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Ticket warning ahead of Irish Open sell-out
The European Tour is taking the unprecedented step of advising all fans planning to attend next month's Irish Open to buy their tickets in advance to avoid missing out on the action at Royal Portrush.
At a media briefing in the Northern Ireland Tourist Board headquarters in Belfast, the Tour, as event organisers, also unveiled detailed Traffic and Transportation plans including additional Translink coach, rail and Park & Ride services.
These are designed to ensure not only that spectators have ease of access to the event, but to minimise the disruption to the neighbouring community on the roads surrounding Portrush.
Pre-tournament ticket sales for the championship, being staged in Northern Ireland for the first time in almost 60 years, have exceeded all expectations since the spectacular links on the Antrim coastline was named as the host venue in January. Consequently, the weekend is now close to being a sell-out.
Such is the demand to see Major Champions Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell, Padraig Harrington and American Keegan Bradley along with a host of world-class names, that close to 100,000 spectators are expected in total at Royal Portrush over the practice day on Tuesday June 26, the pro-am day on Wednesday June 27 and the four competition days from Thursday June 28 to Sunday July 1
As a result of the strength of the ticket sales, The European Tour recommends that anyone still wishing to see the world's best golfers in the flesh should guarantee their tickets now by visiting www.europeantour.com/tickets
Advance day tickets for the Irish Open are available for £30, a saving of £5 on the gate price, with four day season tickets priced at £70, a saving of £10. Advance concession day and season tickets are priced at £20 and £50 respectively. Hospitality packages are sold out for the first two days, but are still available on Saturday and Sunday.
Welcoming the high level of ticket sales Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board Alan Clarke advised travelling golf fans to book accommodation soon.
He said: "With tickets selling so fast accommodation is also booking up quickly. Right now there is still good availability around Portrush but we don't expect this to last.
"The north coast is currently providing good value accommodation in all sectors with Bed and Breakfast available from £25, Self-catering Cottages from £350 per week and Hotels from £45pps. And for anyone on a tight budget, there is also availability in a range of hostels.
"Even if accommodation options close to the course fill up, Portrush is easily accessible from all areas of Northern Ireland and there are plenty of options a little further out with many hotels running great deals that include accommodation, tickets for the golf and coach transport to and from the course.
"Northern Ireland is not a huge area so no matter where you're staying, you'll still be within a reasonable distance to Portrush."
Antonia Beggs, Championship Director of the Irish Open, added: "The combination of substantial advance ticket sales and the success of the home grown Irish players were the catalysts behind today's important announcement in Belfast.
"With such large spectator numbers expected for the Irish Open, all the key bodies and authorities have put their weight behind this Traffic and Transportation Plan and we at The European Tour would like to thank everyone closely associated with this strategy for their cooperation in creating a plan which we are confident will enhance the experience of attending this superb tournament."
The European Tour, in conjunction with Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB), the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Coleraine Borough Council, Translink and the Roads Service have studied these arrangements in detail in light of safety measures and the road network in the surrounding area.
The overriding objectives are a safe event with minimum disruption to the local communities and ease of access and a warm welcome for all visitors.
After successful experiences from other leading European Tour events and detailed discussions with the relevant authorities, a coach, rail and "Park & Ride" transport plan has been chosen as the best solution to minimise vehicle flows and reduce potential congestion in the local area.
With the exception of the East Strand Car Park in Portrush Town (which is to be used by Tournament Organisers) it is intended that no golf traffic will be directed to park in Portrush itself and that only Park and Ride locations are used.
Public Transport
Translink North Eastern Area Manager Arthur Hamilton says that anyone travelling to Portrush should plan their journey in advance and take advantage of dedicated coach and rail golf services:
"With thousands of additional visitors expected in Portrush from June 28 – July 1, Translink will provide both coach and rail golf services to ensure visitors enjoy a hassle-free journey and reduce traffic congestion in the area.
"We have extensive experience of providing successful transport arrangements for high-profile events such as the Tall Ships, major concerts and sporting events, and are looking forward to delivering these dedicated services for the Irish Open.
"In addition to normal scheduled services, extra trains will run from Belfast and Derry – Londonderry to Portrush with tickets available to book online or purchase in advance from main rail stations.
"Dedicated golf coach services will depart locations across Northern Ireland and are available to book online only and Ulsterbus Tours is also offering travel and Irish Open event ticket packages.
"Both golf rail and coach return services are £15 per adult and £7.50 per child and Ulsterbus Tours packages are priced at £40. For further information including booking tickets click www.translink.co.uk/irishopen or call our contact centre on 90 66 66 30," said Hamilton.
Park and Ride
Five locations have been identified as temporary car parks to facilitate this Park and Ride scheme and spaces for approximately 9800 vehicles have been identified. The venues have been chosen as they are located strategically to the East and West of Royal Portrush Golf Club to ensure traffic visiting from all parts of the country as well as southern Ireland will be directed into the most suitable areas.
A significant number of visitors are expected to travel to the event via specific packages on bus or train, thereby further reducing congestion on the network and surrounding local roads.
All spectators are encouraged to refer to the detailed travel information which they will receive along with their tickets closer to the date of the tournament or they can visit the Irish Open section within www.europeantour.com for further details.
A very limited number of vehicle and pedestrian movements will be permitted within the event boundary and all residents whose properties actually fall within this zone have been contacted individually.
There will be a 'park and ride' shuttle bus service in operation provided by Translink to transport people between these sites and Royal Portrush Golf Club. This service is aimed at significantly reducing the volume of vehicles, particularly cars, needing to actually get to or from Royal Portrush Golf Club. All vehicle access and egress to and from the event is restricted to essential traffic only and carefully managed.
There will be a nominal charge per vehicle for access to the car parks but thereafter the shuttle service to the golf course will be free.
PSNI/Coleraine Borough Council Travel Advice
In order to minimise disruption to local communities, to ensure that spectators use the Park & Ride facilities correctly and to prevent/discourage illegal or fly parking "No Parking /Tow Away Zones" will be established on major routes and local or estate roads adjoining or Royal Portrush Golf Club and the Park & Ride venues. These zones will not only prevent fly parking and reduce congestion but also enhance safety for all road users. Illegally parked vehicles may be removed and a charge will be made for recovery.
The drop off, lay-up and pick up point for all private hire buses will be at the existing coach park on Sandhill Drive.
Additional facilities will be considered should numbers suggest this is required.
Taxi set down and pick up can be facilitated at the Dunluce Centre, which will be managed by Coleraine Council staff. This will be communicated to the Taxi Associations.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland H DISTRICT Operation Inspector Stephen McCauley said: "Throughout the event, police will provide a visible presence across the Causeway area in order that all patrons enjoy the occasion safely and we hope that any disruption will be at a minimum. Along with other partner agencies, police will assist with the 'Park & Ride' scheme in place to reduce vehicle flows and reduce potential congestion in the local area.
"Resources will be in place to support the smooth running of the competition and the increased footfall in the area. Officers have extensive experience in policing high profile events in the area such as the North West 200 and the Milk Cup. Crime across the district remains extremely low and further reaffirms that the Causeway area is a safe place to live and work."
The event traffic plan has particularly concentrated on the traffic and parking plans which have been developed to relieve the pressure on the local residents around the Portrush area and surrounding communities.
The traffic plans during the 2012 Irish Open therefore reflect a partnership approach involving all the key agencies aimed at addressing the requirements of the local/regional transport network and infrastructure around Portrush and neighbouring towns and villages, as well as running the event safely and efficiently.
