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Private equity plays a crucial role in Teacher Retirement System of Texas' $116bn investment portfolio, helping it to cope with a constantly shifting economic climate
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Drake received the Woodie of the Year honor at the 2014 mtvU Woodies on Thursday evening (March 13) while Beyonce, Chance the Rapper and A$AP Rocky nabbed awards as well.
Pop newbie Pia Mia is kicking off her music career on the right note. The 17-year-old singer, who just signed with Interscope Records, taps Chicago rhymer Chance the Rapper for her new single, 'Fight for You.'
Newcomer Chance the Rapper is a hot commodity -- record labels want him but they just can't seem to get their hands on him. The Chicago-born rapper is on everyone's radar right now and he's done it
Despite Justin Bieber's recent legal drama, the Canadian singer finally drops the video to the Chance the Rapper-featured song 'Confident.' The video is directed by Collin Tilley, who directed Bieber's previous 'All That Matters' video.
After announcing OutKast as a headliner for the 2014 Governors Ball, the concert's full bill has been revealed and includes rappers J. Cole and Chance the Rapper among others.
Are these two the perfect strangers? Chance the Rapper is getting a new roommate soon and it's none other than singer James Blake.
Another year, another poll. It's time for you to vote for Hip-Hop Artist of the Year in The Boombox Fan Choice Awards.
At times, a rapper's best material is showcased on mixtapes, and in 2013, that proved to be the case for many artists. Without restrictions like copyright issues standing in the way, some of your favorite MC's took advantage of that freedom to create top-notch music. Choosing just one nominee to take the crown for Mixtape of the Year in The BoomBox Fan Choice Awards is no easy task.
The 2013 year in hip-hop had a little bit of everything -- some expected and some not so much. Jay Z ruled the summer with a big hit while Drake ruled social media statuses with another smash. The genre's freshmen were the story of the year though, and the class hit heavy with club bangers while one rookie focused on lyricism. The competition for Hip-Hop Song of the Year for The Boombox Fan Choice Awards is a stacked one.
Chance the Rapper has had a pretty good year, and perhaps that's an understatement. He's released the critically acclaimed 'Acid Rap,' scored the cover of Complex magazine and got some key features and co-signs like his appearance on Lil Wayne's 'You Song' off his 'Dedication 5' project.

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In the volatile wake of Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used performance-enhancing substances earlier this decade, Bud Selig remains bothered by the suggestion that he is to blame for Major League Baseball's steroids era.
"I don't want to hear the commissioner turned a blind eye to this or he didn't care about it," Selig told Newsday in a Monday phone interview. "That annoys the you-know-what out of me. You bet I'm sensitive to the criticism.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. ("CTI" or the "Company") (Nasdaq and MTAX: CTIC) today announced that it issued approximately $23.25 million of its new 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the "New Notes") due 2011 and 5,459,574 shares of its common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock") in exchange for approximately $10.5 million of its outstanding 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Senior Subordinated Notes") and approximately $25.6 of its outstanding 5.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Subordinated Notes"). The New Notes and Common Stock were issued in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Approximately $19.8 million in Senior Subordinated Notes and Subordinated Notes remain outstanding and mature in June 2008.
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What Does it Mean to Make a Difference?
Tomorrow is National Make a Difference Day, a day when people of all ages are encouraged to get out and volunteer in their communities (you can find service events in your area here). Projects range from planting trees to volunteering at a food bank to painting a preschool. And while, of course, helping out in this way is necessary and awesome and encouraged, the concept also made me think about the little ways we make a difference in each other's lives everyday. The things we do that maybe we don't even give a second thought to.
Think back and recall the times in your life when someone did something for you that, to this day, still means something to you. For me, a couple things spring to mind. The first was when I first moved to New York City and knew very few people. There was a man who stood at my subway stop and gave out newspapers, but more importantly, he greeted everyone with a smile and a warm, genuine, "Good morning." Those who frequented that station often took a break from their commute to stop and chat with him. As someone who was still uncertain what I was doing in a big, bustling city, it helped to have a reminder that there are kind people wherever you go, even in a place thought to be the most neurotic and unfriendly in America by a survey of 620,000 people. The other act of kindness that stands out is when I was running a marathon 5 years ago. My friend's father was also running it, and at around the 20-mile mark, when I was s-t-r-u-g-g-l-i-n-g, he came up from behind me and ran with me the rest of the way. He didn't do anything especially out of the ordinary. He just stuck with me (when he could easily have run ahead of me and gotten a better time), talked to me, and took my mind off the ache in my legs. I didn't ask him to run with me, but it was exactly what I needed at the time.
I'll bet you're making a difference in your child's life by doing things you don't give a second thought, too: Making him stick to his bedtime so he gets a good night's sleep, giving him a hug, or offering him an apple instead of the cookies that he'd prefer. These things may be small, your child may even resent you (now) for a couple of them, but they matter.
