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Capital adequacy ratios to risk assets also remained above the regulatory minimum, ending June at 18.3 percent overall and 15.6 percent, for core or tier 1 capital ratio.
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This report is the culmination of a cross-African countries analytical and empirical study commissioned by the World Bank, which set out to improve the understanding of the characteristics and environmental, economic, and social performances of small-scale fisheries in Africa. ... انظر المزيد + It applies a common evaluation tool, called Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs), which evaluates the ecological, social, and economic performances of a particular fishery. This paper is a compilation of a series of case studies to cast some light on the status of SSFs in Africa. The fisheries case studies range from inland to marine, single to multispecies, East to West African, and from artisanal to semi-industrial fisheries. A template was developed to provide structure and guidance for these case studies. Each case study involved the following elements: (a) characterization of SSFs (at both the national and case-study levels); (b) legal and institutional framework for case-study countries and communities; and (c) social, economic, and environmental performance of case-study fisheries. This synthesis report focuses on element (c) by using the standard Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) to do the comparison analysis. This report uses the quantitative results from the FPIs to explore commonalities and differences among and between the nine African fisheries in six countries (Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Senegal, and Sierra Leone) and to infer their relative strengths and weaknesses. Overall, there are large performance gaps in the recent African SSFs in terms of the output performance. These fisheries have unhealthy fish stock, high-risk volatility, weak market performance, and postharvest performance. رؤية أقل ـ
Ratings for the Integrated Marine and Coastal Resources Management Project (GRIMAC) for Senegal were as follows: outcome was unsatisfactory, risk to development outcome was high, Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was unsatisfactory. ... انظر المزيد + Ratings for the Sustainable Management of Fish Resources Project (GDRH) for Senegal were as follows: outcome was highly unsatisfactory, risk to development outcome was high, Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was unsatisfactory. Some lessons learned included: reforming the fisheries sector is politically sensitive and a long term pursuit, best suited to a phased programmatic approach in which sustained support is ensured over a series of operations. Operationalizing co-management requires actions at both local and national level, lack of synchronization between the two can disrupt implementation and the motivation of key actors. Supporting alternative revenue generating activities can potentially reduce the poverty-conservation tradeoff by making up for lost income or subsistence opportunities that stem from reduced resource access caused by project activities. The Bank has continued to support Senegal in reforming its fisheries sector beyond the close of the projects though the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP). There was a delay of approximately one year between the end of the GRIMAC and GDRH projects and the resumption of activities under the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP). رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Additional Financing for the Second Lao Environment and Social Project for Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is to help strengthen selected environmental protection management systems, specifically for protected areas conservation, enforcement of wildlife laws and environmental assessment management. ... انظر المزيد + The AF will provide financing to scale-up the following activities: (a) improving the financing capacity of the Environment Protection Fund (EPF), (b) supporting capacity building of national, provincial, and district institutions to implement the Lao legislation on environment and social impact, (c) strengthening the university environment and social curriculum, and (d) broadening project support to forested upper-watersheds2 of rivers important to hydropower, agriculture irrigation, and flood prevention. رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project for Argentina is to increase the protection of vulnerable natural areas and conserve biological diversity within the Gran Chaco Ecosystem and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine Ecosystems, implement measures to enhance biodiversity resilience to climate change and protect forest carbon assets. ... انظر المزيد + There are four components to the project, the first component being core protected areas. This component include establishment, strengthening and operational startup of Selected Protected Areas (SPA) within the Gran Chaco Ecosystem and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine Ecosystem, through the provision of the necessary infrastructure for basic management such as administrative buildings, park guard facilities, storage and maintenance infrastructure, information centers, research facilities, small-scale improvements for park access and visitor use, and small infrastructure such as fences, corrals and garages, for Selected Protected Areas. The second component is the conservation corridors in the Gran Chaco Ecosystem and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine Ecosystems. This component includes design and implementation of a multi-stakeholder process for piloting conservation corridors in the Gran Chaco Ecosystem and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine Ecosystems, through mapping of the Pilot Conservation Corridors and Patagonia Steppe Conservation Corridors .The third component is the collaboration for corridors conservation. Finally, the fourth component is the management, monitoring and evaluation. This component includes the provision of technical and operational assistance, as necessary, to support adequate project management. development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation program for the project (including a monitoring and evaluation program for climate-change themes). رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Landscape