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ESM 201 - Ecology of Managed Ecosystems [4 units] Tilman
Principles of individual ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology. Emphasis on applications (conservation, resource management, ecological effects of pollution and habitat fragmentation, etc.).
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: None
ESM 202 - Environmental Biogeochemistry [4 units] Melack & Means
Biogeochemical processes as applied to the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land, and inland waters, and applications to environmental issues such as eutrophication, toxic pollution, carbon sequestration, and acidification.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: Introductory Chemistry. ESM 203 is strongly recommended.
ESM 203 - Earth System Science [4 units] Dozier & Dunne
Interactions among the atmosphere, oceans, and land and models of Earth's climate and hydrology. Application of knowledge about the Earth System in environmental management and policy.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: Geography 3 or equivalent
ESM 204 - Economics of Environmental Management [4 units] Costello
Environmental regulation (incentives, command, and control), asymmetric information (cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting, exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics, trade and the environment, and comparative regulatory analysis.
Waiver Policy
Prerequisites: ESM 251 or equivalent.
ESM 206 - Statistics & Data Analysis for Environmental Science & Management [4 units] Horst
Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis of case studies from environmental problems.
Prerequisites: Math 3ABC or equivalent.
ESM 207 - Environmental Law and Policy [4 units] Salzman
Basic elements of the legal system as it specifically relates to environmental issues. Study of the different stages and different institutions involved in environmental policy making.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 210 - Business and the Environment [4 units] Potoski
Introduces students to business objectives and structure and discusses new business models and tools that incorporate principles of environmental management and corporate performance. It highlights corporate strategies that deliver value to shareholders while responding to environmental concerns.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 211 - Applied Population Ecology [4 units] Mills
Examination of the application of population ecology to conservation of rare species and management of harvested populations. Topics include populations regulation, population viability analysis, fisheries management, metapopulation dynamics, and populations monitoring.
Prerequisites: ESM 201 and ESM 206
ESM 212 - Biological Community Survey & Analysis [4 units] Davis
Design and execution of field sampling campaigns to characterize, map, and inventory plant and animal communities. Includes review of basic sampling theory, measurements for terrestrial vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate survey methods, multivariate analysis of community data, vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 213 - Ecotoxicology [4 units] Means
Ecotoxicology will examine the biochemistry and biology of the responses of organisms in ecosystems to the presence of substances in the environment that can cause adverse effects upon the organisms. The course will also present case studies from recent literature.
ESM 214 - Biological Waste Treatment [4 units] Holden
Concepts and approaches to correct and alleviate the effects of environmental pollution using biological processes. Biochemical, ecological, and physiochemical aspects of remediation and mitigation. Assessing and monitoring applicability/efficacy of biological treatment. Natural and engineered methods for adversely affected biological resources.
Prerequisites: (None)
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 215 - Landscape Ecology [4 units]
This course will explore emergent patterns in landscape structure (physical, biological, and cultural) and linkages to ecological processes. The role of ecosystem pattern, for both landscapes and seascapes, will be explored viamass and energy transfers, disturbance regimes, species' persistence, applications of remote sensing, and GIS for landscape characterization and modeling.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 219 - Microbial Processes in the Environment [4 units] Holden
Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth and are responsible for most biogeochemical cycling. Who and where are they, what do they do, and how? This course provides an integrated understanding applicable to managing the environment and natural resources.
Prerequisites: ESM 202 or equivalent
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 222 - Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment [4 units] Keller
Transport and biogeochemical transformation of pollutants in the environment. Review of pollutant properties and media characteristics that affect transport, accumulation, and degradation of pollutants. Basic tools for managing pollutants in the environment, including prevention, detection, and remediation.
Prerequisites: ESM 202
ESM 223 - Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality [4 units] Brown
Focuses on protection and remediation of contaminated soil, vadose zone and groundwater, including site and basin characterization, planning, and methods for corrective action. Discussion includes the determination of groundwater quality objectives based on risk assessment, technology development and testing, and cost evaluation of management strategies.
Prerequisites: ESM 202, 203, and 222, or instructor permission; groundwater hydrology strongly recommended.
ESM 223L - Laboratory in Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality [1 unit] Keller
A hands-on approach to learning how to sample and treat contaminated soil and groundwater. The series of lab modules cover soil and groundwater unit treatment processes. Students are presented with state-of-the-art technologies for dealing with water contamination. [Note: lab is only 1-1.5 hr/week, within a 4 hour window.]
Prerequisites: ESM 222 and ESM 223 or concurrent enrollment in ESM 223
ESM 224 - Sustainable Watershed Quality Management [4 units] Keller
Integrates environmental science & management to address sustainable watershed management. Learn the elements of a watershed management plan and become familiar with the planning process that takes into consideration various issues and concerns and provides concrete actions to address them. Addresses both water quantity and quality issues in a comprehensive approach.
Prerequisites: ESM 202 & 203. Strongly recommended: ESM 222 and 234 or 235.
ESM 225 - Water Policy [4 units] Wilkinson
Explores key water policy issues in the context of science, technology, and the practical management of water systems. If focuses on the nexus of science, economics, law, and social and political factors play in the policy process.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 226 - Groundwater Management [4 units] Brown
Examines the principles and tools for groundwater management and stewardship of groundwater resources in the US and includes examples drawn from global groundwater management challenges.
ESM 229 - Economics & Policy of Climate Change [4 units] Meng
This course will explore the economic impacts of climate change, design of optimal climate mitigation policies, and existing constraints on implementation of such policies. Emphasis on developing intuition on climate policy issues and familiarity with relevant analytical and statistical tools.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 230 - Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Ventures [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
This course is about strategic planning issues unique to non-profits. Provides an entrepreneurial perspective for charitable organizations, non-government organizations, social ventures and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include stakeholder analysis, the mission statement, strategic objectives and goals, board development, fiscal management and fundraising.
ESM 232 - Environmental Modeling [4 units] Dozier
Introduction to the development, evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of models as applied to environmental problems. Course will consist of theory and many practical examples building and interpreting models using computers. No previous computer experience required.
Prerequisites: Math 3ABC or equivalent
ESM 233 - River Restoration [2 units] Dunne
Review of hydrologic, geomorphic, and engineering principles used in restoration of rivers, floodplains, and riparian zones for safety, land management, and ecosystem improvement. The course involves lectures and the analysis and reporting of general principles and case studies.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
ESM 234 - River Systems [4 units] Dunne
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning large river systems. Analysis of the processes of flooding, sedimentation, and morphological change in channels, floodplains, deltas, and alluvial fans. Effects of climate, land use and engineering.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 235 - Watershed Analysis [4 units] Dunne
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning land surfaces and channels in small drainage basins, particularly the effects of land use and engineered alteration to stream channels. Emphasis placed in the integrated application of both theory and field methods to analyze existing conditions, evaluate the potential effectiveness of alternative solutions, and understand the limitations imposed by intrinsic watershed conditions and other human constraints. Implications for in-stream biota and water quality are acknowledged but not emphasized in this course.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year
ESM 236 - The Mountain Snowpack [3 units] Dozier
Intensive field, laboratory, and classroom study of physical processes in the mountain snowpack. Snow accumulation and ablation, metamorphism, physical and chemical properties, and remote sensing. Role of snow in watershed hydrology, water resources, and recreation.
Prerequisites: ESM 203, intermediate skiing ability and consent of instructor.
Normally offered every other year over spring break.
