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High school basketball: Andrew Edwards finds a home with Westmoore basketball team
MOORE — Andrew Edwards puts his hand high in the air and waits.
The Westmoore High School boys basketball team is playing in a near empty gym during a summer team camp, and when one of the players checks out late in the game, he slowly makes his way down the bench slapping hands. He finally gets to the end where Andrew sits.
He slaps Andrew's hand and turns without giving it another thought.
But Andrew beams.
Even though he will never get off the bench, he isn't angry. Quite the opposite.
"He's found his place," his mom said.
Andrew is a Special Olympian who is also a scholar, a basketball manager who is also an inspiration. Even though his is the kind of story that we love to tell, it's one that we missed during the basketball season.
Thank goodness we found out about it.
This Sunday, we will be celebrating high school scholar-athletes, honoring the best and brightest from around the area. As we were sifting through the applications, we couldn't help noticing Andrew's. Never before had a Special Olympian been nominated.
"He is someone that represents everything that is good with sports," his coach said.
When Andrew was young, his parents realized he wasn't hitting his developmental marks. Specialists did tests to try and determine what might be wrong.
"He doesn't fit in any box," his mother, Chelsea Owens, said. "He doesn't really fit in the Asperger's box or the autism box or the (mental retardation) box."
He was eventually classified as learning disabled.
With that designation came some dire predictions.
Once, a school psychologist in the district where Andrew lived at the time spent an hour or so with him. Afterward, his mom asked about teaching him to read.
"You need to give that idea up," the psychologist said. "He probably won't be able to."
Andrew's parents weren't willing to accept that answer. They used the VTech Learning System at home, using educational games that appealed to his love of cartoons and superheroes.
Spiderman was a favorite.
"He can't jump over the bridge," Andrew would lament. "They're saying I've got to put a letter in there and make a three-letter word."
"OK," his mom would say. "Try it."
Eventually, Andrew learned to spell. He started to read, too.
Now, he loves reading comic books about those same superheroes that were in the educational games.
"He has really come a long way from what they said he could not do," his mom said. "What they told him he could not do, he's done that and more."
Having just finished his fifth year at Westmoore — federal law allows special education students to attend school until they're 22 years old — Andrew has taken a mix of special ed classes, adaptive classes and electives. This past year, he took several classes that focus on life skills, such as home economics. He learned all sorts of things.
He knows, for example, how to figure out whether an egg is rotten.
"You get a big thing of water, and then you drop an egg in there," Andrew explained. "If it floats all the way to the top, that means it's bad. If it stays down, it's good."
His cumulative grade point average is 3.7.
That's one of the reasons that Scott Hodges wanted to nominate him for the scholar-athlete award. The boys basketball coach got to know Andrew when he became a team manager this past year.
"I was responsible for supplying the team's water," Andrew said proudly.
Even though Andrew became a basketball manager just this past year, he has been around basketball for more than a decade. He started playing when he was 7 years old. He has played for the Special Olympics team at Westmoore since starting high school.
This past season during the Special Olympics tournament in Norman, Hodges and the boys on the basketball team showed up to cheer Andrew like he cheers them.
Andrew had no idea they were coming.
"I was surprised," he said.
Hodges and his players had a great time at the game. At 6-foot-2 and broad, Andrew is the LeBron James of Special Olympics basketball in the area. He dominated parts of the game, but other times, he did everything possible to involve his teammates.
Andrew has always had that kind of loving, inclusive personality.
"Like sunshine," his mom said.
Hodges said, "At a school this big, everybody doesn't always know everybody. Everybody knows Andrew."
Andrew plans to be back with the basketball team next year. While he's already assured a spot as a manager, he thinks it might be cool to play, too. Many eligibility hurdles would have to be crossed with the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association before that could happen, but occasionally, the sports world learns of a touching story of a disabled player getting on the floor because a couple coaches have a heart to make it happen.
But even if Andrew never plays a second for the Westmoore varsity, he doesn't regret being part of the team.
"It's sort of helped me to see how much hard work it takes to succeed at a certain thing and that hard work leads to success," he said. "It sort of opened my eyes to that."
Funny, but that's exactly what other people say about Andrew Edwards.


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August 04, 2011 11:00 am ET
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Thank you very much, Good morning. Thank you for joining our call. We look forward to spending a productive hour with you.
Before we begin, some housekeeping. In order to help you to understand Prudential Financial, we will make some forward-looking statements in the following presentation. It is possible that actual results may differ materially from the predictions we make today. Additional information regarding factors that could cause such a difference appears in the section titled Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Measures of our earnings press release for the second quarter of 2011, which can be found on our website at www.investor.prudential.com.
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Thank you, Eric, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We had strong results for the second quarter, both in earnings and on underlying fundamentals. As reported, our earnings per share nearly doubled from last year's second quarter based on adjusted operating income of the Financial Services business. In a moment, Rich and Mark will review the quarter with you more extensively.
In brief, our results reflect solid business performance virtually across the board. Market conditions were generally favorable over the last year, but strong fundamentals and good execution are driving our results more than favorable markets. I'll mention a few highlights. In individual annuities and retirement, account values reached record highs, $160 billion for annuities, $221 billion for retirement. In annuities, strong sales and net flows, reflecting the value proposition of our HD products, as well as our consistent presence in the market, have driven sustained growth of quarter results.
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A friend in town asked me if I wanted to go see Adam Ant play at The Scala our first night in town. I had never seen the Ants in their day, and I went ahead and took a cab over to the club. It was fucking great, I must say.
I liked Adam and the Ants a LOT when Kings of the Wild Frontier came out in 1980. With Bow Wow Wow and Siouxie and the Banshees, along with OMD and others, I suddenly had some new and different music to temper my lust for loud and fast punk rock. I suppose this 'new romantic' phase became corn-ball quite soon enough back then, but hell, it was a blast when it was a new thing to me and my friends.
The music still stands up live and on record. The Ants were another clever Malcolm McClaren presentation (with the Sex Pistols and Bow Wow Wow). Check this out:"Dog Eat Dog" (Kings of the Wild Frontier): The heavy and layered drums of this song announced to us young punks that this band was new and different. There IS vitriol in this song, but it is packaged in a smart wrapper.
"Killer At Home" (Kings of the Wild Frontier): I remember hearing (probably bad information), that this song was about the Irish/British conflicts (The Troubles) that are now thankfully over. Anyhow, for a kid from Seattle, hearing a song that was supposedly about terror on your own street, seemed so exotic. Oh, those were innocent days.
"Stand And Deliver" (Prince Charming): Adam himself, sadly enough, has been going through some tough personal times. A good story from it though is that when he was felt to have been slandered at his local pub last year or so, he came back naked and with a pistol, screaming "STAND AND DELIVER" to his tormentors. It turns out the pistol was just a racing starters pistol, but the incident still landed him in the hands of the police for a while.


