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Free Chicago tours
Chicago Cultural Center Catch a glimpse of the Chicago art scene on a free tour of the center, an 1897 Beaux Arts-style building (left) that hosts hundreds of programs and exhibits annually. Both audio and group tours are available. The Chicago Office of Tourism also has a visitor information center here, so it's a good place to start your Chicago trip. Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Greeters Volunteers lead two- to four-hour neighborhood walking tours. You can choose from more than 25 neighborhoods and 40 interest areas including fashion, film, ethnic Chicago and public art. Chicago Greeters
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Gardens all year long
Chicago Botanic Garden Explore 23 gardens with more than 2 million plants. Family activities for young children are held on weekends. Chicago Botanic Garden
Lincoln Park Conservatory Four greenhouses have ferns, palms, cacti and rotating exhibits. Lincoln Park Conservatory
Lurie Garden A living prairiescape framed by landmark Chicago architecture, this garden not only illustrates Illinois' tallgrass prairie plants but also demonstrates beautiful possibilities for Midwest gardens. Lurie Garden
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Passing through the gates is like stepping into a Monet painting; you'll wonder how a city of 3 million has a garden this quiet. Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Chicago Parks
Millennium Park Don't miss the acclaimed sculpture park and concert venue on the northwest corner of Grand Park. Download a free audio tour or get a detailed brochure to plan your visit. Millennium Park
Grant Park Chicago's front yard, Grant Park is among the city's loveliest and most prominent parks. Check out the Buckingham Fountain, one of the world's largest fountains, with 20-minute water shows on the hour 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Grant Park
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Free Chicago museums
National Museum of Mexican Art (pictured) The nation's largest Latino museum features art from both sides of the border. National Museum of Mexican ArtFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Museum See a cube made from $1 million and learn how to identify fake bills. View the museum on your own or take a guided tour. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Museum
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Family fun
Lincoln Park Zoo See more than 1,000 species at one of the country's oldest free zoos. At the new Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, kids can build a beaver dam, explore a forest and watch otters dart through water. Lincoln Park Zoo
Oak Street Beach This stretch of Lake Michigan shore offers a carpet of white sand against a backdrop of skyscrapers. Oak Street Beach
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Air and Water Show, Chicago A free show (pictured) by the awe-inspiring likes of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, Chicago Fire Department Air and Sea Rescue Team. Held one weekend in August along Lake Michigan. Air and Water Show
Seasonal Festivals, Chicago During St. Patrick's day, watch the Chicago River run green and see the downtown parade. In the fall, don't miss the city's Chicagoween celebration. Chicago Seasonal Festivals
Groundhog Days, Woodstock The annual winter festival includes trivia contests, storytelling, a chili cook-off, free film showings of the movie--and a guided walking tour of 14 plaque-marked film sites. Woodstock Groundhog Days
Free parks
Make sure you see the rock formations at Garden of the Gods and the steep ravines at Starved Rock.
Garden of the Gods, in southern Illinois, is a 3,300-acre national recreation area in Shawnee National Forest. Towering rock outcroppings (left) remain just south of where great ice sheets smoothed the prairies millions of years ago. An easy flagstone Observation Trail takes you to a spectacular overlook. Shawnee National Forest (Garden of the Gods)
In northwest Illinois, Starved Rock State Park is home to 18 canyons formed by glacial meltwater and stream erosion. They slice through tree-covered sandstone bluffs for four miles at the park, which is along the south side of the Illinois River. Waterfalls, sandstone overhangs and other rock formations attract hikers and campers. Starved Rock State Park
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Near St. Louis, Missouri
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville About 15 miles east of St. Louis, you can see 100-foot-tall Monks Mound (left), the largest of the area's 80 surviving ceremonial mounds from the time of the Mississippians. An interpretive center includes a re-created village and orientation theater to help visitors visualize the city that sprawled here centuries ago. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
National Great Rivers Museum, Alton Steer through locks on an indoor barge simulator, one of 20 interactive exhibits that teach visitors about the Mississippi and other rivers. The museum is about 30 miles north of St. Louis and just across the Illinois border. National Great Rivers Museum
- Photo: Courtesy of John Deere Pavilion
On Illinois' western border
Deere and Company World Headquarters, Moline See farm equipment and other agricultural exhibits at the John Deere Pavilion (left) or visit the Deere-Wiman and Butterworth mansions and gardens. The homes were built in the late 1800s by Charles Deere, son of John Deere. Deere and Company World Headquarters
Historic Nauvoo Take free wagon and carriage rides, see craft demonstrations and attend seasonal music performances in Nauvoo, a historic Mormon town about halfway between St. Louis and Moline. Historic Nauvoo
Springfield: Abraham Lincoln sites
Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices Lincoln practiced here from 1843 to 1852; visitors learn about the beginnings of his successful law career and about the courtrooms where he tried cases.
Old State Capitol Take a 30-minute guided tour of the building where Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature, gave his famous "House Divided" speech in 1858 and where his body lay in state following his assassination in 1865. Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices and Old State Capitol
Lincoln Home National Historic Site The Lincolns lived in the Greek Revival-style house from 1844 to 1861, when they left for the White House. Costumed interpreters guide your visit. Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site (left) Tours offer revealing stories about the lives, deaths and burials of Lincoln; his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln; and three of their four children. Lincoln Home National Historic Site
A picnic and a tour in Cantigny Park
Cantigny Park, Wheaton Tour the home of longtime Chicago Tribune editor and publisher Robert McCormick, picnic at the 500-acre Cantigny Park or see the First Division Museum, which tells the story of the division from the Revolutionary War through Desert Storm. Wheaton is about 25 miles west of Chicago. (Admission to buildings is free; fee charged for parking.)


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Residents of eastern North Carolina are invited to an expo which will educate them about the risks and dangers of heart disease.
The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center presents the Fifth Annual Heart Expo on Saturday.
Men, women and children attending the free event can learn their heart risk profiles by registering for free screenings, including blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and blood sugar.
Several local doctors will present heart health seminars that focus on a variety of topics from heart disease in children to the impact of sleep disorders on your heart. Guests can also learn how to "Cook with Heart" during a healthy cooking demonstration. This year's expo features a special kids area called "A Child at Heart" with heart-healthy activities.
