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Andre, T. & Holland, A. (1987). Participation in Extracurricular Activities in Secondary School: What is known, what needs to be known? Review of Educational Research, 57 (4), 437-466.
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Astin, A. (1999). Student Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher Education. Journal of College Student Development, 40 (5), 518-529.
Astin's research differs from the traditional study on extracurricular activities because he discussed the benefits that extracurricular activities have on college students. He examined many aspects that encourage collegiate students to achieve academic success. The findings are encouraging because it illustrates that academic success goes beyond secondary schools.
Black, A. Doolittle, F. Grossman, J. Unterman, R. & Zhu, P. (2008). The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from: http://www.mdrc.org/publications/480/overview.html
The researchers reported their first year of findings after conducting studies on ways in which after school programs can enhance the achievement levels of students. The study will take place over the course of two years and the final report won't be available until 2009. The researchers are attempting to figure out whether or not the impact is greater in the first or second year and what are the benefits of exposing students to the programs for two consecutive years. Thus far, researchers have found key findings in the areas of reading and math.
Broh, B. (2000). Linking Extracurricular Programming to Academic Achievement: Who Benefits and Why? Sociology of Education, 75 (1), 69-95.
In Broh's article he presented the claim that particular extracurricular activities dictate whether or not students excel academically. He acknowledged that much of the research that is done in the field of study is of athletics, and came to the same conclusion of other researchers, athletic participation increases academic achievement. Broh examined other activities as well and presented his conclusions; he found that while most activities are advantageous to some degree to achievement, music is the only other activity that has results as high as athletics
Edweek. (2004). Afterschool Programs. Retrieved July 18, 2008, from: http://www.edweek.org/rc/issures/after-school-programs
Researchers from Edweek.com offered valuable information about afterschool programs and their effect on elementary and middle school students. They noted that most athletic programs, band, and other popular extracurricular activities aren't available until students reach high school and after school programs are acceptable substitutes. Researchers discussed the many benefits that after school programs have on students in this age group, including, but not limited to academic achievement.
Everson, T. & Millsap, R. (2005). Everyone Gains: Extracurricular Activities in High School and Higher SAT scores.
Everson and Millsap used data collected from the SAT questionnaires to aid in their research. The examined whether or not participation in extracurricular activities yielded an increase score in the math and verbal sections of the SAT for a particular group of students. The majority of their study was minority students who came from an impoverished background; they were able to conclude that participation in extracurricular activities benefited these students more than their more privileged peers.
Durlak, J. Granger, R. Reisner, E. &Yohalem, N. (2007). Improving after-school program quality.
The authors researched two recent reports about the benefits of after school programs to figure out ways to improve the quality of the programs. The report supports the idea that after school programs are advantageous to the academic and social outcome of our students. The researchers focused on a number of questions to guide their research which included, Are after school programs effective on multiple goals? Also, what are the characteristics of programs and staff members that produce good youth outcomes?
Durlak, J. & Weissberg R. (2007). The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills. Chicago, IL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and
Emotional Learning.
Durlak and Weissberg stated that there a considerable number of students who are not supervised during after school hours. These students are at risk for negative outcomes including low academic achievement and behavioral problems. However, the students who participate in after school programs have increased academic, social, personal, and recreational development. The researchers focused on three areas to guide their research of after school programs. The areas included school performance, behavioral adjustments and feelings and attitudes.
Fong, Y. & Wong, N. (1983). Involvement in Extracurricular Activities as Related to Academic Performance, Personality, and Peer Acceptance. Chinese University of Hong Kong Journal, 19 (2), 155-160.
Fong and Wong's article is an international look at the effect that extracurricular activities have on students. Like other researchers, Fong and Wong issued questionnaires to their participants in an effort to gain data for their research. Although, the similarities and differences of the American and Chinese school curriculum isn't mentioned, it is interesting that researchers have the same notions in another part of the world and draw similar conclusions.
Jordan, W. (1999). Black High School students' participation in school sponsored activities: Effects on School Engagement and Achievement. The Journal of Negro Education, 68 (1), 54-71.
Jordan acknowledged the findings that extracurricular activities, particularly athletics, have encouraging effects on academic achievement, but focused his study on Black students. Jordan's research specifically addressed the effects that school activities have on Black student athletes. Jordan stated that participation in sports has a slightly larger effect on Black students than other race and explained reasons that this is true.
Little, P. Weiss, H. & Wimer, C. (2008). After School Programs in the 21st Century: Their Potential and What it Takes to Achieve It. Retrieved July 19, 2008, from: http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/publications-resources/after-school-programs-in-the-21st-century-their-potential-and-what-it-takes-to-achieve-it
The researchers for the Harvard Family Research Project studied data that had been collected over the past ten years in an effort to figure out the type of impact after school programs have on the academic achievement of students. They found that after school programs have a positive effect on students' scholarly achievement as well as other facets of their lives, including improved emotional stability and improved health. The former was examined through grades and standardized test scores of participants and non participants.
Lipscomb, S. (2007). Secondary school extracurricular involvement and academic achievement: a fixed approach. Economics of Education Review, 26 (4), 463-472
Lipscomb examined the benefits of participation in extracurricular activities on a larger scale than most researchers. He stated that participants have higher grades and higher standardized test scores. Also, their chances of matriculating on a collegiate level are increased, as well as the likelihood that participants will receive higher paying jobs. Lipscomb studied the participation of males, females, whites, and blacks for three years and recorded his findings.
McNeal, R. (1995). Extracurricular Activities and High School Dropouts. Sociology of Education, 68 (1), 62-80.
McNeal studied the effects that extracurricular activities can have on a student's decision to drop out of school. McNeal stated that students have the opportunity to socialize while participating in extracurricular activities, which is the strongest aspect of their school environment and thus they are less likely to drop out of school. McNeal examined students based on gender and racial differences and concluded that there is an overall higher level of achievement among students who participate in extracurricular activities.
Shumow, L. (2001). Academic Effects of After-School Programs. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from: http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/after.htm
Shumow examined the different types of after school programs and their purposes. He stated that while initially after school programs began as "fun" safe places for students of working parents to gather, they eventually evolved into institutions that aid in the academic growth of students. He studied the research of others in the field and learned that students in low-income urban areas benefited the most from after school programs.
Spady, W. (1970). Lament for the Letterman: Effects of Peer Status and Extracurricular Activities on Goals and Achievement. The American Journal of Sociology, 75 (4), 680-702.
Spady researched the effects of extracurricular activities on students' achievement almost forty years ago and his findings are still relevant in today's academic environment. Spady stated that after school activities are more than just fun and games for students because they foster the students' ability to excel academically as well. Like many of his colleagues, Spady research consisted of issuing questionnaires. His findings mirrored that of other researchers. Spady found that students who participate in after school activities have more leadership abilities, higher aspirations, and a better attitude toward their future and their school work.


