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A lawtia rush is a lawtia file with mostly level 3 units and 3 shades. Like how 3 salamanders is used in every gowen rush, 3 shades are used in every lawtia rush. Without out it, the rush would not be characteristic of the sphere that it represents, which in this case is keeping the sp low to slow and disrupt your opponent's buildup, ouranking them with superior numbers, and forcing them to further lose sp with revives. As you notice, this is a lot like falkow, except they do it in a different manner (returns and owl sage). However, while falkow have the advantage with rushes and disadvantage versus bigs (unless it's pirates), lawtia is pretty even with both rushes and bigs. The cost of having instant removal rather than preventing a level 3 two turns later (as with death's embrace) and not choosing which unit to remove/having something to deal with the field instantly is that they need 2 cards to do what lawtia does for 1 card, and one of those cards fall flat against bigs. In fact, one of my favorite things about lawtia rush is efficient packing. You can do a lot with 1 copy of bitter destiny and death's embrace, which you'll learn with experience. For example, you can play embrace when you predict a leviathan drop with 1 or 0 loose sp to prevent a regus patroller next turn and hopefully make levi return himself. You can also play embrace on a gaiessoul open to drain the 1 sp required for his open, making the opponent kill one of his units every turn.
I have been playing lawtia rush for a very long time. I'm pretty sure that I was the first one to use bitter destiny. Before I got that card, I was using heartbreak on sakuras and proxies. I viewed it as a pseudo return except the opponent doesn't the the card back, and you can get sp advantage, though you do need to predict that your opponent won't or can't revive and you need to be able to kill the unit. Bitter destiny was an upgrade on heartbreak, though it also meant hitting my units occasionally. Since then I have evolved to use sp pressure to land bitter destiny, not just land it on 3rd copies and sac units. I have mostly gon (and his constant posts) to thank for the 3 shades packing and death's embrace as he posts about it often enough to made me want to try it. It might seem that death's embrace is 3 sp for 3 sp.... maybe, but the disruption ability (2 were listed above) of this grim, and the possibility of forcing opponent to lose field is huge. In essence it is a very strategic grim with many uses and requires some prediction skill.
I haven't seen a full on undead file in folrart for a while. Dean ran it for a couple of matches here and there but never kept up with it. Yes undeads have plenty of direct and indirect nerfs since its release. Let's look at the history of them:
Set 5-6
Undeads was introduced as a filetype with hellsmoke, priestess of madness, revenant, and lich. Top rp files were made with hellsmoke priestess of madness combo but none of pure undeads. Pre-nerf 30/30s I imagine were really popular.
Set 7-8 (I joined the game at this time)
Undeads went into decline as other things powercreeped them.
Set 8 EX
Release of EX Cursed Armor Knight made undeads into meta files. However most people chose to play lawtia rush with pre-nerf exorcist doll and EX CAK as tank which overpowered pure undeads. Undeads were also overpowered by HK LAP rush which was really popular at the time.
No undeads in top rp that I knew of.
Set 9
Exorcist doll was nerfed to not work with EX CAK anymore. HK LAP file was nerfed.
More people started playing pure undeads. At least 4 different undead files made top rp. One with triple esria/astraforse ss. Two with grebados ss. Grebados ss got really popular with undeads. Mine with sp drain and heartbreak (I had no bitter destiny at the time).
Some mid undeads were introduced. They sucked.
Set 10
Various undead hate was introduced.
1. Talisman of disruption pure undead hate instant win card.
2. Max HP hate on viable and overpowered units even without the undead hate bonus, most notably gravan.
3. Introduction of viable remove from play cards like langbart.
4. Introduction of viable cannot be attacked by action skills units which is auto win vs undeads. Example: Mantra Ray errata.
These 4 trends continue onto set 11 and 12. I'm sure you can find many examples.
EX CAK got a major nerf. It dies twice as fast now with ss sniping and rats/whatever.
More sucky undeads were introduced. Skeleton archer makes you lose half your battles, including against mid falkow which it is supposed to counter.
Set 11
Continuation of undead hate trend, such as chaos absorbtion.
Introduction of mid refess and verlaat, replacing starter files (undeads were played because they were essentially free wins vs starters), countering undeads.
No undeads in sight. I stopped playing undeads.
Set 12
I swore off hellsmoke after losing stars to talisman of disruption.
More undead hate cards introduced such as ex mermaid.
No undeads in sight.
Weaknesses of the file
Gets countered by single instant-win cards.
You have to pack 3 copies of every undead. Not a lot of flexibility.
Filespace is incredibly tight.
Open Analysis
I find this is the part that most people mess up when playing lawtia. Lawtia rush needs a good aggressive open. If you get stalled, it is incredibly bad. The open usually determines the outcome of the match.
Opening card is always shade. Opening sphere is 1 lawtia. Please do not go to 3 lawtia. There are certain opens where it benefits you to keep your sphere low. Example is defective into galderia ss.
Generic open is shade->level 3 undead depending on what you think is good vs your opponent. For example: do not open magic doll-undead- if you think your opponent has sergis ss. Do not play lich first.
After you play your level 3 undead, follow up with either a shade if you think you can drain or a priestess of madness/wounding sword if you think you won't drain and save your shade for turn 4. This way you keep on some sp pressure and prevent your opponent from playing that crucial level 3. A priestess of madness is only useful if you don't think your opponent will snipe him with a 40 damage ss that turn. Wounding sword is not a great choice if it will kill your undead on close.
Open vs archer scout is shade->wounding sword. Archer scout->dryad is the proper and superior open which gets countered. If opponent does archer->salamander which is dumb, then you can snipe archer scout with ss damage next turn.
Open vs witch queen / catherine is shade->shade. If they played owl sage, follow up with a salamander. Otherwise, put out one of your level 3 undeads, preferably ex cak since good falkow files usually do not have 40 dmg ss and you need attack power against falkow to keep the pressure on and the owl sages/returns off.
