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Welcome to the IUCN EU Newsletter! As you will see, the newsletter now has a stronger focus on issues relevant to EU policy developments, and we hope that it can contribute to informing the discussions on environmental issues that are high on the agenda, both at EU and Member State level.
IUCN's Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, who recently visited Brussels for high-level meetings with the European Commission, will give you a detailed account of her impressions of the developments in Brussels. In addition, you will find updates on some key issues, including EU approach to tackle wildlife trafficking, the status of European bumblebees, invasive alien species and the restoration of Europe's peatlands.
As always, we welcome any feedback you might have to foster debate on these important issues.
Kind Regards,
Luc Bas
I recently spent three very productive days in Brussels, meeting with the EU Commissioners from Environment, Development Cooperation, and Climate; the Head of the Cabinet of the Commissioner and Director of Environment for DG Research and Innovation; and the Director-General for DG Environment.
The discussions with the Commissioners and high-level officials centered around issues of key concern to IUCN, such as the post-2015 development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, and mainstreaming nature-based solutions in the EU's environment and climate policies.
Environment Commissioner Potocnik announced an upcoming Commission Communication on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will aim at deepening the understanding of the important role of biodiversity and ecosystem services for poverty reduction, and asked IUCN to provide input. We will focus on linking nature based solutions and human well-being, and I emphasised the key role of governance in this respect, which deserves to be a stream in sustainable development.
The Commission is planning to issue a strategic document on nature-based solutions for the new Commissioner, and IUCN offered to provide the science-policy interface for a conference on this topic planned for the fall. The Commission is also working to launch a project for nature-based solutions across Europe with a focus on getting citizens involved in the debate. It was also agreed that IUCN would organise a side event at the EU's upcoming Green Week (3-5 June) on the role of nature-based solutions in the circular economy.
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The European Parliament on 16 April adopted legislative plans to prevent the introduction and manage the spread in the EU of invasive alien species (IAS) of plants, animals or insects that cause ecological and economic damage. The legislation aims to tackle the threat through better, more coordinated action by member states, and provides for a ban on species declared to be of "Union concern".
This new regulation is an important step towards strengthened action to protect the EU against the devastating impacts of invasive alien species on its biodiversity and economy. Among other positive elements, IUCN welcomes the removal of the cap of 50 species of EU concern. On the other hand, the negotiated outcome has not met all of IUCN's asks, such as the full inclusion of species that are native in some parts of Europe and invasive in others, and remaining openings for derogations.
The challenge now is implementation and IUCN looks forward to providing scientific expertise through our broad network in the coming years.
Twenty four percent of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction according to a recent study assessing the species group at the European level.
The study examines all of the 68 bumblebee species that occur in Europe. It is part of the Status and Trends of European Pollinators (STEP) project and the European Red List of pollinators, both funded by the European Commission. The results feed into The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Bumblebees, like other pollinators, play a critical role in securing food production. They allow plants to reproduce and improve the production of crops, such as tomatoes, peppers and many other types of fruit, vegetables and seeds that make up our diet. Of the five most important pollinators of European crops, three are bumblebee species. Together with other pollinators, bumblebees contribute more than 22 billion Euros to European agriculture per year.
Wildlife crime, including poaching, illegal harvesting and other illegal cross-border trade in biological resources taken from the wild, has reached worrying levels and become a serious transnationally organised criminal business, now representing the fourth largest illegal activity in the world after drug trafficking, counterfeiting and human trafficking. This can have potentially disastrous implications for the conservation of the trafficked species.
"Wildlife crime puts entire ecosystems at risk, and international intelligence, policy and enforcement efforts have to be urgently strengthened, in particular to address the role of international crime in driving illegal activities. We need to be better organised than the organised crime. The EU now has to play a crucial role to help convene different stakeholders internationally, and take a lead in strengthening efforts on its own territory and also in supporting countries from which trafficked wildlife originates," said Luc Bas, Director of IUCN's EU Representative Office, on the occasion of a Conference on the EU Approach Against Wildlife Trafficking organised by the European Commission, which took place on 10 April 2014 in Brussels.
The winner of the European Tree of the Year 2014 was announced on 19 March at the European Parliament in Brussels at a ceremony organized under the patronage of Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, and Mr Pavel Poc, Member of the European Parliament.
Unlike other contests, the focus of this award was on the stories of the trees and their link with communities living around them rather than their age, beauty or height. Ten trees from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, and Wales were in the running for first place, but it was The Old Elm tree from Bulgaria that managed to gain the most votes (77526 votes in total) and win the first prize. Second place went to The Giant Wild Pear of Gödöllő (Hungary), and the Wybicki Oak at Będomin (Poland) came in third.
IUCN Director-General Julia Marton-Lefèvre was at the ceremony to hand over the second place award. In her speech to the audience she emphasized IUCN's support for the annual European Tree contest and the importance of protecting trees not only in Europe, but all over the world.
Europe is rich in peatlands and these important ecosystems can bring environmental, social and economic benefits for communities and wildlife alike. A new report published today highlights innovative projects from around the globe which are helping restore and conserve our threatened peatlands.