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Spokesman: Graziano to back Cox for state GOP chair
Albany County Republican Chairman John A. Graziano is expected to back Ed Cox for state GOP chairman this afternoon. Graziano, who met with both Cox and Henry Wojtaszek last week, said he would remain uncommitted until either candidate could lay out a strategy for actually attaining the goal of fundamentally restructuring the party – with […] [Read More]
Bethlehem supervisor's forum Thursday [updatedx2]
The League of Women Voters of Albany County is sponsoring a debate Thursday between Democratic Bethlehem Supervisor Jack Cunningham and Republican/Conservative/Working Families Party challenger Sam Messina. Messina is currently a member of the Town Board. He was elected as a member of the Independence Party with the support of Democrats but has since broken with […] [Read More]
Jennings television ad, for those who haven't seen it [update]
If you're curious what a half-million bucks in campaign money will buy you, it's things like this, which we believe is Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings' first television campaign ad. Update: Jennings campaign spokeswoman Carolyn Ehrlich said this ad began running on cable on Tuesday. [Read More]
Tales from the Inside*
In today's column: Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings gets a money assist from a well-heeled counterpart to the south; is a Graziano dynasty rising in Albany County Republican politics?; and Albany County so far remains uncommitted in the horse-trading surrounding the next state Republican chairman. *For those of you who read the column in print (thanks, […] [Read More]
News update: Federal jury convicts former judge Spargo
Rob Gavin is reporting former state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Spargo has been convicted by a federal jury in Albany of attempted extortion and attempted bribery. From the story: Spargo, once one of the state's pre-eminent election lawyers, was expressionless when the verdict was read, despite facing the automatic loss of his law license with […] [Read More]
NAACP mayoral event tonight in Albany, sans candidates
The Albany chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring a forum for mayoral candidates tonight at Reigning Life Family Church on Rensselaer Street in the South End. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the church at 33 Rensselaer St., but the catch is that neither Democratic candidates — Corey Ellis and Jerry Jennings — plan […] [Read More]
First and Seventh Ward events go on without challengers
As noted yesterday, the challengers in the First and Seventh Wards — Scott Mannarino and Susan Tobin, respectively — opted not to attend last night's candidate's forum/debate sponsored by three area neighborhood associations and the League of Women Voters. Both candidates said they preferred to meet voters one-on-one instead. In Mannarino's case, his cancellation came […] [Read More]
Labor lines up for Ricchiuti [updated]
Fliers have been landing in mailboxes in the city trumpeting a labor rally tomorrow (Thursday) for Lenny Ricchiuti, one of two Democrats running for Common Council president. According to the logos on the flier, Ricchiuti's got the backing of AFSCME, CSEA, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1321, bricklayers and craftworkers, carpenters, laborers, city firefighters and […] [Read More]
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April 6, 2010
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The Cal State Northridge women's tennis team (9-6, 3-3 Big West) recorded an important 6-1 decision over Big West rival UC Davis Tuesday afternoon. The Matadors swept doubles and lost only five sets in singles play to defeat the Aggies.
The Matadors, who hadn't played since a 5-2 loss to No. 53 Arizona on April 2, took the momentum early in the match and never looked back. CSUN swept doubles play to earn the opening point in the contest.
At No. 1, Brooke Doane and Anna Yang teamed for an 8-3 victory over Herzyl Legaspi and Desiree Stone. The duo is now 10-4 on the season, all at the No. 1 draw.
In the second-seeded match, Nina Jaworowski and Whitney Paluch recorded an 8-6 victory over Ellie Edles and Dahra Zamudio. The two juniors are now 9-5 on the year in doubles play, all at the No. 2 draw.
Finally, Nigora Sirojiddinova and Maria Pistalu took an 8-6 decision over Lauren Curry and Noelle Eades in the No. 3 match. As a doubles team, the two underclassmen are now 10-3 on the year.
In singles play, Matador head coach Gary Victor shuffled his line-up, moving players all throughout the order.
Jaworowski played at No. 1 for the first time this season, toppling Stone in three sets, 4-6, 7-6 (5) and 5-2, before Stone retired from the match. Doane played No. 2 for CSUN, falling to Zamudio in straight sets, 7-5 and 6-0.
At No. 3, Sirojiddinova defeated Legaspi in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-4. She is now a team-best 12-2 on the season. Tuesday was her highest-seeded singles win of the season.
Paluch played in the fourth draw and rallied to a 7-5, 1-6 and 6-4 victory over Curry. The win was Paluch's third in her last nine matches and evens her record at 7-7 for the season.
At No. 5, Maria Pistalu improved to 11-3 in her rookie season with a three-set win. She defeated Ellie Edles 7-5, 3-6 and 5-4 (7-4) and she has now won four of her past five matches.
Finally, Yang won at the sixth draw for CSUN to improve to 9-6 on the season. She defeated Sidney Brady in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-2.
For CSUN, the win broke a tie with UCD for fifth in the conference standings. The Matadors will now take on Pacific Wednesday.
The Tigers own a 2-3 record in Big West play, making the match another important contest for the Matadors. First serve on Apr. 7 is slated for 3 p.m.
Cal State Northridge 6, UC Davis 1
April 6, 2010
Marya Welch Tennis Center (Davis, Calif.)
1. Nina Jaworowski (CSUN) d. Desiree Stone (UCD), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 5-2, ret.
2. Dahra Zamudio (UCD) d. Brooke Doane (CSUN), 7-5, 6-0.
3. Nigora Sirojiddinova (CSUN) d. Herzyl Legaspi (UCD), 6-2, 6-4.
4. Whitney Paluch (CSUN) d. Lauren Curry (UCD), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4.
5. Maria Pistalu (CSUN) d. Ellie Edles (UCD), 7-5, 3-6, 5-4 (7-4).
6. Anna Yang (CSUN) d. Sidney Brady (UCD), 6-1, 6-2.
Order: 2-6-3-4-5-1
1. Doane/Yang (CSUN) d. Legaspi/Stone (UCD), 8-3.
2. Jaworowski/Paluch (CSUN) d. Edles/Zamudio (UCD), 9-7.
3. Pistalu/Sirojiddinova (CSUN) d. Curry/ Noelle Eades (UCD), 8-6.
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Spending a couple of million for police OT to crack down on bad drivers makes it safer for the public, and the fines paid by the speeders should put a good dent into the money spent on the overtime. Regarding the bike paths, bicycling is the number one mode of transportation throughout the world and is a great way to exercise. Granting a million that promotes a cleaner and healthier NJ seems like a good use of our money.
The waiver rule allows people "to seek" bypassing the rules as some of the rules go beyond their intention. Bing able "to seek" waiving a rule should be every citizen's right. Whether the rule is waived or not is not the issue. Seeking a waiver is no different than seeking a variance.
