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Okay, based on where the owner thought would be the best place for the kiosk,
she's either going to have to run wire through the walls or ceiling (ugh),
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CERTAIN municipal staff as well as State and private hospital staff will soon not have the right to strike.
The essential services committee of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare recently submitted a recommendation in this regard to Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko.
Once Ngatjizeko gives the go-ahead, his recommendation will be forwarded to the office of the Attorney General after which a regulation will be gazetted, making it illegal for these workers to go on strike.
Union leaders yesterday lashed out at the move, saying it is irresponsible. "We are calling this government to order; they must respect the law," said Mahongora Kavihuha, the secretary general of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna). Paulus Ashipala, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, yesterday confirmed that the essential services committee had forwarded recommendations regarding essential services to Ngatjizeko.
This move will affect all hospitals - State and private - and all municipalities, Ashipala said.
Paulus Hango, the president of Tucna, yesterday condemned plans to have the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), hospital and municipal services declared essential services.
"There is no way that we will allow the Ministry of Health and Social Services to declare the whole hospital as [an] essential [service]."
If these plans go ahead, "this means that workers will not have the right to strike and if they strike, it will be illegal", Hango charged.
Last week, it was reported that the Government was considering "whatever means possible" to have the NBC declared an essential service.
The move was sparked by a six-day strike that crippled the services of the NBC last week and which Joël Kaapanda, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, said threatened national security.
According to Hango, this "constitutes abuse of power and position. The workers have the right to strike and demand the improvement of their conditions of employment.
"We shall do everything in our power to block any attempt by the two ministries to declare the hospitals and NBC as essential services."
Last week, Norman Tjombe, a Windhoek-based lawyer, said: "Declaring the work of the NBC as an essential service, and therefore workers would not be permitted to strike, will be unconstitutional. The right to strike for the purposes of collective bargaining is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Namibian Constitution.
"In the unlikely event of a natural calamity or coup d'état, a state of emergency can be declared, which may then limit the right to strike during the state of emergency. If there is no state of emergency, then there will be no justifiable reason to take away the NBC workers' human right to strike to force the management into negotiating and accepting better working conditions for the workers."
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Due to our Zoo Boo event, the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park will be closed from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. during those event dates, which are: October 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th.
We're open from 9:00am to 8:00pm today.
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One of the top selling photography apps in the App Store, Camera+ has received an update. It now includes a process called Clarity, which its creators claim will make our photos better than ever. Is this actually true or is it just a slick marketing gimmick?
Created by tap tap tap, Camera+ has consistently been an incredible app, long before Instagram and Hipstamatic began making waves. As such, Camera+ has always ranked near or at the top of the photography charts in the App Store. As I write, for example, Camera+ is the top selling photography app and fifth most popular app overall.
Clarity, as defined by its creators:
Analyzes your photos and makes several intelligent adjustments that magically bring out details and breathe life into dull photos. There's no need to futz with complicated and confusing controls… behind the scenes, we do all that and more for you through innovative "smart-processing".
Sure the text above is syrupy, at best. Still, is it actually true?
Take a look at these two photos, which I snapped in my kitchen:
The first was taken using Apple's own Camera App:
The second was taken using Camera+ with Clarity:
As you can see, the photo taken using Camera+ is remarkably clear and crisp, and it seems to come to life. This was only a picture of a mixer; imagine the photos you could take using Camera+ on your next vacation or sporting event!
Camera+ has always taken amazing pictures; thanks to Clarity, these photos look even better.
Take a look at this funny video:
Due to its latest release, Camera+ is available for just $.99 for a limited time in the App Store. Get it today!


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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a specific pattern of birth defects caused by prenatal alcohol exposure; the term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) includes the broad range of offspring effects caused by in utero alcohol exposure. Alcohol is a teratogenic drug to which the developing brain is particularly vulnerable; thus, many alcohol‐exposed people, even without FAS, can have alcohol‐induced neurodevelopmental sequelae, ranging from mild to severe, depending on the dose, timing and conditions of exposure.
Keywords: fetal alcohol syndrome; fetal alcohol effects; birth defects; developmental disabilities; pregnancy outcome; alcohol


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Ellies Renewable Energy was recently awarded the Best Energy Project of the Year award and placed second in the Energy Company of the Year category at the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency Convention (SAEE).
The recognition acknowledges Ellies Renewable Energy's commitment to ensuring sustainable energy solutions to individuals and businesses. Such innovative offerings not only lessen the burden of expensive energy resources in a tough economy, but also offer a more environmentally sustainable solution for South Africans.
Both awards recognise the work that Ellies Renewable Energy has done with Eskom through its Project Power Save campaign. Ellies Renewable Energy installed free energy-efficient products into homes with the initial aim of reducing 45MW off the national power grid by the end of March 2012. Upon completion of phase one, the project had freed up 170.5MW off the grid.
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The project was lauded for its innovative and effective means to reducing energy resources through implementing energy management, renewable energy installations, energy efficiency, installing energy-saving devices, optimising processes, implementing standards, expanded access to power, and an innovative means of conservation.
The recognition Ellies received at the SAEE was a direct result of its positive contribution to the growth of the energy-efficiency industry through the delivery of its services, products, technologies, solutions or consultation provided to end-users of energy resources.


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BEST ASTROLOGY REPORT EVER…. must see video for a dose of celestial reality! watch on GALACTICFREEPRESS.com.
BEST ASTROLOGY REPORT EVER…. must see video for a dose of celestial reality! watch on GALACTICFREEPRESS.com.
In honor of Japan's one year Fukushima anniversary, i present the Fukushima Kooler. i don't believe in coincidence. 911 was no accident and i don't believe 311 (Fukushima) was either. now, one year to the week later, intense earth tremor activity is again occurring in japan. while the original Fukushima disaster was caused by the rogue factions of world governments, these most recent tremors are mother earth's way of saying i know what you did and have not forgotten.
mother earth, or Gaia, is a living, breathing, conscious being just like you and I. we are all cohabitating on a self-sustaining space ship called earth. we were tricked by the aforementioned rogue factions of our world governments into believing that we are not in control of our destiny and earth is a harsh place to live, and nothing is further from the truth. actually, we are all just avatars of our real selves playing an incredibly real video game. dark against the light… positive versus negative… you know the deal, it's called duality. but what you may not realize is that it's just a play you're acting in. the ultimate bad guy, lucifer, also signed up to play this game, as did every member of the rogue faction of the world governments. if you don't believe me then please explain why lucifer's name translates to "light bearer."
so, if you'd like the universe, or the rogue team, to stop jerking you around… you do have the power. think of your body like a car… if you refuse to drive your own steering wheel, then someone else will do it for you. because everyone knows a car cannot drive itself. team rogue has been steering all of our cars for a very long time, and i'm ready to drive on my own now. aren't you? they'd like us to drive a fred flinstone jalope. but wouldn't you prefer to drive a hybrid electric flying porshe? it has never been easier to take the wheel. watch the rogues fall from their positions of power… our new highway is being built and it's called 2012. what was once referred to as conspiracy theory will become known as truth. so, open your mind to miracles and your heart to magic. know that we are not alone. we have angels, ascended masters, benevolent aliens, and secret societies of earth on our team.
building the new earth, is easier than you might think. for example, did you know that you can change the weather among other crazy things just by using a technique called THETAHEALING? i do it all the time. many japanese people have been removing the radiation from their contaminated food by using theta healing. and did you know that we have teams of "good aliens" working amongst us to help us out of this mess we got ourselves into? it helps to understand that we are ALL aliens. none of us started off on earth. we all "came" here. aliens are simply versions of us from other corners of the universe! and aliens have been on this planet for eons. how do you think the pyramids got here? how do you think we got up into space? hello crop circles? why do you think the government denies their existence? why do you think there are so many scary alien movies out there? to brainwash us into thinking aliens are bad, that's why! aliens are here to help so let's let em do what they came to do!
but back to astrology, the country of japan is a libra. on one side of its scales she weighs the ancient traditions of her past (whaling) against the progressive innovations of the present future. japan is still an insultingly patriarchal society, but ironically their scientists create the world's leading inventions. they can make fuel from water. they invented kangen water, which cures cancer. imagine the inventions they haven't yet shared with the world!
tamarind is ruled by mars, ancient ruler of scorpio. scorpio symbolizes the phoenix rising from the ashes of fukishima. japan is rebirthing itself like the greatest of scorpios. the rest of the world watches in awe as the japanese people calmly take each beyond challenging day in their stride. even their pets are to be commended. japans's handling of this UNnatural disaster is admiral. so, cheers to japan.
