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Online registration is now available for summer 2014 sessions of iPad Media Camp in Illinois, Texas, Kansas & Oklahoma! Dates and locations for this summer include:
- 10-12 June 2014: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 16-18 June 2014: Houston, Texas (Elementary teachers only)
- 24-26 June 2014: Loves Park, Illinois
- 8-10 July 2014: Manhattan, Kansas
iPad Media Camp* is a three day series of hands-on workshops designed to inspire and equip educators to facilitate student media projects using iPads. Participants should BYOI (bring your own iPad) to camp. iPad Media Camp is led and facilitated by Dr. Wesley Fryer, author of the 2013 ebooks, "Mapping Media to the Common Core: Vol 1" and "Hopscotch Challenges: Learn to Code on an iPad!" and the 2011 ebook "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing." 2014 will be the third summer of iPad Media Camps!
The daily agenda for each day of iPad Media Camp is available. Daily topics include:
- Day 1: Narrated Art, Screencasting and Narrated SlideShows
- Day 2: Quick Edit Videography
- Day 3: Interactive Writing and eBooks
Check out how the curriculum of iPad Media Camp has evolved and changed since 2011 when it started on our curriculum site (wiki.ipadmediacamp.com) powered by Google sites. Select the session you want to view in the left sidebar of the site. Curriculum for summer 2014 will be shared publicly as sessions are offered in June and July.
by Wesley Fryer
Registration for Summer 2014 iPad Media Camps is open to all PK-20 educators, with the exception of 16-18 June 2014 (Houston, Texas) which is only open to elementary teachers. The Houston iPad Media Camp will be co-led / co-facilitated by Gail Lovely and Wesley Fryer. The other three sessions will be led/facilitated by Wes.
Check out this two minute video trailer for iPad Media Camp to learn more!
Some reactions and quotations from participants in past iPad Media Camps include:
Dr. Fryer made the impossible happen for me. I was able to create movies and books! I'm an old dog and he made it fun and easy to learn new tricks. Great workshop and a great presenter.
If you are interested in coming up with innovative ways to engage your students in class with media they are truly interested in, you need to attend this camp. The things I've learned in this camp, and others taught by Wes, have made my class exciting for kids to attend and helped make them responsible media creators.
Go directly to Media Camp. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200! It was so worth my time. Even old dogs can learn new tricks! Thank you for all your hard work.
I hope to see you at an iPad Media Camp this summer!
* iPad Media Camp is an independent workshop and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iPad® is a trademark of Apple Inc. See "Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights" for more information. Direct all questions about iPad Media Camp to Wesley Fryer.


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Public consultation exercise: PV systems in the Maltese Landscape
In the context of its activities within the Enerscapes project, the lead partner MIEMA has organised on 15th June 2012 a public consultation seminar on the impact of Renewable Energy Sources, particularly photovoltaic systems, on the Maltese landscape.
As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week activities, the information workshop about the implementation of the European Energy Award (eea®) methodology has been held at Corinthia Palace Hotel in Attard.
You can download the public consultation leaflet in English or Maltese and a brief report of the consultation exercise.
Read more here ("Bringing the European Energy Award to Malta") and here ("Public consultation exercise: PV systems in the Maltese Landscape").

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Forever St. Paul Challenge to open for ideas
The St. Paul Foundation is offering a million-dollar prize for an idea to make its hometown better.
Starting Feb. 13, submissions will be taken for proposals in the Forever St. Paul Challenge.
The Challenge is open to submission from the public. Ideas will be judged on their merits, without considering who is submitting them, Foundation president Carleen Rhodes said.
"If we can start to hear voices of people who maybe aren't always at the table — they're not always thinking about how to solve civic issues — then we'll be better off because we'll have more people thinking about the future," Rhodes said.
A panel of judges will winnow the entries down to three finalists. The public will vote on the winner this summer. The winner gets to keep $1,000 as reward. The rest of the grant would go toward implementing the proposal.
The money for the challenge comes from leftover funds raised by the host committee for the 2008 Republican National Convention, which was hosted in St. Paul.
The prize is by far the largest ever offered through the Minnesota Idea Open. The annual contest, started in 2010, has previously awarded grants of up to $15,000.


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A five-storey, 600,000 cubic feet industrial space is transformed for this walkthrough exhibit.
When fall comes around, hockey is on the minds of fans and families across the nation. But ticket and concession prices are rising every year in prime Canadian markets, so going to a game can be a challenge. Here are five cities where you can fly to see a game—and get more for your dollar.
Music City has become a hockey hotbed, with the hometown Predators coming within two games of winning last year's Stanley Cup. With an arena that's right in the heart of the action—one block from the Country Music Hall of Fame and across the road from the best live-music bars on Broadway—you can pack more into your vacation than just the game. And tickets can often be had for a song—the team is known to give out 100 tickets every month, for just US$15 each.
People scoffed when the NHL moved the Coyotes' home base from downtown Phoenix to the suburbs, but, in addition to being one of the league's best values, with an average seat going for US$62 (versus US$283 for the most expensive team, Chicago), the Gila River Arena in Glendale also happens to be a great place for a destination game. Watch the Coyotes, then head to nearby Scottsdale, a veritable oasis, home to Wild West bars, championship golf and some pretty amazing hotel pools.
While many Canadian teams command top dollar for tickets, the Senators are an exception. A seat here averages $86, which is a relative bargain. But if you don't feel like making the drive out to the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata (located on the edge of town), take a walk to the city's famous ByWard Market and watch a game at the Sens House Sports Bar & Grill. Partially owned by the team, it features a 16-foot, high-def projector screen and several 80-inch flat-screen TVs.