WakeupNJ - No, I do not believe teachers are at fault in the failing school districts. But I do believe that DEM policies of the past, especially circa 1965, lead to both parents having to work in order to make ends meet which in turn has lead to decades of children not having someone to come home to from school to keep them out of trouble and to make sure they do their homework. Children cannot raise themselves, which is most evident in our cities and is the main reason for poor education results in my opinion. Squeezing more money out of people for failing city education when money isn't the issue is wrong, just as NJEA support and protection of teachers who no longer make a difference is not only wrong, but far too costly.....costly to the taxpayer and costly to the children who should always have the best teachers available.
WakeupNJ - It is because people care; tired of seeing city kids fail; tired of seeing teachers kept on the payroll who no longer make a difference; tired of seeing a union supporting politicians that only care about themselves instead of the people they represent. That is why the people are backing Christie, and not the DEMs and the NJEA, because the people know and feel first hand what the vast amount of tax dollars that the DEM/NJEA alliance has cost them, and they can see for themselves it's just not worth it, that there's a better way to give the children the education they deserve without continuing to give more and more of their earnings that they can no longer afford to give.
WakeupNJ - "What makes Christie qualified to decide what's best?" - It doesn't have to be Christie or Cerf. ANYONE doing something other than what's been going on the past few decades is worth the effort. And that's not an opinion......that's 20/20 hindsight.
Should Greenwald win, I can see NJ returning to its path of hopelessness, loss, and misery. At least Booker and Sweeney seem to understand that businesses and free-enterprise, the jobs they create and the taxes that they pay, should be protected and encouraged, not demonized, over-taxed and driven away, as most DEMs love to do.
"But as he takes office, he should remember that it is a public education system he has sworn to nurture and maintain, not one that encourages the privatization of this most essential institution. He may be so focused on fixing failing schools that he neglects the democratic process — and the heritage of a public school system." - If politics and the NJEA are allowed to continue to get in the way, all bets are off.
"Gov. Chris Christie hiding Barnegat Bay's real problems" - Again with Jeff Tittel? And what a dumb headline. Does The S-L have this guy on retainer for slow news days? Enough with this guy already.
If the residents could see how much less the town's portion of their property tax bill would be, they might support it. Police response time and knowledge of the streets and area, etc., would not be affected. Better presentation to the people, who should be the ones making the decision, should be done.
Any resident having a problem with the noise should have known better. Any suggestion that Picatinny be closed down or some other stupid suggestion should be laughed at. People who buy homes close to places like Picatinny, Englishtown/Raceway Park, or a major highway or interstate, and then complain about the noise, should not be accommodated.
I think if you took all the money out of campaigning, you'd get a lot more decent people running.
What's the old saying? When you're being run out of town you pretend you're leading a parade." - That's exactly what's happened to the NJEA and its thugs with Christie around.
What's the old saying? When you're being run out of town you pretend you're leading a parade." - That's exactly what's happened to the NJEA and its thugs with Christie around.
fredp0444 - Many New Jerseyans vote Democratic no matter who the candidate is. A majority of the media is biased and associates Republicans with being the "rich" party consisting of money-hungry individuals not wanting to share their wealth. I believe Republicans control their spending better by requiring less government workers and not over-spending on programs today that need to be paid for tomorrow. Republicans also seem to understand better that doing more for business generates more tax income and gives more people jobs who in turn earn more money and pay more taxes. Democrats always blame big business for our problems rather than treating it as the solution.
YUP, keep voting DEM!-"San Bernardino's city council voted on July 24 to adopt an emergency three-month fiscal plan that would suspend debt payments, freeze vacant jobs and quit paying into a retiree health fund...."
BB5 - The union is backing up its member. Unions usually get bashed when they press for elite items (supported by the DEMs), like being paid for unused sick time; or having the taxpayer pay for 100% of their benefits, even after they're retired; receiving a salary that's twice as much as a non-union member receives, or being able to do lousy work and not be subject to termination without a costly process. Unions supporting its members from unscrupulous bosses, the original reason unions came to be in the first place, I believe has the people's support.
Ah, BB5, spin as best you can. All I said was that Christie cares about the students/children, not the the NJEA (or any other union) or union members....which is the complete opposite of the DEMs. And of course you know that he dropped his Income Tax cut proposal in favor of Sweeney's Property Tax cut proposal. And he did cancel the multi-billion project to build a train to Macy's that would have been paid for by generations to come, again favored by the DEMs (naturally). But hey, I'm sure to some readers (socialists, mostly), you sounded very convincing.
Sounds like Swan knows how bad things are in a blue state and how much worse they will get when Christie leaves.
Though Christie's popularity among women is lower than that of men, when it comes to choosing a Governor, popularity matters little. Is Christie pro children/student rather than union/teacher? Yes. Is Christie pro entrepreneur/jobs rather than taxing every nickel and dime a family or business has? Yes. Is Christie fiscally conservative, not spending billions that would be a burden to our children, and their children? Yes. Women may not like the aggressive, in your face style of Christie, but when it comes to protecting a family's ability to stay together, compared to the DEMs who care nothing about how their ever increasing taxes tear at a family's ability to be happy and prosper due to not being able to save for the future and the constant threat of job-loss, in that they feel the same as men, maybe even more-so. Christie gets their vote.
The DEMonics had kept Harris and Kwon from the bench, and Cerf from being confirmed as Education Commissioner....until now. It has been a great week with good winning out over evil for a change. Nice!


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This logic would seem to crown poker the most honest of Western sports. It's played with chips, and without all the pretense ballplayers (disingenuously or not) attach to their pursuit: love of the game, passion for the hometown, virtue of being a role model, blah blah blah. Aren't poker players in it simply for the fat stacks of cash?
Perhaps not. The common refrain among WSOP participants is that they're after that hideous championship bracelet, not the money. And Jamie Gold, the 2006 WSOP Main Event winner, told the world he intends to use his winnings to ease the suffering of his father, who was stricken with ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Richard Paul Snyder, 76, of Mount Pleasant, S.C, husband of Judith Snyder died Monday, March 10, 2014. The relatives and friends of Richard "Rich" Snyder are invited to attend his funeral service on Friday, March 14, 2014 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 604 Pitt St., at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 13, in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel from 6-8 p.m.
Rich was born Nov. 23, 1937 in Jersey City, N.J., son of the late Paul Snyder and the late Grace Major Snyder. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of William and Mary in 1960 where he played football, and a master's degree from Seton Hall University in 1971. Rich served in the United States Army and retired as a mathematics teacher and football coach at Bernards High School in Bernardsville, N.J. He was a financial planner with Provident Mutual and after retiring, he and his wife moved to Mount Pleasant in 2000. He was an avid New York Giants fan and he and his wife were active in Meals on Wheels, where he served on the Board of Directors.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Judy Snyder of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; one daughter, Heather Cudmore and her husband, Dr. Andrew Cudmore, of Melbourne, Fla.; one son, Drew Emmert of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one sister, Elizabeth DeBlasio of Davenport, Fla.; one brother, Russell Snyder of Tucson, Ariz.; two grandsons, Benjamin Cudmore and Tripp Emmert; and several nieces and nephews.