Peatlands provide vital natural services in tackling climate change and maintaining our water supply as well as being beautiful havens for wildlife and places for people to enjoy. Peatlands are ancient landscapes in which the naturally wet conditions preserve dead plant material as peat. Carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis is effectively 'locked up' in the peat for millennia, thereby acting as 'carbon sinks' which keep CO2 emissions down in a way even more effectively than rainforests.
Across the globe, peatlands occupy only 3% of the world's land area, yet hold over 30% of the global carbon store. However, damaged peatlands lose their ability to remove CO2 and instead start to release it back into the atmosphere, thereby accelerating climate change, at a high cost to the environment and society.
The latest publication from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme and CEM Thematic Group on Peatlands, 'Global Peatland Restoration – Demonstrating Success', launched today in Brussels, showcases successful restoration projects across the world. Case studies illustrate opportunities for restoration and sustainable management as well as innovative ways of engaging communities in conservation action.
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Throughout 2014, IUCN is celebrating the significant contribution of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in guiding conservation action and policy decisions over the past 50 years. The IUCN Red list is an invaluable conservation resource, a health check for our planet – a Barometer of Life.
The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species and their links to livelihoods. Far more than a list of species and their status, the IUCN Red List is a powerful tool to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive. It provides information on population size and trends, geographic range and habitat needs of species.
Many species groups including mammals, amphibians, birds, reef building corals and conifers have been comprehensively assessed. However, there is much more to be done and increased investment is needed urgently to build The IUCN Red List into a more complete 'Barometer of Life'. To do this we need to increase the number of species assessed from the current count of 71,576 to at least 160,000 by 2020, improving the taxonomic coverage and thus providing a stronger base to enable better conservation and policy decisions.
Join us in celebrating the contribution that The IUCN Red List has made in guiding conservation for 50 years – spread the word, get involved, follow our news through www.facebook.com/iucn.red.list and @amazingspecies.
Renaturing Cities: Addressing Environmental Challenges and the Effects of the Economic Crisis through nature based solutions, 13/14 May, Brussels
Environmental Conference of the Regions of Europe (ENCORE), 15/16 May, Munich
International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May, worldwide
High-Level Conference on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) in Europe, 22 May, Brussels
European Elections, 22-25 May, Europe-wide
Resilient Cities 2014 - 5th Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation, 29-31 May, Bonn
2nd URBES Training Session, 27-28 May, Bonn
Green Week 2014: Circular economy – saving resources, creating jobs, 3-5 June 2014, Brussels
Green infrastructure as a solution: sharing success stories (IUCN event organised as part of Green Week 2014), 4 June 2014, Brussels
IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN's work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development.
The IUCN Brussels Office is an out-posted headquarters unit providing global services to the organization and vital linkages for IUCN, its Members, National Committees and scientific Commissions to key EU institutions and other public and private actors with regional headquarters in Brussels. The principal focus of the IUCN Office in Brussels is policy influencing and fundraising at the EU level.
See www.iucn.org/europe for more information.
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CUE? Not using SMR?
Yes, if they notice the CUE they can adjust on their own. I just had the EED adjusted on my initial claims for asthma and left ankle, the rater looked at my entire record while processing my unadjudicated claim for diabetes. He immediately file a cue and adjusted the EED. I didn't have to do anything for the EED/CUE. However, my ED was actually a CU they started them in 98 vs. 97.
C&P Exam Results, WTH is going on, Please Help!!!
By Corpsman8404 · PostedAgree with killemall. You got this Navy04, we can't wait for you to come back here and say DONE!
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Thanks Asknod My problem is finding out the code for the disability.?? PTSD Code has it at 9411&9435 Code for Unspecific Depresssive Disorder VA Notes from PCP has PTSD As : SCT47505003 My Sleep Apnea Notes has the code as SCT 73430006, Some of these I get confused with Insurance Codes for Insurance Purposes. Jbasser & Jerrel Cook had a blog talk radio show on these rating codes Last year some times Maybe I'll recheck the Archives Shows. I tried to look up the code for OSA but never found it. just the SCT #73430006..? And I have a Boo-Coo List of NSC disability's/contentions. with the SCT# at the end of them
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Update. My friend talked to the head of prosthetics in Tucson(kristine) and she informed him that the VA will not cover some items like power options,automatic transmissions and a few others.(I can't remember the list of things he told me).These were all covered by the VA previously.
