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Hanoi, Vietnam 9 January 2008T- The Government of Viet Nam is making efforts to apply the Ecosystem Approach to wetlands and protected area management with technical and field support from IUCN. The Ecosystem Approach is the primary framework for action for natural resrouces management under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
From 9 to 11January 2008, IUCN organized a technical workshop in Ha Noi to explore how the Ecosystem Approach can be used to facilitate sustainable wetlands management in Viet Nam. The workshop discussions focused on the pilot application of the Ecosystem Approach to wetlands management in Tram Chim National Park and other wetland sites in Viet Nam, lessons from the forestry sector that can inform improved wetlands management, and the policy changes required to implement a comprehensive Ecosystem Approach to wetlands in Viet Nam.
The first component of the 3 day workshop brought together national park managers, national and international scientists and ecosystems management experts. This group identified issues of and possible solutions to wetland management in Viet Nam. These include improved institutional arrangements and policy revision at national level, and clear delegation of responsibility, application of co-management regimes and addressing landscape issues at local level.
The second part of the workshop was a small, high-level meeting for government decision-makers. During this session, decision-makers reviewed the issues and the associated proposed solutions identified on the first day of the workshop. Clarification was provided and a course of action was agreed upon.
Suggested actions include the establishment of a National Committee for Wetlands as required by the Ramsar Convention, encouraging the enactment of a decision on management and conservation of wetlands (under Government Decree 109), a decision on the use and management of wetlands outside of protected areas, the development of wetlands management guidelines for important wetlands in Viet Nam, formalizing co-management guidelines into by-law and the development of a master plan for wetlands in three key geographic areas; the Red River, the Mekong River, and coastal wetlands.
This workshop builds upon the earlier field-level workshops held in the Mekong Delta in 2006. During these workshops it became clear that for the Ecosystem Approach to have a practical application at the field level policy issues at the central level must be addressed.
An introduction of the Ecosystem Approach together with a guide for field implementation was presented at the workshop by Dr. Gill Shepherd, the thematic leader for the Ecosystem Approach of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM). CEM expressed a willingness to support the Vietnamese authorities in producing a policy-makers' guide about the Ecosystem Approach as a result of this high-level workshop.
The Ecosystem Approach is a strategy for integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. It is an innovative strategy that places human needs at the centre of biodiversity management. It aims to manage the ecosystem, based on the multiple functions that ecosystems perform and the multiple uses that are made of these functions. The ecosystem approach does not aim for short-term economic gains, but aims to optimize the use of an ecosystem without damaging it.


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By Sam Smith, MD, Surgeon in Chief, Arkansas Children's Hospital
Some of our happiest childhood memories tend to include family pets. Whether a sweet dog that belonged to Mom and Dad before the addition of children or a hamster that joined the household years later, pets often become treasured friends for kids.
But that doesn't always mean that these relationships are entirely harmonious. Unfortunately, we see quite a few pet bites at Arkansas Children's Hospital, and they frequently involve an animal that is well known to the family. We're not talking about aggressive breeds here; these are dogs or cats that may have never displayed threatening behavior before.
Why does this happen? Sometimes a playful child unwittingly intimidates the pet by getting too close to your pet's feeding bowl or there may be a change to the home environment such as a new pet or toddler that causes your older pet to act out. Other times, the pet is trying to be protective of the family and nips in their defense. We know it's most likely to happen to with dogs, as 4.7 million Americans experience dog bites each year. Of those patients, 60 percent are children, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
While the trauma to the skin may look scary, what we're really worried about in the majority of these cases is the risk of infection. This is especially an issue when a child - or an adult for that matter - is bitten on the hand. Experts believe that as many as 40 percent of the bite wounds that occur on hands lead to infections. This is because of the complex anatomy of our hands and how easy it is for a bite to make it through those tendons, bones and joints, leaving bacteria behind.
And while dogs may be more likely to bite, we worry even more about infection with cats. Their teeth are sharper and more angled than their canine counterparts. When they tear through skin, the wounds are deeper and much more difficult to clean.
Of course, the risk of infection stems from the organisms that are in the biting animal's mouth. If a child has been bitten by an animal, it will be important to watch for signs like increased redness, swelling, tenderness and fever in the days after the injury.
Anytime a child is bitten by an animal and it breaks the skin, parents should contact the family's pediatrician. If the animal isn't known to the family, parents should seek medical attention immediately - even if the bite seems superficial. This is especially important with any kind of wild mammal - bats, skunks, squirrel, raccoons, even foxes. With these animals, we worry about the risk of rabies.
Luckily, rabies is fairly rare, with only 5 or 6 cases reported in the U.S. annually, according to the AAP. Unfortunately there has been a significant increase in wild animals, particularly skunks, testing positive for the virus in Arkansas over the past year. Because rabies is nearly always fatal, the AAP says all wild animal bites should be considered a risk for the virus. Prevention is our best bet when it comes to rabies.
At ACH, we more commonly see bites from friendly, vaccinated pets in the home. So what should you do if your little one is bitten? If the wound is bleeding, immediately apply pressure for about five minutes or until the bleeding stops. The next step will be to gently but thoroughly wash the wound with soap and warm water. Then pick up the phone and call your child's doctor.
A large wound may require stitches and your pediatrician may also prescribe antibiotics. The physician will also check to see if immunization records are up to date and whether your child will need an updated tetanus vaccine.
If you have pets in the home - or will be sending your child to the house of a friend or family member with animals - talk about the right way to treat and approach them. Remind your child that it's important not to roughhouse with animals and to be careful about pulling and poking.
The best way to avoid pet bites is to be vigilant and supervise any interactions your child has with an animal. You may be able to spot the signs a pet is becoming agitated and remove your little one from the scenario.
Pets are an important part of many of our households, but they can be unpredictable. We can do our best to create positive relationships and fun memories with our animals, but always be aware of the risk of an unexpected bite.
Here's another tip: Be sure to download the new MyACH iPhone app, free from Arkansas Children's Hospital in the App Store. Everything a busy parent needs – from a health library to storage for your child's health info, insurance, medications and more.
Sam Smith, MD, is surgeon in chief at Arkansas Children's Hospital and a professor of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He writes a column each week covering a variety of kids' medical concerns. If you have a topic you'd like him to consider addressing, email email@example.com.
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Oct. 17, 2006
Just days after the greatest combined team performances in Cross Country history at the Pre-NCAA Invitational, the UC Santa Barbara men's and women's cross country teams both made significant moves in this weeks polls by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Gaucho women finished fourth at the Pre-NCAA meet and defeated nine ranked teams, including at the time second-ranked Colorado. The performance moved them from No. 8 up to No. 7 in the National Poll. Seniors Lauren Christman (9th place), Lindsay Christman (16th) and Stephanie Rothsten (20th) led the Gaucho charge, which finished behind only No. 2 North Carolina State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 5 Wisconsin.
The UC Santa Barbara men went to Pre-Nationals in Indiana unranked and also took fourth place defeating 8 ranked teams in the process. UCSB's men jumped all the way to No. 13 in this week's USTFCCCA men's poll. None of UC Santa Barbara's runners finished in the top 10 in Indiana, but as a group, the Pack had three runners finish between 15th and 36th, and two more in the top 80. Senior Mike Chavez paced the Gauchos with his 15th-place finish. Fellow Seniors J.D. Krawczyk and Micah Tyhurst finished 32nd and 36th, respectively.
UC Santa Barbara cross country will next be vying for two conference titles on October 29 at the Big West Conference Championships at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.


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Improved Upperclassmen and Incoming Freshmen Seek to Lift Team to Greater Heights
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The 2012 season saw the Yale men's cross country team post its best finish at the NCAA Division I Regional Championships since 2007 while also placing sixth at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships for the second consecutive year. Now, with a more experienced core of veterans and an exciting freshman class, the Bulldogs hope the 2013 season will bring even greater success.