The main public entrance to the site will be at the entrance to the Rathmore Golf Club car park. Spectators will be dropped off from the Park and Ride sites at the Dunluce centre and this will inevitably mean a huge increase in pedestrian traffic utilising the Dunluce and Bushmills Roads.
Therefore, primarily for safety reasons, it will be necessary to have some restrictions in place during golfing hours to minimise pedestrian and vehicle conflict. In addition to those safety concerns, it is also highly likely that should through traffic be permitted to and from Portrush on the Bushmills Road, the resulting congestion would cause serious implications to the local route network.
Tuesday 26th June – Sunday 1st July: 07:00hrs to 19:00hrs
- There will be no through traffic to or from Portrush, via the Bushmills Road
- Access will be facilitated only via the Dunluce Road
- No roadside parking will be permitted from the Dunluce Road at its junction with Ballybogy Road to Crocknamack Road
Timings are flexible and will be minimised whenever possible.
Special vehicle passes will be printed by The European Tour and distributed by the Coleraine Borough Council all residents living within areas indicated above to allow 24 hour access to their homes and frontages.


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Hazelnut Crunch - {Noci Croccante}
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- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 1/2 cups coarsely-chopped toasted hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Servings 1
Step 1
Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the sugar, water, light corn syrup, and dark corn syrup in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to high and boil without stirring until a candy thermometer registers 260 degrees, about 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Mix in the hazelnuts, butter, and salt (the mixture will be thick and nutty), and cook until the thermometer registers 295 degrees, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes. Quickly stir in the baking soda. Immediately pour the caramel onto the prepared baking sheet, spreading it as thinly as possible. Let stand until hard.
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High-risk drinking out of control in NSW
A CULTURE of ''pre-loading'' on alcohol before going to pubs and clubs is causing alcohol-related crime, violence, hospital admissions, assault and death.
Australia's largest study into alcohol-related night-time crime has found people are increasingly drinking before they go out to avoid high alcohol prices in venues, prompting experts to call for reform of pricing in liquor shops.
People who drank between six and 10 standard drinks before going out were twice as likely to get into trouble as those who did not drink beforehand, the researchers found.
Almost 10 per cent of those surveyed drank more than 11 standard drinks before reaching the venue, with some consuming as many as 25 - quadrupling their risk of harm.
Police and public health experts say the drinking culture is out of control and laws must be changed to stop risky drinking.
Increasing the price of alcohol in bottle shops by introducing a levy on packaged drinks would help, said Peter Miller, a researcher at Deakin University and the lead author of the study.
''There are many people drinking around the corner from the pub, in their cars or in their homes, and it is so difficult for venues to detect that unless someone is very obviously intoxicated when they arrive,'' Associate Professor Miller said.
The study recommended restricting trading hours at all venues rather than lock-outs.
The study, Dealing with Alcohol-related Harm and the Night-time Economy, compared the effectiveness of alcohol-related crime prevention measures between 2005 and 2010 through licensing regulation in Newcastle and voluntary programs in Geelong, Victoria.
These included locking patrons out of clubs after 1.30am, banning alcohol shots after 10pm, limiting drink sales, and the use of ID scanners. Hospital and police data was reviewed and almost 4000 pub and club patrons interviewed.
Associate Professor Miller said the number of assaults in Newcastle had dropped during the study but stayed the same in Geelong, where the measures implemented were voluntary.
''They were more focused on reducing violent crime after people were already drunk, which is far too late,'' he said.
The impact of alcohol was widely debated following the death in July of Thomas Kelly, 18, who was king-hit in Kings Cross.
Two weeks ago, the Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, said he was ''appalled'' by the number of drink-related fatalities, injuries and crimes.
The number of people drinking at a high-risk level has risen during the past decade, from 8.2 per cent of people in 1995 to 13.4 per cent in 2005, the most recent figures from the Bureau of Statistics show.
The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, Detective Superintendent Tony Cooke, said a shift in drinking culture had contributing to the violence.
''Drinking levels are clearly increasing, pre-loading is a bigger issue, venues are open later than they used to be and an issue for us all to look at is off-licence premises and the sale of pre-packaged liquor,'' he said.
A professor of public health and the co-chairman of the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol, Mike Daube, said the study provided clear measures for the government to implement.
''Our society seems to accept night-time violence as inevitable but this study shows that we can do something about it,'' Professor Daube said.
The Australian Hotels Association would not comment.
Another survey found older high-school children were continuing to drink at risky levels but alcohol use by younger teenagers was falling.
A survey of 25,000 students, carried out every three years, found about one in five pupils had consumed alcohol in the past seven days.
The number of 12- to 15-year-olds classified as current drinkers fell from 17 per cent in 2008 to 11 per cent last year, the Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug survey found.
The proportion of 16- and 17-year-olds who drank in the past week fell slightly, from 38 per cent in 2008 to 33 per cent cent last year.


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Dee F.
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Classical Guitar
- Levels Taught:
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
I was a student of master guitarist Christopher Parkening in college. I have taught classical guitar over 20 years. I perform guitar professionally.
Dee teaches
- Teaches students:
- Ages 5 to 90 and special needs
- Teaching since:
- August 1983
*** Travel Equipment ***
Books. Students must have their own instrument (keyboards are acceptable for taking piano lessons). I always council students on brand, quality of instrument they are purchasing before they buy it.
*** Specialties *** I have been a public school music educator for over 28 years, have taught private music lessons for over 30 years. I have taught band, orchestra, and choir which enables me to teach many instruments and voice. I also have been a language and reading tutor for over 6 years and have worked with students with special needs for over 10 years. I studied classical guitar with master guitarist, Christopher Parkening, at Montana State University where I graduated with a B.M.E. I also did graduate work at MSU in composition. I am completing a Masters Degree in Teacher Leadership currently at Grand Canyon University. I teach Suzuki piano and violin. I am an accomplished composer/songwriter with many published and recorded songs and instrumental works through ASCAP. I endeavor to make learning fun, and enjoy teaching students of all ages!
Online student requirements: A fast, reliable COMPUTER; HIGH SPEED INTERNET (at least 400 kbps); SKYPE software; WEBCAM (preferably HD); MICROPHONE (most laptops or tablets have mikes built in). Be sure your camera is focused on you and your instrument, if applicable.
Music InstructorJan 2017 - Present
I taught Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Guitar; and Creating Music at Flathead Valley Community College, 1986-1990. I taught Piano In Class, Intermediate Piano, Intermediate Guitar, Advanced Guitar, Spring Semester, Summer Session, 2018; Fall Session, Piano In Class and Intermediate Guitar; History of Jazz, Spring 2018. Classes are ongoing into 2019: Beginning Guitar, Intermediate Guitar, Piano In Class, Intermediate Piano, and The Craft of Songwriting, Spring and Summer 2019.Show More
Music EducatorSep 2003 - May 2014
I have 9 years experience as a choral and general music educator, grades 4-8; and 2 years experience as an orchestra director, grades 4-8 for this school district.
Private piano, voice instructorAug 2005 - Jun 2009
I was a private piano and voice instructor for 4 years at this music store in Scottsdale. AZ
Private Guitar InstructorAug 2007 - May 2009
I taught beginning to intermediate guitar classes for this national company, all styles, 2007-2009.
