a start on the road against the Astros on Friday. … Not to be out-done by Snider's two-homer day, C John Buck also belted two homers in Thursday's win. Gaston noted that Buck has two additional homers in "B" games this spring. … 2B Aaron Hill added a homer on Thursday as well, his first blast of the spring. Hill also drew another walk, nine this spring. … Leadoff man Jose Bautista went 0-for-4, dropping his spring average to .524. … In his first game back with the Jays after heading home to visit with his ill father, John McDonald went 2-for-2 with a double that bounced off the left-field wall. Welcome back, Mac.
QUOTABLE: "Oh, man. That was great, huh? I like the fact that he's getting around on that fastball now. Last year he struggled with it. He struggled sometimes with an 89 mph fastballs. Today? I don't think that was a struggle." –Gaston, on Snider's two homers
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I get the feeling the delay in announcing the Hechavarria signing might have something to do with obtaining a US work visa or some documentation allowing him to work in the US.
Interesting though, that the common thought is he starts off in AA; I assumed it would be Dunedin Advanced A for the Latin support commonly available there. If he does start in AA, I hope the Jays have someone there who can make his transition a bit easier, I don't expect he can speak English and he's about to face a brand new world totally foreign to him. The easier it is for him to adjust the faster we see him in Toronto.
Good to see Ruiz has essentially made the team and Snider is adjusting to the changes and starting to settle in. It also is starting to look like McCoy is the favorite for the 25th spot, which is also a very good decision.
The way it looks to me, we will have 6 guys-Hill, Lind, Snider, Ruiz, EE and Wells all capable of hitting 20-30 home runs each. When Wallace and Arencibia join this lineup it's going to be absolutely scary.
In addition, with Marcum looking great, McGowan on his way to return, the addition of Morrow, maturing of Romero & Scrabble, the rotation looks better than last year and will only get stronger throughout the year.
If we stay healthy, we could surprise some people this year and next year will likely be feared.
If it's the same Mike McCoy that plays with the Blue Jays, he was never a Met. He was drafted in 2002 by the Cardinals and spent most of his career in the Card's farm system. After a cup of coffee in Baltimore, he moved on to spend a year or so with the Rockies, where he had a total of 5 big league at bats (BA = 0.00).
Even if his hitting doesn't carry through into the regular season, he will still be a better option than the David Delucci, Russ Adams, Mench, or Wilkerson ornaments that graced our bench last year.
Looks like Hill is thinking it's getting to the Dog days of spring training. ( Picture from Bastian). http://twitpic.com/19iuqc
yer-I agree. Also Jenkins, Alvarez, Stewart and D'Arnaud will fit into the mix sometime in the next couple of years so the depth is already impressive to say the least and I expect it to jump again from kids we draft this year and next.
I think TB either have to do it this year or fall back, they have some hefty contracts (Crawford, Pena, Burrell & Soriano) running out this year, and I don't see them renewing them. On the other hand, they could very well do it this year.
Sooner or later, there's going to be a lot of hurt in Yanks land. Jeiter (36), A-Rod (35), Riviera(41), Posada(39),Petite(38), Burnett(33), Sabathia( 30) and Tiexera( 30) aren't getting any younger and the Yanks have $158 mill. per year committed to these aging players this year. I just don't see them hanging in there for much longer without serious injury or performance problems with some or the majority of them.
Boston will always be a strong competitor but, they simply aren't the same team without Manny and Ortiz in their prime like they were when they won.
I think, given the talent we're starting to see emerge in Jays land, we could surprise some people this year, be in the mid to high 80's wins next year and someplace in the 90's in 2012. In addition, once we reach that level, we should be able to maintain it for a few years given the focus on drafting and developing young talent. So Christmas hasn't come yet, but all the letters have been sent to Santa. lol
"If we stay healthy, we could surprise some people this year and next year will likely be feared."
I agree. Wells and Overbay seem to be healthy, and we have yet to see Encarnation at the top of his game. Snider should only improve. Our infield is very solid defensively. And if our pitchers keep throwing ground ball outs like they have been, we could likely give our outfielders little stools to sit on out there. LOL!
Next year, you add Wallace, Drabek, Arencibia, and maybe Hechavarria to the lineup, and it's starting to look a lot like Christmas!