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CAMPUS CORNER — So, this will be my last dispatch from Campus Corner. For those who wondered about that dateline, I lived about a five-minute walk from Boyd and Asp, so starting each blog post with Campus Corner was far from disingenuous. I called it home since August – and I loved it. Like I said in the paper the other day, I intended to be here for years to come. I never thought this stay would be so short. But I never anticipated having an opportunity like the one in front of me – at least not when I moved here from South Carolina seven months ago.
Admittedly, I could not quite get to everything on my Oklahoma Bucket List in such a finite period of time. I didn't see a full Thunder season. I didn't see the completion of Devon Tower (though it really is captivating in the OKC sky). I didn't meet Thunder reporter Darnell Mayberry - until this week, anyway. There were folks with which I was supposed to have lunch. I didn't see all four seasons – although I guess I did, in a sense, given the weird weather patterns this "winter."
I did check off a number of items since August.
** Friday will mark my fifth Thunder game. They're a blast, aren't they? I'm told the playoffs are even more insane. It's a special homecourt environment, unlike most any other in the league. It's a young team that sometimes frustrates, but it electrifies a lot more than it disappoints. When I finally did meet Darnell the other day, I sensed how much he was enjoying this part of the ride.
** Living virtually on campus, I always enjoyed my runs down, around and through the football stadium.
** I know what a Swirl is. And what a Lunchbox is. I know their inherent dangers.
** Our columnist, Berry Tramel, has promised to take me to Rodney's in Purcell before I'm gone.
** I was so fortunate to make friendships that will last a lifetime. Everyone needs encouraging, positive and fun friends like Lindsay Houts, Marek Ferguson and Casey Cornett. They're life-improvers, joy-givers – even if we're fairly pedestrian trivia players. The Mayor, himself, couldn't even save us when he made cameos. Let "The #waynepayne Experience" live on in my absence.
** The Florida State trip was interesting. Amazing game. Drove to Jacksonville afterward – and the Tulsa-OSU game ended just as I hit that city's limits, at 5 a.m. Eastern.
** I saw Robert Griffin III win the Heisman in front of my very eyes. Last time that happened, it was Tim Tebow.
** Doing radio Thanksgiving weekend with Barry Switzer was a neat experience, even if the wind was howling like crazy before (and during and after) the Iowa State game. (Can't say I'll miss the wind, y'all.)
** I'd never been to Phoenix before, but I got to cover not one but two bowls over the holidays. No offense to OU's romp against Iowa, but the Fiesta was one of the best games I had seen in a long time. OSU had a special season, and that beat is in good hands with Gina Mizell and John Helsley.
** I enjoyed the day-after-bowl impromptu news conference with Bob Stoops because I saw what he was like with his guard down. I learned more about the team that morning than I did all fall. Wish there were more windows into programs like that, but I suppose I understand why there aren't in this age of paranoia and media proliferation. Still, that was a nice exchange of questions and answers. And I appreciated it.
** Recently, the Johnsons – some of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing – took me to a Sunday night Thunder game against Denver. I had no idea I'd wind up seeing KD's 51, Westbrook's 40, a Serge triple-double and an overtime thriller. You just never know, do you? I had already interviewed at that point, but I knew that night I'd be just fine if I wound up staying.
I said it already once this week, but I have to say it again: This is a special place. This is a special paper. There are genuine people who care, about each other and what they're doing here, at every turn. I was honored to be here for the time that I was, and I would have been honored to be here much longer. I cannot thank Mike Sherman and his sports staff enough. They immediately wrapped their arms around me and brought me into their goofy and great family. I'd never been part of a work environment like that, and I doubt I ever will be again. I never took a day of that for granted, riding to games in the "Party Time" Cruisers or sitting in extended team-building meetings.
I'm leaving newspapers. But I'm leaving better off, having been at this one.
Take care. I'll see you all again soon.
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I just found out I was pregnant this past Monday 9/06. I went in to have my hgc levels checked on 9/07 and will go again 9/10 but won't have the results until 9/13. I have obviously had a missed period and my nipples are sore but no other symptoms. This is my first pregnancy so it makes me nervous seeing everyone talk about morning sickness and queasiness and I have yet to experience these things. I'm even wishing I will get sick at some point, just to feel like I am really pregnant ( I know, what a sick thing to say). Does anyone else have a symptom free pregnancy so far? I know we are only in the 5th week or so....and my blood results for progesterone were normal and my pregnancy was positive. Am I crazy?
No symptoms? Am I going crazy??
I know, that's what I have been told. But that doesn't mean there is a lower HGC level does it? If my level was higher, would the hormone have a more profound effect on my body making my queasy?
Some people are just very lucky and don't experience the symptoms you often hear about. Most often, "morning sickness" doesn't kick in until week 6 or so and sometimes even after. Congratulations on your first baby! They are such treasures.
Nolan Chase - Born May 3rd at 7:48am
I'm in the same boat...nothing but sore nipples and frequent peeing. My health care provider said not to worry that I'm either really lucky or the worst is yet to come!!!
MJ8493, it's like you read my mind and posted what I was thinking! My boobs hurt and I'm hungry more frequently. I was really tired for a few days but not so much now, I think I'm sleeping really hard at night, so I'm getting my rest that way. I've not had any nausea or weird cravings. I'm not "showing" already, though I've always had a pooch and I'm notorious for wearing jeans that are at least a size too big, so maybe I have bloated a bit and just haven't noticed.
I've not had any blood work - my first appointment isn't until 9/27. But my boobs still hurt, and I've not had any spotting, so i assume things are just going swimmingly and I'm going to try to be grateful for every puke-free day between now and May. :) I'll hope the same for you, and good luck to us both!
With my first I felt the same way- no symptoms at all. And then six weeks hit and then I was sick everyday for ten weeks after that. Blah.
This time the nausea has set in sooner (lucky me), but I wouldn't worry about the lack of symptoms quite yet. Give your self a week or so.
ps-I'm jealous!!
I went to the doctor today to get confirmation from thier tests and it was positive (along with my few home tests...ha). I am in the exact same boat with the no symptoms. I don't even have sore breasts. Nothing! It is awesome but as the doctor said...beware as it will come. I guess we should enjoy it now while it lates. =) Stephanie
I've got a bit of symptom paranoia as well. I have some - fatigue, a little bit of nipple soreness but nothing major, headache most days but not all. Fatigue is the biggest probably. I've had a few fleeting bouts of nausea but nothing I'd call any sort of "sickness." I feel similarly that I'd feel *better* if I was pukey. How messed up is that logic? I'm only 5 weeks and some change into it, so I'm patiently waiting to see what happens as I get further along to when this stuff is "supposed to" happen. Hang in there.
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I am in the same boat as sleavens, not even sore boobs. Yes to frequent hunger and urination but that could be due to the massive amounts of water I am trying to get in a day.
