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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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Full SubmissionCompilation Document Input from The Earth Institute, Columbia University Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development November 1, 2011 Contributors: Lauren Barredo, Claire Bulger, Mary-Elena Carr, Nancy Degnan, Glenn Denning, Gregory Fienhold, Terri Harris, Tim Johnston, Klaus Lackner, Upmanu Lall, Art Lerner-Lam, Andrew Miller, Vijay Modi, Carolyn Mutter, Shahid Naaem, John Peacock, Lisa Phillips, Tamara Plummer, Richard Plunz, Rita Ricobelli, Carey Russell, George Sarrinikolaou, Peter Schlosser, Eve Solomon, Samantha Tress. INTRODUCTION The Earth Institute, Columbia University welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the compilation document being prepared in advance of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. We are now a crowded, interconnected, global society, with seven billion people struggling to find a foothold on a highly vulnerable planet. The challenges of feeding the world, keeping it safe from persistent epidemic diseases such as malaria and AIDS and new and emerging diseases such as Swine Flu and SARS, conserving biodiversity, mitigating and adapting to climate change, water and food scarcity, and combining economic progress with local and global environmental safety are the defining challenges of our time. Hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation often are underlying causes of conflict and violence. We are in a new global era, termed the Anthropocene, and one that will come to be known as the Age of Sustainable Development. Our security, even our survival, will depend on the world forging a triple commitment: to protect the environment, to end extreme poverty; to ensure human rights for all. In 2012, world governments will reunite in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after the historic conference at which they signed the first comprehensive treaties to fight human-induced climate change and to stop the loss of biodiversity. There have been modest achievements, especially in developing the basis for these challenges, but far too little has been accomplished. The programs of the Earth Institute are underpinned and guided by the premise: the world has the scientific and technological know-how and resources to raise living standards in a sustainable manner and solve humanitys most urgent problems, ranging from ending extreme poverty to mitigating and adapting to climate change, to managing freshwater scarcity and reversing biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. The Earth Institutes complex transdisciplinary work, which is grounded in hundreds of research projects carried out and implemented in locations worldwide, validates this perspective and highlights the pressing sectoral priorities and exciting and innovative initiatives that are described in this document. The Earth Institute believes that the priorities of the Rio +20 Earth Summit ought to be the following: 1. Re-double efforts to stabilize the human population by encouraging countries to take responsibility for rapidly growing populations. Human population can be stabilized by decreasing child mortality rates; providing free or affordable contraception; empowering women to make their own choices, and promoting well-being through education and jobs. 2. Set an international policy goal to create new, better technologies with the capacity for global sustainability. Six priority sectors requiring new technologies in order to begin to act sustainably are (1) power, (2) transport, (3) agriculture, (4) natural resource management (e.g., water, fisheries, biodiversity), (5) infrastructure and development, and (6) industry. This technological overhaul requires new public-private partnerships and governmental Commitments to generate and allocate resources sufficient to achieve the necessary scale of technological and behavioral change. 3. Develop a global framework that supports existing and future technological development. Market forces alone are not strong enough to support widespread change. 4. Achieve economic growth at a lower impact on the planet by targeting public-private partnerships to achieve shared global goals. 5. Approach global environmental challenges, such as climate change, water depletion, emerging disease, and biodiversity loss, by engaging in joint problem solving and brainstorming with countries instead of pursuing negotiations. 6. Create an indicative, but not rigid or central, plan of action for dealing with the global sustainability crisis. A. SECTORAL PRIORITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1. Biodiversity Proliferate increased understanding of the role of ecology in long-term sustainability in order to inform political, social and economic decision making. The Earth Institute is particularly concerned with the effect of climate change on biodiversity loss; mass extinction; emerging diseases such as West Nile Virus, Hanta Virus, Swine flu and Avian flu; habitat loss due to conversion, fragmentation, and degradation; and the unsustainable use of ecosystem services. 2. Climate Change a) Delineate options for mitigation and adaptation so societies can respond proactively to anticipated impacts of climate change and variability; b) Develop a framework to provide policy analysis and advice to stakeholders and policymakers; c) Optimize climate and energy policies by studying and comparing real or modeled results of different international policies; d) Delineate and share mitigation opportunities for high-emitting industries, such as aluminum, iron and steel, cement, and natural gas and oil systems; e) Develop and implement proactive strategies for near term climate prediction and risk mitigation, as a central path for adaptation; f) Develop the next generation of carbon capture and storage technologies; and g) Develop country-specific methodologies for systematic assessment and comparison of the costs and benefits of adaptation options across diverse regions and sectors. 3. Energy Focus on technologies that will improve energy efficiency and thus reduce carbon emissions. The abundance of fossil fuels that are low in cost, but high in carbon emissions, provides a strong incentive to explore opportunities for capturing the carbon dioxide that is produced in the combustion of fossil fuels and keeping it out of the atmosphere. 