Who would you like to thank for making a difference in your life? Big or small, share your stories of kindness in the comments. And go out and pay it forward tomorrow (or any ol' day) by volunteering, bringing new parents in your neighborhood a home cooked meal, or greeting others with a friendly smile.
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Conor Lynch, founder and CEO of Connector, talks about the company history and also the main projects developed in 2014 in this Overview Video, produced by The Digital Hub.
Founded in 2009, Connector is a leading Irish digital business agency supporting clients as they face up to digital, social and mobile challenges and opportunities. The team create ideas for campaigns and these campaigns are then crafted to include unique and engaging content. It is this content in social and digital media that generates awareness, positive sentiment, connections and great return on investment (ROI).
With sister brands like connector360, SocialMedia.ie and BOSS Metrics, the company offers a wide range of specialist services for those who want to manage digital in-house or to outsource to a trusted partner. Connector have worked with local and global brands such as Sony Mobile, Allianz Insurance, UCD, Digital Marketing Institute, Whelans and Aware.ie.
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Our goal with Sony Mobile was to help increase their brand awareness and customer engagement as well as building their community. We set out to drive more likes and followers to their Facebook and Twitter channels and we achieved this through influencer engagement, creative campaigns, digital PR, social ads, content creation and promotions. We also extended their social media presence into new channels like Instagram and Snapchat.
One of the main campaigns took place on St Patrick's Day with the 'Selfie Studio'. In this campaign, we took photos of the festivities and had people pose for photos with our giant Xperia Instagram frame and lots of Paddy's Day props. Our activity helped Sony Mobile launch their Instagram account and reach 1,500 new Instagram followers by the time the campaign ended.
We have created a video campaign for Aware.ie using the theme "bringing colour to the darkness" and featuring street art. Using social media and online advertising, within just two weeks of the campaign we attracted more than 100,000 views on the video and additional online donations for Aware.
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HELP! Photoshop colours change when they turn from PSD format to JPEG!!! ++
My photoshop images change colour when they go from PSD to JPEG format!
Here's an image of the normal photoshopped colour (taken using the print screen button on my keyboard) http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/1908/test26af.jpg
And here it is as a JPEG file
notice that the second image is darker and more blue. How can I make sure that when I convert my JPEG image it will look EXACTLY like my PSD image?
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I dont think you can actually do that. Though im no digital artist or anything. Colors will convert if you change formats. Sorry i couldnt be of more help.
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There MUST be some way- I can't be the only person that cares about the change of image quality through conversions.
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well...jpg is a heavily compressed format, you're obviously bound to lose data in the conversion process. besides making sure you're saving at maximum quality and being aware of the cmyk/rgb issue, i'm not sure there's much else you can do.
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I believe that's not because of jpeg compression, but rather because of colour managment in photoshop. So it should be fixable. Although as said above, you'll never get a jpeg 100% like the PSD for obvious reasons. Still, you should be able to 'save for web' at 60% jpeg and still have the colour visually identical.
One (not very good) way to fix it is to go into color preferences in photoshop and turn color management off. Ideally you can use adobe gamma to try to calibrate your monitor correctly and use that profile in your photoshop settings and that should work. (Although i've had heaps of problems with it and only now it seems to be working correctly {{my images used to save out to jpeg with a red tint whenever i had color managment on}})
Adobe Gamma is hidden in your Control panel if your using a PC, and Photoshop colour preferences are under the edit menu (make sure you pick a correct RGB working space).
Hope that helps.
May 29th, 2006 #6
if you created it in PS,
saved it a a JPG, and attached your "color profile" in the options..
it WILL open the same way in PS again.
if you don't attach the profile, it will default back to your working space profile.
there can be a LOT of difference there.
for instance "adobe rgb 1998" (industry standard) has way more contrast than other profiles.
despite the profiles, the real trouble is, getting it to open that way on someone else's computer.
because you dont know how they have their monitor calibrated.
their "adobe rgb 1998" may not be the same as yours.
but i cant see any other reason it would be incosistant on your own comp.
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When seeking God's will for a college to attend, I wanted a sound, Christian education. After visiting PCC, the exciting spirit, active campus, and—let's be honest—the tasty, plentiful food, all attracted me. I decided to attend and never looked back.
When it came time to decide where to attend college, I was unsure where God was leading me. Through prayer and my family's encouragement, I came to the conclusion that it was God's will to attend a Christian college. As an A Beka homeschooler, I was open to the idea of attending PCC; when the time came to apply, I was extremely comfortable with the process and adventure of traveling away from home. With its friendly campus and incredible opportunity for spiritual growth, PCC is a great place for anybody to visit and see firsthand for themselves.