Approach to Wildlife Conservation in Northeast China Project is to help create the ecological conditions for recovery of threatened biodiversity in priority ecological landscapes in the far northeast of China, using the Amur Tiger as an indicator species. ... انظر المزيد + Negative impacts include: loss of land acquisition, loss of asset, loss of livestock and crops, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: review internal monitoring records to identify any areas of non-compliance, recurrent problems, or potentially disadvantaged groups or households; review grievance records for evidence of significant non-compliance or recurrent poor performance in resettlement implementation; interview resettlement staff, a cross section of affected households, community leaders and other key informants, to ascertain the effectiveness of resettlement-related activities and the extent to which living standards and livelihoods are restored or enhanced as result of the resettlement process; if crops are harmed, the compensation is given according to the average yield per unit area of damaged crops over the past three years and sixty percent of the price in the local market at that time; and if the livestock are harmed, the maximum amount of compensation of the medical fee of harmed livestock is thirty percent of the value of this livestock. The amount of compensation for dead livestock is given according to the actual loss value of this livestock. If there are other cases, the city or county compensation management institutions report to the provincial compensation management institutions, check and verify the case and make compensations for them. رؤية أقل ـ
The overall objective of the Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project is to assist the Argentine government in its efforts to conserve biodiversity by strengthening the Protected Areas System, which incorporates at least six new protected areas including marine and terrestrial ecosystems. ... انظر المزيد + Through greater collaboration with community stakeholders interested in conservation, especially the provinces, the project will coordinate efforts and enforce the conservation of biodiversity which is of global importance in selected areas, the Chaco Park corridors and the steppe and Patagonian coast. The main negative impacts identified related to infrastructure and equipment for the protected areas (PA) are: Soil compaction by vehicular traffic in parking area and movement of machinery and vehicles; Modification of natural drainage and soil structure by digging and / or leveling of land by the works; Risks of disruption of tangible cultural resources and cultural landscapes; Elimination of native flora in large areas for parking construction; Modification of the natural landscape due to construction within the AP; Alterations on the quality of life of the population. Other potential negative impacts identified are: Alterations of native flora and fauna; Risk of introduction of exotic flora and fauna; Risk of impairment of cultural resources and nonrenewable natural resources; Paleontological and natural landscape alteration; Soil disturbances on water resources (surface or underground). رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation Project for Belize is to implement priority ecosystem-based marine conservation and climate adaptation measures to strengthen the climate resilience of the Belize Barrier Reef System. ... انظر المزيد + Specifically, the project will support: (i) improvement of the coral reef protection regime including an expansion and enforcement of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and replenishment (no-take) zones in strategic locations to build climate resilience, (ii) promotion of sustainable alternative livelihoods and income diversification for affected users of the reef, and (iii) building local capacity and raising awareness regarding the importance of the overall health of the reef ecosystem to its climate resilience and, consequently to community welfare as well as the growth prospect of the countrys economy. The project consists of four components. Component one is aimed at supporting the conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in the territory of the Recipient. Component two is aimed at promoting economically viable and sustainable alternative livelihoods for communities adversely impacted by climate change and by the expansion and consolidation of Marine Protected Areas and replenishment zones under the Project. Component three is aimed at raising awareness of the impacts of climate change and the value of marine conservation and building local capacity for the adoption of climate resilient practices by, among others, carrying out a climate change knowledge, attitude, and behavioral practice survey, disseminating information about the Project, designing and implementing a coordinated behavior change communication strategy, and supporting inter-community learning and dialogue. Component four is aimed at supporting: (a) Project management and implementation support including technical, administrative and fiduciary support and compliance with 9 environmental and social safeguards; and (b) monitoring and evaluation, data collection, and stakeholder involvement and coordination. رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project for the Africa region is to improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at the regional, national and community level. ... انظر المزيد + The project is designed to contribute to the World Bank Groups corporate goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable fashion. It recognizes the importance of fisheries as a key contributor to food security and nutrition, safety net, and job creation for rural coastal populations of the SWIO, which are among the poorest and most vulnerable. The project consists of the following components: Component 1. Enhanced regional collaboration: All SWIOFC countries will participate in this first component, implemented by the IOC. It will support the provision of a regional public good through regional coordination and cooperation for the management and sustainable development of fisheries in the SWIO. Component 2. Improved governance of priority fisheries: The component primarily targets policies, strategies, institutions and legal frameworks, and actions by the public sector necessary to improve priority fisheries management and performance, as well as regional marine environmental