The Walt Disney Company sold the Ducks more than a decade ago, but the team remains deep in the heart of the Land of the Mouse, with Disneyland Resort nearby. Unsurprisingly, the team's home—the Honda Center—maintains one of the most family-friendly atmospheres in hockey, with dining options that appeal to the younger set and a gentler spirit overall. And, most importantly, they offer the cheapest ticket in hockey, with the average seat going for about $US60—less than a fourth of the price of the most expensive team.
While the Flames fan base is one of the best in the league—proven during their last Stanley Cup run, when tens of thousands of fans turned 17th Avenue S.W. into the famous "Red Mile"—seat prices here are the second-cheapest in Canada (at around $97). And, although the Scotiabank Saddledome rocks on game day, so does The Garage Sports Bar, home to plenty of high-definition TVs, as well as pool tables, table tennis, dart boards and foosball to burn off your nervous energy.
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She seeks a relationship where a commitment is demonstrated. As the recipient of the man's intention (claiming) the woman shines in knowing that she belongs with "her man". When each of us can honor each others masculine and feminine needs and desires the relationship has the potential to soar.
That said, when we claim one another by demonstrating love through commitment there becomes a bond.
But what happens if Claiming turns into controlling? When we no longer value our man as the masculine and we begin to try to turn him into one of the girls from the book club; it's not going to work. Nor will it work for our man to treat us like one of the boys in the locker-room.
We are born to be different.
A woman who emasculates a man is no different than a man who disregards the heart of a woman.
In each case someone is robbed of the compassion for their differences that they deserve.
Example; a man comes home, makes himself a sandwich to take care of a biological need hunger; he believes that is good. Now enters the woman in his life, who stops to observe him sitting while eating the sandwich. She knows there is laundry to do and dinner to start - she becomes infuriated by his selfishness and accuses (emasculating him) him of being self-centered towards his thoughts towards others; she may say that these concerns are not a priority for him. In part she is accurate, as he is not wired to tend to the whole. Therefore her reaction is a projection of how she lives life; putting the needs of others in front of her own. She may even forgo the biological need to use the restroom to complete what she views "needs to get done".
The truth is he is wired for self-care first. The chastising of her man who is born to be single focused is like chastising a woman for crying during a love story. The natural wiring of a man is singular in focus. Conversely, women are wired to be for all and view the big picture from a multifaceted platform.
If her man suggests she "thinks too much" or should not be "concerned with others" (heart aptitude); is counter to the way in which she is wired.
A man who is condescending is no different than the emasculating gesture; over time and it erodes. Truth told men are one dimensional. Women are unilateral. We are specifically biologically wired different and these differences create a whole.
Acts of love differ as well. If a man remains independent he robs his woman of the devotion/nurturing, which is a way the feminine expresses love.
When a man makes certain there is gas left in the tank, he is showing care through the male expression of love via protection.
When we understand and value the masculine and feminine in each other we can operate in sync and create a likeness. However, even after the honeymoon wears off, we can easily begin looking at this person with a complaint forming as to their differences. Why aren't they just more like "us"?
Instead of celebrating the differences, the differences can become complaints. We have to work at remaining mindful of the differences.
Remember, this is not your football buddy and he is not your girlfriend. Celebrate the strengths of the differences each of you bring to the table and grow to rely on them. Operate as a part of a team with greater assets to draw upon; use them because they are a skill set you don't have. Stop trying to conform or control your partner!
Relationships become limited when we react to our partner with disapproval; walls are erected to protect. When the behaviors of our mates are controlled, contained or viewed with disdain an environment develops where there is a failure to thrive. Just as we nurture our offspring we have an obligation (the care of our lovers heart) to nurture our partnership. For some, a feeble attempt to gain symmetry (likeness) is the motivation for correction; we believe the more our partners become "like us" they will be easier for us to get along with. WRONG.
Basically, we come together as two halves of a whole. So if you're lucky enough to find that other half why would we begin to chip away at the differences?
Growth is never easy alone or in relationship. In relationship as in life we are different, yet it is the beauty of that union that has created each and every one of us. Honor your woman and demonstrate respect for your man. This will create a healthy relationship because of the wealth inherent in your differences.


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In Brief
Acknowledging the complexity of global warming, as well as the relatively recent agreement among scientists about the human causes of climate change, leads to the recognition that waiting for effective policies to be established at the global level is unreasonable. Instead, it would be better to self-consciously adopt a multi-scale approach to the problem of climate change, starting at the local level. This approach serves to maximize the benefits at varying levels and encourages experimentation and learning from diverse policies adopted at multiple scales. Currently, efforts to address climate change are being orchestrated primarily by global actors, but waiting for international solutions is wasting valuable time. Conventional wisdom tells us that there are only two options to deal with managing resources: either privatization or management by the state. This view is hindering progress. To successfully address climate change in the long run, the day-to-day activities of individuals, families, firms, communities, and governments at multiple levels—particularly those in the more developed world—will need to change substantially. Encouraging simultaneous actions at multiple scales is an important strategy to address this problem.
The Challenge of Climate Change
No country can solve the global climate change problem by acting alone. If only one country in the world tried to solve climate change—even one of the wealthier countries of the world—this would be a grossly inadequate effort. On the other hand, waiting for a single worldwide "solution" to emerge from global negotiations is problematic. Considerable disagreements exist even among the major states as to how large a reduction in emissions is required,1 as witnessed in the December 2009 negotiations in Copenhagen.