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Today it seems it's trendy
to wear your pants real low.
You know you're hot if you can walk
and let your butt-crack show!
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned
or maybe I'm a prude...
but I can't help but thinking
that your butt-crack is just rude!
It started with the plumber,
by accident... I'm sure!
But now, my teacher turns around
Oh no! Don't tell me.........Her?
She even wears the pants real low
so when she turns away...
her butt-crack smiles back at you
and you don't know what to say!
Do you pretend it's not there?
Do you say "Hey, nice crack?"
Pray to the fashion Gods and hope
suspenders will come back!
Mary Nagy
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Leica X2 Edition Paul Smith pictures and hands-on
Leica is known for its high-brow cameras almost as much as it is for its limited-edition designer versions. The latest, the Leica X2 "Edition Paul Smith", joins the pricey Leica M9 Hermes as one of Leica's growing limited editions.
The Paul Smith version of the X2 is finished in British Racing Green, capped with a luminescent orange top and what Leica calls an "eye-catching brilliant yellow" base, but which we think is more green-yellow in reality. But there's no disputing the "eye-catching" part, that's for sure.
Scrawled on top of the pop-up flash is a light bulb in obvious Paul Smith style, though we've been left wondering where the classic "stripes" are? Maybe they've been reserved for the box, which is something we were unable to see at the Leica stand at Photokina in Cologne, Germany.
The kit, which is limited to 1,500 numbered editions, comes with a Paul Smith leather case and strap included, both of which are embossed with the words "Paul Smith for Leica", as can be seen in our gallery of images.
The model we handled had "PR05/PR60" to its rear, but this is where the real deal, on-sale models will have their individual numbers from 1-1500. However Pocket-lint was told that the more prestigious numbers, such as 0001 and 1500, will be reserved for special occasions and are unlikely to be put on sale.
First impressions? Well it's striking, isn't it? It's sure to turn a few heads, but not only on account of its bold colour scheme, but also its price: a cool £2,000 will reserve you the model, which will be available from October.
For full information about the Leica X2, take a look at our full review for all the specs. The limited-edition Paul Smith version doesn't offer any new features, it's all about the "style". But we'd still like more stripes.
Paul Smith for Leica includes a few other accessories too, you can check them out on the Paul Smith website.
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GNOME 2.20.0 was just released (read all about it at http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/), and we have completed the porting effort. As with previous releases of GNOME, we took the 2.19 development cycle to implement a FreeBSD-internal change. This time, we collapsed the share/gnome/ hierarchy down to just share/ (*). This greatly simplifies porting efforts, and should also pre-squish any prefix-related bugs. The downside of this change is that it is huge as it affects all ports that rely on gnomeprefix. This means that while GNOME 2.20.0 is now available for FreeBSD in MarcusCom CVS (see http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/develfaq.html), it will not be hitting the ports tree for a while longer. We need to run a full pointyhat build with our local patches to make sure we haven't missed anything. Once that is successfully completed, you can expect GNOME 2.20, and all of the related changes to come flooding in to a cvsup server near you.
I will updating develfaq.html to show how to upgrade from 2.18 to 2.20 tonight when I am home. It is pretty simple to upgrade GNOME. I have successed upgrade in my test box by:
# portmaster -o textproc/rarian textproc/scrollkeeper # portmaster -aAs for the portupgrade users, I haven't test it but I image that it shouldn't be difference with portmaster. You can do this.
# portupgrade -o textproc/rarian textproc/scrollkeeper # portupgrade -a If anyone have any problem with runtime, give us a shout as usually. Cheers, Mezz
In the meantime, packages for i386 and amd64 are being built (http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q21), and we still need those users running 2.20 to provide us some cool screenshots. (*) For 2.22, we're thinking of changes all references of GNOME to SMURF to see if anyone notices. Joe
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Policy 702.7
Student Conduct on School Buses
It is the practice of the Board of Education (Richmond) to provide transportation for certain children in its schools. However, parents remain responsible for supervision until such time as the child boards the bus in the morning and after the child leaves the bus at the end of the school day.
The Board encourages all students in the district to behave responsibly at all times, and expects students riding school buses to maintain a reasonable standard of courtesy and decorum. Although it is not required to convey students to and from school, the Board provides transportation and transportation assistance to students. Permission to ride a school bus is a privilege, which may be revoked.
In case of student misbehaviour on school buses, the Board authorizes bus drivers and principals to take appropriate disciplinary action, as defined in district regulations.
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What is a pulmonary embolism?
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs. It is caused when a piece of a blood clot located elsewhere in the body breaks off (thromboembolism) and travels through the bloodstream and lodges in one of the arteries that supply the lungs. A pulmonary embolism may be serious and life threatening. Each year, more than 100,000 cases of pulmonary embolism occur in the United States (Source: NHLBI).
Deep vein thrombosis is the primary cause of pulmonary embolism. In deep vein thrombosis, blood clots form in the large veins of the legs. A blood clot may break free in a leg vein and travel through the bloodstream to the lungs, where it can cause symptoms by blocking an artery.
Symptoms of pulmonary embolism vary greatly, depending on the severity of the embolism. Some individuals with pulmonary embolism have no symptoms, or they experience only symptoms associated with deep vein thrombosis in the legs.
Treatment of pulmonary embolism aims to dissolve, remove or limit the growth of the blood clot. This may be achieved through medication, minimally invasive procedures, or, rarely, surgery.
In some cases, a pulmonary embolism may be life threatening. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) for serious symptoms, such as chest pain, sweating, or severe difficulty breathing, which may be combined with leg pain or swelling and sharp pain in the lungs.
What are the symptoms of pulmonary embolism?
Many of the symptoms of pulmonary embolism are the result of difficulty breathing or deep vein thrombosis. At times, any of these pulmonary embolism symptoms can be severe. It is possible to have a pulmonary embolism without any symptoms.
Symptoms caused by deep vein thrombosisDeep vein thrombosis is one of the primary causes of a pulmonary embolism. In some cases, the... Read more about pulmonary embolismsymptoms
What causes pulmonary embolism?
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs. The blockage is usually caused by a blood clot, but other, less common causes exist. Blockage of an artery in the lung restricts blood flow to a portion of the lung.
Common cause of pulmonary embolismThe primary cause of pulmonary embolism is deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis is a conditio... Read more about pulmonary embolismcauses
How is pulmonary embolism treated?
Treatment of pulmonary embolism varies greatly depending on the severity of the embolism. Medications are used to control the formation and growth of blood clots and restore blood flow to the lungs. Oxygen may be administered through a face mask, prongs (tiny plastic tubes) in the nostrils, or a breathing tube. More invasive procedures may be required in severe or life-threatening cases of pulm... Read more about pulmonary embolismtreatments


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Tags electronic, indie folk, blues
Artists Cut Chemist, Six Organs of Admittance, Lemon Jelly
July 06, 2009
Go outside. Take this music with you. Take a lie down in some shade, some sun, some summer.
