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Newsletter for Members and Supporters of the Alliance for Rural Electrification
Peter DiCampo: acclaimed photographer reveals the face of energy poverty
Interview with John Freelove Mensah, the CEO of Sunrise Solar Solutions Limited, a member of the Alliance from Ghana
RVE.SOL–Soluçoes de Energia Rural Lda
REN 21 Steering Committee and IRENA IITC Inauguration
Solar Power International 2011
World Energy Outlook 2011
Webinar "Climate Finance: Benefits for Small Scale Renewables in Developing Countries"
Photovoltaic Forum Mexico 2011
2nd IEF Symposium on Energy Poverty "Global initiatives and regional cooperation to eradicate energy poverty"
Club ER - Technical workshop on hybrid systems for rural electrification
5th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo 2012
4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe
6th European Conference on PV-Hybrids and Mini-Grids
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Shining a Light for Progress!
Peter DiCampo: acclaimed photographer reveals the face of energy poverty. A new crowd-funding platform allows you to take part in the project
Sunrise Solar Solutions Limited
ARE is proud to welcome new members:
RVE.SOL–Soluçoes de Energia Rural Lda
Country: Portugal
Website: www.rvesol.com
RVE.SOL–Soluçoes de Energia Rural Lda is a social entrepreneurship for profit, incorporated in Leiria, Portugal. Through the "Changing Rural Life Forever" initiative, it is applying sustainable technology to the benefit of the world's poorest in a way that creates financial benefits for investors, life changing impetus and measurable social impact for the people who use the solutions and measurable positive environmental impact on the planet.
RVE.SOL addresses three major causes of rural poverty: access to clean water, access to clean energy and supply of food, by providing solutions that create clean water, clean energy for light and cooking and biofertiliser.
The company has developed the Rural Village Energy hub or "Kudura" which is first being implemented in rural villages in Eastern Africa. A fully integrated, holistic solution built on robust and scalable technology, it is kick-starting micro-economies and creating impetus for rural villages to raise themselves out of poverty and fight the spread of disease. RVE.SOL believes that the introduction of these affordable energy and water services to poor rural communities is the much needed catalyst for initiating a process of poverty reduction that ultimately will mirror itself to wealth creation.
RVE.SOL has decided to join the Alliance as a leading industry association in order to continue actively developing the rural energy market, solve the existing problems and influence government policy for change.
Visit RVE.SOL–Soluçoes de Energia Rural Lda by clicking here.
TeaM Energy Foundation
Country: The Philippines
TeaM Energy Foundation, Inc. is the social entity of TeaM Energy Corporation. The Foundation helps in the Philippines' national development through its strategic and high-impact projects, designed to specifically address the structural causes of poverty and underdevelopment. By focusing on the significant tasks of rural electrification, environment, education, livelihood and health, the Foundation's programmes aim to infuse learning, ignite growth and inspire change in peoples' lives. Recognising the need to balance economic growth and sustainable development, the Foundation advocates programmes that give environmental stewardship equal importance.
The rural electrification programme of TeaM Energy Foundation has electrified about 1,500 villages or about 300,000 households in the Philippines up to now. Currently, the Foundation is implementing new projects planned to contribute to the national government's goal of achieving 90% household electrification by 2017.
The Foundation has decided to join ARE in order to expand its network and to strengthen the support for its solar electrification programmes and affordable renewable energy market development in the Philippines.
Visit TeaM Energy Foundation by clicking here.
ARE has launched a New Members Campaign
ARE has launched its New Members Campaign earlier in September. To strengthen the network of the Alliance and create a window of opportunity for new companies interested in our activities, special benefits are offered to everyone becoming a part of ARE until the end of this year.
We believe that by expanding our network we are also helping to create greater recognition of the benefits renewables have in rural electrification, improve business opportunities for off-grid renewables and encourage the advancement of the sector in general. Even more, a strengthened role of the Alliance means also more successful networking opportunities among our members and various stakeholders in the developing world and elsewhere. New members receive free membership until the end of 2011, as well as special promotion activities on our website.
2012 is going to be the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, bringing a lot of opportunities also for renewable energy sector and rural electrification in particular. Therefore, we think it is exactly the right time to step in and join forces, and an increased member network is a great asset in supporting the global efforts in achieving these goals.
Here are some of the actions the Alliance is already taking to contribute to the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All:
Read more about the Campaign and the benefits of joining the Alliance here.
NICE International, a successful social business expands to become one of the largest in Africa
26th EU PVSEC
Phaesun Anniversary
Hydro 2011
ARE's General Assembly decided to focus 2011 on the small-hydro market and increase the technology's representation in the Alliance.
HYDRO is one of Europe's largest conferences and exhibitions (over 1,700 participants) focusing on hydro power. In the session dedicated to small-hydro, Alexandra was part of a panel that included representatives from the Governments of Nepal and China and in her presentation advocated the market potential of small-hydro in developing countries.
REN 21 Steering Committee and IRENA IITC inauguration in Bonn, Germany
The President of ARE, Ernesto Macías, participated in the REN 21 Steering Committee in Bonn on 5-6 October. During these days, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held a workshop on "Renewables - Competitiveness and Innovation", the first of two events marking the occasion of the inauguration of IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) in Bonn.
The high level meeting included participants from agencies and institutions from all over the world. The latest Global Status Report was presented and the new projects were introduced, discussing also specifically rural electrification and off-grid solutions.
You may find more information here.
New Trainee joins ARE
Our new Assistant to the Secretariat, Baiba Auzane, has joined the team in September for a period of 6 months. Baiba comes from Latvia and is currently obtaining a masters degree from the Global Studies Programme at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and is interested in international development and renewable energy topics, especially in the Global South. A warm welcome!
ARE participating in SPI 2011
Silver sponsors of ARE's Networking Event at SPI 2011
OutBack Power
About SPI 2011, did you feel a bigger focus on off-grid technologies in general and their use in developing countries in particular, compared to previous years? (If it's the first year you're attending, please share you general impressions about solar off-grid's presence at SPI 2011)
The new OutBack batteries that are part of the rack system are available in two models: the 170RE and 200RE. Both models are UL-recognized components that feature Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) technology for efficient gas recombination of up to 99% and freedom from electrolyte maintenance. The EnergyCell RE line also features a multicell design for economy of installation and maintenance, and the low profile terminals with threaded copper alloy inserts reduce maintenance and increase safety.
Trojan Battery Company
Healthcare is a basic need that is sometimes taken for granted in developed nations but for many people living in remote regions of the world, it can be hard to come by. However, with the support of many organizations and forward-thinking companies working to bring sustainable, off-grid energy sources to these remote areas, basic healthcare services are becoming more accessible to many people that have not had access to these services before.
Providing quality healthcare 24/7 is hard to achieve without a reliable source of electricity. Hospitals and health clinics require the use of many electrical devices to test, care for and treat patients, and a dependable energy source is critical to the success of many medical procedures.
The use of battery-based renewable energy technologies including solar, wind and hybrid systems have emerged as reliable sources of electricity in remote areas that are off the electric grid. Renewable energy systems can power compact florescent lighting (CFL) and florescent tube lighting, lab equipment, ceiling fans, water coolers, refrigeration, computers, satellite communication systems, and other medical and operational equipment. Reliable electricity also allows for cell phone charging and advanced teaching aids such as TVs, DVDs, and radios for a variety of educational courses including HIV information programs.
Many rural hospitals have facilities with large daily loads that are often powered by diesel generators or batteries that are not made for renewable energy applications. Diesel generators are not an ideal energy source for rural hospitals since they are expensive to run, emit harmful pollutants, and require frequent trips to nearby towns that sell fuel. Using batteries that are not deep-cycle batteries designed for renewable energy applications can result in expensive and frequent replacement of battery banks. Neither option is an ideal solution to manage the needs of energy-demanding hospitals day in and day out.
Trojan Battery Company's Industrial Line features a range of flooded, high amp-hour capacity batteries engineered specifically to support renewable energy systems with large daily loads where the batteries are cycled regularly. The Industrial Line delivers 1,500 cycles at 80 percent depth-of-discharge and features advanced battery technologies that provide durable, long lasting energy storage. The Industrial Line is ideal for large off-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems, off-grid hybrid PV systems, grid-tied PV systems with battery backup, smart grid peak shifting systems and a variety of other applications including off-grid hospitals.
