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CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. has begun its annual healthy skin campaign in conjunction with The Skin Cancer Foundation.
Running through July 31, the effort includes free informational skin care guides in Rite Aid drug stores and online at RiteAid.com, expert advice from Rite Aid pharmacists and a national tour that will bring free full-body skin cancer screenings to more than 50 Rite Aid stores.
Rite Aid noted that interpreting sunscreen labels is especially important this summer because new Food and Drug Administration rules have set standards. To that end, the drug chain is offering customers help through the skin care guides, which explain labeling terms such as "broad-spectrum," water-resistant" and "protects against skin cancer."
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"As trusted and accessible health care providers on the front lines of community health care, our pharmacists are able to help customers make informed choices on a wide range of health topics including choosing the sunscreen that best suits their needs," Robert Thompson, executive vice president of pharmacy at Rite Aid, said in a statement. "We hope our customers will take full advantage of these free resources, which can help guide smart skin care choices for years to come."
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Thunderfury. A lot of guilds were still putting together Thunderfury runs into late BC.
Thunderfury. A lot of guilds were still putting together Thunderfury runs into late BC.
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There was a flask from vanilla that was good for holy pallies in wotlk.
Only cleared MC and BWL in vanilla, from those instances one of our tanks was using Thunderfury for long time in TBC because of its proc.
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Mark of the Champion, the quest reward from the Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad, was a best in slot trinket for DPS casters vs undead and demons which Hyjal/Black Temple and Sunwell had TONS of.
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BlessedAmbition (Theresa): Team Blue! (Andrew Christopher)
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Guayn (Nicole): Team Pink! (Chantelle)
Prediction/Hope: Maybe a girl......
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shiregirl (Katie): Team Blue! (Samuel David)
Prediction/Hope: Either!
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MomSarah (Sarah): Team Blue! (Austin Ray)
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kasutton84 (Kelli): Team Blue! (Reed David)
Prediction/Hope: Since it's my first, I'm just hoping for a healthy boy OR girl!
June 16
K_Mav (Kelly): Team Pink! (Brooklyn Paige)
Prediction/Hope: Gender doesn't matter to us, just hoping for a healthy baby!
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ruthie88 (Mary Ruth): Team Pink! (Juliette Marie)
Prediction/Hope: Don't care at all which gender, but already CANNOT wait to find out!
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ourlilbean (Sarah): Team Pink! (Embry Diane)
Prediction/Hope: Hoping for blue but we would be happy with pink too!
jep38011 (Jessica): Team ? (Evelyn Rose, Easton Bradley or if he's born on the 20th, William Jeffery)
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June 24
LullabyMommy (Ginny): Team Pink! (Lily Elaine)
Prediction/Hope: Just hoping for a healthy baby!
ababyforus (Amanda): Team Blue! (Kanen Blake)
Eathan'smommy (Stefanie): Team Blue!
Prediction/Hope: We aren't going to find out until birth since we have one of each
June 25
Snaresie (Sarah): Team Pink!
June 26
Brandnewmommy (Crystal): Team ?
Prediction/Hope: Based on timing of everything, I'm guessing a boy.
June 27
june2011baby: Team ?
Prediction/Hope: have 2 boys already so a lil girl would be nice but it doesnt matter as long as they are healthy
OkieMommy04 (Joy): Team Blue! (Clayton Jace)
Prediction/Hope: I've convinced myself its a boy but I would be thrilled with either!
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Prediction/Hope: Hoping for boy, hoping more for healthy!
Tropicalnutmommy (Sherrie): Team Blue! (Grayson)
Prediction/Hope: Excited for either gender!
July 1
Insidethefire (Brianna): Team ?
Prediction/Hope: hoping for pink but either will do
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I have no prediction, but I would LOVE a boy!! I will find out if I get an ultrasound!
Thank you Katie for doing this
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Either, and we'll probably keep it a surprise!
You're welcome Lawanda. I maintain the EDD list for my other BB, and I always enjoy adding EDDs for the sequels, so I know I will enjoy maintaining this list.
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2010 Scion xB Buying Advice
The 2010 Scion xB is the best car for you if you want a tall, spacious five-passenger vehicle more distinctive in style and character than most station wagons or crossover SUVs.
The 2010 Scion xB is a boxy compact wagon aimed at youthful urban buyers. It affords maximum flexibility as both a people mover and light-duty cargo hauler. A 158-horsepower four-cylinder engine makes the xB a lively ride. It comes with an impressive array of features for the money and can be tricked out with a long list of customizing accessories for those who don't find its appearance unique enough. There's room to carry four six-footers with legroom to spare and good cargo space behind the rear seats. For 2010, the Scion xB receives upgraded audio systems. The standard Pioneer 160-watt array features USB/iPod connectivity, a programmable welcome screen and RCA outputs for an external subwoofer. The optional Alpine system includes a 4.3-inch color touch-screen, an HD Radio receiver, and accommodates an available navigation system.
Should you buy a 2010 Scion xB or wait for the 2011 Scion xB? The current-generation xB debuted for the 2008 model year as the larger, slightly more conservative follow-up to the original. Scion is the youth-oriented sub-brand of Toyota, and based on the automaker's product cycles, the xB will receive a major redesign or be replaced by a different model altogether by model-year 2012 at the earliest. It will likely see only minor changes for model-year 2011.
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The 2010 Scion xB features a truly expansive cabin -- particularly for what is essentially a compact car. It comfortably accommodates large adults front and rear and boasts more back-seat legroom than most midsize sedans. In fact, the xB often sees duty as a taxicab. It's not a luxury car by any means, but the seats are reasonably comfortable and supportive. There's generous storage with the rear seat in place and with the split-bench folded flat cargo-carrying abilities rival that of many midsize SUVs.
The 2010 Scion xB's instrument panel is situated at the top center of the dashboard, not immediately in front of the steering wheel as in most vehicles. The placement is initially odd, but it's easy to get used to because it still manages to put the most frequently checked gauges – such as the speedometer -- within the driver's line of sight. While the cabin is bit on the plain side, ergonomics are otherwise excellent, with most controls straightforward and instinctive to use.
A generous assortment of standard features on the 2010 Scion xB includes front-side and side-curtain airbags, vehicle stability control, and a 160-watt Pioneer audio system with steering-wheel controls and full iPod integration. No factory options are offered aside from an automatic transmission, but a long list of dealer-installed accessories encourages xB buyers to customize. Some, like a GPS navigation system or upgraded audio system (with the ability to store digital images as custom "skins" for the LCD display) are functional. Most are just for show.
