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Benjamin Disraeli said that "a University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning" and we agree. University lets you experience a rich cultural and social scene, meeting a variety of people while studying something you (hopefully) love.
Of course there are also monetary benefits to attending university. Research by Skandia, an investment company, found graduates leaving university today earn an average of £600,000 more over a working career compared to an 18-year-old entering the workforce from high school. This is predicated on finding employment obviously but it's a pretty telling statistic.
None of this is will guarantee financial success if students don't put some energy into raising their financial capability skills. Even with an above average salary financial stability may be unattainable because becoming financially stable has less to do with how much you earn and more to do with how much you keep.
This is a critical distinction because the only money GenXs and millennials will be able to rely on is the pot of money we manage to accumulate. The reality we face is very different to the one our parents faced.
Old reality: get good marks, go to university, compete against local peers for a good local job, work a 35 hour week, buy a home, raise a family if you want, work 40 years in the same company with regular promotions, and retire with a defined benefit. Live to 72
New reality: get good marks that few think are credible, go to university, accumulate student debt, compete against global peers, work an average 43 hour week, rent, raise a family if you can afford it, zig-zag for 45 years through dozens of companies, retire with whatever you have managed to save, live to 81.
The world has changed but expectations have not been managed and a failure to understand the impact of that truth has left many confused and unprepared. The 2011 Graduate Prospects Survey found that a sixth of university leavers expect to earn £100,000 or more by the age of 30. In reality only 25% will earn more than £30,000 10 years after completing.
Too many lived for too long beyond their means and slowly we are becoming proficient at cutting back. We've learnt how to squeeze the pennies and there are plenty of websites directing us to deals and discounts. What we aren't taught to do is plan for tomorrow and understand why it's important. As critical as finding the right energy tariff is, and as satisfying as it is to find that great shoe bargain, deals are not how we take control for our financial future. For that we need a strategy.
Not having a sufficiently broad or deep financial education isn't a new problem but the consequences have become more severe because we are faced with an ever more complicated range of products and decisions.
The less people know the more they get into financial difficulty which, as the ongoing credit crisis will testify is a problem for individuals and for the country. Simply, we need to get more educated about money so that we can take better control.
We need the capability and skills to plan our financial future with the same confidence we have planning a holiday. When it comes to planning a holiday we pack outfits for every eventuality, obsessively check the weather forecast and take some "just in case" cash and emergency phone numbers. Yet when it comes to our money we don't have a plan, we don't keep an eye on the horizon and we certainly don't have an emergency stash of money.
So why don't more people put a money plan together? Learning about money has always been dull - deliberately touted by professionals as complicated and seemingly dominated by maths and spreadsheets. So the learning is pushed off the agenda in favour of talking about anything else and this must change. We need to put financial education front of mind by making it relevant and engaging and interactive and most of all fun.
Money is not dull and it is not a subject. It is the fuel of our life and if we aren't masters of our money we will surely become slaves to our debt.


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|curator's statement
|september 2011 selection
m a k i n g d o
c u r a t o r : d a v i d g e t s y
We make our way through our days, every day. Familiar objects, places and habits mark our rhythm and our meter. It is often easier to remember the interruptions, the events and the surprises. The mundane, however, provides the backdrop. It is the potency of the everyday and the urgency of making it livable that have proven so important to many artists. Making Do is about just that: The works in this selection take on and transform daily, habitual, otherwise unremarkable objects, places and practices. They are the evidence of enduring and a testament to flourishing.
Mark Morrisroe took the dead rat -- a common enough sight in urban streets -- and refashioned it to resemble the street art of spray paint stencils and graffiti tags that mark and claim the streets in different, but equally common, ways. Gregory Maskwa, similarly, transformed the street thug into the celebratory image of a superhero of rough trade.
Paul Thek, Michael Harwood and Joey Terrill each take the everyday site of the breakfast table as opportunity. Harwood's table has played a starring role in his photographs of male nudes for more than two decades. The table also features for Scott Burton, who took the opportunity of a commission for a child's table and chair to reimagine what could be. Functional like all of his work, Burton nevertheless put a subtle message in the color coding of the chair, offering a way to visualize the world as a better place. When the table and chair are pressed together in use (and Burton's sculpture is always determined by its functionality and service to the user), the stereotypically gendered colors of pink and blue stick with their own, forming pink-pink and blue-blue pairs -- a subtle and subversive reminder about the reality and the possibility of lesbian and gay couplings.
James "Jimmie Mack" Simmons's basket made of T-shirts and oxygen hoses also makes functional and symbolic the materials that are part of some of our daily lives. Like the oxygen hoses in Simmons's basket and the oversized Videx tablet on Terrill's breakfast table, the theme of living with HIV is key to many of these artists' celebrations of the mundane. Chuck Nanney's humble sculptures address HIV-related complications or emotions, literally taking the simple stuff of paperclips and office supplies to make new (and fragile) visualizations of invisible opponents. From a different perspective, Mooshka's two-spirit doll uses humble materials to make a new image of transgender potential.
Elevating the found object is a key strategy for many of these artists. Curtis Carman's feather boa, Richard Treitner's wood, and Tony Feher's bottles and marbles each rely upon reframing of the object to draw out their metaphoric or anthropomorphic meanings.
To embrace the mundane could be seen as a resignation to drudgery. Instead, these artists have used these simple things as opportunities for reflection, for imagination, and for survival. Perhaps no artist is so associated with the metamorphosis of the mundane into the fabulous as Stephen Varble, whose performances of the 1970s involved the crafting of elaborate sculptural garments from the materials available to him (in one, the costume for Attic Clouds, it is 35mm slide casings -- a ubiquitous material for an artist in the pre-digital age). Like his contemporaries Burton, Brainard and Thek, Varble targeted the stuff of daily life as the raw material of reimagination. They, like all the artists presented here, made do with what they had, but in so doing demonstrated how the everyday can be remade into the future.
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David Getsy is the Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His books include Rodin: Sex and the Making of Modern Sculpture (Yale University Press, 2010), Body Doubles: Sculpture in Britain, 1877-1905 (Yale University Press, 2004), and (ed.) From Diversion to Subversion: Games, Play, and Twentieth-Century Art (Penn State University Press, 2011). He is also the author of essays on artists and critics such as Ernesto Pujol, David Smith, John Chamberlain, Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso, Doug Ischar and John Addington Symonds. He is editing a collection of Scott Burton's art criticism to be published in 2012 by Soberscove Press titled Scott Burton: Collected Writings on Art and Performance, 1965-75.

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I wanted to share with you a project in the making...I had this large frame that had a mirror in it and it got broken..so it sat in the closet for a few years..then I had this idea to use it as a "large scrapbook page"...I had so many pictures of my grandkids hanging in the hall and it was looking cluttered so I thinned them out and started creating.....my plan is to add as they grow...of course I used all different shades of pink in my background.
Hope you enjoyed my little project.....
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X-Men Blue #1 (Marvel Comics)
Last week was the first issue of X-Men Gold. The week before that was X-Men Prime. So naturally, this week we're taking a look at X-Men Blue, the other flagship X-Men title in the new RessurXion publishing event at Marvel. While X-Men Gold had the focus on classic X-Men members like Kitty Pryde, Colossus, and Nightcrawler, Blue is focusing on the younger, time-displaced original X-Men, who are now under the tutelage of Magneto. This twist is what initially had me interested in this series, and after reading the book, it's clear to see that this will be the driving force behind Cullen Bunn and Jorge Molina's new series.
Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, and Angel are on the trail of Black Tom Cassidy, who's holding up a mega yacht for ransom. Under new leader Jean Grey, the team begins to make short work of the criminal, until the Juggernaut arrives to assist his partner in crime. This battle leads to the X-Men showcasing some new and surprising abilities, but it all pales in comparison to the reveal behind who is guiding this new team of mutants, Magneto.