health and resilience to climate change. Component 3. Increased economic benefits from priority fisheries: The component primarily targets increasing the value addition and diversifying fishers livelihoods to reduce poverty and pressure on the regions fisheries, improving the regional business climate, enabling the private sector productivity and investment, and supporting public investments critical to a viable private sector. Component 4. Project management and coordination: This last component will support regional Project coordination and implementation, country-level implementation and management, and monitoring and evaluation at regional and country level. رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program Project for the Federated States of Micronesia is to strengthen the shared management of selected Pacific Island oceanic and coastal fisheries, and the critical habitats upon which they depend. ... انظر المزيد + The project has four components. (1) Sustainable management of oceanic fisheries component will help participating Pacific Island countries strengthen the management of the regions purse seine and long-line tuna fisheries. The component includes activities to: (i) strengthen the capacity of national and regional institutions to sustainably manage Pacific Island tuna fisheries; and (ii) ensure an equitable distribution within Pacific Island countries of the benefits of sustainably managed tuna fisheries. (2) Sustainable management of coastal fisheries component aims to support participating countries to sustainably manage defined coastal fisheries and the habitats that support them, focusing on those with the greatest potential for increased benefits, i.e. coastal fisheries such as beche-de-mer (BDM) that (i) can generate export earnings for the country, and/or (ii) support livelihoods, food security and dietary health. Towards this objective, this component includes activities to: (i) empower stakeholders to sustainably manage targeted coastal fisheries in participating countries; and (ii) link sustainable coastal fish products to regional markets. This component will provide climate change co-benefits by supporting adaptation in the form of better management of coastal fisheries and natural defenses. (3) Sustainable financing of the conservation of critical fishery habitats component will help identify revenue streams to sustainably finance the conservation of critical habitats that underpin oceanic and coastal fisheries in the region. This component also provides climate change co-benefits by supporting mitigation, in the form of conservation of vegetated coastal habitats that sequester significant amounts of carbon. (4) Regional coordination, implementation support, national program management and monitoring and evaluation component will provide regional coordination, implementation support and project management, to ensure a coherent approach to program implementation and wide dissemination of results and lessons learned; as well as implementation support and training as needed for the program to achieve its objectives. رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon Project for Colombia is to improve governance and promote sustainable land use activities in order to reduce deforestation and conserve biodiversity in the project area. ... انظر المزيد + The project has four components. (1) Protected areas management and financial sustainability component will: (a) strengthen the management effectiveness of the Natural Chiribiquete Mountain Ridge National Park (PNNSCH) and its buffer zone through inter alia, the design and implementation of a management plan for the PNNSCH; and (b) increase the financial sustainability of about 2.7 million hectares of PAs within the PNNSCH and its buffer zone. (2) Forest governance, management, and monitoring component seeks to: (a) enhance the institutional capacity and financial sustainability for sustainable landscape governance, management, and monitoring; (b) enhance the institutional capacity to monitor greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions; (c) enhance the capacity of indigenous peoples authorities for sustainable land-use practices and forest governance within indigenous territories; and (d) support the disclosure of data on reduction of deforestation. (3) Sectoral programs for sustainable landscape management component seeks to: (a) support improvement of crosssectoral policy coordination and consistency to achieve long-term reductions in deforestation; (b) support the development and adoption of guidelines and programs in, inter alia, the agriculture, extractive industries and infrastructure sectors, aimed at reducing pressures on forests and biodiversity, and GHG emissions and restoring ecosystems; (c) support the promotion of sustainable land-use and natural resource management practices that contribute to the restoration of vegetation, reduce pressure on forests and advance the livelihoods of local communities in the municipalities of San Jose del Guaviare, Calamar and Cartagena de Chaira. (4) Project coordination, management, and monitoring and evaluation component will strengthen the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) to ensure coordination, management, monitoring, evaluation, and communication in connection with the implementation of the project. رؤية أقل ـ
The Ministry of Forests, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (MFFSD) with fiduciary assistance from Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) as the National Implementing Entity (NIE) and the World Bank as Multilateral Implementing Entity (MIE), proposes to implement the Marine Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation Project (MCCAP) in the coastal areas of Belize. ... انظر المزيد + The objective of the proposed MCCAP is to implement priority ecosystem-based marine conservation and climate adaptation measures to strengthen the climate resilience of the Belize Barrier Reef System and its productive marine resources. Given the role of the World Bank as the MIE and the potential impact of the project on Belizes marine environment, the application of relevant safeguard policies is required during the implementation of the project especially in relation to Natural Habitats. This Environmental Management Framework (EMF) allows PACT and the MFFSD to guide, steer, advise, monitor and supervise key environmental considerations related to the MCCAP. The EMF aims at covering all issues of importance