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NWF and Carbonfund.org Help You Graduate Green This SpringWritten by Linda
Are your graduation robes made of recycled plastic bottles? Did you find your dress shoes at the secondhand shop? Take the next step in greening your graduation with National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program and Carbonfund.org!
Achieve a carbon-neutral graduation ceremony by investing in verified and validated carbon offsets that support renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects, at a special rate for Campus Ecology program campus partners. Honor each graduate with the gift of carbon offsets to send them out into the world a little bit greener.
The NWF Campus Ecology Program provides tools and resources to help students, staff, campus greening committees and sustainability officers "take a big step to make a smaller footprint" when it comes to campus greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the campus's overall environmental footprint.
In addition to graduation greening programs, NWF Campus Ecology and Carbonfund.org can assist colleges and universities with various sustainability initiatives, including plans to reduce or neutralize emissions from facility energy consumption, grounds maintenance and operations, travel and events year-round.
EORM Celebrates Earth Day and Recognizes Its Employees Every DayWritten by Linda
Earth Day is coming up – what are you doing to celebrate the Earth and the fragile environment in which we live?
Carbonfund.org is planting trees. With the support of our business partners and individual donors, we continue to work with important tree-planting projects around the world.
This year, our tree-planting campaign includes Restaurant.com dining rewards in our Plant a Tree – Dine for Free program. It's a great way to plant trees for Earth Day while honoring new customers, donating a tree for each April sale or customer, and recognizing the contribution your employees make all year long.
One of our business supporters, EORM (Environmental & Occupational Risk Management, Inc.), chose to plant 1500 trees for Earth Day and to receive sixty $50 Restaurant.com dining rewards to use as employee recognitions throughout the year.
EORM provides a comprehensive range of strategic, management and technical consulting solutions, partnering with clients to achieve their Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability short-term needs and long-term goals. EORM also seeks to make a positive impact on the world every day, by enabling companies to be socially and globally responsible, protect and support employees, and preserve the environment.
EORM employees and clients are the foundation of the company and the source of its success. Investment in EORM employees, including acknowledging accomplishments and achievements, is essential to the company's overall success. This year, the Plant a Tree – Dine for Free program will contribute to EORM's environmental commitment and to the ongoing development and appreciation of its employees.
Green Cloud Technologies Gets Greener with Each CustomerWritten by Linda
The month of April can get everyone thinking green – spring takes hold in most places, trees are budding new leaves, and Earth Day celebrations are in the works.
Some environmentally aware organizations think green all year 'round and make efforts to maintain their environmental commitments as ongoing business priorities. New Carbonfund.org supporter, Green Cloud Technologies, launched a program in 2014 to recognize each customer by planting a tree in their honor. Not only does Green Cloud provide environmentally responsible solutions for data management, Green Cloud also cares about preserving the world's habitat. Their commitment to donate one tree per customer every quarter to Carbonfund.org should result in more than 1500 trees planted this year.
If a business isn't in "the Cloud", a significant portion of company resources may go toward implementing, managing, and maintaining a traditional business IT environment. The Cloud changes all of this. Cloud technology connects your business to servers, applications, and other managed services located at a data center. Users access these resources via their laptops, smartphones, tablets, or desktops via the Internet.
Likewise, tree-planting projects around the world connect and enhance the environment by improving soil quality, reducing erosion, providing local community-based jobs, and better air and water quality. Now, Green Cloud Technologies customers are participating with their data management provider in critical environmental preservation projects around the world.
What have you done lately to green your world? Consider the example set by Green Cloud Technologies and join us in a tree-planting initiative of your own.
Companies Beginning to Embrace Transparency on Climate Change PoliciesWritten by Jessie
Last month there was a question as to whether or not Ford lobbied Congress on the Keystone XL Pipeline. However, publically the automakers' sustainability marketing promises to help achieve "climate stabilization". In the US, companies have to disclose the subject of their lobbying, but do not have to disclose the position for which they are lobbying. This incomplete reporting raises consumer and investor concerns. Smart businesses are beginning to embrace transparency on climate change policies.
Take Ikea Group, for example. The company recently released this infographic to transparently share their position on climate change. In it, IKEA explained why climate change is relevant to its business interests. And they not only made it clear where they stand on the issue and which policy actions they support, they also communicated the message directly to European policymakers. IKEA is lobbying for ambitious, legally-binding 2030 targets for carbon dioxide emissions, renewable power and energy efficiency.
Not all companies take a black or white stance on global warming. Some are merely silent on the issue. There are a multitude of reasons including fear of publically taking a position on a political topic that might push away customers. Some businesses are grappling internally with climate change's risks and opportunities, putting out consistent messaging, and trying to find the capacity to publically engage on the issue. Whatever the reason, it is certainly delaying much needed political breakthroughs on climate change.
Although businesses fall different places on the continuum of how to publically address climate change, there are resources available to help them engage responsibly with the issue. Take this guide that is a baseline for action and transparent reporting from the World Resources Institute, which was informed by the United Nations and business leaders, policymakers, and investors.
With the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, companies can expect more scrutiny from customers, shareholders and stakeholders regarding their position on global warming. Businesses can make a positive impact on the issue and the time to start acting is now.
Interview with Mr. Hans Wegner, Chief Sustainability Officer at the National Geographic SocietyWritten by Jarett
Carbonfund.org and National Geographic Society (NGS) have been partners in the fight against global climate change since 2009. Our relationship with NGS is managed by Mr. Hans Wegner, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Society whose leadership in the sustainability realm has been an inspiration to everyone at our Foundation.
In 2011, Han's leadership with the NGS "Green Team" led to his team receiving our For People and Planet award in the "Media" category for their efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (C02) emissions.
These efforts included reducing emissions from their operations by 80% with an additional goal of reducing emissions from their magazine paper and printing materials supply chain by 10% by 2015. The team has succeeded at numerous other efforts from obtaining Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Gold Status for their headquarters building to compost and recycling programs in their cafeteria.
