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The legislators - Sen. Paul G. Pinsky and Del. Anne Healey, both Prince George's County Democrats who oppose the death penalty - sent those concerns in a letter to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, throwing up a new barrier to resuming executions in Maryland.
Among the questions they want answered is why proposed regulations, submitted in July, include a lethal injection cocktail that differs from a recipe recommended by state statute and what specific training the injection team is required to have.
"I would characterize the regulations as vague and somewhat contradictory," Healey said in an interview. "We need some more clarity about what they actually mean and what they think they're trying to do."
Her legislative panel has oversight of state agency regulations, including the correctional department's recommended death penalty guidelines; once it approves them, it would mean an end to a three-year de facto moratorium on executions.
Gov. Martin O'Malley, a death penalty opponent, said grudgingly in April that executions would resume after his push to repeal the law failed. That led to the development of the proposed regulations, which the 20-member Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee - more than two-thirds Democratic - has been studying since September.
Its co-chairs' latest concerns, developed without the full committee's input, have led some critics to wonder whether the apparent foot-dragging is an attempt to extend the moratorium, led by Democrats who oppose executions.
"These [questions] are just part of the continued process of delaying the reimplementation of the death penalty," said Sen. Richard F. Colburn, an Eastern Shore Republican and member of the committee. He says he was not consulted. (The Baltimore Sun e-mailed his office a copy of the committee's letter.)
"The majority of that committee is liberal, and the majority of that committee is more likely against the death penalty," Colburn said. "I don't know how you can draw a regulation process that will be acceptable to a committee that is in fact against the death penalty."
But Healey said the concerns are simply a necessary part of the committee's due diligence.
"This is a process that we use with regulations that are complicated or controversial on a regular basis," Healey said. "Sometimes the regulations come in and there's problems with that, and we put them on hold, and try to get the department to look at them again."
O'Malley spokesman Shaun Adamec said that "the fact that the letter exists and that the questions are being asked illustrates that the committee is taking the process seriously, that the process is under way, and that it's important that we let the process play out."
The committee asked the correctional department to delay adoption of the rules in September so members could study issues they raised. Healey pointed out that officials could ignore her concerns and move ahead 30 days after sending the co-chairs a letter of their intent to do so.
If that were to happen, Healey and Pinsky would likely call for a hearing involving the full committee. But it doesn't look like that will be necessary.
Corrections spokesman Rick Binetti said the department "will work with the committee and provide them whatever information they request ... as quickly as possible."
Maryland's death penalty has been on hold since the Court of Appeals ruled in December 2006 that the state's lethal injection protocol should have been approved using certain legislative procedures, creating a de facto moratorium on state executions.
Lawmakers considered making the moratorium permanent during this year's legislative session. But they ultimately chose to limit, rather than abolish, the death penalty, leading corrections officials to move forward to comply with the necessary legislative procedures to make the protocol legal.
The department published 22 pages of proposed rules in the Maryland Register at the end of July, defining a chain of command and pre-execution procedures by the day. Five days before execution, for example, the maintenance team is supposed to test the emergency generator and the telephone lines in the lethal injection room.
But they failed to address four major areas of concern, according to Healey and Pinsky.
"The court case that brought these [issues] before us in the first place was pretty clear in wanting to have a process, and we don't think that they've met the standard of the process," Healey said. "They haven't given us enough detail about how they're going to operate."
The letter she and Pinsky sent outlines four main issues questioning what regulated procedures will be used, the drug protocol, the training of lethal injection personnel, and what other state practices were considered in creating the plan.
It specifically raises concerns about using paralyzing drugs, considered unacceptable for animal euthanasia, that would prevent an inmate from signaling whether he feels pain. It mentions a recent case in Ohio in which executioners struggled for two hours to locate a usable vein, with the condemned man's help, but eventually had to abort the lethal injection.
"Adequate training of the department lethal injection team is of utmost importance so that this situation does not happen in this state," they wrote in the letter.
Some legislators, including Colburn, say they do not have the same concerns.
"The only problem with the death penalty in Maryland is that we don't use it enough," he said, bemoaning the fact that only five executions have taken place in the past 33 years. He said he doesn't see the divide as Republican versus Democrat, but rural versus urban.
"The majority of the people on the Eastern Shore believe that if you rape and murder somebody, you ought to at least face the possibility [of death]," Colburn said. "If you live by the sword, you die by the sword."


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Step-By-Step Guide On How To Mount A Roof Top Tent:
- All tents have a similar installation process, but they might vary a little, that is why we recommend you reading carefully THROUGH EACH PRODUCT MANUAL, as well as watching their videos (most are online, or you can ask us to send them to you).
- Tools needed: A Phillips head screwdriver, a box cutter, a second 13 mmm ratcheting wrench, a 10mm ratcheting wrench and a heck saw.
- Before mounting them onto a roof rack, flat rack or crossbar, the first step is removing your newly bought RTT from the box, as well as all the bits and pieces included (all RTTs WILL include all the necessary installation parts and a manual).
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- Then, time for the action. Grab the mounting tracks of the RTT; place them on the tent base parallel to the hinges, aligning the holes in the tracks with the holes in the base.
- Grab the nuts, remove them from the four medium sized bolts and slide them into the mounting channels, as to align them to the holes in the base.
- Then take the bolts each with two washers, and slide them between the mattress and the tent base.
- Screw them into the pre drilled holes and the nuts you just put in the tracks.
- Once the tracks are on, you need turn/flip the tent over to install the ladder.
- Grab the Ladder Brackets and unscrew the bolts on each bracket, so that you can position over the pre-drilled holes at the edge of the tent base.
- Take the longer bolts each with the washer, and slide them between the mattress and the tent base, into the pre-drilled holes and up through the ladder bracket.
- Attach each one with a nut and leave them loose.
- Then grab the ladder and through the holes at the end of it, join it to the by passing the remaining length of the bolt through the holes in the ladder end. Then add another nut and tighten it on both sides.
- Then rotate the ladder a few times, before tightening the bolts of the brackets to the base.
- Then secure the ladder with the straps (most tents should have them), and then reattach the side straps of the tent to secure it.
- Once all the parts have been installed, make sure you put the travel cover on top of the tent. It is a very easy process that barely needs explanation; just make sure you close the zippers carefully to prevent the tent fabric catching to the zipper.
- Time to place the tent on top of the vehicle. Since they weigh over 120 lbs, you will want the help of someone to do it.
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- It is INSTALLED!
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- Now, to open it, release the side straps, pull back the ladder until it locks out and use it as leverage to open the tent.
- Make sure all rungs of the ladder are locked into the edge.
- Before getting into the tent, make sure the hinges are properly engaged.
- Then unclasp the awnings and find the predrilled holes for the rainfly rods.
- Insert at a 45-degree angle and hook through the grommet.
- You are READY!
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You find yourself sitting at your desk, watching the cursor on your computer blink over and over again. With each blink, your eyes become more heavy and soon you fall asleep. Moments later, you awake to find yourself not sitting at your desk, but in a strange land. Describe where you are, who you meet, and how you try to get home (if you even want to, that is..).
