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international / arts and media / news report Wednesday April 01, 2015 07:12 by CCA talent
James May has refused to enter into contract for another season of Top Gear. Canadian Actor Arthur Swenson is BBC's top pick for replaceing James May. No word on a replacement for Jeremy Clarkson as of yet. Richard Hammon will stay with the show. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / news report Monday March 23, 2015 20:57 by Grangegorman 1 comment (last - tuesday march 31, 2015 15:24) 1 image
This Morning at 6.30am we were woken from our beds.Private security working for NAMA were breaking into our homes. We live in a flourishing squatted community in Grangegorman.This space which was once disused warehouses filled with rubble, asbestos and broken glass has been turned into an inspiring and beautiful place to be.The place is coved with artwork, and the community garden has begun to blossom.We have a circus space, poetry nights, folk gigs, Art Exhibitions, Fairs and a community Kitchen.
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday March 20, 2015 19:08 by Future Is Now 3 images
It has been 10 years since the European Court of Human Rights fined British courts 57,000 pounds for denying free speech to Steel and Morris in London Greenpeace V McDonald's,
Unionbusting, obesity, strokes, heart attacks, cancer, animal agony, deforestation, rainforest destruction, energy waste, crime, litter, employee burns, unusual ingredients continue to be
associated with the Western wrold's biggest restaurant chain read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 20, 2015 18:33 by Anthony Ravlich
American Professor describes the World's State Criminals deciding human rights issue at the international level. In my view, a Global Iron Curtain exists with the UN hiding much of enormous and profound importance from the rest of humanity. read full story / add a comment
national / elections / politics / news report Sunday March 15, 2015 01:00 by John Keats 10 comments (last - wednesday april 01, 2015 17:02) 1 image 1 video file
The Poet, Satirist and Political Activist Kevin Higgins has announced his candidacy for President of Ireland.
"At any poetry readings I do between now and the next Irish Presidential Election in November 2018, I will insist on being introduced as "Kevin Higgins, next President of Ireland".
My presidency would be a presidency of reform and renewal; mostly for me, I badly need it. " read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 12, 2015 12:43 by Sentro 5 images
The Philippines Should Stop Being USs Pawn and Warfront read full story / add a comment
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Front line view of the first anti-state riot in Athens under the new government of SYRIZA & ANEL. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 24, 2015 20:10 by José Antonio Gutiérrez D. 1 image
For years, a number of Irish movements have stood in solidarity with the struggle for justice, dignity, equality and freedom of the popular movements in Colombia. Now, hearing of the case of political persecution against the Water Rights movement, Colombian organisation have expressed their solidarity with the struggle of the Irish people. Peasant organisations of Cauca Valley and a broad coalition of over 50 organisations of indigenous, Afros, peasants, women and workers from the Southern jungle of Putumayo, together with refugees in Europe, have issued two statement expressing their unconditional support with those who struggle and reminding the government of Ireland of their obligation to respect the rights of the people in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / news report Tuesday February 17, 2015 21:57 by An Spréach 1 comment (last - monday february 23, 2015 11:45) 1 image
Eight housing activists were today acquitted by the Dublin Criminal Court of Justice, relating to a case spanning back seven months ago, when the charge against them of trespass was thrown out of court.
All eight accused had initially set about into investigating whether or not it was feasible to open up, and re-do, one of the 80 unused flats on Charlemont Street, that had been lying empty for over two years or more. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / news report Tuesday February 17, 2015 21:55 by An Spréach 1 image
Eight housing activists were today acquitted by the Dublin Criminal Court of Justice, relating to a case spanning back seven months ago, when the charge against them of trespass was thrown out of court.
All eight accused had initially set about into investigating whether or not it was feasible to open up, and re-do, one of the 80 unused flats on Charlemont Street, that had been lying empty for over two years or more.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday February 10, 2015 23:39 by WISE Up Wales 2 images 3 video files
On the weekend of 23-25 January, Irish actors, musicians and activists descended on Wales for a weekend of solidarity with WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Bradley Manning) and her family.
The first Truthfest in January 2014 was the brainchild of Irish actor and activist Donal O'Kelly, an idea hatched after he met members of Manning's family during a visit to Dublin organised by Irish Australian activist Ciaron O'Reilly in collaboration with Afri (Action from Ireland) in November 2013. The links forged during that visit have been maintained and strengthened through a series of exchange visits since that time, most recently this 2nd Manning Truthfest.
Ciaron O'Reilly was one of five Pitstop Ploughshares activists who disabled a US Navy war plane at Shannon airport in 2003. Read about Chelsea Manning and Shannon Airport here: http://wp.me/P42I6Q-iF read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Monday February 09, 2015 11:36 by no to Irish Water 3 comments (last - thursday february 12, 2015 15:50) 3 images
After the relatively large turn-out to the Anti-Water charges protests over a week ago on Saturday the 31st, the government is worried that their propaganda hasn't worked as well as it should so in response they have launched a new dirty tricks campaign to discredit the Anti-Water charges campaign. They are using the same strategy as that used in the Corrib Gas issue in Mayo over the past decade where the strategy was to criminalise the protests in the eyes of the public. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Sunday February 08, 2015 23:31 by dublin rambler 1 comment (last - friday february 13, 2015 10:36)
In 2012 public opposition forced the ditching of a plan for a "retirement village" on the side of the Dublin mountains, isolated from services and public transport and cut off by the M50, in an area normally zoned for agriculture and public amenity and widely used by the public. A previous plan for a private school on the site had been rejected for similar reasons in 2005. After the 2014 local elections the plan came back in a lightly tweaked form, with the developer's sister among a number of newly elected councillors supporting the project. A proposal to amend the development plan to include this project is due to be voted on this Tuesday evening, February 10th. Meanwhile some interesting shenanigans have developed. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Wednesday February 04, 2015 15:33 by james 1 comment (last - wednesday february 04, 2015 19:29)
Shell protester given suspended sentence after Pullathomas protest read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday January 24, 2015 21:38 by IndyElf 2 images 1 attached file
TTIP is an undermining of hard won labour rights, citizen consumer and environmental protections and an erosion of the notion of democracy. We need to resist this blatant corporate power and resource grab Now. Meeting in Galway this week discussed and highlighted the insidious and secretive corporate and government collusion against EU citizenry that is TTIP. A report of the meeting follows.. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Tuesday January 13, 2015 22:07 by Integrity Ireland 3 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2015 08:58) 1 video file
Integrity Ireland which was setup to expose and fight corruption in our legal
and justice system has written an Open Letter to President Higgins because of
the unprecedented obstalces and obstructions that they have encountered.
The open letter reproduced below is seeking the protection of the Presidential Office in the
event we have to arrest two of our most senior judges for criminal conspiracy on Friday January
30th next.. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday January 12, 2015 15:36 by Alejandro Luis Molina 1 comment (last - monday january 12, 2015 17:18) 1 image
Over 500,000 people were reached on January 6, 2015, Oscar's 72nd birthday, as the National Boricua Human Rights Network and La Respuesta coordinated the "Social Media Campaign for Oscar López." Using various hashtags (e.g. #freeoscarlopez, #gift4oscar, #regalopaoscar) on Twitter primarily, but also Facebook and Instagram, the campaign publicly brought together a broad spectrum of supporters, from Calle 13's René Pérez to actor Luis Guzmán; from NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito to Congress members Nydia Velázquez and Luis Gutiérrez, from blogs like Latino Rebels to newspapers like El Nuevo Día. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday January 02, 2015 14:50 by Alejandro Luis Molina 1 image
On January 6, 2015 La Respuesta magazine and National Boricua Human Rights Network (NBHRN) call on you to act on behalf of the Puerto Rican peoples longest-held political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday December 21, 2014 11:10 by Roxana Malaya 3 images
During the 41st anniversary statement, the Communist Party of the Philippines has boldly declared that in five years time its strength and influence will be already at par with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Friday December 19, 2014 19:47 by Universal Revolution
All around the world, the struggle against the State, against capitalism is a struggle against police, too. The killing of activist Rémy Fraisse in France, the kidnapping of the 43 students in Iguala (Mexico), the policial murder on Mike Brown and Eric Garner in USA, the arrest and torture against Nikos Romanos and another greek anarchists, the preventive attacks against the solidarity protest in London (Westfield shopping centre), and recent the prosecution/arrest of anarchists in Spain shows it. Since the beginning of November, there are social protests and riots in at least 21 countries, following the rebellion in North America.