Major debates exist over a number of key issues related to achieving efficient and fair mechanisms at a global level. Who is responsible for the current and immediate future levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere? 2,3,4 Who should bear the primary burden of paying for solutions? 5,6,7 And could the various "remedies" proposed to reduce carbon sequestration actually help solve other environmental concerns? One puzzle is related to whether deforestation contributes to climate change primarily through the release of CO2 to the atmosphere or whether changes in land cover, evapotranspiration, and cloud cover are as important and must be taken into account when planning afforestation efforts.8 Similarly, scholarly concerns have been raised about claims that Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) can jointly increase carbon sequestration and enhance species conservation on the same landscape.9
Given the decades-long failure at an international level to reach agreement on efficient, fair, and enforceable reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, continuing to wait may lead to missing the chance to make significant adaptations and mitigations in time to prevent tragic disasters. There has been too much focus on achieving a given reduction of greenhouse gas emissions rather than recognizing the grave risk we face. Reducing emissions now is more urgent than reaching an international agreement to reduce emissions by a given percentage, which might not be achieved for some time into the future. We do not face a situation where little harm is caused by overuse until we pass a given threshold, as may be the case with some renewable resources. Further, given the importance of technological change, without numerous innovative technological and institutional efforts at multiple scales, we may not even begin to learn which combined sets of actions are the most effective in reducing the long-term threat of massive climate change.
In addition to the problem of waiting too long, solutions negotiated at a global level, if not backed up by a variety of efforts at national, regional, and local levels, are not guaranteed to work well. While the level of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be relatively uniformly distributed at a mega-scale, the impacts of climate change differentially affect regions depending on their geographic location, ecological and economic conditions, prior preparation for extreme events, and past investments. The people most hurt by impacts may not have adequate representation at higher levels and may be unable to articulate clear ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help them adapt to the variety of threats they face.10
We need to recognize that while many of the effects of climate change are global, the causes of climate change operate at a much smaller scale. The familiar slogan "Think Globally, Act Locally" hits right on a major dilemma facing all inhabitants of this planet. To solve climate change in the long run, the day-to-day activities of individuals, families, firms, communities, and governments at multiple levels—particularly those in the more developed world—will need to change substantially. Studies now demonstrate that actions taken even at a family level can make a substantial difference.11,12,13 If a family changes its fundamental behavior relating to home insulation, carpooling, and the purchase of fuel-efficient cars, these actions taken at a small scale would cumulatively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and their energy consumption by around 30 percent.14
Billions of actors affect the global atmosphere. Everyone will benefit from reduced greenhouse gas emissions, whether they make any effort toward this goal or not. Trying to solve the problem of providing a public good is thus a classic collective action dilemma—and potentially the largest dilemma the world has ever knowingly faced. The classic theory of collective action predicts that no one will change behavior and reduce their energy use unless an external authority imposes enforceable rules that change the incentives faced by those involved. This is why many analysts call for a change in institutions at the global level.15,16,17 Given the presumption that a collective action problem that has global effects must be "solved" globally, several questions need to be addressed as analysts undertake the next round of research on climate change:
- Is the conventional theory of collective action the best theory for analyzing how to reduce the threats of massive climate change?
- If not, what key assumptions need to change with regard to (a) the basic theory and (b) the assumptions made regarding the scale of effects produced by actions taken at less-than-global levels?
- Are only global benefits generated from local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or are there potential benefits at multiple scales?
- Are actions being taken at less-than-global scales to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or at least to offer some levels of adaptation?
- Are large-scale governments usually better equipped to cope with collective action problems that have large-scale outcomes?
This paper addresses these questions in turn.
The Conventional Theory of Collective Action
The terms "social dilemma" or "social trap" refer to settings where uncoordinated decisions motivated by the pursuit of individual benefits generate suboptimal payoffs for others and for the self in the long run. Individual maximization of short-term benefits to self leads individuals to take actions that generate lower joint outcomes than could have been achieved. The socially optimal outcome could be achieved if most of those involved "cooperated," but no one is independently motivated to change his choice, given the predicted choices that others will make.18,19,20,21
In the case of climate change, we all benefit from reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The joint goal is reducing the threats of massive climate change—increased ocean levels, increased variability in climate patterns, and many other global bads. Without externally imposed regulations, the earlier theory of collective action predicts that the benefits that might be achieved are impossible to obtain. In the conventional theory, "self-organized groups" that have devised their own policies to achieve a public good or regulate a common-pool resource do not exist at any scale. The applicability of the conventional theory is considered to be so obvious by many scholars that few questions have been raised about whether this is the best theoretical foundation for making real progress toward substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions and taking other actions to reduce the threat of massive harm brought about by climate change.
However, two major grounds exist for doubting whether sole reliance on the conventional theory of collective action as a foundation for thinking about global change is a wise scientific strategy. The first is the weakness in empirical support for the conventional theory of collective action related to small to medium-size environmental social dilemmas. The second is the existence of multiple externalities at small, medium, and large scales within the global externality that has been of primary concern in the academic and policy literature.
The Weakness of Empirical Support
In a major, book-length effort, Poteete, Janssen, and Ostrom22 examine evidence derived from multiple methods to examine whether there is strong empirical support for the theory of collective action. While many instances of free-riding are observed in the array of empirical research, a surprisingly large number of individuals facing collective action problems do cooperate. Contrary to the conventional theory, many groups in the field have self-organized to develop solutions to common-pool resource problems at a small to medium scale.23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35
A large number of variables increase the likelihood that self-organization could be effective in solving collective action problems. Among the most important are the following: (1) reliable information is available about the immediate and long-term costs and benefits of actions; (2) the individuals involved see the common resource as important for their own achievements and have a long-term time horizon; (3) gaining a reputation for being a trustworthy reciprocator is important to those involved; (4) individuals can communicate with at least some of the others involved; (5) informal monitoring and sanctioning is feasible and considered appropriate; and (6) social capital and leadership exist, related to previous successes in solving joint problems.
The exact structure that will enhance cooperation cannot be specified at a general level, as many specific features of a particular dilemma affect what has a chance of working. The crucial factor is that a combination of structural features leads many of those affected to trust one another and to be willing to do an agreed-upon action that adds to their own short-term costs because they do see a long-term benefit for themselves and others and they believe that most others are complying.
