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Germain's Review of 'The Dark Knight Rises:' The Conclusion Of A Now Classic Film Trilogy
Posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 by Germain Lussier
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises literally brought tears to my eyes. It's a fitting, emotional and exciting conclusion to what must now be considered one of the best cinematic trilogies in history, firmly planting its flag alongside other classic trilogies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Godfather, Back to the Future and the Lord of the Rings. Like all of those, though, there's usually a weak link and The Dark Knight Rises is it. Nolan's film, while a great cinematic experience, attempts to raise the stakes to such incredible, devastating and unsolvable heights, the narrative tends to lose itself from time to time.
It would be near impossible to top the perfection that is Batman Begins and The Dark Knight so, instead, Nolan takes the best things from both those movies, puts them together, and gives audiences maybe not the ending they need, but one they deserve. [Non-spoiler review follows.] Read More »


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With the 1929 bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, the Metropolitan Museum acquired its first pastels -- about twenty nineteenth-century works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, and Edouard Manet. For forty years, they were shown with our European and American paintings. It was not until 1956 that we were bequeathed a pastel by Jean Pillement (1728-1808). Between 1961 and 1975 we acquired a small group of works by John Russell (1745-1806), and there the matter stood until 2002, when the Metropolitan bought a pastel by the Venetian artist Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757). Since then we have purchased nearly a dozen others by Italian, French, British, German, and Danish artists. Most are portraits, and they are exhibited here with two vivid seascapes by Pillement from a private collection. Pastels are made from powdery substances that are fragile and subject to fading. In accordance with modern museum practice, they are exhibited in very low light or rotated to ensure their long-term preservation. This display is therefore a temporary extension of the new installation in the adjoining galleries for European Old Master paintings. Described by the great Salon critic and encyclopedist Dennis Diderot as no more than dust, pastel owes it distinctive velvety quality to its powdery surface, which reflects diffuse scattered light. Consisting of finely ground pigment and a white mineral extender moistened with a minute quantity of binder (such as oatmeal whey, mineral spirits, and gum tragacanth) rolled into sticks of color, pastels are made in a progression of tints and shades. Pastelists kept hundreds of such crayons on hand. The popularity of pastel -- especially for portraiture -- swept across Europe and Britain in the eighteenth century. Unlike today, such compositions were regarded as paintings. They were executed in vibrant colors on paper mounted on a wood strainer, elaborately framed with costly glass and on an intimate scale that suited the refined living spaces of the aristocracy and the haute bourgeoisie. These works have retained their original brilliance because the pastel medium does not contain resins and the surfaces of works in pastel were never varnished and rarely fixed, thereby precluding the darkening or yellowing that so often alters the hues of paintings in oil.
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Corinne Cannon '96Corinne Cannon graduated from Stone Ridge in 1996 and attended Trinity College in Washington, DC where she graduated magna cum laude with a BA in English. Following graduation Corinne worked in the communications, health and education fields. She earned an MAT in English from Trinity University and an MSc in Cognitive Anthropology from the London School of Economics and worked as a curriculum developer in formal and informal classrooms. After ten years working in the museum education with the Smithsonian, National Building Museum and Newseum, Corinne returned to health communications and became increasingly interested in working with families. In 2010, after giving birth to her son Jack, Corinne founded a nonprofit to help mothers and families - DC Diaper Bank. In the first two years of distribution, the DC Diaper Bank had donated more than 350,000 diapers in the DC metro area.
Maureen Daly Kelly '87Maureen graduated from Stone Ridge after 8 years as a Gator in 1987. She went on to earn a BS in Finance from Providence College in 1991 and now, 23 years later, she has returned to graduate school. She is currently enrolled in the Master's in Emerging Media program at Loyola University Maryland with an expected graduation in 2016.Currently, Maureen works at Loyola University in the Sellinger School of Business and Management as an administrative assistant to some of the academic departments. Prior to working at Loyola, Maureen feels fortunate to have been a stay at home mom with her twins Courtney and Brennan. Maureen and her husband Bart reside in Phoenix, MD outside of Baltimore and spend their free weekends at their home in Swan Point, MD.
Daphne Kiplinger '03 Daphne Kiplinger was a gator for eight years, member of the Blue Team, music director of Heartfelt, and on the lacrosse team. After graduating from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Design & Environmental Analysis, she moved to DC and for five years worked at architecture and design firm HOK doing interior design and consulting work. Wanting to make a career change, she went back to school to learn graphic & web design, and now works at Landon School in the Communications Office as the Graphic Designer and Publications Manager. Daphne lives in DC with her husband Dave Steadman, who she met singing in The Washington Chorus, and with which they both still sing. She keeps in touch with many of her SR friends and is very excited to join the Alumnae Board!
Sophia Peters '03Sophia Peters currently works at Deloitte & Touche, as consultant on the Emerging Markets team. Her background is clean energy, climate change policy, and international development. Regionally, she has focused her work in Latin America, working previously for U.S. Agency for International Development in Mexico City and at the Inter-American Development Bank. She recently returned to the Washington D.C. area after completing a Masters in Public Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School in 2011. She completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University, where she graduated magna cum laude and with Highest Distinction in Public Policy. Her honors thesis focused on the role of the media in ending the Pinochet regime in Chile. She is an active member of the DC community, participating in area road races and volunteering at several local non-profits. Sophia graduated from Stone Ridge in 2003; while at Stone Ridge, she was a proud member of the Blue Team, captain of the varsity field hockey and basketball teams, a regular Book Fair donor, and a serious gouter promoter.
