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Carbonfree® Partner Abe Farag Family Foundation Funds Education and Technology Innovation
Even organizations that actively seek to fund and support innovations in education and technology have a carbon footprint. Those that maintain a strong commitment to environmentally responsible operations do something about it.
New Carbonfree® Business Partner, The Abe Farag Family Foundation (AFFF), is a great example. In the process of carrying out the foundation's work, the founding family has a carbon footprint associated with energy usage and travel. Through the Carbonfree® Business Partnership program, The Abe Farag Family Foundation has offset the carbon dioxide emissions created by the founder's family through support of Carbonfund.org's clean energy and carbon emissions mitigation projects.
The Abe Farag Family Foundation's mission is to encourage and fund innovative projects focused on education and technology. The foundation seeks to improve the lives of people across the world by making financial awards that encourage innovation and creativity in the areas of education and technology.
AFFF provides assistance to jumpstart new ideas and solutions to help solve current problems by partnering with and supporting many creative individuals and non-profit education companies around the world. Carbonfund.org is proud to start 2016 in partnership with a leader in funding innovation and maintaining environmentally sustainable operations.
Build Smarter – Build Green with Carbonfree® Partner Sustainable Supply
Sustainable Supply is one of the top providers of industrial supplies, restroom products, building materials, and safety products for the commercial marketplace. With over 1,000,000 products available on its website, Sustainable Supply has earned Internet Retailer's top 1,000 ranking for five consecutive years and a top 1,000 ranking on Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. for three years in a row.
Sustainable Supply realizes that sometimes its customers need everyday hardware products that aren't "green", like a hammer or safety glasses. To help customers "go green" no matter what kind of product is purchased, Sustainable Supply offers carbon-neutral shipping through Carbonfund.org for all deliveries - at no additional cost to customers.
"We chose to partner with Carbonfund.org because offsetting the carbon emissions from all of our deliveries gets at the heart of what Sustainable Supply does," states Scott Krueger – LEED AP O+M, Sustainability Communications Manager. "Nobody has manufactured a green hammer yet, so we decided to make those kinds of products a little greener through the delivery process at no additional cost to our customers."
In addition, Sustainable Supply calculates and neutralizes its annual office energy usage, business travel and employee commuting emissions through donations to Carbonfund.org, supporting renewable energy projects around the world.
Sustainable Supply believes strongly that it is their corporate responsibility to help contribute to a future that is more efficient and healthier for humans and the environment. Sustainable Supply offers telecommuting and bike-to-work programs for its employees, and uses high efficiency lighting and building-wide recycling programs. These programs, along with Carbonfree® operations and shipping services, set Sustainable Supply apart as a smarter option for building green.
First Airline to Allow Flyers to Offset Carbon Emissions In-Flight To Match Donations Made Onboard * to Environmental Causes
Teammate Volunteers Across U.S. Participate in Restoration Projects
San Francisco – April 22, 2015 – Virgin America, the only California-based airline and the first domestic carrier to offer flyers the ability to offset the environmental impact of their flights while at 35,000 feet, will match all onboard donations made by guests today through April 30, 2015, via the airline's "Make a Difference" platform* on its seatback entertainment system. For every traveler who offsets the carbon footprint of their flight via the airline's Red seatback entertainment platform, Virgin America will make a matching donation to both the nation's leading nonprofit carbon offset provider: Carbonfund.org Foundation and the airline's nonprofit environmental science education provider: NatureBridge. Since 2008, Virgin America flyers have offset over 15 million pounds of carbon emission through the airline's simple onboard offset option housed on its touch-screen seatback entertainment platform. The airline is also teaming up with NatureBridge to support restoration projects focused on shoreline clean-up and preservation projects at sites like Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands. Across the country, Virgin America teammates in other cities also are participating in local environmental clean-up events in support of Earth Day throughout April.
"As both a Virgin-branded company and the country's only California-based airline, it's in our DNA to make environmentally sustainable practices a priority," said Frances Fiorillo, Senior Vice President of People and InFlight at Virgin America. "California is known the world over for its spectacular natural beauty and for being the birthplace of the environmental movement, so it is only fitting that we do our part and provide opportunities to our teammates and flyers to help protect our state's most beautiful and scenic natural resources."
"Our partnership with Virgin America means support for important and innovative projects in the fight against global warming," said Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org. "We value our long-standing partnership with Virgin America, an airline that has been committed to sustainability practices since day one. Providing travelers a way to get involved in the sustainability effort, by offsetting their flight emissions fits well with our goal of making it easy and affordable to offset one's carbon footprint and support emissions reductions."
Launched in 2007 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Virgin America has built sustainable practices into its operations from day one. The airline operates one of the youngest fleets in the U.S. and with investment in new aircraft and engines, the latest navigational systems, and consistent use of best practices on the ground and in the air, its fleet is up to 20% more fuel efficient than the U.S. industry average. The airline's home base at San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 2 (T2) is LEED® Gold-certified. With additional investments from the airline, Virgin America's own office spaces within T2 achieved the highest possible LEED® Platinum-certification. Virgin America was also the first airline to offer guests the opportunity to offset their emissions while in-flight. The proceeds from the carbon offset program have supported independently verified offset projects within California including The Hilarides Dairy Project in Lindsay, California that helps to reduce heat-trapping methane emissions which in turn, lessens the impact of global climate change and each year reduces approximately 18,500 metric tons of CO₂ emissions. The project also encourages the development of new technologies, reduces local water pollution and also provides an alternative source of income for local farmers. Since 2010, the airline has also offset its annual carbon footprint for its Burlingame, Calif. based headquarters through Carbonfund.org.
Virgin America has also expanded its partnership with NatureBridge this year to include a $30,000 cash and in-kind donation as well as participation in restoration efforts for teammate volunteers in Los Angeles and San Francisco on Coastal Cleanup Day later this year. Virgin America teammates' efforts at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands will help to preserve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is known for its tide pools, wildflowers and unique rock formations. NatureBridge educators will lead the airline's teammates this weekend as they help to improve the coastline by removing non-native, invasive plant species along the beach.
