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Rhode Island is joining many other states in a move to require builders and remodelers to study up on their profession.
Almost 1,600 houses in Florida's Manatee and Sarasota counties sit empty because the owners have given up and moved out, but the bank has failed to take control.
A contractor can get into serious trouble if he or she is not following the rules of law. Recently, a contractor was found guilty of fraud for failing to report their payroll to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
A $1.8 million waterfront house built on the wrong lot must be removed
Most construction projects have a specific time frame, and if completion is delayed, they look to the contract for recourse.
If you have to settle out of court, be sure you cover all your bases.
Contractors who discover construction defects or mistakes in their work face two challenges: ignore them and risk liability, or fix the problems and risk destroying evidence.
Drywall manufacturer Taishan Gypsum has lost a U.S. appeals court bid to shrug off liability for damage done to U.S. homes by the contaminated material.
Adam Shaf says a dispute with his former clients stems from them "not paying us for work, not because of poor workmanship."
What to do when the scope of work changes and the customer disputes your claim for full payment.
If you work with employees or subs, you need to be clear about what, exactly, the project entails and when it's expected to be completed. Everyone needs to understand. This job start package lays it all out.
A Centers for Disease Control report says that sulfur emissions from defective Chinese-made drywall could indeed cause respiratory symptoms.
Managing employees' overtime can be tricky. Here are a few tips to keep your staff happy and your company out of the courtroom.
Can a mistake related to a contract be corrected? It depends on who makes the error and how it affects the agreement.
NBC News is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is questioning FEMA officials after NBC reported on apparent influence-peddling in the flood map appeals process.
There are no clear policies for the two biggest IAQ hazards - carbon monoxide and radon.
After receiving negative attention for lax code policies, Mississippi has moved to require enforcement of model building codes statewide.
President Obama has signed a measure that reins in steep hikes in flood insurance under the federally-backed National Flood Insurance Program.
Unless an employee is driving to or from home, he needs to be paid for travel time.
In a case that has divided a small Maine town, the state's highest court has sided with beachfront homeowners asserting property rights that extend all the way to the low tide line.
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Sorry if my first post is long or in the wrong place but it might be of interest to some.
Found a pair of these at a local thrift for 20$ and found one of the SL6500 tweeter's was bad (otherwise, these sound pretty nice for surrounds). Searching for replacement was an exercise in futility. I did find a source (Electro Mavin)for SL6001's but realize that may not be a good match. I did find something interesting while testing the bad 6500, that the outer dome and flange simply twist off and that it includes the coil. I was able to easily swap the flange from the good tweeter to the magnet assembly of the bad and it worked fine. Coil on the bad was open when metered as I expected.
As it appears the outer flange assembly for the available SL6001 is the same (at least in form factor) I am wondering what the difference is between these models. When I ohm the good SL6500 coil it reads 5.7 ohms and wonder if the 6001 had the same coil spec or not, or if the magnet is the difference. If it where a similar coil and form factor then it might be suitable to snap on to SL6500 and make it whole again, or not. Anybody have some detail on spec for the SL6500? Electro Mavin has spec for SL6001 listed:
Size / Type = 3.75" Tweeter Dynamic Balance TriLaminate Dome
SPL = 91 db @ 1w/1m
Wattage = 45 Watts RMS / 90 Watts Peak
TriLaminte Dome Tweeter
Response = 2200 Hz. to 25 kHz.
Weight = 1 pound ea.
Magnet = Un-Shielded
Ohms = 8 ohms
Markings both the SL6001 and BD0113-A part numbers are on the tweeter.
If I can get a suitable replacementfinallyhese I will finaly have surrounds for my HT project. Otherwise I might part it out to then get something not broken

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Continuing to this day at the show are the many exhibits of antique tractors and engines with several running for display and performing chores for every one to watch. Antique and pedal tractor pulls, farm toy show, and a Flea Market on Sat and Sun. View actual working antique tractors and engines. Held at the Crawford County Fairgrounds, in Oblong, Illinois.
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This is the 52nd year for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Annual Fall Festival. Amusement rides for all ages, as well as dozens of food vendors serving up tasty carnival treats. Don't miss Lawrence County's biggest and most popular 4 day event!
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And changes everything...
There are, of course, many reasons why there aren't enough women on Board to make the corporate person even slightly metrosexual.
Some of them are personal and some of them are systemic. They usually overlap, which is why we used to say "the personal is the political."
I don't like to focus too much on problems we can't control, implied bias and the like, because I believe there are enough women in power today to bring the female ying to the male yang of corporate power without any special privileges or legal mandates.
All of that said, the real reason there aren't more women on Boards is that there are not enough of us who believe we're qualified to serve.
The Low Self-Esteem Girls' Club
When I was practicing law at the top of my profession with other women at the top of theirs, we used to joke among ourselves that we were all charter members of the Low Self-Esteem Girls' Club.
Only later would I realize the deep truth of the matter and the way my lack of confidence held me back from seeking an ownership interest in my last law firm. I left my blood, sweat and tears in the walls of more AmLaw100 firms than I care to recall. And, frankly, it was mostly my fault.
Yesterday, I wrote a lengthy piece about Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, a member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges just east of Los Angeles. Maria is not, nor do I believe she has ever been, a member of the Low Self-Esteem Girls' Club. And today, she's one of two women on Microsoft's Board of Directors.
There are Too Many Superstars and Not Enough Highly Competent Women in Seats of Power
When we meet the Maria Klawes of the world – women who rise to the very top of their professions – we too often convince ourselves that we've got to be world-changing superstars to become GC of a Fortune 500 firm, CEO of a top tech firm in the Silicon Valley, or Managing Partner of an AmLaw 10 firm.
As a Forbes blogger, I've called dozens of men and women for comment on newsworthy events within their expertise. More than half of the ridiculously highly qualified women I spoke with told me they weren't expert enough to comment.
No man has ever said that to me even when he was far less qualified than the women who'd demurred on the ground that they were not good enough.
As my friend the leadership consultant and ForbesWoman blogger Gloria Feldt reminds me, only 15% of all op-ed pieces in the mainstream media are written by women because women submit only 15% of all op-ed pieces to the mainstream media.
As we used to say, "click."