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During my senior year of high school, the Lord made it clear that He wanted me to attend PCC. I knew He wanted me in a Christian college where I could prepare for the ministry He called me to. My freshman year was the first time I ever stepped on campus, and my first thought was, "This place is huge!" Any fears I had were quickly put to rest once I saw how friendly and helpful the students, faculty, and staff were.
My time as a college student was amazing. I made many friends and had many opportunities to serve the Lord. Participating in Christian service activities like Bible clubs and door–to–door visitation on the weekends was always a blessing. It was an opportunity to see God work in the lives of young children, as well as in my life. Other highlights of college were my opportunities to serve as a floor leader for one year and as a local church intern for two years.
After graduating from PCC, the Lord led me to pursue a Master's degree from Pensacola Theological Seminary. During those years, I met my wife through a mutual friend. Now I am excited to be helping high school students as they consider PCC and determine God's will for their lives.
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I attended a Christian school K–12th grade, and my school and church often had PCC representatives and Proclaim Ministry Teams come for chapel/church services. This is how I was first introduced to PCC. However, my three older sisters attended PCC before me, so I learned even more about the college. My parents and I were impressed with PCC in many ways, especially the low cost—my parents had four of us in college at the same time! I was blessed to be a part of the work assistance program at PCC throughout all four years of college. This helped me to graduate debt free!
Through classes, Christian service, collegian sports, work on campus, chapel, church services, and other opportunities, I was able to gain knowledge and learn lessons that apply to every area of life. Throughout my time at PCC, I also met lifelong friends from all over the world. I am so thankful for the tremendous influence that PCC has had on my life.
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For as long as I can remember, I have had a desire to attend PCC. I believe the Lord placed that desire in my heart, and I know He definitely used my college experience to grow and mature me. The most influential part of PCC for me was my roommates. I was blessed with godly, influential ladies as roommates. Many of them have become my best friends, and I am thankful the Lord placed them in my life.
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As I was finishing high school, the Lord led me to continue my education at Pensacola Christian College. When I first arrived at PCC, the Lord blessed me with amazing roommates who were there to help me with any question I had. If I had not had such willing and godly roommates, my transition to PCC would have been harder.
My time at PCC allowed me to meet some of my closest friends. The Bible speaks a lot about having good friends, and PCC is a great place to find them. Looking back on my time at PCC, God used the fellow students to help mold me into what He wanted. I am so thankful that I followed His will and attended Pensacola Christian College.
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When I was considering where to attend college, PCC was at the top of my list. I knew that PCC was affordable, but I was also excited about the opportunities the school could offer me. Since I had a desire to work with youth, I pursued a degree in Youth Ministries. During three of my summer breaks, I was a camp counselor for PCC's Teen Extreme Youth Camp and made some of the best memories I have from my time as a college student. It was exciting to see teenagers accept Christ and give their lives to God! I realized that college was only part of my overall life education. The choices that I made to make a difference in others' lives really developed who I have become.
During my years at PCC, I made lots of friends and memories. The school does an excellent job providing opportunities for students to relax and have a good time. Collegian sports and activities were a great asset to my overall college career. The guys I played collegian sports with became great friends, and the level of competition pushed me to work harder. The classes I took at PCC helped me develop the emphasis of my major while expanding my horizons to other fields as well.
After graduating from PCC, I joined the College staff, and I currently work to help potential students prepare for college. I really enjoy helping new applicants prepare for their college career, as I know the excitement and challenges they will experience as a student at PCC.
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I grew up in Pensacola right next to PCC, so I had the opportunity to watch the ministry develop and expand. Since my parents are part of the staff and faculty, I have been able to experience many aspects of the ministry, including attending Pensacola Christian Academy from third grade on, and even had the privilege of being in two video classes for A Beka Academy.
Attending a Christian college helped me build upon the foundations that my parents and earlier experiences at PCA had helped me set. I am so thankful for the excellent education, caring professors, and valuable life lessons that I learned at PCC, as well as the definite emphasis on following the Lord's leading for my life. I look forward to helping prospective students as they, too, follow God's guidance in His will for them.
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As a senior in high school, I didn't know where God wanted me to attend college, but I had an opportunity to visit PCC during College Days and fell in love with the campus.
There were several factors that helped me succeed in college. God used chapel, church, and Christian Service activities to shape me and help me in my spiritual life. The faculty wanted the best out of each student and were always ready to help with any questions I had, and they took the time to make sure I understood the lesson. Since the classes were normally small, the faculty had the chance to connect with each of the students and really get to know them.
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Ear infections caused by more than one species of bacteria could be more persistent and antibiotic-resistant because one pathogen may be communicating with the other, encouraging it to bolster its defenses. Interrupting or removing that communication could be key to curing these infections. Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center publish their findings today in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
"In this study we show that communication between bacterial species promotes bacterial persistence and resistance to antibiotics, which are important considerations in the diagnosis, preventions and treatment of otitis media (OM)," says W. Edward Swords, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology and senior author of the study. Chelsie Armbruster, a Ph.D. student working in Swords' lab, co-authored the study.