The idea of Cullen Bunn continuing to write Magneto was the big draw for me with this issue. Starting in Magneto and leading into Uncanny X-Men, the writer has had a long and fantastic history with the character, and has done a lot of interesting things with him. Unfortunately, Magneto only shows up in the final page of this issue, so we'll still have to wait and see just how he interacts with the rest of the team. That being said, Cullen Bunn is able to weave a pretty entertaining first issue for this new direction of the team. It's pretty straightforward, so even someone like me, who dropped off of All-New X-Men after the Guardians of the Galaxy crossover, would be able to jump into this version of the X-Men pretty easily (even though I'm still confused over some of the new things these characters can do).
Artist Jorge Molina's style is perfectly suited for this kind of book. The entire issue is essentially one long action sequence, and Molina is able to keep giving you more and more fantastic set pieces that keep you entertained. There are a few random panels where some of the character's faces look a little off, but for the most part, Molina's style is pretty great.
While it doesn't have the same roster as X-Men Gold, I do think Blue has the stronger hook. The idea of Magneto training this version of the X-Men is really cool, and while the marketing ruined the big surprise, this was still a very entertaining read, and the "coming soon" teaser image definitely has my interest piqued. Really the only thing I didn't like about this issue was the back up story, which looks to be teasing the return of a character that really should've been left alone (and one that I'm not sure anyone is interested in). But other than that, X-Men Blue is a fun book that'll please long time X-Men fans.


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Land with possibility of construction of a set of 5 detached villas with common green areas.
This land is 2 minutes from Caldas da Rainha, a lively and vibrant town in the district of Leiria, situated on the Silver Coast, in Estremadura, has become a popular tourist destination, being a favorite place to have a house of vacation. Its location, just 8 km from some of the best beaches in the region and only 1 hour away from Lisbon, make it the perfect place to settle down and explore some of the medieval villages and fishing villages in the surrounding area.


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Site area: 1.3 acres with 652 ft of Nairn Ave frontage. Access: The Property has one access from Nairn Avenue and two access points from both Grey Street and Cole Avenue. Parking: 50+/- stalls. Power: 3 phase 120 / 208 volts, 600 amps. Building security has dual zone protection for immediate Police attendance, 16 colour camera monitoring with DW recorder. 10' high chain link fence with gates protecting south end of building. Ceiling height: Varying ceiling heights within – 13 ft average. Staff : 17 staff members. Corporate accounts: A list of 50+ Commercial accounts shall be supplied during offering process. Title number: 1108184. Roll number: 14093900300. Environmental report: Stantec 2015 available. All inquires and site visits are to go through listing agents.


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Centrally located in the heart of China Town in the Chinatown Centre shopping centre (downtown Toronto). One of the most popular shopping and tourist destinations in China Town. Prominent second floor retail unit in this busy retail shopping centre. Wide variety of uses will be considered. Ideal for many retail uses. Located along the Spadina Streetcar route and steps from the Dundas Streetcar or Queen Streetcar. $1,000 + Utilities + HST.


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Sodium Diacetate
Sodium Diacetate is a white crystalline powder with an acetic acid odor. Sodium Diacetate is soluble in water and ethanol. Sodium Diacetate is used in the food and beverage industry as a preservative, fungicide, chelating agent, flavoring agent, PH regulator, and meat preservative. Specifically, Sodium Diacetate is used in beer, beans, milk, cakes, biscuits, fresh fruit, soy sauce, pickles, fish products and aquatic products.
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Fooding Group Limited is a global supplier of food additives and raw materials used in the Food, Beverage and Nutrition industry. This company concentrates on providing a wide array of thickeners, vitamins, wheat series, nutrition enhancers, colorants, oils, herbal extracts, fruit powders, acidity regulators, and more. Most of these products are sold to food processors and manufacturers.
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I heard Ocean Beach was open, so I took a walk on Sunday. I looked around for blotches of oil, but the sand appeared spotless. Quarter-sized jellyfish, clear as glass bubbles, dotted stretches of sand. Skinny-legged birds ran in and out of the waves. The air smelled clean. It was as if the spill had never happened.
When I got back to the car, I saw the black stains on my shoes. I stared, not sure what to do. Finally, gingerly, I took them off and put them upside down on the floor of the car.
At home, I got online and found out I was supposed to double bag any oily items and take them to a toxic waste disposal center. My sneakers were poisonous.
I grew up in the 50s, and I remember how thoughtlessly we fouled the earth. My family went for Sunday drives, cruising for hours without a destination. Fuel was cheap and we'd never run out. We used DDT with abandon; it was great stuff. Paint, motor oil, batteries, and much more were tossed the trash without a backward glance. The world was too vast for us to hurt it. That was then …
I wrapped my shabby, comfortable sneakers — weekend friends — in three plastic bags and stuck them in the garage next to an old CPU, thinking how small the world is now, and how little room we have for mistakes.
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Cincinnati holds the title for one of the most bed bug-infested cities, but assistant professor of biological sciences Regina Baucom seeks to change that. Her published research on the DNA of local bed bug populations led to an idea on how to better test pest control techniques.
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How to Securely Display Wireless Devices
Nothing is a more tempting target for thieves than wireless and small electronics stores. Cell phones and other devices are not only popular for personal use, their small size makes them easy to pick up and conceal. Every retailer knows this is more than an annoyance. Shoplifting accounts for about 34% of retail losses each year, and, sadly, employee theft accounts for about 32%.
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The strong ensemble cast features Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Terrence Howard and Ryan Phillipe with Chris "Ludacris" Bridges crossing over from rapping to acting.
Director Paul Haggis is chiefly known for his Oscar winning screenplay Million Dollar Baby. His previous directing experience is in television and Crash has already been picked up in the US for a television adaptation.
Crash opens nationwide on August 12th rated 15.
Cartier-Bresson worked all round the world, photographing historic events from the Spanish Civil War to King George VI's coronation to Gandhi's funeral as well as ordinary people, politicians, writers and artists.
His phrase, "the decisive moment" - the moment a photograph captures that reveals a sometimes surprising truth - has passed into the language.
The Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition is open between Saturday 6 August - 23 October 2005.
Through conversations with his friends he comes to feel his sexual preference is a result of his abusive past in a children's home and difficult relationship with his father. With this in mind he sets off to try and make himself straight.
His quest leads him to a Christian sexual reorientation centre in America - can they help?
Sad to be Gay is on BBC TWO at 9pm on Tuesday 9th August.
Have Tolkien and Citizen Kane triumphed again? Will it be Radiohead over the Beatles? Or will it be none of these? And what do The Manic Street Preachers, Velasquez and Gabriel Garcia Marquez have in common?
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But Mr Duncan Smith's reform is still at the awkward stage when no one knows whether it will succeed or not. The pressure on him as he dismantles the welfare state, and reassembles it according to his new and better plan, must be immense: no wonder he sometimes emits, in the middle of careful and consensual explanation of what he is doing, flashes of intense anger.
One such outburst came when he was accused from the Labour benches of not knowing what it is like to be unemployed. With burning resentment, Mr Duncan Smith retorted that on the contrary, he had been unemployed and would have done anything to get a job.
That explosion came after Helen Goodman (Lab, Bishop Auckland) said it would be no good ending up with a system in which highly skilled people were forced into low-skilled jobs: "We don't want physics graduates on the check out."
In our experience, one needs pretty much to be a physics graduate to operate the self-service check outs which the supermarkets are now trying to force us to use. But Mr Duncan Smith made the point that inculcating the "habit of work" into the long-term unemployed is the vital thing.
Left-wing women seem to know how to get under Mr Duncan Smith's skin. Another outburst came when Glenda Jackson (Lab, Hampstead and Kilburn) suggested the private sector would take advantage of his reforms to drive down wages. This prompted Mr Duncan Smith to exclaim: "I hope the other side doesn't just continue to hope for the worst."
