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---- — Historically, bullying has been viewed as an act of aggression that occurs outside the home, perpetrated by people who are perceived to be threatening and mean, not the type that live in your own house. In fact, bullying behavior is defined as "intimidation or an attempt to have power over someone" who is perceived as weaker-than, either through physical aggression or more subtle social-emotional tactics.
In the July 2013 issue of Pediatrics, an article, "Association of Sibling Aggression With Child and Adolescent Mental Health," concluded that bullying behavior has a significant impact on siblings. This study is groundbreaking in that it identifies bullies as siblings and not evil people who only exist outside of our homes. The study results concluded that thousands of children are victims of sibling bullying and had the same negative psychological effects as those children who are bullied outside of the home, in the world at large.
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Presence of random acts of kindness — "Are my children ever kind to each other?" Siblings who are rivals are kind, especially when not competing.
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Confront negative behavior, even minor teasing, with direct and immediate consequences: "You will not talk like that to your sister, do you understand me? Apologize now and do not do it again or you will have a time-out." Regularly, the parents should have one-on-one discussions with the bully about the goal of stopping the bullying behavior. Positive rewards should be implemented if progress is made. These include direct and specific praise for good behavior. If progress is not made, parents should consider a consultation with a psychologist or other professional.
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To: City of Austin City Council Case #: C14-2010-0118 Address: 1901 S. Lamar Austin, TX 78704 We, the undersigned residents and patrons affected by the requested zoning change described in the above referenced case number, STRONGLY SUPPORT the request by John Flynn(a resident of the Zilker neighborhood), through William Tamminga, to seek a zoning change for 1901 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78704. The neighborhood surrounding this piece of property would be positively affected by the presence of a neighborhood cocktail lounge(small neighborhood bar). We as the residents of this neighborhood believe this zoning change should be granted by City Council. In consideration to the location of this piece of property, we believe it will not have a detrimental affect on us. More information on the bar location and concept located at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council_meetings/public_meeting_agenda.cfm?meetingid=235 Item: 61 PH - Backup Material Please make sure to put your address.
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Another legislative session is nearly over, and another oil company land grab bill has bitten the dust. When will Big Oil's minions on Capitol Hill realize that the people of Colorado hold their right to hang onto their lawfully gained property as sacrosanct?
This time, I am ashamed to say, it was a Democrat who sponsored the land grab measure in the House. Jenise May of Aurora (where nobody has to worry about oil pipelines being laid through their back yards — or do they?) sounded genuinely disappointed when she asked that her bill be essentially killed for this session because of what she called misperceptions about its intent. May says opposition came because people thought the bill was about fracking.
I'll be the first to confess that we liberals have unleashed a monster on the populace by making hydraulic fracturing the bogeyman that it isn't. But opposition to SB 14-093 isn't about fracking. It's about denying a private oil company the right to take land from a citizen for the purposes of reaping huge profits that will not be shared with said citizen. The Colorado Supreme Court already has ruled that Big Oil has no such right, nor should it.
A similar measure was similarly throttled by its own sponsor less than a year ago. The disappointed solon then was our own Jerry Sonnenberg, a Republican, who cancelled his measure because counties — Weld County specifically — insisted that local governments have some say over the siting of oil pipelines. It says a great deal about an industry that is one of the worst polluters on the planet that it won't submit to oversight by the very people whose land risks being polluted. And if you think I'm being overly harsh about the pollution part, just Google "biggest oil spills." You'll be taken to a Wikipedia entry that lists 153 major oil spills and leaks around the world dating back to 1907, some of which are ongoing. Ominously, there is a note under the list header that says, "This list is not complete."
There are, of course, alternatives to crisscrossing the land with pipelines to get the oil from where it is to where it needs to be processed. It's just that pipelines are the least expensive — and thus most profitable — for the oil companies, and they are determined to ram that most profitable alternative down our throats, the rights of the people be damned.
Legislators who carry water for the oil companies complain that their sponsors only want to provide jobs for hard-working Americans (and trust me, nobody works harder than a roughneck on an oil rig.) They conveniently ignore the fact that the wells will be drilled whether the pipeline goes in or not. Are oil companies going to leave the oil in the ground just because they can't maximize another billion dollars or so? Hardly!
And if the pipelines aren't built then the jobs of other hardworking Americans, like truckers and railroaders, are safe, too. And the welders, machinists, and other hardworking Americans who won't be working on the pipeline will instead work on the trucks and rail tankers that carry the oil.
Colorado's legislators need to face a simple fact: In Colorado, the right of eminent domain for oil companies is a non-starter.
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"The only thing worse than a thug is an ineffective thug," a source, who has closely tracked Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s activities for years, told us yesterday. "And that's what [PG&E CEO] Peter Darbee is revealing himself to be." Read more »
Today's Look: Rima, 24th Street and Castro
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Should you be struck with a sharp desire for refined carbohydrates in a culturally authentic form while you whip down the Mission Street hill to Daly City, slow down, park that gas guzzling machine, and curb your wheels. You're going to Bread Basket.Read more »
A day before Oliver Luby's last day at the Ethics Commission, his union has called for a hearing into why his boss removed a special condition from the job that allowed him to be bumped and whether it was retaliation for Luby's history of blowing the whistle on problems within the troubled agency.Read more »
Curiosities, quirks, oddites, and items from around the Bay and beyond
I want my LGBTV! Prop 8 Trial closing arguments will not be televised.
Andrei Tarkovsky made a whole lotta gorgeous films. He also took a whole lotta gorgeous Polaroids. (Thanks Boing Boing).
