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"Sex Money: A National Search for Human Worth" is a feature length documentary that follows a group of photojournalists as they travel in an RV on a journey across the United States, seeking to understand how the sexual exploitation of children has become the nation's fastest growing form of organized crime and what can be done to stop it. The goal of the "Sex Money" documentary is to bring freedom to those enslaved.
Co-sponsoring the documentary is Love146, a non-profit international human rights organization that is dedicated to the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation through prevention and aftercare. Named an "Agent of Change" by GQ magazine, as well as earning the MySpace Impact Award for social justice, Love146 continues to be recognized as a leader in the fight to end modern day slavery. The industry of human trafficking, and specifically child sex trafficking, is the second largest illegal money-making industry in the world, second only to drug trafficking.
"This program is being planned at the request of a Cleveland State student, Brandy Vaughn, who is a part of the Love146 Task Force. She approached me about a desire for the campus to help get the word out about the modern day slavery that is taking place all around the world," stated Tracey Wright, Director of Special Programs and Community Relations. "Given that around the time Brandy approached me there was a human traffic arrest made in Cleveland, TN, the time seemed right to partner with the local Love146 Task Force to bring to light this important issue."
CSCC Student Brandy Vaughn, said, "I learned about Love146 at my church the same day that I learned that slavery existed, here, in the US, with Chattanooga, TN being among the Top 10 cities for human trafficking. I was floored! There was no way that I could go another minute knowing that this horrid thing was taking place, and I knew that I had to do something about it."
The task force that Vaughn is a part of was created in December 2010 and has trained two groups since then, raising awareness to hundreds of individuals locally. She is currently organizing a benefit for a survivor who was recently rescued from Los Angeles, CA and brought back to Chattanooga for recovery with her family. Also involved in the task force are Lee University students Tyler Price, Jil Chaney, Jessica Quinley, and Adrianne Alexis Ziarkowski.
Vaughn stated, "I realize I cannot cure the problem, but I can and will raise awareness, just as I am trying to do by leading a task force and putting on this documentary at Cleveland State. I am extremely passionate about abolishing human trafficking & child sex slavery. This is where my heart is. This is my calling, and now I am attending college to become a public interest attorney to defend victims of trafficking and to be an advocate as well."
Wright stated, "Cleveland State Community College attempts to find ways to keep key issues at the forefront of conversation. The statistics for human trafficking are astounding. No group or individual is immune from having this tragic and inhumane activity impact someone they know and love. It is through forums and viewing such as this that we are able to learn what we can do to help end this crime."
The "Sex Money" documentary is free to the public and is made possible by Merck Foundation Neighbor of Choice Grant, in cooperation with the Cleveland State Community College Foundation. For information on how to become a member of the Exchange Love146 task force, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (423) 299-5099. There will also be an information table at the "Sex Money" documentary screenings. For more information about this upcoming event, contact Tracey Wright at email@example.com or call (423) 473-2341 or 1-800-604-CSCC, ext. 341.
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G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) pathways control glucose and fatty acid metabolism and the onset of obesity and diabetes. Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) are GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) for G(i) and G(q) α-subunits that control the intensity and duration of GPCR signaling. Herein we determined the role of Rgs16 in GPCR regulation of liver metabolism. Rgs16 is expressed during the last few hours of the daily fast in periportal hepatocytes, the oxygen-rich zone of the liver where lipolysis and gluconeogenesis predominate. Rgs16 knock-out mice had elevated expression of fatty acid oxidation genes in liver, higher rates of fatty acid oxidation in liver extracts, and higher plasma β-ketone levels compared with wild type mice. By contrast, transgenic mice that overexpressed RGS16 protein specifically in liver exhibited reciprocal phenotypes as well as low blood glucose levels compared with wild type littermates and fatty liver after overnight fasting. The transcription factor carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP), which induces fatty acid synthesis genes in response to high carbohydrate feeding, was unexpectedly required during fasting for maximal Rgs16 transcription in liver and in cultured primary hepatocytes during gluconeogenesis. Thus, RGS16 provides a signaling mechanism for glucose production to inhibit GPCR-stimulated fatty acid oxidation in hepatocytes.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – The EU and Thailand announced Wednesday (March 6th) the launch of talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), aimed at boosting annual commerce already worth an estimated 30 billion euros ($39 billion), AFP reported.
At a press conference in Brussels, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said her country "hopes for quick conclusions" of the FTA negotiations.
EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso in turn described Thailand as a "central player in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)".
Thailand is perceived as a strategic entry point to Southeast Asia, with Brussels ultimately seeking broader co-operation with countries throughout the region.
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Ad-hoc Publicity
The compulsory communications made by a publically owned company, which must occur within a specific timeframe.
A Google service which places content-related advertising on the websites of members.
A combination of the terms 'advertisement' and 'editorial'. It is paid advertising that is designed to look like it contains editorial content.
An advertising service from Google with placements, defined by search terms, displayed either above, below or to the side of the search results.
Affiliate Marketing
A sales concept whereby sales partners advertise other suppliers on their own websites, and receive commission when they deliver paying clients.
A model developed by Elmo Lewis (1989) to insight purchasing decisions in advertising: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action.
A business relationship between companies (Business to Business, instead of Business to Consumer). B2B PR is the public relations work undertaken by companies to speak to their business clients.
A business relationship between companies and individuals (Business to Consumer, instead of Business to Business). B2C PR is the public relations work undertaken by companies to speak to consumers.
Internet advertising that is inserted as a graphic or animation into a website. It is typically linked to the website of the advertiser.
Short form of Weblog. An online journal that is normally open to the public, is regularly updated and creates possibilities for an exchange between blogger and reader.
The collective of blogs and their connections. It can also be a journalistic concept and communications strategy.
Brand Identity
The visible elements of a brand (logo, name, color, design) that together identify and distinguish the brand in the consumer's mind.
Professional development of a brand (name, design etc.) including how they are perceived.