The problem of collective action does not disappear once a policy to deal with an externality is made by a government. Even governmental policies need to rely to a great extent on willing cooperation by citizens. When citizens approve of a governmental policy, think that they should comply, and this view is complemented by a sense that the governmental policy is effectively and fairly enforced, the costs of that enforcement are much lower than when citizens try to evade the policy. Trust that governmental officials are objective, effective, and fair is more important in enabling a governmental policy to work than reliance on force.36,37
The Existence of Multiple Externalities
It is obviously much easier to craft solutions for collective action problems related to smaller-scale common-pool resources than for those related to the global commons. Many of the policy analyses recommending "solutions" at an international level to be implemented by national governments are based on a fear that unless global solutions are made for global problems, these problems will continue unabated. The third major question addressed above is: "Are only global benefits generated from local-level efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or are there potential benefits at multiple scales?" Decisions within a family as to what form of transportation to use for various purposes, how to insulate the home, and which investments to make for power consumption within the home all have small (but cumulatively important) effects on the global atmosphere. Similar decisions within firms are also important, as buildings in general account for more than 70 percent of the electricity use and almost 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.38
Communities that have established power networks that enable households to invest in solar power that is used for household energy—and when not needed, contributes to the network—can potentially reduce local energy costs as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Investments in better waste disposal facilities also generate local benefits as well as helping reduce global emissions. Efforts to reduce pollution levels in large metropolitan areas focus both on total energy use and on emissions of particulates and thus generate benefits at a metropolitan level as well as globally. Decisions to reduce subsidies to various types of economic development that increase emissions are difficult for any government to make, but some of these decisions can reduce the administrative costs of government as well as improve the environment.
Are Large-Scale Governments Usually Better Able to Cope with Collective Action?
While many policy discussions lead to the perspective that global solutions are necessary for coping with the problems of climate change because of the inadequacy of local and regional efforts, few of these analyses examine the problems that large-scale units may face in developing effective policies related to resources. Before deciding that the global level is the only appropriate scale on which to address climate change, one should at least reflect on past efforts to adopt uniform policies by very large entities—efforts intended to correct for problems of collective action. The presumption that locals cannot take care of public-sector problems has led to diverse policies to place responsibility for local public services on units of government that are very large, frequently lacking the resources to carry out their assignments, and overwhelmed with what they are assigned to do.
Contemporary assignments to regional, national, or international governments of the exclusive responsibility for providing local public goods and common-pool resources remove authority from local officials and citizens to solve local problems that vary from one location to the next. The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea allocated about one-third of what had been considered "international ocean" to individual nations because of the inability of international authorities to effectively regulate ocean fisheries.39 Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) were created that extend 200 nautical miles from the coast, and full sovereign powers were granted to these states to manage coastal fisheries so that they are not overexploited. Instead of reducing overharvesting, however, many national governments subsidized the expansion of fishing fleets that increased the demand on coastal fisheries and placed more fishing areas in danger of overexploitation.40 The models of fishery dynamics used by national governments tended to be relatively crude and led to inaccurate assessment of fishery stocks.41
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada, for example, developed a model of stock regeneration for northern cod that scientists later found to be flawed.42 Local cod fishers in Newfoundland raised serious questions in the late 1980s and predicted a near-term collapse, but the Canadian government refused to listen and assured doubters that its model was correct. In 1992, however, the cod stock collapsed and the Canadian government declared a moratorium on all fishing in Canadian waters. This has generated very substantial costs for local fishing villages dependent upon that stock, which they had earlier managed relatively effectively.43,44 Thus the capability of large-scale units to make better scientific judgments and implement them has not been fully realized with regard to ocean fisheries which, while not global in scope, are larger than most territorially-based resources.
Describing the problematic policies of large-scale governmental units related to climate change and other environmental issues is not meant to challenge the need for global policies related to climate change. The intent is to balance the heavy focus in policy literature on the need for global solutions as the primary strategy for coping with climate change. Extensive research on institutions related to environmental policies has repeatedly shown that creative, effective, and efficient policies, as well as disasters, have been implemented at all scales. Dealing with the complexity of environmental problems can lead to "negative learning" by scientists and policy makers at all scales.45 Reliance on a single "solution" may in fact result in more of a problem than a solution.46 It is important that we recognize that devising policies related to complex environmental processes is a grand challenge and that reliance on one scale to solve these problems is naïve.
What Are We Learning?
Debating whether local and national efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions undermine global efforts or whether global efforts generate net costs rather than net benefits produces a lot of hot air, but not necessarily better solutions. It is essential that we recognize (1) the complexity of causes of climate change, (2) the challenge of acquiring knowledge about causes and effects in a world that is changing rapidly, (3) the wide diversity of policies that can lead to reduced emissions but might also enable opportunistic efforts to obtain a flow of funds by appearing to reduce emissions while not having a real impact or, worse, effectively increasing rather than decreasing emissions, (4) the opportunities that major sources of funding open up for policy experiments if funds are also allocated to monitoring and evaluation of the benefits and costs of the experiments, and (5) that policies adopted at any scale can generate errors but that without trial and error, learning cannot occur.
Acknowledging the complexity of the problem, as well as the relatively recent agreement among scientists about the multiple, local-level causes of climate change, leads to recognition that waiting for effective policies to be established at the global level is unreasonable. Instead of focusing on a global-scale effort, a multi-scale approach to the problem of climate change would be more effective and encourage experimentation and learning. Let us turn to a more detailed discussion of what a multi-scale approach means.
A Multi-Scale Approach to Solutions
As discussed above, instead of the benefits derived from reducing greenhouse gases existing only at the global level, multiple benefits are created by diverse actions at multiple scales. Potential benefits are even generated at a household level: members of a household who bike rather than drive to work achieve better health. Expenditures on heating and electricity may be reduced when investments are made in better construction of buildings, reconstruction of existing buildings, installation of solar panels, and many other efforts that families as well as private firms can make that pay off in the long run.