OM is one of the most common childhood infections and is the leading reason for pediatric office visits and new antibiotic prescriptions to children. OM infections often persist for long periods of time and are often resistant to antibiotics. These chronic and recurrent cases of OM involve the persistence of the bacteria within a biofilm community, a state in which they are highly resistant to both natural clearance by the immune system and antibiotic treatment.
Epidemiological data indicate that the majority of chronic OM infections are polymicrobial in nature, meaning they are caused by more than one species of bacteria. Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis are frequently found together in samples obtained from patients with chronic and recurrent OM.
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Meager post-Ebola harvests worsen food insecurity in West Africa
(06/25/2015) The chaos caused by the Ebola outbreak made it much more than a public health issue in affected West African nations. Farmers, who are central to West African economies, suffered, and the effects have hampered the region's efforts to recover from the disease.
Coordinated protests hit Socfin plantations in four countries
(06/05/2015) French NGO ReAct is coordinating protest actions against the plantation operations of Socfin, a Belgian company with origins in the Belgian Congo. Yesterday, protesters gathered in Paris outside the headquarters of Bolloré, another conglomerate which holds a 39 percent stake in Socfin. Other demonstrations have been staged in three African countries and Cambodia in recent weeks.
World's critical habitats lost Connecticut-size area of forest in a decade
(05/08/2015) Many of the world's endangered animals live in only one place, making them hugely susceptible to environmental upset. One fell swoop, and entire species could disappear from existence forever. New analysis shows that possibility may be edging closer and closer to reality in some areas, with forests known to harbor high-risk species losing an area of tree cover the size of Connecticut in a little over a decade.
Criticism of GAR and Wilmar African oil palm projects highlight global 'no-deforestation' challenges
(04/16/2015) Despite high-profile no-deforestation policies, palm oil giants Golden Agri-Resources and Wilmar have attracted criticism recently over their projects in Africa, particularly regarding the correct implementation of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of affected communities. Some NGOs have suggested these persistent problems indicate no lessons have been learned from years of bad practice in Indonesia.
Local land rights may be in danger from push for palm oil in Liberia
(03/12/2015) The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren't being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report published in February by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a coalition of forest-oriented organizations. For a place like Liberia, reeling from both decades of persistent poverty and the recent Ebola epidemic, economic development seems critical at just about any cost.
Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis
(02/25/2015) Loss of tropical forests accelerated roughly 60 percent during the 2000s, argues a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The findings contradict previous research suggesting that deforestation slowed since the 1990s. The study is based on a map of 1990 forest cover developed last year by Do-Hyung Kim and colleagues from the University of Maryland. The map, which includes 34 countries that contain 80 percent of the world's tropical forests, enabled the researchers to establish a consistent baseline for tracking forest cover change across regions and countries over time.
Scientists sound the alarm on African palm oil investment
(02/20/2015) Africa's people, forests and wildlife are in trouble if the mostly unbridled expansion of oil palm in West and Central Africa is allowed to continue unchecked, says an organization of African scientists.
Financial pledges for REDD+ slow to be disbursed, finds report
(01/27/2015) Only a small fraction of the $7.3 billion pledged under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program has actually been disbursed, find a new report that tracked REDD+ finance in seven countries. The report, published by Forest Trends, analyzed REDD+ financial flows between 2009 and 2012 in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania and Vietnam
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(01/14/2015) The Ebola outbreak in West Africa may have been the result of complex economic and agricultural policies developed by authorities in Guinea and Liberia, according to a new commentary in Environment and Planning A. Looking at the economic activities around villages where Ebola first emerged, the investigators analyzed a shift in land-use activities in Guinea's forested region, particularly an increase in oil palm.
Greenpeace: zero deforestation pioneer makes progress, but still has work to do
(12/22/2014) Half a decade ago, Golden-Agri Resources (GAR) was losing customers right and left in the midst of a Greenpeace campaign that blamed the Singapore-based palm oil giant for destroying forests in Indonesia. Then in February 2011, GAR surprised the world when it announced it would no longer clear rainforests or peatlands for new plantations. The company also committed to resolving social conflicts and respecting the right of local communities to reject plantation development on their traditional lands. Observers thought it could be mark the beginning a transformation in how palm oil was produced.
Developing land without approval of local people 'a human rights issue of grave concern,' says new report
(11/20/2014) Throughout the tropics, staggering amounts of land have been designated for natural resource extraction—as much as 40 percent of Peru, 30 percent of Indonesia and 35 percent of Liberia. However, much of this land is already in use; it is being inhabited by local communities and indigenous peoples. And while it is possible to live on and extract resources from the same land, when local communities are not consulted in this exchange, conflict may erupt.