"My goal for the program this year is to continue to improve upon where we finished last year and to continue to raise our level of expectations," said Head Men's Cross Country and Middle Distance Coach Paul Harkins. "Our guys believe that we are on the road towards becoming one of the best programs in the conference."
Junior Ryan Laemel, the team's captain, shares Harkins' enthusiasm.
"We, as a program, made big strides last year," he said. "By the end of the season, we moved up in the northeast region's rankings and showed the northeast and nation we were on the verge of a major breakthrough. With our hard work this summer, Coach Harkins being in his third year at Yale and the addition of a talented recruiting class, I believe our squad is ready to complete our breakthrough. We are ready to compete on the national level."
Laemel won the junior varsity race at the New England Championships last season and was also first on the team and second overall at the CCSU Mini-Meet. Besides Laemel, however, three other seniors provide the Bulldogs with leadership and experience: Michael Cunetta, Miles Richardson and James Shirvell. Shirvell will be the Elis' track and field captain this year after setting the fourth-fastest 1,500-meter personal record in Yale history and competing at the NCAA Division I National Championships last season.
The Bulldogs' roster also includes six juniors: Alec Borsook, Tom Harrison, John McGowan, Matthew Nussbaum, Isa Qasim and Jacob Sandry. McGowan has emerged as one of the Elis' top all-around runners, finishing in Yale's top seven in all six cross country meets in which he competed last season and placing second on the team at Regionals. Meanwhile, Nussbaum—a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree last year—led the Bulldogs at five of the six cross country races in which he competed, placed first at the Fordham Fiascoes meet, earned All-Ivy honors for his 10th-place finish at Heps and recorded the fastest 8K time by a Yale runner in more than four years. Sandry also put together a strong 2012 campaign, placing first on the team and 10th overall at the New England Championships and ending the season with the second-fastest 8K time on the team.
The Elis also have a talented sophomore group, headlined by last year's freshman phenom: Kevin Dooney. Dooney finished in Yale's top seven four times during the cross country season, was one of just two freshmen to break 25 minutes in the 8K and recorded the fifth-fastest personal record in Yale history in the 10,000-meters and the 11th-fastest in the 5,000-meters. Despite Dooney's success, however, it was actually Alex Conner that recorded the fastest 8K time (24:42.1) among the freshmen last season, and he will look to improve on that time this year.
Sophomores Ahmad Aljobeh, Will Botta, Max Payson and Duncan Tomlin will also seek to lower their times this year, now with a full season under their belts. Payson primarily made his mark as a middle-distance track runner last year, and he was a member of 4x800-meter relay team that placed second against Harvard and Princeton. Tomlin finished fourth on the team at the New England Championships and emerged as the Elis' 3,000-meter steeplechase specialist during the track season, placing first at Harvard-Yale and the Yale Springtime Invitational and setting his personal record at Heps.
Finally, the Bulldogs have brought in six freshmen to join the cross country team, and the group is brimming with potential and upside. ESPN named Dan Grosvenor (Cabot, Vt.) its Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year following his remarkable senior season—his first year running cross country.
Andre Ivankovic (Clemson, S.C.), meanwhile, was named the 2013 Male Track Athlete of the Year by Independent Mail after leading D.W. Daniel High School to a state championship and number one overall state ranking. He finished the season undefeated and as the top-ranked individual in the state—and was named South Carolina Runner of the Year as a result.
Tim Cox (Acton, Mass.) helped his high school win both indoor and outdoor Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association track and field titles and was a nine-time All-Conference honoree in cross country and track.
California native Ryan Douglas made a name for himself as a track star at Petaluma High School, where he helped the team win the 2013 Sonoma County League Championship by finishing first in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs.
From nearby New Canaan, Conn., James Randon was a three-time New Balance Nationals All-American and a national runner-up in the two-mile at New Balance Outdoor Nationals.
Spike Sievert (Bellevue, Wash.) captained his high school cross country and track teams, finishing fifth at the Washington 3A State Cross Country Championships and being named first team all-league and all-district.
The team's enthusiasm surrounding the upcoming season is understandable, given the combination of the Elis' success last season and its impressive freshman class.
"This year, we hope to see our program's first Nationals berth in its history," said Laemel. "We are going to make Yale a team that both competes at a high level, like we have in the past, and vies for wins at major races. We are setting our sights high this year."
The Bulldogs open their season in Boston on Sept. 14 against Harvard, and, a week later, head to New York City for the Iona Meet of Champions. In October, the Elis will also run at the Paul Short Invitational, the New England Championships, Pre-Nationals and the CCSU Mini-Meet. The postseason, including Heps and Regionals, begins in November.
"Our first goal is to start off our season with a win against Harvard," said Laemel. "Our second goal is to perform well and vie for high-place finishes at major invitationals, like the Iona Meet of Champions in New York, the Paul Short Invitational in Pennsylvania—where we hope to improve upon last year's seventh-place finish—and Pre-Nationals. Our final goals are to place in the top three at the Ivy League Championships and qualify for the Nationals meet by running well at the Northeast Regional."
Harkins, who has touted both the experience of his upperclassmen and the strength of his freshmen, summed up the team's hopes headed into the season.
"I believe this will be a great year for Yale Men's Cross Country," he said.
Report by Zach Schloss '15, Yale Sports Publicity


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Words by Sean Moeller, Illustration by Johnnie Cluney, Recording engineered by Mike Gentry
The chemical make-up of Ice Palace, the band, is 60-percent black coffee (or the associated feeling that makes one feel in the morning time that makes them feel as if they need an entire pot of the stuff, not tampered with or diluted), 20-percent evening doldrums and 20-percent contemplative gloom. Lead singer Adam Sorensen steams with that contemplation, the ruminated coats of mettlesome queries and tumors, those that turn a head into a hive before numbing it into concession - the lemons that never become lemonade.
His voice, when it decides to act, is the bloody pulp, the heavy pulp, the almost suicidal frequency that stems from a depressive patch of time. The music may be mopey (think the Eels), but it's not suicidal mopey (also think the Eels, oddly enough). It's mopey for the sake of the gravity that bears fruit at the end of the vine. It's resigned to be what it is, the crystal clear morning awakening to what came before and possibly unpleasantly before.
Much of appeal to Ice Palace is a kind of relative historical relevance that's peppered through his songs, though it's unspecific and not really historical at all. It's an implied peering into the old lives of someone you never knew and imagining what they were thinking when certain actions occurred. The reason it's sometimes hard for a writer to write well when they're happy comes from the simple logic that when you're happy, you're bored with the subjects that make for good song. You want nothing more than to put all of those sad and depressing details behind you.
It's the same with history and the recording of it. Personal lives are explored more in times of tragedy than they are in times of great calm and comforting love. Sorensen, even when the history is completely fictionalized, gives characteristics to those people in his songs that could only be lifted from great heartache and emotionally tumultuous times. There's a woman, who lost her husband in the Civil War, in one song, who claims to make her living holding hands. It must be for the comfort that it brings and yet the thought, the very sentiment of a woman having lost all the love in her life stringing together whatever variation of that old feeling is enough to make you weep for hours.
Sorensen's voice - that's the trick that does it, a curling of too many cigarettes and empathy to the plight of this grief-stricken shell of a woman -- is rife with comforting reverb, forming a feathered landing strip for the hardened ways of the waking life. It ripples and glides with the doubled-edge of too much and too little, an overbearing collapse of what has to happen and what was feared. It's like through everything this Minneapolis band does. There's dread and sorrow and misery, all in the form of compassionate understanding that it was never planned to be like that.
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In the wake of how Fifty Shades of Grey made it totally okay for women to blatantly read erotica in public, it looks like the porn industry might be trying to cater to an often over-looked female audience.
According to a recent interview with stripper-turned-X-rated film maker Nica Noelle, female pornographers are now starting to make adult movies that are less raunchy and more erotic.
