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Bruce Wrobel, the chief executive of Herakles Farms, claims his company's efforts to flatten a chunk of Cameroon's dense rainforest to develop a palm oil plantation are borne of a desire to address a "dire humanitarian need".
Yet this week Herakles has had to suspend its activities in Cameroon following a forestry ministry order for the company to halt clearing work at their Talangaye nursery in the southwest region of the country.
Greenpeace has long been among those calling out Wrobel and his company over their failure to tell the real truth over their project. The suspension of work is merely the latest evidence that the proposed plantation is a mess, despite the company's ever-present PR machine.
In contravention of national law, in the face of local opposition and a huge threat to the local environment, the development is simply the wrong project in the wrong place and it needs to be stopped.
Today, together with the Oakland Institute we have released a new report revealing just how big the discrepancy is between what Wrobel and his friends say publicly and what they are saying to potential investors.
Compiled through confidential internal Herakles documents, here are some of the biggest fibs exposed in Herakles Exposed:
The reality: Herakles has yet to receive a land lease from the Cameroonian government and thus possesses no right to develop its concession area. It has been in violation of national law since 2010. The new order from the forestry ministry again proves Herakles has far from all the permissions required.
The claim: Herakles does not tolerate corruption.
The reality: Evidence strongly suggests Herakles has resorted to bribery, the offer of cash gifts and promises of employment to obtain the consent of some local communities and the government to facilitate the project.
The claim: In a widely circulated open letter of 2012 by Herakles CEO Bruce Wrobel, the company claimed that all timber generated by the project's massive deforestation would benefit the Cameroonian government.
The reality: In direct contradiction to Wrobel's public claim, however, Herakles' presentations intended to attract investors has estimated the company may bank US$60 - US$90 million on the sale of timber and brags about the "profit uplift". We feel sorry for financiers that have been tempted by Herakles profit projections because Cameroonian law states that only accredited logging companies can commercialise timber. And as Wrobel himself wrote, Herakles "are not commercial loggers".
The claim: Herakles will produce 34 tonnes of palm bunches (FFB) per hectare at peak production.
The reality: The most experienced palm producers in Africa yield 26 tonnes FFB per hectare and most plantations yield less than 20 tonnes FFB at peak production.
The reality: The company promises in an investment advisory it would clear more than 10,000 hectares of land in order to plant 1.5 million oil palm seedlings. However, internal communications from employees reveal Herakles is in no position to clear that much land and that the seedlings and nursery are already overgrown by nine months, meaning work is unable to proceed at the advertised speed.
Okay, so Herakles is not the first American or international company to employ questionable business practices abroad … so why does it matter so much?
Since 2008 there has been a massive land rush on the African continent as foreign companies and governments look to produce commodities, biofuels, and food staples in addition to asserting foreign control over natural resources such as timber, minerals and water. The heavily forested areas of the Congo Basin are prime targets as companies search for rich soil in areas with a low population density.
If Herakles' project succeeds – despite the illegalities, the massive deforestation, destruction of local livelihoods and false claims to investors – many other investors may attempt to do the same.
That is why the project must be stopped – permanently.
Sandra Blessing
They want to destroy the lungs of our planet. Is this what we want? I don't think so!
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I think they care about nothing but money.
And if they are even only a little concerned about the destruction of life on Earth, they are sure t...
I think they care about nothing but money.
And if they are even only a little concerned about the destruction of life on Earth, they are sure to be the only persons who will stay safe, thanks to their power.
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Perhaps they know about nothing but money...?
It is hard for me to imagine being so distant from our Earth, from the greater community....
Perhaps they know about nothing but money...?
It is hard for me to imagine being so distant from our Earth, from the greater community...
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Sounds like Cameroon have a Decent Government. and good luck to the people with their Fight against these Destructive Logging Company. We are watchin...
Sounds like Cameroon have a Decent Government. and good luck to the people with their Fight against these Destructive Logging Company. We are watching and listening. Love from england.
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The world needs to wake up...
(Unregistered) Samuel
The forests are our lungs let us breathe!!!!!! Nature is ancient she deserves respect!!!!!
(Unregistered) Carla
Destroying the Earth, only for dirty money, like Monsanto. What is wrong???
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I wanted to fill the petition, but it is imposible with a postal code from Canada...
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Thank you to bring this to our attention!
I have updated the link to a global petition, rather than the GPUS version.
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(Unregistered) Andy
More large corporation piracy. Bullies must be shown for what they are and stopped in their exploitation.
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stop exploitation and the over use of palm oil. We need rainforests for the survival of the planet
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How can common people everywhere support local efforts around the world? Why is the signing is only for the States? We are more!! Unite everyone!!
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Do you know the location of weather vane #67?
|The date on the banner is backwards!
|The visitor center just to the left of the Mayflower II
is where this weather vane is located.
Today's weather vane is located at Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the little museum on the wharf next to the Mayflower II. Just below the weather vane is the ticket counter and entrance. The Mayflower II is a replica built in England and sailed to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1957. It was a gift representing the collaboration and alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States during World War II. There are no plans or drawings of the original Mayflower, and no one knows exactly what she looked like. This ship was built using the best research of the 1950s, including descriptions of the Mayflower found in William Bradford's book Of Plymouth Plantation and other contemporary works.
"Being thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, [we] fell upon [our] knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought [us] over the vast and furious ocean" - William Bradford
The Mayflower II is owned by the Plimoth Plantation living history museum. For more information see the website http://www.plimoth.org/
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HDFC Home Loan Calculator 2019
Get monthly EMI as low as Rs. 751 per lakh on HDFC home loan. Housing loan EMI in HDFC depends upon loan amount, loan tenure and interest rate. Check Best Offers
HDFC Home Loan EMI Calculator
5th December 2019 – RBI keeps Repo Rate unchanged at 5.15%
|Loan Amount
|10 year loan
|15 year loan
|30 year loan
|₹ 20 Lakh
|₹ 24,531
|₹ 19,403
|₹ 15,025
|₹ 30 Lakh
|₹ 36,796
|₹ 29,104
|₹ 22,538
|₹ 50 Lakh
|₹ 61,326
|₹ 48,507
|₹ 37,563
HDFC Loan Calculator
HDFC Home Loan EMI
- Home Loan EMI (or equated monthly instalment) is a fixed amount of money paid by you to HDFC against the loan taken. This is towards repayment of your loan to the bank. Every month, it is due on a fixed day of the month till your loan is fully paid back.