4. Natural Hazard Risk Reduction Given the increasing frequency of occurrence of natural hazards and disasters, the Earth Institutes priorities for understanding and mitigating the risks caused by natural disasters are as follows: a) Advance predictive and forecasting capability for hazard and risk; b) Build sustainable hazards monitoring networks; c) Build local research and applications capacity for natural hazards risk reduction; d) Provide worldwide access to information about human and environmental systems in order to predict, prevent, and respond to environmental risks; e) Assist in establishing well-designed mechanisms, which are built into sustainable development strategies, in order to transfer dynamic and evolving scientific knowledge to policy discussions; f) Enable governments and humanitarian organizations to better locate need and allocate resources in the aftermath of disasters; g) Assist the international community in shifting from a culture of response to preparedness by outlining key measures of preparedness, response, recovery, and rebuilding incentives that can help mitigate risk and exposure, and impacts on a nations GDP. 5. Sustainable Agriculture Priorities a) Help scale up the African Green Revolution to reach one-quarter of smallholder farmers in Africa producirter of smallholder farmers in Africa b) Ensure long-term food security and poverty reduction through diversified and value-added agriculture; c) Improve nutritional security, diet diversity and food safety in rural communities by developing food- based solutions that are embedded within a wider food systems framework and respect cultural preferences; d) Communicate evidence-based science on agriculture, the environment, and human nutrition to the general public; e) Provide education, capacity strengthening, and professional development for students, faculty, scientists, and practitioners engaged in issues around agriculture and food systems; f) Accelerate the adoption of effective and appropriate sustainable agriculture initiatives by providing funds for smallholder farmers, especially those in developing countries. Minimize negative impacts of the global food system on the environment while increasing positive impacts, without compromising food security; and g) Accelerate the adoption of effective and appropriate sustainable agriculture, environmental, and nutrition policies - and necessary financing - by international organizations, national governments, and aid agencies through high-level advocacy; h) Develop data driven models to assess and manage the food system at multiple scales; i) Ensure long-term food sovereignty through enhancements of local- and regional-scale food system infrastructure initiatives. 6. Sustainable Water Priorities As worldwide populations grow and affluence increases, the demand for food and water is on the rise. At the same time, climate variability and change are making it difficult to provide water where and when it is needed. Floods destroy communities in one part of the world, while in another people trek miles every day just to get enough water to survive. The pervasiveness of water scarcity makes it one of the most difficult challenges we need to address in the 21st century. Principles of water allocation, planning, and governance need to be revised to promote efficient water use as part of a sustainable development strategy. The Earth Institute considers global water management priorities to be the following: a) Develop a predictive capability for water resource assessment on the local, regional and global levels that recognizes changing climate, demographics and water needs; b) Develop a capacity for the analysis of public and private investment in water resource development; c) Develop appropriate technologies for the storage, treatment and conveyance of water to improve reliable, cost-efficient access, as well as policy instruments that encourage efficient and equitable water use, and test them in real world settings to substantiate their applicability; d) Develop and disseminate the results of research on water use, in order to support global water resource development and decision-making, through direct engagement with decision makers and through media that influence the behavior of farmers and others who ultimately determine water use and pollution; and e) Address sustainable water challenges in key hot spots. The Earth Institute is currently focused on water challenges in the Indian subcontinent, Brazil, Africa, China, and the United States. 7. Education Educate a new generation of students dedicated to the fundamental links among the natural sciences, technology and social practices, and the values and beliefs that influence decision-making in a world where economic development, globalization, and a fast-growing population has led to significant pressure on the environment. B. EARTH INSTITUTE SECTORAL INITIATIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INTEGRATING THE THREE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1. Food security a) The Agricultural MOdel Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) The Earth Institutes Center for Climate Systems Research and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies are spearheading the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP), a major international effort to assess the state of global agricultural modeling and to understand climate impacts on the agricultural sector. The goals of AgMIP are to improve substantially the characterization of risk of hunger and world food security due to climate variability and change, and to enhance adaptation capacity in developing and developed countries. To achieve these goals, AgMIP is establishing a robust and rigorous research framework that connects climate, agriculture, economic, and information technology communities; this open framework encourages collaboration and provides a useful test bed to investigate climate products through the lens of agricultural impacts. AgMIP is also establishing significant research opportunities to engage interdisciplinary teams in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The three-year project places regional changes in agricultural production in a global context that reflects new trading opportunities, imbalances, and shortages in world markets resulting from climate variability and change as well as other driving forces of the food system. It also builds capacity for continuing agricultural assessment and management in developing countries under variable and changing climate conditions. AgMIP is supported by the United Kingdom Department for International Development in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture. 2. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) When 189 world leaders met at the United Nations in September 2000, they were inspired to adopt the Millennium Declaration, which included bold targets in the fight against poverty, disease and hunger. In 2002, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan asked Jeffrey Sachs, Earth Institute director, to direct the UN Millennium Project and identify feasible approaches to achieving these ambitious goals. Since then, under his leadership and with the help of a global network of partners, the Earth Institute has achieved both in rural and urban areas of African countries by the universally endorsed target date of 2015. By harnessing the efforts of over 700 scientists, researchers and staff and developing thirty cross- disciplinary centers, the Earth Institute has become the worlds academic leader in developing innovative approaches to address complex problems with a special emphasis on the needs of the worlds poorest citizens. Scientists at the Earth Institute have focused on basic human needs such as food security by introducing innovative technology, management and policy tools to improve environmental quality, nutrition and farmers' incomes through sustainable agricultural practices, examined water pollution and groundwater depletion and developed strategies to combat climate variabiliuality, nutrition