Obs: we thanks a possible translation to Celtic/Irish/Gaeilge idiom for better diffusion for our brothers in Ireland/North Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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New TV in but some channels snowy
We are now the proud parents of a 70" Sony KDS-XBR2 and Onkyo receiver, Definitive speakers, HD tuner/DVR. All I can say is "WOW!" However, the TV's reception of the lower channels (from "regular" cable plan) is terrible. The digital ones are okay (and of course, the HD ones are terrific).....but why the snow/poor reception on the lower cable channels? We do have the cable split after it gets into the house, but I put a cable amplifier on the line leading to the HDTV--still not any better. I can't give it the "best" line or my broadband connection is degraded such that it's about unusable. Would 2 cable amps be better--one before the splitter and then one after the splitter (on the line leading to the HDTV)?
The Cable Guy is coming out this week--hopefully he'll have some idea for us short of running a totally new line.
There is definitely a weak signal in the cable system in your home. A good tech should be able to troubleshoot and give you acceptable picture quality on all channels.
I'd wait on any more amplifiers until your system is tested.
Many times those leaks are found at the connectors that are crimped onto the end of the coaxial cable. It can be easy to pull the cable loose from the connector.
I've seen them "repaired" just by shoving the cable back into the connector.
I've seen them "repaired" with electrical tape.
Also, too many splitters can cause picture issues.

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Column: Risk Management
Survival 101
I recently saw a riveting presentation by Michael Sjøberg. He is a hostage survival expert with the Human Advisor Group in Copenhagen, Denmark. Michael afforded me a glimpse into the world of kidnap and ransom that is sadly plaguing our reality today.
My jaw dropped when I learned some statistics. Around 15,000 to 20,000 kidnapping, extortion and illegal detention incidents occur every year globally. That translates to 40 to 55 a day. In approximately 67 percent of kidnapping cases, ransom is paid with an average payment of $2 million. An estimated $1.5 billion is being paid to kidnappers annually. These numbers are staggering.
My exposure to the horrors of a kidnap and ransom situation have been limited, thankfully, to what I see on the news which seems to occur too often lately. As a risk manager, I have also explored and purchased kidnap and ransom (K&R) insurance policies for firms for whom I have worked. The policy mitigates financial risk where the insured is assured reimbursement of ransom under the policy.
Sjøberg's talk was an eye-opener for me. His focus was on the kidnap victim, not the ransom. One of his specialties is helping people survive a kidnap and ransom event. When a person is kidnapped, it is a psychologically traumatic event. In seconds, a victim's life transforms from ordinary to absolute terror. People instinctively react in variable ways. Some freeze, while others resist.
A kidnap victim's sole focus should be not on escaping, but on survival — physical and psychological survival.
The first 30 minutes of a kidnapping event are known to be the most dangerous. This is when the kidnappers are most on edge and susceptible to violence. Sjøberg stressed that it is critical that the victim gain control over their emotions and react in ways that are calculated to increase their chance of survival.
A kidnap victim's sole focus should be not on escaping, but on survival — physical and psychological survival.
Sjøberg shared an abduction story of a family of four with two small children. With training, the parents knew the psychological importance of maintaining the semblance of a daily routine while in captivity. Even though they had no toothbrushes, the children improvised brushing their teeth, maintained a routine sleep schedule and did schoolwork every day.
They also tried to establish a rapport with their abductors — engaging with them on universal subjects like family and sports. Their goal was to get the hostage-takers to see them as real people, a real family, rather than objects.
They also knew not to try to negotiate their own release. Much like trying to perform your own surgery, it is better to leave such skilled work to highly trained professionals.
Many "at-risk" organizations know little about kidnapping and what actually happens before, during and after a kidnapping takes place. This to me was the most alarming. Thousands of employees travel internationally to high-risk regions every day where kidnap and ransom is a genuine threat.
Would your employees know what to do if they were kidnapped? Do your employees know what type of action the company will take to secure their release? Does your organization understand how they would respond? Does your organization work with trained security professionals to handle the situation? Is this discussed in your safe travel and risk management program?
Sjøberg strongly recommended employers put expatriate employees through a rigorous training program. Employees should be taught what to do and what not to do in the event they are kidnapped. It can mean the real difference to their survival.
Column: Risk Management
Drawing the Line
Very early in my career I had the privilege to lunch with H. Felix Kloman. Kloman is known to many of us in the risk management community as a long-time student and commentator of the risk management discipline. He was for 33 years the editor and publisher of Risk Management Reports.
Over lunch, we exchanged new ideas on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), its inherent challenges and novel methods. One thing is true about Kloman's communication: he says it how it is. I have a lot of respect for him for that. It takes a lot of courage scribing your ideas — some popular, some not — for all to read and judge.
That day, he said something to me that was very powerful: "nothing becomes true until you write it down." He then encouraged me to write throughout my career.
Often I think of what he said. I have come to hold in the highest regard the power of the written word.
I guess the challenge here is the risk identification and assessment of words that could incite harmful actions. It can be a complex equation with often sensitive cultural dynamics and paradigms.
Daily I am reminded of that power. As I write this column I am very conscious of the message I want to relate. I consider if my message will be deemed as educational or condescending.
Will my message be read as a rant? Will my message try to corroborate issues felt by others in my profession? Will my message provoke a debate with my readers? And most importantly to me, I consider if my message may offend unnecessarily?
The risk of writing became very real to me as I watched coverage of the horrific murders at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. The event made me seriously reflect on the real risks inherent with freedom of speech.
The First Amendment of the Constitution protects the right to freedom of expression from government interference. Anyone who has an opinion has a right to voice it. People risk their lives and die for that right.
I consider the late Stéphane Charbonnier from Charlie Hebdo who said: "I prefer to die standing than living on my knees."
Writing is risky. Ask any and all editors. Editorial decisions are made word by word, nuance by nuance, delicately assessing if a piece is a fair and honest commentary based on fact and not malice. Is the piece possibly defamatory or infringing? When it comes to matters of public interest, is the communication responsible?
Is being responsible with our words considered an infringement on our freedom of speech? Are we creating unnecessary risk by at times speaking irresponsibly?
In many ways as a society, we have already drawn the line when it comes to "free" speech. We've agreed to exceptions and bounds on our freedom of speech.
Namely, we don't have the right to say things that could "incite action to harm others or an immediate breach of the peace" — such as yelling "fire" in a crowded theater.
I guess the challenge here is the risk identification and assessment of words that could incite harmful actions. It can be a complex equation with often sensitive cultural dynamics and paradigms.
Here's the question I struggle with: if we know that certain words have incited harm to others, do we or do we not draw a line? As they say, "the pen is mightier than the sword," and "with such power comes responsibility."
Column: Risk Management
Beware of Buyers
Let's imagine we are looking to hire an entertainer for a children's birthday party.
We have the infamous "Bobo the Clown," who enjoys blowing up balloons and artfully making exotic animals from them. Then we have "Blade," a skillful knife-thrower who performs high thrill acts of hurling knives at the perimeter of child volunteers, barely missing body parts.
Blade's precision is near-perfect. The children are indifferent to who comes. They love Bobo and Blade equally.
We ask both Bobo and Blade to give us their best price and contract wording for their services for an eight-hour day.
Bobo presents a colorful quote highlighting that he is adequately insured for third-party liability and is also trained in first aid.
For an eight-hour day, he would charge $1,000.
Blade presents a sharp looking quote as well. He too states he is well insured for third-party liability and knows first aid and CPR.
For an eight-hour day he would charge $500.
In the details of his contract wording, he explains that he also requires that his liability be capped at the value of his contracted services.
