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Cardiff parks manager retires after helping plant 20 million bulbs
It's time to wish a happy retirement to a council parks manager who's spent 42 years looking after the green spaces in Cardiff.
Peter Hamblin, 57, started working at parks in the city in 1972, aged 15. Since then he's helped plant 20 million bulbs, won several national gardening awards with his team, and endured the worst the Welsh weather can throw at him.
– Peter Hamblin
I started in '72. And then if we go to '76, which was the year of the drought, I was involved in looking after some bowling greens then... so that was difficult.
And then we had that storm, that snow in 81-82, where the snow was fifteen, eighteen inches high and that was difficult, I remember that. And some of the severe gales we've had in Cardiff over the years on a number of occasions.


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Can We Think Without Language?
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I am surprised at the prejudice many people show against language. I can understand the fact that we care about experience far more than we care about language; that no amount of knowledge about a thing can possibly replace the sensation of experiencing that thing. But at the same time, I'm surprised some people think language somehow is unnecessary or irrelevant for who we are.
It isnt a question of prejudice. I dont think anyone here believes language is unnecessary or irrelevant either, thats absurd. You continue to exaggerate the matter out of proportion.
By the time a person finishes high-school, the vast majority of that person's knowledge comes from language. Through language a person learns about the ancient Romans, about distant galaxies, about quarks and leptons, Mozart and Bach, romanticism, philosophy... what an exciting array of opportunities is given to us by a mere collection of meaningless symbols! It's mind-boggling when you think about it
Yes, its fantastic I agree, but this romanticism is really not germane.
So to all of you claiming language is less important, less powerful, less useful, less effective than experience, and that it is not required for thinking, I suggest you burn your books, throw away your library card, sell your computer, and go live life as you say it ought to be lived: by limiting your knowledge to what you can experience. The rest of us, we're content with this huge achievement called civilization, which is built upon nothing but an enormous arrangement of just 26 letters.
Such Drama! Perhaps 2/5 of what you charge has actually been claimed, and none of it meant in so negative a manner as you portray, so get a clue. Nobody is limiting their knowledge by disagreeing with you, so stop pretending you belong with civilization while others are better suited to the stone age.
And here ends my ode to language. You may now go back to bashing it as a frill that is only useful, as a famous philosopher jested, to ask other people to pass the butter.
Nobody was bashing language, not ever

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The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Infobase Publishing, Jan 1, 2006 - True Crime - 515 pages
The Encyclopaedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. Written in a non-sensational manner, this authoritative encyclopaedia debunks many of the myths surrounding this most notorious of criminal activities. New major serial killers have come to light since the first edition was published, and many older cases have been solved (such as the Green River Killer) or further investigated (like Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer). Completely updated entries and appendixes pair with more than 30 new photographs and many new entries to make this new edition more fascinating than ever. New and updated entries include: Axe Man of New Orleans; BTK Strangler; Jack the Ripper; Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the Sniper Killers; Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer; and Harold Frederick Shipman.
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In the modern sports world, a player in all markets, will say things like "I love it here and want to stay" and "It's not all about the money". We hear this and want to believe it, but most of us simply can't relate. The Preds are certainly in a wonderful position. Drafting and developing young players as well as anyone, only to hold on to the purse strings, when opportunities have come. This is not the time to sit back and be frugal. This is make or break time.
This team is only one big trade from becoming a real problem to anyone they play. They play great team defense, hustle, and have the best TEAM ethic from any team I've watched this year. For many years, for that matter. If they just had a closer. Someone who doesn't take the extra pass. Or looks for it. Just shoot shoot shoot!! In this capacity, Jeff Carter is perfect for this role. But that contract . . .
It's a lot to ask of Nashville to go get a player with such a huge contract. And it is HUGE! They've never done it before, so I wouldn't expect it. Also, someone with a bit of a bad reputation, might not be the type of player a team that's really got it going would want to bring in. However, if they can get him for a song (it IS Music City), get him and then decide who goes. Someone always does.
Everywhere I read, it seems that Suter's out the door, which I don't understand. Or that him and or Weber's leaving is some sort of inevitability. Simply put, if they want to WIN and win for years to come, then they will stay. What people aren't talking about, is how this team is poised to become the next Detroit Red Wings. A couple acquisitions and they will be contenders for years to come.
So Nashville, figure it out. I hope you know how close you really are. No need to lose any key players, here. Pay Suter (5 years). Pay Weber (7 years). Get Carter? Who knows, on that one. I'd prefer Paul Stastny, who's signed through 2014, but that's just me. Might think about kicking the tires on Parise, if possible.


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The Usability of Computerized Card Sorting: A Comparison of Three Applications by Researchers and End Users
Barbara S. Chaparro, Veronica D. Hinkle, and Shannon K. Riley
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, November 2008, pp. 31-48
Article Contents
The following sections discuss task success, task difficulty ratings, task completion time, satisfaction scores, and preference rankings.
Task success
Success rates for each task by program are presented in Table 2. All participants were successful in completing all but two of the tasks. Users had trouble completing the task to set up a card set in OpenSort and the task to find the data to analyze in CardZort.
|Enter items to create a card set
|Set up and Find where to analyze the results
|Create and download results output
Task difficulty ratings
Mean difficulty scores for each task by program are presented in Table 3 and summarized in Figure 1. A two-way within subjects ANOVA (task x program) was conducted to compare the average difficulty across tasks and applications. Results indicate a significant main effect of application F(1.1, 28) = 10.54, p = .01, partial η2 = .60 (Greenhouse-Geisser correction applied), a significant main effect of task F(2,28) = 7.96, p < .01, partial η2 = .53, and no interaction. Post-hoc comparisons revealed that participants rated the tasks with CardZort and OpenSort to be significantly more difficult than WebSort. In addition, they rated the task of creating the card sort to be significantly more difficult than the task to download the results output.
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Figure 1. Perceived task difficulty across applications.
Task completion time
Time-on-task was measured in seconds, from the start to the end of each task. Figure 2 shows a breakdown of total task time by application. A two-way within subjects ANOVA (task x program) was conducted to compare time across tasks and application. Results showed a main effect of program, F(2,14) = 31.53, p < .01, partial η2 = .82, a main effect of task, F(1.06, 15.21) = 42.78, p < .01, η2 = .86, and a significant program by task interaction, F(4,28) = 13.69, p < .01, η2 = .66. Post-hoc comparisons revealed that participants took significantly less time with WebSort overall than OpenSort and CardZort. Examination of the interaction showed that this difference was primarily due to the longer time to create the card set and to set up the data for analysis in CardZort and OpenSort (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Task completion times across applications.
Satisfaction scores
Satisfaction was measured using the 10-item System Usability Scale (Brooke, 1996) that is summarized by a total score out of 100. A one-way within subjects ANOVA revealed significant differences in satisfaction across applications, F(2, 14) = 5.07, p < .05, partial η2 = .42. Post-hoc comparisons revealed that participants were more satisfied with WebSort than OpenSort. Mean satisfaction scores for each application are summarized in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Mean satisfaction scores across applications.
Preference rankings
All but one participant chose WebSort as the most preferred card sort application (Figure 4). Preference differences across applications were analyzed using a Friedman's Chi Square, X2 (2, N = 8) = 6.75,p< .05. Post-hoc tests showed that WebSort was more preferred than both CardZort and OpenSort (mean rank = 1.25, 2.37, and 2.37 respectively).
Figure 4. Application preference ranking: Each bar represents the number of participants that chose that application first, second, or third.
Interpretation of Card Sort Results
Task 4 required participants to look at sample results of an open card sort and to interpret the results. All programs offer the standard dendrogram (tree diagram) to display the results. OpenSort offers two additional methods. These include a Vocabulary Browser and a Similarity Browser (see http://www.themindcanvas.com/demos/ for examples). Users explored all of the methods but reported that the dendrogram provided the best summary. Participants reported that the OpenSort dendrogram had the most professional look and was the easiest to use of the three applications. They liked the use of color to differentiate each cluster of items and the ability to directly manipulate the number of groups. Users found the WebSort dendrogram to appear less professional in its design, to show little differentiation across groups, and to lack instruction as to how the data was analyzed. The CardZort dendrogram was reported to also lack detailed explanation of how the data was analyzed (i.e., single, average, and complete linkage analyses) and no group name analysis.