Among the more distinctive shapes on the road, the 2011 Scion xB is characterized by a sharply rectangular profile capped with a high beltline and narrow side windows. It's one of the boxiest-looking vehicles this side of a postal delivery truck, though its overall appearance is softened a bit with a few subtle curves, particularly in the vehicle's imposing-looking vertical front end.
A limited-production (2,000 units) Release Series 7.0 version of the 2010 Scion xB features a four-piece aerodynamic body kit and comes painted a distinctive color named Murasaki, which means "purple" in Japanese. The Murasaki rides on lowered springs, and features a sport exhaust system, exclusive black fabric seats with purple highlights, and a leather-wrapped RAZO GT Formula Spec shift knob.
The 2010 Scion xB has front-wheel drive and a 158-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder as its only engine. The engine is smooth and provides acceleration that's more than adequate for a vehicle of this size and weight.
A five-speed manual transmission is the Scion xB's standard gearbox, though it's not the slickest shifter on the road. Unless you're absolutely sold on a stick, the available four-speed automatic is a better choice (though we'd like to see at least five gears here); it operates efficiently and includes a manual-shift mode for occasional use.
With a fairly long wheelbase, relatively large 16-inch wheels and tires, with McPherson struts up front and a torsion-beam rear suspension, the Scion xB handles predictably and is reasonably fun to drive. Vehicle Stability Control and traction control are standard for surefootedness over a wide range of road conditions and handling situations. Braking is swift and secure, thanks to antilock brakes with large (nearly 11-inch) discs front and rear. Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Brake Assist functions are included for added control in emergency situations.
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The 2010 Scion xB price range is $16,520-$18,990 (prices in this review include the manufacturer's destination fee; Scion's fee for the 2010 xB is $670).
The standard model is the most-affordable entry and starts at $16,520. Automatic transmission adds $950.
The 2010 Scion xB Release Series 7.0 is priced from $18,990.
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The front-drive Scion xB is rated at 22/28 mpg (city/highway), with either the standard five-speed manual transmission or optional four-speed automatic. It runs on regular-grade gasoline.
2010 Scion xB Safety and Reliability back to top
In government crash testing, the 2010 Scion xB rates four of a maximum five stars for driver and passenger protection in frontal impacts and rollover protection. It receives full five-star ratings in side-impact protection for both the driver and passengers.
The 2010 Scion xB received "about average" ratings for initial quality and expected reliability by J.D. Power and Associates, the leading automotive consumer survey firm.
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Kia Soul: Another boxy urban-hip wagon, the Soul comes with a just-adequate 122-horsepower 1.6-liter engine in the base model, but includes a livelier 142-horsepower 2.0-liter powerplant elsewhere in the line. A five-speed manual transmission is standard with a four-speed automatic optional. Soul is well controlled and feels reasonably lively through the turns; the top Sport model adds a tauter suspension and other upgrades but it's costly and rides rougher as a trade off for only nominally improved cornering. The interior is fairly roomy, though it's not as spacious as in the Scion xB. Base price range is roughly $14,000-$18,000.
Nissan Cube: This compact wagon has distinctive styling that's manages to be boxy and curvy at the same time. It has husky wheel arches and round-cornered windows with rear glass that wraps onto the passenger side of the body. Based on Nissan's Versa compact car, the 2010 Nissan Cube shares that model's peppy 122-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine. It drives the front wheels via either a standard six-speed manual transmission or a gearless CVT automatic. Cube's smallish interior features what Nissan calls "casual lounge" seating with an adjustable rear bench; a side-opening rear hatch allows easy access to the cargo hold. Base price range is roughly $14,000-$21,000.


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No. 17 Gold Nuggets defeat No. 9 Lady Flames 59-48 December 6, 2010 Box score NEW ORLEANS — Freshman forward Carmen Holcombe scored a career-high 12 points Monday to lead NAIA No. 17 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 59-48 women's basketball victory over No. 9 Lee. The Gold Nuggets (10-2) won for the 31st time in 34 games and gave the Lady Flames (8-3) their third loss in four games. Xavier did not make a 3-pointer but committed a season-low 14 turnovers and limited Lee to a season-worst 26.3 percent from the floor. Jazmoné Kelly and Keldra Hall added 10 points apiece for Xavier. Holcombe entered the game averaging 2.5 points but scored six in each half. She finished 3-of-4 from the floor and made 6-of-8 free throws. "We wanted Carmen to be more active on the offensive end, and you see what happened," Xavier Coach Bo Browder said. "Hopefully Carmen will use this game to gain confidence and become even more effective." Lee led 8-3 through three minutes, but Kelly, who scored all her points in the first half, made two free throws nearly 10 minutes later to put Xavier ahead to stay, 21-20. The Nuggets led 34-25 at halftime and took their biggest lead, 48-33, on Hall's two free throws with 9:24 remaining. Kally Eldridge scored a career-high-tying 17 points, including five 3-pointers, for Lee, and third-team NAIA All-America Brooke McKinnon matched her season low of 10 points. McKinnon also grabbed nine rebounds. The game tipped during off the same hour the NAIA released its national top 25 and its second of the season. Lee fell two spots, and Xavier climbed five. It was Xavier's second double-digit home victory of the season against a ranked opponent — the first was against Langston on Thanksgiving night — and the eighth time in 12 games that the Nuggets allowed less than 50 points. Xavier leads NAIA Division I in scoring defense. "This was a nice win for us and a great defensive effort," Browder said. "We've had a few setbacks recently, but our ladies focused and worked hard tonight to put those behind them." The Nuggets will focus next on fall semester final exams, then resume their schedule Dec. 16-18 with consecutive games in central Florida against Webber International, Southeastern (Fla.) and NAIA No. 13 William Woods. The next home game will be Jan. 5 against Dallas Christian.
The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and volleyball.
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It's historic, officials say, and not in a good way: When state surveyors measured the Sierra Nevada snowpack Tuesday, it stood at its lowest point ever for early March. The snowpack reached only 19 percent of average for the date, statewide. The state Department of Water Resources, which conducts the survey, said California will end the winter with an "alarmingly low" snowpack unless strong storms reach the Sierra this month.
Farmers who face another water cutoff from the federal Central Valley Project say the shortage will force them to cut production and make other difficult choices. The CVP said last week it would likely deliver no water to most farm customers for a second straight year. Affected farmers say they will likely channel whatever water they can find from other sources toward orchards and vineyards, and sharply cut plantings of melons, tomatoes, onions and other crops.