for different types of eligible sub-projects during all stages of the project cycle. Consequently, as need be, the EMF will be revised and adjusted to cover any lessons learnt or emerging aspects during project implementation; by its nature, it is meant to be a living document subject to continuous improvement. All changes in the EMF are subject to approval by the World Bank. The EMF is intended to be used by PACT, MFFSD and the Fisheries Department and all concerned with, and in any way an active participant within, the MCCAP in Belize. The preparation of the EMF included engagement with key stakeholders. The report of the consultation with stakeholders is included at Annex 1. All other players directly involved in the execution of any subprojects within the MCCAP will be made aware of the key EMF contents before embarking on any implementation activity. The EMF must be used in all subprojects that PACT and MFFSD undertake under the MCCAP in order to improve their environmental management during the project cycle. رؤية أقل ـ
This paper investigates the effectiveness of protected areas in slowing tropical forest clearing in 64 countries in Asia/Pacific, Africa, and Latin America for the period 2001-2012. ... انظر المزيد + The investigation compares deforestation rates inside and within 10 kilometers outside the boundary of protected areas. Annual time series of these deforestation rates were constructed from recently published high-resolution data on forest clearing. For 4,028 parks, panel estimation based on a variety of park characteristics was conducted to test if deforestation is lower in protected areas because of their protected status, or if other factors explain the difference. For a sample of 726 parks established since 2002, a test also was conducted to investigate the effect of park establishment on protection. The findings suggest park size, national park status, and management by indigenous people all have significant association with effective protection across regions. For the Asia/Pacific region, the test offers compelling evidence that park establishment has a near-immediate and powerful effect. رؤية أقل ـ
Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David
The development objective of the Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change Project for Mozambique is to improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national, and community level. ... انظر المزيد + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) grievance redress mechanisms should involve the local community influential leaders in providing a first level of listening and informal resolution; (2) accelerated and expanded community land delimitation and registration in priority community fisheries areas; (3) incorporation of biodiversity conservation and environmental management and restoration in local land use planning; (4) technical assistance of broker organizations to identify potential fisheries and sustainable natural resource management business opportunities that are viable and seek interested investors; (5) sustainable fisheries management literacy education (including study tours and visits to successful operations) and training in relevant skills; (6) matching funds for appropriate community initiatives and apprenticeships and internships with successful operators; and (7) strengthening capacity among local communities to engage more fully in productive partnerships with private sector including financial capacity. رؤية أقل ـ
The development objective of the Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change Project for Mozambique is to improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national, and community level. ... انظر المزيد + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) proper storage of hydrocarbons and dangerous chemicals on site and the installation of natural, concrete, or synthetic liners beneath oil and chemical storage tanks and the placement of these structures within a bounded impermeable concrete structure of 110 percent the volume of the largest tank; (2) control techniques for minimizing particulate matter (PM) emissions involve watering of surfaces, chemical stabilization, or reduction of surface wind speed with windbreaks or source enclosures; (3) proper truck maintenance and the adoption of a traffic management plan while avoiding congested routes; (4) surface run-off from the construction site should be directed into storm drains through adequately designed sand and silt removal facilities such as sand traps, silt traps, and sediment basins; and (5) sewage from toilets, kitchens, and similar facilities should be contained in sanitary cesspools before being transported by trucks to a nearby wastewater treatment plant. رؤية أقل ـ
The objective of the Competitive Value Chains Project of Cameroon is to contribute to increased competitiveness of the economy through development of high potential value chains and improvements in the investment climate. ... انظر المزيد + This is expected to lead to an increase in productive private investments and exports contributing to growth in income and employment. In order to highlight the environmental and social problems that could arise from the CVCP, the ESMF has identified the positive and negative impacts of the Sustainable Transformation of Wood and Ecotourism components. Each of these is likely to affect the environment and will be considered in the infrastructure rehabilitation and construction work, which will surely result in impacts, even if minor; the works may also affect the physical and human environment. The project is thus expected to have site-specific, limited, and mostly mitigated impacts on the environment The Negative impacts could be broadly on: (i) Soil, surface water and groundwater pollution risks due to the industrial waste accumulation from the clusters, hosting infrastructure, and textiles park, (ii) loss of vegetation and landscape transformation following the installation of infrastructure (clusters, facilities, various works). This will enhance the risks of destroying the threatened species habitat and the ecologically fragile areas; (iii) the risk of disturbance to wildlife by noise during works and by the influx of tourists; and, (iv) the risk of degradation of sacred forests by wood harvesting. The Positive impacts would generally be: (i) possible reduction of pollution resulting from industrial waste recovery activity (e.g. wood coal, plywood construction) following the manufacture of various products; (ii) maintenance of biodiversity (e.g. wildlife, including elephants, lions, bush pig, etc.) within protected areas; (iii) the opportunity for biodiversity conservation with the creation of conservation areas that are important for tourism development. رؤية أقل ـ
