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Monday, April 22, 2013
Today more than one billion people will take part in the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. Across the globe, individuals, communities, organizations, and governments will acknowledge the amazing planet we call home and take action to protect it. This year's theme is "The Face of Climate Change." The Earth Day Network plans to collect and display images of people, animals, and places directly affected or threatened by climate change – as well as images of people stepping up to do something about it. On and around Earth Day, an interactive digital display of all the images will be shown at thousands of events around the world. The display will also be made available online to anyone who wants to view or show it.
As one of the grandfathers of the environmental movement, Lester Brown is an original "face of climate change," writing about population, food, and land issues in the early 1960s when he was at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Shortly after earning a degree in agricultural science from Rutgers University in 1955, he spent six months living in rural India where he became intimately familiar with the food/population issue. He then earned a master's degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Maryland.
Lester's most recent book Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity exposes the increasingly volatile food situation the world is facing. The newest challenge confronting farmers is climate change. The massive burning of fossil fuels is increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, raising the earth's temperature and disrupting climate. It is now in a state of flux. Historically when there was an extreme weather event—an intense heat wave or a drought—we knew it was temporary and that things would likely be back to normal by the next harvest. Now there is no "norm" to return to, leaving farmers facing a future fraught with risk.
The environmental movement is making bigger waves than ever and although the faces may have changed, the message is still the same: we cannot continue with business as usual. As we say here at the Institute, pick an issue and get to work on it. Perhaps it is getting a world-class recycling center operating in your community. Or it might be writing and talking to political leaders about the need for a carbon tax. Our People in Action page gives some examples of what people have done. In the meantime, look for an Earth Day event near you!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
During this week marked by tragedy, we thought it might be nice to share some good news. Last week we celebrated Matt Roney's pending fatherhood. He and his wife, Sara, are soon to be parents to twins—a girl and a boy.
Matt is an associate researcher whose focus is on renewable energy and the food system. Both issues can be tough to tackle, but we're guessing it might be a little more challenging to care for newborn twins.
The EPI staff gave some helpful gifts including a baby carrier, bath toys, blankets, booties, books for the parents and the babies, and even some homemade sweaters.
The babies are due in the middle of May and we are anxiously awaiting their arrival. Our advice to Matt: get your sleep now while you can!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We love hearing about how our publications inspire others to take action and share their stories on our website. From the classroom to the political arena, in 2012 people spread the word about Plan B and EPI's work to create a roadmap to sustainability.
Impressed with the film version of Plan B, the Guemes Island Environmental Trust in Anacortes, Washington created an essay contest for high school aged youth. The essay challenge topic was, "What is the biggest threat to humans from climate change and how will you engage your friends to turn it around?" Contestants were also required to respond to the documentary, "Plan B, Mobilizing to Save Civilization." Local schools and other organizations were contacted to promote responses from youths 15 to 20 years of age. They raised funds to provide awards which were presented for the top four essays at the Anacortes Library on May 25, 2012.
Andy Kunz, President and CEO of the US High Speed Rail Association (USHSR), posted the Plan B film on the association's home page this year, sent out notifications about it, and mentioned it in major news releases. He said, "Congratulations on making such an important film. We will do everything we can to spread the word far and wide!"
George A. Macpherson has written a novel based around Lester Brown's Plan B. The Glebe Field is a romance centered around a young couple starting a Plan B for Action foundation and a legal fight between them and developers. Read more.
Makis Fountoulis, who publishes our books in Greece, has also been promoting them through lectures about World on the Edge and Plan B. Last year, he helped get 350 copies of World on the Edge delivered as Christmas gifts. He has given a number of lectures including one recently to a large gathering at the Athens Municipality Cultural Center. He has also been in contact with the Ministry of Education and plans to start giving lectures to high school students.
In honor of their father who unexpectedly passed away, the Sloan brothers are distributing copies of Full Planet, Empty Plates to members of Congress. In their letter accompanying the book they wrote, "The enclosed book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity by Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute, contains the best analysis of what Chuck Sloan inherently knew. The 21st century will not mirror the 20th century. While the latter was witness to resource abundance and consumption, the former will be defined by resource scarcity."
Doris and Lars Almstrom are busy translating Full Planet, Empty Plates into Swedish. At the same time they are spreading the Plan B movement through newsletters, organizing gatherings, giving lectures, and doing whatever else to promote action for change. (For some examples, click here). Meanwhile, the EPI books they've already published are being used as textbooks in several universities in Sweden. And throughout the country people are organizing study circles to read the Plan B books.
Check out more of these inspiring stories on our People in Action page.
We are grateful to these and many others who regularly repost, reprint, excerpt, and otherwise distribute our publications. Change requires information and we work to provide carefully documented research in ways that will inspire global change.
If you have a story to share with us, we'd love to hear from you!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
EPI had the pleasure of honoring President Obama at the Green Inaugural Ball on Sunday. The ball was an opportunity to bring together the broad environmental, conservation, and clean tech community to celebrate the past four years and look forward to the future. EPI was thrilled to be a member of the host committee, so we put on our Sunday best and braved the cold D.C. streets the night before inauguration.
The event took place on the seven floors of the Newseum in downtown Washington D.C. and featured performances by seven-time Grammy Award winner will.i.am, master trombonist Trombone Shorty, and soul singer Mayer Hawthorne with appearances by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, "Damages" actor Tate Donovan, "Breaking Bad's" Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nye "The Science Guy," a crowd favorite.
The highlight of the night though was a surprise appearance by Vice President Joe Biden. "I came to say thank you," Biden said. "I also came to tell you what my green wish is: that we finally face up to climate change." Little did we know that the President himself would reiterate the need to fix climate change the next day in his inaugural address.
Along with the celebrity appearances, EPI staff enjoyed the elevator bars—that's right bars in the elevators—where the event's exclusive signature cocktail, the OM-bama was served, appetizers by Wolfgang Puck, with 98% of the ingredients on the menu procured from within 300 miles, and the freedom to explore the exhibits of the Newseum. It was a truly unforgettable night for the staff, our families, and fellow environmentalists, and we are looking forward to what the next four years bring.
p.s. There's a great Huffington Post article with their coverage of the event and more pictures.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Outreach is an essential part of the mission of the Earth Policy Institute (EPI). Our in-house team of two works to get EPI's research into the hands of those who can use it.
Publishing and Book Releases
Our books are the foundation for reaching a global constituency. Thus far our books have been published in 33 languages. Major languages (more than 50 million speakers) include English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi (India), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Other languages include Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Greek, Hungarian, Malayalam, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, and Vietnamese for a total of 137 contracts.
Whenever possible Lester Brown likes to launch the various language editions. Early in 2012 he was inducted into the Kyoto Environmental Hall of Fame. While in Japan, he launched the Japanese edition of World on the Edge. From Japan, he flew to Beijing to launch the Chinese edition. In October he launched the Spanish edition in Colombia via video. And in late November, he launched the Dutch and Italian editions of Full Planet, Empty Plates. In addition to launching books, he spoke at a conference on energy hosted by the New York Times. Harvard University gave him their first Environmental Alumni Award. And the University of Maryland asked him to give the inaugural talk for a new environmental lecture series. He also spoke at the 40th anniversary event for the Club of Rome's "limits to growth" and at a major food conference in Milan.
Media Outreach
We work closely with the world's major news organizations. Since we opened our doors in May 2001, we have generated over 46,000 news clips, about 17 each weekday. Institute researchers have given some 600 interviews for radio and television, including national and international networks such as ABC, NBC, Bloomberg, the BBC World Service, Voice of America, CNN International, Al Jazeera, CCTV (China), NHK TV (Japan).