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All, Thank you for the response's. Due to me posting all of my documents intermittently, there seems to be some confusion with the timeline and issues. I will attempt to run thru this chronologically and repost all documents including my 2015 decision which I had not previously posted and answer all questions. March 2009- Filed original Claim for the following issues and received results October 2009 (see 2009 - Rating Sheet below) I do not have the entire decision packet: TBI - 10 % SC Residuals, gallbladder removal - 0% SC Back Condition - declined SC Psoriasis - declined SC PTSD - declined SC / Stressor conceded as combat action badge. October 2010 - Filed NOD / DRO for PTSD March - 2011 - Appeal decision received. I never stated that PTSD was due to MST. The paragraph on page 2 of 2011Appeal decision below is just the last part of 10 pages that I cut out covering rules and US code that they sent in the letter. The actual decision starts at the bottom of that page. Results: PTSD declined - I did not submit any new evidence. Diagnosed as "adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood". Blamed on me worrying about my husband returning to Iraq, even though he had just returned??? October 2014 - Initiated following claims: (I had transferred to the North Texas VA and had finally began receiving treatment after being fed up with OKC VA. I live in southern Oklahoma, so its a drive for me to go to either one) PTSD - Re-open Claim. TBI - Request for increase. May 2015 - I reported for C&P exams at the Dallas VA clinic for PTSD and TBI. I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I received a call while my husband and I were driving there stating that the TBI examiner had to leave early and they would have to re-schedule that exam. I protested because it is a 3 hour drive. They called me back 10 minutes later stating that he would conduct the exam. He seemed pissed the whole time. His notes stated that No TBI residuals were present. This is also the exam where the PTSD screener stated "However, it should be pointed out that most of the symptoms the veteran described during today's MH examination certainly those common to a PTSD diagnosis- she also described during her 7/8/09 Initial PTSD examination, in Oklahoma City, three years PRIOR to her son's illness." ( see 2015 C&P exam notes below) June 2015 - Latest decision received. Results (see 2015 - decision part 1 &2 below): TBI - Decreased to 0% SC PTSD - 50% SC May 2016 - Wondering what my best next COA should be? Would like to get PTSD effective date back to 2009 and get TBI increased to at least percentage it was before. I have about 50 days to file my NOD. Q&A: Berta: What did the C & P doc diagnose you with? 2009 - TBI (SC) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (not SC) 2015 - No TBI residuals and PTSD w/ major depressive disorder. Berta: Have you googled the doctor who did the C & P? I do not know the Doctor's name from 2009. But I have found several articles referring to a Dr. Gail Poyner who was conducting PTSD exams at OKC VA at the time. She was fired from the VA in 2010 for applying test to Veterans to see if they were malingering or faking. Her research paper can be found here: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12207-010-9076-x?LI=true I would like to have my C-File to see if she conducted the evaluation. Gastone: What did you claim as the PTSD Stressors in your 09 app for PTSD? Combat Action Badge Gastone: The 1st Denial, discussed "No Evidence of Personal Assault," MST? No MST ever claimed. The paragraph that covers PTSD due to MST was just the last paragraph of 10 pages of regulations that they sent with the decision. Actual decision starts at the bottom of that page. Gastone: Did you know anything about the DRO Process Requirement, for the N & M Evidence? I did. My fault I didn't send any. I was fed up with OKC VA and assumed they would send me for a new C&P exam. Stupid on my part. Gastone: Did you ever get a copy of your 09 PTSD C & P DBQ? No, I did not. Blue button records do not go back that far. I have requested a copy of my C-File. EBenefits states that I will get it between NOV 2017 and NOV 2018. Gastone: Do you currently have a VA MH Psychiatrist/Psychologist that treats you on a regular basis? I was being seen at Bohnam, TX VA. After they kept switching Dr's a few times, I now just get my meds re-filled thru my family physician. My husband is active duty, so we are on tri-care prime remote. I also qualify for VA choice, but have not used it. Gastone: Have they given you an official PTSD DX? I have a PTSD diagnosis and receive 50% SC in 2015. Berta: Did they have the incident reports? I faxed in two incident reports. They do not show on the evidence list, but stressor was conceded with CAB. Flores97: Email congressman for C-File. Thank You for the advice. I emailed my congressman today and reiterated the time crunch I am under. 2011 - Appeal decision.pdf 2015 - C&P exam Notes.pdf 2015 - decision part 1.pdf 2015 - decision part 2.pdf 2009 - Rating Sheet.pdf
Full Knee Replacement
I just came back from the Ortho doctor in town he said I need a full knee replacement for my service connected injury after looking at past 11 years of x-rays from the VA and what he just took today. The Marine Corps. somehow don't keep x-rays after a certain period of time. The VA says they will not do one until I'm 60 years old, all they wanted to do was give me injections for the pain. What I have now is a Torn ACL and I'm running bone on bone, and my knee cap is just about gone so here is the question. I already receive 20% for my left knee, due to the past 3 surgery's. So after having the knee replacement what will I be looking at? for an increase? Does the VA have to pay for this since I live 178 miles from the Nearest VA hospital? because they are still telling me if you were injured on active duty you must go to the VA hospital even through the VA says They will not do a knee replacement until I'm 60? I already talked to two Veterans in town at the Vet center and they had the same problem but they paid for it out of their own pocket for the surgery then filed for an increase award. So far they are still waiting for the VA to answer them back. any ideals on the best route to take? I hate to get this done out in a local hospital then fine out the VA will not pay and give me an increase for the full knee replacement. Thank for any information on this subject.
CUE? Not using SMR?
I'm trying to piece together every decision and the docs from the c-file. I cannot for the life of me find the evidence listed as "treatment records from VAMC dated Sept 2003 and received 10-23-03. Are they required to have the actual document/documents in the c-file as evidence? Also, there certainly were more progress notes about the foot conditions outside of Sept 2003. Would they have been required to get all records on condition from the VAMC? Thanks as usual!
