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Recycled content carpets are used on many vehicles including the U.S. and European Focus and the 2011 Explorer
Replacement bumpers
Many European vehicles use recycled plastic replacement bumpers when original bumpers are damaged
Recycled seat fabric
Seat fabrics in versions of the Fiesta, Taurus, Mustang, Focus, F-150, Super Duty, Fusion, and Escape Hybrid use between 25% and 100% recycled content
Seat foam
Soy foam
Starting in 2011 all vehicles manufactured in North America use seat foam made with soy oil, which reduces CO2 emissions and decreases dependency on oil
High strength steels
Many vehicles including the 2011 Explorer and European Fiesta use high-strength steels, which weigh less than traditional steels with the same or better performance
Aluminium and Magnesium
Many vehicles including the Lincoln MKT and Ford Kuga use aluminium and magnesium parts, which are lighter weight than traditional steel
Recycled headliner fabric
The 2011 Fiesta in North America use between 50% and 75% recycled content in the headliner fabric
Underhood parts
Recycled plastics and nylon are used in non-surface parts on many vehicles including fan shrouds, battery trays, heater/air conditioning housing, wheel arch liners, engine fans and covers, and underbody systems
Decorative exterior parts
The 2011 Super Duty uses recycled content plastics on a range of parts including the bumper valences, license place brackets, and fog lamp bezels
Sound absorption materials
Recycled blue jeans are used in sound absorption materials on many vehicles including the 2012 Focus
Fender baffles
This noise dampening part on the 2011 Explorer is made of recycled steel from F-150 door panels, reducing manufacturing related CO2 emissions
Wheat Straw reinforced plastics
Injection molded plastics reinforced with renewable wheat straw instead of glass fibers were first implemented in storage bins on the 2010 Flex
Engineered wood technology
The Lincoln Navigator, MKX, and MKS use engineered wood from certified, sustainably managed forests, which reduce input materials and waste sent to landfill
Natural fibre reinforced compression molded plastics
Multiple European vehicles use compression molded plastics including the Ford Mondeo which uses plastics made with 50% kenaf and 50% polypropylene
We are working to improve the sustainability of our vehicles by using materials that are more sustainable from a total lifecycle perspective. This includes increasing the use of recycled, renewable, recyclable and lightweight materials. Recycled materials incorporate post-consumer and/or post-industrial waste materials; renewable materials are made from plant-based materials; and lightweight materials use special materials and/or designs that provide the same or better performance as other alternatives with less weight.
Recycled Materials
Our efforts to increase recycled materials focus on non-metallic parts, which traditionally have little or no recycled content. Since 2009, as part of our comprehensive recycled resin strategy, plastics for underbody and aerodynamic shields, fender liners, splash shields, stone pecking cuffs and radiator air deflector shields manufactured in North America have been made out of post-consumer recycled waste from detergent bottles, tires and automotive battery casings. In 2010, we improved this strategy to specify that rear wheel liners be produced from materials derived from 30 to 40 percent recycled content. These fabric parts are 50 percent lighter than plastic wheel liners and absorb sound, which will enable improved noise vibration and harshness performance while potentially reducing the need for sound-deadening insulators, sprays and foams.
Many Ford vehicles already use recycled materials for these applications, including the Ford Flex, Focus, Fusion, Edge, Ranger, F-150 and Explorer; and the Lincoln MKZ, MKX and Navigator. This recycled materials resin strategy saves money and reduces landfill waste. We estimate that Ford saved approximately $8 million in 2010 by using these recycled materials and diverted between 45 and 50 million pounds of plastic from landfills.
We are also using post-consumer recycled nylon in many exterior and under-hood parts, including air cleaner housings, engine fans, fan shrouds, HVAC temperature valves, engine covers, cam covers and carbon canisters.
The 2009 Ford Flex won the Society of Plastics Engineers 2008 Vehicle Engineering Team Award for use of innovative materials. The Flex's recycled plastic underbody system uses approximately 20 pounds of post-consumer recycled waste per vehicle while reducing costs by 10 to 40 percent.
The all-new 2011 Ford Explorer uses many recycled materials, including materials recycled from our own manufacturing processes. For example, the noise-dampening fender baffles, which fit between the vehicle's outer shell and its inner structure, are made from steel left over after stamping the door openings out of F-150 body sides. This reuse allows Ford to reduce its use of virgin steel by an estimated 119 tons for one year of production. Using less virgin steel also reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. As outlined in more detail below, the Explorer uses between 25 and 40 percent recycled fiber in its interior fabrics, including seat upholstery, bolster and carpeting. The use of recycled fiber instead of virgin fiber for the seating material is estimated to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent, waste by 17 percent and CO2 emissions by 14 percent.
The current Ford Mustang and the 2012 Ford Focus and Fiesta will each use more than 20 pounds of recycled polypropylene plastics in a range of parts, including the front and rear fender aprons, the front air dam, side rockers and the rear air deflector and under body air deflectors.
Overall, the 2012 Focus uses approximately 300 separate parts formed with recycled material, diverting approximately 20,000 tons of waste away from landfills each year. The parts incorporating recycled content and the amount of recycled content vary somewhat from region to region. Though this is a global vehicle, approximately 20 percent of parts and parts sourcing are different in different regions. In addition, the availability of recycled material feedstocks varies by region. The U.S. version of the Focus uses recycled content in a wide range of parts including:
- Carpet backing and sound absorption
- Carpets
- Seat fabric
- Front bumper
- Trim panels
- Battery housing, cover and base plate
- Wheel arch liners
- Heating/ventilation components
- Fan shrouds
- Seat supports
In Europe, we strive to use recycled polymers in all of our vehicles when they provide a more sustainable solution. In addition to recycled content in our new vehicle parts, we are also recycling damaged parts collected by dealers. In the UK, we are recycling bumpers that have been damaged in accidents or replaced in service. Ford dealers collect the bumpers, which are recycled into new bumpers and other plastic parts. Previously, dealers had to pay to dispose of these bumpers as waste. Currently, dealers store them in a container that is collected by Ford for free. In 2009, more than 23,000 bumpers across the UK Ford dealer network (equating to 70 metric tons of plastic) were diverted from landfills through this program.