This year, we boldly entered the visual world by making a video summary of Full Planet, Empty Plates. This five-minute clip has been posted to the Institute website as well as on the sites for Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, W.W. Norton, and the many blogs where EPI usually posts research. Our international publishers are now beginning to post the video on their sites as well. We also are posting shorter clips on specific subjects from the book.
Plan B Teams
With the original Plan B, over 700 individuals bought a copy, read it, and then became personally engaged, buying 5, 10, 20, or even 50 or more copies for distribution to friends, colleagues, and political leaders. They became EPI's Plan B Team. The release of Full Planet, Empty Plates swelled the number of team members to some 4,000. Some members purchase copies and then return to purchase more. Ted Turner is the de facto captain with his distribution of some 4,200 copies to the Fortune 500 CEOs, state governors, Congress, university presidents, heads of state, ministers of environment, ministers of energy, ministers of agriculture, heads of the major environmental NGOs, the major media outlets, and, perhaps most importantly, to each of the world's billionaires.
EPI incorporates Web 2.0 tools into its media outreach and communications marketing strategy to disseminate releases, data, and any information that the research team releases for the public. Included in these tools are blogs, RSS feeds, public and media listservs (containing some 14,321 and 1,813 addresses respectively), networking sites, podcasts, Twitter, and a micro-blogging site. This year also included the successful launch of EPI's mobile website, designed specifically for mobile devices.
Twitter has become an essential tool for promoting events, releases, and our books. With 10 posts per week on average and around 125 followers added each month, we now have nearly 4,000 followers. Our Facebook Fan Page has also grown to some 6,000 fans. Our newest social media venture is Pinterest, a virtual bulletin board. On this visual site, we post photos of EPI's books, graphs that accompany our releases, and videos. We are excited to see what this new venture brings.
Twitter and Facebook are consistently among the top referrals back to our website, along with international Google search engines and EPI's Wikipedia page. When Googling for issues on which we work, EPI is often at the top of the list due in large measure to the over 275,000 links to our website. As to be expected, our publications and data are a major attraction. On average, EPI's website has 24,000 unique visitors per day spending about 11 minutes per session.
We live-tweet our press conferences, providing an easily accessible channel for journalists. Prominent reporters and their affiliated news organizations repost EPI content, creating a multiplier effect. Notable reporters include David Roberts of Grist, who posts direct links to EPI's website regularly, Anca Novacovici of the Huffington Post, and John Vidal of the Guardian. Other notables who retweet and re-post include Daryl Hannah, Sean Ono Lennon, Occupy Wall Street, Earth Business Network, Greenpeace USA, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, Sustainablog, and Treehugger.
Podcasts of our releases and book chapter introductions generate an average of 280 monthly downloads. The most downloaded podcasts in 2012 were the press teleconference for the release of Full Planet, Empty Plates, and the Update on meat consumption in China, and the Indicator on wind power. (Click here for our newest podcast.)
And last, through our blog, we give readers insight into the Institute beyond its research. For instance, in addition to the blogs on World Water Week and Rio+20, were ones on the completion of EPI's mobile website and new shopping cart, Lester's trip to Harvard to receive the first-ever Alumni Environmental Sustainability Award, how some people are working with Plan B, and Matt Roney's graduation from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science degree.
We are grateful that our publications are regularly reposted, reprinted, excerpted, and otherwise distributed. Change requires information and we work to provide carefully researched information in ways that will inspire global change.
Reah Janise Kauffman
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
With the pressure of writing two books this year, Lester Brown has kept his travel to the bare minimum. Nevertheless, he managed a weeklong trip to Europe following Thanksgiving.
His first stop was The Netherlands where he launched the Dutch edition of Full Planet, Empty Plates. The publisher, Maurits Groen, who owns an environmental consultancy, has been a fan of Lester's work for some time. Recently Maurits' company developed a solar lamp, called Waka Waka, to be used in Africa to replace the dangerous kerosene lamps used by many households in the developing areas. Lester also spoke at the Waterproof conference, focusing on the water-food-energy nexus.
Next stop was Brussels where Frank Schwalba-Hoth, former member of the Green Party, arranged an excellent program for Lester, which included speaking at the European Parliament. Lester spoke about the new geopolitics of food scarcity.
Finally Lester landed in Milan where he gave a keynote address at Barilla's 4th Annual Forum on Food and Nutrition. The video is available on their website. (Go to the Nov 29 tab. There are 4 pages of videos. Lester's is on the third page.) Following his keynote, he autographed copies of the Italian and English editions of Full Planet, Empty Plates and gave a presentation on the book.
Friday morning he spoke at the IULM University in Milan followed by an afternoon presentation at the University of Bologna. The Italian press interviewed Lester before he left on the trip and during. Our thanks to Barilla for inviting Lester to speak and to our publisher Edizioni Ambiente.
Next stop for Lester is a visit to his family for the holidays.
Happy Holidays to all!
Reah Janise Kauffman
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
In this spot, we often talk about happenings at Earth Policy other than our research. But at this time of the year, we wanted to give you a sense of what our research team has produced in 2012.
Two major activities have kept the research team hopping this year. The first centered on research for Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity, the book by Lester Brown that was released at a press teleconference on September 28, just two months after delivery to W.W. Norton & Company. Belying the book's short page length (123 pages) is a mountain of data and resources supporting each fact, all of which have been posted on our website. The second major activity has been researching new Data Highlights, Plan B Updates, and Eco-Economy Indicators, along with Book Bytes, and two PowerPoint presentations summarizing Full Planet, Empty Plates.
The major theme of the book is that we are entering an era of food scarcity that is leading to intense competition for control of land and water resources—a new geopolitics of food. This new era is visible in dangerously low levels of grain stocks and the deepening of hunger, with some families resorting to scheduling foodless days each week. While some 3 billion increasingly affluent people are moving up the food chain, consuming more grain-intensive livestock and poultry products, climate change, water shortages, crop-shrinking heat waves, and the diversion of grain to fuel cars are making it more difficult for farmers to keep pace with demand.
The tightening grain situation has led many grain-importing countries to buy or lease large tracts of land in other countries to grow food for themselves, often in countries whose populations receive assistance from the U.N. World Food Programme. This onslaught of land acquisitions has now become a land rush as governments, agribusiness firms, and private investors seek control of land wherever they can find it. Many of the land deals are made in secret, and much of the time the land involved is already being farmed by villagers, who are summarily displaced. The potential for conflict is high.
Meanwhile, a second book has been taking shape: Lester's autobiography, Breaking New Ground: A Personal History. Staff have been engaged in compiling Lester's speaking engagements for the past 50 years, going through old files from his USDA, Overseas Development Council, and Worldwatch Institute days, and compiling a chronicle of his life through photographs. (We are looking at a late October/early November 2013 release, so stay tuned!)
Books notwithstanding, the research team has been mindful of global environmental trends. For instance, with the drought and heat toasting much of the country, the team closely monitored the corn crop. On July 19, EPI held a press teleconference where Lester stated that the USDA's estimate of a corn harvest shortfall of 12 percent was likely to be closer to 25 percent. The Institute's findings meshed with reports from farmers who were expecting exceptionally poor harvests. On Monday, June 23, the Guardian asked Lester to write an op-ed on the harvest, prices, and weather—and wanted it that evening for a Tuesday release on its environment page, which we provided.
The op-ed caught the attention of news organizations including NPR's Talk of the Nation, the Leonard Lopate Show, Alternet, and Bloomberg television. Meanwhile, the Institute released the Guardian piece as a Plan B Update to its public and media lists. Food related issues were the major news draw to the Institute this year. In addition, an interview with Lester published in IFC's magazine Handshake resulted in additional articles quoting Lester.
Janet Larsen's Update "Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States" also garnered global attention. Janet found that a quarter of all meat produced worldwide is now eaten in China. Since 1978, China's meat consumption has risen from 8 million tons to 71 million tons. The piece was reposted on major blogs including Sustainablog, the Economist, and the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. Robert Samuelson cited it in his May 13 Washington Post Op-Ed piece "The Boom on the Farm."