"We are so pleased to continue and expand our partnership with Virgin America, an airline that has demonstrated its commitment to the environment and sustainability," said Jason Morris, NatureBridge Interim President and CEO. "Together, NatureBridge and Virgin America are addressing the urgent need to provide the next generation with a hands-on environmental science education. Partnerships like this are key to our ability to achieve our mission to foster environmental literacy for a more sustainable planet."
Virgin America's Earth Day efforts will once again stretch across the nation, with teammate participation in clean-up and restoration projects in each of the airline's destination cities. Virgin America teammates are supporting clean-up efforts in locations including Long Beach, the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., Independence Park in Newark, Columbus Park in New York, Secret Woods Nature Center in Fort Lauderdale, Desert Bloom Park in Las Vegas, Collins Beach in Portland, Ocean Beach in San Diego and Des Moines Beach Park in Seattle. Volunteers include members of Virgin America's Green Team – a teammate-led group focused on finding innovative ways across the airline's operations to reduce the company's footprint.
Since its 2007 launch, Virgin America has made environmentally sustainable practices part of its training and operations:
- The carrier operates a fleet of 53 new Airbus A320-family aircraft that is up to 20 percent more CO2 efficient than the average U.S. fleet.
- The airline employs environmentally friendly practices, such as minimizing use of auxiliary power units, single-engine taxiing, electronic flight bags, idle reverse landings, utilizing advanced avionics to fly more efficiently and cost index flying – the practice of regulating speed to reduce fuel burn.
- In 2014, Virgin America became the first airline in North America certified to the Federal Aviation Administration to fly 0.1 Required Navigational Performance approaches, enhancing the efficiency of landings in reduced visibility and further minimizing fuel burn.
- Virgin America participates in LSG Sky Chefs' Zero Waste to Landfill (ZLF) program, which aims to divert available waste from landfills. 100 percent of kitchens serving Virgin America recycle materials, including three kitchens which provide biocomposting, with more to come.
- In 2013 the airline took deliverey of its first Airbus A320 family aircraft with sharklets, wingtip devices with the potential to help the airline realize to 4% additional fuel efficiency across the network. Future deliveries in 2015 and 2016 will also be equipped with the fuel-efficient sharklets.
- In 2011, the airline became the anchor tenant at San Francisco International Airport's beautiful and sustainable Terminal 2 (T2) – the first major LEED® Gold-certified airport terminal in the U.S. Virgin America made additional investments within its T2 spaces in 2012 to achieve the highest possible LEED® Platinum-certification. Both the Gold and Platinum levels are the first such certifications for a major commercial airport in the U.S.
Photos of Virgin America's unique aircraft and broadcast quality b-roll can be found at: https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/about-our-airline/photos.html.
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Editor's Note:Virgin America is a U.S.-controlled, owned and operated airline. It is an entirely separate company from Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is a minority share investor in Virgin America.
About Virgin America: Known for its mood-lit cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative fleetwide amenities — like touch-screen personal entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards since launching in 2007 — including being named both the "Best U.S. Airline" in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for the past seven consecutive years. For more: www.virginamerica.com.
About NatureBridge: Founded in 1971, NatureBridge provides environmental science education for students in the world's best classrooms—our national parks. Through residential education programs, NatureBridge connects students to the wonder and science of nature and inspires the stewards of tomorrow. As the largest residential education partner of the National Park Service, the organization serves more than 30,000 students each year and offers programs in six national parks: Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Olympic National Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Channel Islands National Park, and Prince William Forest Park. NatureBridge also offers professional development opportunities for teachers and family and youth programs. NatureBridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information, visit: naturebridge.org
About Carbonfund.org Foundation: Carbonfund.org is the nation's leading nonprofit carbon reduction and climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact by supporting third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects. Carbonfund.org has over 750,000 individual supporters and works with over 2,000 business partners.
*Donation Match: Virgin America will match donations made to NatureBridge and Carbonfund.org via the airline's "Make a Difference" donation platform onboard its in-flight entertainment system, Red, from April 22, 2015 through April 30, 2015 up to $10,000.
Carbon Cutters Brings Carbonfree® Lawn Care with a Conscience to Fairport, NY Area
Spring is here, snow is melting in the northern regions… and lawn care season is just around the corner! For homeowners in the Fairport/Rochester, NY, area, there's a new choice for mowing and lawn care service that's committed to Carbonfree® operations.
Carbon Cutters is a multifaceted lawn care service provider offering environmentally responsible and organic lawn care services. The company's pledge to sustainability can be seen in all aspects of its business practices, including a recent decision to join Carbonfund.org's Carbonfree® Business Partnership program.
"At Carbon Cutters, we take the environment into consideration with every aspect of our business, from the tools we use to the shirts we wear," explains Steve Popp, Owner. "We use all electric equipment that will be charged by solar power. We use only environmentally friendly and organic techniques for lawn fertilization. We have partnered with Carbonfund.org to help us offset whatever carbon we generate from our daily business."
Carbon Cutters was created after recognizing the negative impact of conventional lawn care industry on the environment and seeking to provide a carbon neutral alternative. As Steve puts it, "At Carbon Cutters, we cut the carbon and the chemicals, but never the quality!" Carbonfund.org applauds Carbon Cutters' commitment to environmental sustainability and creating a clean alternative to traditional lawn care practices.
Good Boy Organics Chooses Carbonfree® Business Partnership Program
David and Victoria Byrnes have worked with organic and fair trade producers for over 12 years, helping other brands launch their products nationally. After seeing there were so few organic snack options on grocery shelves for their own family, they decided to launch their very own brand. With hard work and perseverance, and a focus on organic and Non-GMO Verified products, they launched Good Boy Organics in 2012, featuring BOPS (Baked Organic Potato Snacks), Organicasaurus corn puffs, and Yellow Barn Biodynamic® sauces.