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SOMERSWORTH — Senior Rachel Hill scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Somersworth High School girls basketball team to a 51-47 come-from-behind win over Gilford in Division III action Friday.
It was the opener for both teams.
Somersworth (1-0) trailed 27-23 at the half, but rallied to tie the game after three stops (35-35) and then won it in the fourth quarter.
Maddie Osbon added six points, while Meredith Poplawski and Miranda Gagnon had four each.
The Hilltoppers host Farmington Tuesday (JV start at 4:30 p.m.). Gilford is 0-1.
Farmington 45, Belmont 34
BELMONT — The Farmington girls basketball team overcame a sluggish start to beat Belmont Friday in D-III action, 45-34.
The Tigers (1-0) did not score in the first six minutes of the game, but finally responded to take a 20-18 lead at the break. They used an 11-4 advantage in the third quarter to build the lead to 31-22.
McKenzie Lloyd led Farmington with a game-high 20 points. Kelsey Gregoire added seven points and Kayla Squires was a perfect 6 of 6 from the foul line for six points.
Farmington plays at Somersworth Tuesday. Belmont is 0-1.
Portsmouth Christian 34, Concord Christian 32
DOVER — The Portsmouth Christian girls basketball team held off Concord Christian in the Division IV opener for both teams Friday, 34-32.
Alicia Vining led PCA (1-0) with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Nicole Dudley scored a team-high 13 points.
Concord Christian slipped to 0-1.
Berwick 7, Pingree
DOVER — The Berwick Academy girls hockey team improved to 2-0 with Friday's convincing 7-0 win over Pingree at the Dover Ice Arena.
Anna Cosentino was one of seven players to score, adding two assists to her total. Also scoring were Anna Wright (assist), Amy Briand (assist), Tatania Bradley (assist), Gabby Boulavahn, Kailey Sonricker and Tilly Burzynski. Julia Mini made 13 saves in goal.
BA plays at Holderness School today. Pingree is 0-1.
High school roundup: Hill's 29 points sparks Hilltoppers to win
SOMERSWORTH — Senior Rachel Hill scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Somersworth High School girls basketball team to a 51-47 come-from-behind win over Gilford in Division III action Friday.


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Emma Pullman | September 7, 2011
By Emma Pullman • Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 07:15
Dear Oprah,
I just don't know where to begin.
I can't find my words because I respect you so much. You're a woman pioneer who has done much to advance the status of women globally. You've donated millions of dollars to various organizations, and have used your talk show to raise the profile of women's issues. Your philanthropy has funded projects like The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, and Women for Women International. You've also used your celebrity to raise awareness of environmental causes, notably the efforts to rebuild the Gulf.
That's why I'm so stumped right now by your choice to feature ads from EthicalOil.org on your television network.
I'm all about the work that you do, but the logic of promoting tar sands oil by appealing to our desire for women's liberation, our desire to help protect women in despotic regimes like Saudi Arabia, is deeply flawed and misguided.
The ad [below], which is airing exclusively on your network in Canada, claims that strict rules in Saudi Arabia prevent women from driving, from leaving their homes or working without their male guardian's permission. With those sad facts firmly established, the ads powerfully appeal to our deep emotions about women's rights, human rights and fundamental political freedoms by implying that by buying "conflict oil", we are supporting oppression.
The ad presents Canada's tar sands as an "ethical oil" alternative to "conflict oil". At the end of the ad the viewer is told "It's a choice we have to make".
So, to be clear, the argument being put forward on your network is that expanding tar sands production will help liberate women from oppressive petrocracies like Saudi Arabia. It also appears to imply that we must support the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a project that would massively expand tar sands production, because it will decrease our reliance on conflict oil.
Let's unpack this argument a little further.
I agree with you that Saudi Arabia abuses women's rights. But let's be perfectly clear: the link that this ad campaign tries to make – that expanding tar sands production will somehow liberate Saudi Arabian women – doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
The choice about whether or not to buy bitumen from the tar sands has no real effect on Saudi Arabia's oil revenues. We live in a world that is hungrier and hungrier for the stuff. The United States and Canada combined hold less than 5 percent of the world's proven oil reserves. Increasing output from the tar sands won't substantially decrease our reliance on foreign oil, and it won't reduce the world's demand for Saudi Arabia's crude.
Kate Sheppard aptly notes in Mother Jones that even with increased tar sands output, Saudi Arabia will continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world and be the world's largest exporter. Expanding the tar sands just makes it easier for us to keep delaying the transition to clean energy.
Glenn Hurowitz, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, does a great job of debunking this claim. Basic oil industry economics show that the argument that domestic drilling will reduce consumption of foreign oil is deeply flawed. Here's how it works:
Because Middle Eastern and Venezuelan oil is so much cheaper to produce and more plentiful than remaining domestic oil reserves, those countries can almost always outcompete domestic U.S. competitors and still maintain their enormous profit margins and high levels of production. Saudi and Iraqi oil, for instance, costs just $4-$6 per barrel to produce with another $2-$3 tacked on for transportation costs (costs are similar for Iranian oil). Production costs for tar-sands oil clock in at a minimum of $30 per barrel; costs for other domestic sources are similar.
Increasing the output of the tar sands is thus not going to hurt Saudi Arabia oil coffers in any meaningful way.
Mike G at the Rainforest Action Network notes that TransCanada's own research demonstrates that the raison d'être of the Keystone XL pipeline was never to decrease our reliance on foreign oil from "unfriendly regimes". We will have to continue importing just as much oil from Saudi Arabia. The pipeline is designed to keep Gulf Coast refineries running at capacity, not to replace current oil imports.
Oprah, let's not use these women as pawns to support tar sands extraction in Canada. You can support women's liberation efforts. You can oppose development of the tar sands. To say the least, these issues are not mutually exclusive.
The Ethical Oil ads airing in Canada are duplicitous, and use the worst kind of fear mongering and manipulation tactics to sell us the filthiest oil on the planet.
Speaking of duplicitous manipulation, the people behind the Ethical Oil blog and ad claim to be a small Toronto-based NGO to hide deep connections to the Alberta oil industry. Oprah, I'm curious to understand how a small non-profit managed to land a featured spot on your network.
I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt that neither you nor your production company are directly funded by tar sands interests. But if you really believe that EthicalOil.org is a small grassroots non-profit concerned with the plight of women, you've been sorely misled.
According to Deep Climate, Ethical Oil isn't the low budget grassroots organization it purports to be. Its principals are some of the rising stars of the conservative movement in Canada, and one is a lawyer for tar sands firms.
Here's the back story: Ezra Levant turned "ethical oil" into a meme late last year. Almost overnight, pro-industry and government officials, keen to sell the filthy oil to a skeptical public, picked up the term and ran with it. After the Conservative election victory in May, Conservative government spokesperson (and former American Enterprise Institute intern) Alykhan Velshi took over at the helm of the ethicaloil.org blog. The blog is registered to Levant, who also has strong links to the Conservatives.