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The Rum Diary
|Release Date: October 28, 2011
|Running Time: 119 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $13,100,042.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Drama, Period, Romance
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Summary:Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, "The Rum Diary" tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp. Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault, the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson. Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into ... Full Summary >>
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May 2, 2016
Three men from Pitt County are behind bars, charged with a Sunday night burglary in Greenville.
Authorities charged 32-year-old Marshall Couvillon, 37-year-old James Glisson, both of Greenville and 24-year-old Jason Parker of Winterville. Each suspect was booked in the jail early Monday morning.
A Greenville police report shows the three are charged for a break-in at a home on Summer Place in Greenville around 10 p.m. Sunday.
Couvillon is charged with first degree burglary, communicating threats, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling placea controlled substance. His bond is set at $305,000.
Glisson is charged with first degree burglary and communicating threats. His bond is set at $300,000.
Parker is charged with first degree burglary. His bond is set at $300,000.
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As the thermometer inched into the low fifties this last weekend, the Woodworking Shows opened its doors in Somerset, New Jersey. It's been a particularly tough winter all across the east and the remnants of the truly unusual snow totals were still visible almost everywhere I drove. Though it may have been just a celebration of this temporary warmth, I believe that the woodworkers who packed the entryway and the aisles of our venue came to replace the memory of cold and ice with thoughts of shavings and sawdust. We have always enjoyed great attendance here and this time would be no different.
I feel that the show was a success on nearly every level. As has been the case for the last few years, there were more educational opportunities than the time to see them. The free seminars on the show floor were filled beyond seating capacity over the course of the entire three day show. The paid seminars (and we are slowly adding more of these focused classes) were becoming even better attended. And if you were here to make a tool purchase, nearly every manufacturer was represented in the sales booths. Both portable and stationary tools seemed to be everywhere.
Looking for antique woodworking tools, then Crafts Antique Tool Club of New Jersey had you covered there too. I don't know about the food at this venue but beer sales looked to be very brisk. Again, something for everyone!
A few of the local woodworking clubs were on hand to display the work of their members and to attract potential new members. Garden State Marquetry Society taught their proven techniques and had samples on hand.
The Alderfer Lumber Company has some really nice stock including this striking Walnut crotch grain for sale.
Even some nice jewelry at the Hudson Valley Woodturning booth.
We also saw a large number of entries in the Showcase in both the adult and youth divisions.
In the Furniture Category, our winner was John Manura's Jewelry Boxes.
The Turnings/Carvings Category had a tie for second place between Jeffrey Knichel's Fluted Bowl and the Offset Baseball Bat from Robert Lenrow. First place went to Larry Morgan for his Maple Urn.
In the Models/Toys Category, Hans Bolliger took second for the Firetruck and first place was taken by the Drilling Rig and Tractor by Glen Peterson.
The Open Category had some interesting pieces. Third place was given to Roger Sinclair for the Gershwin Scroll Saw Picture. Gualberto Malave took second for the Bandsaw Box and the overall winner was Larry Yaskulka and his Jousting Horse.
The People's Choice winner was Glenn Peterson's Drilling Rig and the Educator's Choice went to Larry Yaskulka's Jousting Horse.
The Youth Division was a guitar makers heaven. All of the entries were school projects and they were all well crafted.
Third place was given to Craig Mitchell for the Blue/Silver Razorback Guitar. Second place turned out to be a three way tie! Justin Barbato (Orange Les Paul), Shelby South (Black/Blue SG Standard) and Ryan Fox (Sunburst Les Paul) drew equal votes for their guitars. First place was awarded to Lauren Woods for the Bass/Treble Clef Guitar. Lauren also took the People's Choice award and the Educator's Choice Runner up was Jarrod Gallack"s Gold/Black Warlock. The Educator's Choice winner was Shelby South's Black/Blue SG Standard.
All entrants were given goodies bags from the Woodworking Shows and a variety of products from the vendors. Winners took home tools from Bosch Tools and Work Sharp as well as gift cards from Lee Valley. Larry Yaskulka and his Jousting Horse will compete for overall winner following the Houston Show this March.
Somerset was quite a show. The attendees left happy and the educators and vendors exhausted. I was fortunate and could fly home on Sunday night. For those who make the show happen each week, our set up and transportation crews, they will drive to Kansas City next week only to go back across the country to Atlanta the following week. As always, the unheralded stars of the show. The Kansas City show will be February 28-March 2 at the Kemper Arena Grounds on American Royal Court. I hope that you'll get a chance to come out and see what we're so proud of. I'm teaching cabinet making in the WOOD Magazine booth and I promise you a lot of information during the course of each day. Come sit a spell and we'll talk.
'Til Then, I'll see you on the road.
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The art world is called many things—elitist, generous, frivolous, necessary… Maybe one thing we can all agree on about it, though, is the precarity with which it exists: The art market is hinged on economic imbalance, and its very nature dependent on flux in culture. So, how can the art market consistently prosper, if we can assume no constant to be coded into its relationship to monetary value? Find a constant that is constantly changing, that's how. And that is exactly, ingeniously, what The Narcissist's Ball, a BOFFO event held on Saturday did. The gala finalized a silent auction (starting online and ending at the gala at 531 W. 36th St.) in which bidders could commission a portrait of themselves from over 40 artists. The constant here is self-interest found in art-lovers. We're all guilty of it, and on Saturday, we embraced it.
"To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance - Oscar Wilde" said the invitation. Just to displace our self-involvement, all bidders were instructed to choose a nametag displaying a celebrity's moniker instead of our own. Written-in bids on the walls of the gallery read "Victoria Beckham" and "Mick Jagger" but we all knew who these people were: they were us, or the overblown ideas we harbor about ourselves. The artists were as varied as the bidders, suggesting conceptual work (Mary Ellen Carroll has promised to exchange lives with someone for a day for a winning bid of $10,000), straight-forward portraiture, and sculpture (caraballo-farman will make a 3D print of sorts from a MRI or Cat Scan of a winning bidder's body part for $4,000).