Janet also wrote "The Dust Bowl Revisited," an Update to coincide with the November release of Ken Burn's PBS dust bowl series. Shortly after Thom Hartmann had her on his television program, "The Big Picture," to discuss it and the World Bank's warning of a 7 degree temperature rise by 2100.
The tsunami that wiped out a number of cities in Japan and created a meltdown in the Fukushima nuclear plant that resulted in all of the country's nuclear reactors being shut down for a time, led Matt Roney to write an Update entitled "Fukushima Meltdown Hastens Decline of Nuclear Power." Fukushima led some European countries to phase out their nuclear programs entirely, while other countries were proceeding cautiously with their nuclear program. As Matt noted, the world's fleet of reactors is aging and new plants are suffering construction delays and cost increases, likely presaging a long-term decline in reliance on nuclear power.
During the sprint to complete Full Planet, Empty Plates, Mother Earth News, which often reprints EPI's releases, asked for a piece on wind power, which was then sent to them within a day and a half. A few months later, the piece was transformed into a long article entitled "Exciting News About Renewable Energy" and published in the October/November issue. Retitling the piece "The Great Transition," EPI released it as two Updates, which were reposted to major environmental blogs and websites and retweeted over 50 times, most notably by Eco Watch and Earth Business Network.
Subjects covered by Data Highlights included meat consumption peaking in the United States, the rise in Arab grain imports, the growth in hydropower, the free fall in Arctic sea ice, the shortfall in contraceptive coverage, and how governments spend $1.4 billion per day in subsidies that destabilize the climate. And five Eco-Economy Indicators were released on grain, temperature, wind, forestry, and the economy.
In addition to posting the immense database supporting the analysis in Full Planet, Empty Plates, the research team developed two PowerPoint presentations relating to the book. The first was a comprehensive look at the book, while the second was a shorter version. Another presentation was developed to draw attention to some of the 150-plus datasets that accompany the book. Collectively the presentations have been viewed online more than 20,000 times. EPI's PowerPoint presentations and data are some of the most downloaded items from the Institute's website.
Reah Janise Kauffman
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
On November 12, 2012, Lester Brown gave the inaugural talk of a new environmental lecture series at the University of Maryland, the institution where he earned a Master's degree in agricultural economics in 1959. He was introduced by Herman Daly, professor emeritus and former senior economist at the World Bank, widely known as the founding father of ecological economics.
Dr. Daly noted in his heartfelt introduction that he thought of Lester Brown as an older brother, someone to be followed ("not like on Twitter") in the field of economics. In the late 1950s and early 1960s when academic economics were entrenched in a "sterile formalism,"he said that Lester stuck with "substance," focusing on the importance of things that were real, like soil, water, and food.
Throughout his productive career Daly had the opportunity to visit ministries of the environment around the world, where, he recounted, he would almost always see some Worldwatch and Lester Brown books on the shelves, generally looking well-used. In true form for an economist, Daly couldn't resist measuring Lester's efficiency, which he calculated as a ratio of valuable output over costly input. With the output evident in citations "all over the place," 50 books, 25 honorary degrees, and a number of apprentices mentored, divided by monetary input (looking at Lester's institutional budgets, it's "almost like dividing by zero!") He then compared Lester's near infinite efficiency to that of the World Bank: a ratio of minor accomplishments to a massive budget, not a promising figure.
Daly concluded his remarks with a fantasy vision of a statue of Lester on the University of Maryland campus. To bookend the existing statue of alumnus Jim Henson conversing with Kermit the Frog, he envisioned the inscription reading "It's not easy being green, especially for an economist."
Thank you Dr. Daly, for such a thoughtful and kind introduction, and—most of all—for your tireless work in greening economics, institutions, and the world.
More than 200 people attended the standing-room only lecture. In his remarks, Lester spoke about his most recent book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity. He warned of the tightening margin between food production and fast-growing demand, noting that the major threats to security in the world today are not armed aggression or advanced military technologies, but climate change, population growth, food shortages, rising food prices, and spreading instability. He concluded by asking people to pick an issue that they felt strongly about—from the movement to close coal-fired power plants, to banning bottled water on college campuses—and get to work. "Saving civilization is not a spectator sport!"
Here's hoping that more people take that message to heart.
Janet Larsen
Herman Daly's article, "From a Failed Growth Economy to a Steady State Economy," can be read in Solutions Journal.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
One of the many things we love about Lester Brown's Full Planet, Empty Plates is its readability. The book is only 160 pages with graphs and tables to provide visuals of the discussion. In his review, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg of Sustainablog wrote, "As with all of Brown's books, Full Planet, Empty Plates is very well-documented: over 150 data sets accompany the book. Brown fully explains the extent of food challenges in various regions of the globe, and the potential impacts based on environmental and socioeconomic factors in these regions."
As we said last week, we at Earth Policy Institute like to offer an array of options for our research to reach as wide an audience as possible. Here are a few quick facts to get you thinking about the global food crisis:
- There will be 219,000 people at the dinner table tonight who were not there last night—many of them with empty plates.
- As a result of chronic hunger, 48 percent of all children in India are undersized, underweight, and likely to have IQs that are on average 10-15 points lower than those of well-nourished children.
- Food prices are rising dramatically. The U.N. Food Price Index in June 2012 was twice the base level of 2002-04.
- More than half the world's people live in countries where water tables are falling as aquifers are being depleted.
- A startling 80 percent of oceanic fisheries are being fished at or beyond their sustainable yield.
- Between 2005 and 2011, the amount of grain used to produce fuel for cars in the United States climbed from 41 million to 127 million tons—nearly a third of the U.S. grain harvest.
- In 2011, China consumed 70 million tons of soybeans, 56 million of which had to be imported. Almost all went into livestock feed.
- Today, with incomes rising fast in emerging economies, there are at least 3 billion people moving up the food chain, consuming more grain-intensive livestock and poultry products.
- Data for India indicate that 175 million people are being fed with grain produced by overpumping. For China, there are 130 million in the same boat.
- In Ethiopia, a prime target for foreign land acquisitions yet also a major food aid recipient, an acre of land can be leased for less than $1 per year.
- The 464 land acquisitions identified by the World Bank in 2010 totaled some 140 million acres—more than is planted in corn and wheat combined in the United States.
- It's not all bad news: 44 countries have reached population stability as a result of gradual fertility decline over the last several generations.
Even quicker is the video of Brown himself discussing the main issues raised in the book.
Monday, November 05, 2012
The written word is a wonderful way to communicate ideas, but to reach out as widely as possible, we at Earth Policy Institute like to offer an array of options for our research.
Take a look at this five-minute video where Lester Brown speaks on some of the major topics covered in Full Planet, Empty Plates.
We have also uploaded two Power Point presentations providing graphic and textual highlights from the book.
And we are working on short video clips on some of the specific issues raised in the book.
Happy viewing!
Reah Janise Kauffman


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Just heard from my wife. Our boy Cooper just got a 3 point major in Davenport, Iowa today. That makes 3 majors and 12 points for him at 2 years old.
Points have been few and far between for him, mostly because his bite is just a little bit off; an easy thing to pick on. We've had at least 2 judges tell us they would have put him up were it not for his bite.
The points are really nice, but we really sweat blood every July when we are in Duluth, MN for the heart clinic. We are now looking into an MRI for him for the SM. That's the one that really scares me. No symptoms at all, but if you believe the 70% statistic........
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Meet Natalie, 26, a civilian who works for the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Her husband, a captain in the U.S. Army, has been stationed in Afghanistan since March but is set to reunite with Natalie, and their 1-year-old daughter, Mikayla, around December 10. Here, we bring you their story of long-distance love in a series of guest blog posts.