- With HDFC offering Home Loans with loan tenure upto 30 years, the loan EMI can be as low as Rs. 751 per lakh, to make it more affordable and convenient to meet your needs. Lowest Rate of interest offered by HDFC on Home Loan is 8.25%.
|Loan Tenure
|Loan Amount (Rs.)
|15 years
|20 years
|30 years
|₹ 24,254
|₹ 21,302
|₹ 48,507
|₹ 42,603
|₹ 72,761
|₹ 63,905
|₹ 97,014
|₹ 85,207
- As you can see in the above table, for various loan amounts taken at the lowest rate of interest, EMI differs by loan tenure at 15, 20 and 30. Your EMI is higher when you take loan for a shorter tenure of 15 years and it is lower when you apply for a higher tenure of 30.
- Your EMI consists of both interest payment and principal repayment. Though the EMI amount will remain constant, every month the proportion of interest payment and principal repaid within each EMI is different. With every EMI, the proportion of principal repayment in EMI keeps increasing and the interest component in EMI keeps reducing.
|Home Loan Interest Calculator Results
|5 years
|10 years
|15 years
|30 years
|HDFC EMI for a loan amount Rs. 1 lakh at 8.25%
|₹ 2,040
|₹ 1,227
|₹ 970
|₹ 751
|Total amount you pay back to the bank including principal and interest
|₹ 1.22 Lakh
|₹ 1.47 Lakh
|₹ 1.75 Lakh
|₹ 2.70 Lakh
|Interest you have to pay during the loan tenure
|₹ 22,400
|₹ 47,240
|₹ 74,600
|₹ 1.70 Lakh
The above table shows the longer your loan tenure, lower is the EMI you pay on the loan. However,
your total interest outgo is significantly higher in a long tenure loan. In the above example,
if you take a Rs. 1 Lakh loan for a period of 30, you pay the lowest EMI of
Rs. 751 . However, you pay an interest of
Rs. 1.70 Lakh on a Rs. 1 Lakh loan.
In contrast, if you take a Rs. 1 Lakh loan from HDFC at the lowest loan rate offered for a period of 15 years, you pay a higher home loan EMI of Rs. 2,040 and pay an interest of only Rs. 22,400 which is less than half of what you paid in a 30 loan. Hence, it is advisable to choose your loan tenure wisely as longer tenure means high interest expenses.
HDFC Bank Home Loan Calculator
Equated Monthly Installments or EMIs is an equal amount that you will pay to HDFC bank to repay your principal and interest. By using the EMI calculator, you get the exact EMI amount, the principal and interest portion in each EMI along with each month's outstanding principal balance. Currently, HDFC bank lowest home loan EMI is Rs.751 per lakh of loan amount taken for 30 years at the lowest rate of 8.25%.
HDFC Home Loan Details
- Purpose of Loan: HDFC house loan is taken to purchase, construct a home, renovate your existing home.
- Key Features
- Loan available for both salaried and self employed. Special rates for women borrowers.
- Borrowers within the age group of 24 and 60 years.
- Security: Mortgage of property you are planning to purchase, renovate or construct.
- Loan to Value Ratio of 90%.
- Loan Tenure can range from 5 to 30 years.
- Interest rates in the range of 8.25% to 9.70%.
- Lowest EMI of Rs. 751 per lakh
- Special schemes: HDFC offers customised home loan interest rates and schemes for special category of borrowers including women borrowers, senior citizens, NRIs etc. Some of the special loan offers of HDFC are:
- Adjustable Rate Home Loan
- TruFixed Home Loan
- HDFC Home Improvement Loans
- HDFC Home Extension Loan
- HDFC Plot Loans
- HDFC Short Term Bridging Loan
- Rural Housing Finance
- HDFC Reach Home Loans
- HDFC Home Loan Top Up
- Loan amount – This is the amount borrowed by a borrower from HDFC. If you apply for a higher loan amount, your monthly EMI will be high. HDFC gives minimum home loan of Rs. 15 Lakh upto an amount of Rs. 10 Cr.
- Interest rate - Interest rates is the rate charged by HDFC on your home loan. Higher interest rate increases your housing loan EMI which will increase the total cost of the loan. HDFC current home loan interest rate starts at 8.25%. Do complete market research and compare rates and calculate EMI online before you apply for a home loan.
- Loan tenure – This is the period in which you can repay your home loan in HDFC. Longer loan tenure means lower housing loan EMI. Loan term can be determined by your age at the time of loan sanctioning and your retirement age. Generally, HDFC offers house loan for a maximum tenure of 30 years.
HDFC EMI calculator formula
P*r* (1+r)^n/([(1+r)^n]-1)
Here is an illustration of how HDFC Home Loan EMI is calculated:
In above formula,
P = Loan amount. This can range from Rs. 15 Lakh to Rs. 10 Cr
r = Rate of interest per month. Current rate is 8.25%, which is linked to HDFC PLR
n = tenure in month. For HDFC, this can be 360 months
HDFC Home Loan Interest Rate Calculator
Typically, Home Loan EMIs constitute a large proportion of the household's monthly expenditure to pay for a long period. Being a long tenure loan, the total interest you pay on a housing loan for 30 years can be more than the original loan amount you have borrowed from the bank. HDFC Home Loan Interest Rate Calculator can help you calcuate the interest rate you are eligible for and also, the total interest you will pay during the loan duration. Some of factors that are used for interest rate calculation are:
- Occupation of the borrowers: Banks charge slightly higher interest rate on home loans for self employed as compared to that on loans for salaried borrowers.
- Amount of the Loan: HDFC offers loan of up to Rs. 30 Lakh at 8.25% and loans of above Rs. 30 Lakh at rates ranging from 8.35% to 9.15%.
- Type of loan opted for: The bank also offers different rates on its various loan schemes such as fixed rate home loan, floating rate home loan and home loan with overdraft facility etc.
- Existing bank customers: ICICI Bank may also offer lower interest to its existing bank account holders to maintain its relationship.
Tips to decide the right amount of EMI
- Ascertain the amount you need to borrow: It is important that before approaching a bank for loan, you need to estimate the amount of loan you need to borrow. Remember house loan is a long term loan, and hence it is advisable to minimise your loan amount to the extent possible. Limit your loan amount to the balance funds you need to fund the property after accounting for your own available funds. Also, based on the EMI you can service, try to opt for lowest tenure of loans as long tenure loans result in huge interest outgo.
- Review your current obligations: Before, taking a loan it is advisable to do an evaluation of your current monthly expenses including any EMI obligations that you have on your current loans. The assessment will help you to estimate the amount of EMI you can pay comfortably after taking into account other obligations. Once you arrive at the EMI you can service, you can also decide on the right loan tenure.
- Calculate your HDFC home loan eligibility: Your home loan eligibility is a function of value of the property and assessment of your repayment capacity based on your monthly income. HDFC provides a LTV upto 90% and expects the borrower to fund the remaining value of property by own money. For example, at its lowest LTV 90 %, HDFC would expect its borrowers to provide margin money of 10%.