The night was filled with mime-inspired and cover-singing performances, appropriately, by Olek and The Black Soft, whose work was up for auction, too. and ended with an afterparty at the Boom Boom Room. Finally, an art event that tells it like it is and makes no apologies: here was beautiful art paid for by beautiful people—and the surplus of bids were hard to ignore. We certainly loved ourselves that night, and there's nothing wrong with that.


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Transformation: Adamantine Staff
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|Transformation: Adamantine Staff [1]
|Henge: Kongōnyoi
|Literal English
|Transformation: Vajra Nyoi
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|Adamantine Nyoi, Transformation: Vajra Nyoi
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Monkey King Enma's transformation technique, which is characterised by the hardness of diamond and its at-will extendibility, the Adamantine Staff is the Third Hokage's "weapon of choice", so to speak and with it in hand he's made it through a world of war for an extended period of time. This staff was able to destroy the wooden structures created by Hashirama, the original Wood Release user, and using it, the Third was able to smash Kurama to the borders of the village.
When Enma is transformed into the Adamantine Staff, it is possible for him to attack of his own free will using his claws and fangs which protrude from the staff itself, adding an element of surprise and irregularity. Forged in the fire of battle, its at-will transformation-based attack and defence go beyond the scope of proficiency, to attain the realm of shinobi "godhood". The main method of attack consists in strikes and thrusts that take advantage of its ability to extend.
The hardness of diamond also translates into destructive power. Despite its hardness, Enma stated that he could still suffer damage from weapons such as the Kusanagi wielded by Orochimaru.
- The concept of an extendible staff is based on the story of Sun Wukong and his Ruyi Jingu Bang.
- A nyoi, which can be translated as priest's staff but literally means as one (a person) wishes, is an auspicious decorative object associated with Chinese Buddhist rituals. It was made from bone or jade, with a head shaped either as a cloud or as a lingzhi mushroom and had a slightly curved handle, but the production and use of these objects declined after the Tang Dynasty.
- Vajra, which is "Kongō" (金剛) in Japanese, is a mythical material that is said to be able to cut through any substance, but it itself, cannot be cut.
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- January 2013: Large-scale use of solar cookers in northwestern China shows promise - Solar Household Energy has tracked the Chinese government's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the region, because in rural China the predominant fuel for cooking and heating is usually coal. The government has utilized the carbon credit trading program of the Clean Development Mechanism to encourage investors to become involved, and results have proven to support a profitable business model. At this point, it is estimated over two million people are benefiting from receiving and using 500,000 parabolic solar cookers. The thermal efficiency of the solar cookers averages 65% compared with 12.3% for traditional unimproved coal fires. It is estimated the solar cooker use has reduced emissions equivalent to taking 200,000 automobiles off the road. Manufactured at a unit cost of $44USD, the cookers are locally manufactured, require no externally sourced parts, and components are recyclable. For those who perceive solar cooking as happening only at a village level, this report confirms that solar cooking continues to grow as a valuable resource to significantly help reduce global carbon emissions. Read more details of the report at: Solar Cooking in China: A CDM Project
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- March 2012: China and India lead the world in large scale solar cooking projects. Dar Curtis of Solar Household Energy recently researched where large scale solar cooking projects are happening around the world. The projects in African refugee camps are fairly well known, but institutional projects and the high-use of solar cookers is happening primarily in Asia. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has registered eight solar cooker projects in China since 2009. A total of 207,000 parabolic solar cookers have been distributed, serving 848,000 people. In India, CDM registered a Gold Standard project in 2006. The Gadhia Solar company has created institutional kitchens with arrays of large parabolic solar concentrators to generate steam. Such an installation at Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, can produce meals for 38,500 pilgrims per day. Read more from his well-documented report. Some Big Solar Cooking Project in Asia, December 2011
- February 2011: According to Yu Qing of Emmar Solar Energy, in the western part of the country, provincial and municipal governments are supporting the production of a solar stove that will be made available to farmers and herdsmen in arid mountain locations, free of charge. More Information...
- January 2011: Parabolic solar cookers popular in Tibet. Allart Ligtenberg has been involved for a number of years introducing solar cooking to communities in Nepal, Mexico, and other countries around the world. His work has given him a keen sense for perceiving the level of solar cooking happening in a particular country. He recently traveled through Tibet with his wife, and they were amazed at the number of parabolic solar cookers being used in cities and rural areas as well. Allart estimates that there may be 80,000-100,000 solar cookers in use in Tibet at this time. The cookers they saw used parabolic style reflectors, some round, others with a butterfly design. He ventured that the level of use was almost mainstream, typically for making large quantities of tea. They saw no solar box cookers or solar panel cookers. Usually, acquiring a parabolic style cooker is a more expensive approach than other solar cooking options, but he mentioned one manufacturer in China is able to market a one meter parabolic cooker for US$30-$40 due to large production numbers (100,000 units annually), and low labor costs.
- April 2010: The rural population of the Tibetan Plateau relies heavily on biomass fuels, especially dung and wood, for cooking and heating. These fuels cause indoor air pollution, contribute to climate change, and perpetuate gender inequality because girls spend long hours collecting fuel while boys attend school. One Earth Designs (OED), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, has developed a novel solar device to reduce reliance on these fuels in this region. The device, called the SolSource 3-in-1, not only enables rural communities to harness the sun's energy for portable solar cooking, but for space heating and electricity generation as well. High-temperature parabolic solar cookers are currently available and used in Himalayan communities. However, they are often made out of mirror-lined concrete shells that are heavy and breakable. Many nomadic villagers shared with OED a desire for parabolic solar cookers that are portable enough to be taken into the fields while working or tending flocks, but sturdy enough to withstand the harsh winds of the Tibetan Plateau. OED worked with rural communities in the Himalayan region to design the SolSource 3-in-1 according to these local needs and with local materials when feasible. The reflective component of the SolSource 3-in-1 is a lightweight, foldable parabolic shell comprised of several triangular yak-wool canvas panels stretched across a curved bamboo frame and lined with aluminized polyester film (Mylar®). This shell sits on detachable legs that can be staked to the ground to prevent the cooker from blowing over. Multiple functions are performed by attaching one of three interchangeable modules to the center of the shell at the focal area. The first module cooks food and pasteurizes water. Its high focal temperature enables traditional cooking that relies primarily on stir-frying and boiling water for tea and tsampa. A second module collects and stores heat for later use in the home. As journalist Julia Levitt reports on worldchanging.com, the SolSource 3-in-1 "generates enough heat at its focal point to bring a kettle of water to boil in about five to seven minutes. … While it is in use, the device generates heat to warm the home." A third module generates and stores about 20 watts of thermo-electricity per hour. The SolSource 3-in-1 has been recognized for its innovative design by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Yunus Innovation Challenge, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Last year, the project received the prestigious St. Andrews Prize for the Environment. According to Catlin Powers, chief operating officer of OED, the $75,000 St. Andrews prize money "will support the first large-scale field test and production trial, involving 20 Chinese communities."