There's an interesting story in the NY Times about a Texas billionaire whose entire estate will be passed along tax-free, thanks to a rather silly act of Congress. It's obviously a bit of a scandal that a guy worth $9 billion will pay no estate tax at all, but the really interesting tidbit was deep in the story:Read more »
By Brittany Baguio About 400 hotel workers are wrapping up a three-day strike at the Hyatt Regency that began Tuesday morning to protest increasing workloads and efforts to increase their health care costs. This was the fifth strike UNITE-HERE Local 2, a union comprised of hotel workers in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, has called during nearly a year of negotiations since the last contract expired for 9,000 San Francisco hotel employees. Read more »
Two things I learned about Rosario Dawson last night:
When she was little, she spent time living in a San Francisco squat with her "free spirited" mother.
She's heading up one of the most important non partisan political organizations in the country.Read more »
Carly Fiorina just learned a key lesson in modern politics: Be sure the mike is off when you're saying something stupid.Read more »
By Lilan Kane
A capella, beatbox, theater, vaudeville, live band, and everything in between -- that's Felonious (playing tonite, Thu/10, at the Independent). Originally an a cappella hip-hop duo, Felonious has morphed into a hip-hop theater production receiving rave reviews in The Source magazine, Chronicle and Examiner, and have produced sold-out shows in SF, New York, Germany and Oakland. They have shared the stage with The Roots, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Premier, Black Eyed Peas, Zion I, Living Legends, Radioactive, and Crown City Rockers. Their shows capture different elements of entertainment creating something old school in principal but very innovative and contemporary.
Tony Winnicker, the mayor's press secretary, was chatting with a group of folks at the Newsom victory party on election night, and Steven T. Jones, the Guardian city editor, asked how the stadium vote was going down in Santa Clara. "Oh, it's winning, but it's never going to get built," Winnicker said. "Cities building stadiums is an economic loser."Read more »
By Peter Galvin
Like the musical counterpart of your everyday office workaholic, Tim Kasher has been pulling long hours for most of his life. Currently the frontman for the Good Life -- playing Thurs/10 at Bottom of the Hill -- and indie-rockers Cursive, Kasher has been making it in various bands since the age of 18, including a '90s supergroup with members of the Faint and a 15-year-old Conor Oberst.
I've been to plenty of concerts in my life, and I've seen some pretty wild shows in various states of consciousness. That being said, nothing could have prepared me for this year's Air Guitar Regional Championships at the Fillmore.Read more »
Today's Look: Lee, 24th Street and Castro
Gavin Newsom's nomination for lieutenant governor places many San Franciscans in an uncomfortable position, one that was illustrated well by the victory speech that he gave last night just as our story our on his latest budget – in which he proudly rejected taxes in favor of deep spending cuts and future budget deficits -- was coming off the presses.Read more »


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A man entered at sea to fish with net at Capitania Square Beache in Sao Francisco do Sul City, Santa Catarina State shore in a late grey sky afternoom.
A Black & White view from Motta's Beach Pier at São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina State shore ...
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Night view of São Francisco do Sul's Main Pier at Babitonga Bay. São Chico as the city is know is one...
Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.
Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.
Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.
Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.
Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.
Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.
This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.
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3 railroad workers injured in North Platte
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Two employees have been taken to a burn unit for treatment after they were injured while working on a rail car at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte.
Railroad spokesman Mark Davis says the two and another worker were using a blowtorch on the coupler end of a car when the accident occurred Saturday. A hot oil, likely hydraulic fluid, spilled onto the workers, burning hands and faces.
All three workers were taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. One was treated and released. The other two were taken to a burn unit. Davis declined to disclose their names.
The accident is being investigated.
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Not only do they enable hands-free chatting, they also free you from dealing with tangled wires as y
Sony's entry-level, full-size headphone is a relative bargain
Sony's compact Bluetooth speaker offers strong sound for its size and costs much less than the Bose.
Crave's Eric Mack took the BlueAnt Pump, a waterproof Bluetooth sports headset, for a spin down a waterfall to test its bona fides. Watch the test for yourself.
From smartphones, to headsets, headphones, and laptops, bonding all your Bluetooth devices into one useful personal network is not only possible but a great idea too.
Oculus Rift, you've got competition: Sony has entered the VR game at GDC.
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While its short battery life keeps it from true greatness, the Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 is a superior wireless Bluetooth in-ear headphone.
If you're looking for a beefier portable wireless speaker to take outdoors, the $300 Braven 855s can pound out the tunes and has good battery life.
With a little help from JBL, the LG Tone Ultra wireless stereo headset gets a design and sound quality upgrade -- along with an unwelcome price bump.
The $55 portable speaker comes in four bright shades and pairs with any device through NFC and Bluetooth.
For the last part of winter, Crave's Eric Mack went "head-on" with a UClear Bluetooth headset system to turn his ski helmet into a mobile command center on the mountain.


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Our one goal is to get pro-life Christian adults registered to vote.
To get your name entered in the drawing for the 2012 Chevy Camaro, you MUST submit the Register ONE pledge.
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By submitting the Register ONE pledge, you are automatically entered to win the 2012 Chevy Camaro. AND, for every pro life adult that you get registered to vote, YOUR NAME WILL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING TO WIN other amazing prizes as well! We ask that you make it your personal goal to get at least one pro life adult registered to vote!
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Latest Articles for Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is coming to PS4 & Xbox One this October, says Amazon
Rebuilt specifically for next-gen consoles & includes $85 of DLC.
Sleeping Dogs dev working on 2015 F2P game
United Front Games teams up with Nexon for "AAA-quality" free-to-play title.
New Sleeping Dogs title in development at United Front Games
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Philadelphia Eagles
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|2005, 3rd round, 15th pick by Panthers
Eagles lose one DE, add another
The Eagles placed DE Ricky Sapp on I.R. and signed former Texans DE Pannel Egboh.