[While you're at it, buy and read Feldt's No Excuses - Nine Ways Women Can Change the Way We Think About Power]
I am definitely guilty…this is so interesting to hear about this from a journalists perspective. This is really great nuts and bolts information, the Women in the Boardroom looks like a great resource, thanks for putting it out there. I hope there will continue to be followup, this is really an important topic.
I have been involved in the "movement" for a long time as well. ( OK, I'll call myself an old feminist!) The topic of women on boards was hot a long time ago and "mysteriously" got buried. To see this front and center is really good news, and good for the economy.
Great article! And I'm obviously a man, but being a black man here in New York, I couldn't help noticing the similarities in our struggles on this particular matter. I recently joined a board for a small nonprofit in the Bronx called Camp Interactive, an organization that empowers inner city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors and creative power of technology, and while interviewing for this seat, I followed the advice of Women in the Boardroom without ever knowing it existed! Again, great article and please keep it up!
So glad this issue is being talked about! Sheila Ronning is an amazing woman that has been working on this for years to help more women on boards and a trailblazer. Thank you Sheila! Thank you Forbes for talking a subject that we need to do something about!
Congratulations Sheila. More people need to hear this. All the best!
This article is so rich with usable advice that every woman would be well served to print it out and tack it up somewhere she sees it every day. When doors are open, as they are now thanks to the work of many of us "old feminists," we can't really expect others to step aside–we have to walk our own selves through to those board positions. no Excuses:-)
Thanks for citing me and my book. There is good news to report in an update. The latest Op Ed project survey found that after several years of teaching women to write and pitch op eds, women now get 21% of the bylines. We can be the change we want to see in the world. Let's get with it.
Excellent article again from Sheila Ronning. I completely agree that many women fall into the category of questioning their abilities. I too wonder as I didn't finish college, that my 28+ years of business experience may not qualify me to be on a board. After serious reflection on my accomplishments and what I am currently doing, I have come to inspire myself and strongly believe that the life and business experiences are a tremendous asset to any board whether you have a degree or not. I frequently talk to this in my presentations. Sheila and her writings point to the very issue and I am grateful for the advocates of talent as a priority! Keep up the great work Sheila and thank you so much for writing the article Victoria!


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Well, I finally made it to the Indian Tower in Upper Nazareth Township after a few people told me it was a sweet place to take a sunset picture. It certainly did not disappoint.
The Indian Tower -- the monument and accompanying observation tower -- sits off W. High Street, adjacent to the Holy Family Cemetery. I will definitely return for future photo shoots!
I don't usually post this many pictures, but it was really hard to edit any out. The Indian Tower has quite a bit of graffiti on it, but luckily that doesn't show up in the sunset pictures.


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In 1950, Californians and gamblers knew of Las Vegas. But it wasn't until Nov. 15 of that year that Sin City was thrust into the national limelight.
On that day, Estes Kefauver, a U.S. senator from Tennessee, brought his anti-racketeering road show to Las Vegas' federal courthouse, turning the national spotlight on the organized crime tentacles that reached deep into the city's casinos.


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Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer
San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said late Tuesday they had recovered human remains in the burned cabin where they believed fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner was holed up after gun battles with law enforcement officers. One lawman was killed and another wounded in the shootout. The manhunt for Dorner began after he was named a suspect in the slaying of two people in Orange County on Feb. 3. In two shootings last week, he allegedly killed one police officer and wounded two others.
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Burned cabin( Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times / February 13, 2013 )
After what LAPD Chief Charlie Beck called "a bittersweet night," investigators Wednesday were in the process of identifying the human remains found in the charred cabin where fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner was believed to have been holed up after trading gunfire with officers, authorities said.


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New state Labor Department figures show that unemployment rates across New York City were lower in September than they were a year ago.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the new numbers show that unemployment rate reached 10 percent in June, and have been slowing since August. The city's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent last month.
"It's good to see the [borough] rates down over the year," James Brown, an economist at the Labor Department told the paper.
Unfortunately, the city still has higher unemployment rates than the national average, which was 7.8 percent last month. Only Manhattan (7.5 percent) and Queens (7.8 percent) had numbers lower than or on par with the national average. Brooklyn saw a high 9.4 percent unemployment, and the Bronx posted a staggering 12.1 percent.
Last week, the Journal reported that while unemployment is slowing in the city, most of the jobs created are in low-wage areas such as retail, restaurants and hotels.
Kathryn Wylde, of Partnership for New York City, told the paper that these jobs will be helpful for moving people out of poverty, but added that "those will not be the kind of jobs we need to build our middle class and to grow our tax revenues."


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The Government is Not a Super Parent: Author James Payne on Six Political Illusions
"The first thing [children] think about of government is that it is like a super parent," says author and Reason Magazine contributor James Payne. Payne points out that seeing government as having the virtues of a parent - wisdom, responsibility, money, unlimited funds for whatever you need - has lead to illusions about what role the government should be playing in our lives.
Payne sat down to talk with Reason TV at Libertopia 2012 in San Diego, Calif. to discuss his book, Six Political Illusions: A Primer on Government for Idealists Fed Up with History Repeating Itself.
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This is way, way off topic, but would it be possible to consolidate the comments for the blog post about the article with the actual article itself? It just seems like this should be possible.
..."People don't stop to consider that government agencies are staffed with ordinary human beings, who have all the usual human failings."...
I would posit that they tend to have more than the average; they know full well they won't be expected to produce anything of value when they take the job.
"Fuck you, cut spending?" meet UK Uncut:
Starbucks Tax Row: Protestors Occupy Stores
Campaigners stage demonstrations at Starbucks coffee shops, turning some into refuges, creches and homeless shelters.
The store was transformed into a domestic violence refuge as the protest sought to highlight the "disproportionate" effect that the coalition's cuts to the public sector are having on women.
Lisa Stewart, a 30-year-old UK Uncut activist, said: "Women are bearing the brunt of these cuts, and if they (the Government) made tax-dodgers like Starbucks pay that would bring in £25bn a year.
"Think of all the spending cuts that we could cover with that."
What's amazing about these people is that they continually fail to process the idea that Starbucks *DOESN'T ACTUALLY OWE MORE IN TAXES THAN THEY PAID*.