Tip on filebuilding
For lawtia rushes, you need enough sac units to trigger all 4 of your soul skills and some more for backlashes. Please don't count 1 lp = 1 unit. That is a gowen mentality (that you should follow playing gowen).
Card analysis
Required cards
EX CAKx3
Pretty much needed because he is the only undead with any sort of attack power right off the bat. It also has max hp immunity, which is useful for early sergis filetypes like pixies.
Needed because he is the tankiest undead and also the undead with the best stat distribution.
Recursion on an undead unit, and multiple mass recursion. Auto-include for all files.
Magic Doll-Undead-x3
I like her over revenant and skeleton archer since he is tankier than rev and does not fail in most matchups like skeleton archer does. She can also kill a sac unit if the opponent is stalling so you can trigger much needed soul skills.
Priestess of Madnessx3
Free recursion. Also auto-include
Your spirit and keeps the sp low. Undeads have incredible timing with this spirit since they have multiple level 2s. Keep your opponent guessing if you'll play a lvl 2 or shade.
Answer to cath opens. Very useful in lawtia mirrors since it's an extra sac unit and does 10 damage on open. In row 2, this unit dishes out 30 massive damage on a level 1. Can also receive hellsmoke buffs for more damage. Useful for sniping units for multiple unit bitter destiny removal.
Wounding sword
Your answer to archer scout opens. Also great with undead units because he gives them a permanent buff to attack, a much needed stat for undeads, and usually does not kill them.
Broken Priest
You need him to survive. Without him, your whole file can get trolled (unable to do anything) against things like giant arth. If you can get him snowballing, there are very few things that can stop undeads.
Death's Embrace
You really need this to make sure that your opponent loses field due to not having enough sp to revive. Can also take out some open skills.
Optional Cards
Bitter Destiny
Play this on 3rd copies and on death's embrace field wipe. While this card is good, it is not necessary in undeads because sometimes you want lp loss so you can finish iczering the remaining lp. Undeads are usually not aggressive enough to make effiecient use of this grim though.
Soul Pact
Lich's skill and broken priest consumes a lot of sp. You'll find yourself skipping a lot of turns towards the end to use lich's skill. Sometimes 1 extra sp from soul pact will save you.
Exchange of souls
Use on magic doll-undead-. It is mostly a counter to max hp hate. Otherwise, using it on a 3rd copy doll is not useful, since you could go an entire game without it closing.
Mad Priest
Dark Confederation
(Recommended) soul skill analysis
Sp drain next turn plus damage (possibly a close and a revive) keeps the sp pressure on. It is also -1sp next turn so it is not redundant with shades (unless opponent likes to leave out 2 spare sp all the time).
Often in lawtia rush you will trigger mutiple soul skill at once, so you want to make sure that they stack. For example if you did shade wounding sword open, you probably will lose both units next turn (say if opponent hit wounding with asuet, you will lose both units). If during the next turn, opponent only had a dryad out for example, then gafc would be a waste since you don't need the 40 extra damage.
This soul doesn't stack as well with the first and second unless all 3 trigger at once and will not help you most of your matchups, but is extremely important for refess matchups. They are quite powerful enough to warrant a sole slot of soul skill dedicated especially for them. I try to put mad priest back row waiting for the trigger, then play death's embrace when it is about to trigger. Mad priest will hit up to 1 loose sp. Inside might hit another sp. Chiruru will probably guarantee a wipe. Then follow up with bitter destiny (or just allow 2x rasams to trigger and iczer the rest or snowball some more so when guardian comes out again you can pretty much 1 shot them). Make sure that they don't dodge this with verlaat open. If they inspiration or play brothers in arms, there's nothing you can do.
Grimlocking endgame screws up some strategies, and takes care of something big that usually comes out endgame. You especially do not want to put sin 4th slot in lawtia rush like commonly used. If you lose a lot of sac units and opponent iczers early game you do not want to sin your level 3 for a level 1 on their side.
Phoenix/Mammoth Brigade
This soul was made for undeads. 10 max hp helps you tank a bit more while hopefully giving nothing to your opponent.
Tips on Playing
Row 2
Bitter destiny
Example file
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|Icha Icha
|Icha Icha
|Literal English
|Make Out
|Volume #1, Naruto Chapter #4
|Naruto Episode #4
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Icha Icha is a series of best-selling novels which were written by Jiraiya. Little is known about the plot, but it is known to be about a passionate love between a man and a woman. Kakashi Hatake is a big fan of the series and is shown reading one of them most of the time. They are comedic (and likely adult) recounts of Jiraiya's experiences in love. They are meant for people of 18 and over.
Known Books
- Icha Icha Paradise (イチャイチャパラダイス, Icha Icha Paradaisu, English TV: Make-Out Paradise): The first book to appear in the series. In Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Yukie Fujikaze stars in a movie-adaptation of this book.
- Icha Icha Violence (イチャイチャバイオレンス, Icha Icha Baiorensu, English TV: Make-Out Violence): The second book. It also became a movie, as seen in episode 101.
- Icha Icha Tactics (イチャイチャタクティクス, Icha Icha Takutikusu, English TV: Make-Out Tactics): The third book. Naruto Uzumaki gave this book to Kakashi when he returned to Konoha after a two and a half year absence. It was the newest installment in several years. When Jiraiya sent the secret of Pain's identity to Konoha, he used the first word from various pages in the book to decode his message. The resulting message was: "The real one isn't among them." This is presumably the last volume as Jiraiya is now deceased.
- Icha Icha Strap: A book only seen in the game Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 that can be given to Ebisu.
- There is also an unofficial Icha Icha novel that was written by Naruto Uzumaki in episode 177. Naruto finished the manuscript for Jiraiya (so that Jiraiya would train him again) and accidentally sent it to the wrong place (the Land of Fangs). The book was mistaken for a peace treaty, and, since the daimyō enjoyed it, he afterwards ended the war with the Land of Claws.