Eagles trade FB Scott to Cardinals for CB Calvin
The Eagles announced Monday that they have traded FB Charles Scott to the Cardinals for CB Jorrick Calvin, a swap of 2010 sixth-round draft picks.
Eagles excited about TE Harbor's potential
One of the standouts of the Eagles' impressive draft class has been TE Clay Harbor, who was somewhat of an unknown coming into the NFL from Missouri State.
Eagles starters Jackson, Cole leave game with injuries
WR DeSean Jackson and DE Trent Cole both left Friday night's preseason game against the Chiefs because of injury.
Chiefs rookie Sheffield carted off field
Chiefs rookie LB Cameron Sheffield was carted off the field Friday night with a neck injury after a helmet-to-helmet hit with Eagles RB Mike Bell.
Eagles TE Ingram to miss Friday's game
Eagles TE Cornelius Ingram had a Baker's cyst drained from the back of his left knee and calf on Thursday and will miss Friday's preseason game against the Chiefs.
49ers land RB Westbrook
The 49ers signed veteran RB Brian Westbrook to a one-year deal, creating one of the league's top backfields.
Eagles rookie Graham exceeding expectations
The Eagles are trying to downplay the big strides being made by first-round DE Brandon Graham in training camp, says "NFC Whispers," but he'll soon crack the starting lineup.
Eagles' Sims has been 'animal' in camp
The Eagles are known as one of the hardest-hitting teams in training camp, but even they had to hold back LB Ernie Sims, who appears to be on a mission to prove his doubters wrong.
Eagles add TE Lawrie, drop Rucker
The Eagles announced Monday that they have signed TE Nate Lawrie. To make room for him on the 80-man roster, the team released TE Martin Rucker.
It's official: League won't suspend Vick
The NFL will not suspend Michael Vick as a result of a shooting that occurred at his 30th birthday party June 25. Word that the league wouldn't punish the Eagles' quarterback surfaced more than a week ago, but the ...
Maclin suffers bone bruise in knee
Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin suffered a bone bruise in his left knee during afternoon workouts Tuesday but no ligament damage, CSNPhilly.com reported, citing a league source.
Eagles sign ex-Ravens WR Washington
The Eagles have come to terms with unrestricted free-agent WR Kelley Washington, an eighth-year veteran who is coming off his most productive season.
Broncos trade Arrington to Eagles for Mays
The Eagles and Broncos made a trade Friday night, sending LB Joe Mays to Denver and RB-RS J.J. Arrington to Philadelphia.
Eagles still have questions in offensive backfield
Offensively, there's little not to like about the Eagles' potential, but the offensive backfield is an area with some unknowns.
Mathis and the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed on a five-year contract, the latest key player the team has locked up.||||||| A person familiar with the negotiations says Mathis' deal is worth $25.5 million with $7 million guaranteed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms have not been announced.
The Dolphins signed Mathis on Tuesday to replace the injured Donald Thomas.||||||| Mathis was cut by the Carolina Panthers before the season after starting 15 games in three seasons. He is the nephew of former Dolphins defensive tackle Bob Baumhower.
Mathis is listed as probable for the Panthers' season-opening contest with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday due to a shoulder injury. The guard is expected to start, but Will Montgomery may be used if the injury becomes a problem.||||||| Mathis is entering the season as the starting right guard after playing in nine games -- no starts -- for the Panthers last season.
Mathis, a 2005 third-round draft pick, agreed to a three-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not announced.||||||| Mathis is expected to battle with Tutan Reyes for the starting right guard position.


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29 Jun 2012:
Recent Policies May Undermine
Brazil's Green Progress, Scientists Say
Recent policies enacted by the Brazilian government — including changes to its Forest Code and a push to build 30 new dams in the Amazon region — threaten to undermine critical environmental progress made by the nation over the last two decades, scientists say. In
a declaration
published after its annual meeting in Bonito, Brazil, the
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
(ATBC) stated that government policies to reduce deforestation and protect indigenous lands had made Brazil a global conservation model over the last two decades. "But recent developments raise concerns," said John Kress, a botanist at the Smithsonian Institution who is executive director of the ATBC. The group cited recent changes to Brazil's forest protection laws that they say favor agribusiness and will likely increase deforestation in the Amazon, as well as
numerous large-scale dam projects
that will interfere with critical fish migration routes and flood vast areas of rainforest and indigenous communities.
28 Jun 2012:
Cities in U.S. Northwest
Adopt Aggressive Recycling Programs
Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland, Ore., have all adopted stringent recycling programs that have generally been embraced by citizens in these progressive cities and have
significantly reduced the amount of garbage going to landfills
The New York Times
reports that Portland has cut the amount of garbage going to landfills by 44 percent by recycling a wide range of materials, including food scraps, and collecting garbage only twice a month. San Francisco, which has adopted even more aggressive recycling initiatives, now reuses 78 percent of what enters its waste stream, compared with the national average of 34 percent. This summer, Seattle is opening a mammoth new waste transfer station that will enable it to sort through and recycle a large portion of its garbage, the
reports. With citizens in these relatively small cities — all with populations under 800,000 — pushing for a zero-waste policy, Seattle says that by 2018 it will even provide some neighborhoods with containers to recycle dog and cat waste, turning the excrement into power using anaerobic digests.