Multiple communications activities across specified channels within a specific timeframe.
Conception and implementation of deliberately dramatic communications campaigns through the use of multiple channels.
Change Management
Adaptation of company strategies and structures due to changes in circumstances.
A short statement describing the positioning of the company, sometimes in the form of a promise.
Clickstream Analysis
The behavioral analysis of website visitors, where the individual clicks are tracked and measured.
Click-through Rate (CTR)
The number of clicks on a banner or button, in proportion to the number of visitors on the site that an advertiser receives.
An article out of a newspaper, magazine or online media that has appeared as a result of PR activities.
CMS (Content Management System)
Software used to design, modify and organize content, often on a website (Web CMS or WCMS).
Competitive Analysis
Research and evaluation which provides comprehensive information about the competitors of a particular company, in order to uncover weaknesses.
Corporate Affairs
Management of current internal and external topics that hold meaning for companies.
Corporate Behavior
The behavior of a company as a part of their corporate identity.
Corporate Brochures
Thoroughly designed brochures that contain information about a company and above all convey their image.
Corporate Communications
A uniform appearance and consistent communications as a part of a company's corporate identity.
Corporate Culture
The beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions.
Corporate Design
The external identity of a company, from the logo and design of communications elements through to the architecture of the company premises.
Corporate Governance
Regulation framework with legally binding and voluntary rules. These vary from country to country and are the guidelines from which a company is run.
Corporate Identity
The collection of all characteristics of self-expression a company has, both internally and externally.
Corporate Image
The public image of a company (how the company is seen from outside), not to be confused with corporate identity.
Corporate Publishing
The process and outcome of planning, producing and organizing coprorate publications.
Corporate Social Responsibility
A company's voluntary engagement to develop a sustainable set of activities with regards to society and the environment.
Corporate Wording
The definition and use of a consistent corporate language, for example through the use or avoidance of specific words.
Cost per Click (CPC)
The amount an advertiser pays to the hosting site when their advertising is clicked on by a visitor.
Counter Statement
Changes to, or an individual account of, facts by the parties involved when the reputation of an individual or a company has been damaged through a report.
Cross Media
Communication of the same content through various, though often inter-linked channels.
Direct Marketing
Marketing action that speaks directly and individually to potential and existing clients, often providing them with an opportunity to establish contact with the sender.
Direct PR
PR that is used, particularly in the online communications sphere (for example discussion forums and social networking), to directly reach target audiences.
The handling of business processes with the help of digital information and communications technology.
External Communications
The entire verbal and non-verbal communications that a company shares with the public.
Fact Sheet
A collection of the most important data relating to a company, product or process, normally on one single piece of paper.
Financial Relations
Branch of public relations specializing in corporate disclosure responsibilities, stockholder relations and relations with the professional investor community.
Full Service Agency
An agency that provides all communications aspects, from conception through to delivery, from within that company.
Editorial staff that decide if a specific article should be considered and published.
Freebie, typically without high material value, that visibly includes the logo or slogan of a company.
Guerilla Marketing
Unusual, original marketing activities that function on the surprise effect. They are typically able to achieve a large impact using a modest budget.
Halo Effect
The transfer of the beliefs about a good trait a person may have onto their other traits. This phenomenon may also apply to brands.
The entry page to an internet presence.
The subjective impressions that the public has of a company (a person, their products etc.), and that the company tries to influence.
Impression Management
To raise and steer the overall impression of a company or a person through public and external activities.
Data relating to the responsible parties for the content and delivery of both print and online publications.
A combination of the terms 'information' and 'entertainment', an entertaining way to present news.
Initial Analysis
The objective summary of initial situation before, for example, a strategy is conceived.
Instant Messenger (IM)
Program that delivers and receives text notifications immediately (using Push technology) over a network.
Integrated Communication
Formal alignment of all communications activities and content in order to create a strong influence and consistent corporate image.
Internal Communications
The entire verbal and non-verbal communications that a company shares within an organization.
A company's own information network based on Internet technology, though only accessed by staff and used primarily to support internal processes.
Issue Management
Actively searching out potential points of contention for a company, relating to themes and issues within their environment, in order to have a chance of identifying risks early and reacting appropriately.
Originally a Japanese life and work philosophy, it has become a theoretical approach in business used to continually improve the skills and creative potential of all staff.
Long-Tail Marketing
Marketing of niche products, predominantly where target groups are reached through the Internet and the losses are minimized.
Marketing Instruments
Individual elements that form a part of the overall marketing strategy delivery.
Marketing Mix
The implementation of a marketing strategy with the help of four instruments: Product, Price, Place and Promotion, otherwise known as the Four P's.
New combinations of existing web content and usage, for example the inclusion of YouTube videos or Google maps in a website.
Measures of Success
The evaluation of the results in a campaign or individual activities, crosschecking them retrospectively against the defined targets.
Print Effectiveness
The effect of a print advert on a target group, albeit hard to quantify.
Work that at regular intervals is checked for updates and notifies subscribers to that particular RSS Feed of the new entries.
Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
The utilization of search engines in the Internet to gain visitors to an individual website.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Adjustments made to a website with the goal of not only being found by search machines, but to appear as high as possible in the list of results.
Social Bookmarks
Links and bookmarks, registered by numerous people, that are categorized and used on public internet platforms such as Delicious.
Social Media
General term for Internet-based media options where it is possible for the users to exchange ideas and create content either on their own or in groups (for example Facebook).
Specialist Journal
Regularly published magazines that distribute information from within a clearly defined subject area, addressing first and foremost readers interested on a professional level.
Tag Cloud
A visual representation for text data, typically used to depict keyword metadata (tags) on websites. The importance of each word is shown with font size or color.
The indexing or description of content on the Internet (for example photos, blog updates, bookmarks) with keywords, often called tags.
Target Audiences
Defined groups of people that should be reached through communications activities with messages that are relevant to them.