By HMRC's own admission, Starbucks paid the taxes they owed in full. All Starbucks has done is arrange their affairs to minimize that tax - they're not doging out, they're paying their fair share.
There's no such thing as a "fair share" of money stolen from you by a criminal gang.
It's not their money, it's "everyone's". Meaning: hers. These people are graspers; they will claw at your (and everyone else's) ankles until they pull you under with them. And they will never stop.
Do you think they are the endoskeletal variety of Terminator or the liquid metal model? They're Brits, so they can't be the cutie cyborg.
Which one had worse teeth?
Funny you mention that. The T-800 didn't have Ah-nold's infamous gap tooth after the organic tissue bit the dust. The liquid metal fella T-1000 had great teeth, so probably the T-800.
These people are going to get very pissed blaming everyone else for their troubles before it dawns on them *they* caused it.
Remember Lewis' book on Islam: "What Went Wrong"? He mentions that it is commonly seen in Muslim countries as 'who did this to us?'. Well, finger-pointing ain't restricted to Muslims.
You assume they're willing or capable of acknowledging their part, or in accepting any share of blame. It's not THEIR fault, after all, they're the Top Men! It's everyone else's fault for taking too long to jump after they call out, "Frog!".
The core tenet of the Left Wing's Sisyphian ideology is that the fault of EVERYTHING lies in the reduction of government and taxes, which can only be remedied by an injection of more government and more taxes.
It's a death spiral.
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"You assume they're willing or capable of acknowledging their part,[...]"
There's a very good chance that my optimism is misplaced; there is no lack of those who are so enamored of 'free stuff!' such as to make them totally blind to the results of their demands.
I can only hope that when the money runs out that someone looks around and says 'maybe we can't have stuff for free'.
By HMRC's own admission, Starbucks paid the taxes they owed in full.
Yes, buyt HMRC think's that companies should pay more taxes than HMRC demands, only paying the amount required is immoral, you see.
What would you think of someone who just wanted to do the minimum?
Fuck those people, they are scum.
made tax-dodgers like Starbucks
Hmm, has the poor bird never heard of FATCA and double-taxation treaties?
Their signage lets you know that women and minorities hardest hit.
Also interesting is that they paid some extra.
It's got interesting implications -- it may lower their taxes in other countries, "hurting" them.
Also sets a bad precedent if companies start being expected to pay extra. How much is the right amount extra? Is it a tip for a job well done shaking them down?
Victimhood is your license to illogic.
Heh. I went to college with that Kris Engsov fellow--for a year, anyway.
These people should be shot.
The sound for this video is not playing on my computer.
Working for me.
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We have a few regulars, and over 500 members of Congress, who would disagree with the title
Speaking of that title, it's a tad ambiguous: Does it mean "Super" either as outstanding and fantastic, requiring a big "S" and cape complete with exo-undies, or the Big Gay Al variety?
Is this a trailer for a new Sam Waterston/Jeff Goldblum movie?
Law & Order: Jurassic Park Unit.
Producing the nation's forthcoming best and brightest!
Would bang, except I don't want herpes.
She's a regular whore, and an attention whore.
Slut shamer!
Yeah the "slut shamer" nonsense really gets on my nerves (and "slut walks").
I mean it's a valid criticism when someone gets into "she had it coming, look at what she was wearing" territory, but the insult seems to have expanded to encompass pretty much anybody who thinks any chick, in any situation, just might be a slut.
How dare you suggest such an awful thing!
She doesn't charge to have sex in the library!
The next building I chose to desecrate with my perverse ways
A woman after my own heart.
Would bang, except I don't want herpes.
What's surprising, given this is some sort of Berkeley student newsletter, is that the comments following the article pretty much mirror our comments here: she's an ugly, Marxist attention whore.
meh, I don't actually think she's ugly
but all those other characteristics, yeah, uh, no
she's not ugly IMO but OTOH certainly not attractive enough to get over her terrible personality and sluttiness
Can anyone point me to a competent review of "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special"?
"Can anyone point me to a competent review of "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special"?"
I'm not angry with you, I'm just...just, dissapointed...
Asking for a friend.
For a review by someone who habitually reviews entertainment, some place called DVD Verdict offers a serious though lighthearted review. For a more well-known reviewer, IGN has a serious review as well.
Plinkett (red letter media) needs to do this.
That's how I figured the planet Krypton got blown up, regardless of their propaganda. I figure they were a bunch of super guys who do what the super usually do: go around conquering & subjugating other planets...until they pissed off one civiliz'n too many. Not so super now, huh?
Should be quite interesting to see how that all tunrs ount.
Anonobot can't spell?
John programmed him.
Did you read the story on the side about Ice-T and Coco?
Dang man, Tz gonna fuck somebody up.
The Government is Not a Super Parent
It isn't? Better try telling that to the government and it's hordes of freepers and griefers.
Good news: President Fatface of Venezuela can't seem to get rid fo his cancer and is going back under the knife.
See you in Hell Hugo.
He's off to Cuba, the greatest healthcare system in the world.
I very strongly suspect his physicians are not Cuban. Most likely German.
Because the Cuban physicians have all been sent to Venezuela.
Where they can dole out oodles of antibiotics and hope they work because if they don't then they don't know what to do.
Fer some reason that I still haven't figured out, having been conquered 500 years in the past, makes people want to hate whitey and be commies. I don't get it. Ok, I get the hate whitey part, sorta, but the commie thing puzzles me.
It is the tribal mentality. Tribes are communist in nature.
As for the hate, success breeds envy.
A lot of those countries are moving to capitalism. There was the 90s Reform Phase. The deeper the reform, the more sustained the reform. The nations that failed to reform-like Venezuela-have slouched to the left. Cato saw this coming back in '96. It's in an eerily prescient paper.
I honestly don't think he was ever in total remission. Based on the information that was initially posted WRT to his first reported occurance of cancer (metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma), I gave him about six months to live and I'm not surprised he's relapsed. This round might actually do the job, depending on how much of his pelvic floor is left and to where the cancer has metastasized.
If his condition is as bad as I suspect it is, he's probably not long for this world. Tsk, tsk.