So who should we pick? Is it obvious?
The Latin term caveat emptor comes to mind — "let the buyer beware."
In legal circles, it is a warning to buyers that the goods or services they are buying may be subject to "defects," so without a warranty the buyer takes the risk.
In the corporate circuses that we work in, we see Bobos and Blades everywhere.
So why is it, with everything we know and all the near misses we experience, do I remain so frustrated?
And am I alone in this frustration?
I get it. Reducing cost is important to all organizations, but let's do our cost accounting correctly, at least.
Too often, I see corporate procurement groups buying the services (or goods) from the Blades of our world.
Why? Why? Why?
Typical answer: because Blade was 50 percent cheaper. Really? Seriously?
Furthering my frustration is that by the time Blade's deal reaches the hands of risk management, if at all, it is often too late.
The deal is done and now the organization must brace itself to pay for Blade's handiwork and sliced body parts for years to come — less $500, of course. What a "great" deal.
All the while, our good-boy Bobo who did everything right is still trying to get his hat in the ring for some business.
I get it. Reducing cost is important to all organizations, but let's do our cost accounting correctly, at least.
Purchasing organizations have to consider other decision drivers — like risk.
The key decision cost driver should always be the risk adjusted cost of having Bobo or Blade at the party.
Third-party risk is a rising concern for procurement departments.
But the focus tends to be with larger market-based risks caused by the increasingly globalized nature of supply chains or the rising use of outsourcing that could heighten business' risk exposure.
But I would like to see buyers sharpen their risk assessment pencils a bit more and procurement teams routinely account for product and professional liability risks when making purchasing decisions.
Quotes need to be calibrated to match all the caveats of vendors' quotes and cost structures in order to increase transparency to the true cost before vendor selection.
Organizations that implement vendor risk management programs and evaluate third-party risk — where they can actively develop compensating controls or mitigations — are sure to help lessen the ugly business impacts potentially created by your Bobos and Blades.


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Protest against molestation of schoolgirl by RAF constable
Tension simmered in the Darjeeling hills even as normal life on Sunday was severely affected, with market places closed and traffic off the roads because of the 12-hour strike called by the student organisation affiliated to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
The strike was in protest against the molestation of a schoolgirl by a constable of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) in Ghoom area near Darjeeling. The incident had sparked violence in various parts of the region on Saturday.
Condemning the "brutal lathi charge" on those protesting the incident, GJM president Bimal Gurung said his party wanted a high-level inquiry into the police action which he described as "an act of cowardice and immaturity." There was no untoward incident during the strike but it was not clear who were behind the violence on the previous day.
Two State buses had been set ablaze and there was an attempt to set a police station on fire, which resulted in police firing in the air. "There was extensive patrolling by the district police and paramilitary forces. We also had interactions with a section of civil society to ensure calm in the region. School principals were also requested to ask their students to be restrained," Kunal Agarwal, superintendent of police, Darjeeling, told The Hindu over phone.
"Though Saturday's incident has been an assault on the dignity of the people of the region, there is a need to remain calm," said GJM general secretary Roshan Giri. More than 100 persons were detained in overnight raids by the police across the region though Jyoti Kumar Rai, GJM assistant secretary, member of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and close associate of Mr. Gurung who was arrested late on Saturday night, was granted interim bail during the day.
The Gorkha Janmukti Vidyarthi Morcha, sponsors of the strike, has called for rallies to be taken out in the three hill sub-divisions on Monday in condemnation of action by the security forces against the protesting students on Saturday, said Sanjeeb S. Chettri, a member of the organisation's central committee.
The GJM leadership has written to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde regarding the attack on the girl and sought "exemplary punishment" for the culprit, Mr. Giri added.
The constable has been remanded in judicial custody till October 5.


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India has bought the first oil for its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), trade sources said on Monday, marking the start of a round of purchases by the world's fourth-biggest oil consumer to build up emergency stockpiles. Full Article
Oil down as Iran races for Tuesday deadline on nuclear deal
NEW YORK - Oil settled down for a second straight session on Monday as Iran and six world powers tried to negotiate a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme that could end Western sanctions and allow the OPEC member to ship more crude into an already flooded market.
Heavy rains trigger flood fears; six dead
A landslide in the Himalayan region of Kashmir killed six people and left 10 missing, police said on Monday, as unseasonal rains swept India, damaging crops and raising fears of flash floods in the mountainous north. Full Article
RBI tightens takeover rules for shadow banking
The Reserve Bank of India plans tougher rules for takeovers involving non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), according to a draft guideline published on Monday, outlining a demand that all substantial deals seek its prior approval. Full Article
Govt to push for cow slaughter ban in India
India will use all its "might" to ban cow slaughter across the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in a speech to spiritual leaders, as the Hindu nationalist government moves to fulfil a poll promise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A renewed thrust by Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protect cows, worshipped by majority Hindus, has led to a clamp down on beef trade run mostly by Muslims. Article
Germanwings pilot was suicidal: prosecutors
The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week had been treated in the past for suicidal tendencies, German state prosecutors said on Monday. Full Article
Second blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
A blogger was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, the second attack in five weeks on a critic of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation. Washikur Rahman, a secular blogger, was attacked by young religious students on a busy street in Dhaka. Full Article
It was me: Salman Khan's driver in hit-and-run
Actor Salman Khan's defence in a decade-old hit-and-run case got a significant boost on Monday after his driver testified in court that it was he, and not the Bollywood star, who was behind the wheel of an SUV that ran over people in 2002. The Bollywood star is accused of running his SUV on the pavement in Mumbai's suburb of Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four others. Read
Kiwis dominate team of the tournament
Five players from World Cup runners-up New Zealand and three from winners Australia were named in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) team of the tournament on Monday. Full Article
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PM Modi asks Saudi King to help evacuate Indians from Yemen
India asked Saudi Arabia on Monday to help evacuate its citizens from Yemen, where more than 4,000 Indians, over half of them nurses, are caught up in fighting. Full Article | Full Coverage
India's boardroom diversity drive has weird result
India's effort to break the old boys' club is producing bizarre outcomes. Tycoons have responded to a requirement that they have at least one female board member by April 1 by appointing their wives and even stepmothers as directors. India's corporate governance has room for improvement and gender diversity at the top can improve financial returns. But mandating change isn't the answer. Full Article
How Yemen became the front line of a Mideast-wide war
In the early morning of Mar. 26, Saudi Arabia went to war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. In doing so, Saudi leaders opened the latest chapter in a long history of meddling and influence over their southern neighbor. Since Saudi Arabia was founded in the 1930s, its leaders have tried to keep a friendly regime in power in Yemen and to prevent it from posing a threat to Saudi interests. Opinion
Indian designers will create new products for online shoppers: Amazon India fashion head
The e-commerce industry in India is expected to cross $100 billion in the next four years. Can designer wear be successful in the medium that attracts many of its users because of discounts? Vikas Purohit, head of fashion at Amazon India, foresees the country's top designers creating products especially suited to online retail. Full Article
Cinderella's new moral: Be rich or be a pumpkin
Cinderella marriages are getting to be as rare as golden coaches. Economist Jeremy Greenwood has found that your chances of marrying outside your income bracket have been dropping since the 1950s because of something called assortive mating, which means that we are increasingly drawn to people in similar circumstances. Inequality has grown and mobility has stalled. Commentary
Despite deforestation, the world is getting greener - scientists
The world's vegetation has expanded, adding nearly 4 billion tonnes of carbon to plants above ground in the decade since 2003, thanks to tree-planting in China, forest regrowth in former Soviet states and more lush savannas due to higher rainfall. Full Article
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Sorry for my delay on this post! Been crazy busy! BUT, I HAVE found some down time to get back to one of my favorite hobbies: Reading! It's been a long time since I've found by pure accident a really great book. So last week I dusted off my kindle and went to look at the books on ... Read More »
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Wicked Wednesday Tabasco Files 3/4/2015
Beautiful words from an Atheist who became friends with the Dalai Lama, and the pope! How? By spreading compassion. I might have titled this Tabasco "Wicked Wednesday", but it's because a "wicked" human can change and become compassionate and change themselves, and perhaps, the world: With so much negativity being spread, I wanted to give ya'll some nice positivity! No ... Read More »
Tabasco Files Tuesday March 3, 2015
Two Kids. One Sandwich. What they do will make you smile and believe in humanity and it all starts with our kids… Does your man, look at other women? Especially in bikini's? DON'T WORRY! He STILL wants you! Scientifically proven, so to speak! What do you think of this American woman doing a "Shake it Off" parody in India? ... Read More »
Tabasco Files Manic Monday March 2 2015
March is Women's History Month! And I'm sharing with you a wonderful article from Lora Moftah and The International Business Times with some wonderful quotes to share! Enjoy and please pass along! Cereal Cafe' opens in London! LOVE this and I think it's a brilliant idea! These twin brothers came up with it and here's the story: Walking Dead town for Sale! ... Read More »
Tabasco Files #TGIF The Dress, The Dress, The DRESS! Internets a MESS Cuz the DRESS!