Viral Marketing
A form of marketing that uses social networks, often with minimal financial risk, to achieve an 'epidemic spread' of the message.
A seminar that is held over the Internet, enabling two-way communications.
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The hotel has 16 individually designed rooms and 5 suites, all furnished with antiques, books and interesting pictures. All rooms have private bathrooms, TV and direct-dial telephones. In winter, log fires blaze in reception and the bar. In warmer months, the courtyard garden provides the ideal location to take a light meal or refreshment.
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quote:I'm assuming you are unaware that reality tv is actually scripted? It's ALL fake.
quote:Another glaring example was the other day when I was watching Pawn Stars... A dude brought in his Back to the Future Delorean to sell. It was the EXACT same guy that "sold" his delorean on Auction Kings last year
quote:Moonshiners is an American docudrama television series on the Discovery Channel that dramatizes the life of people who produce (illegal) moonshine in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. The series dramatizes their liquor production efforts, law-evading techniques and life.[1] There have been claims by local officials that the show is not what it portrays to be. Virginia authorities have stated that no illegal liquor is actually being produced by the people depicted in the show. The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said in March 2012 that, "If illegal activity was actually taking place, the Virginia ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement would have taken action."[2] They also said that they had requested for the producers to add a disclaimer to clarify that the show was only a dramatization, "but the request was overlooked."[2]
quote:The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said in March 2012 that, "If illegal activity was actually taking place, the Virginia ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement would have taken action."
quote:Oh man, this is giving me a heart attack. Must ignore. I love Pawn Stars. Why does it always have to be fake
quote:Their pawn shop is basically a gift shop with show merchandise now
quote:Yeah, and I've read that the people that are featured on the show aren't legally allowed to work at the shop
quote:2. The guys can't actually work the counter anymore because of privacy laws. Since they've become celebrities, people are constantly taking pictures of them, compromising the privacy of whoever's at the pawn counter. "Now I'll meet a guy in the hallway," said Corey


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So I've seen Land of the Dead a bunch of times. But as I was watching the other day I noticed a bunch of actors that I've seen a bunch of other times in other zombie flicks. Some I'm sure you've seen a hundred times and two I'm sure you didn't realize at all!
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
I'm sure you're scratching your head and saying..Wait what? Where were Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright? Well, they had a small zombified roll in the film during the photo scene that you can check out here.
Boyd Banks
What zombie movie hasn't Boyd Banks been in? Every time I think of a current day Zombie flick he's in there somewhere (Land of the Dead, Pontypool, Dawn of the Dead, Diary of the Dead)!
Make sure to check out his IMDB Page
Greg Nicotero
Greg has worked on so many good movies. Most recently I'd hope you would have heard his name from working on The Walking Dead. If you don't know Greg make sure to check out his awesome credits on his IMDB Page
Tom Savini
And the man himself, Tom Savini (If you don't know Tom Savini…SHAME ON YOU). I'd hope you remember him in the original Dawn of the Dead(and the remake) and every single other masterful piece of work he's been a part of. Check out this 1986 David Letterman segment featuring Tom Savini.
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Enjoy the southern hospitality at this Baymont Inn and Suites Memphis East, just off Interstate 40 and convenient to Southwest Tennessee Community College, the University of Memphis, Mid-South Coliseum, Graceland, downtown Memphis, Sun Studios, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the terrific dining of downtown MemphisPets are welcome at this lodging, which offers complimentary wireless Internet and free continental breakfast as well as pool and fitness center. Business travelers can take advantage of the complimentary wireless Internet throughout the hotel and the meeting and conference rooms. Kids 17 and under stay free with adults.
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Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz believes that it is "a matter of time" before his side are challenging for top honours in the Premier League. The Paraguayan moved to Eastlands in a deal worth £17million over the summer and is confident his new club will soon be in the title race. He has also set his sights on overhauling neighbours Manchester United as the city's most successful club. "It won't be easy to catch them but that's our aim," Santa Cruz told The Guardian. "You have the history of Manchester United and the fact they have been very successful, so they will always be a big club. But it is just a matter of time." Santa Cruz also hit out at Red Devils' manager Alex Ferguson, who has recently dismissed the new challenge posed by Mark Hughes' side. "There's no doubt Alex Ferguson has been great for Manchester United and that, usually, his word is very worthy," the 27-year-old added. "But on this occasion I think there might be a bit of jealousy when he sees how much we have spent. "Every coach wants the best players and I think it is him feeling a bit of pressure because, deep down, he knows what City can mean to all these big clubs." The former Blackburn player's departure from Ewood Park left many of the club's fans unsatisfied, feeling that Santa Cruz should have been more respectful to the side that brought him to the Premier League. But the episode has also disappointed the player himself, who claims that some of his views were misrepresented by the press. Santa Cruz said: "It is disappointing because I had a fantastic relationship with the fans in the past. In the end, no matter what I tried to do, it just went from bad to worse. "The club were fighting relegation, changing managers, and there were strange things coming out in the press from interviews I was supposed to have given in Paraguay. "I did some interviews saying I would like to play for a bigger club but the translations were not right and it looked as though I was criticising Blackburn. "The local paper didn't help me at all and, of course, the fans read what was in the press and believed it. It was very hard to control and it didn't seem to stop for months. "I had talked about being ambitious and wanting to play for a bigger club and sometimes that can really hurt the supporters of the club you are playing for. But those were my feelings."
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Bloomington grads grateful for family support
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June 1, 2012 at 1:01 a.m.
Bobcat Class OF 2012
• Graduating Class Size: 33
• Class Song: "Today is your Day," by Shania Twain
• Class Motto: Let us keep climbing even higher; never fearing the step that is next, for our goal is in our grasp, just beyond our hopes and dreams.
How has your family supported you?
"They've always encouraged me to graduate from school and give me the life they've never had. They wanted what was best for me."
Alicia Lisa Baladez, 18,
going to Victoria College to study nursing
"My parents are proud of me, and they are helping me with college."