Title I Tutor, Summer SchoolJun 2005 - Jul 2007
I taught Title I summer school for 7 weeks, summer 2005, 2006, and 2007 for the Scottsdale School District, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Music EducatorAug 1986 - May 2003
I taught choir and orchestra classes at several elementary and middle schools in Montana for public school districts, part time, for 17 years.
Adjunct Music EducatorAug 1990 - Jun 2000
I have 10 years experience teaching credit and non-credit classes; Creating Music 101, Piano in Class 101, Basic Guitar 121, Intermediate Guitar 102, and Advanced Guitar 103 for University of Montana/Western, Dillon, Montana, part time.
Masters Degree--Teacher LeadershipJun 2013 - Present
English As A Second Language endorsement, K-12Aug 2004 - Mar 2007
Library ScienceJul 1997 - Jun 1998
Graduate Work, CompositionAug 1983 - Mar 1984
Bachelor of Music EducationAug 1971 - Feb 1976
Standard Secondary Education, 7-12; Music K-12Sep 2012
Music K-12 certificate, Standard Secondary Education certificate, renewed until September, 2018.
English As A Second Language, K-12Mar 2007
I hold a current English As A Second Language endorsement, K-12 through the University of Phoenix. Certification renewed until September, 2018. I also hold a CURRENT Arizona fingerprint clearance card which expires on 04/04/2018.
Library Science, K-12Jun 1998
I hold a Library Science certification, K-12 from University of Montana/Western.
Music Education, K-12Mar 1976
I hold a current music education degree from Montana State University.
TEN YEAR SERVICE AWARDMay 2013
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR, Marquis Edition, Who's Who Among American WomenSep 2008
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOROct 2006
National Association of Recording Industry ProfessionalsAug 2015
Formed in 1998, the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) brings together the brightest minds and leading innovators in the global record and music industries. NARIP was created specifically for record industry professionals.
National Education AssociationAug 2005
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.Show More
Music Teachers National AssociationMar 1986
The MTNA was founded in 1876 with the goal of advancing the value of music study and music-making to society while supporting the careers and professionalism of teachers of music. With nearly 22,000 members in 50 states—and more than 500 local affiliates—the MTNA is the preeminent source for music teacher support, where members embody like-minded values and commitment to their students, colleagues and society as a whole, while reaping the rewards of collaboration, continuity and connection throughout the lifetime of their careers.Show More
American Society of Composers, Authors and PublishersMay 1976
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.
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I just recently started with Dee. She is doing a great job of helping me realistically assess my performance, and constructively set goals to improve the aspects that need work. It's been fun and very helpful.
Our 8 year old son had his first Guitar lesson with Dee this past weekend, and she was amazing. She wasted no time getting down to brass tacks with our son, showing him the various parts of the guitar, how to hold it and within minutes he knew two chords. She was able to keep our kiddo engaged, offered great praise and positive feedback/reinforcement and kept him on task for the entire 45 minute lesson. We could not be happier and cannot wait to see what he learns during his next lessons with her!Show More
See is patient, knowledgeable, and makes lessons fun.
Dee is a great teacher and very efficient. I am just starting, but I can tell I will be learning quickly. She is very cheerful and communicates clearly. Loving it so far!
Dee is friendly and understanding and she explains things very well.
Dee went to a lot of work in preparation for our first lesson. A good start.
Dee is great, very good advice and Jenna is so pleased with her experience!
Dee was a delight. I love how she just knew what level I needed by talking with her on the phone.
Dee,at the very beginning has a special way of making my 12 year old comfortable and be herself, and learn. She has made every minute count and yet,made the time pass by so quickly.
The very first day,Angel,my 12 year old daughter said "Mom--I like her"---plus,look at her qualifications ---and you will know that we found a rare gem in her!
Very patient, personable and good at communicating with children
I have learned so much from her
I have learned a huge amount from Dee. She teaches very well and I see improvement with every lesson. I definitely recommend her.
Dee gets the student to work hard and practice. She is flexible and willing to adjust hours and days when things come up.
Overall, I have been happy with my lessons progress and motivation.
Thanks Dee
Great teacher! Dee adapts to my progress and makes learning fun.
I am a 52 year old who has never played an instrument nor do I know how to read music. Dee was more patient with me than I was with myself. I would recommend 30 minute sessions instead of 45 minutes. It is a lot to handle when starting from square one.
I would recommend Dee to anyone who would like to learn sining. She customizes every single exercise for you to help you improve. She's also very patience and nice.
Our experience with Dee has been very positive. She is punctual, very professional and pleasant with the kids. I would recommend her to another family looking for a music tutor for their child.
My mandolin lesson was a great experience. I found Dee to be extremely helpful with my lesson and it was obvious that she has great teaching skills and was able to convey ideas clearly. She has experience with multiple musical instruments and has real world band experience to support her teaching. I look forward to continuing my lessons.Show More
Dee has been excellent so far and our son really likes the challenging and fun way she teaches!
Dee is an excellent teacher and helped me a lot.
Dee has been great and creative in teaching piano in a fun and challenging fashion to my daughter and son. I would recommend her highly
Only had one lesson so far. So far so good
Dee is incredibly patient and caring with my son AND me. Not only is he new to playing, but I am very busy and somewhat disorganized. Not to mention all the siblings wandering about the house. She is easy to work with and a joy for the whole family.
Dee has a great broad knowledge of different instruments. She teaches to your needs and I've been so happy with my lessons!
She was incredibly patient and helpful from the start. I am a beginner and she walked me through the basics and then let me work my way through my struggles while giving me notes on what to work on for next time. I highly recommend her!
On behalf of Jorden, she truly enjoyed her session. She liked the guidance, direction and takeaways and practicing as instructed to be ready for her next session. Thank you Dee!
Dee is a pro, our kids have improved and she keeps them challenged. Would recommend her to any parent looking for a dependable and talented music teacher.
Great teacher. Quickly corrected years of technical mistakes. She covered a wide variety of fundamentals in a short time covering a broad range of music.
Dee is great! My granddaughter really enjoys her lessons with her. She's very patient, observant and encouraging!
Dee is a wonderful instructor. She has extensive experience both in the musical field and with teaching. She sets forth a structured easy-to-follow program for practice. She is very personable, inspiring, and gives honest and helpful feedback. I would definitely enjoy having Dee as a teacher again.Show More
Dee has done an outstanding job, taking an old dog and teaching new tricks, like playing the guitar.. I had no music background and thought myself to be tone deaf. But, in 3 short months she has me picking, strumming (several different types) and thumb plucking. I really appreciate her professionalism, upbeat attitude and most of all her patience. Highly reccommended!!!!!Show More
Ms. Fleming is an excellent teacher, patient, encouraging, and working from a
broad range of experience. As a teacher myself (English), I really appreciate those qualities. Her experience across multiple instruments and music genres is especially appealing to me, as I play several instruments and am interested in many types of music. She gives me hope that I can develop some facility on
upright bass, a dream I have had since I was a boy. (Note: Her insights into how to practice are really helpful.)


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Labour MPs have unanimously endorsed leader David Shearer in an afternoon caucus, while MP David Cunliffe has been stripped of his front bench position and his portfolios.
Labour leader David Shearer announced the demotion after he secured a unanimous endorsement from his caucus at an urgent meeting this afternoon.
Mr Shearer said Mr Cunliffe was unable to show loyalty.
"His actions at the weekend were disappointing not only to me but to many party members. That, along with his repeated failure to quell speculation about the leadership means that I no longer have confidence in him."