Destroyed habitat, fewer resources, Ebola: the many repercussions of Liberia's deforestation
(10/29/2014) Liberia is one of the last strongholds of intact forest in West Africa. These forests are the home of many unique species of plants and animals, and many Liberians rely on the forests for direct economic benefits. The presence of intact forests may even be important for preventing the future outbreak of disease such as Ebola, which can be transmitted to people from animal vectors displaced by deforestation.
Scientists use genes, feces to study disappearing monkeys
(09/24/2014) Human pressures through tree clearing and poaching are reducing both forest and fauna in West Africa. In response to dwindling primate populations, scientists used genetics techniques to examine their makeup and outlook – demonstrating the usefulness of such methods in the study of animals that are becoming ever-fewer in number and ever-harder to find.
Norway to pay Liberia to stop deforestation
(09/23/2014) In one of the many major announcements that have come out of the UN Climate Summit in New York this week, Norway says it will pay Liberia to stop cutting down its forests. Norway's payment will come on the form of development aid for the war-torn, impoverished, and now Ebola-ridden West African nation.
Don't eat or touch bat bushmeat amid worsening Ebola outbreak, UN warns
(07/29/2014) The world's worst Ebola outbreak was likely begun by a hunter shooting a fruit bat for their dinner or the market, according to the UN. The outbreak has killed over 660 people in six months to date, and recently spread via plane to Nigeria. The disease is particularly deadly with a mortality rate of around 90 percent.
Invasion of the oil palm: western Africa's native son returns, threatening great apes
(07/28/2014) As palm oil producers increasingly look to Africa's tropical forests as suitable candidates for their next plantations, primate scientists are sounding the alarm about the destruction of ape habitat that can go hand in hand with oil palm expansion. A recent study sought to take those warnings a step further by quantifying the overlap in suitable oil palm land with current ape habitat.
Deutsche Bank dumps controversial palm oil company
(05/27/2014) Deutsche Bank has sold its stake in Bumitama, an Indonesian palm company that has been embroiled in controversy over alleged destruction of rainforests and peatlands in Borneo, reports Friends of the Earth Europe.
Over 9,000 primates killed for single bushmeat market in West Africa every year
(03/24/2014) Over the past 25 years, West Africa's primates have been put at risk due to an escalating bushmeat trade compounded with forest loss from expanding human populations. In fact, many endemic primates in the Upper Guinea forests of Liberia and Ivory Coast have been pushed to the verge of extinction. To better understand what's happening, a recent study in mongabay.com's open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science investigated the bushmeat exchange between these neighboring countries.
Rainforest news review for 2013
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Palm oil companies ignoring community rights, new study shows
(11/07/2013) Some of the largest palm oil companies are clearing forests and peatlands without seeking consent of local communities, leading to a spate of unresolved conflicts in plantation concessions around the world, warns a coalition of NGOs and researchers. Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are violating the rights of local communities in tropical forests and failing to live up to social and environmental commitments, the coalition said in a report released on Thursday.
Investors beware: global land grabbing ends in 'financial damage' and human rights violations
(02/07/2013) Investing in companies that flout local community rights in developing countries often leads to severe economic losses, according to a new report from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). A rising trend in "land grabbing" from Africa to South America by corporations and even foreign governments results in social instability, which can lead to large-scale protests, violence, and even murder, delaying and sometimes derailing projects. Such instability poses massive risk to any investor, not to mention supporting corporate entities that are accused of ignoring human rights.
40% of Liberia's forests granted for logging
(09/04/2012) 40 percent of Liberia's forests have been granted to logging companies operating outside the country's strict forestry laws, alleges a new investigation by Global Witness, Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) and Sustainable Development Institute (SDI).
Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into account
(06/11/2012) Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate "natural capital" into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. Dubbed the Gaborone Declaration, the pledge was signed by Botswana, Liberia, Namibia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania following a two day summit.
The camera trap revolution: how a simple device is shaping research and conservation worldwide
(02/14/2012) I must confess to a recent addiction: camera trap photos. When the Smithsonian released 202,000 camera trap photos to the public online, I couldn't help but spend hours transfixed by the private world of animals. There was the golden snub-monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), with its unmistakably blue face staring straight at you, captured on a trail in the mountains of China. Or a southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), a tree anteater that resembles a living Muppet, poking its nose in the leaf litter as sunlight plays on its head in the Peruvian Amazon. Or the dim body of a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) led by jewel-like eyes in the Tanzanian night. Or the less exotic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which admittedly appears much more exotic when shot in China in the midst of a snowstorm. Even the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), an animal I too often connect with cartoons and stuffed animals, looks wholly real and wild when captured by camera trap: no longer a symbol or even a pudgy bear at the zoo, but a true animal with its own inner, mysterious life.