My husband, Tommy, and I met while attending West Point. We were in the same company at school, and we lived directly across the hall from each other. Combining our close proximity with the fact that we both played sports pretty much guaranteed that we ran into each other a lot. We started dating his senior year, and after he graduated we maintained a long-distance relationship for a year before a summer assignment took me out to Hawaii, where he was stationed. Tough life, huh?
The next time I saw him was Thanksgiving, and one month later he was deployed to Iraq for 15 months. During his mid-tour leave, he was able to attend my West Point graduation…and he proposed! A week after my graduation he returned to Iraq, and I was discharged from the military following a spinal injury. He finally came home in February of 2009. We were married in June, and have had three cross-country moves, and adopted two giant dogs since then.
When you marry a soldier, you understand that unless your husband is in school, he will deploy roughly every other year. You soon learn that there is no use trying to plan your life around deployments because, as they say, "our best laid plans oft go awry. " So although it is less than ideal to raise a baby on your own for any period of time, it is certainly better than waiting until the timing is perfect, which for us would be never. With that in mind, we welcomed our daughter, Mikayla, into the world in August 2011 with the knowledge that Tommy would be leaving us in six short months. Knowing this really helped us to enjoy those six months and soak in as much family time as possible.
Mikayla's arrival also really highlighted the importance of maintaining lines of communication through the deployment. During Tommy's previous deployment we were child- and dog-less, and had never even lived together. We were both completely immersed in our jobs and spoke just once or twice a week on the phone due to the conditions in Iraq, and our busy schedules.
This time around, we realized that we would both have to make daily communication a priority because not only is it important for the strength of our marriage, but also for developing and maintaining his relationship with Mikayla. It has not always been easy with our crazy schedules, but we have been able to talk almost every day of this deployment. The last time I was able to give him a hug, or he held his daughter, was nine long months ago, but the last time Mikayla and I saw his face was this morning.
Coming Friday: How I'm helping my daughter know her dad


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The permanent art displays in Willard Library have stories of their own to tell. Click on the pieces below to learn more about them.
Painted by James Henry Moser, the portrait of Henry F. Blount was a gift to the Library from Blount in 1911. Blount had been selected by Willard Carpenter as one of the Library's original trustees, and may have also been the board's first president. His tenure on the board ended in 1891, when he moved to Washington, D.C.


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There Are Numbers Less Than 1%
from the reasons-to-buy... dept
I'm reminded of this, with a submission from JohnForDummies about a Derek Sivers blog post, discussing a musician friend who took out an ad in a magazine with 1 million subscribers, repeatedly saying:
"If only one percent of the people reading this magazine buy my CD... that'll be 10,000 copies! And that's only one percent!"But, as the musician learned there are numbers much smaller than 1%, as he ended up selling just 4 copies of the CD.
This is, in some ways, similar to the give it away and pray business models that we sometimes see people trying. Giving stuff away for free is a good part of a business model, but it's not an entire business model by a longshot. Anyone looking to use free as a part of a business model also needs to go further and do the hard part, the bottom up part, where they figure out how they're going to get anyone (not a percentage, but specific people) to actually find something worth paying for on its own. Because $0 from a million people is still $0. But, reaching 1,000 people with something of value that they want and can't get any other way... that's the start of a business model.


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Eric Vermeulen, Director
November 22, 2004
Required Documentation for Income Verification
In an effort to keep you informed about income verification and documentation updates instituted by the Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) program, we are summarizing the following clarifications that are effective as of 12/13/2004. Any and all applications dated and signed after this date will be subject to these new changes. Applications signed and dated prior to this date, but received after this date, will not be affected.
Updates, Clarifications and Changes
The CSHCS program requires that supporting documentation (i.e., copy of the yearly amount letter or an SSA Form 1099) for all Social Security and Social Security Supplemental (SS/SSI) income be submitted with the application.
The CSHCS program requires supporting documentation (the most recent Federal 1040) for all earned and unearned income.
The CSHCS program requires supporting documentation (last 3 consecutive pay stubs) when income has drastically changed from the previous year's 1040. Please note that the Federal 1040 should also be submitted in such cases.
The CSHCS program requires supporting documentation (a printout from the Child Support Division) of all child support received one month prior to the date of application.
The CSHCS program requires supporting documentation (written, signed & dated statements) for all in-kind income (for example, notes that state the amount of rent paid by relatives, etc.).


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Webgame Wednesday: Piranha Pop
Piranhas are some dangerous fish, man. Particularly if you're a balloon. Or a disco ball. OK, so I can't full explain the concept behind Piranha Pop, but it goes something like this: Use your mouse to aim the piranha, hold down the button to charge it up, and then fire it into the air. The object of this oddball cannon physics game is to bust as many balloons as possible in the air, while still taking down that pesky disco ball. The fewer fish you fire, the better. Chomp away, disco-hating fish, chomp away!


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Interstitial nephritis is a kidney disorder in which the spaces between the kidney tubules become swollen (inflamed). This can cause problems with the way your kidneys work.
Alternative Names
Tubulointerstitial nephritis; Nephritis - interstitial; Acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis
Interstitial nephritis may be temporary (
The acute form of interstitial nephritis is most often caused by side effects of certain drugs.
The following can cause interstitial nephritis:
Allergic reactionto a drug (acute interstitial allergic nephritis)
- Autoimmune disorders such as anti-tubular basement membrane disease, Kawasaki's disease, Sjogren syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Wegener's granulomatosis
- Infections
- Long-term use of medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). This is called
analgesic nephropathy.
- Side effect of certain antibiotics (including penicillin, ampicillin, methicillin, sulfonamide medications, and others)
- Side effect of other medications such as furosemide, thiazide diuretics, omeprazole, triamterene, and allopurinol
- Too little potassium in your blood
- Too much calcium or uric acid in your blood
Interstitial nephritis can cause mild to severe kidney problems, including
Symptoms of this condition may include:
Blood in the urine Fever
- Increased or
decreased urine output Mental status changes( drowsiness, confusion, coma) Nausea, vomiting Rash Swellingof the body, any area Weight gain(from retaining fluid)
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may reveal:
- Abnormal lung or heart sounds
- High blood pressure
- Fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema)
Common tests include:
Arterial blood gases Blood chemistry BUNand blood creatininelevels Complete blood count Kidney biopsy
- Kidney ultrasound
Treatment depends on the cause of the problem. Avoiding medications that lead to this condition may relieve symptoms quickly.
Limiting salt and fluid in the diet can improve swelling and high blood pressure. Limiting
If dialysis is necessary, it usually is required for only a short time.
Corticosteroids or stronger anti-inflammatory medications such as cyclophosphamide can sometimes be helpful.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most often, interstitial nephritis is a short-term disorder. In rare cases, it can cause permanent damage, including chronic kidney failure.
Acute interstitial nephritis may be more severe and more likely to lead to long-term or permanent
Possible Complications
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of interstitial nephritis.
If you have interstitial nephritis, call your health care provider if you get new symptoms, especially if you are less alert or have a decrease in urine output.
In many cases, the disorder cant be prevented. Avoiding or reducing your use of medications that can cause this condition can help reduce your risk.
Neilson EG. Tubulointerstitial diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 123.
Remuzzi G, Perico N, DeBroe ME. Tubulointerstitial diseases. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rectors The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 33.
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How I first learned about Fletcher: My start at The Fletcher School stemmed from a seemingly mundane discussion with a former colleague. While talking about our professional experiences and interests, she recommended The Fletcher School to me because she thought it would be a mutually beneficial fit. She started telling me about the interdisciplinary curriculum, diverse student body, and the unique opportunities made available to her because of her connection to Fletcher. After that conversation, I was hooked.
