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As the colder weather begins to move into the northerly reaches and higher eleveations of the Western hemisphere, there's been much talk of this year's especially virulent strains of cold and flu. The most important action you can take this is preventative in nature, including ingesting plenty of fermented foods and bone broth, getting your Vitamin D, being sure to make time for rest and keeping a good stock of immune tonic herbs on hand.
For this post though, I'll be speaking specifically of bioregional herbs that can be allied with in the actual treatment of already present cold or flu. I have striven to create a simple, accessible, energetics-based materia medica based in your backyard rather than an expensive herb catalog. I'll be dividing up my selections by action, to help give you an idea of not only what specific herbs to keep on hand, but what ~type~ of herbs to be on the lookout for in your bioregion. There's some overlap, and that's to be expected considering how multi-faceted most herbs are, and it means you'll have less herbs to find and gather that way.
Keep in mind I'm not talking about all herbs available in commerce, I'm specifically speaking of SW bioregional herbs. However, I have primarily chosen weedy species common to most of N. America and even much of Europe. In fact, many of these herbs are so ubiquitous as to be nearly forgettable upon sight, but there are several here you can't buy from any large herb manufacturer, so if you want them you'll need to gather your own or buy from a small independent wildcrafter or grower who can cater to you weird taste in plants.
Demulcent Herbs
Demulcents are incredibly useful in cases where there is copious mucus, but instead of flowing freely, it cakes up into a hard crust inside the resp. tract causing congestion and feelings of constriction and can't be expectorated regardless of how much effort is put into the task, often resulting in feelings of heat, oppression and exhaustion. They are also invaluable in situations in which there is little to no mucus but systemic dryness, resulting in withered and/or inflamed tissues. Feelings of heat, and a particular kind of "dustyness" in the lungs along with tongue with no tongue coating, are common symptoms of this.
- Mallow (Malva and allied spp.). – Mallow is cooling and very moistening. It soothes a raw, abraded throat with amazing speed, even as a tincture (yes, I know that's not supposed to work, but it does) and especially as a mucilaginous tea or gooey pastille. Taken as a tea or as a powder added to food, it excels at moistening dry, inflamed resp. tract tissue. Not only does it greatly reduce the discomfort and pain of such a situation, it all contributes enough moisture to allow dry, hardened mucus to loosen and then helps to efficiently expectorate it out of the body. I have seen many seemingly intractable, spasmodic coughs accompanied by feelings of heat and dryness almost immediately cured by a simple spoonful of mallow honey, a cup of slippery tea or a small bowl of mallow root gruel. It also works great preventatively if you're prone to this sort of affliction and can help keep any infection from settling into the lungs. If you don't like that much goo on a regular basis, using the leaves and flowers of the plant provides a good dose of mucilage but isn't quite as intense as the roots.
- Elm (Ulmus pumila and allied spp.) – Elm is also very moistening but more neutral in temperature, making it more appropriate for dry, oppressive coughs accompanied by a sense of cold. In addition, it shares Mallow's gentle expectorating abilities, although if the person is very cold or has overall tissue depression, a warming, stimulating diaphoretic like Ginger or a Hot Pepper (Chile Piquen or Cayenne will work) may be needed to get the mucus moving enough to be fully expectorated. It can be prepared exactly as Mallow, the dried bark can be cut in strips and made into infusion/tea, powdered and turned into pastilles or infused into a good honey.
Immune Tonic or Modulating Herbs
- Elderberry (Sambucus spp.) – Yes, yes, you've all heard me go on and on about Elderberry. You're probably nearly sick of it by now, but I can't possibly leave it out of this post, now can I? First, Elderberry is a fabulous immunomodulator, that means it doesn't just stimulate the immune system into overdrive, it actually assists the body in adjusting to whatever level of immunity is needed. It has also been shown to be anti-viral in some cases, effectively disarming the virus and then flushing it out of the system before it can continue replicating itself in your body. I prefer to use it to prevent the actual onset of a virus, but it is also quite wonderful for lessening the severity and decreasing the length of the illness, once you actually contract it. I like to make my Elder Mother Elixir with both berries and flowers, but good berry tincture, honey, tea or homemade wine all work well. Elder's applicability is very broad, useful in nearly every case of viral illness, and its copious bioflavonoids only add to that. Some people warn against its use in the treatment of H1N1, but in the dozen or so cases I have advised in, Elder seems to be of great benefit, even in people with autoimmune disease, where you might think the chance of cytokine storm would be larger. Also, I have yet to see any cytokine storm with H1N1 and have not heard from other practitioners that it is a common occurrence with this strain of flu. I won't dictate how to treat H1N1 one way or the other, but I do know I would certainly be very likely to use it if my own family was dealing with this flu.
- Vit D – Well yeah, Vit D isn't an herb but I can't stress it's importance in the prevention and treatment of flu and cold enough. Most suggested doses on the bottle are very low, 5,000-7,000 IU/day of D3 seems to work very well. Keep in mind that MOST people in North America are at least moderately Vit D deficient, including babies and children.
Lymphatic Herbs
Lymphatics are essential components of any herbal medicine chest, especially those aimed at treating the viral onslaught that is Winter in many places. These herbs are usually alteratives, with a specific emphasis on the lymphatic system. They increase and initiate movement of the lymph and specifically called with there is immune depression, swollen or painful glands or a history of lymphatic stagnation.
- Alder (Alnus spp.) – Alder is my all-purpose lymphatic of choice in nearly any situation. Cooling and drying, it has a profound affinity with liver, skin and lymph. It is most specific in cases where there are swollen, sensitive glands, especially at the onset of a virus but equally applicable if the glands and immune depression persists even after the virus itself is gone, resulting in a chronic sore throat, feelings of fatigue, lethargy and sometimes unexpected or intermittent flushes of heat or fever. If there is any sign of secondary infection during illness, it is doubly indicated, and is incredibly useful in almost any bacterial involvement in any part of the body (more about this in the heat clearing herbs section). Although, I've worked with a large number of well known lymphatics in my practice, it is Alder that has proved most consistent and dependable up to this point. I prefer a tincture of the freshly dried bark, cones and catkins.
- Redroot (Ceanothus spp.) – The wintergreen scented, scarlet red root of this aptly named herb is an excellent and classic remedy (revived with much thanks due to Michael Moore) for nearly any sort of glandular ailment. More warming in nature than Alder, it tends to be more suited for many chronic disorders or where Alder's heat-clearing skills are not needed. I tend to think of Alder for acute conditions (even if longstanding) that involve heat, whereas Redroot is better for chronic, boggy or cool situations. It is xcellent for longstanding sore throats (especially with Sage), lymphatic stagnation as well as any spleen enlargement or non-fibrous cysts, inflamed tonsils and similar maladies. Decoction or tincture are both quite useful.
