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Film Academy Nears Trial Against GoDaddy Over 'Oscars' Trademarks
In a first-of-its-kind cybersquatting lawsuit, GoDaddy is denied safe harbor protection for allowing customers to collect money after "parking" domains like academyawardz.com.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is on the verge of a big showdown with GoDaddy.
AMPAS, most famous for its annual Oscars awards ceremony, is suing GoDaddy under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, alleging that the domain registrar giant traffics in unauthorized trademarks. Specifically in dispute is GoDaddy's "CashParking" program that allows customers to buy a domain like Oscarbets.com or Oscarsornot.com, "park" that page and collect a portion of revenue from GoDaddy's advertising partners on a pay-per-click basis.
On Friday, the Academy took a big step forward in the lawsuit when a California federal judge rejected GoDaddy's summary judgment motion and ruled that the defendant isn't eligible for safe harbor. The Academy got other wins by getting the judge to acknowledge that GoDaddy "uses" and "traffics" in domain names, although the judge declined to give the "Oscars" trademark owner a complete victory. For example, the judge says that whether the Academy's marks are really famous is something that would be left to a jury to decide.
Judge Audrey Collins refused GoDaddy's bid for safe harbor by agreeing with the Academy that GoDaddy did not function solely as a registrar when it allowed users to park domain names like traveloscar.com and oscarshotel.com.
"First, the Parked Pages Program applies to pages already registered with GoDaddy, indicating that GoDaddy has fulfilled its registration role by the time it implements the parking programs," writes the judge. "Second, through its Parked Pages Program, GoDaddy uses its servers to create webpages for registered domain names, and to place advertising on those pages for which it can collect a fee-per-click. Creating webpages, placing ads, and collecting ad revenue is not registration activity."
The judge says it's not important that the Academy hasn't shown it has profited from this.
"The safe harbor provision simply does not apply to conduct, like operating the Parked Pages Program, that goes beyond mere registration and maintenance," adds the judge. "Furthermore, a registrar's mere bad faith intent to profit – as opposed to actual profit – is sufficient to disqualify it from safe harbor protection."
The judge also goes a long way to establishing one of the prongs of GoDaddy's alleged cybersquatting activity by determining that it has "used" domains by acting affirmatively to place domain names in a program designed to make money and engaged in "trafficking" by receiving from registrants a license to place revenue-generating ads on webpages. GoDaddy's argument that it is merely routing domain names is thoroughly rejected.
There are still many questions to be answered.
One is whether the Academy's marks are famous. GoDaddy has objected to the fact that the Academy hadn't taken the time to do consumer surveys and sought to fill the void with its own studies that allegedly showed that respondents couldn't recognize domain names in dispute as being entertainment-related.
Judge Collins says that marks related to "Oscars" may be distinctive, but that it's a triable fact as to whether the Academy's marks meet the tests of recognition.
Another unresolved question has to do with whether the domain names -- like betacademyawards.com and oscarsunplugged.com -- are "confusingly similar" to the Academy's marks. In the ruling, the judge gives some guiding principles on what she will be looking for, but holds off on any ruling until the parties can present a unified list of domains in dispute. The Academy has alleged more than 100 of them, but a few have been taken out of the lawsuit for being presented too late.
Finally, the Academy wins another important victory by lowering its burden of proof. Judge Collins rejects GoDaddy's assertion that the Academy has to show "actual dilution" of its marks. Instead, it appears that the plaintiff will only need to show that the domains in question were merely dilutive of its marks.
The parties still need to figure out a day for the trial. The judge has extended discovery on certain issues and there are likely witness lists and evidence to be sorted. The dispute could be handed to a jury by the end of the year.
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Mitchell, who plays, trombone and euphonium, will be accompanied by Martha Krasnican on piano. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Center for Performing and Fine Arts Recital Hall.
In the "Old and New Favorites" concert, Mitchell will perform personal favorite pieces for the trombone and euphonium. Those pieces include "Sonata for Trombone and Piano" by Eric Ewazen; "Sonata 'Vox Gabrieli'" by Stepjan Sulek; "Andante et Allegro" by Joseph Edward Barat; and "Migrane" by Jessica Ziegelbauer, an ISU music alumna and Fulbright Scholarship winner.
Mitchell has taught trombone and euphonium at ISU for 21 years. He is a member of the ISU Faculty Brass Quintet and also performs as principal trombone in both the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and the Danville, Ill., Symphony Orchestra. He is also an original member of the Ambassador Brass Quintet. He has performed and taught throughout the region and the US. His performances and teaching abroad include China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Germany and Austria.
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what is your stance on this subject?
I beileve it should be legalized, it would create extra tax revenue, cut down on gang related crime to some degree, and save tax dollars on fighting drug trafficing (of marijuana). this is to be an intellectual debate. no tomfoolery.
Inb4 he's a pot smokin liberal hippie
(P.S. I am a conservative republican, who has never smoked a joint or even seen pot before in my life)
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Though, if marijuana is legalized, it'd be publicized.
Many people who use cigarettes will flourish to marijuana as their primary stress reliever.
Thus exposing it to new people, students, etc.
Marijuana should only be medically equipped.
I live in Canada, so it's not as harsh here. But I don't really care, as long as I don't see potheads on my lawn at 2:00 in the morning. (True story)
Legalize it. It's not even as bad as cigarettes or alcohol.
Also, the worst thing that will happen to a marijuana snoker is nothing, literally.
Actually, one of the primary ingredients in pot is a mild form of acid. Prolonged exposure to pot can cause stunted sexual performance, short-term memory loss, etc.
Now it's not as bad as alcohol (cigarettes I'm not so sure), but still. Why legalize one more thing for kids to get their hands on?
(P.s. Im a long-haired vegetarian from California. Lol)
well people don'tchain smoke marijuana. it's only a one-hit thing, albeit like most things moderation will not be as bad for you.
@skankin That's debatable. I've met some people.
That said, largely due to my actually having a job in this economy, I don't.
There are certainly negative effects of smoking it, just like there are negative effects of sitting around a camp fire for too long, or too close. What should be noted is that the effects are not nearly as devastating as those of tobacco or alcohol, which the government allows as a source of revenue (through taxes and 'big business').
The fact is, its effects are less detrimental to human functionality than alcohol, and less harmful and addictive than both alcohol and cigarettes.
And as for it being a gateway, I suspect these people have never been drunk, because the susceptibility to pressure and loss of judgment skills dramatically decrease, making alcohol more prone to lead to things than smoking. I'm not studied up on the subject, but I think it'd be an easy argument to make that it's not so much an issue of it being a gateway, but that the people that use it are already of a mindset that's flexible enough to accommodate further transgressions. Those people who would, but don't smoke, because of the legality, are thus less likely to go beyond their new experiences due to the same legal restrictions that currently hold them back.