"The only porn I had ever watched was passionless and no one could understand why these people were having sex—they looked so indifferent," she said. "The only time they looked passionate was when women were being severely abused." As a result, she says that a lot of women tend to shy away from watching porn because it doesn't really take a female audience's desires and wants into account.
As one of those trying to change all that, Noelle is making porn with more narrative—which acts as a kind of visual foreplay to lead up the actual action—and more emotion between characters to appeal to the female market.
We're intrigued by the idea of a wider range of racy films—especially ones that seem to depict actual pleasure between two people, not just two bodies going at it for the purpose of generating a money shot. While we're not too sure of guys will want to trade traditional porn for watching a full-on, plot-laden XXX movie, it's nice to see the options open up to include what women (or even porn-averse men) may want to see on film.
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I've made it no secret that I'm a fan of App.net (ADN). I've reviewed ADN clients at iPad.AppStorm's iPhone and Android sister sites, and I think the future of the platform is brighter than any of us might know right now. As it is though, this is a social network still in its infancy and it's hard to find an app you'll love using with it.
With that in mind, I thought it'd be worth taking a look at your options on the iPad platform. There's a huge variety of interfaces available, even within the apps currently available, and you're likely to find something you'll fall in love with here.


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PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - An investigation is underway after a cargo ship lost power off the southwest coast of Newfoundland and ran aground Saturday.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax said the 180-metre bulk carrier MV John 1 ran aground Saturday afternoon about 1.5 kilometres from Rose Blanche, but all 23 people onboard were rescued safely.
The Canadian Coast Guard said the vessel was en route to Montreal from Spain when its engine failed and it lost power Friday morning.
Spokeswoman Jan Woodford said the vessel was not in danger, so it hired a tugboat from Mulgrave, N.S., to help. The coast guard vessel Earl Grey was also called to the area, she said.
Overnight, winds shifted and the cargo ship began drifting dangerously close the coastline, said Woodford.
"The CCGS Earl Grey attempted several times to connect a tow line to the vessel to prevent it from running aground," Woodford said in an email statement. "These attempts were unsuccessful."
A Cormorant helicopter from Gander was flown to Stephenville, N.L., about 200 kilometres north of Rose Blanche, as a precaution. Another Cormorant from Greenwood, N.S., was also standing by.
When the ship ran aground, all 23 people were hoisted into a helicopter and brought to Burgeo, N.L. No one was injured.
A spokesman for the rescue centre said there was no indication that the ship was taking on water.
Woodford said a federal environmental response crew was headed to the area to investigate.


text: Tate Stevens, a 37-year-old road worker from Missouri, was declared the winner of "The X Factor" in Los Angeles. Stevens, a father of two children beat out runner-up Carly Rose Sonenclar and third-place-holder Fifth Harmony Thursday to win a $5 million recording contract. "First and foremost, I got to thank the man upstairs for taking care of me, my family, all the country music fans -- God bless you," Stevens said. "Thank you so much for all the votes. This is the best day of my life." "You deserve this. I'm proud to work with you. I think you represent 'The X Factor' really, really well. So on behalf of Simon and myself and all the judges, congratulations," judge L.A. Reid told Stevens. Simon Cowell, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato also served as judges on the singing competition series this season.


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Supremes debating 'very existence' of America
Attorneys argue in marriage debate 'natural family' is fundamental
At stake in two cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the "very existence" of America, according to attorneys who have filed briefs in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and the California state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
"The natural family is fundamental to our very existence," Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, said as his organization filed friend-of-the-court briefs.
"Thriving societies need healthy children who grow up into responsible citizens," he said. "Healthy children require committed parents who will sacrifice their own desires for the well-being of their children. This is all created within the context of natural marriage between one man and one woman."
His organization filed two briefs in U.S. v. Windsor, which challenges the federal Defense of Marriage Act. That law says that for federal purposes, only marriage between one man and one woman is recognized.
In February 2011, President Obama instructed his Justice Department to stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in court.
The other case is Hollingsworth v. Perry, which challenges California's decision by voters to define in their state Constitution marriage as a relationship only between one man and one woman.
The decision to overrule the voters' marriage definition in California came from U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who retired shortly after the case and became open about his own homosexuality.
"We are at a pivotal point in history," Staver said. "Nothing will define the future of America more than the court's decision on marriage."
Liberty Counsel, which was one of many pro-family organizations filing arguments on behalf of marriage, said the high court previously indicated in Baker v. Nelson the U.S. Constitution does not grant a right for same-sex couples to marry.
"Common sense and a quick read of the Constitution say there is no such right to same-sex marriage," the organization said.
The cases are expected to be argued in the spring.
Others that filed arguments include:
- Mike Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association. He contends the First Amendment allows state votes such as California's, which includes the choice to uphold traditional Western concepts of marriage and family. He argues the nation repeatedly has enacted laws supported by religious and moral arguments, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s.
- Penny Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, said the power of the homosexual lobby in America, a movement aided by Obama, is strong. "CWA's briefs focus on the undeniable political power of the homosexual movement and why they should never be considered a 'suspect class,'" she said. "Both briefs paint a very clear picture showing we are dealing with one of the most powerful movements in history, even though it represents a very minute section of the population. "The half-a-million members of Concerned Women for America are fully aware that our religious liberties and the very fabric of our nation are at stake on this issue," she said.
- CWFA's Beverly LaHaye Institute also submitted a brief "highlighting one of the most comprehensive studies on the effects of homosexual parenting on children." The study "showed that compared to adults from married-mom-and-dad homes, those raised by lesbian mothers had negative outcomes in 24 of 40 categories and those raised by homosexual fathers had negative outcomes in 19 of the 40 categories." Janice Crouse, senior fellow of BLI said, "The study simply makes clear that the legislature has more than a compelling interest in protecting marriage as the union between one man and one woman. It is simply the best, most stable, most profitable environment for children and, therefore, for our nation's future."
- Hundreds of thousands of people also were represented in a brief filed on behalf of supporters of the Manhattan Declaration. Chicago attorney John Mauck said, "Natural law, the nature of the human person, and common sense provide ample reason to preserve marriage as it has always been understood. "He said his brief "sets out the natural law of the family unit, constitutional authority to establish what is best for the nation, and identifies social reasons to preserve male-female marriage. It thus shows that the historic institution of male-female families allows American children, families, and society to benefit from a firm foundation in the home, thus preserving strong future growth. The brief identifies societal circumstances around the world that have accepted homosexual marriage, resulting in a decline in societal function and a harsh increase in religious oppression."
Between 1998 and 2012, there were 31 votes in 30 states on same-sex marriage, and in all but one, the voters supported traditional marriage. The exception was Arizona, where voters later approved a ban. In the 2012 election, however, flooded with money from pro-homosexual interests, four states voted in favor of same-sex marriage.
Justice Marvin Baxter of the California Supreme Court, in his dissenting opinion in the 2008 case affirming same-sex marriage, warned of the consequences of judicially ordering a change in the standard for marriage.
"The bans on incestuous and polygamous marriages are ancient and deeprooted, and, as the majority suggests, they are supported by strong considerations of social policy," he wrote for his court. "Our society abhors such relationships, and the notion that our laws could not forever prohibit them seems preposterous.
"Yet here, the majority overturns, in abrupt fashion, an initiative statute confirming the equally deeprooted assumption that marriage is a union of partners of the opposite sex. The majority does so by relying on its own assessment of contemporary community values, and by inserting in our Constitution an expanded definition of the right to marry that contravenes express statutory law."
His warning?
"Who can say that, in 10, 15 or 20 years, an activist court might not rely on the majority's analysis to conclude, on the basis of a perceived evolution in community values, that the laws prohibiting polygamous and incestuous marriages were no longer constitutionally justified?"


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Unlocked: The daily grind of a Vacationer
Vacationer makes music meant to alleviate stress and forget troubles.