- Mullein (Verbascum spp.) – This fuzzy leafed weed is one of the most multi-purpose herbs I know, and to top most known generalists, it excels at everything it does. Specific to our purposes as a cold/flu herb, Mullein is a wonderful yet gentle lymphatic, especially useful in cases where the glands seem especially nodular and hard. The plant can be taken internally as well as a leaf (smushed up to get rid of those irritating hairs, thank you) poultice placed externally over area. Root, leaf and flower will all work but I prefer flower for acute, painful situations and the root for the most chronic with leaf usually working best for glandular stasis specifically related to respiratory distress or infection. It is especially effective for hot, dry conditions but is very broadly active. If there is notable coldness in the individual, then stick to the leaves or roots.
Diaphoretic Herbs
These are herbs that can increase diaphoresis by increasing peripheral circulation. The real key here though, is not in the sweating (although that can be very useful) but in the improved circulation that allows the body to properly modulate temperature and humidity. This may sound less than exciting in words, but really, it's extremely vital to the treatment of almost any virus, especially if there is fever or signs of restricted circulation. Fever itself is a healthy response by the anima (the vital force) and the body can often eliminate unwanted viral activity simply by raising it's own temperature. The problem comes when the circulation is impeded by overly constricted or overly lax tissues that prevent the body from properly responding and adapting to the raised temperature, potentially resulting in prolonged and unnecessary fever or in a low-grade but ineffective fever. Diaphoretics need to be taken as hot teas or infusion, and the person needs to be kept warm and bundled up so that the circulation can focus on its healing work rather than just working as a thermostat. Note that diaphoretics, while often initially seeming to increase fluids in the body by moistening the skin, are actually drying in nature.
Relaxant Diaphoretic Herbs – These are called for in situations where there is great tension causing circulatory constriction. The person will often be tense, with little to no sweating, and a hard, hot fever that won't let go. There is often obvious inflammation as can be seen through a crimson red tongue, a flushed face and a feeling of being very oppressed, irritated and restless.
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)- A very consistent and powerful relaxant diaphoretic, indicated by flushed, red skin with racing heartbeat, feelings of oppression in the chest and a high, dry fever. It's action is longstanding and very thorough but being of a fairly permanent nature (vs diffusive, read my terms of the trade posts if you don't know what I"m talking about) and can take a while to kick in to an effective degree. For this reason, if I need quick action, I will combine Butterfly Weed with a more diffusive herbs, depending on the person, Beebalm or Ginger or Rosemary could all work well to speed action and deliver it more fully to all parts of the body.
- Elderflower (Sambucus spp.) – One of the most accessible and easy to use relaxant diaphoretics in North America. Especially valuable in in the treatment childhood fevers, including those with febrile seizures. Susun Weed has discussed Elderflower's ability to "reset" the fever mechanism when it is no longer functioning properly, and the body is habitually holding onto fevers rather than the fever following the healthy pattern of rising and then breaking. Even the tincture will work well for this, especially if there is fear that even the hot tea will raise the temperature of the child's body temperature. However, in most cases, the tea is most appropriate and will also aid in bodyaches and sinus congestion as well as assist in modulating the immune system and help to prevent infection in the mucus membranes. Similar to Butterfly Weed, it is most called for where there is tension, lack of circulation due to tissue constriction, a red tongue and red, hot to the touch skin.
- Vervain (Verbena and Glandularia spp.) – This bitter herb is one of the most broadly useful cold/flu remedies I know of. It sure doesn't taste good, but it does excel at treating constriction throughout the tissues, especially in the typically acute conditions of cold and flu. It predictably relaxes tension to allow for increased peripheral circulation while simultaneously acting as a wonderful calming nervine to promote much needed rest and relaxation. It does double duty where there's an upset belly or any liver tension happening. It is indicated where there is plenty of surface heat, possibly accompanied by deep chills, and bone-deep aches. This discomfort tends to trigger a kind of restless irritability that manifests as very grouchy people who refuse to rest and can't settle in to being sick long enough to recover. Vervain will help with all this and probably put them to sleep too. Very appropriate for many sick children, mothers, take note! However, very large doses will cause nausea and potential vomiting, so stick to standard tea doses.
Stimulant Diaphoretic Herbs – These are called for when the tissues are too lax to allow for proper circulation. There is often significant coldness, a feeling of weakness or lethargy, a pale tongue, and a cold, even clammy quality to the skin. There may be a lowgrade fever happening but it is usually non-productive and intermittent. Dampness and overall congestions may also be present. Be careful with these when it's cold out, because while they can initially make you feel very warm indeed, they actually lower body temperature through opening their ventilations of the body (which is part of why they work well for fevers, eh?) and are traditionally used in hot weather in hot climates to cool the body down, not warm it up. So, even if you feel all full of warm, tingly goodness, guard your body heat well. In addition to my two examples (both of which are common in gardens in the SW), many kitchen spices and tea herbs are stimulating diaphoretics. Most are generally warming, but some like Sassafras, are much more cooling in nature and those should be used where there are signs of both tissue laxity and heat.
- Hot Peppers (Capsicum spp.) – Specifically helpful in cases where weakness or longterm debility is preventing the body from completing the fever cycle. The fever usually stays low and dry, and there are feelings of exhaustion and being slowly drained by the process. There is also typically impaired digestion, achy joints and an overall sense of structural weakness, especially in the muscles. There may be inflammation but it will be of the low-grade, consumptive sort. I don't recommend its use in excess or active inflammation, especially that related to excitement or constriction, as it can sometimes exacerbate these conditions.
- Mustard (Brassica spp.) – Traditionally, the ground seeds are used but the fresh or tinctured greens made into a hot, strong tea can also serve as a very useful stimulant diaphoretic. This herb is felt strongly in the respiratory and digestive tracts, creating a feeling of central heat and moving outwards in a feeling very much like a mild hot flash. It has similar indications to Capsicum but is more broadly applicable and can be used in cases where there may be some active inflammation, but still, the most common indications are cold, lax tissues without productive fever.
Mixed Relaxant/Stimulant Diaphoretic Herbs – As the name indicates, these are herbs with noticeably mixed stimulating and relaxing properties. This is true of most diaphoretics to some degree, but is more notable and usable in some. The most adaptable of these herbs tend also be variable in temperature, working as warm or cool as needed. These are called for when there is a clear mix of tissue states involved, which can happen because of a blockage in the body, that causes the tissues to behave in a fragmented way, because the virus has a certain constitutional effect that contrasts with the individual's native temperament or various reasons. Many mint family plants fall under this heading.