And, here's another thing that just doesn't add up for me. How is it that a former advisor to Environment Minister John Baird, and communications director for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, would find himself taking an "unpaid" job as a blogger?
Thanks to the folks over at Deep Climate, it makes a lot more sense. EthicalOil.org is connected to the obscure Ethical Oil Institute. Though there is scant reference to them online, according to their notice of incorporation, the institute was registered on March 9, 2011 to an Edmonton address, 12220 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton AB T5N 3Y4.
That just so happens to be the address of the law firm McLennan Ross. McLennan Ross makes bathtubs full of money doing work for tar sands firms.
The two members of the Ethical Oil Institute's board of directors are Ezra Levant and McLellan Ross partner Thomas Ross. Thomas Ross is one of ten lead partners in McLellan Ross's OilSandsLaw.com initiative, a "slick new oilsands cross-selling strategy" and marketing campaign.
And this makes me question EthicalOil.org's PayPal donation statement that clearly maintains it "will not take money from foreign corporations, foundations, governments, or lobbyists." The evidence that's stacking up sure seems to suggest otherwise.
Oprah, sorry to break it to you, but the facts suggest that EthicalOil.org is just a really clever PR tool for the oil industry.
To echo the EthicalOil.org ad, "It's a choice we have to make". To that I ask you, what's your choice going to be? If you want to support women's liberation efforts in Saudi Arabia, why don't you fund women's liberation efforts in Saudi Arabia?
Oprah, this is what I know for sure: There's nothing ethical about oil, no matter where it comes from. If you actually want to take on Saudi sheiks, then support a transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.
Emma Pullman, Vancouver BC
George Kapotto replied on Permalink
Just because Canada is a 'nice guy'...
…does not mean rape (of the environment) is okay.
We have to get away from this idea that tar sands oil is okay because Canada is a nice country. If an action is wrong it does not matter who perpetrates it.
The ecological carnage that is the tar sands should stand or fall ethically on its own merits.
George Kapotto replied on Permalink
Another note on Canadian politics...
(Sorry for posting twice in short order.)
Stephen Harper is currently saber rattling about the great threat of 'Islamicism' in Canada. Note that he is clearly not saying fundamentalism. All Muslims are being painted with the same, 'You can't trust them.' brush. Say what you will about the Canadian Prime Minister but he is the master of staying on message so clearly this is not accidental.
Maybe I'm being paranoid but it sure seems like Harper sees selling dirty oil as worth the political cost of demonizing Islam.
Unless it is a message that he believes Canadians are ready to accept in which case I weep for my country.
It is mostly the right that
It is mostly the right that denigrates & demonizes Islam anyway, so he is just simply echoing right wing populist beliefs. It's dog whistle politics. The right are the majority in Canada at present, so echoing their sentimentalities will only get more pats on the back & high fives.
RickJames replied on Permalink
And it's mostly the left - by
And it's mostly the left - by a large margin - that denigrates and demonizes Christianity but that is perfectly fine of course.
Rick, I can only speak for
Rick, I can only speak for myself as an agnostic/atheist by saying I disagree with both Christianity & Islam equally. In fact I don't agree with any religion.
From my perspective & for many in my religious position, we see Christianity & Islam as just being business franchises & as bad as each other. It's ridiculous to point to one (Islam) & denigrate it, when those who call themselves Christians are just as bad. This juxtaposition is religious McArthyism to say progressives are denigrating & demonizing Christians while somehow being sympathetic to Islam, its religious patriotism.
Don't get me wrong. After growing up in a highly religious & conservative family, I know there are many good morals & general values that religion has to offer. It's just that very few follow the rules anymore. Or they make up their own rules, re-interpret rules & the franchises all come up with their own unique interpretations of the rules too.
The trend of right wing politicians , journalists & shock jocks delivering nationalistic dog whistle messages, pro fossil fuel & religious intolerance is more about preserving the funding from these groups, while at the same time preserving their voting base than anything else.
Ethical Oil? and an Un-ethical Oprah?
Clean coal? Ethical Oil? What is next from the right wing? Edible Asbestos?
Oprah, this is Clearly NOT something that you, of all people, should be endorsing. Surely you can get by on the millions that you are already rolling in without doing such harm by letting a cretin like Ezra Levant and the right wing nutters he works for, buy time to spread his lies on your Network. Yes Canada is a basically ethical place, but the right wing will not rest until that is simply no longer the fact.
No, really, what's next? Edible Asbestos?
Maybe it will be ~ I never thought I'd have to deal with an Un-ethical Oprah either.
My real name by the way is Kim Leaman, not sure how you came up with that! Lol!
Don't give them ideas
Kim!! Don't give them ideas.
They have already shown that they could con people with smoking, when it was obviously harmful. Conning people that AGW is no threat is a cake walk.
RickJames replied on Permalink
The concept of "ethical" oil
The concept of "ethical" oil is that if we are going to use oil anyway, which oil does the least harm in the grand scheme of things?
Lapping up oil by living the western lifestyle while comparing it to asbestos is positively schizophrenic.
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Don't quite follow your
Don't quite follow your tortured logic. Just because something is less harmful doesn't mean it's ethical. That's like saying Hitler was ethical because he killed 6 million people, while Stalin killed 50 million.
The point is moot anyway, since tar sands oil is more harmful than conventional oil. And selling it to the US, the world's no.1 interventionist and terrorist nation, hardly makes Canada 'ethical'.
Asbestos wasn't being compared, it was being used in a 'slippery slope' type argument. Still, it would make an apt comparison.
RickJames replied on Permalink
How about this one: paper or
How about this one: paper or plastic shopping bags at the grocery store. Both come with an environmental price, but one is probably more "ethical" than the other.
Another example: you can buy gas from the filling station on the east side of town but the station owner is a wife beater. The owner of the filling station on the west side of town is known to be upstanding and valued member of the community who does volunteer work. Where do you fill your gas tank?
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Those aren't examples of
Those aren't examples of ethical products, just lesser of evil choices. There's a difference.
timichango replied on Permalink
It's a false choice
If you think that the Tar Sands are an 'upstanding and valued member of the community who does volunteer work', you're on quaaludes.
A more accurate comparison would be: "…you can buy gas from the filling station on the east side of town but the station owner is a wife beater. The owner of the filling station on the west side of town is known to be a profiteering, greedy, calculating bastard who screws over everyone wherever he goes, and then leaves them to wallow in the aftermath, who attracts a cadre of whoring, drug-addled mercinaries to enact his dirty work in-situ, and who poisons the town well while denying it, and claims that everything's fine while the folks who use the well get sick en-masse".
False goddamned choice if you ask me: they're both terrible options. Why don't we look at the other oft-ignored options instead for once, rather than creating pseudo-ethical fantasies out of one side of our collective mouths, while continuing to send money to despotic corporate interests with vested interest in maintaining the status-quo out of the other. Ratherwhy not pursue more responsible—more ethical, since that's the mot du jour—alternatives?
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Good point :-)
Good point :-)
False dichotomy.