and farmers' incomes through sustainable agricultural practices, science-based interventions and local ownership is an effective means for alleviating extreme poverty, regardless of agro-ecological or political conditions; (2) reaching the benchmarks proposed in the MDGs the-ground, concrete investments that enable communities to lift themselves out of extreme poverty; and 4) scientific evidence can and should be used to impact policies at the local, national, and international levels. This emphasis is evident in the results of the Earth Institutes demonstration projects: physicians and epidemiologists from the health team working in close collaboration with engineers on information technology designed to provide real time data management and monitoring that will improve information systems; agronomists and nutritionists studying the linkages between health and nutrition to better improve both agricultural systems and health outcomes; and all of our teams developing ground-breaking systems and tools that are dramatically improving the quality of life in developing communities, and which will continued to be scaled up and made sustainable through joint advocacy and national policy efforts. 3. Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Basic research at the Earth Institutes Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory is focused on developing the forecasting and predictive skill for several hazardous phenomena, using observations from global, regional and local monitoring networks, computational modeling from first principles, and, in some cases, bench work in laboratories. Generally speaking, it is instructive to separate the discussion into impacts olity of life in developing and the expected events that follow well-understood probability distributions. The former can be understood with comprehensive scenario modeling, while the latter are nearly constant reminders of the need for effective preparedness. a) Building Sustainable Hazards Monitoring Networks The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is part of an international effort to build sustainable earthquake monitoring networks, which combine national network operations with well-developed global technological infrastructure. The past few decades have seen an explosion in global environmental monitoring, comprising both synoptic satellite observations, as well as in situ technologies deployed on land and in the oceans. National monitoring strategies play a critical role in global observations. In the best case, national monitoring capacity is part of the global federation of networks, which reduces the technical barriers to data sharing and international research and educational collaborations. National networks are frequently capitalized after a major disaster, when global financial assistance is readily available. Under such circumstances, little thought is given to the sustainability of these modern technologies given the inherent capacity of national institutions to run them. Thus it is important to develop the national education and training programs that in the long run are needed to maintain and utilize the critical information supplied by monitoring networks. It is axiomatic that international research and education collaborations, coupled to indigenously-developed, nation-specific scientific strategies, provide rationale and motivation to support the operations of national monitoring networks. For example, in Bangladesh, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory geophysicists have combined forces with faculty from the University of Dhaka and several government institutions to deploy modern seismological and geodetic instrumentation to support national earthquake hazard assessments. This activity is supported by the United States National Science Foundation and the United States Agency for uake hazard assessments. This research and international development assistance. The Earth Institute has initiated preliminary discussions about building sustainable earthquake monitoring networks with Latin American Countries, several south and East Asian countries, and African countries. Support is provided by the United States National Science Foundation, the US Geological Survey, US AID and other institutions. b) Building local research and applications capacity for natural hazards risk reduction Research and education collaborations, including specialized training programs, promote a long-term, sustainable approach to building the local science and technology capacity required for national natural hazard risk reduction programs. Such programs are aided by developed-nation investments in international research. Lamont has participated in the NSF-USAID PIRE and PEER initiatives, as well as basic international collaborations. In particular, a team from Marine Geology and Geophysics led by Donna Shillington is working to develop an earthquake program in Malawi funded by the NSF Continental Dynamics Program; the Seismology and MG&G divisions, led by Michael Steckler, are working in Bangladesh with Continental Dynamics and USAID funding, to address the issues of earthquakes and sea level rise; and the Tree Ring Lab, led by Brendan Buckley and others, is working in uakes and sea level rise; and the on monsoons, extreme storm events, climate change. c) Developing predictive and forecasting skill for natural hazards Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists are conducting basic research across all potentially hazardous phenomena, namely: earthquakes, tsunami, volcanoes and landslides; tropical cyclones and severe storms; flooding; and drought. Under the rubric that the past is the key to the future, Lamont has built perhaps the worlds best group in paleoclimate. In particular, there is research on developing chemical and biogeochemical proxies for past atmospheric temperature and chemistry, which are providing new understanding of climate over the past several million years, encompassing several cycles of glaciation and deglaciation. There is basic research on earthquake cycles, which may soon offer robust, decadal-scale forecasting skill. And, of course, there is considerable research on current day ocean and atmospheric interactions, directed toward an understanding of the physical and chemical parameters that control climate. There is no uniform approach to natural hazard predictability. Each potentially hazardous process comes with its own collection of observational and theoretical constraints. However, Lamont researchers are adept at rectifying probabilistic estimates of multi-hazard exposures so that a full-spectrum hazard assessment can be done at national levels. d) Knowledge transfer Institutions such as the Lamont Doherty earth Observatory can act as honest brokers in establishing well-designed mechanisms, which are built into sustainable development strategies, in order to transfer dynamic and evolving scientific knowledge to policy discussions, either with international development organizations (such as our work on the "Natural Hazards Hotspots" report for the WOrld Bank and the UN) or with individual countries (work in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bhutan). The 2010 Haiti Earthquake demonstrates the need to expand this kind of work around the