Those people were commies before the Spanish came, who were also Commies.
I don't think so. Spain was a monarchy. Cortez was one crazy mofo. I don't see any hints of communism in 1500s Spain.
Back then demanding your fair share of other people stuff or telling the wealthy that they aren't paying their fair share would get you on the wrong end of some Toledo steel.
It was kinda the opposite back then. The rich stole from the poor, through taxes, to live a life of leisure.
Well, don't forget they employed old-fashioned way of making money and dating: Finding a novel, Spanish-naive village and sacking the blazes out of it, seeing their enemies driven before them, and hearing the lamentations of the wimminz.
They did get a bunch of gold from the New World, however. Pizarro captured the Inca chief and held him ransom for a room full of gold. After it was paid, he killed him anyway. That's the legend.
And Spain had just kicked out the Muslims in 1492, so at least a part of their wealth was confiscated.
Not just gold, but silver, sugar, tobacco, cattle etc. Then their inbred nobility squandered a lot of it and, to recall Dave Barry, they decided to get drunk and become a second-rate world power.
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"Not just gold, but silver, sugar, tobacco, cattle etc"
And they mistook the metals as wealth rather than an accounting medium. So they thought they were getting rich at the same time they were driving a hell of an inflationary cycle.
I don't think so. Spain was a monarchy
Make no mistake, Lenin and Stalin were Kings of the Soviet Union.
You think Brezhnev, Kruschev, Andropov, and Gorbachjov were ever broke?
Sheesh, the only way to eek out anything close to an opulent existence was to work for high level government.
Much being a pub-sec employee...
Looks like a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will never happen now.
PacMan can concentrate on becoming president of the Philippines.
Looks like a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will never happen now.
PacMan can concentrate on becoming president of the Philippines.
I know little enough about boxing that I don't understand how this fight can't happen, given the payday for anyone involved.
Royal prank DJ's on suicide watch - "We have genuine concerns for their state of mind" http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/u.....js-1480485
Greig and Christian face possible extradition to the UK after Scotland Yard contacted Aussie police to say they may want to interview the DJs.
I wonder why they suddenly came down with an acute case of the madness.
Dobroj utro, Archduchy! -)
The only reason for the outrage is that the intended victim (Kate Middleton) is somebody the chattering classes like.
If you don't believe me, look at the reaction when Scott Walker or Hoserland PM Stephen Harper were the victims of similar phone pranks.
What a ridiculous ridiculous bunch of bullshit.
Syrian rebels make a fully contained light armor vehicle with mounted machine gun for only $10,000. The gunner is not exposed to fire because there is no gunner. The machine gun is operated by remote control (probably a game console controller). There are 3 cameras in front and 2 in the back and 1 for the machine gun. It can withstand up to 23 mm rounds. Probably better bang for the buck than the US military gets. Mondo cool!
Similarly; when Libya invaded Chad (on and off, between 1978 and 1987), the people of Chad resisted Libya's Russian military equipment with armed toyota pickup trucks.
When a commander of the Chad forces was asked (presumably by a typical Media Pillock) whether such tactics would have worked against a first rate army, he replied "Fortunately, we didn't have to fight one."
Technicals would be suicidal fighting against an enemy that could field helicopters with machine guns. Or tanks where the crews actually practice their gunnery.


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January 31, 2012 | Seaworld Orlando is moving forward after the death of an Orca trainer in 2010. Three new expansions are in the works, and an ongoing OSHA case could change how Seaworld operates with its famed Killer Whales. Intersection host Mark Simpson talks with author David Kirby about his book, "Death at Seaworld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity." Later in the show former Seaworld trainer Jon Jett and Rollins College business ethics expert Mark Johnston discuss the ocean park's training culture and business strategies as Seaworld redefines itself as more than just Shamu.


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DERR, WILLIAM L., 65, of Milton. Visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. Tueday at Shaw Funeral Home, 400 N. Front St., Milton, followed by memorial service at 7.
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United Network Involving The Youth (UNITY) held it's first meeting on Saturday.
Reverend Anthony Jackson with Mt. Zion Missionary Church, 512 John Street, wants to provide a coalition between services available in the area and to create services that are needed to assist the youth.
"Our youth get out in the world, made mistakes, but they are still salvageable," Jackson said. "There is nothing in place when the want help."
The meeting helped answer questions for what UNITY plans to provide for the community.
Reverend Janice Netherly said there is an urgent need for this type of program in the area.
"Everyone knows the problem," Netherly said. "It is time for a solution."
Jackson said UNITY is in need of sincere committed volunteers for UNITY.
The next meeting, time and date unannounced, will concentrate on forming the coalition.
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Between traditional news channels, blogs, and social media, it can be hard to keep up with what's making waves in the field of sustainable development. In this roundup we aim to cut through the noise with a handful of highlights that have caught our eye.
In his 2014 State of the Union address Barack Obama underscored the urgent action required on climate change but made no mention of controversial and divisive energy policy matters such as approving the TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. Environmental groups and energy experts question how long it is possible to sustain an 'all of the above' energy strategy, which backs investment in clean energy alternatives on one hand but also promotes rampant drilling and mining of fossil fuels on the other.
The Obama administration is not the only one finding itself at this energy crossroads. The uncomfortable transition from fossil fuels to renewables is playing out in a tug of war between the high-carbon lobby and more progressive companies placing their bets on the transition to a low-carbon economy. …
In December we wrote about the top trends that our team tracked in 2013. If you missed them, here's a summary to help you navigate to the main articles….
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For over 25 years, companies have valued our ability to serve as their early warning system—to interpret emerging issues and trends in the sustainable development agenda and help them anticipate, understand and respond to shifts in the business landscape. In 2013, SustainAbility re-launched a dedicated function to regularly track and interpret "what's next"—our Ten Trends of 2013 series is the distillation and public output of our thinking over the year.
Every year, a number of organizations publish long-term energy forecasts. The two most recent ones were the World Energy Outlook 2013 from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 from ExxonMobil. These reports paint a future that is more or less the same when it comes to how fossil fuels contribute to our energy future – the IEA predicts that 75% of global energy demand will come from fossil fuels by 2035 (vs. 82% today) while ExxonMobil forecasts a similar figure for 2040.
