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LIVE BROADCAST: Busy Signal Arrest – Reactions on the streets (Jamaican Sketch - Satire) Popular Jamaican dancehall artist 'Busy Signal' was arrested by members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston as he disembarked a flight. Busy Signal was said to be fugitive wanted on decade-old drug conspiracy charges in the U.S. He is also accused of travelling on false documents. The reaction from Jamaicans is one of dismay, shock and disbelief. Boardlane TV rushed to the scene out side the Norman Manley airport to get reactions.
Alone, Scared and Betrayed - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 79 I was lonely. Sue was back in Jamaica. In the last few months before she left we had gotten very close. I think part of it was that we knew it would be a while before we would see each other again. The first week she left she called and we spoke for an hour the first month. It was cheaper for her to call from Jamaica than me calling her from Miami. She loved being back in Jamaica. My mother spoiled her rotten and her job at one of the investment & consulting firms was great. She and Kerri, our younger sister, were bonding again. They were making up for 5 years lost time.
Live Broadcast: Usain Bolt And Belle Lubica Split - Reactions On The Streets (Satire) Just six months into their relationship, there are reports that Usain Bolt, and Slovakian fashion designer Lubica Slovak, has ended. With the new turn of events, Boardlane TV took the streets once again to obtain reaction from the Jamaican people.
Settling In: What Is For You - Part 5 This story tells the tale of Nadiya Foster, a Jamaican-born Canadian-bred university student who heads back to Jamaica for a one-year exchange program at UWI
Granny Knows Best Granny Gheeta was a woman of many talents, however, her most famous talents included being dutiful Grandmother and Soothsayer. Perhaps it was her reverence and devotion to God that gave her the ability to forecast the future, because when it came to advice, Granny always seemed to have tremendous foresight regarding people, places and circumstances.
Graduation, Goodbye…The Flirting Game - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 78 It was time to break it off with Elena. She was getting too controlling and also very "kinky". I am all for trying new things but she wanted to go into a new area that no God fearing Jamaican man would do. She wanted us to role play.
Live Broadcast: Asafa Powell Speaks: Reaction to Yendi's Pregnancy (Satire) Good day to our Boardlane TV viewers, we apologize for breaking into today's scheduled programming to bring you an impromptu press conference called by Asafa Powell. The Jamaican sprinter has felt the need to respond to the frenzy created by Yendi Philips' announcement that she is now carrying Daniel 'Chino' McGregor's child. We are at the Pegasus hotel where various TV, Radio and Newspaper media are at the conference questioning Mister Powell.
Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Wey Happun To Nu Yauk!" Hallo hall hoff mi wonderful an fateful fans, ow iz hall hoff uno doin? Well a ope uno iz doin well. Miss Dulcie juss get back from ar trip to de big ole Happle an bwoy no hask if he nevva haff wan hole heap a wum.Lorks haff mercy, me nevva cuss an carry on so much inna alla a fi mi bawn life.
Granny Gheeta Talks About Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Granny Gheeta was best described as a ray of sunshine even on the cloudiest or dreariest days. No matter what daunting ailments or matters she was experiencing, she always managed to put on a smile and spread good feelings wherever she went. Therefore, as a youngster growing up Granny was always concerned about the people who influenced her childrens' lives and her granchildrens' lives
4 New Poems We added 4 new poems:"Dem Have!", "Obama's Cross", "Eternal Bonds" and "Scorching! by Margaret Juliet Bailey
Culture Shock: What Is For You - Part 4 by Aisha Scales This story tells the tale of Nadiya Foster, a Jamaican-born Canadian-bred university student who heads back to Jamaica for a one-year exchange program at UWI.
Immigration Lawyer or Liar…A Glimpse of the Past" - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 77 When my father mentioned speaking to immigration Attorney Joel Cohen, I knew who he was. He had a popular immigration Question and Answer show on the Caribbean radio station WAVS 1170 AM, every Tuesday evening. He was always boasting about the clients he was able to assist to get their green card. He would give examples of cases where clients were accused of crimes or seem to have very little hope. He always seemed to find legal loop holes.
Ms. Dulcie Sey: De Boogeyman Dem A Come!!!!! Ow iz all you folks doing dese days? Tings iz hard all ova far hevryone, but wid God elp we shall persevere. Well me juss come back from Reggae Sunsplash inna de Country. Lawd a Mercy!
Live Broadcast: Usain Bolt And Belle Lubica: Reactions On The Streets Of Trelawny (Satire) Recently, a picture of Usain Bolt and Slovakian born fashion designer, Belle Lubica kissing, started a wave of charged remarks on the web among Jamaicans both abroad and on the island. BoardlaneTV visited the small community of Sherwood Content in Trelawny where the record holding sprinter was born and raised to get reactions from the residents. We now bring you the reactions to the story.
LIVE BROADCAST: Prince Harry Visits Kingston Craft Market (Jamaican Sketch) BoardLane TV has learned that Prince Harry took time out to visit Kingston's Craft market earlier today. We have footage of Prince Harry's visit to the market. Harry, dressed casually in an open-necked blue linen shirt, navy blue trousers and blue suede boots, was seen with his entourage walking along the side-walk heading to the Craft market. He seems un-phased by the usual hustle and bustle of the Kingston streets. As he strides along, a bus conductor tries to get his attention:
Campus Life: What Is For You - Part 3 This story tells the tale of Nadiya Foster, a Jamaican-born Canadian-bred university student who heads back to Jamaica, the land of her birth, for a one-year exchange program at UWI.
Granny Gheeta's Views on Feuding Families Every family has their share of sibling rivalries and feuds that keep the positive emotions of love, honor and respect at bay. Jamaican families are no different from other families around the world. As a matter of fact, Jamaicans as a whole, are more expressive and forthright about their emotions. Therefore, it isn't a surprise to find some family members at "odds" with each other due to the Caribbean nature of "telling it like it is".
Granny Gheeta's Hurricane Anxiety for her Canine Loves In the wake of Hurricane Irene and all its devastation and inconveniences, I couldn't help thinking about Granny Gheeta and the hurricane anxiety she experienced when it came to her ever-loving pets.
Ms. Dulcie Sey: See Me and Cum liv wid me……..heh! heh!
Howdy-do hall hof mi faitful fans. Ow iz uno doin dese days? Lawd mi knoe sey tings rough 'caus hall a de peple dem a hact like dem off dem rockas. Me sey, de Wul soon bruk hout inna civil war, hevry badie jus pon prickles. Me belive sey de wul iz cummin to han hen. 'Cause hevry badie possess wid de debil.
You're Getting Married Where...Really!!! - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 76 Uncle Teddy made a stopover in Miami on his way back to New York from Jamaica. He had spent a month in Jamaica. He now had a green card and had recently filed for my father. To him it was great news but to me it was a slight window of hope. It would take over 10 years before my father would get a green card. Then it would take another 7-10 years before I could get a green card through my father. I was not going to count on this as my way to a green card.
An Old Friend?: What Is For You - Part 2 The car was parked nearby and it wasn't long before we were driving down Palisadoes Road, along the strip of land that connected the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Although I was concentrating on the conversation with my family, I just couldn't keep my eyes on any of them. I was too busy looking out the windows. Every time that I came back to the island and was driving down Palisadoes, I felt like I had to devour everything I saw with my eyes, as if, if I didn't, it might all disappear. As I talked about how school was going,
Ms. Dulcie Sey: God Bless The Rainbow Children!