Public awareness could be key in fighting a plant disease that attacks citrus trees, according to a growers organization. California Citrus Mutual says it will partner with Bayer CropScience on a campaign aimed at reaching homeowners with backyard citrus trees. Growers say that to protect commercial groves, it will be key to protect backyard trees from an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid, which can carry a fatal plant disease known as HLB.
A young farmer from San Joaquin County earned honors this week for service to agriculture. Tyler Blagg of Lodi received the "Star YF&R" Award during the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference in Sacramento. The San Joaquin County young-farmers chapter received the group's Committee of the Year award for its service activities, and a student from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Kenna Lewis, won the Collegiate Discussion Meet competition at the event.


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- Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: "The [Orlando] Magic still will be looking for a point guard — just not Paul. Smith said the team will sign a third guard soon to back up starter Jameer Nelson and Chris Duhon. "We're still throwing some names around," he said. The Magic currently have 12 players under contract. [Otis] Smith said forward Stanley Robinson, the Magic's second-round pick who has a non-guaranteed contact, will join center Daniel Orton, the team's first-round selection, on the training-camp roster as well as two or three other free agents who'll practice with the team. Training camp opens Sept. 28 at the new Amway Center."
- Chris Paul is staying put, for now at least.
- Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie takes us back in time: "I remember Tracy's second year in Orlando, and his back issues in training camp. Most, including myself, chalked it up to him being out of shape. He hardly looked like a weight room demon, and he had begged out of countless practices early in his rookie year with the same sort of sore feet that every one of his training camp teammates were suffering through. But the Magic were concerned. Doc Rivers, especially, broke through my dubious tone. He mentioned something about how, yes, every person on the Magic's roster had been going through out of shape-type pains. But when it's a 22-year old complaining about a bad back, you tend to pay attention. Doc was right. And Tracy was right to complain. And that issue isn't going away, especially nine years later."
- David Aldridge of NBA.com: "Can't give Orlando a great offseason grade for only matching an offer sheet on [J.J.] Redick. But the Magic are in much better shape than most of the teams on this list. Nobody else has Dwight Howard and almost nobody else has quality big man depth like Orlando, which can bring Marcin Gortat and Brandon Bass off the bench. But the Magic have some decisions to make. Should they pull the trigger and deal Vince Carter for the likes of Gilbert Arenas, or package Nelson and some of that big man depth and try to get Howard a Pau Gasol-like second? Or should Orlando stand pat and give a team that was playing the best basketball in the league — until meeting Boston — another chance to get back to the Finals?"
- Ben Q. Rock of Orlando Pinstriped Post chimes in on the significance behind Paul's meeting with the New Orleans Hornets: "I suppose only Chris Paul and his inner circle know for sure what he's really up to. The Hornets' intentions are much clearer: to keep Paul at nearly any cost; they still won't go over the luxury tax to bring top-grade talent aboard. But Chris Mannix consulted several GMs who made "strong" pushes for Paul, and said "[the] Hornets [are] not at all interested [in trading him]." As for the Magic? The meeting's outcome doesn't figure to affect their interest in him one way or another. If they pry him from New Orleans, fantastic. If not, they still have one of the league's best teams, from top to bottom, along with an elite coach and an ownership group willing to spend. There are worse predicaments."
- LeBron James wants Paul in the Western Conference. I wonder why?
- According to some, the Orlando Magic don't want to take on Emeka Okafor's contract.
- Bethlehem Shoals and Tom Ziller of NBA FanHouse conjure up a trade possibility for the Magic including — you guessed it — Okafor: "As of now, this one's been debunked; it's only on the list because, so the winds whispered, it was on the list. Presumably, Orlando's displeasure with Jameer Nelson, and the presence of Dwight Howard — who is big, exciting, and deserving of a super-pal — makes the Magic a logical destination, if not a real possibility. Here's how it would go down: Paul, Okafor, and the expiring Darius Songalia (why not) go to Orlando, Hornets get back Vince Carter, Ryan Anderson, Mickael Pietrus, Daniel Orton, and yeah, picks. I guess the Magic would be excited about this, right?"
- The day has come for Tracy McGrady and Shaquille O'Neal to take a paycut.
- Did you know that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh were some of the best producers against above-average NBA defenses in 2010? Mark that down as one more reason to fear the Miami Heat. If it's any consolation, J.J. Redick fared well against better-than-average defenses. Marcin Gortat, too. On the flipside, a few Magic players feasted on subpar defenses.
re: Fanhouse trade. That's a likely scenario. Personally, I'd rather see Orlando hold Anderson and ship out Bass...even if they have to take back Posey....in /any/ package being proposed.
I still like Anderson's potential and don't see Bass as a fit in Orlando. Not a deal-breaker, but worth making the counter offer.
Alternately, move Bass to a 3rd team for something else NOH would be interested in. CLee from NJ?


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New Hampshire Town to Vote on Renaming 'Jew Pond'
AP Via Fox News: For many long-time residents of this rural town, the quest to change the name of Jew Pond is much ado over a muddy, manmade body of water not used for much of anything besides ice skating and fishing. For more recent transplants and the town's health officer, though, it's a way to banish an offensive title that's recorded on at least one official map.
Mont Vernon's approximately 2,400 residents will have a chance to vote Tuesday at a town meeting on whether to ask the U.S. Board of Geographic Names to officially change the Jew Pond moniker, which appears on a 1968 map but not on any town signs. Read more »
Democrat David Greenfield Endorses Democrat Lew Fidler in NY Senate Special
Politicker: David Greenfield, will join Mr. Fidler in order to make an "announcement" today, suggesting a possible endorsement. And, although Mr. Greenfield never seemed particularly likely to get behind Mr. Fidler's Republican opponent, David Storobin, his backing would provide a welcome voice of support in the more ideologically conservative Orthodox Jewish components of the State Senate district Mr. Fidler and Mr. Storobin are campaigning for.
Mr. Greenfield sat out the last competitive special election in this corner of Brooklyn, declining to endorse the Democratic candidate, David Weprin, in his ultimately unsuccessful congressional campaign. However, Mr. Fidler has already been using Mr. Greenfield's name in advertising, suggesting a solid level of comradery between the two councilmen.