The Industrial Line features Trojan's proprietary Alpha Plus Paste® with T2 technology™ for more operating power, Trojan's DuraGrid™ technology for longer life, a robust plate construction with reinforced protection wrap for enhanced performance, and Trojan's Maxguard® separator for increased acid flow and optimum performance. Trojan's Industrial Line batteries are comprised of removable 2-volt cells bundled in a secondary containment case to form single, high-capacity 4-volt and 6-volt battery solutions. This rugged dual container construction protects the Industrial Line's critical components from harsh environments these batteries frequently encounter in developing regions of the world.
"Off-grid PV systems have unique power storage requirements due to the varying levels of irradiance, temperature and sun hours available in a particular location," said Bryan Godber, vice president of renewable energy at Trojan Battery. "Trojan's deep-cycle Industrial Line provides outstanding cycling performance and is ideal for a wide range of PV systems."
Providing reliable electricity to remote hospitals around the world is the first step to increasing the comfort and well-being of local residents that would not otherwise have access to healthcare services. Using a battery-based solar energy system that is designed to meet the needs of the healthcare facility is an ideal and cost-effective way to bring reliable power to rural health clinics in communities around the world.
For more information, visit the website.
World Energy Outlook 2011
Expanding Women's Role in Africa's Modern off-Grid Lighting Market (2011)
A new report from the joint IFC/World Bank Lighting Africa Program finds that women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid lighting revolution. Affordable products utilising technologies like micro-solar power and LEDs can replace fuel-based lighting—enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean lighting.
The new report "Expanding Women's Role in Africa's Modern off-Grid Lighting Market" analyses women's role as both consumers and entrepreneurs and identifies women-specific opportunities in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting.
Modern off-grid lighting products could be an immediate solution for African businesswomen who often run small retail businesses - exactly the type of businesses that benefit most from improved lighting and extended productive time.
In the household, women influence the decision 40% of the time in regards of when to buy a new lighting device and which one to get – a decision-making role that warrants attention from marketing and education campaigns. Women and children are inordinately affected by the toxic smoke from fuel-based lamps. The research shows that people with awareness of the issue prefer to use solar lanterns.
The report compiles the findings of extensive Lighting Africa consumer studies focused on Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Lighting Africa partnered with IFC's Women in Business (WIN) Program to author the report.
More information here.
GVEP International Report on Solar Phone Charging: Phone Charging Micro-Businesses in Tanzania and Uganda (2011)
GVEP manages a programme which supports micro-businesses engaged in servicing the energy needs of poor communities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – Developing Energy Enterprises Project (DEEP). A significant cluster of businesses registered with the programme are charging mobile phones.
Mobile network operators in Africa identify rural customer's problems with charging phones as a major challenge in expanding their businesses. Recent studies suggest that the need to recharge phones is a significant driver of demand for rural electrification services. The average turnover and rates of growth for the phone charging businesses in DEEP vary across the three countries where the programme operates.
GVEP decided to investigate these businesses in more detail in order to better understand the market dynamics and the potential for growth and possibly diversification into sales of solar lanterns and lighting systems. The study also sought to understand the impact that the DEEP programme has had on these businesses.
The study built on the initial insights gleaned from a Marketing Challenges study carried out between February and April 2011. This study included a small sample of phone charging businesses. The follow up study involved interviewing a larger number of these businesses in Uganda and Tanzania.
More information here.
Decision Making in a Changing Climate (UNDP)
Recent extreme weather events including floods, heat waves, and droughts present a vivid image of the direction the world is heading. As climate change intensifies, more events like these, combined with longer-term changes in the climate's average state -including rising seas, melting glaciers, and shifting precipitation patterns— will have profound impacts on people, ecosystems and infrastructure.
Together, these changes call for different approaches to planning and policymaking, enabling societies to adapt effectively to a much hotter tomorrow.
World Resources Report 2010-2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate is a major new resource to help developing country national-level officials make decisions that support communities and economic sectors to become more climate resilient.
Based on input from more than 100 experts in 36 countries, the report offers specific, practical strategies and innovative case studies to inform how to integrate climate change risks into national policies and planning.
It also provides recommendations in five key public policy areas for developing country government officials and donor agencies: public engagement, decision-relevant information, institutional design, tools for planning and policymaking, and resources.
Produced by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute, WRR 2010-2011 is essential reading for policy makers, donors, and decision makers who must start now to prepare for a changing world.
More information here.
Webinar "Climate Finance: Benefits for Small Scale Renewables in Developing Countries", 9 November
ARE, together with Climate Focus, a leading consultancy on climate finance, carbon credits and climate change policy, is organizing a webinar on how climate finance mechanisms can create benefits for renewable energy sector companies in developing countries.
The webinar will be presented by Adriaan Korthuis, the Director of Climate Focus, and is available exclusively for ARE members.
Main topics discussed in the webinar include:
If you're ARE's member and haven't received the invitation yet, but would like to participate, please contact us.
Photovoltaic Forum Mexico 2011, 10-11 November 2011, Mexico City, Mexico
Ernesto Macias, the President of ARE will give a presentation in the Photovoltaic Forum Mexico 2011. The event is organised by the Electrical Research Institute of Mexico in collaboration with the Mexican Energy Secretariat, Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission, and the United Nations Development Program.
2nd IEF Symposium on Energy Poverty "Global initiatives and regional cooperation to eradicate energy poverty", 15-16 November 2011, Vienna, Austria
Balthasar Klimbie, an ARE Board Member, will attend the 2nd IEF Symposium on Energy Poverty, planned to gather participants from developed and developing countries, representatives from governments and industry, multilateral and bilateral organisations, finance institutions, and aid agencies to discuss how to address this multifaceted issue which requires broader international awareness, support and coordination.
Club ER - Technical workshop on hybrid systems for rural electrification, 28 November–2 December 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
Balthasar Klimbie, an ARE Board Member, will attend a workshop organized by Club ER, the Club of National Agencies and Structures in Charge of Rural Electrification. He will give a presentation on wind hybrid systems, as well as update on the latest ARE's activities.
EnersSolar+ 2011, 16-19 November 2011, Milan, Italy
EnerSolar+ is dedicated to photovoltaic and thermal solar energy, photovoltaic technologies, inverters and other renewable energies.
Intersolar India, 14-16 December 2011, Mumbai, India
Intersolar promotes the development of business opportunities throughout the Indian solar industry. There are 250 exhibitors and 6,000 visitors expected at the 2011 exhibition. The accompanying conference expects 700 attendees.
5th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo 2012, 29 February – 2 March 2012, Tokyo, Japan
Together with PV SYSTEM EXPO 2012, all products and technologies related to PV will gather from around the world for further business expansion in Japan and in Asia-Pacific.
More information here.
4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe, 5-6 March 2012, Berlin, Germany
Over 200 top attendees from all parts of the community will come together to share perspectives and divulge in networking opportunities. The conference covers all aspects of how to streamline and optimise your thin film business to increase your competitive advantage and seize the best new opportunities in the market.
More information here.
6th European Conference on PV-Hybrids and Mini-Grids, 26-27 April 2012, Chambéry, France
The conference will cover following topics: Political, economic and regulatory frameworks, System components and technology, Energy management and grid control, User interaction and Field experience and lessons learnt.
Rural Electrification Forum, 15-17 November 2011, Maputo, Mozambique
The event will provide a platform for stakeholders involved in the sustainable development of emerging markets to address the motivations for rural electrification programmes (social, environmental and economic).
The forum is expected to attract key industry experts sharing successful projects from Latin America, Africa and Asia, and feature an international vendor showcase.
Rural Connectivity Forum for Mozambique will take place at the same time in order to map the present challenges and future needs of the country in terms of telecommunication infrastructures and ICT technologies.
More information here.
World Future Energy Summit, 16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAE
World Future Energy Summit is the world's foremost annual meeting committed to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies by engaging political, business, finance, academic and industry leaders to drive innovation, business and investment opportunities in response to the growing need for sustainable energy.
WFES includes a world class summit, an international exhibition, the Project Village, Round Table Discussions, the Young Future Energy Leaders program, corporate meetings and social events.
Last year more than 26,000 participants from 137 countries attended.
More information here.
Africa Energy Indaba, 21-23 February 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Africa Energy Indaba, adopted by the World Energy Council (WEC) as the African regional event of the WEC, receives global recognition as the foremost event for energy professionals from across the globe and is rapidly gaining momentum as the energy business forum in Africa.