Across our global operations, we are also using recycled materials for interior parts. This can be much more challenging than using recycled materials for underbody, subsurface and exterior black parts, because it is difficult to get the necessary appearance and performance when using recycled materials. We are continuing to expand our use of recycled seat fabrics and seat components that meet all appearance and performance requirements. The following table highlights some of these efforts:
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Interior Recycled Materials Achievements
|2011 Ford Fiesta – North America
|25 percent post-consumer recycled yarns for seat fabric
|75 percent post-consumer recycled yarns for non-woven headliner
|2011 Ford Explorer
|25–40 percent post-industrial recycled seat upholstery, bolster and carpeting
|Aunde, Guilford
|2010 Ford Taurus SHO
|100 percent post-consumer recycled yarns for seat fabric
|Miko Fabrics
|2010 Ford Taurus SEL
|25 percent post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabric
|2010 Mustang Base Series
|25 percent post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabrics
|Sage Automotive Interiors
|2010 Ford F-150 XL, XLT & FX4
2011 Ford Super Duty®
|25 percent post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabrics
|Sage Automotive Interiors, Guilford, Aunde
|2010 European Ford Focus RS (fabric option)
|100 percent post-consumer recycled yarns for seat fabric
|Miko Fabrics
|2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids
|85 percent post-industrial recycled yarns and 15 percent solution-dyed yarns in seat fabric
|Sage Automotive Interiors
|2010 Ford Fusion S series
|27 percent post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabric
|2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid and gas vehicles
|100 percent post-industrial recycled yarns in seat fabric
|2008–2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrids and gas vehicles
|100 percent post-industrial recycled yarns in seat fabric
* Based on an annual volume of 80,000 vehicles
Since the 2009 model year, the seat fabrics in most of our new or redesigned vehicles are made from at least 25 percent post-industrial or post-consumer recycled content. In addition, many of our non-woven headliner fabrics now contain 50 to 75 percent recycled yarns, depending on the color.
In 2009, Ford joined a three-year research project investigating a new wood/plastic compound known as "liquid wood." Early findings show excellent recycling potential, as the material can be reprocessed up to five times and has an overall near-neutral CO2 balance.
We have expanded the use of recycled materials in several Class "A" decorative applications. For example, the 2011 Ford Super Duty® will use material derived from recycled battery casings on several aesthetic parts, such as license plate brackets, the 4x2's bumper valence panel and the fog lamp bezels. These parts are "molded in color" and color-matched to provide visual harmony. The Super Duty is also using post-industrial and post-consumer recycled plastic for its fascia lower valence. This plastic was a finalist for the 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation awards.
Recycled materials do not mean low-quality materials. Our researchers work to insure that post-industrial recycled and post-consumer recycled plastic materials have the same level of quality and material specifications originally. In some cases, we are working to recycle the materials from our auto parts right back into the same use. For example, we are developing methods for recycling and cleaning post-industrial recycled fascia and bumper scrap so that it can be molded into new fascias and bumpers. We are even working to "upcycle" certain materials – that is, recycle it into uses with higher material and performance requirements than the virgin material. For example, we are working on upcycling post-consumer laundry and milk bottles into blow-molded automotive components. In addition, we are developing a method to recycle polyurethane foam scrap to make new polyurethane foam components instead of landfilling it at the end of its life.
Renewable Materials
We are actively researching and developing renewable material applications that will reduce our dependence on petroleum products and reduce our carbon footprint, while providing superior performance. Research scientists at Ford's Research and Innovation Center in the U.S., Ford's Research Center in Aachen, Germany, and Ford of Brazil are focused on developing automotive foams, plastics and composites that are derived from renewable resources.
Since 2002, our researchers have pioneered research and development of soy-based polyurethane foams for automotive applications. The use of soy foam reduces CO2 emissions, decreases dependency on oil and increases the utilization of renewable agricultural commodities. Soy foam also offers the potential for cost savings as well as insulation from petroleum product price swings.
Many technical difficulties had to be overcome to produce soy-based foams that met all of our stringent durability and performance specifications for seating. In 2007, Ford was the first automaker to implement this innovative technology (on the seat cushions and seat backs of the 2008 Ford Mustang), and we have since migrated its use to 23 vehicle programs. As of 2011, all Ford Motor Company vehicles built in North America have soy foam in their seat cushions and backs. In addition, at least 75 percent of headrests produced in North America have soy foam, and the headliner on the Ford Escape is made from another kind of bio-based foam.
Ford currently has soy foam seats in more than 3 million vehicles on the road, which reduces petroleum oil usage by more than 1 million pounds (or 10,500 barrels) annually. Lifecycle analyses that compare soy foams with traditional petroleum-based foams show a net decrease of 5.5 pounds of CO2 per pound of soy oil used. Ford's use of soy foam reduces our annual CO2 emissions by 15 million pounds – the annual equivalent of more than 1,000 typical American households. In addition, soy foam has up to 24 percent renewable content.