Jessica Marie Almaguer, 18,
going to Victoria College to study nursing
"They've just backed up the whole way. Every Friday, they were at my football games."
Johnathan O'Neil Garner, 18,
going to Blinn College to study kinesiology
"They've always been there and going to my games. They made me do work."
Brian Andrew Ledeay, 18, going to Victoria College to become a physical therapist and personal trainer
BLOOMINGTON - Ryan Brown failed an English class three years ago. He moved to California to be with his brother and to get focused. He did.
On Friday evening the 19-year-old graduating senior adjusted his tassel as he prepared to take the victory walk.
"I never thought I'd be here," he said, with his head bowed.
Ryan overcame obstacles trying not to succumb to peer-pressure. Some of his friends dropped out of school and got into trouble. But, his family encouraged him to have a better life.
Before Ryan and the 32 other graduates received their diplomas, they strolled down the hallways telling jokes and reminiscing about good times.
Although the new graduating class got the glory, each one had someone else to thank for helping them cross the finish line.
Salutatorian Valarie Aguayo was grateful to her family for supporting her to succeed.
"I thought I knew it all," she said in her address. "One thing I know I will always need is my Mom and Dad. They give the best advice."
Ryan thanked his mother, brother and God. And in turn, the new Bobcat alum wanted to honor his family. He's planning to enlist as a Marine.
"I want a good life and to become a hero," Ryan said, who wants to follow in his older brother's footsteps. Renaldo Martinez, 10 years Ryan's senior, served in Afghanistan as a Marine.
Ryan's family surrounded him in love on one of the biggest nights in his life. He thought about one relative who wasn't able to attend. His grandmother, Vernell Brown, died his junior year. She wanted to live to see Ryan graduate, and in her own way she did.
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The U.S. military's plans to "control space" and the Earth below by placing weapons in orbit are explicit and extreme--and go unreported by mainstream media. What reporting is done on space military policy is restricted to the spin that only "missile defense" is involved.
"U.S. Space Command--dominating the space dimension of military operations to protect U.S. interests and investment. Integrating Space Forces into war-fighting capabilities across the full spectrum of conflict," trumpets the 1998 report Vision For 2020. The slickly produced publication lays out those words to resemble the crawl at the start of the Star Wars movies, but it comes not out of Hollywood but from Colorado Springs, Colo., as an official publication of the military's U.S. Space Command.
The U.S. Space Command, which "coordinates the use of Army, Naval and Air Force space forces," was set up by the Pentagon to "help institutionalize the use of space." Or, as one of its units boasts, to be "Master of Space." The cover of its brochure is a multi-colored depiction of laser weapons zapping targets from orbit.
Vision for 2020 straightforwardly declares, "Historically, military forces have evolved to protect national interests and investments-both military and economic." Nations built navies "to protect and enhance their commercial interests" and during "the westward expansion of the United States, military outposts and the cavalry emerged to protect our wagon trains, settlements and railroads. The emergence of space power follows both of these models. During the early portion of the 2lst Century, space power will also evolve into a separate and equal medium of warfare."
"It's politically sensitive, but it's going to happen," remarked U.S. Space Command Commander-in-Chief Joseph W. Ashy in one of the handful of trade journals that does report on U.S. military space issues (Aviation Week and Space Technology, 8/9/96). "Some people don't want to hear this, and it sure isn't in vogue, but--absolutely--we're going to fight in space. We're going to fight from space and we're going to fight into space.. We will engage terrestrial targets someday--ships, airplanes, land targets--from space."
Or consider the statement of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Keith R. Hall, who is also director of the National Reconnaissance Office (which has a $6.8 billion annual budget, nearly three times as much as the CIA) to the National Space Club in 1997: "With regard to space dominance, we have it, we like it and we're going to keep it."
The basic concept of the Pentagon's approach to space is contained in The Future of War: Power, Technology & American World Dominance in the 2lst Century. Written by "arms experts" George and Meredith Friedman, the 1996 book concludes: "Just as by the year 1500 it was apparent that the European experience of power would be its domination of the global seas, it does not take much to see that the American experience of power will rest on the domination of space. Just as Europe expanded war and its power to the global oceans, the United States is expanding war and its power into space and to the planets. Just as Europe shaped the world for a half a millennium"--by dominating the oceans with fleets--"so too the United States will shape the world for at least that length of time.
"Very many kills"
"In the next two decades, new technologies will allow the fielding of space-based weapons of devastating effectiveness to be used to deliver energy and mass as force projection in tactical and strategic conflict," stated New World Vistas: Air And Space Power For The 2lst Century, a 1996 U.S. Air Force board report. "These advances will enable lasers with reasonable mass and cost to effect very many kills."
Not only are there to be weapons in space, but they will likely need nuclear power as their energy source. As New World Vistas notes, "power limitations impose restrictions" on high-power weapons systems such as lasers, making them "relatively unfeasible," but "a natural technology to enable high power is nuclear power in space." Says the report: "Setting the emotional issues of nuclear power aside, this technology offers a viable alternative for large amounts of power in space."
Beyond the words is plenty of activity. The budget for the project called "Star Wars"--officially called the Strategic Defense Initiative under Reagan, and now termed Ballistic Missile Defense--has held at $4 billion a year. And President Clinton in recent months has proposed a major increase, an extra $6.6 billion for the next six years.
Work is proceeding on a space-based laser. The contract for it was announced at the National Space Symposium last year in Colorado Springs, where a poster was distributed that displayed a U.S. flag somehow waving in space above a laser firing its beam, with the Earth below. The poster included the slogan, "Preparing Today To Protect Tomorrow," and the "Team SBL" (Space-Based Laser) seal. Listed team members included TRW, Boeing, the U.S. Air Force and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Space war "doesn't click"
Where are media on this important story?