- March 2009: China's Ningxia Federal Intertrade Company has submitted Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) proposals to disseminate 34,000 solar cookers in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, aimed at reducing the amount of CO2 released from coal-fired stoves. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), CDM "allows emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one ton of CO2. These CERs can be traded and sold, and used by industrialized countries to a meet a part of their emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. The mechanism stimulates sustainable development and emission reductions, while giving industrialized countries some flexibility in how they meet their emission reduction limitation targets." The solar cooker CERs would be purchased by the Netherlands through Swiss Re Global Markets Limited at an estimated value of 8.65 EUR (or about $11) each, providing necessary project implementation funds. The two projects have gone through the validation process and are currently under review by the CDM executive board. The first project — UNFCCC # 2307 — would provide solar cookers to 17,000 poor rural families in the mountainous northern Pengyang County townships of Luowa, Jiaocha, Wangwa, Xiaocha, Fengzhuang, Caomiao, and Mengyuan. (This represents 83.6% of all households in the region.) The second project — UNFCCC # 2311 — would provide solar cookers to 17,000 poor rural families in the Hong-Ru River area of southern Pengyang County, in the townships of Baiyang, Gucheng, Xinji, Chengyang and Honghe. (This represents 56.4% of all households in the region.) According to the project design document (PDD), the rural Pengyang region "is an ideal region for utilizing solar energy. Located at high altitude, this region has many sunny days. It is one of the most suitable regions in China for utilizing solar energy." The project will benefit the participating communities and surrounding areas in a number of ways, according to the PDD. "The proposed project will significantly contribute to sustainable development of this region. It will serve as a model for future projects and stimulate the interests of investors in solar energy projects. It will promote the use of clean energy, educate and train the rural population on solar energy technology, and build awareness in environmental protection among the rural population. … The poor rural residents will get clean and reliable energy supply for their daily cooking." The projects will be monitored by the Rural Energy Section (RES) of China's Bureau of Agriculture, Graze and Science & Technology, under the supervision of Ningxia Federal Intertrade. RES will recruit and train local CDM groups of one to five people to collect and record monitoring data from five to 20 households each. Sampling surveys will be employed to determine annual solar cooker hours of operation as follows: a statistically significant number of households, 309 for each project, will be randomly selected each year; CDM groups will record daily solar cooker use for each sample household, with monthly totals to be checked for completeness and accuracy by Ningxia Federal Intertrade; at least once per month, each CDM group will spend an entire day with one family and monitor their solar cooker use in detail. Each participating household would pay a small project implementation fee of 30 Chinese Yuan (CNY), or about $4.40. This fee represents roughly one-tenth the value of the cooker, and includes free maintenance over the 10-year life of the project. Based on China's national GB standard NY/T219-2003, this style of solar cooker has a power rating of 773.5 watts. Project planners determined traditional coal-fired stoves to have a thermal efficiency of approximately 15%, while calculating thermal efficiency of the solar cookers to be about 65%. Studies show that the solar cookers would need to be used at least four hours per day to meet the daily cooking and water heating needs of a typical target family, so the monthly usage is calculated to be 120 hours. After factoring in the monthly solar irradiance rates for the region, as well as other solar cooker design parameters, it is estimated that the two projects will each produce 35,723 tCO2e (tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) emission reductions per year, or 357,230 tCO2e over the 10-year project. Ningxia Federal Intertrade has also signed an emission reduction purchase agreement with Finland, according to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. If that project is accepted, it would provide approximately 19,000 solar cookers to families in 31 villages in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. Finland would purchase an estimated 175,549 CERs over a five-year period. Contact: Wei Jiang, general manager, Ningxia Federal Intertrade Company, High Technology Zone, No.34, Chuang-xin Garden, Yinchuan, 750002 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Tel: +86-951-5070212, fax: +86-951-5070300, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Detailed project information is available on the UNFCCC Web site at http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/TUEV-RHEIN1227579136.4 and http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/TUEV-RHEIN1227667866.93 respectively.
- August 2008: U.S.-based humanitarian organization Operation Blessing International (OBI) is helping villagers in remote, barren regions of China's Gansu Province to cook with solar energy. In 2007 OBI distributed 582 concentrator-type solar cookers at a cost of about $50 each. The cookers are made of a concave concrete shell lined with small mirror pieces that reflect sunlight under a cooking vessel, which sits on a metal support above the reflectors. According to OBI's newsletter Blessings, the solar cookers are used to cook local crops like potatoes and wheat. "With a solar oven in the yard, villagers do not need to spend time collecting sticks or wood in order to boil water or cook potatoes," said Dr. Ma Yan, OBI's Gansu director. "Farmers still have to buy coal for heat and cooking, but a solar oven reduces the quantity of burning sticks, grass and wood that are very precious in the drought-stricken mountain areas." Heifer China has begun distributing similar concentrator-type solar cookers in China, primarily in sunny Qinghai Province. A recent article in Heifer International's World Ark magazine states that the solar cookers are "geared toward reducing reliance on firewood and preserving the pristine headwaters of many of Asia's largest rivers. ... [They also] offer a clean alternative to fire pits and traditional stoves."