Nick Clegg hastened, at an early morning launch event for the welfare reforms in north London, to support Mr Duncan Smith. Unfortunately the effect of this well-meant intervention was to increase the already widespread worry about Mr Clegg's state of mind.
The Deputy Prime Minister looks more and more like a curate who has been working too hard. Mr Clegg seems very pale and tired, and has started chewing his lip.
The trouble with being a curate, or indeed a Deputy Prime Minister, is that one has no real power. Mr Clegg is nevertheless determined to help out wherever he can, and to produce a regular "thought for the day".
When Mr Duncan Smith was asked about the sanctions which unemployed people will face if they decline to take work, and said this was "not about hammering people" but about "sending a clear signal" to those who wilfully refuse to co-operate, Mr Clegg broke in with the judicious observation that it was about having "the right sticks as well as the right carrots".
Mr Clegg used to belong to a group of the long-term unemployed called the Liberal Democrats. In vain they trained themselves for national government by going to Lib Dem conferences: for year after year the voters would not give them a job.
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A cigar-shaped, silver ingot dating to the 10th century has been discovered in Shenstone, England. The ingot, thought to be Scandinavian in origin, is believed to have been used as currency.
The silver ingot was discovered by metal detectorist Terry Herbert less than five miles from the site of the Staffordshire Hoard, 1,800 gold and some silver artifacts dating to the Anglo-Saxon era.


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PLEASE NOTE: This transcript is being provided for educational purposes only to be used in conjunction with a university course designed to raise awareness of the serious environmental issues that the documentary film HOME: A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth addresses. The kind understanding of the filmmakers will be appreciated with respect to any copyright issues which may arise, and it is hoped that permission to use this material will be granted so that the message M. Yann Arthus-Bertrand puts forth may be disseminated among the students participating in this course.
Students are encouraged to purchase their own copies of this important documentary on DVD.
Thank you.
Tony Del Vecchio, M.Ed.
Part III
Here's one theory of the story of the Rapa Nui, the inhabitants of Easter Island, that could perhaps give us pause for thought. Living on the most isolated island in the world, the Rapa Nui exploited their resources until there was nothing left. Their civilization did not survive.
On these lands stood the highest palm trees in the world. They have disappeared. The Rapa Nui chopped them all down for lumber. They then had to face widespread soil erosion. The Rapa Nui could no longer go fishing. There were no trees to build canoes. And yet the Rapa Nui formed one of the most brilliant civilizations in the Pacific. Innovative farmers, sculptors, exceptional navigators, they were caught in the vise of overpopulation and dwindling resources. They experienced social unrest, revolts, and famine. Many did not survive the cataclysm. The real mystery of Easter Island is not how its strange statues got there. We know now. It's why the Rapa Nui didn't react in time. It's only one of a number of theories, but it has particular relevance to us today.
Since 1950, the world's population has almost tripled. And since 1950, we have more fundamentally altered our island, the Earth, than in all of our 200,000 year history.
Nigeria is the biggest oil exporter in Africa, and yet 70% of the population lives under the poverty line. The wealth is there, but the country's inhabitants don't have access to it. The same is true all over the globe. Half the world's poor live in resource-rich countries.
Our mode of development has not fulfilled its promises. In 50 years, the gap between rich and poor has grown wider than ever. Today, half of the world's wealth is in the hands of the richest two percent of the population. Can such disparity be maintained? They're the cause of population movements whose scale we have yet to fully realize.
The city of Lagos had a population of 700,000 in 1960. That will rise to 16 million by 2025. Lagos is one of the fastest-growing megalopolises in the world. The new arrivals are mostly farmers forced off the land for economic or demographic reasons or because of the diminishing resources. This is a radically new type of urban growth driven by the urge to survive rather than to prosper. Every week, over a million people swell the populations of the world's cities.
One human being in six now lives in a precarious, unhealthy, overpopulated environment, without access to daily necessities, such as water, sanitation. or electricity. Hunger is spreading once more. It affects nearly one billion people.
All over the planet, the poorest scrabble to survive on scraps, while we continue to dig for resources that we can no longer live without. We look farther and farther afield, in previously unspoiled territory and in regions that are increasingly difficult to exploit. We're not changing our model.
Oil might run out? We can still extract oil from the tar sands of Canada. The biggest trucks in the world move thousands of tons of sand. The process of heating and separating bitumen from the sand requires millions of cubic meters of water. Colossal amounts of energy are needed. The pollution is catastrophic. The most urgent priority, apparently, is to pick every pocket of sunlight.
Our oil tankers are getting bigger and bigger. Our energy requirements are constantly increasing. We try to power growth like a bottomless oven that demands more and more fuel.
It's all about carbon. In a few decades, the carbon that made our atmosphere a furnace, and that nature captured over millions of years, allowing life to develop, will have largely been pumped back out. The atmosphere is heating up. It would have been inconceivable for a boat to be here just a few years ago.
Transport, industry, deforestation, agriculture — our activities release gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide. Without realizing it — molecule by molecule — we have upset the Earth's climatic balance.
All eyes are on the poles, where the effects of global warming are most visible. It's happening fast — very fast. The Northwest Passage that connects America, Europe, and Asia via the pole is opening up. The Arctic ice cap is melting. Under the effect of global warming, the ice cap has lost 40% of its thickness in 40 years. Its surface area in the summer shrinks year by year. It could disappear before 2030. Some predictions suggest 2015. Soon these waters will be free of ice several summer months a year. The sunbeams that the ice sheet previously reflected back now penetrate the dark water heating up. The warming process gathers pace. This ice contains the records of our planet.
The concentration of carbon dioxide hasn't been so high for several hundred thousand years. Humanity has never lived in an atmosphere like this.
Is excessive exploitation of our resources threatening the lives of every species? Climate change accentuates the threat.
By 2050, a quarter of the Earth's species could be threatened with extinction. In these polar regions, the balance of nature has already been disrupted.
Off the coast of Greenland, there are more and more icebergs. Around the North Pole, the ice cap has lost 30% of its surface area in 30 years. But as Greenland rapidly becomes warmer, the freshwater of a whole continent flows into the salt water of the oceans. Greenland's ice contains 20% of the freshwater of the whole planet. If it melts, sea levels will rise by nearly seven meters.
But there is no industry here. Greenland's ice sheet suffers from greenhouse gases emitted elsewhere on Earth. Our ecosystem doesn't have borders. Wherever we are, our actions have repercussions on the whole Earth. The atmosphere of our planet is an indivisible whole. It is an asset we share.
On Greenland's surface, lakes are appearing on the landscape. The ice cap has begun to melt at a speed that even the most pessimistic scientists did not envision 10 years ago.
More and more of these glacier-fed rivers are emerging together and burrowing through the surface. It was thought the water would freeze in the depths of the ice. On the contrary, it flows under the ice, carrying the ice sheet into the sea, where it breaks into icebergs. As the freshwater of Greenland's ice sheet gradually seeps into the salt water of the oceans, low-lying lands around the globe are threatened.
Sea levels are rising. Water expanding as it gets warmer caused, in the 20th century alone, a rise of 20 centimeters. Everything becomes unstable. Coral reefs, for example, are extremely sensitive to the slightest change in water temperature. Thirty percent have disappeared. They are an essential link in the chain of species. In the atmosphere, the major wind streams are changing direction. Rain cycles are altered. The geography of climate is modified.
The inhabitants of low-lying islands here in the Maldives, for example, are on the front line. They are increasingly concerned. Some are already looking for new, more hospitable lands.
If sea levels continue to rise faster and faster, what would major cities like Tokyo, the world's most populous city, do? Every year scientists' predictions become more and more alarming. Seventy percent of the world's population lives on coastal plains. Eleven of the 15 biggest cities stand on a coastline or river estuary. As the seas rise, salt will invade the water table, depriving inhabitants of drinking water. Migratory phenomena are inevitable. The only uncertainty concerns their scale.
In Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is unrecognizable. Eighty percent of its glaciers have disappeared. In summer, the rivers no longer flow. Local peoples are affected by the lack of water.
Even on the world's highest peaks, in the heart of the Himalayas, eternal snows and glaciers are receding. Yet these glaciers play an essential role in the water cycle. They trap the water from the monsoons as ice and release it in the summer when the snow melts.
The glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of all the great Asian rivers — the Indus, Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, Kiang. Two billion people depend on them for drinking water and to irrigate their crops as in Bangladesh. On the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra, Bangladesh is directly affected by the phenomena occurring in the Himalayas and at sea level. This is one of the most populous and poorest countries in the world. It is already hit by global warming. The combined impact of increasingly dramatic floods and hurricanes could make a third of its landmass disappear.
When populations are subjected to these devastating phenomena, they eventually move away. Wealthy countries will not be spared. Droughts are occurring all over the planet. In Australia, half of farmland is already affected. We are in the process of compromising the climatic balance that has allowed us to develop over 12,000 years. More and more wildfires encroach on major cities. In turn, they exacerbate global warming. As the trees burn, they release carbon dioxide. The system that controls our climate has been severely disrupted.
The elements on which it relies have been disrupted. The clock of climate change is ticking in these magnificent landscapes. Here in Siberia and elsewhere across the globe it is so cold that the ground is constantly frozen. It's known as permafrost. Under its surface lies a climatic time bomb; methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. If the permafrost melts, the methane released would cause the greenhouse effect to race out of control with consequences no one can predict. We would literally be in unknown territory.
Humanity has no more than 10 years to reverse the trend and avoid crossing into this territory life on Earth as we have never known it. We have created phenomena we cannot control. Since our origins, water, air, and forms of life are intimately linked. But recently, we have broken those links.
Let's face the facts. We must believe what we know. All that we have just seen is a reflection of human behavior. We have shaped the Earth in our image. We have very little time to change. How can this century carry the burden of nine billion human beings if we refuse to be called to account for everything we alone have done?
20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources
The world spends 12 times more on military expenditures than on aid to developing countries.
5,000 people a day die because of dirty drinking water
1 billion people have no access to safe drinking water
Nearly 1 billion people are going hungry
Over 50% of grain traded around the world is used for animal feed or bio fuels
40% of arable land has suffered long-term damage
Every year, 13 millions hectares of forest disappear
One mammal in 4, one bird in 8, one amphibian in 3 are threatened with extinction
Species are dying out at a rhythm 1,000 times faster than the natural rate
Three quarters of fishing grounds are exhausted, depleted or in dangerous decline
The average temperature of the last 15 years have been the highest ever recorded
The ice cap is 40% thinner than 40 years ago
There may be at least 200 million climate refugees by 2050
The cost of our actions is high. Others pay the price without having been actively involved. I have seen refugee camps as big as cities sprawling in the desert. How many men, women, and children will be left by the wayside tomorrow. Must we always build walls to break the chain of human solidarity, to separate peoples and protect the happiness of some from the misery of others? It's too late to be a pessimist. I know that a single human can knock down every wall.
It's too late to be a pessimist. Worldwide, four children out of five attend school. Never has learning been given to so many human beings. Everyone, from richest to poorest, can make a contribution. Lesotho, one of the world's poorest countries, is proportionally the one that invests most in its people's education. Qatar, one of the world's richest states, has opened its doors to the best universities. Culture, education, research, and innovation are inexhaustible resources.
In the face of misery and suffering, millions of NGOs prove that solidarity between peoples is stronger than the selfishness of nations. In Bangladesh, a man thought the unthinkable and founded a bank that lends only to the poor. In barely 30 years, it has changed the lives of 150 million people around the world.
Antarctica is a continent with immense natural resources that no country can claim for itself, a natural reserve devoted to peace and science. A treaty signed by 49 states has made it a treasure shared by all humanity.
It's too late to be a pessimist. Governments have acted to protect nearly two percent of the world's territorial waters. It's not much but it's two times more than 10 years ago.
The first natural parks were created just over a century ago. They cover over 13% of the continents. They create spaces where human activity is in step with the preservation of species, soils, and landscapes.
This harmony between humans and nature can become the rule, no longer the exception. In the United States, New York has realized what nature does for us. These forests and lakes supply all the drinking water the city needs.
In South Korea, the forests had been devastated by war. Thanks to a national reforestation program, they once more cover 65% of the country. More than 75% of paper is recycled.
Costa Rica has made a choice between military spending and the conservation of its lands. The country no longer has an army. It prefers to devote its resources to education, ecotourism, and the protection of its primary forest.
Gabon is one of the world's leading producers of wood. It enforces selective logging. Not more than one tree every hectare. Its forests are one of the country's most important economic resources but they have the time to regenerate. Programs exist that guarantee sustainable forest management. They must become mandatory.
For consumers and producers, justice is an opportunity to be seized. When trade is fair, when both buyer and seller benefit, everybody can prosper and earn a decent living. How can there be justice and equity between people whose only tools are their hands and those who harvest their crops with a machine and state subsidies? Let's be responsible consumers. Think about what we buy.
It's too late to be a pessimist. I have seen agriculture on a human scale. It can feed the whole planet if meat production doesn't take the food out of the people's mouths. I have seen fishermen who take care of what they catch and care for the riches of the ocean.
I have seen houses producing their own energy. 5,000 people live in the world's first ever eco-friendly district in Freiburg, Germany. Other cities partner the project. Mumbai is the thousandth to join them.
The government of New Zealand, Iceland, Austria, Sweden, and other nations have made the development of renewable energy sources a top priority. I know that 80% of the energy we consume comes from fossil energy sources. Every week, two new coal-fired generating plants are built in China alone.
But I have also seen, in Denmark, a prototype of a coal-fired plant that releases its carbon into the soil rather than the air. A solution for the future? Nobody knows yet.
I have seen in Iceland an electricity plant powered by the Earth's heat-geothermal power.
I have seen a sea snake lying on the swell to absorb the energy of the waves and produce electricity.
I have seen wind farms off the coast of Denmark that produce 20% of the country's electricity. The U.S.A., China, India, Germany, and Spain are the biggest investors in renewable energy. They have already created over two and a half million jobs. Where on Earth doesn't the wind blow?
I have seen desert expanses baking in the sun. Everything on Earth is linked and the Earth is linked to the sun, its original energy source. Can humans not imitate plants and capture its energy? In one hour, the sun gives the Earth the same amount of energy as that consumed by all humanity in one year. As long as the Earth exists, the sun's energy will be inexhaustible. All we have to do is stop drilling the Earth and start looking to the sky. All we have to do is learn to cultivate the sun.
All these experiments are only examples that they testify to a new awareness. They lay down markers for a new human adventure based on moderation, intelligence, and sharing.
It's time to come together. What's important is not what's gone, but what remains. We still have half the world's forests, thousands of rivers, lakes and glaciers, and thousands of thriving species. We know that the solutions are there today. We all have the power to change. So what are we waiting for?
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After being closed for nearly a year, the retail post office on the 16th Street Mall finally reopened Wednesday — only to shut down a few hours later, leaving customers confused and the landlord rushing to get plumbing problems fixed as soon as possible.
Still, it may be too late.
"We invested thousands and thousands of dollars in new equipment, but when we opened Wednesday morning, there was a water leak right over the customer counter area," said Al DeSarro, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. "It is an unacceptable situation for any business, and we are not going to put our employees and customers in something like that."
Major flooding caused the post office at 1535 16th St. to shut down in February. Plumbing problems had plagued the space for years, DeSarro said.