Presented by the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) in association with the World Energy Council, the forum has achieved the highest level of endorsement and support and as such is without doubt the leading energy event in Africa.
More information here.
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People Like Us (2012)
People Like Us SynopsisFrom DreamWorks Pictures comes People Like Us, a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine (Star Trek) as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about this familyand re-examine his own life choices in the process.
People Like Us Release Date
In Theaters June 29, 2012
People Like Us Credits
Starring: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall DAddario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer
Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Jody Lambert, and Roberto Orci
Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
Produced by: Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Clayton Townsend
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
External Info: People Like Us Official Website
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Weekend DIYs: 10 Wood Molding Projects for the Home
1. House and Home hacked an IKEA dresser, with great results.
2. Transform a bookcase into something special, courtesy of My Decor Education.
3. Here's an easy shoe rack from Martha Stewart.
4. Domaine went all Baroque, instead of the usual linear, for her mantel makeover.
5. Frame out a mirror, This Old House style, via Huffington Post.
6. Hung wallpaper panels from Redbook Magazine.
7. Make a display shelf, from Design Sponge.
8. Transform your closet doors, with help from Do It Yourself Design.
9. Outfit a reading nook with book ledges, seen on And Then There Was Home.
10. Update boring kitchen cabinets like Decor and the Dog did.
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Capital stymies GW 35-13
Anyone looking to write Capital's football obituary is going to have to wait. The Cougars certainly aren't done yet.
James Richmond and Kashaun Haley each rushed for more than 100 yards and quarterback Tyhree Pratt threw for a pair of touchdowns Friday night as the Cougars shocked everyone but themselves, running off with a 35-13 victory over state-ranked George Washington at Laidley Field.
Richmond and Haley ran for 129 yards apiece, Richmond on 13 carries (with two second-half TDs) and Haley on 14 attempts. Haley also caught a 54-yard scoring pass from Pratt, whose other TD toss went to Tyrell Davis from 1 yard out.
Rayqon Vanover helped seal the deal for the Cougars (5-3) when he picked off a Trevor Bell pass and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown and a 28-13 lead with 6:51 left in the game.
Second-half slumps contributed to Capital's three losses earlier this season and put its playoff hopes in peril, but on Friday it broke away from a 7-all halftime tie against the Patriots (6-2), snapping their five-game winning streak and soiling their No. 4 ranking in Class AAA.
"I think this is supposed to be where I take all the credit and say how smart I am,'' said Capital coach Jon Carpenter, "but I skipped practice two, three times this week and let the assistants go. Our young guys grew up. I've got to give the kids and the assistant coaches all the credit.''
The Cougars were able to contain GW tailback and Kennedy Award winner Ryan Switzer, holding him to a season-low 130 yards for a full game on a season-high 29 carries. Switzer failed to score a touchdown, halting a 20-game streak of getting at least one TD.
Switzer's longest run on Friday was 16 yards after he came into the game with 13 TDs of more than 50 yards.
"I love the D-line,'' said Capital defensive lineman Jaisson Dyer, who figured heavily into holding GW to 173 net yards rushing. "I love them to death. We were doing what we had to do. We were doing it. We have focus on what we've got to do this year, and it turned around this game.''
Switzer had only 69 yards in GW's opener against South Charleston, but exited that game with a concussion less than halfway through the first quarter. He sat out GW's only previous loss the following week against Ashland (Ky.), and had been averaging 291 yards for the five games since his return. He got less than half that Friday.
"I kept telling our linebacker [Jonathan Pittman] to keep an eye on 31 and 32 [GW fullback Dustin Crouser],'' Haley said. "If we stop them, we stop the run game, and we're going to win.''
GW coach Steve Edwards Jr. said Capital didn't do anything different from other opponents in its quest to slow down Switzer. The Cougars just did it better.
"They played harder than our kids,'' Edwards said. "They took it to us, and that happens. Their kids were hungry and played like they were hungry. They outplayed us in all facets of the ballgame.
"I felt like our kids didn't answer the call when they should have. They missed a lot of plays, missed a lot of opportunities. But credit [Capital's players]. They kept us out of the end zone several times. They can talk youth all they want, but they've got a lot of game-time experience over there. They did a really nice job preparing. They had a chance to turn away, and they didn't. They took advantage of us.''
The action really heated up in the second half.
Haley ran a fake punt 46 yards on fourth-and-14 from his own 48, putting Capital at the GW 6. Three plays later, Pratt sprinted left from the 1 and found a diving Davis in the end zone for a tiebreaking TD, putting Capital up 14-7.
GW drove 51 yards for its second score, an 8-yard Bell to Jacob Jackson toss in the left flat - their second scoring connection of the game. The extra-point attempt by Reed Deer, however, never had a chance as three Capital players arrived the instant he put his foot to the ball, snuffing out the try and leaving the Cougars ahead 14-13.
Richmond then got a do-over during perhaps the game's most crucial period.
From his own 40, Richmond took an option pitch, cut back against the grain and looked ready to sprint 60 yards for a TD. Switzer, however, tracked Richmond down at the goal line, coming all the way across the field to knock the ball loose as the two tumbled into the end zone. Switzer came up with the ball for a touchback.
But the good feeling lasted only a few seconds for the Patriots. On GW's second offensive play, a bad snap to Bell out of shotgun formation was covered by Capital's Khalil Bush at the Patriots 19. On the next play, Richmond broke off his first TD run.
"We had a big break right there,'' Edwards said, "but we had the bad snap. Those things are a lack of concentration. Plus, the other team forces you into a lack of concentration sometimes. They out-effort you sometimes.''
GW, now down 21-13, had to punt it away on its next two possessions and the third one ended with Vanover's pick-six for Capital.
The Patriots were forced to go for it on fourth-and-2 at their own 34 on the ensuing drive, but Pittman and James Walton submarined Crouser for no gain. That set up Richmond's 2-yard TD run with 2:54 to go that bumped the margin to 35-13.
Carpenter said he wasn't aware of what scheme his defensive coaches were using, and didn't care to know.
"I stay away from those defensive guys,'' Carpenter said. "I don't want to know the game plan. Just get me the ball back. I think our kids did a good job playing the box in front of them. That's what's hard about being a young guy. You have to trust what you've been coached to do. I think we did that tonight. If we could afford game balls, we'd give one to all of them, and give all the defensive coaches one.''
Pratt hit on 5 of 14 passes for 86 yards, and GW's Bell completed 8 of 16 for 73.
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Held every 4 years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world's largest and most important conservation event
The 2012 World Conservation Congress will be held from 6 to 15 September 2012 in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The day before the Congress starts, 5 September, there will be a full WCPA Members Meeting and WCPA Drinks. The 6th September, in the morning, there will be a WCPA Steering Committee meeting, both of these events will be held in Hall A of the Jeju Conference Centre.
The Congress has two components: a Forum where IUCN members and partners discuss cutting edge ideas, thinking and practice and a Members' Assembly which is a unique global environmental parliament of governments and NGOs.
|5 September
|Full day
|Conference Centre
WPCA Members Meeting
A day for celebrating achievements and planning the way forward followed by WCPA drinks
|6 September
|9 am-12pm
|Conference Centre
WCPA Steering Committee Meeting
All members are invited as Observers. 2 Awards will be attributed, the Packard Award and the Young Conservationist Award
|6 September
|Conference Centre
Opening of the World Conservation Congress
|7-11 September
|Full day
|Conference Centre
WCC Forum and Protected Planet Pavillon
Full programme on protected area events will soon be available
|12-14 September
|Full day
|Conference Centre
WCC Members Assembly
Voting of Motions, Election of WCPA Chair and Kenton Miller Award
Protected area awards at the Congress
Nominate candidates for the following awards to be presented at the World Conservation Congress - call for nominations now open!
Fred Packard Award for outstanding service to protected areas
Kenton Miller Award for innovation in protected areas management
International Young Conservationist Award for outstanding contributions made by young people to protected area conservation


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Sint-Lukas exposition (June 2003)
20 June 2003
On 20 June 2003, Galerie Lambiek opened an exhibition of work by the best students the Brussels Sint-Lukas comic school has hosted in the five years of its existence. The exhibition was organized by teachers Johan de Moor and NIX.
Students of Sint-Lukas comics school in Brussels, Belgium, before and after their exposition at Galerie Lambiek...