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|Black Receiver
|Volume #36, Naruto Chapter #327
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #80
|Naruto 6: Road to Ninja
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These black rods, which serve as chakra receivers, are created from Madara Uchiha's will materialised into a physical form. Those who possess the Rinnegan are able to transmit their chakra across vast distances to these receivers through an application of the Outer Path. The black rods serve a variety of purposes and come in various shapes and sizes.
When Obito Uchiha first awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, a number of these black rods, along with several branches created through Wood Release, emerged from the right half of his body, which was made up of genetic material from the living clone of Hashirama Senju created by Madara.[1] In a fit of rage, Obito then slaughtered all of his enemies who were present, coming to his senses by the time night had fallen. Prior to his death, Madara materialised his will into a black rod that extended from the navel of Hashirama's living clone, which both he and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were connected to at the time. Madara told Obito to make use of the black rod for the Six Paths Technique.[2]
During the Third Shinobi World War, when Hanzō forced Nagato to kill Yahiko in exchange for Konan's life, Nagato used Madara's Rinnegan to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Several black rods then extended from the statue's navel and pierced Nagato's body, at which point he used the statue's power to kill Hanzō's followers, leaving him in an emaciated state.[3] Nagato would go on to develop the Six Paths of Pain, a technique which allowed him to manipulate as well as channel the Rinnegan's abilities through six corpses by piercing them with chakra receivers and transmitting his chakra to them through the receivers embedded in his own back.
Because these black rods originated from Madara's will, he has the ability to control whoever has them within their bodies through the use of his chakra. The resulting takeover covers the target's body in black matter.[4]
Each variation of the charka receiver allows the user to transmit their chakra across vast distances. According to Shizune, these receivers act as high-frequency chakra demodulators, which become appreciably warm to the touch whilst currently receiving chakra.[5] They possess incredible durability, damaging every scalpel Shizune used to extract just a small sample during her autopsy of the first Animal Path,[6] and even displaying some resistance when struck by Naruto's Rasengan.[7] When employed offensively, they have shown to be capable of easily piercing through their target,[8] even if the later is a tailed beast.[9]
Chakra Receiver Rods
Nagato upon summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path during his confrontation with Hanzō of the Salamander was pierced by several of these all of which originated from the navel of the statue.[10] From there, he incorporated their use in his Six Paths of Pain technique, where he implanted the receivers into a number of corpses at various points along their body, much like piercings. Doing so allowed him to transmit his chakra into the bodies and control them remotely as if they were his own, while bestowing each with certain abilities that Nagato wielded thanks to his Rinnegan. The many animals summoned through the Animal Path technique also had a number of these body piercings, suggesting that Nagato controlled them in a similar manner.[11] When using the Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, several of these receivers were pierced into Nagato's back in order to allow him to transfer his chakra to the statue and in doing so, manipulate it.[12]
During the course of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tobi utilised these same rods to control his own Six Paths of Pain comprised entirely from reincarnated jinchūriki, using only one receiver per body.[13] By using them to manifest chakra chains, he was able to maintain authority over even the tailed beasts sealed within the jinchūriki, while retaining a connection between the beasts and the Demonic Statue.[14]
Chakra Disruption Blade
These chakra disruption blades are the bladed versions of the chakra receivers. Nagato was able to store and extend the blades as needed from both arms of any Path, at various length. Pain can also detach the blade from the arms when requiring to use several of them,[15] or to be thrown as spears.[16]
These blades disrupt the chakra of its victim, impeding their movements. When a victim is stabbed by the blades, the Rinnegan appears in their mind.[17][18] These blades are very sharp, as they were able to pierce the skin of Sage Mode users.[8] Though the blades are made from durable material, they can be broken with enough force.[19] However, due to being made of the same material as the chakra receivers are, they are durable enough to wear down metal blades such as scalpels without any trouble.[6] Not only that, these blades are strong enough to deflect Blaze Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi arrows despite them being made of Amaterasu.[20]
Nagato, due to being immobile, can fire his chakra disruption blades from his mechanical seat, which then allows him to control the victims like one of the paths due to the close proximity between each other. Naruto was able to resist Nagato's influence with the help of both Sage Mode and the Nine-Tails chakra.[21]
Chakra Receiver Stakes
These stakes greatly differ in size and design. However, not unlike the other variations, the user is capable of channeling their chakra through it. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Obito Uchiha employed these against Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B. He keeps them stored in another dimension, and readily deployed them when desired. When applied with enough force, they can pierce the flesh of fully transformed tailed beasts. Also like the simpler chakra receiver, the user can channel their chakra into the stakes to manifest chakra chains, with which he is capable of binding the powers of a tailed beast.[9]
- The main difference between the simple chakra receivers and their bladed version, is that the receivers begin transmitting chakra to his Six Paths of Pain when they are activated.[22] Nagato also seemingly went to some lengths to retrieve them.[23][24] These on the other hand, are used in battle and only transmits chakra when Nagato wants.[25]
- In the anime, the chakra receivers are shown to have a red reflection.[citation needed]
- It has been shown that the receivers inserted in the revived jinchūriki move position when they go through a transformation and get bigger. As seen with Rōshi, he transformed into Son Gokū's full form. It moved from the chest, up to its neck.[26]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 604, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 606, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 447, pages 7-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 636, pages 15-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 420, page 15
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Naruto chapter 418, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 565, pages 12-13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Naruto chapter 381, page 1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Naruto chapter 598, pages 9-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 447, pages 8-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 375, pages 8-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 447, pages 8-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 565, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 569, pages 2-7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 442, pages 7-8
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 167
- ↑ Naruto chapter 420, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 435, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 433, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 637, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 444, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 516, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 427, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 425, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 420, pages 8-9
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Defender of the Vale
Warden of the East
House Arryn is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It has ruled over the Vale of Arryn for millennia, originally as the Kings of Mountain and Vale and more recently as Lords Paramount of the Vale and Wardens of the East under the Targaryen kings and King Robert Baratheon. The nominal head of House Arryn is Robin Arryn, the Lord of the Eyrie, with his mother Lady Lysa acting as Lady Regent until he reaches the age of majority.