If they can help the rest of us do this, than the band members must lead pretty relaxing lives, right? Well, not really.
Kenny Vasoli (bass, vocals), Matt Young (vibraphone), Greg Altman (guitar), Michael Mullin (keyboard) and Ryan Zimmaro (drums) have a lot in common outside of the music they make together. They drink copious amounts of coffee, avidly bike ride and make a TON of music in projects other than Vacationer.
And they work, a lot.
Read summaries of each of the band members' daily lives below, and see how they balance musical and career success with plenty of chill time.
Matt Young: "My days are usually pretty simple. I wake up, I have coffee, and then I basically have a home studio in Brooklyn, New York, so I write music all day. Some days I have good days, and I write a couple songs. Some days I have bad days where I can't really write anything.
So I write in the morning, then usually around 2 p.m. I go and bike like 15 miles. I'll go down to Prospect Park and bike around the thing like 15 times. Then I'll come back and write more songs. Then I cook dinner, write more, and maybe watch an episode of something or listen some records. Then I go to sleep and do the same thing the next day.
That's pretty much it, though, I just write music all day. … I do it in my pajamas. I have a pair of slippers that I literally wear more than any other pair of shoes. I think it's important to have a regimented schedule, and it's kind of maddening because I'm in my house a lot. But my studio is a totally separate space in the front, and then the back is where I live. But yeah, I'm basically there all the time unless I'm on tour or out playing shows. I'm writing for Vacationer and Body Language. I have another project called Seafloor that's just beats, and I have a new solo project that I'm working on. I also work on random commercial sound design and rebranding, and that's basically it." Continue reading →


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OTTAWA - The federal government is refusing to interfere in the drug approval process to halt the highly addictive generic form of OxyContin, saying the provinces have the wherewithal to do a lot more.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq wrote her provincial counterparts on Monday to reject their plea to delay or deny approval of the knock-off opioid painkiller — a move that immediately provoked an outcry from Ontario, as well as some health experts.
Federal laws don't allow regulators to simply ban a drug just because some people abuse the medication, Aglukkaq told a news conference.
"The law does not permit approval to be withheld on the basis of misuse," she said, asking the public to also consider the needs of patients with chronic pain.
Her refusal to get involved in the process opens the door for generic oxycodone to win approval in Canada after the patent for the brand-name OxyContin expires on Nov. 25.
That's despite a unanimous request from provincial health ministers to at least delay approval until regulators can examine how oxycodone is abused, and repeated demands from Ontario to completely ban the drug.
"I am profoundly disappointed in minister Aglukkaq's decision to ignore the threat to public safety posed by generic OxyContin and to allow it to enter the Canadian market," Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews said in a statement.
While national figures are hard to come by, Matthews said OxyContin has led to a five-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths. She said the social costs of allowing generic oxycodone would be about $500 million a year in Ontario alone.
Small communities and First Nations in particular have been wrestling for the past few years with widespread addictions related to oxy, which is trafficked on a secondary market. In some northern Ontario reserves, more than half the adult population is addicted to prescription drugs.
Alvin Fiddler, deputy grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, called the decision another unwelcome blow to aboriginal communities that are already suffering.
"With OxyContin clones on the market, it just means more drugs flow to the north," said Fiddler, whose group represents some 49 First Nation communities in northern Ontario.
"While we appreciate the minister's distinction between science and politics, NAN First Nations are experiencing extreme levels of addiction and require extreme solutions."
Last year, the drug's producer, Purdue Pharma, replaced OxyContin with a different version called OxyNeo, which some say is harder to crush and snort or inject.
Ottawa should not allow the easily-abused format back in, Matthews said.
"National problems require a national solution. Provincial and territorial health ministers unanimously asked for federal help, but have once again been told that it's a provincial problem."
Matthews had asked that federal regulators take into account broader public health and safety issues as they decide whether to approve the generic painkiller.
But the provinces already have several ways to prevent oxycodone and other opiates from being abused, Aglukkaq said.
Provinces have jurisdiction over doctors, pharmacists and the prescription system, she said. And if provincial authorities bring forward proof that doctors and pharmacists are enabling abuse, Health Canada can take action under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, she added.
In her letter and remarks, Aglukkaq zeroed in on claims from Matthews that "streets would be flooded" with the generic form of the drug if it is approved.
"With respect, that could only occur if the provinces and territories, and the medical professions they regulate, let it happen," she said.
Plus, banning just one drug won't solve the problem of prescription drug abuse, she warned.
"Banning a generic version of one drug would do little to solve the actual problem," Aglukkaq said her letter. "There are almost 100 authorized drugs in Canada that are in the very same class of drugs as OxyContin.
"Banning all these drugs because they have the potential to be addictive would help dry up the drug supply for addicts, but would lead to pain and suffering for patients who desperately need them."
Federal opposition critics accused the minister of abandoning responsibility for prescription drug abuse.
"It's a serious epidemic (in some First Nations). Why will she not listen to the health ministers of this country?" said Liberal aboriginal affairs critic Carolyn Bennett. "She needs to figure out a way."
Indeed, Aglukkaq says Ottawa will tighten licensing rules so that distributors of oxycodone have to keep better track of where the drug goes. Starting in 2013, they will need to report spikes in sales and changes in distribution patterns, in addition to previous responsibilities to report losses and theft.
And if the provinces eventually find that they still can't sufficiently control oxycodone, then Aglukkaq says she would be open to new regulations to further restrict prescribing and dispensing of the drug.
Ottawa could set up a regime that could place extra controls on who can prescribe or dispense potentially addictive drugs. It already has a similar arrangement for methadone.
David Juurlink, the head of clinical pharmacology at the University of Toronto, said he'd like to see federal action as soon as possible. If Ottawa sees legal barriers to banning oxy, it should at least consider changing the law, Juurlink said.
Plus, he sees a need to "de-educate" doctors across the country so that they realize that the "commonplace" practice of prescribing high doses of oxycodone over a long period of time is fraught with risk.
There are other ways to deal with pain, he said. And while there may well be 100 other products that contain opioids, OxyContin is among the easiest to abuse.
"It's actually very dangerous."
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Hollywood Helper
Make dead celeb's dishes the life of your Oscar party
by Christie Chisholm, Weekly Alibi, February 23, 2012
Liberace's sticky buns. That's Frank DeCaro's favorite recipe in his freshly published Dead Celebrity Cookbook (HCI Books, $19.95), and the reason has nothing to do with taste—although DeCaro says the packaged crescent rolls doused in rum, butter and enough seasoning to spice a pumpkin pie are dangerously delicious. "It just kills me," says the Sirius Radio talk show host and former "Daily Show" film critic, "but only if he's in on the joke. If he's not in on the joke, it's just sad."
This is a theme throughout The Dead Celebrity Cookbook, which features obscure recipes from more than 145 stars from Hollywood's Golden Age. It should be noted that a number of the nuggets are actually delicious: Harriet Nelson's "favorite chicken," for example, is bathed in entire cans of cream of chicken, mushroom and celery soup and "should come with a defibrillator," says DeCaro. The recipes, however, weren't chosen because they're tasty. They also weren't chosen for their oddity, even though there are certainly some strange ones in the mix (Don Ho's pig foot soup, here's looking at you). Rather, they were all chosen out of love.
DeCaro started gathering recipes after an early '80s "dead celebrity" costume party he attended at Northwestern University. "It was one of those parties that becomes sort of legendary in your own private mythology," he says. He dressed as Euell Gibbons, the guy who claimed pine trees were edible in a Grape-Nuts commercial. The host channeled Judy Garland, who carried a pill bottle the entire night that read, "Take Until Dead." But the one thing that was obviously absent from the event, he says, was the food of the people they were memorializing. For more than 15 years, DeCaro scoured flea markets, old microwave manuals and eBay for bits of culinary ephemera. He amassed a stockpile, "and then you have to do something with them, or the 'Hoarders' people come and take all your toys away," he laughs. And so DeCaro put them into a book.