<3! love the pogo song.
Slowly, Softly by Hey_Box
some tracks from Blonde Redhead, Atlas Sound, and Junior Boys that are on the more slow and soft side of the spectrum.
alternative rock, electro pop, electronic
black nights. black eyes. by Hey_Box
Dan Auerbach, Porch Ghouls, and Soulsavers.
rock, alternative rock, indie rock
Wake Up, Get Up by Hey_Box
Rad Omen, TEPR, and Goldfish.
hip hop, dance & house, electronic
Sunny Day Soul by Hey_Box
Got some Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and Raphael Saadiq here.
r&b, pop, soul


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Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky near the Heart of the Bluegrass, is a student-centered comprehensive, regional, public university dedicated to high-quality instruction, service, and scholarship.
Position Summary: A Training Assistant serves as an EKU liaison to contracting agency personnel, provides customer service, training support and administrative duties, while ensuring quality services have been provided. Provide office management and clerical functions. Coordinate training events and conferences. Develop media and multi-media products to enhance training. Perform budgetary services for agency members. Design, develop, and prepare print related materials and supplies. Support the training delivery system by maintaining training records and compiling management reports. Provide customer service and act as liaison to contracting agencies.
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'Alinea' on Serious Eats
2012 Chicago Michelin Guide Released
Michelin finally broke its silence today, as it just announced the starred restaurants for its 2012 Chicago Michelin Guide moments ago. You can read the full release here, but here are the big things you should know. More
Enter to Win a Copy of the 'Alinea' Cookbook
Grant Achatz's Alinea cookbook came out back in 2008, but it's getting more attention now with the release of Modernist Cuisine and all of Achatz's new projects (read more about them in our interview). Even if you don't picture yourself making spheres of beet juice or mozzarella balloons every night, it's still a fun book to have on the shelf. Enter to win one of the five copies we're giving away here. More
Meet & Eat: Grant Achatz
Alinea chef Grant Achatz just published his memoir Life on the Line, which details his path to culinary greatness and his coinciding battle with tongue cancer. He's simultaneously been in the process of opening his new restaurant project Next, and the accompanying bar Aviary. The man's busy! Learn about his upcoming projects, and his secret love of Little Caesar's. More
Chicago: Alinea to Open a New Restaurant Called 'Next' and Bar 'Aviary'
Last night Alinea chef Grant Achatz announced on Twitter (just as the James Beard Foundation Awards were kicking off) that he and business partner Nick Kokonas will be opening a new restaurant project in the fall called Next and a bar (without bartenders) called Aviary. The experimental menus will rotate by season, with each one focusing on a different era and setting, like Paris 1912 and Hong Kong 2036. More
Alinea's Tasting Menu Expressed in Jelly Beans
Using actual Jelly Belly flavors, Michele Humes crafted jelly bean recipes for dishes on the tasting menu at Alinea in Chicago. For a dish of duck, morels, asparagus, and camomile, she recommends combining 2 Gravy + 1 Bacon + 1/2 Grass + 1/2 Mashed Potato + 1/2 Dirt + 1/2 Soap. Check out all her other clever combos. More
Sort-of Edible Christmas Trees: Alinea's Tempura-Fried Goose on Juniper Sprigs
I love how the tempura bit looks like a root ball. [Photographs: Christian Seel/Alinea Mosaic] On the Alinea Mosaic forum, chef and photographer Christian Seel describes the technique and thinking behind Alinea's holiday-season tempura goose course. A layer of goose-infused stuffing is topped with a piece of cured and sous-vided goose breast, which is in turn topped off with an armagnac-plum purée. All that is skewered on a juniper sprig, battered, and fried in fat rendered earlier from the geese. The juniper is warmed in the salamander broiler just before serving to release its aroma. [via @gachatz]... More
Comment of the Day: I Wonder If Crucial Detail Makes Curtains
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S. Pellegrino's 2009 'World's 50 Best Restaurants List' Released
On the 2009 list, El Bulli is at No. 1 for the fourth year in a row. Fat Duck at No. 2 again. Rounding out the top ten are: Noma (Copenhagen), Mugaritz (San Sebastián, Spain), El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain), Per Se (NYC), Bras (Laguiole, France), Arzak (San Sebastián, Spain), Pierre Gagnaire (Paris), and Alinea (Chicago).... More
In Videos: 'I Went to Eat at Alinea Tonight'
As Alinea chef-partner Grant Achatz tweeted last week when this video was posted: "Ppl ask - who eats @ Alinea. Think we only get sophisticated-rich- old. We get avg Joes 2. I swear..." [Video, after the jump.]... More
Hip-Hop Alinea
From the "Lazy Sunday"–inspired Grant Achatz rap: "... Yo, where's the first course? / Garnished roes, dude. / Then hit the fois gras, it's my favorite food. / I prefer Pork Belly. / That's a good one, too. / Sweet Potato is the best. /True that. / DOUBLE TRUE...." [MenuPages Chicago]... More
Grant Achatz on Blogging
MenuPages Chicago talks to Alinea chef Grant Achatz about his involvement with the just-launched Atlantic Food Channel: The blogging has been very self-educational for me. It is rare that chefs take the time to step away from their kitchens (or TV studios) to reflect on the why and what it is that they do. I will produce between 2 and 3 posts per week, in the beginning I will focus on my recent travels to Madrid and Japan and how these trips both informed me of changing times in modern gastronomy.... I think it will be a cool look into what I think is a very transitional time in gastronomy, and how Alinea is reacting to it. Related: 'The Atlantic'... More
Underground Brooklyn Chef Re-Creates $1,500 Alinea Meal
Michael Cirino, proprietor of the New York-based underground supper club A Razor, A Shiny Knife (ARASK) trekked to Chicago for an eight-hour re-enactment of a 21-course dinner Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz prepared earlier this year. Our Chicago correspondent Michael... More
Grant Achatz, The Movie
Actually, it's going to be called "Taste," according to indieWIRE. Documentarian R.J. Cutler says of his next project on Alinea's executive chef: "He's considered by many to be one of the greatest chefs in the world, and he's had tongue cancer, and in battling the cancer, he lost the use of his taste buds on his tongue." [via MenuPages]... More
A Comic About Eating at Alinea
Check out this great comic by Chicago-based artist Lucy Knisley illustrating her and her boyfriend's 13-course meal at Alinea in all its pupil-dilating glory. If her drawings of the courses weren't enough—from the lamb stew in a bottomless cup to the dehydrated caramel dust with salt—she says, "the meal was probably the best meal I've ever eaten in my life." Considering that she wrote a book about exploring and eating in Paris, French Milk, she seems to be a food lover. Related Grant Achatz' Alinea Cookbook 'The New Yorker' Profile on Grant Achatz Alinea's Most Exciting Food... More
In Videos: Little Kids Make Alinea Cookbook Look Easy
Theo, a self-proclaimed five-and-a-half-year-old (at the prime age when half ages matter), has trouble pronouncing "agar" and needs a step stool to see over the counter, but he can cook from the Alinea cookbook (previously reviewed on Serious Eats). His brother James (nine-years-old) isn't professionally trained either, but doesn't fret over a recipe with pheasant, gray shallots, and burning oak leaves. While some home cooks have expressed frustration with the unapproachable quality of the Alinea cookbook ("it took seven hours and produced eight bites of food") these two munchkins have proved them wrong. It doesn't hurt that their father is Nick Kokonas, the business partner of Grant Achatz, Alinea's head chef. Both videos on both sides of the argument,... More