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The Bengals are heading into Week 9 of the 2011 season riding a four-game winning streak and it looks very possible that they will head into their four-game AFC North streak with a 6-2 record. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, though, let's take another look back at the Bengals' Week 8 34-12 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Here are your Week 8 MVPs and Goats from the different Cincy Jungle writers.
We'll start with...
Anthony Cosenza's MVP:
"Bengals front seven rotation. Constant pressure from the D-Linemen and great run defense by the the linebacker corps. Peko, Sims, Dunlap, Atkins and Rucker were all making plays up front. Brandon Johnson, a forgotten man with the great play from Thomas Howard this season, had 10 tackles and helped hold Marshawn Lynch to only 24 yards rushing. Johnson was filling in for Howard who was limited Sunday. Also in on the stout defense was Dan Skuta, who was replacing Rey Maualuga."
- The Bengals front seven rotation, especially on the defensive line, has been the team's strength throughout the entire season. The Bengals defensive front seven has been amazing this season and is one of the best in the league. The depth of the defensive line helps them stay fresh through four quarters and the acquisition of Thomas Howard and Manny Lawson has been huge for Mike Zimmer's defense. When Rey Maualuga comes back, the front seven will be even better than it was last week.
Dave Wellman's MVP:
"Na na na na na na na na na, Pacman! Adam Jones returned from injury in fine style. Though he only last one play, it was exactly the kind of play the team needed early in the game to get up on the Seattle Seahawks and take some of the starch out of the "12th man." And just as important he gave some key advice to Brandon Tate -- namely to quit juking after the catch and just make one move and go instead -- that led to Tate's TD return that iced the game. Hopefully his promise to return for the Titans game pans out, because we could use more runbacks like that. (Not to mention some help in the secondary, too...)"
- Adam Jones' return was short but sweet. His 63-yard punt return sparked the Bengals team to score their first touchdown of the game. He set the offense up on the 26-yard line and they did the rest. Unfortunately he hurt his hamstring on the play. Hopefully he's healthy by Sunday's game against the Titans and if not, hopefully he gets back on the field soon.
Naji Bsisu's MVP:
"Brandon Tate. He had the huge 56 yard punt return for a touchdown that could not have come at a better time. He gives the Bengals a weapon on special teams, and being that this is his first year in the NFL returning punts, he should only get better."
- It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Tate returned a punt for a touchdown. He had some critics early in the season for questionable decision making and dancing around more than moving upfield but if he had any of those critics left in Week 8, he silenced them. I'm looking forward to seeing more punt returns from Tate.
Now to the Goats:
Anthony Cosenza's Goat:
"Bengals pass defense. The only good plays of the day from the back four was a sack by Chris Crocker and a big interception return by Reggie Nelson. Otherwise, letting up over 350 yards passing from Charlie Whitehurst and Tavaris Jackson to a group of mediocre Seattle wideouts is unacceptable. If Seattle's receivers didn't drop as many balls as they did, it would have been worse."
- The Bengals secondary will need to play better in coming weeks, especially when the Titans pass more than they run because of Chris Johnson's inability to run the ball next week and after that they go up against the Steelers, Ravens and Browns. While the front seven stops the run and puts pressure on the quarterback, the secondary has to do their job as well.
Dave Wellman's Goat:
"Speaking of kicks, hello, coverage unit! Anybody home? The 'Hawks didn't break one Sunday, but they very nearly did enough times that I was watching through my fingers every time Nugent or Huber touched the ball. I saw a lot of missed tackles and bad angles. Darrin Simmons is going to need to tighten that up or other tams will eventually do to them what they did to Seattle yesterday."
- Regardless of how good an offense or a defense plays, a team can live or die by its special teams. Throughout the year, the Bengals special teams units have been pretty good but on Sunday they scared me a little. Hopefully Darrin Simmons corrects them before the Titans game.
Naji Bsisu's Goat:
"Andre Smith. The offensive line wasn't all that great yesterday but Smith was penalized for a couple of false starts so he gets singled out. It was a little bit of a set-back considering how well they played against the Colts last week."
- In an atmosphere as loud as the Seahawks stadium, linemen need to be focused on what they're doing. Even one five-yard false start penalty can kill a drive and one failed drive can be the difference between winning and losing. Smith has been pretty good this season, especially when you compare what he's done in 2011 to what he did before, but there is still room for improvement


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Beth is a brown and white, female Chihuahua, Pug mix. She is very affectionate and has tons of energy. She loves to play, whether it is with you or another dog. She loves to play so much, she will even play fetch! Beth is looking for her second chance.
Come visit Beth today at the Tri-City Animal Shelter, 1950 Stevenson Blvd. in Fremont.
Her ID number is A108920. to learn how to adopt a pet at the Tri-City Animal Shelter.
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Information provided by Julia King, public service assistant at the Tri-City Animal Shelter.


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Reporter: David Tate
Roanoke, VA - Everything is just about in place for Friday's opening ceremony for the 23rd Annual Commonwealth Games.
Some 9,000 athletes, and their families, are expected to make their way to the Star City this weekend, which is the central hub the events.
Teams began showing up early Friday to get signed in while crews inside the Civic Center were busy setting the stage for the opening ceremony.
"For me, today is the big day. Once I finish with today it's kind of downhill for me but for everybody else the madness is just starting," said volunteer Charity Waldron.
The Games' annual tailgate party will get underway at 5 p.m., and will be highlighted with an appearance by the Washington Redskins "Thank You Tour".
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TUF Nations Episode 3: 'I was in that fight 100 per cent … I enjoyed it as a fan'
Nearly seven years after his professional fighting debut, Sheldon Westcott, a 29-year-old from St. Alberta, Alta., is on the brink of achieving his dream and earning a spot on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster.
Each week across the Postmedia News chain, Westcott – normally a welterweight but competing in the middleweight division of the reality-TV competition – will share his thoughts with Postmedia MMA reporter Dave Deibert on the most recent episode of The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. Episode 3 aired Jan. 29 …
The win by Team Canada's Chad Laprise over Team Australia's Chris Indich was a thriller. Laprise, perhaps the best striker in the competition, stuffed early takedown attempts by jiu jitsu expert Indich, and kept the bout standing. Laprise was more technically sound, picking apart Indich in the win:
"Going into the house, I didn't think I'd get so emotionally invested into the guys on Team Canada. I thought I'd go there like, 'I have a job to do. This is the reason why I'm here.' If you watch me in the back, while the fight's going on, I couldn't sit in the bleachers. I had to stand up behind the bleachers to watch the fight. While Chad was moving his head, I had my hands up. I was in that fight 100 per cent. I enjoyed it as a fan. It was fantastic to watch."
The coaching by Team Canada's Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Fabio Holanda prior to the bout seemed to be done with a crystal ball:
"This was the first week that the world got to see the mastermind, got to see Fabio Holanda, our jiu jitsu coach. They could have shot Chad and Fabio after the fight. Everything they were doing (in practice), when Fabio had Chad 1-on-1 in the cage … he showed him exactly what takedowns Chris Hindich was going to go for."
Despite the opinion of Team Australia's head coach, it was a clear victory for Laprise:
"I was very shocked to hear and see what Kyle Noke had to say. I don't think there was a single minute of that fight where Chris Indich won. Not a single minute. Chris is a tough guy. Don't get me wrong. Chris is extremely tough. Chad is on a different level. He mixed up his strikes. He threw every single strike in striking.
"Watching it and being able to slow it down a little bit … his head movement, his kicks – there hasn't been a guy with that kind of stand-up movement on The Ultimate Fighter in years."
Even though there was a wide range of personalities, including the strongly-religious Laprise, Team Canada bonded quickly:
"You get every single personality mixed up into one. You find that some people have certain views and all of a sudden they're around someone else and they act a different way. Guys like Chad Laprise, that's just who he is. One hundred per cent. He believes in God, loves God. He told us all, 'Honestly, guys. I feel like I'm here for a purpose.'