Amy Richardson '72Amy Richardson obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia. Trained in Pediatrics, she has worked in public health, academic medicine, clinical practice including primary care, child protection and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and managed care. In 2006, she received her MBA from Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management. In 2010, she returned to the DC area after nearly two decades in Cleveland, OH where she was an active member of the Sacred Heart Alumnae group, and continues on the Board of Trustees at Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio.
Mary Williams Schaller '61Mary Williams Schaller is a native of Washington, DC, born into a military family. Thanks to the "Army way of life," she attended six schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. Her four high school years at Stone Ridge were the longest time she had spent in any school. Mary boarded at Stone Ridge during her senior year and graduated in 1961. Mary received her Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from the San Diego College for Women (now the University of San Diego) in 1965. Mary has many professional accomplishments throughout her life including working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, directing three main stage productions for Fairfax County's Recreation Department's Followspot Children's Theater and teaching creative dramatics, stage combat and stage make up. In 1990, Mary followed her life-long dream and began her writing career. Since then, she has had four plays, nine novels, one novella, and three non-fiction books published. Mary lives with Marty, her husband of forty-six years in Burke, VA where she is currently working on a memoir of post-War II Germany, and playing with their three grandchildren. Mary is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is a thirty-four year docent at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. From July of 2010 to March of 2011, Mary researched and wrote the history of Stone Ridge, The House on the Hill.
Neda Semnani '97After graduating from Stone Ridge in 1997, Neda Semnani skipped off to her first adventure working with Raleigh International in Uganda. After finishing a year of service with City Year in Boston, she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her graduate degree in Gender and Social Politics from the London School of Economics in 2006. She spent her twenties jumping between Boston, New York, Tehran and London, but settled in the Washington DC area, because it is a secret, saucy, salty, diverse, wonderful city. Neda worked in non-profits and international development organizations, before falling madly in love with journalism. She has been covering politics for CQ-Roll Call since 2008. In 2011, Neda became a part of D.C.'s oldest political gossip column, Heard on the Hill. She also does arts and theater coverage for the paper.
More about Neda at famousdc.com.
Julie Verratti '97Julie Verratti graduated from Stone Ridge in 1997 and went on to play Varsity Soccer at Brandeis University, where she earned her degree in Politics, Philosophy, and History with a minor in Economics. Following undergrad she worked on numerous political campaigns across the country, but mostly in Massachusetts. Julie later earned her law degree from the George Washington University Law School with a focus on business and tax law, and joined the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2010. She is licensed in California and works on issues across the SBA including entrepreneurship education, economic development, White House initiatives, veterans' programs, and women's business ownership. Julie also spent some time as a staffer for the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Her latest adventure is as the co-founder and owner of Denizens Brewing Company in Silver Spring, MD. In opening this venture, Julie joins a small group of women in the Craft Beer industry. She credits her time at Stone Ridge for giving her the confidence and tenacity to be a female leader in a male dominated industry. Also, Blue Team > Gold Team.
Colleen Zorc '11Colleen Zorc graduated from Stone Ridge in 2011 after 13 years as a student. Her two younger sisters are both still enrolled in the Upper School. In her final years at Stone Ridge, she co-led the Campus Ministry Board, Heartfelt, and the Model United Nations team. She also played on the lacrosse and squash teams. Colleen now attends Georgetown University, where she will graduate in 2016. She is pursuing a major in Finance and a minor in Studio Art. Outside of the classroom, Colleen plays on the Georgetown Women's Club Squash Team, works for The Hilltop MicroFinance Inititiative Inc., and volunteers with a DC charter school and with the Teens Run DC program.


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The company became famous for its exclusive handsets that incorporated expensive materials including carbon fibre, titanium, leather and even gold, and with its always-on concierge service, Vertu established the market for luxury smartphones. However, since the brand's heyday, other companies, most notably Ulysse Nardin Chairman, whose handsets combine the best elements of a smartphone with the best of a handcrafted Swiss chronograph, have pushed Vertu off its perch.
Although the company is no longer part of Nokia, the innards of the smartphone have been provided by the Finnish company, so technically speaking, the Vertu Ti is Nokia's first Android phone.


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Thankfully he had a bumper sticker with his website on it and as it turns out he actually sells window blinds. He's an advertising genius.
A blind 15-year-old listens to the electronic track "Crack" by Freestylers for the first time, then jams it out on piano. It's probably inappropriate to make a joke about the "musical version of Daredevil" (except that I just did).
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Edible Schoolyard Celebrates its National School Lunch Initiative at the NYSE
Randy Fertel, Task Force Leader New Orleans Edible Schoolyard and head of the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation Rings The Closing Bell®
For Release: 24 Jan 13
Executives and guests of Edible Schoolyard New Orleans and NYC will visit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 25. To mark the occasion, Randy Fertel, Task Force Leader New Orleans Edible Schoolyard, joined by the company's management team members, will ring the NYSE Closing Bell.
Friday, January 25, 2013
NYSE Security Checkpoint/Tent at corner of Exchange Place and Broad Street
3:30 p.m. Media escorted into the building
4:00 p.m. The Closing Bell rings/photo ops on the trading floor
Media interested in covering the bell ringing MUST contact Judy Shaw at 212.656.4290 or
or Randy Fertel at 646-660-1662 or
Photos available via Associated Press/New York (212.621.1902), Reuters America (646.223.6285), Getty Images (646.613.4141), Bloomberg Photo (212.617.3420), European Press Agency (917.670.1323), and Insider Images. The Opening BellSM (starting at 9:25 a.m.) and The Closing Bell® (starting at 3:55 p.m.) feed is available via Encompass loop #4009. Media seeking footage via The Switch should contact NYSE Broadcast at 212.656.5483.