On campus life: With so many student club activities, debates, movie screenings, and discussions, you'll wish you had more hours in the day (and more than two years!). It's such a breath of fresh air to be surrounded by people who are just as similar as they are different from you. The Fletcher School is always busy, but also always fun and enlightening. Additionally, Boston is home to other academic institutions like MIT and the Harvard Kennedy School where they host a myriad of interesting events like guest speakers, lecture series, and panels. There is never a dull moment.
Favorite magazine:
The Economist
Favorite blog:
The Diplomat
Favorite book:
The Hunger Games (yes, I'm one of those!)
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This summer was a multidimensional experience in that I was able to not only utilize skills gained from my Design and Monitoring course to help an education-focused nonprofit organization, but I also had the opportunity to mentor undergraduate students interested in social impact. It was a truly rewarding summer experience where I got to learn a lot about the social impact sector, the people who are giving their hearts and talents to these causes, and my role in this field after Fletcher.


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Sexual problems are not just a men thing, women also have their share of problems with sex at some stage in their life. Here's are some of the sex problems women often experience.Loading...
Primary Orgasm Problem
The primary orgasm problem in women refers to a situation where a woman has never had an orgasm so far. While the reasons for not ever having an orgasm can be widespread the most common reason is the lack of interest or not being able to enjoy sex. Lack of knowledge about sex can also be a common reason for this problem.
Secondary Orgasm Problem
Another common sex problem in women is the secondary orgasm problem. It refers to a situation where a woman used to have orgasms in the past but can't experience the same now. The most common reasons for this problem are relationship problems, tiredness and previous bad sexual experiences.
Less Pleasure
Not enjoying sex or less stimulation can also be a problem for women. The blood supply to the clitoris can also affect the pleasure in the act. Studies are being done to establish the affect the blood and nerve supply to the clitoris on the sexual stimulation.
Another common problem comes from past traumatic experiences especially involving sex. While it can be mood spoiler for any woman, it is easily treatable. A psychosexual therapy session with a professional can help a woman overcome such emotional problems.
Lack of Drive
Lack of sex drive can be problem for women. Reasons like diabetes, depression, hormone disorders, relationship problems, substance abuse or even tiredness can kill the sex drive in women. While it may be a situational problem for some, other women may experience it all the time.
No Desire
Women may also experience loss of desire for sex due to fall in the testosterone levels. Testosterone, produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands, directly affect the sexual desires. A high testosterone level will result in more desire for sex while low levels of testosterone may result in loss of desire.
Another common sexual problem in women involves lot of pain during the act. Also known as dyspareunia, this problem is quite common after a menopause as the oestrogen levels fall making the vagina dry even during the act which in turn can cause lot of pain.
Vaginismus is another problem for women that is related to sex. When muscles in or around the vagina go into spasm it is called vaginismus. It makes sexual intercourse quite painful.
Fear of Pregnancy
While it sounds like a good news when the time is right, most women don't want to get pregnant without planning. Despite the use of proper protection during sex, the thought of getting pregnant may reduce the pleasure or affect the desire for sex.


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killpg(2) BSD System Calls Manual killpg(2)
killpg -- send signal to a process group
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
#include <signal.h> int killpg(pid_t pgrp, int sig);
The killpg() function sends the signal sig to the process group pgrp. See sigaction(2) for a list of signals. If pgrp is 0, killpg() sends the signal to the sending process's process group. The sending process and members of the process group must have the same effective user ID, or the sender must be the super-user. As a single special case the continue signal SIGCONT may be sent to any process with the same session ID as the caller.
The killpg() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.
The killpg() function will fail and no signal will be sent if: [EINVAL] The sig argument is not a valid signal number. [EPERM] The sending process is not the super-user and one or more of the target processes has an effective user ID different from that of the sending process. [ESRCH] No process can be found in the process group specified by pgrp. [ESRCH] The process group was given as 0 but the sending process does not have a process group.
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UFC Vet Peter Sobotta Submits 3 Opponents, Conquers Casino Fight Night Tourney in Germany
ERFURT, Germany – UFC veteran Peter Sobotta ran a grappling clinic on his opposition at the third annual Casino Fight Night.
In an old-school tournament contested with no rounds, no time limits and no judges, the 25-year-old German scored three submissions victories in a combined 6:21 to win Saturday's bracket at the Westspiel Casino.
That makes five consecutive victories via tapout overall for the highly talented submission specialist, who exited the sport's premier organization in November 2010 after losses to Paul Taylor, James Wilks and Amir Sadollah.
In the grand finale, the Dean Lister brown belt faced last year's finalist, Tamirlan Dadaev of Chechnya. The tough-as-nails Vienna-based all-rounder had stormed the final himself with an 18-second submission of English Army representative Jamie Lloyd. Sobotta proved to be on another level, though. With his mentor Lister looking on from ringside, the Planet Eater team captain methodically worked his way to the back of his opponent, where he cinched his trademark rear-naked choke at the 2:10 mark of round one.
In the semifinals, Sobotta used the same move to submit Belgian representative Mustafa Asmaoui 3:36 into round one; the veteran kickboxer had punched his ticket to the second round with a bone-breaking leg kick knockout of luckless Andre Schug, leaving his 36-year-old opponent to roll on the mat in agony after the Shaolin Team fighter shattered his shinbone.
Sobotta needed just 35 seconds to dispatch experienced boxer-turned-mixed-martial-artist Branimir Radosavljevic in the opening round. The bearded Serbian went all out, throwing wild haymakers, but Sobotta timed his shot perfectly, smoothly transitioned to the back and had already sunk in the choke before all of the 150 guests at the VIP-only gala had taken their seats.
In other tournament action, Thomas Wichmann's streak of bad luck continued. Last year the sympathetic Saxon saw his title dream smashed by a liver shot. This time, the blow went a little lower – a Jamie Lloyd kick caught him right in the crown jewelry. As he threw up in the ring, it became clear that there was no way the 29-year-old Vale Tudo Merseburg fighter would be able to continue. Even though the fight was correctly ruled a no-contest, it was Lloyd who moved on as Wichmann could not continue.
On the amateur undercard, Stefan Ziegler did not always fight cleanly, but he got the job done against Robert Herzberg. The AK Ultra fighter controlled the action on the ground and did a lot of damage with short knee strikes from side control. An unanswered flurry of more than 60 strikes from mount position ended the night for a badly beaten-up Herzberg.
Artjom Knorr wasted little time to put the hurting on Toni Angolini in a wild brawl. The young man from Neubrandenburg, Germany, had to be pulled off his hapless opponent after a left-right combo floored the Berlin fighter and resulting ground-and-pound came crashing down.
Andreas Muehlbayer gave away a great first round in which he punched Salman Dakaev's right eye completely shut, only to get careless and let himself be knocked out in the second stanza. In the opening bout of the night, Japanese transplant Yui Lange won a unanimous decision over Michael Bahr in a grappling-heavy affair.


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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Orlando Magic finally have a signature win, and it doesn't matter to them that they needed to hang on for their basketball lives at the very end.
They ventured into one of the toughest venues in the NBA, dominated a quality opponent for three-plus quarters and survived at the end to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-104 at the Rose Garden.
"It's a huge win because they're a great team," said power forward Ryan Anderson. "They're a great team at home, and we need to get these big wins on the road, especially when we have these big stretches like this."
Moving the ball better than they have all season, the Magic made almost 59 percent of their shot attempts and went 16-of-27 from 3-point range.
Detractors, of course, will say that the Magic entered Wednesday refreshed after having two nights off. Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers had played the night before.
Those critics will have a valid point. Early on, Orlando (7-3) played with more energy and jumped on Portland (7-3) from the get-go. The Magic made their first four baskets on three easy layups and a dunk to set the tone for what followed.
"I think we can hang our hat on this game in the sense that we played extremely well for 42, 40 minutes against a great team, a great defensive team, in their building," said J.J. Redick.