I got my BFP on Tuesday so I am more calm today and have to remind myself that some people who are trying don't even know they are pregnant at this point.
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this is my first time shoppin for night pullups and i dont know whats popular and what works please help me
what night pullups should i get my nine yr old son
For my 6-yr ol DD, we find UnderJams to be good for overnights...though I think they now have something that looks more underwear-like than the UnderJams. Absorbency-wise, the UnderJams works great for her, and sizes go way up, too.
SuperUndies Nighttime cloth pullups.
Genevieve Kate is here! Born at home on Dec 14th.
How have you never bought pullups for your 9yo before?
Genevieve Kate is here! Born at home on Dec 14th.
for older kids they have ones called goodnights i think is the name.
Kylie (21) & Jonathan (27) married 30/06/2012
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We use GoodNites for my DD who is almost 9. She still uses the smallest size of them, but is too big for regular Pull-ups that are designed for toddlers. They work pretty well.
Mom to Angelina (12) - Dx'd w/ T1D March 2013
I heard that they have a bedwetting alarm that helps older kids.
Teaching is...the profession that makes all other professions possible.
I'm with SillyMtrix.
Goodnights work good. My ODD is still two, but big for her age, she doesn't leak through them.
Why are you just now buying him pullups? Wouldn't this have been an on-going problem? Or is this a recent issue? If it's recent I hope you've consulted his doctor.
My 11 y/o and my 9 y/o both wore good-nites when they outgrew pullups until they stopped wetting the bed at 9 y/o (son) and 7 y/o (daughter). I do believe they also make adult-size pull on disposable underwear, as well, in case he outgrows the good nites.
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April 2011 Archive
Friday, April 29, 2011
- Headlines for April 29, 2011
- Johann Hari: Frenzy around Britain's Royal Wedding "Should Embarrass Us All"
- May Day Rallies Celebrate Unity; Labor Unions and Immigrants Plan to March Side by Side
- Glenn Greenwald: Obama's Comments on Bradley Manning Mark "Amazing Amount of Improper Influence" in WikiLeaks Case
Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Headlines for April 28, 2011
- 5 Years After U.S.-Backed Clashes, Palestinian Factions Fatah, Hamas Reach Unity Deal
- DOJ Drops Probe of Whistleblower Who Exposed Bush-Era Domestic Spying, Thomas Tamm: "The Bottom Line Is I Don't Think I Ever Broke the Law"
- Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern: Petraeus Will Expand Pro-War Agenda as New CIA Director
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- Headlines for April 27, 2011
- Court Rules Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence is Unconstitutional, Grants New Sentencing Hearing
- Inside War-Torn Libya: As NATO Intensifies Air Strikes, Rebels Struggle to Break Gaddafi's Control of Libya
- Arab Spring: A Discussion on Libya, Egypt and the Mideast with Palestinian Writer Rula Jebreal, Author of "Miral" & Journalist Issandr El Amrani
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
- Headlines for April 26, 2011
- Chernobyl Catastrophe: 25th Anniversary of World's Worst Nuclear Accident
- Locked-Out Uranium Processing Workers Protest Honeywell's Use of Scab Workers at Uranium Enrichment Plant in Illinois
- Guardian Newspaper Editor Defends Publishing WikiLeaks' Secret Guantánamo Files
- Daniel Ellsberg: Bradley Manning Charges Should Be Dismissed After Obama Declares Accused Army Whistleblower "Broke the Law"
Monday, April 25, 2011
- Headlines for April 25, 2011
- Syrian Crackdown Intensifies: Over 150 Killed Since Friday as Assad Regime Attempts to Crush Protest Movement
- First Tunisia, Then Egypt, Now Yemen? Yemeni President Saleh Agrees to Resign Within 30 Days; Protests Continue
- WikiLeaks Documents Reveal U.S. Knowingly Imprisoned 150 Innocent Men at Guantánamo
Friday, April 22, 2011
- Headlines for April 22, 2011
- Earth Day Special: Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow on the Rights of Mother Earth
- "Hold Both Parties to High Standards": Van Jones, Obama's Ex-Green Jobs Czar
- "Now Is Our Time to Take a Stand": Tim DeChristopher's Message to Youth Climate Activists at Power Shift 2011
- Bill McKibben of 350.org Calls House Vote on Global Warming "One of the Most Embarrassing Votes Congress Has Ever Taken"
Thursday, April 21, 2011
- Headlines for April 21, 2011
- Oscar-Nominated Director Tim Hetherington and Pulitzer Finalist Photojournalist Chris Hondros Killed on Front Lines of Libyan Conflict
- Thought Control: Right-Wing Koch Brothers Caught Telling Thousands of Employees How to Vote
- "Dr. Death" Agrees to Stop Evaluating Mentally Disabled Texas Death Row Prisoners
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
- Headlines for April 20, 2011
- "A Sea in Flames": Ecologist Carl Safina on First Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout
- Voices from the Gulf: "One Year Later, We're in the Same Situation as Last Year"
- Deepwater Drilling Resumes Despite Unclear Impact of BP Spill: "It is All about Hiding the Oil, Not Cleaning It Up"
- Death Toll from BP Spill Still Rising as Residents Die from Spill-Related Illnesses
- Father of Deepwater Horizon Victim: The Blowout Was "Inevitable" Due to BP's Lack of Safety Precautions
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- Headlines for April 19, 2011
- Syria Lifts Emergency Law as Protesters Come Under Fire in Syrian City of Homs
- Former Libyan Diplomat on His Defection and Call for Intensification of NATO Operations
- Phyllis Bennis: U.K. Sends Troops into Libya as International Coalition Expands Mission to Include Regime Change
- As Radiation Continues to Leak from Japan Nuke Plant, Owners of Vermont Yankee Plant Sue to Stay Open
Monday, April 18, 2011
- Headlines for April 18, 2011
- On 8th Day of Hunger Strike, Bahraini Activist Zainab Alkhawaja Urges U.S. to Press for Family's Release
- "5 Million Barrels of Oil Does Not Disappear": Author, Activist Antonia Juhasz on the BP Spill, One Year Later
- Georgia Set to Enact First Arizona Copycat Anti-Immigrant Bill
Friday, April 15, 2011
- Headlines for April 15, 2011
- Offshore Banking and Tax Havens Have Become Heart of Global Economy
- As Congress Slashes EPA, Climate Funding, Author Mark Hertsgaard on "Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth"
- "A Beautiful Soul, a Big Heart": Italian Peace Activist Vittorio Arrigoni Slain by Militant Captors in Gaza Strip
Thursday, April 14, 2011
- Headlines for April 14, 2011
- While Obama Touts Compromise with GOP, Progressive Lawmakers Unveil "People's Budget"
- Roundtable: Assessing Obama's Budget Plan & State of U.S. Economy with Author Thomas Frank, Rev. Jim Wallis, and Activist/Philosopher Grace Lee Boggs
- Grace Lee Boggs on Detroit and "The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century"
- It's a Hoax: GE Does Not Plan to Return $3.2 Billion Tax Refund to U.S. Treasury
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
- Headlines for April 13, 2011
- Expert: Despite Japanese Gov't Claims of Decreasing Radiation, Fukushima a "Ticking Time Bomb"
- Dr. Michio Kaku on "Physics of the Future: How Science Will Change Daily Life by 2100"
- D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Arrested Protesting Dem-GOP Budget Deal
- Journalists, Activists Targeted as Honduran Repression Grows
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
- Headlines for April 12, 2011
- Nuclear Catastrophe in Japan "Not Equal to Chernobyl, But Way Worse"
- Human Rights Concerns Continue After Capture of Ivory Coast Strongman Laurent Gbagbo
- "I Am Willing to Give My Life": Bahraini Human Rights Activists Risk Lives to Protest U.S./Saudi-Backed Repression
- The Army vs. the People?: A Democracy Now! Special Report from Egypt
Monday, April 11, 2011
- Headlines for April 11, 2011
- "Don't Punish the Poor" Economist Jeffrey Sachs Slams Obama-GOP Budget Deal
- As Violent Crackdown Intensifies in Syria, Freed Egyptian-American Engineer Mohamed Radwan Recounts Ordeal in Syrian Jail
- U.S. Backs Down and Grants Visa to Omar Barghouti, Palestinian Advocate of Israel Boycott
- Alleged Cuban Airline Bomber Free After Acquittal on Immigration Charges
Friday, April 08, 2011
- Headlines for April 08, 2011
- At National Conference for Media Reform, a Roundtable on Journalism, Broadband and Broadcast Amidst Cutbacks and Consolidation
- The Fall of Glenn Beck: Did the Controversial Fox Host Become an Economic Liability?