In Colorado Springs, where the U.S. Space Command is headquartered--along with the Air Force Space Command, the Space Warfare Center, NORAD, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Cheyenne Mountain Complex (the Dr. Strangelove-era command center inside a mountain still going full-blast as the 2lst Century dawns)--the story is in the face of local media. Further, Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest arms manufacturer and heavily involved in the production of space military hardware, is in Aurora, Colorado, on the way to nearby Denver.
"I've taken these U.S. Space Command and other documents--with these plans to control space, to dominate the Earth from space--to the press," says Bill Sulzman, formerly a Roman Catholic priest and for 13 years director of Citizens for Peace In Space in Colorado Springs. But the information "doesn't click with them. If this imperialistic language would be coming from some other government, it would be viewed with fright."
The most that mainstream media do are stories about how "the Space Command and the other space military activities here are good for the economy," he said. Indeed, last year, when the Denver Post ran an article (10/18/98) about how the manufacture of space satellites in Colorado helped the economy, Sulzman sent a letter to the editor to the Denver Post, noting: "There is an Air Force department in the Pentagon called the 'Office for Space Domination.' The U.S. Space Command, headquartered in Colorado Springs, has been assigned the task of making space an extension of U.S. empire.... That is the primary work of the computer jockeys inside Cheyenne Mountain, not the benign humanitarian task of keeping satellites from crashing into each other that is described in Sunday's puff piece."
The problem is resources, not lack of interest, Denver Post state editor Christopher Lopez told Extra!. "We don't have anyone devoted to military coverage; we under-cover it. We don't have anyone devoted in that field reporter-wise. We're interested in it. We pick up some stuff. But it's not anyone's beat. We catch it as we can."
Simply "awful," says Sulzman, of the space military coverage of the daily newspaper in Colorado Springs, the Gazette. It is owned by the Freedom Newspapers, long run by the late Harry Hoit, an arch-conservative Coloradoan. "You read the editorial page of this paper, it's like the poor United States doesn't get credit for keeping the world safe--that's their spin," said Sulzman.
"We don't have the same agenda as Mr. Sulzman," Terri Fleming, editor of the Gazette, told Extra!, "and we are never going to report military news to please him as someone decrying space as holding weaponry. We're trying to be as objective as we can. As a mainstream publication, we're never going to satisfy those people with strong agendas." Meanwhile, last December, said Fleming, the Gazette "moved one of our reporters to Washington, D.C.," assigning her the Pentagon as a "main" part of her beat. "She has done a major story on what it means for Colorado Springs if we have Star Wars headquartered here," said Fleming.
"Efforts to defend the United States against long-range nuclear missiles could have significant economic effects in Colorado Springs," began the article (2/20/98) by the Gazette's new Washington reporter, Mary Boyle. "It could mean hundreds of new jobs, millions in new investment and even deeper ties with the nation's military complex. That's important for a city like the Springs."
The Gazette article is described as "a puff piece" by Loring Wirbel, communications editor of Electronic Engineering Times and a Colorado Springs resident. The Gazette is "conservative in bent--and it shows--and has this cheerleader attitude" to space military activities, he said, while the Denver Post is "centrist to liberal and blithely ignores the subject."
Media wasteland
In Washington, D.C., those involved in monitoring and taking on the U.S. military's space military policy see a similar pattern among national media.
"The mainstream media here don't do very much to challenge and confront what's going on in U.S. military policy, and space policy is part of military policy," Robert W. Tiller, director of security programs for Physicians for Social Responsibility, told Extra!. Tiller has been in Washington specializing in military and foreign affairs issues for 18 years.
John Isaacs, president of the Council for a Livable World for the past 2l years, said that "the thrust into space by the U.S. is based on extending U.S. dominance in the military, economic and telecommunications fields." It has not been reported about in "any depth or perspective" by media in Washington, which primarily act when "there is a major vote scheduled in the Senate or the House or the administration announces something.... When authority figures are talking."
With the Clinton move in January to substantially increase funding for the Ballistic Missile Defense, "we witnessed the first tier of the Star Wars space-based weapons system funded. And the media completely missed the fact that Clinton made an important trade-off," said Carol Rosin, executive director of the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space, which fought Reagan's Star Wars program. "You remember that candidate who promised that if elected he'd stop Star Wars. Well, what's one more lie?"
"And the spin-masters," said Rosin, "call it something other than what it really is. They say that it isn't what Reagan really wanted--though, in reality, it is the first part of it, soon to build momentum so that none of it can be stopped."
"Military space policy is a media wasteland," says Wirbel of Electronic Engineering Times. His trade journal covers it, along with "the usual suspects, Space News, Defense News, Aviation Week and Space Technology." But as for U.S. daily newspapers and broadcast media, "nothing."
Why don't mainstream media raise the subject? Says Wirbel: "I think part of it has to do with a lot of editors thinking Americans like being Number One, like being the bully, so no one should raise the ethical questions involved in that. No one feels comfortable challenging the emergence of the U.S. as the sole global super-power, the unipolar super-power playing its role from a bullying stance."
Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Gainesville, Florida-based Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power In Space, adds: "You look back at the Reagan years, with all the enormous military-industrial profits made during those years, through which media outlets were bought up--General Electric's acquisition of NBC and Westinghouse of CBS. We've had a real consolidation of power around the military industrial complex in the United States.
"I think it's no coincidence that as we go further and further into this reality, the biggest export we have in this country is weapons and war. I think there's no coincidence that we are not seeing much solid reporting and debate on these issues. I think there is a direct link between the control of the media by corporate powers, especially the military-industrial complex, and the lack of solid reporting on space issues, especially those relating to space control, space dominance and weapons in space."
Karl Grossman is professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury. A long-time investigative reporter, his most recent book is The Wrong Stuff: The Space Program's Nuclear Threat To Our Planet (Common Courage Press) and most recent video documentary, Nukes In Space 2: Unacceptable Risks
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I have taken a hard look at all the proposals made to date. I feel that each proposal demonstrates a good faith effort to improve the Boston Public Schools. One thing is for sure, the current three zone assignment system is not working for Boston. We need to shrink the zones substantially and guarantee a seat at one of the closest schools to your home. Grandfathering of current students and siblings needs to be honored. With the importance of parent involvement in the success of a school, splitting siblings needs to be avoided.