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Take a Tour: Cultural Tours of Chassidic New York
Tours & Attractions
by Jonathan Zeller, 04/04/2012
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In the shadow of skyscrapers, billboards and broadcast towers, in the midst of America's most populous city, there's a community where children grow up with no TV. They don't eat McDonald's, watch movies, read magazines or listen to the radio, and they spend long hours studying religion. No, they're not all grounded.
Crown Heights is home to a large Chassidic Jewish population, whose way of life sometimes seems like something out of 19th-century Eastern Europe. Cultural Tours of Chassidic New York seeks to demystify the community and its customs to outsiders.
Rabbi Beryl Epstein, who leads the tours, came to Brooklyn from "the holy land of Tennessee" at the age of 18. If you listen closely, you can hear the vestiges of a southern drawl somewhere in his voice. He says that when people ask him if there are Jews in Tennessee, he replies, "Not since I left."
Rabbi Epstein
A joke-telling, Southern-transplant rabbi may not be the first thing some outsiders would expect to find in this community—and that's one big reason Epstein is so enthusiastic about leading these tours.
"I think fear of the unknown is the greatest fear," he tells us more than once. "There are so many misconceptions" about Chassidim, he explains, "and misconceptions keep people from being together." He wants to share the traditions of his community with others to encourage tolerance and to show people why Chabad Lubavitch—the specific Chassidic movement to which he belongs—follows ancient traditions in modern times.
Epstein has a warm personality. He shakes the hands of men arriving on the tour and politely explains to the women that his religion forbids him to shake theirs. The tour's guests, on a Tuesday afternoon, include an Australian, an Israeli couple and a group of German college students, along with a smattering of Americans. The rabbi says the tour is different every day—"it's all interactive and in real time." As such, he asks everyone where they came from and what they want to learn.
After a lecture during which Epstein shares the basics of Chassidic life in Brooklyn, our first stop is Hasofer, where scribes work on Jewish holy texts. We climb a narrow staircase to a room where workers repair Torah (Bible) scrolls.
A Torah scroll
More Torah scrolls at Hasofer
Epstein tells us each scroll is made from roughly 60 animal skins and is about 200 feet long. They're written with the feather of a kosher bird, and the process is arduous. For each letter, the scribe must "look at it, say it, write it," explains Epstein. "It takes a long time," up to a year.
"If any two letters touch, it invalidates the whole scroll," Epstein says. To seek out such mistakes, the scribes scan scrolls using a computer program. They then scrape off and rewrite any offending characters.
In another room within the same building, scribes make tefillin, the leather black boxes and straps that observant Jewish men use during prayers from the time they're 13 years old. Epstein calls them "spiritual transmitters and receivers." Inside each box, there's a small scroll inscribed with Torah passages, a metaphorical "battery pack that makes it run."
Rabbi Epstein shows us a scroll.
Our next stop is a synagogue, Chabad's world headquarters. The huge facility includes separate levels for men and women, and there's a constant buzz of activity. It sounds like a high school cafeteria as worshippers put on tefillin, sway, study and talk. Usually, there are five or six services taking place at a time in the building.
Chabad's world headquarters
Epstein says that many of the students here are from other countries. "From the time you're 18 to 20," if you're part of the Chabad movement and want to become a rabbi, "you leave your country to go study somewhere else."
"Other Chassidic groups," says Epstein, "tend to stay within themselves," but part of Chabad's mission is to inspire others (not, he takes pains to say, to proselytize—in fact, he says, they try to make converting difficult).
If you're curious what the scene here looks like, 770live.com constantly streams a video feed of the synagogue's downstairs, where the men study.
After the synagogue, Epstein takes us to the mikvah, a ritual bath. While the mikvah is used at times by men, Epstein focuses on its role in helping women achieve "purity" within the context of marriage. The bath is supposed to be filled with "living water"—for example, rain—but because "there's no Chassidic rain dance," he says that in reality some living water is kept below the tap water that fills the rest of the tub.
A mikvah
Epstein also takes this opportunity to discuss Chassidic Jewish marriages. Quotes like "if you're looking for a person to make you happy, that's too big of a job for the other person" make this part of the tour a bit like stepping into a cross between a religious service and an episode of Dr. Phil. He cheerfully fields inquiries about how to date without being able to do so much as hold hands (hint: there's a lot of conversation).
The rabbi jokes about the extensive set of rules governing when Chassidic husbands and wives may and may not touch, designed to prevent contact at forbidden times. "If you want to know how to be romantic," he advises, "do the opposite." One example: at times, married couples are not allowed to "eat potato chips out of the same bowl."
Passover is coming up, so next we enter the Lubavitch Matzah Bakery, where the process of turning flour and water into matzo—unleavened bread—must take 18 minutes or less, or else it won't be kosher for the holiday. Inside, everyone races to get the job done.
In a room where workers roll out the dough, no pictures are allowed. I ask Epstein whether this is a religious restriction. It's not.
The women who work in this room emigrated from the Soviet Union 35 or 40 years ago. "As far as they're concerned," Epstein says, "the KGB is still on the loose" and will persecute them for making matzo. They can't be convinced otherwise, and they have an intense fear of cameras.
After the dough is mixed and rolled, it goes into a 1,200-degree wood-and-coal-burning oven, which cooks it in about 15 seconds. It comes out charred. "Undercooked, we cannot eat," says Epstein. "Burnt is better."
Matzo goes into the oven.
Later in the tour, as we're walking outside, Epstein shows us a Sabbath alarm, towering over the neighborhood, which goes off 18 minutes before sunset on Friday night—at which time women must return home and light candles in honor of the Jewish day of rest. Asked whether others in the diverse community mind the alarm, he says it's not an issue. "We have our alarm, they have their block parties," he says. "We get along."
The Sabbath alarm
After a stopover in a Judaica store, whose shelves are filled with yarmulkes, religious texts and even novels and music (Epstein says that the arts are encouraged in the community, so long as they're "positive"—meaning, to him, no to Madonna but yes to Matisyahu), the group heads to Mendy's at the Jewish Children's Museum. Kosher lunch includes such staples as knishes, falafel and matzo ball soup.
A falafel sandwich
During the freewheeling discussion over the meal, there's no question Epstein won't answer. Few people would share all of the Chassidim's views, but the rabbi's candor helps to achieve his goal of dispelling misconceptions and fostering tolerance.
One tour participant, who came in with no knowledge of the Chassidic community, voices her gratitude as the afternoon comes to a close: "Thank you for sharing all this with the goyim."
For more information about Cultural Tours of Chassidic New York, visit jewishtours.com.


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New arrivals - Costa Rica "Cafe Sin Limites", Nicaragua Mama Mina Microlot, Espresso Workshop 8 Waw Bukan Main, Costa Rica R.I.P. 2009
Happy World Standards Day! We're adding two new coffees, a workshop espresso, and a parchment coffee today. Check out the full reviews, but here's the rundown: 1) a new crop from Costa Rica "Cafe Sin Limites" farm with large mouthfeel and cocoa powder. 2) Nicaragua Mama Mina Microlot with mild brightness and mild fruit from this mostly Caturra farm. 3) Espresso Workshop #8 - Waw, Bukan Main! ... Just say Bukan? Yes, it's another workshop espresso blend, this time with an Indonesian basis in blend and name; well-rounded with nice body and a fruited overlay. 4) Costa Rica R.I.P. 2009 ... Please read the full review and the linked tutorial. This coffee is semi-processed and must be roasted carefully to attain rustic fruit without scorching the flavor.


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I'm trying to install evolution-zimbra-0.1.0 connector (onto Ubuntu gusty 7.10 64 bit)
I get the following error on ./configure and I do not know what to do from here.
checking for EDS_UI... configure: error: Package requirements (libedataserverui-1.2 libglade-2.0 libgnomeui-2.0) were not met:
No package 'libedataserverui-1.2' found
Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.
Alternatively, you may set the environment variables EDS_UI_CFLAGS
and EDS_UI_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.


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Makes 2 cups
• 1 head garlic, halved
• Olive oil, for brushing
• 300g eggplant, halved
• 1½ tsp ground coriander seeds
• 1 x 400g can white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• Sea salt and cracked black pepper
• Lavash bread, toasted, to serve
Paprika oil
• ¼ tsp sweet paprika
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp sea salt flakes
1. To make the paprika oil, place the paprika, oil and salt in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside. Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue over high heat.
2. Brush the garlic with oil and wrap in 2 layers of aluminium foil. Brush the eggplant with oil and chargrill or barbecue the eggplant and garlic for 15-20 minutes each side or until soft.