With Howard passing out of double-teams effectively, it seemed like the Magic had one wide-open shot or easy layup after another.
But they converted those easy shots.
"They pretty much got what they want," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said.
"Howard was deep in the post. The plan was to try and get him off the block and play him straight-up and stay with their 3-point shooters. But we lost those guys, and they knocked down every mistake we made."
Seven Magic players scored in double-figures, led by Redick, who had 17 points and hit a pair of key foul shots late.
Anderson, Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu had 16 points apiece.
And Howard scored 13 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had four assists.
His stat line would have been more impressive, but he continues to struggle terribly at the foul line. He missed nine of his 12 free-throw attempts.
The Magic now have a chance to gain more momentum. They can complete their West Coast road trip with a 3-0 record if they beat the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in Oakland, Calif.
"It'd be great," Howard said. "It'd be great. Tomorrow's going to be a tough game. Golden State, they play great at home. Their guards are tremendous."
For a while Wednesday, it looked like the Magic started to look ahead to that nationally televised matchup against Golden State.
A hook shot by Anderson put Orlando ahead 90-70 early in the fourth quarter, temporarily silencing the announced sellout crowd of 20,467 inside the Rose Garden.
But with LaMarcus Aldridge picking-and-popping, Gerald Wallace slashing and longtime nemesis Jamal Crawford hitting one high-arcing jumper after another, Portland cut that lead to 96-93 with 2:38 remaining.
It looked like Orlando was in store for an epic collapse.
Didn't happen.
Turkoglu responded with a driving layup to put Orlando up by five points.
"It was just me looking for the best opportunity," Turkoglu said. "I was just reading the defense. They kind of play in-between. They knew always that I'm going to pass for Dwight. They just kind of stayed back and I'd seen the opening and I just drived."
On the Magic's next possession, Turkoglu swished a step-back 3-pointer.
"Those were huge," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "We were dying, and then we went to him twice and ended up with five points. Huge. Those were, to me, the game-winners right there."
Portland still fought back.
In the final minute, Wesley Matthews ripped the ball out of Nelson's hands in the Magic's backcourt and went up for a dunk that shrunk Orlando's lead to 102-99 with 32.1 seconds left.
Jason Richardson was fouled on the Magic's ensuing possession and made one of two foul shots to put the Magic up 103-99 with 28.8 seconds to play.
After Crawford made a driving layup to cut Orlando's lead to two points, J.J. Redick was fouled with 16.5 seconds left and made both foul shots.
"That's who you want on the line at the end of the game," Van Gundy said. "Of all the guys that we could have out there, he's the guy we'd want on the line at the end."
Those foul shots iced the game.
"It felt good, because I felt like I had two shots there in the last three or four minutes that could have kept that lead at eight or 11," Redick said.
"I think those free throws helped me get over that frustration. Otherwise, I'd be in here punching walls."
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- Public consultations
- Harmonised classification and labelling public consultations
- Harmonised classification and labelling previous consultations
Harmonised classification and labelling previous consultations
Several public consultations on the proposed harmonised classifications and labelling for a number of substances have already taken place and have now been closed. These substances are listed in the table below together with the CLH proposals. Starting from the public consultation launched on the 18 December 2012, ECHA began to publish the comments received during the consultation phase. ECHA will publish comments for previous public consultations on its website, starting with the most recent ones.
After finalising the consultation; the proposals, together with the comments received, will be discussed by ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee, which will issue a scientific opinion on the proposal.
All documentation will be submitted to the European Commission which in the end will decide on the classification. Any new classifications will be included in the list of harmonised classifications (Annex VI to the CLP Regulation) and will also be published on ECHA's website.
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Rhodes Leads All Scorers with Three Goals and Two Assists
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Facing a team that was playing its third game, and with five freshmen seeing extensive action, Saturday afternoon's game vs. Holy Cross could have been an early-season pitfall for the Yale women's lacrosse team. But the Bulldogs feel this is not your average freshman class, and the newcomers began showing they belong in the 8-5 Yale win. Freshman midfielder Devon Rhodes led the way with three goals and two assists, and classmates Kristen Chapman and Brittany De Lea were among the eight other Bulldogs with points on the day. Sophomore goalie Whitney Quackenbush made 11 saves for the win.
"We had a lot of people playing their first Division I lacrosse game out there today," said Anne Phillips, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse. "This bodes well for the future."
It helped that the Bulldogs got off to a quick start, as senior defender Michele Fiorentino's caused turnover ignited a fast break three minutes into the game that ended with junior midfielder Mahi Trivellas feeding Rhodes for her first career goal. Senior attacker Jessica Sturgill, Yale's top returning goal scorer, extended the lead to 2-0 90 seconds later.
Yale (1-0, 0-0 Ivy League) was in the midst of trying to kill off its first of five yellow cards when Holy Cross got its first goal, from Ali Baird at 15:33. But three minutes later, during a Holy Cross penalty, Sturgill buried a perfect feed from Rhodes to get the lead to 3-1.
"And they're only going to get better working together," Phillips said of her two tall (6'0" for Rhodes, 5'10" for Sturgill) and talented goal scorers.
It was another busy day all-around for junior defender/midfielder Kaitlyn Flatley. Coming off an All-Ivy season, her Saturday included a team-high four ground balls, a pair of caused turnovers, and a nice goal at 4:52 of the first in which she dodged her way through a pack of defenders just inside the 8-meter arc.
Junior attacker Myra Trivellas sent Yale into halftime with a 5-1 lead by scoring off a pass from Rhodes at 2:29. Holy Cross keeper Amy Martin made one of the best of her 10 saves to deny junior attacker/midfielder Ariana Papier on a fast break 10 seconds later.
After Martin denied a shot from Sturgill off a Rhodes feed a minute into the second, senior midfielder Sarah David was able to work the ball back to Rhodes for a goal at 27:10 that made it 6-1. A free position goal by Kat Sutton and a goal by Annie Boylan brought the Crusaders within three with 20 minutes left, but Chapman stopped that run by depositing a pass from senior attacker Jenna Block for her first career goal at 19:58.
"Krissy Chapman is a very formidable midfielder, and I was really pleased with the way she played today," said Phillips. "She's allowed us to move some of our more experienced players to other positions."
Rhodes capped her day by scoring off a feed from De Lea with 13:14 left in the game. Holy Cross (0-3, 0-0 Patriot League) got a pair of goals in the final nine minutes but could not get much else going against Quackenbush, who stuffed a free position shot by Sutton with six minutes to play.
Yale wound up with a 22-17 edge in shots and an 8-6 edge in draw controls.
"I told them in the locker room, we're still trying to find the right combination of players but we're confident we have the talent to win," Phillips said. "We won the draw controls, and if we just shot 50 per cent this would have been a much different game. We only got one free position shot because we didn't drive hard enough to get fouled. But from a first-game perspective, we have everything we need."
Yale hosts Fairfield Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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Bill McLellan Services
Memorial service: Noon Thursday, Sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, Greenville.
Family receiving friends: 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., parlor of the church prior to the service
Graveside committal service: Woodland Cemetery Hill, Clemson campus 3 p.m. Thursday
Family receiving friends: Immediately following the service in the Tiger Den, Memorial Stadium
Flowers accepted, or memorials to the Bill McLellan Memorial IPTAY Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1529, Clemson, SC 29633


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In the March 4, 2008, primary election, Pat Hardy won the Republican nomination for the District 11 seat on the Texas state board of education, with 59% of the vote.
The Darwin's Reach conference will examine the impact of Darwin and Darwinian evolution on science and society in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Robert Darwin and the sesquicentennial of the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The central theme of this academic conference is an exploration of how Darwin's ideas have revolutionized our understanding of both the living world and human nature.