When you add in the fact that New York will be saddled with a bunch of aging players with huge salaries in a few years, and Boston isn't the team it used to be, there will be a window of opportunity in 2013-15 that is there for the taking. I think Baltimore suffers from poor management, and Tampa doesn't have the budget to keep up.
I think your underestimating what Boston and New York are capable of. If New York has aging players on big salaries, they will just spend more to replace them. You may find a 1 year window where they have a down year here and there, but they will always be competitive. Boston has one of the best farm systems in the Majors, to go along with a large enough payroll to keep their best around. I dont see those two fading too far from where they are in the near future. Not to mention Baltimore is on the rise, they have some really good young players coming up as well. I only see this division getting tougher, so the Jays will need to really hit a few home runs with their scouting, and get lucky with Boston and New York having a down year at the same time. Hopefully MLB will add some more playoff teams because it really is a shame that some really good teams miss out on the playoffs because of structuring.
dt005: I agree that this division has always been tough, and teams like New York and Boston will not be pushovers. It always has been a tough place to win, and that won't change soon. The good news is that there is reason to believe that we won't have to rely entirely on homegrown talent in the future. AA has plans for the Jay's salary to be somewhere in the neighborhood of Boston's when the time is right. Boston is slightly over $122 million this year and has been as high as $140 mil. This means that they will have some bucks to keep our better players around longer, and once the farm system is restocked and they have a good core of home grown talent at the major league level, the money will be there to recruit some high priced help on the free agent market, a la David Cone and Rickey Henderson. There is no reason at all to believe they can't compete, and go deep into the playoffs.


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This expansion complements Catapult's other offices strategically located throughout the world. In addition to Hong Kong, Catapult has locations in Cebu, Philippines; San Francisco, Calif. and its headquarters, located in Kansas City, Kansas. In March, Catapult plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany.
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TCU will open the 2013 season against LSU in the Cowboys Stadium Classic, several sources close to the negotiations said Friday.
The Horned Frogs and Tigers were set to play a home-and-home series in 2013 and 2014. This new deal scratches the second meeting.
Both coaches probably liked the idea of cutting the deal for one game in a neutral site instead of adding another Top 20 opponent to their already tough conference schedules. Cowboys Stadium is 20 miles from the TCU campus, but LSU fans travel well to North Texas, including to the Cowboys Stadium Classic in 2011, when the Tigers beat Oregon.
Money was also likely a big factor. LSU earned $3.5 million and Oregon earned $2 million from the 2011 game, according to Sports Business Journal. Alabama and Michigan shared $9.4 million this year for playing Sept. 1 in front of 90,413.
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There is a rare type of organism that eats itself alive. One of them is International Business Machines Corp.
For the past 20 years, IBM has been an avid, methodical buyer of its own stock. In 1993, it had 2.3 billion shares outstanding. Today it has 1.1 billion, shrinking at more than 1% per quarter over the past few years. At that pace, there will be no more publicly traded IBM shares left by 2034.


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WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- Aviation company Boeing has contracted with NASA to build the world's most powerful rocket, intended -- eventually -- to propel astronauts to the moon, Mars, asteroids and the deep space beyond.
Boeing and NASA signed a $2.8 million contract this week, tasking the aerospace company with developing two rocket cores as part of the completion of the Space Launch System, a heavy launch vehicle meant to carry both crew and cargo that will be upgraded over time.
"Our teams have dedicated themselves to ensuring that the SLS -- the largest ever -- will be built safely, affordably and on time," promised Virginia Barnes, Boeing's Space Launch System vice president and program manager.
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The two SLS rockets will be even more powerful than the Saturn V. The first version, which is set to launch in 2017 carrying an unmanned Orion capsule, will stand 321 feet tall, weigh 5.5 million pounds and be boosted by four hydrogen-fueled engines left over from the now extinct space shuttle program.
Scientists and engineers have criticized the agency for incorporating spare parts and outdated technology in their construction plans.
The second rocket will be taller and more powerful. Standing 384 feet tall and weighing 6.5 million pounds, the second version will launch a manned mission in 2021 using more powerful J-2X engines and strap-on boosters.


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Big, bright and beautiful verbena is a great easy-to-care-for addition to your yard or patio. It thrives in our heat. It is enamored with the sun. And its continual color will make your garden sparkle until autumn's frosty weather.
Vervain is a gardening category composed of some 3,000 species. Verbena is one of the tropical, warm-temperature options in this group. To give you an idea of the diversity of the vervain category, the teak tree is another warm-temp member.