world. The fault that ruptured in the 2010 Haiti earthquake was identified as a potential hazard in a 2008 publication in the scientific literature. Although the results of that work were communicated to the highest levels of the Haitian government, there was neither the institutional capacity, nor the local technical resources to pursue preparedness and mitigation strategies. Scientific results are deeply embedded in traditional means of communication, but there are few international or national frameworks to transfer this knowledge into actionable advice. Training, and research and educational collaborations can help, in part. More importantly, there should be mechanisms to integrate scientific knowledge and policy. To help avoid a similar situation in the Dominican Republic, the Earth Institutes Urban Design Lab is leading a national risk assessment project with the President and many state agencies, which can be replicated in other disaster-prone areas. Flooding, hurricanes and earthquake risks can reduce a countrys capacity for infrastructure development, but by quantifying a countrys risk exposures and applying figures to their current national plans of action, governments can reduce the actual and perceived impacts of natural disasters. The UDLs work in the DR attempts to re-focus the country from a society of response to a culture of preparedness by outlining key measures in:uantifyipangr aedness, (2) impacts on the nations GDP 4. Water The Earth Institutes water mission is to creatively tackle the issue of global water scarcity through innovations in technology, public policy and private action. a) Climate Variability The Columbia Water Center and the International Research Institute for Climate & Society are developing predictive tools and analytical methods to help stakeholders make better-informed decisions on cropping choices, infrastructure design, and water resource management. In much of the world, the high variability of precipitation creates significant challenges for the appropriate management of water. These challenges are likely to increase in an era of long-term climate change. Groundwater provides a natural buffer to drought, but it is currently being mined in many places leading to a long-term disaster that has to be addressed. The role of climate in determining where and when floods occur is an emerging research area with potential benefits in risk mitigation. b) The Global Flood Initiative: Floods and storms cause the most average annual damage and loss of life of all natural hazards. As climate changes, intense rainfall events are expected to increase in frequency, and coastal flooding to become more rampant. The Earth Institute is launching a new initiative on the climatic prediction of the space and time occurrence of floods across the globe, and of strategies to address these risks through technological, financial and communication instruments. The growing threat of floods to global supply chains has been shown by the recent events in Pakistan, United States, Japan and Thailand. An integrated approach to prediction, response, recovery and engineering design from a global scale is sought to address both local and global risks. c) Water Resources in India India is facing a massive water crisis. The roots of the crisis in the region are in efforts to achieve food security through intensive, yet inefficient agriculture. The result is the largest groundwater mining in the world, at the same time that surface water canals experience high losses. The energy used for pumping groundwater contributes to loss of access for other sectors. Water, energy, and food availability are linked concerns in India, and must be addressed as such. The Columbia Water Center research is working to change this situation by working with farmers, governments, and corporations, through innovation in irrigation strategies for farmers, changes in national cropping patterns, and changes in electricity pricing policy. d) Water Resources in Brazil The Columbia Water Center works with partners in Cear�, Brazil to address the dual challenges of inefficient water management and the high cost of supplying water to rural areas. Climate forecasts and developed decision tools are being used for regional water allocation in order to reduce risk. A process for planning and building efficient, inexpensive water infrastructure for rural communities was developed and implemented. This has been adopted by state agencies to scale up rural water development. e) Safe Water Access The Earth Institute fosters research on how to address persistent natural pollution of groundwater in Bangladesh and elsewhere that has created a massive health crisis. Researchers have explored the pathways of exposure as well as behavioral and other methods to supply safer water. Earth Institute researchers also target novel methods of biological wastewater treatment that are efficient and contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gases C. GREEN ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Earth Institute is committed to promoting green economy by strengthening the interplay among scientific research, government and the private sector. One powerful way to combine the strengths of each of these sectors is through government support for basic research in renewable energy, waste treatment, recycling and water filtration. As the ensuing technologies enter the marketplace, they become engines for greater environmental protection, green job creation, sustainable urban design, and prosperity. D. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT As resource use is exploding, water consumption is rapidly increasing around the globe, and earth systems nearing tipping points, hundreds of millions of lives are now at stake. A technological road map is needed toward sustainable production and consumption, but such a guide does not yet exist even in a basic form. Depending on the setting, the solutions may involve the need to deploy technology or to change behavior of key actors through appropriate incentives. Innovative mechanisms such as a carbon levy tax, payments for ecosystem services, an African green revolution, as well as a plan to fund research and development and to aid the required transition for poor economies. To meet these pressing needs regional cooperation is required. The complexity and global nature of the problems we are confronting make country-by-country efforts insufficient. Indeed, a massive intellectual effort led by the expert community worldwide is whats needed. Scientists must plot a path toward de-carbonizing the global economy, preserving and restoring natural resources, rebuilding and investing natural as well as built and human capital, answering questions about climate change, determining which technologies are viable, and ultimately coming up with a plan that takes the world toward energy and food supplies that are much less dependent on fossil fuels by mid-century. The Earth Institute, Columbia University is committed to this endeavor through its research initiatives and education programs, as well as its unparalleled global reach across all sectors and a network that encompasses all levels of government, multinational organizations, academia, NGOs, cultural institutions, and the private sector.