He said there was a "robust discussion" in caucus and it was possible Mr Cunliffe could return to the front bench if he proved his loyalty.
"I regret having to take the action I have today but he has left me with no alternative."
It followed a weekend in which Mr Cunliffe repeatedly refused to rule out a challenge of Mr Shearer during the party's annual conference. Mr Cunliffe later said he would endorse Mr Shearer but would not commit to that when Mr Shearer faces a formal confidence vote in February.
That vote will be held under new party rules which allow 40% of caucus to force a leadership contest by refusing to endorse him.
Mr Cunliffe avoided waiting media when he arrived at Parliament but waved quickly as he entered the caucus room.
Mr Cunliffe posted an online message this evening which read:
"Thank you to the hundreds of social media friends who have messaged in friendship and support in recent days. I wish I could express my gratitude for your kindness and my wish that we all might work together for a better New Zealand. Unfortunately I am not at liberty to comment further at this time.''
Several MPs have been openly angry about Mr Cunliffe's behaviour at the conference, saying he had openly undermined both Mr Shearer and former leader Phil Goff. However his allies have argued that no leadership challenge was planned.
Mana MP Kris Faafoi said he was pleased Mr Shearer had been fully endorsed by caucus.
"It's time to get on with it, and I think people want us to get on with it -we should get on with it and it's been dealt with.''
He said he did not have any advice for Mr Cunliffe.
Fellow MP Sue Moroney would not comment.
Speaking after today's vote, Prime Minister John Key said it showed Labour was still a "deeply divided" caucus.
"They haven't actually resolved their issues. They fundamentally don't like each other. They can't agree on the direction they are going in and they can't actually agree on their leader.
"In the weekend they were essentially on display of what they think of each other. Yep, they'll put a united front on it today but it's not going to fool anyone. At some point in the future, David Cunliffe is coming back after David Shearer.
"They are consumed by the internal workings of the Labour Party and we are focused on what is happening here on the global stage and how we can advance New Zealand's position in the world."


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Grief KOAR
377 unique computer generated drawings of grieving creatures.
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Dimensions 8.5 x 8.5 in
Medium Archival digital print on japanese kozo paper
Edition One Edition + Artist Proof
Due to the large number of drawings in this series, new prints will be added to the shop incrementally.
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Situated in the historic Park area of the city of Nottingham, The Walton provides the perfect retreat. Built as a hunting lodge in the early 1800's, this unique residence has retained many of its original features whilst offering all of the conveniences of modern living.
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Albrecht Dürer's Adam and Eve Returns to Public Display at the Prado Museum
Media gather around the painting "Adan y Eva" of German Renaissance artist Albert Dürero during its presentation after a long restoration process at Madrid's El Prado Museum November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio Perez.
The Museum is once again displaying the magnificent pair of paintings of Adam and Eve (1507) by Albrecht Dürer, following two years of intensive restoration to their pictorial surfaces and supports. The work on the two panels has benefited from the participation of a team of international experts, jointly co-ordinated by the Prado and the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles. The latter institution funded the restoration of the delicate panels on which the two paintings are executed, leading to the development of an ingenious technical solution in order to stabilise them. To draw public attention to the complex process of restoration carried out on both panels, they are now on show in a space other than their usual gallery, with a special installation sponsored by Iberdrola as their first project within the collaborative agreement signed today with the
for sponsorship of the Museums restoration programme.
Following a lengthy and complex process of restoration of the panels of Adam and Eve, two masterpieces within the oeuvre of Albrecht Dürer, the greatest artist of the German Renaissance, the Museo del Prado is exhibiting the results of this restoration through a special presentation of both paintings in the centre of Room 49. For four months the panels will be shown apart from the other works by the artist in the collection, among which is his celebrated Self-portrait (1498). Adam and Eve are mounted on a metal structure specially designed to allow both the front and back of each work to be seen. In an adjoining gallery (Room 55b) the restoration of the two panels is explained in detail through several text and image panels that include images of reflectographs and x-rays of the works. There is also a video that records key moments during their restoration and explains the work undertaken on the paint surfaces and the supports.
Over the course of their history, the paint surfaces of the two panels have undergone successive restorations that accumulated, one on top of the other, and finally concealed Dürers original intentions and his exceptionally refined technical skills. These old restorations also affected the panels, particularly that of Adam, which had vertical cracks on the surface that produced distortions and bulging, in turn causing shadows and irregularities on the pictorial surface and thus negatively affecting the forms of Dürers composition. For these reasons, the decision was taken two years ago to move the paintings to the Museums restoration studio in order to restore them and recover the original enamelled surface of the paint layers, in addition to re-establishing the volumes, the sense of depth and the colour achieved by Dürer in the depiction of the figures.
The restoration of the paint surfaces was undertaken by Maite Dávila, a highly experienced paintings restorer at the Museum. The fragile state of the panels, particularly with regard to the problems of the Adam panel, required a complete process of restoration that has been made possible through the support of the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles, California. The collaboration of that institution in the restoration of the two panels is part of the Panel Painting Initiative project through which the Getty committed itself to funding the restoration of both panels. This commitment also involved the participation of George Bisacca of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, who is one of the leading international experts in the restoration of supports, together with that of José de la Fuente, restorer of supports at the Prado, who was in contact with Bisacca throughout the entire process.
In addition and as from today, the new involvement of Iberdrola Foundation as a protector member of the Museums restoration programme represents an important degree of support that will enable the Museum to continue undertaking as many projects of this importance as are considered necessary for the conservation of its collections, and to subsequently make them known to the public through special installations of the type designed for the Adam and Eve panels, made possible through the new participation of Iberdrola Foundation.
Hidden for being "indecent" for more than 25 years
Despite the undeniable importance of the two paintings presented today, now seen with their original pictorial qualities largely recovered and on display in one of the Museums principal galleries, it should be remembered that for 283 years (with the exception of the brief reign of José Bonaparte), since their arrival in Madrid in 1655, both panels were considered to be "nudes" and thus kept in spaces not open to the public.
The very fact that they have survived at all might be considered somewhat miraculous given than in 1762 Charles IIIs moral qualms led him to include them on a list of "indecent" paintings to be destroyed. The intervention of the Court Painter Mengs saved Dürers panels as he was able to convince the monarch that both paintings "were very useful for his pupils to study." With this didactic purpose in mind, thirty years later the two panels were taken to the Academia de San Fernando where they were stored away and could only be seen without restrictions during the reign of José Bonaparte (1809-1813), when they were hung in the Sala de Juntas. Curiously, the story of the concealment of these paintings did not end with their entry into the Prado in 1827, and until 1838 they were kept in the closed room where nudes were housed, at which date they were finally incorporated into the display of works on view to the public.
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Baharampur (also spelled as Berhampore) is in Birbhum-Murshidabad, India. BankimChandra has written his epic Anandamath sitting beside the bank of river Bhagirathi here in Baharampur.
Get in[edit]
Berhampore Court Station or Berhampore bus stand.
By train[edit]
Start from Sealdah railway station, Kolkata. Take Bhagirathi Express(18.22) or Hazarduari Express(06.50) (from Kolkata station) starting from sealdaha station or any passenger train going towards Lalgola. It is 186 km away from Kolkata and takes 3.5 to 4.5 h depending upon the train that you catch. you can also avail DhanaDhyanye Express(16:10) from kolkata station
By bus[edit]
Get into any private or government bus from Dharmatala/ Esplanade(Kolkata) going to or via Berhampore.Volvo bus service is also available for Kolkata-Baharampur route.