Missouri's House Bill 2554, introduced on April 1, 2008, would, if enacted, call on state and local education administrators to "endeavor to create an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that encourages students to explore scientific questions, learn about scientific evidence, develop critical thinking skills, and respond appropriately and respectfully to differences of opinion about controversial issues, including such subjects as the teaching of biological an
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By Peter Becker
Managing Editor
The first significant snow storm of the season came just days after the start of winter. Following a light snow in time for Christmas, PennDOT and municipal crews were gearing for a big one, Thursday. With the light, mild winter of 2011-2012 behind them, crews and the public alike is left speculating what the current winter will bring.
Ken Thiele, Acting Manager of the Pike County PennDOT office, gave an overview Thursday afternoon of their strategy, just as snow was reportedly arriving in Greentown and heading east.
Crews were starting 12-hour shifts, noon to midnight and midnight to noon. With 21 snow routes, the state has 19 of their own trucks. They were each ready to go.
Ahead of the storm, two trucks carrying salt-brine tanks, went over the state roads spraying the mixture on the pavement. Thiele likened this to painting the roads with salt water. Once the water evaporates, a coating of salt whitens the highway, and helps keep the snow and ice from building up.
Last year's mild winter meant a good supply of salt and anti-skid would be left over. The state contract, however, requires that at least 75 percent of the road material ordered ahead of time must be purchased. They don't cut back on the contract year to year. Thiele noted that despite the prognosticators, winter weather is highly unpredictable. The cold and snow are just facts of life of living in Northeast Pennsylvania, he noted, so they must be prepared.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a priority system of which roads must be addressed above the others. Interstates are the top priority, since they are the major conduits of travel and commerce. Holiday travelers are in abundance, cutting straight through Pike County and the southern end of Wayne County.
PennDOT plow crews work on a two-hour cycle on the interstate, coming back to treat the road again in that much time.
Limited access highways that are similar to interstates- such as the Casey Highway in Lackawanna County, are PennDOT's second priority. Pike and Wayne don't have any of these.
Other state roads follow, as third priority. Thiele stated that in Pike County, they have enough personnel and equipment to be working on both I-84 and other state roads at the same time, but if there is a major problem on I-84, they will pull trucks off other roads.
In Pike County, PennDOT has 810 "snow lane miles" to plow. Most roads in Pike have two lanes; some have three. The average lane covers 38 to 40 miles in one "snow route."
State policy, he said, can allow as much as five inches of snow on the third-priority roads, although they recognize that is not easy for travel. Their crews try not to let the snow get that deep, he added.
Another difference is the salt content. Interstates are treated with 100 percent salt. Other roads may get 50 percent salt and 50 percent anti-skid. Roads with lower traffic counts may get as little as 25 percent salt and 75 percent anti-skid.
Secondary roads, Thiele explained, typically lack the sub base that can handle a lot of salt. Unless frost has built up in the pavement, the salt will draw up the moisture from underneath.
PennDOT is always looking for temporary winter help. Thiele noted that in Pike County, they could use additional personnel to plow roads, and could use a couple more diesel mechanics. Truck drivers, he said, have to have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and at least six months experience. Diesel mechanics must have a Class #7 Inspection License in addition to a CDL.
While these restrictions narrow the field of candidates, PennDOT functions with professional drivers, he said. Applications are done on-line with the state office in Harrisburg. When the county office needs someone, headquarters is contacted for applicants interested in working locally. Interviews are then done locally.
They try and hire their temporary drivers in October or November, ahead of the snow, but openings still exist.
Thiele commented that most of the public is courteous on the road, around state trucks. Getting used to the first snowfall is the most difficult; drivers realize it's winter again and must adapt.
When a PennDOT driver comes upon a stranded motorist, the driver will stop and be sure the person is all right. The driver can then go on the radio to summon help. PennDOT, however, does not pull vehicles out of ditches or snow banks, due to liability, Thiele said.
They do have an emergency wrecker available on the interstate, to pull vehicles to the side of the road if necessary, so that crews can continue plowing.
Mitch Simon, Manager of the Wayne County PennDOT office, was not available to comment.
Thiele urged everyone to drive safely this winter. Drivers are advised to give adequate time to get to their destination, and don't drive too fast for conditions. Good tires are needed. He also advised not following too closely behind plow trucks, in order to give the salt a chance to begin its work.


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ATDI is providing military mission planners with an essential new tool, PnC. This software system produces instant radio coverage data and delivers it on virtually any portable hardware from a tablet to a PC. It means that field operatives can work out signal viability while still in the field and can provide essential feedback to their headquarters.
"Modern military thinking is all about speed and accuracy," says ATDI Ltd managing director Cyprien de Cosson, "and PnC is the epitome of that. It puts vital information immediately into the place where it is most needed."
PnC predicts tactical radio coverage, showing where base station signals can reach portable devices in both urban and rural environments, as well as planning point-to-point links for communications in hilly environments. In addition, it predicts airspace coverage from ground control systems to mountainous regions and optical coverage to determine areas of visibility.
"All this is achieved on the ground," Cyprien notes. "That, plus our flexible, easy-to-use interface, gives real power to people having to make plans in real time."
PnC was designed in consultation with military planners to ensure it most closely meets the needs of the people using it.


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U.S. Treasury delays employer reporting mandate for affordable care act
An official with the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the Obama administration would delay penalties for large employers who do not provide health insurance coverage to workers under the Affordable Care Act. Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department Mark J. Mazur said, "The Administration is announcing that it will provide an additional year before the ACA mandatory employer and insurer reporting requirements begin."
In 2014, companies with 50 or more full-time equivalent workers, which could include groups of part-time workers, were expected to provide detailed information regarding employees' tax information and related health insurance benefit details. If the information were not provided, employers would be subject to significant fines and penalties. The delay defers those negative consequences for one year.
Arkansas fiscal year ends with nearly $300 million surplus
Arkansas' fiscal year ended nearly $300 million in the black as net general revenues broke a record $5 billion. The state ended the year with a $299.5 million surplus, up 6.3 percent above last year. All categories of the budget were funded during the year. Individual income taxes accounted for the lion's share of the revenue.
Arkansas Metro jobless rates rise in May, while nationally numbers fall
Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate increases in May compared to April, and jobless rate increases compared to May 2012. That's roughly 87 percent of the metro areas, which displayed a negative trend while national numbers painted a much different picture.
During May, the lowest metro jobless rate in the state was in Northwest Arkansas with 5.6 percent and the highest rate was 9.6 percent in the Pine Bluff area. May jobless rates were lower in 68 percent of the 372 U.S. metro areas and higher in 23 percent of the metro areas.
ADEQ to hold Big River Steel hearing in Osceola
An air quality permit approved by the state's environmental agency remains a crucial hurdle to clear for the Big River Steel Mill, the $1.1 billion superproject planning to locate in Osceola. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public hearing on a draft permit for the new steel mill on July 30 at 6 pm in the Osceola High School Cafeteria. ADEQ staff has reviewed the proposed permit and granted it tentative approval.
Two banks announce moves
First Federal Bancshares of Harrison (FFBH) acquired First National Security Co., the parent company for First National Bank in Hot Springs and Heritage Bank in Jonesboro. Under the terms of the merger agreement, First Federal will acquire 100 percent of the stock of First National and shareholders of First National will receive shares of FFBH common stock and $74 million in cash.
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks said it expects to open a loan production office in New York City on July 5. The office will be an extension of Bank of the Ozarks' successful Dallas-based Real Estate Specialties Group, according to the bank.
Rural health providers raise concerns about medicaid shift
Rural health providers expressed concerns to the Department of Human Services (DHS) about the private option use of Medicaid dollars to subsidize low-income insurance plans. A waiver DHS is preparing to send to federal Medicaid officials asks the government to let rural health centers get paid whatever the private market bears, instead of a set amount from Medicaid.