Mysterious pygmy hippo filmed in Liberia
(12/19/2011) Conservationists have captured the first ever footage (see video below) of the elusive pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) in Liberia. The forest-dwelling, nocturnal species—weighing only a quarter of the size of the well-known common hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)—has proven incredibly difficult to study. But the use of camera traps in Liberia's Sapo National Park has allowed researchers a glimpse into its cryptic life.
Liberia fights illegal logging through agreement with EU
(05/10/2011) The tiny West African nation of Liberia (about the size of the US state of Virginia) is the most recent country to work with the European Union (EU) on ending the illegal logging trade. Yesterday the EU and Liberia signed a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that would make certain no raw wood or wood products exported from Liberia to the EU would have been illegally cut.
Chainsaw Milling: Domestic Unregulated Deforestation Agents or Local Entrepreneurs?
(05/10/2011) Chainsaw milling: supplier to local markets, provides a much needed insight into the generally unregulated on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws for tropical in-country domestic markets. Tropical forest chainsaw milling juxtaposes local economic benefit with lack, unregulated oversight.
'Land grab' fears in Africa legitimate
(01/31/2011) A new report by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has found that recent large-scale land deals in Africa are likely to provide scant benefit to some of the world's poorest and most famine-prone nations and will probably create new social and environmental problems. Analyzing 12 recent land leasing contracts investigators found a number of concerns, including contracts that are only a few pages long, exclusion of local people, and in one case actually giving land away for free. Many of the contracts last for 100 years, threatening to separate local communities from the land they live on indefinitely. "Most contracts for large-scale land deals in Africa are negotiated in secret," explains report author Lorenzo Cotula in a press release. "Only rarely do local landholders have a say in those negotiations and few contracts are publicly available after they have been signed."
95% of Liberia's elephants killed by poachers
(01/24/2011) Since the 1980s, Liberia has lost 19,000 elephants to illegal poaching, according to Patrick Omondi of the Kenya Wildlife Service speaking in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The poaching of Liberia's elephants has cut the population by 95% leaving only 1,000 elephants remaining.
Facing moratorium and criticism in Indonesia, Sinar Mas looks to Liberia for new palm oil opportunities
(09/05/2010) Singapore's Golden Agri-Resources, a holding of the embattled Sinar Mas Group, said it will form a partnership with the government of Liberia to establish a 220,000-hectare plantation in the West African nation, reports the Jakarta Globe.
Massive forest carbon scam alleged in Liberia
(06/10/2010) Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf established a commission investigate a proposed forest carbon credit deal between the West African nation's Forest Development Authority (FDA) and UK-based Carbon Harvesting Corporation, reports Global Witness, an NGO that originally raised concerns about the scheme, which aimed to secure around a fifth of Liberia's total forest area — 400,000 hectares — in a forest carbon concession.
Forestry sector needs transparency to reduce risks of REDD
(01/25/2010) A new project aims to increase transparency in the forestry sector, an area long plagued by corruption and mismanagement.
Pygmy hippo shot and killed in…Australia
(11/17/2009) Hunters going after pigs in Australia's Northwest Territories got a big surprise when they shot an animal they mistook for a pig, only to find out it was a pygmy hippopotamus, reports the Northwest Territory News.
Sime Darby signs palm oil deal in Liberia
(05/04/2009) Sime Darby, a Malaysian palm oil producer, will invest $800 million in palm oil and rubber plantations in Liberia, reports Reuters.
80% of wars between 1950-2000 took place in biodiversity hotspots
(02/22/2009) 80 percent of the world's major armed conflicts between 1950 and 2000 occurred in biodiversity hotspots, reports a study published in the journal Conservation Biology.
14 countries win REDD funding to protect tropical forests
(07/24/2008) Fourteen countries have been selected by the World Bank to receive funds for conserving their tropical forests under an innovative carbon finance scheme.
Photos of rare pygmy hippo in Liberia
(03/12/2008) It's almost as though this normally shy mammal were posing for the camera. The black-and-white image of a pygmy hippopotamus half-facing the camera is the first ever of a pygmy hippopotamus in Liberia. Perhaps even more astonishing EDGE, the organization that accomplished the photo, believes the image to be only the second photographic evidence of the animal in the wild (the first was taken in 2006 in Sierra Leone). This incredibly secretive animal is usually known through its prints and dung.