- Government Shutdown Looms Even as "Government's Got Plenty of Money to Keep Going"
Thursday, April 07, 2011
- Headlines for April 07, 2011
- Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Assault on Social Spending, Pro-Rich Tax Cuts Turning U.S. into Nation "Of the 1 Percent, by the 1 Percent, for the 1 Percent"
- Leading Health Advocates Decry GOP Plan to Privatize Medicare, Gut Medicaid
- Juan Gonzalez Wins Prestigious Polk Award for Exposing "Biggest Scandal of Entire Bloomberg Era"
- Former Angola Prisoner Wilbert Rideau Receives George Polk Journalism Award for Exposing Sexual Violence Behind Bars
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
- Headlines for April 06, 2011
- Freed from Captivity in Libya, Anthony Shadid of the New York Times Recounts Ordeal under Gaddafi's Forces
- Intervention Could Make Things Worse: New York Times' Anthony Shadid on Rebellions in Libya and the Middle East
- New York Court to Hear Case Against Psychologist Accused of Torture in Guantánamo Interrogations
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
- Headlines for April 05, 2011
- Japan Releases Radioactive Water Several Million Times the Legal Limit into Ocean
- U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Says It Will Continue to Push for New Nuclear Power Plants Despite Growing Global Nuclear Concern
- States Use "Astonishing Lack of Care and Deliberation" to Choose New Lethal Injection Drugs for Death Row Executions
- Leading Palestinian Peace Activist & Theater Director, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Killed in Jenin
Monday, April 04, 2011
- Headlines for April 04, 2011
- African American Historian Manning Marable Dies Days Before Publication of His Biography of Malcolm X
- Manning Marable's New Malcolm X Biography Investigates Conflicted Reality of the Civil Rights Leader
- Judge Goldstone Retracts Part of His Report on Israeli Assault on Gaza, Leaves Rest Intact
Friday, April 01, 2011
- Headlines for April 01, 2011
- Rep. Kucinich: Lack of Congressional Approval Could Make Obama's Libya Attack "Impeachable Offense"
- Democrats Vow to Seek Public Referendum as Ohio Enacts Anti-Union Bill
- Ivory Coast Crisis Intensifies as Anti-Gbagbo Forces Surround Presidential Palace
- Shunning Grassroots that Propelled '08 Election, Obama Turns to Corporate Insider, Anti-Public Option Campaign Manager Jim Messina
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Puerto Rico to Miss $400 Million Debt Payment Today
CIA Sparks Criticism by Live-Tweeting bin Laden Raid 5 Years Later
Greenpeace Leaks Draft Text of U.S. and EU Trade Deal
L.A. Sheriff Dept. Official Resigns over Sexist and Racist Emails
Gary Tyler Walks Free from Angola After 41 Years Imprisoned
People Across the World March to Mark May Day
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The Power of Independent Thinking
"Assault Weapons" or Assault on the Second Amendment
Recorded: Saturday, February 27, 2016
Stephen P. Halbrook at the International Students for Liberty Conference 2016
Stephen P. Halbrook is Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He has taught legal and political philosophy at George Mason University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute, and he received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and Ph.D. in social philosophy from Florida State University.
He is the author of the book "Gun Control in the Third Reich". To buy the book follow this link.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: Other EventIssues: Constitutional Law, Gun Control
Interview with Ivan Eland on Saudi-Iran Tensions
Recorded: Monday, January 4, 2016
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow of the Independent Institute, is interviewed by TRT World about the tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran following the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Saudi Arabian government.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy
Senior Research Fellow Ivan Eland on the Syrian Situation
Recorded: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
CCTV Americas Mike Walter spoke with Ivan Eland, senior fellow and director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute, about American and Russian roles in the Syrian Crisis and about what can be done to resolve the situation.
Nov. 4, 2015
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich appears on the Larry Conners USA radio show on KTRS radio in St. Louis
Recorded: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carsons recent remarks asserting that if guns had not been confiscated from Jews then Hitler would have had more trouble orchestrating the Holocaust, have caused a media uproar. Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich provides perspective to Carsons statement, which is being taken out of context by the mainstream media. Halbrooks research qualifies him as one of the foremost experts on the subject.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: RadioIssues: Gun Control
Research Fellow Sheldon Richman interviewed on KTRS radio on why anti-gun measures dont work
Recorded: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Research Fellow Sheldon Richman talks with Larry Conners USA show about gun control and why it doesnt work. When news of a tragic public shooting occurs, it is often followed with a cry for gun control. Anti-gun measures dont work, according to Richman. Those that think otherwise are Utopians and are not being realistic.