Hola hall a mi wonderful fans out dere in de wul. Ow iz hall hoff uno doin dese dese. Me knoe sey inflaccion a box uno shut gweyin an comin. Ms. Dulcie a pray fi uno hall de same.
Well, me appy fe report sey Hingrid and de Yehuda a clean hup dem hact an poor Missa Fowla feel likkle betta. Hingrid dem was inna Jamaica de odder day , se we hall go dung de North Coast fi a few days. Me dress hup like dryland tourist, wid big ole, broad rim dark glasses a wan caftan wey look like wan tent up hat up park camp. Me kno knoe what me waz tinkin, through de sun so blinkin hot. Me no wan get no sun paisining you know ….
Granny Gheeta's Vision: Preview of Things To Come My Granny Gheeta was a woman of many talents, however, her most famous contribution to our family was her skillfulness of having visions. During her lifetime, Granny had visions on every subject under the sun. From going to the market, to her female Grandchildren being in the "family way".
The Drama Never Ends !!! - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 75 Sue was moving back to Jamaica. She made this decision when she came back from visiting Rosa in Orlando. She turned down Sidney's marriage proposal. It was a difficult decision because she would have gotten her green card, but she did not love him.
The Arrival - What Is For You : Part 1 We are please to announce a new serial "What is for You". This story tells the tale of Nadiya Foster, a Jamaican-born Canadian-bred university student who heads back to Jamaica, the land of her birth, for a one-year exchange program at UWI. During her year away from home, she reconnects with family, makes new friends, enters the St. Andrew social scene, and most importantly, falls in love. "What Is For You" is a love story, about Nadiya and the charming Jamaican medical student, Kevin Crawford, but it is even more so a love story about the island of Jamaica: her culture, her people, her beauty and her history. Topics touched upon include Rastafarianism, the arts in Jamaica, garrison politics, and classism and shadism.
Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Jesus Christmas! Snow Inna Jamaica!" Ow iz all mi fans dem doing? Lawd! Ms. Dulcie ope uno iz hall okay 'cause de wul seem like it a go topsy-turvy. Nuttin mek sense hanymore, iz pure "haul an pull-up" tings a go on. Well, Ms. Dulcie no ave no letta fi read to uno 'cause.. guess what?
Granny Ghetta Talks about The Birds & The Bees Old Fashioned Jamaicans are known for their British reserved manner and ambivalence to discuss certain private matters as if it were ordinary news. Therefore, most parents find themselves in a "pickle" when they have to discuss such subjects as Adolescence, Sexuality and Sex.
This is Only a Love Test - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 73 The phone was ringing. I did not want to pick it up. I had just gotten into bed after a night of work and partying. I looked at the clock radio and it was 5:30 Am. I thought to myself, who would call this early in the morning? Who is actually up this early? The phone was on ring number 5, and at ring 7 it would go to the answering machine. I put the pillow over my head and waited.
Twelve Days of Christmas Jamaican style It Christmas and you need a good Jamaican style Christmas carol. Get into Christmas spirit with our version on Twelve Days of Christmas Jamaican style. It includes many famous Jamaican foods. We hope that you enjoy The 12 Days of Christmas Jamaican style.
Herman Cain and Gloria Cain Squabble - Jamaican Style (Satire) Imagine if Herman Cain was Jamaican and had to face a Jamaican wife after the last revelation of a long term affair. How would that conversation unfold? Well, I have the tape of the squabble between the two. This is an exclusive.
LIVE BROADCAST: Dancehall Star, Vybz Kartel escape (Satire) Reggae Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been in police custody in Jamaica since October 1, while he awaits trail for two murder cases. This morning Boardlane TV received reports that the super star has escaped from his jail cell. The reports are that Kartel started a riot at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Jamaica early on Wednesday morning (November 30), and managed to escape with seven other inmates after holding officers at gunpoint. Boardlane TV is on location in an attempt to get to the bottom of this story.
Granny Gheeta and I Discuss Political Turmoil People say that Politics makes the world go round, however, in today's tumultuous political arena it is difficult for nations to find suitable leaders, who offer solutions to their governmental maladies. Granny and I often discussed the ills that plagued the world and one of the subjects we often talked about was Leadership. She felt that quality was lacking in today's Leaders because they always seemed self serving.
A Parade of Stars of Jamaican Descent Jamaicans are known for their adventurous spirits and following their dreams wherever it takes them, therefore, it is no surprise to discover that there are celebrities who possess the best of both worlds with their foreign birth and Jamaican ancestry. Here is a list of your favorite celebs who have proudly come from parents or grandparents who were born and raised in humble Jamaica.
Time To Let Go - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 72 At first I thought losing my job was a disaster. For the first week I was depressed. I knew my lay off was a scam. It was because of the sexual harassment lawsuit. I was in a helpless situation. The job market was not good as the economy was in a recession from the technology bubble bursting. Companies were not hiring people with my skills, especially managers.
Ms. Dulcie Sey: "Mi sick and tiad fi elp ungrateful peple!" Good Eveling or Good Mawnin to hall hof me faitful fans out dere! It hall depends on wey uno iz inna de hatmosphere. Mi ope sey uno did haff a nice time durin de Halliday.
Jamaican Mango Names There are many types of mangoes in Jamaica but most Jamaicans do not know the name of each species of mango. Jamaican however have some very "colorful" names for the different species of mangoes across the island. Here is a list of names of Jamaican mangoes.
Granny Story: A woman's virtue is never for sale Many people say that everyone has a price. However, I find that statement to be disconcerting because it insinuates that people can be bought. It extinguishes the hope that individuals are integrable and cannot be discounted by anyone or circumstances.
A Crossroads in Life - Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 71 At first I thought losing my job was a disaster. For the first week I was depressed. I knew my lay off was a scam. It was because of the sexual harassment lawsuit. I was in a helpless situation. The job market was not good as the economy was in a recession from the technology bubble bursting. Companies were not hiring people with my skills, especially managers.
Ms. Dulcie: Mrs. Bhoodrasingh's Troublesome Pickney Dem.... Greetins mi wonderful fans hall ova de wul, well ow hall of you is doin dese days? Lawd, me know de pressha hof de economy haff hevrybady hup inna arms. Jus de odda day me go a Missa Chin Shoppe fe buy wan loaf a hard dough bred……Guess ow much im a sell de bred far?
Live Broadcast From Occupy Downtown (Satire) - Jamaican Style After weeks of watching the resistance movement calling itself "Occupy Wall Street" the Jamaican people themselves have taken to the streets of downtown, Kingston. The number of protesters on scene so far is in the thousands. The protest, which evolved from a network of individuals and groups galvanized by the demonstrations across United States, has brought people together from all walks of life to make specific demands. Boardlane TV is live on the scene and was able to interview a few of the protesters.


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What do we rate?
Transparify rates the extent to which think tanks publicly through their websites disclose who funds them with how much to do what work.
What do we not rate?
Transparify does not rate think tanks' transparency about their expenditures, only about their income. Transparify also does not rate the transparency of the funding sources themselves.
What does the 5 star rating system tell us about a think tank?
Transparify visits think tanks' websites and awards up to 5 stars. Think tanks that score 5 stars are highly transparent about their funding. Think tanks that score 0 stars provide no up-to-date information on where they get their money from.
5-star: highly transparent -- Think tanks that score the maximum possible 5 stars enable fellow researchers, journalists, policy makers and citizens to see clearly and in detail who funds them, how much each donor contributed, and what projects or activities (if any) that money went towards. Only a minority of think tanks we have surveyed so far reach this high standard.