2 oz shochu
2 lychees
tamarind water
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz agave
2 dashes peach bitters
***muddle a lychee and bitters. add shochu, agave, lime. shake and double strain into an ice-packed high ball. top with tamarind water. garnish with a lychee.
(PS, shochu is a japanese spirit that contains about half the calories and alchohol content of most booze. good for lightweights, great for the bikini)
***this is the most DELICIOUS juice. it's great to drink alone, but we are using it in a cocktail here.
***buy tamarind pods at most ethnic markets and of course online. look for the sour ones, not the sweet ones.
***peel between 15-20 tamarind pods, leaving veins attached. simmer with 8 cups sugar and 16 cups water for 20-30 minutes. macerate to the best of your ability in the pot. then strain. will last a couple weeks in the fridge.
you know when things just come together perfectly? like your day off and perfect weather? like a yard sale and your long lost trinket? like peanut butter and jelly? like thousands of people sandwiching themselves into tiny liberty square, peacefully and gracefully? when we stand as one, we are greater than the sum of our parts, we are perfection amplified. just… like p b & j. OCCUPY: WE ARE THE 99%
is it a coinkidink that OCCUPY kicked off the same time as mothers by the thousands packed pb & j's in their kid's lunch boxes? or that OCCUPY started during the month of VIRGO, the sign of purity, truth and honor? or that the movement to reclaim our freedom kicked off in a square named LIBERTY? or that dogs LOVE peanut butter? who knows… but i do know that this fun cocktail is a quiet way to acknowledge what will become known as the SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION that birthed the FIRST WORLD REVOLUTION.
2 oz red wine
2 bar spoons grape jelly
2 bar spoons creamy peanut butter
1/4 oz agave nectar
puree ingredients in blender. then add ice until the desired consistency is reached. serve in a goblet and garnish with a concord, or similarly colored, grape.
did you know there was such a holiday? well there is! celebrate this most interesting of holidays by imbibing an ALIENTINI below:
*Alien Secretion
*Green Alien
*Alien Urine Cocktail
*Alien Cumshot
*Alien Orgasm"
*Alien Cocktail A
go aliens! remember, aliens are our friends : ) cheers to WORLD DISCLOSURE DAY!
october is the first ever NON-GMO month… just say NO to GMO!!!
In my tiny area of the globe, I am a gardener, keeper of animals, feeder of birds – someone who is concerned about the protection of the earth, land, soil, waterways, air, and all living beings. Increasingly, I am aware of the myriad ways we have become detached from nature, and the natural ways of living on the planet. One of the main issues of concern is our lack of knowledge about where our food comes from.
(photo) Recently, the Corn Refiners Association applied to the FDA to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to "corn sugar." Apparently, more and more consumers have been reading labels and they don't want the syrupy stuff in their food. Now, an attempt to put another
blindfold over the eyes of the American public has been made, to lead us to believe that their product, implicated in the nation's obesity epidemic, is nothing more than sugar from corn. (Gwen's Comment: Have you seen the ads on TV yet? They're hysterical.)
I can detect high fructose corn syrup in any product. It cheapens the taste and has a sickly sweet flavor. "Corn sugar" will do the same. It isn't like regular sugar and doesn't taste like it even though the argument laid out by the Corn Refiners Association is that high fructose corn syrup has the same nutritional value as sugar. Well, for Pete's sake, who eats sugar for its nutritional value, which is nil? Let's not forget the real issue is that we, as a nation, consume too much sugar in any form.
Even if you are a fan of eating products that contain high fructose corn syrup, I think it's still wise to know the source of what you are putting into your mouth. Anything derived from corn (and soy or rice) carries the potential to be genetically modified (GMO) so it can withstand a few solid drenchings of pesticides and herbicides, including Monsanto's Roundup. The corn can also be modified by changing its DNA so that it "naturally" wards off bugs and increase crop yields. (Gwen's Comment: crop yield increase has been found to be untrue in numerous studies)
(photo) Currently in the United States, the FDA has not required genetically engineered products to be labeled as such, while many other countries have demanded the labeling, including the European Union. A number of people work in the government, including the FDA, who stand to gain through their association with corporations like Monsanto, thus the labeling law has gotten bogged down in red tape.
Labeling all products with GMO ingredients is a vitally important issue that we as consumers must insist upon. The FDA hasn't required labeling, indicating it's too complicated. They say the evidence against GMO food isn't clear enough, they don't want consumers like me and you to look down on GMO ingredients in our food, and, what they don't say, is that there are powerful people with corporate interests whose personal wealth will be negatively affected when we stop spending our money on their products.
We do know that there are adverse health effects from this form of biotechnology, that it was not and hasn't been studied properly before it was used in the food supply, and that the use of GMO seed in crops contaminates other fields, including those that are organic. We also know that in many cases, more pesticides and herbicides have to be used on these crops. If you would like to learn more about this, read Dr. Joseph Mercola's article entitled "10 Reasons to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods" at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/02/27/10- reasons-why-no-one-needs-gm-foods.aspx. (Check Gwen's side bar link category, ECO WHORES, for additional resources on genetic modification.)
(photo) Whenever I write about these concerns, and when colleagues have done the same, someone (often working in Washington, DC) responds with a scathing letter, an attempt not to state facts, but rather disqualify the author and further confuse the public. The responses are personal attacks instead of rational disputes. This is spin, and it's done because big money is involved, they know the facts are building against them, and they're afraid the American public won't remain in the dark for long.
But the American consumer is king and all we need is knowledge. We are the ones with the money who buy the products, and there is power in that. We could change the system at any time, with the dollar. By buying whole organic food, preferably from local farmers, and shunning the processed food world or at least demanding proper labeling, each of us declares that we support foods (including corn) to be grown the way nature intended, not modified by scientists, however well-meaning they might be. Keep in mind, all non-organic foods you pay for that contain corn (and soy) derivatives are likely to in some way support the GMO practice, while allowing chemical companies like Monsanto to control our food supply. This includes conventionally grown beef and chicken, since they are subjected to the GMO food in their daily feed.
October 2010 is the first official "Non-GMO month" involving more than 580 natural food stores nationwide. This will be to promote awareness and celebrate your right to choose food that is not genetically modified. You can learn more about the event by reading a press release from the executive director of the Non-GMO Project: http://www.nongmoproject.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2010/07/Non-GMO-Month-Press-Release.pdf.
If you want to watch two good movies, see The Future of Food and Food, Inc. They help clarify these issues, and at the very least, make us more aware of the necessity to have a GMO labeling law. This law might be complicated to enforce, but no more so than the prospect of an entire food supply being contaminated.
If you're interest is piqued, read Jeffrey Smith's book Seeds of Deception. For more on the American food industry read Marion Nestle's Food Politics and Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation.
A descendant of Midwest farmers who came to California to work in the fertile Central Valley, I'll continue to be an advocate for organic farmers and local farmers' markets. I hope you will do the same, or we run the very real risk of being fed solely by a chemical giant who doesn't have our best interests at heart.
1 part grenadine
(that does not contain corn syrup, unless organically grown)
1 part vodka
(that is not made with corn, unless organically grown)
1 part clear citrus
(lemon or lime, which has not been genetically modified)
top with tonic water
(that does not contain corn syrup, unless organically grown)
add ice, stir, adjust to taste, cheers…
to a world free from the unseen ravages and false truths of genetically modified foods!