In Videos: Alinea's Grant Achatz Makes Sous Vide Stuffing and Gelled Pumpkin Pie
At the Alinea Thanksgiving, there are two magic words: "plastic" and "bag." Earlier today, we showed you turkey, the Grant Achatz way. (aka, throw it into a plastic bag). Not much changes in the stuffing department. Achatz calls it his bag o' stuffing, in lieu of the more traditional cavity o' stuffing. Since he's such a pro, Achatz doesn't need tongs when placing bags into bubbling-hot water baths. He scoffs at tongs. He uses his bare hands. For the pumpkin pie, Achatz gives the baggies a break to whip out the blowtorch. "This doesn't look like pumpkin pie. This looks like Alinea. With funny gels and stuff," noted Nick Kokonas, an Alinea business partner. Those gelatinous pumpkin-bourbon cubes get... More
In Videos: Alinea's Grant Achatz Makes Sous Vide Turkey
It's no surprise that the American patron saint of molecular gastronomy wouldn't be satisfied with a humdrum oven-roasted turkey. Alinea's Grant Achatz walks us through a sous vide Thanksgiving (this is just part one; another is on the way). When his business partner Nick Kokonas first suggested the oven, Achatz responded with a stunned "No!" Psh, are you kidding him? It wouldn't be the holidays without a vacuum sealer and immersion circulator! Actually, Achatz says Ziploc baggies will work just fine. He even assures NFL lovers that sous-viding will not inhibit football-watching. Video, after the jump.... More
Grant Achatz' Alinea Cookbook
Usually, I can devour a new cookbook in the space of one or two evenings—reading all the front matter and back matter and giving a few thorough skims (and then some) to all the recipes in between. Not so with the recently released Alinea cookbook. Consuming this one has been a more protracted commitment, spanning a few weeks, filling the majority of my free time, and still, I feel as though I should pore over it a few more times. This is no ordinary cookbook. This is a culinary tome. Before any recipes are introduced, there are several lengthy pieces—replete with heady analogies to art and philosophy and written by such heavy hitters as Jeffrey Steingarten,—set forth to frame... More


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BELO HORIZONTE, July 10: Some 14 years after their humiliating Euro 2000 exit, Germany now stand with the world at their feet amidst the fall-out from their remarkable thrashing of Brazil.
Joachim Loew's Germany capitalised on an emotionally fragile Selecao side, shorn of injured star Neymar and suspended captain Thiago Silva, to inflict a 7-1 mauling on the hosts in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final.
The battering Brazil sustained in Belo Horizonte even had the usually reserved German Chancellor Angela Merkel describing the victory as 'historic'.
Loew's Germany are now on the verge of their first World Cup title for 24 years with their global reputation for eye-catching football enhanced after handing Brazil their heaviest international defeat.
"The final is sure to be a different game, but there is one thing they have done — the respect for this team has now become even greater," enthused Franz Beckenbauer who captained West Germany to the 1974 title and coached the 1990 World Cup winners.
It's all a far-cry from Euro 2000, when Germany bowed out after failing to win any of their three matches.
That humiliation prompted the German FA (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) to put politics aside and focus on a player development strategy which is now bearing fruit.
The DFB ploughed millions of euros into building youth academies across the Bundesliga's top tiers.
A tactical blueprint was laid out for the DFB's junior teams, so a player rising through the age groups had continuity while DFB coaches scouted playgrounds and sports fields for talent.
The various clubs controlled their own academy systems, but followed DFB guidelines.
Despite reaching the 2002 World Cup final, Germany again exited in the first round of Euro 2004 with two draws and a defeat as coach Rudi Voeller resigned.
With increasing desperation, the DFB took a gamble by naming inexperienced former striker Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach and he appointed Loew as his assistant.
With the academy system starting to yield talent like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm and Lukas Podolski, Klinsmann and Loew promoted youth and attacking football.
Only an extra-time defeat to Italy in the semi-finals halted the Germans' march when they hosted the 2006 World Cup and when Klinsmann stepped down, Loew took over.
The 54-year-old steered the Germans to the Euro 2008 final where they lost the Vienna final 1-0 to a Spanish side at the start of a golden era.
The South Africa World Cup was when Loew's Germany announced their return as a powerhouse on the global stage.
With an average age of 24, the multi-national squad saw the likes of Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Thomas Mueller and Manuel Neuer break into the side with performances which suggested they were there to stay.
Ozil, the Gelsenkirchen-born son of Turkish immigrants, is a good example of a current player who rose through the system having been spotted by a DFB coach before he joined Schalke.
Both England and Argentina conceded four goals to the Germans, who won scores of neutral fans at South Africa 2010 with fleet-footed, eye-catching football, in the knock-out stages.
Again, Germany's run was halted by Spain, this time in the semi-finals.
Four years on in Brazil, Germany can grind out results after a 2-2 draw with Ghana and 1-0 win over the USA in the group stages, but also turn on the style in their 4-0 rout of Portugal before Tuesday's thrashing of Brazil.
"The team is a step further," Schweinsteiger said when comparing the 2010 team.
"Every single player has developed further at their clubs and the amount of good players has also increased."
Domestically, German football is in rude health with Bayern Munich and Dortmund both major forces in the Champions League last season having contested the 2013 final.
Six Bayern players started the Belo Horizonte semi-final while Dortmund's Mats Hummels has established himself as a world-class centre-back.
And who knows how much stronger the Germans would have been had dynamic Dortmund winger Marco Reus not torn ankle ligaments before the World Cup?
In sunday's final, Germany face the winner of Wednesday's second semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands.
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Carbon offset suppliers that respond to our survey can opt to be listed on a banner on the Ecosystem Marketplace homepage and in the reports' directories of carbon offset retailers, project developers, wholesalers, brokers and other suppliers – read by tens of thousands, year-round. Create a profile and submit your responses HERE!
AND, if you're a clean cookstove project developer, we have a special survey for you – tell us about your project and (if you so choose) we'll list your organization as a cookstove offset project developer in this year's State of report.
On to the news, the REDD Offsets Working Group (ROW) has been hard at work fielding feedback from its first workshop and public comments for the draft recommendations it recently released on including REDD+ credits into California's cap-and-trade scheme. An Ecosystem Marketplace article unpacks the domestic and international importance that state endorsement carries, with insights from the ROW's technical experts.