Experts: Sheldon RichmanType: RadioIssues: Government Power, Gun Control
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich appears on the Larry Elder radio show on KRLA
Recorded: Friday, October 9, 2015
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of "Gun Control in the Third Reich" appears on the Larry Elder radio show on Oct. 9, 2015. Halbrook talks about the remarks made by presidential candidate Ben Carson about gun control and the holocaust and how dictators take guns first. Carsons remarks were rebuked by mainstream media, but historians such as Halbrook set the record strait on the history of gun control in Europe leading up to World War II and the holocaust.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: RadioIssues: Gun Control, History (International)
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland Interviewed on Doug Stephans Good Day Radio Show
Recorded: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland is interviewed on Doug Stephan's nationally syndicated radio show "Good Day" program. The discussion centered around the Republican Presidential Debate on Aug. 6, 2015. Eland saying the Republican candidates should be concentrating on foreign policy.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Politics
Unintended Consequences of Military Air Strikes
Recorded: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland was interviewed on CCTV America. He discusses the impact, both intended and unintended, of military air strikes in the Middle East and Asia. Eland elaborates the difference between air strikes from aircraft carriers and land-based air strikes. He also analyzes how countries such as China react to the US show of force around the world.


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I am proud to say that we have made it to silver with gold nipples!! It hasn't been easy, but we have done it! I say "we", because there is an effort made by my lo, my step-son and my hubby. They all support me and have some role they play in the process. Also, a big thank you to all you ladies. I never knew that this was even possible to do, longterm, until I stumbled upon this group! We are going for gold...or until I know I have enough to get him to at least his first birthday in my stash. It is so close, I am starting to plan what I will do with my free time. ;)
Made it to Silver boobies with Gold Nipples! :)))
♥SAHM♥32yo♥ ♥Happily Married to my best friend♥38yo♥9/5/10♥ ♥Step-Mommy to Addion♥7/17/07♥ ♥Mommy to Grant, my little leapling♥2/29/12♥
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Congratulations!! I am with you, today I am also officially silver with gold nipples!! It is so exciting, isn't it?? Feels so good... enjoy... good luck getting to gold...how many ppd are you doing?? I am at 3ppd and dwindling down, will go to 2ppd in January, but I think I have enough frozen to make it to 12m if I lose quickly for some reason... I just fear a snowstorm power outage or something!!
Silver with gold nipples- EP boobies ( o Y o )
(Please pardon the typos I'm on my phone!)
Married to my Best Friend 5/22/09
3 Angel babies - #1 Rylee 3/30/12 - #2 Ella 03/22/14
GOLD b(o)(o)bies!
Many years, multiple IUIs, 4 IVFs, One DE cycle and two beautiful children!
DS GIngerbread 6/6/12 and DD Jellybean 10/26/13
Married 10-10-09
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Zesto's in Ballard has closed after 63 years of business.
Ballard faced the biggest blow this week. Zesto's Burger & Fish House at 6416 15th Ave. N.W. has closed after 63 years of business. The beloved neighborhood establishment will be replaced by the third installment of RoRo BBQ & Burgers.
Zesto's in Ballard has closed after 63 years of business.
Over on Capitol Hill, Five Fish Bistro is now open in the UPS store space at 410 Broadway Ave. E.. As the name implies, the eatery serves five fresh fish daily, and even a gluten-free version of fish and chips.
In Madison Park, Belle Epicurean has opened a mercantile next to its store at 3109 E. Madison St. Provisons sells several of the ingredients used in the cafes, as well as hand-selected artisan cheese and food books.
In Fremont, Cool Whirled at 3420 Fremont Ave. N. has shut its doors. The self-serve yogurt shop was open for less than six months.
In Phinney Ridge, a family-friendly pizzeria and pub opens today at 7217 Greenwood Ave. N.. Operated by the owners of Prost! and the Nickerson Street Saloon, The Ridge will feature pizza, sandwiches, and salad, as well as a full bar.
Further north, the Italian Spaghetti House, a landmark at 9824 Lake City Way N.E. for 55 years, has been purchased by local entrepreneur Joe Brotherton. He hopes to bring a restaurant tenant into the space, but if need be, will redevelop for residential or mixed use.
Lastly, over on the Eastside, a California-based seafood restaurant called Harbor Fresh Fish Grill is coming to the currently under construction Kirkland Market at 15 Lake St.


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AUBURN CA - One person was taken to hospital by ambulance Tuesday morning after a car left Lincoln Way and ended up on a grassy area in front of a restaurant.
The California Highway Patrol reported one person was taken to hospital with a complaint of pain from a minor injury and some abrasions.
The car involved was a 2011 Honda Fit. Officers were still in the field late Tuesday morning and information on the identity of the driver or details of the crash had not been filed.
The crash location is just north of the Foresthill Road/Lincoln Way crossroads. The car ended up about 15 feet from the roadway, partly in the lawn area and partly in an area containing low-profile plants.
The incident was initially called in to authorities at 8:40 a.m., Highway Patrol Officer David Martinez said.


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Two new cities, San Antonio and Grand Rapids, recently joined the 2030 Districts movement, bringing to twelve the number of 2030 Districts across North America. The established 2030 Districts now include a total of 269 million square feet of buildings, showing the strength of this grassroots movement of urban sustainability that is initiated by the private sector and developed through private-public partnerships.
The San Antonio 2030 District, located in downtown San Antonio, currently consists of 26 members with over 1 million square feet of buildings committed to report energy, water, and transportation emissions data.
Elizabeth Kertesz, Director of the San Antonio 2030 District said
"the District was formed to address climate change at the local level by developing strategic partnerships with organizations who support our mission, and by delivering programs, tools and resources to building owners and managers to help them achieve the program goals and create a business case for sustainability."
Property owner/managers include USAA Real Estate Company, Zurich International Properties and the San Antonio Housing Authority, while professional and community stakeholders include Merrick & Company, Lake Flato Architects, the San Antonio River Authority and the City of San Antonio.
Funding for the District comes from the Meadows Foundation and South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER).
> Learn more about the San Antonio District and its members
The Grand Rapids 2030 District contains nearly 10 million square feet of real estate in the downtown core.
Drew Coppess of 616 Development and Chair of the newly-established Grand Rapids 2030 District Leadership Council said,
"Our 2030 District is a true partnership between many of the leading building owners and operators in downtown Grand Rapids, as well as a broad range of community and professional stakeholders."
The U.S. Green Building Council – West Michigan Chapter (USGBC-WM) will administer the District, and USGBC-WM Executive Director Cheri Holman will serve as its director. In addition to Chairman Coppess, the Grand Rapids 2030 District Leadership Council includes representatives from SMG Group, Rockford Construction, the City of Grand Rapids and Veolia Energy, and founding members also include Amway Hospitality, Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Spectrum Health, Grand Valley State University, and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University.
> Learn more about the Grand Rapids District and its members
Overseen by Architecture 2030, twelve private-sector led 2030 Districts have been established in cities across North America as a grassroots effort to provide a business model for urban sustainability through collaboration, leveraged financing, and shared resources. The 2030 Districts work towards a common goal of meeting the energy, water, and vehicle emissions reduction targets for existing buildings and new construction called for by Architecture 2030 in its 2030 Challenge for Planning.