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Today, the elusive Kiwi producer-extraordinaire Lord Echo (aka Mike Fabs) releases his long-awaited sophomore solo album Curiosities via Brooklyn's own Bastard Jazz Recordings. The painstakingly-crafted LP of original material tastefully transcends a landscape of disco, dub, funk, afrobeat and soul, showcasing Fab's "dual-mastery of 60′s production techniques and modern dancefloor aesthetics".
The album also underscores New Zealand's hard-won rep for cultivating a new generation of groundbreaking artists and masterful musicians (not to mention chart-topping pop stars of similar "royal" appellation). Curiosities features a wealth of Echo's soulful compatriots including heralded vocalists like Toby Laing (of Fat Freddy's Drop), Mara TK (from Electric Wire Hustle), Leila Adu and Lisa Tomlins, who graces the album's soaring cover version of the Pharoah Sanders & Leon Thomas classic "The Creator Has a Master Plan."
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Things to see and do - Épernay
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An ideal base from which to explore the Marne Valley and surrounding hills, Epernay shares with Rheims the distinction of being a principal champagne winegrowing centre.
Tourist attractions Épernay : Things to see and do
Épernay's Champagne Cellars
F - 51200 Épernay
The principal property of these cellars is their constant temperature (between 9° and 12°), ideal for ageing the wine: this is where the delicate «remuage» operation is carried out, with the bottles being turned by hand for special vintages. Visitors..
Côte des Blancs
F - 51200 Épernay
The Côte des Blancs stretches from Epernay to Vertus. It is named after its white-grape vineyards, consisting almost exclusively of Chardonnay vines, which produce elegant vintages and blanc de blancs Champagne. Villages with twisting lanes are dotte..
Moët et Chandon cellars
20 av. de Champagne F - 51200 Épernay
The cellars are 28km long and contain the equivalent of 90 million bottles. The tour follows the various stages in making champagne, including «remuage» (turning) and «dégorgement» (extraction of sediment).
Hotels Épernay
Hotel Le Clos Raymi
3 Rue Joseph. De Venoge F - 51200 Épernay
Prix Prices from : 120 €
This 19th-century mansion, now a 3-star hotel, is set in Epernay city centre, in the Champagne-Ardenne region. It offers classically elegant guest rooms and a garden with a terrace. Each guest room at Hotel Le Clos Raymi is individually decorated wi..
Comfort Suites Epernay- Les Demeures Champenoises
2 rue François Bonal F - 51200 Épernay
Prix Prices from : 48 €
Located in the historic Marne town of Epernay, Comfort Suites Epernay - Les demeures Champenoises offers apartment accommodation with free WiFi access and free on-site parking. Composed of 2 different buildings, Comfort Suites Epernay - Les demeures..
La Villa Saint Pierre
1 rue Jeanne d'Arc F - 51200 Épernay
Prix Prices from : 58 €
La Villa Saint Pierre is set in central Epernay, in a townhouse dating from 1913, and offers a garden and a terrace. Guests have free Wi-Fi internet access and are invited for a drink in the property's bar. The individually decorated guest rooms are..
Restaurants Épernay
Bistrot le 7
13 r. des Berceaux F - 51200 Épernay
At Les Berceaux, there is also this bistro option. Homemade foie gras, sole meunière, snails sprinkled with parsley, veal piquata... Bistrot Le 7 stands for simplified elegance. Fine selection of champagnes.
Le Théâtre
8 place Mendes-France F - 51200 Épernay
Close to the theatre, this is one of the oldest brasseries in Épernay (early 20C). The mouldings and high ceilings are set off by more modern red and grey tones. As for the food, tradition goes hand in hand with the seasons.
Les Berceaux
13 r. des Berceaux F - 51200 Épernay
The chef Patrick Michelon strives to show you the highlights of champagne based cuisine. A master of classic techniques, he seeks out high quality ingredients and adopts a subtle approach. The setting is just as elegant as the food.
La Table Kobus
3 rue du Docteur-Rousseau F - 51200 Épernay
You can bring your own bottles of champagne to this lovely brasserie dating from 1900 and they don't even charge a corkage fee! Good news if you are counting your pennies.
La Grillade Gourmande
16 rue de Reims F - 51200 Épernay
This restaurant's specialities include: crayfish pan-fried in champagne, squab with foie gras, veal sweetbreads à la bourgeoise and grilled meats prepared in the restaurant itself, on the open fire. What's more, since the place was overhauled in 2010..
18 rue Porte-Lucas F - 51200 Épernay
A restaurant in which two worlds collide: France (Monsieur, in the kitchen) and Thailand (Madame, front of house). The result is a delicious fusion cuisine, prepared with fine ingredients - vegetables produced by small-scale farmers, wild fish, local..