"One thing you've got to remember is, when the camera's in front of some people, some people are fake. That's not their actual personality. They're trying to be bigger than they are, or trying to build themselves up. Chad, in his interview, said, 'I'm that humble guy. I'm that good role model. I'm that Christian.' What he says, he means.
"I'm not a really religious person. I told him I'm not really religious … He didn't judge me for not being the same person he is. He was one of the most down to earth people through the entire show. The Chad that you see on camera is the Chad you're going to get every day."
Laprise drew inspiration from an image he walked by daily:
"They show these big five or six posters when you walk into the gym. Matt Hughes is one. Mark Coleman's on one. The very first day, Chad told us, 'I believe I'm here for a reason.' The very first day he walked into the gym, he saw the poster of Mark Coleman and in the background of that poster is his coach who passed away, Shawn Tompkins.
"Shawn Tompkins is the reason why Chad decided to fight full time. He was out at a different gym. Shawn Tompkins was like, 'Come down to London. You can stay at my house. You should be doing this full time. You will be in the UFC.' He believed in him, 100 per cent. For all those Team Tompkins guys, losing Shawn was really hard for all of them. Chad said that's one of the things that really kept him focused. 'There's these signs. Look who's watching over me. Every time I walk into the gym, I can see my old coach who passed away.' That was one of the coolest things that they really didn't touch on in the episode. They showed the posters but didn't really give the back story of how important that one was to Chad."
Even in the loss, Indich earned the respect of everyone in the TUF house:
"After the fight, Chris was in the ice tub, icing his whole body. We walked by. There's still that tension in the house, between both teams, but we made sure as a team to go tell him he earned our respect … Sometimes in our sport, no matter what, there's persons better than you. That day, Chad Laprise was better than him. But (Indich) left it all on the line. As a fan myself, I truly respected the way he went in there and fought tooth and nail for 10 minutes."
Kajan Johnson's trash talk after Laprise's win, declaring that Team Canada can't be beat, hit home more than any pranks Team Australia played:
"The kind of mind games the Australians playing by putting tampons on a moose didn't get a reaction from us at all. Look at what Kajan said after the fight, and look at Australia's reaction."
To make Laprise comfortable on fight day, Team Canada took part in his regular routine:
"Chad, back home, after weigh-ins, him and his whole team, Team Tompkins and now Adrenaline Training Centre, they go as a team for dinner. So, what we did after weigh-ins, Kajan and Nordine (Taleb), who are the most amazing chefs, cooked this massive feast for all of us to eat. Chad said a prayer before dinner. We want to make him as comfortable as possible. It was no different than his other fights. We ate as a team. We went to the fights as a team. We all had cheesecake after his fight. Every one of our fighters, even though some were getting ready for fights, had a sliver because we did it as a team. Honestly, it was the best thing I've ever had in my life. I wasn't really worried about my weight so I actually got to have a real piece of it. It was the most amazing cheesecake I've had in my life."
Team Australia's pranks, including tying feminine products to the moose head in the living room, didn't bother Team Canada one bit, especially since Canada is 3-0 after three fights:
"So far, every single one of their game plans have been (expletive) … I said it best, when I was taking down the tampons off the moose: If they spent as much time training and preparing for their fight, they might have actually come away with a victory."
(The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on Sportsnet)
Twitter – @Sheldon Westcott
Twitter – @davedeibert


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New name, new location for Ilkley Homemakers
10:00am Saturday 4th January 2014 in News
A long-running Ilkley group is starting the New Year with a new name and a new meeting place.
The Thursday Group – formerly The Ilkley Homemakers – will officially launch its new name at its new venue, Outside The Box Café, in Church Street, Ilkley, on Thursday, January 9.
The group was founded 45 ago as a social and fundraising group and was originally called 'The Women's Gas Federation'.
Twenty-one years ago the group became The Ilkley Homemakers.
Now there are male as well as female members and the group will now meet on the second Thursday evening of the month at Outside The Box.
A wide variety of meetings are planned this year including a talk by The Ilkley Brewery and a presentation about a rail journey from Halifax to Hong Kong.
This year the Group is proud to support Outside The Box as its Charity of the Year.
The meeting, at 7.30pm, will be the group's annual meeting, followed by entertainment from members of the Moor Notes Choir and refreshments.
Anyone interested in joining the group should contact (01943) 817827.


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SALISBURY, Md. - Parents of public school students: it's time to go back to school.
This week you can go inside your child's classroom and see exactly what they're learning. It's all apart of American Education Week, which allows elementary, middle, and high schools all over the nation to highlight their students and teachers.
"We need parents and guardians to come on out not only during American Education Week, but anytime so that they do know exactly what their students are doing," Salisbury Middle School principal Amy Eskridge said in an interview. "We have many students that are successful and we have others that are really struggling and we need our parents and guardians to be actively involved with us here at the school and be partners."
Last year, Salisbury Middle School officials say at least 450 parents came out, a number they're hoping to improve on.


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The WEFN (Water-Energy-Food Nexus) project aims to maximize human-environmental security (minimize the vulnerability) by choosing management structures and policies that optimize both the water-food and water-energy connections in Asia-Pacific coastal regions.
NEXUS Resources
27 Jun 14
Nexus Water Energy Food Security in Arab Countries: A policy perspective and the way forward
By Hammou Laamrani, GIZ, held at the International Conference on Water-Food-Energy Nexus in Drylands: Bridging Science and Policy in Rabat, Morocco on 13 June 2014
26 Jun 14
Nexus meets crisis: Some considerations on water, food and energy in Darfur
By Brendan Bromwich, King's College London and SOAS London, held at the International Conference on Water-Food-Energy Nexus in Drylands: Bridging Science and Policy in Rabat, Morocco on 13 June 2014
14 Jun 14
Water and land tenure security in the Nexus
By Jan Cherlet, International Land Coalition, held on the Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus", 19-20 May 2014.
10 Jun 14
Working Paper
Nexus Nirvana or Nexus Nullity? A dynamic approach to security and sustainability in the water-energy-food nexus
Over the last several years, the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has emerged as an increasingly prominent global policy, governance and research agenda. Water, energy, and food security are often framed to be within a contested trade-off relationship between actors, and this framing has been reinforced by a "scarcity crisis" narrative put forward by a number of influential global policy actors promoting the WEF nexus. In this working paper, we argue that the governance of water, energy and food security - historically concerned with safety and certainty from contingency - has privileged control-orientated solutions, in particular the construction of large dams for water storage, in the belief they are more secure and more sustainable. We critically explore the associated risks and uncertainties of this pathway, and highlight that WEF systems are by nature complex and dynamic. Furthermore, recognizing the power inequalities that often close down the consideration of alternative development pathways, we make legible the multiple framings of water, energy and food security between actors and how these are shaping policy objectives and project outcomes. Responding to the emerging WEF nexus discourse, we seek to introduce a more dynamic perspective to water, energy and food security, and argue that a shift in governance is required towards also incorporating solutions where the limits to control are acknowledged. We propose that plural water storage systems that accommodate a variety of large- and small-scale solutions are an appropriate response to such conditions of complexity and uncertainty and if social justice is to be incorporated within the WEF nexus.
05 Jun 14
Implementing the Nexus of Water, Energy & Food at the Trans- boundary Basin Management level in the Himalayan Region of South Asia: Challenges and Solutions
By Arvind Kumar, India Water Foundation, held on the Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus", 19-20 May 2014.
28 May 14
The Water, Energy, Food Nexus: Lebanese Policy and Institutional Analysis
By Nadim Farajalla, American University of Beirut , held on the Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus", 19-20 May 2014.
28 May 14
Reviewing for Results : Incentives for cross - sectoral "Nexus" orientation at different levels
By Marianne Beisheim, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - German Institute for International and Security Affairs, held on the Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus", 19-20 May 2014.
28 May 14
Sharing Our Earth: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam, held on the Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus", 19-20 May 2014.