I know this is a sort of ambiguous post with some antecedent problems, but I'm trying to be delicate given my posting location. Anyway…
Yes, but for someone who believes that cigarettes should not be legal as well, the argument makes no ground.
While the atmostphere is not even nearly ready to get rid of alcohol (as it is glamorized and portraid in the media as popular and fun), cigarettes have greatly been de-glamorized, and are now seen as a generally negative subject in the united states. Because of this, an Anti-Smoking law in the United States would probably be widely supported and well-thought out, unlike the Prohibition act of the 1920's.
Now I hate government control as much as the next person. Probably more so, in fact. Being a libritarian, I oppose all laws that inhibit personal freedoms and local policy. But… this topic really strains against that, as I see potheads in my community that are a bunch of god-damn no good loafers mooching off the towns resourses, to put it lightly. It's an epidemic. Maybe I'm biased; in fact, I'm sure I am. But the legality of pot will not help our situation. =/
Canadian here so marijuana is decriminalized but that's not really my point.
Now during my spiel I may sound ridiculous but bear with me.
Here is what I think.
All illicit drugs should be legalized.
All of them, no exceptions, you just need to be 18 to buy them.
Plus, they are poisonous.
Or more poisonous then usual.
So poisonous that for example: 2 cigarettes in under 24 hours will kill you, simple as that.
I'm not sure how they will get this poisonous but if there is one thing that governments can get behind it's new ways to kill people. So it'll happen.
Now, people can enjoy their recreational drug use without wondering whether their drug of choice will kill them or not. They know it will, so they should accept that or die.
Of course, some people will not be happy about all the dead people but hey, you can't please everyone.
And it's not like there isn't a warning. All packages that hold the drugs will give the maximum of the drug you can take before kicking the bucket.
Then, if someone dies, it's no one's fault but their own. Unless someone forces them to take it, then that's murder.
I know the typical pothead. I know the person sitting on the couch all day, munching on stuff and doing nothing. I also know a few very productive people that also happen to smoke weed. Now, are you going to tell the people that get up early in the morning, go for a jog, hold a job, and also enjoy getting high that they can't, because there are others that sit around doing nothing when they do it? That's a pretty slippery slope. I mean, you've already voiced you thoughts on cigarettes and drinking, but let's go past that. Let's delve deeper into the grips of big government control. Our current arguments, if I'm reading this right, are as follows:
Moderate health risks. Lessens productivity in many cases. Not glamorous due to critical media, laws, and labeling.
Severe health risks. Negligible effects on productivty. Not glamorous due to critical media and emerging laws.
Severe health risks. Severe effects on both productivity and judgement. Glamorous due to positive media.
Now, I'd like to raise a few points. Cigarettes were once glamorous enough to be in MREs for soldiers, and were even labeled as healthy. Alcohol, on the other hand, was banned, as you pointed out. Look at which of them is doing better, now. Make something the forbidden fruit and see if people that never even bothered before start climbing over one another to get it. Additionally, the worst of the list is the only one that, by your (and most people's) standards, is all right. Additionally, pot is, of these, by most views, the least destructive. If you decide it should be illegalized just based on the amount of time people spend getting nothing done because of it, what's next?
Porn and masturbation?
i really don't care..
idk why
I think there is something important missing in the overall discussion.
When I read that alcohol can cause severe damage to health… sorry wait what ?
It might be an urban legend where I live, but drinking a glass of wine once in a while (I think once a day, maybe once a week) is considered good for your health.
The keyword here is addiction.
I wouldn't mind some drugs being legalized as well, BUT with a somewhat same vision as Blubber.
Nowadays, the warning signs concerning drugs, smoking or alcoholism are generally seen as jokes, and easily ignored by people. They pretty much don't care as far as they get their "daily source of stress relief".
Because we can't teach everyone to seek in another safer source of stress-relieving material (like videogames, chewing-gums perhaps, that sort of things) the same way we can't teach everyone on the Net to behave themselves because of the Dickwad theory, the only possibility that remains is to show them the risks right in their faces.
I'm watching Jay Leno as I type this.
He just said somethign about California being really close to legalizing it.
Really, I don't care either way.
People are going to do it whether it's legal or not.
Sure, they will, but the heart of the issue is really not whether people should do it or not. Like you said, the law is rarely going to affect that. What's at hand here is if they should be criminalized for it.
There's a slight difference. The studies you're talking about aren't urban legends; it's been said that an occasional glass of wine can have benefits, but that doesn't make it healthy. I mean, smoking a cigarette is a diet suppressant, but that doesn't make them healthy. What you have to get down to is where the pros outweigh the cons. In any case, there's still a fundamental difference. Alcohol is unhealthy by nature. It is a toxin: it's toxic. That's why people become intoxicated. The reason people drink it is to poison themselves, and that's what gives you the effect that drinking does. Its not up for debate whether it's bad for you or not. It is. In moderation, sure, it won't kill you, but the negative effects still grossly outweigh any potential benefits it may have. Additionally, the people drinking it for the benefits are heavily outnumbered by those killing themselves with it.
On the other hand, the topic of discussion here is not a toxin. It's a chemical change whose sole function and intent is not to kill brain cells. The alteration is non-damaging (save to your memory and wallet). It's also not addictive, any more than say, Pringles. That is to say, the only reason it's seen as addictive is people like doing things that bring them enjoyment--not because there's a chemical dependency.
Swallowing any kind of smoke, I don't care where it can be from, to bring it to lungs (that are more used to filter air in oxygen) is less toxic than drinking a fluid (that stomach can afford to transform) ?
Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, and can also cause cirrhosis for heavy drinkers, but most of the time, alcohol doesn't cause deaths by itself.
Alcohol causes more deaths when someone drunk takes their car for a ride. That same thing happens with any kind of drugs.
So, when you say:
In moderation, sure, it won't kill you, but the negative effects still grossly outweigh any potential benefits it may have.
Wait, what ? There are as much benefits and negative effects as to, say, eat junk food.
It's a chemical change whose sole function and intent is not to kill brain cells. The alteration is non-damaging (save to your memory and wallet). It's also not addictive, any more than say, Pringles. That is to say, the only reason it's seen as addictive is people like doing things that bring them enjoyment--not because there's a chemical dependency.
I'd like you to show me the difference between the amount of people that drink their first bottle of alcohol and then get addicted to it, and the same for any drugs, smoking or not (cigarettes anyone ?).
It's not as a "popular unchecked thought" as you may think.
How can you be so sure that it doesn't kill any brain cell in the process when smoking some pot ? How can you be so sure that the alteration is non-damaging ?