#TheDress went viral last night and it's really confusing! Is the Dress Gold and White? Is it Black and Blue? Why are people seeing different colors???? BUZZFEED WAS BUZZING WITH WHAT TAYLOR SWIFT SAW From a post at THISASKREDDITPOST on person posted a cool link to test your COLOR PERCEPTION HERE http://swiked.tumblr.com/post/112174461490/officialunitedstates-unclefather Seoul Sinkhole Swallows people! This is incredible! ... Read More »
Til' Death Did They Part, Literally. True Love Story.
I know it's past Valentine's Day, but what a beautiful love story! A couple who'd been together since elementary school, passed away peacefully just 5 hours apart….holding hands. Here's their beautiful story: Another UpTown Funk Parody done by Seniors called "Oldtown Cover" featuring Alex Boye and The Dancing Grannies: Guess who's coming to the next season of American Horror Story? ... Read More »
Frozen Fever! New Song trailer just released
Let it GO…..We can't seem to Let the Movie FROZEN GO! And Disney is, of course, going to capitalize on our obsession with a new Frozen Short called Frozen Fever! It will play prior to the new Disney Cinderella Movie coming out March 13th, but here's a taste of the new Frozen song World News Videos | US News Videos ... Read More »
#Humpday Tabasco Files
This is just bizarre and funny all at the same time. Obviously it's in some foreign land (see non-english subtitles), but all you need are the visuals! A clown is pranking with pies in the face! In this first scene, an unexpecting Good Samaritan sees the clown tying a rope to a tree as if he's gonna hang himself. The ... Read More »
The FRISBEE DOGS are BACK! Check out These AMAZING DOGS!
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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1277826
Antique Chinese necklace with silver plated lock with repousse decoration, silver plated chain, and many decorative beads, including large oblong red sponge coral beads held in very dense silver filigree caps, turquoise disk shaped beads, dzi beads, white hardstone beads, coral color glass beads, and bone beads with turquoise and coral inlay. 30 inches wearable length. The lock is 1 1/2 inches long and 2 1/16 inches wide...
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Vintage circa 1940 Chinese export big necklace with an amazing variety of antique and vintage Chinese beads, including a carved cinnabar lacquer center bead, a kingfisher enamel bead, large coral beads, carved early stone beads, malachite, quartz, tiger eye, turquoise, and agate beads, cloisonne beads, carved bone beads, a very large lampworked glass bead, metal beads, a butterscotch amber or copal bead, and a very large wood bead inlaid with silver dots...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #725768
Stunning vintage 1930s Art Deco bag made from fine fabric mesh covered in dozens, maybe hundreds, of brilliant prong set colorless rhinestones, over an ivory fabric base layer. With an engraved silvertone or silverplated frame and a flat cover which is studded with colorless stones. The cover flips up to open, and has a rhinestone decorated catch, and a silvertone metal chain. With an ivory silk lining, and matching ivory silk change purse or mirror cover (there is no mirror)...
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A simply exceptional vintage French Art Deco evening bag covered in glittering paillettes (sequins) in soft colors of slate blue, pale green, and pink, on a black background with tiny clear glass bugle beads around the borders. With a rose goldtone frame with decorative engraving, and a matching rose tone chain. Circa 1940. With a kiss snap closure, black fabric lining and a fabric tag embroidered MADE IN FRANCE. The colors are brighter than the photos depict...


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Adventures with Polarfleece: A Sewing ExpeditionJourney into virtually uncharted territory and discover the wonderful uses of fleece! Allow author Nancy Cornweel to lead you on a sewing expedition. Adventures with Polarfleece covers territories as fabric and garment care, sewing machine and serger basics, pattern choices and simple design changes. Included are 200 photographs and 150 color illustrations to guide you on a tour of quick and easy
The Polarfleece Adventure Continues! More your Polarfleece garments even more spectacular with exciting new fleece techniques from Nancy Cornwell! Nancy's first book, Adventures With Polarfleece, offered the basics of sewing with fleece. In More Polarfleece Adventures, Nancy teaches the "finishing touches" that transform an ordinary garment into an extraordinary creation. She begins with a
Shay Pendray's Inventive Needlework: Techniques & Inspiration for Gold Work, Painted Canvas, & ShadingCreate Heirloom-Quality Needlework Noted needlework author and designer Shay Pendray shares her secrets for unique, inventive stitchery. From years of study in Japan and around the world, Shay has learned stitching techniques that will help you create one-of-a-kind works of art. From the basics of framing up, starting and stopping threads, and laying multi-standard threads, to embellishing,
13 Fun-to-Sew Designs for You and Your HomeFeaturing selected patterns from popular Martingale books, this assortment is full of pretty and practical sewing projects. Enjoy the works of talented designers Pippa Eccles Armbrester, Cassie Barden, Linda Lum DeBono, Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson, Adrienne Smitke, and Janis Stob and Margaret Linderman for Fig Tree & Co. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you'll find plenty of designs
Quilting - The Complete Guide lives up to its name! It covers all of the essential knowledge you need to complete any quilting project: the tools, formulas, methods, finishing techniques, and quilt care you need to know. It's the perfect companion for all quilting projects.
Simply Sensational Bags: How to Stitch & Embellish Handbags, Totes & SatchelsCreate Fabulous Bags with Simple Techniques Distinctive handbags and totes have long been a passion of renowned designer Linda McGehee. In Simple Sensational Bags, Linda shares her secrets for making and embellishing dozens of innovative new designs without spending hours at the sewing machine. Linda's cleverly embellished creations incorporate many popular techniques including decorative
24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your LifeLearn how to sew simple, clever things that organize your home and help with daily tasks with Zakka Handmades! These incredibly useful projects include pouches and bags, small toys and baby items, and handy kitchen accessories. Some of the author's sewn items also incorporate simple crochet. In Japanese, zakka means "household goods," referring to items for domestic use—tableware, kitchenware,
Quilter's Handy Guide to Supplies & More
• Needles, Threads, Batting • Machines, Tools, Workspace • Preparing Fabric, Storing Quilts • Bonus: Simple Piecing TechniquesThis handy, take-anywhere guide from quilting teacher Dawn Cameron-Dick answers all your questions on quilting fundamentals in an easy-to-read format. "What should I look for in a sewing machine?" "Why does my thread keep breaking?" "How often should I change needles?" "How can I sew without getting a back ache?" The Quilter's Guide covers all this, plus much more on needles, threads, sewing
The Ultimate Serger Answer Guide: Troubleshooting for Any Overlock Brand or ModelTHE user-friendly reference essential for any current or prospective serger owner: Practical, easy solutions for any problem with any serger, no matter what the brand, model, or vintage. Expert-savvy, timesaving tips on serger threading, needles, threads, feet, upkeep, and much more. Comprehensive strategies that help answer "Which serger should I buy?"