Video: Republican Giuliani Endorses Republican David Storobin in NY Special
Boteach's Mission in Congress Would be 'to recreate an American Sabbath'
Tablet Mag Reports: If Rabbi Shmuley Boteach had his way, businesses would close on Sunday, marriage counseling would be tax deductible, Wall Street would be less greedy, and our conservative politicians would drop their obsession with same-sex marriage and contraception.
That's the platform—the Republican platform—that Boteach will promote in New Jersey's 9th district if he decides to run for Congress. He'll make an official decision on Tuesday, though he's already filed with the Federal Election Committee. Read more »
Former Jewish Dem Senator Says Obama Ditched him After Helping Pass HCR
Former Sen. Arlen Specter writes in a new book that President Obama ditched him in the 2010 election after he helped Obama win the biggest legislative victory of his term by passing healthcare reform. Specter also claims that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not uphold his promise to grant him seniority accrued over 28 years of service in the Senate as a Republican. Specter, who rocked Washington's political establishment and made headlines around the country when he left the Republican Party to join Democrats in April of 2009, has kept quiet about these slights until now. – Read More at The Hill
Jewish U.S. Senate Candidate Mandel First to Receive Rubio's Senate Endorsement
The 34 year old power house Josh Mandel, tweeted this today: "Grateful to be @marcorubio's 1st Senate endorsement! He and I will be criss-crossing OH today and tomorrow"
Schumer Wants To Restore Tax Break For City Commuters
Senator Charles Schumer is urging his fellow lawmakers to bring back a bigger tax break for commuters that expired at the end of last year. Workers who travel by bus, train or subway had been able to use $230 a month in pre-tax income, but as of January 1 the benefit was reduced to $125. Schumer has inserted a measure into the federal highway bill that would reinstate the tax break and increase it to $240. It would be retroactive to January 1. – NY1 Via YWN
Could Have Been Worse: 59% Disapprove of Obama's Handling the Economy
Friday's employment report showed a gain of 227,000 jobs in the past month, continuing an upward trend and offering the White House something positive to point to. Still, the survey — conducted Wednesday through Saturday — finds 59 percent of Americans giving Obama negative ratings on the economy, up from early last month. Now, 50 percent give him intensely low marks, the most yet in a Post-ABC News poll, and a jump of nine percentage points. The negative movement has also stalled what had been a gradual increase since the fall in the president's overall approval rating. In the new poll, 46 percent approve of the way Obama is handling his job; 50 percent disapprove. – Wash Post
10% of Romney Super PAC Funds are From Jewish Donors
A small group of Jewish private equity investors, hedge fund managers and real estate developers are playing an outsized role in Republican hopeful Mitt Romney's fundraising efforts. Top Jewish donors account for more than 10% of the $36 million raised by Romney's super PAC. While Romney has long been the consensus pick of establishment Jewish Republicans, many of the super PAC's biggest Jewish givers are outside that establishment group. A few have hardly any history of Republican giving, and some gave thousands in individual donations to the Obama campaign in 2008. – Read More at Forward
Newt's Game of 'Concede' and 'Focus'
My following article first ran at The American Thinker: Newt Gingrich promises to go all the way to Tampa to fight for the nomination. OK, if he says so. However, I have a question for him: Where is the Great Moment that he keeps promising?
After losing Nevada, Gingrich gave a 22-minute press conference saying among others that by Super Tuesday he will be on par with Mitt Romney in regards to Delegate.
Well, yeah. I thought so.
When Rick Santorum had a three state sweep a few weeks ago, Newt – who knew he had no chance in any of these states including Minnesota – was campaigning in Ohio saying that he 'conceded' those states in advance to 'focus' instead on Super Tuesday. Well, Super Tuesday came and went, but what does Newt have to show for it? He won his home state and lost badly almost everywhere else.
This last weekend, Newt foresaw again that he won't do well in Kansas nor in Wyoming. What did he do? He again 'conceded' these states to 'focus' on the next two, Mississippi and Alabama where he indeed may pull off a win in one of those states. But please, how many more states will he 'concede' (read: admit that he can't win) in order to 'focus' on the next where he does not deliver either? When will the media/press start pressing Newt why he can't secure major wins?
Newt won only two states until now and despite more money than Santorum, Newt has way less Delegates than Santorum. How much longer will Newt play this game of 'concede and focus' which only undercuts Rick Santorum and builds Mitt Romney?
Regarding Storobin, Yakov Gold Has Some Explaining to Do
On March 1'st, YWN Mailbag ran an article by someone Yakov Gold who claimed in his writing "I have lots of Russian friends– secular and religious," which is to say that the readers need to believe him when speaking about David Storobrin, the Republican candidate for the State Senate special on March 20th. Read more »
NY Senate GOP Carpet Bombs Lew Fidler
Colin Campbell Reports: "COUNCILMAN LEW FIDLER SUCKED YOUR MONEY INTO HIS WALLET," one direct mail piece in southeastern Brooklyn reads.
The message, placed next to an image of Democratic Councilman Lew Fidiler — altered to dress him up as a construction worker as he's engineering a contraption to literally steal money from a wallet labeled "your wallet" — is repeating itself over and over again in advertisements sent by the Senate Republicans in their effort to sink Mr. Fidler's campaign in a March 20th special election for the State Senate. Read more »


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KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, Ina Cronje, says mobile technology and broadband need to be considered to latch onto "first class, real time" service delivery.
Speaking at a breakfast meeting in Durban, Cronje stressed that the utilisation of technologies is paramount to maximise benefits from services for government planning.
"In order to utilise the mobile platform, we as KwaZulu-Natal need to ensure that there is a pipeline of appropriate skills to develop the required mobile applications," explained Cronje.
To read the article titled, "Mobile technology considered for government," click here.Source:
 CitizenGuiding the Urban Agricultural Donkey
The South African government has set itself the target of redistributing 30% of South Africa's commercial farming land to black farmers by 2014. So far it has only achieved just over 4%.
The easiest way to quickly reach the 30% target would be for government to find large amounts of cheap, unproductive peripheral land and allocate this to a few people. This land could be in the middle of the arid Karoo or the Northern Cape.
However, many questions would need to be asked if such an approach was followed. Is this land suitable for significant agricultural activity; would the number of people allocated the land be able to make a decent living from it; where would the produce be sold; do the beneficiaries have adequate skills to use the land effectively?
Perhaps the 30% land redistribution target needs adjustment. A more appropriate land redistribution target should not look at how many hectares of land have been redistributed, but should rather focus on how many beneficiaries are able to make a productive living from land they receive and contribute to the development of the country's economy. The size of the land is of secondary importance.