The Dead Celebrity Cookbook is much more than a library of his findings. It's a love letter to old Hollywood. "I feel like we don't pass along our pop culture history at all," he says. "Since we live in an era where you can call up clips of anybody or anything at the drop of a hat, you don't really have to remember anything." DeCaro's cookbook is his attempt at a remedy, and that's why with every recipe he's included a jocular description of the author of the dish—to teach a new generation about the stars he still cherishes.
Food serves as a good medium for the task because "eating and preparing food is such a personal, intimate kind of thing," he says. "To share a meal with someone, particularly a celebrity, is a fantasy of so many." The recipes are also a reminder of a time when endless bytes of information about stars weren't readily available, when discovering one of their recipes was "a kind of window into their personal lives," he adds. That, in turn, invokes a humanizing element. "You can't dance better than Baryshnikov," DeCaro says, "but you might be able to cook better than Baryshnikov."
For DeCaro, The Dead Celebrity Cookbook isn't so much about food as it is about people. "Whether you cook one of the dishes or not," he says, "knowing who these people are and seeing their movies will enrich your life."
In honor of this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, we've pilfered a few old-school recipes from some Oscar-winning leading ladies. For all your fashionably nostalgic Oscar party needs:
Claudette Colbert's Cheese and Olive Puffs
Post-mortem: A little more hot sauce greatly improves these bar snacks. Make sure the olives aren't flavored with say, vermouth, as this overwhelms the other flavors.
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
2 (10-ounce) jars of pimento-stuffed green olives, drained and blotted dry
1) Add cheese and butter to bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth. Add flour, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce to form dough.
2) Wrap each olive in a small amount of dough, completely covering the olive and forming a ball.
3) Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and freeze. Transfer to a plastic bag and store in freezer until ready to use.
4) To cook, place on a baking sheet and bake at 400˚ F for 12 minutes, or until crust is golden. Serve hot.
Joan Crawford's Poached Salmon
1 3-pound piece of fresh salmon
3 lemons
6 cups water
10 pearl onions, peeled
1/2 stalk celery with leaves
2 sprigs parsley
3 small bay leaves
12 peppercorns, crushed
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups mayonnaise
4 teaspoons prepared mustard
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1) Rinse and dry fish. Cut lemons in thin slices.
2) Place slices on both sides of the fish. Wrap fish in a double thickness of cheesecloth and secure with kitchen string.
3) Put water, onions, celery, parsley, bay leaves, crushed peppercorns and salt in a fish poacher or on a rack in a deep saucepan. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
4) Place fish on rack in the kettle so that it is halfway submerged in the water. Cover and slowly simmer 40 minutes, or until fish is barely done.
5) Place fish on a heated platter. Remove cloth and lemon slices carefully. Combine mayonnaise, prepared mustard and lemon juice; mix well and serve with fish. (Fish and dressing may also be served cold on a bed of lettuce.)
Katharine Hepburn's Brownies
2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baker's chocolate
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1) Melt chocolate and butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
2) Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Stir in flour, salt and walnuts. Mix well.
3) Pour into a buttered 8-inch square baking pan. Bake at 325˚ F for 40 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.


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MUA2 DLC to be pulled forever on December 31
Activision plans on taking the Character and Sim Mission Pack DLC for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 off the market on December 31.
MUA2 headlines
Check out Black Panther in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Those running around as a superhero fighting other superheros in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, already know that Black Panther was introduced as DLC last week. However, if you are sitting on the fence regarding dropping the 800 MS Points ($10.00/£6.80/€9.30) for the pack that contains him along with Carnage, Cable, Magneto and Psylocke, four new […]
Watch the launch trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Past the break is the launch trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, which hits shelves September 15. We had a look at the game during GDC, and it's definitely chock-full of superheroes. Which side to choose though, is another matter as well as which format: DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, or Xbox 360.


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Mark Rosenberg
The geography of populations
A young Mark Rosenberg expected to be an English major when he arrived at the University of Toronto in the 1970s. Instead, a group of excellent young professors, some of whom went on to become some of the most influential geographers anywhere, caught his imagination and encouraged him to pursue graduate studies in geography at the London School of Economics (LSE), which, despite its name, is in effect a university of the social sciences.
Rosenberg arrived in the U.K. during a period of great ferment that changed the country's social and political life, as Margaret thatcher's Conservatives had just come into power and were implementing sweeping reforms. Witnessing that transformation whetted the Canadian student's appetite for research and fueled a lifelong commitment to social justice.
After graduating from LSE, Rosenberg spent five years in the private sector in Canada, including a stint as an Angus Reid pollster. Meanwhile, he applied for an academic position at Queen's – once, twice. The third time, in 1985, he was successful, and today he's still with the Department of Geography.
"What we try to do is to understand how sociological and economic change, demographics and public policy all come together and express themselves geographically," says Rosenberg. "I've been interested from the start in why some people have greater access to services than others."
Rosenberg has always worked to expose and address inequality, but also points out that it is the nature of a healthy society to have changes in government and ongoing debate, reconsideration, and reconfiguration of public policy. What he and his team of graduate students and research assistants try to do, regardless of the party in power, is to identify inequalities – such as differences in access to health care, education, or housing – particularly as they affect vulnerable populations.
Much of his work has involved older populations, but he's also studied women's and Aboriginal people's health to identify health care and service delivery needs and to suggest how they might be addressed or even anticipated. For example, while the average age of First Nations people in Canada is still lower than the national average, and problems like youth addiction and teen suicide are as serious as ever, the fastest-growing demographic in that population is seniors. Rosenberg's research suggests that public policy must respond to this trend with increased emphasis and resources for the needs of First Nations seniors.
For much of the last half dozen years, Rosenberg has worked with the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute for Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research to study China's own elderly population and how to help them think through the issues they face. Once again, Rosenberg is conscious of being a witness to a remarkable moment in history as China continues to transform itself at a dizzying rate.
Rosenberg also co-chairs the Earth Systems Science Partnership's joint project on Global Environmental Change and Human Health, which brings together scientists from around the world to investigate how climate change is affecting health both globally and regionally. Modestly bypassing his own significant contributions to the study and practice of geography, Rosenberg says he's most proud of his graduate students.
"Some papers you write have a short shelf-life and your former students are your real legacy," says Rosenberg. "Too many people today outside the university fail to understand how important it is to bring students and professors together face-to-face in the academy and to work on projects. There is no substitute for it."
Profile by Ned Dickens
(e)Affect Issue 1, Spring 2012
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No dust on this thesis
CSB graduate examines Mexican immigrants in Green Bay
By Mike Killeen
Kathryn Ebben didn't want her honors thesis to end up on some dusty shelf in a library.
"I wanted to do something that would have an impact on the wider community," said Kathryn, a recent graduate of the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph. "I didn't want my thesis to consist of nothing more than an essay that would end up in the archives."
It turns out there's no need for a dust mop. Kathryn's printed book of her honors thesis on Mexican immigration in the Green Bay, Wis., area, Through Their Eyes, is in the process of being distributed to non-profit organizations in Green Bay for discussion.
"Kathryn's very readable and well-researched book helps us to better understand the lives of Mexican immigrants and is a shining example of the combination of scholarship and civic engagement," said Ron Pagnucco, associate professor of peace studies and chair of the department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. Ron served as Kathryn's advisor on the project.
It started with an internship
To understand how this all came about, flash back a year. Kathryn needed to complete an internship for her peace studies major. She had just gotten back from a study abroad trip in Spain, and wanted to keep up with her Spanish.
Kathryn came upon St. Willebrord Parish in Green Bay, about a half-hour north of her hometown of Kaukauna, Wis., which "plays a large role in helping the Hispanic immigrant population," she said. The parish created an internship for her in 2009, and she helped with Vacation Bible School, doing outreach work, translating for pro-bono legal work and other duties.