Furthermore, extensive empirical research on collective action discussed above has repeatedly identified a necessary central core of trust and reciprocity among those involved that is associated with successful levels of collective action. If the only policy related to climate change was adopted at the global scale, it would be particularly difficult to increase the trust that citizens and firms need to have that other citizens and firms located halfway around the globe are taking actions similar to those being taken "at home." When participants fear they are being "suckers" for taking costly actions while others enjoy a free ride, more substantial effort is devoted to finding deceptive ways of appearing to reduce emissions while not actually doing so. A key problem is monitoring.
Diverse Monitoring Strategies
Relying only on preexisting levels of trust and reciprocity among those involved in collective action is not associated with long-term success. This is especially the case when new problems arise that groups have not previously faced. Rules must be enforced in some manner to achieve sustainable systems, but the question of how rules will actually be enforced is frequently ignored when a reform is proposed. Our current research on resource regimes is highly relevant.47,48,49,50 In efforts to enhance another large-scale collective good—biodiversity—all too many "comanaged paper parks" have been drafted in the home office of an overseas donor or even in a country's capital city, only to be destroyed by illegal harvesting in the specified territory. While many agree that rule enforcement is necessary for creating a sustainable resource over time, considerable disagreement exists about who should monitor the rules.51,52 Simply employing a few guards who do not know the terrain or the people living in an area has not been a successful strategy.
Most long-surviving resource regimes select some of their own monitors, who are accountable to the appropriators or are appropriators themselves, to keep an eye on resource conditions as well as on harvesting activities. By creating official positions for local monitors, a resource regime does not have to rely only on local community norms to sanction a rule breaker. The community creates an official position. In some systems, users rotate into this position so that everyone takes on the role of monitor. In other systems, all participants contribute resources, and they jointly hire monitors.
In a study of the conditions of forests used by 178 forest user groups located in twelve countries studied by the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) research network, Gibson, Williams, and Ostrom53 found that the level of local monitoring varied substantially across groups. One of the measures obtained in this study was the frequency with which a local group monitors and sanctions rule-breaking behavior in the forest. We examined the impact of this variable on appropriators' assessment of forest conditions (as well as on a forester's assessment). We also examined the impact of a group's social capital, the group's dependence on forest resources, and whether the group was formally organized or not. The result of the analysis was that regular monitoring by a local group is more important than the other three variables in enhancing forest conditions. Regardless of the levels of social capital, forest dependence, and formal organization, regular monitoring and sanctioning are strongly and statistically associated with better forest conditions.54,50,49
Some local utilities in the United States are now seeking to reduce energy consumption by developing local monitoring systems whose results are then reported on the bills that customers receive. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, for example, has tried various techniques, including rebates for energy-saving appliances, but recently found a more effective technique. In April 2008, it began sending out statements to 35,000 randomly-selected customers, rating them according to their energy use compared with that of neighbors in 100 homes of similar size that used the same heating fuel. The customers were also compared with 20 neighbors who were especially efficient in saving energy, receiving one or two smiley face symbols on their monthly statement, depending on how high their conservation score was.55
After six months, the utility company found "that customers who received the personalized report reduced energy use by 2 percent more than those who got standard statements."55 Using various forms of competition among households and groups and feedback on who is doing the best at reducing energy use is a strategy for reducing emissions that is increasingly being adopted by college campuses, small cities, and utility firms around the country.
Contemporary psychological studies have found that framing problems related to resource use in a social context does affect actions. Schultz et al.56 and Mumford57 have reported that messages containing social references are more effective in changing behavior than messages stressing factual information. For example, statements such as "x% of guests in this hotel recycle towels" is more effective at shifting behavior toward conservation than specifying the amount of water saved when one recycles.
Complex, Multi-Scale Systems to Cope with Complex, Multi-Scale Problems
Given that the recognition of the danger of climate change among citizens and public officials is still relatively new, and given the debates about who is responsible for causing the problem and for finding solutions, one cannot expect that an effective multi-scale system will be constructed in the immediate future. But given the slowness and conflict involved in achieving a global solution, recognizing the potential of building even more effective ways of reducing energy use at multiple levels is an important step forward.
Further, one of the important strategies for reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is developing more effective policies for protecting ecosystem services—particularly those related to carbon sequestration. Developing effective and adaptive programs, however, requires selecting appropriate areas and developing plans for leaving some areas untouched and for making major investments in the flora and fauna as well as the technological infrastructure of other areas.58 This requires substantial investment in scientific modeling.59 Fortunately, recent breakthroughs in using geographic information systems and in-depth knowledge of the biophysical settings to map ecological systems over time are beginning to provide the tools needed for more careful planning for improvements in ecological systems.60 The models, however, need to be developed at multiple scales and decision-making units so that they can then determine which policies can be adopted to improve carbon sequestration in line with the ecology at that particular scale.
Given the complexity and changing nature of the problems involved in coping with climate change, there are no "optimal" solutions for making substantial reductions in the level of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. A major reduction in emissions is definitely needed, however. The advantage of a multi-scale approach is that it encourages experimental efforts at multiple levels, as well as the development of methods for assessing the benefits and costs of particular strategies adopted in one type of ecosystem and comparing these with results obtained in other ecosystems. A strong commitment to finding ways of reducing individual emissions is an important element for coping with climate change. Building such a commitment, and the trust that others are also taking responsibility, can be more effectively undertaken in small- to medium-scale governance units that are linked through information networks and monitoring at all levels.
This article draws on Policy Research Working Paper 5095, written by the author for the World Bank in 2009. I am deeply appreciative of Tom Dietz's review of this paper and of Christina Asquith's skillful editing.
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I was baptized Melinda Rose Schenher, July 1st, 1979. That may seem like a peculiar place to start this testimony, but I celebrate my parents' decision to bring me into the Catholic faith and do their best to raise me in it.