Now you can add new dimension and texture to your life, even if you're just learning to sew. This exciting collection of fashion and home-decor patterns from Vanessa Christenson, owner of V and Co., shows how.Discover more than 20 simple sewing ideas, including eye-catching quilts, pillows, scarves, purses, and an assortment of clever embellishmentsCreate three-dimensional flowers, raw-edge
The latest addition to the multi-million-selling Pocket Posh series, this gorgeous, handy reference guide can be carried in bags, totes, or purses. An irresistible, eye-catching package of tips and tricks for seasoned sewers and novices, too, Pocket Posh Sewing Tips offers a gorgeous, on-the-go reference guide. Perfect for all levels, this accessible reference offers concise instructions for basic
First Steps to Free-Motion Quilting
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BEIJING (AP) — Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Tuesday its latest quarterly profit rose 60 percent but revenue growth slowed as the Chinese economy cooled.
Baidu profit up 60 percent, revenue growth slows
Profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was $478.6 million (3 billion yuan), the Beijing-based company reported. Revenue rose 49.7 percent to $994.6 million (6.3 billion yuan) but that growth was down from the previous quarter's 60 percent.
Baidu has about 78.6 percent of China's Internet search market, ahead of No. 2 Google Inc. with 15.4 percent, according to Analysys International, a research firm in Beijing.
The rapid growth of China's Internet companies has dipped as the country's economic growth declined to a three-year low of 7.4 percent in the latest quarter. China has the world's most populous Internet market and rapid growth in numbers of people who go online via mobile phones and tablet computers has opened new opportunities.
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Las Flores Surf Club August Update, El Oriente, EL Salvador
It is hard to believe we are halfway through our 5th season already. On behalf of the Las Flores Surf Club management and staff I'd like to thank all the surfers who helped make this dream possible. 2009 has been an epic year for surf. July was a particularly good month here are some recent
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Waterman's Weekend Surpasses Fundraising Goal & Celebrates Epic Line-up of Honorees
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (August 12, 2009) – More than 650 professional surfers and surf industry VIP's joined together to support the preservation of the ocean at the SIMA Environmental Fund Waterman's Weekend fundraiser on August 6 – 7. The 9th annual Waterman's Classic Golf Tournament took place at the Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana
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Ocean & Earth Announces the GOLDEN TICKET Promotion
Costa Mesa, CA, Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – Ocean and Earth is proud to announce the Golden Ticket promotion which includes hundreds of winners including six grand prize winners who will receive $500 worth of Ocean and Earth product and more than 199 others who will win free leashes. In the spirit of Charlie and
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Locals Shine on Opening Day of Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Wednesday, August 12, 2009) – The opening day of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido saw local surfers dominate the early rounds of competition in front of their home crowd, reveling in the early-morning three-to-four foot (1 metre) barreling surf to advance through
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Final Stop of Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Hits France
(San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Aug. 11, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior gets underway in Grand Plage, Lacanau, Girond, France, August 13-17. The event, the sixth and final qualifier for the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge, will see the world's best under-21 surfers vie for a $10,000 prize purse
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CoreShopsDirect.com, a National Directory & Online Store for Local Surf Shops, Launches Today from Swell.com
August 12, 2009 – San Clemente, CA – Today Swell.com, top online retailer of surf apparel launched CoreShopsDirect.com. CoreShopsDirect.com is a nationwide directory, which showcases the country's best surf shops and their branded t-shirts and gear. The site also gives each shop the opportunity to tell their history, promote upcoming events, and provide customers with
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Rip Curl Cup on high alert; Contest could run this weekend
Padang Padang, Bali — The waves remained small in Bali Tuesday, but all that should chage dramatically by week's end. Contest directors for the 2009 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang have switched the official event status from red to yellow, or "high alert." Currently there is a nice low pressure system forming in
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Surfrider Foundation and Legoland Unveil Celebrity Mosaic Project
CARLSBAD, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2009) – Today is SEA LIFETM Aquarium's first birthday and LEGOLAND® California Resort celebrated with a ceremony unveiling the Celebrity Mosaic Project to benefit Surfrider Foundation. Ocean-themed LEGO® mosaics designed and built by some of today's hottest celebrities are on display at the Resort and listed online for auction at www.charitybuzz.com
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Dillon Perillo Claims Oakley Pro Junior Japan
(San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Aug. 10, 2009) – Sunny summer skies and two to three foot surf fanned by clean offshore winds greeted the final day of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Japan Qualifier on Saturday. The swell, a remnant of the Typhoon Morakot, provided contestable waves for
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Quiksilver and Roxy Go Virtual with Xbox Live
Huntington Beach, Calif. — (August 11, 2009) Quiksilver and Roxy are proud to announce what is sure to become a major movement in the fashion world as one of the first brands to go virtual with Microsoft's Xbox LIVE on Xbox 360. Beginning today with the launch of the revolutionary Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace, Xbox


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Building the sugarcane genome for biotechnology and identifying evolutionary trends
1 Departamento de Botânica – Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo 05508-090, SP, Brazil
2 Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Santo André, 09210-170, Brazil
3 Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Genética, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Padua Dias, 11, Agronomia 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
4 Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Av. Cândido Rondon, 400, 13083-875 Campinas, Brazil
5 Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, campus de Botucatu, Distrito de Rubião Jr., s/n, 18618-000, Botucatu, Brazil
6 Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil
7 INRA – CNRGV, 24 Chemin de Borde Rouge, Auzeville, CS 52627, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
8 Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética – UFRN, Campus Universitário s/n, Natal, RN 59072-970, Brazil
9 Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Araras, SP, Brazil
10 Departments of Plant Biology, Crop and Soil Science, and Genetics, University of Georgia, 111 Riverbend Rd, Athens, GA 30602, USA
11 CIRAD, UMR1096, TA40/03 Avenue Agropolis, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
12 Mendelics Genomic Analysis, Rua Cubatão 86, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
BMC Genomics 2014, 15:540 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-540Published: 30 June 2014
Sugarcane is the source of sugar in all tropical and subtropical countries and is becoming increasingly important for bio-based fuels. However, its large (10 Gb), polyploid, complex genome has hindered genome based breeding efforts. Here we release the largest and most diverse set of sugarcane genome sequences to date, as part of an on-going initiative to provide a sugarcane genomic information resource, with the ultimate goal of producing a gold standard genome.
Three hundred and seventeen chiefly euchromatic BACs were sequenced. A reference set of one thousand four hundred manually-annotated protein-coding genes was generated. A small RNA collection and a RNA-seq library were used to explore expression patterns and the sRNA landscape. In the sucrose and starch metabolism pathway, 16 non-redundant enzyme-encoding genes were identified. One of the sucrose pathway genes, sucrose-6-phosphate phosphohydrolase, is duplicated in sugarcane and sorghum, but not in rice and maize. A diversity analysis of the s6pp duplication region revealed haplotype-structured sequence composition. Examination of hom(e)ologous loci indicate both sequence structural and sRNA landscape variation. A synteny analysis shows that the sugarcane genome has expanded relative to the sorghum genome, largely due to the presence of transposable elements and uncharacterized intergenic and intronic sequences.
This release of sugarcane genomic sequences will advance our understanding of sugarcane genetics and contribute to the development of molecular tools for breeding purposes and gene discovery.


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GRG 301C • The Natural Environment
• Young, Kenneth R.
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am BUR 106
This course will provide an introduction to the study of the Earth, and in particular to the physical and biological factors that create the biosphere in which we live. Physical geography includes aspects of all the earth sciences. As a result, you will be exposed to the vocabulary used by earth scientists and to the processes that control climate, the distributions of plants and animals, and the dynamics and development of landforms and soils of the Earth.
GRG 301K • Weather And Climate
• Kimmel Jr., Troy M.
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm JES A121A
Our study of weather and climate is intended for Geography/Environment majors and all others interested in a broad brush examination of the atmospheric and climatic sciences. This study will be introductory in nature with only a very basic use of mathematics. We will start with a study of meteorology. From this foundation, we will go into the different aspects of the atmosphere and then, later, into climatological matters and discuss the various climatic regimes including that of Texas and the local area.
GRG 304E • Envir Sci: A Changing World
• Meyer, Thoralf
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Meets TTH 500pm-630pm CLA 1.106
Surveys the major global environmental concerns affecting the Earth and its residents from the perspectives of the environmental sciences.