- HDFC will also estimate your Fixed Income to Obligations Ratio to ascertain the maximum EMI you can service based on your current income and other monthly expenses. The bank applies a certain ratio to your income to estimate your monthly expenses and then adds your other EMI obligations to calculate your fixed obligations. The proportion of fixed income to your calculated fixed obligations gives your FOIR. HDFC lends up to a maximum FOIR of 0.65 . Based on the FOIR, the bank will also estimate the maximum amount of EMI you can service as a borrower. HDFC's assessment may be different from your own assessment. Any differences in assessment may require you to readjust your loan amount requirement. You may also consider paying back other running short term loans to improve your eligibility.
FAQs on HDFC Housing Loan EMI CalculatorWill the HDFC home loan EMI remain constant or change in future? What happens in case of increase or decrease in interest rate?
- Typically, the home loan EMI remains unchanged unless the customer requests for a change and the same is approved by HDFC subject to its eligibility conditions (note that nominal charges may apply for effecting a customer initiated change in EMI)
- In case the floating rate of interest on your home loan increases, the EMI will increase as per the reset frequency of your home loan.
- For partly disbursed loans availed under tranched EMI scheme, your loan EMI will increase with each disbursement.
- HDFC allows prepayment at nil charges or penalty in case of floating rate home loans.
- When you make a prepayment, the outstanding balance of principal amount on your home loan reduces. In this case, you may choose to either keep the EMI the same and reduce the loan tenure (that is paying off the loan faster) or reduce the EMI and keep the loan tenure the same (that is paying lesser amount every month). It is beneficial to keep the EMI constant and reduce the loan tenure as you pay less interest to the bank in this option.
It is advised to calculate home loan EMI prior to taking a home loan. There are several benefits of calculating your HDFC housing loan EMI as discussed below -
- In case EMI comes out to be more than your monthly budget, then you have the chance to apply for a lower loan amount which fits your monthly budget and makes EMI easily affordable.
- If you already know the EMI you have to pay each month, then you can plan your spends accordingly
- Based on the EMI amount, you can opt for making prepayment of your home loan in future when you have surplus amount
The EMI will vary based on loan amount, tenure, rate of interest. Based on the lowest rate of 8.25% and maximum tenure of 30 years, the HDFC home loan EMI for different loan amount will be:
|Loan amount
|₹ 10 Lakh
|₹ 7,513
|₹ 30 Lakh
|₹ 22,538
|₹ 50 Lakh
|₹ 37,563
The home loan EMI calculator works in the same manner for all banks. So, you can use the EMI calculator for HDFC home loan. Besides, using the calculator will save your time and help you analyze different offers easily.How accurate is a HDFC Housing Loan EMI calculator?
The accuracy of the HDFC housing loan EMI calculator is based on the credentials you enter in the required field of EMI calculator. So, make sure you enter the value as you want from your side; the calculated amount will be correct as the calculation is computerized.Why should I calculate my HDFC home loan EMI before taking a loan?
By calculating the EMI before availing the HDFC home loan will help you identify the amount you can pay each month as EMI. Plus, based on your budget, you can assess the maximum loan amount you can be eligible for and the applicable rate for it.How to pay your HDFC Home loan EMI
To pay the EMI of HDFC home loan, you can log in to your net banking account as provided during the time of availing the loan and pay using your savings account or debit/credit card.
You can also visit the branch and submit the cheque of your EMI.
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Actor and playwright Juan Carlos Gené dies at 82
Argentine actor and playwright Juan Carlos Gené, who led the Latin American Centre for Creation and Theatrical Investigation, died today in Buenos Aires at the age of 82 after having had cancer, family and friends of the artist said.
Known for promoting local theatre works, Gené directed the state-run television channel 7, until the military dictatorship (1976-83) where he had to leave the country in exile, moving to Venezuela, where he lived until 1993.
The actor, who also led the Argentine Association for Actors at the traditional San Martín theatre, directed last year a version of 'Hamlet' starring Mike Amigorena, Luisa Kuliok and Esmeralda Mitre, in Buenos Aires.
In 2010 Gené directed and acted in a versión of 'Blood Wedding,' one of Spanish playwright, Federico García Lorca's classics.
GENE, Juan Carlos
Born: 11/6/1929, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1/31/2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan Carlos Gené's western - voice actor:
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Patriots first major player in franchise game
With the start of the free agency now about a week and a half away, the New England Patriots made the first major move by slapping the franchise tag on free-agent-to-be Vince Wilfork.
It means the Patriots will pay their star nose tackle a salary of $7,003,000 in 2010 to stay in New England. Wilfork and his agent (Kennard McGuire, who also reps Brandon Marshall) can talk to other teams about a deal, but according to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, any team that tries to lure Wilfork away would have to give New England two first-round draft picks.
Wilfork is among the league's elite nose tackles, sure, but that is probably too high a price for any team to pay. The Patriots and Wilfork are more likley to use the franchise tag as just part of the process of working on a new long-term contract.
It has so far been a quiet February in terms of franchise tags, with few teams using the mechanism to prevent movement of their unrestricted free agents. The Broncos, for example, have no high-profile unrestricted free agents worthy of paying the high price to keep. The Broncos' UFAs are P Mitch Berger, S Vernon Fox, T Brandon Gorin, LB Nick Greisen, G Ben Hamilton, G Russ Hochstein, DE Vonnie Holliday, CB Ty Law and WR Brandon Lloyd.
What will be far more interesting to watch is how teams — especially the Broncos — use the tendering process on their restricted free agents (assuming no new collective bargaining agreement is completed in the next 10 days). For the Broncos, that list is far more interesting: OLB Elvis Dumervil, G Chris Kuper, WR Brandon Marshall, QB Kyle Orton, TE Tony Scheffler and DE Le Kevin Smith.


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The Best of the Best Timed Event Rodeo is a competition for high school rodeo athletes competing in the events of tie down roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, pole bending, goat tying, steer wrestling and team roping. It is NOW open to 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade in the 2018-2019 school year (incentive payout for Junior High 6th-8th grade).
Best of the Best 2019 will be held June 26th-29th, 2019 in Gallup, New Mexico at Red Rock Park Arena.
Event payouts are of course based upon actual participation. There is NOW $24,000 in added money guaranteed for the rodeo. 80% of entry fees will be paid out. Payouts are expected for 1st round, 2nd round, short go, and for average winners. In addition, average winners will receive a saddle; reserve average winners will receive a buckle all go round winners will receive Classic Equine protective boots.
Contestant parent event average winning teams will receive "Hot Heels" roping machines.
* Mail-in entries must be postmarked by June 17th, 2019.
* Online entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM on June 19th, 2019.
What documentation is required for registration?
In order to register for Best of the Best 2019, a contestant must have been enrolled in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following items are required:
These items may be mailed in to our office at City of Gallup Attn: Best of the Best Rodeo 110 W. Aztec Ave, Gallup,NM 87301, you may also e-mail them to email@example.com or you may also fax them to (505) 726-2047. You may also bring the documents with you to the rodeo.