While these robust research pieces are must reads for anyone working in the energy space, a variety of technical, environmental and societal factors make their predictions about the future of energy more uncertain than ever. …
What issues are sustainability experts most concerned about? How well is the private sector addressing these challenges? Which sectors are most accountable for tackling these vexing problems? After analyzing responses from nearly 900 sustainability experts in 91 countries, the recently released 2013 Issues Survey, Challenges, Performance and Accountability, dives into these thorny issues, with mixed results.
It's been nearly two years since The GlobeScan / Sustainability Survey explored how our international pool of sustainability experts see issues—ranging from climate change to food safety—and the urgency and corporate performance surrounding them. In 2011 our survey (Key Challenges and Industry Performance) found urgency regarding several leading issues was in a slightly downward trend, and industries received mixed reviews about their ability to manage the transition to sustainable development—with no sectors receiving high marks for sustainability performance. …
On December 3, I moderated WBCSD's US Midwest meeting, a one-day conference held in Columbus, Ohio whose theme was to "scale up and accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy, in the US and beyond." The meeting was packed with excellent speakers, panels and working sessions on a diverse set of topics, including: ecosystem services, reporting, communicating with investors, inclusive business, innovation and business leadership.
At the end of the day I was asked to wrap up the meeting with a "Top 10 List" of the issues that stood out most for me. I ended up with eleven key words and phrases. Much as Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel's amplifier that goes to 11 was "one louder" than most amps, my Top 10 List is "one longer" than most Top 10 lists.
- Responsibility. I didn't expect this to be on my list, but it popped up several times during the day. Ohio State University President Joseph Alutto kicked off the conference by telling us that OSU has a responsibility to address sustainability in both its operations and its curriculum. One of our corporate speakers declared that it is time for the business community to step up and take responsibility for leading the transition to a sustainable economy. With most of the conversation these days focusing on the business case, it was significant to hear that responsibility remains an important motivator. …
"But let us again be clear that we are witnessing ever more frequent, extreme weather events, and the poor and vulnerable are already paying the price."
Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, closed COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland — which took place Nov. 11 to 22 — with these harrowing words. Figueres puts a fine point on a key element within UN climate negotiations that have direct implications for the private sector.
We are witnessing the early stages of a new normal in terms of climate impacts, and an increasingly public discussion regarding how we best prepare, who pays for "climate resilience," and how we address the needs of poor and vulnerable populations most in harm's way. Addressing these challenges will require the private sector to drive innovation toward problems that are still emerging, to help people with little money to spend. …
Last week, I attended the 'Business Day' event held by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as part of World Climate Summit 2013 during COP19 in Warsaw. The mission of the day was to explore WBCSD's 'big ideas' to avoid the trillionth ton of carbon. For WBCSD, the big ideas are business solutions, the core of their recently launched Action 2020. The Action 2020 framework for action builds upon Vision 2050 and considers nine priority areas, including climate change, which addressed together will bring about transformative change….
Not that long ago, "adaptation" was a bad word among good environmentalists.
That's because it was seen as conceding defeat in the fight to put a price on carbon pollution, a distraction from the dramatic emissions reductions needed.
But just a few years later, we're seeing growing interest in "adaptation" — or its more pleasantly-named cousin, "resilience" — from cities and corporations. Even so, few would argue that climate resilience is routinely prioritized at the necessary scale.
Between traditional news channels, blogs, and social media, it can be hard to keep up with what's making waves in the field of sustainable development. In this roundup we aim to cut through the noise with a handful of highlights that have caught our eye.
Fossil Fuel Divestment Gathers Momentum
Last fall, climate activist Bill McKibben's organisation, 350.org, supported the launch of fossil-free divestment campaigns across cities and college campuses. Modelled on the South Africa anti-apartheid divestment movement of the 1980s, the campaign has reached over 100 US cities and 300 colleges. Similar versions are also taking hold in Australia, the Netherlands and the UK.
Having spent the last 4+ years deep in the sausage-making process that is federal and international climate and energy policy, I'll admit that I'm biased: I firmly believe that climate change is the most important issue of our time. Of course, there is no shortage of critical topics that demand attention and urgent action. However, if we fail to address climate change, near-term progress on these other key issues will be undercut if not completely overshadowed by unrelenting runaway climate impacts.
The science is clear: we have a very brief window to limit global emissions if we are to avoid the most dangerous of climate scenarios. It is similarly clear that a significant upswing in corporate action is required in order to shift the economics and politics around this issue if we have any hope of meeting this goal. Congressional staffers are often happy to meet with environmental NGOs. Yet in the dozens of meetings I've participated in on Capitol Hill, everyone in the room knows the score: without a massive upswing in active support from the private sector climate and energy policy simply doesn't stand a chance of becoming law. Even President Obama's recently unveiled climate plan, a serious step in the right direction, is clearly not enough….
"The current economic system, built on the idea of perpetual growth, sits uneasily within an ecological system that is bound by biophysical limits." So states the fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5), published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in 2012.
Renowned economist Kenneth Boulding reflected the same sentiment more pointedly many years ago when he said: "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."
Infinite growth is the operating principle, reinforced by our current economic and political systems, on which many of the world's business leaders, policy-makers and investors make decisions every day. As a result, the gap between our current burn rate and what the planet's environmental systems can support on a sustained basis continues to grow. This gap represents a significant risk – and an opportunity – for the business community.
This is the context of the most recent collaboration between UNEP and SustainAbility, along with Green Light Group: a just-released report titled GEO-5 for Business. Using GEO-5 (a 500+ page compilation of environmental data, policy options and scenarios) as its foundation, GEO-5 for Business serves as a translation and primer written specifically for business leaders. While much analysis has been conducted on the impacts of business on the environment, this report looks in the other direction – at the impacts of environmental trends on business….
For me, and I daresay for many working in the sustainability space, Earth Day has become an opportunity to reflect on the progress we've made over the past year, and to think about where we need to focus our efforts going forward….