Dr. Christina Grant is a holistic healer and spiritual counselor who uses astrology in her work to help people better understand their purpose and life circumstances. She works in person and by phone. She has helped hundreds of people attain physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being through personal transformation. Her writing is published nationwide. To learn more, see WWW.CHRISTINAGRANT.COM
i wish i could attend, but this is one weekend that i am booked solid for. if you can make it, there is a SPILL INTO WASHINGTON DC to rally for the gulf, this labor day saturday & sunday. (BTW, did you know that our commander in chief cashed in his BP stocks the week before the accident, along with BP CEO?) if that doesn't get ya fired up, i don't know what will!
for details on this unprecidented march on the capital, visit SPILLINTOWASHINGTON.org, or buy a tee shirt now for $20. car pools are being organized… this will be one for the history books, peeps.
you can also help the gulf by purchasing our charity SPILLTINI™ martini kit. fifty cents from each sale will be donated to gulf rescue.
we here at IZ are trying our best to do what we can for the gulf disaster… thanks to my friend katherine for suggesting i turn the GULF SPILL COCKTAIL into a saleable item. great idea! for only $10, you can sip your very own SPILLTINI™, fifty cents from each purchase will be donated to charities assisting with the gulf of mexico oil spill. each kit makes about eight-ten drinks, because SPILLTINIS™ are best enjoyed with friends.
cheers to finally, for the most part, securing the gulf's gusher. it's only been since april 20th, but as they say better late than never. question is… will it hold? and will this have taught us anything?
this spring's gulf spill was so big it overshadowed the other disastrous oil spills happening around the world simultaneously. like say, the other gulf spill. or the spill in the red sea. in fact, it is estimated that oil spillage off the coast of nigeria surpasses that of the gulf of mexico spill, EVERY YEAR! (but because it affects shack-dwelling africans, rather than wealthy, ahem, americans we don't hear about it. if you're an oil spill junkie, you can keep up with the latest crude catastrophes here on wiki. whatever you do, please don't tell me we need to drill, baby drill. oil spills are not isolated incidents, and now matter what drilling precautions are taken in the future, or how many safety laws are adopted, the spills will remain inevitable. it's time to get our alternative energy on!
of course in the apocalyptic (unveiling) times we find our selves living, this whole scenario comes as no surprise. earth has an incredibly challenging–and blessed–chart forecast for this summer. a perfectly synchronized cocktail party of cardinal crosses, grand squares, sensitive trines, new planets, stressful angles and unrelenting celestial energies that are stripping our world and everything in it to its core, exposing the flaws in both our own personal lives, and in the bigger sociopolitical arena. hello BP cover up? hollywood couldn't write a movie like this! but get ready for more still because august is predicted to be the most intense month yet, according to most astro blogs. "We are in the midst of formidable astrological energies. we finally undergo a Grand Cardinal Cross on August 7th 2010."
but hey, think positive peeps, because the fun lies in rebuilding it all, better than it ever was. after all, my fave ascended master saint germain, has decreed this to be the golden age–and 2010 the year of creation. if you still think the gulf spill was merely an unfortunate accident, you'll think again after reading these words of oil wisdom from gerald o'donnell.
i concocted this libation to symbolize our addiction to oil, which is ruled by Scorpio, Lord of the underworld. And ironically, master of healing. If anyone can turn a shit situation around, it's the Scorpion. And if anyone can appreciate the morbidity of this tipple, it's Scorpio, the sign of death and rebirth. Don't forget to rim the glass with sand, as you imbibe this glass of cold crude. the icing on the cake is of course the garnish—a star anise, floating, belly-up. because i don't know about you… but i could use a drink.
1.5 blueberry juice oz
.5 oz kahlua
.5 oz chocolate liqueur (i prefer godiva)
3 blueberries
sand colored sugar, like raw or demerara
bar spoon chocolate sauce to make extra chocolatey! if you're an addict, and chocolate is your poison, might i suggest CHOCAGAVE. this stuff is amazing and sort of healthy (considering that it is chocolate sauce!)
shake ingredients over ice and strain into sugar-rimmed glass. float berries on top.
Sometimes politicians need to be reminded whom they really work for. Now is one of those times.
Last week, several dozen members of Congress put the interests of AT&T ahead of yours and signed a letter to the FCC opposing the agency's efforts to protect Net Neutrality.
AT&T and these members of Congress were hoping we wouldn't notice this deception. Well, it was noticed, and now we need to band together and send a message from the public…
Tell the FCC: Stand with the Public for Net Neutrality
THE GOAL: 10,000 signatures to push back against the members of Congress who buckled under telecom industry pressure. each and every one of us needs to send the FCC an urgent message of support for Net Neutrality.
my parents (we all hate them) just came back from south africa. my swag was a beautiful hand hammered tribal necklace, AND a hand crocheted and beaded drink doily! apparently they're all the rage over there in the tourist shops. i think this is so cool—what a practical gift! think about it… how many times have you been sitting out on the porch sipping on your caiphirina when i big ole fly lands on the edge for a little sip himself? well, say goodbye to mr. fly — thanks to the drink doily. the best part was that the lady's cooperative that made these items funded the livelihood of aids victims. (which is the whole damn continent; another conspiracy…)
there is not a shred of doubt in my mind that we are being completely FUCKED with. most would say i'm a conspiracy theorist, but i prefer to call myself a curious skeptic, anxious to find loving truth under each rock i turn. with my rising sign in scorpio, i'm a natural sleuth, and there aren't many rocks that escape my scrutiny. often, i'm shocked to find greed and deception laying under the most beautiful rocks. especially lately, in a time when it seems a new cover up is exposed daily. the question is WHO exactly is fucking with us… aliens? the government? an elite secret society? the more one researches any of those three, the more convinced one becomes. in fact, one could spend days googling, youtubing, and surfing to be totally convinced that we are under attack. or one can stoically dismiss the mounting evidence as outlandish, over-imaginative trash talk. all i ask is that you open your mind to the possibility… OPEN YOUR MIND. then make your decision to believe or not believe these "theories".
if you don't want to go though the tedium of research, you can cut right to the chase with some groundbreaking films put out by new production company, REALITY ENTERTAINMENT. they have several titles from which to choose, but THE CONSPIRACY TO RULE THE WORLD, FROM 911 TO THE ILLUMINATI, is a good one to start with. i suggest you watch this video to learn how deeply entangled in this web we really are. this film exposes stuff i've never seen on the web! 911 was planned: a european news anchor said the tower had fallen as it stood erect in the background. it fell 20 minutes later, so obviously the press release went out early. there were two huge attachments on the bottom of each plane, and they're captured on film! the hole in the pentagon wall could not have been physically made by an airplane–it's been proven. numerous firefighters swear they saw bombs go off while they were inside WTC. and my personal favorite is the benign enough looking, but very sinister organization called COMMON PURPOSE. well now, how many times have i heard obama speak those two words in his speeches? apparently the phrase "common purpose" is simply another way of saying "new world order" which is code for "slave system." hint: we're not going to be the slave masters if you catch my drift… this video will WAKE you up to the new reality that is upon us!
the key to solving our little predicament lies in staying positive and acting constructively. if you watch an enlightening video like this and then want to kill yourself, well we haven't solved a thing, have we? that would be akin to someone saying, oh gosh i don't where to start conserving energy, or saving money, or eating healthy — there's just too much! and then they just shut down and don't do a thing because they are frozen with fear, or overwhelmed with depression. just remember KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, and the only way to win this war (if you believe we are its victims) is to THINK POSITIVE, BE HONEST, ACT KINDLY and be a RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN of the earth abiding by SPIRITUAL LAW. that my friends, is the only way we can win. so what are you waiting for? stop the denial… admit you should be more informed… watch the mind-blowing flicks from REALITY ENTERTAINMENT…
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Important Facts for Adolescent Births
DefinitionThe adolescent birth rate is reported as the number of live births per 1,000 adolescent females.