- Beebalm (Monarda spp.) – This herb is generally experienced as relaxing, especially to the nervous system and muscles, but it's diffusive nature contributes in revealing that it also has stimulating properties. It is useful in almost any diaphoretic blend, and I much prefer it Mint in most situations. It relaxes any constriction that prohibits free movement of the circulation while also strengthening the heartbeat and speeding the effects other other herbs through the body. It's significant volatile oil content contributes to its strength as an infection allaying remedy, especially those that settle in the respiratory tract, multiplying its usefulness in the treatment of influenza. In addition, it soothes muscular spasms, allows for deepened breath and will comfort an upset belly of nearly any sort and is useful in relieving nausea. It is widely applicable and can be used where there are signs of either heat or cold, laxity or excitement. I consider the most specific indication for its use to be the presence of "stuckness", whether resulting in active inflammation or in cold dampness. The flowers are the most strongly diaphoretic part of the plant, but the leaves are also very useful.
- Yarrow (Achillea spp.) – Bitter and aromatic, Yarrow is a well known herb and deserves its reputation as a heal-all in most cases. Like Beebalm, it excels at removing barriers to free circulation in the body, although its skills tends to be more focused, and work best where there is heat running rampant through the blood but a cool, blue-toned feel and look to the skin (M. Wood), which will usually be dry. The tongue tends towards red to carmine, and may be dry without coating or have slick trails of moisture across it. These are specific indications but Yarrow does very well at addressing general fever symptoms of almost any kind and I wouldn't hesitate to add it to almost any diaphoretic blend. It's also wonderful preventing infections and can be used as a gargle or spray (B. Hall) at the first signs of viral onset.
Heat-Clearing and Anti-Infective Herbs
This class of herbs are useful where there are signs of acute heat and possible secondary infection, especially in the respiratory tract. These are usually cooling and drying, and work quickly to lessen inflammation, ease discomfort and restore equilibrium to the body's bacterial population.
- Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) – A classic part of many Traditional Chinese Medicine cold/flu formulas along with Forsythia. Cool and dry, this sweet-smelling herb is wonderful for bringing down hot, high fevers in children or adults, especially if the fever is unnaturally aggravated due to secondary infection. Perfect for any kind of hot, damn infection in the lungs. Honeysuckle is also relaxing and very calming, and will help restless children settle down long enough for them to recover. I often make an elixir or honey with the flower specifically for children with sore, hot, raw throats, and heat and pain that extends down into the chest, especially if they have a tendency to hot, tense bronchitis.
- Usnea (Usnea spp.) – This gorgeous green lichen is cooling and drying, and has a special affinity for dealing with all sorts of respiratory infections, even boggy, seemingly intractable pneumonia (although, I'd recommend combining with something more aromatic and diffusive in cold, swampy cases) or chronic bronchitis. If it is chronic though, be sure to combine it with a lymphatic herb for quicker results.
- Alder (Alnus spp,) – Spoken of in the lymphatics section in more detail, Alder excels at clearing heat and infection from anywhere in the body. From acute ear infections to bronchitis, I have seen it clear severe, antibiotic-resistant respiratory infections in less than 48 hours. I have recently begun adding dried Alder bark to my Elder Mother Elixir because of its strong lymphatic and heat-clearing actions (not to mention it actually adds really nice flavor to the Elixir and deepens the color, contributing a very aesthetically pleasing deep red to the mix).
Expectorant Herbs
These remedies help move move mucus when it is stuck, overly copious or dried out. Mucus is actually a very beneficial substance, and a vital part of our immune response to bacterial or viral proliferation. As such, it's not necessarily a good idea to pop those allergy pills and dry it all up before it has a chance to properly do its job. Suppressing fever or mucus has the inevitable result of reducing the efficiency and effect of our immune systems. Use expectorants to move mucus rather than prematurely drying it up. Expectorants come in two primary flavors, relaxant and stimulant, just like the diaphoretics, depending on whether you need to relax constriction to move the mucus or to compensate for laxity or depression in the tissues. They can, like any other type of herb, be either moistening or drying, warming or cooling.
Relaxant Expectorant Herbs – These herbs help relax constriction and tension in the chest and nervous system enough for the mucus to move. If there is also significant dryness, moistening herbs should be used, if there's too much moisture, drying herbs should be selected. It is quite common for this kind of constriction or tension to cause spasms, even to the point of making expectoration impossible because the constriction is so extensive that coughing only results in gagging rather than anything productive. In such cases, it is often useful to combine a relaxant expectorant such as Chokecherry with a strong relaxant such as Lobelia to allow the lungs enough freedom to properly remove the buildup of mucus. Lonstanding or chronic buildup will usually either result in dried, up crusty walls of mucus or a gurgly swamp, both are breeding grounds for infections. The former should be addressed with moistening expectorants such as Mallow or Elm, the latter with drying, usually aromatic expectorants such as Cottonwood or Pine. Many, if not most, aromatic, diffusive herbs are by their very nature expectorant, so the choices are very broad.
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana spp.) – The famous cough syrup herb is actually a much broader tonic herb of wide applicability by the herbalist, but does indeed succeed admirably at fulfilling its reputation as a cough remedy. Chokecherry is variable in temperature and may be either cool or warm, it is drying and has a pronounced relaxant action. It's one of my favorite and first herbs for treating HOT, tight coughs where the mucus is dried up and crusty, often with a green or yellow tinge to it. There is usually significant tension and constriction, resulting in an inability to breathe deeply. Oftentimes, we will see red, flushed skin that is almost cherry red (M. Wood) in color and hot to the touch. There may well be dryness, and in this case, Chokecherry should be combined with Mallow or something similar. The individual will have a general hyperimmune response, probably some history of allergic reactions and a tendency to acute infections with active inflammation.
- Mallow (Malva and allied spp.) – This gentle, gooey herbs can provide seeming miracles for those who tend towards the dry and hot. While the plant never actually comes in contact with the lungs, its moistening reflex action provides soothing, slippery relief to bronchial and lung tissue when eaten or taken as a tea, and to some degree, even from a tincture of the roots. It is clearly indicated where there is systemic dryness and heat, with hardened, condensed mucus that refuses to budge. If the person has less heat, it can be helpful to use a warming diffusive such as Ginger to get things moving more quickly.