For photos and video of the bell ringing, connect with NYSE Euronext on Facebook (NYSE Euronext), YouTube (nysetv1), and Twitter (@NYSEEuronext), #NYSEBell.
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THE DELICIOUS REVOLUTION: What we are calling for is a revolution in public education - the Delicious Revolution. When the hearts and minds of our children are captured by a school lunch curriculum, enriched with experience in the garden, sustainability will become the lens through which they see the world. - Alice Waters
The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans, part of a national movement of food and nutrition education, changes the way children eat, learn, and live at five FirstLine open-admissions public charter schools in New Orleans. We teach children where food comes from, how to grow it, cook it in healthy ways, and enjoy it as part of a community. This is life-changing information that teaches our children and their families about sustainability and our bountiful earth.
Edible Schoolyard NYC partners with public schools to build gardens and kitchen classrooms where children can engage in hands-on learning. Our goal is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and environment required to make healthier choices and change the way they eat...for life.


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Good introduction to fixed-point calibration
User friendly and inexpensive
Hart's 9260 Mini Fixed-Point Cell Furnace provides a fixed-point system that cuts in half the financial investment required to do fixed-point calibrations and virtually all the time and training required by traditional systems.
This furnace costs less than half of a large furnace and works with indium, tin, zinc, and aluminum cells to cover all ITS-90 fixed points from 156.5985 °C to 660.323 °C. The cells themselves, using a smaller volume of 99.9999 % pure metal, also cost much less. But cost is only a part of the issue.
The 9260 makes using fixed points easy. Simply insert the cell at the end of the day and let it sit overnight. The next morning, initialize the built-in software routine for your specific cell. Come back in an hour, verify the stability of the cell, and you can take measurements for the rest of the day from a near-perfect temperature source!
The built-in software lets you choose between using melting-point curves or freezing-point curves for each metal. The ITS-90 calls for freezing points, but melting points are easier to realize, and the difference in uncertainty (less than 2 mK for most applications) is generally insignificant. In fact, the difference between using traditional cells at their freezing points and Hart's mini cells at their melting points is not significant for most labs in most applications.
Comparison blocks are also available for the 9260 for high-precision comparison calibrations at high temperatures. Two blocks are available with a variety of pre-drilled wells in addition to blank or custom blocks. Well depth is 229 mm (9 in).
Temperature Range
50 °C to 680 °C
Ambient Operating Range
5 °C to 45 °C
±0.03 °C to 300 °C
±0.05 °C above 300 °C
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Top and bottom zones adjustable by offset
Plateau Duration
6–10 hours typical
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°C or °F, switchable
Immersion Depth
229 mm (9 in)
Stabilization Time
15 minutes nominal
Preheat Wells
Fault Protection
Sensor burnout and short protection, over-temperature thermal cutout
Display Accuracy
±0.2 °C to 300 °C
Comparison Block
Two multi-hole blocks, blanks, and custom blocks available
Well-to-Well Gradient (in comparison block)
Heating Time
1.25 hrs. from 25 °C to 680 °C
Cooling Time
10.5 hrs. from 680 °C to 100 °C
RS-232 included
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115 VAC (±10 %), 60 Hz, 11 A, or
Exterior Dimensions
489 x 222 x 260 mm
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SBA Communications Corporation to Speak at the Citi Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference
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SBA Communications Corporation to Speak at the Citi Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference07:46 EST Wednesday, January 02, 2013BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SBAC) ("SBA") announces that Brendan T. Cavanagh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to speak at the 2013 Citi Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 2:15PM PST. This conference will be at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The audio presentation for SBA can be accessed by visiting www.sbasite.com.About SBA Communications Corporation SBA Communications Corporation is a first choice provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North and Central America. By "Building Better Wireless", SBA generates revenue from two primary businesses - site leasing and site development services. The primary focus of the Company is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant towers to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts. For more information please visit: www.sbasite.com.CONTACT: Mark DeRussy, CFA Capital Markets 561-226-9531 Lynne Hopkins Media Relations 561-226-9431


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South Africa's Competition Commission will recommend the Competition Tribunal approve the South African leg of Nestle's global acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition, with a number of conditions, at a hearing tomorrow (6 February).
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Mainz hotel in Mainz City Center with restaurant
Located in Mainz City Center, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Mainz Carnival Museums and Church of St. Stephan. Mainz Cathedral and Mainz State Theater are also within 15 minutes.
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 217 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus 24-hour room service and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Minibars, coffee makers, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, Novotel Mainz provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 2034 square feet (189 square meters) include meeting rooms. This luxury hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Sauna
- Fitness facilities
- Total number of rooms - 217
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Indoor pool
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Computer station
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 2034
- Conference space size (meters) - 189
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Spa tub
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Climate control
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Restaurant Bajazzo - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
Pets allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 18 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 14 per day
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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The Lakers in Six!
Yes, the Lakers will win the next 6 games in a row.
The Lakers in Six!
Yes, the Lakers will win the next 6 games in a row.
The finals are shaping up as a classic Lakers-finesse vs. Boston-physical matchup. I think it will go 7.
Teach tolerance.
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
Orlando-Boston going to tip off the start of the 2010-11 regular season in a bit. What? This is a continuation of their 2010 Playoff Series? I guess you are right, sir, I had forgotten about that series. Go Magic! Is it just me or does it seem like forever since Game 2?