NumeratorThe number of live births to adolescent mothers.
DenominatorThe number of adolescent females in the population.
Data Interpretation IssuesThe adolescent birth rate does not include abortions or miscarriages, and is an underestimate of the adolescent pregnancy rate.
Why Is This Important?Research indicates that bearing a child during adolescence is associated with long-term difficulties for the mother, her child, and society. These consequences are often attributable to poverty and other adverse socioeconomic circumstances that frequently accompany early childbearing.
Compared to babies born to older mothers, babies born to adolescent mothers, particularly young adolescent mothers, are at higher risk of low birthweight and infant mortality. These babies are more likely to grow up in homes that offer lower levels of emotional support and cognitive stimulation, and they are less likely to earn a high school diploma. For the mothers, giving birth during adolescence is associated with limited educational attainment, which in turn can reduce future employment prospects and earning potential.
Other ObjectivesUtah's 42 Community Health Indicators
Similar to HP2020 Objective FP-8: Reduce PREGNANCY rates among adolescent females.
How Are We Doing?The teen birth rates per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in Utah, for the past five years were:
2009: 30.8
2010: 27.9
2011: 23.7
2012: 23.2
2013: 20.6
A high proportion, 84.6% of Utah females aged 15-17 and 64.3% of Utah females aged 18-19 reported their pregnancy as unintended in the 2011 Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring Survey (PRAMS).
How Do We Compare With U.S.?Utah's adolescent birth rate has been lower than the United States' overall rate over the past decade, but is higher than several other states. Utah and U.S. adolescent birth rates per 1,000 females age 15-19 for the past five years were:
2009-Utah 30.8/U.S. 37.9
2010-Utah 27.9/U.S. 34.2
2011-Utah 23.7/U.S. 31.3
2012-Utah 23.2/U.S. 29.4
2013-Utah 20.6/U.S. 26.6*
*Preliminary data
What Is Being Done?Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs:
The Utah Department of Health receives federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families for two programs addressing teen pregnancy prevention in Utah.
The first program is for Abstinence Education Programs targeting Utah youth ages 10-16 with a specific focus on youth in the Utah Juvenile Justice System, youth of Hispanic origin and/or non-White race, and youth residing in areas with adolescent birth rates higher than Utah's state rate. Through a competitive bid process, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) sub-contracted these federal funds to several community organizations.
The second program is for Personal Responsibility Education Programs (PREP). Funds must be used for a program designed to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, and three adulthood preparation subjects (healthy relationships, education and career success, and healthy life skills). Through a competitive bid process, the Utah Department of Health sub-contracted these funds to several community organizations. The target population is Utah youth ages 14-19 with a specific focus on youth in the Utah Juvenile Justice System, youth of Hispanic origin and/or non-White race, current teen moms, and youth residing in areas with adolescent birth rates higher than Utah's state rate.
For more information or questions regarding the two programs mentioned above, contact 801-538-6253, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Dave White, center, talks about the cooperative efforts of federal agencies to address the decline in the greater sage grouse population and to restore its habitat. White is flanked by Interior Deputy Secretary David Hayes, left, and U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. White, Hayes and Ashe met with members of the North American Agricultural Journalists April 15 at Peirce Mill, a National Park Service site in Rock Creek Park in Washington. (Joe Boushee, Agweek)
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Mobile communication system (MS) comprising a plurality of mobile terminals (MT), being adapted for communicating with a dedicated server (DS) has been described. The mobile communication system comprises position means (PSS) for locating the geographical position of individual mobile terminals. The dedicated server is being adapted to store message data on-line in an information database (IDB) and link such message data to a first set of locations, the dedicated server is furthermore being adapted to engage in on-line search sessions with individual searching mobile terminals for forwarding stored message data to such searching mobile terminals upon request and in accordance with a user specified search profile involving a particular set of locations associated with the message and/or with an enquiring mobile.
1. Mobile communication system (MS) comprising
a plurality of mobile terminals (MT), a plurality of base-station subsystems (BSS) for communicating wirelessly with the mobile terminal, each base station subsystem being adapted for communicating with a network subsystem (NSS), comprising a switching centre (MSC), the mobile switching centre (MSC) being adapted for communicating with other mobile switching centres and with a dedicated server (DS) over the network, the mobile communication system comprises
position means (PPS) for locating the geographical position of individual mobile terminals,
the dedicated server being adapted to store message data in an information database (IDB) and link said message data to a first set of locations,
the dedicated server (DS) being adapted to engage in on-line search sessions with individual searching mobile terminals for forwarding stored message data to such searching mobile terminals upon request and in accordance with a user specified search profile, in which a second set of locations are defined,
whereby data messages linked to the first set of locations overlapping or falling within the second set of locations will be presented to the searching mobile and whereby at least one of the first and second set of locations is associated with the actual position of a mobile terminal as given by the position means (PSS), and whereby
the message data is adapted to be created on a mobile terminal (MT) and issued to the dedicated server on-line.
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The present invention relates to a mobile communication or telephony system that enables users to deposit and read messages relating, among other things, to geographic locations.
It is already known that mobile phones may make use of the Internet and its associated services through suitable modems. So-called WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) terminals recently put on the marketplace enable terminals of limited physical size, memory and processing power, to retrieve information accessible on the Internet in a convenient manner and also to deliver information.
The prompting of messages associated with a given location to mobile terminals passing near such locations is known in the art.
The messages are typically stored on a server, and the mobile terminal, which may contain a location determining system, such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit, issues signals relating to the actual location of the terminal in question, whereupon location related messages are sent to the terminal. The location determination of mobile terminals may also be performed on the basis of signals being transmitted between base-stations and mobile terminals.
The company, CitiKey™ has presented such an apparatus; a so-called mobile city guide, which may be coupled to the World Wide Web, through which information associated with the actual location of the city guide may be retrieved and exchanged.
On the CitiKey™ apparatus, the user has the possibility to see his own position on a map and he may in an interactive manner for instance search for a place to dine, book tickets to a concert, acquire the local weather forecast or find his way through the metro system.
Prior art document U.S. Pat. No. 5,699,244 shows a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) for collecting and showing information. The device, which constitutes a miniaturised personal computer combined with a GPS unit, comprises a LCD screen whereon information can be shown and on which entries, in the form of handwritings, may be made.
The personal digital assistant according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,699,244 is adapted to collect and display data related to the actual position of the device. This information may be exchanged with the users own desktop computer through wired coupling of the personal assistant and the desktop computer. Information may moreover be exchanged with other users by coupling the desktop computer to a central server through a public network.
Prior art document EP-A-0 853 287 shows a PDA (personal digital assistant), comprising a miniaturised personal computer, a GSM interface and a GPS unit.
The above personal digital assistant is adapted to offer Internet access to the user. A certain user profile may be set up on the PDA whereby the location or travel route and accompanying information may automatically be provided as part of an Internet search session. In this way, context related messages can easily be searched and provided by specific Internet servers.
A similar system is known from WO98/59506 offering SMS (Short Message Services) messages depending on the actual location of a mobile unit as determined by a GPS unit.
The invention seeks to offer new mobile services to users enabling people to convey messages and possibly create new, useful, and perhaps unexpected contacts between people.
According to a first aspect of the invention, as claimed in claim 1, there is provided a system for the creation of graffiti or other data in a virtual space relating to the physical world.
According to a second aspect of the invention, a message is associated with the particular location on which it was created.
According to a third aspect of the invention, the message created is following the position of a particular mobile terminal, such that a dynamic message can be created.
In the case where the message is allocated to the users own mobile terminal, such dynamic messages may for instance be used in analogy to badges worn on the clothes, i.e. messages created or associated with the user.