We are reminded constantly that humanity faces unprecedented challenges: climate change, resource constraints, economic volatility, over and under nutrition, widening inequality, and political conflicts that are increasingly aggravated by these issues. Yet, even as awareness of the causes and potential solutions to these challenges has never been higher, overall progress remains frustratingly slow or non- existent. Understandably, many of us have looked to national and international leaders, multinational companies, universities and other large scale institutions to provide leadership but, while their efforts have been earnest and sometimes substantial, they have so far failed to make very much difference….
People worldwide are starting to connect the dots. Hurricane Sandy costing New York over 60 billion dollars with one of the largest insurance pay-outs in history. 85% of Dhaka submerged by recent flooding. 44 million people – many located in our cities – pushed into food poverty by food price spikes in 2010. And the costs of congestion bringing many urban centres to grid lock. In summary – cities worldwide need to take steps now to 'future proof' themselves if they are to avoid irreversible and costly damage to their environmental, social, and economic futures….
"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now." Chinese proverb
If planting a tree is a metaphor for taking action on climate change, the old Chinese proverb is wise advice for our present day dilemma. We are, of course, a couple of decades late in taking meaningful steps to transition to the low-carbon economy necessary to safeguard the quality of life and economic prosperity that businesses, governments and individuals strive to achieve and maintain. But just because we should have begun long ago does not mean we should not take action now. Indeed, urgency has been added to necessity, and adaptation has been added to mitigation, as the implications of a warmer world are becoming clearer with each passing year….
Dear Fossil Fuel,
There is no easy way to do this, so I'll just say it: I want a divorce!
Writing this letter is very painful for me, but the contents will not come as a great surprise to you. Our relationship has been wondrous at times, with ups and downs like every marriage. But you've been abusive for too long and pushed me to the limit. It's taken decades of counselling to build up the courage to leave you, but after 300 years together I've decided it is time I grew up and faced the future as a responsible adult….
Among the myriad challenges facing the human species in the early years of this century there is one that shows up on every political and business agenda from Pretoria to Paris, Lusaka to London, and Windhoek to Washington: how to sustain economic growth. So dominant is this discourse that those who dare to question it can be readily dismissed as lunatics, so far outside the mainstream as to appear out of touch with reality. Can't they see? We need to create jobs…
At the end of the Rio+20 Summit Ban Ki-moon agreed to meet the 9 'major groups' who have a formal role in the preparatory process and the conference, they include business, trades unions, scientists and young people's NGOs. In practice, only four representatives of the groups were invited to speak. I was struck by the pointlessness of this process, …
I have been in Brazil since last Wednesday, participating in the madness that is Rio+20. The insanity is part logistics (the main event sites are scattered far apart and moving from one to the other can take literally hours), and the apparent lack of progress at government level on any meaningful negotiated agreement is certainly maddening, but it is also that the sheer number of people (50,000?) and events (hundreds daily) create a kind of 'opportunity overload.'
Midst everything, one of the guidewires I've followed has been the activity associated with the release of UNEP's "Business Case for a Green Economy …
Having pretty much recovered from having my iPhone, iPad and laptop stolen (and having also pretty much recovered from one of the worst bouts of flu in my life), today in Rio was, on balance, a great day. People often ask me whether I am optimistic generally on the sustainability front and I find myself repeating that I wake up an optimist and go to bed a pessimist. And so it looks today.


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By Doug and Polly Smith
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Niagara Gazette — Dear Mainland Memorialists — Since last we wrote, our population is down one, our memories up many. The pews filled up at St. Stephen Wednesday morning for a farewell to Jackie LaMancuso, the best "do's" on the Island getting their heads together to try to comfort her husband Carlo, to whom she'd been married for 62 years.
Sixty-two years! Good heavens, compared to that, we're so new at this we'll probably have to show the clerk our marriage license next time we check in at the Red Coach.
Artist, cook, gardener, Jackie had a mind of her own. She tried golf once but gave it up after one summer because the "real" players were "too mean," as Carlo recalled with a wan smile. In short, she slowed up their game by hitting the ball too often. "But she stuck it right out to the end of the year, and she was getting better."
She didn't exactly spoil her children and grandchildren, but many recalled coming over for breakfast and requesting "hot dogs and cheese." Honest. "She didn't care," one recalled. "If that's what we wanted, that's what we got."
And what might she have made for this occasion, we wondered as St. Stephen volunteers, "Bereavement" neatly embroidered on their blue aprons, bustled and served, hanging coats, even. "She'd have made something, that's for sure," Carlo said. "Pies, probably. That's what she loved doing."
(We interrupt this reverie for news: Our cherished "Little Old Pie Ladies" at Island Presbyterian have cooled their ovens for this season. They had the business, but not the bakers. We will truly miss their just desserts.)
Back to Jackie and Carlo. Although best known for the hairstyles designed in his off-stucco parlor near the South Bridge, he could cook a little, too. Kept him off the front lines in Korea, when the officers found out and assigned him to their kitchen.
But those talents paled in comparison to his dedication to his wife. No party marked their 60th anniversary. She wasn't well enough to leave the house, hadn't been since their 58th.
And that's what they talked about mostly over lunch, how, with the help of his family, Carlo had painstaking cared for her, with the goal of making sure she would stay to the end in the house that he and his father had built in 1960. Few possess such perseverance. Four years ago, hospice came and left.
In "Tuesdays with…" Morrie warns Mitch: "Maybe you're not so good with sick people…" Carlo never thought of Jackie as a sick person. She was his wife. "In sickness and in health," as it goes.
"I never once thought of it as work," he said. And so Jackie died at home. He wouldn't have had it any other way.
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Imagine if all the personal practices and courtesies and odd ticks of our nation's father, George Washington, were made into mandated behavior for all Americans.
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The Barbican Centre, a vast concrete estate of 2,000 flats and a leading arts complex, is a prime example of brutalist architecture, softened a little by time and rectangular ponds of friendly resident ducks. The lakeside terrace and adjoining café are good spots to take a rest from visiting the art gallery, cinema, theatre, concert hall or library within the complex. The art gallery on the third floor stages exhibitions on design, architecture and pop culture, while on the ground floor, the Curve is a free exhibition space for specially commissioned works and contemporary art. At the core of the music roster, performing 90 concerts a year, is the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). The annual BITE season (Barbican International Theatre Events) continues to cherry-pick exciting and eclectic theatre companies from around the globe. The Barbican regularly attracts and nurtures experimental dance, and the Pit Theatre is a perfectly intimate space.