Their lands are in the central-eastern region of the continent. Their seat is the Eyrie, ancestral seat of the Mountain Kings. House Arryn's sigil is a white crescent moon and falcon on a sky-blue field. Their motto is "As High As Honor".
At the start of the series, Lord Jon Arryn was killed in suspicious circumstances. His widow Lysa blamed House Lannister and sought refuge in the Eyrie. Despite her enmity towards the Lannisters, she has remained neutral in the War of the Five Kings and aims to use the forces of the Vale to defend Robin and the Eyrie if necessary.
According to legend, the house was founded by Ser Artys Arryn, the Winged Knight. He is said to have flown atop a giant falcon, landing on the topmost mountain of the Vale, and defeated the Griffin King, the last of the First Men Mountain Kings. Afterward, he took the Eyrie and became the first King of Mountain and Vale. His descendants continued to rule the Vale as Kings until the Targaryen conquest, and then as Lords Paramount of the Vale and Wardens of the East in the name of the Iron Throne.[1][2] The Eyrie is considered impregnable and defends House Arryn from the violent Hill tribes of the Mountains of the Moon.[2]
Jon Arryn is the most recent head of House Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, Warden of the East and Defender of the Vale. He was a respected nobleman and both Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon fostered with him.[3] The Mad King condoned the kidnap of Eddard's sister and Robert's betrothed Lyanna Stark.[4] The Mad King had Eddard's father and brother killed for protesting against the kidnapping.[5] When he then demanded that Eddard be turned over to the King's justice. Lord Arryn rebelled, calling his banners to war. House Stark and House Baratheon followed suit. The rebels forged an alliance with House Tully through marriage, with Eddard married to Catelyn Tully and the then-elderly Jon to the young Lady Lysa Tully.[6][3]
After the rebel victory in the war, Robert became King and appointed Jon as his Hand. Jon served the realm well for many years as Hand of the King. He died immediately prior to the events of the series, sparking King Robert's search for a replacement. Jon is survived by his wife Lysa and their six-year-old son, Robin.[7] Jon was investigating the legitimacy of the children of Queen Cersei Lannister when he died. He found that they were not Robert's offspring by comparing their appearance to Robert's bastards based on the genetic preponderence for dark hair in House Baratheon.[8]
Season 1
Lysa Arryn writes to her sister Catelyn Stark claiming that House Lannister were behind Jon's death. Lysa flees King's Landing with her son seeking the refuge of the Eyrie. When Catelyn receives the letter Robert Baratheon is visiting Winterfell, the seat of House Stark. He is there to ask Eddard to replace Jon as Hand of the King.[9] Eddard accepts and begins an investigation into Jon's death.[10] He learns that Jon may have been poisoned.[11] Eddard uncovers Jon's findings about Queen Cersei Lannister' infidelity and Robert's lack of a trueborn heir. Robert still mistakenly believes that Joffrey Baratheon is his son.[12]
Catelyn's son Brandon Stark survives two assassination attempts.[13] Catelyn blames Tyrion Lannister and has him arrested.[14] She brings him to the Eyrie to Lysa's chagrin. Lysa is attempting to isolate Robin from the rest of the Kingdom and use her role as regent to have the Vale Lords protect him. She is still breast-feeding him despite his age and her doting has spoiled him.[15] Tyrion tricks Lysa into granting him a public hearing by claiming that he plans to confess. He instead demands and wins a trial by combat and is set free.[16]
King Robert dies following a hunting injury. Eddard is arrested for treason when he challenges Joffrey's claim to the throne. Lysa withholds this news from Catelyn initially. Catelyn implores Lysa to lend her armies to march on King's Landing along with the forces of House Stark. Lysa refuses to participate and Catelyn leaves the Eyrie.[17]
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House Arryn remains neutral in the War of the Five Kings, with Lady Lysa continuing to withhold her armies from leaving the Vale to aid House Stark and House Tully.[2]
- Lord {Jon Arryn}, the former head of the family, Lord of the Eyrie, Lord Paramount of the Vale, Warden of the East. Poisoned with the Tears of Lys under mysterious circumstances.
- His widow, Lady Lysa, of House Tully. Currently the ruling Lady of the Eyrie until her son comes of age.
- Lord Jon's only surviving child and heir, Robin Arryn, the Lord of the Vale.
- His widow, Lady Lysa, of House Tully. Currently the ruling Lady of the Eyrie until her son comes of age.
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Lady Arryn
|Jon Arryn
|Lysa Arryn
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|Petyr Baelish
|Alys Arryn
|Ronnel Arryn
|Robin Arryn
Sworn to House Arryn
Vassal Houses
- House Baelish of the Fingers.
- House Lynderly
- House Hunter of Longbow Hall
- House Royce of Runestone.
- House Egen
Household and Allies
- Ser Vardis Egen (former)
- Mord
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Arryn is the oldest and purest line of Andal nobility. According to tradition, the Andals landed on the Fingers, an area of peninsulas, hills and rivers on Westeros's eastern coast, six thousand years ago and helped conquer the Vale. Ser Artys Arryn duel with the Griffin King is said to have taken place on the shoulder of the Giant's Lance where the Arryns later built the Eyrie.