Further advantages will appear from the following detailed description of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a drawing of the hardware according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention,
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of one example of a message data, MD, linked to a set of first set of locations, h, and a search profile of a searching mobile, SM, defining a second, a, and third set, b, of locations.
In FIG. 1, the mobile communication system according to the invention has been shown. The present invention may be implemented in a GSM cellular mobile phone system, but other systems such as the D-AMPS cellular system or other suitable mobile phone or wireless datacom systems can be used.
The preferred communication system shown in FIG. 1 is composed of several functional entities which can be divided into five main parts: A plurality of mobile terminals MT, of which only one is shown, a plurality of base station sub-systems BSS, a network sub-system NSS, and an external network EN.
The mobile terminal is a mobile phone or a mobile personal digital assistant adapted to be carried by an individual user. The mobile terminal MT comprises a mobile radio interface, MRI, a subscriber identity module, SIM, a user interface including for instance a keyboard, a display and an audio interface, UI, a data processing unit, CPU, and a data interface, MDI, which may be a WAP compatible GSM data interface. Such GSM data interfaces are readily available today as separate modules.
The mobile unit is adapted to send and receive data over the data interface MDI. This data may be exchanged with other application programs running on the mobile terminal MT.
The base station sub-system BSS controls the radio link with the mobile terminal MT.
The network subsystem NSS, the main part of which is the mobile services switching centre MSC, performs the switching of calls or data between mobile users MT, and other users in the network. The network subsystem NSS is arranged to switch to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Packet switched public Data Network (PSPDN), and Circuit Switched Public Data Network (CSPDN) etc. These networks have been illustrated on FIG. 1 by the external network EN. The external network EN could also comprise networks coupled to the Internet.
The MSC also handles the mobility management operations. Other functional blocks handle the Operations and management centre (not shown) and supervise the proper operation and set-up of the network. The mobile terminal MT and the base station sub-system BSS communicate across an air interface or radio link.
The mobile unit is uniquely identified by the international Equipment Identity (IMEI). In the subscriber identity module SIM there are stored an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) used to identify the subscriber to the system, a secret key for authentication, and other identification. The subscriber identity module SIM may be protected against unauthorised use by a password or personal identity number etc.
The base station sub-system BSS comprises a plurality of Base transceiver stations BTS and base station controllers BSC. The base station transceiver station BTS accommodates radio transceivers that define a cell and handles the radio-link protocols with the mobile terminal MT. The base station controller BSC manages the radio resources for one or more BTS's, handles radio-channel set-up, frequency hopping and other tasks well known to the person skilled in the art.
As mentioned above, the central element in of the Network subsystem NSS is the MSC, which acts as a normal switching node and additionally provides all the functionality needed to handle the mobile subscriber through processes such as registration, authentication, location updating, handovers, call routing to a roaming subscriber, and billing. A home location register HLR and a visitor location register VLR, together with the mobile switching centre MSC, provide the call routing roaming capabilities of the cellular network.
For authentication and security purposes an equipment Identity register EIR and an Authentication centre AuC are provided, as is known from conventional GSM systems. The authentication is based on matching of secret keys found on the subscriber identity module SIM of individual mobiles MT and their corresponding copies in the authentication centre AuC.
The visitor location register VLR contains selected administrative information about those individual mobile terminals, which are currently located in the geographical area controlled by the associated mobile switching centre MSC.
A rough estimate of the momentary position of a mobile terminal can be gathered from the respective base station subsystem BSS, or visitor location register VLR, a particular mobile terminal MT is assigned to when coupled to the mobile network.
However, more exact information about individual mobiles will be needed for fulfilling the purposes of the invention.
According to the invention, the external network EN is coupled to an information database IDB on a dedicated server DS on which data messages and exact position data of mobiles and locations can be stored, updated and deleted. The message data held on this database may be of a completely arbitrary nature and can relate to short text messages, pictures, audio files etc. According to the invention, such data is adapted to be linked to specific sets of locations or set of locations associated with individual mobile terminals.
The information database may be implemented on a single dedicated server accessible over the Internet, for instance.
The information database may also be arranged as a distributed database located on additional servers.
Exact positioning of the individual mobile terminals is accomplished by a positioning means. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, each mobile unit is provided with a positioning subsystem PSS, such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit or a differential GPS unit for enhanced precision. The GPS unit is adapted to export findings of the present location of the mobile terminal to other application programs running on the mobile terminal MT. This positional information is according to the invention adapted to be further transported to the information database IDB through the mobile data interface MDI.
The positioning of the mobile terminals may alternatively be accomplished through other known methods, e.g. by means of locating signal strengths and/or delay variations in signals sent between base stations and mobile terminals. Optionally the positioning means may be incorporated in the base stations or MSC's. In the latter case the positioning means may be adapted to issue positional information to the information database.
It should be understood that the positional information on mobile terminals MT is updated at predetermined intervals such that the actual location of a mobile terminal can be resolved with a reasonable degree of precision.
According to a further aspect of the invention, the user of the mobile terminal may selectively disable the issuance of accurate positional information to or block the gathering of such information in the information database, IDB, thereby offering users, as an option, that their exact movements can not be registered.
According to a first embodiment of the invention, the mobile communication system is adapted to store user created message data in the information data base IDB in the dedicated server DS and link this message data to the geographical location or a first set of locations on which the message was created or issued to the dedicated server.
When a user decides to create a data entry, which should be linked to a specific location, he starts a session with the dedicated server DS, which prompts for message input in a number of predefined forms. This could be a text string of a certain length, or a picture or sound file of a predetermined format. The user issues the file of his choice and a first set of locations, representing for instance a specific geographical area. The location data is issued on-line together with the file to the dedicated server where it is stored in a linked fashion. The user may, according to his choice, select the actual position at which he is situated. The user's position may be provided by the built in position subsystem PSS according to a certain resolution or he may select a set of locations, which may actually not correspond to his present location.
The dedicated server may provide a number of templates, which can be retrieved from the server, subsequently easily modified on the mobile terminal and finally delivered as inputs in the information database.
Other users, or the very same user who created the given message data, may retrieve the given data by entering a search session with the dedicated server DS, whereby the user specifies a given location and a second set of locations. The second set of locations may be expressed as the area given by a maximum distance from the users actual location as determined by the respective positional subsystem, PSS. The user of the searching or inquiring mobile terminal is now ready to search for data messages in the information database for messages being linked to a set of positions falling within or overlapping the second set of locations.
In FIG. 2, a message data, MD, has been shown assigned to a certain geographical area defined by a first set of locations, h, while a searching mobile terminal, SM, has specified a second set of locations, a, and a third set of locations, b as part of various search profiles.
The search session may advantageously be arranged in such a way that the position of the inquiring mobile terminal is automatically forwarded to the server at predetermined intervals. In this way, the inquiring user may see all the messages, which are related to a particular geographical location, including those messages or data which were created by users of other mobile terminals in a similar fashion to how graffiti is provided in the physical world.
If numerous messages are falling within the given search parameter, the user may refine his search by using additional parameters such as using a personal phone list or any other parameter.
According to a second aspect of the invention, the data created may be assigned dynamically to the actual position of a particular mobile terminal, which position is updated at predetermined intervals.
This aspect is particular advantageous in the case where data is associated with the mobile terminal, on which the data was created. In this manner data may be "carried" on a person and follow this user while being visible to other users in the surroundings of the path of travel.
This feature is for instance advantageous on public means of transportation, such as trains and busses, where people travel together. The users of mobile terminals may in this manner address his or her particular message to the other users on the same vehicle.
In what way the present invention can be used is entirely up to the users of the mobile terminals, but it is envisaged that the invention could be used in the same manner as bulletin boards as well as the above mentioned badges are used today, thus allowing users to more conveniently address larger audiences on a location of their choice.
The operator of the dedicated server would of course have an influence on how the system is used, such as whether anonymous messages should allowed and whether a degree of censorship would be preferable. For instance, it is envisaged that the dedicated server could be adapted to filter out messages according to a profile involving parameters such as time, location, and total amount of messages and content.