4-star: largely transparent -- Think tanks that score 4 stars are largely transparent, but the information they provide is less detailed or comprehensible. Outside stakeholders can infer who their main donors are.
1, 2 and 3-star: incomplete funding data -- 1-3 stars mean that a think tank only provides some data. For example, a 3-star think tank may list some donors and disclose the approximate scale of their contributions, but keep contribution levels of other donors obscure.
0-star: no funding information -- 0-star think tanks do not provide any up-to-date information on where they get their money from.
How does the rating process work?
Two or more raters assess each institution independently from each other, awarding between zero and five stars according to the type and extent of financial information available on their websites. Raters enter their assessment into a Google Form. They do not know which other rater assesses the same institution, and work from different lists.
Our raters are individuals with completed university degrees. They represent the kind of engaged citizen that should be able to find funding information on a think tank website. We recruited the raters from the broad cross-section of young researchers we have worked with, trained them via a PowerPoint presentation, and provided them with a standard protocol to follow when searching for financial data online. We tested all new candidate raters on calibrated ratings to ensure that they returned reliable results.
Which rating criteria did Transparify use?
The criteria for the number of stars to award are clearly defined. The specified criteria used by the raters were:
- 5-star: all donors listed and clearly identifying funding amount for, and source of, particular projects
- 4-star: all donors above USD 5000 listed in 4+ precise funding brackets, anonymous donors no more than 15% (if membership base: precise number of members)
- 3-star: all or most donors listed in 2 or 3 broad contribution brackets [i.e. "5.000 to 15.000 USD, the following donors")
- 2-star: all or many donors listed, but no or little financial information,
- 1-star: some donors listed, but not exhaustive or systematic
- 0-star: no relevant info
- Other: detailed financial information available but no donor list
Institutions who provided their last funding information three or more years ago (for example, 2010 reports by the end of 2013) received 0 stars because whatever information they provide is significantly out of date.
How did you deal with borderline cases?
An experienced external adjudicator was recruited by Transparify to review and resolve any discrepancies in the results returned by two raters and determine the final score.
The overall gradation of categories worked well, though as in all quantitative research there can be challenges of identifying exact cutoffs, especially when relevant information is distributed over various webpages. In such cases, adjudication contributed to the integrity of the process. In this we follow established practice in evaluation. The emphasis on process has parallels in jurisprudence which has a long tradition of reflecting on judgment.
How reliable are the rating results?
The rating system draws on the professional experience of the Transparify team, gained while overseeing 100+ research projects, including dozens of countrywide surveys, for more than 30 donors across numerous countries. The team thus has extensive previous experience in operationalizing research.
The rating system was successfully tested on a sample of prominent think tanks from around the world in 2013 before we rolled it out. The results showed that the system can be applied across a wide range of think tanks.
The use of two trained raters following a standardized protocol independently from each other, combined with the involvement of an external adjudicator to review and resolve any discrepancies between raters, gives us high confidence that our results are correct. If you think we should review a rating, let us know.
What if the raters overlooked crucial data?
It is theoretically possible for two raters and an adjudicator to miss information tucked away on a website. In this case, though, a typical engaged citizen would also struggle to identify who supports an institution. Online treasure hunts can be fun, but don't qualify as transparency.
Can I check up on your rating results?
Yes. Anyone can visit the website of any a think tank we rated and compare the information provided there against our rating criteria. Thus, the results can be replicated by any interested third parties.
Can this system be used for other organizations as well?
The Transparify rating system could be used to assess additional think tanks currently not covered by us, or other organizations such as NGOs and advocacy organizations. The basic questionnaire is available here, and can be used freely (though we'd grateful if you let us know).
What are Transparify's future steps?
We expect that we will expand (and potentially refine) the Transparify rating system in the future, while ensuring that its basic findings remain reliable, easy to understand and consistent over time. Questions or suggestions? Let us know.
We have been rated and want to improve our ratings. How do we do that?
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Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
What happens when Wale hangs out with Jerry Seinfeld, how to dress for winter, the lesser known wisdome of Ben Franklin and…»
Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
What happens when Wale hangs out with Jerry Seinfeld, how to dress for winter, the lesser known wisdome of Ben Franklin and…»
"My theory is 98% of all human endeavor is killing time." —J.S.
Kill some time with 10 proverbs from Mr. Jerome Allen Seinfeld…»
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Yesterday the persnickety fount of wisdom known as Jerry Seinfield took to Reddit to answer questions about everything from his personal style to a new mystery project with Larry David. (Actually, he couldn't say much about the latter.)
Herewith, the five most interesting sentences from the Jerry Seinfeld Reddit AMA.»
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Utter the term "murse" anywhere and it's instantly recognizable: the portmanteau of "man" and "purse" describing a compact bag or satchel meant for hauling things around town. It's become patient zero of emasculating menswear—now we have "meggings" and "mewelry" to name a few of the more egregious.
But how did we, as a society, get here?
It's a good question. One worth exploring. And as menswear anthropologists, in our quest to understand the inextricable link between manhood and baggage choice, we present to you:
A complete history of men and their bags in popular culture.»
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From the looks of the first episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Seinfeld is up to his old "show about nothing" antics again.
This time around, he's really pared it to near-absolute-nothing-ness: 12-minute episodes edited down from an afternoon spent chatting with a well-known funnyman. It's all very Seinfeldian, but what's most intriguing is the glimpse into the lives of off-duty celebrities—without any scripts or handlers or, most importantly, stylists. From what we've gathered from the promo and first episode, comedians are a schlubby bunch (save for Alec Baldwin). It's a sad state: visible undershirts, white sneakers, Larry David playing Octogenarian Neo in the Boca Raton Seniors Community Theater adaptation of The Matrix.
But there were still some interesting items of note, especially Jerry's watches. In this episode he's wearing a Jo Siffert Heuer that we've gushed over before, which reveals some real watch aficionado/race car enthusiast cred. We also spotted a Breitling Navitimer in the promo (but will have to confirm once that episode "airs"), and Larry David's only saving grace is that he's found his way to an Oliver Peoples shop. It's a good laugh any way you slice it.
If anything, watch the episode for the spectacular blogger-blue VW and keep an eye on further developments.
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In the Shade: Warby Parker gets in on the sunglass game. [All the Rage]
Car Safety: How a gentleman saved his vintage Porsche from flooding by placing it on an enormous balloon. [Jalopnik]
Charleston Style: Sitting down with Social Primer's K. Cooper Ray (a former MOTH). The money quote: "The fashion crowd usually sees somebody in a blue blazer and a bow tie and thinks you are raising money for the GOP." [Gilt]
And Just Because It's Friday: A rolling compendium of every joke Jerry Seinfeld has ever told. [Jerry Seinfeld]
Like a Bird: We're guessing it was something he said. [Fashion Copious]
Needs More Logo: A look at Takashi Murakami's latest show. [The Moment]
I'm Tired of Your Selvedge Demands: A talk with the denim guru behind Self Edge. [Complex]
Together Again: Mr. Seinfeld chats nervously about the Curb-based reunion. Also, what's the deal with those Corona ads? [Vulture]
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I configured an sshfs mount as instructed in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=896474&p=5635104#post5635104 to work as a place to store my pictures.