3. Cool slightly and scoop the flesh of the eggplant into the bowl of a food processor with the peeled and roasted garlic, coriander, white beans, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
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4. Spoon over the paprika oil and serve with lavash bread.
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Aug 11 2008 / Monday
Our good friend, Sean Mortimer, has a new book out and we are giving a few copies away along with some free etnies shoes!
About Stalefish:
How is professional skateboarding different from, say, professional golfing? More scabs, for one. And is skateboarding actually a sport? In Stalefish, veteran journalist and former sponsored skater Sean Mortimer interviews Rodney Mullen, Steve Olson, Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Jamie Thomas, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero, Mike Vallely, Dave Hackett, Daewon Song, Jim Fitzpatrick, Steve Alba, Kevin Harris, Bob Burnquist and Chris Haslam search of answers, and to discover what drove them and millions of disenfranchised youth to obsession with empty pools, sewer ditches and handrails. This book may not settle the sport versus subculture versus cult debate, but with stories of skate-induced ulcers, skatepark torture, ramp arson, trespassing, the birth punk and more, it captures like other how skateboarding can derail your life in a beautiful way.
Sean Mortimer was a sponsored skateboarder in the late '80s. He is the former editor of SkateBoarder magazine and the author of HAWK Occupation: Skateboarder with Tony Hawk and The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself with Rodney Mullen. He lives in Southern California.
A classic collection of skateboarding lore and legend straight from the heart of icons created it."
– Juice magazine
"Skateboarding's formative years and milestones eroded before they were documented. Stalefish captures those stories in a way skateboarders old and new can relate to. A necessary book."
– TransWorld SKATEboarding
So how do you win? Easy. Best three comments about why you love or hate to read win. First place gets a free pair of etnies shoes and a copy of Stalefish signed by Tony Hawk, Dave Hackett, Kevin Harris, Lance Mountain, Rodney Mullen and Mike Vallely. Second and third place still get a book and shoes, just no autographs. Good luck!


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Information Literacy in African-American/Black Studies
Back to Information Literacy in the Disciplines Menu
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee is not aware of information literacy standards in this area. However, the following are the leading professional associations in the field.
National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS). http://www.naaas.org/ (accessed April 22, 2010).
National Council for Black Studies (NCBS). http://www.ncbsonline.org/ (accessed April 22, 2010).
Curricula, Articles, and Presentations
Bellardo, Trudi and Frederick J. Stielow. 1994. "Newspaper research on African-Americans: modern methods and sources." Primary Sources and Original Works, 3(1): 1-22.
California State University - Long Beach. "Information competence for the discipline of black studies." Online tutorial. http://www.csulb.edu/~ttravis/BlackStudies/ (accessed April 13, 2009).
Weissinger, Thomas. 2002. "Black studies scholarly communication: a citation analysis of periodical literature." Collection Management, 27(3): 45-56.
Weissinger, Thomas. 1999. "Defining black studies on the World Wide Web." Journal of Academic Librarianship, 25(4): 288-293.
Wrighten, Mary and Laurie A. Rodgers. 2004. "Librarian/faculty partnerships and library technology resources integrated into the ethnic studies curriculum." LIBRES Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal, 14(1): n.p. http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres14n1/March%2004_Wrighten_Ess&Op.htm (accessed May 18, 2012).


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As part of its release of financial results for the second fiscal quarter, Electronic Arts revealed that the Wii and Wii U account for a little over one percent of the company's total sales, while PC game sales are its top segment. EA said that Wii and Wii U games accounted for 1.3 percent of EA's software revenues in the last fiscal quarter. Of the $695 million in revenue earned from combined sales of console, mobile and PC software, about $9 million came from Wii and Wii U software.
PC software accounted for 39.4 percent of total sales, Xbox 360 games took 24 percent, PS3 games took 18.8 percent, mobile games accounted for 10.8 percent, and "other" brought in 3.6 percent. The Wii and Wii U weren't the only segments that didn't bring in big sales numbers for the publisher: PlayStation hand-helds only generated 1 percent of sales, followed by Nintendo hand-helds at .7 percent, and the PS2, which account for .3 percent.
The data was part of EA's fiscal second quarter for the three-month period between July and September. The company reported $273 million loss for the quarter on net revenue of $695 million. Despite the net loss, the company's numbers for the quarter were a 28 percent improvement over the same period a year ago.
"[EA's] strong second quarter was driven by great title launches, continued digital growth, and financial discipline," said EA CEO Andrew Wilson. "While we have made good progress in the first half of the year, we remain focused on executing our FY14 plan and delivering a full slate of amazing games and services to players on current and next-generation consoles, mobile, and PC."
Of course, the Wii and Wii U segment would likely account for more sales if EA had not either skipped the platform for some big brand name titles or outright ignored it. In other words, the company created the situation in the first place…
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Hi guys,
I want to configure the relay for my Zimbra server
Only allow 127.0.0.0/8 and 10.1.1.0/24
I guess the setup will be place here,
Server settings > MTA > MTA Trusted Networks > 127.0.0.0/8 10.1.1.0/24
But right now I run a test and facing a problem that I configure the SMTP sending mail by using the PHP code, the code similar to below,
The server IP is 192.168.1.10, and send notification using email@example.com and sending email to other mail provider, example email notification.Code:$mail = new PHPMailer(); $mail->IsSMTP(); $mail->Host = "mail.abc.com"; $mail->CharSet = 'utf-8'; // SET UTF-8 $mail->From = "email@example.com"; $mail->FromName = "ABC Pte Limited"; $mail->Subject = "[Testing]"; $mail->MsgHTML($body); $mail->AddAddress($emailadd, "");
and it is send successful.
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I do not add 192.168.1.10 as my relay and why it is able to send? can I disallow the server using our email server to send email out?
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Gresham Sanitary Services provides waste hauling services for the Port of Portland, and it became the state's first trash hauler to use compressed natural gas in its vehicles in 2011. At that time, GSS had introduced a front load CNG truck to its fleet, which it used to haul Port composting, recycling and garbage. GSS recently added a CNG roll-off truck to its fleet. Roll-off trucks are used to pick up large drop box containers, such as those located in our rental car quick turnaround facility (pictured below). The addition of the new CNG truck means that all of the Port's waste gets hauled to transfer stations using cleaner burning alternative fuel.
"We are proud to continue raising our commitment to sustainability by increasing our CNG fleet and pleased to be able to provide 100 percent CNG sanitary service to Port facilities," says GSS General Manager, Matt Miller.
At the Port, we continuously look for ways to reduce air emissions from our operations and commend GSS for making this commitment to reducing emissions from their fleet vehicles.
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|Mealtime Makeovers...Holidays are here!
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The holidays are upon us–or so I like to say they are! Holiday season is my favorite time of year all of the hustle and bustle and beautiful decor everywhere you turn. This year, I am hosting family Thanksgiving at my house and I have decided to challenge myself with a new adventure in the kitchen. CHEESECAKE!
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Beautiful weather set the stage Sunday morning as tens of thousands of runners and walkers gathered for the annual Twin Cities Race for the Cure at the Mall of America.
Now in it's 20th year, Minnesota's event is one of the largest in the Susan G. Komen nationwide series that raises money and awareness for breast cancer education and research.
"We are all here for the mission; saving lives and ending breast cancer forever guides what we do each and every day," according to the Komen Minnesota Affiliate website.
Again this year, supporters from across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and beyond took part in a 5K wheelchair race, 5K run, 5K walk and 1K walk. A Health Expo was set up on the mall's north side parking lot, along with KARE corner where participants stopped by for a team photo (now available for viewing and download on kare11.com).
While Race for the Cure MN officials expected tens of thousands to step out Sunday, they recently told KARE 11 donations were down in 2012 as much as 12-13% for several reasons, including a granting guidelines controversy at the national level earlier this year.
Be sure to check out the KARE 11 photo gallery, as well as KARE 11's Facebook photos and the Twitter hash tag: #KomenMN.
KARE 11 will have complete coverage of Sunday's Race for the Cure on KARE 11 News at 10 p.m.
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Cool - a challenger
This entry is based somewhat on the Deep Roads from the videogame Dragon Age. I've started work on what will be an inset of the region containing the Bergan Mountains. At this point, I'm envisioning having a second inset showing a side view of the tunnel network, with the main body of the map being a top-down view.