Currently, 2030 Districts boast 266 million square feet of property and 1179 properties, and the 2030 Districts Network saw an opportunity to help its property owners, managers, and developers streamline the technology procurement process when they are purchasing products that will improve the energy efficiency of their buildings. The first set of products available in the marketplace include HVAC controls, advanced metering, LED lighting, windows and window film, and electric vehicle chargers.
'We're using the power of group purchasing to offer 2030 Districts Members below-market prices on technology and equipment they can use to help in efficiency retrofit projects," said Ed Mazria, Founder and CEO of Architecture 2030.
Technologies and suppliers were selected through a competitive application process to vet reliability, effectiveness, and pricing, and the benefits to purchasers (in addition to saving money) include saving time and the option to get multiple bids with one inquiry for certain types of products.
Suppliers and manufacturers selected at launch are:
"We're looking forward to building up the Marketplace over time," said Vince Martinez, interim Director of the 2030 Districts Network. "Adding new products from new approved suppliers will create more options for our members, and help them meet their energy reduction targets in an affordable way."
Architecture 2030 is leading this program with funding from the US Department of Energy.]]>
"well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C."
To meet this target, the world must reach zero fossil fuel CO2 emissions in the urban built environment by about 2050, and zero total global greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 to 2080.
The agreement commits all countries to "aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible . . . and to undertake rapid reductions thereafter". It includes 188 national government submissions – Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – containing the actions each country intends to take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
These initial INDCs admittedly do not go far enough to meet the 1.5°C target, but each country is required to renew its pledge with increasingly stringent targets every five years. The current U.S. INDC pledge is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025.
But most importantly, the impact of the agreement is clear – governments have signaled an end to the fossil fuel era by committing for the first time to cut GHG emissions and avoid the most egregious impacts of climate change.
Another historic event at COP21 was the first ever UNFCCC Buildings Day – an entire day devoted to the building sector in recognition of the important role it must play in ensuring that countries meet their emissions reduction obligations.
Architecture 2030 helped organize Buildings Day, and Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030 Founder and CEO, delivered the opening presentation titled "Road to Zero", which successfully set the tone for the remainder of the day. Referencing Architecture 2030's submission to the UNFCCC – the Roadmap to Zero Emissions: The Built Environment in a Global Transformation to Zero Emissions report – he demonstrated how a combination of reducing the built environment's demand for fossil fuel energy while increasing the world's supply of renewable energy sources will meet the Paris Agreement's long-term 1.5°C goal.
In addition, Mazria presented the China Accord for the first time to the UNFCCC and the international audience in attendance, illustrating how the architecture, planning, and building design community in China will play a key role in making the agreement's targets a reality.
The Accord is a commitment by 52 key Chinese and international architecture and planning firms to plan and design cities, towns, developments, and buildings in China to low carbon/carbon neutral standards.
Chen Zhen, Secretary General of the China Exploration & Design Association – Architecture Branch (CEDAAB), also delivered a speech at the opening of Buildings Day on the importance of international collaboration and China's commitment to low carbon development.
"The China Accord is a manifestation of the determination and moral obligations of planners and architects both in China and internationally, that we are taking huge strides to reduce carbon emissions and move towards zero carbon," he said.
At COP21, bold actions such as the China Accord underlined the importance of cities and the built environment in combatting climate change, giving nations the confidence to take dramatic steps in Paris.
Cities consume nearly 75% of global energy production and are responsible for a similar percentage of global GHG emission. Tokyo, for example, is responsible for the same amount of GHG emissions as the 37 least polluting African countries.
COP21 is also the first time that cities have had their voices fully recognized at a global UN conference on climate change, and the first time over 1,000 city and regional officials gathered to demand bold action.
436 cities have signed the Compact of Mayors pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and track their progress.
These include 117 U.S. cities, with total average U.S. city pledges at 68% GHG emissions reductions below their current levels by 2050.
In addition to the China Accord and the local government pledges, many other initiatives were announced during COP21, including:
The Paris Agreement introduces a new world, one that envisions an end to fossil fuel emissions and secures a strong mechanism to address climate change.
As Architecture 2030's senior consultant Farhana Yamin (also CEO of Track 0 and advisor to the Marshall Islands) put it:
"There is a huge way to go, but there are already people out there working on envisioning what a Zero by 2050 world looks like."
So open your champagne bottles, and toast the promise of not just another New Year, but also a new era of international collaboration in creating a sustainable, resilient, and highly livable planet.]]>
As an 'initiating organization' of Buildings Day (along with other groups including the French government and the United Nations Environment Programme), Architecture 2030 helped plan the agenda for the day, and Architecture 2030 Founder Edward Mazria delivered a key message with an opening presentation titled "The 2 Degree Path for the Building Sector".
Here is is a round-up of social media coverage and analysis from the event as it happened. Many of the posts include links for further reading.]]>
Architecture 2030 is playing a key role in a number of events that will illustrate the importance of architects, planners and designers in achieving decarbonization of the built environment by 2050.
December 3rd, Innovations Gallery, Le Bourget, Paris (La Galerie, free registration required).
UPDATE Dec 3rd: Here's a summary of the highlights of the day from social media posts and links as the day progressed
Architecture 2030 participated in securing and planning the first ever "Buildings Day" to be held as part of a UNFCCC climate change talks.
The objective of the program is to launch an unprecedented alliance of organizations committed to putting the building sector on the path to zero carbon by the year 2050.
As an 'initiating organization' (along with other groups including the French government and the United Nations Environment Programme), Architecture 2030 helped set the agenda for the day, and Architecture 2030 Founder Edward Mazria will be delivering a key message and opening presentation titled "The 2 Degree Path for the Building Sector".
Speakers at Buildings Day include Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director of U.N. Habitat, Secretary-General Chen Zhen of the China Exploration & Design Association, Architecture Branch (a signatory of the China Accord), and the Mayors of Sydney, Warsaw, Lyon, and Tshwane, South Africa.
> Learn more about the UNFCCC Buildings Day
> Register for La Galerie to gain access to the event
Symposium on December 9, Fédération Française du Bâtiment, Paris (registration required)
Architecture 2030 is also organizing a major event at COP21, a Symposium focusing on the how-to of ensuring zero emissions in the built environment by the year 2050.
A high-level panel chaired by Farhana Yamin of Track 0 and featuring Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, and Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice President & Special Envoy for Climate Change, will underline why the Paris talks must signal decarbonization of the global economy and built environment.
Edward Mazria will give a keynote presentation outlining the pathways, programs, and tools available to achieve this goal, and expert panels will address three key areas:
Bim World 2016 joins us as event organizers, with the support of Ptolémée, IPEEC, Track 0 and The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group. Mediaconstruct, and batiactu are symposium partners.
> Visit the symposium website to learn more, and to register for the event
"The UNFCCC Climate Change conference will result in historic commitments and pledges to reduce emissions at national and sub-national levels. But these promises simply cannot be kept without engaging the building sector and transforming the built environment," said Edward Mazria. "Paris affords us a unique opportunity to deliver an integrated and achievable path to zero emissions by 2050."