May be counted toward the writing flag requirement. May be counted toward the quantitative reasoning flag requirement.
Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program.
GRG 304E • Envir Sci: Changing World-Hon
• Meyer, Thoralf
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Meets TTH 500pm-630pm CLA 1.106
Surveys the major global environmental concerns affecting the Earth and its residents from the perspectives of the environmental sciences.
May be counted toward the writing flag requirement. May be counted toward the quantitative reasoning flag requirement.
Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program.
GRG 305 • This Human World: Intro To Grg
• Heyman, Rich
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Meets MWF 1100am-1200pm WCH 1.120
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This course focuses on learning why things are where they are and the processes that underlie spatial patterns. These processes are fundamentally cultural: they involve a complex mix of folk culture, popular culture, communication, religion, demography, industry and urbanization, so the course touches on all of these topics. The course also looks at the indications of human-induced environmental changes, including pollution, resource depletion, and the transformation of ecosystems. It concludes with an introduction to the range of career opportunities for people with training in geography.
Grading Policy
Final grades will be based on a combination of three exams (worth approximately 45% of the total grade), three projects (worth approximately 25% of the total grade) and participation (worth approximately 30% of the total grade).
GRG 309 • Israel: Space/Place/Landscape
• Weinreb, Amelia
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am CLA 0.120
(also listed as ANT 310L, J S 311, MES 310)
This multidisciplinary, interactive workshop is designed to foster dialog, debate and creative projects between lower-division undergraduate students with interests in Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, and Geography.
The core component of this class is the final project. Following the introductory unit, teams of students will then propose one site, space, place or landscape in Israel/Palestine to explore in depth, and propose a conceptual framework for doing so. Each team will be responsible for exploring social, cultural, political, phenomenological, aesthetic and affective processes related to the site they have selected. This experimental seminar is for students who want to experience a collaborative learning environment, gain a set of multidisciplinary analytic skills, learn about space in Israel, interact with students who may have different disciplinary and political viewpoints, and want to learn and write about space, spatiality and spatialization.
Hot Middle Eastern breakfast beverages served in class!
GRG 319 • Geography Of Latin America
• Knapp, Gregory W.
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am CLA 0.128
(also listed as LAS 319)
This course is a general introduction to Latin American environments and peoples from a geographical perspective. There are no prerequisites, and an effort is made to make the material accessible to the broadest possible range of students, as citizens and future leaders. At the same time, more advanced students can benefit from the exploration of such topics as landforms, ecology, environmental hazards, Native American lifeways and resource management, the insertion of Latin America in the global economy, population, cities, sustainable development, geopolitics, frontiers, conservation, and cultural survival. The class can serve as a basic preparation for travel, business, government service, journalism or volunteer work in Latin America, as well as for elementary or secondary school teaching.
This course can be used toward a major or minor in either Geography or Latin American Studies. In the Geography major, the course meets the human geography core requirement, and is also appropriate for students taking the Cultural Geography, Environmental Resource Management, and General Geography tracks. The course can be used to meet the Area B requirement for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. This course may not be used towards the Area C requirement (some other courses in geography do meet this requirement). All students are required to take the final exam.
Grading Policy
Exams test knowledge of locations (with map questions), concepts, explanations, and solutions. The tests contain objective, map, and short-answer essay type questions. The student is responsible for all the material in the readings, assigned web pages, and lectures, including maps and other graphics, but the lectures are most important. Quizzes are handed out at the beginning of several lectures.
Quizzes & Attendance (15%) Three Exams (60%) Project (details to be announced in class) (25%).
GRG 320K • Land And Life: Amer Southwest
• Doolittle, William E.
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Meets MWF 1200pm-100pm CLA 1.102
This course is a historical geography of the arid southwestern quadrant of the North American continent. As such, it includes not only the southwestern portion of the United States, but also much of northern Mexico. The reason for this is quite simple; until relatively recently--AD 1848-- there were no political boundaries separating the two nation states. Indeed the notion of nationalism only came about 200 years earlier with the Treaty of Westphalia. Focus is on two subtopics.
GRG 323K • S Amer: Nat/Socty/Sust-Ecu
• Knapp, Gregory W.
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(also listed as LAS 330)
Restricted to students in the Maymester Abroad Program; contact the Stud y Abroad Office for permission to register for this class. Class meets J une 3-July 3. Taught in various locations in Ecuador, including Cuenca, Ecuador. Students must consult with Study Abroad Program Coordinator as travel and orientation dates may be in addition to these dates.
GRG 327 • Geog Of Former Soviet Union
• Jordan, Bella B.
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Meets MWF 200pm-300pm PAR 301
(also listed as REE 345)
This course is designed to give a deeper understanding of the Post-Soviet space, focusing on the major geographic factors that define this enormous Eurasian realm, including modern and historical cultural landscapes, economy and politics of the region, demography and health, religious cultures, environmental crises, contested territories, and the most recent geopolitical developments in the region.
A Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors. By Mikhail S. Blinnikov. 2011, NY: The Gifford Press.
Grading requirements:
1) Students must take 2 exams, each worth 25% of the totals grade.
2) Students will prepare an oral presentation on a topic related to the term paper and approved by the instructor. The presentation's length should not exceed 15 minutes.
3) Students will write a term paper, worth 30% of the final grade. The paper must be
10-12 pages long, double-spaced, typed in 12-point font. The bibliography should contain scholarly publications, including books and articles from peer-reviewed journals.
Course prerequisite: Upper division standing.
GRG 333C • Severe And Unusual Weather
• Kimmel Jr., Troy M.
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Meets TTH 200pm-330pm CLA 0.112
As a continuation of and having a prerequisite of GRG301K/Weather and Climate, this course expands more specifically into a detailed discussion of atmospheric hazards such as severe thunderstorms and their offspring (hail, lightning, tornadoes, damaging winds and flash floods) as well as tropical cyclones. As part of that discussion, we'll discuss human risk perception as it regards these atmospheric hazards.
PREREQUISITE: Sucessful completion of GRG301K/Weather and Climate in a prior semester.
GRG 333K • Climate Change
• Beach, Timothy
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Meets TTH 330pm-500pm CLA 3.102
Course Description:
This course will survey the causes of changes in climatic systems over both short and long time periods and their consequences for landscape dynamics, biogeography, land use, sustainability, and vulnerability. The first part of the course will introduce the study of climates from an earth systems approach. Implications of differences in climate for carbon, biodiversity, and humans will be discussed. The second part of the course will look at historical and current climate change trends and controls worldwide, including coverage of the different scientific methods used for studies of these processes. We will build towards developing the expertise to critically evaluate future climate scenarios using environmental and socio-ecological approaches.
Students are expected to read the assigned readings and participate actively in class. The exams will test knowledge, vocabulary, and ability to explain and apply information. The class projects and writing assignment will work on the ability to synthesize and communicate on scientific issues associated with climate change.
Assumes background from GRG 301C, GRG 301K, or an equivalent course.
GRG 334C • Environ Hazards Lat Amer/Carib
• Ramos Scharrón, Carlos E.
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am SRH 1.320
(also listed as LAS 330)
The physical landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be formed and reshaped by natural processes that have acted over geologic time scales. When these processes threaten life and property they are called natural hazards. Recent documented worldwide increases in the human and economic toll associated to natural disasters are presumably related to population growth, socioeconomic factors, and climate change. This course will cover some of the types of natural disasters that occur throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the most natural hazard-prone areas on Earth.
GRG 334K • Soils
• Pérez, Francisco L.
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Meets TTH 1100am-1230pm CLA 1.106
Morphology, genesis, properties, and distribution of world soils. Factors of soil formation.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and six semester hours of coursework in physical geography or one or more of the geological or natural sciences, or the equivalent.