Ford has been recognized for its leadership on soy foam technology through multiple awards, including the 2009 R&D 100 award from R&D magazine, which honors technologies across multiple industries that help to solve societal, scientific and/or business challenges. Additional awards for this material include the United Soybean Board's Excellence in New Uses Award (2006), the Society of Plastics Engineers' Environmental Division Award (2008), the Society of Automotive Engineers' International Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award (2008), and the Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Division Innovation Award in the Environment category (2008).
Ford has licensed its soy foam technology to two companies – John Deere and Sears Manufacturing – that are investigating soy foam for seating applications in their agricultural equipment products. We are proud to have environmental technologies researched and developed by our Company used by other industries. Ford also continues to collaborate with the United Soybean Board, which has sponsored research grants for new applications using soy products. For example, Ford scientists are currently assessing the use of soy meal, flour and hulls as fillers in synthetic rubber and plastic applications.
Ford is also pioneering the use of soy oil in rubber. By using renewable soy oil as a 25 percent replacement for petroleum oil, Ford researchers more than doubled the rubber's "stretchability" and at the same time reduced its environmental impact. Soy-based rubber parts – such as radiator deflector shields, air baffles, cup holder inserts and floor mats – are under consideration for future Ford vehicle programs.
Ford Research has also begun work on a new technology to make urethane foams even greener. This innovative technology will enable us to use old foam scrap (including soy foams) as a feedstock for new foam. Polyurethane makes up 5 percent of total solid municipal waste (about 1.3 million tons) in the U.S., and almost 24 percent of that is attributed to the automotive industry. The landfilling of foam at the end of an automobile's useful life is a significant issue, and one that we continue to work to address. Our initial results formulating both rigid and flexible recycled foams in the laboratory have shown promise. We are excited about recycling foam because it is prevalent in landfills and because the current recycling of foam is limited to low-requirement applications such as carpet backing.
In November 2009, Ford introduced the world's first application of wheat-straw-reinforced plastic in the third-row storage bins of the 2010 Ford Flex. Wheat straw is used to replace the glass fibers or minerals commonly used to reinforce plastic parts. The use of wheat straw is a highly efficient use of natural fiber, because it is a byproduct of growing wheat that is typically discarded. Furthermore, the use of wheat straw-reinforced plastics in the 2010 Flex storage bins reduced our petroleum usage by some 20,000 pounds and CO2 emissions by about 30,000 annually. The material weighs up to 15 percent less than plastic reinforced with glass or talc. Additional implementations of wheat-straw-reinforced plastics under consideration by the Ford team include console bins and trays, interior air registers, door trim panel components and armrest liners.
We are using engineered wood technology, which comes from a certified, sustainably managed forest and is a renewable resource, on several interior applications in North American vehicles. This wood, which is harvested under strict guidelines, is assembled into a composite and then stained to give it a warm, rich appearance. In addition, the use of engineered wood eliminates many of the extra processing steps necessary in producing real wood automotive trim parts, and the processing required is more environmentally friendly. For example, water-based stain can be used instead of solvent-based, and a solvent wash to remove oils is not needed. Additional bleaching and sealing operations are eliminated, which greatly reduces the production of volatile organic compounds. Engineered wood technology uses input materials more efficiently, so less waste material is sent to landfills. Engineered ebony wood was implemented on the 2008 Lincoln Truck, the 2008 and 2009 Navigator, the 2008 MKX and the 2009 MKS. Ford is also exploring other wood veneer alternatives, such as veneers from managed sustainable forests, to reduce our environmental impact footprint.
We are also using renewable materials on our European vehicles. For example, the Ford Mondeo uses a mixture of 50 percent kenaf plant fiber and 50 percent polypropylene in the compression-molded interior door panel. The average Ford vehicle sold in Europe uses between 10 and 20 kilograms of renewable materials, depending on the vehicle size class. The 2011 Ford Focus has natural fiber compression-molded door panels. Almost 300 parts used across Ford's European vehicles are derived from sources such as cotton, wood, flax, hemp, jute and natural rubber.
To maintain our sustainable materials leadership in the future, Ford researchers are developing and formulating new materials and applications for other renewable materials, such as corn-based, compostable and natural-fiber-filled plastics. These materials will help to reduce the resource burden and waste generated and will help to reduce the weight of vehicles, thereby improving fuel economy. For example, we are developing a sustainable replacement for the fiberglass now used between the headliner of a vehicle and the roof sheet metal. The replacement material is bio-based, reduces weight, improves acoustics and neutralizes odor.
We are also developing natural-fiber composites as a potential substitute for the glass fibers traditionally used in plastic automotive components to make them stronger. We are assessing the possibility of substituting up to 30 percent of the glass-fiber reinforcement in injection-molded plastics with natural sisal and hemp fibers. These parts have competitive mechanical and thermal properties and good surface appearance, and can be cost competitive. These natural-fiber-reinforced parts also reduce vehicle weight and lifecycle CO2 emissions compared to glass-fiber-reinforced parts.
Finally, we are investigating ways to use plastics made entirely from renewable resources such as corn, sugarcane and switchgrass. These bio-based materials could have multiple benefits, including reduced dependency on petroleum, reduced CO2 emissions and the ability to compost instead of landfill materials at end of life. Ford researchers have made considerable inroads with polylactic acid (PLA) – a biodegradable plastic derived completely from the sugars in corn, sugar beets, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, Indian grass and other plants. When plastic parts made from PLA reach the end of their useful life, they can biodegrade in 90 to 120 days. In contrast, traditional petroleum-based plastics are projected to remain in landfills for hundreds of years. We are also assessing bio-yarns for use in making plant-based fabrics. Several technical issues must be overcome before these compostable plastics and fabrics meet our stringent wear, performance and durability requirements, but they hold great promise for future vehicles.