As part of their commitment to environmental sustainability, Good Boy Organics focuses exclusively on certified organic products. Organic agriculture helps capture and retain carbon in the soil through the use of cover-cropping, green manure and compost. The use of petroleum-based fertilizers is prohibited in organic farming systems. Organic agriculture's focus on soil-building improves soil moisture, so less energy is expended to water crops. Good Boy Organics' Yellow Barn pasta sauce products are also certified Biodynamic®, an agricultural practice in which all inputs and outputs must be grown and re-used on the farm. This reduces carbon emissions from transportation and fosters self-sufficiency.
Despite all of these benefits of certified organic products and Biodynamic® agriculture, Good Boy Organics recognized that its own business operations produced harmful greenhouse gas emissions, including office space energy consumption, product shipping and business-related travel emissions. To enhance their environmental commitment, Good Boy Organics joined the Carbonfree® Business Partnership to neutralize those annual operational emissions they could not eliminate.
"I chose to partner with Carbonfund.org and their Carbonfree® Business Partnership program, because their values to environmental sustainability most closely match our own. They are well-known for their efforts helping companies like mine reduce and offset carbon emissions." David Byrnes, Founder, Good Boy Organics
At Good Boy Organics headquarters, they maintain a recycling program for cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, and cans. All materials are printed on recycled paper with vegetable based inks. Their office uses energy-efficient lighting and low-heat strategies in order to save energy. These measure help to reduce the carbon footprint from their operations, and the Carbonfree® Business Partnership ensures that remaining emissions are mitigated through the support of Carbonfund.org's clean air technology and carbon reduction projects.
CREDO Continues Heritage of Environmental Responsibility through Carbonfree® Programs
Over the years, Carbonfund.org has been honored to work with some of the most innovative and environmentally responsible organizations in the world. One of these partners is CREDO, a social change company that offers top-notch products and services, including mobile services and credit cards.
CREDO Mobile is the first mobile phone company in the U.S. to join Carbonfund.org's Carbonfree® Partner Program, which estimates and offsets the carbon emissions produced from the company's electricity usage, as well as the shipping of its mobile phones. CREDO Mobile also offsets the carbon footprint of its San Francisco headquarters.
"Carbonfund.org is a breath of fresh air, a cost-effective solution that's easy for anyone," states Michael Kieschnick, CEO and President of CREDO.
CREDO and Carbonfund.org currently are partnering on a unique credit card offering with an environmental component. A group of pre-approved CREDO customers will have the opportunity to apply for a CREDO credit card, and after the customer receives and uses the card, CREDO and Carbonfund.org will plant 25 trees on behalf of the customer and send them a $50 Restaurant.com dining reward.
As part of CREDO's ongoing social and environmental commitments, a portion of all CREDO revenue is donated to progressive nonprofits working for women's rights, the environment, equality, peace and social justice. Since 1985, CREDO has raised over $76 million for these groups, and their customers and activists help pick the groups and vote on how to distribute the donations.
The CREDO community also comprises a strong political force with more than 3 million activists who are passionate about making a difference in our world. CREDO makes it easier for them to have an impact by giving them simple ways to speak out on issues they believe in. As CREDO puts it, being green isn't just a fad – it's part of CREDO's identity, fighting the green fight with dollars, deeds and voices for the past 28 years. Carbonfund.org is proud to partner with CREDO to ensure the company's environmental commitments are realized.
Kofcan Provides New CarbonFree® Verified Biomass Fuel Source to Homeowners and Environmentally-Conscious Companies
ANN ARBOR, Mich., USA and TROIS-RIVIERES, QUE.,CANADA – Kofcan Inc.'s biomass fuel pellets, which are made from spent coffee grounds, have earned CarbonFree® certification from Carbonfund.org Foundation and NSF Sustainability, a division of global public health organization NSF International. CarbonFree® product certification for its 15 kg, 25 kg and 1.5 kg bags of coffee pellets is a credible, transparent way for Kofcan to provide a carbon-neutral fuel source to home owners and environmentally-conscious companies.
Kofcan's biomass fuel pellets were designed to recycle waste into energy and provide a more efficient and lower environmental impact alternative to wood pellets. Instead of contributing to landfills, the spent coffee from which the pellets are made is collected from restaurants and institutions in a 200 km radius of the micro pellets plant in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The resulting pellets have a higher energy output, generating 27.5 percent more BTUs (British Thermal Units) than wood pellets.
In addition to maintaining a low carbon footprint by sourcing spent coffee from local businesses, Kofcan also assessed the environmental impacts of its coffee pellets by undergoing a detailed life cycle assessment to measure its carbon emissions in North America. Kofcan then offset its carbon emissions through investment in third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry carbon offset projects provided by Carbonfund.org, a leading nonprofit and developer of the CarbonFree® Product Certification program, the first carbon neutral product label in North America.
"Kofcan and its founders Michel Cordeau and Sylvain Laroche have developed a truly waste-free and efficient energy source. With the addition of CarbonFree® certification through NSF Sustainability, Kofcan is able to demonstrate the carbon neutrality of its coffee pellets and communicate to home owners as well as industrial companies its commitment to environmental stewardship," said Tom Bruursema, General Manager of NSF International's Sustainability Division.
"Kofcan is proud to have the first energy pellet to be certified CarbonFree® as well as the first energy pellet that creates viable energy from a waste product instead of the harvesting and processing of trees," said Michel Cordeau, CEO and founder of Kofcan, Inc.
"Joining the ranks of CarbonFree® Business Partners and taking action to neutralize annual carbon emissions through supporting carbon reduction projects marks Kofcan as a leader in the global warming solution," says Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org.
How the CarbonFree® Product Certification Program Works
The CarbonFree® Product Certification program uses life cycle assessments (LCAs) to determine the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over a product's entire life cycle. GHG emissions (expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents) that cannot be reduced or eliminated from the product's life cycle are offset or neutralized with third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry carbon offset projects.
A carbon offset is a verifiable reduction in carbon emissions somewhere in the world other than where the emission is generated. These external reductions offer clean energy transformation (e.g. wind, solar), sequestration (e.g. forestry) and clean technology (e.g. energy efficiency). The projects also offer a range of benefits including conservation, clean water, job creation and innovation. Credits are generated when a project is verified and registered – allowing companies to purchase these credits and offset the emissions produced in the manufacturing and use of their products. These credits are then permanently retired on behalf of the product/company.