ESM 237 - Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation [4 units] Tague
Global climate change may dramatically alter water resources and the ecosystems that depend upon them. This course will provide an overview of research on current and projected future hydro-ecological impacts of a changing climate at local to global scales.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 238 - Climate Change Agreements and Politics [4 units] Clemencon
The seminar will provide students with a basic introduction to climate change politics and policy, combining an international relations and comparative politics approach. It will trace the evolution of the complex international climate change agreement signed by countries in 1992 (UNFCCC) and discuss the difficult collective action problem related to agreeing on a comprehensive global climate agreement by December 2015. Political, technical and methodological questions will be covered, related to defining binding "common but differentiated responsibilities" (UNFCCC) between rich and poor countries, emissions trading (EU Emissions Trading System, CDM, REDD+, California ABS32), emission inventory reporting and verification, and international climate financing for developing countries for adaptation and mitigation. The second part of the course will explore national climate and energy policy approaches of key countries, with an objective to learn lessons from experiences with different public policy instruments and emission reduction projects. A look at sub-national and voluntary private sector and NGO initiatives on energy and climate will be included.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 239 - Advanced Climate Change Science for Policy Makers [4 units] Lea
This course will examine the science of climate change with a focus on those issues most relevant to policy makers. Professor Lea will draw on his experience serving as science advisor to the Special Envoy on Climate Change in the U.S. Department of State. Topics include: Climate Forcing Agents and their Efficacy; Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks; Anthropogenic Climate Change; Extreme Events; Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Temperature Limits and Mitigation Scenarios; and Geoengineering. Discussion will focus on topical issues at the nexus of climate policy and science, such as mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants like black carbon.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
ESM 240 - Climate Change Biology [2 units] Hannah
Biological changes in response to climate, their causes, emerging conservation responses and policy implications.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 241 - Environmental Politics and Policy [2 units] Anderson
The politics of environmental policymaking from agenda formation to the stages of implementation, assessment, and reforms. Emphasis on national and state level policymaking in the U.S. coupled with a consideration of interactions across levels of social organization and comparisons across socio-political systems.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 242 - Natural Resource Economics and Policy [4 units] Plantinga
Economic principles and policy issues in the use of exhaustible and renewable resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity. Management of resource markets on a regional or international scale.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 243 - Environmental Policy Analysis [4 units] Anderson
Developing and analyzing environmental policies involves balancing social, political, and economic considerations. Course covers this process, including problem identification, formation of alternative policy response, and methods of analyzing and selecting the most appropriate policy response, and effective communications of results to clients/policymakers.
Prerequisites: ESM 204 & ESM 241
ESM 244 - Advanced Data Analysis [4 units] Horst
Learn to use specialized data analysis techniques commonly employed in ESM. Topics include: environmental monitoring, incorporating methods for censored data and for time series; spatial data interpolation and prediction; and multi-criteria decision analysis.
Prerequisites: ESM 206A&B or equivalent
ESM 245 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Non-market Valuation [4 units] Libecap
Economic theory of environmental policy, with special emphasis on the role of cost-benefit analysis. Techniques for estimating economic values for nonmarket environmental resources. Case studies involving ecosystem protection, pollution control, and other topics to illustrate the necesarry analytical tools.
Prerequisites: ESM 204
ESM 248 - Environmental Institutions [4 units] Buntaine
Comparative study of management systems or regimes addressing natural resources and environmental concerns and operating at scales ranging from local to global. Topics include characterization of individual regimes and factors affecting the formation, evolution, and effectiveness of these institutional arrangements.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 249 - Environmental Persuasion [2 units] Potoski
An introduction to the practice of environmental communications in professional settings. Topics include environmental psychology, message framing, persuasion, and decision making, with a focus on public media and communication. Focuses on how to design and implement public media communication programs to be effective for particular audiences, goals and circumstances.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 251 - Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis [2 units] Plantinga
Design and evaluation of public policies for addressing environmental problems. Theory of environmental policy that arises from the study of markets, market failure, and economic efficiency as well as the broader scope of analysis that accounts for distributional concerns, sustainability, impact analysis, cost effectiveness, and multi-criteria analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 254 - Coastal Marine Ecosystem Processes [4 units] Lenihan
Examination of physical, chemical and geological processes in coastal ecosystems, including estuaries, that are influenced by human activities. Focus centers on dynamical processes that control biological communities and resources, and the relationship of the science to marine resource management and policy.
Prerequisites: ESM 201 & 203; 202 (may be concurrent)
ESM 256A - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation [2 units] Cotter (Chan)
Introduction to entrepreneurship for students interested in launching a new product or service that offers an environmental and/or social benefit. Provides an entrepreneurial perspective and overview of the venture creation process. Emphasis on idea generation, opportunity recognition and initial concept development.
Prerequisites: (None)
New Venture Opportunity Analysis [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
Development of the analytical and conceptual skills required to assess the feasibility of a new venture opportunity. Topics include industry analysis, concept development, market definition, customer discovery, elements of a business model and competitive analysis.
Prerequisites: ESM 256A or instructor permission
ESM 257 - Coastal Marine Policy & Management [4 units] Hastings
Conceptual approaches and analytical tools used in marine ecosystem management, marine biodiversity protection, and integrative watershed planning. Review of relevant international, federal and state marine policies and programs.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 260 - Applied Marine Ecology [4 units] Lenihan
The application of ecological science to environmental problem-solving in marine ecosystems. Emphasis on marine ecological theories, processes, and methods necessary to distinguish the ecological impacts caused by human activities from those caused by natural disturbance and other processes. Students focus on the presentation, interpretation, and analysis of data, read primary scientific literature and a few key textbook chapters, produce a grant proposal, and present their grant ideas orally. There are no exams in this course.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
ESM 261 - Management of Scientific Data [4 units] Frew
Theory, techniques, and tools for managing heterogeneous scientific information, database architectures, and data models. Metadata standards and data characterization. Design and use of relational databases. Aspects of the science data life cycle: collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 263 - Geographic Information Systems [4 units] Best
Advanced introduction to GIS theory and technology, emphasizing spatial analysis and cartographic presentation. Typical algorithms and data structures. Role of GIS in environmental information management. Integration of GIS with other analytical tools.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 264 - Web Mapping/Publishing [2 units] Frew
Tools and techniques for publishing, accessing, and manipulating environmental information on the World Wide Web, including: web services; scientific and geographic markup languages; virtual globes; distributed geographic information systems; open-source tools; geographic mashups.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 266 - Remote Sensing of the Environment [4 units] Dozier
Advanced introduction to remote sensing theory, technology, and applications in Environmental Science & Management. Survey of principles and analytical methods throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. Integration of remote sensing with other tools.
Prerequisites: ESM 203
Normally offered every other year.
ESM 269 - Survey Design and Environmental Public Opinion [2 units] DeGolia
Issues of survey design, including sampling, questionnaire design, data collection and data processing. Students will design and field an original survey, analyze the survey data and report the results.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 270 - Conservation Planning & Priority Setting [4 units] Halpern
Analytical approaches that can be used to direct energy and resources toward conservation that yields the greatest return on investment. Case studies of how government agencies, international multilateral institutions and non-governmental agencies identify where to invest their conservation efforts.
Prerequisites: ESM 201
ESM 270P - Conservation Planning Practicum [4 units] Halpern
In depth development and analysis of a specific conservation plan, from start (goal setting) to finish (spatially explicit recommendations). Practical application of theory and tools from ESM270. If appropriate, MESM Group Project locations can be used as the case study.
Prerequisites: ESM 263 and ESM 270
ESM 271 - Carbon Footprints & Carbon Accounting [2 units] Suh
Using the BSI's PAS 2050, the WRI's GHG Protocols, and the ISO14067, basic skills and knowledge necessary to establish corporate carbon accounts and to calculate carbon footprints will be covered.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 272 - Energy and Resource Productivity [4 units] Suh
Options for improving energy and resources productivity are evaluated from technology, economics, and policy point of view. Energy, housing, transportation and agro-food sectors will be elaborated, and energy-resource nexus will be discussed. 4 units
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 273 - Life Cycle Assessment [4 units] Geyer & Suh
Advanced introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) tools and practice. Students will conduct an LCA according to ISO 14040/44 (2006) using professional LCA software. Goal and scope definition, parametric life cycle inventory modeling, impact assessment, sensitivity analysis, reporting.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 275 - Principles and Practice of Environmental Planning [4 units] Jacobson
Principles, concepts, and techniques of environmental planning at the state, regional, and local government levels, with emphasis on emerging trends in addressing environmental problems. Green plans, sustainable communities, coastal planning, agricultural land preservation, smart development, new urbanism, and mitigation monitoring.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 276 - Ethical Decision-Making for the Environment [2 units] Harris
Ethical and legal issues surrounding environmental decision-making by individuals and in organizations. Environmental challenges facing public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. Analysis of behavior according to ethical standards; examination of opportunities for corporate social responsibility and initiatives; application of ethical frameworks to decision-making.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 279 - Financial Management and Environmental Accounting [4 units] Edwards
Corporate financial management and reporting and environmental accounting. Function of stock markets, discounted cash flows, investment appraisal and decisions, valuation of bonds and stocks, the capital structure decision, the accounting model, management and control of enterprises, financial reporting and financial statement analysis.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 280 - Organizations and Environmental Leadership [4 units] Jostes
Individuals play an important role in leading organizations toward environmental sustainability and implementing cross-sector initiatives. Getting results in today's complex world requires collectively influencing peers, managers and executives at a variety of organizational levels to bridge the gap between the values they hold and the conditions they face. Course participants learn about their own behaviors and build skills to more effectively influence environmental decision making within groups, organizations, networks and society. The course explores, theory, practice and skill-building.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 281 - Corporate Environmental Management [4 units] Kelly & Glassman
Prepares students to use creatively conceptual tools and management strategies to improve the environmental performance of firms. Corporate, societal, and political barriers to implementing these innovative strategies will be analyzed and methods for overcoming these constraints discussed.