Since the origin of our relationship, with NGS, the Society has been a key supporter of several of our projects including the Purus REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Project in Acre, Brazil, and the Native Species Reforestation Project in Panama to offset the Society's respective travel and office emissions.
We had the opportunity to speak with Hans on his impressive 41 years at the National Geographic Society and his broader work in the sustainability realm.
1. Please describe your current role as Chief Sustainability Officer at NGS and what lead you to that position?
I came to the Society in 1973, with a background in commercial printing. I came here to work in one of the photographic labs, compiling film for wall maps for 1.5 years and subsequently became responsible for the production and then the manufacturing of the Magazine. During that time I also handled all paper purchasing for the Society so I became very conversant with the issues related to paper manufacturing and the paper market. I took particular interest in learning all I could about the environmental impacts of all aspects of paper making; from seedling in the ground to recycling of old paper products. I took great pride in working with our paper suppliers to make sure they abide by or exceeded all applicable environmental regulations.
In 2006 I headed up a group of concerned NGS employees who felt we as an organization could do more to reduce the impact our operations had on climate change and to raise our collective awareness of our responsibility to conduct our business sustainably. Our groups focused on measuring the carbon emissions that we as a company were responsible for, including those emitted on our behalf by our suppliers. We knew we had to know our corporate carbon footprint, not only in the aggregate, but by product line or service sector so we could have a roadmap for the remedial actions we wanted to take. On the basis of this information, we made our buildings carbon neutral, achieved LEED-EB Gold status for our complex, and certified our campus as Energy Star rated and implemented many energy saving features.
On the basis of our success, I was designated Chief Sustainability Officer in 2009.
2. How did you get started in sustainability work? Who or what inspired you to go into a career in sustainability?
I have always had an inclination to try to be environmentally responsible and I like to think of myself as acting on what I know to be true. This is what led me to set environmental policy for our paper suppliers when I was handling paper purchasing for the Society, implementing a requirement to use best forest management practices, to exceed the guidelines of the Clean Air and Water Acts. In the mid 1990's I became increasingly convinced of not only the fact of climate change, but the reality that it was human activity that was causing this phenomenon. Additionally human activity was consuming finite natural resources at obviously unsustainable rates. I was of course aware that the Society was publishing or producing related stories in our Magazine and TV productions on these subjects so the problem was not a lack of public awareness of the issues but rather a problem of failing to act on what we know. I felt compelled to make a difference and to act, so I began talking to people and knew there was a critical mass of my colleagues who felt strongly, wanted to help, and were willing to volunteer their time to make a difference. That led to the formation of the GoGreen Committee (Now Green Team) which has been meeting monthly since late 2006 and is leading the sustainability initiative at the Society.
3. What personal accomplishments in the sustainability realm are you most proud of?
I would have to say being instrumental in starting the sustainability initiative at the Society and thereby creating an awareness that we as an organization and as individuals could and needed to do more than we were.
As to specifics: 1) Focusing our efforts on knowing our carbon footprint and focusing our efforts at reducing that that footprint by eliminating waste where we found it and thereby eliminating the cost of that waste. 2) Setting and then achieving the goal of becoming a carbon neutral facility and qualifying our Buildings for LEED-EB Gold certification. 3) Doing the most comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) ever done on a Magazine in cooperation with our paper and printing suppliers. This was completed in 2009. 4) Convincing the Society to become a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) driven company in 2012. 5) Committing the Society to the idea of offsetting our scope III carbon (all indirect emissions except for purchased electricity, heat and steam). To date, we have reduced our scope III by over 20% since 2008.
4. What are you currently working on in the sustainability realm?
We are working with our suppliers of printing and digital media storage to document their emissions on our behalf and to look into renewable energy for those emissions. We are working to achieve carbon neutral status for everything we do, and to send zero waste to landfill. My goal is to have sustainability become part of the culture of the Society.
5. What is your personal biggest sustainability challenge?
Changing behavior at our company and getting more companies to start addressing climate change. Behavior changes are hard. Energy has always been cheap in the US, and the challenge is to change that perception and get people to change their behavior and use less. The other challenge is for all of us to personalize climate change and take responsibility for that change. At the end of the day each of us must make a commitment to change if we are to solve this problem. We all have the tendency to wait for someone else to start. Don't wait for someone else. You do it. Each of us can start today by: not leaving lights on, shortening the showers we take, using mass transit, recycling everything we can, etc.
6. What is going to be the biggest challenge for sustainability in the next 20 years?
Complacency on the part of most of us. Dependence on someone else to do the job for us. Ignoring the noise from the fossil fuel industry to say everything is OK when it is clearly not. A Congress that is divided to the point of dysfunction, so no federal leadership is possible. The naysayers that persist in trying to say that this is not a problem, and it is bad for the economy to address this issue. The fear mongers who wish to use this issue to divide us rather than to say here is a challenge we can unite on and fix.
7. For the next generation of environmental professionals, what advice would you give?
You do not have to be an expert. Read and act on what you know. Make the business case that waiting is paramount to throwing money away and that America cannot compete with clean economies around the world. Make the business case that inaction, or little action, is far, far more expensive and costly to jobs and prosperity than the most drastic actions we take today.
8. How did Carbonfund.org help you achieve your sustainability goals?
Carbonfund.org has been able to find projects for us to help us offset our use of natural gas to heat our buildings and use in our cafeteria. It has also helped us find projects that offset our business travel. My question to any offset provider has always been: Can you get me a two 'fer or three 'fer? By which I mean I am looking for projects that not only reduce carbon buildup in the atmosphere by adding sequestration capacity, but does doing so expand the habitat for an endangered species (either flora or fauna) in an area, thereby enhancing the possibility of that species' survival? So I am always interested in finding projects that have multiple benefits with the primary one being carbon emissions reductions. So far, Carbonfund.org has done a really good job finding such projects for us.