CarbonFree® certified products earn the use of the CarbonFree® mark along with being listed in the Carbonfund.org online product certification database. The CarbonFree® mark can be found on a variety of products today, including food, beverage, electronics and apparel.
About Kofcan: Kofcan is a young company playing in a big industry and plans to make a global impact by reinventing the meaning of "renewable energy" and the way it is used in the pellet industry. Producing low carbon products such as pellets from used coffee and other recycled raw materials is its primary focus. Kofcan is creating energy through sustainable projects, protecting the planet, and helping people become socially responsible through renewable sources.
About Carbonfund.org Foundation: Carbonfund.org is a leading nonprofit climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact and hasten our transition to a low-carbon economy. Carbonfund.org supports innovative renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects globally that reduce carbon emissions and help people. Carbonfund.org has worked with over 2,000 corporate and nonprofit partners. More at www.carbonfund.org.
About NSF International: NSF International is a global independent organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the construction, food, water and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. NSF International has been collaborating with the World Health Organization since 1997 in water quality and safety, food safety and indoor environments.
NSF Sustainability draws upon this expertise in standards development, product assurance and certification, advisory services and quality management systems to help companies green their products, operations, systems and supply chains. Product assessments include testing and certification for more sustainable consumer and commercial products. Through its National Center for Sustainability Standards, NSF also develops sustainability standards for products such as carpet, flooring and other commercial building materials.
Additional NSF services include safety audits for the food and water industries, nutritional/dietary supplement certification, organic certification provided by QAI (Quality Assurance International) and management systems certifications delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR). NSF-ISR services include ISO 14001 environmental management systems, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and chain of custody (COC) certifications.
Luggage Forward® Clients Offset 367 Metric Tonnes of Carbon Emissions
Luggage Shipping Company's Carbon Offset Program Marks Fifth Anniversary
BOSTON, April 26, 2013 – Luggage Forward, the leading provider of doorstep to destination luggage delivery, marks the fifth anniversary of offering carbon-neutral door-to-door luggage shipments for travelers worldwide. Luggage Forward's Carbon Offset Program began in 2008 in partnership with Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit provider of carbon offset and climate solutions.
Since the program's inception, thousands of clients have chosen to offset the carbon emissions generated shipping luggage from their home directly to their destination. The amount of carbon offset during the life of this program is equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions from more than 41,000 gallons of gasoline consumed, or the equivalent of taking 76 passenger vehicles off the road for a year.
"Many of our clients appreciate having the option to offset the carbon impact of their travel, so that the spectacular places they visit can be preserved for generations to come," said Zeke Adkins, Co-Founder of Luggage Forward, "we're pleased to have given our clients this choice since 2008."
Luggage Forward was the first, and remains the only, door-to-door luggage delivery service to offer such a program. However, many major shipping providers have since joined this effort and now offer carbon neutral shipping. To mark the fifth consecutive year of participation in the CarbonFree® Shipping Program, Carbonfund.org will be planting 50 trees in recognition of Luggage Forward at the end of the year.
About Luggage Forward
Since 2004, Luggage Forward has set the standard in door-to-door delivery of luggage and sports equipment. The smart alternative to carrying and checking bags, Luggage Forward's service is transforming today's travel experience for those who demand the utmost in convenience, reliability and predictability. By leveraging a worldwide network of shipping partners, innovative technology and honest, unparalleled customer care Luggage Forward guarantees that bags will be delivered safely and on-time.
In addition to being a Virtuoso® Preferred Supplier, the company is the exclusive luggage delivery provider for many of the world's leading travel brands including Abercrombie & Kent, American Express Vacations, Exclusive Resorts, Holland America Line and Seabourn Cruise Line. Luggage Forward has been twice named to the Inc 500|5000 list, ranked as the #9 fastest growing privately held travel company in the United States in 2012. For more information, visit www.luggageforward.com or call 866-416-7447.
Beautycounter's CarbonFree® Commitment to Safe and Effective Beauty and Skin Care
As we continue to celebrate fifth and sixth anniversaries with many of our CarbonFree® Business Partners, new businesses are joining our partnership ranks as part of their environmental commitment.
New CarbonFree® Business Partner Beautycounter launched with its skin care line on March 4, 2013. Beautycounter's mission is to educate families about the need for safer chemicals and beauty care products, and to be a part of the solution by creating safe and effective skin care and beauty products in a socially and environmentally responsible way. Beautycounter was founded by a team of social entrepreneurs who believe in using the power of business and strategic partnerships to move in the right direction.
One of these right decisions was joining the CarbonFree® Business Partnership and CarbonFree® Shipping Emissions programs, neutralizing all annual carbon emissions from general business operational and from shipping their products to customers. Through the CarbonFree® programs, Beautycounter is supporting Carbonfund.org's energy efficiency projects around the world.
"In order to be successful in business and in our social mission, we have to reject the short-term thinking that got all of us into the current environmental crisis," explains Mia Davis, Vice President of Health & Safety. "Beautycounter recognizes that we can't do it alone—strategic partnerships are absolutely necessary to create meaningful, lasting change. We're proud to partner with Carbonfund.org to offset our carbon emissions, and for guidance on reducing our overall footprint."
Beautycounter maintains an extensive list of chemical ingredients that will never be used in their products, which contain no hidden fragrances or preservatives. Beautycounter also prohibits testing of their cosmetics on animals, makes every effort to use FSC-certified paper and post consumer recycled content in both paper and plastic materials, and sources plastics that do not leach toxic chemicals and that are recyclable in most communities.
These comprehensive initiatives demonstrate Beautycounter's forward thinking approach to entering the beauty and skin care industry as a responsible leader in environmental sustainability, and Carbonfund.org is pleased to be a partner in their efforts.


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RK Sport Sport Spoiler Wing
Reviewed By James E (Houston, TX) Reviewed for a 1996 Chevy Camaro —7/9/2014 2:29 AM
The RK sport sport wing arrived primered as expected and in excellent condition. I painted the wing myself and as I went to install it I noticed that 2 of the 4 threaded bolt holes did not line up. I ended up having to drill my own holes through my trunk lid and the spoiler wing and use wood screws to secure the wing to my car. I shouldn't have had to do that. Even though I had to do this, the wing does still look good on my Camaro.