Architecture 2030 is officially accredited for the UNFCCC Conference on Climate Change.]]>
Extraordinary times surely give rise to extraordinary events.
One such event took place in Shenyang, China on Thursday 22nd October: an unprecedented meeting initiated by 52 key Chinese and international architecture and planning firms responsible for designing thousands of cities, neighborhoods, and buildings worldwide.
Hosted by the China Exploration and Design Association – Architecture Branch (CEDAAB) and by Architecture 2030, the meeting gathered together influential global design and planning leaders with a common mission: to initiate collaborative efforts to dramatically reduce carbon emissions in the built environment. The historic meeting culminated with the signing of the China Accord – a commitment to plan and design cities, towns, developments, and buildings in China to low carbon/carbon neutral standards.
Among the international firm signatories were DLR Group, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, ARUP, Gensler, CallisonRTKL, HKS Architects, Perkins+Will, HDR, and Glumac. Key signatories among the Local Design Institutes from various regions in China included Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., China Architecture Design & Research Group, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., and the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd. (The complete list of signatories is included below.)
"We understand our moral and professional responsibility to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions if we are to stay within the 2° C threshold established by the international scientific community, and the Accord is just the beginning of our joint efforts. We have a long and exciting road ahead of us to decarbonize the built environment."
– Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030 Founder and CEO
The significance of the China Accord, and the important meeting which gave rise to it, cannot be overstated. A grand paradigm shift has been set in motion, as profound as the Modern Movement of the 1920s and 30s, in how we shape and develop the global built environment over the next 20 years.
During this period, the world is projected to build 80 billion square meters of new buildings in cities worldwide, an area equal to 60% of the entire current global building stock. Since more than half of all global construction will take place in China (38%) and North America (the U.S. and Canada 15%), it is incumbent upon the professional design communities in these countries to take a leadership role in planning for a carbon-free and truly sustainable future by middle of this century.
In order to avoid catastrophic climate change, the world must completely phase out fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment by 2050. The signatories pledged to work diligently to do just that, creating cities, towns, and buildings that are models of economic and urban sustainability.
"The signing of the Accord demonstrates the determination and moral obligation by architects and planners, both Chinese and internationally, to shoulder this huge responsibility to tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions and moving toward zero."
– Chen Zhen, Secretary-General, CEDAAB
The China Accord is the private sector's response to the Chinese government's efforts to tackle climate change and achieve sustainable growth. It supports the national government's targets to peak and begin reducing carbon emissions, as well as the State Council's Green Buildings Action Plan and the most recent China-US Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change.
A number of initiatives will support the implementation of the Accord, including professional training, knowledge sharing events and programs, a broad-based stakeholders' forum, and the localization of design and planning strategies utilizing real-time simulation tools.
"There are a huge number of low-cost and cost saving design and planning strategies that can be implemented to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions," said Mr Mazria, clarifying a common misunderstanding that greener buildings must cost more. "The signatories of the China Accord will collaborate on achieving this through training and employing advanced design tools."
The alliance of the distinguished firms behind the China Accord, and the power of the collaborative efforts to implement it, hold great promise for us all in the ongoing battle to tackle climate change.
You can download and read the China Accord here
|International Firms:
|Chinese Firms:
|Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd
|China Architecture Design & Research Group
|Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
|Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
|Perkins Eastman
|China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd
|Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
|China Northwest Architecture Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd
|DLR Group
|China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd
|Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University Co. Ltd
|Perkins + Will
|Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd
|Central-South Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd
|Tianjin Architecture Design Institute
|HDR, Inc.
|Dalian Architectural Design & Research Co., Ltd.
|HKS Architects
|Architectural Design and Research Institute of Guangdong Province
|Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design and Research Co., Ltd
|The Architectural Design and Research Institute of HIT
|Leo A Daly
|China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd
|Moore Ruble Yudell
|Shandong Provincial Architectural Design Institute
|Mott MacDonald
|Jiangsu Provincial Architectural D&R Institute Ltd.
|Sichuan Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute
|CBT Architects
|Zhejiang Prov. Institute of Architectural Design and Research
|FKP Architects
|Jiangxi Province Architectural Design & Research General Institute
|Calthorpe Associates
|Shandong Tong Yuan Design Group Co. Ltd
|Heilongjiang Institute of Architectural Design
|Cannon Design
|Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Architectural Design & Research Institute
|Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
|Fujian Provincial Institute of Architectural Design and Research
|Guangxi Hualan Design and Consulting Group
|Jilin Provincial Architecture Design Institute Co., Ltd
|Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co. Ltd
The China Accord meeting and signing ceremony was organized by the China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd, a member of CEDAAB in Shenyang, China on October 22, 2015.]]>
Highlighting the dual challenges of urbanization and climate change, he underlined the call from the scientific community that the world must phase out all carbon dioxide emissions by mid-century in order to have a good chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change. Cities account for 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and in Seoul, buildings are responsible for 68% of the city's total carbon dioxide emissions.
To address climate change, buildings must be part of the solution, and the latest Seoul Action Plan for the Compact of Mayors states the Seoul Metropolitan Government's commitment to reduce emissions by 25% and 40% by 2020 and 2030 respectively with 2005 as the baseline year.
The South Korean national government has set a target to have all new multifamily housing achieve zero net energy by 2025, with the Seoul Metropolitan Government going further to set 2023 as its target year. "What the Seoul government has committed to is commendable and sets an important example for other cities worldwide. Building professionals in Korea can shoulder the responsibility and use their creativity to implement these targets," said Mazria. He also stressed that Seoul can go further and commit to a long term goal of zero CO2 building sector emissions by 2050.
In order to support Korean architects and other building professionals to pursue lower and zero-carbon designs, Architecture 2030 and the Korea Green Building Council yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday to develop the Korea 2030 professional education series. The series builds on the success and experience of the AIA+2030 Series that has been offered to over 30% of the American Institute of Architects' membership in 25 markets throughout the United States and is now being produced in an online version.
"We are excited about this partnership. South Korea will be the first country in Asia to launch a 2030 Series. The series will provide not just design strategies but practical, actionable tools and methodologies that directly impact building design and performance," said Mazria, who is set to hold a private meeting with Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon tomorrow. "There are many low-cost and no-cost design strategies that can increase a buildings' performance and reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions. Moving to zero does not need to be expensive," he said.
This event and announcement come as countries, regions, cities, communities, businesses and civil society all ramp up their commitments and actions to tackle climate change before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Paris in December.
We're delighted to announce the launch of the first course in the new AIA+2030 Online Series, an educational program aimed at providing American Institute of Architects (AIA) members and other design professionals with the high-performance building knowledge necessary to meet the 2030 Challenge targets.
The AIA and Architecture 2030 co-production (in partnership with AIA Seattle) is sponsored by Autodesk and delivered through AIAU, the AIA's online education portal. The ten one-hour courses of the Online Series are based on the highly successful AIA+2030 Professional Series that has been offered to over 30% of AIA's membership in 27 markets throughout the United States and Canada.