Verbena is described as a "genus of perennial herbs." The verbena has been known since the most ancient times. The druids had the greatest veneration for the plant, according to the Aggie horticulture Web site. Before gathering it, they offered a sacrifice to the soil. They also held bunches of verbena between their hands during their devotions.
Peacekeepers sent around the world by ancient Rome had clothing adorned with the verbena image. The Romans are said to have given it the name Hereba veneris, or "plant of Venus." They felt that it had powers to re-kindle flames of dying love.
Most varieties of verbena will spread and quickly provide a dense ground cover of foliage and flowers. Some options are trailing. Its growth is very compact.
Verbena can be loosely divided into three types: the short-lived annual verbena, the large-flowered short-lived perennial verbena and the smaller flowered, but long-lived perennial verbena (loosely referred to as "verbena hybrids").
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John Dillenger continues to cause a ruckus in Indiana 75 years after he escaped from a jail there.
As the story goes, the famous outlaw made a fake gun out of old pieces of washboard while he was locked up in a Crown Point, Indiana jail. He used the "gun" to take a prison guard hostage and waltz out of confinement.
Now, two different organizations claim to have the pretend pistol.
A Texas auction house that has made news lately for selling off Dillinger related items says it has the piece and it's putting it on the block. Heritage Auction Galleries is offering the gun as part of a large collection of Dillinger related effects.
But an Indiana museum says not so fast, we've got the fake gun.
"We have authenticated our gun," Speros Batistatos, the president of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, which houses the Dillinger museum.
"(Dillinger's) full-blooded sister, Audrey, provided us with a letter authenticating the gun" at the time, Batistatos told the Northwest Indiana Times."At no time has anyone ever stepped forward claiming we don't own the gun. … Now all of a sudden, they are."
Heritage Auction Galleries received its collection of Dillinger related gear from the "Public Enemy's" brother, Hubert when he died in 1974. The gallery's director of arms and militaria, Dennis Lowe, said it was just part of an entire lot.
"We're making no claims beyond what we know to be true," Lowe said. "The wooden gun that we have was in the personal effects of Hubert Dillinger on his death in 1974."
The debate is difficult to resolve because of the mythic lore surrounding Dillinger. Some people say the gun was actually made of soap, others say it was a real gun and still others say Dillinger never used a prop to escape from jail.
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The History Show Sunday 17 February 2013
Bringing the past to life! Discover how our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past
February Book Club - Strumpet City by James Plunkett.
First published in 1969, Strumpet City is a historical novel set in Dublin at the time of the time of the Lockout. The novel is an epic, tracing the lives of a dozen characters as they are swept up in the tumultuous events that affected Dublin between 1907 and 1914.
When horse meat was found in burgers and frozen meals in recent weeks, we learned a lot about our attitude to hippophagy.
That might sound like a subject in Hogwarts but it's the term for eating horse meat. Ireland has a long history of saying 'neigh' to horsemeat.
Irish Times restaurant critic Catherine Cleary came in to talk about the history of the Irish taboo against horse meat, from medieval Irish monks to the Phibsboro horse butcher of 1960s Dublin.
Back in 1966 a Dublin butcher was selling horse meat for human consumption. Mr. Hickey the owner of the recently opened shop specialising in horse meat talks to Cathal O'Shannon for 'Newsbeat'.Members of the public offer their opinions on the eating of horse meat.
This report for 'Newsbeat' was broadcast first on 1 February 1966.
One of the most unusual graves in Dublin is found at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, and marks the final resting place of Vonolel, a bemedalled military horse and loyal companion of Field Marshall Earl Roberts who saw action in Afghanistan and India in service to his master.
Historian, Donal Fallon brought us the story of Vonolel which was read by David Herlihy.
Come Here to Me! Dublin's Other History by Donal Fallon, Sam McGrath and Ciaran Murray is published by New Island Books.
110 Years ago this week, the first Teddy Bear went on sale in New York.
The consistently popular toy is named after US President Teddy Roosevelt - a man who had an often conflicting relationship with nature. He was one of the first Presidents to recognise the importance of conservation, but he was also a lifelong hunter.
Lorcan Clancy has taken a look back at the sometimes contradictory man and the incident that inspired the Teddy Bear.
Catriona Crowe joined us with her monthly document from the National Archives. This month she discussed court records relating to the committal of a woman convicted of infanticide to a Magdalen institution in 1950.