It is other vice working as a dream even on wifi. The only issue is that when I click "Home Folder" icon in the launcher menu it opens the directory view and in the left side menu it shows three sections "Devices", "Computer" and "Network". Under "Devices" there is one item which seems to be the "device" I mounted with sshfs, at least it has the same name. Clicking this item gives an error message:
Unable to mount pictures_remote fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
Is it trying to do the mount again? Under "Computer" section I can see an item labelled "pictures_remote" (it looks like a cd drive with an eject button). Clicking this item opens the mounted directory and I can browse my pictures.
Is there a way to do the mount without getting that item in the "Devices" section? It seems unnecessary.
Edit: Should perhaps say that I'm on Ubuntu 12.04


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Acronyms that contain the term Gypsy
What does Gypsy mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: Gypsy.
We've found a total of 4 shorthands for Gypsy:
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Gypsy Rose
Gypsy King
Gypsy Horse Association
Gypsy, WV
What does Gypsy mean?
- Gyp•sy(n.)
- a member of a traditionally itinerant people, orig. of N India, now residing mostly in permanent communities in many countries of the world.
Still can't find the acronym definition you were looking for? Use our Power Search technology to look for more unique definitions from across the web!
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There are 8,000 Xbox Ones and 9,000 PS4s on eBay
There are approximately 8,000 Xbox One listings on eBay (7,925, to be exact) right now. We were sent word this morning that nearly 7,000 Xbox One consoles sold on eBay over the launch weekend, and that more than 12,000 of them have ben sold on eBay since November 1.
eBay says that they are "a great place for shoppers to get their hands on the new consoles this holiday" as they are sold out everywhere else.
BUT! The prices for completed auctions of an Xbox One system are hovering around the $650 to $700 mark. That's one hell of a markup.
If you want a PS4, over 9,000 (go ahead, say it!) systems are available on eBay right now. They're regularly selling at $550 to $600 today.
Have any of you bought a next-gen system from eBay? Or have you sold one on eBay?
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By Ackman on June 18, 2009
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"I'm a ex-OTR truck driver. I got this recipe from a ROAD KING Magazine Cookbook, YEARS ago...(more years than I care to think about). I've never tried it...WHY, I have NO idea, cuz it sure looks GOOD!!! Putting it on the Zaar for safe keeping!"
Serving Size: 1 (266 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
"OMG, these are to die for!!! Made as directed and they were fall off the bone tender and the sauce was excellent. I used center-cut, bone-in rib chops and they were hard to keep together when dipping them in the sauce because they were so tender. Will definately make again; anytime I can find something that is not breaded chicken that my 4 yr old DS says he loves and ate an entire chop himself is a keeper!! Made for PAC Spring 2010."


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ThermoEnergy Taps Dawson James To Help Penetrate Global Water Treatment Markets
WORCESTER, Mass., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoEnergy Corp. (OTCBB: TMEN) www.thermoenergy.com, a diversified technologies company engaged in the development and sales of leading wastewater recovery and power generation technologies, has entered into a global business development agreement with Dawson James Financial Services, Inc.
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Rio+20: We Are Not Colonies AnymoreThe planet is in a mess, and climate change is perhaps the biggest threat to both prosperity and political stability worldwide. It is always the poor who suffer most; and yet the battle continues to be led by those who do not have the best interests of the most vulnerable at heart. But why? Perhaps it is time, instead, to mobilise the people.
I cannot say it better than one Brazilian activist I met at Rio+20. "The developed world must realise we live in the 21st century," he said. "We are not their colonies anymore. Power has shifted in the south and east – it is time they stopped thinking they are Masters of the Universe; that they can lecture us and decide on the future of the world."
I could not agree more.
Rio+20 was meant to evaluate the progress we made on political commitments made at the Earth Summit of 1992, and to take decisive steps to avert a global climate crisis that threatens the very existence of our planet and its citizens. But to my enormous disappointment, I do not believe it will meet the expectations of our people – because the people's voices are not there.
The global leadership involved in these negotiations carry the responsibility for destroying the hopes of our children and the future generations. That is a heavy load I hope they are prepared to bear.
As I travel to the villages and slums in my work around the challenge of hunger, I see the desperation of mothers unable to plant the crops that will feed their children, because extreme weather brings flooding and prolonged droughts. It is all very well for those in power to continue in their pursuit of wealth at the expense of the environment; meanwhile, the climate crisis tightens the noose of poverty around the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.
Household food insecurity is an epidemic; malnutrition grows; poverty and disease explodes; millions of our children are born underweight and become stunted or die of preventable causes. The scramble for Africa becomes furious as the economic powers of the world grab our arable lands to feed their own populations. Climate change will be the source of biggest social, political and economic wars of the future. The crisis in the Horn of Africa, and now in a growing area around Niger, strangles the life out of our communities. Conflicts start over access to water and grazing lands Africa, with the least capacity to deal with this challenge, will face the brunt of the impending disaster. The developed world will benefit, and Africa will pay.
But, although it is most pronounced here, sadly it is not only in Africa. This staggering inequality, and the battle for food on an increasingly broken planet, is also what I see in villages across India, Bangladesh and Asia. In this growing human catastrophe, our emperors fiddle while Rome is burning. The heads of state, in their 'blue light brigade', speeding through the streets of Rio, sitting in the air-conditioned Rio Centre, do not have the political will nor the passion to understand the extent of this humanitarian crisis. The odd representative that they bring into the conversation remains a token: either representing the development industry of poverty experts, or the rare face of a rural woman or indigenous leader who will provide the photo opportunity. But once it is snapped, it is forgotten.
For my part, I sat with the leaders of the Rural Women's Movement in Southern Africa, representing tens of thousands of small-holder farmers. Our discussion was about the real issues of improving agriculture yields, ensuring that their children have access to nutritious food, water, education and health. It was about improving women's rights, empowerment, leadership and incomes.
What it was not, was about carbon trading or the 'green economy'.
"These people who are negotiating on our behalf have been doing this for 20 years, and our situation is getting worse. Where do they get a mandate? How do we fire them so that we can speak for ourselves?" asked Emily, a battle-hardened activist. It is voices like hers that should be leading us.
But in civil society we are fragmented and divided by policy, tactics and ego. We are as guilty as the powerful economic and political elites we accuse. We have our own emperors. And in this environment, I fail to see a strategy that harnesses the ferment I see in the world.
People are outraged and are taking to the streets. They want a new world. They embrace a bold vision of social justice, human dignity and freedom. They are frustrated by the new apartheid that grows in the world that divides us into the global rich and the majority of global poor.
It is time we listened to these voices; they are powerful and, more specifically, they are right. There is a battle to be fought, and we cannot just whitewash over it. The sceptics of climate change that face us are highly organised. They are fighting a war that will protect their vested interests, which put profits ahead of our people and our planet.
They buy governments, scientists and civil society leaders to challenge the science and evidence that tells us we are in crisis. In the inadequacy and injustice of our governments' response, there is an urgent need for unprecedented unity and mobilisation across global civil society to avert these crises.
In the light of this global apartheid, Rio is a fascinating place – and a peculiarly apt choice to host the summit that highlights these ongoing inequalities. It has all the pretentions of being the metropolis and centre of politics of Brazil, as well as the carnivals of culture. It has history and beauty on its side. But the rich, installed in their fortresses, emerge to parade their bronzed bodies along the wide boulevards of Ipanema and Copacabana and mingle with the ordinary people, while their servants, the poor, live in the precarious favelas high on the hillsides with magnificent views – but in the line of fire for any disasters caused by climate change.