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Could cruising to Cuba become a reality after a 47-year embargo? It looks that way after a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act on Tuesday. The measure, introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, calls for ending the current ban on travel to Cuba. An accompanying bill in the House of Representatives, which has garnered the support of 121 co-sponsors, has emerged as well. As reported in
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Cruise lines sail around the largest of the Caribbean islands all the time, so naturally calls in Cuba could be in the future of cruising, but nothing is set in stone. Vance Gulliksen of
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However, we must note that cruise lines can and do change itineraries after they've been published. A factor more likely to delay ships' arrival to Cuba is the length of time needed to develope adequate port facilities.
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This isn't the first time a lift of the travel ban has been discussed. Last February, Fidel Castro gave up his seat as the country's leader to his brother Raul, and the move sparked hopes of more diplomatic relationships between Cuba and the United States -- including the prospect of
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Estimates by the Brattle Group, an economic consulting firm, back in 2002 revealed that lifting the ban on travel to Cuba for U.S. citizens would lure about 3 million Americans to Cuba per year, create more than 20,000 jobs and generate tourism-related revenues to the tune of $1.6 billion. Many Canadian and European visitors already flock to Cuba to indulge in warm Caribbean beaches, tropical tourist resorts, coveted Cuban cigars and the lively nightlife scene in the capital city of Havana.
Currently, just a couple of international cruise lines visit Cuba. Ports include Havana, at the northwest end of the island, and Santiago de Cuba, to the southeast, but ship visits are rare. Over the next 20 months,
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I am a Brit, living in Miami, probably the most Hispanic of the Cities in USA. The major problem in South Florida is the overwhelming number of Cubans, who, with unlimited immigration status, have created a State within the State. In spite of the many well educated Cuban Doctors, Lawyers and successful entrepreneurs, there are large ghettos where little English, if any, is spoken even by children born here. Added to this the compounding effect of Cuban nepotism is very noticeable and often disturbing.
Large number of FM & AM Hispanic Radio stations and publications suppress the need to learn or practice English and most official documents are bi-lingual. In many parts of this City it is tough to buy groceries or ask for directions unless one does it in Spanish. I have observed many who clearly understand English, but arrogantly reply in rapid Cuban Spanish.
Most of the many Venezuelans, Colombians and from other Central and South American Countries are much more adaptable. However, many less educated Cubans' and their children, whose primary religion is "Castro hating" seems to have evolved into a belligerent and often corrupt influence in Miami. Majority of the local politicians are Cuban as are many upper end criminals....regretfully they too often coincide. English to these influential Spanish speakers is relatively of little importance as their day to day communication is entirely in Spanish.
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Fifteen months after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery, Rockies lefty Jorge De La Rosa finally gets to pitch in a real game.
De La Rosa is scheduled to start a rehab game on Wednesday for the Grand Junction Rockies, the franchise's rookie-league team. The move opens the door for De La Rosa to pitch for the big-league club this season.
After the Rockies' season, De La Rosa will likely pitch in the Arizona Instructional League this fall and then in winter ball in Mexico. Those plans are dependent on how De La Rosa responds to an increased work load.
He threw a 45-pitch session to live hitters on Saturday at Coors Field, suffering no ill effects except for a sore foot caused by a hot shot off the bat of Jonathan Herrera.
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Roston also fails to note that while the profits in vulture investing can be enormous when it works, the losses can be even bigger when it doesn't work. What he describes as "the vultures' biggest play of all"—Argentina—has been an unmitigated disaster for the vultures, who are happily racking up legal fees and court judgments in New York, none of which make them any money at all, even as the bondholders who accepted Argentina's exchange offer have seen their new bonds soar in value. At this point, it's pretty much unthinkable that the holdout vultures will ever end up making more money off Argentina than they would have done if they'd just accepted Argentina's initial offer. And to date, of course, they've received nothing. More generally, the total profits of all vulture funds ever remain a rounding error in the history of sovereign debt flows—it's important to keep these things in perspective, and to remember that profits in some countries have to be offset by losses in other countries which never paid out.
Roston's conclusion—that vultures will be with us always—is less hopeful than my view that a consensus is forming between people who used to be very far apart, and that the vulture-fund debate is slowly fading into irrelevance and anachronism. Certainly the Argentine elephant is going to remain in the room for the foreseeable future—and now, of course, there's a very real risk that we'll see the whole thing kicked up a few orders of magnitude if eurozone sovereigns get into the sovereign-default game. But for the time being the European Central Bank is doing a great job of keeping distressed sovereign debt out of the hands of potential litigants.
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Luis Meléndez's Still Life with Jug, Bread and Basket with Tableware.
Jusepe de Ribera's 1652 subject showing Saint Jerome, not as a respected doctor, but naked in penitence, one of the most significant hardships of Spanish religious sensibility.
Velasquez's portrait of a famous dwarf, Francisco Lezcano , painted about 1636-38.
Philip IV as Hunter by Velasquez. Restrained in dress and palette, it is the image of a monarch equipped to defend his regime.
An exhibition from the Prado Museum has been in the desiderata of imported exhibitions to Australia for a long time. Why so long until now is an issue of bureaucratic complexity. During his early years as director of the Art Gallery of NSW, Edmund Capon would return to the gallery from meetings with the International Cultural Corporation of Australia, declaring with exasperated mirth that the problem was a revolving door at the Spanish end. On again, off again, a turnover of official personnel was making the project remote.
The general public was not aware of this, of course, but local artists had picked up on the proposal with expectation; John Olsen, Frank Hodgkinson, Kevin Connor and Elwyn Lynn for example, who had gained such inspiration from the art and landscape of the Iberian peninsula during the 1960s.