False dichotomy.
timichango replied on Permalink
Insulting conflations
These ads contain the worst kind of non-sequitur argument: that somehow our choice to expand domestic oil production is going to make womens lives better in Saudi arabia, or at least act as a financially punitive measure to scold the arbiters of their status-quo, and redeem ourselves through our disassociation with their economy.
What a bloody joke. Saudi women's & human rights are a distinct issue, and deserve to be treated as such, and not used cynically as leverage in an argument for a deceptive, lesser-of-two-evils choice "we've got to make" in favor of stepping up our production of domestic oil.
Posing the argument that we either need to chose the oppression of Saudi Women, or the destruction of our domestic ecosystems and environmental health—never mind the real direct and peripheral violence being consistently waged against our own native peoples that inhabit all of the areas that we extract resources from—is a truly idiotic, insulting, emotionally manipulative, and downright deceptive tactic.
And you're running them on your network, Harpo. Shame on you.
Ethical Oil
Hi Emma,
Have you had a chance to read Ezra's Book "Ethical Oil"? if not I highly recommend it. As for your view on oil, I do agree with you on how inexcusable the abuse being set upon the women in SA is. However that is not the way it is in Canada. My question to you today is what are you righting this blog on? also what do you use to watch Oprah's network, or even just her commercial? Do you drive or take public transit? How about a cell phone, I am sure you have one of those. If you have a child, or are going to do you plan on getting an ultrasound?
here is a small list of an even smaller fraction of items that are made with oil. Ink (for your printing needs),Fuel,bicycle tires (I assume you ride a bike), dresses,mops,tool box,luggage,sun glasses, detergents,tents, pillows,antifreeze, guitar strings,speakers,bandages,cameras,contact lenses,artificial limbs, roller skates,trash bags.
I don't mean to put you or the causes you fight for down, but I always wonder if everyone knows how needed oil is? It is not just something that "fuels" the economy it is something that we use in our every day lives. I challenge you to live one day oil free…


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Affiliate Faculty, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
1999: Professor Dr. Vilho Vaisala Award, World Meteorological Organization
1998: Climate Research Branch Equinox Award, MSC, Environment Canada
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, Hydrology, Ph.D., 1988
Hohai University, Nanjing, China, Hydrometeorology, M.Sc., 1984
Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Hydrology, B.Sc., 1981
Dr. Daqing Yang
Research Scientist - Cold Region Hydrology Research
CURRENT S&T / RESEARCH - Contributing to Environment Canada's mandate to conserve and protect aquatic ecosystems
- Cold region hydrology and climate
- Arctic large river hydrology and change
- Snow cover and snowfall data and measurements
- Climate change and human impact to regional hydrology
- Applications of remote sensing data in cold regions
Subject editor for IAHS publications (cold region hydrology, and northern research basin water balance), and WMO technical reports (solid precipitation measurement intercomparison, and integrated global observing strategy - cryosphere theme)
Proposal evaluations for funding agencies (NSERC and NSF) and manuscript reviews for professional journals (Journal of Geophysical Research, Water Resources Research, Hydrological Processes)
Supervisor of graduate students at University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); Co-supervisor of postdoctoral fellows at NHRC and UAF
Conference session organization, e.g. 2011 IUGG IAHS session "Cold Regions Hydrology in a Warming Climate", and 2011 AGU Fall Meeting session "Lakes and Reservoirs in Cold Region Hydrology"
Yang, D., Marsh, P., Gelfan., A. 2011: Cold Regions Hydrology in a Changing Climate, IAHS Red Book, No 346, 208pp.
Ge, S., D. Yang, D. Kane, 2011: Yukon river basin long-term (1977-2006) hydrologic and climatic analysis, Hydrological Processes (accepted).
Yang, D., Y. Zhao, R. Armstrong, and D. Robinson, 2009: Yukon river streamflow response to seasonal snowcover changes, Hydrol. Process. 23, 109–121, DOI: 10.1002/7216
Rawlins M. A., H. Ye, D. Yang, A. Shiklomanov, and K. McDonald, 2009: Divergence in seasonal hydrology across northern Eurasia: emerging trends and water cycle linkages, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D18119, doi:10.1029/2009JD011747.
Ye, B., D. Yang, Z. Zhang, and D. L. Kane, 2009: Variation of hydrological regime with permafrost coverage over Lena Basin in Siberia, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D07102, doi:10.1029/2008JD010537.
Ma, L., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, B. Ye, D. Yang, and D. Qin, 2009: Evaluation of precipitation from the ERA-40, NCEP-1, and NCEP-2 Reanalyses and CMAP-1, CMAP-2, and GPCP-2 with ground-based measurements in China, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D09105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011178.
Sugiura, K., T. Ohata, and D. Yang, 2009: Application of a snow particle counter to solid precipitation measurements under the Arctic condition, Cold Regions Science and Technology 58 (2009) 77–83.
Woo, M-K., D. Kane, S. Carey, D. Yang, 2008: Progress in permafrost hydrology in the new millennium, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 19 Issue 2, 237-254.
Majhi, I., and D. Yang, 2008: Streamflow characteristics and changes in Kolyma basin in Siberia, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 9, 267-279.
Ye, H., D. Yang, D. Robinson, 2008: Winter Rain-on-Snow and its Association with Air Temperature in Northern Eurasia, Hydrological Processes, Vol. 34, No2, 112-135.
Yang, D., Y. Zhao, R. Armstrong, D. Robinson, and M.-J. Brodzik, 2007: Streamflow response to seasonal snow cover mass changes over large Siberian watersheds, J. Geophys. Res., 112, F02S22, doi:10.1029/2006JF000518.
Tian, Xiangjun; Dai, Aiguo; Yang, Daqing; Xie, Zhenghui, 2007: Effects of precipitation-bias corrections on surface hydrology over northern Latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 112, No. D14, D14101.
Costard, F.; Gautier, E.; Brunstein, D.; Hammadi, J.; Fedorov, A.; Yang, D., Dupeyrat, L. 2007: Impact of the global warming on the fluvial thermal erosion over the Lena River in Central Siberia, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 34, No. 14, L14501.
Woo, M.K., R. Thorne, K. Szeto, and D. Yang, 2007: Streamflow hydrology in the boreal region under the influences of climate and human interference, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B; doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.2197.
Sugiura, K., T. Ohata, and D. Yang, 2006: Catch characteristics of precipitation gauges in high-latitude regions with high winds. J. Hydrometeor., 7, 984–994.
Yang, D., D. Kane, Z. Zhang, D. Legates and B. Goodison, 2005: Bias-corrections of long-term (1973-2004) daily precipitation data over the northern regions, Geophysical Research Letter, 32, L19501, doi:10.1029/2005GL024057.
Yang, D., B, Liu, and B. Ye, 2005: Stream temperature changes over Lena River basin in Siberia, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L05401, doi:10.1029/2004GL021568.
Yang, D., B. Ye, A. Shiklomanov, 2004: Streamflow characteristics and changes over the Ob river watershed in Siberia. J. of Hydrometeorology 5(4), 69-84.