- November 2007: A report written by Australian scientist Xuemei Bai, and published in the Worldwatch Institute's "State of the World 2007," describes the city of Rizhao as a "solar-powered city." Rizhao — which literally means "city of sunshine" — is a coastal city with nearly three million residents. Six thousand households have solar cooking facilities, but the most prevalent technology is solar water heaters. "A combination of regulations and public education spurred the broad adoption of solar heaters," says Bai. "The city mandates all new buildings to incorporate solar panels. To raise awareness, the city held open seminars and ran public advertising on television." An astounding 99% of central city households now have solar water heaters, as do 30% of suburban households. Given that Rizhao is not particularly wealthy, city officials have targeted their limited funds. Instead of subsidizing end users, as is often done, the government provides funding to the solar water heater industry to conduct research and development, resulting in technological breakthroughs that increase efficiency and lower prices. Standard solar water heaters now cost about the same as electric ones, and save the consumers about $120 per year over the 15-year lifespan. Rizhao is consistently ranked among the lowest polluting cities in China.
- July 2007: Tom Rick of the Yancheng Sangli Solar Energy Co. Ltd. announced that the company's price for exporting high-powered, focusing solar cookers has been reduced to $65, FOB Shanghai. More information on these durable, effective cookers can be found in the November 2006 Solar Cooker Review article "Chinese company makes, exports thousands of solar cookers."
- March 2006: A group of six undergraduates from Tufts University traveled with their faculty advisor to Gymthang, Tibet, to investigate adaptation of solar cookers for medical waste disinfection. Under the guidance of the Health Ministry of Gyatsa county, China (Tibet), and the KunDe Foundation, the students formulated plans prior to their visit as part of an interdisciplinary undergraduate design program affiliated with the Engineers Without Borders organization. Their design — a modified solar cooker — consisted of a double-walled box with a removable base, fixed dual-paned glass top, and four-sided reflector. Medical waste could be placed in a container on the removable base. By design, the cooker had to be fabricated locally from local materials. Mikmar, the village carpenter, built an internal hewn framework to which internal and external plywood walls were nailed. The corners of the box were sealed against air loss with high-quality reflective tape readily available across Asia for use with parabolic-type solar cookers. The glass was sealed in place using a mixture of animal collagen glue and epoxy. Felt, between the removable base and the walls of the box, limited hot air loss. The device was able to boil water in less than 20 minutes, and attained a maximum temperature of 120°C. In celebration, the students baked an apple pie for their hosts using yak butter and barley flour. The approach selected by the students was intended to encourage a motivated high-profile member of the community — the village doctor — to adopt use of the technology for a new application that would significantly improve current ground-dispersal methods for waste disposal. (The doctor did not have any patients during the time the students were in Tibet, but they intend to return to follow up on usage.) Contact: Douglas Matson
The History of Solar Cooking in China
The world's largest solar cooker programs are found in China. One contemporary spokesperson for this issue in China is Chen Xiaofu, Deputy Secretary General of the China Association for Rural Energy. He writes that China has been active in designing devices, in materials technology, in establishing technical standards for industrial production, and in dissemination and sales for over 20 years. An earlier spokesman, speaking at the First World Conference in Solar Cooking, held in 1992, provides an even longer history. Wang Xiping, a participant in that meeting in Stockton, California, outlines the use of light-collecting and focusing devices in China back into antiquity. He tell his audience that solar cooking had appeared in China before the beginning of the 20th century, with Peking duck roasted in Xiao's Duck Shop, ChengDu, China, in 1894. (Pejak,ed., 1993, p. 12).
Both gentlemen and other reporters tell of a number of efforts within China in the 1980 and 1990s. Following up on an initial meeting in 1973 on solar cooking as a new technology, the first China National Solar Energy Congress was held in 1975, a second in 1979. From initially using principally circular parabolics and simple box cookers, new and improved designs were introduced during this period, and materials for several new designs were explored and tested. In 1982, at the national level, a United Key Task Team on Solar Cooking was created, under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, since the technology was particularly needed in rural areas where fuelwood was increasingly in short supply. The work of the Task Team was to begin the rigorous assessment and establishment of standards for solar cooking devices to assist consumers and policy makers in comparing the efficiency and consumer acceptability of solar stoves. Even as this was occurring, solar cooking was spreading rapidly through the countryside as the new designs emerged. The need for mechanisms to evaluate cooking equipment became clear; by 1990, National Standards for examining and testing focussing cookers were ratified by the China State Standard Agency. Over time, these beginning have led to movement from experimentation to industrial production, and from strong government support to semi-commercial dissemination strategies.
Most of the effort has been focused on rural areas. Districts with cooking fuel shortages have shown strong support for cookers using the sun's energy. Even as subsidies have been reduced, sales have continued to grow. Factories supply most of the cookers, which are made of metal or concrete, with glass as reflecting mirrors. Others are made by hand, and in both modes, new and improved designs continue to be developed and tested. Government sources continue to provide technical and financial assistance, both to active and potential manufacturers and to low income consumers, through subsidies and tax reductions.
The most recent estimate of cookers in use in China is 560,000. While there is considerable variance by region, each cooker is believed to have saved from ^600-1000 kilograms (somewhat under 300 to 500 pounds) of fuel wood per year, important benefits to both economic and environmental circumstances.
Tibet appears to be a special case in regard to solar cookers. The Solar Energy Research and Demonstration Center of Tibet, in Lhasa, indicates that approximately 70,000 solar cookers, mostly of the concentrator type, have been sold in Tibet. Initially, these sales were heavily subsidized, but that seems no longer to be the case. The cost of the devices is roughly $60, but fuel savings amortize the cost quickly. The devices are more popular in rural areas than in cities, as agriculturalists and herders are eager to save animal dung for use as fertilizer rather than as cooking fuel.
An example was seen recently by American subscribers to the National Geographic magazine. Many were startled when they opened the January, 2002, National Geographic, to find a picture of a woman making herself tea beside a modest house in the middle of China's Alashan Plateau, an isolated high natural desert in the far north of China, bordering Mongolia. The surprise was the stove she used, a mirrored solar collector. The brief story said that she was a widow of Mongolian heritage, 72 years old, living alone since the death of her husband almost 30 years ago, existing on earnings from herding camel and sheep. The lonely life meant she saw few people and had few opportunities to spend her small income. She therefore decided to invest in some "creature comfort" for herself and purchased a parabolic solar cooker for about $150. She uses it regularly to cook her meals, make tea, and prepare food for occasional visitors, in this area where the sun shines most days. She was very pleased with herself and her purchase.