There aren't as much people in the AA as you might think. Cancers aren't provoked by alcohol alone. The number of death due to alcoholic comas or, say, people who choked to death in their own vomit because of it aren't that high either.
And also:
Alcohol is unhealthy by nature. It is a toxin: it's toxic. That's why people become intoxicated. The reason people drink it is to poison themselves, and that's what gives you the effect that drinking does.
Enjoyement ? Good taste for a drink ? I've never got drunk. I don't think I drink a lot of alcohol either but …poison myself ? I drink some alcohol because I want to savour their taste, the same way I could drink Ice-tea for that matter, and the same way I hate Coca-cola: their taste.
On the other hand, the topic of discussion here is not a toxin. It's a chemical change whose sole function and intent is not to kill brain cells. The alteration is non-damaging (save to your memory and wallet). It's also not addictive, any more than say, Pringles. That is to say, the only reason it's seen as addictive is people like doing things that bring them enjoyment--not because there's a chemical dependency.
ANY kind of substance your body absorbs can have bad effects on your health. Why pointing at one more than another ?
That's a little biased to say that some drugs are "better" (more suitable in that case, I guess) for your health than others.
And yes, every drug can be addictive, that you want it or not.
I've already stated the campfire analogy. I know smoke is bad. I've been up front about this since the beginning. What I'm saying is it is not, in itself, a poisonous substance.
Liver damage, brain damage, blindness, and accidental deaths like choking on your vomit or getting in a car drunk are not all that uncommon. They are not myths. And, even if your hypothetical situation, that smoking weed may also cause brain damage, it is inarguably less immediate, less devastating, and less of a killer than alcohol is in this (the US) country, and I'd bet loads of money the same is true everywhere else. Even with equal users, in equal measures, I'd bet all my possessions that alcohol is more hazardous recreationally than pot. Trust me, though, having recently graduated from college, my past six years or sohave been in an environment constantly surrounded by people enjoying themselves in whatever manner they please. I've seen more than a few people end up in the hospital, and never once because of weed. I've seen stomachs pumped, black outs, two deaths due to car crashes, one almost fatal blood alcohol level, more belligerent people than I can count, and all because of alcohol.
And, I'm not sure what you're trying to prove with the junk food statement. I think, inadvertantly, you may be arguing my point. Yes, junk food is bad for you. But people enjoy it, so it's legal. What, are you going to outlaw cake because it has less benefits than detriments to the body? Like I said, if that were the case, then you'd be banning almost everything in the nation. So, again, why make marijuana illegal?
And, when you say AA, you mean Alcoholics Anonymous? I'm not sure why that's part of this conversation, as the number of people seeking help isn't a statistic that determines how many people abuse alcohol. Hell, I wish there were more people in AA, because the majority of the people that need it, aren't in it. Still, it's not relevant to whether pot should be legalized.
As for savoring it, some people like the taste. Sure. I don't deny that there are some alcohols that are nice with meals and atmospheres. I have never said I DON'T drink. I've only been trying to point out that we have something legal that is more dangerous than something illegal. And, for those people that enjoy the taste, great. Go for it. But show me one college kid whose killing Natural Light because he enjoys the taste. Show me one abusive father who enjoys the taste of Bud Lite, and isn't just using it as an escape. Let's be honest, the amount of people that drink to get drunk, that is, drink to poison themselves, is OVERWHELMINGLY superior to those that "want to savour [the] taste."
And, you're absolutely correct. Any substance you take in can kill you. Breathing too much (hyperventilating) can kill you. Drinking too much water will flush the nutrients from your body ad kill you. But the reason I'm pointing to alcohol is because of how quickly and effortlessly, and in so many ways, it will kill you. Can weed kill you? Maybe, we don't really know. What we do know is that there sure aren't a whole lot of confirmed cases where it has rolling in. What there are, however, are metric shit-tons of cases where alcohol has, in whatever way, led to the death of somebody, including those not involved in the drinking. Weed does not do that, and while I haven't labeled anything as "better" or worse than anything else, I would certainly argue that pot is better than alcohol.
Now, again, I'm not saying alcohol should be illegalized. I'm not saying Pringles or cake should either. I'm saying that, if we have those things, those we know are obviously harmful, then what right do we have to criminalize marijuana and call ourselves a "free nation?"
And, as a bit of insight on who's arguing here, no, I don't smoke. I do drink. I am not biased because of what I partake in. I have, however, been around many people that have enjoyed one or both of these things. I'm speaking from my experience and the research I've done on the subject (one of my graduate papers was on weed versus alcohol). I work for the government, and, as such, cannot smoke. Would I otherwise? I don't know. Would I if they decriminalized it? You bet. But that's not my intent in this--all I'm trying to do ITT is show how ridiculous it is that we have "freedom" that doesn't allow us to grow, own, or intake a plant. That is, by all standards, fucking ludicrous. If all substances that altered a person's state were banned, it would be bad, but it would at least make sense. What I'm trying to show is that it is not only bad that we have things illegalized, but the choices we've made in doing so don't make since.
And, one last can of worms before I'm off to bed tonight. There are different ways to take marijuana into the body. Smoking is, obviously, the only one that involves smoke. Baking it, on the other hand, doesn't. No harm to the lungs. So, why not this? But this still isn't the point. The point's in the last paragraph. It doesn't matter whether it's harmful or not. What matters is whether or not it makes sense. I have yet to hear an argument ITT or anywhere else that gives good cause to criminalize marijuana.
Excuse me for being an illogical idealist, but I don't think it's morally right to make an economy out of something that can harm people.
Yes, I know that just about everything possible in this world has a potential to harm you in someway, and I also know that cigarettes and alcohol are far worse than marijuana.
For me, it is just a matter of principle and, honestly, this whole issue makes me nervous.
(PS: I live in California and this issue will have strong effects on my community)
so you don;t want to make a bad situation worse?
I do believe there is a possibility, however, that the legalization of marijuana may help those who are addicted to cigarettes, but I fear it will just form a downward spiral of substance abuse.
Legalizing marijuana won't create many problems.
Marijuana doesn't kill. (Unless you smoke extreme amounts of it.)
A real statistic showed that marijuana is not a gateway drug.
Marijuana calms down its user, rather then possibly stimulating angry behavior.
When the user isn't calmed, they may get hyper, but likely not dangerous.
Also, a nice pro is that the Bureau of Narcotics will stop wasting so much damn money.
(By the way, it's legal in Holland and they have few problems caused by it. And if there are problems, it's the user's fault.)
Maybe my post was a case of tl:dr, but I think the idea of making marijuana illegal because it's "harmful" to the user is like making Chipotle illegal. Eating it makes you feel good, briefly, then you feel like shit until you birth a food baby. It's rarely healthy and nobody is fighting to have them banned.