Stupid idea to wait this long......giving extra days just to try and expand the time people see basketball makes for a poor product and annoyance
Celtics are dismantling the Magic. Feeling very good about having them at +500 to win it all. I am DESTROYING the NBA playoffs. 28-13 betting on them.
A moderator should change the title of this thread to just...Your NBA Playoffs or something like that (and, no....don't change it to "Blazers Lose!, Blazers Lose!").
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The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Carlos Gonzalez on the bereavement list because of a death in his family, the club announced Saturday. The Rockies recalled outfielder Charlie Blackmon from Class AAA Colorado Springs to take Gonzalez's roster spot. Gonzalez is hitting .320 with 25 doubles, 20 home runs, 79 RBI and 78 runs scored. Blackmon has hit .289 with 23 doubles, six home runs, 37 RBI and 63 runs scored in 76 games, mostly at Colorado Springs.
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Region's Unrest Raises Heat on Saudi Leaders
Saudi Arabia's aged leaders are grappling with their biggest challenge in years as demands for sweeping internal change follow a wave of Arab unrest that has unseated a key ally in Egypt and unleashed a Shiite revolt in neighboring Bahrain.
The ruling Al Saud family now faces unprecedented calls for political overhauls before a "day of rage" promised for Friday by Facebook activists.
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"Saudi Arabia has reached a critical stage in which it has to react to people's demands effectively and swiftly," said a Shiite businessman in the oasis district of al-Ahsa. "But it is very hard to predict what will happen in the next few weeks. Every country that saw a revolution in the region had a different trigger."
Few Saudi insiders expect Friday's demonstrations to be very large, but in a country where all public protests are rare, any signs of trouble will receive intense scrutiny.
Al-Ahsa lies in Saudi Arabia's Eastern province, home to both the kingdom's Shiite minority, which is thought to make up around 10% of the population, and its enormous oil reserves. Shiites complain of discrimination when seeking jobs and of harassment by the authorities.
The government says Saudi law treats members of both Shiite and the majority Sunni sects equally.
Last week in al-Ahsa and the Shiite fishing village of Qatif, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets demanding democratic change and the release of long-held prisoners. Some 26 people were arrested but were later released.
The political element of that message resonates outside the Shiite community among more-liberal Saudis hoping to capitalize on the wave of Arab unrest to press their own demands for more-rapid change. Despite a few small protests last month—including demonstrations over inadequate flood defenses in the kingdom's second city of Jeddah—outside the Eastern province the most prominent manifestations of dissatisfaction have taken the form of petitions and open letters to King Abdullah.
So far, there has been no official response to the petitions, but the king has met with Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders this week.
The U.S.'s most important Arab ally has provided a bulwark of stability to world energy markets by raising its crude production levels to make up for Libya's lost supply.
The Saudi population is richer than those in countries now affected by unrest and the government has deeper pockets to alleviate public anger. Moreover, the calls for change voiced to date have stopped well short of direct attacks on the royal family.
"King Abdullah is not only facing calls from people who want reform, but [also] people who think things have already gone too far and are fighting to preserve the traditional balance of society," said Robert Lacey, author of "Inside the Kingdom," a study of the monarchy. "Things have got better under Abdullah. What realistic alternative could have done better? It's a classic example of the way the House of Saud can create compromises."
While there is no semblance of democracy in Saudi Arabia, analysts who know the country well say the government, long-schooled in tribal politics, is in many ways more sensitive to the varying demands of its constituencies than is the case in most Middle Eastern states.
The government has recently accelerated some reforms, released prisoners, rallied venerable clerics to declare protests un-Islamic, and splurged $36 billion on housing support, unemployment benefits, student grants and other subsidies.
"The placatory measures could well have some effect on the population—they're not trivial and will be received quite well," said a Western diplomat familiar with the area. "But there are more deep-seated reforms that we need to look for to match the strict control on protests."
King Abdullah has pushed deregulating Saudi markets, giving a more technical bent to education and attempting to standardize the application of religious law. He has also prodded the conservative religious establishment to accept less gender segregation, but Saudi liberals believe the reforms have been too slow.
"People would like to see reform and a crackdown on corruption—there's no doubt about that," said Asaad al-Shamlan of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies in Riyadh. "But the mood so far as I can see is not of defiance—it's very different from the mood that there was in Egypt or in Tunisia. And I think there's a realization on the part of the state that a process of reform should be generated and it should be meaningful."
One of the most potent fears voiced by outsiders is that a Shiite rebellion in neighboring Bahrain might spill across the 16-mile causeway connecting the two countries and into the heartland of Saudi oil production.
"The current situation we live in is not the situation we want," said Sayed Hassan Al Nemer, a senior Shiite leader in the Eastern province. "We appreciate the king's latest reforms, but they are not enough. We want more democracy."
Shiite leaders are divided on whether protests would further their cause or simply create more trouble for the community. A recent drive around Shiite neighborhoods revealed none of the police or military units some media had reported to be patrolling the streets.
Sheik Tawfiq al-Amer, a Shiite cleric whose arrest helped prompt last week's demonstrations, said he was still wavering over whether to support protests.
"I have not decided yet on whether I will join or support the demonstrations," he said after being released from prison. "My general recommendation will be not to demonstrate now as there are signs the government is willing to do some reforms."
Some Shiites say they fear protests could unleash a wave of attacks from Sunni militants, and say the Al Saud have modestly improved the lot of most Shiites. But others believe dialogue aimed at releasing long-held prisoners, ending discrimination and improving investment in Shiite neighborhoods has run its course.