Lightweight Materials
We are actively pursuing the development and use of cutting-edge materials – including high-strength steels, lightweight metals such as aluminum and magnesium, and composite materials – to reduce the weight of our vehicles and improve their fuel economy without compromising safety or performance.
On the 2011 Ford Explorer, for example, nearly half of the vehicle structure, including the A-pillars, rocker panels and front beams, comprise high-strength steels, such as boron. These materials substantially reduce weight, while increasing vehicle strength and safety.
Similarly, the European Ford Fiesta stands on virtually the same footprint as the previous model, but weighs approximately 40 kilograms less, depending on engine choice, even after adding 10 kilograms of safety features and sound insulation. The use of high-strength steels – cold- and hot-formed – was the key to delivering the lighter weight and higher strength we needed for structural efficiency and crash performance. The materials used on the new Fiesta are setting a new benchmark in the small-car segment.
Ford researchers are investigating additional new types of steel that are up to three times stronger than current steels and improve manufacturing feasibility because they can be formed into parts more easily. We are also investigating polymeric plastic strengthening foams that are strong enough to stabilize bodywork in an accident but light enough to float on water. These foams are being used to reinforce sections of the steel auto body, such as the B-pillars. In addition, we are working on surface coatings that reduce engine friction and remain intact even under the most adverse conditions.
Ford is also increasing the use of aluminum and magnesium to reduce vehicle weight. For example, we implemented a new liftgate on the 2010 Lincoln MKT that combines a lightweight, die-cast magnesium inner panel with two stamped aluminum outer panels. This liftgate is more than 20 pounds, or 40 percent, lighter than a similar part made from standard steel.
In Europe, we launched a lightweight liftgate inner panel on the 2009 Ford Kuga, which reduced weight compared to a steel liftgate inner panel by 40 percent and reduced costs by 10 to 20 percent. This liftgate inner panel was a finalist for the Society of Plastics Engineers' 2008 Chassis/Hardware/Powertrain Innovation Award. Ford researchers in Europe are also developing alternative (copper-based) wire harness technologies that will enable significant weight reductions.
We are also using nanotechnology to develop advanced lightweight materials that will allow us to decrease vehicle weight without sacrificing strength, safety or performance. Much of this work focuses on developing the ability to model material properties and performance at the nanoscale, which will allow us to develop better materials more quickly and with lower research and development costs.
In addition to this modeling work, Ford is experimenting with nano-filler materials in metal and plastic composites to reduce their weight while increasing their strength. For example, we are developing the ability to use nano-clays that can replace glass fibers as structural agents in reinforced plastics. Early testing shows plastic reinforced with 5 percent nano-filler instead of the typical 30 percent glass filler has strength and lightweight properties that are better than glass-reinforced plastics.
Ford is also working to understand the health and safety issues that may be posed by nano-materials. Ford has joined with other automakers under the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) umbrella to sponsor research into nano-materials' potential impact on human health and the environment. This research has addressed many health and environment-related questions so that we can focus our nano-materials research and development in areas that will be most beneficial.
Weight reductions alone may have relatively small impacts on fuel economy. By itself, a 10 percent reduction in weight results in approximately a 3 percent improvement in fuel efficiency. However, if vehicle weights can be reduced substantially, it becomes possible to downsize the powertrains required to run the vehicle. Weight reductions combined with powertrain rematching not only improves fuel economy, but helps maintain overall performance (compared to a heavier vehicle with a larger engine).
For more information on our weight-reduction activities, please see the Sustainable Technologies and Alternative Fuels Plan.
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The Boston Globe reports on a new partnership between Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will team up on a $60 million initiative to offer free online, college-level courses under a joint superbrand known as edX, the universities said Wednesday.
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Republicans lost their popularity on security issues for one reason: George W. Bush's foreign policy was a disaster. And yet, the party's nominee, Mitt Romney, has assembled a foreign-policy team composed almost exclusively of individuals with the same war-always mentality and ideology that served Bush — and the United States — so poorly. In some cases, the exact same men responsible for Bush's catastrophic national security policies are advising Romney.
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For CNN's Belief Blog, Dan Gilgoff writes:
A longtime star on the conservative Christian circuit, controversial evangelical historian David Barton is today the No. 1 trending topic on Google. The online surge comes on the heels of Barton's appearance on The Daily Show on Tuesday night.
To learn more, read the full article here
As reported by Cathy Lynn Grossman for USA Today:
The annual National Day of Prayer, mandated by Congress in 1952, is upon us and the usual folks are out with proclamations, prayers -- and protests. President Obama issued his annual proclamation on Monday, making special mention of prayers for the military as befitted his surprise visit to Afghanistan.
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Paul Krugman talks about his new book, and why fixing the economy is easier than we think:
Four years after the start of the Great Recession, nobody would mistake U.S. economy for a thrumming engine of growth, prosperity, and human flourishing. Sure, we're officially out of "recession." But the recovery is painfully slow and uneven, and 24 million Americans are still unemployed or underemployed. There's a lot of pain out there, and a lot of potential going to waste.
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From Politico:
American soldiers learned the hard way not to walk down enemy trails in Vietnam — and certainly not twice. But here come the House Republicans, marching into the sunlight by shifting billions from poverty programs to the Pentagon, all within hours of adopting an entirely new round of tax cuts for those earning more than $1 million a year.
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DC-based pastor and former Sojourners staff member, Rev. Aaron Graham unpacks what it means to have faith and serve in government for The Washington Post:
It breaks my heart today to see how often politics shapes our faith, rather than faith shaping our politics. Over the years the church in America has become so biblically illiterate that we are often being more influenced by cultural and political trends than we are by the Word of God.