Stimulating Expectorant Herbs – These are called for where there are boggy, lax or depressed tissues. This is especially common where a condition has become chronic or the individual has suffered for asthma or related lung weakness for much of their life. In these cases, there will often be coldness, even there is also a tendency to infection and low-grade inflammation. These situations can become dangerous, as a boggy lung ecosystem can easily turn into pneumonia or become a very welcoming habitat for virulent bacteria. In these cases, I will often recommend the use of an appropriate mucus membrane tonic for a period of time to help restore tone and flexibility to the tissue, which will lessen the chances for future infections or issues.
- Cottonwood (resinous Populus spp.) – Sticky, aromatic and spicy, this common tree bears amber resin coated buds in later winter to early spring. These buds make an excellent medicine for boggy, copious mucus that just won't go away. Instead, it sits in the lungs and seems to procreate, and you can often actually hear the bog growing when the person breathes. These people are usually cold, with signs of excessive dampness clear in overly lax skin and water-logged membranes. The tongue will often be pale unless there's underlying infection, often with a thick white coating (yellow if there's infection). The tincture, chewed resin (it will stick to your teeth and burn your tongue by the way) or even tea, will efficiently dry out and MOVE the wetlands trying to take over the respiratory system.
- Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) – An incredibly bitter, stinky little invasive alien and persistent weed that has completely invaded the Southwest. Despite all this, I really like Horehound. A powerful and dependable expectorant, it is especially useful where is a great sense of heaviness upon attempting to breath, as if your lungs were straining under a great puddle of stagnant water. There is sometimes slowed heartbeat and weakened pulse accompanied by general deficiency, a pale tongue and a look of listless weariness about the person. It is also of great use in the treatment child-onset asthma.


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In June 2015, a partnership was signed between the CNC and the programme Creative Europe - MEDIA of the European Commission to create ACM Distribution, a new distribution scheme designed to promote the circulation of international co-productions already supported by the ACM (Aide aux cinemas du monde).
The selection committee met on November 29th 2016 and decided to support the international distribution of the following five films:
« Tramontane » by Vatche Boulghourjian (extra release in Hong-Kong, Turkey and Benelux)
« Mrs B, a North Korean Story » by Jero Yun (extra release in Benelux, United States, Spain and Japan)
« Tadmor »by Monika Borgmann and Lokman Slim (extra release in Benelux, United States, Spain, Switzerland and Tunisia)
« Neruda » by Pablo Larrain (extra release in Austria, Colombia, Germany, Romania, Switzerland and Turkey)
« Clash » by Mohamed Diab (extra release in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Taiwan, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Greece)
These films (3 fictions and 2 documentaries) were selected at many festivals (Cannes, La Rochelle, Zurich, Toronto, San Sebastian…), and 2 of them were chosen to represent their country at the Oscars 2017. They illustrate the vitality and diversity of global creativity. Support from ACM Distribution will make it possible to increase and stimulate their commercial distribution via theaters and online platforms in 40 extra countries.
New call open
A new call for proposals has been launched on December 5th. The deadline is February 10th, 2017.
The selection committee will meet again on this occasion in Spring 2017.
For more information about the scheme and the catalogue of eligible films, please visit our page ACM Distribution.


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Key highlights:
"This will be an important year for Charter and our customers, and I'm excited to be a part of it," said Charter's newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer,
(1) Pro forma results are described below in the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics" section and are provided in the addendum of this news release.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are defined in the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics" section and are reconciled to consolidated net loss and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, in the addendum of this news release.
Key Operating Results
Residential primary service units ("PSUs") increased by 49,700 in the fourth quarter of 2011 as gains in Internet and phone PSUs more than offset declines in video. We added 48,300 non-video customer relationships in the quarter and continue to see additional opportunities to drive higher penetration, particularly in non-video households. As we continue to emphasize our bundled services, which increase revenue per household and strengthen retention, the percentage of our residential customers subscribing to more than one product grew to 62.3% at
In the fourth quarter, residential video customers decreased by 45,500, a 27% improvement compared to a decrease of 62,200 in the fourth quarter of 2010. Single play basic customers decreased by approximately 41,300, nearly all of the video decline. We made significant steps to improve our video product this past year by adding new video content, such as NFL Network, more HD channels, and additional on-line functionality and content. But we continued to be impacted by competition and the economy which more than offset improved retention levels. Video is an important part of our business; and we are focused on reducing customer losses as we expand our product offerings and improve customer experience. At the end of December, 56.5% of our digital customers subscribed to HD and/or DVR services, up from 55.1% in the third quarter of 2011. Video ARPU was
Our Internet product continues to receive top speed and performance rankings, and we delivered strong Internet results as we again captured share and grew our Internet customer base. We added more than twice as many residential Internet customers year-over-year, gaining 67,700 customers in 2011 compared to 32,700 last year. Approximately 95% of our Internet customers have a broadband plan of 15Mbps or higher with approximately 25% relying on our home networking service. Internet ARPU of
We added 27,500 phone customers during the 2011 fourth quarter, compared to a gain of 31,400 a year ago, and up from 10,900 additions in the third quarter of 2011. We remain focused on aggressively marketing and driving penetration of our phone product, particularly with existing customers, which benefits retention. Phone ARPU of
For the twelve months ended
Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Fourth quarter 2011 revenues rose to
Fourth quarter 2011 video revenues totaled
Commercial revenues grew to
Advertising sales revenues were
Operating Costs and Expenses
Operating costs and expenses totaled
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was
Net Loss
Net loss was
Capital Expenditures
Property, plant and equipment expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2011 were
Cash Flow
Net cash flows from operating activities totaled
Free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2011 was
Charter continued to be opportunistic in the market in the fourth quarter of 2011, further balancing our maturity profile and taking advantage of lower interest rates to refinance some of our higher cost debt. We entered into a
In January and
In addition, during the fourth quarter, we repurchased 7.6 million shares of Class A common stock for
Year to Date Financial Results
For the year ended
Adjusted EBITDA on a pro forma basis was
For the year ended
Property, plant and equipment expenditures for the year ended
Net cash flows from operating activities were
Free cash flow for the year ended
Total principal amount of debt was approximately
In 2011, we returned more than
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The conference call will be webcast live via the Company's website at charter.com. The webcast can be accessed by selecting "Investor & News Center" from the lower menu on the home page. The call will be archived in the "Investor & News Center" in the "Financial Information" section on the left beginning two hours after completion of the call. Participants should go to the webcast link no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time to register.
Those participating via telephone should dial 866-919-0894 no later than 10 minutes prior to the call. International participants should dial 706-679-9379. The conference ID code for the call is 37565542.