Prerequisites: ESM 210
ESM 282 - Pollution Prevention [4 units] Geyer
An alternative to pollution control or remediation is to prevent it in the first place. This can be achieved through increased efficiency, material and technology substitution, and reuse and recycling. This course introduces pollution prevention through theory building and case studies. It also teaches and applies pertinent concepts and tools from industrial ecology.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 283 - Environmental Negotiation [4 units] Jostes
Strategic negotiations take place daily. Their successful outcome depends on the competence of the negotiators. Using environmental case studies and negotiation exercises, course participants will gain a hands-on understanding of the negotiation process and how they can influence it.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 285 - Environmental Markets [4 units] Libecap
Environmental and resource problems are due to incomplete property rights. Defining rights and using environmental markets can be an alternative to regulation. Emphasis on when this might be the case and analysis of markets in fisheries, water, land use, and emissions.
Prerequisites: ESM 251 recommended
ESM 288 - Energy, Technology and the Environment [4 units] Geyer
Covers the main physical principles of energy conversion and the environmental impacts related to it. Also explores the balance between resource availability and demand, and the relationship between energy use and technology.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 293 - Advanced Special Topics in Climate and Energy [1-4 units]
Advanced topics in climate and energy.
ESM 294 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Law [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental law. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 294-1S - Environmental Law in Practice [2 units] Salzman
This course features a series of in-depth presentations and the opportunity to engage in discussion with leading environmental lawyers. Students write short response papers on the topics presented in lectures.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 296 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Management [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental management. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.top
ESM 296-1S - Equity in the Managed Environment [2 units] Halpern
Equity in the Managed Environment runs for 5 weeks in the second half of spring quarter. The course is designed to cover the diverse dimensions of equity issues in resource management, and as best as possible to cover topics related to each of the specializations. Each class will be split into lecture (roughly first half hour) and discussion (remaining time). There will be some readings, lots of case studies to help illustrate issues and challenges in addressing equity concerns, and fun (and not too many) assignments. The class will be a fun way to wrap up the year and get students thinking as they head into the summer.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 296-2S - LAFF Seminar: Regulation and Governance of Marine Resources in Latin America
[2] units Recio Blanco
This seminar examines the regulations that serve as the legal underpinning for marine resources management – from the rules and institutions, to the legal authority and mechanisms. Lectures and guest speakers will focus on providing a basic understanding of the legal framework for ocean management in the Latin American context. Case studies will include regulatory examples from small-scale fisheries (including catch-shares and self-governance), MPA zoning, and transboundary fisheries governance. Students will participate in class discussions with a selection of guest speakers and craft an individual memo and a group memo on specific regulatory topics throughout this weeklong seminar.
ESM 296-3S - Econometrics [4] units Deschenes
Many empirical analyses in biological and environmental applications are based on non-experimental data. The objective of this course is for students to learn the research designs and econometric methods for estimating causal effects with non-experimental data. This will prepare the students for conducting high-quality empirical research, with applications in cross-sectional data and panel data settings. The class will mostly emphasize research designs and identification (relative to statistical techniques) and applications (relative to theoretical proofs). Methods and concepts covered will include: regression adjustment and matching, instrumental variables techniques, regression discontinuity methods, and panel data methods. Each concept will be introduced in class through relevant real-world applications.
ESM 296-4S - Conservation Management in Practice: Lessons from the Front Lines [2] units
This short course uses case studies, discussion and lecture to examine the practice and realities of conservation management. Students will gain insight into the challenges faced in implementing conservation management as a career and how to accomplish tangible results, and will leave with resources and ideas to help them pursue their goals. Different potential career paths will be discussed, with an overall emphasis on non-profit organizations and their activities. This course is designed for students considering a career in conservation, especially non-profits, who may not have extensive "real world" experience, or for those re-examining their career focus. Includes advance reading of two books.
ESM 297 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Policy [1-4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental policy. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 298 - Advanced Special Topics: Eco-E Lab Fall and Winter only [2 units] Cotter (Chan)
Advanced, special topics in eco-entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 298-1S - Advanced Special Topics: Founder Perspectives Speaker Series [2 units] Cotter (Chan)
Through a weekly speaker series, students will learn from entrepreneurs with environmental ventures, including startups in the food, agriculture and health and wellness industries. Each week, one speaker will visit the classroom and talk about their startup, their experience as a founder, lessons learned and challenges/opportunities they are currently facing.
ESM 299 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science [1 - 4 units]
Advanced, special topics in environmental science. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
ESM 401A - Masters Group Project [4 units]
1st quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Includes in-class training sessions to develop skills necessary to efficiently and effectively conduct the study.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 401B - Masters Group Project [4 units]
2nd quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 401C - Masters Group Project [4 units]
3rd quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Requires completion of a final report, and defense.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 401D - Masters Group Project [2 units]
Final quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Requires completion of a policy brief, poster, and public presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Group Project)
ESM 402A - Masters Eco-E Project: New Venture Formation [4 units] Cotter (Chan)
This course teaches students how to pursue opportunities for new ventures and transform them into real enterprises, focusing on development of viable business models.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 402B - Masters Eco-E Project [4 units]
2nd quarter of a year-long team project to develop a new environmental venture.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 402C - Masters Eco-E Project [4 units]
3rd quarter of a year-long team project to develop a new environmental venture. Requires completion of a final report and defense.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 402D - Masters Eco-E Project [2 units]
Final quarter of a year-long team project to develop a new environmental venture. Requires completion of marketing communication materials and a public presentation.
Prerequisites: (None)
(Eco-E Project)
ESM 410 - Internship Practicum [1 unit]
Students complete a summer internship, prepare a short paper, and present internship experiences to the Bren School community through an informal presentation.
Prerequisites: Completion of a summer internship.
ESM 425 - Workshops in Communication [0.5 - 1 unit]
Special workshops to help Bren students strengthen communication skills.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 430 - Workshops in Environmental Science & Management [0.5 - 1 unit]
Workshops to develop professional skills for careers in Environmental Science & Management.
ESM 430-1S - Data Visualization for Environmental Science & Management [1 unit] Gavala & Hespanha
This course will focus on basic principles for effective communication through data visualization for environmental science and management. Effective visualizations can communicate complex environmental ideas and solutions that can be difficult or inefficient to relay in words. By presenting relevant data in the form of a chart, infographic, or other visualization, environmental scientists and managers can highlight the relevance of empirical evidence in decision-making processes. Students who complete the course will deepen their understanding of how people perceive and interpret graphical representations, and will learn about information visualization frameworks they can apply to design intuitive and impactful data visualizations. Beyond effective visualization design, we will explore 'storytelling with data' -- integration of visual elements and text in a way that is clear, concise and engaging. Assignments will involve applying such frameworks and concepts in critique of existing visualizations, and in creation of data visualizations using popular software packages.