You will also need a current Coggin's for each animal upon arrival at the rodeo grounds.
If you have questions or wish to confirm receipt of your registration, please call us at (505) 863-1382 and ask to speak with Natasha.
Junior High Incentives are open to any 6th, 7th, or 8th grader in each event. Half of their entry fee will go to the main pot and Half to the incentive pot.
Junior High kids are eligible to win the main pot and incentive pot both.
High School kids are not eligible for incentive pot.
Number of monies paid will be determined by the # of entries per event.
RV and Stall check in will begin on Monday June 24th, 2019.
Contestant Check in will begin on Monday June 24th @ 8 am. There is A MANDATORY MEETING this year on Wednesday, June 26th @ 2:00 P.M. in the Red Rock Convention Center.


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BG-12: New pill shows promise against relapsing multiple sclerosis
(HealthDay)—A new pill can help prevent relapse in some people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research indicates.
In two studies, the annualized relapse rate was cut nearly in half with twice-daily use of the new drug currently known as BG-12. One study also found that BG-12 could reduce the progression of disability, while the other study found no statistically significant difference between the drug and placebo for rates of disability.
"We found a robust reduction in the annualized relapse rate of 44 percent in the twice-daily group and 51 percent in the thrice-daily group," said Dr. Robert Fox, lead author of one of the studies and medical director at the Mellen Center for MS at the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio.
Fox added that the drug was well tolerated in the clinical trial, and appears to be quite safe. "It's a pill they take twice a day at home, and there was no increased risk of opportunistic infections or cancer," he noted.
Results of the studies are published in the Sept. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Both were funded by the drug's manufacturer, Biogen Idec.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that damages the outside of nerve fibers in the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spine and optic nerves, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). Symptoms can include fatigue, numbness in the limbs, balance and coordination problems, bladder or bowel dysfunction, vision problems, pain and even paralysis.
Most people—about 85 percent—have a form of MS that's called relapsing-remitting, according to the NMSS. That means that people have periods where the disease is very active. At other times, the disease remits. During these periods of remission, there may be complete or partial recovery of function, and the disease doesn't progress during remission.
Both of the current studies focused on people with the relapsing-remitting form of MS.
Fox's study included 359 patients taking 240 milligrams (mg) of BG-12 twice a day, 345 taking 240 mg three times a day, 350 taking glatiramer acetate (an injectable MS drug) and 363 taking a placebo. BG-12 was originally developed as a drug to treat the autoimmune skin condition psoriasis.
The annual relapse rate was 0.22 for people taking BG-12 twice a day and 0.20 for those taking it three times a day. The annual relapse rate was 0.29 for glatiramer acetate and 0.40 for those on placebo. There were no statistically significant differences in the rate of disability progression among the groups, according to the study.
The second study included 410 people taking BG-12 twice a day, 416 people taking the drug three times a day and 408 people on placebo.
The annual relapse rate was 0.17 for the twice-daily group, 0.19 in the thrice-daily group and 0.36 in the placebo group. Rates of disability progression were 16 percent in the twice-daily group, 18 percent in the thrice-daily group and 27 percent in the placebo group, according to the study.
"These studies show the potential for another oral treatment for relapsing-remitting MS. They illustrate that trying new strategies and tackling new parts of the immune system can be effective," explained Timothy Coetzee, chief research officer at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
"Having a treatment that targets different pathways in the immune system is important. This is an advance in the treatment of MS in my view," Coetzee said.
Fox said that BG-12 appears to modify the immune system response without suppressing the immune system, a common problem with some other medications available for MS. Fox said that the new drug also appears to protect nervous system cells from damage, though how that occurs isn't yet clear.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make a decision on whether or not to approve BG-12 by the end of the year, according to Fox. No information on what the cost of BG-12 will be is currently available.
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Pet friendly vacation rentals have contributed to the rise in the number of pets going along on trips with their owners. After all, it's tough keeping a dog in a hotel room, and impossible to bring a cat.
But when you're staying in a pet friendly vacation rental, you often have the luxury of a yard and the space to accommodate the needs of your dog, cat or other pet.
If you're flying, be sure to check regulations specific to your airline. Most, if not all, only allow dogs or cats in the cabins with you, and you'll need an airline-approved carrier. You'll probably need a health certificate from your Veterinarian. If your pet is traveling as checked luggage, the airline may also have temperature restrictions (meaning they won't accept a pet if the day-of-travel temperatures aren't within certain ranges). Airlines also have restrictions on how many total pets are allowed on one flight and have special check-in procedures. You'll likely be asked to go through a checklist with the agent at the counter.
If you're traveling by car, you'll want to provide your pet with a secure, safe, well-ventilated crate or carrier. They should be able to stand, sit, lie down and turn around in it. The crate or carrier should be strapped down with a seat belt or bungee cord. Your pet will get as uncomfortable as you on a long car ride. Treat your pet like you'd treat one of your kids. Don't leave them in a car by themselves. Keep them entertained with toys. Interact with them so they don't get grouchy. They may not be able to ask "are we there yet," but they'll be thinking it just the same.
Other traveling tips: bring your pet's vaccination record, even if you're not traveling by plane; don't let them your pet ride with his or her head out the window -- it's dangerous and they could jump out; plan on extra time for bathroom breaks -- your pet will be "going" in an unfamiliar area and that can take more time.
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NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia has established a solid track record as a durable ace and a proven winner at the front of the Yankees' rotation over his four-plus seasons in pinstripes.
What the left-hander has not proven, however, is to be a great bet on Opening Day. Sabathia struggled with his command and completed just five innings as the Yankees opened the new campaign on Monday with an 8-2 loss to the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
"It's always disappointing, not pitching well," Sabathia said. "This is no different. Opening Day, Game 1 of the playoffs, July 1st -- it doesn't matter. You always want to pitch well and try to give your team a chance to win, and I didn't do that today."
The Red Sox scored four runs off Sabathia, who now owns an 0-2 record and a 7.42 ERA over his five Opening Day starts for New York, allowing 22 earned runs in 26 2/3 innings.
That was too large of a deficit to be erased by a depleted Yankees lineup decidedly lacking in star power, with players like Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson all on the disabled list.
During Boston left-hander Jon Lester's five innings, New York managed two runs on Francisco Cervelli's single in the fourth inning before being silenced by a succession of five relievers.
"We didn't capitalize when we needed to," Kevin Youkilis said. "They got timely hitting. Some of the balls weren't hit that hard and some were, but timely hitting is the key. We just didn't have that today."
The Yankees struck out 10 times in the loss, including three times to kill a key seventh-inning rally, and they finished 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
"We had an opportunity to possibly tie the game up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I'm sure I'm going to be asked that question a lot without some of the firepower that we've had in the past, but I feel these guys are more than capable of coming back."