After closing, the post office worked with the landlord, Triumph Real Estate of Englewood, to make sure the problems were fixed before taking back the space and spending a few months updating it.
Designed to be unveiled just in time for the holiday season, the improvements included modernized retail counters and equipment, a larger customer lobby, and the installation of a self-serve Automated Postal Center unit, where customers could use credit or debit cards to buy stamps and mail small packages.
"We hope to have a solution and reopen as fast as possible," said Paul Ruff, president of Triumph Real Estate.
Starting in the spring, the company began to "systematically address every possible source of water infiltration, first from wastewater, then from supply water and then from miscellaneous leaks through vertical penetrations," he said.
The main problem is that the post office is under a restaurant, which means there are many opportunities for leaks — everything from sinks to dishwashers.
"Unfortunately, there were penetrations we could not see despite rigorous investigation, so a simple drain clog was able to cause a new problem for the post office," he said.
On Thursday, the company sent new proposals to the post office, proposing to move it to another place in the building, which would allow Triumph Real Estate to gut the leaky space and finally solve the problems.
"We're exploring what the options are," Ruff said.
But the Postal Service seems ready to call it quits.
"We have to be prudent here, in terms of the financial aspect," DeSarro said. "It just doesn't seem wise to continue."
The Postal Service expects to terminate its lease today and leave the property for good.
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5conditions.com Takes social networking to the streets.
SAN FRANCISCO - A new type of social networking set to launch this spring will offer its members an opportunity to make new friends and embark on adventures in a whole new way.
5conditions.com, which is currently in Beta mode, allows users to find and meet others who have similar interests and are looking for things to do. The website's parent company, Five Conditions, Inc., is currently looking for investors to assist with its launch.
"Even though we live in a highly connected world, many of us find ourselves wasting time online, checking Twitter updates that don't pertain to us or looking at pictures on Facebook we've already seen hundreds of times," said Bill Gwanyalla, founder of Five Conditions, Inc. "We have decided to launch a network that allows people to use the Internet to get out and have fun, whether it be with sports, video games, a night out dancing or simply meeting up for coffee."
Although there are sites like Meetup.com that encourage groups of people to get together for various events, Gwanyalla realized that these types of opportunities were not readily available to individuals for one-on-one interactions. 5conditions.com looks to fill that gap.
To use the site, users can sign up and fill out a profile. Then, they can request an activity and set five conditions for it. When other users respond, the activity planner has the option of who they want to hang out with. In order to prevent certain security concerns when meeting new people, the company is also taking steps to create a guideline advising people to only interact with verified members in a public setting.
In addition, 5conditions.com offers special deals on select businesses in cities across the Unites States, allowing people to get together while enjoying discounts on their favorite restaurants, coffee shops and much more.
"The Internet is an amazing resource, but sometimes we forget that there is a real world out there for us to experience and enjoy," Gwanyalla said. "Hopefully, 5conditions.com will help people see that there's more to live than sitting in front of a computer screen."
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A balanced program of computational and experimental research is performed to provide a fundamental understanding of lubrication and its application to a wide variety of complex machinery. Priority is given to developing a high-temperature lubrication system technology consistent with the Integrated High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiatives of DoD. Basically, the research is aimed at achieving good friction, lubrication, and wear properties over a broad range of temperatures and loads. More specifically, the research is to enable bearings and seals to be fully functional from low-temperature startup conditions to full-speed engine conditions where maximum temperatures are encountered.
New and novel concepts such as quasi-hydrodynamic lubrication with triboparticulate matter are also studied. This research combines computational modeling of powder and granular flow characteristics in lubricated contacts with laboratory experiments. Using a kinetic theory model, numerical simulations were performed for granular flow due to shear between two parallel plates. Granular interactions are represented using two-dimensional central force fields with a force cutoff at the granular radius. Angular momentum is exchanged via granular friction. A slider bearing consisting of two parallel counter moving walls are studded with affixed granules has been modeled, and between them is a medium of inter-colliding granules moving about in the intervening gap. The program is run in transient form, computing all particle-particle collisions. Movies were generated using computer animation to illustrate particle flow within the bearing. Macroscopic time-average values for velocity and density distributions, wall stresses, etc., are obtained in the same way as in classical kinetic theory. While the kinetic theory provides insight and is instructive, it is computationally expensive. A continuum approach enables one to make these same calculations without the burden of keeping track of all particle-particle collisions. The experiments led to establishing a constitutive relationship (i.e. stress vs. strain-rate) that assisted in formulating a continuum model. Understanding the rheology of powders as lubricants offers an alternative means (in lieu of liquids) of providing properly designed lubrication systems for high temperature applications. This information has been applied to develop a novel hybrid powder lubricated journal bearing aimed at man rated and expendable engines. Feasibility has been demonstrated and performance characterized with various powder lubricants.
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"Keltic" versus "seltic" is one of those "religious issues." I've checked all the major English dictionaries, including my two personal favorites, the American Heritage Unabridged third Edition and the Oxford English Dictionary. All of the dictionaries agree; either pronunciation is acceptable, though "keltic" is preferred, and is usually listed first.
I prefer "keltic," and so do most of the English-speaking Medievalists and Celticists (that's "kelticists") I know. There are some who argue that "keltic" is the "correct" pronunciation because both Irish and Welsh use the letter C to indicate the sound represented by the letter K in English. This is a spurious argument since the ancient Celts did not refer to themselves as "Celts." The word Celt is derived from Keltoi, the name the Greeks gave the "barbarian" tribes along the Danube and Rhone rivers. The Romans borrowed the Greek name, but spelled it Celtae, and the word entered French in the form Celtes, from which English derives Celt. The argument over whether "selt" or "kelt" is "correct" is probably ultimately related to the word entering English twice, once through French, and once, probably through the publications of German scholars, from the Greek Keltoi, hence "kelt." (See the etymology and usage note in the American Heritage Dictionary.
When I'm asked whether "keltic" or "seltic" is correct, I like to point out that by preferring "keltic" one avoids confusing the speakers of an Indo-European language with professional basketball players (in Boston) or football players (in Glasgow). But, either pronunciation is technically "korrect."


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It got me thinking about time. The child's sense of time of course is hugely distorted. One hour seems like a day, one day seems like a year, one year seems like a lifetime. As we grow, that refines. We develop a sense of time which is more accurate. But accurate to what? Time is a tool man uses, an invention of God, only finalized into the thing we know today during the industrial revolution when they needed the trains to run on time and not crash into each other. The General Time Convention was set up in 1853. Before that, people used sundials, mostly, or the sun itself.
In a school my day is segmented almost every hour by bells or schedules, and the clock. It's rigid. I've written before about the Tyranny of the Clock and our release from it, and yet thinking about living in no time, in eternity, is incomprehensible. What will that be like? I don't know. It might just be like every day on Friday.
At Banner of Truth there's a piece on slogans and deception. Oooh, an essay on language! "The problem lies not only with the corrupt and dishonest manipulation of words, but also with a kind of zealous sincerity."
Are you suffering? Going through an exceedingly difficult time? Um, God May Postpone Your Relief for His Glory
Always looking ahead, and never satisfied with where you are now? Christa says, "Contentment is found when I am truly grateful to God for who and where I am right now. If I'm not grateful today, why do I assume my gratefulness level will increase tomorrow?" Hm, good point. Read more here Always Reaching For the Next Big Thing [& how to stop]
There are some sins we don't think much about committing, or if we do, we deem them somewhat respectable. I wrote about the Crooked Speech of Gossip and at the blog Counseling One Another we learned about the Sin of Talking Too Much, and here is Charlene M. Nelson at Come To Christ with thoughts on the sin of Evil Suspicions.