During the Targaryen conquest, the Arryns planned to make a stand at the Bloody Gate, the only pass into the Vale, and gathered their armies there whilst the King of the Vale (also a young boy at this time) and his mother, the regent, took refuge in the Eyrie. Rather than risking a bloody battle, Visenya Targaryen simply flew her dragon Vhagar to the Vale and landed in the courtyard whilst the young king was at play. The king agreed to swear fealty to Aegon the Conqueror if Visenya allowed him to ride on Vhagar. She agreed, the bargain was upheld and the Arryns and their vassals became loyal subjects of the Targaryens.[18]
During the summer they rule over the Vale from the Eyrie, but during the winter they descend to the Gates of the Moon, a castle at the foot of the mountain. The Gates of the Moon have not appeared in the television adaptation.
Jon Arryn and Lysa Tully's son is called "Robert" not "Robin" in the books. This change was made to prevent confusion with Robert Baratheon or Robb Stark. George R.R. Martin approved this change, noting that Robert Arryn's nickname in the books, "Sweetrobin", remains intact.
The members of the House Arryn in the books are:
- Lord Jon Arryn, the former head of the family, now deceased.
- His first wife, Lady Jeyne Arryn, who died in childbirth. Their daughter was stillborn.
- His second wife, Lady Rowena Arryn, who died of a chill.
- His third and current wife, Lady Lysa, of House Tully. Currently the ruling lady of the Vale until her son comes of age.
- Lord Jon's only surviving child and heir, Robert Arryn, the Lord of the Vale.
- Lord Jon's younger sister, Lady Alys, married into House Waynwood.
- Alys's eldest son, Ser Denys Arryn, killed during Robert's Rebellion.
- Alys's grandson by her daughter, Harrold Hardyng.
- Alys's eldest son, Ser Denys Arryn, killed during Robert's Rebellion.
- Lord Jon's youngest and deceased brother, Ser Ronnel Arryn.
- Ser Ronnel's son, Ser Elbert Arryn, formerly Lord Jon's heir, slain at the order of the Mad King before the rebellion.
The following sworn houses have yet to appear in the series:
- House Corbray of Heart's Home
- House Redfort of Redfort
See also
- ↑ "The Complete Guide to Westeros: House Arryn" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Arryn entry
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Arryn - Jon Arryn entry
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ So Spake Martin, Bubonicon Report
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Whenever there are in any internal revenue district any articles subject to tax, which are not owned or possessed by or under the care or control of any person within such district, and of which no list has been transmitted to the Secretary, as required by law or by regulations prescribed pursuant to law, the Secretary shall enter the premises where such articles are situated, shall make such inspection of the articles as may be necessary and make lists of the same, according to the forms prescribed. Such lists, being subscribed by the Secretary, shall be sufficient lists of such articles for all purposes.
Source(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 740; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)
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George W. Bush
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"Our enemies...never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
- ~ George W. Bush on his administration
|George W. Bush
|Political career
|43rd President
|Vice President
|Dick Cheney
|Term of office
|Preceded by
|Slick Willie Blythe
|Succeeded by
|Baraq Hussein Osama
|Political party
|Personal details
|Date of birth
|July 6, 1946
|Place of birth
|New Heaven, Connecticut
|Date of death
|Place of death
|First Lady
|Laura Welch Bush
George Walker "Texas Ranger" Bush[1] (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician, businessman, and full-time comedian who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Bush is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. After graduating, he worked in the energy business, and married Laura Welch in 1977. Shortly thereafter, he assembled the partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise, for which he later masterminded a profit-turning sale.
Bush served for six glorious years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control. There is now no Governor of Texas, as the U.S. Senate unanimously voted to leave the position permanently open, believing that nobody could do a better job than George. Bush was elected president in 2000 after a fair and balanced election, where he successfully defeated Al Gore. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2004, narrowly beating out John Kerry.
Eight months into Bush's first term, 9/11 occurred; in response, he announced the War on Terror, an entirely peaceful means of bringing about change that was widely regarded as necessary. As part of the War on Terror, the Iraq War came into fruition; it involved liberating the people of Iraq by relieving more than 30,000 of living. In addition to national security issues, Bush also worked with Congress to promote policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. This helped transform America into an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans. His presidency is now referred to as "America's Golden Presidency."
Bush (or "W.", short for "wonderful" to his friends - but then, all American's are W.'s friends, and he loves them all equally) was born on July 6, 1946, in New Heaven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas, where he spent his formative years learning to walk like a man carrying two invisible hay bales.
Bush was lated accepted into Yale University. According to the liberal media, he was accepted under the Ivy League school's affirmative action program for mentally retarded, coked-up sons of prominent alumni, and graduated at five spots above the bottom of his high school class. However, as we all know, the true story is that he received a master's degree in history from the university in 1968. During this time, he played in a band with Jeb Bush and Bill O'Reilly called "The Underachieving sons of Wealthy Sugar-Daddies", in which he played jugs to the tune of songs by the Beverley Sisters.
After graduation, Bush served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard where he single-handedly saved America from Vietcongs during the last stage of the Vietnam War in Texas. As a result, he was awarded a Lone Star Medal of Honor, two Adjunct General's Individual Awards, and five purple hearts. This helped cement Bush's status as a True American Hero. In 1975, he received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Following this, he moved back to Midland and began a profitable career in the energy business, demonstrating that hard work and a solid track record are what leads to corporate success in America, not family ties. After working on his father's successful 1988 Presidential campaign, Bush assembled the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989, for which he later masterminded a profit-turning sale. His selfless acts of heroism during these years are documented by Chuck Norris in the hit series Walker, Texas Ranger. On November 8, 1994, Bush entered a life of humble political service, and was elected as the final Governor of Texas.
Bush ran for President in 2000, and won by a landslide. With the nation rallied behind him and his goals, Bush ran for re-election against Democratic Senator John Kerry in 2004, in another fair and balanced election. He won with 95% of the vote. In 2006, the Democratic Party won control of Congress, and in December 2007, plunged the United States into its longest post–World War II recession, often referred to as the "Great Recession." Bush enacted multiple economic programs to stabilize America's weak economy and reverse the damage the libtards had done, but it was too late by then.