Cool - a challenger
I'm a little nervous about the side-view part, but I figure if I just treat it like a drafting project it'll turn out at least halfway decent
Very cool. Looking forward to this !!
I am the breath of Dragons...The Song of Mountains...The Stories of Rivers....The Heart of Cities.... I am A Cartographer....
Finished Maps
Kingdom Of Shendenflar Campaign Setting (WIP)
Everything I post is free for use and redistribution under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 licence, except where noted otherwise in the thread.
Creating a parchment texture for the background, and finished the rivers and coastlines of the regional inset. I guess I should make some borders or something pretty soon...
I'm glad you added the woodcut around the coast - I got lost in that islandy area. Looks good so far, man.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Thanks Ascension Can't have a coastline without a woodcut!
Added the city icons and labels, plus border. Almost done the easy parts, but I was having too much fun with it to leave it for the end.
Started laying out the major routes underground. Obviously still a lot of work to be done on them, but these dwarves are starting to come to life in my head a little bit. Turns the reason its so dangerous to travel these routes now, is because of the emergence of the Fungoids! Yes, its Dwarves versus Fungus down there! These particular dwarves mine a lot of pitchblende, for the radium that can produced from it, which they use to create self-luminescent paints. This leaves them with a lot of uranium waste, which they use for bullets and cannonballs (19th century, or steampunk dwarves, yay!), and also for weighted cores for axes and hammers. Unfortunately, the Fungoids are also very attracted to pitchblende (maybe they eat it, or something). Oh yeah, and forget your stereotypical scottish dwarves. These dwarves are dutch!
Sketched out a picture of a heavy infantry dwarf warrior. Gotta have a gas mask, or else you might breathe in deadly Fungoid spores!
Edit: Added the polished up version of Mr. Dorf.
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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft landing or dizzy dive?
WASHINGTON Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end "fiscal cliff" were in disarray as lawmakers fled the Capitol for their Christmas break. "God only knows" how a deal can be reached now, House Speaker John Boehner declared.
President Barack Obama, on his way out of town himself, insisted a bargain could still be struck before Dec. 31. "Call me a hopeless optimist," he said.
A look at why it's so hard for Republicans and Democrats to compromise on urgent matters of taxes and spending, and what happens if they fail to meet their deadline:
Partly by fate, partly by design, some scary fiscal forces come together at the start of 2013 unless Congress and Obama act to stop them. They include:
- Some $536 billion in tax increases, touching nearly all Americans, because various federal tax cuts and breaks expire at year's end.
- About $110 billion in spending cuts divided equally between the military and most other federal departments. That's about 8 percent of their annual budgets, 9 percent for the Pentagon.
Hitting the national economy with that double whammy of tax increases and spending cuts is what's called going over the "fiscal cliff." If allowed to unfold over 2013, it would lead to recession, a big jump in unemployment and financial market turmoil, economists predict.
If New Year's Day arrives without a deal, the nation shouldn't plunge onto the shoals of recession immediately. There still might be time to engineer a soft landing.
So long as lawmakers and the president appear to be working toward agreement, the tax hikes and spending cuts could mostly be held at bay for a few weeks. Then they could be retroactively repealed once a deal was reached.
The big wild card is the stock market and the nation's financial confidence: Would traders start to panic if Washington appeared unable to reach accord? Would worried consumers and businesses sharply reduce their spending? In what could be a preview, stock prices around the world dropped Friday after House Republican leaders' plan for addressing the fiscal cliff collapsed.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned lawmakers that the economy is already suffering from the uncertainty and they shouldn't risk making it worse by blowing past their deadline.
If negotiations between Obama and Congress collapse completely, 2013 looks like a rocky year.
Taxes would jump $2,400 on average for families with incomes of $50,000 to $75,000, according to a study by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center. Because consumers would get less of their paychecks to spend, businesses and jobs would suffer.
At the same time, Americans would feel cuts in government services; some federal workers would be furloughed or laid off, and companies would lose government business. The nation would lose up to 3.4 million jobs, the Congressional Budget Office predicts.
"The consequences of that would be felt by everybody," Bernanke says.
Much of the disagreement surrounds the George W. Bush-era income tax cuts, and whether those rates should be allowed to rise for the nation's wealthiest taxpayers. Both political parties say they want to protect the middle-class from tax increases.
Several tax breaks begun in 2009 to stimulate the economy by aiding low- and middle-income families are also set to expire Jan. 1. The alternative minimum tax would expand to catch 28 million more taxpayers, with an average increase of $3,700 a year. Taxes on investments would rise, too. More deaths would be covered by the federal estate tax, and the rate climbs from 35 percent to 55 percent. Some corporate tax breaks would end.


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By Daniel Kelley
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky testified by remote video at a hearing on Tuesday on whether his pension should be restored despite his 45 child sex abuse convictions.
A state pension agency revoked his $4,900-a-month pension after Sandusky, 69, was sentenced in October 2012 to 30 to 60 years in prison. The decision also ended benefits for his wife, Dottie.
The former assistant football coach at the heart of a scandal that cost his boss, legendary coach Joe Paterno, his job, was not a state employee. However, he had chosen to participate in the state pension plan at Penn State, which is a "state-related" university that obtains less than 10 percent of its budget from the state.
At the center of the dispute is whether Sandusky, after he began collecting payments following his 1999 retirement, was a "de facto" Penn State employee and should therefore be blocked by the Pennsylvania Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act because of his convictions for sexually abusing young boys.
During the hearing on Tuesday at the headquarters of the State Employees' Retirement System in Harrisburg, Sandusky was called to testify via a video link from a prison in southwestern Pennsylvania. He was the first witness to testify in the proceeding.
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Looks like a pretty good buck.
Looks like a pretty good buck.
I have a headache !
A lot of D17 bucks have whitetail type anters.
Don't know if you know him but Oscar Reade, a taxidermist in Yucipa years ago shot a buck that looked exacly like a big 5x5 whitetail.
He mounted it and had it hanging in the Redlands Walmart for awhile. Every body accused him of mounting a whitetail rack with a muley cape. Nice buck about 22" wide.
Is it a small forky? I still can't make it out very well. Do us all favor and go get the sd card tonight,LOL
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Note to self : don't ever take pictures of a view finder with camera. haha
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Im stuck working graveyard in town (vegas) and the cam is in california close to another jobsite im working at. Ill get the card monday for sure. I just couldnt bear taking the cam down while i left for a week.
Cool,I see it now, it's a big forky right?
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Hes got a big fork in the front but a real tall tine towards the back that almost looks to split. Or its just the camera and some velvet tearing off.
It was more fun when it was a "where is waldo" pic.


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|Girls #8 seed in state tourney
|Written by Darci Tomky
Holyoke's girls' basketball team won a regional championship Saturday and earned the #8 seed in the 2A State Basketball Tournament.
The Lady Dragons will travel to the Massari Fieldhouse at CSU-Pueblo for the March 11-13 tournament where the "Great Eight" girls' teams will compete for state champion honors. The eight teams are ranked in the following order:
Paonia (22-1), Kiowa (22-2), Akron (19-4), Sedgwick County (21-3), Sangre De Cristo (17-6), Rocky Ford (16-6), Sanford (14-9) and Holyoke (14-10).
Holyoke will first meet Paonia at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, March 11. Other first-round games will feature Sedgwick County vs. Sangre De Cristo at 8:45 a.m., Akron vs. Rocky Ford at 4 p.m. and Kiowa vs. Sanford at 7 p.m.
If HHS wins Thursday, they will advance to the semifinals Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. The girls' championship game is set for 5:15 p.m. Saturday, March 13, while the third-place game is at 2 p.m.
Complete brackets for both the girls' and boys' 2A state tournament can be found on page 8 of this week's Enterprise.
Dragon basketball a family affair
2010 Lady Dragon basketball. 1984 HHS boys' basketball team. What do they have in common? Much more than one might think.
Holyoke's "Cinderella Team" of 1984 exceeded everyone's expectations when their dream of a state championship became a reality.
The boys' basketball team went into the state tournament with a 9-9 record—which is a bit deceiving. The Dragons started out their season slow with six losses.
The March 15, 1984 Enterprise said coach Tom Kammer summed up their season by saying, "It isn't over until it's over."
HHS peaked at their district tournament with a big upset over the number one-seeded Haxtun team in the semifinals. They went on to earn a win over Wray and a spot at the state tournament.
Even though everyone thought it was a fluke that they got into the state tournament, the 1984 Dragons proved them all wrong as they fought their way to a well-deserved championship.