So, the contradictions of Rio parallel the contradictions of the Rio Summit. The rich and poor nations made it their battlefield, leaving discussions paralysed by the impasse and strong divide between developed and developing countries.
Many key issues remain outstanding.
But perhaps most worryingly, the negotiations to produce an outcome document saw a backtracking on a central equity principle in the 1992 Rio summit – namely to commit to finance and technology transfer to address the crisis the developed world has caused.
Many developing country governments and activists fear that the debates on the 'green economy' will replace sustainable development, which is prioritising our fight against poverty. But as a senior advisor in a developing country said to me, "We see attempts to drive a commodification and financialisation of nature, life and ecosystems. We have always lived with nature in a sustainable way. We fear that the proposed market financial mechanisms to address climate change will lead to the same financial crisis that enriched speculators in the developed world."
I look at the texts and agree. The whole battle has watered down to the 'voluntary transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms', which implies the sale of equipment on commercial terms, contrary to previous commitments. Also, the original commitments of developed countries to provide new and additional financial resources to meet the previous agreed aid target of 0.7 percent of their gross national product (GNP) the developed world has been rigorously resisted by countries like the United States and Canada.
The debate on the Sustainable Development Goals is likewise bogged down. The developing countries have accepted this concept and have put forward principles, including the idea of common but differentiated responsibilities. Simply put, this means that the developed world must pay the historical debt for the mess they have created.
Another key contested area is how the post Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reviews process and how these new goals are linked. Developed countries want the United Nations secretary-general (UNSG), Ban Ki-moon, to take charge of a process for experts to come up with the goals, whereas the developing country governments want to drive the process with inputs that can be given by the UNSG and experts.
Ultimately, the summit should launch a process to negotiate these goals, but this time in an open and transparent way, and backed up by concrete action plans, with details on the financing and technology transfer aspects to implement these plans.
But herein rests the opportunity for civil society, social movements and labour to campaign for a seat at the main table. If they fail to achieve this, then they must consider seriously the option of withdrawing from a process that has no meaningful role for them. The history of the current negotiations process revolves around power and many of the civil society representatives have been sucked into a process in which they do not have the power.
As the Civicus Report on Civil Society says, "The space granted to CSOs [civil society organisations] is always a gift rather than a right, often contested, sometimes ceremonial… For us as civil society, the pressing need arising from this is to assert our voice and our right to be included. To do this we need to organise ourselves, in more comprehensive, inclusive and multifaceted ways than we have managed before. We need to learn from the new social movements which rose to prominence in recent years like in the 'Arab Spring', to not just advocate, but to model alternatives in the way we organise, convene, act and speak."
There is global recognition that, with crises lingering on many fronts, a drastic reshaping of social and economic structures and relations with the environment needs to happen now, and fast. Civil society organisations and people's movements must call on their governments and multilateral bodies at the global and regional levels, to uphold and pursue the principles and framework of sustainable development that give primacy to human rights, equity, democracy and social and environmental justice in the discussions towards Rio+20 and beyond.
That is the bold vision that our people demand. That is what we have to organise towards. And what we need now – non-negotiably – is a fearless and courageous group of leaders who can demonstrate passion and humility when they speak on behalf of our people.
- Jay Naidoo is founding General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, former minister in the Mandela Government and chair of GAIN, a global foundation fighting malnutrition in the world. Also refer to www.jaynaidoo.org.
UN Chief Hails Climate DealUnited Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has described the global talks on climate as 'important success' but warned that new efforts as still required.
Ban points out that, "The outcomes in Cancun have given us important tools. Now we must use them, and strengthen our efforts in line with the scientific imperative for action."
He further notes that while there is much work yet to do, the success of the conference has set the world on the path to a safer, more prosperous, and sustainable world for all.
To read the article titled, "UN chief hails climate deal," click here.Source:News24
Key Issues in the Cancun Climate ConferenceA year after the chaotic Copenhagen summit, the 2010 UNFCCC climate conference begins in Cancun. Expectations are low this time around, especially compared to the eve of Copenhagen.
That's probably both good and bad. The conference last year had been so hyped up before hand, with so much hopes linked to it, that the lack of a binding agreement at the end of it and the last-day battle over process and text made it a near-disaster.
Few expect this year's meeting in the seaside resort of Cancun to produce anything significant in commitments either to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions or to provide funds to developing countries. Thus if Cancun ends with few significant decisions, it won't be taken as a catastrophe. It will however be seen as the multilateral system not being able to meet up to the challenge. And that system will be asked to try harder, next year.
The atmosphere at the end of the meeting will of course be crucial. The events, especially at the Ministerial segment, and how the presence of heads of states is handled, should be organised in a transparent and inclusive way, without the surprises of Copenhagen. That way, Cancun will end with the goodwill needed to carry on the work, even if there are no spectacular outcomes here.
It would be unwise (to say the least) to try a repeat (or a variation) of the exclusive high-level small-group process of selected political leaders that clashed with the inclusive multilateral negotiating process in the last days of Copenhagen, and that produced the chaotic ending.
The process in the first week, when negotiators are expected to work hard on the 13 August text and the Tianjin revisions to text, that were both member-driven, will also be important. An inclusive, transparent process driven by members themselves, is required. Even if this takes time, it is time well invested. Attempts to shorten this process by methods not agreed to or that are not transparent may instead produce a short circuit and a fire, waste even more time and result in loss of goodwill and confidence.
The lowering of expectations
On the other hand, the lowering of expectations indicates how low climate change has sunk in just a year in the world's political agenda. And that is bad indeed, because the climate problem has got even worse.
2010 is already rivalling 1998 as the hottest year since records were kept. And there have been so many natural disasters in 2010; some of them like the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan are linked to climate change. Other events, especially the spread of the financial crisis to Western Europe, and the persistent high unemployment in the United States despite economic growth, have taken over the attention of the politicians and public in the developed countries. The counter-attack by climate skeptics in questioning the science, and by politicians that don't like climate actions, has also affected the public mood to some extent.
Also, the chances of getting a global climate change agreement appear much more dim, as the issues are shown up to be more difficult and complex than earlier envisaged. And when a problem seems intractable, most politicians tend to lose interest because like other people they don't like to be associated with failure. And the problems in the negotiations are many, and they will re-emerge again in Cancun. While the need to address climate change is urgent, there is also the need for patience in getting a successful outcome.
The Fate and Shape of the Global Climate Regulatory Regime
The main problem is the inability of the United States administration to make a meaningful commitment to cut its country's emissions to an adequate extent, because it is now clear that Congress will not adopt a comprehensive climate bill.
This makes the other developed countries reluctant to firm up their own commitments, or even retain the existing regulated system. Many of them are still dragging their feet in stating how much they should cut their emissions, individually and as a group, in the Kyoto Protocol's second period that is to start in 2013.
Worse, Russia and Japan have openly stated they do not want to continue with the Kyoto Protocol, because the US is not in it and major developing countries do not have to join the binding disciplines. A most depressing Kyodo agency news item was published on the eve of Cancun, under the headline "Japan will oppose Kyoto extension at COP16." It quotes a Vice Minister and senior climate negotiator as saying Japan will not agree to extend Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 even if it means isolating itself at the UN.
Australia, New Zealand and Canada among others have also been unwilling or reluctant to commit to Kyoto's second period. That leaves the European Union, which says it prefers to shift to a new system too but is still open to remaining in Kyoto if others do. Only Norway has said firmly it agrees to a second Kyoto period.