26 Jun 2012:
Elevated Ozone Levels
Trigger Heart Risks for Healthy Adults
Exposure to ozone at levels sometimes present in the world's most polluted cities can trigger potentially dangerous changes to human cardiovascular systems,
according to a new study
. In a series of tests conducted
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Mexico City smog
on 23 healthy adults, scientists found evidence of cardiac inflammation and heart rhythm disturbance after exposure to air containing ozone at 0.3 parts per million for two hours — about the same dose they would receive if exposed to ozone levels exceeding the U.S. standard of 0.075 parts per million over eight hours. According to the findings,
published in the journal
, the blood levels of several inflammatory agents increased — more than doubling in some cases — after ozone exposure. This finding "caught us by surprise," said Robert Devlin, a toxicologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and lead author of the study. "We think it's one of the more important and significant findings." Heavily polluted cities such as Beijing and Mexico City often have extremely high ozone levels, and ozone in U.S. cities such as Los Angeles and Houston can reach levels equal to those used in the experiment.
19 Jun 2012:
Major World Cities
Cite Progress in CO2-Reduction Effort
Speaking at the Rio+20 sustainability summit, the mayors of New York City and Rio de Janeiro will announce that 48 of the world's largest cities are taking steps
to cut 248 tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
, the equivalent of removing 44 million cars from the road for a year. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said that four-dozen cities in the
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
are reducing emissions by launching energy efficiency programs, capturing methane in landfills, installing more efficient street lighting, and other initiatives. They cite the CO2 reductions as proof that cities can make significant progress on slashing greenhouse gases even in the absence of a global agreement on cutting carbon emissions. "We're not arguing with each other about emissions targets," Bloomberg told reporters in a teleconference. "What we're doing is going out and making progress." Bloomberg and Paes said that 59 cities have committed to cut their carbon emissions by a total of 1 billion tons by 2030, equivalent to the combined greenhouse gas emissions of Canada and Mexico.
19 Jun 2012:
Environmentalists, Activists
Being Killed at Alarming Rate, Report Says
At least one person is killed per week in disputes over environmental protection or land rights as the competition for natural resources globally becomes increasingly violent,
according to a new report
. In a survey of incidents worldwide, the group Global Witness estimated that 711 environmental activists, journalists or community members have been killed during the last decade over disputes involving land and forest rights. In 2011 alone, the number was 106, which was twice the number of killings in 2009. The report's authors say it provides a stark reminder of a "hidden crisis" and highlights a culture of impunity and a lack of oversight in many countries. The greatest number of killings reportedly occurred in Brazil, Colombia, the Philippines and Peru. "It is a well-known paradox that many of the world's poorest countries are home to the resources that drive the global economy,"
the report said
. "Now, as the race to secure access to these resources intensifies, it is poor people and activists who increasingly find themselves in the firing line."
07 Jun 2012:
Environmental Tipping Point
Is Nearing, International Study Says
The rapid warming of the planet, a soaring human population, the steady loss of biodiversity, over-exploitation of energy resources, and the degradation of the world's oceans are
driving the world toward an ecological tipping point,
according to a new study in
. Twenty-two scientists from five nations compared the major changes taking place today with previous ecological shifts — such as the end of the last Ice Age 14,000 to 18,000 years ago — that triggered mass extinctions of some species, expansions of others, and the creation of new global ecosystems. The paper said that while there is still considerable uncertainty as to whether the world is now approaching such a "state shift," many signs point to a future of ecological upheaval. "Given all the pressures we are putting on the world, if we do nothing different, I believe we are looking at a time scale of a century or even a few decades for a tipping point to arrive," lead author
Anthony Barnosky
, a biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, said in an interview.
29 May 2012:
Wind Farms Consider
Radar Systems to Prevent Bird Deaths
The operators of large California wind farms are considering the use of
advanced radar and telemetry systems to reduce the number of birds killed
by spinning turbines located in critical migration pathways. The so-called avian radar systems, which
American Bird Conservancy
have been deployed at wind farms in Texas and Europe, would be able to identify birds early enough to shut down the turbines, at least briefly, to prevent collisions. Advocates say the systems could prevent large-scale killings of many migratory songbird species, as well as the critically endangered California condor and the federally protected golden eagle. According to the
Los Angeles Times
, one possible customer for the radar systems is the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which operates a wind farm that is under federal investigation following the discovery of several dead golden eagles at the site. "Renewable energy operators are coming around to the view that they have to do something," said Gary Andrews, chief executive of De Tect Inc., a manufacturer of such systems. The systems, however, are expensive, at $500,000 per unit, and existing technologies typically have difficulty differentiating among bird species.
23 May 2012:
Street Lights Can Cause
Long-Term Ecological Changes, Study Says
The presence of artificial street lights
can alter the behavior of ground-dwelling invertebrates and insects
and ultimately change the structure and function of some ecosystems, according to a new study. In a series of tests in Cornwall in western England, researchers from the University of Exeter used 28 traps to capture 1,200 animals on the ground beneath street lights and in darker areas between the lights. According to their findings,
published in the journal
Biology Letters
, invertebrate predators and scavengers were more common underneath the lights, even during the daylight hours. Thomas Davies, a researcher at the University of Exeter and lead author of the study, said these findings suggest that nocturnal behavior is affecting habitat preference overall, and could have implications for critical ecosystem services, including pollination and the breakdown of organic matter. "It's amazing how long we've been using street lighting and artificial lighting, and how little research has been done on the impact of those lights on the environment," he told
BBC News
30 Apr 2012:
Australia Lists Koala As
Threatened Species for First Time
The Australian government
has added the koala to the list of threatened species
in parts of the country for the first time, saying the iconic species is under threat from habitat loss, urban expansion, disease, and climate change. Following a three-year study,
Environment Minister Tony Burke announced
that koalas will be listed as vulnerable in Queensland, where populations have declined by 40 percent in two decades; New South Wales, where numbers have dropped by one-third; and the Australian Capital Territory. In addition to the listing, which will impose restrictions on development in areas where the species is threatened, the government committed $300,000 for koala monitoring and habitat research. Not only are koalas facing declining food sources as eucalypt plants are aggressively cleared for development, but scientists say the nutritional value of remaining eucalypts has diminished as a result of climate change. While the government says there are about 200,000 remaining koalas nationwide, the Australian Koala Foundation estimates there are likely fewer than 100,000.