Curators and scholars on the historical side also looked forward to illuminating on Australian soil the impact the Golden Age of Spanish art had on returning expatriates Hugh Ramsay, Max Meldrum, Emanuel Phillips Fox and George Lambert during the first two decades of the 20th century. Ramsay and Lambert, in particular, brought back with them a Spanish sobriety of tone and stately scale never quite experienced here before.
Velasquez, Zurburan, Ribera, Murillo, Goya and the Crete-born El Greco. Twenty or 30 years ago there may have been an idea that, if this exhibition came off, the Prado might release a few sublime icons by such names, works that changed the lives of the many painters who gravitated to Madrid from the 16th to 20th centuries.
Might we not have welcomed El Greco's Adoration of the Shepherds 1612-14? Or Velasquez's The Fable of Arachne c1657 and, if not the stupendous Las Meninas c1656, perhaps his beautiful portrait of Mariana of Austria c1652? Goya's The Third of May 1808 in Madrid 1814? And just maybe, Titian's magnificent Emperor Charles V on Horseback 1548, for although the Venetian master never visited Spain, the enthusiasm of the royal Spanish court for his work became a major underpinning of its vision of itself.
However, even then, this higher echelon of masterpieces would have surely been off-limits for travel to the southern hemisphere, and that seems the case today with Portrait of Spain at the Queensland Art Gallery. The illustrious names are there, with good paintings, but this exhibition is, as its main title suggests, essentially a history lesson.
Yet an enthralling history lesson it is. For what distinguishes the Prado above all other comparable art museums is an extraordinary stability of dynastic patronage that is its own wonderful story.
In the grand sequence of rooms constructed by the Queensland Art Gallery, one can sense acutely not only the enthusiasm of the Spanish royal court for paintings from the 16th century onwards, but a very palpable dialogue between the greatest living artists of each era over the centuries. The court employed important artists as official painters in its service – Velasquez, Goya, Rubens, Zurburan among others – so they became, in effect, custodians of their predecessors and contemporaries, both learning from and adding to an extraordinary accumulation of standards.
The paintings in the first room set the scene with a dark, spare portrait of the child bride Empress Margarita of Austria, painted by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo in 1665-66. She is in mourning dress for the death of her father Philip IV. Beyond her in a distant room is a group of figures, in black, including the figure of the new king, himself a child. Black was also the fashionable colour of the wealthy and powerful.
If this austere portrait seems reminiscent of Velasquez's Las Meninas, it is because the artist was Velasquez's son-in-law and a graduate of the master's workshop: so already we experience the phenomenon of one painter connected to another.
But it is more pertinent to make comparisons with other portraits in this room. Nearby is Joanna of Austria c1559-60 by Anthonis Mor, who exemplified the Flemish style of dark, plain backgrounds. Adjacent to her is the influential Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia c1585-88 from the workshop of Alonso Sanchez Coello, exuding an outward stature inspired more by the example of Titian; and opposite, Philip IV as Hunter c1633 by Velasquez. Restrained in dress and palette with his rifle and dog against a natural landscape, it is the image of a monarch equipped to defend his regime.
Thus within such constraints and strict prescriptiveness for portraiture there was clearly flexibility to oscillate between sobriety and ostentation as long as the subjects of power were depicted the same as in their public appearances: dispassionate, distant, authoritative; like living statues.
One wonders then, after viewing this first room, how would Spanish painters come to express something of the sensuousness they so admired in the Venetians, or simply the human drama of everyday life? How crushing was a strict Catholic monarchy on the creative freedom of its artists? In what shape would the Spanish soul find its voice out of this great edifice of the centuries? The answer to these questions emerges in the ensuing rooms, as one discovers the obvious: Spanish emotion and aesthetic intimacy found its way into the depiction of bit players, mythology, religious passion and still life, along with the terribilita of war.
Velasquez embraced us into his more private domain of painting through portrayal of jesters and dwarfs, occasionally making them more imposing than their actual status. His royal clients obviously didn't mind, since court servants, along with favoured animals, were evidence of aristocratic propriety; the brown dog at the feet of Philip IV a perfect counterpart to Isabella Eugenia's family servant Magdalena Ruiz holding two pet monkeys. Isabella's left hand rests on Magdalena's head saying 'These are my property'.
Indeed, the portrait of a famous dwarf by Velasquez, Francisco Lezcano c1636-38, and that by Juan Carreno de Miranda, Eugenia Martinez Vallejo c1680 (called La Monstrua) are, in contrast to the first room, instantly more engaging as people. Soon we shall see how this focus resonates through Jusepe de Ribera in his 1652 subject showing Saint Jerome, not as a respected doctor, but naked in penitence, one of the most significant hardships of Spanish religious sensibility, legacy of the Inquisition.
These prepare us for the subjects that follow, from Francisco Zurburan's violent Hercules and Cerberus c1634, and Rubens' Vulcan forging the thunderbolts of Jupiter 1636-37 and their sub-texts of power, to Murillo's religious paintings, Francisco Goya's large-scale tapestry cartoons, and a wonderful room of still life paintings in which Luis Meléndez's Still life with jug, bread and basket with tableware 1760s brings us, with its rich textures and compact simplicity, to a quiet pause of universal recognition.
It must be realised in this context that the Spanish empire through the Hapsburg and Bourbon dynasty – spreading as far as the Low Countries, Africa, Asia and the Americas – gave rise to vast commerce and a mercantile culture that demanded, along with aristocracy and royal households, residencies to be decorated by diverse motifs.
But if, at this stage, we still miss seeing at least one great iconic painting by Goya, there is almost perfect consolation in a room containing a stunning selection from his various series of etchings. A group from Los Disparates in particular are so black and crisp in printing, they spoil one's desire to look at later impressions.
Finally, we move into the last room, with a wall text that reads 'Spanish painting mirrors itself'. It is a strange space, showing Spanish art on the brink of modernism, spellbound by its own past, as we witness the sputtering of a star.