Charlotte, Cheumani Noudjieu الفرنسية, الإنجليزية
|مسمى الوثيقة
|تاريخ الوثيقة
|رقم التقرير
|نوع الوثيقة
|متاح أيضا في
|Road improvement and deforestation in the Congo Basin countries (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
|Economic, environmental, and social evaluation of Africas small-scale fisheries (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|ورقة عمل
|Senegal - Integrated Marine and Coastal Resources Management Project and Sustainable Management of Fish Resources Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|تقرير تقييم أداء المشروع
|Lao Peoples Democratic Republic - Additional Financing for the Second Lao Environment and Social Project : restructuring (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة المشروع
|Argentina - Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة التقييم المُسبق للمشروع
|China - Landscape Approach to Wildlife Conservation in Northeast China Project : resettlement plan : Resettlement plan (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|خطة إعادة التوطين
|Argentina - Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 2) : Evaluacion ambiental (الإسبانية) انظر المزيد +
|تقييم بيئي
|Belize - Marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة التقييم المُسبق للمشروع
|Africa - First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة التقييم المُسبق للمشروع
|Lao Peoples Democratic Republic - Second Lao Environment and Social Project : Lao Peoples Democratic Republic - Second Lao Environment and Social Project : additional financing (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة معلومات المشروع
|Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Appraisal Stage) - Argentina Renewable Energy Project for Rural Areas - P133288 (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|صحيفة بيانات الإجراءات الوقائية المتكاملة
|Federated States of Micronesia - The Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة التقييم المُسبق للمشروع
|Colombia - Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة التقييم المُسبق للمشروع
|الإسبانية, الإنجليزية
|Zambia - COMACO Landscape Management Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|صحيفة بيانات الإجراءات الوقائية المتكاملة
|Belize - Marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation Project : enviornmental management framework (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|تقييم بيئي
|Protected areas and deforestation : new results from high resolution panel data (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
|Jamaica - Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|وثيقة معلومات المشروع
|Mozambique - Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change Project : process framework (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|خطة إعادة التوطين
|Mozambique - Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change Project : environmental and social management framework (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|تقييم بيئي
|Cameroon - Competitive Value Chains Project : environment assessment (Vol. 3) : Management plan of the Mount Cameroon national park and its peripheral zone (الإنجليزية) انظر المزيد +
|تقييم بيئي
|الفرنسية, الإنجليزية


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Posted on July 30, 2011 AT 02:55pm
Posted on July 30, 2011 AT 02:55pm
A new wave of Beta test invites for Call of Duty: Elite are currently being sent out, however if you signed up to be included in the beta you still have one more step to complete before you will be allowed in.
Activision will sen you an email with a link to complete your registration. You will need to create a Call of Duty account and then link it to your Xbox Live, PSN or Steam account , after doing this you will recieve another email welcoming you to the Beta.
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Stanley C. Marlowe
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Stanley C. Marlowe, 89, of Manlius, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, he served with the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. He was retired from Accurate Die Casting in Fayetteville. Stanley was a communicant of St. Ann's Church in Manlius.
He survived by his wife of 66 years, Rose Mary; a son Fran (Sandy) Marlowe of Manlius; two grandsons, Rob and James Marlowe; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at St. Ann's Church. Burial will follow in Manlius Village Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 9:30-11 a.m. at the church, 104 Academy St., Manlius. For directions, florists, or a guestbook, please visit scheppfamily.com. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Villa Maria Convent (Felician Sisters), 600 Doat St., Buffalo, NY 14211-2602
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Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on or near March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens and books. Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center in Factoryville was one school in the Abingtons to celebrate Seuss with guest readers and other special events March 1. Mrs. Foley's 5th grade class was visited by Overfield Township Patrolman James Kearns.
Born Theodor Seuss Geisel, March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Mass., Dr. Seuss is known for his lyrical and hysterical passages. "The Cat in the Hat," perhaps one of his most famous pieces was a challenge from a publisher to create an entire book using only 225 words.


text: Considering current stage of pvp (tombs/gvg) melee assasins wont exist. Why ? Because every serious team is using some kind of prot against warriors/rangers (i.e. melee ward, aegis, guardian). Because assasin is based on combos he wont be able to execute combo with more than 3 attack skils (3 when really lucky or with full team of assasins). When warrior misses with an attack he doesnt lose all adrenaline but assasin have to wait till his lead attack recharge to do anything more than bashing. It would be much better if assasin would have to execute prerequisites attacks but they wouldnt have to land on target to execute another attack. Simple example: I start with lead attack - it misses, but then i can execute offhand attack - it hits.