"I really had a minimal understanding of immigration and the problems with it before my internship, but that experience provided me with a first-hand immersion into many of the things that this issue entails," Kathryn said. "I saw a lot of the happiness as well as the sadness, frustration and disappointment that these immigrants experienced."
When she returned to CSB in the fall, she was looking for an idea for her honors thesis. She couldn't think of anything specifically, but was looking for a paper that would have an "impact in the wider community."
And then, during one sleepless night...
During one sleepless night, however, an idea popped into her head that became the basis for Through Their Eyes.
"I knew that this project would work well because, as a book, it could help people understand the experiences immigrants have," Kathryn said. "I wanted people to come to know immigrants as people, as human beings, rather than just the 'other' - this was my motivation for doing the book."
One of the highlights of the book - which is printed in both English and Spanish - are interviews with six Hispanic immigrants in Green Bay (there are currently over 8,800 people of Mexican descent in Green Bay).
"Each story has something different to offer, and I was continually amazed at the diversity and yet similarities of each person's story," Kathryn said. "I was surprised to hear that every single person interviewed said they had come to the United States because they wanted a better life for their families."
Grant helps project become reality
In December 2009, she received a $350 Undergraduate Research Grant from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University to print 100 copies of the 120-page book at Rupp Printers, St. Cloud, Minn. The book will be distributed to the groups in Green Bay this summer.
"I am interested in having the discussion groups because I want to hear people's reactions to the book and I'm interested in how people will process the material," Kathryn said. "I've seen a lot of interest so far from the people who have seen it. Some people say it's something that's needed, and others are interested in the topic and would like to read more about it.
"I hope people learn a little bit about these immigrants. I hope they get to know their stories. I want them to see these people as human beings, to put a face to someone behind the immigration debate or to get to know their neighbor next door. I just want them to take the time to listen to someone whose life is a little different than their own," Kathryn said.
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Summer Transfer Window 2017The very best posts from KUMB over the years ...
Moderator: Gnome
Summer Transfer Window 2017
Got to be looking at a right back and a striker haven't we?
(too soon?)
To be fair, we have to start talking about it sooner or later... onward and upward!
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What's the point. There'll be no big investment.
Defoe on a free.
Hart on loan somehow.
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I think the main priority now is three outgoing transfers - Sullivan, Gold and Brady. Complete con merchants.
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We spent all the Summer 2017 budget during the January2017 window.
I think that's how it goes isn't it?
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I'll get mine in before one of the Mods finds his keys .
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I admire your style and timing Sutts.
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"we will be all over that"
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I think we need to cash in on our best players in the summer window so that we can replace them with inferior ones and add some cheap no-mark sticking plaster loans. Don't worry there's always the Jan 2018 window as well
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Pete - I double dare you to start a January 2018 transfer thread, a summer 2018 transfer thread, a January 2019 transfer thread before the mods rumble us and kick our sorry arses. Go on mate - you know it makes sense.
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Modeste will no doubt be near the top of our list, should be looking at Sandro Ramirez too.
Sigurdsson will no doubt be on a few wish lists, even more so if they don't stay up.
Vrsaljko should be on Bilic's radar and list. Seems almost too obvious.
Hart would be a good addition if he was available too.
Not sure what our recruitment team get up to but that is a shortlist that would cost in the region of 60m and add some serious quality to the squad.
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Dimitri Payet
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We will end up with the same **** as every window from this **** board.
May as well lock this now.
Fair play though Sutts, you have a sense of humour.
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Joe Hart (City), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Jordan Pickford (Sunderland), Adam Smith (Bournemouth), Darmian (ManU), Moses Odubajo (Hull), Tom Carroll (Swansea), Oxlaine-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jack Wilshire (Arsenal), Ante Ćorić (Zagreb), Anthony Modeste (Koln)
Any from the above.
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A keeper, a RB (depending on how Byram goes it may be a £6-9m back up Arthur style otherwise we may have to spend around £15m+ on an upgrade), replace Collins from within, at least one striker and that will be the problem. An average striker in his prime at a decent club (Benteke) is £35m.
If we were to have a summer budget of £60m that is that pretty much gone and we have far from completed the squad, we would still be relying on Sakho and Valencia for example. That is what the board have to realise if they want to shop a level below what the top 6 are doing.
It is why finding the young "gems" and paying £10m or so for them is a sensible if not so "glamorous name" way of building the club.
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GK - Hart 15m
RB - cover for byram , Zabaletta free
CB - replace collins ?
CAM - Sigguardsson 25m
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Not sure if anyone has talked about this at all in the last few windows but we could use a striker and maybe a right back. But I do stress, I don't think anyone has spoken about this at all. This is a new, original thought.
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Glenn Johnson
in all seriousness
Iv wanted us to sign Oxlade-Chamberlin since last summers window i think hed be great for us, Sigurdson would be perfect as has been mentioned, striker wise Jay Rodrigez might be getable and would be decent enough and a decent right back
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Hart -15m
Martin Kelly -free
Oxlade-Chamberlain 15 to 20m
Wilshire -15 to 20m or Will Hughes 10 to 15m
Charlie Taylor - free
Defoe - Free or Batshuayi 33m
I expect we will probably sell Adrian and Valencia, and a few from Ayew, Fehouli, Collins, Ogbonna, Nordtveit, Arthur and let the likes of Tore and Calleri go.
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I think Adrian will be out of contract. We will not receive a fee.
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We were promised that we will push on to the next level, City and Chelsea were promised the same by their owners, who then spent pretty much a billion pounds each out of their own pockets, now they are reaping the rewards with regular champions league football,
Our owners have spent nothing out of their own pockets, they bought the club with loans from the club.
So if we want to push on to the next level we need to spend at least a billion just to catch up.
In this league £50mill a window will just about keep you treading water, plus now with the Chinese money flooding the market it will be higher next window,
£100m next window should be just enough to get us up a place or two in the league, not even up to Liverpool and spurs, we have no chance of catching up to arse , man u, city or Chelsea without 2-3 marquee players and serious investment in the rest of the squad,
So a minimum of 100m out of their own pockets added to our transfer budget from ticket sales, sky money etc just to give us a chance of 7th place, pretty sad really
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I took "nonjudgmental faith in Jesus Christ" to mean that Herring was a Christian that did not judge others---as we are often accused of doing. In fact, it is Christ who judies and we Christians just repeat what He said. Of course, I may be wrong with my interpretation of the phrase.
I am sure Bube must have been involved with those lectures. After all, Bube gave a course at Stanford about science and Christianity, notes that Bube kindly sent me and I used it for some lectures I gave in our campus as a Continuing Education course.
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It 's classic liberal protestant, like a marsh mallow
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> Thanks for the link, Moorad. If Herring gave those lectures at Stanford in
> 1985, I'm quite sure Dick Bube was not yet retired and given his role as
> department head of materials science and his activities in science and
> religion, there must have been some communication between them at that
> time. But I've never come across anything of the sort. Perhaps Herring's
> "nonjudgmental faith in Jesus Christ" was too far from the ASA statement
> of faith?
> Randy
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>> Thanks Randy for the info. I read the December issue of Physics Today and
>> did not read the obituaries. People can access Herring's obituary at
>> http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_62/iss_12/63_1.shtml
>> Max Planck said that the honest pursuit of science leads to God.
>> Moorad
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>> The name William Conyers Herring may not mean much to many of you, unless
>> you're into condensed matter physics. He was a colleague of John Bardeen
>> and he started the famous solid-state theoretical physics group at Bell
>> Labs. His obituary is in the current issue of Physics Today. The reason
>> for mentioning him on this list is a brief comment in the last paragraph
>> of that obituary, written by Phil Anderson, Ted Geballe, and Walt
>> Harrison. The middle two sentences of that paragraph are:
>> "Having a deep, nonjudgmental faith in Jesus Christ, he was a lecturer,
>> with nine others, of a science-and-religion series at Stanford in 1985.