Bush left office in 2009, and was succeeded as president by Baraq Hussein Osama, who ran on a platform of change from Bush's policies. Since leaving office, Bush has settled down with his family in Dallas, Texas. He is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian who was the inspiration for June Cleaver on the popular television show Leave It to Beaver. They have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie. Currently, Bush is working as a public speaker, author, and frontman of the long-lived but unsuccessful band ITSLYM.
- "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
- ~ George W. Bush on war
Domestic policy
Patriot Act
After the terrorist attacks in 2001, Bush introduced and later signed the Patriot Act. This patriotic act keeps America free. As of 2006, several unpatriotic members of congress have decided to oppose freedom and try to get parts of the act repealed. However, thanks to Bush's decisive leadership, it still protects America.
No Child Left Behind Act
Bush additionally drafted and signed the most comprehensive education reform in a generation, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This legislation is ushering in a new era of accountability, flexibility, local control, and more choices for parents, affirming our nation's fundamental belief that no children should be left behind (and helping them make an educated decision on wacky theoretical subjects like evolution and artwork).
Because President Bush believes the strength of America lies in the hearts, souls, and wallets of our citizens, he has supported programs that encourage individuals to help their neighbors in need. The TIPS program reaffirms America's selflessness and trust of its fellow citizens, allowing everyone from the meter maid to the postman to help out in keeping each other safe from terrorists, who we are reminded could look just like everyone else.
Economic policy
Since becoming President of the United States in 2001, Bush has worked with the Congress to create an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans. Sympathetic to the tax burden on the common man, he signed into law tax relief that helps workers keep more of their hard-earned money, especially Enron CEOs. In a series of three separate tax cuts, Bush helped end economically disastrous taxation policies and move America to a more free-market economy, leading to a resounding surge in stock market prices across his presidency.
Bush has worked tirelessly to improve healthcare and modernize Medicare, providing the first-ever prescription drug benefit for seniors. Numerous TV news spots have touted the benefits of this bipartisan bill. If you have not yet had a chance to see them, please contact Karen Ryan at Home Front Communications co/PR Desk for your own copies.
Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast and caused widespread damage, including flooding New Orleans. Despite harsh criticism from liberal pundits such as Kanye West, Bush wasted no time in dispatching FEMA to the scene. Due to his love of the city, its traditions, and all of its people, including its black people, Bush gave numerous conferences while he rallied the nearly full strength Louisiana National Guard to go on rescue missions. African-American Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice helped secure cooperation from other nations, while Michael Brown, who has several close black friends, helped establish aid for those who had been rescued. Thanks to funding secured by the president, the city is being rebuilt to all of its glory, tradition, and especially ethnic diversity. In keeping with the relaxed and unhurried traditions of that once great city, this is happening at a leisurely pace.
Womens' rights
During his terms in office, Bush has worked with the Attorney General's office to help ensure a woman's right to give birth. The President also encourages more women to take important positions in the nation's workforce, due to his strong belief that women are as equally capable of operating the Cannon copiers and taking dictation as men.
Foreign policy
War on Terror
On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the American Nation because they hate freedom. Since then, President Bush has taken unprecedented steps to protect not only America, but the whole of the world, and created a world free from terror. He is grateful for the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women in uniform and their families. Having honorably served in the armed forces, and taking decisive steps to help create America's proud amputee forces, has helped him bond with the troops under his command.
The President is confident that by helping build free and prosperous societies, America and its friends and allies will succeed in making every single country on Earth more secure, and more peaceful. This is known as the "Domino Theory", in that peace and freedom cascade, crashing across the land into a peaceful scattering of countries, much like fallen dominoes.
Bush has continued taking the War on Terra to the enemies of freedom before they can come to us.
The War for the Liberation of Iraq
Due to the threat of weapons of mass destruction being used against the United States homeland, Bush bravely overcame world resistance against launching a war for the liberation of the Iraqi people. With US effort, Security Council resolution 1441 was passed, granting the US the authority to invade Iraq. With continued Iraqi belligerence, America was left with no option but to declare war on March 20th, 2003. Terrorist forces loyal to Saddam Hussein (both of them) were quickly overpowered. Presently, the country is on the road to a record-pace reconstruction despite the best efforts of the media to encourage violence.
While decisive leadership by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld led to an catastrophically successful victory, Saddam had already smuggled out all of the weapons of mass destruction from the country into Syria and Iran, which are presently preparing to use them against the United States homeland. Bush is currently working on bravely overcoming world resistance against launching wars for the liberation of the Iranian and Syrian people.
North Korea's bids for notoriety have only been reluctantly rewarded with diplomatic discussions.
Additional achievements of Bush include increasing homeownership, especially among minorities, including special, first-of-its-kind protection for the white, middle class male minority; conserving our environment (fiscal and otherwise); and increasing military strength, pay, and benefits.
Cultural and political image
Bush made his debut to the public in 2000, as an accomplished leader who promised to bring America back to its roots after the corruption and scandals of Slick Willie Blythe. Since then, he has become one of the most popular presidents in history, especially among intelligent Americans. These Americans have often characterized him as a the most intelligent, well-meaning and truly capable President who ruled America with a capable fist, and the only one to consistently tell the truth. In fact, said presidency is already being referred to as "America's Golden Presidency."
However, after his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated lies and slander from the liberal media for his handling of the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and numerous other things that he actually handled very well. In 2007, the Democratic Party plunged America into the Great Recession and blamed it all on Bush. Although his presidency has been ranked among the worst among delusional libs, his favorability ratings among said libs have improved since he left office. Since Baraq Hussein Osama has turned out to be the worst president ever, we can only hope George W. Bush will return someday.
See also
- ↑ Also known as "George Wonderful Bush" and "George Dubya Bush".