Moreover, the US makes money on loads of things. Tobacco: taxed. Alcohol: taxed. Firearms: largely taxed. You know which of these kills more than marijuana? All of them. Let's move on to untaxed things that are more dangerous than weed: cars, stairs, sporks, half the products painted in China, space heaters, toasters. None of these are illegal.
Like I said, politically, it's a slippery slope. First, it's weed, then cigarettes, then we're in a government regulated safehouse. If it's dangerous, they'll illegalize it. That way, you can't hurt your own damn self.
If you need somebody to criminalize things that are unsafe for you, you should not be making decisions for yourself anyway.
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It didn't take long for the Billings Gazette to bash Metra Park after Paul McCartney announced his big concert in Missoula. In today's editorial, the Gazette said that "Billings is no longer a tour stop
It didn't take long for the Billings Gazette to bash Metra Park after Paul McCartney announced his big concert in Missoula. In today's editorial, the Gazette said that "Billings is no longer a tour stop
The 33rd Annual Montana Women's run is coming up on Saturday, May 10th.
If you're a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll, like Mark Wilson, here's a bucket list concert for you. For the first time ever, Paul McCartney is coming to Montana. He just announced a concert for August 5th at Grizzly Stadium in Missoula
It's that time of year again. The weather's warming up and that means we'll be spending our Thursday nights partying downtown at "Alive After Five".
The Downtown Billings Association just released the dates, locations and musical acts for the 11th Annual event
Mother's Day is coming up on May 11th!
The PBR is back in Billings and we had the chance to chat with a couple of the best bull riders in the world. Check out our interview with 19 yr. old PBR Rookie Gage Gay from Greensboro, NC and Montana native Matt Triplett
The PBR is back in town this weekend and the Flakes have been giving away a huge stack of tickets. We just found out that "Bushwacker" will be making his first (and last) appearance in Billings.
Bushwacker is a two time PBR Bull of the Year and is considered among the greatest bulls of all time
Wanna go see the Professional Bull Riders this weekend at Metra Park? The Flakes will be giving away free tickets for the Friday night show every day this week. We'll also have a pair of tickets for the Saturday show to give away on Friday's morning show
If you like the song "Aw Nah", we've got some good news for you. Chris Young is coming to Billings on Friday, August 8th. He'll headline the big country show at this year's MontanaFair along with Danielle Bradbery, the winner of the NBC television show "The Voice"
This morning, Mark and Paul discussed Metra Park's new plan to lure bigger concerts and events by charging an extra $1 for each beer sold.
The Flakes have no problem with Metra Park charging whatever they think people will pay for their concessions
After the show, Mark and Paul are headed over to Bridger Steel for their big 10th Anniversary shindig. It looks like the weather's gonna clear up, which is the perfect opportunity for you to play hooky and come hang out with the Flakes
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I just got out of a run and the tank was fooling around in the arena for a while apparently died and then had to fly back to Darkshire to repair. We all waited...
Once done the DK tank jumps in and after a few pulls stops as if he got a phone call and couldn't let it go. In broken English he asks "why ther is a pally heals in the ptry" or something like that. No one really understood what this person was asking and a few of us started to wonder what the big hold up was. We could have downed the first boss by the time this was typed. One dps mentioned that I kept the party alive...
Anyway the kid comes back with, "i dont do like well with pally healz" or something like that. I was keeping his sorry excuse of a DK tank up for the first few pulls so this came out of the blue. Hey I can understand if I let the folks die, was trying to top the dps charts as a healer or decided to go watch a movie.
Anyway we voted the tank out and with the next tank we got the job done quickly.
Anyone run into similar situations like this where some party member hates paladins, druids or priests? I figure it was some player that was working on a full set of spirit gear for his DK and didn't want competition.
Ive never heard of someone hating on a certain class in a dungeon. Im sure it happens, but its stupid as hell. I mean, if the healer sucks then yea, I can see giving them some grief. But if you're keeping him up fine, whats the big deal?
90 Gnome Monk
Awful DK is awful... If he has issues with pallies keeping him alive how does he live with the other healers that are worse at tank healing?
90 Dwarf Priest
Bad tanks gonna be bad.
I have not had one that "hates priests" in a while but I did have one constantly clicking my renew off.
I asked him why.
"Oh I just do it to troll holy priests and see if they waste mana re-applying it"
...Oh. But I have my meta gem so continued to reapply renew as often as he could click it off and had a good time with that. And got to leap of faith him whenever he used rocket boots to get away to the next pack. Good times.
90 Draenei Shaman
There was only one strange time I can think of and it was a little while after I had brought this Shammy to 90 - my second healer and right when ToT had been coming out.
Get Brewery and the tank starts berating me for playing a Shammy. Mind you, we're all at the portal. All I've done is put ES on this guy and am quietly waiting. He starts going off on how only fail people play a fail class and he wouldn't tank if I was healing.
I turn to the hunter and say - "Hey *Name* - you got a tank pet in there?" He goes yep, whips it out and I toss ES on it and off we go.
The tank hung out at the portal and laughed when we engaged the first boss, saying we'd all die with my healing. I said even if the pet dies I'll tank it with my elemental, which would still be a better tank then him.
We kick after the boss. It was one of the weirdest things I've seen but the group just laughed about it while we waited at the gauntlet for the new tank.
Ive never heard of someone hating on a certain class in a dungeon
Heh year 1 if you where not a priest you did not heal a 5 man.
I have seen hate on DK's because for years the skill gap for DK's was pretty high, I have seen hate on druids because of res, i have see hate on resto shaman for being underpowered.
But No I have not seen any hate on Holy Pallies, tbh if he is making you wait while he does arena and repairs etc I would have been looking to boot just for that.
"Disc priests can't heal, it's a pvp spec." (last time i heard this was during Cata)
"Disc priests can't heal death knights"
"Kick the resto druid." Why? "Because I main a feral, because resto can't heal"
I'm sure I heard something for every healing spec, except monk.
Whatever it is they say... it tells you more about them being ignorant dumbasses.
100 Human Paladin
Back at the start of Cata, myself and many others feared a holy priest in their dungeon runs because they were undertuned. Luckily this isn't a wipe-or-not situation (usually), but it was just kind of a let down to see one instead of the other 3 healing classes.
100 Gnome Monk
What's wrong with this? ;-P
Echos of this were heard even into early TBC. The few times I pugged a month in I got comments like "I guess resto shaman can heal."
Which is funny because in Wrath there was a strong synergy between disc and DKs. I forget the exact mechanics at play but when I tanked on my DKs I loved having disc priests.