GRG 335N • Landscape Ecology
• Holloway, Paul
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Meets TTH 330pm-500pm WAG 420
The study of spatial patterns in the earth's biosphere found within landscapes, typically areas measured in square kilometers. Examines the processes that create those patterns, drawing from ecology, biogeography, and many other disciplines. Also explores the practical applications of landscape ecology to the study of natural environments and those managed or altered by human activities. Geography 335N and 356T (Topic: Landscape Ecology) may not both be counted.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and three semester hours of coursework in physical geography or one of the geological or natural sciences.
GRG 336 • Contemp Cultural Geography
• Zonn, Leo E.
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Meets TTH 1100am-1230pm CLA 0.108
(also listed as URB 354)
Topics on the social and cultural diversity within cities; social policies; and the sociocultural impact of the media and other institutions on urban development. Recent theoretical developments in cultural geography, with a focus on landscapes and the everyday practices that imbue them with meaning; the ways those meanings are contested and are the foci of struggle; and how the relationship between culture and space plays a central role in the social construction of identity. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 336, Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Contemporary Cultural Geography), 354 (Topic 8).
Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
May be counted toward the writing flag requirement. May be counted toward the cultural diversity flag requirement. May be counted toward the independent inquiry flag requirement.
Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
GRG 337 • The Modern American City
• Heyman, Rich
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Meets MWF 100pm-200pm CLA 1.104
(also listed as URB 352)
An introduction to urban studies research methodologies. Includes sources of urban data, the use of the library in urban research, formulating research questions, research design, methods commonly used in urban research, the use of computers to store and manipulate quantitative urban data, and an introduction to data analysis and theoretical and practical applications of urban research.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 408C or 408K with a grade of at least C-; Mathematics 316 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 305 with a grade of at least C-; and Urban Studies 301.
May be counted toward the writing flag requirement.
Designed to accommodate 35 or fewer students. Restricted enrollment; contact the department for permission to register for this class.
GRG 339 • Process Geomorphology
• Pérez, Francisco L.
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm CLA 3.102
Analysis of geomorphic processes and their effects on landform development.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and credit or registration for Geography 301C or Geological Sciences 401.
GRG 339K • Envir, Devel, & Food Productn
• Doolittle, William E.
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Meets MWF 1100am-1200pm CLA 0.128
This course focuses on "indigenously developed" and what used to be call "traditional" farming methods and techniques. Such practices are those not dependent on either fossil fuels, chemical fertilizers, or other external inputs, and hence have been called "Low extenal-input technologies" (LEIT). Based on "indigenous technical knowledge" (ITK), they are typically small in scale, involving for the most part the labor of individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on those systems most commonly used in various parts of the world today and in times past.
GRG 356 • Archaeology Of Climate Change
• Rosen, Arlene
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm SAC 4.174
(also listed as ANT 324L)
Climate change has impacted human societies over the course of human
existence on the planet. It has played a role in everything from hominin evolution to the rise and
fall of civilizations through to the present day economic and ethical decision-making. In this
course we will examine why climate changes, the methods for recording climate change, and
discuss case studies of the varied responses of past human societies to climate change in different
geographic regions and time periods with varying socio-political and economic systems. We will
explore aspects of resilience and rigidity of societies and issues of environmental sustainability
in the past as well as the present. Finally we will compare and contrast modern responses to
climate change on a global scale with those of past societies.
Goals: To familiarize students with the evidence for climate change and methods of climate
change research; to increase their understanding of the social, economic and technological issues
human societies faced in the past when dealing with climate change. To understand what were
adaptive and maladaptive human strategies. To help students evaluate the modern politics and
social responses to climate change. On successful completion of this course a student should
understand how climate change is recorded and the basic climatic record for the period of human
occupation of the earth. To be familiar with current debates about how human societies adapt to
climate change. To be able to think critically about issues and arguments proposed in the
literature, and to write a coherent essay arguing a point of view.
GRG 356 • Water & Watersheds
• Ramos Scharrón, Carlos E.
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm JES A215A
Topics include environmental assessment methods and techniques, the conservation movement, and climate and people.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary
Taught by Arlene Rosen
GRG 356 • Children's Envirnmntl Hlth
• Elkins, Jules R.
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Meets TTH 1100am-1230pm CMA 3.114
Topics include environmental assessment methods and techniques, the conservation movement, and climate and people.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary
Taught by Arlene Rosen
GRG 356T • Geog Religion E Europe/Russia
• Jordan, Bella B.
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Meets MWF 1200pm-100pm PAR 301
(also listed as R S 357, REE 345)
Course description: This course is designed to give a comprehensive understanding of major religious culture regions in the former Eastern bloc countries. In the post-socialist period some of these societies are experiencing religious revival and others display high degrees of secularization. The course will focus on the analysis of such processes, including religious revival in the former Soviet republics, political and historical roots of divergence of Christian denominations in Central and Eastern Europe, Russian protestant movements like Old Believers and Dukhobors, traditional Islam in the Balkans and North Caucasus, Lamaist Buddhist traditions among Buryats and Tuvans of Siberia, and resurfacing of neo-shamanistic practices.
This course will discuss the most important features of these religious regions, such as religious art and architecture, most important beliefs and rituals, political and cultural reverberations of such practices for people, residing in these regions.
Basis for the grade:
- Students must take 2 exams, each worth 25% of the totals grade. Exams will contain Multiple Choice questions, short questions, a take-home essay and a map question. The exams will be of the same format.
- Students will write a term paper, worth 30% of the final grade. The paper must be 10-12 pages long, double-spaced, typed in 12-point font. The bibliography should contain scholarly publications, including books and articles from peer-reviewed journals.
- Working in a team of 2 or 3, students will prepare an oral presentation on a topic related to the term paper and approved by the instructor. The presentation's length should not exceed 15 minutes. 20% of the grade.
Course policies:
1) Make-up exams will be allowed only in cases of medical emergency, with the written proof from the doctor's office. There will be no final exam.
2) Late term papers will not be accepted. All the term papers must be submitted on May 1.
3) Observation of religious holidays: according to the University of Texas at Austin regulations religious holidays are observed accordingly. The students need to notify the instructor in advance.
4) Plagiarism will not be tolerated and students might face severe consequences in cases of plagiarism. Students must use their own ideas and words only and cite their sources very carefully.
5) Cell phones must be put away during class time and computers may be used only for note taking or class activities.
6) Though there are no points assigned for class attendance, attending lectures is strongly recommended as a prerequisite for success in this class.
7) The University of Texas at Austin will provide accommodations for students with disabilities.
Required textbook: a course package available at University Co-Op.
GRG 356T • Primate Conservation
• Hopkins, Mariah E.
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am SAC 4.174
(also listed as ANT 348K)
This course surveys the theory and practices of conservation
biology, as applied specifically to primates. Topics will include species and community
characteristics influencing extinction risk, current threats to primates, and potential
conservation strategies.
Prerequisites: This is an upper division course. Prior background in physical
anthropology or ecology is recommended, but not required. Ability to perform basic
algebra is necessary.
GRG 356T • Intl Development In Africa
• Faria, Caroline
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Meets TTH 500pm-630pm CLA 1.108
(also listed as AFR 372F)
How are popular representations of Africa reflected in development policy?
What are the historical and globalized roots of 'underdevelopment' in Africa?
What were the outcomes of big dam and fishing projects in Ghana and Tanzania?
Is global warming the cause of the conflict in Darfur, Sudan?
What are the ethics around diamond mining in Sierra Leone and oil drilling in Nigeria?
How have women combined feminist and environmentalist efforts in Kenya?
How has the 'War on Terror' reshaped African geopolitics?
How are African innovators rethinking development on their continent?
Welcome to 356T: Geographies of International Development in Africa! This course critically examines the major approaches to development on the African continent with a focus on a range of African resources. We will review how these approaches are connected to and underpinned by historically persistent representations, policies and political inequalities and the ways in which they have changed over time. Using a case study approach we will consider one major resource each week, from water to wildlife, forests to farms, airways to rangelands, and including a consideration of African bodies themselves as resources and sites of development. Through these examples we will explore, discuss and debate the ideological foundations of varied development approaches and their political, social and economic outcomes for African people and places. In doing so we will also examine the ways in which African people and places are linked to broader international process. Finally we will pay attention each week to the ways in which dominant development practices have been taken up, resisted and reworked by Africans in varied ways.