Agriculture closer to and within urban areas (called urban agriculture) provides an additional overlooked opportunity to address this revised target of increasing the number of productive farmers. Urban agriculture includes household gardening, community gardens, and small- to medium-scale farming activities for commercial, subsistence and/or recreational purposes.
There are very few programmes which cater specifically for urban agriculture. However the Department of Land Affairs' commonage programme is the one that is of relevance to urban agriculture. Within the Eastern Cape, the Siyazondla programme (with the provision of seedlings to households), and the Siyakhula programme (with assistance to gardening projects of between one and 49 hectares) provide examples of government programmes which can assist urban agriculture.
Urban agriculture brings with it many advantages: processed urban solid and liquid waste can be used as nutrients and compost to improve soil fertility and productivity; food production and markets can be brought closer together, reducing travel costs and the need for middle agents; more varied crops can be grown to meet urban market tastes; urban farmers can still have access to urban amenities like schools and recreation facilities; and it is easier to set up and maintain value-added production activities like canning, packaging, drying, and other food processing activities in urban areas.
Urban agriculture also provides numerous environmental benefits such as: energy consumption on transport can be reduced, thereby also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating against climate change; organic agricultural practices can be used in order to reduce the reliance on fossil fuel-based fertilisers; air temperatures and air pollution levels within urban areas can be reduced as urban agricultural land functions as green lungs for the city; and more wilderness areas can be conserved as pressure for agricultural activity to expand into these areas is reduced.
Urban agriculture can be used to both help grow the local economy and contribute towards reducing poverty. As Goran Tannerfeldt and Per Ljung state in their book More Urban, Less Poor, "urban agriculture is just a small share of total agricultural production, but it can make a significant contribution to livelihood and health of many urban poor".
The policy issue is to facilitate, i.e. support, urban agriculture for the poor. This is a conclusion borne of years of experience working with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) in many parts of the world.
One of the main problems preventing the emergence of urban agriculture becoming widespread is the way that the urban land market functions at the moment. Most land owners on the edge of or in urban areas which is suitable for urban agriculture want to make money from selling or developing the land. Farmers are usually unable to pay the price that non-agricultural land users are prepared to pay for the land with the result that agricultural activity is pushed further away from urban areas.
Municipalities face the same market forces when it comes to the use of commonage and other public open space for urban agriculture. There is no incentive for urban farmers to invest in the property they own or rent as there is always the threat that some developer will come and offer a land price the farmer or municipality cannot refuse.
If as a country we seriously want to support urban agriculture so that it can help achieve a revised land redistribution target, we need to find innovative ways to obtain and keep land in and around urban areas for agricultural activity. We need to find ways to guide urban agricultural development into areas where we want farming to take place and guide residential, business, industrial and other development into other areas where we want future urban development to take place.
The land market, like a donkey, operates according to its own rules. If a donkey owner wants to encourage a donkey to move in a certain direction, there are four things that the owner can do:
a) build a fence so that the donkey can only move in certain directions;
b) offer the donkey a carrot to move in a certain direction;
c) hit the donkey with a stick when it goes in the wrong direction; or
d) talk nicely to the donkey and educate it on the need to move in the desirable direction.
There are similar techniques that government could follow to guide urban agricultural activity into certain areas.
Government could:- invest in and develop the physical environment so that it supports urban agriculture in certain areas ('fence' approach);
- entice, encourage, induce and incentivise land owners to undertake urban agriculture in certain areas ('carrot' approach);
- restrict, regulate, control, and discipline land owners so that they are forced to undertake urban agricultural activities in certain areas ('stick' approach); and
- pursue and attempt to convince land owners to undertake urban agriculture in certain areas by raising their awareness and knowledge of why urban agriculture is important ( 'talk' approach).
The following list provides examples of the various approaches to get us thinking about how to guide this urban agricultural 'donkey'. Note that some of the examples have elements of different approaches but have been allocated to one category for simplicity.
'Fence' examples
- Plan and invest in new public transport, and bulk/connector infrastructure along certain corridors leading out of the city where urban settlement is planned to go, so that the 'wedges' in between these corridors can be developed for urban agriculture.
- Plan, invest in and develop new urban villages, spatially separate but functionally linked to larger urban areas through public transport, water, sewerage, telecommunication and other infrastructure connections. Urban agriculture can occur around these villages.
- Invest in targeted infrastructure projects in city areas where urban agriculture is to be promoted, for example: support solid waste composting, re-use of sewerage waste water, and physically secure agricultural lands, so that urban agriculture is more profitable in these areas.
- Establish new urban agricultural land holding/banking agencies to buy land and lease it out or sell it on to urban farmers. Anticipate and plan for where future urban agricultural land should be located and buy this land at today's agricultural land market prices. Sell and/or lease this land at cheaper prices to potential urban farmers.
- Create or promote the use of existing state subsidy mechanisms (like the commonage subsidy) which potential urban agricultural projects can access to buy urban land at market prices.
- Tax urban agricultural land at a lower rate than other urban land users.
- Reduce estate taxes on urban agricultural land so heirs to property do not sell the land to non-farm users for pay off 'death' taxes.
- Get government (or non-profit organisations) to exercise pre-emptive rights to buy development rights when land owners in urban agricultural areas put their property on the market. The buyers of this land then can only use the land for agricultural purposes.
- Create a mechanism where land owners can 'donate' in perpetuity their development rights (i.e. rights to develop at higher density on the land) to a non-government organisation or body. The owners of the land still retain ownership of the land, but the land can only be used for urban agricultural activity. The non-government body monitors that the land is used for agricultural activities.
- Allow for land owners in urban agricultural areas to create voluntary agricultural districts or conservatories, which are registered with the local nature conservation authority. Members (land owners) from the conservatory then voluntarily manage the conservatory according to guidelines developed by the members.
- Establish an urban edge boundary that prevents urban development occurring in areas where urban agriculture is to be encouraged, while at the same time making sure there is space in other areas where urban development will be allowed.
- Zone land earmarked for long-term urban farming activity as an agricultural zone.
- Establish land sub-division regulations which, for example, prevent land from being sub- divided below a given minimum plot size.
- Create rules whereby any new property developer who wants to build higher income or commercial/industrial developments is required to also purchase (or at least contribute towards the subsidised purchase) of land or development rights that is to be used for urban agriculture.
- • Educate municipalities, communities, land owners, consumers and others on the importance of urban farming so that people understand the need for urban agriculture and the actions suggested above are implemented.