Many reports of correspondence from manufacturers, research institutes, social organizations confirm the steady interest in China in solar cooking. Perhaps this interest, expertise, and promising experience with solar cookers might be harnessed in some way to assist other nations of the region.
To that end, a September 1994 International Solar Energy Applications Training Workshop was held for citizens of other Asian nations, sponsored by the National Energy Research Institute of Gansu Province, Academy of Science, and aided by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. The workshop is one excellent model for dissemination of the technology in Asia. China was also represented among those demonstrating solar cooking at the 2002 Johannesburg World Social Summit.
[Information for this section was taken originally from State of the Art of Solar Cooking by Dr. Barbara Knudson]
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
Solar Cookers International has rated China as the #2 country in the world in terms of solar cooking potential (See: The 25 countries with the most solar cooking potential). The estimated number of people in China with fuel scarcity but ample sun in 2020 is 98,100,000.
See also: Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Clean Development Mechanism projects (Carbon credits)
- December 2012:Solar Cooking in China: A CDM Project
- Federal Intertrade Hong-Ru River Solar Cooker Project
- Federal Intertrade Pengyang Solar Cooker Project
- December 2012: Solar Cooking in China: A CDM Project
- April 2009: Development and Application of Solar Cooker in China (International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009)
- April 2009: Numerous solar cooker projects have been implemented in Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan. These projects were mostly done by Tibetan students at Qinghai Normal University. Also see these documents:
- http://www.archive.org/details/185SolarCookersFor185TibetanHouseholdsInSasumaAndDunpengVillages
- http://www.archive.org/details/SolarCookersForXiangshaAndLamuTibetanVillagers
- http://www.archive.org/details/140SolarCookersForThuwaTsangAndAgongChunwathuwaTsangTibetanVillages
- http://www.archive.org/details/SolarCookersForRuralTibetansInGansuProvincePrChina
- http://www.archive.org/details/43SolarCookersForHualongkouVillage
- The detailed nature of the final reports in .pdf format gives insight into village conditions, the cost of solar cookers, and the amount of local contributions for the solar cookers.
- February 2007: Solar Cookers for Heluoshi Village - Shem Women's Group
- December 2006: Solar Cookers for Yehe Village - Shem Women's Group
- July 2006: The Solar Cooker Development and Application in China - Chen Xiaofu and Han Tingcun
- April 2006: Solar Cookers for Tawa Gongma Nunnery - Shem Women's Group
- February 2005: The Development and Application of Solar Cookers in China - Chen Xiaofu
Audio and video
Articles in the media
- October 2011: Eating China Part IV: Tibetan Cuisine - Epicurious.com
- August 2011: Hong Kong's First Solar-Cooking Day at SHKP's Ma Wan Park: Local Families Promote Use of Renewable Energy - Sun Hung Kai Properties
- June 2009: China and Kenya setting up a joint venture for solar energy products - Chinaafrica.asia
- May 2009: SolSource 3-in-1: An Alternative Energy Solution - WorldChanging
- February 2009: Senior wins Gates scholarship - MIT News
- July 2008: Utah native utilizing sun's rays in Asia - Deseret News
- June 2008: Portable Solar Cookers For Tibet - Lucky!
- March 2008: Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- November 2006: Chinese company makes, exports thousands of solar cookers
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In 1962, a young Condon, fresh with a PhD from Harvard University, began his professional teaching career at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton as an Assistant Professor of History. Over the ensuing decade, Condon excelled in the academic world, accepting teaching positions and fellowships in Indiana and New York, and London, England. However, despite his global appeal, Condon returned to New Brunswick and held the positions of Professor of History and Dean of Arts at UNB Fredericton.
In 1975, Condon became a Canadian citizen, and eventually took the position of Vice-President for the University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus. For over two terms, Condon worked tirelessly to improve the facilities and education at UNBSJ and expand its academic potential into the world renowned campus that it is today.
In 1996, Condon retired from teaching after serving in numerous UNB positions both academic and administrative, as well as authoring dozens of publications and studies. For his efforts, he was named Vice President Emeritus of the Saint John campus and the Thomas J. Condon Student Centre at UNBSJ was named in his honour. He has also been named as Governor Emeritus of the UNB Board of Governors.
Condon is also well known for his massive support and dedication to a significant cultural piece of Saint John's heritage. In 1982, he accepted the chair position of the community effort to restore the Imperial Theatre, located in the heart of King's Square, Saint John, and a centerpiece for the city. For over 12 years he orchestrated community support for the project and oversaw the restoration of the building. In 1996, he was awarded a plaque by the Mayor and City Council of Saint John for his years of service and commitment to the city, and named Honorary Life Governor of Imperial Theatre Inc, Saint John.
Over the years, Condon has sat on community and cultural boards and directorships, academic societies, and regional advisory committees. He has given his time and valued service to important bodies including the Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, the Canadian Conference of the Arts, Festival by the Sea - Saint John, Symphony New Brunswick, and many others.
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It seems such a contrast to have such a happy looking recipe for you today, and in fact I'm a little distracted, watching news reports and seeing what's happening in Japan and what, if any, the effects are on the bay area here (It is my first ever Tsunami Warning, after all).That said, I will keep this post short and sweet for you.
Since it isn't summertime all year long, I think it's terrific to have a recipe like this that can transport you there if you're feeling cold, locked inside, and/or a little blue. Even more, it is recipe you can make in the wintertime with completely seasonal ingredients. I enjoyed the pudding topped with a little lavender whipped cream (recipe to follow) and ginger cookies (straight from Trader Joe's, "Tripple Ginger Cookies").
lemon pudding3/4 c sugar
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1/4 c arrowroot (or corn starch)
2 1/2 c whole milk
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/8 tsp (pinch) salt
2 Tbsp lemon zest (from 2-3 lemons)
1/2 c lemon juice (from 2-3 lemons)
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
Over medium heat, whisk together sugar, arrowroot (or corn starch) and milk in a medium saucepan until mixed together and smooth. Whisk in egg yolks, stirring rapidly until mixed in, then add lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and butter. Strain mixture into serving bowls. Let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate at least two hours prior to serving.