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FoxNews contributor (and friend of Sojourners) Kirsten Powers has been outspoken in her criticism of the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a frequent guest and friend of Fox's Sean Hannity.
On March 5, Peterson took to the airways on his "Exploring Your Destiny with Jesse Lee Peterson" program and delivered a message/sermon titled, "How Most Women Are Building a Shameless Society." Powers, a Democtrat who also happens to be an evangelical Christian, began posting a litany of tweets on Twitter castigating Peterson for his blatant misogyny.
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On Tuesday, Powers took the opportunity -- on the air during Hannity's show on which she is also a frequent guest -- to confront Peterson face-to-face.
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From Agence France-Presse late last night:
The soldiers who staged a coup in Mali in March said they had defeated a counter-coup by foreign-backed forces loyal to the ousted president in fighting that left 14 people dead. They called the attack by paratroopers an attempt at a targeted killing of coup leader Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, but insisted that the turmoil would not affect the rule by an interim civilian government.
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Afghan Elections: Back in Full Crisis Mode
Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants this year's election results to be announced by the end of the month. Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi, told reporters on Thursday that: "President Karzai is truly in a hurry for a quick conclusion of the election process.... He has already done his packing." While many Afghans and the international community would be happy to see Karzai leave office at the earliest opportunity, it is highly unlikely that we will see his successor take the oath of office within a week. For starters, a U.N. press release stated that in a discussion with Karzai earlier this week, "Jan Kubis [the U.N.'s chief of mission in Afghanistan] said that a rigorous and credible audit required time, but could be completed around 10 September." Then, even if Karzai accommodates Kubis's request to give the election process more time, the fact is that the audit, in its current methodology, is unacceptable to at least one candidate.
Abdullah Abdullah, whose team has alleged industrial-level fraud in the June 14 runoff election, has pulled out of the audit, again. He argues that the two invalidation criteria clauses (Articles 12 and 16) that he considers critical to the resolution of a tainted and fraud-riddled election have not been adopted. At the U.N.'s request, Ashraf Ghani also pulled out of the audit process, leaving one of the groups accused of fraud and favoritism -- Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) -- and the independent observers to finalize the audit and offer the results.
According to Abdullah's team, however, they will not accept the results of this audit and have promised not bow to international pressure to accept the results of the elections. Balkh provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor has already signaled his frustration and has telegraphed the troubles ahead. In a recent interview, Noor told the Washington Post: "If the vote recount is one-sided or fraudulent, we will not bow down and accept the results." Or, as another former senior Afghan diplomat and Abdullah supporter, Davood Moradian, puts it: "[W]e must not sacrifice accuracy for time ... the inauguration ceremony is dependent on the agreements between the two candidates; determining the date is not up to the president."
Although only a month ago, it seems like a lifetime since U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's "miracle" seemed to have averted a similar crisis in Afghanistan with an eleventh-hour intervention. Citing similar complaints to the recent crisis, Abdullah's team came close to forming a parallel government after the IEC announced the election results -- putting Ghani in the lead -- without tending to the allegations of widespread corruption. After a tense 48 hours of negotiation, Abdullah and Ghani accepted a Kerry-sponsored agreement that centered on the notion that each vote would count and that an audit of all 8.1 million ballots allegedly cast during the runoff election would be conducted. Mired with delays over the lack of agreement on invalidation criteria, the process proved far less transparent than promised.
Sadly, this crisis has been in the making for a long time. For the past five years, Karzai has manipulated the electoral process so that he could control the outcome of the 2014 election. According to Carlotta Gall of the New York Times, "The warning signs have been there since the 2009 presidential election between Mr. Karzai and Mr. Abdullah, when 1.3 million fraudulent ballots were thrown out." Gall explains that, "angered by Western handling of that election, Mr. Karzai pushed changes to the election commission and the electoral law, removing international delegates from the complaints commission, appointing new commissioners and outlawing a statistical method used for identifying fraud."
In effect, the United States and the rest of the international community have allowed Karzai to lay the foundations for the 2014 election, which had an alleged 2 million fraudulent votes cast in the June 2014 runoff contest. Instead of holding Karzai accountable for his mischief and his anti-Western, pro-Taliban rhetoric, the West hopes that after the inauguration of a new Afghan president, he will quietly fade into irrelevancy. Trying to avoid the more controversial audit invalidation criteria, Kerry's most recent visit to the country steered clear of Karzai legacy issues, focusing instead on the framework of a national unity government.
In theory, under the proposed unity government framework agreement, the winner would become the president and the loser, or his designate, will assume the role of "chief executive," with a promise to hold a Loya Jirga (tribal gathering) within two years to consider the shift to a parliamentary system. Aside from disagreements on fundamental issues associated with mechanics of the unity government, the fatal flaw of this plan is that both Abdullah and Ghani think they won the elections. As such, they view the framework from the vantage point of the winner and neither has contemplated conceding defeat and accepting the role of a chief executive.
As with most U.S. initiatives in Afghanistan, the national unity government idea started off with the best of intentions. This week, reiterating President Obama's position, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, made it clear that the preferred outcome is for Abdullah and Ghani to "find a way to accommodate (the loser) -- that it's not a victor and vanquished, that there's a power sharing agreement." This approach may make sense in Washington, but it does not reflect the reality in Afghanistan. Most Afghans I know went to the polls (twice) in order to choose a leader, not to reach an accommodation. They did not defy threats from insurgents, lose fingers, and embrace the democratic process to have the two contenders simply negotiate the terms of joint rule between them. Afghans certainly did not go to the polls to end up with an election rushed to a premature ending that leaves much of the electorate disenfranchised.