Statement by Mary R - 7 December 1949
In about the third week of March 1949, my friends stopped and I knew in June 1949 that I was going to have a baby.
My aunt Bridget sent me to the doctor and he told me I was going to have a baby.
I remember Wednesday morning, the 30th of December 1949. I was in the house here alone except for my Aunt Bridget who was in bed upstairs.
I took up my aunt's breakfast to her at about 9am and I took my own breakfast downstairs. After having my breakfast at about 9.30am, I started to get pains in my stomach. The pain was not too bad at first but got worse and I cried with the pain.
I went up to the top floor and lay in the bed. There were no bedclothes on the bed except the mattress. I lay on the mattress for about an hour and a half. I was getting very bad pains all the time. I got up from the bed as I thought I wanted to do my water. I sat on the pot and the baby was born. I took it up as it had cried twice. I put my hand to its neck and squeezed a little on its neck to stop the crying.
I was afraid the people in the street would hear the crying. I held my hand with my fingers holdings its throat until it got quiet. I then put the baby back in the bed. I put its legs and back into the pot and the head hung over the pot with the face downwards. I knew it was dead.
The doctor came at about 3pm and he was the first person to see it.
Between 1.30 and 2pm, I came downstairs and got the dinner ready. I gave my aunt dinner and had some myself.
I got up at about 8.30am the next morning. My mother came in at about 2.30pm. I got tea for her and she went to leave the house at about 3pm. I asked her where she was going and she said "I am going the priest". I told her to go to the doctor first.
She left and when she came back I told her that I had the baby upstairs and it was dead.
The priest came to the house to see my aunt at about 3pm and met him on the stairs. He saw I was weak and asked me what was the matter with me. I told him I was after having the baby and that it was upstairs in the pot. He came upstairs with me and I showed him the baby in the chamber pot at about 4pm.
The doctor and the sergeant took the baby away.
I have heard this statement read to me and it is correct. I do not wish to make any additions or alterations to it.
The documents discussed on the programme are 1. Trial Record Book, Central Criminal Court, 1946 -52, Co. Wexford, and 2. Central Criminal Court file no. 1, 1950, Co. Wexford. In keeping with current practice, the participants have been anonymised in these transcripts. The originals e available to view in the National Archives.
'Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.'
Sombre words there from Edward Whymper, the first man to climb the Matterhorn in 1865. It was a triumphant ascent – but a tragic descent as four of his party were killed on the way down.
The Golden Age of Alpine Mountaineering ran from 1854 to 1865 and what might come as a surprise is how Irish climbers blazed a trail during this time.
Historian, Declan O'Keeffe and mountaineer, Frank Nugent came in to talk about some of our Victorian mountaineers. Incidentally, Frank was a member of the first successful Irish expedition to Mount Everest in 1993.
Colette Kinsella spoke to Sean Duke about mountaineer and scientist, John Tyndall from Co. Carlow.
Bringing the past to life! Discover how our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past.
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15 February 2018
Currie (Wanaka) leads a men's field dominated by arguably the greatest era of New Zealand talent on display over the 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run, with no less than seven of the top ten seeds hailing from the host country.
Included in that list is the evergreen Cameron Brown, as the 45-year-old continues to defy father time and not only compete but contend for a title he has won a world record 12 times previously, as he contemplates a 21st appearance at IRONMAN New Zealand.
The spoiler might well be another familiar face in Taupo though, with 32-year-old Terenzo Bozzone surely due to add a victory to an already impressive resume that includes five podium finishes since 2009. The Aucklander showed great form in the latter part of 2017, finishing sixth at Kona, and winning 70.3 titles at Los Cabos and Cozumel before defending his IRONMAN Western Australia title on a shortened course. His battle with Brown and Currie is hugely antic
The Kiwi's will not have it their own way however, with Cyril Viennot (FRA), Kerin Lachlan (AUS) and Stephen Kilshaw (CAN) amongst the many internationals expected to challenge for a place on the podium. Viennot returns looking to improve upon his third-place finish in 2017.
The women's field sees the internationals dominating the seeding list, led by 29-year-old McCauley who looks to defend the title she won in 2017. McCauley was 5th in Taupo on her pro debut back in 2015 after winning an age group World Championship in 2014, she knows the course well and will enjoy good support from the locals.