ESM 436 - Legal Issues in Environmental Problem Solving [0.5 - 1 unit]
May be repeated for credit with changes in content. Workshops to expose students to a range of technical and business writing.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 437 - Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals [2 units] Leombruni
This course enables participants to refine their writing skills for effectiveness in professional and academic settings. Graduate students will enhance awareness of various strategies, techniques, and genres such as memos, status reports, emails, and proposals--to ensure effective communication. Topics will will include the importance of thesis, audience, tone, organization and development, document design, appropriate source citation with integrated quotations, and effective collaborative writing. Written assignments with attentive instructor response; class lectures, discussions and workshops; and integration with Communication Center staff and other Bren classes will assist participants in further development of polished written communication skills.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 438 - Presentation Skills for Environmental Professionals [4 units] Horst
In this intensive course, students will study, prepare and practice presentation skills with a focus on project defenses, presenting posters and research, and presentations for job interviews. Lectures will focus on clearly and effectively communicating quantitative and qualitative information to specific audiences. Emphases will be on visual presentation (e.g. slide formatting, clear presentation of quantitative information, etc.) and verbal communication (pacing, clarity, volume, tone, etc.), which students will hone during practice presentations and mock question/answer sessions in weekly discussions. Students will have multiple opportunities to practice and receive feedback on presentations for group projects, defenses, professional conferences, and job interviews.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 440 - Strategic Environmental Communication [4 units] Leombruni & Hutton
Successful environmental communication is not just about getting the facts right. Before tackling an issue, it's critical to consider the intended audiences and their values and attitudes--and to use effective storytelling to reach them. To learn to message effectively, students will study the theory behind persuasion and decision-making, including how reason, emotion, and social influence work, and practice writing for a diversity of audiences, including the general public, policymakers, and funders. Students will also learn how to develop compelling stories from good ideas, using conflict, drama, and character, and gain an understanding of the complex media environment in which their messages compete for attention.
ESM 441 - Introduction to Environmental Media Production [2 units] Hanrahan
This hands-on course is designed to give students the core skills needed to conceptualize, capture, edit, and deliver short-form environmental documentaries. The basic tools of filmmaking -- cinematography, lighting, sound, and editing -- are covered.
Prerequisites: ESM 440 or special permission by the instructor
ESM 442 - Grassroots Organizing, Outreach, & Campaigning [4 units] Alario
Reviews the role and effectiveness of grassroots environmental efforts on local, statewide, and national scales. Students will explore organizing strategies and tactics based on various theories of change, addressing topics such as community outreach and collaboration, policy campaigning and more.
Prerequisites: None
ESM 444 - Writing about the Environment for the Public [2 units] Todd
Explores written genres for scientists to educate and influence public audiences. Students will analyze and practice message/story development with emphasis on interviewing, analyzing and framing environmental issues in news. Students will complete course with media-ready work.
Prerequisites: ESM 440 or special permission by the instructor
ESM 445 - Social Media and the Environment [2 units] Alario
Students will learn about and use different social media tools to engage and activate social networks to generate environmental awareness and action.
Prerequisites: ESM 440 or special permission by the instructor
ESM 449 - Environmental Communication Practicum [4 units] Leombruni
This capstone course will give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and communication skills in a practical setting. Working in teams with diverse skills, students will develop and implement their own information campaign in association with an environmental firm, organization, local or regional government, or other institution. Students may choose to use the environmental issue(s) explored in their Group Project or Eco-Entrepreneurship Project, or another topic.
ESM 538 - Presentation Skills for Environmental Professionals [4 units] Horst
In this intensive course, students will study, prepare and practice presentation skills with a focus on project defenses, presenting posters and research, and presentations for job interviews. Lectures will focus on clearly and effectively communicating quantitative and qualitative information to specific audiences. Emphases will be on visual presentation (e.g. slide formatting, clear presentation of quantitative information, etc.) and verbal communication (pacing, clarity, volume, tone, etc.), which students will hone during practice presentations and mock question/answer sessions in weekly discussions. Students will have multiple opportunities to practice and receive feedback on presentations for group projects, defenses, professional conferences, and job interviews.
Prerequisites: PhD standing
ESM 595A-Z - Group Studies: MESM/PhD [1 - 4 units]
Seminars in selected fields of Environmental Science & Management. Open to master and PhD students. May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
Prerequisites: (None)
ESM 595AA-ZZ - Group Studies: PhD Level [1 - 4 units]
Seminars in selected fields of Environmental Science & Management. Open only to PhD students. May be repeated for credit with changes in topic.
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ESM 595 EA – Public and Private Knowledge in Life Cycle Assessment [2 units]
Firms, trade associations, and governments all have various occasions to make assertions to the public about the environmental performance of their operations or products, such as an environmental product declaration, a labeling claim, or a sustainability report. In most or all of these cases, knowledge of confidential information is required to support or validate the assertion. Without this knowledge, public confidence in the assertion is limited by the public's trust in the entity making the claim.
This course will investigate the role of confidentiality in preparing environmental assessments, how private data are protected during publication, and how the public may interpret published results without knowledge of the private data. We will focus on life cycle assessment (LCA), the standard technique for computing quantitative indicators of environmental performance. Standard and emerging techniques from computer science for privacy-preserving data publishing will be applied to the case of LCA publication. The course will also explore some novel techniques for validating the results of computations while preserving the privacy of input data.
The course is a joint offering between Bren and Computer Science, with the intention to establish a dialogue between scholars of the two fields. No prior knowledge of life cycle assessment, data privacy, or cryptography is required.
ESM 595 HH – Psycholgy, Environment & Public Policy [2 units] Buntaine
Course will review psychological, political, and sociological theories and their implications for the environment and public policy issues related to sustainability. Potential topics include message framing, norms and attitude change, culture, and identity. These theoretical foundations will be used to design and carry out research projects.
ESM 595LC – Advanced Topics in Life Cycle Assessment [2 units] Suh
In this class a number of advanced topics in LCA will be discussed. Each week, students will be given one or two journal articles to review, we will discuss about those articles during the class. Lecture will be used for some of the key concepts and theories. The topics include: (1) matrix approaches to LCA calculation; (2) input-output and hybrid approaches; (3) approaches to consequential LCA; (4) rectangular choice of technology model; and (5) uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.
PhD standing; or MESM students with a minimum grade of A in ESM 273.
ESM 595 PB – Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research [4 units in Winter or Spring]
Students will learn how to conduct interdisciplinary collaborative research by working on a research paper that engages different disciplinary perspectives. The co-instructors will contribute their expertise in two or more disciplines (science, management, policy, economics, business, law, etc.) to explore a research question in the field of environmental science. Instructors and students will collaborate to develop a multi-authored paper that addresses the research question. Students will learn and practice techniques for comprehensive literature review, excellent group writing, oral presentation, peer review, and appropriate referencing. Required for 1st or 2nd year PhD students, optional for other graduate students.
ESM 595 PH – Environmental Microbiology/ Microbial Ecology [2 units] Holden
Reading, and student-led discussion, of primary literature (2 papers per week). Week to week topics in the disciplines may vary according to student interests; a theme, set at the beginning of the quarter (to be determined) may guide. Relevant themes include, but are not limited to: relationships between microbial community composition and function; influence of environmental factors on microbial populations and communities; symbioses; biofilm composition and function; expressing microbial growth and substrate depletion within physicochemical environmental process models. The course is 2 units (S/U) and open to all Ph.D. students.
ESM 595SB - PhD Seminar - Proposal Writing [2 units - in fall quarter] Melack & Suh
Students will learn about funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research and how to write effective proposals. Each student will select a research question based on his/her intended research. The instructors will guide students through the proposal writing process, including formulating research questions, literature review, development of hypotheses, approach, expected outcomes, broader significance, budgeting, project timeline, etc. Proposals written by students must meet all of the guidelines (e.g., required sections, length, formatting, etc.) for a real funding opportunity (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, etc.). Peer review at several stages of the process will encourage critical thinking. Required for 1st year PhD students, optional for other graduate students.
ESM 595SS - PhD Seminar - Faculty Research Speaker Series [1 unit] Plantinga
Students will learn about interdisciplinary research conducted by Bren School faculty and will be exposed to diverse perspectives about the process of conducting interdisciplinary research. Students will attend research seminars given by four faculty members, read manuscripts or published papers on this research, and have discussions with the faculty members about their approaches to research. Required for 1st year PhD students, optional for other graduate students. First year students should take 1 unit in fall and 1 unit in spring.