Admittedly, I tend to put a significant amount of the blame for this election mess on Karzai. But, with the benefit of hindsight, much of the fault rests with U.S. administration officials who recommended that this small-time tribal leader should be plucked from political obscurity and propelled into the limelight of post-Taliban politics. Certainly by 2009 the United States should have known better than to trust Karzai as a partner in a nation-building effort that surpassed, in today's dollars, the Marshall Plan that helped rebuild Europe after World War II. The United States never leveraged Afghanistan's heavy reliance on Western support in 2009 to curb Karzai's antics, which have nearly turned the sacrifices of the entire coalition into a waste of blood and treasured resources.
All good intentions aside, the reality on the ground is that the détente between the Ghani and Abdullah camps in Afghanistan is coming to what we hope is a temporary halt. Ghani has already declared that, although he favors a "unity government," he does not agree with the notion that the winner will share power with the loser fully and that the loser would serve "at the discretion of the president." Similarly, while Abdullah's team appears to remain committed to establishing a unity government, it is not at the cost of acquiescence with an audit process that does not address their concerns about industrial-level fraud properly.
As much as this may surprise people in Washington, the Afghans have fully bought into the notion of a democratically elected president. Also, Afghans respect strength in their leaders. Although the unity government concept is sound in theory, the next president must have sufficient authority to alter the damaging course the international community has allowed Karzai to embark on. Finally, although the election process cannot go on ad infinitum, the international community and the Afghan government need to stay clear of arbitrary timelines and milestones ahead of a comprehensive agreement on the invalidation criteria associated with the audit process.
Unfortunately, with the election's legitimacy already tainted, few Afghans trust the foreign-sponsored, weak, and ill-conceived political accommodation that reflects bargaining between presidential hopefuls with a figurative gun to their head. Even fewer trust the IEC's impartiality and Karzai's motives. The enormous challenges the country's next leader is facing require the ability to make changes and rule as the majority winner of the Afghan election -- not as someone whose mandate to rule comes from a joint commission designed to present a façade of a unity government. While the international community should hold the next president to account for poor governance down the road, it should not try to over-influence the way he governs before he even takes office.
In the end, the only hope of averting a political meltdown in Afghanistan is if the international community halts any attempt by Karzai and the IEC to sweep the fraud allegations under the inauguration mat and hold the ceremony on September 2. Also, the situation will continue to slide toward instability as long as the international community does not accept the popular rejection of what Afghans perceive as a rigged electoral process. Unless the West keeps Karzai from following through with his intent to announce a winner by next week, things are going to descend into a situation that only an interim government can solve.
Depending on its composition, perhaps an interim government, with the intent to take over from Karzai and remain in office until the parameters are put in place for a credible election, is the best way forward. Rather than insisting on an outcome that has no victor or vanquished, the United States should focus on defending the legitimacy of the election and the democratic ideals that Afghans were excited about in the first place. Also, during this period of uncertainty, Afghanistan needs a steadfast leader to take charge and re-establish some form of credibility in the political process. Rather than insisting on a largely symbolic appearance at an upcoming NATO summit in Wales, the United States and its allies should continue to support the security institutions tackling the insurgency and give the new Afghan government time to recover from this, unfortunately preventable, election faux pas to salvage whatever progress has been made over the past 13 years.
Ioannis Koskinas is a senior fellow with the International Security Program at New America, and a retired military officer who focuses on risk mitigation and economic development projects in South Asia.
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Goodman said the raid at the Alta Vista Moose lodge yielded a similar amount of money. No one has been charged as a result of the raids last week.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Snackity Snack
This morning as I was haphazardly throwing things into my lunch box
...I didn't prep my food last night, I had a date with the PLL girls-They are taking over my life...
I discovered I was out of yogurt/granola/hummus..basically all of my snacks.
I had 3 minutes before I needed to leave for the train and still needed to make my coffee, brush my teeth, feed Chance (little fatty can never wait for food) and come up with a healthy snack.
My AM cardio comes in the form of rushing around for 15 minutes getting my act together.
Slamming cabinets, grabbing food containers and reaching for things on high shelves is my AM strength training.
Stick with me kids, I'll get you in shape in no time.
Back to the point.
I threw 4 ingredients together for a healthy, on the go-protein snack
1/4 cup raw almonds
1/8 cup(each) raisins, vegan carob chips & chopped walnuts
Perfect snack to hold me over until lunch. To be honest it may be too much and I'll have it for both my mid-morning and afternoon snack.
In other news, I cannot stop reading Gone Girl. Apparently murder mysteries are my "thing" right now between Pretty Little Liars and the book I am having some crazy dreams.
This morning I was leaving the house and noticed my moms beach hat was on top of her car.
Which launched my brain into: Who, What, When, Why?
Clearly I need to spend some down time doing something else before I turn into Harriet the Spy.
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Great snack idea! And kinda cool you could just grab a few handfuls and voila! Have a great day!ReplyDelete
Omg. I just LOLed literally at this post. The Harriet the Spy comment is too much!!! I used to love that! Also, I love the idea of home made snack mixes like the one u came up with! I haven't tried carob chips, but I'm jeal bc I hear so much about them!ReplyDelete
Aww!!! I have 2 doxies!!! Love it!!!ReplyDelete
I'm a scrambler in the morning too, made more complicated by the fact that I sometimes have to assemble the ingredients for dinner or par-cook things in the morning before work. Sometimes, I forget to eat anything myself. I'm gonna take a cue from you and remember to keep more nuts and dried fruit on hand so I can always at least make a trail mix for myself!ReplyDelete
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November 27, 2014
Sept. 11, 2013
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise especially in teens.