16 Mar 2012:
Africa Could Produce
More E-Waste Than Europe by 2017
Africa, typically a dumping ground for electronic waste from other nations,
could produce more e-waste than the European Union by 2017
, experts say. Across Africa, a combination of population growth and increased access to mobile phones and other technology will produce a surge in e-waste over the next five years, Miranda Amachree of Nigeria's National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency told reporters at the Pan-African Forum on E-Waste. While the continent has long received thousands of tons of waste for disposal from developing nations, a recent report by the UN Basel Convention found as much as 85 percent of Africa's e-waste is now local.
That report
found that in five West African nations ten times as many people have personal computers as a decade ago, and 100 times as many people have cellphones. In those countries alone, as much as 1 million tons of domestic e-waste is now generated per year. Katharina Kummer Peiry, of the Basel Convention, said African nations must "move towards more formal recycling in order to ensure precious metals are properly extracted from, say, mobile phones."
08 Mar 2012:
New York Roof Study Shows
Drastic Cooling with White Surfaces
A New York City roof covered in a white synthetic membrane was on average
43 degrees F cooler than surrounding black tar and asphalt roofs
during times of peak heat last summer, according to a study by scientists from Columbia University and NASA. On the
hottest day of the summer — July 22, 2011, when the city set a record for electricity usage during a heat wave — the dark surfaces of some city roofs reached 170 degrees F, while temperatures on the white test roof peaked at less than 130 degrees F. The city's
CoolRoofs initiative
is working to install "living roofs" with plants and to convert many tar and asphalt roofs to a white color using membranes or white paint. The goal, the city says, is to help reduce the urban "heat island" effect, which can boost temperatures by 5 to 7 degrees F, especially at night. Lowering the heat island effect would reduce demand for air conditioning and cut illnesses and deaths during heat waves. Converting roofs to white is cheaper than planting "living roofs," the researchers noted. "Bright is the new black," said Stuart Gaffin, a Columbia scientist and lead author of the study, which was published in the journal
Environmental Research Letters.
15 Feb 2012:
Short-term Exposure to Pollutants
Increases Heart Attack Risk, Study Says
A new report says that even short-term exposure to major air pollutants
increases the risk of heart attack
. In an analysis of more than 100 studies conducted worldwide, researchers from the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center found that increased exposure to pollutants — including fine particles, coarse particles, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide — consistently increased the health risks after even short-term exposure, or less than seven days. While the risk from pollutant exposure was relatively small, compared with factors such as high blood pressure, the number of people breathing these pollutants worldwide is so large that a sizable number of people are at risk, the study said. In the case of fine particles, the researchers found that heart attacks increased 2.5 percent for every incremental increase in pollution levels. In other words, if fine particle levels reached 10 micrograms per cubic meter in one city, and 20 micrograms in another, the rate of heart attacks would be 2.5 percent greater in the second city, according to the study,
published in the
Journal of the American Medical Association
. Most of the pollutants are associated with the burning of fossil fuels for transportation or industry. In a separate study, MIT researchers found that air pollution associated with China's steep industrial growth
caused health care costs to jump from $22 billion in 1975 to $112 billion in 2005
13 Feb 2012:
Electric Vehicles in China
Pollute More Than Gas-Fueled Cars
The use of electric cars in China
produces more particulate matter pollution than gasoline-fueled vehicles
, according to a new study. In an analysis of five vehicle technologies in 34 major Chinese cities, U.S. researchers found that the power generated to run electric cars produces significantly greater particulate matter emissions because 80 percent of China's electricity comes from coal-burning power plants. While those plants are typically located far from population centers, the researchers nevertheless found that the difference in pollution is so great that electric vehicles are still more harmful to the public health per-kilometer traveled than conventional vehicles. The study,
published in the journal
Environmental Science and Technology
, emphasizes that electric vehicles are a cleaner option if powered by a clean energy source. "In China and elsewhere, it is important to focus on deploying electric vehicles in cities with cleaner electricity generation and focusing on improving emissions controls in higher polluting power sectors," said Chris Cherry, a researcher at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and lead author of the study.
10 Feb 2012:
Wastewater Reuse Could Increase
U.S. Supplies 27 Percent, Report Says
Advanced treatment of municipal wastewater could increase available water supplies in the U.S. by 27 percent, according to
a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences
. Of the 32 billion gallons of municipal wastewater discharged each day nationwide, about 12 billion gallons of effluent is emptied into an ocean or estuary, the report said. Existing treatment technologies would allow municipalities to reuse that water for a variety of purposes — including irrigation, industrial use and drinking water — while posing no increased risk of exposure to microbial or chemical contaminants than in some existing drinking water systems. As
reported in the
New York Times
, an increasing number of U.S. communities are utilizing wastewater reuse technologies — including a pilot plant in San Diego that produces about 1 million gallons of clean drinking water daily — or are considering it. According to the National Academy report, increased stress on water supplies as a result of climate change and population growth will require many municipalities to consider alternative sources of water.
17 Jan 2012:
China Sets First-Ever Cap
On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Chinese government has ordered five cities and two provinces to set
caps on greenhouse gas emissions
in preparation for a series of regional carbon markets. Last week, China's National Development and Reform Commission urged Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen, as well as the provinces of Hubei and Guangdong,
to set "overall emissions control targets
" and submit strategy proposals on how to achieve them. A plan developed by Guangdong — which commits the province to achieving 20 percent of its total energy consumption from non-fossil fuels by 2015 — has already been approved by the central government. The province must also cut its "carbon intensity," or the CO2 emissions per unit of economic growth, by 19.5 percent. China as a whole, which has already passed the U.S. as the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has committed to reducing its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent by 2020.