Khuzwayo W (2008) 'Land affairs must increase capacity to use funds, says Plaas', Business Report (September 7, 2008)
Tannerfeldt G and Ljung P (2006) More Urban, Less Poor: An Introduction to Urban Development and Management, London: Earthscan.
Ronald Eglin is a Senior Projects Co-ordinator at Afesis-corplan. This article was first published in the June-July 2009 edition of The Transformer and is republished here with permission from Afesis-corplan.Author(s):Ronald EglinLarger Cabinet Essential – Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has dismissed suggestions his new executive is too big.
Replying in the National Assembly to points raised during debate on his budget vote, Zuma pointed out that, "Let me assure the House once again that the changes we have made to the configuration of departments are guided by the need to improve service delivery, and to correct the weaknesses that the people had identified."
"We have done so fully aware of the financial implications of our decisions, and mindful of the constraints that the economic downturn has placed on public finances," explained Zuma.
To read the article titled, "Larger cabinet essential: Zuma," click here.
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 CitizenXenophobia Blamed on Apartheid Legacy
South Africa's high levels of xenophobia are partially a result of the violent past of apartheid. This is according to Maxine Reitzes, an associate at the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).
Reitzes points out that, "Violence has been evidently accepted as a way to sort out problems."
Reitzes, who was addressing a seminar on xenophobia in Johannesburg, argued that people were defined during apartheid by who they were not and this carried over beyond 1994.
To read the article titled, "Legacy of apartheid a cause of xenophobia: study," click here.Source:
 CitizenSuccess at a Price: How NGO advocacy led to changes in South Africa's People's Housing Process
This brief report has been prepared by Susan Carey with the support of Planact and Rooftops Canada. It draws on the experiences of a group of South African NGOs involved in housing policy reform in order to inform future advocacy and policy processes. Valuable lessons are drawn out for NGOs, government and other stakeholders. We firmly believe that policy outcomes, program design and implementation benefit from transparency and sharing of information and experiences. This report demonstrates that not working this way has the opposite effect – desired outcomes are not achieved and there can be considerable delays along the way.
The focus of this report is the Peoples Housing Process (PHP) in South Africa. Over the past few years, this has been at the mercy of numerous institutional processes and political wranglings that have had the potential to wear out even the most hardened advocates. But, a number of urban development NGOs working in the sector, stuck together and stuck it out. The new PHP policy and the accompanying growth strategy approved by Housing MinMEC in July 2008 is evidence of this. It was however a long, expensive, and difficult process.
It is important to emphasise that this document is less about the details of the PHP and more about the advocacy and policy dialogue process so that others may benefit from this experience. It also acknowledges that the there is still a lot more work to do. Successful implementation of new policy requires a whole different set of resources, skills and support.
To download the full report, 'Success at a Price: How NGO Advocacy Led to Changes in South Africa's People's Housing Proces', click here.Author(s):SAHRC Condemns Department Over Hearings
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is considering taking tough action against several provincial and national departments for their poor response to its request for submissions ahead of this week's public hearings socio-economic rights.
SAHRC CEO, Tseliso Thipanyane, points out that the commission will address the poor response from government departments by first appealing to the speaker of Parliament, Max Sisulu, to find out "what is going on and how the government proposes to resolve it".
Yesterday's hearing was meant to be on social security, yet there was no representation from the Department of Social Development. This prompted Thipanyane to threaten stern action.
"It is a criminal offence to obstruct the work of the Human Rights Commission," says Thipanyane.
To read the article titled, "Rights body chief reads riot act to state departments," click here.
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 Business DayDWEA Report Highlights Drinking Water
The Department Water and Environmental Affairs (DWEA) has released its first annual report on the quality of drinking water. The report shows that only 22 of the country's 284 municipalities achieved more than 95% compliance with the management of quality standards.
The department's chief director for water services, Helgard Muller, says that despite acknowledging that general performance by municipalities in the management of drinking water quality is still "unsatisfactory", no punitive steps would be taken at this stage against those municipalities that put consumers at risk through negligence.
"We have the legal tools to follow the prosecution route to enforce accountability, but our approach for now is to work with municipalities to improve their capabilities," says Muller.
To read the article titled, "Water still safe to drink from tap," click here.
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Link description: Black Sash Comments on the 2009/10 Budget
In the Black Sash we are keenly aware of the global economic crisis, and respect the fact that the Finance Minister Trevor Manual has had to perform a balancing act to manage competing interests and needs.
In fact, the Black Sash believes that this Budget is arguably the most important in the history of our democracy, in that it shows how we as a society deal with one another at a time of crisis. In this light we commend the Minister's rhetoric, which states that his first guiding principle has been the protection of the poor.
We are concerned, however, that this principle has not been carried through in several vital respects.
The Child Support Grant
We find it unacceptable that the Minister has not committed funding to extend the Child Support Grant to the age of 18 - reneging on the promise made by the President in his State of the Nation address just last week.
This, despite the fact that he says there is "compelling evidence that the child support grant has contributed significantly to reducing child poverty." Indeed, civil society has presented much such evidence over the past few years that social grants remain the single most effective intervention into poverty.
We do not understand why the Minister is only giving the extension of the Child Support Grant "consideration" at a time when a commitment is what is urgently needed by the nearly two-and-a-half million children who fall through the security net just as they enter the vulnerable years of their adolescence.
A mother in a village in the North West dared last year to take the Minister of Finance to court where she called for the extension of the Child Support Grant for all poor children under 18 years. In the absence of the Minister of Finance committing to an extension, the Black Sash calls on the Pretoria High Court to safeguard poor children's constitutional rights to equality and social security.
Grant increases
The 5.5% increase for old age pensions and the 4.5% increase in the child support grant are substantially below the current inflation of 10.3% (CPIX December 2008). Worse than this, it can never provide for the increased pressures on households that the global economic crisis will bring.
One in three South African households eke out their survival without a worker in the home. With a conservative estimate of unemployment at 23.2% (more like 40% when 'discouraged' workers are included) this leaves millions of able-bodied adults dependent on the grant money brought into the home by their most vulnerable members (the children and the aged).
The Minister has quoted Ben Okri - "But if we refuse to face any of our awkward and deepest truths, then sooner or later, we are going to have to become deaf and blind." Have we, as a society, become so used to extraordinary levels of unemployment that we no longer hear or see it as the appalling affront to human rights that it represents?