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Applications must be submitted by December 1 prior to the intended year of enrollment.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary recognizes the global nature of the Christian church and seeks to play a role in educating leaders for churches around the world. To that end, the Seminary encourages application by students whose citizenship is held outside the United States, who have completed their primary theological degree in their own country, and who seek further theological education for the purpose of service to the church in their homeland.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary welcomes applications for one year of study as full-time, non-degree students with academic credit for the purpose of attaining a specific educational and professional objective. A bachelor's degree is required. In this program, students may take any courses they wish without having to satisfy specific degree requirements. Upon completion of required course work, a grade will be issued and recorded on the student's official transcript.
A special track leading to the Master of Arts degree is available for international students who have completed their first theological degree (B.Th. or B.D.). This degree normally requires two years of class work, but credit for up to one full year of class work may be granted to qualified candidates. The degree is granted on the successful completion of course work and a comprehensive examination. For degree completion, students must have six hours of Bible, six hours of history, six hours of theology, three hours of ethics, and one seminar in international studies.
Students who have completed a Master of Divinity degree (or its equivalent) and seek a higher degree for purposes of special service to the church in their home country, may apply for admission to the Master of Theology program (Th.M.). The Th.M. program requires one year of on-campus work at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a thesis of 80 pages that should be completed within this year of study.
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City of Wilmington Hires Hispanic Community Liaison
Posted on 03/15/2013 2:16 pm
The City of Wilmington hired Ramon Rodriguez, as a Hispanic Community Liaison, to serve in the Office of Constituent Services.
Rodriguez, who works as a community referral specialist, has the ability to communicate in English and Spanish and will be instrumental in bridging the gap between the City of Wilmington and the growing Hispanic community.
"Ramon will play an instrumental role in communicating with our Hispanic community," said Mayor Williams. "Language should not be a barrier blocking access to City services and resources. We need to reach and communicate with everyone."
For information about city services and resources or to speak with the Hispanic Community Liaison please contact (302) 576-CITY (2489).


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I propose to add a test to skip this test if you can not succeed.
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|American Basin
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1980
|My wife, Mrs. Rat, and I climbed this great route back in 1980. Hard to imagine a more beautiful high route in Colorado. There was much less traffic in this country a couple of decades ago!
|Posted Apr 26, 2008 10:14 pm
|Best view of any Colorado 14er...
|Loved it. Not enough time up there...up in down in 2.5 hours due to storms.
|Posted Mar 21, 2008 4:13 pm
|American Basin
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 1993
|This was my first climb of Handies. It was from American Basin. Second American Basin climb was on Jun 20, 1997, when we cooked T-bone steaks on the grill at our campsite.
|Posted Feb 18, 2008 12:22 am
|Relatively Easy Summit
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2000
|My first (and only) 14000 foot peak; saw many marmots; hiked from American Basin
|Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:12 pm
|East Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
|Hiked the East Slopes from the Silver Creek - Grizzly Gulch Trailhead with my friend Keith. This was one of the most beautiful 14er hikes I've ever been on.
|Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:38 pm
|11 year old's first 14er
|This was my 11 year old daughter's first fourteener. It took a little bit to adjust to the altitude but she was a trooper and summited on a beautiful clear afternoon.
|Posted Dec 21, 2007 9:49 am
|normal route
|fun hike for me back when i was little
|Posted Oct 24, 2007 4:20 pm
|American Basin
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2003
|Hiked up from the American Basin. Also hiking that day was a party of about 20, one of whom was finishing up the 54 Colorado 14ers. Champaign was flowing at 14,000 feet!
|Posted Oct 5, 2007 6:50 pm
|From American Basin TH
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2007
|Later afternoon hike; started up at 1:40PM and reached a gorgeous empty summit at 2:55. Spectacular views from this impressive peak. Headed back down at 3:20 and back to the TH at 4:56 on a glorious day. My 32nd 14'er..........sweet!!
|Posted Sep 23, 2007 1:57 pm
|Ken Dammen
|Via American Basin
Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
|Went up via semi steep area on North side using ice axe and crampons. Fun glissade down. Great Day.
|Posted Sep 14, 2007 7:36 pm
|Beautiful Weather
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007
|Good climb. very scenic. Did it from Grizzly Gulch. Still think it would be wayyy better in the winter.
|Posted Sep 13, 2007 6:28 pm
|long slog through very pretty area... I just LOVE the San Juans.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:33 pm
|Bill Jirousek
|Grizzly Gulch TH
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
|Roach was right when he said this peak beckons you on for most of the approach. One of the best summit views I've seen. Mountains in every direction.
|Posted Aug 28, 2007 3:25 pm
|American Basin- evening hike
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007
|We climbed Uncompahgre in the morning, spent some time driving over the passes in the Lake City area, and then climbed Handies in the late afternoon once all the storms had cleared out. We had the entire mountain to ourselves throughout the hike. The scenery was stunning, and the weather was perfect...American Basin is one of those places that must be seen to be believed.