The death of the Kyoto Protocol, under which the developed countries except the US have legally-binding targets to cut their emissions, is something the developing countries cannot accept. They want the developed countries to cut their emissions as a group by more than 40% by 2020 (compared to 1990), and for each country to do an adequate cut, under the Kyoto Protocol. The figures have to be re-calculated to fit 2013-2017 as the second period proposed by the G77 and China.
The US was supposed to take on a "comparable effort" in mitigation as the other developed countries, but under the Convention since it is not a KP member. Para 1b(i) of the Bali Action Plan was designed for that.
This was a crucial part of the overall understanding on mitigation reached in Bali: (1) that the Annex I parties in KP would take on adequate 2nd period commitments on aggregate and individual reduction targets consistent with what science requires; (2) that the US would make its own comparable commitment in the Convention, in accordance with Para 1b(i); and (3) developing countries would undertake enhanced mitigation actions with financial and technological support, both of which would be measurable, reportable and verifiable (MRV).
This three-piece Bali understanding is now unravelling with alarming speed. The KP is in mortal danger, as most of its Annex I members show clear signs of abandoning ship. The new vehicle they are looking to join is vastly inferior. It is the voluntary pledge system that the US had been advocating, in which individual developed countries state how much reduction they would like to set as their target.
In the system, there is no aggregate target to be set in accordance with what the science says is required. There is no mechanism to review the commitments (individual and aggregate) and to get Parties to revise them so that they meet adequate levels. The mild discipline is that there will be a periodic review on whether the Parties meet their pledged targets, but not a review as to whether the pledges are adequate.
There has been a major battle, quite indirect and under the radar screen at first and then fierce and open after that, over the model of climate regime for Annex I mitigation -- the KP model of binding aggregate and individual cuts versus the pledge and review voluntary system. At Bali the first model was adopted, but increasingly challenged in the many 2009 sessions before Copenhagen. Then the fight reached a boiling point in Copenhagen, when the US-led pledge system gained an upper hand for the first time when the Copenhagen Accord seemed to be firmly on the side of the pledge system, in its Para 4.
However, the balance of forces in this battle of models was to some extent restored after Copenhagen when the major developing countries that assisted in the birth of the Accord reaffirmed that they needed the KP to continue into a second period, and that they wanted the binding system of aggregate and individual commitments that are comparable, and with reduction figures consistent with the science. The EU has indicated it also wants this binding system; this is important as the EU is a prime architect and was a champion of this system. For these Parties, para 4 of the Accord and the binding system are complementary and not contradictory.
For the developing countries the retention of the binding system for Annex I parties is a touchstone, a Litmus Test to prove that those that are responsible for most of the stock of emissions in the atmosphere, are serious about the much-proclaimed "taking leadership in the fight against climate change." If the developed countries downgrade their mitigation commitment from a binding system based on adequate efforts, to a voluntary pledge system without a review of adequacy, then it would be tantamount to giving up leadership, and to a deregulation of the system, and at the worst possible time -- when there is growing scientific and empirical evidence of the seriousness of the climate problem.
Disastrous Projection of Pledges
Top climate scientists in a new UN Environment Programme report show how disastrously off-mark such a voluntary system can be. Instead of cutting their emissions by at least 25-40% below 1990 levels in 2020 as required (or by more than 40%, as demanded by developing countries), the developed countries will actually increase their emission by 6% in a bad scenario (based on the lower end of pledges and the use of loopholes) or will only cut by 16% in the good scenario (based on the upper end of pledges and without the use of loopholes). The calculations are based on the pledges the developed countries made under the Copenhagen Accord.
These pledges, together with the figures from announcements made by some developing countries, show that the world is moving in the direction of a global temperature increase of between 2.5 to 5 degrees celsius before the end of this century, according to the UNEP report. This is far removed from the 1.5 or 2 degree "safe limit", and is a recipe for catastrophe.
In 2005 the global emissions level is estimated at 45 Giga tonnes (i.e. 45 billion tonnes) of CO2 equivalent and in 2009 it is estimated at 48 Gton. With business as usual, this will rise to 56 Gton in 2020, which is on the road to disaster. The scientists in the UNEP study agree that emissions have to be limited to 44 GtCO2e by 2020 to stay on a 2 degree limitation course. Based on the Copenhagen Accord pledges, the emissions in 2020 could be 49 Gton under a good scenario, but as high as 53 Gton (almost like business-as-usual) in the bad scenario.
It is evident that all groups of countries have to contribute to improving this disastrous situation. However the Annex I countries are obliged to take the lead, and show the way. But their pledges so far are deficient, as a group. And the intended downgrading of the regulated system to a deregulated system goes in the wrong direction. A major turn-around in the attitude of most developed counties towards their own emission reduction will be the most important and the hardest problem to resolve in Cancun.
The Obligations Proposed for Developing Countries
Another contentious issue will be the proposed new obligations to be placed on developing countries. At Bali, it was agreed the developing countries would enhance their mitigation actions, and have those actions that are internationally supported to be subjected to MRV. The finance and technology support provided by developed countries would also be subjected to MRV. The mitigation actions that developing countries fund themselves do not have to be subjected to an international MRV system.
However Bali-Plus obligations on developing countries are also now being proposed by developed countries. These proposed obligations include an "international consultation and analysis" (ICA) system to be applied to mitigation actions that are unsupported, and a much more rigorous system of reporting on overall mitigation actions through national communications (once in four years) and supplementary reports (once in two years). Since the most important elements of the national communications are also to be in the supplementary reports, this in effect means reporting once in two years.
The Bali-plus obligations also include proposals by the EU that developing countries together have a mitigation target of "deviation from business as usual" by 15-30 percent by 2020. And many developing countries have voluntarily announced targets for reducing emissions growth, reducing the emissions-GNP intensity, or even reducing emissions.
The situation has become complicated. There are many developing countries which did not sign on to the Copenhagen Accord, so the need to undertake ICA does not apply to them, unless the ICA becomes accepted by all. Many of the developing countries that associated with the Accord do not agree with the stringent MRV and ICA systems proposed by the developed countries, as reflected as options in the various texts.
More importantly, the MRV concept was agreed to as part of the three-element Bali understanding on mitigation, that includes the KP continuing into a second period, and the US making a comparable commitment under the Convention. These two crucial parts of the understanding involve the commitments of developed countries and they are now under threat. Many developing countries are questioning why they should continue to agree to upgrading their obligations if developed countries are wanting to downgrade their own system of commitments.
Another obligation that developed countries are seeking to place on developing countries is to give the latter a large contributory role in the overall meeting of long-term global emissions goals, such as a 50 percent global cut by 2050 compared with 1990. If Annex I countries take on a 80 percent reduction, while the global goal is a 50 percent reduction, this means developing countries would have to undertake a per capita emissions cut of over 50 percent, and a "deviation from business as usual" of over 80 percent.
These are very onerous targets for developing countries, which also have priorities for economic development. Their development prospects would suffer if the targets designed for them are accepted, unless there is a sufficiently massive transfer of financing and technology. The implications of these targets are still not fully understood. The discussions on a global goal are taking place in the shared vision issue.
Cancun Deliverables? New Structures in Finance, Technology and Adaptation
Developing countries are also saying they are willing to enhance their mitigation actions and to prepare more detailed reports, but they need the funds and affordable access to new technologies to do these. The provision of finance and technology, which are commitments of the developed countries, is also needed for adaptation and capacity building.