Code Sheet
A filing for a disease secondary to an existing one is not an increase. Each disease that evolvves as a secondary is a stand alone claim. If you win, the rating diagnostic code will be an amalgam of the primary rating such as DC 7354 for hepatitis C and the second disease such as Porphyria cutanea tarda. The rating sheet would read 7354-7815. I have two like that. the other one is 7354-7700 ( 60% anemia -old 1994 DC 7700). I appealed for 100% for it based on the similarity to 4.115a (dialysis) because there was no 100% rating for porphyria phlebotomies-just 40% under DC 7704. It's called rating by analogy when there is no specific code for a disease/injury. Look at 38 CFRs 4.20 and 4.27 § 4.20 Analogous ratings. When an unlisted condition is encountered it will be permissible to rate under a closely related disease or injury in which not only the functions affected, but the anatomical localization and symptomatology are closely analogous. Conjectural analogies will be avoided, as will the use of analogous ratings for conditions of doubtful diagnosis, or for those not fully supported by clinical and laboratory findings. Nor will ratings assigned to organic diseases and injuries be assigned by analogy to conditions of functional origin § 4.27 The diagnostic code numbers appearing opposite the listed ratable disabilities are arbitrary numbers for the purpose of showing the basis of the evaluation assigned and for statistical analysis in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and as will be observed, extend from 5000 to a possible 9999. Great care will be exercised in the selection of the applicable code number and in its citation on the rating sheet. No other numbers than these listed or hereafter furnished are to be employed for rating purposes, with an exception as described in this section, as to unlisted conditions. When an unlisted disease, injury, or residual condition is encountered, requiring rating by analogy, the diagnostic code number will be "built-up" as follows: The first 2 digits will be selected from that part of the schedule most closely identifying the part, or system, of the body involved; the last 2 digits will be "99" for all unlisted conditions. This procedure will facilitate a close check of new and unlisted conditions, rated by analogy. In the selection of code numbers, injuries will generally be represented by the number assigned to the residual condition on the basis of which the rating is determined. With diseases, preference is to be given to the number assigned to the disease itself; if the rating is determined on the basis of residual conditions, the number appropriate to the residual condition will be added, preceded by a hyphen. Thus, rheumatoid (atrophic) arthritis rated as ankylosis of the lumbar spine should be coded "5002-5240." In this way, the exact source of each rating can be easily identified. In the citation of disabilities on rating sheets, the diagnostic terminology will be that of the medical examiner, with no attempt to translate the terms into schedule nomenclature. Residuals of diseases or therapeutic procedures will not be cited without reference to the basic disease.
CUE? Not using SMR?
He had 3 0% disabilities that were combined to make the 10%. I guess that ended when he was awarded 30% PTSD IN 2003.
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He deals with a rep in Tucson but I think that falls under Phoenix.It was the Tucson rep that told him that they stopped doing it.I found the link you posted before I asked the question on here.I just wanted to make sure it was still an active program.I will pass this on to him.Thanks.
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Confirmation is "the perfection of baptism". Basically it's reaffirming your faith. Once you're in, your in.
Basically you're baptised as a baby. When you are a teenager you Confirm your baptism with others in your class. It's a simple rite that basically says, "Yep I believe and am ready to be treated like an adult Catholic!" I was 15 for my Confirmation. Once confirmed you are part of the Catholic registry.
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Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr.
Acting Director
National Science Foundation
"Science Connects: How Discovery Drives Our Global Future"
Remarks, Washington State University
Campus-Wide Address
September 17, 2004
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Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for inviting me for what has already been a very enjoyable visit to Washington State University. I'd like to express special thanks to Vice Provost Petersen for this invitation and to all the staff who are supporting my visit.
I am very aware that this is the land of "crimson and gray" and that I'm in "Cougar Country." That makes me especially pleased that you are hosting me--a graduate from the University of Idaho--on the eve of a game with the Vandals!
Many of you have more than a passing acquaintance with the National Science Foundation. Still, the sheer breadth and depth of our investments in science and engineering may come as a bit of a surprise.
NSF-supported discoveries benefit our nation in countless ways. At the same time, they draw increasingly upon the exchange of knowledge on a global scale. All of us, in every discipline, have a responsibility to make a collective and compelling case to the public for why fundamental research matters to society, and to explain its global benefits.
As an example of such public outreach, I would like to show a short excerpt from a video about the National Science Foundation, called "America's Investment in the Future."
[Video is available at http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=51432]
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From hurricanes to Antarctica to infrastructure, from health to dinosaurs to IMAX films, it is NSF's role to bolster research on the horizon and science education on the cutting-edge.
We estimate that nearly 200,000 people participate directly in NSF programs and activities each year, from researchers to K-12 students and teachers. Add to that the audiences for museum exhibits and media programs on science, and the number swells to some 100 million people.
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I've entitled my talk "Science Connects: How Discovery Drives Our Global Future." Within science, we trace complex interconnections among disciplines, with cross-fertilization fast becoming the norm in all fields.
"Intellectual migrants are wandering back and forth across many academic frontiers, generally without stopping for any formalities at the customs house."1 That is an apt observation from Brian Hayes, columnist at American Scientist. Progress in any discipline has come to depend on the sustenance of the whole: all of science and engineering.