16 Jan 2012:
Mandatory Roof Gardens Urged
As Solution to Singapore Flooding
A panel formed to study solutions to increased flooding in Singapore
has urged the government to require green roofs
on new and retrofitted buildings. The 12-member panel, which was created after torrential rains caused flash flooding across eastern and central Singapore last year, said improved weather modeling and infrastructure improvements are needed to handle a surge in stormwater runoff caused by urbanization in Singapore. In the meantime, however, the panel urged simpler steps to reduce and delay flooding, including better storage tanks, porous pavements, and rain gardens. Such rooftop gardens, which are often added to reduce heat or for aesthetic reasons,
can absorb six to 34 liters of water per square meter
and limit water flow, local contractors said. After flash floods inundated large areas of Singapore last June for the second consecutive year, a government official warned that the nation's drainage system is
not equipped to handle the region's "changing" weather patterns
28 Dec 2011:
Map Projects When U.S. Cities
Will Achieve Grid Parity for Solar
If energy cost trends remain consistent — with the price of retail electricity rising and solar power falling —
solar energy could become cheaper than power from the grid
in most major U.S. metropolitan areas by 2027,
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Energy Self-Reliant States
Grid parity in U.S. states
according to a recent projection. In
a new map published on the Energy Self-Reliant States website
, energy policy analyst John Farrell has predicted which U.S. cities will achieve so-called "grid parity" first — and the order in which other cities will follow through 2027. Farrell, a researcher with the group, Local Self-Reliance, based his projections on recent regional retail rates for electricity, which have seen the cost of solar energy decline by an average of 7 percent per year and the cost of retail electricity increase by 2 percent annually. If that trend holds, Farrell predicts that San Diego will become the first city to achieve grid parity, in 2013, followed by New York in 2015. By 2020, 17 metropolitan areas nationwide will have reached grid parity; the number will jump to more than 40 by 2027, he projects.
29 Nov 2011:
Map Shows Population Density
As Planet Reaches 7 Billion People
With the world's population
now surpassing 7 billion
, a Boston-based design firm has published a map illustrating the planet's population density, including
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Fathom Information Design
Population density
detailed visualizations of the most densely populated cities. Dencity,
created by Fathom Information Design
, uses circles of various sizes and hues to represent population density, with larger, darker circles showing areas with fewer people, and smaller, lighter circles representing the world's most crowded cities and regions. China, home to eight of the world's 20 most populated cities, contains a series of tightly packed orange and yellow dots. Likewise, the populous nations of India and Pakistan are almost uniformly dense until they reach political boundaries or geographic features, such as the Himalayas. Meanwhile, the larger, darkly hued dots illustrate less populated regions, including Saharan Africa and Siberia.
29 Nov 2011:
Carbon Sinks in Estuaries
Have Been Degraded by Industrial Activity
The ability of the world's estuaries, salt marshes, and mangrove swamps to sequester carbon has been
seriously degraded by industrial activity
, according to a study by Australian researchers. Scientists at the University of Technology, Sydney, examined layers of estuary sediment in Sydney's Botany Bay for the past 6,000 years. They found that sea grass abundance has declined sharply, while quantities of micro-algae have soared. Increasing nitrogen deposition and pollution are the main culprits in destroying seagrass beds, which have the capacity to store as much as 100 times more carbon than micro-algae. The researchers dated the sediments using radiocarbon dating and determined the plant makeup of the Botany Bay estuary by examining isotopic ratios of seagrass versus micro-algae. Reporting in the journal
Global Change Biology
, lead researcher Peter Macreadie said the results show the importance of preserving and restoring so-called "blue carbon habitats" in wetlands and estuaries. The partial loss of these carbon sinks has "severely hampered the ability of nature to reset the planet's thermostat."
21 Nov 2011:
Garbage Pickers Protest
New Wave of Trash Incinerators
A growing coalition of poor workers who earn a living by scouring trash heaps for recyclables in the world's poorest cities
are protesting new incinerators being built
to convert that trash into electricity. While the UN has encouraged the incinerators as a means of generating electricity and preventing methane emissions — and the Kyoto Protocol provides nations carbon credits for such projects — many workers say they depend on picking recyclable materials from the waste heaps for their livelihoods. In New Delhi this month, hundreds of waste workers gathered outside UN offices to protest 21 proposed incinerator projects for which India hopes to receive carbon credits. Similar coalitions are forming in Brazil, South Africa, and Colombia. In India alone, an estimated 1.7 million people earn a living by picking through garbage.
21 Oct 2011:
Database Highlights Projects
That Convert Runoff into Public Resources
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has launched
a public database
of 479 projects that use green infrastructure techniques to divert and process urban stormwater before it reaches rivers, lakes, estuaries and other waterways. By using such methods as rain gardens, green roofs, and bioretention — which replicates the uptake and storage of chemicals and sediment by wetlands — designers say the projects have improved the quality of water in their cities and towns, while converting urban stormwater into a valuable resource for communities. Most of the projects listed — including the restoration of an Atlanta brownfield site into a public park and the transformation of a dilapidated Bronx playground into a recreation area that captures and filters stormwater — represent redevelopment or retrofits that have returned unproductive or out-of-use space to the public. Significantly, ASLA found that the deployment of such "green infrastructure" strategies tended to lower development costs, primarily by doing away with expensive, hard runoff-treatment options.