The possible bright spot in Cancun could be a decision to create a new climate fund in the UNFCCC and under the authority of the Conference of Parties. The discussion on this is quite advanced. Agreement to establish the new fund would be a limited gain, as the details of the fund (including its governance and the amounts it will have) would still have to be worked out later, through a process that Cancun can also decide on. Nevertheless, it would be an advance if Cancun can make this significant decision to establish the new fund.
But Cancun may be deprived of even such a simple outcome. The US made clear in Tianjin, and this was confirmed by a recent speech by its special climate envoy Todd Stern, that there cannot be an "early harvest" in Cancun such as setting up a fund. For the US to agree to that, there must be a Cancun agreement on mitigation, in which developing countries agree to the stringent obligations on reporting and international analysis, and in which developed countries undertake a pledge and review system.
At Cancun, it can be expected there will be an appeal to the US to allow the fund to be set up, and not to tie this to conditions that its demands in other areas be met first. The US will be told not make the the climate fund a "hostage" to its getting its way in other areas of the negotiations. On technology transfer, another key issue for developing countries, there has been progress on the technology mechanism to be set up, an Executive Body and a Centre and Network. Again, a decision to establish these bodies is within reach in Cancun, and it should not be stalled on the ground that progress must first be made in other areas.
The developing countries also want a new Adaptation Committee as well as a new international mechanism to address loss and damage caused by climate change. This has yet to be agreed to.
If Cancun can deliver the establishment of these new structures in finance, technology and adaptation, it would have something to show, and we would not leave empty handed. These are only relatively small measures, but they are still significant, if only to demonstrate that there are still results possible from international cooperation in climate change. If these are not delivered in Cancun, the smoke signals to the world will not be good at all.
Martin Khor is the Executive Director of the South Centre.
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COP15 - the official title of the conference - refers to the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).More than 15 000 delegates from 192 countries, including 100 world leaders, will convene in Copenhagen for the most important UN conference on climate change to agree a new global climate deal aimed at protecting the future of our planet.
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The WWF - the world's largest conservation organisation - has partnered with Green TV and Greenfilm to create Inside COP15, a live and on-demand online video service which will operate round the clock for the two weeks of the conference. It will be posting up to 10 videos a day, plus a live show every evening covering the essential topics and developments of the day.
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Internews, Panos and IIED have joined forces to support developing world journalism and perspectives from the heart of the international climate negotiations. Forty journalists from Asia, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Caribbean and Latin America are participating in a climate change media partnership fellowship programme designed to improve media coverage of climate change issues in developing countries, including reporting on COP15.
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"We have been confused by the targets and timeframes being proposed/requested by the range of groups and governments. On our site are proposed the required targets and time frames as we see them, funding mechanisms and some legal views for agreement... These targets should be non negotiable; we must agree on required strategies, within a precautionary approach to the conservation of the planet and to the protection of people. That is returning earth to as close as possible, as soon as possible to homeostasis and for us this is not a choice but a moral imperative."
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In response to your invitation to submit views on the climate change talks, I listened to an interesting interview on the radio this morning with a not for profit group present at the talks with which I so agree.
Governments are only going to move on the issues- really move- in response to their electorates really pushing for change. If votes hang on the issues, the change will happen. It is therefore incumbent on us all as citizens of the planet to:
- Inform ourselves well concerning the issues – this is not hard to do – there is so much information circulating on a whole range of issues and debates about climate change;
- Make our views known on what we want;
- Join and support pressure groups worldwide for the reduction of carbon emissions big time before 2020 – the deadline for staying under the critical 2 degrees celcius temperature increase and giving ourselves a worthwhile shot at sustainable change and survival as a planet;
- Recognise that THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND MOSY KEY ISSUE FOR OUR FUTURE HEALTHY GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND OUR SURVIVAL ACTUALLY AS A HUMAN RACE, AND FOR OUR FLORA AND FAUNA;
- Get the word out in Africa where communities are low on the scale of awareness and knowledge concerning the issues even though their governments appear fairly well informed.
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Call for Useful Policy on BiofuelsA policy to govern the development of bio-fuel sector should involve the communities that are likely to be affected by the new venture. This is the view of Action Aid Tanzania.
The organisation says that involving communities during preparation of the legal document will help the country to refrain from social and environmental devastations associated with bio-fuel development.
The organisation further says that, "The process to enact a policy should be participatory."
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Power Tariff Hikes Hurt AfricaSteep power price increases will drive up inflation in sub-Saharan Africa as utilities try to boost electricity generation, weighing on growth on the continent.
This is according to the World Bank's International Finance Corporation.
In South Africa, Eskom is under pressure to increase generation after a crippling power shortage in January 2008 forced it to introduce rationing, plans to spend R1.3 trillion by 2025 to double generating capacity.
The government has allocated billions of rand to help Eskom expand capacity, but the utility has had to pass on some of the cost to consumers; through a 27.5 percent tariff rise last year and a 31.3 percent increment this year.
In Zimbabwe, the government allowed state power firm, Zesa, to adjust its pricing model higher to improve viability, but local industries struggling to get back on their feet after a decade-long economic meltdown say their survival is threatened.
As the country struggles through a crisis that crippled infrastructure and drove unemployment to over 90 percent, many Zimbabweans can only afford paraffin-lit stoves and candles for lighting.
To read the article titled, "Power tariff hikes hurt Africa," click here.Source:<br /> Finance24
ZNRI Embarks on Clean-up Exercise in HarareThe Zimbabwe's National Revival Initiative (ZNRI), a coalition of churches, NGOs and government has taken a bold stand in which the organisation attempts to get rid of the garbage in Harare.
ZNRI project manager, Aaron Mushoriwa, says that the project aims to keep the environment clean while improving the image of Zimbabwe prior the 2010 World in South Africa.
Director in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity, Sylvester Maunganidze, argues that the initiative will contribute to the attraction of visitors in Harare.
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11 reasons to be thankful this year
seriously, these things rule.
by: rebecca willa davis
November 28 2013
view galleryPut down the fork. Set down the glass of wine. Pause that episode of Orange is the New Black.
Because before we enjoy all the perks of Thanksgiving, we want to give thanks to the things that made this year awesome. And no, snapping a photo for Instagram and using the hashtag #thx sooo does not count.
We compiled the people, places, and things that we most appreciated this year, from cronuts to technicolor hair to a wide-ranging crew of women who play by their own rules and aren't afraid to fight the good fight. Click through the gallery to see what we're thanking today--and then let us know on Twitter and Facebook what you're thankful for. And then, yes, we can go back to devouring pumpkin pie.


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Dan Matisoff
Two years with the Houston Advanced Research Center, a non-profit think tank, and a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations helped prime Dan Matisoff for SPEA's master's and doctoral degree programs.
Dan's bachelor's thesis, focusing on the United States' decision not to support the Kyoto Protocol, paired two of his favorite topics – environmental policy and the business implications of environmental protection. His Ph.D. dissertation, which included a series of interviews with European firms, compares the effectiveness and efficiency of different methods used to address climate change. While at SPEA, Dan has also published a journal article on climate change policies in the Review of Policy Research.
"The accessibility of SPEA faculty is particularly high," explained Dan, originally from Cleveland, Ohio. "That's rare at other programs, but here, it's the norm."
Positive feedback from several sources and mentors sealed Dan's decision to enroll in SPEA in 2004, and he hasn't looked back. Slated to join the faculty of Georgia Tech University in January 2010, Dan emphasizes SPEA's track record in both program rankings and Ph.D. student placement as two of the school's strongest advantages.