Back at the start of Cata, myself and many others feared a holy priest in their dungeon runs because they were undertuned. Luckily this isn't a wipe-or-not situation (usually), but it was just kind of a let down to see one instead of the other 3 healing classes.
The start of Cata was another weird one. Then again I tanked on a prot pally so I didn't care what the healer was pre WoG nerf. First boss of H SFK? Mostly if not entirely soloable as I found out a few times.
Well, i learned that you can't possibly out-dps everyone and heal at the same time. The funny thing was, that it was a shadow priest who had to explain this to me. If I wouldn't stop I'd get kicked, despite the damage of myself + my tank buddy accounting for 60% of the total, and the group sitting at full health.
Haha yes, they were so spikey that our bubbles would give other healers more time to react. He was just afraid that I would gimp his vengeance stacking by absorbing damage. Oh the ignorance...
100 Draenei Priest
Haha yes, they were so spikey that our bubbles would give other healers more time to react. He was just afraid that I would gimp his vengeance stacking by absorbing damage. Oh the ignorance...
Speaking of ignorance...
In a Zul'Aman bear run (cata) I had a Warrior tell me not to PW:Shield him because it would stop him from getting rage.
Edit: We didn't get the bear.
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I have seen hate on DK's because for years the skill gap for DK's was pretty high, I have seen hate on druids because of res, i have see hate on resto shaman for being underpowered.
I've seen all of this, but never in a 5man. Especially not in 5 mans now-a-days, where they are so easy you can let your pet heal them once your geared enough
90 Night Elf Hunter
I've seen someone try to kick a Pally healer because they were using an off-hand instead of a shield.
I was told on my Shaman in Cata that I wasn't supposed to heal, but the last time I saw any Pally healer hate was on Loken. When it was current.
90 Night Elf Druid
always mainly it deals with pugs and cocky tanks. got into this pug for ToT about 2 weeks ago some tank in normal 10m ToT gear says why do we have 2 druid healers? we have the wrong healers. then starts talking trash about how he doesn't want to carry people's dps and swearing in vent calling me a stoner and that im 12 lol just because of the way i sound. this is why i don't pug anymore.
next week did ToT with my guild 2 druid healers 1 holy pally we got it done 12/12 no complaints they knew i wasn't geared or knew fights but they understood that. imo unless your going for world first achievements it does NOT matter what classes you bring as long as you can get it done. of course based on mechanics you might not want full ranged or meele classes you want a mixture. sadly i will have to pug again next week my guild is getting back to heroics hopefully i can join soon.
100 Blood Elf Paladin
The last time I ever got any pally hate was on Loken when we were still gearing up for naxx, even though you could get through naxx wearing t6. Even I will admit, Loken was a pain as a pally when it was current. Before that, it was magister's terrace that I got some hate in. Once 3.0 hit, it was much easier to heal. It was doable prior to 3.0 just easier after 3.0.
Pallys are really strong in 5 mans. No one takes any damage that the mastery bubbles can't handle and they tanks never need more healing than the beacon transfer. In all honesty, 5 mans are quite boring.
100 Human Priest
Which is funny because in Wrath there was a strong synergy between disc and DKs. I forget the exact mechanics at play but when I tanked on my DKs I loved having disc priests.
I don't recall a specific synergy between dks and disc priests, but I remember that shadow priests used to love DKs because their pestilence would spread a priest's devouring plague as well as the dk diseases.
Sorry, that was off topic.
I've never seen anyone dislike a particular healing class that I recall.
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Tenders for the works to be taken up in the first phase have been called, he told presspersons after inspecting the Rajah Mirasudhar Government Hospital and the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, along with Union Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palani Manickam, and Minister for Commercial Taxes S.N.M. Ubayathullah.
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freegracefrom 6 years
It's a romantic idea in theory, but I don't like the idea of eating breakfast foods in bed. Yuck. Brunch is really nice!
fashionista119 6 years
Food in bed does not appeal to me at all, but I don't really like dealing with Brunch crowds either. So, breakfast/brunch at home, at the dining room table or on the patio, sounds great to me.
Twinkle1 6 years
I don't care as long as someone else is making it.
darlene 6 years
Breakfast in bed
verily 6 years
Brunch, but being that this is a mother day's thing, I would think a breakfast made by my kids would be all the better... if I had kids that is. I remember making my mom pancakes for mother's day when I was little.
Jenny86 6 years
Definitely at my favorite restaurant!
nrmunch55 6 years
no eating in bed...i'd fall right back to sleep lol
trouble450 6 years
Brunch out and as often as I can arrange it. Easy time for us all to catch up and not be distracted.
aistea311 6 years
I prefer at my favorite restaurant because if I was to stay in bed, then I would have to get up, get dressed and lose the appeal. At least at the restaurant I am dressed and ready to do other things right after.
rachelcal 6 years
i don't enjoy breakfast in bed, i'm still too sleepy to eat and enjoy what i'm eating but i love brunch
ilanac13 6 years
i've never been into the whole breakfast in bed thing. the only times that i've eaten in bed were when i was sick or had broken bones that i couldn't get out of bed. i would MUCH RATHER go to a restaurant for brunch. besides - if you don't have to cook/clean or do anything but eat/enjoy - what's better than that?
leeluvfashion 6 years
Brunch at my favorite restaurant.
RoGo1 6 years
In general I don't like breakfast in bed - too messy - but would NEVER go out to brunch on mother's day. I went camping with my mom and cooked her brunch on the grill this morning. Turned out pretty good!
Renann22 6 years
I love brunch. It is sad that I only get to do it twice a year !!! I need to do this more often!!
bengalspice 6 years
I hate food in bed.
bluepuppybites 6 years
I love to cook and bake so when my family is all around I like to make food for the ones I love. That really makes my day.
emalove 6 years
Breakfast in bed is nice sometimes, but I'd rather go to brunch with my family or friends. Mimosas!
JaimeLeah526 6 years
Breakfast in bed. We went out today and it was packed and slow so I'd rather not do that. Maybe next year I'll host a BBQ.
Marci 6 years
Breakfast in bed isn't as romantic as it sounds - at least not for me. It's a little pesty, actually. I'd rather go out.
anniekim 6 years
I voted brunch out--but since it's Mother's Day I need to add--except on Mother's Day. Mother's Day brunch is a zoo!
MrsJigglesworth 6 years
brunch out
laPetiteJuJu 6 years
I always prefer a home-cooked meal whether it's breakfast in bed with my sweetie or a candle-lit dinner for two on the porch. I think it's way more special than going out to any restaurant...but then again, my fiance can cook!
Lambsauce 6 years
If I had breakfast in bed, I'd be liable to spill it everywhere... especially if it was the sort of surprise breakfast that requires someone waking you right up. :)
Just-Oh 6 years
A hospital is the only way food belongs in bed. And leisurely home cooked breakfast on the deck beats any restaurant brunch.