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 4:06 pm
|Grizzly Gulch TH
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
|I highly recommend this route over the American Basin, just a little bit longer and more elevation gain, but way less people. We saw one group of three hikers the entire day! I still can't believe how late some people start up 14ers, especially when black clouds are looming in the distance and they still push on thinking they will make it in time. Then BOOM! Here they come running back down the mtn. I am surprised we don't hear about more accidents in the mtns.
|Posted Aug 21, 2007 4:10 pm
|Grizzly Gulch TH
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
|Beautify hike up through the American Basin. Great views from the top. #34 for me.
|Posted Aug 19, 2007 2:19 pm
|Handies Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2003
|Handies was my first 14'er. I did it again this year (2007) to see how far I had progressed! Beautiful views from the summit.
|Posted Aug 18, 2007 7:55 pm
|The Ogre
|Awesome hike
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2007
|Very short & easy from American Basin 4wd parking.
|Posted Aug 11, 2007 2:19 pm
|American Basin
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2007
|Nell was home from NC and wanted to do a hike, so we camped out just below the trailhead. Couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day! The wildflowers are probably the best I've ever seen. Could have spent hours just taking flower pictures...
(I think I probably doubled our hiking time....click...there's another gorgeous shot) but my kids were very patient! :o)
Great day, and wonderful family time!
|Posted Aug 8, 2007 4:21 pm
|No Grizzlies Gulch
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2000
|Saw no bears, grizzlies or otherwise in a beautiful hike via Grizzly Gulch to summit of Handies. Only a few other climbers this day. 7:30am to top at 11:30am. Probably my favorite 14ner mountain and approach with the peak right in your face for most of the climb. Lots of photo ops.
|Posted Jul 29, 2007 5:08 pm


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ZF-2995: camelCase example is MixedCase instead of camelCase
In the note titled CamelCasedNamingConventions at http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/… the discussion is talking about camelCased controller and action names, but the controller name is MixedCased instead of camelCased.
So, change: FooBarController::bazBatAction() to fooBarController::bazBatAction()
Although it's a minor change, it is the topic of the note...
I don't see this problem on the page supplied. Maybe it's been fixed already?
nope, the problem is still there. the line is:
FooBarController::bazBatAction(), you'd refer to it on the url as /foo-
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fooBarController::bazBatAction(), you'd refer to it on the url as /foo-
note the lower case for the first character of the sentence (camelCase for controller name).
Ah I see what you mean.
Although from my testing I've found that you need the filename to be FooBarController.php and the class name can be either.
Please evaluate and categorize as necessary.
I appreciate your thoroughness in testing the documentation change! It's an interesting point that you raise.
In addition, there are coding standards to consider. The naming convention for classes is at: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/… but it does not mention camelCase vs MixedCase. This coding standard is for zend framework code, but since zend framework code will likely use controllers and actions, this coding standard will likey apply to controller naming also.
After reading the coding standard for a 2nd time ( http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/… ), I noticed the paragraph:
If a class name is comprised of more than one word, the first letter of each new word must be capitalized. Successive capitalized letters are not allowed, e.g. a class "Zend_PDF" is not allowed while "Zend_Pdf" is acceptable.
and since all ZF code is under the Zend directory, then all subsequent words will be capitalized which implies MixedCase class names.
Also, filenames seem to follow the class names from http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/… :
File names must follow the mapping to class names described above.
Does this mean the issue can now be closed?
This issue is still unresolved and should remain open, in my opinion.
The issue is: should the controller class (and filename) be camelCase or MixedCase? And the answer to this should be in the docs (probably in that note titled CamelCasedNamingConventions ) In the note, the controller name should be made consistent in both the description and the example given.
Any progress on this issue? The issue is really about recommending the naming convention for controller classes and files and putting that recommendation in the docs (or correcting the docs so they reflect that naming convention).
This post is the current recommendation: http://nabble.com/Re%3A-Naming-Recommendation-for-… Is that still the recommendation? Are both camelCase and MixedCase ok and supported in the future? Better to figure this out and tell ZF users than to force each user to spend time figuring out for themselves.
Dennis -- this is not a major issue. Most developers figure it out from the examples, and don't know the difference between MixedCase and camelCase and assume they are the same thing. At best, this is a minor documentation issue.
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Christianity is the most amazing thing ever. Or not.
In clearing my by-the-desk bookshelf of books I'd been using to complete On the Historicity of Jesus Christ, I came across Bart Ehrman's excellent Jesus Interrupted again, which is still the standard book I recommend to anyone who wants to get up to speed on what the widest mainstream consensus is on the state of New Testament Studies (the ideal analog to The Bible Unearthed for Old Testament Studies). It's definitely a book every atheist should own and have read (it has errors, but they are few).
I've been thumbing through all these books, re-checking my marginal notes to make sure I'm not overlooking anything before relocating them to more rarefied cubbies in my vast household array of bookshelves. Doing the same for Jesus Interrupted, I came across this, the very last line in the second to last chapter. Immediately one of those cartoon &?#$& thingies appeared above my head (as clearly it did the first time, since I see I wrote a pithy note in the margin after it):
The ultimate emergence of the Christian religion represents a human invention–in terms of its historical and cultural significance, arguably the greatest invention in the history of Western civilization.
Boing! Wha?
My note written below it:
What about democracy, science, philosophy, logic, [formal] mathematics, and human rights?