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There is no shortage of quality music apps in the iOS and Mac App Store. Here are five music-creation titles that will appeal to both the novice and the pro.
Anytune Pro+ [iOS Universal, $16.99]
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DM1 Drum Machine [iPad, $6.99]
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Francesca's Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results And Announces Share Repurchase Program
- Net sales increased 17% to $89.6 million
- Comparable sales decreased 1%
- Diluted earnings per share increased 18% to $0.33
- Board authorized a $100 million share repurchase program
HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Francesca's Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:FRAN) today reported net income of $14.6 million or $0.33 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2013, compared to net income for the second quarter of 2012 of $12.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. The Company also announced the board of directors authorized a $100 million share repurchase program.
Neill P. Davis, francesca's Chief Executive Officer stated, "While we posted high teens increases in second quarter and year to date sales and earnings, our second quarter sales performance was softer than we anticipated. We were able to maintain strong profitability with operating income margins only modestly below the prior year levels. Our performance in the quarter reflects the anniversary of very strong rates of growth in the prior year; lower levels of customer traffic most evident in the later part of the second quarter and the lack of a dominant apparel fashion trend."
Mr. Davis continued, "Going into the third quarter we are challenged with strong prior year growth rates and although we have experienced improvements in traffic trends during the final week of August, no clear direction has emerged. While we are taking action to drive our performance, we anticipate that traffic trends will remain challenging. Accordingly, we are reducing our outlook for 2013. Several initiatives are underway that we believe will benefit our long term financial performance. These initiatives include leveraging the DTC channel to build on the affection our already loyal customer has for our brand, strengthening visual presentations in boutiques to make fashion trends easier to shop, and additional infrastructure improvements. Overall, we are highly confident in our differentiated, fast growing, and highly profitable business model and we are steadfast in our efforts to deliver on our long-term growth objectives."
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Devious Maids Review: Nick's Confessionby Christina Tran at . Updated at . Comments
Just as promised in my exclusive interview with Mark Deklin, Nick revealed a very shocking secret to Marisol while in a drug-induced haze on Devious Maids Season 2 Episode 10.
He said, You have to believe me. I never met for it to happen. He was right in front of me. I didn't mean to kill him. I'm so sorry.
Like Marisol, I was thinking... WHAT?! However, I also couldn't help but think the "he" in Nick's confession could still likely be Barrett Powell.
The new Mrs. Deering was obviously very distraught and wanted to get to the bottom of what Nick said, even if he denied every word being truthful. She eventually realized that Opal was blackmailing him all along and left her ring behind when she felt like he wasn't honest.
On Devious Maids Season 2 Episode 9, Ethan was stabbed by Carmen and got away but was bleeding like crazy. Valentina called Remi, the only person she could trust and who could help.
I was kind of surprised that Ethan actually came clean to Valentina, and I was glad that she told him that she would only forgive him if he took responsibility for all that had happened. Of course Ethan didn't feel like he had a choice.
Valentina left upset and swerved while trying to wipe away her tears. Unfortunately, she was pulled over and the cop saw that her backseat was filled with Ethan's blood. I really hope that Ethan mans up and goes to the police.
Elsewhere, Spence received some bad news from his divorce attorney: Peri was taking their son away to Europe. Spence drowned in his sorrows alongside Carmen with far too much alcohol.
Luckily, Carmen came to her senses and realized that she didn't want to play any part in Spence becoming a drunk. Something tells me that it might be too late and Spence really needs Rosie right now.
Rosie had her hands full with trying to help Kenneth. I seriously am so disgusted with Reggie and am so ready for Rosie to put him in his place. I wish I could say that I can't believe he put his own uncle in the hospital, but it's been clear for weeks he is a psychopath and so money hungry.
Other Thoughts:
- I can't say that I was all too interested in Genevieve's storyline with her mother. I felt like we'd already seen enough of what we needed to see last week and it all felt a bit predictable.
- It was nice not to see Ty this week, but I really missed the Powells.
- Don't forget to check out our Devious Maids quotes section to rehash some of the funniest moments of this installment.
- Only three episodes remain in Devious Maids Season 2. I'm not really ready to see the maids go just yet.
Overall, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" picked up the pace quite a bit with Nick's intriguing confession and Valentina finding out about what Ethan and his friends have been up to lately. Let's hope the remaining installments are just as strong.
What did you think of Devious Maids Season 2 Episode 10?
I really wanted to like this show, but I don't like the way Marc Cherry portrays blacks and latinos. The only black person in theentire shhow was a butler.. Marc barely had a black person on Desperate Housewives. Then when he does he picks the whitest black woman in the business Vanessa Williams.
Devious Maids is a complete flop, the acting is terrible. I only wanted to see it because Judy Reyes was part of the cast. I didn't even bother to finish season 1
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REally liked this episode. The plot thickens. I like that. Still thinks Nick killed the Powells' boy. Marisol trying to drug him was hilarious.
Spence def needs Rosie. Though Reggie needs some whooppin !
Valentina... I honestly hope she gets out of this ok. Ethan should just give himself up already ! Remi is getting HOTTER !!!!!
I like Genevieve's SL.
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University of Agriculture Faisalabad Intermediate Admission 2014
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Intermediate Admission 2014 of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad is open so all those candidates who wants to take admission can submit their application till the last date and the last date to submit the application form for admission in 20th August, 2014. University is offering all Intermediate programs including FA, FSC, ICS and I.Com to the willing students. University of Agriculture Faisalabad Strictly believe on the merit basis so only those students will allow admission who got their name in the merit list. Merit list is also displayed due to the limited number of seats as thousands of students wants to take admission in the University but University is not in condition to teach such a huge number of candidates in one session that is why only selected students will able to get admission in the University for Intermediate Classes.
Now lets have a little overview of the University, in year 1906 a college named Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute were established in Faisalabad then after the independence this was the only college for agricultural education in the country so the college were upgraded to the University level in 1961. The University were comprises of 500 faculty members and half of them are Ph.D Degree holders.
University of Agriculture Faisalabad Intermediate Admission 2014
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- For Rural Candidates
- For Urban Candidates
- For Associate Degree In Feed Technology, Associate Degree In Education, Associate Degree In Farm Management
- For B.Ed Degree Program
The university places high consideration for the development of new products and technologies for promoting knowledge based economies. The faculty has developed a number of crop varieties, agriculture implements, vaccines, processes, products and technologies. Under a special initiative several technology transfer projects and outreach programs have been carried out for adoption of the technologies developed at UAF. Community building and social mobilization through outreach and skill development courses is one of the important portfolios at the UAF. The university organizes exhibitions, horse and cattle shows, Goat and bird shows, which attracts farmers, entrepreneurships and community at large. Special initiatives have been taken for gender development like establishment of Day Care Centre, Working Women Medical Centre, Women Residential Complex, Women Gymnasium and Ethics Committee. To increase access to education the meritorious students unable to afford their education, are provided Financial Assistance.
Applications on prescribed forms are invited from the eligible candidates for admission to Intermediate (Pre-Agriculture) Certificate of two years duration. Last date to submit applications is 20th August, 2014 (extendable, if required) within office hours in the Office of the Principal, UAF Community College at Department of Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry, Old Campus, Faisalabad. 1stMerit list will be displayed on August 31, 2014 on the Notice Board of the Principal which can also be perused on website.
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