While their demands are chiefly political, the irony hasn't been lost on local people that they are sitting atop the world's most bountiful hoard of mineral wealth, some 260 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Their villages are famed across the nation for the succulent dates they produce, but unlike in many other areas of Saudi Arabia, the roads are often unpaved and many houses are little better than tin shacks or mud huts.
"Look around you—these houses are floating on one of the biggest oil fields in the world," said the Shiite businessman. "What more resources does the government need to make people's lives better?"
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The "Ames" strain has been the focus of much speculation in the press, as law enforcement sources say it was the source of the Florida exposures. But it isn't that rare. The strain was extracted from a dead cow in Ames, Iowa, in the 1950s, then sent to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases around 1980 for research.
British and American scientists discovered that Ames was one of the strains that defeated the licensed U.S. and British anthrax vaccines. Quite simply, it killed vaccinated guinea pigs. (Before you get too scared, antibiotics successfully kill the Ames strain). One can find Ames "reference strains" in laboratories around the world.
But if the agents used in the attack are found to contain the telltale presence of certain compounds used in a professional drying process, this could be a very revealing clue. For instance, the presence of aluminum clay, an anti-clumping agent employed in an air-drying process for anthrax, would point to professionals rather than amateurs, and narrow the field of possible suppliers.
It's clear the Florida cases involved a less elegant preparation with spores of an inconsistent size. Still, someone succeeded in manufacturing tens of thousands of particles, or more, to the required size to infect two victims with pulmonary anthrax. That took more than a mortar and pestle.


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Indigenous blockade expands against massive dam in Sarawak
(10/08/2012) Indigenous people have expanded their blockade against the Murum dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, taking over an additional road to prevent construction materials from reaching the dam site. Beginning on September 26th with 200 Penan people, the blockade has boomed to well over 300. Groups now occupy not just the main route to the dam site, but an alternative route that the dam's contractor, the China-located Three Gorges Project Corporation, had begun to use.
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil hits 10 year mark
(10/04/2012) The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is holding its tenth annual meeting later this month. The initiative, which aims to improve the social and environmental performance of palm oil production through a certification standard, has advanced considerably during that time, moving from an idea to a reality: RSPO-certified palm oil now accounts for 12 percent of global palm oil production. Yet the RSPO is not without controversy. Some palm oil companies say its criteria are too costly to adopt and are therefore discriminatory, while environmental critics argue its bar for "sustainable" palm oil is too low and the loopholes allow producers to claim membership even if they aren't actually producing certified palm oil across all their holdings. Nonetheless the RSPO has support from many of the world's largest palm oil producers, traders, and consumers as well as the biggest NGOs.
200 indigenous block road to dam in Sarawak
(09/29/2012) 200 indigenous men and women are blockading shipments of construction materials to a dam site in Malaysian Borneo to protest the impact of the hydroelectric project on their traditional forest home, reports the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), a Switzerland-based group that campaigns on behalf of forest people of Sarawak.
NGO: Malaysian leader worth $15 billion despite civil-servant salary; timber corruption suspected
(09/19/2012) Abdul Taib Mahmud, who has headed the Malaysian state of Sarawak for over 30 years, is worth $15 billion according to a new report by the Bruno Manser Fund. The report, The Taib Timber Mafia, alleges that Taib has used his position as head-of-state to build up incredible amounts of wealth by employing his family or political nominees to run the state's logging, agriculture, and construction businesses. Some environmental groups claim that Sarawak has lost 90 percent of its primary forests to logging, while indigenous tribes in the state have faced the destruction of their forests, harassment, and eviction.
Learning to live with elephants in Malaysia
(09/18/2012) Humans and elephants have a lot in common: both are highly intelligent, intensely social, and both are capable of having a massive impact on their local environments. Given their similarities, it might not be surprising that elephants and human have often run afoul of one another. Conflict between these two great species has probably been going on for thousands of years, but as human populations have grown dramatically, elephant populations have been crippled and forced into smaller-and-smaller pockets. No-where is this more true than in Southeast Asia.
The rainforest visited by Prince William and Kate (pictures)
(09/17/2012) On Saturday Prince William and his wife Catherine visited Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysia as part of the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations. In so doing, the royal couple saw one of the last surviving tracts of relatively pristine lowland rainforest in Borneo.
Photos: camera traps capture wildlife bonanza in Borneo forest corridor
(09/10/2012) Camera traps placed in a corridor connecting two forest fragments have revealed (in stunning visuals) the importance of such linkages for Borneo's imperiled mammals and birds. Over 18 months, researchers with the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) and the Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) have photographed wildlife utilizing the corridor located in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Malaysian Borneo.
Swiss to investigate UBS for alleged money laundering for Malaysian rainforest logging
(09/04/2012) Swiss authorities have launched a criminal investigation into whether banking giant UBS laundered money on behalf of a Malaysian politician who allegedly received illegal payments for allowing logging in Borneo, reports the Associated Press.
Sabah protects 700 sq mi of rainforest in Borneo
(08/30/2012) Sabah, a state in Malaysian Borneo, has reclassified 183,000 hectares (700 sq km) of forest zoned for logging concessions as protected areas.
Burning forests in Southeast Asia increases mortality rates in the region
(08/13/2012) Clearing forests and other vegetation with fire in Southeast Asia can kill, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. The research found that fire-induced air pollution, including fine particulates and a rise in ozone, could be linked to thousands of deaths during El Nino years when dry conditions worsen human-set fires. The pollution was found to be worst over Malaysia and Indonesia, the latter where the vast majority of the fires are set.