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In 1761 Abraham Somes sailed to Mt. Desert Island and settled in a sheltered harbor at the head of Somes Sound. This film celebrates the generations who have followed.
Using the island's rich troves of historical photographs as well as early film footage, the film paints a picture of two centuries of daily life on the island. The film was written by Gunnar Hansen with a music scored and performed by Bob Habib and narration by Jack Perkins. It was filmed, edited and produced by Dobbs Productions, with support from the Mt. Desert Island Historical Society and Savage family.
Dancing at the Mill: Two Centuries of Life on Mount Desert Island was produced by Jeff Dobbs
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[music starts]
SPEAKER 1: So this is the
Sun, this table's the Earth,
and this is a normal cloud.
With more aerosols, more light
will be reflected into space,
instead of reaching the surface.
SPEAKER 2: Now if you want
to understand how collective
action works...
SPEAKER 2: You have
to ask yourself,
how do the individuals
within a group
coordinate their behavior
to achieve collective tasks.
SPEAKER 3: Give me a
minute to try and explain.
SPEAKER 3: A solar cell
is a special device
which had two sides, one side
with a lot of negative charges,
and one with a lot
of positive charges,
all milling about
in a sea of atoms.
SPEAKER 4: Do you know
what nuclear reactions are?
Do you know how they work?
SPEAKER 5: Well, duh!
They work like this...
SPEAKER 5: Scientists
take an atom
and they split it, into two.
SPEAKER 6: Nikolai
represents a healthy body,
hosting millions
of bacteria which
can be detrimental to the body.
The bullies in this story can
be thought of as bacteria.
These bacteria are continually
producing auto-inducers.
SPEAKER 7: The particles are
now so close to one another,
and moving so fast, that they
can finally almost touch.
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AccuWeather for Google TV
by Accuweather.com
Download this app if: you want to know the weather forecast.
Advisor Review
Android App Tablet Review: AccuWeather for Honeycomb — Accuweather for Honeycomb, a weather app that offers an insane amount of daily weather news, is a great addition to your tablet device. Accuweather starts with the basics: local conditions with temperature, wind speed, weather warnings and more. Then it moves on to forecasts, including your...
Developer Notes
AccuWeather for Google TV is still available through Google TV, but discontinued for tablets. Existing tablet users are requested to download our new application for tablets, AccuWeather, from here , https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accuweather.android
Also a paid version of the...
Very needed app! — The weather here changes every 5 minutes. Really! I need that app. The last 6 months I was wrong every day - or I was with a jacket and it was sunny, or I was with flip flops and it was raining... This app really saves me now.


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hi, how to view the image full screen and also how to download them for further investigation?
Sample Gallery: Nokia Lumia 1520 smartphone images
| Published: Dec 29, 2013 at 13:00 UTC64
Nokia's newest smartphone debuted with outstanding camera specs: a 20-megapixel PureView camera with optical image stabilization as well as the ability to save uncompressed Digital Negative (DNG), or "RAW," files. While Nokia's Lumia Black update now adds RAW shooting to the Lumia 1020 as well, the 6-inch Lumia 1520 was the first to debut the technology on a Nokia device, along with the new Nokia Camera app.
We've been shooting with Nokia's first phablet for a little while now and have put together an image gallery while working on our comprehensive in-depth review which we will publish soon. Until then have a look at the images below and let us know what you think in the comments.
By jose vu (Jan 4, 2014)
hi, how to view the image full screen and also how to download them for further investigation?
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By R C Hunt (Jan 30, 2014)
Double click the image - as usual
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By jose vu (Feb 18, 2014)
I nvr know that, haha, thx a lot
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By meanwhile (Jan 3, 2014)
What is the story with the double images? The first ones of the set look sharper and seem to have higher DR (or at least better color). What is the difference in processing/process between the two?
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By thinkfat (Jan 3, 2014)
I wonder where the photos were taken? Some look familiar, especially the Christmas market, could be Nürnberg?
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By shaocaholica (Jan 2, 2014)
I hope that the MS and Google effort to put RAW into phones will spur Apple to do the same.
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By rfsIII (Jan 2, 2014)
Bingo! These are beautiful sample gallery shots. Whoever did these should do all the sample shots for DPR.
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By jmanzar (Jan 1, 2014)
I like the pictures but this phone is probably too big for me.
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By dpfan32 (Jan 1, 2014)
Some good some very soft and out of focus... It's not really a PureView IMHO
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By Noogy (Jan 1, 2014)
I have been using the 1520 for a couple of weeks now. I have been able to take really decent photos with it so far. Outdoors it would be hard to tell which photo is taken by a "proper" P&S and this phone. In darker scenery it runs into usual noise problems (but I can shoot with it through ISO1600 with really usable images, which I had hardly been able to do with my previous smartphones). This runs on Windows Phone 8, btw. It is also a centimeter taller than my Galaxy Note 2. It is as big as HTC One Max but thinner. I have relatively long fingers so I find the phone comfortable to use and hold. But clearly a phone this size, plus WP8, is not for everyone, so it is best you try for a few minutes before you buy. I got a black unit with a matte body not the "slippery" red body that was featured in this review.
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By vlad0 (Dec 31, 2013)
I wish the 808 had RAW support.. that would truly be the pinnacle of smartphone photography.
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I´ve one too, it´s fantastic (as a portable camera), just it. Put a Nokia 808 camera in a Android phone and you can rule the mobile world !
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I´m still in love with my Note 3 ! You can see a nice comparision in gsmarena.com (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3_vs_nokia_lumia_1520-review-1027p7.php). Videos in Note 3 are better and the photos are closer in bright conditions.
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By HowaboutRAW (Dec 31, 2013)
Does the Samsung shoot raw?
And I wouldn't go by the Nokia 1520 "examples" from above. Find full resolution DNGs.