Two members of that state champion team were seniors Steve Beavers and Casey Gerk—now both fathers of two Lady Dragons on the 2010 team. Senior Shelby Beavers and sophomore Laura Gerk carry on the family tradition as they compete on the Dragon basketball team 26 years later.
Even though girls' basketball wasn't expected to advance to the state tourney, they met the challenge and earned a spot to compete there. Like the 1984 team, the girls started out the season slow, and they head to state with a 14-10 record. Are they another "Cinderella Team" in the making? State action this week will determine the outcome for this determined Lady Dragon basketball team.
For complete Dragon sports coverage, see this week's Enterprise paper copy or online E-edition.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to fine a Pittsburgh-area candy factory $87,260 for workplace safety violations allegedly found after a worker's hand and wrist were crushed in a machine that started unexpectedly in February.
Officials with Tsudis Chocolate Co. did not immediately return a call for comment on the proposed fines announced Tuesday.
This is the second time in as many years that OSHA has proposed fines against the company.
OSHA sought more than $84,000 in fines last year, after a worker suffered serious head injuries in October 2011, when a molding machine started up while the worker was setting it up.
OSHA contends some of the company's machines aren't properly locked out to prevent accidental starts.
About 135 people work at the factory in O'Hara Township's RIDC Park business complex.


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Sen. Rick Santorum earned a B.A. in Political Science from Penn State in 1980, but there's little science and a lot of schmoozing in a senator's daily activities. This senator does far better than most in standing by constitutional principle, but the pressures of constituent-servicing are unceasing
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At 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, Rick Santorum-in his 11th Senate year after four years as a congressman-sat for a moment nearly alone in his Capitol Hill office and for the first time in the day showed signs of nervousness. "Where am I supposed to be?" he asked his scheduler. "I know I'm not supposed to be doing nothing."
That was true. The Pennsylvania Republican's schedule for the day listed 33 different items, including meetings with activists and lobbyists, planning sessions with other senators, "greets" (brief interchanges with constituents), "drop bys" (poking his head into conference rooms), drop-ins at Senate hearings and floor debates, and group prayer time.
The Senate Republican Conference chairman (which makes him No. 3 in the GOP hierarchy) also ate fried chicken for lunch and walked it off as he raced from room to room with a female assistant's medium-heeled shoes rat-a-tatting just behind him. He jousted with Washington journalists during the daily "stakeout"-reporters and camera crews wait for political prey in a Capitol corridor-and with a lone reporter while sitting in the Senate barbershop.
By 9:36 a.m. Mr. Santorum, who will turn 47 next month, had already been up almost five hours. Driving 50 minutes from his home in Leesburg, Va., he played tennis at the Senate court in the Hart Office Building at 6:15. He went to Mass at St. Joseph's (across the street from Hart) at 8:00, breakfasted with political operatives and lobbyists in the Capitol at 8:30, and attended a catechism class with a priest and a half-dozen other legislators at 9:00.
Then began a series of meetings with constituents and visitors in his office and two conference rooms down the hall; sometimes groups waited in each venue of the three-ring circus. The conference rooms are plain-a big wooden table surrounded by chairs-but the desk area of his office is highly personalized with baby photos of his children (six range in age from 4 to 13; one died two hours after being born).
Behind the desk are balls from each year's Congressional Baseball Game: he calls himself a "tall [6'2"], slow, first baseman." On the desk, barely visible from the meeting area of the office, is a wooden plaque that reads "PRAY" and a small gold cross on a stand. Other office items include a Nelson Study Bible and a plate showing a slave in chains with the name of the anti-slavery leader who was the most famous Christian statesman in the history of English-speaking legislatures, Britain's William Wilberforce (1759-1833).
At 9:45 the senator entered the larger of the conference rooms to hear a Pennsylvania conservation district delegation tell him: "Thank you for the funding you brought to our county. . . . The president's budget cuts the funding. We're asking that it stays in the budget. . . . Out west they get a lot more than we do from Washington." The senator was noncommittal.
Three minutes later pages of numbers accompanied another request: "We're looking at the agriculture budget. I've highlighted items particularly important to Pennsylvania. . . . We have quite a demand for a program that was cut. We hope the budget would be cut elsewhere instead of us."
Sen. Santorum smilingly responded, "Everyone says that," as he thumped the table with his hands, ba-da-dum, indicating his desire to get away.
At 9:54 he was back in his office for a meeting with a seven-member British delegation about environmental matters and funding to fight AIDS in Africa. He sat before his desk in a rocking chair facing a big clock and a painting of Union troops at Gettysburg. The Brits sat stiffly on upholstered chairs and a couch as Sir Michael Jay talked about energy efficiency, cleaner power, and climate change. Some of the visitors stole glances to the left at a big print of Hans Holbein's wonderful portrait of Thomas More (presented to the senator by the Thomas More Society of Central Pennsylvania) and to the right at small photos of the senator shaking hands with Bush 41 and Bush 43.
Through this the senator himself sat stolidly in his rocking chair, legs crossed and hand on chin, head cocked slightly to the right. Not until Sir Michael Jay spoke of Africa and AIDS did Mr. Santorum begin to rock and nod his head. He replied, "The climate change issue has not been an object of focus for me. . . . But I can't ignore the fact that 250,000 people are dying every month in Africa, and I'm glad the prime minister is making this a priority."
At 10:14 the senator slipped into his seat on the dais in a committee hearing room; he offered a few sentences about the good work nonprofit organizations are doing and slipped out at 10:26 for a meeting of the eight members of the GOP Senate leadership team in Majority Leader Bill Frist's office-no reporters allowed. Afterwards he said the GOP leaders discussed big issues of the week-Social Security, judicial appointments, immigration-along with nuts-and-bolts aspects of bills on the floor and problematic amendments likely to be offered.
(The hardest nut to crack philosophically is immigration, and Sen. Santorum admits that he's torn on the subject: "I'm the son of an immigrant [from Italy], so I have some sense of that . . . we should increase the number who can come legally . . . we have to deal with national security concerns." He recognizes the impact that abortion has had in reducing the young population of the United States, and says, "It's hard to grow the economy with a shrinking number of people"-and immigration makes up for that gap.)
When the meeting ended at 11:53 he walked back to his own office and after 10 seconds asked his scheduler, "OK, where am I off to now?" One minute later he was listening to constituents hoping to sell food to the Department of Defense and wanting their senator's help in landing a contract. He asked, "What do you need? A letter of support?"
The response was immediate: "A strong letter of support."
He asked, "How much will this save the government?" and, after some numbers were thrown around, he responded, "OK, we'll see what we can do."
Ba-da-dum, time to move to another conference room and another topic: How about allowing more sales of Pennsylvania agricultural products to Cuba?
His response: "I'm not a big fan of that. . . . You're propping up a government that's hostile and spreading its hostility."
Ba-da-dum, but what about attaining "fair trade" through establishing more tariffs to protect Pennsylvania farmers?
Mr. Santorum replied, "You make it fair by having free trade in the region. That's free and fair." And he still could not get away: "Any chance to do a fundraiser in September in Lancaster?" Noncommittal response.
Next up were seven graduate students from Pennsylvania asking why Pennsylvania lags in business growth. The senator responded, "We have very high rates of taxation . . . a legal and regulatory climate that's very unfriendly . . . education needs to be improved."
To a question about the purpose of the federal government, Mr. Santorum replied, "Read the preamble to the Constitution. Provide for the common defense. That's first and foremost. Promote the general welfare: Government's job isn't to do it, but to create an environment in which others can work for the common good."
Ba-da-dum, ready to go, but 20 more graduate students suddenly crowded into the room and asked Sen. Santorum about his strong opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion. He tried to take them back to basics: "The founders knew that when liberty is reduced to the issue of choice, it's reduced to license, and ultimately there's chaos." He moved his hands back and forth like trees blowing in a gale. "If you just do what you want to do, you're ultimately going to hurt other people. . . . Anything you do, you're imposing your moral code. . . . To suggest that the freedom to have an abortion is not imposing a worldview is laughable."
Ba-da-dum, and he was outside the conference room asking his scheduler, "Where am I supposed to go?"
At 12:36 he was late for a nine-year-old prayer-and-accountability group meeting at Trent Lott's office with three other senators. The issues discussed are "very personal . . . we try to keep politics out." But in the corridor the graduate students wanted a photo of him with all of them, and after a few seconds of milling about-how to fit in everyone-the senator took charge: "Let's have five guys in front take a knee . . . tall ones in back."