Having gone to Sunday Mass my whole life, I can admit that it wasn't until my first year of university that I desired God to be more than a 'once-a-week event'. Up to that point, I was living my life without even consulting God. In effect, I did whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted - I was 'in control'. On a retreat weekend in the middle of midterms, I met Him in a powerful experience and invited Him to come and be Lord of my life because I didn't want to go on with me being in control. There was a part of me that knew my life would never be the same after making that invitation.
The years that followed were filled with ups and downs. I had a sincere desire to follow the Lord, to pray and spend time with Him, but I struggled with the desires of the world - big money, a fancy job, and satisfying the desires of my flesh. This worldly lifestyle took me further and further away from God, but it also eventually led me to a Bible School where I experienced a time of healing and restoration. It was through a co-worker at the Bible School that I was introduced to the Servants of the Cross.
Since making a discernment retreat with the sisters in 2007 and joining them in September 2008 I have seen the Lord's hand upon me, and the vocation that He has called me to. My time of applicancy has brought me to a place of greater transparency. In my relationships with my community members, I am now more willing to share my heart and the gift of myself. In return, I have the opportunity to receive the gift of my sisters. I desire to become more transparent so that others would see not just me, but also the light of Jesus shining through me.
Another thing that has grown in my heart is a sincere desire to serve my sisters out of love, not just 'because I'm supposed to'. I can see this love put to the test when there is a long string of baggies to be dried! (we are dedicated recyclers who wash our used baggies and reuse them) The Lord has cultivated in me a deep affection for each one of my sisters, and so for love of them, I will dry those baggies with love!
In May 2010, the Lord confirmed in my heart, so that I know that I know that I know, that I am called to be a Servant of the Cross. I experienced tremendous excitement during the time leading up to my first profession of promises in September. I was ready to give the Lord everything! On the night of my promises, I could describe the state of my heart as full; satisfied. I am filled with the love that the Lord has for me, knowing that I am His chosen one, His beloved.


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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Plant cypress trees at Tecumseh Park?
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Stacy Landers, New Haven
I have been reading about the destruction of the river and lake accesses in Ozark County due to last year's flooding, particularly at Tecumseh. Obviously, some trees need to be planted at Tecumseh Park to control erosion and eventually provide shade.
A tree that I do not remember seeing there is the cypress. I have planted some, and they grow fairly fast. They are extremely tough and can withstand drought and excess water. They like water, so being near the river or lake and being flooded will not necessarily kill them.
Perhaps the lowly cypress trees could be replanted along the shore and inside the park area.


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I had wanted to make something for my craft room and like many of you, I have an abundance of supplies. Sometimes I forget all the neat products I own so I decided to make a wall plaque to use as a creative jumping off point.
First I used some wall vinyl and made the word "Creativity" using gypsy font cut at 4". This is such a beautiful font with intricate detail in the fonts (so creative, lol). Then I used my gypsy to weld the words "begins here" using "Opposites Attract" @ height of 2.25.
Now for my Creative Board. Where do I begin? First I used a 12"x12" piece of printed paper and adhered that to same size chipboard that was painted on the back side. I then made a glimmer mist using Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls. Once it was dry I distressed the edges with my Distrezz It All and inked the edges then punched the top edge with my Bind It All.
The creative ideas was cut also with Gypsy Font using both shadow and upright feature. I used both solid card stock and print and reversed them for top and bottom of board.
The dress form was cut @ 3.50" with the French Manor cartridge. For this cut I used Grunge Paper by Tim Holtz and used his black dabber paint . I finished the "dress" with a small prima flower and small rhinestone. It is adhered to a spellbinders oval that is embossed with one of the folders from the Asian bundle using my Cuttle bug, of course the edges were inked!
The small velum envelope with tag was a perfect way to showcase my brads. It was cut using Fabulous Findings@ 2.48x 2.32 for the insert. I know the lattice was cut using French Manor but I can"t remember the details of my butterfly. (I cut and stickled it a while ago and found it in my stash while doing this project, lol.
I have been taking classes at My Creative Classroom so I had to incorporate a few techniques. One was the memory frame that is stamped "Laugh" and uses alcohol inks for the background. I used Plantin School book in for my "vintage" flowers that were cut @ various sizes and has a rhinestone center.
The Just A Note was cut using Imagine More and then inked. I finished the whole project off with some Jolee embellishments (paint tubes, apron, palette etc.) and of course some beautiful ribbon.
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Certain employment laws provide protection against retaliation for those who report violations of laws, or participate in investigations or serve as witnesses in particular types of cases. Those activities are really at the core of what lawyers are thinking about when they talk about whistleblower protections. Whistleblowing can consist of reporting crimes or fraud (or possibly unethical conduct) to government agencies (or even sometimes to the company's management). Also, whistleblowing can consist of serving as a witness in many different types of cases, or assisting in investigations of many different types.
BUT NOT ALL WHISTLEBLOWING-TYPE ACTIVITY IS PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION. It gets very complicated. See a lawyer right away if you think you are being retaliated against.
What Employment Protections Apply to Whistleblowers?
Those persons who engage in some form of important whistleblowing have engaged in conduct that gives them legal protection against retaliation. The protection against retaliation is the most important work-place right that whistleblowing gives you. If you blew the whistle on something, but didn't get retaliated against, then you probably wouldn't be reading this anyway.
Whistleblower protection might apply even if you were not fired in retaliation for the whistleblowing, but you have been significantly mistreated in the terms and conditions of your employment. If you have engaged in whistleblowing and are being retaliated against in any way, consider calling a lawyer.
There are many laws, both Federal and California, that expressly provide for whistleblower protection of some type. If you work in an industry that is regulated by the government and you report a violation of a significant rule governing your industry, or refuse to violate a significant such rule, and you get retaliated against, then you should suspect that a whistleblower law may exist that provides you with special legal rights.