ESM 596 - Directed Readings and Research [1 - 12 units] Staff
Independent study under the supervision of a Bren School faculty member (a faculty member from another department cannot supervise an ESM 596 course). Registration requires an ESM 596 Petition approved and signed by the supervising faculty member and the Assistant Dean before the start of the quarter. No petitions will be accepted after the 3rd week of the quarter. The ESM 596 Petition can be found on the Bren School website on the Class Schedule page. Registration in ESM 596 requires an "instructor code" that can be found on the Bren School website under Class Schedule or on GOLD. ESM 596 may be taken for a letter grade or S/U (as agreed upon by the instructor and the student). ESM 596 is a variable unit course; MESM students may apply a maximum of 4 units of ESM 596 towards their MESM degree requirements.
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ESM 597 - Individual Study for Ph.D. Examinations [1 - 12 units] Staff
Instructor should be students major professor or chair of the doctoral committee. Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
Prerequisites: Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
ESM 599 - Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation [1 - 12 units] Staff
Instructor should be students major professor or chair of the doctoral committee. Instructor approval required to finalize enrollment.
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Possible revision #1
For the proposed new 7.1.2 instruction, the presence of the word "changes" in the heading is not justified by the content of the instruction. If the instruction is not recast, the heading should read something like "Applicability of Content Characteristics" (paralleling the phrasing in RDA 1.10.5). If this change is made, the index would have to change accordingly.
Because LC's proposal comes out of a much more specific need than what can be contained in possible revision #1, I think that possible revision #2 is a better solution.
- Glennan (PCC), 8/17/11
Possible revision #2
For clarity (?!), I recommend adding "providing information" to 22.214.171.124, to parallel the equivalent instruction in 3.22. This would make the scope statement:
A note on changes in content is a note providing information on changes in content characteristics that occur in subsequent issues or parts of a resource issued in successive parts or between iterations of an integrating resource.
- Glennan (PCC), 8/17/11
At least as presented here, possible revision #2 seems preferable. A very specific comment: it's not clear to me what kind of change the example "Armenian, 1999-2007; Cyrillic, 2008-" is supposed to be describing. Armenian is both a language and a script; Cyrillic is just a script. R.Rendall, 8/25/11
I agree with Kathy's first comment and with Robert: revision 2 does seem the better option because, like Kathy said, revision 1 doesn't actually tackle the problem they've addressed. With the changes Kathy suggests, revision 1 might make sense as an addition to the proposal, not an alternative. Rolla, 8/31/11
The CRS Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee prefers revision #2. Tarango (CRS) 9/2/2011
Perhaps I am not understanding the extent of the problem these revisions are addressing. Revision #2 seems very complicated if the point of this is simply to say that a note should be made to indicate changes in content characteristics. If not creating a new record is the issue, 1.6 is the place that discusses changes. I think revision #1 provides a cleaner instruction. I don't really see the need for a new element sub-type for this. Winzer, 9/4/2011

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CLEVELAND - A Cleveland mom was sentenced to serve 19 years in prison for assaulting her 3-year-old son.
The boy was transported to MetroHealth Hospital March 4 with kidney failure, spleen and bowel injuries, old and new rib fractures, an open foot wound and human bite marks on his ankle. He was also severely malnourished and dehydrated.
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The Feb. 17 date set for the transition from analog to digital television is quickly approaching. All major full power television stations are being required by Congress to convert to digital broadcasting.
Region One Translator Association, which affects Phillips County residents, is not required to convert all its translators to a digital signal by the Feb. 17 deadline. The transition will take a longer period of time. Some of the translators may be converted by Feb. 17, but most will not be.
Region One is currently broadcasting digital signals for Denver channel 12 over channels Yuma 28, Holyoke 27, Ovid 45, Wray 31, Pleasant Valley 24 and Idalia 29 (soon to be up). All other translators are currently broadcasting analog signals.
While not all translators in Region One plan to convert before Feb. 17, TV viewers still need to ensure their TVs are equipped to receive digital broadcasting. Are you prepared for the transition?
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Converter boxes may be purchased locally at Bill's Radio and TV in Holyoke. Patricia Olofson of Bill's Radio and TV said they will accept the coupons as part of the government's Converter Box Coupon Program.
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April 5, 2006
On April 1, 2006, the latest in a series of major research studies funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) into the effectiveness of psychiatric medications was released.
Known as CATIE 2 (Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness), the studies are part of the "Big Four" clinical trials that include STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression), STEP-BD (Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program) for bipolar disorder, and TADS (Treatment for Adolescent Depression Study).
CATIE, STAR*D, STEP-BD and TADS are important because unlike clinical trials conducted by private industry, their focus is longer and comparative in nature, involving "real world" conditions. They provide essential building blocks for a public research treatment "infrastructure" that can lead to newer, better medications.
Results from the second phase of STAR*D were released on March 23, 2006, the week before this latest installment in the return on public investment. Ironically, release of the studies comes at a time when President Bush has proposed cutting NIMH's budget by $9 million. NAMI is fighting to restore the funds.
Medications Are Not Interchangeable
CATIE Phase 2 builds on an earlier study released last year, CATIE Phase I, that did not find dramatic differences in medication adherence when individuals were assigned randomly to either one old or several new antipsychotic medications.
NAMI's analysis of CATIE I was that it raised more questions than answers. Later, NIMH also issued a clarification out of concern that state Medicaid programs might misinterpret the CATIE I results and lead them restrict formularies to cheaper, older drugs. "A one-size-fits-all policy for treating schizophrenia could be harmful, essentially turning the clock back 40 years when conventional antipsychotics were the only medications available for patients," NIMH declared. (CATIE Phase 3 will address cost-effectiveness issues. NAMI will provide information about Phase 3 when it is released).
CATIE Phase 2 provides additional information about choices in the treatment of schizophrenia. Different individuals respond differently to different drugs. If one medication is not fully effective in treating schizophrenia, the study provides guidance to doctors about switching to or adding a second drug.
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I would like to see the same status as the hover over the calendar event.
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Intra-Divisional Damage
The Boys in Blue are in Minnesota tonight, for the first time since the opening weekend of the season. If your counting, that's 136 games ago. With un-balanced scheduling, our divisional games have been spread out and come in bunches.
The Royals played Minnesota the first two weekends of the season went over a month without seeing them again, then went two months without a game versus the Twins. Now, we visit Minneapolis twice in three weeks, once on each of the remaining road trips. For a look at how things shake out the rest of the way, let's go Around the Horn…
John Buck was on the radio this morning talking about the season and what's left to play for. Obviously Dayton Moore and Trey Hillman both have said they want to evaluate certain players to see how they fit into the team's future. But Buck also mentioned playing the role of spoiler. He said while he'd rather be in a different position, there is something to be taken from playing well against teams fighting to make the playoffs.
The most publicized example in recent Royals history was in 2006. The Royals entered Detroit in the final weekend of the regular season and swept the Tigers right out of the playoffs, by taking all three games. Detroit finished one game back from the Twins, and finished as the Wild Card team instead of the Central Division Champs. Torii Hunter, who is now an Angel, sent over some champagne to the Royals' clubhouse during the Twins first trip to Kauffman Stadium in 2007 as a thank you (the Royals eventually had to give the gift back to avoid Hunter getting a fine).
With two series left versus the Twins and one with the White Sox, the Royals stand in a position to have a serious impact on who represents the Central in the playoffs. Currently Minnesota trails Chicago by two and half games, after going 5-9 on their long road trip. The Twins are seven back from Boston in the Wild Card hunt.
So the Royals will see a team desperate for wins this week and face three pitchers whose ERA sits under 4.00 in: Nick Blackburn (tonight, 3.71 ERA), Kevin Slowey (tomorrow, 3.75 ERA) and Francisco Liriano (Thursday, 3.33 ERA). It will be a tough test, but will certainly help with the team's ongoing evaluation.
The Burlington Bees are the Western Division Champs and are just three wins (best-of-five series) from becoming Champions of the Midwest League. They finished their second sweep of the playoffs on Sunday, downing Cedar Rapids 2-1. Luis Cota was the star of the game, limiting the Cedar Rapids Kernels to one run on three hits in seven innings of work. Cota, a Royals 10th rounder in 2003, had seven K's during Sunday's game.