Laura Siddall (GBR) and Fawn Whiting (CAN) are seeded 2 and 3, with Siddall backing up her runner up finish in 2017 with a breakthrough victory at IRONMAN Australia while Whiting finished 7th last year on her pro debut after enjoying a stellar age group career.
Look for two times runner-up and familiar face to Taupo in Kate Bevilaqua (AUS) to challenge McCauley, Siddall and Whiting. Bevilaqua was on the podium in 2008 and 2012 and starts her year in Taupo after a busy 2017 that saw her get married (to Kiwi Guy Crawford), then cope with illness through the month of May before returning to full fitness at the end of the year.
The leading Kiwis and only two in the top ten seeds include a rookie at the distance in former Olympic distance athlete Teresa Adam (Auckland) and experienced endurance athlete Julia Grant (Christchurch).
Adam is gradually making her way in the longer version of the sport and finished 2nd at the Port of Tauranga Half in January behind the well performed Melissa Hauschildt. She also won the K1 cycling event in October last year, highlighting her all-round ability in the sport.
Grant has mixed up her programme in the lead up to Kellogg's Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand, including a podium finish at Defiance two-day multisport event in January.
History makes it clear that seeding can count for very little over the IRONMAN distance however, with both men's and women's fields deep with talent in a sport that is littered with stories of surprise contenders enjoying career days.
Former multi-sport star Dougal Allan (Wanaka) and Dylan McNeice (Wanaka) have both won over the distance and on form will have a say in the outcome of the race. McNeice eased his way back into racing late in 2017 after hip surgery but showed he is returning to his best with a victory at the Port of Tauranga Half in January.
Amongst a field of experienced athletes is relative rookie Mike Phillips (Christchurch), who set the IRONMAN world alight in 2017 with the fastest time ever on debut over the distance with his 7:52:50 at IRONMAN Barcelona. 27-year-old Phillips backed that up with a solid victory over a strong field at 70.3 Taupo in December.
Simon Cochrane (NZL) and Guy Crawford (NZL) are the remaining male athletes seeded in the top ten, with Cochrane finishing 8th in 2017, while another to watch might be Swiss athlete Jan Van Berkel who has the potential to sneak under the radar, but the 31 year old has four podiums to his name in his home IRONMAN Switzerland event.
Pro Seedings for Kellog's Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand
1. Currie Braden NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
2. Brown Cameron NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
3. Viennot Cyril FRA (FRANCE)
4. Bozzone Terenzo NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
5. Cochrane Simon NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
6. Phillips Mike NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
7. Allan Dougal NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
8. Crawford Guy NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
9. Kerin Lachlan AUS (AUSTRALIA)
10. Kilshaw Stephen CAN (CANADA)
11. Long Sam USA (UNITED STATES)
12. Lubinski Jim USA (UNITED STATES)
14. McNiece Dylan NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
15. Millward Callum NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
16. Poole Michael NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
17. Read Carl NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
18. Shearer Nathan AUS (AUSTRALIA)
19. Skipper Joe GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
20. Stabryla Leigh AUS (AUSTRALIA)
21. Van Berkel Jan SUI (SWITZERLAND)
22. Zasypkin Valentin RUS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
23. McDonald Chris USA (UNITED STATES)
25. McCauley Jocelyn USA (UNITED STATES)
26. Siddall Laura GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
27. Whiting Fawn CAN (CANADA)
29. Bevilaqua Kate AUS (AUSTRALIA)
30. Mitchell Jessica AUS (AUSTRALIA)
31. Adam Teresa NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
32. Alvarez Palmira MEX (MEXICO)
33. Donavan Jessica USA (UNITED STATES)
34. Grant Julia NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
35. Gregory Caroline USA (UNITED STATES)
36. Kotopulu Helena CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
37. Kraal Indy NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
38. Selsmark Alise AUS (AUSTRALIA)
39. St-Pierre Caroline CAN (CANADA)


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Get "Ruined"
Go behind the scenes of Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer-prize winning play.
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Ruined, tells the story of a Mama Nadi, a brothel owner in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mixed Blood Theatre director Aditi Kapil explains the nuanced emotional terrain of this epic tale. If you can't find Ruined at a playhouse near you, stay tuned–Nottage is currently working on a screenplay adaption.
: More people making change.
: Leymah Gbowee's commitment to nonviolent resistance helped stop the Liberian civil war. She now helps other women promote peace throughout Africa.