A replay of the call will be available at 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 beginning two hours after the completion of the call through the end of business on
Additional Information Available on Website
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Form 10-K for the full year ended
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics
The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net loss or cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by Charter, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net loss and free cash flow is reconciled to net cash flows from operating activities in the addendum of this news release.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, and other expenses, such as special charges, reorganization items and loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company's businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by the Company's capital structure or investment activities. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is defined as Adjusted EBITDA minus purchases of property, plant and equipment. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are used by management and the Company's Board to evaluate the performance of the Company's business. For this reason, they are significant components of Charter's annual incentive compensation program. However, these measures are limited in that they do not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the cash cost of financing. Management evaluates these costs through other financial measures.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less purchases of property, plant and equipment and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow provide information useful to investors in assessing Charter's performance and its ability to service its debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under the Company's credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the credit facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the
In addition to the actual results for the three and twelve months ended
About Charter
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.


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The Eastwood Company just celebrated 35 years of high performance DIY-auto restoration! Eastwood was started in 1978 and pioneered the DIY-auto restoration world, which allowed home-builders the accessibility they needed to get tools and chemicals.
The company that started in the garage of founder Curt Strohacker, is now a dynamic multi-channel company that continues to push the envelope in terms of innovation and technology.
"Eastwood was founded on a simple principle of offering quality products at affordable prices", said Curt Strohacker, Eastwood Founder. "By sharing our knowledge of the hobby, we are able to educate others to help ensure their projects turn out great!"
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After a successful beta test program, we announced Cura Type A v1.4. Many thanks and our hats off to our wonderful customers who helped us test not only the Cura Type A beta release, but the beta process itself as well! Cura Type A v1.4.1 adds support for ProMatte filament, the first of a new generation of filaments offered exclusively from Type A Machines.
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Below is Coach Devine's first post of the trip (Wednesday, July 11)
Finally the day has come for the start of the 10-day Youth National Volleyball Global Challenge Tour. After boarding the plane at JFK our first stop was Paris, France. The six hour plane trip was filled with Tia Scambray enjoying five tapioca puddings, while the rest of the team either slept or watched the movie – The Hunger Games. We had a quick change of planes in Paris and then it was back up in the sky to Venice, Italy where our tour guides, Federica and Mauro greeted us.
From there, it was time to grab our luggage and make the way to our first training session. Following practice, we headed back to the hotel for lunch… have to love the Italian food! Pasta, prosciutto, and salad.
Then it was time to rest.
After a little nap it was time to load the vans and head to our first match versus the Italian Youth Team. This was an eye-opening introduction to the international game. Despite losing the first set, and leading in both sets 2 and 3, the team lost the match, 0-3 (5-25, 22-25, 26-28).
Following the match, we ate some Italian pizza and climbed into bed.
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Acute viral hepatitis affects all ages worldwide. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is increasingly recognized as a major cause of acute hepatitis in Europe. Because knowledge of its characteristics is limited, we conducted a retrospective study to outline demographic and clinical features of acute HEV in comparison to hepatitis A, B and C in Lothian over 28 months (January 2012 to April 2014). A total of 3204 blood samples from patients with suspected acute hepatitis were screened for hepatitis A, B and C virus; 913 of these samples were also screened for HEV. Demographic and clinical information on patients with positive samples was gathered from electronic patient records. Confirmed HEV samples were genotyped. Of 82 patients with confirmed viral hepatitis, 48 (59%) had acute HEV. These patients were older than those infected by hepatitis A, B or C viruses, were more often male and typically presented with jaundice, nausea, vomiting and/or malaise. Most HEV cases (70%) had eaten pork or game meat in the few months before infection, and 14 HEV patients (29%) had a recent history of foreign travel. The majority of samples were HEV genotype 3 (27/30, 90%); three were genotype 1. Acute HEV infection is currently the predominant cause of acute viral hepatitis in Lothian and presents clinically in older men. Most of these infections are autochthonous, and further studies confirming the sources of infection (i.e. food or blood transfusion) are required.
Previously, we demonstrated that frequencies of CpG and UpA dinucleotides profoundly influence the replication ability of echovirus 7 (Tulloch et al., 2014). Here, we show that that influenza A virus (IAV) with maximised frequencies of these dinucleotides in segment 5 showed comparable attenuation in cell culture compared to unmodified virus and a permuted control (CDLR). Attenuation was also manifested in vivo, with 10-100 fold reduced viral loads in lungs of mice infected with 200PFU of CpG-high and UpA-high mutants. However, both induced powerful inflammatory cytokine and adaptive (T cell and neutralising antibody) responses disproportionate to their replication. CpG-high infected mice also showed markedly reduced clinical severity, minimal weight loss and reduced immmunopathology in lung, yet sterilising immunity to lethal dose WT challenge was achieved after low dose (20PFU) pre-immunisation with this mutant. Increasing CpG dinucleotide frequencies represents a generic and potentially highly effective method for generating safe, highly immunoreactive vaccines.
BACKGROUND: A newly proposed genus of influenza virus (influenza D) is associated with respiratory disease in pigs and cattle. The novel virus is most closely related to human influenza C virus and can infect ferrets but infection has not been reported in humans. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain if influenza D virus can be detected retrospectively in patient respiratory samples. STUDY DESIGN: 3300 human respiratory samples from Edinburgh, Scotland, covering the period 2006-2008, were screened in pools of 10 by RT-PCR using primers capable of detecting both influenza C and D viruses. RESULTS: Influenza D was not detected in any sample. Influenza C was present in 6 samples (0.2%), compared with frequencies of 3.3% and 0.9% for influenza A and B viruses from RT-PCR testing of respiratory samples over the same period. Influenza C virus was detected in samples from individuals <2 years or >45 years old, with cases occurring throughout the year. Phylogenetic analysis of nearly complete sequences of all seven segments revealed the presence of multiple, reassortant lineages. CONCLUSION: We were unable to detect viruses related to influenza D virus in human respiratory samples. Influenza C virus was less prevalent than influenza A and B viruses, was associated with mild disease in the young (<2 years) and old (>45 years) and comprised multiple, reassortant lineages. Inclusion of influenza C virus as part of a diagnostic testing panel for respiratory infections would be of limited additional value.