Yang, D., B. Ye, and D. Kane, 2004: Streamflow changes over Siberian Yenisei river basin. J. of Hydrology, 296(1-4), 59-80.
Expertise Categories associated with this S&T Expert:Arctic & Northern
Climate Change and Processes
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Measurement Science
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Snow Processes and Measurement
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If Californians don't turn out to vote in November, they'll never turn out.
Late yesterday, Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a 10th statewide measure for the November ballot. Here's a quick and handy guide to the measures and what they mean.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
Pot. The initiative to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana isn't the most important measure, but it's certain to get the most attention, particularly outside of California. For all the talk about pot, look for the measure to turn on arguments about money. Can pot produce more money for the budget, as backers claim (and some state officials estimate)? Or is it a poorly drawn measure that, by putting California out of step with federal law, is full of new, hidden costs for the state government and businesses?
Three measures on the ballot offer voters an opportunity to micromanage the budget and second-guess decisions lawmakers have made (decisions, by the way, that they have been forced to make in many cases because of previous voter-approved restrictions on discretion). One measure would establish an $18 vehicle license fee surcharge to fund state parks. Another would put new restrictions on the ability of the state to take funds away from transportation and local government programs. A third would repeal legislation that created more favorable tax treatment for business with the goal of getting more money into the budget for spending programs, particularly on education.
Each of these initiatives have worthy goals. But these are precisely the kind of measures that have helped get California in such a fix. There's also a hidden danger in each. Once voters in California enact something by initiative, it can only be changed by another vote of the people. So if voters approve these measures, they are putting themselves in charge, essentially forever, of policy on state parks and business taxes. Remember that the next time you complain there are too many measures on the ballot.
California's goo-goos (a somewhat derisive term for political reformers -- goo goo is a reference to good government) have been obsessed with changing the way districts are drawn as a cure for what ails the state politically. The political class sees this as a threat. Each side has a measure on the November ballot. One would extend the power of the redistricting commission approved by voters in 2008 to cover Congressional districts (the 2008 initiative, Prop 11, covered only state districts). Some Democrats who like districts the way they are have qualified an initiative -- qualifying just barely at the 11th hour -- to repeal Prop 11 so that the redistricting commission voters approved never redistricts.
What does this mean for Californians? Almost nothing. California's districts are uncompetitive not because of how they were drawn but because of partisan polarization; the coast is very liberal and Democratic, the interior red and Republican. The state does need electoral reform -- but real reform would move us away from our system of single-member, winner-take-all districts and replace it with a system of multi-member, regional districts that are represented by people elected, at least in part, through proportional representation.
The ballot has two measures that would alter California's unique (and problematic) system of requiring two-thirds votes to pass budgets and raise taxes While these won't get much attention, they may be the two most important items on the ballot.
One measure would eliminate the two-thirds vote for just the budget (while leaving in place the two-thirds requirement for tax increases). This could be an important advance -- since the two-thirds vote requirement for budgets is a big reason why budgets are late and unbalanced. But it also could lead to even more budget gimmickry and borrowing, by making it easier to pass budgets full of spending--while keeping in place the two-thirds requirement on tax increases that makes it difficult to raise enough money to fund that spending.
The second measure would extend the two-thirds requirement on tax increases to fee increases -- and impose new requirements that voters approve local levies. Put simply, this deepens California's supermajority budget system. If you think the budget system in this state is a raging success, you should vote for this measure.
Two big parts of Gov. Schwarzenegger's legacy are on the ballot. One is the big, pork-filled, dull but important water bond he negotiated with the legislature.
The other measure is even more important. I'm hoping there's a big international debate occasioned by an initiaitive that would suspend California's landmark climate change legislation, AB 32, until employment drops. There have been so many claims and counter-claims here about this law, but the central question is a crucial one and hasn't been answered definitively, at least by my lights. Does climate change legislation represent a path to creating a new economy of green jobs? Or will such legislation retard economic growth? That's a question the whole world is asking. Perhaps Californians, by debating and studying this initiative will provide an answer.


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Oct 22, 2012
Hannah's Black French Provincial Desk
Her room was painted a hot pink... now I know what you're thinking... eww??? Hot pink?? But it actually looks terrific... you'll just have to use your imagination, though, I photographed the desk in my own home before I brought it to her.
The shade I used was Onyx black by Glidden, but I had it tinted in Behr premium plus paint. The top was laminate, so first I primed it with a great primer called Gripper. Supposedly it's super great stuff... and it did seem to work pretty great for me. As you can see in the pic below, it's for hard to stick surfaces.
I sprayed the hardware with Rustoleum "Dark Steel" It's in the same line as the oil-rubbed bronze that everyone loves.
And because the drawers were painted cream and pretty marked up, I went ahead and painted them pink!
I don't always do that, but in this case, I think it was that wow factor that this desk needed! Right after I finished this desk, I called up my mother-in-law and told her that she and Hannah had a slight problem... Hannah wasn't going to be getting her desk back! (Don't worry... it's now happily residing in Hannah's room.)
And because she loves damask, this pretty wrapping paper is going in the drawers.
You can see her matching dresser here:
Lining to:
Primitive & Proper
Domestically Speaking
Southern Lovely
The Shabby Creek Cottage
The 36th Avenue
My Repurposed Life
Miss Mustard Seed
Funky Junk Interiors
Tatertots & Jello
The Shabby Nest
Five Days: Five Ways
Classy Clutter
43 comments:
Cynthia I LOVE black and pink together! Such a great color combo.Looks a bit Frenchy Paris!LOVE that drawer liner too! Her room must look amazing!ReplyDelete
Oh my its outstanding. Do you use latex paint or oil base.ReplyDelete
Just beautiful - and the pink draws are gorgeous, a really lovely touch!ReplyDelete
Que preciosidad! Ha quedado de autentico lujo.BesosReplyDelete
that is awesome! the pop of pink is perfection!ReplyDelete
Soooo pretty!ReplyDelete
Love the pop of pink and it'll so go well with your sister-in law's room,she must be so excited:)
Such a gorgeous desk! Love the colors together, and the paper in the drawers will look just beautiful!! Thanks for your visit! Now following!ReplyDelete
I love this!! I just bought a gently used desk for my daughter and is waiting to be painted. Thanks for the tips on the paint, and I LOVE the idea to paint the drawers a different color!ReplyDelete
Love love LOVE the pink detailing! What a fabulous idea...ReplyDelete
And so well executed. Gorgeous!