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No ! But the 4k video is amazing , also the 60fps record. If you wish there´s android apk that enables raw shooting mode. I´ve a old Nokia 808 and leave it at home. Don´t need it anymore. The amount of useful things you can do with Note 3 (s-pen) is immense.
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By HowaboutRAW (Dec 31, 2013)
What does the Nokia 808 have to do with shooting raw?
And will you be able to update your Samsung Note 3 to the newer version of Android (4.5?), so the Samsung can shoot raw?
Okay then the Note 3 shoots 60p, that's not raw.
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By SergioMO (Jan 1, 2014)
No doubt for me, Nokia 808 will have a RAW , and yes, Note 3 or 4 or 5 will adapt to Android changes.
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By HowaboutRAW (Jan 1, 2014)
Perhaps I'm wrong, but to the best of my knowledge the Nokia 808 does not shoot raw and can't be updated to do so--at least with an approved OS update.
Yes some future version of the Samsung Note may indeed shoot raw, not clear if the current versions can be updated to do so.
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I own the 1520 for 4 weeks now and am very happy with it. First, I had my concerns on the 6" display and that it could be too big to carry in my pocket, etc. After only a short time I got very used to it and am more than happy to use it as my new smartphone. I previously owned the Lumia 920. The camera is great and the FHD screen resolution is top. It is also a very fast phone and I realized it when I compared it side by side with the 920. Start-up time and opening up apps are often much faster on the 1520 (of course it sometimes depends on the app). I really love this new Nokia phablet (and I even like the name phablet, which is very common and well known by now), at least in Europe.
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By springsnow (Dec 30, 2013)
Is raw really beneficial here? I mean I would think there will be too many things that require post processing (distortions, lens corrections, noise at low ISO) for raw to be worthwhile vs a good/better JPEG engine. I know the benefits of raw on DSLRs and cameras with big sensors, but it seems counter productive on a phone.
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Noise control is better with raw. Even with pixel crammed small sensors.
Higher ISOs can be used.
WB balance adjustment is much better.
There's a bit more exposure adjustment capacity with raw too.
Less smearing and no jpeg "artifacts".
Again: White Balance alone is reason enough.
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By Magnus3D (Dec 30, 2013)
If iPhone supported RAW, which it obvously don't then everyone would love it and praise it. No one would question why it's implemented. But as soon as any other manufacturer implements RAW before Apple it's questioned and seen as something stupid and silly which no one would ever need in their mobilephone.
See what i'm saying ? :)
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By Michael Ma (Dec 30, 2013)
That's exactly what these photos need. Lens distortion corrections, noise reduction, some balancing with the shadows and highlights. For people who do this with every photo they shoot, it's really no big deal. Everything you mentioned can be done in less than a minute. With some additional time, you can probably do a lot more if the pic deserves it. People look forward to post processing when we get home.
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By photogeek (Dec 30, 2013)
I wish it was available on T-Mobile. Gonna have to wait until AT&T exclusivity runs out. Looks like the next year will be the year of really big-ass phones. Apple will come out with a 6" one, too.
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By RichRMA (Dec 30, 2013)
Just when you thought nothing could be as odious as "Instagram" along comes the "selfie" fad to further degrade the photographic hobby. The phone is the vehicle for that particular fetish.
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Only that dumb term is new.
Digital made self portraits cheap and easy, snapping a self portrait has nothing to do with camera phones any more than any other kind of digital camera.
However decent camera phones are also smart phones so instant web posting becomes easier than say in 2006 when camera phones sucked and weren't interneted..
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By Giklab (Dec 30, 2013)
Rich, would you care to explain how this is relevant to the article?
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By mailman88 (Dec 29, 2013)
I've had my Nokia 1020 for a week now and love it. The detail from the pics is fantastic. I just shoot and transfer pics to Skydrive.
Hard choice for me, buy the 1520 or 1020. The 1520 has a faster processor and shoots raw. The 1020 has more megapixels. Nokia will upgrade the 1020 to shoot raw soon.
Oh by the way, my 7D is still works and I use it.
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How long does transferring say 20 DNGs to Skydrive take?
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By mailman88 (Dec 30, 2013)
20 pics, haven't tried it yet. But 5 pics is less than a minute
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how big is a DNG file from the N1020?
[Never mind found some 1020 DNGs I had, about 42MP per shot, so that's a fast upload speed.]
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By aris14 (Dec 29, 2013)
Top handy solution even for pros...
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Don't think anyone is suggesting this is a do everything camera. I bet the buffer is kind of slow, and it sure doesn't take interchangeable lenses. So probably not great for shooting a basketball game.
Right do everything tools don't usually do everything, but they do somethings well enough, see here the Leatherman multitools.
And still this is only the second camera phone to shoot raw.
Do you break out a typewriter or pen when you want to write a letter, or do you use that do everything tool called a computer, which can, with the right software, also play music, edit photos, do architectural renderings? Oh and email?
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By artwine (Dec 29, 2013)
Personally, I love the word phablet. Now I just would like to see this on Verizon and preferably running Android.
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By papa natas (Dec 29, 2013)
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By belard (Dec 29, 2013)
My 2014 resolution:
Ditch the word 'phablet'.
Partially yours,
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'Tablone', then...
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By photo_rb (Dec 29, 2013)
How about just ditching phablets and the name will follow.
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By Lars Rehm (Dec 29, 2013)
It seems to be the commonly used term....so no, we probably won't ditch it :)
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By jwalker019 (Dec 29, 2013)
"Commonly used"? By whom? Have never heard this term before except in "print" / on the web.
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Phablet is very common.
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Phablet is fine with me. I don't get what problem some folks have with the word.
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By HowaboutRAW (Dec 29, 2013)
Please post some DNG samples for download.
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By YiannisPP (Dec 29, 2013)
Some of the 5MP samples look pretty bad, like the one of the church and the one of the car. I've seen stellar samples from the 1520 like this for example:
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Do you know if that Flickr example was shot as a DNG? And at what ISO?
Do you know what the light source is?
The lack of shadow noise is impressive.
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By mkowalski (Dec 30, 2013)
The lack of shadow noise comes from tone curve. The same for examples above - dark areas fall into blacks. Easy way to achieve low noise levels.