9. Why did you choose to work with Carbonfund.org?
In keeping with the idea of sourcing locally, I liked that Carbonfund.org is in fact local to Washington DC metro area. I also like the fact of Carbonfund.org being a not-for-profit, as I believe that addressing climate change should not be a profit driven undertaking. That is not to say that we should not do business with for profit entities, it is just that if not-for-profit is an option; that is my preference so we can put more dollars into emissions reductions.
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Pay Now or Pay More Later – Climate Change Costs RisingWritten by Jessie
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, from Working Group II of the IPCC, on Monday that says climate change's effects are already happening across the globe. No continent, country or ocean is immune. Unfortunately, in many cases, the world is not prepared for risks from a changing climate. The report determines there are opportunities to respond to such risks but the risks become difficult to manage the more global warming there is.
"With high levels of warming that result from continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions, risks will be challenging to manage, and even serious, sustained investments in adaptation will face limits," said Chris Field, Co-Chair of Working Group II. Field added: "Understanding that climate change is a challenge in managing risk opens a wide range of opportunities for integrating adaptation with economic and social development and with initiatives to limit future warming. We definitely face challenges, but understanding those challenges and tackling them creatively can make climate-change adaptation an important way to help build a more vibrant world in the near-term and beyond."
The report outlines climate change impacts experienced thus far, future risks from global warming and opportunities to reduce risks. Some of the impacts of climate change that have already happened affect: agriculture, human health, ecosystems on land and in the oceans, water supplies, and some people's livelihoods. Climate change doesn't care whether your country is rich or poor, whether you're located in the tropics or the South Pole, on a small island or land-locked on a large continent. It is affecting everyone on the planet and we must prepare now or pay a higher price later. The scary thing is that there are limits, even on the price we can pay.
"We live in an era of man-made climate change," said Vicente Barros, Co-Chair of Working Group II. "In many cases, we are not prepared for the climate-related risks that we already face. Investments in better preparation can pay dividends both for the present and for the future."
Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the IPCC, said: "The Working Group II report is another important step forward in our understanding of how to reduce and manage the risks of climate change. Along with the reports from Working Group I and Working Group III, it provides a conceptual map of not only the essential features of the climate challenge but the options for solutions."
The Working Group I report was released in September 2013 and the Working Group III report will be released in April 2014. The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report cycle ends with the publication of its Synthesis Report in October 2014.
The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) is available at www.ipcc-wg2.gov/AR5 and www.ipcc.ch.
Carbon Cutters Brings Carbonfree® Lawn Care with a Conscience to Fairport, NY AreaWritten by Linda
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.
Teas Etc. Begins Seventh Year as Carbonfree® Business PartnerWritten by Linda
One cup of premium loose leaf tea inspired Beth Johnston to get into the tea business, and environmental responsibility drives the company's commitment to organic teas, sustainability practices and Carbonfree® business operations.
"Conserving our planet's precious resources has always been a personal concern for me. With our continued expansion, both importing and shipping customer orders, I felt a further responsibility to take it on corporately," says Beth Johnston, Founder and CEO. "We had been looking for an effective way to offset the impact Teas Etc. has on the environment but also wanted to give our customers the choice to offset theirs. We did our homework, looked at a couple of different options and decided that Carbonfund.org was the right partner to help us meet our goals."
For the seventh consecutive year, Teas Etc. is offsetting its own carbon footprint with Carbonfund.org by supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. In an effort to generate greater awareness about sources of carbon emissions, Teas Etc. offers customers the option of offsetting the carbon footprint created by shipping their orders. To date, Teas Etc. and its customers have neutralized the same quantity of emissions as would be sequestered by almost 11,000 tree seedlings grown for ten years.
Teas Etc is has provided premium quality award winning teas and modern accessories to wholesale and retail customers for over 15 years. The company is USDA certified to package and to distribute organic products, and has a complete line of organic teas. In addition to their tea line, the company manufactures the innovative, award winning Tea Traveler® that allows tea drinkers to enjoy loose leaf teas on-the-go. The company opened in 1998 with its headquarters in Palm Beach, FL has an office in Nanjing, China and a permanent show room at AmericasMart in Atlanta, GA.
In addition toCarbonfree® operations,Teas Etc. supports a local recycling program, utilizes recycled paper goods, biodegradable packing materials and chemical-free cleaning products. Their ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, high quality products and excellent customer services confirms Teas Etc. as a leader in responsible online premium loose leaf tea retailing and wholesaling.
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Why Forest Conservation is so ImportantWritten by Brian
This is the first of a monthly blog series about our forest conservation projects in Brazil. This month's blog gives an overview of tropical deforestation and an introduction to our projects. In future months, topics shall include updates on the projects' biodiversity, highlights of community projects, stories from the field, and status of the projects' certifications.
Tropical deforestation is a global problem because such deforestation is responsible for approximately 15-20% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, reduces habitat availability for a tremendous amount of biodiversity, and further threatens the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities. With this in mind, only 2% of the world's total surface area is home to rainforests yet rainforests are home to 50% of the world's plant and animals. Shockingly, according to The Nature Conservancy, "every second, a slice of rainforest the size of a football field is mowed down. That's 86,400 football fields of rainforest per day, or over 31 million football fields of rainforest each year."
Because of the support of our generous donors, the Carbonfund.org Foundation created its wholly-owned subsidiary, CarbonCo, to design, finance, implement, and manage large-scale forest conservation projects. Our projects help mitigate this trend of tropical deforestation while also preserving precious rainforest habitat and providing alternative economic opportunities for local communities. These projects, known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) projects, are essentially payment for ecosystem service projects which rely on the sale of verified emission reductions (VERs), commonly known as carbon offset credits.