Members of the Picornaviridae are important and often zoonotic viruses responsible for a variety of human and animal diseases. However, the evolution and spatial dissemination of different picornaviruses circulating in domestic animals are not well studied. We examined the rate of evolution and time of origin of porcine enterovirus G (EV-G) and porcine kobuvirus species C lineages (PKV-C) circulating in pig farms in Vietnam and from other countries. We further explored the spatiotemporal spread of EV-G and PKV-C in Southwest Vietnam using phylogeographic models. Multiple types of EV-G are co-circulating in Vietnam. The two dominant EV-G types among isolates from Vietnam (G1 and G6) showed strong phylogenetic clustering. Three clades of PKV-C (PKV-C1-3) represent more recent introductions into Vietnam; PKV-C2 is closely related to PKV-C from Southwest China, indicating possible cross-border dissemination. In addition, high virus lineage migration rates were estimated within four districts in Dong Thap province in Vietnam for both EV-G types (G1, G6) and all PKV-C (C1-3) clades. We found that Chau Thanh district is a primary source of both EV-G and PKV-C clades, consistent with extensive pig trading in and out of the district. Understanding the evolution and spatial dissemination of endemic picornaviruses in pigs may inform future strategies for the surveillance and control of picornaviruses.
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are abundant in humans and recognize bacterial ligands. Here, we demonstrate that MAIT cells are also activated during human viral infections in vivo. MAIT cells activation was observed during infection with dengue virus, hepatitis C virus and influenza virus. This activation-driving cytokine release and Granzyme B upregulation-is TCR-independent but dependent on IL-18 in synergy with IL-12, IL-15 and/or interferon-α/β. IL-18 levels and MAIT cell activation correlate with disease severity in acute dengue infection. Furthermore, HCV treatment with interferon-α leads to specific MAIT cell activation in vivo in parallel with an enhanced therapeutic response. Moreover, TCR-independent activation of MAIT cells leads to a reduction of HCV replication in vitro mediated by IFN-γ. Together these data demonstrate MAIT cells are activated following viral infections, and suggest a potential role in both host defence and immunopathology.
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One who wishes to enter the Keys from the mainlands must first cross the Murk Flats, a vast expanse of marshes covered by a tall canopy above. The area itself is littered with hundreds of active sulfur geysers, which erupt without warning, spraying sulfur polluted water straight up and in all directions, endangering any who come into contact with the corrosive spray. The very ground itself, if it could be called, is unstable and mucky. The water is so diluted with sulfur that even breathing the gases the rise off of it could be dangerous. The journey is not for the faint of heart, or is what lies beyond...Topics: 2
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Bass: Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling
Finish: Honeyburst
Fingerboard: Maple w/out matching headstock
Pickguard: White
Head: Ampeg SVT-3 Pro
Cab: Ampeg SVT Classic 6x10
Heres my new one.
Just waiting for the Sterling 5!!
DOB 05/02/92' Stingray, Natural, 2 Band with TORT
Silhouette Special, SSH, PDN Limited Edition
My new 30th Anniversary Stingray.
Serial number is: E55162
Can I get a birth date, please?
'97 Fretless Stingray 4
'06 Fretted 30th Anniversary Stingray
Dual H Bongo 5 Teal Pearl
20th Anniversary SR5 HS
HS Bongo 5 Carbon Blue Pearl
My Youtube videos
Artsy picture of my SR5.
Blast my camera and its not being able to focus well.
Stingray HH 5 2005 LE
Stingray H 5
Mesa/Boogie Titan V12
Mesa/Boogie VPH810
Hi guys,
loved looking at your basses, here is mine :
It was/is a 1989/90 EBMM StingRay 4. 3 band EQ, rosewood board, white w/ white scratchplate. Served me flawlessly for nearly 16 years.
If you ever wanted to know how tough a StingRay bass really is, it survived this (and is just about the only thing that did):
Adding a picture of my baby. (And realizing I need to clean the lens of my camera. )
Here is my 1989 SR5. Sorry for the quality of the pics. I also did not have a spare B string at the time of the photos.
If you want to add a little "pizazz" to Graphite Pearl, try it with Abalone:
My 91' blueburst stingray (one of the 600 !), rosewood w/ birdseye maple neck
More pics here
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91' Blueburst Stingray 4
88' Trans Red Sabre
Gas for....a white pickup cover !!!
Two shots from a recent AF News story on my band (headed to Iraq and Afghanistan next week...)
Jon Packard
Groove is Everything
This bass is the one that all USAF bassists have at their disposal "downrange". Nice bass, and despite it getting beaten like a rented mule, plays great and sounds awesome!
Yeah, that's me playing it.
Jon Packard
Groove is Everything
Nashman's New Ray/Rig ...
2006 Limited Edition SR4 HH
Rig: Eden WT550 D212XLT D210XST
Sorry about the blurriness (is that a word?) of the images..... and I do have more hair than that, at least at the front anyway!!
1995 EBMM Stingray IV Vintage Sunburst
Markbass TA503 (for gigs)
Markbass F1 (for rehearsals)
Markbass 102P cab
Markbass Std 151HR cab
Currently not working right, but I still love her.
Those whose nose knows the noes.
Sapphire Black Bongo 5H


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SAS Visual Forecasting provides an open forecasting ecosystem, letting you better plan for the future by quickly and automatically producing a large number of reliable forecasts.
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Business drivers, holidays or events that affect the forecasting process are selected automatically from variables supplied to the system in the visual modeling process. You also have the flexibility to manually override forecasts based on groups that are defined using attributes instead of hierarchical variables. The resulting forecasts better reflect the intricacies of the situation.
Explore the capabilities of SAS® Visual Forecasting.
SAS Visual Forecasting provides a resilient, distributed and optimized time series analysis scripting environment for automatic model generation, automatic variable and event selection, and automatic model selection. Learn about the software's powerful features, including the latest updates in SAS Visual Forecasting 8.2 – such as a new user interface, flexible override capabilities and the ability to work with open source languages.
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- Scripting language that enables distributed processing. A resilient, distributed and optimized generic time series analysis scripting environment supports fast, in-memory time series analysis. The scripting language is optimized and compiled for the machine it is running on, so there's no need to rewrite code for different machines.
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- Additional forecasting procedures. SAS Visual Forecasting includes access to SAS/ETS® procedures and SAS® Forecast Server Procedures, enabling you to address virtually any forecasting and time series analysis challenge.
This solution runs on SAS® Viya®, which has the breadth and depth to conquer any analytics challenge, from experimental to mission critical. SAS Viya extends the SAS Platform to enable everyone – data scientists, business analysts, developers and executives alike – to collaborate and realize innovative results faster.
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Learn about physical, behavioral and emotional changes that occur in adolescence and how sleep is affected.
Know the signs of insufficient sleep in teens. They include difficulty waking in the morning, irritability late in the day, falling asleep during quiet times in the day and sleeping for extra long periods on the weekends.
Decide on age-appropriate schedules for your family and work to maintain them.