The Black Sash is deeply concerned that no new provision has been made to protect workers who are being retrenched in the face of the global financial crisis.
Communities, already mired in poverty, cannot afford for one more person to lose their job. And yet, we know that however creatively government and business attempts to deal with this problem, there will be job losses.
We are disappointed that the Minister has not announced any convincing plan to protect these families. He has not provided income support for the unemployed. He has not concretised the President's commitment to rolling out increased levels of the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SROD). In fact the SROD did not feature in his speech at all. This, despite the fact that communities are currently experiencing major conflicts as the limited provision for SROD is depleted, demonstrating again the huge gaps in our Social Security provision.
While we refute claims that the Expanded Public Works Programme's (EPWP's) will create jobs, we acknowledge the potential of such programmes to intervene against poverty. However, we share the Minister's apparent lack of conviction that they will reach the ambitious targets set. Desperate people should not have to wait for inefficient bureaucracies to receive urgently needed income support.
Social solidarity
We cannot forget that our national crisis of poverty and unemployment pre-dates the global financial crisis.
The Black Sash is concerned that the budget remains "deaf and blind" to the unemployed of our country - the millions who have been told for fourteen years - to wait for growth to trickle down into jobs, have once again been told to wait while we manage the global crisis and a shrinking economy.
There has been a negligible adjustment to the tax regime where we have called for sacrifices by privileged members of our society, who by international comparison, have huge wealth and a very high standard of living.
We are disappointed that the Minister has not challenged South Africans to exercise maximum national solidarity in this time of global crisis, in favour of the poor.
Sarah Nicklin
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President Kgalema Motlanthe has acknowledged that government is "painfully aware" that abject poverty and the level of inequality are too high. He was delivering his State of the Nation address in Parliament.
Motlanthe says that income poverty especially among African and coloured communities has declined, partly as a result of higher rates of employment and access to social grants.
He says that: "While the number of grant beneficiaries was 2,5-million in 1999, by 2008 this had increased to 12,4-million."
To read the full speech, click here.Source:State of the Nation Address


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Fort Hall Boxing Club girl fighters. (Joseph Wadsworth photo)
Fort Hall Boxing Club all girls
FORT HALL — All girls are competing for the Fort Hall Boxing Club.
Coaches Tim Wadsworth and Kilburn Buckskin have been coaching them since November and they have a lot of heart. "They fight and it seems like they fight harder than the boys anymore," Wadsworth said.
However, Tim said it may be a little more stressful coaching girl fighters because they have to watch what they say or feelings may get hurt. He added they're pretty much "girly" when they start out but once they get them fighting like boys, "They come out of it real good." After that they just start catching on, "They listen what you say and want to do it, they want to stay after practice and work harder," Wadsworth continued. "It does them good."
He believes they have a good chance of winning fights.
Kilburn said the girls call him "Grandpa" and he's been in boxing since the 70's probably had over 100 fighters. He believes the girls are gonna do great.
Fighter Levi Ike is an eighth grader at Hawthorne Middle School and has been fighting for three years. She said she needs to work on bobbing and weaving and stay at an angle. Despite being a tough sport, she encourages other girls to join to see what it's about. Boxing is fun, she said, "You do a lot of running, they motivate you and push you. Sometimes the sparring gets a little tough."
Fort Hall Boxing Club Video by Joseph Wadsworth
Zane Fox. (Alexandria Alvarez photo)
Zane Fox continues on family rodeo tradition
By ALEXANDRIA ALVAREZ
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Zane Fox is 13-years-old, and a 7th grader attending Mountain View Middle School and it's the second year that Zane will be competing in the Junior High Division.
Before then, Zane had been competing in the Idaho Junior Rodeo Association Circuit, and in the All-Indian Rodeo during the Fort Hall Festival.
Every since Zane can remember he has been doing different rodeo related events, from stick horse racing and sheep riding, to calf riding, pole bending and barrel racing. Currently Zane will be competing in breakaway and team roping.
"I like rodeo because my brothers do it, and they are my role models and because most of my family has been involved in rodeos, it's only right for me to keep rodeoing," said Zane.
Besides his two older brothers, Trevin and Hollin, Zane said that he looks up to professional roper Cesar De La Cruz, and former Professional Bull Rider Wiley Peterson who has been a positive influence on him.
In order to stay on the top of his game, Zane works on staying physically fit participating in other sports such as football, baseball, and enjoys playing basketball, and skiing. He also spends at least 2 and half hours a week roping a dummy and riding horse.
Academics are also important to keep ahead in, and currently Zane has a 3.2 GPA and said that his favorite subjects in school is physical education, painting, math and geography. This year, Zane hopes to make it to state or nationals, and compete again in the Wrangler Finals in Billings Montana, which one must qualify for.
Recreation News
Junior tourney concession
Bids for the concession are due Friday, March 14 for the midget and junior tournament on March 21 and 22. Minimum bid is $200.
Baseball sign ups
Baseball sign ups for 13 and 14 year olds are in the Recreation office to determine if there are enough players to have a team in the town league. Deadline is March 14.
Midget and peewee basketball
Midget and peewee basketball leagues are on Saturdays.
Downstairs will be locked
Downstairs will be locked at 8 p.m. daily to prevent vandalism and loitering. If you come to work out please find a staff member and we will be glad to let you in.
Hip-hop dance
Hip-hop dance class is Tuesday and Thursday in aerobics room now starts at 6:15 p.m.
After school arts and crafts
After school arts and crafts is Monday to Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. downstairs of Timbee Hall. Need more participants.
Boxing is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the boxing room for ages 8 to 35.
Timbee Hall hours
Timbee Hall is open Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings.


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Monday, December 2, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College will merge several separate adult and non-traditional student programs into one office under Graduate School and Adult Studies, effective Jan. 2, 2014.
The announcement was made by Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Dr. Jane Wood, who emphasized that combining offices will provide a more comprehensive "one-stop" shop for the College's graduate and adult students.
The programs that will be merging include Continuing Education, offering non-credit courses for professional or personal enrichment; High School Dual Enrollment; Lifelong Learning, offering bachelor's degree programs and teaching certification programs; Graduate School and Graduate Admissions, offering the master's degree in education with the option to be certified for particular subjects; Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification; and Summer School.
The new office will fall under the administrative direction of Dr. Robert Zorn, current director of Westminster College's Graduate School.