It's a heartbreak for many different reasons when a pastor falls. It's a blot on the name of Jesus. It's a devastating impact on his church. It's a vivid reminder that the seeming mightiest still succumb to sin. We see many pastors tumble, but there are also many pastors who preach for decades and are mightily blessed. What makes the difference? "It is not the most able who are blessed in their ministry, but the most holy." Eric McKiddie has Something Pastors and Preachers Always Need to Be Reminded Of
Dystopia is real, and it is almost here. Which dystopia do you see as a closer reality: Orwell's 1984? or Huxley's Brave New World? Aaron Earls at The Wardrobe Door has some thoughts about The American Church's Real Enemy. If you read that piece, it would be great to follow up with Calling the Church To Repent.
I remember those days. Melissa at Your Mom Has a Blog says Don't Live for a Compliment from Your Husband
I really like DebbieLynne's writing. Here at The Outspoken Tulip, she discusses Sending Something You Can't.
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The official definition of Finstagram? Finstagram (Finsta) is a fake (or second) Instagram account. Students, usually girls, get a second Instagram account along with their real Instagrams. (Rinstagrams), to post silly pictures or videos. Finstagrams are intimate online spaces intended for an audience of friends, with the number of followers purposely kept in the low double digits. The kids tell it like it is: " ..kids use it to trick their parents into following them there when in reality they have a second 'true' account". Yeah.
Here is Robin Schumacher (a writer whom I love) with a slideshare on The Pattern of All False Religions
Take care and enjoy the day. Remember, for those who are in Jesus, there is no condemnation. (Romans 8:1).


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Hi. I'm trying to trace my Allen family tree, hope someone here can help. I'm a descendant of Charles H Allen b:1830 St. Lawrence, NY, m:1853 NY to Almira Heaton b:1834 NY d:1879 Ottawa, MI.
Charles H Allen started his family to Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY, moved to Wisconsin in 1864, then to Tallmadge, Ottawa, MI in 1865. When Charles H Allen came to Ottawa from St. Lawrence, he came with his family, his mother in-law, and I think the entire family of his son in-law (Henry C Salton b:1845 NY m:1869 MI to Alma Allen b:1857 NY d:1879 MI).
Among Charles H Allen's children: Franklin b:1856 NY, Alma b:1857 NY, Harriet b:1859 NY, Bertha b:1864 WI, Mary b:1865 MI, Carrie b:1871 MI, and Charles Sumner Allen b:1873 MI (my great grandfather).
I suspect Charles H Allen came from Wisconsin on the iron ore ship, to farm and work at the Fruitport foundry. I also suspect either he or my great grandfather ran iron ore up to Cadillac, so by 1900 the Allen family had moved up to the Cadillac and Luther, Lake county area.
I'm looking for any information to help fill out my tree. I have no idea, for example, when Charles H Allen died or where he was buried. I know Almira died in July 1879, somewhere in Ottawa, but no idea which cemetery.
As for Franklin Allen, I see a Frank Allen in the 1900/1910 Allendale census.That Frank moved out to Imperial, California with his family.No idea whether that Frank is the son of my Charles H Allen.
Any information would be greatly appreciated...Dennis


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Fake ACA Accounts get Subsidies- GAO Report on Affordable Care Act Shows Citizenship, Income not Verifiable for Subsidy Awards
GAO was able to get subsidies for 11 of 12 fake accounts they created to test the verification process of the Federal Healthcare Exchange for the Affordable Care Act. They were unable to test income verification as they could only contact a live person 1 out of 6 attempts.
Paul Gordon Collier- The Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently conducted an undercover investigation of the Affordable Care Act's verification process for accounts, specifically accounts that are slated to receive subsidies. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal government is slated to spend $36 billion in FY 2014, with the overwhelming majority going to pay for healthcare subsidies for qualified Americans.
The GAO created 12 dummy accounts to test the verification process. Of the 12 accounts, GAO was able to get subsidies for 11. From the GAO Report: For 12 applicant scenarios, GAO tested "front-end" controls for verifying an applicant's identity or citizenship/immigration status. Marketplace applications require attestations that information provided is neither false nor untrue……….For 11 of these 12 applications, which were made by phone and online using fictitious identities, GAO obtained subsidized coverage.
CMS, the company charged with processing applications, informed the GAO that they are not contracted to 'authenticate documentation', but only to 'seek to defect fraud and (accept) documents as authentic unless there are obvious alterations.'
Another part of their investigation was to check on the claims that in-person assisters were guiding applications to claim false income numbers so they might apply for higher subsidies. The results of this report were inconclusive as the GAO was only able to connect successfully to an in-person assister in 1 of the 6 attempts that were made. They cited one example of actually connecting to a live person, only to have the site go down while they were on the phone, thus not allowing the live person to actually enter the income information.
CMS, for its part, reported to the GAO that they "must rely on health insurance issuers to self-report enrollment data used to determine how much CMS owes the issuers for the income-based subsidies."
The report does disclose that efforts are being made to fix the issues with verification, both in terms of verifying people are American citizens and that they have the levels of income they are claiming to have.
From the GAO: Work is underway to implement such a system, according to CMS, but the agency does not have a timeline for completing and deploying it.
The GAO ended the report by stating it "will consider recommendations to address (the verification issues). As of right now, there is no credible verification process to assure that people who are receiving subsidies are American citizens who actually meet the income requirements to receive those subsidies.
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What GAO Found
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials told us they have internal controls for health care coverage eligibility determinations. GAO's undercover testing addressed processes for identity- and income-verification, with preliminary results revealing questions as follows:
- For 12 applicant scenarios, GAO tested "front-end" controls for verifying an applicant's identity or citizenship/immigration status. Marketplace applications require attestations that information provided is neither false nor untrue. In its applications, GAO also stated income at a level to qualify for income-based subsidies to offset premium costs and reduce cost sharing. For 11 of these 12 applications, which were made by phone and online using fictitious identities, GAO obtained subsidized coverage. For one application, the marketplace denied coverage because GAO's fictitious applicant did not provide a Social Security number as part of the test.
- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires the marketplace to provide eligibility while identified inconsistencies between information provided by the applicant and by government sources are being resolved through submission of supplementary documentation from the applicant. For its 11 approved applications, GAO was directed to submit supporting documents, such as proof of income or citizenship; but, GAO found the document submission and review process to be inconsistent among these applications. As of July 2014, GAO had received notification that portions of the fake documentation sent for two enrollees had been verified. According to CMS, its document processing contractor is not required to authenticate documentation; the contractor told us it does not seek to detect fraud and accepts documents as authentic unless there are obvious alterations. As of July 2014, GAO continues to receive subsidized coverage for the 11 applications, including 3 applications where GAO did not provide any requested supporting documents.
- For 6 applicant scenarios, GAO sought to test the extent to which, if any, in-person assisters would encourage applicants to misstate income in order to qualify for income-based subsidies. However, GAO was unable to obtain in-person assistance in 5 of the 6 initial undercover attempts. For example, one in-person assister initially said that he provides assistance only after people already have an application in progress. The in-person assister was not able to assist us because HealthCare.gov website was down and did not respond to follow-up phone calls. One in-person assister correctly advised the GAO undercover investigator that the stated income would not qualify for subsidy.
A key factor in analyzing enrollment is to identify approved applicants who put their policies in force by paying premiums. However, CMS officials stated that they do not yet have the electronic capability to identify such enrollees. As a result, CMS must rely on health insurance issuers to self-report enrollment data used to determine how much CMS owes the issuers for the income-based subsidies. Work is underway to implement such a system, according to CMS, but the agency does not have a timeline for completing and deploying it. GAO is continuing to look at these issues and will consider recommendations to address them.
Why GAO Did This Study
PPACA provides for the establishment of health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces, where consumers can compare and select private health insurance plans. The act also expands the availability of subsidized health care coverage. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the net federal cost of coverage provisions at $36 billion for fiscal year 2014, with subsidies and related spending accounting for a large portion. PPACA requires marketplaces to verify application information to determine enrollment eligibility and, if applicable, eligibility for subsidies.