Talk with your teens to make sure they are getting the amount of sleep required. If not, help them to adjust or balance school, work, and activity demands to make sure that an appropriate amount of sleep can be fit into their daily schedule. Work with your teens to help make the hard choices of what activities to cut back on so that they can increase and get the amount of sleep they need.
Encourage your children to keep a sleep diary for two weeks, and to share it with you. This can provide immediate insight into sleep habits that could use improvement, and can be used to measure progress.
Plan ahead if your child's sleep schedule while on vacation is different from an upcoming school schedule. Move back to "school time" gradually, since this transition can take several days to several weeks to complete.
Seek the opinion of a sleep expert if you think your child may have a sleep disorder. Sleepiness can be a sign of serious but treatable sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, sleep apnea, or restless legs syndrome.
Become a good role model by making sleep a high priority for yourself and your family.
Establish a home environment that promotes healthy sleep habits. Quiet time in the evenings should be free of loud music and bright lighting. Limit your child's use of the computer, radio, TV, phone or instant messaging close to bedtime. These devices in the bedroom can disrupt sleep.
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Here are Paul Domowitch's grades for the Eagles-Packers game. This season, you get to make the grades too. Click here to cast your votes. We will print the results in Tuesday's Daily News.
If your idea of a ground game is your quarterback taking off and running, then the Eagles were terrific. Mike Vick rushed for 103 yards on 11 scampers, though the one time he should have run — on a third-and-goal from the 5 with 6 minutes left — he foolishly decided to throw. The running backs – LeSean McCoy and Leonard Weaver – combined for just eight carries, though McCoy had a nice, 12-yard scoring run.
Grade: C-minus
At halftime, center Mike McGlynn actually had more receptions – one – than wide receiver DeSean Jackson and tight end Brent Celek. Jackson and Celek finished with a combined six catches for 62 yards. Kevin Kolb completed five of 10 passes for 24 yards and should have had three interception before he left the game with a concussion. Mike Vick did much better, completing 16 of 24 passes. Grade: C
The Eagles held the Packers to 66 yards on 14 carries in the first half. But the loss of middle linebacker Stewart Bradley took its toll in the second half, and particularly in the third quarter, when the Pack averaged 5.7 yards per carry. RBs Ryan Grant and Brandon Jackson combined for 108 yards on 26 carries. Grade: C-plus
The Eagles sacked Aaron Rodgers three times, intercepted him twice and held him to 6.06 yards per attempt. They also neutralized dangerous TE Jermichael Finley, holding him to four catches for 47 yards. But they gave up a 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings late in the third quarter that ended up being the game-winning points.
Grade: B
Bobby April's kickoff-coverage unit was atrocious, giving up costly 51-, 40- and 28-yard returns right after second-half scores. Punter Sav Rocca had a great day, averaging 49.6 yards a punt. He had two 57-yarders. PR DeSean Jackson and KR Ellis Hobbs were non-factors. Grade: C-minus
Mike Vick was able to create problems for the Packers' defense with his legs, but that's not a long-term answer for offensive prosperity. The Eagles' passing game, with the exception of a couple of effective screens, was lousy. The defense played much better. They got pressure on Aaron Rodgers with a four-man rush, but got hurt by the run after Stewart Bradley went out. Grade: C
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To read Les Bowen's live blog from the game, click here.


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By Wayne Roberts
Citywatch: Whether it's action or traction in the food world, cities are stepping up to the plate. The world is fast going urban, as are challenges of social, economic and environmental well-being. Citywatch is crucial to Worldwatch. Wayne Roberts, retired manager of the world-renowned Toronto Food Policy Council, has his eye out for the future of food in the city. Click here to read more from Wayne.
Dangerously low levels of sustainability in the food industry may skyrocket to the top of the to-do and worry-about lists of business executives, government officials, and perhaps even environmentalists and shoppers.
Late last month, KPMG, one of the top professional services companies in the world, released a report called Expect the Unexpected: Building business value in a changing world.
Who would have expected that such an authoritative organization would single out the food industry as both the worst environmental actor in the world and the least prepared to deal with risks inherent in what KPMG calls the ten global "megaforces" that will shape corporations and all living beings over the next generation?
I am not aware of one prominent critic of the food system who has dared to utter, or was well-resourced enough to confirm precisely, such a severe indictment of corporations that control one of the most critical essentials of life and determinants of health and well-being.
In its effort to help giant corporations navigate the world's complex uncertainties, KPMG's report identifies ten "sustainability megaforces" that surefooted companies will need to anticipate and respond to.
Nothing unexpected here, just the usual suspects when it comes to lists of things that any reasonably aware person knows about—more climate instability, less fuel, less water, less crucial manufacturing materials, fewer fish and other resources from natural ecosystems, more people, a bigger and more demanding middle class, bigger cities, less stable food production and prices, and smaller forests.
The big surprise is that the food and beverage industry stands to be traumatized by any one of these megaforces—not to mention their combined impact—yet is a rogue actor when it comes to abusing resources, and is incompetent when it comes to managing the driving forces of future food security.
Let's review each of these three elements of the KPMG assessment.
It shouldn't take an agronomist to figure out that all these megatrends will impact food and beverage providers. Less stable climate means less ability to predict or plan for yields. Less fuel means higher costs for running farm machinery, and for processing and delivering food. Less water means pop and beer will compete more with other industries that need water, and farmers will have less ability to provide crops with an essential input. Fewer materials spell problems for food packaging. Fewer fish hits the newly popular brain food of the rich world and the basic protein source of the poor world. More people means more mouths to feed. A bigger middle class means more people wanting resource-intensive milk and meat products. More people in cities means more people depending on fewer farmers. Less stable food prices can produce Arab Spring-style revolts among the world's one billion poor. Smaller forests threaten a billion people who rely on forests for food and other needs.
How does the food industry treat these essential forces responsible for its survival?
KPMG ranks the food sector as the worst of all sectors in two respects. First, it faces the "highest risk from sustainability megaforces," but is the "least ready" to respond to them. Second, it is the worst actor in terms of care and handling of the environment.
Despite stereotypes of agriculture as a pure activity that's about as natural as can be, despite prejudices that environmental damage comes mainly at the hands of logging, mining, oil spills, and gas pipelines, food is the unexpected arch-villain.
By KPMG's calculations, the food industry inflicts more than two dollars of environmental and resource damage for every dollar of profit. On net sales of US$12.8 trillion, it causes US$200 billion worth of environmental problems—the full costs of degraded fisheries and soil that will be imposed on future generations, for example—which is 224 per cent more than its profit earnings (before interest, depreciation, and amortization, or EBIDA).