One of the main goals of the ROW's recommendations is "for the California model to be adopted by other cap and trade programs or pay-for-performance strategies, hopefully helping partner jurisdictions become compatible with other systems," according to ROW member Dan Nepstad, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute's International Program Director.
California could set a strong precedent for other GHG compliance programs if it decides to allow REDD+ credits into its program. Until or unless other systems provide demand signals, however, the supply of REDD+ credits from partner jurisdictions significantly outweighs prospective demand from California.
With this in mind, the ROW's recommendations encourage partner jurisdictions to issue credits themselves or register reductions with "third-party programs where a single 'currency' could potentially serve a variety of voluntary and regulatory markets," as the State of Acre has done already. Where jurisdictions remain unable to tap into carbon finance, they need to continue securing financing for own efforts from national, multilateral and bilateral sources.
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This year, Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace is teaming up with the UN Foundation's Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to track the contributions of carbon finance to cookstove project development and distribution – to be explored in a breakout section in our State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report. For those of you who develop clean cookstove projects for the voluntary and/or compliance carbon markets, we invite you to respond to our cookstoves survey. While names of eligible organizations will be (optionally) listed, all other information remains confidential. Organizations that share 2012 volume data can choose to be listed with other offset suppliers in the back of the final report (with weblink) as well as Ecosystem Marketplace's online directory/catalog.
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The Gold Standard recently made its "simplified methodology for efficient cookstoves" available for public comment. The methodology is based on the suppressed demand approach, intended for micro-scale projects that introduce firewood based improved cookstoves and reduce up to 10,000 tCO2e a year. To avoid resource-intensive kitchen tests, the methodology provides defaults for aspects like aging of stoves and the emission factor of firewood and baseline fuel consumption. The methodology provides guidelines for simplified monitoring while aiming to maintain robustness. Comments are due March 30, 2013.
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Next month at World Water Day, ClimateCare and partners are slated to launch the WHOLE WORLD Water Fund, which will benefit clean and safe water programs around the globe. Participating members of the hospitality and tourism industry – including Soneva, Six Senses, Virgin Limited Edition, Virgin Hotels, Banyan Tree, Auberge du Soleil, Tao Restaurant Group, The Ritz-Carlton (Charlotte and Lake Tahoe), Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, Dusit Hotels and Resorts, JetWing Hotels, and The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu – will filter, bottle, and sell their own water, contributing 10% of proceeds to the Fund. The Fund, managed by ClimateCare, will invest in water projects with the potential to generate carbon offsets. Founding member Soneva also has its feet in carbon through its Soneva SLOW LIFE Trust, last year providing investment in Impact Carbon's Gold Standard cookstoves project in Darfur, Sudan.
– Read ClimateCare press release
– Read Soneva/Impact Carbon press release
The PopOffsets scheme, run by UK charity Population Matters (and backed by Sir David Attenborough, for all you Planet Earth buffs), is the first project of its kind that enables individuals and organizations to offset their carbon footprint at £10/tCO2e ($15.24) by funding family planning and women's empowerment programs. The scheme's managing director, John Charnock-Wilson, says the three-year-old scheme plans to apply for certification in the carbon markets. Critics believe it may be difficult to quantify the extent to which family planning efforts lead to avoided emissions – potentially following a similar vein as suppressed demand methodologies currently available in the marketplace.
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An Ottawa-based radio station – Live 88.5 – plans on being carbon neutral for its fourth consecutive year by planting 5,700 trees in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation. Through tree planting, the Canadian station has managed to offset emissions from the office's yearly energy consumption, travel and commute for 35 staff members. Dan Cooper, the conservation authority's forestry program manager, comments that by setting this internal goal the radio station is also causing external movement, inspiring other businesses to follow its example. So far, eight hectares have been reforested in the Ottawa Valley; 30 different tree species are expected to be planted in the spring.
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) announced its Nairobi, Kenya headquarters carbon neutral last month in what it sees as its first major step toward becoming a fully carbon neutral institution. ICRAF's headquarters offset its emissions for these next two years with credits generated from Wildlife Works' VCS/CCB-certified Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project in Kenya, with credits sourced through The CarbonNeutral Company. In conjunction with using offsetting, ICRAF's headquarters is working to reduce its carbon footprint with a new recycling system and energy-saving lighting, as well as plans to reduce the need for travel by updating its video conferencing system.
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Over 90 organizations participated in the California Air Resources Board's (ARB) second auction of GHG allowances, held last Tuesday. As in the first auction last November, all of the current vintage allowances (priced at $13.62/tCO2e) sold out, and in fact, were overbid. 80% of the $176 million in revenues from current vintage allowances will go to California households that draw power from the state's major electric utilities in the form of climate dividends. Nearly half of allowances for 2016 ($10.71/tCO2e) were sold. The third auction is scheduled for May 16. In the interest of fine-tuning California's scheme, University of Virginia economists recently released a study of the auction system with recommendations for adjustments and further study.
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– Read about auction from NDRC
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White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated last month that the White House would rule out any carbon tax plans, but this was no means the last word on the subject. Senator Barbara Boxer and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders recently revealed plans for a climate bill that would introduce a $20/tCO2e-carbon tax, to be pushed toward a Senate vote by this summer. The tax would fall on 2,869 power plants, refineries and industrial facilities, to rise 5.6% annually over 10-year periods, envisioned to bring in $1.2 trillion in revenues. Of this revenue, 60% would help energy bill payers to help them cope with any increase in tax-affiliated energy costs, while 40% would go to programs aimed at improving building energy efficiency and investment in clean tech research and development. Prospects for passing the bill through Congress are shaky, given anticipated opposition from Democrats in coal-rich states and little indication of Republican support.
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Last month, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment released a discussion paper that favors a GHG reduction strategy in line with the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). The province expresses interest in an equivalency arrangement that would allow it to develop its own regulatory framework that achieves same or better outcomes than the federal government's prospective regulation on coal-fired electricity generation. In the paper, Ontario proposes to develop offset protocols in coordination with WCI and North America 2050, in the short term potentially adapting existing protocols for NO2 from fertilizer management, dairy cattle, ozone depleting substances, and landfill methane. Elsewhere in Canada, Alberta and Quebec are already backing market-based GHG reduction programs, while Saskatchewan is proposing its own emissions trading scheme.
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Last week, the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety voted to endorse the European Commission's proposal to recover prices by backloading 900 MtCO2e in carbon allowances – if the proposal is passed, these allowances would be auctioned in 2019-2020 rather than 2013-2015. The proposal will need to survive a plenary vote in April, however, before it can become promulgated as legislation; Poland remains opposed to the plan; and Germany has yet to take a stance. In the meantime, Germany cancelled an EUA auction for the second time because bids failed to reach the asking price. While the European Commission's support provides some reassurance to the EU ETS, more clarity is needed before the price of carbon can go up.