CoconutPie 6 years
I don't enjoy having breakfast in bed at all, but I love going for brunch at the restaurant.
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NEIGBORHOOD REPORT: LOWER EAST SIDE/EAST VILLAGE;Old Favorite Wheezes Back Into Bohemia
By MICHAEL COOPER
Published: May 26, 1996
Essex Street, after sundown on Friday. Weinfeld's Skull Caps -- "All Kinds of Yarmulkas & Bentchers for All Occasions" -- was shuttered for the Sabbath. So was Mama's Kosher Dairy Restaurant. But the storefront between them was overflowing with martini-sipping young folk in vintage clothes out to celebrate the block's newest shop, Main Squeeze -- "For All Your Accordion Needs."
It's been a while since a new accordion store has opened. The city's only other one, Accordion-O-Rama, has been in business for decades. But as a new crop of musicians began working the bellows over the last decade, the instrument has shed some of its "Beer Barrel Polka" image. And the Lower East Side is home to old and new practitioners alike: the older Jews and Italians who play klezmer and Neapolitan love songs, and the younger accordionists who play world beat and avant-garde jazz at bars and nightclubs like the Knitting Factory.
So Walter Kuhr -- who teaches, repairs, tunes and now sells the accordion by day and plays in a band called the Last of the International Playboys by night -- thought it would be just the place for a store. He sells accordions from $250 to $10,000. And he carries accordion accessories aplenty: cuff links, tuxedo studs, R. Crumb trading cards of famous accordionists, sheet music, instructional videos and tapes like "Legends of the Accordion."
"I want to turn this into a kind of accordion salon," said Mr. Kuhr, 40, who wears his blond hair slicked back and favors accordion-print neckties. "A place where we can have small concerts in the store."
Phoebe Legere, the cabaret singer who gave the accordion sex appeal, played Juliette Greco and Professor Longhair tunes at the opening. "If you're inhibited, you came to the wrong accordion store," she said, dressed in black lace tights that disappeared into a black blazer and ready to debut her "Accordion Ode." "The accordion hangs on my breast, close to a breaking heart," read Ms. Legere, whose endorsement deal with Hohner, the instrument maker, has made her the accordion's poster child. "Deep, deep in the gorgeous groan of her, it is the sighing of the sun. Breath becomes joy when it is forced through the alembic of a long row of slender reeds -- intoxicating transmutation."
The current accordion vogue was sparked in the 1980's by accordion-wielding world beat bands, the renewed popularity of Cajun music and the instrument's appropriation by pop and rock groups who wanted to wean themselves from the artificial sound of synthesizers. "It spans many cultures and musical idioms," said Faith Deffner, the president of the American Accordionists' Association, which was founded in 1938. "The Germans called it a schiffklavier, or ship's piano, because sailors used it. That may be how it reached all corners of the earth."
Mr. Kuhr hopes the renaissance will last. "I grew up in Frankfurt, where every second child learned how to play the accordion," he said. "But as a teen-ager I wasn't too proud of being an accordion player. It was ridiculed. So there aren't many middle-aged players. It's either old people or young people, the East Village kind of crowd." MICHAEL COOPER
ChartL "ACCORDIONS INTERNATIONAL: Of Piaf, Polkas and Pearl Jam" How the accordion is used around the world: ARGENTINA: Called the bandeon, used in tangos by the late Astor Piazzolla. CHINA: Popular for its similar sound to the sheng, a traditional instrument. COLOMBIA: Used in vallenato and cumbia music. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: It drove old-style merengue. FRANCE: Used in bal musette; backed up Edith Piaf and the like. GERMANY: Used in polkas, waltzes, beer garden songs. IRELAND: Used in celtic music and by bands like The Pogues. LOUSIANA: Used in Cajun and Zydeco by players like Clifton Chenier. NIGERIA: Introduced to Juju music by the late I.K. Dairo. RUSSIA: Called the bayan; used in folk songs by the former Red Army Chorus TEXAS: Used in Tex-Mex music by performers like Flaco Jimenez and Selena IN ROCK and POP: Paul Simon, Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, the Talking Heads ; Photo: Walter Kuhr, store owner, with Phoebe Legere, hip accordionist. (David Corio for The New York Times)


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2015 6th Annual Gala
Join us Friday, April 24 at the Fox Theatre for another wonderful night of entertainment and giving back! The event will begin at 7 p.m. and includes our silent auction, fashion and hair show as well as and live music! Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
If you are interested in donating an auction item, please contact Andrea Watkins at 770-485-1639.
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Thriving Children is an event benefiting The Center for Children & Young Adults (CCYA) which provides a home to girls and boys ages 12-20 who have been abused, neglected, abandoned and/or commercially exploited in our community. They provide food, shelter, and clothing as well as educational services, life skills, and access to medical and mental health treatment.
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S&ME Names Three New Vice Presidents
The S&ME Board of Directors announced the appointment of three new vice presidents at their March 18, 2015 meeting. Randy Neuhaus, PE, S&ME President and CEO, announced the appointments to S&ME staff in […]
The energy industry thrives in the United States. S&ME responds by providing an integrated approach to traditional and emerging markets that addresses the engineering and scientific issues associated with power generation and oil and gas market segments.
Transportation agencies are challenged with reductions of budgets, demands for expedited project delivery and pressures to reduce congestion and modernize transportation networks. S&ME demonstrates value to our clients by our ability to innovate, provide timely solutions, and meet their unique needs.
S&ME can meet your need in new construction, plant expansion, refurbishment of aging infrastructure and regulatory compliance management for on-going operations.
S&ME serves government clients at the Federal, State and Local levels with a wide variety of services to support pre-design, design, construction and post-construction needs.
Whether you're planning a new facility construction, or needing a property condition assessment to protect your existing investment, S&ME can be there with you every step of the way.
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The Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project will cost over $2 billion dollars when complete. The new bridges, tunnel, interchange, and approaches will address the long-term, cross-river transportation needs in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The project is divided in two parts with Kentucky overseeing Downtown Crossing and Indiana directing East End Crossing. S&ME is a member of the design-build team providing quality control and quality assurance services to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for Downtown Crossing. Financed through Federal Highway Administration dollars, this ambitious project is designed to improve safety, ease traffic and promote economic development in the industrial Midwest. Read more about this project.
We are pleased to announce that we have formed a Pipeline Group based in our Charlotte office to better focus and serve our gas pipeline clients' needs in the Carolinas and to enhance the ability to better service our clients companywide. In addition to our civil design, environmental permitting and inspections, pipeline integrity, and geotechnical services, we have expanded our services in our Carolina group to include pipeline and facility assessment, integrity management, and civil design for siting and routing. Read more about our suite of pipeline services.