Logging resumes in Liberia
(07/17/2006) As former US president Bill Clinton arrives in Liberia to meet with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, it's time to take a look at the state of the forests in the country. While Liberia's brutal civil war delayed the commercial exploitation of its tropical forests during the 1990s, 'conflict timber' was a key source of revenue for warring factions. The harvesting of this wood, combined with collateral damage from military operations and wildlife poaching, took a heavy toll on Liberia's forests. With the end of the war, Liberia's new government--which took power at end of the war in 1998--immediately established forestry as a national priority and instituted a five-year tax holiday on timber industries. This policy, combined with the return of commercial interests to the country, repopulation, and reconstruction efforts, has put pressure on Liberia's remaining forest resources. Since the close of the 1990s, deforestation rates have increased by 17 percent, and primary forest cover in the country has fallen to just over 1.3 percent of the total land area (or 4.1 percent of the forest cover).
Environmentalists awarded prestigious prize for grassroots work
(04/24/2006) Tonight six grassroots environmentalists will be awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. This year's winners include a Vietnam veteran fighting Pentagon plans to incinerate chemical weapons stockpiles, a man who tipped the United Nations to illegal logging in war-torn Liberia, the person behind the creation of the world's largest area of protected tropical rainforest, a lawyer in Ukraine who helped block the construction of canal that would have cut through the heart of the Danube Delta, a woman who won resitution for indigenous land owners from logging interests in Papua New Guinea, and a researcher who pushed social impact assessments for major dam developments in China.
Goodbye to West Africa's Rainforests
(01/22/2006) West Africa's once verdant and extensive rainforests are now a historical footnote. Gone to build ships and furniture, feed hungry mouths, and supply minerals and gems to the West, the band of tropical forests that once extended from Guinea to Cameroon are virtually gone. The loss of West Africa's rainforests have triggered a number of environmental problems that have contributed to social unrest and exacerbated poverty across the region.


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5 Most Energy-Efficient CompaniesMonday, July 21, 2014 - 12:40pm
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It took 25 years, but Michigan State will be back in Pasadena to ring in the new year. The team's first Rose Bowl since 1988 comes on the heels of a dominant, and surprising, Big Ten Championship season. The Spartan defense did the dirty work on the field (12.7 points allowed per game), and now...Read More >>
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|Cider vinegar
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Heat oven to 325°F Remove skin from ham; trim off any excess fat.
Score fat 1/4 inch deep in 1-inch diamonds.
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Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of ham, not touching the bone.
Bake 11/2 hours until thermometer reaches 135°F For glaze, in bowl, mix peach preserves, mustard, TABASCO sauce and cloves.
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From decorated trees and outrageous costumes to colorful parades and quaint traditions, it's Mardi Gras time on the Gulf Coast. And while New Orleans' celebration may be better known, Mobile's claims to be older — as well as more family-oriented.
Historians say the carnival was born in Mobile among French colonists in the 1700s, but it didn't really catch on until 1830, when a group of rowdies hit the streets with cowbells and rakes taken from a hardware store. They called themselves the Cowbellion de Rakin Society.
Today celebrations are held all along the Gulf Coast, from Texas to at least Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and small towns in between.
While Mobile has struggled lately with job layoffs, soldiers leaving for Iraq and related economic problems, the gloom has subsided a little for carnival in the port city, where about 30 different Mardi Gras organizations form the nucleus of the celebration.
"People are not spending like last year. Too many people are unemployed," said Carol Henson at Accent Annex, a Mardi Gras supplier. But she still has buyers for dancing jester dolls, crazy hats, designer beads, wreaths for doors and colorful sequined vests.
"Lots of people are decorating their homes with Mardi Gras trees," she added. A typical tree is decorated with strings of beads and carnival masks.
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Poor economy or not, the season of frivolity and late-night cavorting in this 300-year-old port city is expected to fill the city's 5,700 hotel and motel rooms, particularly downtown where the major parades roll.
Police Capt. Joe Kennedy said about 833,479 people attended last year's two weeks of Mardi Gras parades. He expects a similar turnout this year.
And in response to past complaints about alcohol at the parades, an alcohol-free zone will be designated this year by roping off a block or more along the parade route, according to Mobile Public Safety Director Dick Cashdollar.
Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 24, but the first parades rolled Jan. 24 on Dauphin Island. The pace picks up Feb. 6 in Mobile, when the first of the city's 33 parades is held. For those raised in Alabama's 300-year-old port city, riding a Mardi Gras float is a dream come true and for many a family tradition, says 26-year-old Tim Anderson, loading a shopping cart with beads he will throw to paradegoers during his first float ride.
Float-riders traditionally throw Moon Pies, stuffed animals and trinkets at the crowds — giant plastic pacifiers, oversized sunglasses, and bags of colorful beads, beads, and more beads.
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King Cake is another carnival tradition. Inside the cake is a small toy doll and the person who gets that slice has to buy the next cake.
There are kings and queens of carnival courts — and even some self-described royalty in the raucous Joe Cain parade.
Jenny Carden said she and her husband, Brad, will ride as the king and queen of the Tillman's Tricksters, a suburban carnival krewe with some 50 members.