It took the Bees just four wins (two best-of-three series) to get where they are after finishing as the Western Division Champs for the second half of the season. Now they've blown through the playoffs, sweeping the Kane County Cougars and the Kernels to become one of the last two teams alive. It's their first MWL Championship appearance since 1999.
Now they await the end of the Eastern Conference Championship, which is scheduled to resume play after being rained out last night. The South Bend Silverhawks currently hold the 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series. With a win tonight, South Bend would face Burlington tomorrow and Thursday. If the Dayton Dragons win tonight, the series will go to Game 3 tomorrow and the Midwest Championship will open on Thursday with the first two games at Burlington's Community Field.
Burlington is currently home to the Royals No. 1 overall draft pick from 2007, Mike Moustakas. The third baseman led the MWL in homer with 22 and won the Bees' Player of the Year Award. He and the rest of the Minor League Player of the Year winners will be at the K to sign autographs on Futures Night, which is the last Friday home game of the season (September 19).
The Royals are 4-2 in September…Mike Aviles has played 82 games now (half a season), and he owns a .324 batting average which is tops among American League rookies. He's also first in on-base percentage (.354), third in slugging (.476), fourth in doubles (24), fifth in hits (109) and sixth in runs…Tonight's starter Brian Bannister has a 2.91 ERA over his last three starts, despite a 0-2 record…Zack Greinke made his 100th start Sunday, becoming the third youngest Royal to reach the milestone at 24 years and 321 days. Only Bret Saberhagen (23 years and 133 days) and Jose Rosado (24 years and 286 days) were younger when they reached 100.
We've got just one week left here at the K. Around the Horn has been trying to clean out the offices all day in anticipation of the renovations kicking into full gear immediately following the season. On that note we'd like to say thanks to all of the season ticket holders and those who bought advanced tickets. Those of you who moved seats to accommodate the renovation process were extremely helpful and understanding. Thank you!
Promotions list: Remember retro-pricing for the four games during the Seattle series.
Tuesday 16: Final T-Shirt Tuesday this season. It's a blue long-sleeve tee for the fall.
Wednesday 17: One last Ink College Night, plus Halfway to St. Paddy's Day.
Firday 19: Minor League Futures Night, plus Fireworks Friday.
Saturday 20: Stocking caps from FSN-KC. We've also added a "Shirts Off Our Backs" promotion in which you can buy a scratch ticket for $1 and have a chance to win one of the jerseys which will be worn that night. More info on this coming soon.
Sunday 21: The final home game of the season. One last Sprint Fun Run and Bob Evans Family and Friends Day.
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Homeowner who shot intruder in felony murder trial testifies
GOSHEN — The homeowner who shot and killed one of the intruders of his house during a deadly attempted burglary Oct. 3, 2012, was called to testify in a trial for three teens charged with felony murder.
It's the fourth day of a joint trial for Blake Layman, 17; Levi Sparks, 18; and Anthony Sharp, 19. Each one of the teens faces up to 65 years in prison if convicted.
At about 1215 p.m. the prosecutors rested their case. Judge Terry Shewmaker then called for a lunch break.
Before that, Rodney Scott, the homeowner who shot and killed Danzele Johnson, 21, was called by chief prosecuting attorney Vicki Becker to testify.
Scott had just woken up from a nap inside his home the afternoon of Oct. 3, 2012, when he heard a loud "boom," he told the court.
"My whole house just shook," he said. "I thought, what in the world was that?"
Shortly after, Scott heard a second "boom," by then he grabbed his cell phone. When he heard a third loud "boom," Scott grabbed a handgun he had scarcely used in his life, loaded it and walked out his bedroom.
Scott told jurors he walked lightly from his bedroom to the stairs, but then he ran down the stairs as loud as he possibly could hoping he would scare any possible intruders away.
From the bottom of his stairs, Scott walked through his living room into his dining room and saw on one side two young men at the doorway of a bedroom, and on the other side another person running through the kitchen and out the back door.
The moment he saw someone, Scott opened fire.
From the shots Scott fired, one hit and killed Johnson and another one hit Layman in the leg.
Scott said he was able to identify Jose Quiroz, 17, as his neighbor from across the street. Quiroz, Layman and Johnson ran into a closet in the bedroom on the first floor. Johnson died in the closet.
When police arrived at the scene, officers arrested Scott and took him to the police department for questioning.
Scott told the jury he didn't know how he ended up hitting two people, let alone killing one.
"I feel horrible. I don't sleep very well at all. It's something that still bothers me."


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Will the B's take a stand against that goon Scott? If so who should it be?
If Scott starts his goonery again, I almost think that the captain has to step up and put an end to it. I understand Julien doesnt want anyone to have to lose time on the ice for him, and I agree. But if he continues the cheap play like last time, something HAS to be done.


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MoveOn.org ran a famous ad that asked the question: "Guess who's going to pay off President Bush's $1 trillion deficit?" They were correct to answer thusly:
Our children pay off deficits. Future generations pay off deficits. The people who enjoy their tax cuts today will pay off deficits (with interest) tomorrow.
Both "sides" have been hypocritical
Many Democrats likely nodded their agreement when the MoveOn ad came out- where are they now? And what are they saying about Obama's unprecedented deficits after only a month in office? Polls show that Democrats skew heavily in favor of the stimulus (82% supported it by Feb 11). Many Republicans oppose Obama's deficits now, but where was their concern these last five years? They defended Bush's deficits using Obama's current rhetoric: "We were experiencing an emergency. We had to spend that money. If we didn't our country would sink into an irreparable catastrophe."
The deficit is not a partisan issue
People, this is not about partisan politics. I am not interested in advancing either major party's agenda or polishing their image. This is not and should not be a partisan issue. Any sane, responsible person should be able to see that this kind of spending is unsustainable and will have only a negative effect on our prosperity and future. And any honest person should be able to see that both major parties are responsible for this and both major parties should be reformed. Voters in both parties should kick out policy-makers who have made this mess and elect only candidates who promise to get this problem under control.
We have to start caring and taking action now
If people continue to support irresponsible deficit spending when their party is in power and then oppose it when "the other" party is in power, both parties will just take turns robbing us until there's nothing left. We have got to put an end to it now. Otherwise we will be saddling our children and future generations with this:
(Source- PowerlineBlog | Hat Tip: David Boaz, The Cato Institute)
And this:
Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
"Child's Pay" - The Stimulus Package and Runaway Deficits Will Destroy Our Children's Future
MoveOn.org ran a famous ad that asked the question: "Guess who's going to pay off President Bush's $1 trillion deficit?" They were correct to answer thusly:
4 comments:
- Steve June said...
The real irony here is that the original "problem" was that the banks lent too much money, essentially bad loans, and that due to the foreclosures on the bad loans, they were losing lots of money.... so it's pretty obvious that lending must be done with some discretion.
And yet Congress has lent these same companies that are losing money because they don't know sound economic policies on how to intelligently lend/borrow money billions of our dollars, which they in turn had to "borrow" from the future generations, because they don't have the money to spend as is.
Anybody else catch the trend here? Now who's going to bail out the government?
- February 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- W. E. Messamore said...
Excellent summary! And that is indeed the question of the hour isn't it? Who's going to bail out the government?
- February 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Dave said...
I write a blog with similar rants about the stimulus. In my 48 years on this planet nothing has pissed me off more than this stimulus, and the previous bank bailouts. I could write more but I'd be preaching to the choir. One thing. We got into the housing mess because we are told "people didn't read or understand the mortgages they were signing" So we sign on to a $790 billion dollar stimulus that all who signed on to it admit "They didn't have time to read it" Do they realize if they looked at this from the outside they would be yelling "You Assholes" Dave
- February 21, 2009 at 2:03 AM
- W. E. Messamore said...
Great point about the housing mess/stimulus package! I checked out your blog and have included you on my blogroll.
I'm sorry to hear that you suffer from so much pain because of your back. I can only hope that in this adversity you will still find many blessings.