The National Safety Council has announced the 2015 CEOs Who "Get It," its annual recognition of leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health. While each leader hails from a different organization, they all identify safety as a core value and essential to their organization's success.
As a framework for understanding and communicating about workplace safety, the Council developed the Journey to Safety Excellence, a process of continuous improvement with a goal of zero harm. This year's selectees represent the four core elements of the Journey: leadership and employee engagement, safety management systems, risk reduction and performance measurement.
"This year's group of CEOs really do 'Get It' – through leadership and learning, they embody continuous safety improvement," said Deborah A.P. Hersman, NSC president and CEO. "We spotlight their successes and share their stories to inspire other leaders to undertake their own Journey to Safety Excellence."
This year's CEOs represent national and multinational organizations of all varieties and sizes. Profiles of the CEOs Who "Get It" are featured in the February 2015 issue of Safety+Health magazine. Read more about Randy's dedication to safety here.
The S&ME Board of Directors announced the appointment of three new vice presidents at their March 18, 2015 meeting. Randy Neuhaus, PE, S&ME President and CEO, announced the appointments to S&ME staff in […]
The American Association of Engineering Companies of South Carolina awarded their highest honor, The Palmetto Award, to the team of Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson and S&ME for their fast track project to repair […]
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Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day for kids. As it's the first meal they eat after a long night's sleep (hence, why it's called break-fast) and it not only gives them the energy and the nutrients they need first thing in the day, it also fuels their minds for a morning of learning at school.
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- Speciation and bioaccessibility of mercury in adobe bricks and dirt floors in Huancavelica, Peru 2015-04-01
Huancavelica, Peru, a historic cinnabar refining site, is one of the most mercury (Hg)-contaminated urban areas in the world. Exposure is amplified because residents build their adobe brick homes from contaminated soil. The objectives of this study were to compare two Hg-leaching procedures, and their application as risk-assessment screening tools in Hg-contaminated adobe brick homes in Huancavelica. The purpose was to evaluate potential health implications, particularly for children, after ingestion of Hg-contaminated particles. Hg was measured in adobe brick and dirt floor samples from 60 households by total Hg extraction, simulated gastric fluid (GF) extraction, and sequential selective extraction (SSE), which provides more detailed data but is resource-intensive. Most of the Hg present in samples was relatively insoluble, although in some households soluble Hg species were present at concentrations that may be of concern after ingestion. A strong correlation was identified between results from simulated GF extraction of adobe bricks and dirt floors and the more soluble fractions of Hg from SSE. Simulated GF extraction data were combined with ingestion and body mass characteristics for small children to compare potential risk of ingestion of Hg-contaminated soil with current health standards. Simulated GF extraction can be used as a risk assessment screening tool for effective allocation of time and resources to households that have measurable concentrations of bioaccessible Hg. Combining simulated GF extraction data with health standards enables intervention strategies targeted at households with the greatest potential health threat from ingestion of Hg-contaminated particles.
- Trace elements in urinary stones: a preliminary investigation in Fars province, Iran 2015-04-01
In view of the high incidence rate of urinary stones in the south and southwest of Iran, this paper investigates trace elements content including heavy metals in 39 urinary stones, collected from patients in Fars province, Iran. The mineralogy of the stones is investigated using X-ray diffractometry. The samples are classified into five mineral groups (calcium oxalate, uric acid, cystine, calcium phosphate and mixed stone). Major and trace elements in each group were determined using ICP-MS method. P and Ca constitute the main elements in urinary stones with Ca being more affine to oxalates while other alkali and alkaline earths precipitate with phosphate. Significant amounts of trace elements, especially Zn and Sr, were found in urinary calculi (calcium oxalate and phosphates) relative to biominerals (uric acid and cystine). Among urinary calculi, calcium phosphate contains greater amounts of trace metal than calcium oxalate. Phosphates seem to be the most important metal-bearing phases in urinary stones. Results indicate that concentrations of elements in urinary stones depend on the type of mineral phases. Significant differences in elements content across various mineralogical groups were found by applying statistical methods. Kruskal–Wallis test reveals significant difference between Ca, P, K, Na, Mg, S, Zn, Sr, Se, Cd, and Co content in different investigated mineral groups. Moreover, Mann–Whitney test differentiates Ca, Na, Zn, Sr, Co, and Ni between minerals in oxalate and uric acid stones. This study shows that urinary stone can provide complementary information on human exposure to elements and estimate the environmental risks involved in urinary stones formation.
- Risk assessment of particle dispersion and trace element contamination from mine-waste dumps 2015-04-01
In this study, a model to delimit risk zones influenced by atmospheric particle dispersion from mine-waste dumps is developed to assess their influence on the soil and the population according to the concentration of trace elements in the waste. The model is applied to the Riotinto Mine (in SW Spain), which has a long history of mining and heavy land contamination. The waste materials are separated into three clusters according to the mapping, mineralogy, and geochemical classification using cluster analysis. Two of the clusters are composed of slag, fresh pyrite, and roasted pyrite ashes, which may contain high concentrations of trace elements (e.g., >1 % As or >4 % Pb). The average pollution load index (PLI) calculated for As, Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, Tl, and Zn versus the baseline of the regional soil is 19. The other cluster is primarily composed of sterile rocks and ochreous tailings, and the average PLI is 3. The combination of particle dispersion calculated by a Gaussian model, the PLI, the surface area of each waste and the wind direction is used to develop a risk-assessment model with Geographic Information System GIS software. The zone of high risk can affect the agricultural soil and the population in the study area, particularly if mining activity is restarted in the near future. This model can be applied to spatial planning and environmental protection if the information is complemented with atmospheric particulate matter studies.


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Green Commodities Programme
"It always seems impossible until its done"
Nelson Mandela
UNDP established the Green Commodities Programme (GCP) in 2009, with the mission to transform agricultural production and trade around the world through multi-stakeholder collaboration and the establishment of effective national enabling environments in producer countries.
Agricultural commodities are the engine of economic growth in rural areas of emerging markets where they account for 10% of gross domestic products. However, it is broadly recognized that innovative strategies are needed in order to implement improved agricultural practices, increase supply chain efficiencies, combat poverty, maintain ecosystem services and biodiversity, strengthen rural economic development and ensure the long-term supply of commodities to global markets.
UNDP's Green Commodities Programme (GCP) combines public and private efforts to transform a commodity sector. GCP is a neutral broker with strong technical expertise, bringing together the various stakeholders of the targeted commodity sector at country level to address underlying structural problems. GCP focuses on highly traded commodities with substantial environmental and social impacts. It has initiated programs on palm oil, pineapple, cocoa, coffee, soy, beef and dairy.