The present invention is well suited as a means of presenting commercials. For this reason, the dedicated server may provide users, against payment, the exclusive right to assign messages to certain sets of locations or areas.
A tariff system could also be implemented for locations not being exclusive to one single user, but to a plurality of users. A certain amount of messages or certain amount of linked sets of locations or area measures could be subject to a payment. The tariff system could be rated selectively to different categories of users such as consumers and professionals.
Another application is to use the dynamic messages following a particular mobile as a means of authenticating users in a particular geographical area.
A monitoring agent could provide, against payment, an arbitrary code, which is assigned to the individual mobile terminal and the associated telephone number or other identification code. The user of a mobile terminal can by displaying his assigned code and his telephone number at a predetermined place and time, such as at a toll station, provide proof of payment.
The user may search for messages according to a certain search profile, which may narrow the search results. The search profile may involve selection of the area he is interested in, as represented by a given radius from his present location for instance or a predetermined area. The user may furthermore search for messages, which were created by particular persons, such as persons appearing on the users contact list. Moreover, he may make the search result appear as a function of a particular time interval within which the given messages were created. Other search criteria's could also be used to refine the search.
It should be understood that optionally messages could be read and created on stationary devices, such as PC's coupled to the fixed network. The user simply selects an area he is interested in or selects a search profile according to his choice and performs entries into the information database or read from the database.
In conclusion, a number of new possibilities for communication have been accomplished according to the invention.
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This page, featuring public officials, is one of half-a-dozen pages compiling expressions of support for carbon taxes (or more targeted taxes, e.g., on gasoline) by notable individuals and organizations. To access other pages with different supporter categories, click on the Progress link on the navigation bar and move to the desired category.
Obama Administration
Former Energy Secretary Stephen Chu
In a February 2009 New York Times interview, Secretary Chu said "that while President Obama and Congressional Democratic leaders had endorsed a so-called cap-and-trade system to control global warming pollutants, there were alternatives that could emerge, including a tax on carbon emissions or a modified version of cap-and-trade." (Big Science Seen as Global Warming Cure)
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman John B. Larson (D-CT)
Rep. John B. Larson, an 8th-term representative from Hartford, introduced his American Energy Security Trust Fund Act in August 2008 with twelve co-sponsors. His bill would impose an upstream tax on emissions of carbon dioxide of $15/ton with the level increasing by at least $10/ton annually. CTC estimates this trajectory would reduce U.S. CO2 emissions by 1/3 within a decade. Larson proposes a tax shift, using carbon tax revenue primarily to rebate payroll taxes. Here is CTC's commentary on the Larson bill and here is the bill. Larson sponsored and kicked off CTC's 2008 House briefing on Carbon Taxes.
Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC)
(Former) Rep. Bob Inglis was elected in 2008 to a sixth term serving South Carolina's 4th Congressional District but in 2010 lost his primary to a Tea-Party backed rival. With economist Arthur Laffer, Inglis published An Emissions Plan Conservatives Could Warm To (NY Times, 12/08), calling on Congress to enact a revenue-neutral U.S. carbon tax (emphasis added):
Conservatives don't support tax increases that are veiled as "cap and trade" schemes for pollution permits. But offer us a tax swap, and we could become the new administration's best allies on climate change.
A climate-change bill withered in Congress this summer because families don't need an enormous, and hidden, tax increase. If the bill's authors had instead proposed a simple carbon tax coupled with an equal, offsetting reduction in income taxes or payroll taxes, a dynamic new energy security policy could have taken root.
As long as national security risks aren't factored into the cost of gasoline and as long as carbon dioxide can be emitted without penalty, oil will continue to have an advantage over emerging fuels in the marketplace, and we'll continue our ruinous addiction to it. We need to impose a tax on the thing we want less of (carbon dioxide) and reduce taxes on the things we want more of (income and jobs). A carbon tax would attach the national security and environmental costs to carbon-based fuels like oil, causing the market to recognize the price of these negative externalities.
Conservatives do not have to agree that humans are causing climate change to recognize a sensible energy solution. All we need to assume is that burning less fossil fuels would be a good thing. Based on the current scientific consensus and the potential environmental benefits, it's prudent to do what we can to reduce global carbon emissions. When you add the national security concerns, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels becomes a no-brainer.
It is essential … that any taxes on carbon emissions be accompanied by equal, pro-growth tax cuts. A carbon tax that isn't accompanied by a reduction in other taxes is a nonstarter. Fiscal conservatives would gladly trade a carbon tax for a reduction in payroll or income taxes, but we can't go along with an overall tax increase.
The good news is that both Democrats and Republicans could support a carbon tax offset by a payroll or income tax cut.
Two carbon tax bills introduced in House Ways & Means (tax-writing committee) embodied much of what Rep. Inglis advocated in his op-ed: Stark-McDermott, filed in April 2007, and Larson, filed in August. (More details on our Bills page.) Rep. Inglis now chairs the Energy & Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University, advocating a revenue-neutral carbon tax.
Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) and Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash)
(Former) Congressmen Stark and McDermott were lead sponsors of the "Save Our Climate Act," (2007) which would impose a $10 per ton (of carbon) charge on coal, petroleum and natural gas when the fuel is either extracted or imported. The charge would increase by $10 every year until U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have dropped 80% from 1990 levels. Introducing the bill, Congressman Stark eloquently stated:
The question is not if human activity is responsible for global climate change, but how the United States will respond," said Stark. "Predictable, transparent and universal, a carbon tax is a simple solution to a difficult problem. It would drastically reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by providing an economic disincentive for the use of carbon-based fossil fuels and an incentive for the development and use of cleaner alternative energies. The Save Our Climate Act would establish the United States as a global leader in environmental protection and encourage other nations – most of whom have already acknowledged the climate change threat – to take similar action to reduce emissions. I strongly encourage Congress to pass a carbon tax.
CTC reported on the Stark-McDermott bill here.
Congressman John Dingell (D-MI)
In June 2007, Rep. John Dingell, chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and dean of the Congress (first elected in 1954) would introduce a carbon tax bill. However, after floating a hybrid carbon tax bill that featured a national carbon fee, supplemental increases in taxes on gasoline and aviation fuel, and a reduction in the mortgage interest deduction for super-large houses, Rep. Dingell announced in April that he was taking it "off the table." The Michigan lawmaker reiterated that "economists and other experts continue to inform us that a carbon tax is the most effective and efficient way at getting at the problem of global warming." Dingell also pointed out that his on-line poll query, "Do you approve of the idea of a carbon tax?," earned a "Yes" from 61% of the 2,900 respondents.
Dingell's bill would have gradually raised the carbon tax along with an additional levy on gasoline, diesel fuel and aviation (jet) fuel, over five years. This "hybrid" bill would target both climate damage (via the carbon tax) and U.S. oil dependence (through the additional tax on major petroleum products). Here is our assessment.
U.S. Senate
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut)
(Former) Senator Dodd anchored his 2007 presidential candidacy to a Corporate Carbon Tax. As he explained: "Until you deal with the issue of price, until you impose a corporate carbon tax, we will never get away from fossil fuels. It's the only way this can be achieved. You have to advocate that if you're serious about global warming." (NY Times, 7/24/07.)
Other Office-Holders
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
In a rousing speech in Seattle in November 2007, which he recapitulated a month later at the UN Framework Conference on Climate Change in Bali, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg vaulted to the head of the class of public officials supporting carbon taxes. As noted on our blog, the mayor's speech put Bloomberg alongside former Vice-President Al Gore as the nation's leading advocate of a carbon tax to cap and reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels. Bloomberg could not have been more forceful on the need to price carbon emissions, the superiority of carbon taxes over cap-and-trade schemes, and the need for political leadership at this crucial time.