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Did you look at the Flickr example? Those aint black shadows. And above base ISO shadow noise is not something dealt with simply by "tone curve". Not clear what that is. I know what RGB curves are in Photoshop and GIMP though, and never seen them remove noise from a shadows. Right can make shadows darker, but that's not got much to do with this Flickr example.
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By YiannisPP (Dec 30, 2013)
Hi Howard. That was ISO 100 (I would've been really surprised if it were anything else!) and the guy says it was his first photo with the phone, so I doubt he shot his first photo with in DNG and converted it:) If you download the photo you can see the EXIF, says windows phone, no conversion software. Pretty impressive I thought... I somehow don't think a small sensor dedicated compact camera can match this particular shot in detail. Talking about the 12MP ones out there with 1/2.3 or 1/1.7 sensors.
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Slow connection at home so I'll skip downloading it.
Yes, it's still impressive for base ISO and shooting jpeg. But I want to see what say ISO 1600 looks like when shot as a raw with this camera. (I tried a Nokia 1020, shooting jpeg, and ISO 1600 was a problem in the shadows.)
I'd bet the 12MP Olympus XZ10 could challenge this image, but I don't have ISO 100 raws from that compact. Only a few ISO 2500 raws, which are excellent. And of course if you wanted to print bigger or crop more the Nokia affords both, but then the Olympus has a real optical zoom and likely better optics. (That particular Olympus lens is optically excellent–better than PanaLeica compact zooms.)
Thanks for linking; it's impressive.
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By Ben O Connor (Dec 29, 2013)
As an owner of a 1520 (for 24 hours) I recommend this "device" to everyone, especially to photographers (pro/enthusiasts)
- first of all its a great screen
It is very capable on surfing, and size is not smilar to a surfboard!!!
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By RichRMA (Dec 29, 2013)
"Pro/enthusiasts?" No one can accuse you of not having a sense of humour.
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All looks good, the only thing phone itself is too big. I wish Nokia would come up with something smaller (like 925) and the same 20 Mp camera. Don't offer me 1020, I don't like it for its bulkyness as well.
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Looks like people don't care about phone, most important is camera! LoL
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By HowaboutRAW (Dec 29, 2013)
And if the only camera you have with you is the phone, what then?
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Actually, the camera on a smartphone is now a major influence to buyers.
I know if the Lumia 1020 was available for T-Mobile in the US, I'd have one right now, regardless of the fact that I prefer Android.
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I'm still taking pictures with phone but just for quick memories shots and really don't care my phone have 5mp or 20mp camera! Important is normal quality! I don't want to print them like a posters, and 5mp its ok for phone camera!
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By yellodog (Dec 29, 2013)
@Daxs The whole point of PureView is not that it's 20mp but that the 20 mp can be reduced to a smaller picture with no noise which can make a big difference if you are shooting in poor light. Noticable even to friends who don't care about photography.
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By yellodog (Dec 29, 2013)
And of course the ability to zoom and still render a clean image.
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Imagine, you show your friend birthday picture where everybody is drunk and your friend said "Amazing shot, there is no noise" :D
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By new boyz (Dec 30, 2013)
I have 2 friends who bought Nokia PureView 808 purely for its camera. So it sort of important.
You see, everybody needs a phone, so why don't get the one with the best camera if you're a photographer?
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If that's your opinion, aren't you on the wrong site? :-)
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"What is truth?" asked jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there have been those who delight in giddiness, and count it bondage to settle on a belief, who affect free will in thinking as well as in acting. And though the schools of philosophers of that kind are gone, there remain certain chattering wits of the same vein—though not with as much blood in them as there was in the ancients.
It is not just that finding out the truth is difficult and laborious, nor it is the way the truth has a way of imposing itself on our thoughts, that bring lies to be in favour, but a natural (though corrupt) love of the lie itself. One of the later schools of the Greeks examined the matter and was confused that people love lies, even when they are not made for pleasure (as with poets) or to a gain an advantage (as in business) but solely for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell. Truth is naked and open daylight that does not show the masks and acts and triumphs of the world half so stately and elegantly as candlelight does. Truth might eventually be as prized as pearls, which is best viewed in the day. But it will not rise to the price of a diamond or garnet that are best viewed in varied lights. Lies even adds some pleasure to the mix. Does anyone doubt that, if we removed silly opinions, flattering hopes, false values, and willful imaginations, it would leave the lives of any number of people poor shrunken things, full of melancholy and indisposition, unpleasing to themselves? St. Augustine called poetry the "wine of devils" because it fills the imagination, and yet it is but the shadow of a lie. It is not the lie that passes through the mind, but that sinks into and settles in the mind that does the most hurt, as we have spoken of before.
However these things are in people's depraved judgements and feelings, truth, which judges only itself, teaches that the supreme good of human nature is the search for truth (courting and wooing it), the knowledge of truth (the presence of it), and the belief of truth (the enjoying of it).
God's first creature, in the work of the seven days of creation, was the light of the sense. The last was the light of reason, and God's Sabbath work, ever since, is the illumination of the Spirit. First, God breathed light up the face of the matter or chaos, then God breathed light into the face of humanity, and God still breathes and inspires light into the face of God's chosen. The poet Titus Lucretius (who was the beauty of the otherwise inferior Epicureans) said it so well; to paraphrase: "It is a pleasure to stand on the shore, and see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the windows of a castle, and see a battle and all of its adventures below. But no pleasure is comparable to standing on the vantage ground of Truth (the highest hill of all, and where the air is always clear and serene) and see the errors, wanderings, mists, and tempests in the valley below." We take this view pity, and not with swelling or pride. Certainly, it is heaven on earth, to have one's mind move in love, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Passing from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business, it must be acknowledged that clear and honest dealing is the honor of human nature, and that mixing in falsehood is like alloys in gold or silver coin; they may make the metal easier to work with, but they debase its value. For these winding and crooker courses are the goings of the serpent, which goes basely upon its belly and not upon its feet. There is no vice that so covers a person in shame as to be found false and deceitful. Therefore as Montaigne said so well, when he asked why being called a liar should be such a disgraceful and odious charge, "If you weigh it out, to say that someone is a liar is the same as saying that they are brave towards God and a coward toward others." For a lie faces God, and shrinks from humanity. Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith cannot be as well express as this: when the last peal to call the judgements of God upon the generations of humanity, it is foretold, that when Christ comes, "he shall not find faith upon the earth."