Indonesia kicks off scheme for palm oil farmers to meet new sustainability standards
Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, has kicked off a UNDP-supported nationwide certification process to help palm oil smallholder farmers – who produce about 40% of the country's palm oil - increase their productivity in a sustainable, environmentally responsible and legal manner. More
Promoting South-South cooperation for the establishment of a National Coffee Platform in Ethiopia
A high level Ethiopian government delegation, accompanied by UNDP representatives, traveled to Costa Rica and Guatemala on a study tour to take lessons from these countries' experiences around national commodity platforms for major export items. More
Ghana Cocoa Board partners Ghana Cocoa Platform to organize consultation session with cocoa farmers
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in partnership with Ghana Cocoa Platform (GCP) has organized consultation sessions with cocoa farmers across the seven cocoa growing regions in the country to solicit for their views and commitments towards sustainable cocoa production. More
In Costa Rica, promoting responsible pineapple production
In a rural community in the north of Costa Rica, a woman affectionately called "Blanquita" by her coworkers leads a planting team of the Flor Agroindustrias, a business dedicated to pineapple production. Four years ago, they began a process of organizational transformation to implement strategies for socially and environmentally responsible production. More
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Live Chat: Encouraging financial markets to engage in natural capital
[Source: The Guardian] A group of cross-sector experts from the worlds business, finance, foundations, NGOs and institutions have been brought together to come up with solutions for how to encourage the financial markets to become champion of nature.
Video: Deforestation-free supply chains
[Source: Norad] Watch the video of the session on voluntary efforts to remove deforestation from supply chain. This session was moderated by Andrew Bovarnick, global head of the Green Commodities Programme, during the Oslo REDD Exchange 2013.


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Situated in the historical district, this hotel is close to Cordoba Mosque, Calahorra Tower, and Plaza de la Corredera. Also nearby are Marques de Viana Palace and Roman Bridge.
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In addition to a bar/lounge, Hotel Marisa provides complimentary wireless Internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and self parking (subject to charges).
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"ON 31 October, a newborn baby somewhere in the world will become the 7 billionth member of the human race. Or so says the UN - alternatively, this date could be at least a year too early.
Behind the UN's patina of certainty may lie outdated and unreliable census data. The suspicion is that millions of births and deaths have not been counted and there is huge uncertainty about the rate at which women are giving birth.
The precise "day of 7 billion" may not matter much. But the inaccuracies make it harder to answer a more important question: is human population set to peak within the next few decades or will it carry on growing beyond that?
Wolfgang Lutz of the Vienna Institute of Demography says the UN is "under political pressure to disregard uncertainty and name a date" for 7 billion. But he and colleague Sergei Scherbov estimate that the world probably won't reach 7 billion until early in 2013, though it could be as late as 2020.
The director of the UN population division Hania Zlotnik defends her data but agrees that "an interval of a few months or even a year would be a reasonable range of uncertainty".
One problem for demographers is undercounting. Even developed countries reckon their censuses miss up to 3 per cent of people. Up-to-date figures have to adjust for both this and the changes since the last census, which could be decades in the case of some African countries. So adjusting for extra people is routine.
The big danger, Scherbov says, may be overadjusting. The world has seen a dramatic decline in fertility in recent years, with the average woman now having only 2.5 children, half as many as her grandmother 50 years ago. So there may be far fewer new arrivals than demographers assume.
Take China, the world's largest country. Raw census data suggest that the average woman has 1.2 children, but this hides a multitude of problems. State demographers believe people are hiding tens of millions of babies to evade the one-child policy, and so estimate that the rate is 1.8. But Zhongwei Zhao of the Australian National University in Canberra says other figures in the 2010 census suggest the raw data may be nearer the truth. The UN currently plumps for 1.5 children per woman.
Discrepancies in estimating populations are amplified in long-term projections. Zhao says China's recent overadjusting of its fertility rate will turn into an overestimation of as much as 100 million by 2030.
India's demographic future is even more uncertain. The UN estimates that the country's population will grow from 1.2 billion to 1.7 billion by 2050, making it substantially bigger than China. But Scherbov and Lutz predict 1.4 billion, with a possible range from 1.1 to 1.7 billion.
All this is of huge importance for the planet. Earlier this year, the UN unexpectedly raised its estimates of future population, suggesting that the world would have more than 10 billion people by 2100. But Scherbov says there is no demographic evidence to justify this gloomier prediction. It arose from "a new set of assumptions about future fertility". For instance, following what Zlotnik calls "a major change in methodology", the UN upped its estimate of the number of children Nigerian women will be having in 2050 from 2.41 to 3.41.
The UN says world population will still be rising in 2100. Scherbov says there is an 85-per-cent chance it will have peaked by then. But nobody knows for sure."
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We'll be ok as long as we build a tall fence along the borders.
Here is a link that might be useful: link
And I thought you were wishing the NAVY happy birthday!!
We're so advanced that we don't need no stinking nuclear power any more!!
Here is a link that might be useful: Happy 236th B-day USN!!
If those ships showed up in Rwanda where the effects of overpopulation is so well known, I bet you could fit a few hundred thousand poor kids on the decks.
Just one of those carriers could supply all the needed CLEAN fresh water needed.
What were these glorious photos meant to convey in a thread about over population houseful?
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Housemate Wanted to Share Spacious, Charming House. Immediate Move-In. Includes utilities, cable, internet.
Share two story, 3 bedroom house. Large, newly carpetted bedroom with cable hook-up. Modern kitchen, furnished dining and living rooms, large, covered front porch, back deck, huge fenced yard, double driveway. Convenient to 695, 95, 195, Inner Harbor, downtown Baltimore. Quiet neighborhood in Southern Baltimore County.
Pet Policy
No Pets. Call for service animal policy.
Community Information
1 units
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Book your room at Hotel Suba Palace
Deluxe Room, 1 Double or 2 Single BedsMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Hotel in Mumbai (Colaba) near Gateway of India
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Located in the heart of Mumbai, this hotel is within walking distance of National Gallery of Modern Art, Gateway of India, and Prince of Wales Museum. Also nearby are Rajabai Tower and St. Thomas Cathedral.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Suba Palace features complimentary wireless Internet access. Other amenities include a 24-hour front desk and tour/ticket assistance.
Room Amenities
In addition to complimentary wireless Internet access and air conditioning, guestrooms feature safes along with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
- Free breakfast
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
- Total number of rooms - 49
- 24-hour front desk
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- In-room safe
- Soundproofed rooms
- Free WiFi
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Hotel Suba Palace has a restaurant on site.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
We should mention
Local laws may restrict unmarried guests from sharing rooms. Guests are responsible for providing proof of marriage, if requested by the hotel. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.