20 May 14
Conference Report
Conference Summary of Bonn's 2014 Nexus Conference (Day 1)
Over 200 participants of the International Conference on the Sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, meeting on 19/20 May 2014 in Bonn, could choose from over 15 parallel sessions on the first Day; these covered a broad range of topics from the very notion of the nexus, to on-the-ground issues such as energy and water subsidies in the Middle East, biofuels production in Brazil, and groundwater depletion in India.
09 May 14
GWSP assessments of water management and the WEF Nexus
Presentation held by Rick Lawford, International Institute on Sustainable Development (IISD) on 25 March 2014 at the workshop "Earth Observations and the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus", Rome/Italy
07 May 14
W-E-F Nexus - Potential for improved resource use efficiency
Presentation held by Anik Bhaduri, Global Water System Project, held on 25 March 2014 at the workshop "Earth Observations and the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus", Rome/Italy
09 Apr 14
The Water, Food and Energy Nexus: What does it mean for SA Cities? - A Practitioner's Perspective
Presentation held by Ashwin Seetal at Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality on 27 March 2014
27 Jan 14
Policy and governance responses to the water-energy nexus challenge
Presentation held by Kathleen Dominique, Environmental Economist, OECD, on Jan 14th, 2014, at United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015
26 Jan 14
Policy and governance responses to the water-energy nexus
Presentation by Kathleen Dominique, OECD, held on Jan 14th, 2014, at the 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014
06 Dec 13
Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Towards a widening of the water agenda
This report aims to widening the water agenda by an approach that requires a new thinking: intersectoral, international, interregional and between different stakeholders: If we fail to move towards a new water agenda, towards a sustainable use of natural resources such as water and energy, the social and economic consequences will be enormous.
30 Oct 13
A Marshall Plan for Energy and Water Supply in Developing Countries
Many developing countries strive to achieve political stability, democracy and economic growth - none of which will be achieved without a the availability, accessibility and affordability of clean energy and water, as this report points out.
24 Sep 13
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
Regional Workshop - Africa - Video
Video of the workshop that took place in Nairobi, 28-29 May 2013.
24 Sep 13
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
Regional Workshop - Africa - Presentation: "Trajectory to Nexus 2050"
Presentation from the regional workshop that took place in Nairobi, 28-29 May 2013.
24 Sep 13
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
Regional Workshop - Africa - Workshop Report
Report of the Workshop that took place in Nairobi, 28-29 May 2013. The aim of the Nexus Dialogue workshop was to identify the different options available as solutions for optimisation of cross-sectoral water, energy and food issues. Workshop participants were encouraged to identify the barriers to mobilisation of prioritised solutions and how these can be overcome.
16 Sep 13
Book Publication
Thinking about Water Differently: Managing the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
This publication is the result of a scoping study initiated by the Asian Development Bank to better understand the issues associated with the water-food-energy nexus in Asia and the Pacific. It provides high-level guidance on the choices available to address the region's water security issues. - The water-food-energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia and the Pacific. It is clear that solutions must be found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate--and increasing--risk to food security, energy security, and economic growth and stability: water must be recognized as an economic as well as a social good. Governments need to be encouraged to think differently about water, take the longer-term view, and be mindful of the strategic and economic value of this limited resource.
16 May 13
The Global Resource Nexus
A report of the Transatlantic Academy about the the Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals.
26 Feb 13
From Stream to Steam: Emerging Challenges for BC's Interlinked Water and Energy Resources
The report was co-published by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It is the first report in a two-part series addressing the water-energy nexus in British Columbia.
31 Oct 12
A Regional Perspective on Water-Food-Energy
held at the 10th European Conference: The Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Europe‐INBO, by Caner Aktaş, Boğaziçi University
11 Oct 12
Bonn Perspectives
Adaptation to climate change – a case for business! Five messages to the private sector
Climate change is exerting an increasing influence on the general conditions faced by market economies. This poses a challenge that is complex, sometimes contradictory, and yet highly promising: the role of the private sector in adaptation to a changing climate. Climate change is certainly not exclusively – probably not evenpredominantly – a public responsibility. It is obvious that climate change affects enterprises in terms of risks as well as opportunities. In this context, there are five messages to the private sector which are important for further dialogue on this topic - by Friedrich K. Kitschelt, Director, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for Africa, Latin America; Global and Sectoral Affairs
08 Oct 12
Water Alternatives, Vol. 5/2012
Open for business or opening Pandora's Box? A constructive critique of corporate engagement in water policy
The corporate world is waking to the realisation that improved water management is fundamental for future prosperity and human well-being. This special issue explores aspects of its response: from the application of an array of analytical tools such as water footprint accounting, risk filters and standards; water use efficiencies; derivatives and insurance mechanisms; to collaborative infrastructure and watershed projects; stakeholder engagement and attempts to influence water governance at all scales. Drawing on the papers in this issue the motivations for this new agenda are traced and its potential in helping to unlock some of our most intractable water challenges, or to open a Pandora's box of controversies are considered. Key concerns include the potential for diverging corporate and public interests; policy and regulatory capture; privileging of economic over social perspectives; process inequities; displacement of existing water management priorities, and the risks of misguided interventions which undermine institutional and hydrological sustainability - with the financial support of Water Witness International, WWF, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and German Technical Cooperation (GIZ)
17 Sep 12
The Nile Basin - The NEXUS in Science and Research
by Holger Hoff (SEI): Overview, Initial Scenarios, Charles Iceland (WRI): Hydropower, Vulnerability to and Impacts on Water Scarcity, Jakob Granit (SEI/SIWI): Water Energy Nexus Opportunities, Guy Pegram (Pegasys): Water Food Nexus Opportunities, Abby Onencan (Nile Basin Discourse): The Role of Science, Nexus, Cooperation
14 Sep 12
Rising prices, rising environmental regions?
Constructing a multi-level governance framework for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in the SADC region - by Inga Jacobs, Water Research Commission (WRC), and Manisha Gulati, WWF South Africa
04 Sep 12
Crossing Water, Food, and Energy Nexus Boundaries in the Middle East
Green Cities, Integrated Resource Planning Approach and Trade-offs to Meet a Green, Sustainable Economy. By Jay Witherspoon, Mark Anderson, Avinash Pathwardhan, and Jared Thorpe, CH2M HILL
03 Sep 12
The Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
A global dialogue platform for best practices and optimisation of multi-purpose water infrastructure. By Mark Smith, Director IUCN Global Water Programme Gland, Switzerland
31 Aug 12
Nexus in and nexus-driven connections between river basins: Reflection of global nexus changes in large basins
by Janos J. Bogardi, Executive Officer of GWSP
16 Jul 12
Messages for Rio
New Drivers for Sustainable Urban Development - Key Messages on Green Urban Economy from Bonn to Rio
Three focal areas need to be addressed for a transition to a Green Urban Economy, which promotes environmental well-being and improved quality of living for all income groups (i.e. Green Jobs and Poverty Eradication; Financing and Green Investments; Effective Governance and Institutions). The messages and their conditions offer potential ways to address environmental and social concerns in an economically viable way at the local level.
12 Jul 12
Nexus - Linking systems, resources and actors
by Peter Stigson, Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL), held on 3 July 2012 at the Chinese Academy of Science, Institute for Policy and Management (CAS/IPM)
09 Jul 12
After Rio
"The Rio+20 Momentum. Implementing by Involving" Summarising statement by the German Council for Sustainable Development
Rio+20 displays a momentum for action. It justifies and requires broad attention. For those who want to use it, the Rio Agreement delivers options and opportunities, for those who do not want to advance the pursuit of sustainability the document does not give a leverage to turn backwards. The positive momentum is clearly insufficient against the benchmark of deliverables that seemed possible, and it is definitely so when judged against what appears to be necessary in order to face global issues. Nevertheless, the momentum is greater than publicly perceived at this moment. Translated into action, it may even turn out as more challenging than major parts of civil society are prepared to cope with.