There were other concerns for the Yankees. Sabathia sat mostly around 89 mph, topping out at 91 mph, in his first start since having left elbow surgery to remove bone chips following the 2012 postseason.
Girardi said that Sabathia hit 93 mph in Spring Training and that warmer weather could help his strength. Sabathia said that the reduced velocity should not be a problem for him, as he has often been a slow starter during his big league career.
"It's always what it is at the beginning of the year, 88-92 [mph]," Sabathia said. "That's what I'll work with right now, and hopefully, it gets a little better."
All of Boston's damage against Sabathia came in the second inning. In that frame, Boston loaded the bases with one out, as Sabathia issued walks to Jarrod Saltalamacchia and rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. around a Jonny Gomes single.
Jose Iglesias knocked in the first run with an infield single, and one out later, Shane Victorino ripped a two-run single to left field and Dustin Pedroia followed with an RBI single to right.
Sabathia had the bases loaded in the fifth as well but got Iglesias to pop out to first base to escape that threat. Sabathia scattered eight hits, walking four (one intentionally) and striking out five.
"I need to do a better job of finishing innings and maybe pitch deeper into the game," Sabathia said.
The Yankees threatened with two men aboard in the seventh, but Andrew Miller struck out both Eduardo Nunez and Robinson Cano before Andrew Bailey came on to whiff Youkilis to escape any damage.
"Bailey comes in, probably the key at-bat in the game with Youkilis, and gets a key strikeout," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "It was good to get a number of guys to the mound today on Day 1."
Joba Chamberlain allowed three runs on three hits and two walks in the top of the ninth to put the game out of reach.
With wind and rain suddenly filling the ballpark, what had once been a boisterous Opening Day crowd started a slow retreat to the streets.
"We have 161 more to go," Youkilis said. "As a Major League Baseball player, there are a lot of games you just throw out the window. You just have to keep working hard, try to get better every day. That's what we're going to do."
The Yankees had won their last 11 home openers -- in which the first home game was also the first game of the season -- dating to 1986, which tied an all-time Major League record.
New York's last loss when playing the first game of a season in the Bronx came in 1982, when the White Sox won, 7-6, in 12 innings at the original Yankee Stadium.
"It's one game; that's the conclusion I draw," Girardi said. "You don't make too much of it. Everyone wants to get off to a great start. Everyone wants to go 3-for-4 and drive in a couple of runs, but it just doesn't happen that way."


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In addition to winning silver in the men's 100kg division at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Porter is the first U.S. judo player to be ranked number one in both the Olympic (sighted) and Paralympic (non-sighted) categories in his weight class. Myles achieved that feat this past weekend by winning the Dallas Invitational. Back in May, he became the first visually impaired player in the world to place at an IJF World Cup ( Miami, FL ).
"I'm excited to get back to Chicago to see the growth in their Paralympic judo programs," said Porter, who last visited the Windy City in early 2010. "I promised them that I would be wearing a Paralympic medal the next time that they saw me. I hope my visit can inspire a group of future Paralympic judo players."
Throughout his stay, Porter will be giving clinics at numerous Paralympic Judo programs. These programs, which include Blair Early Childhood Center and three Chicago Park District locations ( Norwood Park, Chase Park and Davis Square Park ) are part of the Menomonee Judo Club, recently named a Paralympic National Training Site by USA Judo. The Paralympic Judo movement in Chicago has benefited from the commitment of World Sport Chicago. World Sport Chicago is the legacy of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Friday evening, Menomonee Judo will be hosting a reception to honor Porter's silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics. " It's an honor for our club to host someone of Myles' stature. He's been a good friend and we're excited to celebrate his accomplishment of becoming the number one ranked 100kg player in the United States. " said Brett Wolf, the head instructor of the Menomonee Judo Club.
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It has been 3 years since iPad's release, in this three years, it has got the rapid popularization, the number of its APP has also got repeated breakthrough, as though it is inconsumable. Apart from this, though the iOS system looks like so simple, all sorts of its hidden secret has not been unearthed over by far, then can you dare to say that you have mastered all the functions of iPad? The author of the article has summarized some useful skills as well as the user-friendly Plug-ins from some colleagues and net friends, maybe you can find some unvealed or uncontrolled ways of game play for you.
1. Mute Photo taking
Since the release of the third generation of iPad, its pixels of the camera has risen to 5 million pixels, thus more and more people may like to use iPad to take photos. However, sometimes we need to close the crack voice when we take photos (you may know my mean), there even has some special Plug-in to finish this task in Cydia. In fact, it is no need to be so much troublesome, as long as you open the iPad's silence switch (the toggle switch on the right side), then there will be no voice at all when you take photos. It is said that many people don't know it.
2. Build shortcuts for web pages
Regarding to some of the frequent visiting web pages, we could add it to the desktop as an application icon, thus we have no need to bother of opening the Safari web browser and inputting the website every time. You can use Safari browser to open the website at first, and then click the arrow button on the browser status bar. And then click here of "add to home screen", then enter a name to title this website (the program will automatically read the title of the website, but you can also customize it for your own name) finally press the "add" button, this page has been added to the system on the desktop, you can click this icon to quickly open in the next time.
3.Opening link on a new window
Some web link has not got the design for the new window opening, thus the current page will usually be overlapped while the iPad has not got the Shift button for this press operating. In fact you can long press the new opening link, then a pop-up window will appear, click on the "open in new TAB" here, so the function will be realized.
4. Quickly return to the top
When you use Safari browser to watch a long web page, or view your Twitter page, or passionate chat with friends on the MSN, you all can quickly return to the top by touch the top status bar instead to scroll up, it's very convenient.
5. Break keyboard into two half for use
Because the iPad screen is larger, it is often inconvenience when you hold it on hand while use the virtual keyboard, because if only use the thumb, the middle button may hard to touch. But as long as you put two fingers press on the keyboard and separate it to the two sides, you will find that the keyboard will be split in two half parts, then you can find it's easily to enter now.
6. The text messages on the tablet, iMessage
It can also send text messages to each other by using tablets, for the premise is to activate the function of iMessage on both sides. Since the iOS5 began to pre-load this function on iOS by Apple enable your iOS device with the function of text messages and images sending with each other in a WIFI environment, rather than through telecom operators.
To use the iMessage, at first you need have an APPLE ID, and then use this ID to activate iMessage.
After the activation, you can enter other's APPLE ID to go on the dialogues, if you use it on the iPhone, the iMessage's conversations will display with the text messages on the same interface, the only difference is that the text bubbles of the dialogue is green, and the iMessage's dialogue bubbles is blue.