As of today, CarbonCo has several REDD+ projects in the Western State of Acre, Brazil which are protecting more than 700,000 acres. To help visualize how large these projects are, consider that 700,000 acres is the equivalent to approximately 1,100 square miles. This is almost as large as the entire state of Rhode Island (1,545 square miles), about the size of the urban area of Paris, France (1,098 square miles) and more than twice the size of New York City (470 square miles).
Our projects are named the Purus, Russas, Valparaiso, and Envira Amazonia Projects. The Purus Project was the first-ever REDD+ project in Acre to be validated (audit of project design) and verified (audit of project's performance) to the leading international carbon certifications known as the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS) with Gold Distinction for exceptional biodiversity benefits. The Russas Project was validated to the CCBS with Gold Distinction for exceptional community benefits and is pending validation to the VCS. The Valparaiso and Envira Amazonia Projects are also being designed to the VCS and CCBS with Gold Distinction.
Now that we have provided some background on forest conservation, stay tuned for next month's blog post with a more in-depth view of our specific REDD+ projects!
Overwhelming Majority of Scientists Agree Climate Change is Happening and Man-MadeWritten by Jessie
According to the "Climate Change in the American Mind" report, 33 percent of Americans said they believed there was widespread disagreement among scientists and four percent said that "most scientists think global warming is not happening." Less than half (42 percent) of Americans knew that "most scientists think global warming is happening."
The fossil fuel industry is waging a successful disinformation campaign. They took their strategy straight from Big Tobacco, who successfully bred doubt for many years that health experts were undecided on whether or not smoking cigarettes negatively impacted health. The idea seems laughable now, but we need to address the serious situation of the ailing health of our planet.
In fact, 97 percent of experts agree climate change is happening and it is human-caused. A new report was released this week from the world's largest scientific society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The report entitled, "What We Know" doesn't presume to tell Americans what to think about global warming. Instead it says in the introduction that, "we consider it to be our responsibility as professionals to ensure, to the best of our ability, that people understand what we know: human-caused climate change is happening, we face risks of abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes and responding now will lower the risk and cost of taking action."
Honestly, the first step of admitting that climate change is happening and that humans are the cause is less about blame and more about recognizing that there is a problem before we can take the logical next step to solve it.
I hope we can see the misinformation about climate change for what it is and start making changes before things look like this Isaac Cordal sculpture depicting politicians discussing global warming.


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Jambo for the start of another steamy week, as the last one for me began with a double dose of irritation.
On the B.B.C. programme Network Africa last Monday, the female announcer said "I don't know about you, but I'm still reeling with shock at news of the death of Whitney Houston".
Given the U.K's predominantly tabloid culture, "reeling with shock" at the demise of a pop singer, excellent though she was, are sentiments which would have been echoed all over the country, yet a major disaster wouldn't have elicited a similar response. Lightweight Britain…..and increasingly lightweight world.
When did the west's conferring god like status to pop singers and entertainers start, with the unworthy and mediocre elevated above all else?
Years ago I wrote… . "let's hope Tanzanians never
fully surrender to celebrity led lunacy and worship, with Hollywood actors defining the limits of their interest or knowledge"…..but they're getting there, as the local media increasingly report on celebrity trash issues not of their own…self inflicted cultural imperialism…..masquerading as progress!.
…….. some years ago, when a certain over-hyped U.S singer wanted to adopt an African baby, the child's father said…. he'd never heard of Madonna…...a culturally unsullied African….wonderful!
Running parallel to this on the l4th February, was valentines day. Another example of third world nations adopting the worst or silliest customs and habits of the so called developed ones.
Interviewed about it, some Kenyans said….."there's only one day to celebrate love"…..(really, I wonder why the birth rate in their country is so high then?!)
….."we care about this, it's a special time"……."it lets your partner know your feelings"…….and another talked of "romantic candle lit dinners and flowers."
They've bought into the whole commercially led exercise even more than Tanzanians. But does it have relevance for rural peasants in the darkened recesses of both countries, for whom candle light or similar, is just a daily necessity, possibly minus the dinners of course!.
…..Anyway, those readers here who capitulated to this nonsense, should say every day till the next February l4th……"TAKE THE BEST FROM THE WEST AND REJECT THE REST"……and by then your intelligence credentials should be re-instated….though you might have lost your sanity!.
Very much sane and citing Tanzania as an example, Finance Minister Mkulo, at an inter-governmental meeting last week, asked why mineral rich African countries don't play a more prominent role in the global economy.
A good question, but if they did, how well would the benefits translate into local enrichment.
It's not just minerals ineffectively utilised, but the whole spectrum of resources from the hides industry (exported raw at low profit, and imported tanned at high cost) to milk on sale from all over the world, in a country with vast cattle herds…..etc.etc.
The list is endless, right down to the humble apple. Except at 600/- each, and coming from South Africa, they're a luxury item here, though they can be locally grown successfully.
In February two years ago, Elisha Mahenge the owner of an ailing apple project started in Makete in 2003, told a local newspaper that the terrible roads stopped them hauling their hundreds of tons of produce to market.
They called on the government to save the 30 million/- investment, when they couldn't even sell the fruit for l00sh each. Shameful, with 'Kilimo Kwanza' loudly touted.
I failed to discover what eventually happened, and now refuse to buy a monopolistic South African apple!..
The 80% of rural peasants here, described as 'the backbone of the country', should form a powerful dominant majority given their crucial role. But the term 'backbone' and those it represents, seems just a useful descriptive peg for leaders to hang their commitment from, and make empty declarations about.
How much neglect of this sector contributed, I don't know, but two years ago, the then German Ambassador Dr. Guido Hertz citing the abundant resources here, asked "why all this poverty in Tanzania"?
Many sectors apart from agriculture could strengthen the 'economic backbone', and a Guardian article in March 2009, explaining why they don't, gives a partial insight into why the country is poor, and what might keep it so.