That done, Mr. Santorum raced off to prayer and then a policy lunch with all the Republican senators and a few senior staff members in the Mansfield Room of the Capitol. There politics was most definitely in and Social Security the entree. At 2:15 he patiently answered "stakeout" questions in the corridor before three television cameras, five microphones, 10 print reporters, and bright lights that contributed to a sheen of sweat on strands of hair curling behind the senator's ears.
Then it was on to a 90-minute whirlwind of more meetings, greets, and drop-bys.
One Pennsylvania contingent that resembled the Lollipop Guild of Oz said, "We want to thank you for your support. . . . We as partners want to partner with government so we can provide appropriate services." (Response: "Let me know about the legislation. Sounds like something I can support." Ba-da-dum.)
Another visitor spun a tale of Washington outrage, to which the senator replied, "That's how bureaucracies function. . . . Makes me ashamed to be part of the federal government." Ba-da-dum.
One of his last "greets" was with an opponent of legislation that would allow religious anti-poverty groups to hire only within their own religion and still be eligible for federal funding. Sen. Santorum retorted, "Religious freedom is a higher order of freedom than economic freedom. If we restrict the belief rights of organizations, we're putting economic rights above them." Asked why anti-poverty workers in these groups need to express their beliefs, he responded, "Why should we deprive them of using the medicine that will heal people?"
Then it was downstairs to the Senate barbershop and WORLD's questions about why faith-based-initiative legislation for four years has stalled in the Senate. Would a tax credit emphasis rather than a grants-making approach work better? "Sure, tax credits are the most efficient way to get it done," he said, "but Democrats want tax increases and the government making grants . . . and Republicans don't like tax credits because they complicate the tax code . . . and a lot of the nonprofits don't want a special credit to help the poor-everyone wants it to help their program, they say what they're doing is just as important as helping the poor."
How can Christians be more effective in defending marriage? "We can't go around and speak against same-sex marriage without talking about the divorce culture," he said. "Anytime I speak in front of any groups, I always say we need to talk about first things first. Marriage is in trouble because of divorce. We've turned marriage into something about adults, not kids."
And what about last year's Senate campaign, when Mr. Santorum angered many conservatives by backing social liberal Arlen Specter over conservative Pat Toomey in the Republican primary? "Two words: fifty-five."
Mr. Santorum argued that the GOP achieved that senatorial number by "minimizing our tough races in blue states. We didn't spend a penny of national funds in Pennsylvania, and that allowed us to use those resources in South Dakota" and other close states. He acknowledged that Mr. Toomey might have been able to win, but "the resources we would have had to expend would have been enormous."
At 4:36, haircut done, Mr. Santorum headed for his last three scheduled appointments for the day and then to the Senate floor for debate about Social Security. He usually leaves for home around 6:30 p.m., driving himself and wearing a telephone headpiece that allows him to return calls that have come in throughout the day; a staffer at the office does the dialing.
Then he has family time. The six Santorum children stay up to 10 or 11 p.m. because Karen Santorum homeschools them and allows them to get up much later than their dad.
But on this day, with a trip to Rome for Pope John Paul II's funeral coming up soon, he didn't leave until 9:30 and didn't get home until 10:30, nearly 18 hours after he had left. "Not exactly a family-friendly job," he said wryly, "but if you're a football player every play may be your last. I'm here to serve. I have no problem getting out of bed every morning."


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|Extension Corner
|Written by Tracy Trumper
Why prepare for Financial Literacy Month?
April is Financial Literacy Month. Financial literacy is so important to our health and well-being that there is a special time that information is shared and encouraged. Just as we all have made our New Year's resolutions for better physical health, we now have another chance to have better financial health.
Why think about financial literacy, and why should you do something about it? According to the 2008 Financial Literacy Survey of adults, conducted on behalf of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc. and MSN Money:
—1 in every 10 Americans with a mortgage reports being late or missing a mortgage payment in the last year.
—7 percent of adults are either getting calls from collectors or seriously considering filing for bankruptcy.
—59 percent of young adults say they do not have any non-retirement savings. And though a majority is currently saving for their retirement, more than one-quarter are not.
—almost half of those who closely monitor their finances are more likely to say they learned about personal finance from their parents or at home, underscoring the potential positive influence parents can have on their children financially.
—only one-quarter expect their income to outpace inflation. And more than half of all Americans believe their income will shrink, not keep pace with inflation, or stay even.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. also discovered in their 2008 study:
—55 percent of parents with children aged 16-24 voiced concern over their children's ability to become financially independent without monetary assistance from them.
—nearly 72 percent of the parents surveyed acknowledged that they are their children's primary source of personal finance education, although 44 percent admit to needing more guidance on how to best teach their children the skills necessary to become financially responsible and successful adults.
Even more convincing is the Charles Schwab 2008 Parents & Money survey that revealed:
—only about 1 in 3 parents (34 percent) has taught their teen how to balance a checkbook, and even fewer (29 percent) have explained how credit card interest and fees work.
—while 71 percent agree that the best way for teens to learn about money is from guided, hands-on experience or their own example, only 1 in 5 parents (20 percent) involves their teen to a great extent in the family's budgeting and spending decisions.
—93 percent of American parents with teens worry their teens might make financial missteps, such as overspending or living beyond their means (67 percent), getting in over their head with credit card debt (65 percent), failing to save for the emergencies (60 percent) or failing to stick to a budget (57 percent). And a full third of parents (33 percent) anticipate their "golden years" will likely involve helping their kids financially.
On the more positive side, the 2008 study by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Charles Schwab Foundation of teens participating in the financial education program Money Matters found that:
—teens who reported learning a great deal about goal-setting were significantly more likely to also report that they had saved money for something they wanted and then purchased it (79 percent), compared to those who reported they learned little or nothing about goal-setting (58 percent).
—teens who reported learning about managing savings and checking accounts were more likely to report having opened both types of accounts (57 percent vs. 44 percent opened a savings account; 36 percent vs. 28 percent opened checking accounts).
—those who reported learning about saving money were more likely to save regularly (72 percent vs. 57 percent).
—teens who learned to track spending were more likely to report having developed a budget (50 percent) vs. those who learned little or nothing (29 percent) and were also more likely to save money to purchase something (80 percent vs. 60 percent).
Some helpful hints to get started, whether you are an individual or the head of your household, first, set long-term and short-term goals, like retirement or college education and buying a new car. Second, develop a budget looking at income and monthly expenses. Third, start saving something from somewhere. It might start out being pocket change, but it adds up over time.
More resources for parents include www.federalreserveeducation.org/pfed, www.themint.org, www.jumpstart.org, www.ncee.net/resources, www.consumerjungle.org, www.pbskids.org/itsmylife/money and www.mymoney.gov.
Holyoke Enterprise April 11, 2013


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UFC welterweight Phil Baroni (13-12 MMA, 3-6 UFC) is out of next month's UFC 118 event and his fight with John Salter (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) due to a collarbone injury.
Baroni's agent, Ken Pavia of MMAAgents.com, today confirmed the news with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
"He suffered a minor injury that interrupted his preparations," Pavia said. "It's not going to be a long-term problem."
UFC 118 takes place Aug. 28 at TD Garden in Boston, and Baroni vs. Salter was slated for the un-aired preliminary card.
A replacement search is underway, and Baroni is expected to be added to a fall UFC card. However, Baroni declined to comment on the injury when contacted by MMAjunkie.com earlier today.
Baroni, who made his UFC debut more than nine years ago, was likely
fighting for his life in the organization following a one-sided
unanimous-decision loss to Amir Sadollah at UFC 106. The fight marked
the 34-year-old's return to the organization after a nearly five-year
absence and followed a streak of three wins in four fights.
Losing his spot on the UFC 118 card is especially tough since it would given him a chance to fight close to home.
Salter, meanwhile, is an NAIA national wrestling champion who also owns a
purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The 25-year-old went 4-0 in just a
seven-month pro career before he signed with the UFC. In his promotional
debut, he then suffered a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Gerald
Harris at UFC Fight Night 20. Then, a UFC 113 fight was cut short when
opponent Jason MacDonald suffered a nasty leg injury that left him with a
dislocated ankle and multiple leg fractures. Salter benefits from MacDonald's bad luck and got the TKO win.
For more on UFC 118 event, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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