In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise report, CBS19's Stephanie Satchell looks at e-cigarettes and the possible dangers.
Electronic cigarettes are becoming more and more popular. But what exactly are they and how do they work?
"It's basically directly inhaling the nicotine so it doesn't have some of the other components with tobacco that you typically hear, some of the tar and the other ingredients, the toxins that we typically hear of with regular cigarettes," said Dr. Andrew Hawkins, Spring Creek Family Medicine.
Now the battery operated and nicotine filled devices are drawing the attention of teens.
"We are seeing heavy marketing. So, I think a by-product of that, you are seeing kids that are trying this and experimenting with it. Although, most e-cigarette makers wouldn't say this, but it seems that the marketing push has really been in some ways towards those children so they are ending up using them," said Dr. Hawkins.
According to the CDC, e-cigarette use has more than doubled in middle and high school students.
In 2011, 4.7 percent of high school students reported using e-cigarettes at some point. That number jumped to 10 percent in 2012.
Although, e-cigarettes are different from traditional cigarettes, Dr. Hawkins says they can still be harmful.
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While some may believe e-cigarettes are less harmful, Dr. Hawkins says it's still too early to tell.
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Crosfeild delivers Witnesses Names:
Report concerning Commissioners of Sick and Hurt, to be laid before the House;
and Witnesses to attend.
Baronies by Writ, Descent of.
Dighton, Lessee of the Earls of Huntingdon and Scarsdale, discharged from an Execution:
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Upon Mr. Crosfeild's delivering the Names of Witnesses this Day, the following Orders were made:
"It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Commissioners of the Admiralty do lay before this House
To-morrow, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon,
their Report to the King concerning the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded, and all the Complaints
against Mr. George Dickinson of Plymouth."
"ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That Captain Carr, Captain
George St. Loo, Mr. Richard Gibson, Mr. Richard
Martin, Mr. Cosserat, Mr. Noortwych, Mr. Samuel
Baston, and Mr. Thomas Baston, do and they are
hereby required to attend this House (as Witnesses)
To-morrow, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon."
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at Eleven of the Clock; and that His Majesty's Attorney General be then heard.
The House being informed, by the Earl of Scarsdale,
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the Earl of Huntingdon, in the Name of Christopher
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obtained for the Defendant, and Costs taxed; and that
the said Christopher Dighton was taken in Execution,
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The Dumbledorks Fantasy Book Club
Never got your Hogwarts letter? Don't worry because we are starting our own Fantasy/Sci-fi Book Club -- The Dumbledorks.
Next meeting Wednesday, November 19 @ 7pm. Snacks & discussion for grades 6 and up.
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, travels with her feline companion Mogget deep into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Mother - Daughter Book Club
RVC girls in grades 7 & 8 and their moms, join us Monday, November 17 @ 7:45 for great conversation and snacks.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapons by Steve Sheinkin
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman
A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger and Son by Lois Lowry
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
I Funny by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein
The Last Dragonslayer by Jason Fforde
Life As We Knew It by by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
Matched, Crossed and Reached by Ally Condie
Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Misfits by James Howe
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Revolver by Marcus Segwick
Rush For Gold: Mystery at the Olympics by John Feinstein
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Take Me to the River by Will Hobbs
Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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Located in the Boca Paila section of the Sian Kaan Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, luxurious Casa Maya Kaan is situated on one of the most pristine and beautiful beaches in the area. The home is exquisitely designed for groups of families and friends who want to get away from it all. The home is furnished throughout using traditional woods and Oaxacan fabrics with attention to comfortable family living and gracious detail. It has every modern amenity including Satellite TV, internet, XBox 360, Wii, DVD, and a large movie collection. The chef designed kitchen was created for intimate family gatherings / large scale entertaining and has all top appliances including sub zero, viking, wolf, etc.
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Every Wednesday and Saturday there is a man that sells fantastic Tamales, fresh produce, fruit, homemade desserts and juices off the back of his truck. He passes in front of the house at approximately 11:00 a.m. It is fun to stand at the back of his truck and order food. He also sells candy for the kids.
The Lagoon : Across the dirt road is the lagoon with a pier that you can fish from. It is also a wonderful place to just take in the magnificent vastness of the lagoon. There are crocodiles in the lagoon so swimming is not recommended. However, there is a Welcome center that is 2 kilometers, (1 1/4 mile), that offers a boat trip through the lagoon in which you can actually swim with manatees!! In fact the boat will pick you up at the dock if you desire. The mayan couple can arrange this. They do not speak English but there is a small English to Spanish translator machine in the kitchen that can help you get some dialogue going back and forth.
The Boca Paila fishing club and Punta Allen: The Boca Paila fishing club is the oldest in the area. Day trips with top guides are easily arranged. The prices are available on their website. The club is within walking distance from Casa Maya Kaan and can be a fun destination for dinner one evening. You have to call in advance for reservations.
At the end of the dirt road, (22 km - 13.5 miles from Casa Maya Kaan), is a little fishing village called Punta Allen. It is one heck of a journey to get to but could be a fun day trip to go and see. Streets of sand and plenty of fresh lobster. Great boat rides through the Caribbean and lagoon. Lots of wildlife!
Cesiak is 4 miles north of Casa Maya Kaan and is also a fun destination for any meal and you can swim in the Ocean while you wait for your food. The food is great and the vews from the roof top are exceptional!! Great place for evening drinks.