Enjoy it..... you deserve it
hugs ~ Crystelle
Those drawers are awesome! What a nice surprise when opening up a drawer. I love hot pink and black together, and it's great for a teen room.ReplyDelete
What a transformation!! Love your end product!! And the pop of pink! So unexpected!! :) Great job!!ReplyDelete
So pretty! I'm crazy about the pink & the damask paper inside the drawers - what a fun surprise.ReplyDelete
Warmly, Michelle
Getting ready to paint a desk black for my daughter's room and I just love that the drawers are pink! Thanks for sharing great ideaReplyDelete
Hi, I'm coming over from FFF and I love your desk. The details inside and out are beautiful!ReplyDelete
The desk looks beautiful painted black. I love the pink inside with the damask.ReplyDelete
Black and pink--they look fantastic together! Great work.ReplyDelete
This desk looks amazing! I'm a girl who loves pink...can't get enough of it!! And with black... it's just fabulous! Great job!ReplyDelete
Love the pop of pink - so gorgeous with the black. Featuring your desk in the PoPP Spotlight this weekend. Thanks for linking up.ReplyDelete
Black and pink, you can't go wrong with that combination with the girls. Great job.ReplyDelete
Peggy @ southscapedesigns.com
This is a stunning desk transformation--I love your use of the bold color combination! I am a lover of color!ReplyDelete
I love the black & pink! Very cool and very chic! New follower via GFC, because I keep coming back to your blog on link parties! LOLReplyDelete
Would love to have you as a follower on my blog, too! Come by for a visit!
Kristy @ Shona Skye Creations
What a darling piece to start with...and your new paint finishes just made it pop. I'm sure it will look fantastic in it's new space. I may have to gets some tips from you in how to find great furniture to refinish. I have such a hard time finding good pieces in our little farming town!ReplyDelete
Love the hot pink surprise!ReplyDelete
You really go above and beyond in finishing furniture. The sides and insides are as fabulous as the out.ReplyDelete
Love love loveReplyDelete
fabulous job it looks amazingReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the black and what you did with the drawers is too cute! I'd like to invite you to share it at my party, Twirl & Take a Bow at www.houseontheway.com. Hope you can stop by!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic transformation! I just got a small chest of drawers and wanted to paint the inside just like this. Would you please share the pink color with us? It looks perfect! Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
That looks great!ReplyDelete
Wow! What a stunning look! Great job.ReplyDelete
Wow, this is so beautiful! That hot pink is such a wonderful surprise pop of color!ReplyDelete
I would LOVE for you to link this up at my Ginger Jamboree Link Party!!
Happy Halloween!ReplyDelete
so pretty! LOVE the pink with the black!ReplyDelete
Very nice! You've done a great job on this, looks brand new!ReplyDelete
That's beautiful. I need to either replace the desk in my daughter's room or repaint it...and doing the drawers like that is just genius!ReplyDelete
That's beautiful. I need to either replace the desk in my daughter's room or repaint it...and doing the drawers like that is just genius!ReplyDelete
I am about to attempt my first vintage furniture refinish and will do this peekaboo color pop with a deep brown and teal. I was wondering if this is a gloss or semi gloss and if it is latex or oil base?ReplyDelete
I love this. Yay! Now I have ideas on what to do with some of my older but sturdy furniture. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I could really use ur advise I started a bed and it has turned into a project. I want the end result to be a glossy black I have it sanded. My question is should I use a primer before paint. My mom bought me a primer paint combo but I nervous about having brush marks. What type brush, roller do u use to get the even look. Please held I have never done this before. thank you for any advise.ReplyDeleteReplies
For this desk, I used a paint and primer combo (Behr premium plus), but I have also used primer and then Rustoleum semi-gloss black. Which actually I liked better than the paint I used on this desk. I always use a Purdy brush,(the angled ones are great!) they are great quality and if you're careful leave very minimal brush marks.Delete
well this is very impressive. i really feel great. you have nice thoughts.ReplyDelete
Top quality furniture company
Hello! I have almost the exact same desk as Hannah! I finally have enough space to get it out of storage and revamp it for my new space! Its over twenty years old, and has the original cream paint and gold trim. The finish is EXTREMELY glossy all over, and I was just curious if you had to sand the desk at all, or if the Gripper primer held the paint on well. I know this post is a couple of years old, but I'm crossing my fingers you can find time to reply! Thank you so much, I am loving your blog :)ReplyDelete


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|Scanning my Grandmother's Recipe
Because I want to share this with my readers, you should read the original blog post. I'd suggest using your Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner to scan old letters or Grandma's recipes then start creating your towel or napkin or even a wall hanging. Wouldn't that be a nice Christmas gift for a family member!
As you can see I have my Grandmother's recipe in her handwriting and am scanning it in hopes of finding enough time to create my own tea towels for gifts.


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The Pop-in Club was started in 2010 to provide a place and time for those who are on their own to meet up over a 'cuppa' to chat and have fun. There are occasional social activities for example Christmas Parties and Cream Teas.
Pop-in takes place on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 2pm - 4pm. All are welcome.
During the past few years they have been fortunate to have several speakers and entertainment provided by the Choir and Jenny Groves.
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LeAnn Rimes dined at Chicago Q in the Gold Coast Wednesday. Rimes has been spotted at Chicago Q multiple times ever since husband Eddie Cibrian began filming the now-canceled "Playboy Club" in Chicago.
"High School Musical" star Zac Efron had drinks and food at Hubbard Inn Wednesday. "Scary Movie" stars Shawn and Marlon Wayans had dinner at Sunda Tuesday. Marlon worked out at Equinox in the Gold Coast Monday.
The Blackhawks' Marian Hossa and Michael Frolik dined at Morton's The Steakhouse in the Gold Coast Saturday. The Philadelphia 76'ers Andre Iguodala was spotted at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse in the Gold Coast Tuesday.
Former "Ugly Betty" star had her hair styled by Gia Propati of
salon before she appeared at the Chicago Foundation for Women's 26th annual lunch at the Hilton Chicago.
The members of Ladytron dined at PS Bangkok in Lakeview before performing at The Vic Tuesday.


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Followed this a bit and wanted to know how the members of SoSZ felt about this device. I can be a bit sometimesy when it comes to gadgets.
What do you think about the iPad 2? Will you go out and buy it upon release (3/11/11)? Will you get it but wait until the bugs that usual accompany gadgets are fixed?
Personally, I may decide to get it based on the fact that the price is currently set at $499. I probably won't get it at release and wait for a few months. If I wait beyond about 5 or 6 months then I probably won't get it at all.
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San Anto Cultural Arts at a turning point
Saturday morning, supporters of San Anto Cultural Arts will flock to Plaza Avenida for the West Side arts organization's annual Huevos Rancheros Gala.
A good-natured spoof of black-tie affairs, the al fresco event is the organization's biggest fundraiser. This year, the cash and goodwill it generates may mean more than ever.
Last month, the organization's board issued an open letter acknowledging concerns about San Anto voiced at a community meeting — a laundry list of issues including financial mismanagement, a high staff turnover rate and lack of leadership.
"It is our hope that this community meeting demonstrated a good faith effort on the part of San Anto Cultural Arts to answer to community concerns as we move forward," the letter signed by board President Lori B. Rodriguez read in part.
To those who have kept even a casual eye on the grass-roots organization, which runs a mural program and publishes the community newspaper El Placazo, the letter couldn't have come as a complete surprise. San Anto Cultural Arts has struggled to find its footing since the 2009 death of its founder Manuel Castillo.