Writing in 2009, Tanzanian Benjamin Nkonya attending an investors meeting in Germany, says he was surprised they knew so much about his country. Logging on to their research website, he started learning also.
As a child, he says Jatropha seeds in his area were used for lighting, and the plants as livestock hedging etc., but a German entrepreneur he met, was processing these in Rukwa region, and exporting them home as biofuel. Ignorant of this potential, he likens it to natives of Shinyanga playing games with 'stones', that later became the stock of the Williamson diamond mines.
……..but today, after all the wealth the 'stones' have brought to foreigners, locals remain as poor as before.
Mr. Nkonya said the long established Sokoine University has a broad base of specialised experts, but their findings often lie dormant, when government fails in their role of transforming them into action.
The vacuum thus created is filled by foreigners, who come here, take their findings to their entrepreneurs, then return to profit from the results. The 'stones' to diamonds syndrome without benefit to the stones owners!
The solution he thinks, is to link research and training organisations directly to entrepreneurs and financial institutions, but is anybody listening?
……helloh J.K. honey I've just remembered you were vote hunting in Makete when the roads were impassable, can your buddies find out if the apple projects collapsed?…..I'll call at Ikulu to find out.!

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Angels of Death Clubhouse
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The Angels of Death Clubhouse is a location in The Lost and Damned.
This is the hangout for the Angels of Death biker gang.
The clubhouse can be found in North Holland on the island of Algonquin. The clubhouse can be found on GTA IV but however isn't accessible to the player. In The Lost and Damned it is accessible during the mission Action/Reaction. In The Lost and Damned, the player can arm wrestle outside of the clubhouse. The clubhouse's exterior features a window and two double-door entrances at the north side and an exit on the west side. The interior features a bar and and upstairs bedroom. It is not intended to be accessible otherwise, however there is a glitch that helps the player get inside and explore it freely, it works on both downloadable version and Episodes from Liberty City version of The Lost and Damned. This glitch also works in the Episodes from Liberty City version of The Ballad of Gay Tony, seeing that both DLC'S are on the same disc.
Despite not being open during the single player, the clubhouse in fully accessible in both The Lost and Damned's and The Ballad of Gay Tony's multiplayer.
A few years before 2008, the Angels of Death MC gang bought the place and made it their club.
Events of The Lost and Damned
By 2008, the place still serves as the club of the Liberty City Chapter of the gang. Members of the gang often arm wrestles and hangout near the club. The Angels of Death gets a large amount of Heroin from their allies, the Triads, and keep that in the club.
- "Now take one of these grenades and put it through their window."
- ―Billy Grey to Johnny Klebitz, ordering the attack on the club.
After Lost MC member Jason Michaels was killed, the Lost's leader, Billy Grey blamed the Angels of Death about Jason's death. Billy takes the high-ranking members of the gang; Johnny Klebitz, Jim Fitzgerald, Brian Jeremy, Terry Thorpe and Clay Simons to the club, and stops near it.
Billy then launches an attack on the club, starting with Johnny who throws a grenade through the club's window, leading to a large fire in the club. Many members of the Angels of Death MC comes from the back door of the club in order to kill the Lost MC members, but end up killed. Billy and Johnny then enters the gang, and finishes off the last members. Billy then orders Brian to take the heroin. The Lost MC mebers then escape from the area, and the police arrives to the place.
The attack on the club left the Liberty City Chapter of the gang weak, and without a central hangout place. The Angels of Death managed to recover the club sometimes after the event.
- Upstairs, the clubhouse has a surprisingly clean bathroom, much cleaner than the Lost MC Clubhouse.
- After you have completed the mission Action/Reaction, quickly go to the AOD Clubhouse. There might be a chance that the front doors are still open.
- Next to the jukebox, an OG Loc album can be found, somewhat ironically considering that the AOD are apparently white supremacists.
- There is a poster of a topless woman (resembling Chloe Parker) in the basement, to the left of the staircase.
- It is possible to enter the 2nd floor of the clubhouse through the wide open window over the front doors by stealing a Yankee, parking it even with the overhang, climbing on the Yankee's roof and then jumping onto the overhang. However once inside, you can only look down into the bar area and not go any further. (tested in TBoGT).


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On March 26, 2015 the Bioethics Commission released the second volume of its two-part review of the ethical issues associated with the conduct and implications of neuroscience research.
"As our nation invests in science and innovation and pursues advances in biomedical research and health care, it's imperative that we do so in a responsible manner."
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Temporal arteritis is inflammation and damage to the blood vessels that supply blood to the head.
If the inflammation affects the arteries in your neck, upper body and arms, it is called giant cell arteritis.
Arteritis - temporal; Cranial arteritis; Giant cell arteritis
Temporal, giant cell, and cranial arteritis occur when one or more arteries become inflammed, swollen, and tender.
Temporal arteritis commonly occurs in the the arteries around the temples (temporal arteries). These vessels branch off from the carotid artery in the neck. However, the condition can occur in medium-to-large arteries in other places in the body.
The cause of the condition is unknown. It is believed to be due in part to a faulty immune response. The disorder has been linked to severe infections and the use of high doses of antibiotics.
The problem may develop with or following another inflammatory disorder known as polymyalgia rheumatica. Giant cell arteritis almost always occurs in people over age 50. It is rare in people of African descent. The condition may run in families.
Some common symptoms of this problem are:
Other symptoms can feel like a bad flu, such as:
Problems with eyesight may occur, and at times may begin suddenly. These problems include:
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease, including:
The doctor will examine your head.
Blood tests may include:
Blood tests alone cannot provide a diagnosis. You will need to have a biopsy (tissue sample) from the involved artery. The biopsy is done on an outpatient basis.
You may also have other tests, including:
Receiving treatment right away is key to preventing severe problems such as blindness or even stroke.