Bloomberg renewed his call for a U.S. carbon tax in November 2010. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, the NYC Mayor said the U.S. needs to reduce its dependence on foreign oil if "you want to stop sending your money to…terrorists." The answer: "We need a carbon tax."
Former Public Officials
Former Vice-President Al Gore
The individual who has done the most to raise the world's consciousness of global warming has long been an outspoken advocate for taxing carbon emissions. "The most direct policy solution to the climate crisis is a carbon tax, offset by reductions in taxes on wages," Gore said in November 2012. "By including the carbon tax in the solution to the fiscal cliff we can [get] away from the climate cliff." (The Hill.)
In a July 19, 2006 speech at Wal-Mart's Bentonville, AR headquarters, Gore said, "We should sharply reduce payroll taxes and make it all up in CO2 taxes so the low- and middle-income people don't bear the cost burden of this big transition in energy sources." Gore spoke in the same vein two months later at NYU Law School:
For the last fourteen years, I have advocated the elimination of all payroll taxes — including those for social security and unemployment compensation — and the replacement of that revenue in the form of pollution taxes — principally on CO2. The overall level of taxation would remain exactly the same. It would be, in other words, a revenue neutral tax swap. But, instead of discouraging businesses from hiring more employees, it would discourage business from producing more pollution.
In remarks to Congress in March, 2007, Gore said "I fully understand that this [taxing the carbon content of fuels] is considered politically impossible, but part of our challenge is to expand the limits of what is possible." Reported by Greenwire. Gore's 10 legislative recommendations, reported by Gristmill, are here.
In an interview in the Sept/Oct 2007 issue of 02138 magazine, Gore reiterated, "I'm convinced that we should eliminate the payroll tax and replace it dollar for dollar with a CO2 tax." Gore has also publicly praised Sen. Chris Dodd's corporate carbon tax proposal.
Gore voiced this theme in an historical context in a March, 2008 talk at Autodesk: "Here's the solution. We need a CO2 tax, revenue-neutral, to replace taxation on employment, which was invented by Bismarck — and some things have changed since the 19th Century." (This is at around the 13:30-minute mark of his talk).
Gore added a bit of poetry to this idea in his address, A Generational Challenge to Repower America, on July 17 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., telling Americans, "We should tax what we burn, not what we earn. This is the single most important policy change we can make."
In early 2010, in a 1,900-word opinion piece in the Sunday New York Times, We Can't Wish Away Climate Change, Gore sought to re-invigorate the climate movement in the wake of the Dec. 2009 COP-15 debacle at Copenhagen. The former vice-president's essay stands as a brilliant rebuttal to climate denialists:
[T]he reality of the danger we are courting has not been changed by the discovery of at least two mistakes in the thousands of pages of careful scientific work over the last 22 years by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In fact, the crisis is still growing because we are continuing to dump 90 million tons of global-warming pollution every 24 hours into the atmosphere — as if it were an open sewer.
It is true that the climate panel published a flawed overestimate of the melting rate of debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayas, and used information about the Netherlands provided to it by the government, which was later found to be partly inaccurate. In addition, e-mail messages stolen from the University of East Anglia in Britain showed that scientists besieged by an onslaught of hostile, make-work demands from climate skeptics may not have adequately followed the requirements of the British freedom of information law.
But the scientific enterprise will never be completely free of mistakes. What is important is that the overwhelming consensus on global warming remains unchanged. It is also worth noting that the panel's scientists — acting in good faith on the best information then available to them — probably underestimated the range of sea-level rise in this century, the speed with which the Arctic ice cap is disappearing and the speed with which some of the large glacial flows in Antarctica and Greenland are melting and racing to the sea.
Unfortunately, Gore undermined his own cause by not only endorsing the cap-and-trade bill then before Congress but criticizing a carbon-tax alternative, arguing that cap-and-trade was superior on grounds of both easier global harmonization and political feasibility. The Carbon Tax Center's Charles Komanoff replied to Gore's arguments the next day in the Huffington Post, in Gore's Climate Remedy Must Match Diagnosis:
Mr. Gore's substantive error lies in presuming that a cap-based approach could be harmonized globally. Perhaps this is a legacy of his having championed cap-and-trade in the 1997 negotiations that produced the Kyoto Protocol. Yet now, as then, there are no clear grounds for translating a possible U.S. cap on carbon emissions into limits for other countries. Per capita, Americans generate 4 times as much greenhouse gases as Chinese and 14 times as much as Indians. Why, then, should a U.S. commitment to reduce emissions by, say, 2 percent a year, carry any moral authority in China or India? Indeed, India's per capita emissions could increase by 2% a year for more than 60 years and still not match U.S. emissions declining at the same rate.
A carbon tax, in contrast, is wholly fungible across borders. A fee that raises the price of coal or natural gas by so much in one country will do the same in another. If one country is more efficient in turning energy into goods and services, or enjoys a greater abundance of carbon-free water- or wind-power, then that is an incentive to other nations to step up their efforts and achieve parity. A carbon tax thus creates no unfair comparative advantage. While these facts can't guarantee global harmonization of a carbon tax, they provide a strong basis for it.
Politically, Mr. Gore's dogged support of cap-and-trade sounds tone-deaf. The financial crisis hasn't merely shaken the world's confidence in market-based solutions; it has provoked a profound revulsion among Americans against financial speculation, market manipulation and legislative complexity. Yet all of these are intrinsic to cap-and-trade systems built on trillion-dollar markets in volatile emission permits. It is this political reaction, even more than media-driven denial of climate science, that has turned Congress against cap-and-trade. Mr. Gore underestimates its staying power at his own risk.
Robert J. Shapiro, former Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
Mr. Shapiro, Commerce Undersecretary in the Clinton Administration, authored the American Consumer Institute's superb Feb. 2007 report, Addressing the Risks of Climate Change: The Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency of Emissions Caps and Tradable Permits, Compared to Carbon Taxes. From the Executive Summary:
Carbon taxes would be a better response to the risks of global warming than emissions caps and tradable permits (commonly referred to as cap-and-trade)… [Carbon taxes] are much less vulnerable to evasion and market manipulation, providing a more stable and transparent system for consumers and industry alike. [Carbon taxes] do not create the price volatility and administrative problems associated with cap and trade.
In a June 2008 follow-on study, Addressing Climate Change Without Impairing the U.S. Economy: The Economics and Environmental Science of Combining a Carbon-Based Tax and Tax Relief, Shapiro calls for a federal carbon tax starting at $14 per metric ton of CO2 in 2010 and rising steadily to $50 in 2030 (equivalent to $82 with inflation). Shapiro concludes that the nearly revenue-neutral carbon tax would reduce CO2 emissions by 30% below non-taxed levels while shaving only eight-tenths of one percent off future (2030) GDP. The report was published by the U.S. Climate Task Force, a project of Shapiro's Sonecon economic advisory company.
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
Volcker is revered in the business and financial community for shepherding the U.S. economy out of the "stagflation" of the 1970s into the long-term boom of the 1980s and beyond, as chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Carter and Reagan (1979-87). Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, earlier this year, he stated: "[The argument that taxes on oil or carbon emissions would ruin an economy is] fundamentally false. First of all, I don't think [such a step] is going to have that much of an impact on the economy overall. Second of all, if you don't do it, you can be sure that the economy will go down the drain in the next 30 years," Volcker said. Referring to the new report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Volcker added:
What may happen to the dollar, and what may happen to growth in China or whatever pale into insignificance compared with the question of what happens to this planet over the next 30 or 40 years if no action is taken… The scientists seem pretty well agreed that [global warming] is still potentially manageable if we act decisively, beginning now into the next decade or so, by taking measures that are technically and economically feasible.
(All quotes attributed to Mr. Volcker, above, are from an article published in the International Herald Tribune on Feb. 6, 2007, US: Economist Paul Volcker Says Steps to Curb Global Warming Would Not Devastate an Economy.)