"If the health centers don't get the revenue to sustain their model of care, we're going to be in trouble and there's going to be some health centers that may end up closing," said Sip Mouden, CEO of Community Health Centers of Arkansas.
AG McDaniel rejects proposal to legalize marijuana
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected the ballot title submitted by a group seeking to push forward on an initiative to legalize marijuana. The group, Arkansans for Medical Cannabis, is pushing a measure somewhat similar to an effort that made the ballot in 2012, but failed in a close general election vote. McDaniel cited "ambiguities in the text of the measure" in his reasons for rejecting the proposal. The group can make changes and resubmit its initiative for review.
Lawsuit to challenge Arkansas same-sex marriage ban filed
Less than a week after a gay rights group submitted the wording for a proposed ballot measure that would repeal the 2004 state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage, a gay couple has filed a lawsuit to challenge the law. The lawsuit, filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, challenges Amendment 83, Arkansas' constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
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sure rgba() is cool – but why is the alpha channel given in a 0 to 1 value? why it isnt 8-bit too like in all other 24+8 bit RGBA color spaces?
I understand that it depends on the already specified type "alphavalue" – but why not using a more common notation instead?
and of course – why not allow 32 bit hex values? what is so wrong for FF000080 for 50% red?


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Before we get to Seigo though, I want to focus on Mark Shuttleworth. In a lengthy post on his blog, he explains that while Canonical set out to create Unity under the umbrella of a GNOME, as a shell for GNOME. They wanted to use GNOME-friendly technologies, and if they were to choose to create something on their own, it would require "substantial review". Canonical wanted to create competition within GNOME, instead of competing with GNOME.
"We've failed," Shuttleworth concludes bluntly, "Much of the language, and much of the decision making I've observed within Gnome, is based on the idea that Unity is competition WITH Gnome, rather than WITHIN Gnome."
A prime example of this, according to Shuttleworth (and Seigo, but we'll get to that in a minute) is the work on status notifiers (appindicators in Canonical-speak), which is now a FreeDesktop.org standard, and has been adopted by both Canonical's own Unity as well as KDE. GNOME, however, while first being open to this idea, later rejected it.
The reason behind the rejection is, according to Shuttleworth at least, that GNOME sees Unity as being in competition with GNOME, and hence, technologies that sprout from it - no matter how potentially useful - are a threat, and not a gift. "It doesn't integrate with gnome-shell" is the reason given by GNOME, which is an odd reason given the API wasn't being pushed as an integral part of GNOME; no, it was merely proposed as an external dependency so that GNOME applications running on other platforms could make us of it the API was present.
"So the premier reason given for the rejection of these APIs is a reason that, as best we can tell, has never been used against an external dependency proposal before: 'it's different to Gnome'. At the heart of this statement is something deeper: 'it's competition with an idea someone in Gnome wants to pursue'," Shuttleworth argues.
The underlying goal, then, seems to be to discourage GNOME application developers from supporting this API - this has failed, according to Shuttleworth, because developers have picked up on the API anyway, whether GNOME likes it or not.
"What made this single statement heartbreaking for me to see was that it spoke clearly to the end of one of Gnome's core values: code talks," Shuttleworth further clarifies, "Here we had APIs which were real, tested code, with patches to many Gnome apps available, that implemented a spec that had been extensively discussed on FreeDesktop.org. This was real code. Yet it was blocked because someone – a Gnome Shell designer – wanted to explore other ideas, ideas which at the time were not working code at all."
It goes deeper than that, though. The work on this API, and Canonical's vision for it, were shown to GNOME Shell designers at the 2008 UX hackfest. "[Jon] McCann denies knowledge today, but it was a clear decision on our part to talk about this work with him at the time, it was reported to me that the conversation had happened, and that we'd received the assurance that such work would be 'a valued contribution to the shell'," Shuttleworth recalls, "Clearly, by the time it was delivered, McCann had decided that such assurances were not binding, and that his interest in an alternative panel story trumped both that assurance and the now-extant FreeDesktop.org discussions and spec."
KDE did do the work to work well with the status notifiers, and as such, KDE applications 'just work' in Unity, all because the API has become a standard and has been adopted by KDE.
According to Shuttleworth, there's major problems with the way GNOME is currently run. While the long tail of contributors and developers are just fine and dandy, it's leadership where things to wrong. "I'll state plainly that I feel the long tail of good-hearted contributors to Gnome and Gnome applications are being let down by a decision-making process that has let competitive dynamics diminish the scope of Gnome itself," he states, "Ideas that are not generated 'at the core' have to fight incredibly and unnecessarily hard to get oxygen. Ask the Zeitgeist team."
"This is no way to lead a project. This is a recipe for a project that loses great people to environments that are more open to different ways of seeing the world. Elementary. Unity," he adds.
As already mentioned, KDE's Aaron Seigo has also come to the conclusion that GNOME is not collaborating with the greater Free software community as much as it used to. "When I got to the point in Dave's blog where he justified GNOME not picking up the appindicator work I cringed and then cringed some more," Seigo explains, "For you see, the appindicator story is not so much about GNOME and Canonical as it is about GNOME and the rest of the free software desktop ecosystem and the regressive behavior being demonstrated there."
Once, Seigo recalls, there was a lot of effort being put from all parties into closing the several interoperability gaps present in the Free software stack, with FreeDesktop.org being an important piece of that puzzle. More recently, however, it seems like GNOME is eschewing this idea.
"Those days seem to be receding into the past however as GNOME seems increasingly content to 'do their own thing'," Seigo believes, "It's like they have lost sight of the goal of a coherent experience for users of Free software regardless of the applications they choose to use."
"It is indeed not incumbent upon any project, be it GNOME, KDE or any other to adopt every single technology on offer," Seigo continues, "However, it is in all our best interests to work together more rather than less and to share what makes sense, even if sometimes it means some short term compromise. KDE has made that decision many times even in recent times as we adopted various technologies such as D-Bus, shared mimetypes, shared icon theme definitions, etc. It's taken a lot of effort on our part and at times we've had to make some compromises, but our users have been reaping the benefits."
While I generally prefer GNOME to KDE, there's no denying this last point. KDE has always worked a lot harder on integrating well with GNOME than the other way around, and it seems like this pattern is intensifying instead of diminishing. That's a very bad thing, since cooperation, especially on lower-level elements, is key in the Free software world. Call it a blessing or a curse, but fact is there are multiple desktop environments, and they need to work together as much as possible.
We'll have to see what this all leads to, but I'm hoping this ruffles a lot of feather and causes a great stink, since a re-evaluation of what kind of cooperation is important could be just what the doctor ordered.


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I am a big fan of the new Greenworks cleaning products from Clorox. I have tried a few of the cleaners and have found that while I enjoy making my own cleaners for my counter tops and bathroom surfaces, I prefer the convience of a store-bought toilet bowl cleaner rather than making a witch's brew of vinegar & baking soda in my toilet.
I was attracted to these products because they were sold in my regular grocery store and were very close in pricing to the hazardous chemicals on the shelf. Cheap & green- Score! I have found that they work just as well as the other cleaners I use so I am pleased with my past purchases from this line of products. I feel more and more satisfaction with our life as we make more & more green choices. Anyone else feel this way?
I am participating this month in a 30 Days to Natural Blog Tour partnered through Mom Central & the Clorox company. This tour is intended to help our readers know about the new 30 Days to Natural website and what you can do with it.
Through this website you can sign up for daily email or get tips sent to your phone, providing a new idea each day for ways that you can begin living a greener life. They also offer a downloadable kitchen checklist with a few tips on it for ways that you can green up that kitchen routine. If you ask me though, save the paper and read the list online- after all, keep your routine as green as you can!
What green changes have you made in your home? What green products do you buy regularly?