"Many of the functions of these offices being consolidated actually overlap and/or are very similar, so it just makes sense to combine them," Zorn said. "Consolidating these functions into one new office will make it more convenient for students, more cost effective for the College by ending the duplication of services, and will serve to provide a more direct, wider array of options and benefits to students, all through one office."
Zorn continued, "In the past an adult student wanting to pursue post-baccalaureate work might call the graduate office or the adult studies office, not knowing where to inquire. As of January, calls/inquiries for continuing education, post-baccalaureate, adult studies, and/or graduate school will all come to the new office of Graduate School and Adult Studies."
Contact Zorn at 724-946-7055 or email for additional information.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 378 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.


text: 1Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland 2Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 3Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA *now at: Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Abstract. The evolution of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) during (photo-)chemical aging processes was investigated in a smog chamber. Fresh SOA from ozonolysis of 10 to 40 ppb α-pinene was formed followed by aging with OH radicals. The particles' volatility and hygroscopicity (expressed as volume fraction remaining (VFR) and hygroscopicity parameter κ) were measured in parallel with a volatility and hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (V/H-TDMA). An aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) was used for the chemical characterization of the aerosol. These measurements were used as sensitive parameters to reveal the mechanisms possibly responsible for the changes in the SOA composition during aging. A change of VFR and/or κ during processing of atmospheric aerosols may occur either by addition of SOA mass (by condensation) or by a change of SOA composition leading to different aerosol properties. The latter may occur either by heterogeneous reactions on the surface of the SOA particles, by condensed phase reactions like oligomerization or by an evaporation – gas-phase oxidation – recondensation cycle. The condensation mechanism showed to be dominant when there is a substantial change in the aerosol mass by addition of new molecules to the aerosol phase with time. Experiments could be divided into four periods based on the temporal evolution (qualitative changes) of VFR, κ and organic mass: O3 induced condensation, ripening, and OH induced chemical aging first with substantial mass gain and then without significant mass gain. During the O3 induced condensation the particles' volatility decreased (increasing VFR) while the hygroscopicity increased. Thereafter, in the course of ripening volatility continued to decrease, but hygroscopicity stayed roughly constant. After exposing the SOA to OH radicals an OH induced chemical aging with substantial mass gain started resulting in the production of at least 50 % more SOA mass. This new SOA mass was highly volatile and oxidized. This period was then followed by further OH induced chemical aging without significant mass gain leading to a decrease of volatility while hygroscopicity and SOA mass stayed roughly constant. Citation: Tritscher, T., Dommen, J., DeCarlo, P. F., Gysel, M., Barmet, P. B., Praplan, A. P., Weingartner, E., Prévôt, A. S. H., Riipinen, I., Donahue, N. M., and Baltensperger, U.: Volatility and hygroscopicity of aging secondary organic aerosol in a smog chamber, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11477-11496, doi:10.5194/acp-11-11477-2011, 2011. |


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I get nervous whenever my Casablanca bottle is less than half full. It will be nice to have a passable substitute in my cabinet just in case.
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Apple Ipad being used by a businessman. Photo: Steve Adams
Shaun Lowthorpe, Business editor
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
With most of us back to work for real this week, the new year is well and truly under way. But what can you do to improve the outlook for you and your business in 2013? We asked our select panel of experts for their views.
James Hunter, partner for Mills & Reeve LLP in Norwich, and sponsors of the EDP Top 100:
1. Think internationally – for opportunities, growth and competitors. The government plans to double exports to £1 trillion and to have 100,000 more UK companies exporting by 2020. Look for assistance and advice from UKTI (www.ukti.gov.uk) which is running a series of heavily subsidised Export Insight visits to foreign markets.
2. Pay attention to governance within your organisation, especially if you operate in markets or sectors where bribery and corruption are commonplace or you are subject to the oversight of a regulator –businesses can expect to see regulators and courts making examples of transgressors.
3. Plan for the market for debt finance in 2013 to remain tight, whether for renewing existing facilities or for new finance. Constraints on lenders' own balance sheets means that the very biggest and best credits are still going to find funding easier to come by than most SMEs, particular those in the 'S' of SME.
4. Be cautious at the right time; not necessarily all the time. There is funding available for well positioned, well structured and well run businesses and lenders would like nothing more than for the right businesses in their portfolios to express some ambition and borrow some money to help achieve that ambition.
5. Don't surprise your lender – if there is bad news on the horizon, accept it, address it head on and take both the problem and your proposed solution to the lender at the same time. Use external professional help if you need to or even if you don't –the additional weight that a proposal sponsored by a sensible firm of accountants or turnaround firm should not be underestimated. If the bad news means you will breach terms with the lender, then expect that to cost you and don't be surprised. If you can do all of these things dispassionately you are more likely to be supported over any bumps in the road.
6. Can you take advantage of employer-friendly labour reforms being introduced this year? For example – what is your position on employee shareholders contracts? Will HR guidance need to change in light of pre-termination negotiations? Do you need to change template compromise agreements? What is your position on shortening the minimum redundancy consultation period?
7. Make the most of tax rates and incentives. With the exception of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Russia (all 20pc) the UK corporation tax rate of 23pc in April 2013, dropping to 21pc in April 2014, will be the lowest in the G20 countries. At the end of 2012 the chancellor announced a ten-fold but temporary extension of annual investment allowances (which provide 100pc capital allowances) up to £250,000 for expenditure in the 24 months from January 1 2013. Also Patent Box legislation comes into force in April 2013 (essentially, a lower corporation tax rate applicable to profits which are derived from patents, the rate will fall to 10pc by 2017) and so technology companies should be thinking how to take advantage of that regime;
8. Be alive to the agenda and priorities of the New Anglia LEP and other bodies, so that you are able to spot opportunities for your business and take initiatives of their various initiatives. Also engage where possible with universities, colleges and other research, teaching and training organisations in the region so that they are intertwined with the business community;
9. In a time when technology and the pressure of work makes all of us more accessible and is blurring the dividing line between our business lives and our personal lives, recognise the value, goodwill and fulfilment which comes from focused and well-organised involvement by your staff in the work of charities and other third sector organisations which need funding and assistance – every now and again we all benefit by lifting our eyes to the rest of society;
10. Finally, we should all be out there in 2013 trumpeting this region as an excellent place to do business, a place with great opportunities for companies, a place with demonstrably improving infrastructure and connections to the outside world, and a place which offers your workforce a really good quality of life.
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The digital, technology and business sectors in Norfolk need to "shout loud" to get the region's achievements recognised in London and across the UK, said delegates at the city's annual technology conference.


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