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Combating Climate Change Makes Good Business Sense
Global warming and extreme weather caused by climate change are costing companies millions finds a new report from CDP released this month. The white paper titled, Major public companies describe climate-related risks and costs says, "Each year, CDP requests climate-change-related disclosures from public companies on behalf of a growing number of institutional investors. In 2014, the request for disclosure was sent on behalf of 767 institutional investors with $92 trillion in assets. This report presents key findings and responses provided by S&P 500 companies across economic sectors to the risk-related questions in CDP's annual disclosure requests from 2011 to 2013."
Companies reported risks such as damage to facilities, reduced product demand, lost productivity and necessitated write-offs, whose totals run into the millions of dollars.
The paper goes on to say, "Findings show that S&P 500 companies assess physical risks from climate change to be increasing in urgency, with physical disruptions and cost impacts already being felt.
45% of risks were described by companies as current or predicted to fall within the next 1-5 years in 2013, up from 26% in 2011
50% of the risks disclosed were described as more likely than not to virtually certain in 2013, up from 34% in 2011
68% of the disclosed physical risks were direct to operations in 2013, up from 51% in 2011"
This is not merely theory either. Approximately 60 companies gave examples of current and potential future risks and their associated costs in the research, including:
Wildfires in San Diego caused Sempra Energy's costs to exceed its $1.1 billion of liability insurance coverage
Consolidated Edison's costs related to Superstorm Sandy topped $431 million.
Gap reported higher material costs for cotton arising from precipitation changes and drought in China
Companies are poised to make a real difference in the fight on climate change while strengthening their bottom line. Mitigating the risks from climate change simply makes good business sense considering a study by Business for Social Responsibility published last month which says the exposure to the risks from climate change are on the rise. Some estimate the cumulative global cost could be as high as $4 trillion by 2030. The time to act is now. These costs are only going to increase the longer we delay investing in a low-carbon future.
Mac-Gray Campus Solution's Lighten the Load™ Program Mitigates over 107 Million Pounds of CO2 with Carbonfund.org Foundation
Mac-Gray Campus Solution's Lighten the Load™ initiative is reducing college carbon footprints while educating students on the benefits of making sustainable choices in the laundry room. We applaud the company for looking at the impact on the environment as a corporate priority. By encouraging campuses to reduce the environmental impact of their properties and facilities, and offering them environmentally responsible solutions to accomplish this objective, Mac-Gray is serving an important role to help campuses further their efforts to promote on campus sustainability. Since the start of the partnership six years ago, we are proud to report that Mac-Gray has mitigated over 107 million pounds of CO2 through external carbon reduction projects chosen to meet the voluntary guidelines set forth by the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
In 2012, Mac-Gray supported our exceptional project located in the "lungs of the Earth" - the Brazilian Amazon. In the world's largest rainforest, the PURUS REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Project will protect over 85,000 acres from slash-and-burn forest clearing and prevent millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. The Purus Project, the first ever REDD+ project in the State of Acre, to achieve dual-validation to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS) with Gold Distinction, boasts many environmental and community benefits including: reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, mitigation of climate change, conservation of habitat for endangered and threatened species, improvement for local water quality, retaining of top soil and control erosion, establishing alternative sources of income and employment opportunities, and social projects and programs such as building a new school and health clinic. It is a high standard, cutting edge project that proves beneficial for both planet and people.
Carbonfund.org Foundation is a proud partner of Mac-Gray's Lighten the Load program and we look forward to building on the great work that has been done over the past six years.
Documentary Angel Azul Highlights Coral Reefs' Plight from Global Warming
Scientists predict that in 50 years we'll have lost almost 70% of our natural reefs. "Which is quite a heavy statistic," says environmentally inspired artist, Jason deCaires Taylor. He is the focus of a documentary named, Angel Azul, exploring the weaving of art with an important environmental solution; the creation of artificial coral reefs.
You may be asking yourself why coral reefs are important to humans. The fact is that they're important for several reasons. The first is that they provide us with resources and services worth many billions of dollars each year; namely through food, protection and jobs. Coral reef ecosystems support commercial and recreational fisheries and are tourism-related destinations that inject billions of dollars to local economies. Furthermore, healthy coral reefs are a natural shoreline buffer helping to protect us from waves, storms and floods. Lastly, coral reef plants and animals are important sources of new medicines being developed to treat cancer, arthritis, human bacterial infections, heart disease, viruses and other diseases.
"As humans continue to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the climate is … on the threshold of a new regime, with dire consequences for reef ecosystems unless we get control of climate change," said Richard Aronson, a biology professor at Florida Institute of Technology. He continues to add, "Local issues like pollution and overfishing are major destructive forces and they need to be stopped, but they are trumped by climate change, which right now is the greatest threat to coral reefs."
Taylor founded the Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA) in Cancun, Mexico, installing 400 life-like cement statues made from plaster molds of a diverse selection of human models. The documentary is named for a sculpture of an angel with outstretched arms and Gorgonian coral wings that gently flutter with the tide. The hope is that the Angel Azul will symbolize a guardian of the reef, protecting and nourishing the aquatic life around her. This kinetic sculpture is the first to be installed underwater.
Angel Azul the movie also features Paul Sánchez-Navarro, Director of The Ecological Center in Akumal, Mexico explaining the fragile state of the Yucatán's coral reefs and proposing solutions for their survival. The documentary's narration is provided by actor, writer and social activist, Peter Coyote.
"Obviously this type of work is quite different from normal art projects. Because the main objective of it is about conservation; making an artificial reef, increasing the biomass underwater, creating habitat areas, aggregating fish" says Taylor.
Coral reefs are resilient. They can recover and re-grow, but only if climate change can be mitigated or reversed. We need to examine our lifestyles and find ways to reduce energy use. It will help our wallets and the environment.