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As our planet itself grows more interconnected in social and environmental terms, science assumes the global stage. As this view of a dust storm bulging out from North Africa into the Atlantic Ocean suggests, we are just beginning to have the tools to observe--and to tackle--scientific challenges that span countries and even continents. This dust cloud might have consequences for lung disease, crop yields, and coral reefs wherever it alights back on Earth, perhaps westward in the Caribbean.
[Slide #3: S&E Indicators: US Share of S&E Articles, 1988-2001]
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What are some of the evolving characteristics of international science, and what might be their implications here at home? International collaboration in research is changing, as this figure suggests. In the inset graph, we see that the US share of world output of peer-reviewed, scientific articles has gradually declined relative to the world total since 19882.
Meanwhile, other domestic and international trends noted by the National Science Board--which provides guidance to NSF--should be of interest to those of us concerned about our future science and engineering workforce. A number of industrial nations have aging populations, while many of the younger generation in those countries are not attracted to science and engineering fields.
[Slide #4: S&E Indicators: Ratio of S&E bachelor's degrees to 24-year-olds]
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Here is a snapshot of who is receiving science and engineering bachelor's degrees in natural science in the United States. Currently, Hispanics account for less than 3% of such degrees.
Looking down the road to 2025, the Census Bureau projects that 93% of additional school-age children--numbers added to our current school population in the U.S.--will be Hispanic.3
This is also reinforced in the smaller graph here, which shows the decline in the percentage of white 24-year-olds projected out to 2020. We can ponder the implications of this and other ethnic shifts in our population for science and engineering.
[Slide #5: S&E Indicators: Doctorates earned by US citizens and non-citizens](Use "back" to return to the text.)
More non-U.S.-citizens have been earning U.S. science and engineering degrees in the past two decades, as we see here. As of 2001, temporary visa holders earned the largest share of PhDs. The foreign contribution extends to graduate students--half of engineering, computer science, and mathematics graduate students are also temporary-visa holders.4
To be sure, foreign talent enriches our system, and is part of the international picture of science. However, according to a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools, the number of foreign students entering US graduate schools dropped 18% from 2003-04--part of a downward trend in graduate admissions since 9/11.5
How will such trends affect the workforce we need to sustain our security and economy and meet other national aspirations? These data underscore that each of us must reach out to explain how fundamental research matters, to inspire our youth and the public at large.
As a foundation for such outreach, I'd like now to explore three areas of fundamental inquiry that are deeply interlaced with societal needs. These are biocomplexity, nanotechnology and power-grid research--areas that will continue to need our best minds in the future.
These areas happen to be important research foci here at Washington State University, and they are also areas of significant NSF investment. On the surface, they may appear unconnected with one another, but in fact, they connect on multiple levels.
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"…Biology today has hit the wall of biocomplexity, reductionism's nemesis." These words of pioneering biologist Carl Woese give urgency to NSF's nurturing of the new synthesis science of biocomplexity, the first research focus I will address. Biocomplexity denotes the study of complex interactions in biological systems, including humans, and their environments.6
Here, the form of a spiral, so symbolic of life at every level, underscores the point that understanding life and its environment demands observing at multiple scales, from gene to ecosystem. This broad perspective integrates across disciplines and scales.
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Biocomplexity, with its emphasis on tracing interrelationships, has much import for a key industry in this part of the country: agriculture. On the minute scale of genomics, biocomplexity's perspective contributes to environmental sustenance. I know that WSU scientists are working to develop perennial wheat, which could bring benefits like carbon sequestration and soil conservation.7
Such work may profit from the international venture to unravel the genomics of plants. I understand that WSU has one of the largest teams in the country at work on the wheat genome, which is a large and complicated nut to crack, as genomes go. While Federal investment has helped to place the US at the forefront of plant research8, mapping genomes is most cost-effective when shared among nations, and that is now happening for many plants.
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Going up a rung or two on biocomplexity's ladder, NSF has supported sequencing of a variety of microbes important to agriculture. We see one of NSF's microbial observatories here in Washington State, at Soap Lake (the lake is a familiar scene to me from living in the area some years back).
We used to think of this as a "dead lake," but microorganisms living in the extreme environment of the lake--some are shown here--might be harnessed to convert agricultural waste to useful substances. WSU researchers led by Brent Peyton report that the lake's microbes have already been shown to degrade the pesticide atrazine.9
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Let's shift the biocomplexity focus to bats--in this case, many millions of them, in south-central Texas.
Researchers are using advanced infrared and Doppler radar-imaging to model the population density and foraging behavior of Brazilian free-tailed bats. Bats from Texas caves provide pest-control services for crops such as cotton and corn. One local cave may host more than 20 million bats. In fact, bats from two caves protect the cotton crop to the tune of $258 million annually, a benefit previously without a price-tag.
This same species consumes enormous numbers of insects all summer long across the southern United States. Such linkages between ecology and economics show how biocomplexity's integrative approach comes full circle--revealing the web of relationships that sustains both natural and human activities.
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Other scientific and societal connections weave around and within a second research area, nanotechnology, binding it firmly to biocomplexity. Nanotechnology brings new promise to cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater in the United States--a trillion-dollar problem.
Researchers from Lehigh University have put nanoscale powder, made from iron, to work on such contamination. The oxidizing iron can be injected to break down dioxins and PCBs, for instance, into less toxic compounds. It also oxidizes heavy metals--such as lead, nickel and mercury into less mobile forms. The nanoscale powders are much more reactive than conventional powders.