More articles, videos, and photo essays from , the Winter 2011 issue of YES! Magazine.


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This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows light from hot stars eating away the surface of the dust and gas cloud in this region of the Eagle Nebula to reveal a pillar composed of denser material. The text includes information about the process of star formation taking place in the nebula.
In this problem set, learners will analyze a satellite image of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico to answer questions about the extent, density and thickness of the oil leak. Answer key is provided.
This kick-off activity sets the stage for further explorations and activities in Explore! To the Moon and Beyond! - a resource developed specifically for use in libraries. As a group, learners will discuss what they know about Earth's Moon.
Learners will become familiar with the vehicles of two Mars missions: Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Pathfinder and the rover Sojourner (note: the activity could be easily adapted to be based on more current Mars missions and spacecraft).
In this demonstration, students detect the interference of waves and measure wave phenomena using an experimental apparatus consisting of a laser pointer, a second surface mirror scrap (like a bathroom mirror) binder clips, razor blade, ruler, and a white wall or projection screen.
This is an activity about the formation of regolith, the loose fragmental material on the Moon's surface. Learners will engage in a series of hands-on activities comparing and contrasting regolith formation processes on the Moon and on Earth.
In this laboratory activity, students are introduced to the different particle sizes of soil and their properties. Using sieves, students remove organic materials and pebbles, and separate sand, silt, and clay.
This activity is about the use of spectral data to identify mineral composition on Mars. Working in teams, students will compare and contrast spectra to identify similarities between Earth minerals and those from Mars.
In this activity, each student will keep a science journal during each of the four seasons. Students will record observations of the general outdoor environment they visit and then will make observations of one specific item from the habitat in each season.
This is an activity about determining the distance of a solar flare from the center of the Sun's disk. Learners will use transparency grids overlaid on images of the Sun in order to calculate the distance of a solar flare, similar to a signal detection method used by scientists.


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Featuring cello & vocals by "WHITE HORSE" EMILY BURRIDGE
A wide open horizon beneath an endless sky, mountains of majestic
beauty, rivers cutting their way deep into the rock since millions of
years ? images like these have appeared in the minds of countless
listeners by the music on ?Gates To Secret Realities? in the
mid-nineties. With this album the Austrian composer,
multi-instrumentalist and producer Gandalf had moved a giant step
closer towards a new kind of world music.
It was inspired by encounters with the culture of the American Indians,
especially their close relationship to nature and their awareness of
the connections between all of us and the world we are living in,
between the elements and all living creatures.
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What If Orangutans Had Their Day In Court?
If a corporation has legally protected rights, such as freedom of speech, is it such a stretch to extend them to a river or an orangutan?
A growing movement of environmentalists and social-justice activists say nature should have legally recognized rights. More than 100 communities in the United States have passed ordinances granting rights to nature, and Ecuador has included language that recognizes the rights of nature in its constitution.
But what would it mean in the real world to have a lawyer arguing on behalf of an ecosystem or an animal? Is it practical?
I asked Cormac Cullinan, one of the leaders of the rights-of-nature movement. Cullinan wrote the book on the subject—he's the author of Wild Law: Protecting Biological and Cultural Diversity, a seminal text on the concept of rights of nature.
In April 2010, Pablo Solón, Bolivia's U.N. ambassador, enlisted Cullinan to lead the drafting of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth at an alternative climate conference held in Cochabamba. The final Declaration represented the work of 35,000 conference attendees. For many activists, the Declaration presents an alternative to the weak agreements that make up the Copenhagen Accord, though it has not been officially acknowledged by the United Nations.
Madeline Ostrander: What does it mean to say nature has rights?
Cormac Cullinan: Indigenous cultures don't talk about nature having rights because the concept of rights is not central to their culture. But they understand that they are in relationship with every aspect of Earth—not only with other people but also with the air that they breathe, the food that they eat, the plants, the animals. Most indigenous cultures have means for ensuring that these fundamental relationships are respected.
In Western cultures, we call some aspects of those relationships "rights." And then we use the courts and the police to enforce those rights. At the moment most legal systems define everything that isn't a human being or a corporation as property, which means it's like a slave—it's incapable of having rights. Now as soon as you say "rights for nature," it forces people to consider the possibility that other beings besides people and corporations may be capable of holding rights. It starts a conversation about a deeper issue: our dysfunctional relationship with nature.