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I would love to do a gig here as this is London's answer to Carnegie hall on 7th Avenue. It is however sad to read the comments from the dissatisfied bride below. So anyone getting married in London should have a look at recommended venues: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIB4nvvLkNk Notwitstanding, the Barbican does other things very well and is worth a visit.
I love going to shows, the art gallery and cinema here. Really cool 60s building.
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I had a lovely wedding, the location was spectacular and I had a fantastic day as did all my guests. It ended rather abruptly though with the music being turned off at 11 on the dot. I can hardly complain, but I do have some serious complaints regarding the service. The food at the wedding was a much lower quality than what I was served at my tasting. The appetiser, which had been lovely at the tasting, held no resemblance to what I was served at my wedding and the creme brulée instead of being luscious and creamy as it had been at the tasting, was a stiff gelatine. After the wedding the staff didn't pack up my crockery hire correctly which made me lose my deposit and they were completely unremorseful about it, ignoring my emails and not helpful at all. The cherry on top of the cake, 2 months after the wedding, after we had settle all accounts the wedding planner started bothering us for another 600 pounds. We had spent the budget, the invoices had all been settled and he was haggling us for more money. Quite unprofessional.
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My husband and I live year-round in Rockport.
We own a home here in town and a summer cottage on Long Beach. We were talking to some friends the other night on the porch of our cottage. The conversation came around to an idea currently being circulated that the town should require the tenants on Long Beach to buy their lots, which we currently lease from the town.
Based largely on letters printed in the Times recently, our friends were under the impression that the town is not currently being fairly compensated for the rental of Long Beach lots and that the arrangement was not equitable.
To more fully inform residents who may not understand the current arrangement, following is some information about the fees and taxes that Long Beach residents pay the town.
The town owns all of Long Beach, including the land atop the beach adjacent to the seawall where approximately 150 summer cottages are situated. The owners of these cottages are summer residents who currently have a 10-year lease with the town that allows them to rent the land, own a home on the land, and occupy it from April 15 to Oct. 15.
Like other cottage owners, we personally pay $2,500 annually in land rent. We also personally pay approximately $8,000 in taxes. This amount is based, like all properties in Rockport, on the assessed value of the land and the building.
The total land rent from all the cottages paid to the town is approximately $300,000 per year. The total tax revenue from the cottages is about $700,000.
Note that cottage owners pay taxes on their dwellings and on the assessed value of the land that they do not own. They pay annual taxes based on 12-month occupancy, even though they may only occupy their summer cottages for six months. In total, Long Beach produces over $1 million annually in revenue for the town.
It's wise for the town to pursue the best financial arrangement possible between itself and the Long Beach residents. But regardless of what happens going forward, the residents of Long Beach currently pay considerable rent and taxes for the enjoyment of their homes and leased land, there is no great inequity taking place.
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By a County Press reporter
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
A PARLIAMENTARY bill seeking to limit immigration to the UK from new European Union countries, debated today (Wednesday), has been co-sponsored by Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner.
The bill has called for would-be EU migrants to have a job, sufficient funds to stop them claiming benefits and to be in good health with no criminal record before they are permitted to settle here.
The requirements it demanded are similar to immigration controls demanded by the USA and Australia.
Currently, all EU member states are bound by the 2004 EU Free Movement Directive.
Since July, Spain has imposed stricter entrance requirements on EU nationals who wish to live there as youth unemployment climbed to 50 per cent.
Mr Turner said: "I am particularly concerned because in 2014 Bulgarians and Romanians will acquire the same rights as other EU citizens to come to the UK — that is an extra 29 million people."
Mr Turner confirmed he was also a signatory to amendments calling for real terms cuts in the EU budget and restoration of the full British budget rebate, both of which were also due to be debated today.
*Labour MP Denis McShane spoke against the bill calling it insulting to many people from the EU who contributed to the British economy.
However MPs voted in favour of the bill receiving a second reading, which will take place on December 14.
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by Barry Payne
3rd November 2012, at 21:40:30
At last, somebody with a bit of sense, thank you Mr Turner at last a person that has the guts to say what the MAJORITY of the country thinks. Thank you geoffrey c. I think Kevin needs to get off the Island and see the exsplosion of immigrants in the cities but don't let a few facts get in the way.
by alan naylor
1st November 2012, at 17:11:14
Just got back from stay at warners holiday camp freshwater all staff in the restaraunte was Polish sevice was wonderful there by lies a story
by geoffrey clynch
1st November 2012, at 13:29:50
I would also suggest that Mr.Turner concentrate in making sure that immigration of the overflow from all the major cities onto the Island be his priority, and stop all the building of 10,400 houses and 27 Gypsy pitches to house them
1st November 2012, at 12:14:23
agree Mr.Majors, it is good to see Mr.Turner doing something constructive but this does not go far enough, there should be a total ban on all immigration and start sending home ALL illegals, and never mind a cut in the eu budget, let us quit the eu completely and take back control of our own borders, and try our so-called government for TREASON and fraud
by alan phillips
31st October 2012, at 21:30:43
Denis McShane is an independent MP http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/constituencies/rotherham
by Sarah Smith
31st October 2012, at 19:13:37
Good on you Turner, I always thought you were a wimp but finally you are taking on the issues in respect of which your parliamentary cohorts actually tried to stop our freedom of speech. A promise to squash immigration is a vote clincher.
by Kevin Barclay-Jay
31st October 2012, at 17:24:05
Oh dear...Brits have been migrating around Europe for Decades...nearly as many people emigrate as we get immigrants. But don't let a bit of education get in the way of fear. Turner is a bandwagon jumper..to be pedantic, he is also an immigrant to the Island having failed to get elected in the Midlands...and he is also supporting the Labour Party in calling for cuts to the EU Budget. ...when will he do something succesfully to improve the lot of his constituents rather than blagging his expences, supporting bloods sports desperatly seeking a cause that he can win
by Mike Crowe
31st October 2012, at 17:11:00
wots rong wiv the spelin? evrybodi nowz that thee spelin is pefict on the isle ov witeDon't ask many of the posters about 'there' 'their' and 'they're' or come to that 'have' (pronounced 'of' and spelt that way on the Isle of Wight)
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31st October 2012, at 16:53:32
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31st October 2012, at 16:47:47
If correctly punctuating ellipses was a necessity, we would see a similar exodus . . .