- February 21, 2009 at 2:22 AM


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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor As the weather improves and it looks and feels more and more like spring, look for a new lawn care business in the area. Lawn Stars will be out and about taking care of homeowners' yard needs. As part-time joint business partners, Perkins County Deputies Kip Bradley and Scott Miller have purchased equipment for mowing, power raking and aerating lawns for customers. Lawn Stars will not apply chemicals or do sprinkler maintenance. "We are excited to offer Grant and the surrounding area a lawn care service," said Bradley. Having purchased the aerating portion of the business from former city superintendent Tyson McGreer in September 2012 and the mowing equipment and current customers from former resident Ron Cochran in October, Lawn Stars is ready to take on yard maintenance. "We look forward to providing a truly professional lawn care service to residents in the City of Grant, Perkins County, and the outlying communities," said Miller. Since there is not a storefront or building to house their business, Lawn Stars will have mobile advertising from their pickups that haul trailers with their equipment. Bradley has a background in lawn care, having grown up helping his father with a similar business in McCook. Since the age of 14, he has been mowing and doing related yard work. "Lawn care is something I enjoy and I don't look at it like a job at all," said Bradley. Bradley has lived in Grant since September 2007. He currently serves as Chief Deputy at Perkins County Sheriff's Office and is engaged to be married in August to Juliana Johnson. Miller said several years of construction management experience in his background will contribute to this new line of work with Bradley as his partner. Both deputies consider their present jobs with the sheriff's office to be their main focus, but look forward to working together in taking care of lawns this summer. "My main focus is serving the community in the capacity of a deputy," said Miller, "and lawn care is strictly part time." Originally from Mission Viejo, Orange County, Calif., Miller moved to Grant in February 2011 with his wife Stephanie. They have two young daughters, Savannah, four, and Seylah, eight months old. To contact Lawn Stars call Kip Bradley 308-340-0274 or Scott Miller 308-352-6719.


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More Postseason Nods For Gomez, Miller
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State softball players Brittany Gomez and Erica Miller have been named to the College Sports Madness All-Big 12 Second Team, the website has announced. Both student-athletes earned All-Big 12 honors from the league office last week.
This is the second College Sports Madness nod for Miller who was named to the top team in 2012. Gomez earned her first career postseason honor last week, named to the second team All-Big 12; Miller was named to the first team by the Big 12 coaches for the second-straight season.
Gomez, a freshman from New Braunfels, Texas, led the Cyclones in Big 12 play this season with a .350 average, followed closely by Miller's .349 hitting clip. Gomez's 21 hits in conference contests led Iowa State and all Big 12 freshmen, as did her seven stolen bases. The speedy Gomez finished the season having swiped 31 bags and scored 50 runs, both Iowa State records, and broke program freshman records for average and hits.
Miller, a native of Pomona, Calif., closed out her Cyclone career with a team-high on-base percentage of .481 in league play while collecting 18 extra-base hits and slugging .512. The two-time NFCA All-Midwest Region selection broke school records in both single-season RBI (52) and career RBI (149) while tying fellow senior Tori Torrescano with the most walks in a single season (29). Her election to the All-Big 12 First Team last week capped an illustrious career in which Miller became the second Cyclone to ever hit .300-plus against Big 12 opponents in multiple seasons and the lone Iowa State softball player to post double-digit hitting streaks in back-to-back years.


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|Summer rec registration set
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Summer baseball and softball seasons are just around the corner. Those interested in participating in the city's summer rec program should register April 13-24.
Registration forms can be picked up at the city office, located at 407 E. Denver, and should be returned by Tuesday, April 28. Participants who turn in forms after April 28 must pay a $10 late fee.
The summer rec program is being organized by the City of Holyoke. Fees must be paid at the time of registration, and parents must sign a waiver for a child to participate.
Baseball/softball registration is open to children ages 8-15. Those ages 5-6 may register to play T-ball. Boys age 7 and girls ages 7-8 will play coach pitch. To participate, students must be 5 by April 30, 2009.
Specific practice dates and times will be available to players when they register. Practice times will also be posted at the city office.
June practices for boys' baseball will be Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and games will be played Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and evenings.
Girls' June softball practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays, and games will be played on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons and evenings.
Theresa Tharp will once again be the director of summer baseball and softball programs offered by the City of Holyoke. She can be reached by calling 854-4514.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Senate Democrats are delaying a vote on a plan that would make the state the 10th in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
A spokeswoman for Senate President John Cullerton tells The Associated Press the proposal to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples will get a committee hearing Thursday but there aren't currently enough votes to pass it on the floor.
Spokeswoman Rikeesha Phelon says she doesn't know how many votes there are for the plan or when it might be called. Some Democrats were not in attendance Thursday. Phelon says no Republicans supported it.
Cullerton's Democrats have 35 seats in the Senate - five more votes than needed for passage.
The Legislature is in lame-duck session until Jan. 9, when the new session is sworn-in.
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In what can only be described as a nailbiter, the Salem Girls soccer team defeated the visiting Silver Creek Dragons in a double penalty kick shootout for a conference win.
Over 130 members of the community gathered at Southern Hills Church on Wednesday, September 8, courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce to hear Governor Mitch Daniels speak about Fighting the recession to win.
After blowing out the first three opponents they faced to open the 2010 season, West Washington looked to have one of the tougher contests on their hands Friday against visiting Perry Central. Entering the game, the Senators hadn't beaten Commodores since 2000. That's where the streak ended. The Senators used another strong passing performance by Kendal Rosenbaum, who threw for more than 400 yards, and a stingy defense to shutdown the Commodores.
Short-track roots are calling. The grand ole speedway awaits. And at no other place is the ARCA Racing Series, presented by RE/MAX and Menards, more rooted than Salem Speedway where the series has been a staple for more than 50 years.It started at the historical southern-Indiana high-banked short-track in 1955, and, for the most part, it's never stopped. Nor has the race fans hunger for one of the country's most thrilling and worthwhile short-track classics. ARCA Racing Series race event number 88 at Salem is on the way with the upcoming Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic on Saturday night, September 18.As always, it's loaded with stories of local drivers, far away flavor, rookies, veterans and a championship chase that is going down to the wire.From the veteran side, not to mention the local angle, Frank Kimmel charges to the forefront. The nine-time champ hails from nearby Borden, Ind., and like his father before him, he learned the ropes at Salem. He's also the all-time ARCA winner at Salem with an incredible nine victories. There was a time over a three year span that Kimmel won an amazing five consecutive races at Salem. But that was then, and this is now. In fact, Kimmel has been winless in ARCA competition since visiting victory lane at Salem in September of 2008. Despite the 39 race winless streak (heading into Monday's race at the DuQuoin mile-dirt), Kimmel, who ranks second in career ARCA wins, finds himself squarely in the midst of the 2010 championship race. A championship that will no doubt still be undecided when the teams head to Rockingham for the season finale in early October.With five races remaining in the 2010 season (DuQuoin, Toledo, Salem, Kansas and Rockingham) just 25 points separate the top four drivers in the standings. North Carolina's Craig Goess leads the way (3,670) with Kimmel second (3,665) and Florida's Patrick Sheltra, currently the hottest driver on the circuit and a former Salem winner, third (3,660). New Jersey's Tom Hessert is currently fourth (3,645).How did the championship contenders do at Salem in April? They were just about as close as the current standings, with Goess finishing second, Sheltra fourth, Hessert fifth and Kimmel eighth.Steve Arpin of Fort Frances, Ont., drove the Venturini Motorsports-Tag Heuer Chevrolet to victory in the spring race for his first career ARCA win.Sharing the high banks with the ARCA Racing Series on September 18th will be the Dave & Deb's Winner's Circle Street Stocks.Spectator gates open on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11:30 a.m., with Street Stock practice set to begin at 12-noon, followed by ARCA practice at 1:05 p.m. Street Stock qualifications are scheduled for 3 p.m. with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell for the ARCA cars at 4 p.m. The popular on-track autograph session is scheduled to take place from 4:445 to 5:15 p.m. with the start of the Salem 50 for the Street Stocks set for 5:30. The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200 is scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. (EDT) start.Advance tickets, both reserved and general admission, are currently selling for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic and may be purchased by calling 812-883-6504 or toll free 1-888-246-7223.