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As many of you know, nanoscience and technology are a major NSF investment. That support includes the societal and educational implications of nanoscale advances. About 11% of the Federal funding for the US National Nanotechnology Initiative this fiscal year supports study of nanotechnology's medical, environmental and other broader implications.
When we fold in the study of societal implications at the very onset of research, we create a much greater range of choices about how to shape nanotechnology. To speed progress on such challenges, NSF plans to support a new Center for Nanotechnology in Society. Proposals for that center are now being solicited.
Education in nanotechnology is another essential dimension of shaping the applications and consequences of the field. Here at WSU, a researcher received presidential recognition in May for such outreach.
Susmita Bose was honored with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She is working on innovative, multidisciplinary studies of bioactive bone implants. Since about 800,000 bone procedures are performed in this country each year, this research has broad implications.
Not only that, but Dr. Bose's extensive hands-on activities for high school students, and her involvement of undergrads, industry, teachers and minority students showcase how science, indeed, connects.
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International exchange is essential to ensuring that nanotechnology supports the common good. This June, NSF convened an international dialogue on nanotechnology's implications, which provided an opportunity for government representatives and others to discuss broad societal issues in this emerging field. This is the cover of their report, in which the group calls for on-going dialogue, including with the poorest nations.
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We have many common interests around the globe, and our country benefits from other nations' complementary strengths in biocomplexity and nanotechnology research. These images from the work of the US-Africa Materials Institute, involving Princeton University, show how magnetic nanoparticles (labeled SIOP, or Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Particles), can be used to detect cancer cells in the breast or prostate gland.
The hope is that this institute and its sister organizations will evolve into nodes for international research. Furthermore, such networks can facilitate the international research experiences that have become an essential element in the education of many US scientists and engineers.
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The North American power grid has been called the largest machine ever created by human beings. Grid research is my third example of a research focus of interest to both Washington State University and NSF--another one that exhibits societal, interdisciplinary and international connections.
We've just observed the anniversary of last year's massive blackout of that enormous machine, the grid, in the US and Canada. Nanotechnology did not grab headlines at the time; nonetheless, fundamental research in that area has promise to strengthen our power grid.
The grid has about 200,000 miles of transmission lines, 5000 power plants, and a complex distribution system. The growth in load is expected to increase by 50% over the next 10 to 15 years, while almost no new high voltage lines have been constructed in the past 20 years.
As Candace Stuart describes the grid in a recent issue of Small Times, "It's antiquated, inefficient and dumb, hampered by half-century-old technologies that can't communicate…It's too valuable to ignore, and too expensive to replace."10
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Here we see part of the northeastern US, before and after last year's blackout. Note, for example, the change in the lights on Long Island, highlighted by the yellow arrows. The purple arrows highlight before-and-after in Toronto, Canada. Blackouts of our piecemeal grid are growing in frequency and magnitude.
Today, power transmission cables sag into trees and short out—a problem with a clear materials-research connection. Nobelist Richard Smalley, a nanoscience pioneer, argues that wires made of nanotubes offer a lightweight and more efficient alternative to conventional cables. Sensors--another area dependent on new materials advances--are also being discussed to improve the grid's operations as a network.
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Visualizing our unruly grid--as in this example from the Power Systems Engineering Research Center, a large collaboration including WSU--brings information technology to bear on this complex system. The red and blue colors show the voltages in the high-voltage power grid; red areas denote higher, the blue areas lower than normal. The black dots are called "buses"--junction points where a number of transmission lines join together.
We know that the grid is much more than the sum of its materials and components, and penetrating its human and physical dynamics requires insights from engineering, economics and even ecology. Today, some theories about the grid resound with vocabulary that would make an ecologist feel right at home--words like "cascade," "non-linear," "self-healing," "adaptive" and "chaotic."
Some researchers have suggested, intriguingly, that U.S. power failures exhibit the same pattern followed by disasters such as earthquakes, forest fires and dam failures.11 This pattern is the hallmark of complex, chaotic systems.
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Here is another example of how information technology helps us to see grid dynamics. Here in a view from Illinois toward the north, each bar represents a generator; the orange shading indicates that most are at peak load, or with very little spare capacity. The lines on the ground represent high voltage transmission lines.
Information technology, however, also brings a new vulnerability to the grid. Here at WSU, researchers are working on that vulnerability to the evolving grid: namely, cyberattacks that prey upon the grid's growing deregulation and dependence upon the Internet. "The information technology infrastructure needs to be made highly adaptive to ensure its survivability," the team writes.12
Returning back to this image, should a cyberattack or any attack on the power grid take place, such visualizations should help operators to quickly see what is happening—to perceive the rapidly changing state of the grid.
Again, international connections--with Brazil being a prime example—bring better technologies for upgrading wires and new research in adaptive control. A project team headed by WSU's Kevin Tomsovic and others at WSU collaborates with West Africa on the technical, social, economic and environmental components of large-scale electric-power systems.