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This is probably the best urban town of West Bengal.
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Hang around in the riverbank in the afternoon and go for drive on river side road.
Just go to the Laldighi Park once in the evening, if possible, with your love interest. Great spot to (re)discover love.
Visit the oldest Ramkrishna Mission's( Sargachhi) satellite center in Berhampore.
See theater at Rabindra Sadan and documentary film at Rittik Sadan.Berhampore hosts International Theater Festival in between October and December in every year.
And don't forget to have chhana bora, the trademark sweet of Berhampore.
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Also, lots of cottage industry can be observed, which make lot of hand crafts items.
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The best sweet in any sweet this urban town has given when you bite it will have a flow of sweet syrup inside it.
Wide range of mangoes from Kohinoor, Rani, Khosba they are awesome and unique in test. A sweet called KHAZA made from sesame, also very popular.
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There are a number of liquor bars on the outskirts of the town such as snack bars.
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Nowadays, not many tourists comes to this place, but it still has a handful particularly due to its historical value. Tourist are mostly the locals or former Europeans.
British East India Company starts its journey from the place now known as Murshidabad.
The town Berhampore has a wide choice of restaurants and hotels from a budget to luxury.
Fame Hotel is known as the best hotel and best dine in the town. It can be classified as four-star hotel.
Also, there is Berhampore Lodge in the heart of the city and can take the view of laldighi. Berhampore Lodge Pvt. Ltd., http://hotelblpl.com/ Samrat Hotel Hotel Mauyr Hotel Whitehouse Hotel Samrat
contact nos Berhampore tourist lodge (03482)250439 / 259711 Berhampore Lodge (03482)252952 Berhampore Lodge Pvt Ltd. (03482)250500 Royal Hotel (03482)254818/251721
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Making Berhampore as base, people can enjoy various tourist spots in the district. The famous Hazar Duari,situated in Lalbagh, is just at a distance of hardly 30 km from the town.On the way you can find Katra Masjid, Imambara, Motijhil, Palace of Cossimbazar, etc to name a few. Other than these one can also visit Karna Suvarna,the capital of Bengal under king Shashanka.


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Short-circuiting the Global Phosphorus Cycle
It's green, but it's not good for you.
That benign-looking pond scum signifies a far-reaching shift in the global phosphorus cycle.
Think of global environmental change, and you'll probably think most immediately of such sweeping atmospheric phenomena as global warming or ozone depletion. Many of the other environmental disruptions we're familiar with-toxic dumps, decimated forests, eroded fields-seem largely confined to particular localities. Yet there are some environmental changes that, while appearing to be locally confined, are in fact manifestations of worrisome global patterns. Look at the algae forming on a local farm pond, for example, and you're seeing the result of a process-the phosphorus cycle-that extends far beyond that farm.
Algae thrives (literally "blooms") on runoff of waste fertilizer or other materials containing phosphorus. While human-caused changes in the closely related nitrogen cycle have been widely publicized (see "Toxic Fertility" in the March/April 2001 World Watch), impacts on the phosphorus cycle are less well known. Our research suggests, however, that the movement of phosphorus is indeed a global phenomenon-and that that patch of algae you see in the pond at your feet may be affected by changes in the soil hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Both nitrogen and phosphorus are essential nutrients for plants and are therefore present in most fertilizers in addition to being present in agricultural and municipal waste products. As a result, the movement of large amounts of fertilizers around the planet can also mean the movement of excessive nutrients from one place to another. Typically, some of the fertilizer used on a farm does not stay there but moves downhill where it can get into a downstream aquatic ecosystem-a river, lake, or bay. Concentrations of excess nutrients in these bodies of water cause the patches of algae to expand prolifically. Such "eutrophication," as the green blanketing of the water is called, can be a crippling process: it suffocates the life under the slime-killing fish, diminishing biodiversity, and emitting noxious odors. It
reduces the value of the water for most human uses-whether for drinking, fishing, swimming, or even boating.
Lake Mendota, in Madison, Wisconsin is a classic example of a eutrophic lake in an urbanizing, but primarily agricultural setting. The lake has exhibited many of the symptoms associated with eutrophication since agriculture became the primary land cover in the surrounding watershed, in place of the native prairie and oak savannah. Blooms of blue-green algae have been common here since the 1880s. Along with these blooms came dramatic changes in the food web, including loss of some native species and increased populations of non-native species such as Eurasian milfoil and carp. Eutrophication has greatly diminished the lake's recreational value.
Historically, Madison has never developed public swimming pools, because people were always able to swim in the area's plentiful lakes. Now, as eutrophication worsens, there is increasing public pressure to develop pools because many of the lakes are no longer swimmable. For Lake Mendota alone, the cost of eutrophication has been estimated to be about $50 million in lost recreation and property values. Even so, what happened to this lake is seen as a local story-of little interest to someone in North Carolina or South China. If the people in Madison want to deal with this problem, obviously it is their own local farms and sewer pipes they have to deal with. What's not so obvious is that what has happened here results from massive changes in the flow of phosphorus around the globe.
Human Impact on the Global Phosphorus Cycle
Long before humans arrived on the scene, phosphorus was moving around the planet in a natural cycle that probably took millions of years to complete. A phosphorus molecule might be trapped in rock, then released by erosion to start its gravity-driven journey to the ocean. Along the way, it might be taken up by plants and then animals, then returned to the soil or water via dead vegetation or urine, to continue its slow trek downhill until it finally reached the ocean. Once in the ocean-probably after taking more detours through plants and animals along the way-it would sink into the sediment. In time, geological processes would turn this sediment to terrestrial rock-reincorporating the phosphorus molecule. The cycle would begin again.
With the advent of human agriculture and urbanization, the natural cycle was in some respects short-circuited. Technological advances, especially in the past 50 years, enabled us to mine phosphorus on a large scale, make fertilizer and other products from it, and transport these products around the world, dramatically accelerating the now not-so-natural phosphorus cycle. Globally, we estimate that the annual accumulation of phosphorus in the Earth's freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems has almost quadrupled, from around 3.5 terragrams per year before humans began mining and farming on a large scale, to around 13 terragrams per year now.
To understand the cycle as it was before human interventions began, it is useful to think of the cycle as a flow from the earth's crust back to earth's crust, through four main compartments (see figure, page 31). First, phosphorus-containing rock is weathered-worn by wind, rain, freezing and thawing, etc.-until it becomes soil. With the soil, it moves into lakes and rivers, which transport it to the ocean. Some of it is dissolved in water, and some adsorbed to soil particles that are carried by erosion down to the sea and, ultimately, to the ocean bottom. There it awaits the tectonic movement that will lift up the rock and make it part of the land again. The cycle is described by Aldo Leopold in his essay, "Odyssey," in A Sand County Almanac:
"X had marked time in the limestone ledge since the Paleozoic seas covered the land. Time, to an atom locked in a rock, does not pass. The break came when a bur-oak root nosed down a crack and began prying and sucking. In the flash of a century the rock decayed, and X was pulled out and up into the world of living things. He helped build a flower, which became an acorn, which fattened a deer, which fed an Indian, all in a single year...." The narrative continues through a journey of many adventures involving a bluestem, a plover, some phlox, a fox, a buffalo, a spiderwort, a prairie fire, another fox, another Indian, a beaver, a bayou, and a riverbank. Then, "One spring an oxbow caved the bank and after one short week of freshet X lay again in his ancient prison, the sea."