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It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter. Ten years ago, my husband and I decided to move our family to Brimfield. With two young daughters, our main desire was to be able to provide them with a solid education. The Field school district and Brimfield Township seemed to have the balance we were looking for.
While the schools did not have all of the bells and whistles some of the surrounding districts had, we were confident they would receive a solid educational foundation that would be an asset to higher education after graduation and they would grow up in a community that best fit our family.
Being outsiders (neither my husband nor I grew up in this area), we found it comforting to meet people who graduated from the Field school district, lived in the district, taught in the district and chose to send their children to the schools as well. To us, that spoke volumes of the pride that existed within the community and what we wanted our children to experience.
Unfortunately, so much has changed since we made our decision. My children are seeing and hearing what is happening in the community and that saddens me. All too soon, they will be adults in the real world having to make the hard decisions. However, they are still children and I want for them to enjoy that childhood and their school days.
The things that have been cut or may be cut from our district are some of the things that keep children interested in school. They work hard to maintain grade-point averages so they can participate in extracurricular activities. Our student councils teach the students how to lead. Our clubs teach our children how to give back. Music, art and drama teach our children to be creative. Gym teaches our children the importance of physical activity. Sports challenge our children to work together as a team. They learn about winning and losing and how to handle both. They see coaches and teachers giving of their time and talent to be there for a student that may not have anyone else to turn to.
As a community, I hope that we all take some time to reflect on what we have done, or not done, to help correct the current state of our schools and the divide in the community. My hope and prayer is that we will be an example to the children of our district of adults that can learn to set aside their differences, work together, and save our schools. The students of our district are our future!
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Community reactions against organizations can be driven by negative information spread through a diffusion process that is distinct from the diffusion of organizational practices. Bank panics offer a classic example of selective diffusion of negative information. Bank panics involve widespread bank runs, although a low proportion of banks experience a run. We develop theory on how organizational similarity, community similarity, and network proximity create selective diffusion paths for resistance against organizations.
Lawyers keep the gates of public justice institutions, particularly through their roles in formal procedures like hearings and trials. Yet, it is not clear what lawyers do in such quintessentially legal settings: conclusions from past research are bedeviled by a lack of clear theory and inconsistencies in research design. Conceptualizing litigation work in terms of professional expertise, I conduct a theoretically grounded synthesis of the findings of extant studies of lawyers' impact on civil case outcomes.
Social capital theorists claim that belonging to a densely knit social network creates a shared identity, mutually beneficial exchange, trust, and a sense of belonging in that group. Taken together with the empirical research on the importance of social support and social integration for individuals' well-being, there is reason to expect that the density of one's personal social network should be positively related to well-being.
On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased between 1991 and 2003 and hardly changed thereafter. Unexpectedly, the expansion of higher education does not explain this development.
In this article, I argue that the current views on the relation between fields and social networks are based on two false premises: first, that fields and social networks are mutually exclusive forms of relational structure, and second, that the objective form of relational structure is an a priori fact.
How can an organization help participants increase their social capital? Using data from an ethnographic study of Launch, an organization that prepares low-income students of color to attend elite boarding schools, I analyze how the organization's structures not only generate social ties among students but also stratify those ties horizontally and vertically, thereby connecting students to a set of social contacts who occupy a range of hierarchical positions and who are able to provide access to resources that are beneficial in different contexts and at different times.
Sociological theory predicts that volunteers are likely to be more socially integrated into their communities than nonvolunteers. In this study, we test this theory by examining three dimensions of relations to neighbors—contact, social engagement, and the perception that neighbors trust each other. We hypothesize reciprocal relations between volunteering and these three measures.


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Latest Features
Daniel Schlusser
Daniel Schlusser has brought a challenging satire by Austrian playwright Thomas Bernhard to the Malthouse Theatre. The director of The Histrionic, starring Bille Brown and Barry Otto, spoke to Australian Stage's Carol Middleton.
Daniel Schlusser's dream of bringing The Histrionic to the stage in Australia has come to fruition. I spoke to him after the first of eight previews at the Malthouse Theatre, leading up to opening night on Tuesday 10 April.
Schlusser said the audience responded well to this difficult work, which 'plays an unusual game with the audience, putting them offside and then bringing them back up'. An exotic satire, which uses melodrama mixed with the Austrian obsession with the hunt, swings between hilarity and a cruel underbelly. Although Thomas Bernhard is a giant of European theatre who died in the late 1980s, The Histrionic is the first professional production of a Bernhard play in Australia.
According to Schlusser, one of the reasons for this is that the job of translating this Austrian play, with its idiosyncratic language and wordplay, is challenging. Another reason is that The Histrionic demands a lead actor to run the equivalent of an Olympic marathon in remembering and delivering endless monologues over almost two hours. It was only when Schlusser realised that Bille Brown was capable of this feat, and of performing the emotional gymnastics required of the role, that he approached the Malthouse with the idea of staging the The Histrionic.
Schlusser has worked in theatre in Germany and Austria and has an affinity with European theatre. But it was Vienna-born actor and theatre maker Justus Newmann, famous as the youngest King Lear ever and now resident in Tasmania, who introduced Schlusser to the work of Bernhard and other Austrian satirical playwrights and became a mentor for the younger Australian director.
Schlusser believes this Austrian satire translates well to Australia. 'It may have more bite in Austria, where Bernhard's loathing for his fellow countrymen and for the Austrian bureaucracy hits a raw nerve with audiences, but it still works as a lighter satire here, with its attacks on provincialism and its parody of actors and directors.'
Apparently the actors, including Bille Brown and Barry Otto, love the novelty of the play. Initially they approached their roles with terror and elation, but are now relishing the opportunity to clown and play with the audience. In Brown, Schlusser has chosen an actor who has the 'acute brain' and depth of understanding to play the role of Bruscon, the insufferably egotistical actor who finds himself expected to perform in a small rural community. Otto sounds like the perfect foil for the protagonist. He plays the landlord, a naïve soul who tries to meet Bruscon's demands, but is little more than a silent observer who rarely gets a word in.