UN Climate Report Concludes Global Warming Extremely Likely Caused by Humans
The United Nations' (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their climate change report on Friday that they produce about every five to six years. The IPCC's last report was published in 2007. The UN created the IPCC to assess the science, risks and impacts of global warming, and the IPCC is considered the world's leading authority on climate change.
A press release from the IPCC says, "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. The evidence for this has grown, thanks to more and better observations, an improved understanding of the climate system response and improved climate models."
"Warming in the climate system is unequivocal and since 1950 many changes have been observed throughout the climate system that are unprecedented over decades to millennia. Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding decade since 1850, reports the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group I assessment report, Climate Change 2013: the Physical Science Basis, approved on Friday by member governments of the IPCC in Stockholm, Sweden."
Extremely likely is an upgrade from a previous report that said it was very likely that human intervention was spurring climate change. The IPCC defines extremely likely as 95–100% probability of an outcome or a result, and very likely as 90–100% probability.
The report's authors do not conduct original research for the assessments, so the IPCC reports are primarily summaries of the state of the field. The findings are based on the aggregated results of the most recent published and peer-reviewed climate change research with more than 600 researchers from 32 countries reviewing more than 9,000 peer-reviewed studies for this report. They produced 2,000 pages of scientific analysis and worked through 56,000 comments.
Friday's report represents the first of four sections that ultimately make up the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, or AR5. Other parts of the report examine socioeconomic impacts and potential ways to mitigate the effects of climate change.
US Secretary of State John Kerry responded to the UN report with this statement:
"Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire. Once again, the science grows clearer, the case grows more compelling, and the costs of inaction grow beyond anything that anyone with conscience or common sense should be willing to even contemplate."
The bottom line is alarm bells should be going off as you read about this disturbing report. Each of us influences climate change and it should frighten you that some of its impacts are happening faster than originally expected. We need to do more to correct the problem. This massive and critical report points to long term implications if we do not embrace a sustainable, cleaner energy future posthaste.
Climate Change News Coverage Declines in 2012 but Local Governments Heed Warning Signs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this week that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in America's contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. Despite this fact, news coverage of climate change actually declined in 2012. According to The Daily Climate, worldwide climate coverage decreased by two percent between 2011 and 2012, which represented the fewest number of published stories since 2009.
Last year the US was experience droughts in more than just rainfall. During the presidential election there were accusations of a "climate silence" until Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast in the days leading up to the election. In President Obama's acceptance speech he said, "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
However, President Obama's statement has not reassured everyone that he and Congress are going to make any meaningful efforts to tackle carbon pollution and climate change. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters and a coalition of 70 environmental organizations recently wrote an open letter to President Obama, which encouraged him to spotlight climate change during his second term. A quote from the letter includes, "Cutting carbon pollution at home and rejecting dirty fuels will establish America's leadership and credibility, enabling [President Obama] to create clean energy jobs in the United States while forging an effective international coalition to cut global carbon pollution."
Whether or not President Obama and Congress heed the global warming warning signs, the bright spot is that local governments are undertaking real strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change right now. ICLEI USA, a network of local governments working to address climate and sustainability challenges, recently highlighted 20 communities across the continental US that are leading the efforts to plan for the future and respond to extreme weather. Some particularly prominent examples by local governments include:
- Atlanta, GA – Urban heat island effects worsened by hotter seasons. Addressing the problem with a climate action plan, including cool roof/pavement standards and 10,000 new planted shade trees.
- Chicago, IL – Responding to extreme heat and flooding with the milestone Chicago Climate Action Plan and the most installed green roof square footage in the country.
- Eugene, OR – Ravaged by major wildfires and mega-dry conditions. Mitigating these issues by increasing water conservation, reducing hydroelectric power demand and planting drought-resistant trees.
- Miami Dade Count y, FL – Known as the most vulnerable city in the world to sea level rise as demonstrated by severe flooding. Urban planning now addresses sea level rise and disaster response, and they're also investing millions in flood mitigation projects.
- New York, NY – Suffered $19 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy. Taking positive action with a $2.4 billion green infrastructure plan, restoring barrier wetlands, and initiating a climate risk assessment requirement for new developments.
It's wonderful to see these steps being taken towards a more sustainable future. It would be even better if federal leadership ensues, taking their cues from local governments. Media silence or not, climate change is here and further delayed action will only result in catastrophic results. The time is now to secure a low carbon global economy and thereby the planet for current and future generations.
Ensuring that We Have a Future
Everyone has heard the saying that children are our future. Well, this week, a child spoke out about climate change and how the path we are on "with the earth warming, emissions and sea levels rising, our future here is questionable."
Tcktcktck.org, the Global Campaign for Climate Action, offered young people around the world a chance for a Date with History by asking them, "If you had two minutes to tell the world's leaders what kind of future you want, what would you say?" The organization received nearly 200 video entries and thousands of votes. The winner was 17-year-old Brittany Trilford of New Zealand.
This eloquent young lady addressed heads of state from more than 130 nations on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 and spoke for the world's approximately 3 billion children, roughly half of the Earth's population, at this week's U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference is also called Rio+20 to mark the 20th anniversary of the initial Earth Summit.
"Our future is in danger. We are all aware that time is ticking and we are quickly running out" said Miss Trilford voicing many parents' fears.
"The people [20 years ago] at the [first Earth] Summit knew there needed to be change… They made great promises... These promises are left, not broken, but empty."
"We, the next generation, demand change; demand action, so that we can have a future."
Watch Brittany Trilford's moving speech on climate change here http://youtu.be/karQQb-B8Uk and click here to see The Future I Want: her winning entry for the Date with History contest http://youtu.be/hpxsvZ4eqZk.
Climate change mitigation is possible. Carbonfund.org provides a number of ways for individuals to make a difference and reduce their impact on climate change, including reducing emissions by supporting reforestation projects. Get involved now so we can build a sustainable world and ensure our children's future.


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