06 Jul 12
Webinar Recording
The Water-Energy Nexus
This webinar explores the interconnections and interdependencies between water and energy — a topic that is rapidly becoming a priority area of focus in British Columbia and across North America. The guest speakers address the water-energy nexus in British Columbia's energy sector and explore water conservation and efficiency as a possible path to realizing future energy savings for municipalities in Ontario. Speakers: Ben Parfitt, Resource Policy Analyst, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives B.C. Office, Research Associate, POLIS Water Sustainability Project; Carol Maas, Innovation and Technology Director, POLIS Water Sustainability Project; Heather Cooley, Co-Director of Water Program, Pacific Institute
22 Jun 12
Roads from Rio+20
Pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050
This report analyses how combinations of technological measures and changes in consumption patterns could contribute to achieving a set of sustainability objectives, taking into account the interlinkages between them. The potential exists for achieving all of the objectives.
21 Jun 12
Report of Side Event at Rio+20
Mountain Knowledge Solutions for Sustainable Green Economy and Improved Water, Food, Energy, and Environment Nexus
Co-chaired by Keshab Man Shakya, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Nepal, and Pema Gyamtsho, Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan, this side event highlighted local, national and regional knowledge-based solutions that are inclusive and supportive to the water, food and energy nexus and have promoted green growth strategies and reduced poverty. Organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the Government of Nepal, Mountain Partnership, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), EVK2CNR, Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA).
18 Jun 12
Messages for Rio
CGIAR Call to Action
CGIAR calls for a focus on the entire agricultural landscape as an integrated system, which recognizes that isolated solutions will not reduce risks or achieve required progress in the same way as integrated approaches will. CGIAR calls for a focus on harmonizing food security and environmental sustainability through agricultural research and development. This will require us to minimize the harmful effects of agriculture on the environment through more efficient management of water, soils and agricultural inputs. CGIAR calls for the sustainable management of complex agricultural systems while maximizing agricultural productivity and improving the livelihoods and food/nutrition security of the poor.
08 Jun 12
Key Messages
Water: The Bloodstream of the Green Economy
Key messages to the 2012 Rio+20 Summit from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
07 Jun 12
Opening Speech
Germany's Foreign Office Secretary of State Emily Haber opens the Presentation of the Report "The Global Resource Nexus: The Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals"
"The report is indeed timely and very pertinent to our efforts in finding answers to some of the great questions of our time: how do we handle resource scarcities? How do we tackle climate change and mitigate its consequences? How does the growth of world population affect the globe? And – of course – what does all this imply for foreign policy?"
04 Jun 12
Concept Paper
The Water Security Nexus Challenges and Opportunities for Development Cooperation
Is water the "gold of the 21st century," potentially triggering "water wars" between countries sharing the precious resource? Such scenarios proliferated in the 1990s, but today a different paradigm is taking root. Politicians are beginning to emphasise the peace dividend of water cooperation; and development agencies are now supporting transboundary water cooperation projects around the world. And even at the highest level of political discourse, water cooperation has been identified as an entry point for broader peacebuilding.
24 May 12
The Global Resource Nexus: The Struggles for Land, Energy, Food, Water, and Minerals
Unless the transatlantic community takes the lead in addressing the challenges arising from the unprecedented global demand for land, energy, food, water, and minerals, severe market disruptions are likely to occur, as are increased chances of violent conflict at interstate and local levels in many "hot spots," especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
12 May 12
G-Science Acadmies Statement 2012
Energy and Water Linkage: Challenge to a Sustainable Future
Needs for affordable and clean energy, for water in adequate quantity and quality, and for food security will increasingly be the central challenges for humanity:these needs are strongly linked.
21 Mar 12
The Water-Food-Energy Nexus - Why Everything you Consume is Connected
Andy Wales, Global Head of Sustainable Development at SABMiller, speaks about the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus: "We need new campaigns, new corporate strategies and new policies which consider these connections and drive dramatic efficiency and productivity improvements, the right land use choices and product innovation. And all this whilst meeting the legitimate needs and desires of those 3 billion new middle class consumers."
15 Mar 12
Global Risks 2011 The Water-Food-Energy Nexus
15 Mar 12
21 Issues for the 21st Century Results of the UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Environmental Issues
The purpose of the UNEP Foresight Process is to produce, every two years, a careful and authoritative ranking of the most important emerging issues related to the global environment. UNEP aims to inform the UN and wider international community about these issues on a timely basis, as well as provide input to its own work programme and that of other UN agencies, thereby fulfilling the stipulation of its mandate: "keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action".
12 Mar 12
Status of the "Blueprint Discussion"
The Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources will present the policy response to the challenges presented in the European Environment Agency's 2012 State of Water Report. It will be the 2020 water milestone on the Resource Efficiency Roadmap. However, the analysis underpinning the Blueprint will in fact cover a longer time span up to 2030-2050.
27 Feb 12
Bonn2011 Nexus Conference
Background Paper "Understanding the Nexus" by SEI
This paper is the scientific background paper of the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference. It explains the Nexus and presents initial evidence for how a nexus approach can enhance water, energy and food security in a green economy by increasing efficiency, reducing trade-offs, and building synergies across sectors.
16 Nov 11
Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus: Update on the EU Food Security Policy
by Chantal Symoens, EuropeAid
16 Nov 11
Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy: An Agenda for Change
The EU as a whole is the world's largest donor and a key trading partner for developing countries. With its broad and ambitious development policies and comprehensive partnerships, the EU it is already making a significant contribution towards the MDGs. But we could have even greater impact.
16 Nov 11
EU Policy on Energy & Development: Update and Outlook
by Rainer Hakala, Energy Unit C.5., Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission (EC)
16 Nov 11
Lessons Learnt from Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20
Presentation by Josefina Maestu, UN Water Decade Program on Advocacy and Communication - Presentation at the BONN 2011 NEXUS CONFERENCE
NEXUS News
21 May 14
Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference
The Bonn 2014 Nexus Conference that took place 19/20 May 2014 has closed with a call to action by all participants, demand for responsible governance of natural resources, broad involvement of stakeholders, and an expansion of financial, institutional, technical and intellectual resources for nexus research and applications
03 Dec 13
On 12-13 June 2014 King's College London (KCL), the OCP Policy Center and the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) will organize an international conference on The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus in Global Drylands, which will take place in Rabat, Morocco. Papers from the conference will be considered for a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development, subject to the Journal's normal refereeing process. Deadline is 7 February 2014.
07 Nov 13
Research Scholarship
Humboldt University Berlin/Germany calls for applications for joining a Master or PhD/Postdoc programme on water governance in the MENA region. One of the potential research topics is management of the water-land use-agriculture nexus.
22 Mar 13
Nexus on IWA Water Wiki
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus is this month's hot topic at the IWA Water Wiki in conjunction with the IWA/IUCN Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
28 Jun 12
Nexus at Rio+20
A voice from the ground, Edward Byers, PhD student from Newcastle/UK, gives his view of the NEXUS event at the German Pavilion in Rio.
31 May 12
NEXUS Interview
The SEI's work on the water, energy and food security nexus an interview with Holger Hoff
12 May 12
G-Science Acadmies Statement 2012
Needs for affordable and clean energy, for water in adequate quantity and quality, and for food security will increasingly be the central challenges for humanity:these needs are strongly linked.
16 Jan 12
A new approach the water, energy and food security nexus
20 Nov 11
A Global Dialogue on Water, Energy and Food Security Interlinkages
19 Nov 11
Reflections of the Co-Chairs on the outcomes of the Bonn2011 Nexus-Conference
Upcoming NEXUS Events
0809 Sep 14
Intersectoral approaches as well as transboundary search for solutions on the nexus approach will be discussed on a meeting organized by UNECE in September 2014. This is a follow up meeting to an initial meeting in April 2013
2527 Mar 15
Conference Series
The conference is a first in a series of biyearly conferences aiming at developing a post-2015 agenda for a nexus approach on water, soil and waste
Recent NEXUS Events
0204 Dec 13
Regional Workshop
The workshop will review the progress made so far in designing Nexus project initiatives in participating countries and share experiences and ideas.
1516 Oct 13
Panel at the IWA Development Congress
Climate Services in support of water management decision making.
2829 May 13
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
The Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions held its first workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on May 28th and 29th with participants from across the continent and water, energy and food sectors.