Within each of the four compartments of this cycle-the Earth's crust, the soil, aquatic systems and the oceans-there are more rapid cycles of phosphorus through the biosphere. In the soil phase, the phosphorus does not all just stay put in the ground. Some of it is taken up from the soil by plants, which are eaten by animals, which may in turn be eaten by other animals, before the phosphorus is eventually returned to the soil in manure or through decomposition of the animals' bodies after they die. Of course, the phosphorus molecule can go through several more of these rapid biospheric cycles before moving to the next compartment of the global cycle. Similar biospheric cycles may then take place in the ocean.
People do several things that impact both the larger global cycle and the smaller, more rapid cycles of phosphorus through the biosphere. Most phosphorus mining takes place in only a few locations around the world-primarily in Florida, West and North Africa, and Russia. Mined phosphorus is then made into fertilizers, animal feeds, and other products and transported to agricultural areas all over the world. There they are incorporated into the soil, either directly as fertilizers or indirectly as excess phosphorus in manure resulting from the use of high-phosphate animal feeds. Poor land-use practices further increase erosion of this phosphorus-laden soil.
Human actions thus accelerate the natural cycle at two key points: in the entry of phosphorus into the biosphere from rock, and in the movement from soil into aquatic ecosystems. Additionally, by moving phosphorus away from certain spots on the Earth's surface (those where it is mined) and to others (primarily where it is used as fertilizer and animal feed), we radically alter the distribution of this element on the planet's surface. The effect of shifting large quantities to places where it would not naturally be found in high concentration has become a growing concern to aquatic ecologists and others who care about maintaining supplies of clean fresh water.
Most phosphorus moves downhill attached to eroded soil particles-whether over the ground as muddy runoff or in rain-swollen streams or rivers. As people increase the amount of phosphorus in the soil through use of fertilizers, the amount of phosphorus carried downhill per kilogram of soil also increases. The higher the concentration in the soil at the outset, the more is available to release downhill. And although it is likely that less than 5 percent of the phosphorus used as fertilizer in temperate areas makes its way into aquatic ecosystems each year, that is enough to cause major changes in those environments.
Understanding what is happening in the upland soil provides a window on the future of downhill water bodies. If we study soil uphill from lakes and rivers, we know more about the possibilities for the future of those same lakes, rivers, and the estuaries they flow into. Studying changes in the phosphorus cycle and upland soils on a global scale can help us know where to expect problems in the future and may help us reduce excess phosphorus before it is a problem.
Messing with Eutrophication
Under natural conditions, eutrophication can be a centuries-long aging process for some lakes. When human caused (scientists call this "cultural" eutrophication), it can happen in a few years. In many cases, cultural eutrophication can be reversed by greatly reducing the amount of phosphorus entering the water.
Phosphorus is just one of many nutrients that plants need to survive and grow. However, it is particularly important to lake systems because it is the limiting nutrient. In other words, even when plants have all other nutrients in sufficient quantities, they will often lack phosphorus. When phosphorus is added to lake water, plants may suddenly grow very rapidly because all the necessary nutrients are now present. But the excessive growth of one organism may mean the death of another. When thick blooms of algal growth block sunlight from reaching the plants below, the decay of dead algae uses up the available oxygen in the water, suffocating fish and sometimes causing whole populations of species to be lost. Eutrophication not only makes a lake look and smell putrid; it also substantially changes the way the aquatic ecosystem works. It can change the plant community, the food web, and the chemistry of a lake beyond recognition.
Although scientists have been studying eutrophication since the turn of the twentieth century, cultural eutrophication was not recognized as a widespread international problem until the 1950s and 60s, when it became a matter of growing concern in both North America's Great Lakes region and in much of Europe. "Lakes became green and smelly, devoid of fish, unfit as sources of drinking water and unimaginable as places of recreation," writes John Emsley in The Thirteenth Element: A Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus.
Scientists did not always know that phosphorus was the culprit in situations of cultural eutrophication. But in the late 1960s, a research team headed by David Schindler, a professor of Ecology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, conducted a revealing experiment on a lake-known as "Lake 227"-in northwestern Ontario. The team divided the lake into two halves. They enriched one half with nitrogen and carbon, and the other half with phosphorus and carbon. The phosphate-enriched basin rapidly became eutrophic, while the other basin remained unchanged.
Phosphorus became widely recognized as the source of fresh water eutrophication problems, and efforts were begun to reduce phosphorus inputs to aquatic ecosystems. In most of the developed world, sewage was diverted around lakes, and most "point" sources (direct outflows of phosphorus-rich effluents from specific farms or processing plants) were cut off. By the 1990s, phosphates had been removed from most detergents, as well. Yet eutrophication persisted, in part because lakes are efficient recyclers of phosphorus. Under conditions of low oxygen at the lake bottom, phosphorus lying in the sediment reenters the water column and is once again available to be used by algae. The problem also remained because scientists had overlooked another source of phosphorus entering lakes-the non-point source runoff from surrounding lands-which proves much more difficult to control. Currently, non-point runoff from uplands is the main source of phosphorus to most aquatic systems in the developed world.
Worldwide, eutrophication in lakes, rivers, and estuaries appears to be increasing. In the Gulf of Mexico, there is now a large hypoxic zone, or "dead" zone, where the low oxygen content of the water has led to massive die-offs in ocean species. The cause has been traced to nutrient runoff from the grain-growing states of the midwestern United States, carried to the Gulf by the Mississippi River. In New Zealand, an increase in dairy farming and fertilizer use has worsened nutrient pollution in hundreds of shallow lakes and streams. By 1994, the most recent date for which we have worldwide data, significant eutrophication problems were being reported in 54 percent of all lakes and reservoirs in Southeast Asia, 53 percent of those in Europe, 48 percent in North America, 41 percent in South America, and 28 percent in Africa.
The growing recognition that eutrophication is more widespread than we might have initially imagined led us to look for a larger-scale perspective on the issue and its causes. We knew that the immediate cause is human impact on phosphorus cycling: increased phosphorus in soils and increase erosion causes increased erosion to lakes. However, we wanted to understand the eutrophication problem from a global perspective because we believed that this perspective might lead to more effective long-term policies to reduce phosphorus load to aquatic ecosystems. Studying phosphorus increase in soils, as opposed to waiting until fish begin dying off in lakes, can be an effective preventive measure. So far, the systematic assessment of phosphorus in upland soils has not become a standard of the eutrophication management process.
Management: The Global Picture
Despite widespread controlling of point source pollution, treatment of sewage, and elimination of phosphates from most soaps and detergents, eutrophication continues to worsen as a result of human activity worldwide. What to do?
The phosphorus in agricultural soils could take decades to draw down by reducing use of fertilizers. During that time, changes in farm practices, urban expansion, or climate change could accelerate erosion and-despite the lower input of phosphorus to soil-increase the rate at which phosphorus moves from the soil into aquatic ecosystems. By the time authorities see enough impairment of lakes to want to take action upstream, the fate of the lakes downstream may already have been sealed. By the same logic, however, the long time lags associated with soil phosphorus buildup also mean that action now can prevent expensive and persistent eutrophication problems in the future.
Efforts to control phosphorus runoff have increased dramatically in recent years. Still, most policies and regulations have approached such runoff as a problem of the particular lake, river reach, or estuary, rather than as part of a larger pattern. These efforts have generally involved reducing nearby fertilizer and manure use, limiting erosion, or removing algae from the water directly. In Lake Mendota, the city regularly runs a floating lawn mower-like machine that strips algae and other aquatic plants from the water.