10 Oct 2011:
Urban Growth in China
Will Test Social Welfare System, Report Says
A new report predicts that more than 100 million people will move from China's countryside into cities and towns over the next decade, a wave of urbanization that could strain the nation's social welfare system. According to the government's National Population and Family Planning Commission, China's total urban population
will likely reach more than 800 million by 2020
, compared with about 670 million in 2010, as an increasing number of rural residents seek higher incomes in China's cities. The report, based on a survey of migrant populations in 106 cities, warns that China's "overall urban capacity" must be strengthened to handle such a surge in population. Even after migrant workers move into cities and towns, they are typically still registered as rural residents, and thus receive little or no social security and must pay high fees to send their children to public schools. "The migrant population strongly desires to be absorbed into the areas where they live, but
there is a stark conflict between supply and demand
of urban public services," the report warns.
05 Oct 2011:
China's CO2 Emissions Growth
Mainly Driven By Construction, Study Says
A new study says the explosive growth in China's construction sector
is now driving the country's steep increase in carbon emissions
, reversing a long-term trend in which consumption and exports were the dominant factors. According to the study, published in journal
Environmental Science & Technology
, increased capital investment in infrastructure projects has fueled an expansion of the energy-intensive construction industry in recent years. Until 2002, the most critical factor driving Chinese CO2 emissions was the growth of consumption and factory production for exports, said Jan C. Minx of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and lead author of the study. From 2002 to 2007, however, researchers found that improved energy efficiency actually offset the rise in emissions from increased consumption. But emissions continued to skyrocket during that period — with the average annual CO2 emissions growth rivaling the UK's total CO2 emissions— largely because of growth in the construction sector and related energy-intensive products such as steel and concrete.
15 Sep 2011:
Empire State Building
Becomes The U.S.'s Tallest LEED Structure
The Empire State Building in New York City
has been awarded LEED Gold certification
following a two-year retrofit that is expected to cut energy use in the landmark building by 38 percent by 2013. Two years
Empire State Building
ago, the owners of the 102-story building began renovations they say will cut energy costs by $4.4 million a year, including a retrofit of windows, improved insulation, and renovations to the cooling plant located in the basement. Malkin Holdings, which supervises the building, also agreed to buy 55 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually from Green Mountain Energy, a renewable energy and carbon offset retailer. Over 15 years, the renovations are expected to reduce the building's carbon emissions by 105,000 metric tons. The green upgrades are part of a $550 million initiative known as the Empire State ReBuilding Program, which includes a litany of sustainable practices, from the use of eco-friendly cleaning and pest control supplies to installation of meters that allow tenants to manage their own energy use. The tower is now the tallest building in the U.S. to receive LEED certification.
14 Sep 2011:
Majority of Big Companies
Adopt Climate Strategies, Survey Finds
A new survey conducted by the UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project finds that for the first time a majority of the world's largest public corporations
are including steps to combat climate change as part of their business strategies
. In a survey of 396 of the world's 500 largest companies, 68 percent said they now have strategies for dealing with climate change, compared with 48 percent last year. And 45 percent of respondents reported reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as a result of climate strategies, compared with 19 percent last year. The
Carbon Disclosure Project
also found a correlation between companies with focused carbon strategies and stock market performance, with those companies addressing the issue earning double the average return from 2005 to 2011. "Companies yet to take action on climate change will have to work hard to remain competitive as we head towards an increasingly resource constrained, low-carbon economy," said Paul Simpson, CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project. The survey found that the energy sector had the lowest proportion of companies setting emissions targets in the latest survey, while the utilities sector delivered the best climate change performance.
22 Aug 2011:
Growth of Urban Areas
Poses Long-Term Threats, Study Says
A new study says the explosive growth of urban areas worldwide over the next two decades
poses significant risks to human populations and the global environment
, from the loss of agricultural land and wildlife habitat to increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Using satellite data on urban growth, the study calculates that the world's total urban area quadrupled in size from 1970 to 2000 — an increase of about 22,400 square miles. By 2030, that urban footprint will expand by another 590,000 square miles to accommodate the more than 1.47 billion additional people expected to be living in the world's cities, according to the study, conducted by researchers from four U.S universities — Yale, Arizona State, Texas A&M, and Stanford. "[Cities are] going to be growing and expanding into forests, biological hotspots, savannas, coastlines — sensitive and vulnerable places," said Karen Seto, an associate professor of urban development at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and lead author of the study, published in the online journal
PLoS ONE
18 Apr 2011:
Global Market for E-Scooters
and E-Motorcycles to Surge, Report Says
global market for electric motorcycles and scooters is expected to surge
, with the number of vehicles projected to jump from 17 million in 2011 to more than 138 million by 2017, according to a new report. The two-wheel electric vehicles, which are already popular across Asia, will become increasingly common elsewhere as the rising cost of petroleum-based fuels and government incentives will drive market growth, according to the report by Pike Research. "They are relatively low cost to own, do not take a lot of space, and are easy to maintain, therefore making them attractive for city dwellers," said Dave Hurst, a senior analyst for the Colorado-based clean-technology research firm. While the market for electric scooters will be six times greater than electric motorcycles in most markets, e-motorcycles are expected to be the more popular choice in some parts of the world, including North America, because of their higher speed and greater range. According to the analysis, the growth of electric vehicles will spur an increased demand for batteries, with the market for lithium ion batteries for e-motorcycles expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 24 percent from 2011 to 2017, and the market for lithium ion batteries for e-scooters predicted to increase at 19 percent.