>> He thought that theology underlies science because 'science is ultimately
>> based on leaps of intuition and aesthetic perceptions.'"
>> This is the first I was aware of Herring's interest in theology. Has
>> anyone else on this list come across his lectures? Any writings on that
>> topic? Any ideas of what his theology really was? Doesn't sound exactly
>> evangelical to me but I wonder what it was.
>> Randy
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA - A tennis coach with a wealth of experience who was recently honored by the United States Tennis Association is the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's new head women's tennis coach.
Doug Chapman, who has successfully coached in both the collegiate and high school ranks, has been named to the post. He succeeds Ralph Perry, who recently retired after leading the Corsair women's tennis program for the last 14 seasons.
Chapman, who was recently informed that he will receive the USTA's 2012 Starfish Award that goes to the New England High School Tennis Coach of the Year, has compiled 542 career victories while coaching the Somerset-Berkley High School boys' team for the past 34 seasons. The total ranks as the highest for any high school coach in Massachusetts. His teams have won 77 percent of their matches and have qualified for the state playoffs in 31 of his 34 seasons. In addition, Chapman's teams won Southeastern Massachusetts Division I championships in 1987 and 1989 and Division II championships in 1983, 1984 and 1985 and Eastern Athletic Conference championships in 2005, 2008 and 2009.
Chapman led Roger Williams' women's tennis team to the 2002 Commonwealth Coast Conference championship, winning the conference regular season title and the tournament championship for the first time in school history as his team went 16-1. He also coached at Bridgewater State in 1984, leading the women's and men's/coed teams to a combined 7-5 mark.
Presently serving as the director of Coastal Quick Tennis, Chapman formerly served as the USTA's Community Relations Manager for Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands. He is currently the president of the USTA's Rhode Island Chapter. He was inducted into the Somerset Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011, and his 1983 team was also named to the Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Somerset High School and Boston University, Chapman was a reporter, columnist and sports editor of the Spectator in Somerset from 1973 to 1981, and served as a columnist, reporter and as the Massachusetts Sports Editor for the Providence Journal from 1982 until 2001. Chapman also has served as a soccer columnist for MLS.net.com and handled color commentary on radio and television broadcasts for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
"With all of the progress and success our women's tennis team has had in recent years, it was important for us to secure someone of Doug Chapman's caliber," said UMass Dartmouth Director of Athletics Ian Day. "I am confident Doug will lead the program to great prominence."
"I'm looking forward to it, and I think it's going to be a really good opportunity," said Chapman. "UMass Dartmouth has had a good program, and has excellent facilities. One of the things I've been trying to do is improve tennis in the area, and going to UMass Dartmouth gives me a chance to do that."
Chapman said attracting good talent would be a key to being successful. "Our success will center on getting good players, and having good players to work with, and I'm hoping we can continue to attract good players," said Chapman. "We want to make sure that it is fair, fun, and competitive, and that people enjoy playing and competing. There are some good programs in the conference, and as the conference gets better, you have to step up as well. I've known Coach Perry for a lot of years, and he did a really nice job. I hope to build on the foundation he's left."


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Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly had his say on who should replace him at the helm at Manchester United, with British football's longest serving manager tipping Ryan Giggs to continue his legacy.
The Welshman has recently signed a new one-year extension to his current contract, which will take him into a 22nd year at Old Trafford, as he closes in on 1,000 professional appearances.
Despite extending his career by another 12 months, Ferguson feels Giggs is ready made to take over the role, feelings endorsed by midfielder Paul Scholes, another who could sign a new deal following his January return.
"People have talked about Mourinho. It can change quickly ... it's about who is successful at the time.," he said.
"Whether they are British or foreign, you just want the best man for the job. I could see Ryan Giggs becoming manager."
Skeptics will say Giggs' lack of experience makes his possible appointment risky, despite his rapport with the United fans meaning he's be welcomed with open arms.
The success of clubs who have appointed former players is littered success and failure. Kenny Dalglish won three league titles and two FA Cups after taking over at Liverpool, while Alan Shearer's eight-game cameo as Newcastle United boss couldn't prevent relegation from the Premier League.
Given the difficulties with bringing in a new manager, appointing a popular former player is often the easiest way of assuring the transition is as seamless as possible.
But if Giggs isn't the man for United, which other former players could the club turn to?
Laurent Blanc
Currently: French national team manager
United career: Blanc spent two years at Old Trafford, winning the Premier League title in his second season, after a hopeless start to his United career after being brought to replace Jaap Stam.
Managerial credentials: Won the French league title in his second full season in charge of Bordeaux, the pre-curser to earning the managers job with France, who beat England on their way to qualifying for Euro 2012; where the true test of Blanc's managerial class lies.
Mark Hughes
Currently: Queens Park Rangers manager
United career: His double helped United collect their first European trophy, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, while the partnership he forged with Eric Cantona helped United to the double in 1994. The purchase of Andy Cole all but ended his United career, as he was crudely sold to Chelsea
Credentials: After taking Wales without a second-legged play-off of qualifying for Euro 2004, Hughes took to the helm at Blackburn Rovers where he qualified for the UEFA Cup and Manchester City where he was shamefully sacked after 18 months. After a year at Fulham he went seeking a greater challenge, and found QPR, with the west Londoners in the Premier League's bottom three.
Roy Keane
Currently: Unemployed
United career: One of Ferguson's best ever signings, Keane was the heart and sole of United from the moment he set foot at Old Trafford. After leaving United acrimoniously, Keane appeared to burn his bridges with the club, openly criticising the team and Ferguson during rumours television appearances.
Credentials: Took Sunderland to the Premier League in his first season in charge at the Stadium of Light, but left two years later after the Black Cats dropped into the bottom three. Later that season was appointed by Ipswich Town, but a torrid time at Portman Road saw him sacked in early 2011.
Brian McClair
Currently: Manchester United youth academy director
United career: Became the first United player to score 20 league goals in a season since George Best and went on to net United's first ever goal in the Premier League. Won four league titles, three FA Cups, notching in his second final and showed much needed flexibility in his latter years. A great servant.
Credentials: Limited success as United's reserve team manager, having won just one league title, but it's his knowledge of the blueprint of a United player makes him a valuable asset.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Currently: Molde manager
United career: The baby faced assassin built a reputation of scoring late goals during his time at Old Trafford, famously against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. Recovered from numerous injuries before finally retiring in 2007. Regarded as one of the club's greatest ever players.
Credentials: After having won the Lancashire Senior Cup and Manchester Senior Cup with United's reserves, Solskjaer joined Molde on a four-year deal in 2010. He won the club's first ever Norwegian title last season and has since been tipped by Ferguson to eventually succeed him.


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European Commission
Brussels, 16 April 2013
Questions and Answers: EU strategy on adaptation to climate change
1. What is the goal of the EU adaptation strategy and what key actions are planned?
The overall aim is to contribute to a more climate-resilient Europe. The intention is to do this by encouraging and supporting action in three priority areas: promoting and supporting actions by Member States, promoting adaptation in key vulnerable sectors at EU level, and ensuring better-informed decision-making.
The following actions are under way or planned:
1. The Commission is providing guidelines, technical capacity and substantial funding opportunities to help Member States develop comprehensive adaptation strategies covering the whole EU territory and implement concrete adaptation measures.
2. The Commission will continue 'mainstreaming' adaptation by integrating adaptation measures into EU policies and programmes to make them resilient to the adverse impacts of climate change. Targeted guidance and further work with the private sector, including standardisation organisations or insurance companies, will help promote long-term climate resilience in investment and business decisions.