Keeping the lights on for generations to come will depend on investing in multiple streams of fundamental research. These technical investments need to anticipate that future markets will be different than those of today.13
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Science is ever-more-interconnected, even as it is more connected to, and needed by, society. Ours is increasingly a global society—in the challenges we face and in the scale of dynamics that characterize the science we use to face them. No matter where we live, we live in a globally engaged world, driven at its best by discovery—and our great responsibility is to realize, and pass on, its promise to all.
1 "Undisciplined Science," by Brian Hayes, American Scientist, July-Aug. 2004.
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2 "The absolute number of articles published by US-based authors has flattened since the early 1990s for all sectors and most fields; the reasons for this development are unknown and are currently being examined by NSF." --Source: Rolf Lehming, NSF program director, Science and Engineering Indicators Program.
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3 "Academe's Hispanic Future," by Peter Schmidt, Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 28, 2003.
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4 " Graduate education in the United States has long been attractive to foreign students, and, over the years, their representation among all S&E graduate students has approached 30 percent. Foreign students with temporary visas represent half of all graduate enrollment in engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences, and one-third of enrollment in the physical, earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences combined."--Source: Rolf Lehming, op cit.
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5 "Graduate Admissions for Foreign Students Continue a Post-2001 Decline, Report Says," by John Gravois, Chronicle of Higher Education, daily news, 9/9/04.
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6 "A New Biology for a New Century," by Carl Woese, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, June, 2004, p. 173-186.
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7 "Full Circle: Perennial Wheat Could Fulfill a Tradition and Transform a Landscape," by Tim Steury, Washington State Magazine Online, Summer, 2004.
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8 National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Report, Jan. 2004, NSTC, p. 1.
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9 "Extreme Diversity: From the Strange Waters of Soap Lake Come Unique Forms of Life," by Tina Holding, Washington State Magazine, Spring, 2004.
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10 "Focus on Energy: Nation's Electric Grid Needs Overhaul," by Candace Stuart, Small Times, Aug. 9, 2004.
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Consolidated Edison Inc.
's (
) fourth-quarter 2012 earnings from continuing operations came in
at 69 cents, below both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 73 cents
and year-ago quarterly earnings of 74 cents. The fall reflects
changes in the rate plans of utility subsidiaries and the effect
of milder winter weather on steam revenues.
On a reported basis, the company reported earnings of 71 cents
per share compared with 65 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Earnings from continuing operations for full year 2012 were
$3.75, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.77, but above
the year-ago figure of $3.64. Including the net mark-to-market
effects of the competitive energy businesses, GAAP earnings per
share were $3.88 versus earnings per share of $3.59 in the
year-ago period.
Operational Results
Consolidated Edison reported quarterly operating revenue of
$2.9 billion, a decrease of $14 million over the year-ago quarter
and $465 million lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Of
this, Electric revenues rose $20 million to $2.0 billion, Gas
revenues rose $32 million to $458 million, Steam revenues rose $5
million to $181 million and Non-utility revenues fell $71 million
to $259 million.
In full year 2012, the company clocked revenue of $12.2
billion versus $12.9 billion in full year 2011. The top line also
failed to meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.8 billion.
Con Edison's utility subsidiaries, Consolidated Edison Company
of New York, Inc. (CECONY) and Orange and Rockland Utilities,
Inc. (O&R), in the fourth quarter of 2012, incurred response
and restoration costs for Superstorm Sandy of $363 million and
$98 million, respectively (including capital expenditures of $104
million and $14 million, respectively).
Consolidated Edison's quarterly earnings from ongoing
operations were $203 million compared with $219 million in the
year-ago quarter. Its quarterly net income was $207 million
compared with $190 million in the year-ago quarter.
Dividend Update
Consolidated Edison announced that it is increasing its
dividend for the 39th consecutive year. The company declared a
quarterly dividend of 61.5 cents a share on its common stock,
payable Mar 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of Feb 13,
2013. This comes to an annualized increase of 4 cents over the
previous annualized dividend of $2.42 a share.
Consolidated Edison expects its earnings from ongoing
operations for the year 2013 in the range of $3.65 to $3.85 per
share. This forecast reflects, among other things, estimated
costs relating to Superstorm Sandy that the utility subsidiaries
expect to incur in 2013 to restore the energy systems to normal
operating condition and that new rate plans are not expected to
become effective until 2014.
New York City-based Consolidated Edison is a diversified
utility holding company with subsidiaries engaged in both
regulated and unregulated businesses. Consolidated Edison's
regulated businesses operate through two subsidiaries -
Consolidated Edison Company of New York (CECONY) and Orange and
Rockland Utilities (O&R).
Consolidated Edison of New York is a regulated utility in New
York City and Westchester County. O&R serves electric and gas
customers in southeastern N.Y. state, northern N.J., and
northeastern Pa. Consolidated Edison's unregulated businesses
operate through three subsidiaries - Consolidated Edison
Development (engaged in infrastructure development), Consolidated
Edison Energy (supplies energy in the wholesale market) and
Consolidated Edison Solutions (provides retail energy).