GAO was asked to examine issues related to controls for application and enrollment for coverage through the federal marketplace. This testimony discusses preliminary observations on (1) results of undercover testing in which we obtained health care coverage; (2) additional undercover testing, in which we sought to obtain consumer assistance with our applications; and (3) delays in the development of a system needed to analyze enrollment.
This statement is based on preliminary analysis from GAO's ongoing review for this subcommittee and other congressional requesters. GAO created fictitious identities to make applications through the federally facilitated exchange in several states by telephone, online, and in-person. The number and locations of the target areas are not disclosed because of ongoing testing. The results, while illustrative, cannot be generalized to the overall applicant or enrollment populations. GAO expects to issue a final report next year.
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With funding for the third sector in increasingly short supply, it is often the smallest voluntary and community groups who get short-changed as they lack the resources to argue their corner.
The Grassroots Grants programme targeted investment to these groups and the Community Development Foundation's (CDF) evaluation report, released today, demonstrates how valuable these groups are to their communities as well as the significant impact small amounts of funding can have.
Grassroots Grants was a £130m government-funded programme that aimed to support the voluntary sector in building stronger, more active communities. It consisted of an £80m small grants programme that provided grants of between £250 and £5,000 to small, local community and voluntary groups in England, and a £50m endowment where donations raised by local funders were matched by the government to provide sustainable grant funding in the longer term.
The programme aimed to increase immediate grant funding and capacity-building support to small voluntary and community groups, enabling them to continue or expand their work; increase the long term funding available to these groups from community owned endowments; and improve the sustainability and quality of local grant making by strengthening independent funders.
The success of the Grassroots Grants programme, on reaching small, under-the-radar groups and demonstrating the value these groups have to local communities, was one of its greatest achievements. Over two-and-a-half years, it gave funds to approximately 19,000 groups, the majority of which had an annual turnover of less than £5,000 and received an average grant of £3,124. Of these, 39% had never previously received publicly funded grants.
This money had a real impact. The number of new volunteers participating in grant-funded projects is estimated at 40,000 with around one million people benefiting from activities and services. New volunteers and beneficiaries felt the work of Grassroots Grant funded groups helped to improve opportunities for interaction and reduce social isolation, with 60% reporting increased feelings of well-being and happiness. Nearly 50% gained in knowledge and skills. Local communities benefited from increased awareness of activities and services offered by Grassroots Grants funded groups and reported a boost to "community spirit".
The Grassroots Grants programme was also successful in generating a significant amount of sustainable funding for communities, creating an endowment worth over £90m across England. Critical to its success was the government's commitment to match funding. The visibility of seeing the impact that local groups could make on the ground also gave confidence to investors that their donation could make a difference.
The evaluation also highlighted changes to the dynamics of charitable giving. About 19% of donors gave to local causes for the first time, over 60% of donors gave to an endowment for the first time, and many corporate donors became involved in other ways with funded groups – providing skills and expertise as well as donations. Local funders, who managed the endowments, also felt that the programme had helped to raise their profile and establish their credibility as a key conduit of funds into local community and voluntary groups.
So what lessons can we learn? Small voluntary and community groups have a vital role to play in local communities. Small injections of cash and other resources can make a significant difference to their reach and impact. Government match funding for investments in endowments is a powerful incentive to donate. The ability to donate into long-term funds while seeing the evidence of impact on the ground creates confidence for investors. And, endowments can help to create local interest in the work of community and voluntary groups and encourage local ownership of financing community causes.
There is much talk of service delivery and co-production with the voluntary and community sector but this can eclipse the value of small amounts of locally managed money. Grassroots Grants provides evidence that many of the funded groups provided informal and accessible services in their communities, stimulating local action and creating stepping stones for individuals to access more formal services. Small grants are the oxygen to the heartbeat of communities and small community and voluntary groups can make a significant difference to the health of community life. Continued funding, through government-funded grant programmes and philanthropic investment, should not become a casualty of the public spending squeeze.
Case study
A Grassroots Grant of £5,000 awarded to a community shop was used to contribute to the transformation of a previously dilapidated building and the provision of locally sourced stock. Residents in the area served by the shop were generally older and suffered from rural isolation and inadequate public transport. A group of 70 volunteers had worked to raise money to buy, upgrade and open the new shop after nearly 20 years without one. Over £40,000 was raised in seven months and over 300 residents signed up as shareholders. With support from the Grassroots Grant programme, and a number of other funders, the project has brought a much needed facility to the village and engendered an overwhelming feeling of community spirit. Local schools and businesses are also benefiting from the shop's success and it has received a best village shop of the year award.
• The Grassroots Grants programme was funded by the Office for Civil Society and managed by the CDF. The programme was launched in September 2008 and ran until March 2011 across England. The research included a diverse array of funded-group representatives, beneficiaries, local funders, and other stakeholders from the local area. For a full copy of the report and more information about CDF, click here.
Alison Seabrooke is the chief executive of the CDF.
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Calder's 2010 Summit of Speed turned out to be a showcase for the home team, with Florida-breds sweeping all four of the event's graded stakes as well as both the juvenile stakes events earlier on the day's card. The unexpected star of the show turned out to be Farnsworth Stables' 6-year-old mare Jessica Is Back. A $50,000 claim for Farnsworth in April 2009, Jessica Is Back has won three stakes and placed in five more in 2009 and 2010, capping off her rise in class with an upset win July 10 in the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I).
Jessica Is Back is a descendant of Lady Blessington, an 1861 daughter of Eclipse whose family played a prominent role in American racing in the period between the Civil War and World War II. Among its more noted scions are the Belmont Stakes winners Masterman (1902) and Mad Play (1924); Preakness Stakes winners Margrave (1896) and Watervale (1911); and champion handicap males Clifford (1894), Mad Hatter (1921), and Sun Beau (1929-1931). However, the branch of this family descended from 1935 Clipsetta Stakes winner Mary Terry, a seventh-generation descendant of Lady Blessington, has not boasted a horse capable of winning the equivalent of a grade I race since Inside Tract (Ace Admiral–Mary Terry) captured the 1958 Jockey Club Gold Cup for the only stakes victory of his career.
Through her daughter Ethel Terry (by Reaping Reward), Mary Terry is the great-granddam of 1962 Lawrence Realization winner Battle Joined (Armageddon–Ethel Walker, by Revoked), whose primary contribution to the breed was his son Ack Ack. The 1971 Horse of the Year, Ack Ack proved a good stallion and kept the Domino male line alive by siring Broad Brush, the leading sire of 1994. Mary Terry's other important daughter, I Tops (by Brookfield), had less of an immediate impact, with her only foal of much account being the minor stakes winner Greek Top (by Greek Song). Greek Top, in turn, produced another minor stakes winner in Jenell Marie (by Young Emperor), winner of the 1976 Jean Lafitte Futurity.
Jenell Marie did not produce any stakes winners, but her half sister Our Personal Touch (by Nasomo) produced a trio of minor stakes winners in Moment of Touch (by Timeless Moment), Paititi Gold (by No Robbery), and Miss Lillie J. (by Our Michael). She also produced the cleverly named Postpone It (by Splitting Headache, a graded stakes-winning son of The Axe II), whose top runner was the listed stakes winner Island Delay (by Island Whirl).
By this time, the family was taking on a distinctly regional flavor, with Moment of Touch, Miss Lillie J., and Postpone It all having been bred in Louisiana. Postpone It, in turn, spent her broodmare career passing through the hands of several Florida breeders. Among them was Gary J. Mesnick, who sent Postpone it to multiple grade I winner Jolie's Halo. The result was Jessica's Halo, a winner of two of 10 starts before being acquired by Larry Parker.