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1 c heavy cream
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During a recent interview with some Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers, their badge numbers caught my eye.
That was extremely, extremely bizarro. Scary even.
As someone who once scored zero on a university calculus test — hence the career choice — I continue to fear numbers. To me, digits are scarier than amateur dentistry.
But looking at the officers' badges, I couldn't help but wonder who wore #1.
Const. Suzanne FitzGerald, the force's media relations officer, put me in touch with Insp. John House, a long-serving officer and RNC historical society member.
Turns out there's no active number one.
The current badges and numbers, House explained, were issued in the early '8Os. He doesn't think #1 was given out.
In the decades prior to that, perhaps as far back as the 1950s, officers wore numbered breast badges.
Those shields were recycled and reused until the current badges were introduced.
"The one I had was been issued at least two times previously that I'm aware of," House says.
Before breast badges were introduced, officers sported numbers on their collars.
'Some of those numbers were (greater) than the (shields) in the'50s, which leads me to believe they had a numbering system that went out of use," House says.
"So when you start thinking about who wore number one, I'm not sure if it's possible to figure out that out."
House doesn't think the first Constabulary officer was assigned a number.
He believes the member was Thomas Foley, a head constable brought over by the colonial government from the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1871 to reorganize the existing police service.
That reorganization led to the modern-day Constabulary, and Foley's rank was inspector.
However, House points out there is some legitimate debate about whether Foley should be considered officer number one.
"A lot of people would disagree probably and argue the first constable was before that," he says, noting it can be argued the force dates to 1729 when the first constables were appointed in Newfoundland.
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Lola Del Rio (also named Lollipop Girl as a Rockstar Games Social Club profile avatar) is a prostitute who appears on promotional artwork for Grand Theft Auto IV, as well as on the box cover art. In all promotional illustrations of her, including the box cover art, she has six fingers on her right hand, but this is just a painting error. In October 2007, her character art was painted on the side of a building in SoHo, New York, advertising the game. She is supposedly in the game, and her name can be found on the LCPD website. Her profile says she can usually be found around Star Junction and the docks in Algonquin. Like many other female characters in artworks designed to promote the GTA games, she cannot be found in-game.
LCPD Database information
Surname: Del Rio
First Name: Lola
Age: 22
Place of Birth: San Fierro
Affiliations: N/A
Criminal Record:
- 2003 - Prostitution
- 2005 - Public Lewdness
- 2007 - Prostitution
- Believed to have moved to Liberty City from San Fierro to pursue a stage career.
- One of the first prostitutes to return to Star Junction after it was said to be a family friendly zone.
- Often seen sucking on a red lollipop.
- Lola is, in many ways similar to Grand Theft Auto III's character Misty. They are both prostitutes that are featured in nearly every promotional artwork for their respective games. The only difference is that Misty actually appears in-game, unlike Lola.
- If you purchase the Episodes from Liberty City (disc version), it comes with a poster of Gracie Ancelotti, Lola Del Rio, and Joni on one side, and a map of Liberty City on the other.
- In GTA:Chinatown Wars, the African American drug dealers when selling drugs, may say something like "I punked the-(drug)-from some fugly ho' flossin' at Star Junction", and the "ho' " could be Lola since she hangs around Star Junction, as her police record indicates.
- The poster above incorrectly shows her with six fingers on her hand (her thumb is obscured)


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Hello all,
I was hoping to get a group discussion going on chat behaviour and it's impact on the forums, and forum rules, and their impact on chat.
Having read the forums rules I see nothing in them relating to chat.
I haven't actually found any chat rules. However, being a chat regular (maybe the most regular when averaged out over a period of 4 years or so) I have the understand that chat is self regulated with no moderation. I also understand that chat and forums have no connection, though the latter is often a topic for discussion in the former. Chat can sometimes be an unruly place, but most often is very friendly. It is often the location for heated debates regarding alteil.
My question is this:
If somebody disagrees with somebody else in chat, do they deserve a forum ban?
That is to say, if someone has an argument in chat, should their posting rights her in the forums become forfeited?
It is my view (especially after having witnessed so much there) that chat is pretty much its own environment, policed by the people for the people. It has no permanent record of conversations (most often you can't even scroll up to see what was said 5 minutes ago) and is generally considered as a public domain for private conversations.
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A former police officer has been accused of robbing multiple locations along the Front Range and in Colorado Springs over the past year.
Scott Brasselero is charged with two robberies in Colorado Springs. One was at the First Bank on Broadmoor Bluffs Drive on January 10; the second was at a pharmacy inside the Safeway on South Nevada January 17.
Brasselero is also accused of crimes in Castle Rock, Arapahoe County and Pueblo.
Springs police say most of the robberies were sporadic over a 13-month period, and it took detectives some time to link them together. Brasselero was eventually identified as the suspect through video evidence and physical evidence. After identifying the suspect, police learned he was already serving time in Fremont County for a different crime.
The 46-year-old used to be a police officer in Sioux City, Iowa.
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EDG 743: Internship in Counseling I.
3 hours, 3 credits plus fieldwork. First of two required supervised internships in urban school counseling and consultation. Counseling interns are required to provide 120 hours of direct counseling/consultation service with clients and 180 hours of indirect collateral service (including staff meetings and on-site supervision) at an approved internship site. Students also participate in weekly group supervision devoted to evaluation of counseling, consultation, advocacy, and leadership using self-report, journals, videotaped counseling sessions, and selected advanced counseling topics. PREREQ: 36 hours of credit in school counseling, including EDG 707 and permission of the Program Coordinator.
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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.
EnvyDerm Cosmetics Becomes Carbonfree® Business Partner
Environmentally-responsible companies in the cosmetics industry face a challenge to ensure that their products contain healthy, safe and sustainably sourced ingredients. Southern California-based EnvyDerm Cosmetics takes this responsibility seriously, and recently took the additional step to become a Carbonfree® Business Partner, neutralizing its estimated annual operational emissions by supporting forestry projects through Carbonfund.org.