7. Put shortcut switch in the notification bar
Android system's shortcut button design will always gain the envy of people, but iOS has already realized it with Plug-in early such as SBSettings, but this software is too complex. Here the author recommends NCsettings.
Please search and install NCsettings in Cydia. Please check its specific setting on the Settings after the packing done. Actually it is no need to set up it will also be OK, but you can sort these shortcut icons here. The useless and space taking switches would be stand aside afterwards. You can see a row of lovely shortcut icons after the pull down of notification bar. We like NCsettings, because of its simplified icon design would combine with the whole feature of iOS, like the own function of iOS other than the third party software. Here the highlight icon graphed function has been opened; just one click would close this function. As for the brightness or the volume, the adjustment bar will appear as one button press, the effect is very natural and smooth. You may not envy the android users with this function.
8. Fingure operating with a finger gesture
As for the iOS5 times, the gesture has joined in, but it needs more than one fingers to work together, if you have a poor memory, the operating will be a bit hurry-scurry. So here recommend this Plug-in of Zephyr, which more simple and user-friendly than the Activator. After its installation you can use one finger to finish many operations, such as openning multiple task windows by a simple figure sliding; sliding around with one finger can quickly switch tasks under the current task; a single fingure slide can return to the desktop under the current task ... These operations are not only simple, but also meet people's operation habit, to make sure you will not forget.
9. Relocates the multiple Icons at one time
Have you ever considered about to sort out your messy destop, there are a variety of application types in a mess. But it's a big project, because the Icons would only be moved one by one, that's really bitter for us! That's all right now, please use a plug-in of Multiiconmover, which can move multiple Icons at a time. The usage is very simple, to let the icon jolted, and then one by one clicking the icon for the move, below the selected icon there will appear a small hook, after you select them, hold down one of the icon and drag it to another page, the other icon will automatically move following.
10. Quick closeing of the background task
For the people of fast-paced living style, even a redundant operation is redundant (like crap). Take the task of background delete to say,it is need to double-click the Home button (if you has installed the zephyr, it's just need to slide for one time), and then hold the icon and wait for its shake, and then you can finally delete it, so redundant! Now we can install a SwitcherMod, once the icon appears, it has already be on the state of delete waiting ... So simple, right?
Don't look down upon these ten tips, though they are not so very fancy, but they have all got from the course of long-term use, so they are very practical skills.
Article Source: bestsoft4u.com , and there are also many useful articles for iPhone, iPad, iPod.
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"High Tech, Low Life," a new documentary about Chinese bloggers directed by Stephen Maing, debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19. It documents the lives of Zola (Zhou Shuguang) and Tiger Temple (Zhang Shihe), as they blur the lines of citizen journalism and activism though their reporting on evictions, pollution, and official cover-ups in China. Zola was in town for the premiere, and he and the director fielded questions from the audience after the film's showing.
Maing said the movie was inspired by this 2007 New York Times article, which describes how bloggers beat the mainstream media to the story of a woman who withstood pressure, at least for a time, to sell her home to real-estate developers. Maing said his search for the bloggers led to Zola, who engages not only in online reporting but in Internet training to navigate online censorship.
"I used to be a nobody until I discovered the Internet," declares Zola in the movie's opening. This braggadocio propels his work despite government and family pressure to stop blogging. CPJ has reported on Zola's tweeting his own detention during the Beijing Olympics. True to form, he describes being in New York for the film's premiere on his blog.
Zola's flare for publicity has landed him in trouble in the past. In 2008, he reported on the alleged rape and murder of 16-year-old Li Shufen in Weng'an, which government officials declared a suicide. Using the excuse that he was filming himself instead of reporting, he was able to document scenes that would otherwise have been restricted, even taking his picture with Li's coffin--a move which drew considerable criticism from commenters on the blog. Last week in New York, he reflected gravely on that choice, but said he believed that his reporting--which was widely distributed before it was censored--ultimately helped draw attention to an injustice.
Tiger Temple, who is 30 years Zola's senior, is a blogger and activist who rides his bicycle hundreds of miles across China chasing stories. He fell into online reporting in 2004 when he witnessed a murder. After calling the police, he snapped photos which he later posted online. Tiger immerses himself in his work; for example, he not only reports on people made homeless by the Beijing Olympics but also fundraises on their behalf.
Like Zola, Tiger walks a careful line with censorship. In the film, he is shown blogging about censorship from the point of view of his cat to try and prevent his blog from being shut down by censors. Tiger wrote in his blog post about the film that he does not identify himself as a "citizen journalist" so much as a "citizen documentarian"--and that while all Internet users can document, journalists are subject to industry regulations.
Zola and Tiger are inspiring, but "High Tech, Low Life" is not overly optimistic. At the end of the film, they meet at the 2009 CNBloggerCon convention, the last successful staging of an annual conference for Chinese bloggers before officials shut it down in 2010. Zola himself left the mainland soon after, to fulfill his family's long-time dream of marriage, and now resides in Taiwan; though when I asked if he would be permitted to return, his answer was yes.
"High Tech, Low Life" screens Thursday at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto.


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A Compilation of Environmental Education News from Across Louisiana.
23rd Annual Back to the Beach Festival
The Back to the Beach Festival will be held on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd at Laketown (end of Williams Boulevard in Kenner). Great Music Line-up! Great Festival Food from local caterers! Variety of Arts & Crafts Booths! Fun for the entire family!!
Back to the Beach Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, June 2nd with a Sunset Run along Lake Pontchartrain
Back to the Beach Fishing Rodeo will be held on Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd. Fishing in the entire Pontchartrain Basin. Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 2nd @ BTB Festival.
Back to the Beach "Bikes at the Beach" will be held on Saturday, June 2.
Back to the Beach Car Show will be held on Sunday, June 3.
For information please visit our website www.saveourlake.org or call us at (504)836-2205.
OneNOAA Science Seminars: May 2012
All seminars are open to anyone within or outside NOAA. You can view all of the seminars in google calendar format if you prefer. For questions, please contact email@example.com or a OneNOAA Science seminar partner.