To implement the long-term solution by reducing the phosphorus stored in upland soil is more difficult. Because upland runoff originates from more dispersed sources, it is very difficult to pinpoint the landowners who are responsible. One consequence is that in the United States, programs are usually voluntary rather than mandatory. Effectiveness is limited, especially if the incentives for participation are not great enough. In some cases, local water authorities attempt to help farmers (and others) to limit phosphorus use or reduce erosion by offering cost sharing from the government. For example, if manure storage pits are needed, the government may offer to pay a share of the cost of creating a manure storage pit.
In other countries such as the Netherlands, restrictions on phosphorus use are more severe and enforced by law rather than enacted voluntarily. Eutrophication is a major concern for the Netherlands, due to the country's high population density and intensive agriculture-combined with the fact that the Rhine River water that flows into the Netherlands from other European countries is already high in phosphorus content. Therefore, Dutch farmers are subject to manure quotas: for each acre of land, they may only spread a certain amount of manure. (The amount allowed per acre often depends on the location, size, and type of farm.) For any manure used beyond that amount, the farmer must pay the costs of removal and processing.
As we begin to look at eutrophication as a global phenomenon, we notice that around the world, water subsidizes agricultural systems. Because we do not account for the cost of water pollution when we add up the cost of agricultural production, food production seems cheaper than it actually is. In economic terms, the cost of water pollution caused by agricultural production is an externality to the agricultural production system. If this worked in the past because clean fresh water seemed infinite, it no longer makes sense to take fresh water supply for granted. Since both food and water are necessary for human survival, it might appear that we are facing a difficult choice between producing food and protecting aquatic resources. However, just as we cannot afford to ignore water pollution, we cannot afford to solve the problem simply by reducing agricultural production. The growing human population and increasing demand for food, along with the lack of vacant arable land for use in agricultural expansion, mean that agricultural production will probably have to become more intense and efficient on land already in production.
Win-win solutions would change regulations and incentives to bring the costs and benefits of agricultural production and water quality protection into better balance. For example, governments could create markets for nitrogen and phosphorus runoff. Each farm would be allotted a certain amount of permissible pollution or runoff. If the farmer could find a way to emit less pollution, he could then sell some of his pollution rights to another farm. If set up correctly, the market would quickly adjust to the value of water-thereby internalizing the cost of water pollution. Alternatively, governments could tax fertilizer use to create an incentive for conservation, using the tax revenues to improve water quality.
Such methods can prove economically as well as environmentally beneficial. A few years ago, New York City, which gets its water supply from the Catskill mountain area, found that its water was no longer meeting EPA standards due to fertilizers and pesticides in the soil. City officials realized they would have to spend between $6 billion and $8 billion to build a water filtration plant to clean the water. Instead, they were able to purchase watershed land in the Catskills sufficient to naturally filter the water for only $1.5 billion. Quality of the water supply was increased and money was saved.
Comparable solutions may be feasible at national and global scales, making it possible to conserve fertilizer, stabilize soils, and improve water quality while reducing costs. Effective policies might include the establishment of national or international phosphorus markets and better tracking of phosphorus around the world, in order to ensure that some areas are not being overwhelmed by excess nutrients. Phosphorus markets could ensure that products such as manure are moved to where they can be used.
Steve R. Carpenter is Halverson Professor of Limnology and Professor of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin, and a past president of the Ecological Society of America. Elena Bennett is doing post-doctoral research in fresh water ecology at the University of Wisconsin. The data in this article are based on E.M. Bennett, S.R. Carpenter, and N.F. Caraco, 2001, "Human Impact on Erodable Phosphorus and Eutrophication: A Global Perspective," BioScience 51:227-234
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A Brief History of Phosphorus
In his book The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, science writer John Emsley tells the story of a material that acquired a notorious reputation over three centuries-in making the nerve gas ethyl S-2 diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphrothiolate (VX); in the organophosphate insecticides Tetraethyl diphosphate, Parathion, and Malathion; in mortar and howitzer shells; in the bombs Hitler rained on Britain; in the execution of numerous murders; and-allegedly-in the infliction of Gulf War Syndrome. But from the start, as suggested by Emsley's account of its discovery, the users of phosphorus had little inkling of the damage its disruption might ultimately do:
"Uncertainty still surrounds the date on which phosphorus was first made. We can be fairly sure the place was Hamburg in Germany, and that the year was probably 1669, but the month and day are not recorded, though it must have been night time. The alchemist who made the discovery stumbled upon a material the like of which had never been seen. Unwittingly he unleashed upon an unsuspecting world one of the most dangerous materials ever to have been made.
On that dark night our lone alchemist was having no luck with his latest experiments to find the philosopher's stone. Like many before him he had been investigating the golden stream, urine, and he was heating the residues from this which he had boiled down to a dry solid. He stoked his small furnace with more charcoal and pumped the bellows until his retort glowed red hot. Suddenly something strange began to happen. Glowing fumes filled the vessel and from the end of the retort dripped a shining liquid that burst into flames....
That Hamburg alchemist was Hennig Brandt, a rather pompous man who insisted on being called Herr Doktor Brandt. His first thought was that he had at last found what he had been searching for. Surely this wondrous new material was the philosopher's stone? If so, he had better keep the secret to himself while he made his fortune. And so for six long years he hid his discovery from the world, until his wealth was all but spent. Magical though it was, his phosphorus stubbornly refused to bring the riches of which he dreamed. Today we know his was a vain hope, but the luminescent material he had made was to create great wealth for a few in the centuries ahead. It was to create untold misery for many more."
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How We Studied the Global Cycle
Although there is not much phosphorus on Earth (only about 0.1 percent of the Earth's crust is phosphorus), it is an essential nutrient for all life forms on our planet. It is found primarily in solid or liquid state and it plays a key role in DNA (the genetic material of most life) and the energy-releasing molecule ATP.
Phosphorus is mined in only a few countries, including the United States, the former Soviet Union, Morocco, and China; however, phosphorus-containing products are consumed in most countries. About 90 percent of the phosphorus mined annually is used to produce fertilizers and animal feeds. Globally, we knew that by mining phosphorus in order to put it on farms and lawns, we were likely to be creating new areas of high concentration. However, scientists knew little about where accumulation might be most severe. Answering this question would help managers prepare for future eutrophication problems.
We made a budget (analogous to a household's financial budget) to find out how much phosphorus is accumulating in the soil compartment of the global model each year. We wanted to get a large-scale picture because we thought we might have more options for management if eutrophication was recognized as a global, rather than just local, problem.
We calculated phosphorus accumulation in soils by determining how much phosphorus enters soils each year and how much is removed. We found values for the amount of mined phosphorus that is used for animal feeds, fertilizer, and other easily biodegradable products annually, and added that to the amount of naturally weathered phosphorus. These are the inputs to Earth's soil. We also calculated how much was leaving Earth's soils each year, by estimating how much phosphorus moved into the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems. The difference between the inputs and the outputs is the amount that accumulates in soils on an annual basis, which we estimated to be between 10.5 and 15.5 million metric tons per year.
We completed a similar calculation for soil accumulation of phosphorus before widespread human impact. In the millennia before civilization began, of course, there was no mining of phosphorus-only natural weathering, which released between 1 and 6 million metric tons per year.