2426 Sep 13
Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
The 2nd of the three anchor workshops will be held in Bogotá and will focus on the optimization of water infrastructure to meet growing water, energy and food needs.
1014 Sep 13
1st Inter-Regional Conference on Land and Water Challenges, Bari, Italy
0506 Dec 12
The 2-day conference in December 2012 will focus on how energy policy and governance are influenced by or influencing water and food sectors. The first day deals mainly with energy governance issues in Asia Pacific countries, but with papers pointing to the importance of Nexus internationally.
0507 Nov 12
The objective of this conference is to discuss and identify priority areas following the outcomes of the 6th World Water Forum and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 or UNCSD).
1314 Nov 12
The Second Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy will continue this constructive dialogue on the relationship between the cost and benefits of water development.
19 Sep 12
Side Event to the UN Human Rights Council
WaterLex, with the sponsorship of the permanent missions of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany and Spain, invites to a side event on "The Future of Water in the United Nations System", Wednesday 19th September, 1-4pm, Room XXIV, Palais des Nations.
2124 May 13
New Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System, Bonn
12 Jun 12
Side Event at the ICSU Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
This session aims to consider how a new paradigm of adaptive management can be developed to address water security issues in a context of growing multiple needs and water scarcity.
14 May18 Jun 12
The Africa Water Week (aww) is organized by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and represents a political commitment at the highest level with over 1000 participants from governments, regional institutions, international partners, the private sector, the scientific community, civil society, and the media from all over the world, and in particular Africa, meeting to discuss and collectively seek solutions to Africa's water and sanitation challenges.
1322 Jun 12
The Global Town Hall is being convened by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
NEXUS in the Media
24 Jun 14
Blog Oil for Food
The Water Energy Food Nexus in Drylands
By Eckart Woertz. Nowhere else the nexus is as evident as in dry lands and in the MENA region in particular. Energy will be required to pump, treat and desalinate water for domestic and agricultural purposes. Water will be required to produce energy. About 1-2 percent of global energy consumption can be attributed to the production of nitrogen fertilizer alone. Such development challenges call for a nexus approach to broaden the analysis from a mere 'blue water' focus to the more efficient use of soil moisture ("green water") and sustainable policy options.
05 May 14
Summer Fellow, Global Water-Food-Energy Nexus, Washington
This fellowship, which was created and funded by WRI's founder, Gus Speth, provides funding for a student from the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies master's program to work at WRI for 10-12 weeks each summer.
28 Mar 14
World Water Day: UN highlights water, energy links for sustainable development
In many countries, people have to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, although it is a human right. The lack of water and santitation affects many aspects of life, even education, as this article on several UN reports show
26 Mar 14
World Water Day theme ignores the nuts and bolts of progress
Whether it is China or sub-Saharan Africa: Pragmatic solutions, not ideological ones, are the core to resource management and progress in the water-energy-land nexus, claims Robert Calow
12 Mar 14
"The nexus debate at African Utility Week will be specifically about Africa and for Africa"
Paul T. Yillia, consultant at Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explains in this interview, what nexus topics will be raised on the African Utility Week
10 Mar 14
IEA chief: Only a decade left in US shale oil boom
In this interview, Maria van der Hoeven of IEA points out that the US's shale gas solution can't be "copy-and-pasted" to other countries and why she thinks Africa can "leap-frog" in terms of engrgy infrastructure
16 Feb 14
The Year That Resilience Gets Real
With the desasters happened in 2013 and the desasters to be expected for 2014, buliding resilience is crucial. Not only for the water-energy-food nexus but also fpr ecosystems and global health systems.
07 Feb 14
Lack of Clean Water, Food and Energy is Affecting the Growth of Developing Countries
Global think tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched the 14th edition of its annual flagship event, The 'Delhi Sustainable Development Summit' (DSDS) in New Delhi today. The course of three days will witness an array of speakers voicing their opinion on the theme of the conference: "Attaining Energy, Water and Food Security For All". Sustainable growth and development was stressed by various speakers, especially in the context of developing countries facing a crisis in midst of climate change and scarcity of natural resources.
13 Feb 13
4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water
This article by Manish Bapna discusses the four grand challenges to overcoming resource scarcity, as pointed out in the Global Trends 2030 report from the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC).
24 Sep 12
Building a safe world based on a sustainable water, food and integrity nexus
Our world is facing an urgent food management crisis that is leading to many continuing to go hungry whilst vast amounts of food are being wasted daily. This is why the link between water and food is of immense concern and this year, the World Water Week in Stockholm, organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) was dedicated to this issue. Within the complex nexus of water, food and energy, water plays a critical role and a fair governance mechanism for efficient management of water can lead to long-term positive implications for food security. However, water governance and management are currently suffering from numerous problems that prevent this positive long-term perspective from becoming a reality.
24 Sep 12
Interview: Ben Parfitt on the Water-Energy Nexus
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance's Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar series is ramping up for another year, beginning with a session that will preview a forthcoming report on the water-energy nexus in British Columbia. Water Canada spoke with report author Ben Parfitt of the Candian Centre for Policy Alternatives to learn more.
24 Aug 12
World Water Week: A closer look at Water and Food Security
Feeding 7 billion people whilst maintaining the health of natural ecosystems and livelihoods is a huge challenge and urgent solutions will be required. During the six day conference, IUCN and partners will look into and discuss possible answers and solutions to the growing water, energy and food security challenge. The yearly conference attracts over 2,000 participants, from government, private sector and civil society, who will put forward policy recommendations and concrete actions.
24 Aug 12
Water Week chief: Better management, governance needed
Droughts, poor land use and water access have all contributed to recent volatility in food prices and regional food emergencies. To address such insecurity in food supplies, good water management and governance – as well as reliable early warning systems – are needed, says Jens Berggren, who heads World Water Week that begins on 26 August in Stockholm.
22 Aug 12
Feeding a Thirsty World
The World Water Week 2012 in Stockholm will zoom in on food security and the global water situation. This is warranted not least from the perspective of the increasing imbalances in global food security. In this article, Dr. Anders Jägerskog sums up the thrust of a report he edited on this topic, which is meant to provide input for the Week's deliberations.
18 Jun 12
Interview: Integrated water management pivotal to sustainable development: UNESCO official
Management of water resources needs "substantial improvement and actual reform in many countries," and an integrated management is significant for "the most valuable natural resources," Olcay Unver from the UNESCO's water assessment program told Xinhua. "There has been some improvement over the the past decade or so, but we would very much like to see this expedited mostly by national government," the director of UENSCO Program Office for Global Water Assessment said in a recent interview.
15 May 12
Science academies call for action on global challenges
National science academies of 15 countries issued joint statements today calling on world leaders about to meet at the upcoming G8 Summit and other international gatherings this year to give greater consideration to the vital role science and technology could play in addressing some of the planet's most pressing challenges.
20 Mar 12
Green Economy: Roadmaps, Routes and Destinations
We need green economy roadmaps with "concrete goals and benchmarks of progress" and we need them fast, according to the zero draft of the outcome document from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20. Between now and 2015 this ambitious plan aims to establish indicators to evaluate implementation, mechanisms for technology transfer, sharing of know-how and capacity building.
15 Mar 12
UN to propose planetary regulations of water, food
An environmental report issued by an agency of the United Nations last month has some critics sounding the alarm, saying it is a clarion call for "global governance" over how the Earth is managed.


text: mlbtraderumors.com posted a link to Curt Schilling's list of team's he'd be willing to play for from a year ago. The story was with regards to the Cubs possibly going after him, But an interesting argument could have been made for the Brewers this offseason. I wonder if Schilling was in the back of Melvin's mind when he would talk about players becoming available later in the season. Schilling is still deciding if he wants to play this year, and I would expect him to be like Roger Clemens and wait until May to sign with a team.