George P. Schultz, former Secretary of State
Mr. Schultz, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Pres. Nixon (1969-70), Treasury Secretary under Presidents Nixon and Ford (1972-74), and Secretary of State under Pres. Reagan (1982-89), a consummate member of the Washington establishment, co-chairs a task force at Stanford that is urging Republicans to support a carbon tax. (See Stanford's George Shultz on energy: It's personal, Stanford Report, July 2012).
Following is an excerpt from his op-ed, How to Gain a Climate Consensus, in the Washington Post, Sept. 5, 2007:
The use of economic incentives (caps and trading rights, and carbon taxes) is essential to avoid disastrously high costs of control. The cap-and-trade system has been highly successful in reducing sulfur dioxide emissions by electricity utilities in the United States. That system relies on a scientifically valid and accepted emission-measurement system used by a clearly identified and homogeneous set of utilities. Fortunately, such a careful system of measurement exists for a viable greenhouse gas regimen. The product of collaboration between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, these standards for accounting and reporting greenhouse gases should be duly understood and adopted. Even with clear units of account, however, large problems arise as the coverage and heterogeneity of the system grow. And for trading across borders, the system needs to be accepted among the trading partners. Scams are easy to imagine. No nation should be allowed to trade without a verifiable, transparent system of measuring and monitoring of reductions, and holding emitters accountable. In many respects, a straight-out carbon tax is simpler and likelier to produce the desired result. If the tax were offset by cuts elsewhere to make it revenue-neutral, acceptability would be enhanced.
Gregory Mankiw, former Chair, President's Council of Economic Advisers
Click here for links to the many pro-carbon tax articles and blog posts by President George W. Bush's chief economic adviser, 2003-2005. Mankiw, who teaches at Harvard, is the convener of the "Pigou Club" which he describes as an elite group of of economists and pundits who support taxing pollution instead of productive activity.
Lawrence Lindsey, former Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President on Economic Policy under President George W. Bush
Recommending permanent tax cuts, Mr. Lindsey also recommends a "greenhouse emissions tax" as the source of funding. "Longer term, however, spending cuts or a new source of revenue would be needed. Given the agenda of the incoming administration, the best source of such funds would be a greenhouse emissions tax." (From Lawrence Lindsey Joins the Schumpeter Club, Capital Commerce, in U.S. News & World Report, December 30, 2008.)
William Ruckelhaus, former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
According to Grist Magazine, Ruckelhaus favors a carbon tax over cap-and-trade, since a carbon tax like cap-and-trade would rely upon market forces to determine where reductions should occur, but government administration would be much simpler. "It has the desired effect … It moves consumption toward less carbon-intensive activities. It does everything a cap-and-trade system does, but it's about ten times simpler. And about one-tenth as popular, which is why we don't have it." (Obama's Preferred Bill: EPA's first administrator is bullish on Obama, but not cap-and-trade, Grist, December 29, 2008.)
Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
From Mr. Bradley's op-ed, We Can Get Out of These Ruts, in the April 1, 2007 Washington Post:
We also need to change our tax system to reduce our oil dependence. In general, we ought to reduce taxes on things we need, such as wages, and raise taxes on whatever is dangerous to us, such as pollution and resource depletion. We could implement a $1 per gallon gasoline tax; or an equivalent carbon tax … After a few years of adjustment in the case of a gasoline or carbon tax, cars would be more fuel-efficient, so consumers would pay what they used to pay for the same amount of driving, and the broad middle class would continue to pay lower employment taxes. The result would be increasing demand for goods and services; shrinking dependency payments such as unemployment compensation and welfare; lowered social costs, such as crime and avoidable illness; and a more equitable tax system that encourages rising employment.


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- 2010
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Willamette presents faculty awards for teaching and scholarship
Ten Willamette University professors were honored Monday night with awards for their scholarship, leadership, service and teaching excellence.
"The faculty of Willamette University set the standard of intellectual growth and exceptional learning," interim President Larry Large said at the awards ceremony. "You share your knowledge with our students, but more importantly, you share your time, your energy, your compassion."
The winners are:
Alisa Bates, assistant professor of education, Graduate School of Education
Bates earned the Lawrence D. Cress Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship, which recognizes the relationship between research and the undergraduate experience and often involves joint faculty-student research. In her three years at GSE, Bates has published six articles, has three more at press and has begun work on three other research efforts. She has also presented at 11 major conferences. Her work primarily focuses on classroom- and student-teacher interactions.
Gerry Bowers, professor of English
Bowers, received the Richard Iltis Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented by the Mortar Board to a retiring professor for a lifetime of honorable service to the students, staff, university, community and their profession. Bowers taught for 39 years at Willamette, including more than a decade at Tokyo International University of America. His courses included creative writing, lyric poetry and Asian literature, among other topics. His scholarly work focused on his long-time interest in English Romantic poetry.
Melissa Buis-Michaux, associate professor of politics
Buis-Michaux earned the Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching for her distinguished teaching and leadership. Her students praise her as an outstanding facilitator of discussion who teaches them to think and engage, to evaluate and support arguments and to read more deeply. Her colleagues refer to her as the "master of the seminar," and applaud her use of service learning in her courses, her renovation of the department's internship program and her overall dedication to her students.
Ricardo de Mambro Santos, assistant professor of art history
De Mambro Santos won the Lawrence D. Cress Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship, which recognizes the important relationship between research and the undergraduate experience and often involves joint faculty-student research. He has produced nine single-author books, numerous articles and chapters, and nine curated exhibitions. He is working one-on-one with multiple students to prepare the U.S. premiere of a Renaissance drawing exhibition for the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
Paul Diller, associate professor of law, College of Law
Diller earned the Robert L. Misner Award for faculty excellence. In his five years at Willamette, he has published five major law review articles in highly ranked legal journals. His last article will be published in the University of Chicago Law Review, which is ranked in the top ten out of 963 legal journals published in the U.S. Publishing an article in such a journal is considered a remarkable accomplishment and something only a select number of legal scholars have the opportunity to do.
Emily Drew, assistant professor of sociology and American ethnic studies
Drew won the Professor of the Year award, presented by the Mortar Board and chosen by College of Liberal Arts students. She teaches courses on racism, race and ethnicity, urban sociology, mass media and social change. Her primary areas of research involve understanding how race and racism operate inside of social institutions, particularly higher education, media and urban planning. She has been actively engaged in anti-racism organizing and activism for almost 20 years.
Ellen Eisenberg, Dwight & Margaret Lear Professor of American History and chair of American ethnic studies
Eisenberg received the United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service for her impact in the community and the classroom. Praised as an effective and challenging instructor, her students say she makes them better writers, historians, thinkers and independent learners. She has served on the Faculty Council and numerous campus committees, and directed the World Views seminar and the College Colloquium.
Larry Ettner, professor of management practice, Atkinson Graduate School of Management
Ettner received the Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching for his distinguished teaching and leadership. Ettner has developed and taught three experiential PACE courses. His student evaluations note that his "enthusiasm and ability to think outside the box was refreshing" and he "is invested in the students and wants to help them succeed." He has served on several committees and as AGSM faculty representative to the Board of Trustees.
Kathy Graham, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, College of Law
Graham, who is retiring this year, earned the Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching for her distinguished teaching and leadership. She taught at the College of Law for 33 years. For the last 23, she served as associate dean. Her service was loyal, conscientious, efficient and effective. "I have worked closely with her and have had the opportunity to observe her dedication, hard work ethic and unselfishness," Dean Symeon Symeonides said.
Richard Hagedorn, Rosalind Van Winkle Melton Endowed Professor of Law, College of Law
Hagedorn, who is retiring this year, received the Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching for his distinguished teaching and leadership. He was voted Outstanding Law Professor of the Year in 1994, and he received the United Methodist Award in 1996. Law students provide ample testimony of his excellence as a teacher. They say "he is well-prepared, well-organized and authoritative," and "he presents the subject matter in a crystal-clear manner."


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