The AIA+2030 Online Series helps design professionals create buildings that meet the energy efficiency targets of the 2030 Challenge, offering strategies to reach a minimum of a 70% reduction in building energy consumption and fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions today, increasing to carbon neutral for new building designs by 2030.
These energy consumption reductions result in significant savings in energy costs, and the ability to design such high-performing buildings provides firms with capabilities that will set them apart in the marketplace.
"This is the first comprehensive program in the U.S. that educates the architectural profession in specific design and technology applications to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions," said Edward Mazria, Architecture 2030 Founder and CEO.
"In order to make significant progress towards energy reduction targets, we're acting to increase energy literacy within the profession," said AIA EVP / CEO, Robert Ivy, FAIA. "This series will help showcase the power that early conceptual analysis has to increase the ability of architects to build bottom-line value into their design projects."
25 AIA Chapters and organizations from across North America have currently offered the in-person AIA+2030 Professional Series, which was created by the American Institute of Architects Seattle and Architecture 2030, with support from the City of Seattle and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.
The AIA+2030 Online Series will have the potential to reach more than 80,000 professionals in geographically diverse regions in all 286 AIA Chapters worldwide, providing them with the knowledge needed to achieve the 2030 Challenge targets.
The second and third courses of the AIA+2030 Online Series will be released this fall, with the full series available by the end of 2016.
> AIA Members and Non-members can access the first course here.]]>
The 2030 Palette – the online platform for planning and designing decarbonized, resilient, and sustainable built environments worldwide – is global in scope and local in application, including worldwide approaches and built examples. Now we've taken that global scope further, releasing translations of the core 2030 Palette Swatches in Chinese and Spanish.
Over the next two decades over 60% of the world's projected 900 billion square feet of new building will take place in the Americas and China, so expanding the Palette's reach to Chinese and Latin American audiences is essential. And, with Chinese or Spanish being the first languages of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, the 2030 Palette translations play an important role in extending the global reach of the platform.
"It's key that as many architects, planners, engineers, and designers as possible have access to the 2030 Palette's education and information. The Chinese and Spanish translations mark the next step in our ongoing efforts to provide building sector professionals around the world the skills they need to address the climate change crisis".
– Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030 Founder and CEO
The Chinese and Spanish versions of the 2030 Palette include all the rich visuals, advice, and concise rules of thumb of the English version and can be accessed using the links at the top of every page of the Palette.
Our next steps will be to translate the extra information pages into Spanish and Chinese, and we're also working on Portuguese and French language versions of the core swatches.
In addition, we've expanded the breadth of content available in the 2030 Palette (in English), adding detailed information on passive solar heating and urban infill strategies, and addressing the subject of earth-sheltered buildings for the first time.
The Direct Gain: Heat Storage swatch in the 2030 Palette now includes an In-depth Information page on Masonry Thermal Mass, detailing the design and sizing procedure for incorporating masonry thermal mass in passive solar heating building applications. Diagrams and graphs explain the concepts and heat transfer mechanisms of masonry thermal mass, and include detailed rules of thumb for incorporating mass into various building configurations.
This new In-depth Information page on Urban Infill for City Growth explores urban infill, a key strategy for city growth as an alternative to urban sprawl. The section provides a historical perspective of infill growth, delivers examples of how it's been imaginatively implemented in metropolitan areas in a variety of climates, and offers advice for both architects and planners on approaching new infill projects.
In addition to new In-Depth Information pages, we've also included a new swatch on Earth Sheltering – a design strategy that updates traditional earth-sheltered building forms, making this application useful for adapting to rapidly changing climates. The swatch includes examples of a variety of earth-sheltered buildings illustrating contemporary architectural applications of this ancient form of building.
Together, this new material expands the 2030 Palette to 56 swatches and 11 In-Depth Information sections. Look for additional new content in the months to come.]]>
That's the key finding in the latest Architecture 2030 report Achieving 80×50: Reducing Energy Use, Creating Jobs, and Phasing Out Carbon Emissions in New York City's Buildings, presented by Founder and CEO Edward Mazria last week at a major event in New York City hosted by coalition and community-building organization ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York.
New York City contains about one million buildings comprising 5.75 billion square feet of building stock. Its buildings are responsible for 71% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and 94% of its electricity consumption.
While requiring new buildings to become more efficient and renovating city-owned buildings are both important, in order to meet the city's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by the year 2050, most of the city's existing building stock must also be renovated to high-performance standards over the next 35 years.
The key to addressing New York's existing building stock is private sector building purchases.
There are about 26,000 buildings bought and sold in New York City each year, meaning approximately 900,000 buildings will change hands over the next 35 years.
Achieving 80×50 calls for building buyers to improve the greenhouse gas emissions from their new property by choosing one of the following options:
The first option creates additional efficiency construction investment, and the second creates minimum efficiency upgrades and weatherization, and a robust market for renewable energy generation, both leading to long-term investment, job growth, and emissions reductions.
The emissions reduction standards and efficiency requirements would be administered primarily through New York City's building energy code, which would be updated every three years to more stringent emissions reduction (fossil fuel energy consumption) requirements.
Since buyers are likely to finance or invest funds for building purchases (and in many cases planning to renovate), the additional expense to renovate to high-performance standards is minimal when compared to the purchase and renovation cost.
In addition to ensuring that the city meets its 80×50 emissions reduction target, adopting the recommendations in Achieving 80×50, New York City will:
"Achieving 80×50 is a practical and powerful plan to ensure that New York City can reach its bold and necessary emissions reduction targets," said Edward Mazria.
Download the Achieving 80×50 Report]]>


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By Eames Yates
August 28, 2013
Valdosta, GA - Five people in Valdosta escaped a house fire in a case now being called an arson. Investigators say a fire was set in front of every home exit.
Around 3am Wednesday morning someone lit three fires at the front, side and back doors of a home at 1209 Morningside Drive. Five people were in the house at the time including two boys ages twelve and six.
Arthur Fiffie, inside the home: "We got kids living in here just as much as we living in here. The kids room was closest to this fire. Now you think about this, if we hadn't of caught it when we caught it it would have burned up this whole room right here."
Reporter: "And the kids room is...?"
Arthur: "Directly right here behind the AC unit."
Luckily the family had a fire extinguisher in the house and used it to put out the flames. But it could have been much worse.
Lt. Edgar Tooley, Valdosta Fire Department: "if this fire would have actually took off and blocked those doors who is to say that the windows in the house wouldn't have been blocked, these people could have never had an opportunity to get out and could have been overcome by smoke and actually passed away."
Luckily no one was injured in the fire. No arrests have been made. If anyone has any information about who did this contact the Valdosta Fire Department.
"I would like to see who did this brought to justice. I really would."
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