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The Avs usually send their season ticket holders a little gift of some sort during the off season. Mine came yesterday in an unusually large box. Two gifts that go together. The first one, a very large barbecue spatula shaped like a hockey stick with an Av logo engraved on part of the stainless steel portion. Pretty cool, actually .... looks like it will be difficult to use but you certainly don't see one of those every day. With it? I saw a package with a large Av logo .... looked sort of like a jersey? No, they wouldn't spring for a jersey, would they? So I tore into it, unfolded it, and to my horror .... an apron. So I can now look like a player wearing a unipron while barbecuing and using my hockey stick to flip burgers.
Do they know, and even embrace, how god awful ugly those uniforms are?


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Crews worked until Monday morning on a portion of Panthersville Road to restore water service to nearby residents after a water main failed.The water main break happened on Panthersville Road near River Road on Sunday afternoon. A portion of the road was closed down while crews worked to make the necessary repairs.Up to 400 people were without water on Sunday. Residents without water say this is actually the second time the area has been hit with a water main break this weekend. A different portion of the same line broke on Friday night.At least one home was directly affected by the break with water creeping into their garage and crawl space.
County officials say the pipes in the area are about 50 years old, and this is the likely cause of the breaks. Crews repaired the water main break early Monday morning.
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When Will You Use Your Power?
Michael Love, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
You are 5000 times stronger than the Corporations and Bankers. When Are You Going To Use Your Power?
Perhaps you are aware of plans for total fascist control over the world. If not, it is easy to catch up. This film covers those nasty things but makes clear humanity has the power to create a wonderful world instead. Please take time to watch it and share it so friends and family who are sleepy heads, can wake up and show up at what is going to be an incredible party (as you will see at the end).
We have been pounded into the ground with messages from corporate media that the world is falling apart, we are helpless, we are the prey of forces greater than ourselves, that things are hopeless, that doom is near.
That couldn't be further from the truth. But those behind the plan for a replay of fascism, now on a global scale, absolutely need us to think it because they need to subvert our innate power.
And our power is that we create reality. It's that simple. And that astounding.
We generate an immense energy field with our consciousness. And when we are focused on love, amazing things happen.
But the vibrating energy field we generate has been used parasitically by them to harm us, rather than by us to free ourselves and make the world fabulous.
"We have the power, more than the power, to bring down the vibrational prison walls if we understand even the basics of how it all works. ….
"[What they are doing] is structured [intentionally] to generate incoherent heart energy and low vibrational thought and emotion such as fear, stress, anger, frustration and depression. …."
The banksters and corporate elite who are seeking a new world order in which they control the entire world, require a low energy, chaotic field to operate in.
They work to achieve it in controlling what we feel and focus on. Think of the Colorado shooting (now considered a staged event to frighten the public to override the 2nd Amendment). Think of the heavily militarized Olympics which arranges for billions of people to their attention in unison, to such things as the bizarre opening "ceremonies" that included children in hospital beds cowering beneath a giant demon.
Where attention goes, energy flows.
(What are they attempting to get us to imagine, and in vast numbers, about harm to the world's children with such a monstrous display?)
What we're looking at is a mental face-off between those seeking to take total control of humanity, with propaganda machinery, governments and even weapons, and humanity itself, which is rapidly waking up and discovering its own tremendous strength – its consciousness.
"We have to break [their] circuit and transform the individual and collective energy field [we have participated unwittingly in] from the incoherence that the Control System depends upon to the coherence and harmony that will set us individually and collectively free. …. [Emphasis added.]
"We can manifest energetic harmony from the manipulated chaos. We will do this if enough people get involved with Awakening the World – Every Heart Makes A Difference.
"We want millions, tens of millions and more.
"People would be amazed if they knew the impact that humans are having on the Earth energy field minute by minute. ….
Obviously, the fear and emotion generated by the 9/11 attacks would have suited the goals of the conspirators, but we can have an incredible impact on opening the Earth's energy field to the love, peace and harmony ….
"[Love, peace and harmony] will bring down the house of cards that depends on imbalance and incoherence for its very survival.
"Every day [David Icke's website] will post a picture to aid that focus. It might be an image of the Earth, the ocean, Tripoli, or an individual that requires healing and harmony in the face of the onslaught of evil and chaos. [But people can also generate love through meditating on their own or in harmony with others.)
"[David Icke is] also encouraging people all over the world in every town, city, village and community to step forward as organisers of groups and gatherings of people willing to come together regularly to connect their energy fields and project love, peace and harmony into the atmosphere.
"The more that come together the better.
"[He] also made an appeal to those that are increasingly going out on the streets to protest …. to be streetwise ….
"If the protests are angry, aggressive and hostile they are doing exactly what the manipulators want – producing still more of the energy on which they depend.
"Imagine the power of replacing stand up angry protests with sit-down silent focus where thousands join their hearts together and send out the energy of love and peace which has been measured to be five thousand times more powerful than anger and resentment. [Emphasis added.]
The heart is the centre of everything – consciousness, health, emotional balance and so much more. This is why the heart is the constant target of the Control System. ….
Awakening the World – Every Heart Makes A Difference is asking you to 'protest' (run at them energetically) in vast, vast numbers all over the world by sitting down and focusing on your heart and joining with thousands of other hearts - tens of millions, hundreds of millions worldwide to send out love, peace and harmony into the energy field with which we constantly interact.
"And then to DANCE together with love, joy and laughter. The energetic impact of this on yourself and the world is going to be fantastic. …. [G]ive that energy of love and harmony even more power as we swirl and twist our electromagnetic fields to whip up the electromagnetic energy sea and make it dance with electrical power on the vibration of love and harmony.
This dance gives a great example of the kind of joy that can be created at any moment. The wonder is that in dancing and focusing our attention on love, we can take down the prison that has been built by evil. That dance is particularly wonderful and funny since the song mentions the Rockefellers, who are behind so much harm, as part of a dance that contributes in its own way to undoing that harm, simply through love and joy and bringing people – even happy, balletic military.
Add consciousness intent to generate love to heal the world, and as the formula shows, it becomes immensely powerful
Are you tired of what the Bankers and Corporations are doing to our world?
Then, be stronger than fear or anger or depression or despair, no matter what they do to try to provoke it in you. Be aware they are not done with their thefts or with doing terrible things to try to generate terror. Do not react. Instead, act with love and equanimity.
Jesus and the Buddha were right – love is everything. That is the power you hold. And quantum physics has made clear it is physical force.
With it, you are 5000 times more powerful than they are. Act like it. Act on it.
You can sit quietly and mediate every day on love, sending that consciousness out into the universe to harmonize with others' so a force field is created. Invite friends to do the same, at the same time.
Or you can get together with friends and strangers and dance your heart out, sending love and joy and music and dance into the universe, seeing the glorious world that is ours, and creating that reality in relishing it.
Waking up is the key.
"When we look at the world of bacteria, for example, there are 10 percent good bacteria, 10 percent bad, and a majority of 80 percent opportunistic bacteria that could go either way. In looking at the various environmental issues we are faced with, and the tasks that we need to fulfill for the planet, if we could get more than 10 percent of the people consciously aware, than I believe we could pull the 80 percent in that direction, too.
"And so I believe that the people who are following a spiritual path are promoting peace for the planet and for other people. If we could only unite on this level of consciousness, then we will be there."
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The People know him and his works and deeds and they love and respect him.
If we get Jesse Ventura to be the lead man i know the people will follow him.
Isn't it ever the way, simple methods work best.
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Thanks for drawing our attention to him Ted.
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Gianni... What rock did you just crawl out from under? You obviously have never heard of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others that engage in a power trip with demonic demonstrations that killed tens of millions. The list of corrupt actions our governement in just the last 15 years is astounding.
As far as making the world a better place through clever inventions the sad truth is many technologies remain secret. In recent American history alone we have technological breakthroughs that would dramatically change our energy system and the money that fuels it. As the man said that spoke about the car that ran on water ( and died for it ) he said, Western Union will never replace the Pony Express again. I am suprised your last name isn't Morgan, Rockefellar, or Rothschild. Check out Morgan and Tesla way back when they had a working relationship... it didn't end well.