Scientists discover beautiful new insect species after stumbling upon photos on Flickr
(08/09/2012) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of lacewing insect after stumbling upon a series of photos posted on Flickr®, according to a paper published in the journal ZooKeys.
New Malaysian snail named after late conservation mentor
(07/30/2012) Researchers have discovered a new snail, which is so unusual that it has been granted its own genus: Kenyirus. To date, the mysterious forest snail, found in Malaysia's Kenyir Forest, is only known from its unique shell.
Panda vs. orangutans: With native species at risk, Malaysia's panda bear project a boondoggle
(07/20/2012) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's plan to spend nearly $16 million (50 million Malaysian ringgits) to lease two baby pandas from China for ten years is a waste of money and resources at a time when its own native species are suffering from a range of threats, warned a leading Malaysian conservationist in an open letter.
Industrial logging leaves a poor legacy in Borneo's rainforests
(07/17/2012) For most people "Borneo" conjures up an image of a wild and distant land of rainforests, exotic beasts, and nomadic tribes. But that place increasingly exists only in one's imagination, for the forests of world's third largest island have been rapidly and relentlessly logged, burned, and bulldozed in recent decades, leaving only a sliver of its once magnificent forests intact. Flying over Sabah, a Malaysian state that covers about 10 percent of Borneo, the damage is clear. Oil palm plantations have metastasized across the landscape. Where forest remains, it is usually degraded. Rivers flow brown with mud.
Scientists propose a new way forward on orangutan conservation
(07/16/2012) Orangutans are in dire need of a revised conservation approach, according to a new study in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. While the plight of the species is widely recognized within the conservation community—receiving international attention in the form of scientific research, funding, and NGO efforts—the authors argue that "there has been frustratingly little progress."
Charts: deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia, 2000-2010
(07/15/2012) Indonesia and Malaysia lost more than 11 million hectares (42,470 square miles) of forest between 2000 and 2010, according to a study published last year in the journal Global Change Biology. The area is roughly the size of Denmark or the state of Virginia. The bulk of forest loss occurred in lowland forests, which declined by 7.8 million hectares or 11 percent on 2000 cover. Peat swamp forests lost the highest percentage of cover, declining 19.7 percent. Lowland forests have historically been first targeted by loggers before being converted for agriculture. Peatlands are increasingly converted for industrial oil palm estates and pulp and paper plantations.
Building indigenous resilience in the face of land-grabbing, deforestation in Malaysian Borneo
(07/10/2012) In the 1980s images of loincloth-clad tribesmen blockading blocking logging roads in Malaysian Borneo shocked the world. But while their protests captured the spotlight momentarily, Borneo's forests continued to be destroyed at rapid rates, undermining traditional communities that are dependent on these ecosystems for food, shelter, medicine, clean water, and spiritual inspiration. Nomadic tribes are now but a memory in Borneo, but other tribal groups continue to fight for their forests by seeking legal recognition of their lands and blocking destructive projects, including oil palm plantations, logging operations, and large-scale hydroelectric projects. Helping them is The Borneo Project, a Berkeley-based non-profit that works in partnership with indigenous communities and the small non-profits that support them.
Animal picture of the day: Sunda clouded leopard in Borneo
(07/09/2012) The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is the largest wild cat in Borneo and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red list of threatened species. Due to their nocturnal and cryptic habits they are seldom observed and very little is known of their basic ecology and distribution. This large Clouded leopard was photographed by remote camera trap in Malua BioBank as part of the Bornean Banteng Program which studies the rare banteng (Bos javanicus lowi).
In pictures: Rainforests to palm oil
(07/02/2012) In late May I had the opportunity to fly from Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo to Imbak Canyon and back. These are some of my photos. Historically Borneo was covered by a range of habitats, including dense tropical rainforests, swampy peatlands, and natural grasslands. But its lowland forests have been aggressively logged for timber and then converted for oil palm plantations.
Picture: Blue-tongued monitor lizard
(07/01/2012) Water monitor photographed in Sabah, on the island of Borneo.
Agricultural area larger than Texas has been 'land-grabbed'
(06/26/2012) Compiling over 1,000 foreign land deals from 2000-2010, a new report finds that 702,000 square kilometers (271,043 square miles) of agricultural land worldwide has been sold-off to foreign governments or international corporations, an area larger than Texas. The report by the Worldwatch Institute finds that such land deals, often referred to as "land grabbing," have declined since a peak in 2009, but still remain high.
Historic birth for the Sumatran rhino
(06/24/2012) After two miscarriages and a pregnancy that lasted 15 months, Ratu, a female Sumatra rhino, has given birth to a healthy male calf, conservationists happily announced this weekend. The birth at a rhino sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra is the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and the best reproductive rhino science in the world. This is the first captive birth in Indonesia, and only the fourth captive birth for the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in the last hundred years. The successful birth brings new hope for one of the world's rarest mammals: less than 200 Sumatra rhinos are thought to survive in the world.
Indonesian fires trigger haze alerts in Malaysia
(06/24/2012) Fires set for land clearing in Indonesia triggered health warnings in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of Malaysia last week, reports the Associated Press.
Traditional belief in mythical beasts help protect forests
(06/19/2012) Cultural practices including beliefs in mythical beasts and animals that dance have helped maintain forests in the West African country of the Gambia and Malaysian Borneo, said a researcher from Oxford University speaking at the annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation in Bonito, Brazil.