May 24: Transitioning from FGDC to ISO 101 and ISO Content and Organization: Advanced ISO Topics; Speaker(s): NCDDC staff; Location: Webinar access only; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 24: Linking Swimming Performance to Population Processes in Coastal Fishes; Speaker(s): Todd Anderson (San Diego State University); Location: Seattle, WA; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 24: Aerosol Entrainment and Boundary Layer CCN: Transport and Teleconnections in the Free Troposphere; Speaker(s): Antony Clarke (University of Hawaii); Location: Boulder, CO; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 24: Ocean-related Commitments at the Rio+20 Conference; Speaker(s): Susan Lieberman (Pew Environment Group); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 29: Processing Large Data Streams Using Massive Online Collaboration; Speaker(s): Benjamin L. Richards (NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 30: Acoustic Tracking and Characterization of Tornadoes; Speaker(s): Joseph Park (NOS/CO-OPS); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 30: Exploring the "Background" Variability of Stratospheric Aerosol Observed by Ground Based Lidar; Speaker(s): Ryan Neely (University of Colorado CIRES/ATOC & NOAA ESRL); Location: Boulder, CO; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: Transitioning from FGDC to ISO 101 and ISO Content and Organization: QandA for Advanced ISO Topics; Speaker(s): NCDDC staff; Location: Webinar access only; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: Reference Points and the Ecosystem Approach: New Concepts for Old Tools and Old Tools for New Concepts; Speaker(s): Dr. Jake Rice (Canada DFO); Location: Seattle, WA; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: An Evolving Legacy: Delaware's Coastal Zone Act; Speaker(s): Louis Cafiero (NOS/OCRM); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: Development of an Integrated Benthic Ecosystem Survey; Speaker(s): Dvora Hart (NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: An Evolving Legacy: Delaware's Coastal Zone Act; Speaker(s): Louis Cafiero (NOS); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: Development of an Integrated Benthic Ecosystem Survey; Speaker(s): Dvora Hart (NMFS); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
May 31: Picking Our Battles: A Strategy to Enhance Long-term Restoration Success of Invasive Plant Control Projects; Speaker(s): Rachel Stevens (Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve); Location: Silver Spring, MD; Click here to add this seminar to your google calendar
Center for Planning Excellence to Offer Workshops in Houma and Lafayette (June 6 & 7)
The Center for Planning Excellence, in conjunction with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Realtors Association and the National Association of Realtors, is conducting workshops in Houma and Lafayette to introduce best practices and development standards as they relate to coastal land loss in Louisiana communities. Participants will get an overview of the "Best Practices Manual for Development in Coastal Louisiana" and the "Louisiana Coastal Land Use Toolkit," then have a chance to apply them in a mapping exercise. Information will be presented about international, national and local best practices for development that focus on hazard mitigation and natural resource protection in coastal areas. These resources can assist communities by providing guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding by protecting infrastructure before a storm and managing excess stormwater right where it falls. The Houma workshop is June 6, followed by the Lafayette workshop June 7. To register, click here.
Navigating in Rough Seas: Public Issues and Conflict Management
July 10-11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Disaster Response Center, Mobile, AL 36608
NOAA's Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve invite you to attend this two-day training where you will learn techniques to reduce conflict and enhance communication between diverse groups with multiple perspectives. On Day 2, a panel of local media experts will reveal tips on how to get your story covered as well as ways to improve your organization's working relationship with the media. Details are included in the attached flyer. For more information or to register, please contact Amy Gohres at firstname.lastname@example.com or (206) 327-0807.
Louisiana Sea Grant Oral History Project
Louisiana Sea Grant is looking for teachers to participate in an oral history project in coastal parishes throughout the 2012-2013 school year!
Sea Grant is interested in documenting how environmental changes have affected the cultures of peoples living along the Louisiana coast. The goal is to study, through oral history, coastal communities whose culture, society, and livelihood are being threatened by subsidence and sea level rise, and in the process to teach students in these communities how to conduct interviews, transcribe, and ask thoughtful questions and actively listen to the answers. The ultimate product will be short clips of the audio with a visual (film, slideshow, etc.) of the most moving, informative, or inspiring parts of each interview to be displayed for easy access by everyone in each community. Selected interviews will be posted on Sea Grant's website and all interviews will be archived at LSU's Oral History Center at Hill Memorial Library.
This one-year project will be implemented in three high schools with 2-3 collaborative teachers at each school. All interviewing equipment, a class computer, supplies and technical assistance will be provided. Candidates who are selected to participate will attend workshops to learn about coastal issues, interviewing, and preserving oral histories, and to work with other teachers involved in the project.
If interested please fill out the attached application, and either email or fax it to Darcy Wilkins at (225) 578- 5938 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tidal Hydrology Restoration Funding Opportunity (Deadline: August 17)
Funding available for restoration projects in Gulf, estuaries The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restoration Center and the Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant College Programs have announced a request for proposals for a grant competition to fund tidal hydrology restoration projects. To be considered, projects must remove or modify human-built barriers (such as culverts, dikes, and dams) to restore historic tidal estuarine and freshwater exchange to benefit coastal and marine fisheries habitat. Projects also must be located from Key West, Fla., to Brownsville, Texas. Local, county and state governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses, communities, homeowner associations and universities are eligible. Projects can receive up to $100,000, and a match of at least $1 of nonfederal money per $1 requested is required. The deadline for proposals is Aug. 17, 2012. Go to http://masgc.org/gulfhydrorestoration for submission details. During the last competition, three projects were selected for funding. Learn more about those projects at http://masgc.org/gulfhydrorestoration/funded.htm or see the attached below.
Explore the Science Behind Nature's Fantastic Factory
Help students learn the science behind how nature works for us and how we can keep nature running strong. The Nature Conservancy and its scientists have partnered with Discovery Education to create Nature Works Everywhere, a new online program that gives teachers, students and families the tools needed to start exploring and understanding nature's fantastic factory:
Conservation Connection Game - an interactive online game where students discover the surprising connections between everyday items and nature's resources.
Interactive Lesson Plans - topics include pollinators, sustainable forestry, coastal erosion and much more. Perfect for use on a white board.
Engaging Video Tour - see how nature really works to benefit us and how we can preserve nature.
Meet the Scientists - introduce your class to scientists who are working to keep nature productive.
Visit Nature Works Everywhere to bring the science and wonder of nature's fantastic factory to your students.
Free e-books available from the Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network
The Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network (CliZEN) is pleased to announce the release of our eBook and Audience Survey Report, both available at clizen.org.