THIS IS POWERFUL and a practice that is easy to incorporate ... thank you for sharing! I know many of us can succomb to overwhelm and discouragement at the number of issues facing the planet and the pain and suffering we witness around us. What a beautiful way to contribute to the healing of the planet -- simple, profound. -- we just need to do it and model it for others. Sandy
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The launch of last year's Lanvin women's boutique on Madison Avenue gave brand faithful a new home to call their own—several stories high. But for all the space, menswear was nowhere to be found. That absence got filled last night, when the label opened a three-floor men's boutique just down the block from its sister store. On the ground floor, shoes and bags—including a full wall of sneakers and ground-gripping cross-trainers, fresh from the Fall runway—meet sportswear. One flight up: suits. And on the third floor, that much closer to heaven, the pinnacle of menswear: made-to-measure.
Lanvin's New York men's boutique is now open at 807 Madison Avenue, NYC.
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great shoe Comfortable, lightweight, good (enough) looking, & true to size. But then I've worn Clarks for years and have always liked them. They are the perfect compromise between comfort (most important to me) and looks (2nd most important to me) and cost (least important to me). March 11, 2014
Sooo comfortble! My solution for plantar fasciitis and casual wear. Slip off easily in airport at TSA line! Needed to add thin insole so fit not too loose, but bulkier socks would also have worked. Very well made. Actually my second pair of un.somethings. The other pair (lace-ups) walked all over Ireland in complete comfort. Noce shoes October 16, 2013
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Preliminary Review Found "Probable Financial Stress"
Governor Rick Snyder today appointed a financial review team to examine the Highland Park School District's finances under Public Act 4 of 2011, the Local Government and School District Financial Accountability Act. Based on a recommendation from State Superintendent Mike Flanagan, Gov. Rick Snyder has asked the financial review team to report its findings within 30 days.
Appointing a review team is the next step in the process following a preliminary review of the school district's finances by the Michigan Department of Education. The preliminary review resulted in a finding of "probable financial stress" as a result of several issues, among them; recurring fund deficits, a current deficit of more than 15-percent of the district's general fund revenues, and material internal control weaknesses as noted by external auditors. The Department of Treasury's Bureau of Local Government Services will provide administrative support to the review team.
"One of the overarching goals of Public Act 4 is to identify potential financial problems sooner," said Gov. Snyder. "The State was able to get earlier, better and more relevant financial information than what might otherwise have been the case. I'm certain this team will conduct a thorough review as quickly as possible."
Review team members are:
Carol Wolenberg, Deputy State Superintendent (State Superintendent's designee)
Tom Saxton, Deputy State Treasurer (State Treasurer's designee)
Doug Ringler, Director, Office of Internal Audit Services in the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB Director's designee)
Rob Bovitz, Certified Public Accountant (nominee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives)
Robert Charles, Chairman/CEO of North Star Advisors, Bloomfield Hills, MI (nominee of Senate Majority Leader)
Phil Pierce, Pierce Monroe and Associates (representing persons with relevant professional experience)
David Martell, Executive Director, Michigan School Business Officials Association (representing persons with relevant professional experience)
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Brom Stibitz, Senior Policy Advisor in Department of Treasury (representing state officials with relevant professional experience)
Frederick Headen, Director of the Michigan Department of Treasury's Local Government Services Bureau (representing state officials with relevant professional experience).
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Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, and some people will need a place to go for Thanksgiving dinner.
That's why local organizations are looking for volunteers to prepare and serve that Thanksgiving meal.
Patrick Price, a cook at the Montana Rescue Mission said, "I get far more out of this than they do. You know were so blessed to be able to do it for people. Just to be able to help them out, feed them, talk to them."
Price said the Rescue Mission needs volunteers to help serve on Thanksgiving.
"If you're interested in volunteering, try it out! You're not going to be disappointed with your experience," said Price.
Price said last year they had around 90 volunteers that helped serve 600 pounds of food, but this year they're expecting 700 pounds, and need your help."
The Rescue Mission is not the only place looking for Thanksgiving volunteers. Billings Food Bank employee, Felicia Lehman, said they need help with packing and sorting boxes.
"We help families get Thanksgiving boxes. They have turkeys in them, stuffing, and potatoes, cranberries, all of the fixings, and we try to help as many families as possible," said Lehman.
Lehman said families come in to teach their kids strong values.
"The families come in with their kids. They take this time to teach their kids to help other people in the community, and they have a good time," said Lehman.
Lehman said they have 1,000 thanksgiving boxes to pack, and will start in two weeks.
If you're interested in volunteering at the Billings Food Bank they need help Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM.
The Montana Rescues Mission is looking for volunteers who can prep meals before Thanksgiving, and holiday drivers to deliver the food.
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Hamdan, Fundamental Fairness, and the Significance of Additional Protocol II
Geoffrey S. Corn
South Texas College of Law
THE ARMY LAWYER, August 2006
One significant aspect of the recent decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld was the applicability of the fundamentally fair trial requirement derived from the laws of war. A majority of the Court determined that the procedures established for the military commission violated the "regularly constituted tribunal" requirement of Common Article 3 of the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949. In a more controversial portion of the decision, a plurality of the Court relied on the procedural requirements established by Article 75 of Protocol I Additional to the Four Geneva Conventions to bolster this conclusion, even though President Reagan rejected that treaty as "fundamentally flawed." Ironically, an identical provision exists in Protocol II Additional to the Four Geneva Conventions, a treaty that both Presidents Reagan and Clinton have sought Senate advice and consent in order to ratify. Although textually inapplicable to armed conflicts occurring outside the territory of a contracting party, the United States opposition this scope limitation, coupled with the fact that unlike Additional Protocol I, this treaty was specifically intended to regulate non-international armed conflicts, makes this treaty an equally if not more compelling source of authority in support of the Court's holding. This article will briefly explore the semiliterate between the fundamental fairness provisions of Additional Protocols I and II, and the United States position related to these treaties.
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12 of Toronto's draft picks in 2011 didn't sign until August last summer. This is relevant, because it means any of these players could be the PTBNL who would complete July's trade between Houston and Toronto.
Signed on August 12, 2011
Jacob Anderson, OF, 1st Round Compensatory
Tom Robson, RHP, 4th Round
Brady Dragmire, RHP, 17th Round
Derrick Loveless, OF, 27th Round
Signed on August 14, 2011
Dwight Smith, OF- 1st Round Compensatory
John Stilson, RHP- 3rd Round
Anthony DeScalfani, RHP- 6th Round
Mark Biggs, RHP- 8th Round
Signed on August 15, 2011
Daniel Norris, LHP- 2nd Round
Christian Lopes, IF- 7th Round
Matthew Dean, 3B- 13th Round
Signed on August 17, 2011
Kevin Comer, RHP- 1st Round Compensatory
NOTE: By rule, a player cannot be traded until a full calendar year after he signs.
NOTE: After getting these dates from the Blue Jays' website, I have realized that the signing deadline last year was August 15, so Comer had to have signed earlier.
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Stevens Point man earns 10th drunk driving offense
Blood-alcohol level was .27 percent
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- A Stevens Point man has been arrested for his 10th drunken-driving offense.
A Stevens Point Journal Media report says the 38-year-old is set to make an initial court appearance March 10.
Portage County deputies arrested him Friday about 1:30 a.m. after finding his car in a ditch in the town of Linwood. A judge ordered him held on a $25,000 cash bond pending the filing of formal charges.
The man was on supervision for his ninth operating-while-intoxicated conviction when he was arrested. His first conviction was in 1994.
Assistant prosecutor Cass Cousins says the man's blood-alcohol level was 0.27 percent, more than three times the legal limit.
The man has served four prison terms for drunken-driving convictions. He was also convicted of felony escape.
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Easter is one of the most popular holidays for candy and treats, falling behind Christmas and Halloween.
At The Sweet Shop in Cadillac, chocolate bunnies and eggs are flying off the shelves as last minute shoppers work to create something special.
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MADISON (WKOW) --- American Red Cross volunteers from Western Wisconsin are heading to Illinois Tuesday to help with tornado relief efforts.
Brenda Haney of Deforest, Diana O'Neill of Portage, Trudy Carden of Barneveld, and Mike Siwek of Evansville are on their way to help in Peoria.
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