"We're going to be riding in a carriage pulled by a Belgian horse named Moses," she said.
Stephen V. Toomey, a Mardi Gras store owner, said carnival arrives early this year and even earlier next year, Feb. 8, giving little time to rest after Christmas.
"We're blessed because Mardi Gras is a priority for folks. The show must go on," Toomey said. "People find ways to make it happen."
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Deedee Cheriel "Little Spirit and the Infinite Longing" @ Pure Evil, LondonJuxtapoz // Monday, April 08, 2013
Nalini 'Deedee' Cheriel, now residing in Los Angeles, CA, is a visual artist who started out creating record covers and T-shirts for the Oregon music scene in the early '90s. Born in the hippie town of Eugene, Oregon, she began her own band and record label at the age of 19. This April 18, 2013, she opens a new body of work, Little Spirit and the Infinite Longing, at Pure Evil Gallery in London.
'Creepshow,' a series of paintings by Nathan JamesJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 04, 2013
We love London-based artist Nathan James' new series of paintings entitled Creepshow. In the series he tries to focus on 'the lives and worlds of the underclass, failures, perverts and slackers, rather than beautiful, successful people.'
Graphite Drawings by Joe FentonJuxtapoz // Monday, April 01, 2013
This morning we get lost in London-based artist Joe Fenton's intricately detailed graphite drawings. His imaginative and skilled work is part of a series titled The Landing. Fenton's past work is often surreal and just as meticulously drawn.
Marcel Dzama "Puppets, Pawns, and Prophets" @ David Zwirner, LondonJuxtapoz // Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Puppets, Pawns, and Prophets features recent and new work by Marcel Dzama, including three videos inspired by the game of chess, as well as puppets and masks based on the characters, drawings, collages, dioramas, and sculptural works. Dzama has become known for his prolific drawings, which are characterized by their distinctive palette of muted browns, grays, greens, and reds. In recent years, the artist has expanded his practice to encompass three-dimensional work and film and has developed an immediately recognizable language that draws from a diverse range of references and artistic influences.
Paintings by Marlene SteynJuxtapoz // Tuesday, March 26, 2013
South African-born artist Marlene Steyn is a student at the Royal College of Art in London where she is working towards a degree in Painting. We are really enjoying the fantastical, patchwork of oddly comosted faces and worlds that she depicts in her work.
Low Bros in LondonStreet Art // Thursday, March 21, 2013
German artists, Qbrk and Nerd of Low Bros were recently in London to participate in the group exhibition "Cosmos" at Top Office Machines. While in town the brothers found time to paint a few walls, one in collaboration with Mr. Penfold.
Pae White's Installation with 48 Kilometers of ThreadJuxtapoz // Thursday, March 21, 2013
Los Angeles-based artist Pae White used 48 kilometers of thread in her latest installation at Peckham's South London Gallery. The threads criss-cross between two walls and the roof of the gallery, spelling out the words TIGER TIME and UNMATTERING on either wall. Pae often works with fragile materials to build large-scale sculptural works and installations.
Horfe: Imaginarium w/ Topsafe LondonGraffiti // Saturday, March 16, 2013
Horfe's exhibition, Imaginarium, presented by Topsafe, recently opened at a pop-up space at 4 Wilkes St. in London. From the photos, it looks like the French artist brought his per usual A game. A variety of drawing, paintings, and 3-d pieces are on display and if you're in the area you have until March 23 to check it out.
The Street Photography of Nils JorgensenJuxtapoz // Thursday, March 07, 2013
We are really enjoying the street photography of London-based Nils Jorgensen this morning. Nils is a member of 'In-Public,' a group of photographers working in the streets who have a unique ability to see the unusual in everyday and to capture the moment. Like many of his peers, he was heavily influenced by the work of the legendary Paul Strand, Diane Arbus, Andre Kertesz, and Elliott Erwitt.
Joram Roukes "Les Bons Sauvages" @ Stolenspace, LondonJuxtapoz // Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Joram Roukes has been on our radar for a year now, and we just featured him in our April 2013 issue (on newsstands this week). The Netherlands-based artist opens a solo show, Les Bons Sauvages, at Stolenspace in London, featuring oil paintings that touch on the subject of folklore and tradition, placing human/animal figures in situations ranging from western folkloric festivities to common customs and behavior in a context or environment touching both dream and reality, nature and nurture.


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Green Curry Salad
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|Flax oil
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|Brown rice vinegar
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|Toasted cashews
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|Fresh basil
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2. Cut celery into half lengthwise and cut diagonally into little strips. Add it to the bowl.
3. Shred carrots into long, thin shreds. Add it to the bowl.
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7. Cover the blender, turn it on and blend till the mixture is of a smooth consistency.
8. Pour contents of the blender evenly over the salad and toss with tongs.
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