Sarawak tribe calls on German company to walk away from controversial dam
(06/19/2012) Indigenous people from the Malaysian state of Sarawak have sent a letter to the German company, Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG, demanding that the consulting group halt all activities related to the hugely-controversial Baram dam, reports the NGO Bruno Manser Fund. Critics of the dam and it parent project known as the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) initiative, say the hydroelectric dam will displace 20,000 people and flood 40,000 hectares of primary rainforest.
Palm oil giant prepares for second-largest IPO of 2012
(06/13/2012) Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd. is readying a $3.2 billion public offering to fund expansion of its palm oil business, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Broadcaster for Radio Free Sarawak goes missing in Malaysia
(05/31/2012) Peter John Jaban, a broadcaster on Radio Free Sarawak better known by his on-air pseudonym Papa Orang Utan, was arrested on Thursday Kota Kinabalu International airport, while attempting to board a plane to Miri, Sarawak, reports The Sarawak Report.
Featured video: baby hornbills grow up in a jar
(05/29/2012) A researcher in Malaysia has captured footage of Oriental pied hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) raising chicks in an earthen jar in the Kenyir rainforest of Malaysia. The first video shows the father Oriental pied hornbill feeding the chicks, while the second shows a chick leaving its nest.
Blue tarantula, walking cactus, and a worm from Hell: the top 10 new species of 2011
(05/23/2012) A sneezing monkey, a blue tarantula, and an extinct walking cactus are just three of the remarkable new species listed in the annual Top Ten New Species put together by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. This year's list includes a wide-variety of life forms from fungi to flower and invertebrate to primate.
$90 million in corrupt logging money linked to Malaysian Chief Minister, UBS bank
(04/24/2012) Documents under investigation show that around $90 million may have been laundered from logging companies in Sabah to UBS bank accounts linked to high-ranking Malaysian officials, according to the Sarawak Report. Critics of the government say the money is likely kickbacks from logging companies to government officials for the right to log in the state's declining rainforests. Such transactions are alleged to occur typically in the run up to elections.
Malaysia to restrict trade in big-eyed sugar gliders
(04/20/2012) Malaysia will tighten controls on the trade in sugar gliders, a big-eyed gliding possum increasingly popular in the pet trade in Southeast Asia and the United States, according to the country's Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan).
How a crippled rhino may save a species
(04/09/2012) On December 18th, 2011, a female Sumatran rhino took a sudden plunge. Falling into a manmade pit trap, the rhino may have feared momentarily that her end had come, but vegetation cushioned her fall and the men that found her were keen on saving her, not killing her. Little did she know that conservationists had monitored her since 2006, and for her trappers this moment had been the culmination of years of planning and hope. A few days later she was being airlifted by helicopter to a new home. Puntung, as she has become called, was about to enter a new chapter in her life, one that hopefully will bring about a happy ending for her species.
Mining cancellation throws wrench into Sarawak dam-building spree
(03/27/2012) The world's third largest mining company, Rio Tinto, and a local financial and construction firm, Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS), have cancelled plans for a $2 billion aluminum smelter to be constructed in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The cancellation calls into question Sarawak's plan to build a dozen massive dams—known as the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) initiative—that were proposed, in part, to provide power to the massive aluminum smelter. However, the mega-dam proposal has been heavily criticized for its impact on Sarawak's rivers, rainforest and indigenous people.
Picture of the day: tarsier rescued from palm oil plantation
(03/20/2012) Earlier this month, biologists with Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo, found and rescued a tarsier from a locally owned palm oil plantation. "For a day, we kept the animal in a cage at the field centre and fed him with insects", explained Alice Miles, a Cardiff University student leading a project on tarsier and slow loris ecology at DGFC.
'Where's my mama?': campaign targets cruel slow loris pet trade [warning: graphic photo]
(03/20/2012) A new campaign by The Body Shop West Malaysia and TRAFFIC Southeast Asia attempts to raise awareness of the illegal slow loris pet trade. YouTube videos of "cute" pet slow lorises have raised demand for these endangered primates, but as the campaign highlights the pet trade is fueling slow loris deaths in the wild and cruel treatment, such as pulling out their teeth, to make them more desirable pets.
Malaysia drops the ball on wildlife trafficking, says group
(02/23/2012) Malaysia failed to effectively assemble a case against convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong, leading to his early release from prison, says an anti-wildlife trafficking group.
'Snakes on a Plane' trafficker freed early from jail
(02/22/2012) Notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong has been freed from prison after a court reduced his five-year term, reports Malaysian state media. Wong had served 17-and-a-half-months for illegally exporting nearly 100 reptiles from Malaysia.
What a Bornean elephant wants: more protected forests and wildlife corridors
(02/16/2012) Forest fragmentation and destruction is imperiling the Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis), according to a new paper published in PLoS ONE. Using satellite collars to track the pachyderms for the first time in the Malaysian state of Sabah, scientists have found that the elephants are extremely sensitive to habitat fragmentation from palm oil plantations and logging.
Activists form network to fight Sarawak dam-building spree
(02/15/2012) Last October indigenous groups, local people, and domestic NGOs formed the Save Sarawak's Rivers Network to fight the planned construction of a dozen dams in the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. The coalition opposes the dam-building plans, known as the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) initiative, due to its impacts on indigenous and river communities, the destruction of pristine rainforest, and the degradation of the state's rivers.