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Guys I've had restoration work done in Thailand for a total in the vicinity of 9000 grafts. But recently in what I hope is my final HT, i had scalp micro-pigmentation into ear to eat scarring and by a separate clinic 250 FUE grafts.
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Went out on my first bow hunt. Got an over the counter archery deer tag that is good until the end of January and I believe a late August hunt. We went up into the mountains south of Payson, AZ. It was about 10 degrees in the morning with a light breeze. We did a lot of glassing but didn't see anything but some range cattle. We did hear a buck grunting and moving around and stalked him but didn't get a visual. Bow hunting on the ground in a lot different than any other hunting I have done. You have to be a lot more stealthy.
Even though we did not get anything, it was nice being out with friends hunting. One of my friends hunts really close to my house, at the base of the Superstition Mountains and we will be checking that area after work for the next month.
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Sounds interesting Nitrox. Please keep us in the loop.
Good Luck! I hope you have some fresh back straps on the table soon!
It's like paradise on Earth, enriched with the ever so sweet nectar of
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When you're out there by yourself, you become who you really are.
I will keep you guys posted. I hope to be able to take one with by bow. One of the guys I am hunting with has a guy he works with that is a great butcher and makes some of the best jerky I have had.
Don't get discouraged if you don't get 1 the 1st year. The first 3 years I bowhunted I learned what NOT to do the hard way.
Sometimes you earthlings REALLY amaze me!
The main thing is not to let them (game animal you're hunting) know you're there. I know that sounds simple but it's anything but simple. I go absolutely fanatical on scent control. Don't hunt the same exact area for days on end. Make your bow, arrows, & equipment idiot proof. DON'T take shots through brush-no matter how close to the target it is. Carry a spare (well broke in) release. Scout, scout, scout, then scout some more. Don't get in a hurry when stillhunting or stalking. I could keep going but you get the idea.
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Tracking and stalking takes on a different meaning w/ a bow. What kind of bow are you using? I still use my old Damon/Howatt custom recurve. Still have enough shafts and flights to last for years.
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NEW YORK Market players remain mixed over where steel sheet prices will move in the next few months, with participants continuing to cite stability in the sector, sources said.
After a number of price hikes through the summer, sheet tags have remained fairly stable in the past few weeks, and many service center sources said they are holding off buying until a clearer picture emerges. Others said that this month will be indicative of whether prices remain strong or fall apart in the coming months.
"Were in a few critical weeks right now and people are testing the resolve of the mills to keep prices up," one northern service center source said. "I hope they stick, and theres certainly no need for them to come off of the prices, but well see what happens."
An increasing number of service center sources told AMM that they have moved to buying on an "as needed" basis, with many resolving to refrain from placing new orders until they have a commitment from an end customer.
Mill lead times have pushed out in recent weeks, particularly on coated material, which some said could indicate strength in the sheet market.
"Theres a lot of pushback from end customers who dont want to pay higher prices, but inventory costs are going up because most of the cheap steel people bought is going out the door," a Midwest service center source said. "Theres a lot of people who think well be at a bottom in November, and people are pushing inventory out the door banking on the fact theyll buy cheaper in November. But as lead times continue to push out, that window for the end-of-the-year sale gets smaller and smaller. I personally dont think well have a huge fire sale if lead times continue to push out."
Skeptics, though, counter that while demand has remained steady, levels remain far too low. Without a pickup in real demand, higher prices cannot be justified, they said.
"Im betting that by Oct. 1 prices will go down again. Theres no reason for it to hang up there," a second Midwest service center source said.
Others agreed, noting that with supply constraints resolved, particularly with the return of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp.s Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario, after an 18-week lockout, downward pressure is increasing.
"Were anticipating that pricing will go back down again. With U.S. Steel settling, its causing psychological pressure. There are some planned outages, but there will also be tons added back into the marketplace that werent there in the last five months," a third Midwest service center source said. "From my own standpoint, things look to weaken again."
SteelBenchmarkers latest report, released Sept. 11, confirmed the flat trend, with prices remaining virtually unchanged for the second consecutive report. U.S. hot-rolled band dipped 0.3 percent to $718 per tonne ($651 per ton) from $720 per tonne ($653 per ton) two weeks earlier, while cold-rolled slipped 0.1 percent to $835 per tonne ($758 per ton) from $836 per tonne ($759 per ton) in the same comparison.
Sources along the coastline said imports set to arrive in the fall will certainly mean pressure on domestic tags, although several traders said Asian prices have since increased from lower levels.
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Tonight at the 70th AnnuAl Golden Globe Awards, Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster was the recipient of the Cecille B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. While receiving the award that made her feel like a "prom queen," Foster took the honorary moment to issue her 'official' coming out statement. Check out her emotional speech below!
Throughout her moving speech, which had innumerous audience members in tears, Foster proclaimed she had never felt the need to "come out" because she had long ago to family and friends.
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Foster has directed such films as Little Man Tate, Home For The Holidays and Beaver. She executive produced the 1998 Showtime telefilm The Baby Dance. The actress began her acting career in the 1976 film Taxi Driver for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989, for playing a rape victim in The Accused.
In 1991, she starred in The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling, a gifted FBI trainee, assisting in a hunt for a serial killer. Her performance received international acclaim and her second Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her fourth Academy Award nomination for playing a hermit in Nell (1994). Other popular films include Bugsy Malone (1976); Freaky Friday (1976); Candleshoe (1977) Maverick (1994); Contact (1997); Panic Room (2002); Flightplan (2005); Inside Man (2006); The Brave One (2007); Nim's Island (2008) and Carnage (2011), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. She recently appeared in the big screen adaptation of Broadway's God of Carnage.
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