Consolidated Edison is a predominantly regulated utility with
multi-year rate plans for its services. However, the stock is
currently trading at a premium per the current fiscal earnings
estimates vis-à-vis the industry average. Consolidated Edison
currently retains a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Other Stocks to Consider
Other stocks worth considering in the utility industry are
Ameren Corporation
), which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and
The AES Corporation
) and
CMS Energy Corporation
), which carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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By Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Through the last decade, the Army has enjoyed very robust funding. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, it is inevitable that funding will become more constrained. A more austere fiscal environment is unique to many of our Soldiers, but it is not without precedent. We will not sit back as a victim of circumstance; we will utilize this as an opportunity to refocus our efforts to develop our core competencies. While this presents challenges - further complicated by the uncertainty generated by the Sequester - we will adapt, move forward and continue to train.
Challenging, dynamic times require challenging, dynamic leaders. A decade of wars has formed a generation of leadership with a vast depth of technical competency, experience, and ability to understand and operate in complex environments. I charge each and every leader in 7th Inf. Div. to leverage your capabilities for the betterment of your soldiers and unit. I will ensure all leaders in the Bayonet Division have adequate time to develop and conduct training on standardized mission-essential task list tasks that directly support assigned mission requirements.
Resource levels will impact training; most likely with regards to large-scale exercises, flight hours, and live fire exercises. What should not be impacted is our ability to conduct tough, platoon-based, training here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, including Basic Rifle Marksmanship, simulator training, light infantry operations, Army Regulation 350-1 training requirements, and Physical Readiness Training. I expect young, innovative leaders to step up, take initiative and demonstrate the adaptability, ingenuity, and leadership which have been the cornerstones of our successes over the last decade. Leaders need to find and develop innovative ways to train.
One of the biggest challenges you have faced over the last decade is the uncertainty of a steady routine, but it is the routine tasks that are key to leader development in our young Soldiers. Despite challenges, ensure you are completing routine tasks: counseling and developing soldiers; maintaining property accountability; executing quarterly and annual training requirements; and monitoring medical and dental readiness. Take care of your troops, innovate and lead.
As you lead soldiers in a force that will be cut by nearly 90,000 over the next seven years, it will be of utmost importance to build complex-thinking, adaptive leaders. The Army is going to look to retain the best and brightest, those influential officers and noncommissioned officers who provide purpose, direction and motivation. Engage your soldiers, challenge them, question them and show them techniques that you have learned from experience, both, in and out of theater. The end result is that we will have leaders who not only posses the character, competence and commitment necessary in the Army profession, but leaders who can apply critical thinking skills, manage complexity, and remain adaptive.
A competent leader is one who studies and practices the fundamentals of his or her branch and duty position and who can creatively apply doctrine to solve problems. Leaders who understand the Army's training, sustainment and readiness systems are, then, able to apply their knowledge in order to accomplish their mission. Officers, Noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers who can effectively interpret, understand and act in complex situations to achieve their mission, task or objective are the epitome of the competent leaders we aim to develop.
Leaders with character are those who embody the Warrior Ethos, live by the Army Values and foster a culture of trust. A committed leader is dedicated to his or her unit, to the mission, and to the lifelong development of themselves and their fellow Soldiers.
Bayonet leaders are prepared to meet our nation's future security challenges in an increasingly uncertain and complex strategic environment, and continue to remain resilient in times of fiscal constraint and challenge. We will continue to move forward, increasing our readiness to answer the next call to action.


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Bureau Valley School Board 12-17
MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley School Board took action on the following items at its meeting Dec. 17:
- Adopted the 2012 tax levy as presented. The levy reflects a 5.2 percent increase in the district's equalized assessed valuation, from $111,000 to $117,000. The tax will increase about 3 cents, to $5.38. The levy reflects one-time reductions in the amount levied for retirement and Social Security.
• Observed a moment of silence in memory of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
• Heard from resident Ken Bolin on his concerns for school building safety. Bolin asked the board to consider getting a bid for bulletproof windows and doors and to consider allowing interested staff members to carry a gun to school.
• Heard a presentation from teacher Emily Matko on her environmental science class' renewable energy unit, explaining the students studied and viewed the school turbine, along with nuclear and solar energy.
• Heard from senior Michael Lotspeich on his involvement as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council. His group is to work with school districts on finances.
• Heard from building principals on a high incidence of illnesses the past two weeks. Successful Christmas programs and community events were held throughout the district, and holiday cards were sent to military troops. Staff and administrators are working on school improvement plans in the buildings. Interim Superintendent James Whitmore praised all the staff and students for their educational efforts and community volunteerism.
* Heard the high school agriculture department has completed renovation and landscaping of the high school sign and were thanked for their efforts.
• Heard playgrounds and backstops are currently under upgrades. Many local businesses and volunteers are completing the work at all site,s and the board expressed its gratitude to all who have helped.
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After switching from Delphi2007 to XE2, I'm terribly unhappy with the behaviour of some Windows/Panes.
I'm designing in the 'Default layout', it changes to the 'Debug layout' when running/debugging.
'Autosave project desktop' is set in my environment options.
For 'Default layout':
How can I permanently hide the structure view(pane)?
Closing or un-pinning it does not hold between sessions.
How can I keep an opened group in the Tool Palette open between sessions?
All groups are closed again when I start a new IDE session.
For 'Debug layout':
A. How can I permanently hide the call stack view(pane)?
Closing or un-pinning it does not hold between sessions.
I have read How to set default compiler options for XE2? but that is about project options, not IDE configuration.
Thanks, Jan