By making separate calculations for agricultural areas and non-agricultural, we found that although agricultural areas occupy only a small fraction of the Earth's surface (about 11 percent), most of the phosphorus accumulation occurs there. Year by year, phosphorus continues to build up in the world's farmland.
Separating calculations for poor and rich countries, we found that while poor countries once had a net loss of phosphorus, they now account for more accumulation than rich countries do. Lakes in these countries are probably becoming more susceptible to eutrophication, which is likely to worsen the quality of life of these countries in the future.


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His name is "Poco," but he seemed pretty big to me. And though he's a quarter horse, I'm confident in saying he's 100% horse.
I met Poco at Renee Baker's stables at the L.A. Equestrian Center, a place always right down the street; but until last week, I never ventured very far under its single white arch. The 72-acre property beyond sprawls like a little mini-city at the junction of Burbank, Glendale and L.A.
This horse-lover's dream city has its own shopping district, public works (especially street sweeping), and grocery for the 500 residents that live here. Like any city, it's always bustling, always moving, with things to do and people to see. And Saturday, Poco and I were going to travel its perimeter and bring this suburban boy a little closer to country life.
Baker, who lives in Glendale, runs a Western-style training school, and like most folks at the equestrian center, she's been around horses her whole life. She learned early on from her father that the trick to training horses and riders is patience.
"I train show horses and people," she said. "The horses are the easy part."
It helps to match the personalities of the horse and rider, she said. Poco's a really easy-going Appaloosa — an older horse who's very much into hanging out, taking naps and eating cookies.
Oh, yeah. We'll get along just fine.
I've watched enough Westerns to get the right swing of the leg over Poco's back. The cheater's block I'm stepping on also helps.
With the reins in my hand, we're soon off, walking along a sandy trail that's dangerously uneven if the horse goes much faster.
The pace is fine with me and Poco. We seem to be of the same opinion of the view of the nearby L.A. River — not much to look at usually, but on a clear day spent outdoors, the sun gives it just the right sheen to convince you it's more than a drainage ditch.
Baker tells me it takes about five years to train a good trail horse and make him responsive to the reins and voice commands. The equestrian center has a few such horses in a rental area, where you can ride for an afternoon along the trails in Griffith Park.
This being L.A., the center's had its share of Hollywood fame. We pass by a field near the park's entrance where "Little Giants" was filmed for the peewee football scenes. And Baker has trained actors who need to learn how to ride for their roles. Poco's owner is an actor — Lin Shaye, who may be best known as Cameron Diaz's neighbor, Magda, in "There's Something About Mary."
We complete our loop around the center, and though we've been gone 45 minutes, the time seems to have gone by more quickly. By the end I'm thankful for the Western-style saddle, as opposed to the English version — there's a lot more surface area on a Western saddle.
Baker has me lead Poco to the showers for a bath. I give him a good rinse, lead Poco back and give him a cookie. He gives a polite nod back, and we part ways.
Baker says I did well for my first ride — I kept my back straight, whereas new riders tend to arch forward a bit. That may change for our next date — this fall Baker's going to teach me a few reining moves in her arena across from the stables.
No problem, as long as the horse and I can agree on naps, long walks and cookies.
BRYAN MAHONEY is a recent transplant from the East Coast. When he isn't galloping into the sunset, he can be reached at email@example.com and on Twitter @818NewGuy.


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In Central Viet Nam's Huong (Perfume) River basin and its Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon, overexploitation and increasing degradation of resources, together with limited coordination between different management authorities, have created an urgent need for the development of an integrated management approach. IUCN and partners recently conducted a preliminary E-flows study in the Huong River basin, where one million people live and where many important ecosystems and wetlands habitat can be found. Also, an economic valuation initiative has been developed, with a strong linkage to the E-flows study. An economic valuation study of a river system assigns monetary values to the ecosystem goods and services that the river system provides, through which to develop economic instruments to aid management decision-making processes, while an E-flows assessment refers to determining the flow regime necessary for maintaining downstream ecosystems and services for river users.
The studies found that in river basins like Huong - where the water flow is strongly regulated and with competing water and ecosystems uses - E-flows and economic valuation are very useful tools for sustainable and equitable use and management of the resources.
E-flows and economic valuation studies can help further the effort towards integrated management in the Huong River Basin by providing quantifiable data that is easy for decision makers to understand. Financial experts can use the findings from economic valuation studies to show the long-term financial benefits of conservation activities, and E-flows can help water resource managers to bridge competing interests and work towards achieving a fair balance of water use.
The initiatives were discussed at a Sida-funded workshop held in Hue on 7 November, 2006, organized by IUCN in collaboration with the Hue College of Economics and the Huong River Projects Management Board. At the workshop, participants discussed the studies' findings and plans and opportunities to link to other on-going initiatives in the basin and lagoon. A representative from MONRE's Department of Water and Resources Management shared information on the Government's efforts on integrated water resources management (IWRM), especially those relating to incorporating E-flows into national water policy.
For more information, contact Mr. Ly Minh Dang, Wetlands and Water Resources Programme Manager, at [email protected] or call +(84) 4 726-1575 ext. 143.


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NEW YORK -- A pair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last month came in better than economists had expected.
The Dow Jones rose 38 points to 13,520 shortly after 1 p.m. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose seven points to 1,453.
"The price action today seems boring, but the economic data is pretty strong," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research.
The Institute for Supply Management said its index of service companies, which includes everything from financial firms to clothing stores, rose in September to the highest level since March. The index reached 55.1. Economists had estimated it would drop to 53.4.
But concerns over an economic slowdown in Europe, China and the U.S. helped push the price of oil down $2.58 to $89.32 a barrel.
"The U.S is looking better than a lot of places in the world," Detrick said. "The big question is: Are they going to pull us down with them?"
The market's gains were held in check by a slump in energy stocks, which fell along with the price of crude oil. Chevron fell 82 cents to $117.14.
In other trading, the Nasdaq composite index rose 18 points to 3,138. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 1.63 percent from 1.61 percent late Tuesday.
Hewlett-Packard's stock sank after CEO Meg Whitman said the computer maker will continue to struggle with weak sales. Profits will likely fall over the next year, she said. HP's stock lost $1.26 to $15.87.
Payment processor ADP said Wednesday that U.S. companies put 162,000 more workers on their payrolls last month. That's still below August's total of 189,000, and not enough to put a dent in the 8.1 percent employment rate.
Trading could remain calm this week while investors look ahead to the government's monthly jobs report Friday and a new round of quarterly corporate earnings reports next week.
Economists expect the unemployment rate edged up to 8.2 percent in September from 8.1 percent in August. And the unofficial start to the earnings season starts next Tuesday when the aluminum company Alcoa posts its results.
The Dow and the S&P 500 have crept higher in the first week of October. The Dow is up 0.6 percent and the S&P 500 is up 0.8 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves Wednesday:
_ Discount chain Family Dollar Stores surged 3 percent after posting stronger net income and sales. The store's customers also spent more money on each sale. Family Dollar Stores' stock gained $2.28 to $68.28.
_ Monsanto fell 1 percent. The purveyor of corn seeds, herbicides and other agricultural products posted a wider loss and reported sales that fell short of Wall Street's expectation. Monsanto's stock lost $1.66 to $88.91.
_ Best Buy jumped 4 percent on reports that the company's founder has teamed up with a group of private equity firms to take over the electronics chain. Its stock rose 68 cents to $17.65.