Most of the time, you will receive corticosteroids medicines you take by mouth. These medicines are often started even before a biopsy is done. Your doctor may also tell you to take aspirin.
Most people begin to feel better within a few days after starting treatment. However, you will need to take medicine for 1 - 2 years. The dose of corticosteroids will be cut back very slowly.
Long-term treatment with corticosteroid medicines can make bones thinner and increase your chance of a fracture. You will need to take the following steps to protect your bone strength.
You may also need to take other medications that suppress the immune system.
Most people make a full recovery, but treatment may be needed for 1 to 2 years or longer. The condition may return at a later date.
Damage to other blood vessels in the body such as aneurysms (ballooning of the blood vessels) may occur. This damage can lead to a stroke in the future.
Call your health care provider if you have a throbbing headache that does not go away, and other symptoms of temporal arteritis.
There is no known prevention.
Hellmann DB. Giant cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, and Takayasu's arteritis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, et al, eds. Welley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 88.
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March 19, 2014 - The season has finally started but it wasn't the start I was hoping for. It all started a week before Daytona started with the first leg of the trip at Savannah for the Steve Nace All Star series. Savannah is hands down one of the best Half Miles around and is always a blast to ride. This year was no different, other than there was a lot of sitting around and watching, more on that later.
This year the trip was a little hectic. The week leading up to leaving I was out in California for doing some Yamaha filming and pit stop practice. If you haven't seen it yet check out Yamaha's FaceBook page. So with staying out in California for a week then getting home the day before leaving for Savannah then having to load everything for two weeks was hard. I had everything from bicycles, to dirt track gear, to road race gear, dirt track bikes, and food. Somehow we didn't forget anything, I was really surprised! The only bummer was I chased a storm that started in California and rained the whole time out there, got home to snow, then got to Savannah with more rain.
We did end up getting to race but a three day event got pushed into one day and Steve Nace and his crew ran through something crazy, like 500 entries!! We didn't get as much track time as I was hoping but still got to race. For the weekend with the help from TJ Burnett, Van Hammel, and Victory Circle Graphix I had a 2010 Yamaha 450 to race since my 2014 Yamaha 450 is still being built. It wasn't as fast as we had hoped, I had many fast experts pass me around the outside through the turn while I was wide open. We did walk away with two 5th's and a 6th on an underpowered bike!! Two things that made the weekend worth it though was getting to relax and doing fun stuff and seeing some cool stuff with some great people since we got rained out a couple days. The other thing was having Davis Fisher apart of the team for his first year as a Pro racer. His dad Rex has helped me a lot growing up with riding, bike setup, and bikes to race. I've been lucky enough to do the same for Davis and to make sure he always had the best bikes to ride. It made it even more worth it when I was laying in bed Friday night watching the National and in just his second race scored a podium finish at the Daytona Short Track.
After Savannah it was time to head South and get down to business. When I say business I mean finding all the unique places to eat. Daytona always has some good places to eat and with the beach being right there was relaxing before what ended up being a very rough and hard Daytona 200 weekend.
Come Thursday I was so ready for the race weekend. We had our first riders meeting of the year, getting our head shots done, and everything else we do the first race weekend. The feelings deep inside kept building up and I couldn't wait to get out on track. To spin the first laps on my first full time factory ride, I couldn't wait, and it finally happened. Along with all my other "first's" as a factory ride. Bike problems, bad luck, just about anything that could happened did. No I've had two bad tests and a bad race weekend, they say everything comes in 3's so hopefully its all gone now. But with all that said I felt great on the bike, I did some of my fastest times ever at Daytona without even having a draft which is big there. The team did work their butts off all weekend to fix everything that did happen and I can't thank them enough for that. After little track time and bad luck we still qualified 7th, no that's not fantastic but with everything that was going on it was good enough. Plus it didn't even matter because from the 3rd row I almost had the hole shot but was 2nd going into turn 1.
Before I finish talking about the race I need to talk about the things that went on during the weekend. First off I know people aren't happy with the AMA for only five races and so on but bad mouthing this series isn't going to help. We all need to try as hard as we can, riders, mechanics, teams, and fans to help get the series back where it has been. Next congrats to Cameron Beaubier, DSB Champion to AMA Pro Superbike winner in less than 6 months. I've known Cameron for a long time and he's one of my best friends, he's an amazing racer and it was cool to see him come out swinging and win his first race. But a Kentucky Boy did take pole away from him, Roger Hayden, which was cool to see too. Last I have to say nice job to Hayden Gillim with two great races in SuperSport. After a motor breaking he had to start on the 7th row and still ran in the lead group in both races. He had the fastest lap in Race 2 and finished 3rd. Hayden is racing on a new team this year and has been working so hard this offseason. After seasons of doing his own team and us having to make sure everything was ready and at the track its awesome to see him on a great team and working so hard. It's alwaysnice having family at the track but it makes it hard to watch his races haha.
Ok back to my race, it started off great but kind of ended up like a piece of wood in the ocean. I just drifted farther and farther away. I'm not to sure what was going on, we just didn't have the speed I thought we would. I felt great on the bike but something just wasn't clicking. Then to top it off we finally worked our way into the Top 5 and with about 10 laps to go I high sided. That's about all I can tell you, I remember high siding then I remember trying to pick up the bike. No sliding, not getting up, not running to the bike. I did get the bike picked up and back to the pits. The team got it ready to go again but I was so dizzy I couldn't ride again. I was a little out of it. Like I said on FaceBook, I started the race on the track and finished it in the hospital. Not the 200 I was hoping for but that's racing.
Now I'm back home in Kentucky, feeling a lot better than the night after the 200. I can actually stand up without holding on to stuff and walk without looking drunk haha. The weather is finally getting better here at home, not great but better. I'm looking forward to getting some riding in and counting down the days until the next race.