Since then, San Anto has gone through a revolving lineup of leadership including two executive directors — the most recent, Jorge Piña, let go after a year — and three interim executive directors. The board, too, has experienced turnaround, with Castillo's sister, Diana Castillo Farias, among those who have stepped down.
Instability at the top has affected the organization financially. When Castillo died, San Anto had a $64,500 cushion in savings, said current interim executive director Nancy Parrilla. As grant writing fell by the wayside, the organization was forced to use the funds to cover operating costs. In addition, San Anto has filed a criminal complaint alleging a former staffer stole $13,000.
All of this has come to the attention of the city's Department for Culture and Creative Development, formerly the Office of Cultural Affairs. Beginning this month, OCA will be monitoring San Anto, which was awarded $85,500 for the 2012-2013 funding cycle, on a monthly basis "so that our oversight is more vigorous," said director Felix Padrón.
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When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday
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Details: City poet laureate Carmen Tafolla and artist Alex Rubio will reign as King and Queen Huevo. The event will also feature breakfast, a silent art auction and live music, including a performance by Santiago Jimenez Jr.
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"They're still providing the services that their mission states, which is one of the things we look at very closely, but is (San Anto) in a fragile state? Absolutely," Padrón said. "I think it's going to take time to stabilize them, but hopefully they're addressing the issues head on or at least recognizing they have issues to resolve."
What became San Anto Cultural Arts began as a project of Inner City Development in 1993. Castillo, a familiar figure on the West Side in black sunglasses and pork pie hat, launched the program with artists Cruz Ortiz and Juan Ramos. He was the organization's first and only executive director until he died after a short battle with cancer.
For more than a decade, Castillo ran San Anto Cultural Arts out of a 500-square-foot space on Chihuahua Street next door to Inner City Development. The lime green building became a second home for many area youths, some of whom, including former El Placazo coordinator Cristina Ordoñez and former mural program coordinator Ruth Buentello, have returned to work or volunteer with the organization as adults.
Castillo died before San Anto moved into its current home, a former storefront on El Paso Street wrapped in murals.
Rodriguez, who volunteered with San Anto before she joined the board last year, says the charismatic, goateed leader was known for running business "on a handshake."
Ricardo Briones, an attorney, began volunteering with San Anto in 2005, serving as a mentor.
"It's a great organization. It's a beautiful organization," he said. "What we do is just really needed, especially on the West Side."
Briones joined the board shortly before Castillo's death and became president soon after.
"I've had the unique and at times unfortunate position to see this organization go from before Manny (died) all the way to now, and it's just been a huge transition," he said
Former board member Andi Rodriguez-Linn is among those unhappy with the way the organization has been run of late. She served on the board for six years and was president when Castillo became ill. After he died, Rodriguez-Linn says she was asked to step down.
She was recently invited to return but declined, citing a vacuum in leadership and "poor decision-making" by the board among the reasons in a letter she sent to friends.
"I can't say everything is completely suffering, but I do see that there's people that are in pain and things that have happened that I don't agree with," Rodriguez-Linn said.
Farias, who was asked to join the board after her brother died, stepped down this summer, in part for personal reasons. Her mother died in April, and she felt she could no longer deal with the turmoil at San Anto.
"I felt bad stepping down, because I really miss it, but to me, there's a little too much drama going on right now," Farias said.
Some have rallied around the organization, including Chris Davila, who is organizing the silent art auction at this year's Huevos Rancheros Gala.
"San Anto has suffered from many hardships of late, but there is a core group of us who have circled the wagons and are trying to stay positive and push forward," Davila said via email. "I believe so deeply in the mission of this organization and the hope (in the form of real life job skills) that it provides to the children of the (West Side) community that I just refuse to see it go down in flames. And ultimately, it's all in how you look at it; these are all fantastic learning and growth opportunities for San Anto."
Briones and Rodriguez both say the organization is at a turning point. Recently, the board underwent training.
"We're changing a lot of our processes, our policies, our methods of communication right now," says Rodriguez, college prep coordinator at the Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design. "We're (doing) a critical reassessment that didn't have to happen before because things just ran the way they did for so long under Manny.
"But now we have to realize that Manny is no longer here, and we do have to be able to have a strong organizational structure and policies that are very clear for the next person to come in."
A search for a new executive director is under way, and the organization intends to have a new leader in place by the beginning of next month.
"I think that now, three years later, it's kind of 'OK, we're starting to get stabilized again,'" Rodriguez said. "We recognize that we did go through a very unstable time, and now we're pulling ourselves together. We're all getting on the same page. It's going to move forward. It's going to make it. It's not going to be the same, but it's going to be true to the mission Manny set out."


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Director-General opens the International Food Security and Nutrition Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) meeting that will debate a number of key issues during the annual Committee on World Food Security
Over 240 civil society representatives hailing from 175 countries across the world met today at FAO headquarters to begin their annual CSM Forum. During the next two days, these representatives will work to find consensus on key issues to be discussed in next week's plenary meeting of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
"Social movements and civil society organizations played a key role in driving the reform of the Committee on World Food Security to make it into the main and most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for policymaking on food security and nutrition within the United Nations," Graziano da Silva said.
Graziano da Silva continued, "because of this, the reform of the CFS is considered a highly successful experience, and it can and should show the way forward for replicating and deepening inclusive processes for multi-stakeholder dialogue in other United Nations fora."
"One of the most important achievements, Graziano da Silva said, was the inclusive process of drafting and adopting FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.
Ángel Strapazzon, representative from La Via Campesina, said "It has taken us 20 years to get here. Before 2009, only a small number of NGOs could participate in the CFS. Today we are achieving change."
Yaya Olaniran, Chair of the CFS and Nigeria's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to FAO, said, "Thank you all for the achievements since the CFS Reform. Let's continue working as one, in respect of each other's opinions and let us never lose our focus."
This marks the second year in which the Annual Civil Society Mechanism Forum meets at FAO headquarters. The aim of this weekend's discussions is to bring a clear and unified voice of civil society to the week-long CFS.
The work of CSM members is facilitated by its Coordination Committee which consists of 41 focal points representing 11 different constituencies and 17 sub-regions. This session will be particularly important as elections will be held for the new members of the Coordination Committee.
Topics of discussion for this year's meeting of the Civil Society Mechanism include:
- Responsible agricultural investment
- Protracted crises
- Biofuels
- Coordination and linkages with the CFS
- Global strategic framework
The CFS meets annually to take stock of progress on reducing food insecurity in the world, and to map out key policy objectives over the course of the year, and these annual plenary sessions complement its intersessional work year-round. The CFS reports annually to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).
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NEW BRITAIN -- Connecticut opened the nation's first insurance stores Thursday to help people sign up for coverage, an Apple Store-style offering the state is using to fight the perception there are problems with its insurance marketplace that's separate from the flawed federal website.
Officials voiced frustration that the federal government's woes have distracted attention from state successes. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said people who've been confused by national news coverage have asked him directly when the website will be fixed so they can enroll.
"There's a whole bunch of people in Connecticut waiting for Dec. 1 to come with the presumption that the promise has been made that the system will be up and running by then," he said. "And there's no reason to wait."