Climate Change Education: A Primer for Zoos and Aquariums, a free eBook available for major eReader platforms, reveals what some of the best minds know about climate change science, electronic media, psychology, learning sciences, communication, and interpretation. The book explores the links between these fields and provides valuable insights to zoos and aquariums and other cultural institutions.Download today: http://clizen.org/e-book.html
Global Climate Change as Seen by Zoo and Aquarium Visitors reports on the findings of a summer 2011 survey conducted at 15 zoos and aquariums. The results reveal that zoo and aquarium visitors are receptive audiences for climate change education; want to do more to address climate change, yet perceive barriers to doing so; and have access to and experience with virtual social networks and other technology platforms. Furthermore, zoos and aquariums provide visitors with socially supportive contexts for discussions about animal exhibits and connections to nature; and zoo and aquarium visitors' concern about climate change and participation in behaviors to address climate change systematically vary with their sense of connection with animals. Download today: http://clizen.org/survey.html
Guides for Integrating STEM and Environmental Education
The Pacific Education Institute (PEI) & the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies released the following free downloadable guides that integrate environmental and STEM education processes. PEI website: www.pacificeducationinstitute.org
• Fostering Outdoor Observation Skills
• Schoolyard Biodiversity Investigations Educator Guides
• Landscape Investigation Guidelines
• Field Investigations: Using Outdoor Environments to Foster Student Learning of Scientific Processes
• Sustainable Tomorrow–Applying Systems Thinking to Environmental Education Curricula for Grades 9-12
• The Project-Based Learning Model: Relevant Learning for the 21st Century
Louisiana Legislature Approves 2012 Coastal Master Plan
The Louisiana Senate voted 94-0 to approve the 2012 Coastal Master Plan, a 50-year strategic plan to address coastal restoration in Louisiana. This vote was the final hurdle in the plan's legislative approval process. By law, Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan must be updated every five years and ratified by the Louisiana Legislature. The 2012 version is the most detailed plan yet for addressing a wide range of coastal issues. Its coordinated, science-based approach to restoration far exceeds the content and scope of previous plans. CRCL was a part of the 2012 Coastal Master Plan's construction, serving on the Framework Development Team, which played a vital role in creating the final version of the Master Plan. For more information on how the 2012 Coastal Master Plan came to be, its content, and the approval process, visit: coastcurrents.org blog. A four-part series, Coastal Master Plan 101 explains the plan in detail. To view the 2012 Master Plan in its final (and now official) form, click here.
Link to listings of green economy jobs is the Louisiana Workforce Commission: http://lwc.laworks.net/sites/lmi/GreenJobs/Pages/GreenEconomy.aspx
Find out about wetland outreach activities including symposiums, conferences, meetings, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and related support material at the Louisiana Unified Coastal Community Calendar at http://lacoast.gov/calendar/
Juliet Raffray, Environmental Education Assistant Coordinator, 225-765-0124, email@example.com
Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, 337-948-0255, firstname.lastname@example.com
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries – www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec


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You'll crave it because it's pizza; you'll love it because it's so good for you. Bake this pie directly on an oven rack for a nice, crisp crust.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Pizza
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow squash, thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 prepared 12-inch pizza shell
- 8 oz part-skim shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- Topping
- 5 cups (4-oz bag) mixed baby greens
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp red wine (or balsamic) vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
- Heat broiler. In a large roasting pan, combine onion, zucchini, squash, and red pepper with oil, garlic, herbs and salt. Toss well. Place in oven, about 5 inches from heating element, and broil, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are wilted and somewhat reduced in volume, about 8 to 10 minutes. (Or combine ingredients in a large nonstick skillet and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.) Let vegetables cool on a plate while you prepare the pizza crust. Heat oven to 450°F. Place pizza crust on a cutting board and sprinkle crust with half the shredded mozzarella. Spread tomato sauce over cheese. Layer cooked vegetables evenly over pizza. Top with remaining cheese. Slide pizza directly from cutting board onto oven rack or bake on baking sheet until pizza is heated through and cheese is bubbling and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Right before serving pizza, toss salad ingredients together in a large bowl. Pile salad in the center of the pizza.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 544 calories, 17 g fat, 115% of the daily value of vitamin A, 156% vitamin C, 64% calcium


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I generally have the most fun when I am shooting an air rifle that is really, really accurate. Whether I am competing in field target competition or simply plinking in the back yard, it's more fun when the gun is a tackdriver.
And when I say "really, really accurate" I mean three things. First, that, once you find the right pellet for the rifle, it will shoot very tight groups consistently. For me, anyway, in field target competition, I've found that confidence in the gun is critical when you get to the shooting line. If I know that the gun will do its job – if I do mine – that gives me assurance I need to do my best. By contrast, I've had the experience of having an air rifle produce "mystery shots" that missed the target, but I had no idea why. That is a pure nightmare and no fun at all.
Second, the rifle has to maintain a consistent correlation between point-of-aim (where I am aiming) and point-of-impact (where the pellet actually lands), so that I have confidence that the gun will shoot where it is aimed each time I use it. This is not a trivial matter. I once owned an air rifle that had to be re-sighted-in each time I used it. It drove me nuts. Some guys like to fuss, fiddle around and tweak their equipment all the time. Not me – I'm a shooter. I want take the gun from the case, shoot a couple of shots to confirm it's still "on," and get to work.
Third, the air rifle has to be easy to shoot well. Some air rifles (springers in particular) are notorious for requiring that you do everything "just so" for them to deliver their best accuracy. Some folks call this "hold sensitivity" while others insist that there is no such thing as hold sensitivity, there are only "shooter problems." Okay; I'll concede the point and rephrase: for an air rifle to be really accurate, it has to be tolerant of my mistakes.
Just a few days ago, I had opportunity to shoot an air rifle that fits my definition of a tackdriver, the Beeman HW97, MkIII. Weighing 9.2 lbs and stretching just over 40 inches long, the HW97 is a fixed barrel, underlever air rifle. It has Weihrauch's excellent Rekord trigger and a Weihrauch barrel. At the end of the barrel is a handsome muzzlebrake. The righthand hardwood stock has a rubber recoil pad at the back, a raised cheekpiece, and checkering on the pistol grip and forend. The HW97 is available in .177 and .20 cal. I shot the .177 version.
To get the HW97 ready for shooting, you push a button on a latch just under the muzzlebrake. This releases the underlever for cocking. Pull the lever down and back until it latches. The cocking effort is around 35 pounds, and the cocking stroke is very smooth. The cocking stroke slides open the breech and also activates the automatic safety. The sides of the breech are cut down on both sides, so it is easy to slide a pellet into the aft end of the barrel from either side.
All that is left is to return the underlever to its original position (which also closes the breech) and push the button, located at the rear of the receiver, that de-activates the automatic safety. The HW97 is now ready to shoot.
Ease the first stage out of the trigger, and you'll feel a distinct "wall" where the second stage begins. Squeeze a bit more (how much depends on how you adjust the Rekord trigger) and the shot goes down range. On the sample that I shot, the shot cycle ended with a tiny hint of vibration – tungggg – but it was vibration that was heard and not felt through the gun. As a result, that slight bit of vibration was a non-issue for me.
The HW97 is wickedly accurate. Some time ago, a nationally ranked field target shooter sent me a target he had shot at 50 yards from a sitting position with his HW97. You could cover the five-shot group with a dime! The HW97 launches 7.9 grain Crosman Premier pellets at 847 fps, producing 12.6 foot-pounds of energy.
When I shot the HW97, it had been quite a while since I had launched any pellets with a recoiling spring-piston air rifle. I was delighted to find that HW97 made it easy to produce pleasingly small groups.
In my opinion, the HW97 is an excellent choice for any shooter who wants to have some fun with a bona fide tackdriver.
Til next time, aim true and shoot straight.
– Jock Elliott