Sumatran rhino pregnant: conservationists hope third time's the charm
(02/07/2012) Ratu, a female Sumatra rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), is in the eleventh month of her third pregnancy raising hopes for a successful birth of one of the world's most imperiled big mammals. Ratu suffered two prior miscarriages, but researchers believe the current pregnancy—which still has four to five months to go (for a total term of around 15-16 months)—could produce what Indonesian officials have long hoped for: a bundle of joy at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Sumatra. With only around 200 Sumatran rhinos surviving today in Indonesia and Bornean Malaysia, many conservationists see such breeding efforts as the last and best chance to save the Critically Endangered species from extinction.
Photos of the day: satellite tagging a 12-foot saltwater crocodile
(02/06/2012) Researchers in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo have successfully satellite-tagged a 3.6 meter (11.8 feet) saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in an effort to study human-wildlife conflict with the world's largest reptile. As massive, powerful reptiles they are quite capable of injuring and killing adult humans.
Forgotten species: the wild jungle cattle called banteng
(01/31/2012) The word "cattle," for most of us, is the antithesis of exotic; it's familiar like a family member one's happy enough to ignore, but doesn't really mind having around. Think for a moment of the names: cattle, cow, bovine...likely they make many of us think more of the animals' byproducts than the creatures themselves—i.e. milk, butter, ice cream or steak—as if they were an automated food factory and not living beings. But if we expand our minds a bit further, "cattle" may bring up thoughts of cowboys, Texas, herds pounding the dust, or merely grazing dully in the pasture. But none of these titles, no matter how far we pursue them, conjure up images of steamy tropical rainforest or gravely imperiled species. A cow may be beautiful in its own domesticated sort-of-way, but there is nothing wild in it, nothing enchanting. However like most generalizations, this idea of cattle falls to pieces when one encounters, whether in literature or life, the banteng.
Palm oil does not meet U.S. renewable fuels standard, rules EPA
(01/27/2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled on Friday that palm oil-based biofuels will not meet the renewable fuels standard due to carbon emissions associated with deforestation.
Logging of primary rainforests not ecologically sustainable, argue scientists
(01/25/2012) Tropical countries may face a risk of 'peak timber' as continued logging of rainforests exceeds the capacity of forests to regenerate timber stocks and substantially increases the risk of outright clearing for agricultural and industrial plantations, argues a trio of scientists writing in the journal Biological Conservation. The implications for climate, biodiversity, and local economies are substantial.
'Christmas miracle' for endangered rhinos
(12/24/2011) Conservationists and wildlife officials in the Malaysian state of Sabah airlifted a young female Sumatran Rhinoceros — one of the world's most endangered animals — to an area of forest where she would encounter a potential partner, reports the Sabah Wildlife Department and Borneo Rhino Alliance. Sumatran Rhinoceros populations are so low, some individuals live in areas where they have no hope of ever finding another rhino.
Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2011
(12/22/2011) Many of 2011's most dramatic stories on environmental issues came from people taking to the streets. With governments and corporations slow to tackle massive environmental problems, people have begun to assert themselves. Victories were seen on four continents: in Bolivia a draconian response to protestors embarrassed the government, causing them to drop plans to build a road through Tipnis, an indigenous Amazonian reserve; in Myanmar, a nation not known for bowing to public demands, large protests pushed the government to cancel a massive Chinese hydroelectric project; in Borneo a three-year struggle to stop the construction of a coal plant on the coast of the Coral Triangle ended in victory for activists; in Britain plans to privatize forests created such a public outcry that the government not only pulled back but also apologized; and in the U.S. civil disobedience and massive marches pressured the Obama Administration to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands from Canada to a global market.
The other side of the Penan story: threatened tribe embraces tourism, reforestation
(12/19/2011) News about the Penan people is usually bleak. Once nomadic hunter-gatherers of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo, the indigenous Penan have suffered decades of widespread destruction of their forests and an erosion of their traditional culture. Logging companies, plantation developments, massive dams, and an ambivalent government have all played a role in decimating the Penan, who have from time-to-time stood up to loggers through blockades, but have not been successful in securing recognition of legal rights to their traditional lands. Yet even as the Penan people struggle against the destruction of their homelands, they are not standing still. Several Penan villages have recently begun a large-scale reforestation program, a community tourism venture, and proclaimed their a portion of their lands a "Peace Park."
Environmental groups to Japan: stop importing illegally logged timber
(12/16/2011) A coalition of environmental NGOs have called upon Japan to adopt stronger measures to block illicit timber imports, alleging that Japanese companies are buying illegally logged wood from Samling Global, a Malaysian logging company.
NGOs call for arrest of Malaysian leader for corruption, money laundering
(12/12/2011) A coalition of Malaysian and international NGOs are calling for the arrest of Sarawak chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and 14 family members for alleged abused of power, corruption, and money laundering, reports the Bruno Manser Fund, a group that has signed the letter urging action.
Wildlife official: palm oil plantations behind decline in proboscis monkeys
(12/05/2011) The practice of palm oil plantations planting along rivers is leading to a decline in proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo, says the director of the Sabah Wildlife Department, Laurentius Ambu. Proboscis monkeys, known for their bulbous noses and remarkable agility, depend on riverine forests and mangroves for survival, but habitat destruction has pushed the species to be classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
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Printmaking at the University of Wisconsin, 1945–1995
Warrington Colescott is an internationally known artist and the Leo Steppat Professor of Art Emeritus, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Arthur Hove, special assistant emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, served in a number of capacities during a long association with the University. He was assistant to the chancellor and director of public information from 1970 to 1989. From 1989 until his retirement in 1996 he was special assistant to the provost. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he also taught courses in the School of Business, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Art. He holds the Distinguished Alumnus Award presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and is the author of The University of Wisconsin: A Pictorial History also published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
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