Fourteen states, including Connecticut, and the District of Columbia created their own insurance marketplaces. Many of those have not reported problems with their websites and have been able to enroll thousands of people. In Connecticut, officials credit their early successes to extensive planning, hiring outside contractors to handle key tasks such as running the call center, and limiting some features on the marketplace's website early on to keep the system simple.
More than 9,500 people had enrolled in Connecticut's marketplace, known as Access Health CT, as of Thursday. During open enrollment, which ends March 31, Access Health CT hopes to sign up 100,000 people. While CEO Kevin Counihan said enrollment expectations have been exceeded so far, they "still have a ways to go."
To that end, Counihan said, his team "kind of ripped off" the concept for the store from Apple, whose retail stores offering artfully arranged gadgets, cool design and cheerful workers have made them a destination of their own.
At the brightly lit insurance store in downtown New Britain, a working-class community near Hartford, Access Health CT has stocked it with laptops, trained staff and toys for children. There, residents can sit down with a staffer and browse available insurance plans and enroll themselves and family members.
A steady stream of people showed up at the store Thursday. Some had appointments while others stopped by, seeking information about eligibility for Medicaid and subsidies for private insurance, as well as to sign up for coverage. One elderly woman walked in to make sure she didn't have to sign up for anything.
Brian Weber, a 64-year-old retiree from New Britain without health insurance, said he liked the idea of having a store to visit and sign up for coverage.
"I'm not a computer wizard," he admitted.
Weber said he has a friend who is also uninsured and has not yet signed up for coverage under the marketplace because he believes the program is fraught with problems.
"He hasn't come in yet and I've tried to explain it to him, just go down there," Weber said. "He just doesn't think it's going to work."
Weber said he was pleased with the experience, signing up for a private plan that will cost him about $30 a month after a federal subsidy is applied.
Counihan said the problems surrounding the federal website, healthcare.gov, have affected enrollment in Connecticut, an assertion that Malloy echoed. Counihan said Access Health CT's call center has received questions about whether people need to wait until the website is fixed or whether they need to instead complete a paper application.
"People are human," he said. "We're all the same. If you get this kind of onslaught of publicity that the healthcare.gov has had, I think it's not unnatural that people are going to get confused."
Access Health CT also opened a second store in New Haven, and other stores may follow.
Laid off last year from his job as a truck driver, Anastas Premto, 47, said he decided make the eight-mile drive from his home in Wethersfield to the New Britain store to see whether he could get a policy that's less expensive than his COBRA coverage.
"I don't like talking on the phone because my English is not so perfect," said Premto, who emigrated to the U.S. from Albania in 1996. "It's nice when you talk with the people. On the phone it's different. It's more hard for me."


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The state health department is urging 21 southeastern Massachusetts communities to take precautions during aerial spraying for mosquitoes this weekend.
Spraying is planned between 8:15 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, because of the discovery of mosquitoes with Eastern equine encephalitis. There have been no human cases.
While many residents have expressed concerned over the safety of the spraying, Middleborough resident Maureen Fuller is pressing the state to be more proactive about its efforts to fight the disease. Her husband, Jeffrey, was infected by EEE during a camping trip in August 2010.
"I think there needs to be less discussion and more action when it comes to find mammal-biting mosquitoes that carry EEE," Fuller said.
Jeffrey, 45, spent 18 months in Boston-area hospitals recovering from the mosquito-borne virus. After not being able to speak for four months, he now has some speech back and can walk independently. His wife says he is still greatly disabled.
"He used to cut and split all our wood by hand. So for a mosquito to take him down is just unheard of," Fuller said. "As long as he's not giving up, I'm not giving up."
While health officials spray, they are urging residents to take precautions. People and pets should stay indoors, windows should be closed, and window fans and fresh air intakes on air conditioners should be shut off. Exposed skin, clothing or other items, including home garden fruit and vegetables, should be washed with soap and water.
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While the fiscal cliff showdown left farmers holding their breath, resulting legislation should allow them to breathe easier. Included in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 are revised brackets, incentives to purchase farm assets, changes for estate transfers and much more.
"For farmers, it was good," says Tom Bayer, partner in charge of agribusiness services with Midwest-based Sikich LLP. "The rate structure, other than those high-incomers, remains basically the same."
The law makes existing tax brackets permanent and adds a 39.6% bracket for individuals making more than $400,000 and married couples filing jointly making more than $450,000, say David Marrison and Chris Bruynis of Ohio State University Extension.
Existing capital gains rates have been maintained, and a 20% capital gains rate for those who fall into the new 39.6% bracket has been added. Under the law, farmers with higher income also must pay an additional 3.8% Medicare surtax, Bayer says.
The federal estate tax experienced only minor adjustments. Congress maintained a $5 million exemption for single taxpayers, also continuing a provision for inflation adjustment. For 2013, the inflation-adjusted amount is expected to be $5.25 million, says Andrew Zenk, agribusiness consultant at AgCountry Farm Credit Services in Fargo, N.D. A $10 million exemption remains in place for married couples, with an expected adjustment for inflation to $10.5 million. At death, net worth above those exemption levels will be taxed at a rate of 40%, Zenk says, up from 35%.
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Another estate-tax component that remains in place for couples is the portability clause, says Bruce Thompson, also a partner at Sikich. That clause permits "the transfer of the unused portion of the lifetime exclusion from the estate of the first spouse who dies to the surviving spouse, assuring the availability of the total lifetime exclusions in effect at each person's death," he says.
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Middle-income farmers stand to benefit from changes to the alternative minimum tax, says Paul Neiffer, CPA and partner at CliftonLarsonAllen. Congress decided to index that tax to inflation permanently.
No matter how tax changes might affect farmers differently this year, the need for planning remains constant.
"Meet with your tax professional so they understand your current business situation and can help you apply the tax law to maximize your benefit," Bayer says. "Do that during the tax year rather than after."
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Arizona manager Kirk Gibson's comments about the Dodgers' participation in a goodwill trip to Australia last month, interpreted by some as disrespectful to Los Angeles catcher A.J. Ellis, led to some pointed questioning during Gibson's Monday media session at the Winter Meetings.
In his comments last month, Gibson praised the D-backs for sending star players Paul Goldschmidt and Patrick Corbin on the promotional tour for next season's Opening Series in Sydney, then added:
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The clubs are already engaged in a multiyear rivalry that included this year's brawl in Los Angeles and the Dodgers' celebration of their division title in the Chase Field pool. Gibson's comments further inflamed emotions, but on Monday he said they were taken out of context.
Gibson said the comment evolved from a question about his possible interest in the vacant Detroit Tigers managing job.
"I was asked a question about [it]. I said I was not interested in going to the Detroit Tigers and I told them why. I enjoy the people I work for, the organization, the city. My players love them. And I was talking about when I came in here how the players did not understand how the fans and Major League Baseball was more important than themselves. And I was proud that our players, Paul Goldschmidt and Patrick Corbin, two guys that had breakout years, went over there.
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