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By JERRY MCGOVERN, Book Review
---- — There are about 7,000 Adirondack 46ers.
These are the people who have climbed the 46 Adirondack peaks with an elevation of at least 4,000 feet and registered their names with the club in Schenectady. The mountains and the climbers are the subject of a wonderful new history entitled "Heaven Up-h'isted-ness: The History of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and the High Peaks of the Adirondacks."
(The title, by the way, are the words that legendary Adirondack guide "Old Mountain" Phelps used to describe how he felt atop Mt. Marcy.)
Compiled by the Adirondack 46ers, the book has three sections. In the first section, Suzanne Lance, assistant director of the New York State Writers Institute at the University of Albany, chronicles the history of the 46ers. Lance not only writes well, but brings experience to the project; she is a serious climber, becoming a 46er in 1982 and a winter 46er in 2007.
Appropriately, she begins her six-part history with the Marshall brothers, Robert and George, and their guide Herbert Clark — the first 46ers.
The Marshalls, two New York City residents, teamed with the significantly older Clark from Saranac Lake as their guide. The first of their 46 ascents (Whiteface) was in 1918, their final (Emmons) in 1925. Lance notes that "their personal journey has in many ways played a part in shaping the history of the Adirondacks."
Some of that influence is evident in Lance's second chapter, an examination of the hikers who came from Troy's Grace Methodist Church in the 1930s. If the Marshalls were the genesis of the 46ers as a goal, a plan and a community, the hikers from Troy were the force that made it grow. Among them were their pastor, the Rev. Ernest Ryder (the seventh 46er), and Ed and Grace Hudowalski (numbers six and nine).
As she had for the Marshalls and Clark, Lance completes the portraits of Ryder and the Hudowalskis as shapers of the Adirondacks in the 20th century. Grace Hudowalski, who became the longtime correspondent with aspiring 46ers, looms especially large, encouraging others to experience the mountains as she did, especially on a rainy and buggy three-day climb of Marcy in 1922 that changed her life:
"It was tough. I was on all fours sometimes. I didn't think I was going to get there ... but I had to go on. And on the top for just a fraction of a moment, the clouds lifted while I was there and I looked down and there a mile below me was Lake Tear of the Clouds, the Hudson's highest source. And you know, that did something to me. I had seen something — I felt it. I never forgot the mountain and I never forgot that trip."
In the final four chapters of her history, Lance describes the changes and challenges that confronted both the mountains — especially the High Peaks — and the Adirondack 46ers as a group. It's a fine history of cultural and legislative changes, and even offers a glance at the future.
Lance's contribution demonstrates her thesis, that the Adirondack 46ers were and are "integral to the care and preservation of the region."
The second portion of the book focuses on the mountains, themselves. Nineteen chapters by 16 contributors, all 46ers, offer science, history and personal experience about each of the mountains.
If you've hiked these mountains, it's fun to compare the writer's description to you own. What John Konowitz says about the beauty of Gray Mountain bears no resemblance to the ugly hike through blowdown that I remember. I'm glad one of us had a good day on Gray Mountain.
As in the case of Konowitz, many of these contributing authors will be familiar names: Phil Corell, Gretel Schueller and Chuck Gibson, for example.
The final portion of the book is a roster of the 7,000 Adirondack 46ers.
This is an important book because the history of the 46ers is important to the Adirondacks and New York state. By gathering that history in one place, and including archival and modern photos, Lance and the Adirondack 46ers have provided a service to us all.
For years, Jerry McGovern was the Press-Republican's coordinator of Newspapers-in-Education. He also taught in New York state's public schools and now teaches in the Communications Department at Plattsburgh State.


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The waters of Beaver Creek were blessed in an ancient outdoor ritual conducted by Snyder County's only Orthodox Christian congregation.
The blessing, which took place at 11:45 a.m. at the covered bridge behind the West Milton State Bank branch, was led by Father Basil Biberdorf, of State College's Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, and Reader David Smith, of Beavertown's Orthodox Christian Chapel of the Holy Spirit. The chapel, the first of its kind in Snyder County, was founded as an outreach mission of State College's Orthodox church.
"It's our intent to make this a blessing for the entire community," Biberdorf said.
The ceremony, which included about 15 members of the chapel, consisted of chanting, prayers and Biberdorf casting a wooden cross three times into Beaver Creek, retrieving it with an attached rope.
An icon carried by one of the parishioners depicted the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. Sunday's ceremony served as a commemoration of that event.
"It's a way for us to say God created creation good, and we accept that and that he uses it for our redemption," said Smith.
"That's why this is done all over the world," added Biberdorf.
In Russia, some churches conduct the ritual on frozen rivers. In certain versions of the ceremony held near deeper water, said Biberdorf, it is customary to have someone dive in and retrieve the cross.
Beavertown's Orthodox Christian Chapel of the Holy Spirit was founded in 2008, with services held in Smith's house.
The church recently bought a parcel of land on Kern Street, where members hope to build a small chapel. The hope is to break ground on the project this summer, Biberdorf said.
In the meantime, Smith and his wife, Brenda, host their fellow worshippers at their home for weekly services.
The church has 28 members, most of whom live in Snyder County.
While providing a place of worship has its challenges, Smith and his wife don't consider it a burden, he said. "There's an intimacy this group experiences ... that comes naturally to holding it in a house," he said.
"The church is more than just a building," Biberdorf added.
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In this article we've explored a few of the services and methods used to boot Linux remotely. Remote Linux is extremely fertile ground for continuing research. As networks become faster and can support greater numbers of remote clients, and as clusters become larger and have greater dependency on centralized administration, remote Linux techniques will play an even greater role in the industry. With the advent of dense server technology, remote Linux has become not just a convenience but a necessity.
I gratefully acknowledge the research of Vasilios Hoffman from Wesleyan. "V", as he likes to be called, demonstrated the use of loopback devices in creating RAM disks and how to create modular network bootable kernels correctly. V is simply a wealth of Linux information.
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