Put It Back was only in his second season at stud when Parker sent Jessica's Halo to him in 2003, so Parker clearly had no way of knowing what to expect, though he certainly had reason to hope for a speedy runner. Jessica's Halo's wins were both over sprint distances, and Jolie's Halo, though his grade I wins had all been over routes, had been a confirmed front runner and a very quick horse from the gate. As for Put It Back, he had put together five sharp sprint wins at 3, culminating in a victory in the seven-furlong Riva Ridge Stakes (gr. II), before injury ended his career. Given that his sire, Honour and Glory, still holds the stakes record for the historic grade I Metropolitan Handicap (he scorched the distance in 1:32.80), it would seem that Put It Back came by his speed quite honestly.
Whatever Parker's expectations were, they probably would have been a lot higher had he been able to see just a few years into the future. Jessica Is Back is one of just eight foals of racing age produced from Jolie's Halo mares to the cover of Put It Back. All eight have started; six are winners; four are stakes winners, and two are now graded stakes winners. (The other graded stakes winner from this cross is Smokey Stover, who captured the grade II Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap and the grade III Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap, both in 2007.) While this is a mere handful of foals – probably too few to prove the presence of a nick reliably – there is no doubt that the results to date have been very encouraging and are worth following up on. Propinquity is probably a factor, as Put It Back and Jolie's Halo both stand/stood at Bridlewood Farm, making some of Jolie's Halo's better daughters readily available to Put It Back. The two sires are probably complementary to one another in conformation as well, with Jolie's Halo having been a rugged, strongly made horse with good scope and plenty of bone, while Put It Back is muscular, especially through the quarters, but a bit more refined in type.
Wherever Jessica Is Back's talent comes from, it is there and it is genuine, even if it has taken some time developing. And the soundness and toughness she has displayed up to now is a refreshing sight in an industry in which too many nice horses leave the track without a quarter of the starts she has made under their belts. Whatever the future holds for this mare, one can certainly hope it includes opportunities to pass on her own admirable qualities to the next generation.


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Yea I went to Wally World to get some ammo so I can go shoot my guns tomorrow. Yea I didnt know you cant buy it after 10 pm. But omg what I saw..A big black man about 7 ft 5in wearing a tank top and athletic shorts and work boots. His boots were tapped together with duck tape. There were about 30 people lined up between 2 registers. They were standing back waiting for midnight I guess so they could spend their foodstamp money.It was quiet interesting. Yea it was quiet an interesting trip to the store.
Quoting Anonymous:Yea thats fascinating.....
Yea maybe they were waiting for the registers to reopen (some walmarts close registers for about 20 mins around midnight)
Yea duct tape is great
Nah other people were checking out but these were kinda standing back


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Hotel Reviewed: Key Lime Inn
4 / 5
Overall, I am left with a good impression of the Key Lime Inn. Staff was very welcoming. Outdoor patio off our room I enjoyed. My only complaint was slightly scratchy new sheets…..although, very clean.By: Victor Vasquez on October 23, 2012
Hotel Reviewed: Key Lime Inn
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The Big Eat is becoming a big deal in the Mile High City.
Showcasing Denver's independent restaurant scene, this year's event will be held July 17 at The Galleria at the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 1100 13th St.
It's an open-air party in the downtown. Along with cocktails and canapes, the event, sponsored by EatDenver, will also feature live music and dancing.
The EatDenver folks, a trade association made up of indie restaurants, are bragging that they might as well have called it The Big Everything.
This is the event's fourth year. In 2013, 800 guests showed up for the party.
Among the participating venues: Ace, Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, Appaloosa Grill, Biker Jim's, Carmine's on Penn, Central Bistro & Bar, dBar, Duo, Harman's Eat & Drink, Krewe BBQ, Limelight, Little India, Lou's Food Bar, Lucky Pie Pizza, Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, Panzano, Rialto Café, Snooze, Steuben's, Steve's Snappin' Dogs, Stoney's Bar & Grill, The Lobby, Trillium, Vesta Dipping Grill, Work & Class and Wynkoop Brewing Co.
The Big Eat goes off July 17 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., preceded by a 6:30 p.m. VIP cocktail hour.
Tickets are tiered.
General admission tickets cost $55 per person and include tastings from more than 36 restaurants, craft beer, wine, cocktails, entertainment, cocktail demonstrations and more.
VIP admission costs $75 per person, and also includes entry an hour before the general public, plus a ticket-holder-only hangout.
For people with deep wallets, private balconies in the open-air Galleria are available for $1,250, seating parties of 10. Three of these packages are available. Those tickets include all the other stuff, plus prepared platters of food awaiting guests upon arrival.
Ticket information can be found at events.imbibedenver.com/products/the-bigeat.
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All three are good. Bulbasaur is the only dual-typed starter, being grass/poison. This makes for a good advantage while going through the Viridian Forest, and later against Koga. Bulbasaur is also strong against the first two gym leaders. Pick it if you want an easier time starting out.
Charmander is weak against the first two gym leaders and doesn't become dual typed until Charizard, and even then the typing isn't too good. However, fire types in general make a good offense. Also, in FR/LG it is easy to get it to level 13 in time for Brock, at which time it will learn metal claw. This can sweep Brock's team.
Squirtle remains water type through all evolutions. It's well balanced. Personally I don't see this starter picked as much as the other two. It'll be strong against Brock and neutral with Misty.
So pick whichever appeals to you. They're all decent pokemon.


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On-song McIlroy ends Friday hoodoo
Open Championship leader Rory McIlroy found an "inner peace" on the Royal Liverpool links which he believed put an end to his Freaky Friday reputation.
The Northern Irishman carded a second successive 66 to move to 12 under, four shots clear of American Dustin Johnson.
Even a pheasant wandering across the eighth green as he lined up another birdie putt failed to distract him from the task in hand.
His second round had been built up into something much more significant than it should have been because of the problems he has had in following one good 18 holes with another.
"I just feel like I have an inner peace on the golf course. I'm very comfortable in this position, doing what I'm doing right now," said McIlroy, who is bidding to become only the third person to win a third major by the age of 25 after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
"It's hard to describe. I wish I could get into it more often. If I'm able to do it a few times a year, that's nice.
"It's a combination of confidence, just being mentally strong, mentally aware of everything, but I think it all comes down to if you're confident with your game and you're in control of your ball out there it makes things a lot easier.
"I just take it as I feel it. I've got a couple of little trigger words that I'm using this week that I keep telling myself in my head when I'm just about to hit it, go into a shot.
"That's as complex as it gets in my head. People call it the zone; it's just a state of mind where you think clearly.
"It's nice to go out and shoot a good one today so I don't have to be asked about it (his second round syndrome) again until I might shoot a good score at Akron (the WGC Bridgestone Invitational) and then people are asking me on Thursday afternoon.
"It's understandable. My second rounds this year have been terrible and there isn't really any explanation but hopefully I put it to bed today."
McIlroy said he was happy with his game and it showed even after he bogeyed the first hole.
It took him until the par-five fifth to regain that lost ground but from there he did not look back as it began a run of seven birdies in his last 14 holes.
"Everything seems to be on the right track. I've always said, whenever you play this well you always wonder how you've played so badly before," he added.
"And whenever you've play so badly, you always wonder how you play so well.
"Golf is a very fickle game. I'm happy where my game is at the minute and hopefully I can just keep up the solid play for another couple of days.
"As I said yesterday you try to enjoy every minute of it, even if sometimes it feels like a bit of a grind and you're working extremely hard to keep it together or try to make some more birdies or whatever it is.
"But the atmosphere out there is incredible. To be able to play in front of crowds like that you have to enjoy it.
"It makes it easier when you are shooting 66s and you are in the lead.
"Yeah, I've been in this position before in major championships but I haven't been in this position in the Open Championship.
"I'm just really looking forward to the weekend and hopefully continuing the strong play that you've seen so far."
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