Paintings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are matched with similar themes by illustrious predecessors. One appropriation from the past stands out: Joaquin Sorolla's , The young Maria Figueroa dressed as a Menina1901. It recalls Velasquez without comparison, allowing us to contemplate rather its sketchy brushwork and bold outlines in the spirit perhaps of Manet, and Sargent.
From an Australian point of view the ghost of Lambert stands there too, telling young artists in Sydney and Melbourne in the 1920s to look for modernist qualities in the old masters. A pity the Australian collection of the Queensland Art Gallery is not hanging nearby to illustrate this point, but there is enough glimpse of Lambert's Spanish paradigms here to understand what he intended.
Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, ends November 4.
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Three water garden design ideas from the Getty Center
(Read article summary)Gardens are an integral part of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Here are three design ideas from those gardens that can be copied in home water gardens.
Courtesy of Mary-Kate Mackey
Recently, I gathered three great water design ideas while on a short walk. In Los Angeles I joined a docent-led tour down the hillside in the Central Garden at the Getty Center.
I had seen photos of the famous Bowl Garden [see first photo above], the round pool designed by Robert Irwin, where clipped azaleas appear to float in a complicated pattern on the water. (They're in planter boxes separate from the pool.)
But what I really wanted to experience was the stream that leads down to the Bowl Garden. Here's what I discovered:
Tip No. 1 – Zigzag the pathway
Streams are usually designed with pathways next to the water for close-up enjoyment. But the Getty's steep hillside had to accommodate visitors, some of whom use wheelchairs, so the museum's pathway had to have a gentle incline.
The solution to that design problem is elegant. The water flows straight down the hill in a narrow canal lined with square cobbles of rock. [See second photo above; click on arrow at right base of first photo.] The concrete path zigzags back and forth across the hill, continually crossing the rushing water in the center by a series of bridges.
What a wonderful idea. It's visually exciting to keep turning toward the splashing rill and then walking away from it. The sound of the stream fades away as you leave it and then returns as you reach another crossing.
In a home garden setting, would it be possible to create a path that zigzags back and forth? Especially on steep slopes, a little engineering could be added for both comfort and pleasure.


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CB: How do you see tablets and e-readers evolving with regard to the news business over the next five to ten years?
RF: Clearly, we'll see full color e-paper displays within a year or so. The color won't be as rich as you have on the iPad. It's more like newsprint color from what I've seen so far. And the price of devices is going to come down pretty dramatically. I expect that the book-size e-readers will be under $100 in the next couple of years. The price point will get down to where people will see it as quite affordable.
I don't think e-readers will come to match the iPad's capabilities, and in fact they probably shouldn't. The e-reader is intended to be a single-purpose device that is fairly easy to use. Efforts to make them more like the iPad could actually hasten their demise because I think it's the simplicity that people are really looking for, especially for reading books.
The iPad will be where development is going to be the most intense over the next few years. We'll certainly see other manufacturers with tablets probably using the Android system. But I think Apple is going to dominate the tablet market for the next five years at least. In that time, the iPad and tablets will get lighter, thinner, and more versatile, just like the original iPod. And they will get much cheaper. I think iPad-like tablets will become popular around the world. I still believe they could become the preferred medium for reading newspapers and magazines by 2020.
CB: Do you think publishers and news outlets are going to commit to these devices in a way they didn't when you were at the Information Design Lab?
RF: Oh, I think they're clearly committed to using these devices. There is a lot of confusion about when to jump in and how much they want to commit to them. My sense is that most newspapers are looking to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and maybe USA Today to test the waters first and determine if there is a solid market there before they jump in. I suspect it's going to be a tough one for midsize newspapers to deal with.
The national newspapers clearly have the advantage of being able to provide the constant updates of national and international news. And they will be the ones that will attract the national advertising, which is going to be critical to their success. The metros have more of a challenge to take full advantage of the tablet. Their advertising support has been eroded a great deal by the mergers of department stores, grocery stores, and chains that used to provide much of the display advertising that went into their papers. They also have undergone the most extreme downsizing in recent years, so most now lack the staff required to tackle new projects.
I would definitely expect to see fewer printed newspapers in the next five to ten years. That's inevitable. If the tablet can generate revenue from advertising anywhere close to what they have in print, that will only hasten this transition. Publishers don't want it to happen too quickly; they want it to be a gradual transition because they have such a huge investment in their printing plants and distribution networks. But I think they're all looking forward to the day when they can go all digital. As I've always said, this doesn't mean the death of newspapers. Newspapers are essentially branded, curated packages of news and information. Paper is really just a display medium. The screen on a tablet is also just a display medium.


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Coneflowers ~ Echinacea Purpurea
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Harvesting coneflower seeds is a painful process. The seeds form in cones atop the stems yet they are protected by "guard spikes" which can puncture your fingertips. OUCH!!!
I would like to thank *Windy007* for providing the great seed saving tip for this FAQ.
Thank you Windy!
If you soak the head in some water for a short while, the bristles get limp and you can break the cone in half and the seeds practically fall out on their own.
Dry them in the sun before storing them.
Just don't soak them 'til they germinate. It doesn't take long at all to get the spikes to soften.
Windy, how did you find out about this?
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Recycling of products and materials has many benefits and is an important component in achieving sustainable systems. By recycling products and materials, air and water pollution from waste disposal activities are reduced, and the recapturing of those products and materials lessens the amount of mining and extraction of minerals needed to manufacture new products. Additionally, energy and water consumption is decreased in many manufacturing processes. Many recyclable materials have commodity value, which provides additional incentive to their recovery. Maine DEP provides technical and educational assistance to residents, municipalities, schools and businesses to help increase the amount of resources that are recovered from the waste stream. DEP also collects, synthesizes, and reports data on solid waste management in Maine
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- Municipal Collection Sites - Alphabetical listing by town of municipal collection sites for electronic waste and mercury-added products (MS Excel format) (pdf format)
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