Intellectual Goals
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- To critically examine changing ideas of development in Africa in the context of a range of resources
- To historicize the construction of varied contemporary environments in Africa and related ecological and development issues
- To examine the links between representations of Africa and African bodies and historical and contemporary forms of extraction, exploitation, and development
- To consider the ecological, social and political outcomes of oil and mineral resource extraction, water, forest and rangeland management projects, conservation efforts and agricultural development in Africa
- To explore how ecological challenges are being addressed across a range of scales; from the global to the local
Learning Goals
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- Describe and critique the dominant approaches to development in Africa
- Connect key problems around ecology and development in Africa to histories, ideologies, policies, and resistances within and beyond the continent
- Participate in key debates about the role of the environment in African 'development' and 'underdevelopment'
Write-to-learn Goals
- Critically evaluate geographical arguments presented in a range of media (visual, oral and textual) through the use of writing exercises.
- Learn, understand and communicate key geographical concepts by writing for a range of audiences, including peers, the geographical scholarly community, and the public.
- Practice writing in a range of formats: abstracts, thesis statements and full research papers written for a geographical academic audience, write-to-learn reflective pieces, short films/presentations.
- Collect, critically evaluate and utilize geographical academic research in order to make a strong argument/ answer a carefully crafted research question.
- Strengthen skills of peer-review in a variety of forms
Global Cultures Course Flag:
This course carries the Global Cultures flag. Global Cultures courses are designed to increase your familiarity with cultural groups outside the United States. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from assignments covering the practices, beliefs, and histories of at least one non-U.S. cultural group, past or present.
GRG 356T • Vienna: Memory/The City-Aut
• Hoelscher, Steven D
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(also listed as AMS 370, EUS 346, GSD 360, HIS 362G, URB 354)
Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
May be counted toward the global cultures flag requirement.
Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Restricted to students in the Study Abroad program. Class meets January 18-April 12. Taught at Casa Herrera, Antigua, Guatemala. Students must c onsult with department as travel and orientation dates may be in additio n to these dates.
GRG 356T • Gis/Rem Sns Archaeol/Paleo
• Reed, Denné N.
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Meets TTH 200pm-330pm SAC 5.112
(also listed as ANT 324L)
This course surveys archeological and paleontological applications of remotely sensed data such as aerial
photography and satellite imagery for use in locating field sites, planning field logistics and conducting landscape
analysis. The remote sensing component of the course covers remote sensing data acquisition, image georectification,
image processing and classification.
The GIS component of the course builds on the remote sensing component and adds to it the analysis of map features
stored in databases. The course introduces databases theory and practice, and moves through the various stages
of GIS workflow: the planning and design of GIS projects, building geospatial datasets, various methods of geospatial
analysis and a short introduction to map layouts and reports.
This course covers GIS and remote sensing from an applied perspective and students are expected to invest lab time
in completing tutorials on GIS and RS methods as well as applying these methods to individual projects.
Prerequisites and Expectations: This course is designed to compliment ANT 324L Digital Data Systems in
Archeology, which has a greater emphasis on data acquisition and field methods. This is NOT an introductory
course in GIS and remote sensing . This is an accelerated course is GIS and RS fundamentals. There are no enforced
prerequisites, but students should have a comfortable working knowledge of computers and an introductory
GIS or remote sensing course is recommended but not required.
GRG 356T • Urban Publics
• Heyman, Rich
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Meets MWF 300pm-400pm JES A209A
(also listed as URB 354)
Topics on the social and cultural diversity within cities; social policies; and the sociocultural impact of the media and other institutions on urban development. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history.
Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
May be counted toward the cultural diversity flag requirement.
Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
GRG 357 • Medical Geography
• Elkins, Jules R.
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Meets TTH 930am-1100am ETC 2.114
The geographic distribution, expansion, and contraction of the infectious diseases that have the greatest influence in shaping human societies today: malaria, AIDS, and others.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
GRG 360G • Envir Geographic Info Systems
• Arima, Eugenio
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Meets MWF 100pm-200pm CLA 0.128
This course introduces basic concepts underlying geographic information systems and science (GIS), including related or integrated technologies and applications such as global positioning systems (GPS), cartography, and spatial analysis. It combines an overview of the general principles of GIS with a theoretical treatment of the nature and issues associated with the use of spatial environmental information. Although the course has a laboratory component that introduces students to the most commonly used GIS software package, the focus is on the "science behind the software" (eg, types and implications of functions and analysis, rather than just how to do the analysis).
GRG 462K • Intro Remote Sensing Of Envir
• Meyer, Thoralf
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm CLA 1.106
The use of electromagnetic energy to sense objects in the natural environment; interpretation and recognition of patterns detected by sensors.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
GRG 368C • Spatial Anly/Geograph Info Sys
• Miller, Jennifer A.
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Meets TTH 1230pm-200pm CLA 1.402
In this course we will explore in greater depth and breadth spatial analysis concepts introduced in GRG 360G (or similar intro GIS course). The course addresses 'spatial problem solving' by focusing on both the theoretical/conceptual and practical aspects of GIS modeling and spatial statistics.
GRG 374 • Frontiers In Geography
• Zonn, Leo E.
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Meets TTH 200pm-330pm CLA 0.108
Course Objective and Subjects
The primary objective of this course is to provide you a 'working understanding' of the contemporary nature of Geography, which means I am interested in considering Geography as it is practiced. My department expects this course, Frontiers in Geography, to be a 'capstone' experience, although none of us really knows what that means. It can be interpreted in a variety of ways and the faculty of our department have tried many of them while teaching this course, based to a great extent upon their own respective personal and academic histories, styles, personalities, and general sense of what is important and what is not. None of them are wrong.
The route I have chosen is a 'working understanding', which it is hoped, will complement and supplement what you have been studying for these last few years.
I begin with the simplest of questions—What is Geography?—and then provide a set of fundamentals that will help answer the question, thus providing a 'working' understanding:
It is a set of concepts
It is a frame for study
It is a discipline
It is a university subject
It is a job
1) Concepts. In this section we provide an overview of the nature of the discipline—"what are the fundamental precepts that define Geography?" To some extent this is a summary and gathering together of ideas that surround what you have been doing for the last few years as a Geography major. At the same time it is my opportunity to stress my favorite geo-concept: Place, perhaps along with space, its little stepsister.
2) Frame. We use these concepts to help frame our study of geographic processes, especially in terms of the patterns of human activity. Such a framing will help illuminate the essences of these processes. For the purposes of this class we will focus primarily on 'place' in research focused on the example of tourism. The focus of your final capstone paper and most of your readings will be here, therefore, on the subject called "A Geography of Tourism", framed within the concept of place.
3) Discipline. We will discuss Geography as a contemporary academic discipline in terms of its history, associations, journals, and departments.
4) University. The heart and history of a discipline begins with the university. Here we will talk about the contemporary nature of the American University, especially in this contentious political and economic era; issues of note at the national, state, and UT levels will be discussed. We do so to understand the home of Geography, but we will spend time on issues that may not have immediate relevance to our discipline.
5) Job. Several of you will be disappointed that this course is not centered on getting you a job. In fact, we won't spend much time on the subject at all. Why? Because basically it is not within my purview; the truth be known, I don't know much about that subject, which is true of most of my colleagues. This goes back to our subject of the University (above); more on that later. But we will not ignore it. We will work on your resumes, discuss ways you can aggressively engage the lousy market out there, consider issues of cover letters and interviewing, and we will bring people into the classroom who can help provide us some practicalities of the search. We will also discuss graduate school. Here I can help much more, although if the past is any predictor fewer than five or six of you will be immediately interested. We'll play that one by ear.
The discussion of these five issues will be linear in the most general sense, but because they are often so closely intertwined we will integrate them at times. Also, I cannot assign a specific amount of time for each subject—although the system often asks that I do—because we reserve the right to spend more or less time on individual subjects as we see fit, once we are there. No worries; it will work.