In spite of the endless monologues, this absurd play has a strong storyline and performs a balancing act 'between comic brushstrokes and the existential'. It takes its metaphors from the theatre, playing with everyday clichés that had their origins in the theatre world, such as exiting stage left and waiting in the wings, and weaving them into the overarching theme of fiction and reality.
Schlusser sees The Histrionic as belonging to the theatre of the absurd, or 'Samuel Beckett in a different key'. In his view, it is more entertaining than a Beckett play, but also blacker, 'like an Austrian dessert, light and frothy on top with an underside of chocolate sludge.' Perhaps this is the high-calorie fare that Melbourne audiences are waiting for.
The Histrionic by Thomas Bernhard, directed by Daniel Schlusser is now playing at Malthouse Theatre until May 5, 2012. Details»
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Born in Alabama and calls NYC home.
Aprella Godfrey Barule is a Finalist at The Actors Studio and a Member of The Actors Studio's playwright and director workshop (PDW)
Recent acting credits include Lady Godiva, SNL, South Park, Candles to the Sun, The Arrangement, Hungry Ghosts, and National Lampoon's Dracula's Daughters in which she stars opposite Neil Patrick Harris.
Highlights as a performance artist include performing for the Cannes Film Festival and at The Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Aprella has written for theatre, film, and comic books. She also co-wrote and performed on world tours from 2005-2011 with her various solo shows as well as with the cabaret act known as The Bloody Crumpets.
Sundance listed her on their top ten to watch list.


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Update for Android tablets coming soon
March 8, 2012 Leave a comment
Those of you testing Android tablets ill be leased to know a number of manufacturers are about to release the next version of Android OS for their tablets, in particular Asus and Motorola. Find out more about what Ice Cream Sandwich brings here.
To upgrade your device to Ice Cream Sandwich:
- Go into "Settings", then "About" / "Software Update"
- You will then get a message informing you that an update is available. If this is the case, make sure you are connected to wifi, then hit "Download" or "Download and Install". Do not touch the device and let Android do the work for you. The device will eventually reboot and none of your documents / music / pictures will be lost
- If you do not get that message while checking for updates, then try again later / the following day / week / month
Updates will roll out this quarter for the to above-mentionned manufacturers, while Samsung also promised the upgrade (without giving a timescale).
Ice Cream Sandwich does not bring a revolution but unifies the OS across phones and tablets. It is a worthwhile update, not least because it irons out bugs, brings additional functionalities, makes the system faster and supports Google's celebrated browser, Chrome for Android. Once you've upgraded the device you can download it for free from the Android market – the android version of Chrome supports many additional functionalities such as tab browsing.
It is sleek, fast and a much better alternative to the default browser. Oh, and it syncs all your bookmarks across Google services, such as Chrome on your laptop.


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Some brands carry baggage. Bernard Matthews came to us in 2008 with a massive trunk.
But putting the tabloid fodder to one side, we quickly discovered that the people who work for Bernard Matthews have real affection for the business and pride in what they do.
So, we decided to let Bernard Matthews employees speak for themselves and for the company and created a multi channel campaign that simply stated: 'Proud to work at Bernard Matthews'.
And we're proud to say that we've continued to work with Bernard Matthews ever since; bringing back 'Bootiful' and then working with the master himself, Marco Pierre White.


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How to Correct Wrinkled VHS Tapesby Paul RanceUpdated February 10, 2017
Ironing out the wrinkle in a VHS tape takes patience and a lot of care. Unlike a wrinkled audio cassette tape, which is thinner and can be manually rewound with a pencil or a finger, a wrinkled VHS tape is more difficult to straighten. If a tape hasn't been played for some time, then problems can occur with wrinkles. If the wrinkle is not corrected, then the tape will become unplayable and will get jammed in the video tape recorder. Eventually the tape may snap in two.
Press the "Eject" button on your video tape recorder. Carefully remove your VHS tape.
Flip the VHS tape over on a flat surface. Use a screwdriver to remove the back part of the tape. Be careful that the parts of the VHS tape, including rollers and springs, do not fall out.
Turn the VHS tape back over again, after you have removed all the screws. You will now be able to determine where the wrinkle begins on the tape. Next, turn the VHS tape around.
Move the tape manually by moving either tape spool. If the wrinkle is in the right tape spool, then move the left spool in an counterclockwise direction until the source of the wrinkle is discovered. If the wrinkle is on the tape in the left spool then move the right tape spool in a clockwise direction. If the wrinkle is in the middle of the tape between the rollers, then move either tape spool until you have found where the wrinkle begins from.
Use your fingers to touch only the edges of the tape and manually straighten the VHS tape out. Next, manually turn the tape spool to check that this has been done correctly and that no wrinkle is visible.
Connect the VHS tape together again with the screwdriver. Put it back into the video tape recorder. Play the tape for a few seconds and rewind and fast forward over the area where the wrinkle was. These final three steps will prove whether the VHS tape is functioning correctly.
Items you will need
VHS tape
Video tape recorder
If a VHS tape has only a small wrinkle, then it will still need some attention, as it will get worse over time.
If a VHS tape is jammed in a video tape recorder, never stick anything into the machine when trying to remove a damaged tape.
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- black video cassette image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com


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BiographyDr. Ramirez received his B.S. in Mathematics and Biochemistry from Duquesne University in 1986. He received his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989, and completed his Ph.D., also in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1995.
His research interests include parallel processing and fault-tolerance in parallel systems. Dr. Ramirez is the Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Computer Science Department, and is also a computer science liaison for the University of Pittsburgh's College in High School Program.