– Read about progress on backloading proposal
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The Chinese government recently released more details on its plans to pass a carbon tax alongside taxes on coal, water, and other environmentally damaging or energy intensive goods and services, intended to replace the country's existing pollution discharge fees. While it is unclear when the new sino-taxes would take effect, the government previously reported that the carbon tax would start by 2015 as a 10 CNY ($1.60/tCO2e) on large polluters, to increase through 2020. Jia Chen, head of the Ministry of Finance, said local taxation authorities rather than national environmental protection bodies would collect the levies.
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Forest carbon project developer BioCarbon Partners (BCP) is piloting a digital biomass data collection system to quantify carbon stocks in the Miombo forest woodlands for its Lower Zambezi REDD+ project, which is located in Zambia. This system is one of Africa's first such systems carried out by a community-based biomass assessment team, and expedites data collection and reportedly reduces error compared to standard biomass collection surveys that require hard-copy data collection and data capture. BCP plans to leverage this technology on future REDD+ projects, and will be documenting its experiences on its blog.
– Read about data collection system
– Read about Lower Zambezi REDD+ project
Based in Washington, DC, the program associate/associate manager will oversee the management and promotion of the organization's online Forest Carbon Portal website and Project Inventory; coordinate, research and co-author the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets and State of the Forest Carbon Markets reports; and serve as a source of expertise on carbon markets. Candidates should have a graduate degree with strong expertise in or knowledge of the carbon markets. Read more about the position here.
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Based in Virginia, the specialist will develop and execute annual marketing plans for WGES's Carbon Offsets Plus and WindPower products, manage relationships with carbon offsets partners, and facilitate expansion or implementation of new and existing projects, alongside other tasks. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering or related field, with 5+ years' experience supporting environmental programs or products.
Based in Turkey, the expert will contribute to the Quality Assurance process with the review of project activities submitted to the Standard for certification. S/he will also help further develop the Standard's rules and procedures, new methodologies, and capacity building activities. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in engineering, science, or related field, ideally with 4-5 years' experience in the carbon markets, and fluency in Turkish.
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Eric Gordel, Exeter: "I shall not be voting. We know nothing about the candidates or really what it is all about. The police should know what they're doing, and if it's not broken, why try to fix it?"
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Thirty was the number of the night for Grace Christian basketball Tuesday night.
Brooke Strickland scored 30 points and nearly notched a quadruple-double as the Lady Crusaders rolled to a 71-36 win over The O'Neal School. Mark Riches scored 30 points, pouring in 23 in the first half, leading the Crusaders to a 76-63 win over O'Neal.
Strickland, a senior who transferred from Chatham Central to Grace Christian, tallied 30 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and eight steals as the Lady Crusaders improved to a 5-2 mark.
O'Neal focused on trying to stop returning all-state Lady Crusader Anna Murr, who still scored 15 points in the first half and 20 on the night.
"This year, we knew the box-and-one was coming on Anna a lot of nights." said Grace Christian head coach Joel Murr.
Strickland, as least for now, is still under the radar a little, said the Lady Crusader coach. A few more games like Tuesday's will change "under the radar" and help the Lady Crusaders all the way around.
Maggie Jackson led O'Neal (0-3) with 13 points. Katherine Wooddell and Cydney Baldwin had six points each.
Alexis Ross scored nine points and Kaycee Murr added six points for the Lady Crusaders.
Riches and B.J. Harrison, who hit six three-pointers and totaled 24 points, led a hot-shooting night most of the way for the Crusaders. Grace Christian (4-3) led 65-44 with a quarter to play before O'Neal (1-2) closed to as close as 10 points down the stretch.
Led by two three-pointers by Jacob Talbert, the Falcons jumped out to a 10-5 lead. With constant driving to the basket, then converting either in the lane or at the line, Riches poured in 15 points in the first eight minutes. Harrison hit two three-pointers as well and the Crusaders led 21-18 after one period.
Riches and Harrison combined for the first 11 points of the second quarter, stretching Grace's lead to 32-21 two minutes into the quarter. Grace led 42-31 at halftime.
More Crusaders got into the scoring column, including Zachary Boggs who added 12 points. Grace Christian made 10-of-25 three-pointers and 19-of-23 free throws on the night.
Talbert, who missed much of the middle two periods with foul trouble, led the Falcon surge in the fourth quarter. A Talbert three-pointer made it 69-59 Crusaders with 3:40 remaining.
O'Neal had chances to make it a single-digit game but had a couple empty possessions. Grace's Isaac Kruger made a breakaway lay-up with 2:35 left, then Nolan Shoemake made two free throws for a 73-60 Crusader lead with 1:14 left.
Talbert had nine rebounds and five assists along with his 23 points. Jack Johnston added 16 points.
Robert Fulton tallied 10 rebounds and six assists for the Crusaders. Riches had 30 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists. Grace Christian won the turnover category 16-8.
Both Falcon squads play again Friday evening at Faith Christian. Both Crusader squads host Cape Fear Christian Friday with the girls varsity game set for 6 p.m.


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Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) is among the first in Texas using newly approved pacemaker technology to safely overcome barriers, which previously blocked patients fitted with pacemakers from access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines for medical diagnosis. The new technology, known as the Revo MRI™ Sure Scan pacing system, received FDA approval in February 2011.
THI-affiliated cardiac electrophysiologist John J. Seger, MD, was the first in a four-state region of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona to implant the device. The patient who received the new pacemaker in October 2009 was a 76-year-old cancer patient who needed the device to treat a slow heart beat, but also needed an MRI on a regular basis to ensure that his cancer had not returned or spread. Although the FDA had not yet approved the device at that time, it allowed SLEH to implant the pacemaker based on compassionate use.
"Up to one in three people will undergo an MRI in their lifetime," Seger said. "This new technology gives flexibility for those who also need a pacemaker."
There is a 50 to 75 percent probability that patients with cardiac devices such as a pacemaker will need an MRI over the lifetime of their devices, according to the developer of the new pacemaker. Furthermore, more than 200,000 patients in the United States have to forego an MRI scan because they have a pacemaker. The Revo MRI Sure Scan helps address this unmet patient need.
Mark Skolkin, MD, chief of radiology for SLEH, added that until now patients with pacemakers, who required advanced imaging, have had computed tomography (CT) scans.
"Unfortunately, in many cases – such as in the brain, spine and orthopedic applications – the information obtained is not equivalent to MRI studies," Skolkin said. "For patients with chronic diseases requiring repeated scans, MRI exams are often preferred to limit lifetime radiation exposure and possible side effects of contrast that is injected for the CT studies."
The FDA approved the Revo MRI Sure Scan as MR-Conditional, meaning that it can be used in conjunction with MRI under certain conditions, such as a particular type of MRI scanner and scanner settings. Previously, patients with pacemakers were advised to avoid MRIs because the relatively high magnetic and radio-frequency fields produced during the scan could interfere with a pacemaker's therapy. The device could fail to pace the heart, or the metal tip of the lead that connects to the device's circuitry to the heart might heat up and burn heart tissue.
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