Ostrander: In a courtroom, how would it work if judges, juries, and lawyers recognized the rights of nature?
Cullinan: Instead of only being able to go to court to protect human interests, you could protect the interests of the Earth. You could go to court on behalf of the Gulf of Mexico to say that the Gulf has suffered harm as a result of BP and Deepwater Horizon, and you could say that the ecosystem has a right to be restored to integrity and health.
In the current legal system, if you're going to go to court, you have to find a human interest that's been affected—you have to say, I'm a shrimp fisherman and I've lost so much in revenue.
To give you another example, a few years ago the UK Environmental Law Association had a mock trial. The case concerned a rainforest in Malaysia where orangutans live. It was going to be cut down to plant an oil palm plantation, which would be used to create biofuels. Now if that case were argued in ordinary court, it would revolve around whether or not the people had the necessary permit to log the forest.
Under a rights-of-nature scenario, the argument was whether the human right to have the fuel for cars trumped the rights of the orangutan to have habitat. The decision was that the rights of the orangutans to have habitat were more fundamental than the rights of humans to drive cars. Therefore, the forest couldn't be cut down.
You can see, the discussion is about balancing what's good for humans against what's good for other species and the rest of the planet. And that's precisely what doesn't happen at the moment and why we have got such terrible environmental problems. Because we continue to believe that we can just dominate the planet for our own interests and disregard the interests of the rest of the planet.
Ostrander: That's a mock trial. Where have rights of nature been put into practice?
Cullinan: In South Africa, I have drafted coastal legislation, the Integrated Coastal Management Act, which says that if you're making decisions in relation to coastal areas, they must be made in the interest of the whole community, and I defined the whole community in a way that included all inhabitants of those areas whether they were human or not. It's a very small way of beginning to shift your decision-making toward more eco-centric criteria.
Of course there are very similar concepts in African customary law, remnants of which still exist. A few years ago, I wrote about a case in which somebody represented a hyena before an African traditional court in Kenya.
Ecuador's got the furthest with this: It has granted rights to nature in its constitution.
Ostrander: The rights-of-nature concept seems fundamentally different from animal rights. For instance, it doesn't seem that giving rights to nature would necessarily turn us all into vegetarians.
Cullinan: No. "Rights of nature" is a more encompassing concept than animal rights. It says that if human rights exist regardless of whether the government grants them to you, then other creatures, or other aspects of the biosphere that co-evolved with us, must have similar rights to exist and to play their part, including animals.
But one of the difficulties I've had with animal-rights arguments is that they're often based on sentience—sentient animals have rights but not others. And that's never really made much sense to me. Does an oyster have rights? Rights-of-nature balances the rights of individuals based to the health of the whole. If a wolf eats a deer, it hasn't infringed the deer's rights. Part of the function of deer in the ecosystem is to be eaten. And in practice, a court would only be concerned with situations where human actions were disturbing an ecosystem.
Ostrander: Bolivia has been pushing the United Nations to formally recognize the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth and have it be part of climate negotiations. How could the idea of rights of nature become a tool for dealing with climate change?
Cullinan: What's important about the Declaration is that it addresses the drivers of climate change. Climate change is not an isolated phenomenon. The cause is really the economic, political, and legal systems that promote activities that cause climate change. Most activities that result in the emission of greenhouse gases and climate change are perfectly legal. Industrialized societies are built on the profligate use of hydrocarbons like oil, gas, and coal. That's what built them, and it's also what will kill them. You can't fix it by tinkering. You have to make fundamental changes so that your society is not built primarily on those energy sources. The text of the Declaration is like the DNA of a new society that wouldn't produce climate change.
For me, it would be a bonus if the Declaration went through the United Nations system, and it would be a very significant victory if it happened in the next few years. But this declaration already exists as a people's document, by virtue of the fact that it emerged from the work of the 35,000 people involved in the conference in Cochabamba. The real strength of it is as a common manifesto for civil society.
The Spring 2011 issue of YES! Magazine.
A historic new ordinance bans natural gas drilling while elevating community decision making and the rights of nature over the "rights" associated with corporate personhood.
Municipalities across the country are passing ordinances reclaiming their citizens' rights from corporate interests.
Maude Barlow, chair of Council of Canadians, and international campaigner on water and climate change, talks about successes with major international campaigns on trade and water, and how climate change will affect and be affected by these issues. She draws lessons from those struggles for effective action on the climate crisis.