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Is this stuff true? Hell no. But he's convincing, and he's credible, so the truth really doesn't come into it, he'll polish a turd so shiney you'll see your reflection.
Come on, that "Obama doesn't lie like Romney does" stuff really doesn't fly.
Is this stuff true? Hell no. But he's convincing, and he's credible, so the truth really doesn't come into it, he'll polish a turd so shiney you'll see your reflection.
Come on, that "Obama doesn't lie like Romney does" stuff really doesn't fly.
Romney saying his health plans cover pre-existing conditions? Lie. Romney patting himself on the back for Massachusetts' balanced budgets? It's in the MA state constitution that there has to be a balanced budget. Romney patting himself on the back for being able to reach across the aisle? MA is one of the most liberal states in the country, so a Republican governor would have to reach across the aisle to get anything done. However, he also told everyone he was pro-choice and pro-gay marriage at the time, which certainly made those bipartisan efforts easier. As though the GOP's rampant obstructionism and abject refusal to hold bipartisan talks about the budget was somehow Obama's fault. Though I guess it was his fault if you consider it his fault that he exists and is the president. The Moody's credit downgrade of the US being Obama's fault? Lie. It was downgraded because the GOP was throwing up so many roadblocks to doing anything. At least Romney is now admitting that most of the defense cuts he's hammering now are due to the sequestration that came into effect due to the GOP's refusal to work towards compromise in the budget supercommittee. Well, he's at least using the word "sequestration."
Oh, and how about how Romney has repeated multiple times that Syria is Iran's only route to the sea and is therefore their greatest ally in the region. I guess he hasn't looked at a map in awhile, because Iran has direct sea access to the south and needs no ally to get to the ocean. So he's either lying or dumb as fuck. Take your pick.
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And what exactly did you mean by that final sentence?
On topic: after 4 debates, I'd say Romney wins 2, loses 1, and ties one. He won the first two no doubt. But he was too rude in the second. And Obama had some good points in the fourth, but not enough. What do you all think?
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Gotta love this talking point about the Benghazi attacks and terror. Republicans want to whine that Obama "didn't call it a terror attack" (which ultimately boils down to complaining about nomenclature, ultimately inconsequential, neverminding the fact that he actually DID call it a terror attack), and yet it was the Republican-controlled Congress that voted to cut funding to the embassy in the first place. Jason Chaffetz openly defended this on CNN in an interview with Soledad O'Brien....
CHAFFETZ: "When you're in tough economic times, you have to make difficult choices, you have to prioritize."
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: "Okay, so you're prioritizing. So when there are complaints that, in fact, there was not enough security, you've just said absolutely that you cut --- you were the one to vote against, to increase security for the state department, which would lead directly to Benghazi. That seems like you're saying, you have a hand in the responsibility to this. The funding of the security, you're happy to cut it?"
CHAFFETZ: "Because there are literally close to two hundred embassies...you have thousands of people that are involved in this, you have to prioritize things. Libya, before 9/11, two bombings on our consolate out there. Of course that's got to be a higher priority than making sure we're protecting some other emphasis."
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: "We just heard from the clip, from one of the guys who was going to testify before you today that there was definitely this pressure, in his mind, to not staff the embassy fully security-wise. Wouldn't that pressure be coming from you, directly, essentially, people -- and others -- who voted against the funding for security? Keep it low, because there's no funding for security?"
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For all the things that I never did
For all the places I never was
For all the people I never stopped
But there was nothing I could do..."
What Static said, plus how Gov. Romney seems to conveniently forget that he wrote this op-ed.
I just wonder why the "we had more important things to argue about than embassy security in this one location" argument doesn't also work for Obama. Conservatives and Republicans use that to attack the Obama administration for not paying enough attention to these warnings, and yet Republicans happily and knowingly cut funding for security even in light of those same warnings, using that same excuse.
Also, lol@ the Willard Romney op-ed: "If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won't go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed." In other words: "Obama will destroy the automotive industry, even if it never actually dies off, and even if it LOOKs like he's recovered it successfully." If we won't see it die off, then by what indication does he mean to imply that we should recognize its imminent demise? Reminds me of that "Letter From A Christian In 2012" nonsense.
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For all the things that I never did
For all the places I never was
For all the people I never stopped
But there was nothing I could do..."
We have a full Marine detachment serving as the ambassador to France's bodyguard. France. Peace lovin France. And yet we have jack shit guarding in LIBYA. How the hell does that even frickin work.
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If they wanted a marine detachment for the Benghazi embassy, they probably should have requested one instead of requesting additional security guards, which, even if they were granted, would probably have proven to be not terribly effective in the face of what happened that night.
While the Benghazi incident is concerning and should be addressed' its is still one of the least important foreign policy questions this election.
The EU is still a financial mess, China is rising, Syria is disintegrating, and there are still 100k boots on the ground in Afghanistan. Lets talk more about some of these rather than who said the word "terror" first.
Re: A Marine detachment
Very symbolic thing to have US uniformed soldiers in a country, especially one like Libya that just underwent a radical change in government and has some radical islamacist groups within that are looking for any excuse to disrupt positive change with violence (ie, using the claim that the "US is occupying Islamic land"). It's sometimes much better to have non-uniformed security personnel.
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The Police Patrol is a Declasse Merit modified for police service in Grand Theft Auto IV. In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, it is depicted as a generic police car, possibly representing both GTA IV's Police Patrol, as well as the Police Cruiser.
DescriptionThe Police Patrol's front is modeled after the eighth generation Chevrolet Impala Police Edition while the back is from the ninth generation. It can be found on the streets of Liberty City along with the Police Cruiser. The vehicle is manufactured by Declasse. Like the Cruiser, the Patrol's livery is clearly based on that of the New York Police Department's vehicles.
The Patrol is generally used as a patrol vehicle rather than a pursuit vehicle, due to it being slower and heavier than the Police Cruiser (the acceleration is about the same).