This record is four times worse than the corporate average, already at 50 cents damage for every dollar in earnings. For example, electricity from coal and nuclear, among other sources, comes second to last at US$195 billion worth of damage to the planet's future. Oil and gas is further back in the pack at US$150 billion.
Moreover, the food industry has been getting worse with time. It was more "environmentally intensive" in 2010 than it was in 2002—largely due, a KPMG chart shows, because of the huge "footprint" of intensive livestock production in factory farms. Food is the only industry to perform worse in 2010 than in 2002, KPMG says.
The report states that the entire industry is below par on reporting and communicating its sustainability record. Less than one in five food companies identify sustainability as having business value for their company in terms of increased ability to manage resources and obligations. Almost two-thirds of food companies see the "business imperative of sustainability" as "differentiating their brand."
From my little perch on the world, I'm interested in the doorway this report provides for deeper city engagement with food issues. Our report, the KPMG authors say, sets out ways "competitive advantage can be carved out of emerging risk." In the political realm, no force has more room for carving out a bracing food mandate and mission than cities, which are responsible for land use planning and infrastructure provision related to most of KPMG's ten megaforce trends. If food corporations and national governments responsible for not regulating them don't do anything to increase food security, force of circumstance will lead cities to make the most of such trends as urban agriculture and local and sustainable food purchasing to nourish regional food supplies.
Again from my little perch, what I find most unexpected about this report is what hasn't been said before by environmental advocates. Few give anything like equal attention to local and sustainable food systems, and even fewer demand that food companies come clean with independent authentication of claims to be selling more local and/or sustainable products.
My wife, Lori Stahlbrand, runs a non-profit called Local Food Plus, which promotes local and sustainable food. "Local and sustainable go together like peanut butter and jam, macaroni and cheese, health and well-being, research and development," she likes to say.
Not so in the minds of many environmentalists or environmental funders, many of whom think a company's say-so on local is good enough. For the food industry to be called to order by a leading provider of services to global corporations—not government officials, public health figures, political leaders, or environmentalists—says something very unsustainable is going on in the social and political world.
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My tama got to jump 29 in the jump game and then I crashed!!!!!! It goes up to 30. I'm so annoyed.
My tamagotchi had all these music notes coming onto the screen today..It was dancing aswell. I praised it. Will it do it more often if you praise it?
This hasn't been a v interesting post has it???
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 01:34 AM ( #2 )
no, praising your tama when it sings will not make it do more often. it stops doing it as soon as you press a button. its just an action. hitnotamotchi (sp?) sings too
Posted 30 September 2004 - 10:42 PM ( #3 )
ahhh cursed jump 29... i've had that happened to me a lot.


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Oct. 24, 2011
BOSTON — Advocates for low-income residents in Massachusetts are appealing to the federal government to release funding for a winter heating oil assistance program.
Action for Boston Community Development President John Drew said that without a funding commitment, the program is in limbo just one week before the scheduled start of deliveries to the elderly and low-income families.
"Right now I've got 14,000 families who have already applied to ABCD. As of this time, the federal government, which is where the money comes from — which has already been appropriated by Congress in the continuing resolution — has not yet committed funds for the state," Drew said. (Listen to Drew's comment.)
About a quarter of a million Massachusetts households received fuel assistance last winter. The Obama administration and Congress have been weighing cuts in the program as they wrestle with the federal deficit. Without the funding, advocates said, many poor families may be forced out of their homes and into shelters.
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/27/2009 6:43:13 PMA beautiful little church, great POV and scene Songbird! #1146985
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Russian Orthadox Church in Ninilchik Alaska. I love the look of the sea of crosses in the cemetary.
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CLoX is an ongoing attempt to provide a full Emacs Lisp implementation of the Common Lisp Object System, including its underlying meta-object protocol, for XEmacs. This paper describes the early development stages of this project. CLoX currently consists in a port of Closette to Emacs Lisp, with some additional features, most notably, a deeper integration between types and classes and a comprehensive test suite. All these aspects are described in the paper, and we also provide a feature comparison with an alternative project called Eieio.
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Toquima Cave in Nevada is a small rockshelter, the walls of which are covered in colorful Native American pictographs. As you can see, a tall chain-ling fence prevents visitors from entering the cave and damaging the art. The pictographs are clearly visible anyway, and its nice to know that they fence might ensure their continued survival for generations to come!


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2011-12: Appeared in three tournaments...tied for 26th at Brown Invitational (87, 79)...averaged 82.9 strokes per round.
2010-11: Appeared in three fall tournaments, including a seventh-place finish at the Yale Women's Intercollegiate (76-74-73)...tied for 19th at the Sacred Heart Invitational (81-82).
2009-10: First team All-Ivy…Finished tied for fourth at the Ivy League Championships with rounds of 78, 78 and 75…Appeared in six tournaments as a sophomore…Finished eighth at the Towson Invitational…Best round of the year was a 75 at the Nittany Lion Invitational and the Ivy League Championships…Averaged 79.12 strokes per round.
2008-09: Finished first at the Nittany Lion Invitational in her collegiate debut with rounds of 73, 73 and 74…Appeared in seven tournaments as a freshman…Finished tied for 17th at the ROAR-EE Invitational…Best round was a 73 shot twice at the Nittany Lion Invitational and once at the Xavier Invitational…Averaged 79.33 strokes per round.
Before Yale: A 2008 graduate of The Independent School in Wichita, Kans…Four-time First Team All-State (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004)…Two-time State Class 4-1A Golf Champion (2007, 2006) and was runner-up in 2005…Earned eight varsity letters – four in golf and four in basketball… Two-time basketball team MVP (2007, 2006)…Two-time All-League basketball (2007, 2006)…Holds several game, season, and career basketball scoring records at Independent High School…Second Wendy's Heisman State Finalist in Independent High School history…A number of AJGA "top 10s".
Personal: Parents are Andy Kemmer and Mary Engleman Kemmer… Older brother, Dodge, played for Stanford golf team and is now professional… Younger brother, Riley, is in high school…Grandfather, Howard Engleman, was a consensus All-American basketball player for the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
Nick Name: Birddog, Crazy Legs
Residential College: Berkeley
Major: Undecided
Future Plans: Travel
Lowest Score: 69
Why She Chose Yale: I love the team and the campus and it's not in the Midwest!
Other schools officially visited: Stanford, Princeton, and Georgetown
Favorite place at Yale: Hammock in BK Courtyard
My favorite class at Yale: Sports, Society, and Culture
Band: The Beach Boys
Song: "Konstantine" - Something Corporate
Food: Taco Bell, bread, Twizzlers
Book: Harry Potter
Golf Course: TPC Southwind in Memphis
Place She'd love to visit: Greece