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Poor tackling, lack of aggressiveness hurt Herd
I HATE the new kickoff rules. But that's not the topic on the tip of Marshall tongues today. It is the Thundering Herd's defense, or lack thereof.
It is the work of coordinator Chris Rippon. It is the lack of a pass rush, horrendous tackling, failure to stop the run and being repeatedly outwitted at the line by a veteran quarterback.
It is the young front line and the young, undersized linebacking corps, which got exposed.
A lot of this you should have expected. But you never expect to give up 655 total yards and 69 points, even from an offense that likely will be the Big 12's best.
Once again, Rippon is under fire from the kelly-green faithful, and that's not unfair.
Saturday was the third time in two seasons the Herd has been raked for 600 or more yards. Last year, the inflicting teams were Houston (621) and Tulsa (682), with Ohio coming disturbingly close at 559.
Only one other time (Virginia Tech, 605 in 2009) has the Herd defense been such a sieve. Not even the 2007 Herd, the program's most outmanned defense of the millennium, was roughed up so badly.
(Poor Andre Snipes-Booker. A large part of what makes him a major threat has been taken away. I hate the new kickoff rules.)
I don't expect Rippon's defense to get abused like that in all 12 games. Counteracting the Ohio, Houston and Tulsa disasters last year were the performances against Southern Mississippi, Louisville and Florida International. FIU's supposedly high-octane offense was held to 251 total yards and skunked in the final 35:41.
Personally, I thought the four overtime downs against East Carolina were Rippon's finest. The fourth-down chase of ECU's Dominique Davis was almost as much of a highlight as Aaron Dobson's backhanded touchdown catch.
Such aggressiveness was lacking Saturday at Morgantown. In a game in which everyone knew WVU's offensive line had an advantage over Marshall's Vinny Curry-less defensive front, I expected to see a good amount of blitzing, and I think Geno Smith did, too.
But he didn't. He saw vanilla, pass-favoring 4-3, 3-4 and even 3-3-5 formations and checked into runs. With that threat well established and no pass rush to distract him, Smith hit almost everything he threw.
(Just to be straight, kickoffs do NOT contribute to perceived global warming. For the love of Al Gore, I really, really HATE the new kickoff rules.)
Cornerbacks played well off receivers, a little surprising considering an expected shift toward pressing, man-to-man coverage. Then again, you could argue that pressing Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey is a really bad idea.
Then again, it may not have mattered. Smith has become a master of taking whatever the defense gives him, and his receivers turned the Herd's three-man corner rotation inside out.
But I ask: How does the scheme Saturday look if the Herd tackles better?
(I hate the new kickoff rules worse than Morgantown traffic, lima beans and losing at cornhole. Oh, yeah, pooch kickoffs, too.)
This isn't the first season opener in which the Herd tackled like the Stay Puft Marshallow Man. And yes, it makes you wonder what drills the defense did in August.
A review of those fundamentals is in order, but you can't spend two hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday pounding each other and bringing running backs to the ground. It's good to build toughness, but it's not good to bring extra sprained ankles, banged-up knees and concussions to a game.
Such is the fine line college coaches walk.
(I realize concussions are a major issue in football, that gigantic "elephant in the room." But I'm not convinced that kickoffs are as much of a culprit as advertised. I dearly hate the new kickoff rules.)
So what will Rippon and his defense do to rectify matters this week, as the Herd faces lightly regarded Western Carolina? And when the Bobcats return to Huntington on Sept. 15?
Marshall needs these two. Not only will a pair of wins make the trip to bowl eligibility a little smoother, they will help Herd fans put that 69-34 score out of their heads.
But I'm afraid winning won't make the new kickoff rules any more palatable. A new day, a new crusade.
Marshall's 2011 season ended with Herd players getting into a near-brawl with those from Florida International, and coaches frantically separating the combatants. The 2012 season started the same way, with Herd and WVU players getting into it.
Strangely enough, I missed the start of both spats. At the bowl game, I was filing a story on deadline and would have blocked out a nuclear attack. Saturday at Morgantown, I simply wasn't watching.
What, I should watch for a fight every stinkin' minute players from both teams take the field? Next thing you know, the kicking specialists will duke it out after trying long field goals.
I'm not sure who to blame in either incident, and I don't care. Here's what I did see clearly in the wee hours Sunday morning: video of a bunch of Marshall players jawing at WVU's Smith. A Fox studio analyst declared it "junior varsity."
Now, I like a team with an edge, but Herd players must be smarter than that. Cornerback Keith Baxter didn't look too intelligent when he yapped at Austin after running him down on a 70-yard run. Okechukwu Okoroha looked even worse when he gave Shawne Alston's facemask a healthy yank - when Alston was two full strides into the end zone.
Here's hoping MU coach Doc Holliday gets a handle on this.
Quick quips from the weekend's play elsewhere:
David Piland, hailed as a worthy successor to Case Keenum, went 17-of-44 for 211 yards. Charles Sims had just 13 rushes and a catch. The Coogs converted just one of their 13 third downs.
(Inside joke. Couldn't resist.)
In El Paso's Sun Bowl, Los Mineros could have, should have beaten Oklahoma. Nathan Jeffery scored on a blocked punt return and ran wild until cramping up late in the game. The game was tied 7-7 at the half, and the Sooners led just 10-7 after three quarters.
Believe it or not, the 30-point underdogs were outplaying mighty Oklahoma in many areas. But not at quarterback, because Lamaison was truly awful.
He went 6-of-23 despite getting good protection and open receivers. He clanked nine straight at one point, and most of his throws weren't even close to their targets.
Oklahoma scratched out a 24-7 win in the fourth quarter, but I'm thinking Marshall has three quarterbacks who could have swung that result the other way.
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