On checking information at the Steven Museum, they have found records that the first Old Settler's Days started October 1875 with many citizens meeting for stories of olden times. They came from everywhere, bringing their food for the meal and plans to have an enjoyable time together. Now approximately 135 years later, they are again getting together to celebrate Old Settler's Day with a meal catered by LaDonna Mitchell of Country Cookin on September 11 at 6 p.m., in the Assembly Room of the Museum which is handicap accessible. The program will be by Cecil Smith, Stationmaster of The Depot. He will be speaking of "Newspaper Days." Reservations are required by September 7, with a cost of $12 per meal. For more information call 883-6495 or email


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Mennonite Delegation to Vatican Includes EMU Professor
When Mennonites from 10 countries spent five days with Catholic Church leaders in Vatican City, each group was interested in learning to know the other better. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity invited and hosted the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) delegation, Oct. 18 – 23, 2007. "We were so warmly welcomed that it was almost overwhelming," ...More


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Authorities say a local man allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman on Thursday and this is not the suspect's first run-in with the law.
Darren Houston was accused of raping a 22-year old woman in Meridian in 2010, but a jury found him not guilty and he was released. Now, he is facing similar charges. Investigators say Houston was arrested Thursday on kidnapping and rape charges.
Lauderdale County Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun says the rape happened on a gravel road located next to Meridian Stockyard on Old Highway 80. Calhoun tells Newscenter 11 that it all started with the suspect asking the victim for a ride.
"It was cold yesterday morning," Calhoun says. "She was walking to work. She took him up on his offer for a ride. Instead of taking her to work, he took her outside of the city limits. And based upon our investigation and upon her statement, she was raped."
Calhoun says while it is not the victim's fault that the incident took place, he says it's not a good idea to accept rides from strangers, regardless of whether someone appears to have good intentions.
Houston remains in the Lauderdale County Detention Facility. Bond has been set at $50,000 for the kidnapping charge and $50,000 for the rape charge.
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Asia is a land full of natural and cultural wonders. But the region, its people and its nature, face critical challenges, including poverty, water shortages and the disastrous threats posed by climate change. IUCN, together with its Members, Commissions and partners, is working to address these challenges by leading innovative initiatives in the region.
Bangladesh and India joined hands to start research as a part of a regional initiative of IUCN, "Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative." Around thirty acclaimed researchers and civil society members from Bangladesh and India gathered in a two-day workshop titled, "Consultations on Approach and Methodology for Joint Research," organized by IUCN Bangladesh, India and Asia Regional office. The workshop, held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 3-4 August, developed a joint approach and methodology for research on food security, water productivity and poverty, climate change, environmental security, inland navigation, and biodiversity conservation, the five themes of the initiative.
Environmental Flows means ensuring sufficient water is available for all sectors, including the environment. How to achieve this was the focus of a two-day training workshop organised by IUCN in Kathmandu, Nepal from 5-6 August 2011. Over 40 participants from Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand were welcomed at the training workshop by Ganesh Pangare, Head of the IUCN Asia Water Programme. "It is time to re-engage with existing and new knowledge around environmental flows and to strengthen networking amongst key stakeholders in the Asia region" he said. Environmental flows improve water management by ensuring a sustainable water supply meets the needs of people, agriculture, energy, industry and the environment within the limits of availability. By providing a system for equitable allocation of water, based on available supply, implementing environmental flows can support development and poverty alleviation.
IUCN Lao PDR and partners recently presented the results of the project "Baseline Assessment of Economic, Social and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Investment in Savannakhet and Saravan Provinces, Lao PDR". The assessment not only provides baseline information for the development of provincial investment strategies but also assists in further building the capacity of the authorities to analyze and monitor investments. The project was funded by UNDP and UNEP's Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) and carried out by IUCN in partnership with the National Economic Research Institute (NERI).
Not many of us know that Pakistan has one of the world's largest juniper forests. Juniper trees are unique as they grow about an inch a year. Comparing the rate of growth with the size of the trees found in the Ziarat area, some trees are estimated to be more than 2,500 years old. This precious forest is threatened by increasing population - as the local communities require wood for cooking, heating and construction. IUCN and partners are developing innovative alternatives for local needs and thereby preserving this ancient natural heritage. "Forests are like lungs for the earth. If these lungs are healthy, the entire humankind would be healthy," says, Inam Ullah Khan, Project Manager, IUCN, Ziarat.
IUCN will hold the 5th Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) from 27 to 30 September 2011 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. IUCN holds Regional Conservation Fora every four years around the world in advance of IUCN's World Conservation Congress (WCC), the next to be held in Jeju, Republic of Korea 6-15 September 2012. The Asia Regional Conservation Forum will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea and the IUCN National Committee of Members in Korea. The RCF is being organized with the Korean Organizing Committee for 2012 WCC.
A National Seminar on the Economics of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems was co-organized by the Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of Thailand, in collaboration with the Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), the United National Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangkok. The seminar was designed to build knowledge, share experiences and challenges in valuing Thailand's marine and coastal resources, and to establish a national network of researchers and other experts in this field.
Communities stressed the importance of local knowledge at a workshop conducted by IUCN on increasing resilience of peoples in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) against climate change. Documentation and strengthening of traditional knowledge and local institutions are essential to cope with uncertainties of climate and water insecurity in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). This was the clear message that came from residents of seven villages in the Balkhila watershed as they highlighted their problems such as landslides and soils erosion, water shortage, low agricultural yield, and drying of springs at a workshop organized by the IUCN Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) on 27 July 2011 in Gopeshwer, Uttarakhand, India.
IUCN-WCPA and the IUCN Asia Regional Biodiversity Conservation Programme present 'Protected Areas of East Asia; Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Actions Plan'. The report is forward looking, highlighting the areas in which the East Asian region has the potential to be pioneers in PA planning, establishment, management and governance. The report goes on to define the key issues that require attention for the successful implementation of the PoWPA and East Asia RAP and provides management recommendations for the region.
A knowledge management study was undertaken in the IUCN Asia Region to review the knowledge management needs and practices to help deliver the Asia Region Programme. A full report and action plan have been developed based on the surveys undertaken in October – November 2010.
In a first for Cambodia, the Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) is in the initial stages of developing a national plan to strategically manage wetlands. Currently there is no policy in place to consolidate wetland management in Cambodia. MWD has undertaken an extensive review of wetland strategic plans from eight countries around the world. The analysis the highlighted the components best suited the conditions in Cambodia to form the basis of the model for wetland management to be proposed to the national government. Ultimately, MWD Cambodia is striving to achieve support and endorsement from Cabinet for the establishment of a national framework for wetlands management to secure adequate protection of wetlands for long-term conservation and sustainable livelihood practices.
Mr.Somsak Soonthornnawaphat, IUCN Thailand programme's senior officer received an Honour Award for Contributing to Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand from Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on 22 August 2011. The national award recognizes his conservation work to protect the Thai water onion and on implementing the reef to ridge coastal management approach.
IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.


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Video: 3 FAMU students arrested for hazing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Police have arrested three Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University band members for hazing.
Sean Hobson, 23, Aaron Golson, 19, and James Harris, 22, were arrested Monday, each student charged with one count of hazing. Hobson and Golson were also charged with one count of felony battery.
Police say Hobson and Golson repeatedly struck freshman band member Bria Hunter's legs with their fists and a metal ruler during a hazing ritual. This was to initiate her into the "Red Dawg Order," a band clique for students from Atlanta.
Hunter's beatings were so severe that her thigh bone was broken and she had blood clots in her legs.
This incident happened about three weeks before another FAMU Band Member, Robert Champion, was killed during a band trip to Orlando. Police believe hazing was also involved. Investigators have not connected these arrests to Champion's death.
According to the Tallahassee Police Department, Hunter's injuries were sustained over the course of several days. She was called to a meeting at an off-campus apartment where, she told police, she was struck more than 20 times in the legs. According to police, she expressed that she did not want to go to the apartment, but was "forced" to attend.
Hunter's parents told 11Alive's Blayne Alexander they noticed something was wrong with their daughter during a visit to campus.
"She walked toward me in the car, and she was walking stiff-legged," her mother Kimberly Hunter recalled. "She tried to get into the car, and she couldn't bend her legs to get in."
Beginning November 8th, band director Dr. Julian White suspended 26 students from the Marching 100, some of those in connection to Hunter's case.
The following week, on November 17th, FAMU Police Chief Calvin Ross and Henry Kirby, Dean of Students, met with band members to discuss hazing. Champion died two days later.
Hazing is a third-degree felony in Florida.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.