In GTA Chinatown Wars, the Patrol bears LAPD-style markings, rather than the LCPD style, making the car more immediately recognizable as a police car via the DS interface; the car also incorporates GTA IV's police computer for use in vigilante side missions, and being the defacto police car in the game, is the fastest sedan-based law-enforcement vehicle in the game, with responsive controls and good durability. In cutscenes, the car in its GTA IV form may be seen (alongside the Police Cruiser), but is depicted with omitted rear quarter glasses.
The PSP depiction of the Police Patrol in GTA CW looks more similar to its GTA IV counterpart. It differs in which "LCPD" is written on the roof the car, unlike the DS/iOS versions.
It is likely it will return in GTA V, and resembles a 2013 Ford Taurus Interceptor.
Use in side-missions
When the player is stationary in any police vehicle they can access the police computer, which lets the player search for the most wanted criminals, see what the most recent crimes are, search the police records and even call for backup. This is where the player can start the Vigilante style side missions and the Most Wanted side missions.
- Although distinct from the Police Cruiser, the Patrol has "Police Cruiser" badging in GTA IV. The same badge is seen on the back of the actual Police Cruiser.
- Under the "Chinatown Wars" section of the Rockstar Games Social Club website, members may download a printable papercraft model of a "Police Car". The car's design is a cross between the police cars depicted in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, as well as newer police cars seen in GTA IV and GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Like other emergency vehicles with roof-mounted strobe lights in GTA IV, the Police Patrol's siren will malfunction by wailing in random, distorted pitches if the strobe light housing is significantly damaged by gunfire, falling objects, or rolling of the vehicle. The second and third sirens noises are also disabled, leaving the car with only the malfunctioning siren noise.
- Unlike the Police Cruiser, you cannot get the Police Patrol in multiplayer for unknown reasons. Only the Police Cruiser remains at police stations in GTA IV, and can be seen patrolling if you have Police turned on in your multiplayer preferences.
- In a screenshot for GTA V, a different police vehicle is shown chasing a car thief. It is unknown if this is the Police Patrol, the final version of the Police Cruiser or a second Police Cruiser. Judging by the decal, it is probably made by Vapid.
- When turning corners at high speeds in the Police Patrol, it has a tendency to roll over.
- Interestingly, the Police Patrol is more likely to spawn than the Police Cruiser if you're in Broker.
- The Police Patrol, and the Police Cruiser, are almost identical with the NYPD Police Cars.
- Be careful when attempting to "save" a Police Patrol (or Police Cruiser) in a parking spot. Often times police officers will just enter the car and drive off, despite it being parked in "your" parking spot. This occurs with either a lone policeman, or if a policeman is chasing and apprehending a non-player criminal on the street then both will enter the car and the police officer will drive off. This tends to occur more often after just loading a save.


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26 U.S. Code § 5223 - Redistillation of spirits, articles, and residues
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(a) Spirits on bonded premises
The proprietor of a distilled spirits plant authorized to produce distilled spirits may, under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, redistill any distilled spirits which have not been withdrawn from bonded premises.
(b) Distilled spirits returned for redistillation
Distilled spirits which have been lawfully removed from bonded premises free of tax or without payment of tax may, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, be returned for redistillation to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant authorized to produce distilled spirits.
(c) Redistillation of articles and residues
Articles, containing denatured distilled spirits, which were manufactured under the provisions of subchapter D or on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant, and the spirits residues of manufacturing processes related thereto, may be received, and the distilled spirits therein recovered by redistillation, on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant authorized to produce distilled spirits, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
(d) Denatured distilled spirits, articles, and residues
Distilled spirits recovered by the redistillation of denatured distilled spirits, or by the redistillation of the articles or residues described in subsection (c), may not be withdrawn from bonded premises except for industrial use or after denaturation thereof in the manner prescribed by law.
(e) Products of redistillation
All distilled spirits redistilled on bonded premises subsequent to production gauge shall be treated the same as if such spirits had been originally produced by the redistiller and all provisions of this chapter applicable to the original production of distilled spirits shall be applicable thereto. Any prior obligation as to taxes, liens, and bonds with respect to such distilled spirits shall be extinguished on redistillation. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting any provision of law relating to the labeling of distilled spirits or as limiting the authority of the Secretary to regulate the marking, branding, or identification of distilled spirits redistilled under this section.
Source(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201,Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1365; amended Pub. L. 89–44, title VIII, § 805(d), (f)(8), (10),June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 161, 162; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(31),July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 286.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those comprising subsecs. (a) and (d) of this section were contained in prior sections of act Aug. 16, 1954, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859, as follows:
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|Prior sections
|5194(f), 5217(a), 5305, 5308.
The prior sections, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, are set out in 68A Stat. 635, 641, 657.
1979—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(31)(A), inserted "or on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant" after "subchapter D,".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(31)(B), struck out provisions relating to the treatment of the processing of distilled spirits, subsequent to production gauge, in the manufacture of vodka in the production facilities of a distilled spirits plant as a redistillation of the spirits for purposes of this subsection, subsection (a), andsections 5025 (d) and 5215.
1976—Subsecs. (a) to (c), (e). Pub. L. 94–455struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.
1965—Pub. L. 89–44, § 805(f)(8), substituted "spirits, articles, and residues" for "spirits" in section catchline.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–44, § 805(d), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–44, § 805(d), (f)(10), redesignatedsubsec. (c) as (d), inserted ", articles, and residues" after "distilled spirits" in heading, and inserted ", or by the redistillation of the articles or residues described in subsection (c)," after "denatured distilled spirits" in text. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–11, § 805(d), redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39effective Jan. 1, 1980, see section 810 ofPub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–44effective Oct. 1, 1965, see section 805(g)(2) ofPub. L. 89–44, set out as a note under section 5004 of this title.
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