12 Jan 2011:
Effects of Poverty, Pollution To Be Researched in Long-term EPA Study
The U.S. government will award $7 million in grants for research into
the cumulative health effects of environmental pollution and social factors
such as stress and poor nutrition in low-income communities. While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) typically limits its research to the effects of individual pollutants and chemicals,
this initiative
will target neighborhoods that are exposed to multiple factors that scientists say can amplify the effects of toxic pollutants. The grants will support research into the combined effects of metals and stress on the central nervous system; disparities in air pollution risks; the effects of stress and traffic pollution on childhood asthma; and the reasons that some ethnic groups are more susceptible to environmental health risks. "This research could pave the way for more interdisciplinary work that is responsive to community concerns and environmental justice," said Paul Anastas, assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Research and Development.
11 Jan 2011:
Study Evaluates Markets
For High-Speed Rail Systems in the U.S.
A new study identifies
the high-speed rail corridors in the U.S. with the greatest potential
to attract ridership in the nation's so-called "megaregions." The study by the group America 2050 scores 7,870 potential rail
America 2050
High-speed rail in the U.S.: Emerging Megaregions
corridors using 12 critical factors, including population, employment concentrations, rail transit accessibility, and air travel markets. In addition to obvious potential markets such as New York to Washington and Los Angeles to San Diego, the study cites other megaregions with the potential to have well-developed high speed rail systems, including Chicago to Milwaukee and Dallas to Houston. The study encourages the federal government to conduct a similar evaluation to decide where investment in high speed rail systems should be concentrated. The study only considered rail lines that extend from 100 to 600 miles, a distance at which trains can compete with automobiles and aviation.
21 Dec 2010:
Digital Billboards Consume
Large Amounts of Energy, Analysis Shows
The growing number of digital billboards on U.S. roads and highways
consume large amounts of energy
and are creating a wide variety of electronic waste, according to a new report. The new study says the typical digital billboard consumes about 30 times as much energy as the average American household. The digital billboards use more efficient LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting than traditional signs, but deploy so many of the LED bulbs on each billboard that energy use is high; traditional billboards use just one or two large bulbs to illuminate signs,
according to the study
by Gregory Young, a Philadelphia-based urban planner. In addition, digital billboards are illuminated day and night, and require cooling systems that use more energy. And while LEDs, plasma and LCD screens are recyclable, reuse is not mandated, leading to a large surplus of "techno-waste," said the study, published by the group Scenic America. The U.S. has roughly 800 digital billboards, compared with 450,000 traditional billboards. But use of the technology is expanding quickly, with more than 2,000 expected by 2012.
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Ever placed a classified ad with some old junk you were trying to get rid? One man did, and it turned into an almost $50 million company just 25 years later. That company is Appliance Factory Outlet, and today we are announcing our 25th Anniversary. To celebrate, we're offering special offers and deals all month—this weeks promotion is 50% off everything from stainless steel kitchen packages to premium front load laundry.
CEO Chuck Ewing turned his venture into a profitable and local business. We're glad we've been able to provide the Front Range with affordable, dependable major home appliances since 1986, while supporting both the Colorado economy and workforce.
In an environment where Fortune 500 companies normally dominate the market, Appliance Factory Outlet has become the largest independent appliance retailer in Colorado, growing exponentially each year.
"There's never a silver bullet or one specific thing that makes an organization successful," said Ewing. "During the economic downturn, for example, our success stemmed from having quality employees, organization, and superior products which bring great value to the consumer."
The company held strong against the economic downturn of 2008 and has plans to expand its store in Colorado Springs, as well as expand into Lakewood, Aurora and Littleton.
"It has been an astonishing 25 years and we are proud to support the Colorado economy as a local retailer," said Ewing. "We are proud to offer brand new boxed products and special buys at a guaranteed better price and that we can truly save the consumer hundreds of dollars on quality appliances through our superior sales, delivery and custom installation service."
About Appliance Factory Outlet
Locally owned and operated since 1986, Appliance Factory Outlet sells direct to the public. Chuck Ewing, owner and CEO, carved his niche in a market typically held by big box retailers. From its humble beginnings in a garage, Appliance Factory Outlet has grown into Colorado's largest and the nation's 34th largest independent appliance dealer.


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Humid, Hot, Hazy. Yep, today actually felt like training camp in Bourbonnais. But the last practice before the first game became the day Kelvin Hayden's season ended. The 9-year veteran tore his hamstring during practice at Soldier Field last weekend, an injury that will require surgery and 6-8 months of rehab. Disappointing because playing nickel is one of the more difficult positions on defense. And while the Bears have players with some experience at the position- Tim Jennings, Zac Bowman, Sherrick Mcmannis-- its 2nd year cornerback Isaiah Frey who is being called the next man up.
Frey appeared in all 4 preseason games last season but spent 2012 on the practice squad. He arrived at camp this year hoping to turn some heads and compete for a spot. He's done that and says he wants to prove he's reliable, that he can do his job and most importantly show they veterans he can be counted on the help them win, because in his words, "they deserve it".
Frey is certainly not going to be alone when it comes to players trying to prove their worth in the first preseason game in Carolina. Head Coach Marc Trestman made it clear the starters won't be playing long, if at all. Those that do will be pulled in the first quarter, and who can blame them. With the injury to Hayden, the number of NFL players out for the season is already in double digits. And Trestman - from the "play it safe" mentality, won't be pushing it with anybody. If someone feels tightness, they usually leave practice. Chris Conte & Corey Wootten did just that today.
Earl Bennett was on the sidelines watching, exactly how he'll see the first preseason game on Friday because of a concussion. Julius Peppers was out for personal reasons again- his status is unknown. DJ Williams is still limping around in a walking boot. We've had little info on his status other than day to day. Same was said for Jonathon Scott with knee soreness. (day to day)
As for Jermon Bushrod- his calf is still wrapped but its feeling better. He did not say whether he would play in the game, other than to say it depends on how he feels after doing more today than he has since the injury. Bushrod wants to play, but he's going to be very cautious until the games count.
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