EnvyDerm Cosmetics is a high performance cosmetics company that manufactures healthy good-for-you eye and lip products using natural and organic ingredients and eco-friendly packages. EnvyDerm continues to grow with a passion to offer a complete eyelash and lip enhancement product line that is safe, scientifically proven and fits a wide array of customers' needs.
"We strive to create cosmetics products that are healthy and good for you with less impact on the environment," stresses Nadia Smith, Founder and CEO. "Partnering with Carbonfund.org is a natural step in our advocacy efforts and a step further in our effort to not just beautify our customers but further contribute to beautify Earth."
Part of EnvyDerm's mission is to keep the planet beautiful and clean for the future. The company works hard to implement sustainable and eco-friendly measures to reduce its environment impact. That's why they manufacture locally in California, source eco-friendly packaging that is made from 100% recycled material, and source organic ingredients for products as much as possible. These commitments along with their Carbonfree® operations set EnvyDerm above conventional cosmetics companies as a more environmentally responsible choice for its customers.
CarbonFree® Collision Repair Services in the Bay Area from Selecta Auto Body
When looking for collision repair services, most drivers will seek shops with reputations for honesty and dependability. Bay area residents can add CarbonFree® and environmentally responsible to their criteria, thanks to the steps taken by Selecta Auto Body.
Earlier this year, Selecta Auto Body made the decision to become a CarbonFree® Business Partner, neutralizing annual operational emissions by supporting Carbonfund.org's renewable energy and reforestation projects. This step followed careful decisions to reduce operational emissions and eliminate as much waste as possible in delivering auto body and detailing services.
"Our goal is to be the most reputable, dependable, honest, socially and environmentally conscious collision repair service in the United States and teaming up with Carbonfund.org is one way we can achieve it," states JR Hubbard, Owner of Selecta Auto Body.
Selecta is a Certified B Corporation and a member of San Francisco's Clean and Green Program, meeting the high environmental standards that the community expects. The company places great emphasis on selecting the most environmentally-responsible products it can find, emphasizes proper handling, storage and removal of any toxic substances, and uses energy efficient equipment in its processes.
And Selecta Auto Body seized a unique opportunity to build their new shop from the ground up. As an earth-conscious body shop, Selecta set out to examine every aspect of its operations when relocating to their new facility. They maximized natural lighting, installed high energy efficiency lighting where needed, and installed a new spray painting booth that is one of the more high-end and high-efficient models on the market. The building's electrical circuitry was updated to ensure safe and efficient operation, and the air circulation systems exceed building requirements to ensure employee and customer safety and comfort. In addition, the facility features many plants to boost the oxygen levels in the workplace and help offset the carbon dioxide and chemical air pollutants that a typical repair shop produces.
The cumulative impact of these environmentally-conscious decisions and processes enhance Selecta Auto Body's "green" operations and position the shop as a clear eco-leader in automotive services in the San Francisco area.
Community Capital Management Continues Sustainability Leadership in Sixth Year CarbonFree®
What does consistent environmental leadership look like? Over the past six years, CarbonFree® Business Partner Community Capital Management has neutralized over 850,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions – equivalent to the emissions created by burning almost 43,500 gallons of gasoline.
Community Capital Management is a registered investment adviser whose mission is to deliver strong investment performance for its clients in strategies aligned with their organizational purpose. The firm primarily manages fixed income impact investing portfolios that finance a variety of community initiatives such as affordable homeownership and rental housing, environmental sustainability, job creation and training programs, affordable healthcare facilities, childcare programs, and neighborhood revitalization activities. As a leader in the impact investing space, Community Capital Management maintains its commitment to operating an environmentally-conscious business practice.
"Community Capital is excited to partner with Carbonfund.org in committing to offset our carbon footprint. We hope that we will help lead the way and encourage others in the investment management industry to do the same," said Jamie Horwitz, Director of Marketing at Community Capital.
The firm is proud to lead by example, offsetting its carbon emissions by supporting the development of renewable energy, forestry projects and increased energy efficiency through its partnership with Carbonfund.org.
In addition, Community Capital Management's CarbonFree® commitment includes encouraging office recycling programs, minimizing the use of plastic water bottles by offering a water filtration system in their office, using energy-efficient lighting, conducting more marketing online rather than using printed media, living within close proximity to their office to reduce vehicle pollution, and continually seeking other ways to grow their business in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner. This consistent leadership in operational sustainability sets Community Capital Management in the forefront of its industry as an environmentally responsible fixed income investment management firm.
CarbonFree® Partner Clarke Leads Sustainability Initiatives in Integrated Environmental Management Services
Industry leadership is often demonstrated by implementing internally the best practices promoted to customers. This notion of "getting and keeping one's own house in order first" is exemplified by the sustainability strategies of CarbonFree® Partner Clarke, a global environmental products and services company with the mission is to make communities around the world more livable, safe and comfortable.
In 2008 Clarke established a set of aggressive sustainability goals, and put into motion initiatives to achieve them. Every employee is charged with making everyday decisions, big and small, through a sustainability lens. In 2009, Clarke completed its first sustainability report, and in 2010, began reporting greenhouse gas emissions according to GRI standards. For the past three years, Clarke has neutralized its electricity usage and onsite fuel consumption by supporting Carbonfund.org's clean air technology and carbon emissions reduction projects around the world.
"We are committed to creating policies and procedures that reduce our carbon footprint," states J. Lyell Clarke III, President & CEO of Clarke. "Our commitment is a journey and we cannot continue on our journey without the partnerships of our stakeholders, customers and employees, and Carbonfund.org, which has demonstrated its transparency and helps us to further mitigate our impact today."
Clarke helps its customers improve the health and safety of communities by developing and delivering environmentally responsible mosquito control and aquatic services to help prevent disease, control nuisances and create healthy waterways. Clarke's product innovations include EarthRight™, a groundbreaking municipal public health service that uses only products made from naturally-derived active ingredients, and employs earth-friendly application methods including bicycles and all-electric sprayers. EarthRight™includes a unique pairing of two Environmental Protection Agency-registered and Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) Listed® products to give communities a highly sustainable choice for effective mosquito control.
Environmentally-conscious product development coupled with a disciplined strategy for internal and operational sustainability make Clarke an industry leader and partner that Carbonfund.org admires.