3. The Commission, together with Member States and other relevant stakeholders, will improve the identification of knowledge gaps and define the relevant tools and methodologies to address them. The findings will be fed into the EU's future research programme, Horizon 2020. The dissemination of information will be strengthened by further developing the European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) as the one-stop shop for adaptation information in Europe (see Question 11 below).
2. Why do we need an EU adaptation strategy now?
Many economic sectors are directly dependent on climatic conditions and are already facing the impact of climate change in areas such as agriculture, forestry, beach and snow tourism, health and fisheries. Major utilities, such as energy and water providers, are also affected. Ecosystems and the services they provide are suffering from the adverse impacts of climate change, which is accelerating the decline of biodiversity and reducing their ability to buffer natural extremes. Climatic changes will have consequences for the availability of basic natural resources such as water and soil, leading to significant changes in conditions for agriculture and industrial production in some areas.
In view of the specific and wide ranging nature of climate change impacts on the EU territory, adaptation measures need to be taken at all levels, from local to regional and national levels. There is also a role for the European Union to fill both knowledge and action gaps and complement these efforts through an EU Strategy.
The strategy builds upon the 2009 White Paper on adaptation,1 which foresaw the elaboration of an EU-wide strategy by 2013. Most actions included in the White Paper had been implemented by end-2012. The adaptation strategy takes stock of these initiatives and seeks to build on them.
3. Isn't adaptation to climate change an issue only to be addressed at local and regional levels? What is the added value of an EU strategy?
While a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to adaptation is clearly not appropriate, there is a key role for – and significant benefits to be gained from – integrated and coordinated EU adaptation action to complement national, regional and local efforts.
The EU can promote adaptation action covering the whole EU territory, since lack of preparedness or inaction in one Member State may have negative impacts on neighbouring countries. There is a clear role for the EU in promoting and coordinating such cross-border adaptation action since many of the adaptation measures required have international dimensions (e.g. for river basins and bio-geographic regions).
The EU also has a responsibility to integrate adaptation into its own policies and financial programmes, given its competence in areas such as water, agriculture, biodiversity, health etc. and the implications this has for Member State policies.
Furthermore the EU can coordinate efforts to identify knowledge gaps and support specific research programmes on adaptation through focused project calls. Knowledge and experience can be transferred across Europe and good practices widely disseminated.
4. Does the adaptation strategy mean the EU is giving up on cutting greenhouse gas emissions?
Not at all. The EU remains committed to playing a leadership role in international action aimed at keeping global warming below 2°C compared to the pre-industrial temperature and thus preventing the most severe impacts of climate change.
However, the consequences of climate change are already being seen in Europe and worldwide, with patterns of precipitation changing, glaciers melting and sea levels rising. This makes it necessary to start adapting now. And even if all greenhouse gas emissions were to stop today, there would still be major climatic changes in the decades to come because of the delayed effect of emissions on the climate system.
Adaptation is therefore necessary in parallel with mitigation action to cut global emissions. The success of mitigation efforts will determine the degree of adaptation required in the future. Moreover, certain actions, such as energy efficiency measures or sustainable farming practices, can contribute to both adaptation and mitigation.
5. What does the strategy consist of?
The adaptation strategy is a package of documents. The main political document is a Communication2 setting out eight actions to be taken in the strategy's three priority areas mentioned above.
The Communication is complemented by accompanying documents concerning adaptation in specific sectors and policy areas: migration, marine and coastal areas, health, infrastructure, agriculture, cohesion policy and insurance. Guidelines on preparing national adaptation strategies are also included.
6. What are the costs and benefits of adaptation?
A major benefit of early adaptation action is to protect society against potentially much more dangerous and costly climate impacts later. The minimum cost of not adapting to climate change is estimated to range from € 100 billion a year in 2020 to € 250 billion in 2050 for the EU as a whole.
Between 1980 and 2011, direct economic losses in the EU due to flooding amounted to more than € 90 billion. This amount is expected to increase, as the annual cost of damage from river floods is estimated at € 20 billion by the 2020s and € 46 billion by the 2050s. The social cost of climate change can also be significant. Floods in the EU resulted in more than 2 500 fatalities and affected more than 5.5 million people over the period 1980-2011. Taking no further adaptation measures could mean an additional 26 000 deaths a year from heat by the 2020s, rising to 89 000 deaths a year by the 2050s.
Though there is no real comprehensive overview of adaptation costs in the EU, additional flood protection measures are estimated at € 1.7 billion a year by the 2020s and € 3.4 billion a year by the 2050s. Such measures can be very effective, as for each euro spent on flood protection, six euros could be saved on damage costs.
Failing to act or delaying action may put pressure on EU cohesion, and climate change impacts are also expected to widen social differences across the EU. Special attention will need to be given to social groups and regions which are most exposed and already disadvantaged, for example through poor health, low income, inadequate housing or lack of mobility.
Global warming may provide opportunities for sectors in certain areas, such as increased crop yields and forest growth, more hydropower or less energy needed for heating in northern Europe. However, the potential regional benefits in net terms are highly uncertain.
7. What additional action by EU Member States is needed?
The strategy encourages Member States to adopt national adaptation strategies. These are key instruments for prioritising action and investment.
To date, 15 EU Member States have adopted national strategies3. Others are under preparation. However, adaptation is in most cases still at an early stage, with relatively few concrete measures on the ground.
If the Commission deems progress by 2017 in the coverage and quality of national strategies insufficient, it will consider proposing a legally binding instrument.
8. What support to Member States does the strategy envisage?
The Commission has included adaptation to climate change in its proposals for all relevant EU funding programmes for 2014-2020. The European Structural and Investment funds,4 Horizon 2020 and the LIFE programme will provide significant support to Member States, regions and cities to invest in programmes and projects on adaptation. The Cohesion policy already co-finances many cross-border, transnational and interregional adaptation programmes and projects.
The Commission will also support the exchange of good practice between Member States, regions, cities and other stakeholders.
9. What does adaptation mean for EU-level policies?
As a cross-cutting issue, adaptation to climate change will affect key EU policies such as cohesion, agriculture, disaster risk management and environment. A major priority and responsibility for the Commission is to 'mainstream' adaptation by integrating adaptation measures into EU policies and programmes to make them resilient to the adverse impacts of climate change.
10. How does the strategy deal with global issues?
The strategy focuses on enhancing the resilience of the EU against the impacts of climate change. Helping developing countries do the same is mainly dealt with through the UN climate change convention and the EU's development and cooperation policies.
However, in the longer term the global impacts of climate change will potentially have major consequences in Europe, for example on food supply and migration. The Commission is working to expand its knowledge of such impacts and to identify what role the EU could play, through its implementation of the strategy, on these issues.
11. Where can I find more information on adaptation in Europe?
Access to reliable data on the likely impact of climate change, the associated socio-economic aspects and the costs and benefits of various adaptation options is essential to inform decisions on how best to adapt. The European Climate Adaptation Platform, or Climate-ADAPT (http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu), was launched last year to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and support policy-makers at EU, national, regional and local levels in the development of climate change adaptation measures and policies.
Hosted by the European Environment Agency, Climate-ADAPT provides information on expected climate change in Europe; the current and future vulnerability of regions and sectors; national, regional and transnational adaptation activities and strategies; and adaptation-related research projects, guideline documents, reports, information sources, links, news etc. It also contains a database of projects and case studies and online tools to support adaptation planning.
The adaptation strategy aims to make Climate-ADAPT the 'one-stop shop' for adaptation information in Europe.
12. What are the next steps?
The Communication setting out the strategy is addressed to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. They may wish to give formal responses over the coming months.
Over the next year the Commission's activities under the strategy will include:
In 2017, the Commission will report to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of implementation of the strategy and propose a review if needed.
13. How did the Commission involve stakeholders in the preparation of the strategy?
The Commission has consulted widely since the adoption of the 2009 White Paper. The preparation of the adaptation strategy included:
See also: IP/13/329 and MEMO/13/335
Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action.
An EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change.
The Cohesion Fund, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
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