(Indeed, what about electricity or the internal combustion engine or the computer or the solar panel or the light bulb?)
You know. As for example.
That was obviously just off the top of my head, probably while kicking back on some couch somewhere. Revisiting the notion in just a few seconds, I thought of a few others I could have jotted in there (vaccination, birth control, radio, the satellite, women's suffrage … &?#$&). Feel free to post your own list of "arguably the greatest inventions in the history of Western civilization [that are damn well more important than Christianity]" in comments here.
I've addressed the "Christianity saved the universe" baloney before, of course. In my chapter "Christianity Was Not Responsible for Modern Science" in The Christian Delusion (pp. 396-420) and online in "Christianity Was Not Responsible for American Democracy" (or human rights blah) and Christianity didn't invent everything (see Flynn's Pile of Boners) and the "Stirrup of Jesus" didn't save Western civilization and whatnot (see Lynn White on Horse Stuff) and Jesus was not the greatest philosopher in history (he doesn't even rank; see my summary On Musonius Rufus and Reply to McFall on Jesus as a Philosopher, in which Christianity supposedly invented feminism, too).
I don't mean to pick on Ehrman. Or that book (it's otherwise mostly great). And I'm not attributing all this nonsense to him. It's just that at the end of the day, re-reading that remark just made my head spin. So I had to vent a bit…and remind people these kinds of remarks are really, really absurd. Like I said of something else in one of the above links: this is not nonsense on stilts…it's nonsense on twirling rockets to the moon.


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Looks like the last Sanford Pub Crawl was such a success, they're having another one tonight. The theme is Mardi Gras of course and the party starts at 7 p.m.
The tickets are $15 and that includes two drinks at each stop which is a great deal! The first stop is Limoncello's, from there the schedule is:
8 p.m.: The West End
9 p.m.: Little Fish Huge Pond
10 p.m.: The Steale Arm
11 p.m.: The Wire Blues Bar
Midnight: The Wet Spot ( I still say this is a horrible name for a bar!)
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North Carolina: Graduated summa cum laude from UNC with a BA in history in 2004...athletically, competed in the 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 99th...also finished in the Top 25 at the southeast region that year to earn all-region honors...placed 12th at the 2001 ACC Championships...on the track in 2001, helped the Tar Heel women win the indoor and outdoor track and field ACC championships.
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Personal Bests - 3,000: 9:39, 5,000: 16:22.68, 10,000: 34:04.52
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2005 OTF - 10,000m Run (f) - 34:23.86 - 17th
2004 X-C - 6K Course - 21:27.00 - 54th
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About 20 students from Middletown High School and Appoquinimink High School competed at the annual Get S.E.T. Olympics in Wilmington on March 14.
The event, hosted by Junior Achievement of Delaware, allows students in the Foundations Program, each of whom are between the ages of 16 and 21 with moderate to severe learning challenges, to compete in contests that mirror the career skills they've gained at school and in the workplace.
Students from throughout New Castle County participated in the Get S.E.T. (Special Employment Training) competitions.
Six students from the Appoquinimink School District brought home 11 medals this year.
From Middletown High School, Shugniqua "Shug" Nance earned a trio of gold medals by taking first place in the rolling silverware, bussing tables and culinary measurement events. Courtney Fields picked up a gold medal in recycling and a bronze for stocking shelves. Shawn Freeman earned a silver medal in recycling, while Erick Crumpton won a bronze medal in the towel folding competition.
From Appoquinimink High School, Rauchann Pressley earned a gold medal in sorting/hanging clothes and a silver medal in bussing tables, while Jasmine Brown won silver medals in stuffing envelopes and coin recognition.
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Wilmington police are searching for a suspect in a beating at the Houston Moore public housing complex Wednesday that left a man in critical condition.
Cpl. Kevin Smith said officers responded to a reported fight at 12:28 a.m. in the 1500 block of East Plaza Drive. Upon arrival, they found Lamar Earl Biggett, 30, lying unconscious on the ground and bleeding. Biggett was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he remained in critical condition Thursday morning, Smith said.
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:13 pm
Post subject: Soap Operas AMC and OLTL being cancelled!
I can't believe it. Soap operas are a dying art form and it makes me so sad. I started watching Guiding Light when I was about 10 with my mom and grandmother. It's really unfortunate they can't be picked up by a cable channel or shown at night or fewer times per week, or
It scares me to think GH may be next on the chopping block. I do watch and enjoy that one. I just started watching it again when Brenda (Vanessa Marcil) came back last summer.
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Really sorry about this. I've come to enjoy OLTL a great deal over the last few days. It has a fantastic cast, with genuine story lines for the more "mature" women in the cast.
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I watched both of these as a kid off and on from the late 70s/early 80s to 90s. There used to be a time when soaps were so financially lucrative they paid for news and evening programs. It seems like OLTL has been on shaky ratings ground for years but AMC always seemed to be the jewel in their crown - I'm shocked it's being cancelled. [Edit: Just saw ratings in the Deadline comments and OLTL has more viewers than GH and yet it's cancelled?]
Aren't these the last of the NY soaps? A real shame since I always thought when I watched soaps (including AW and GL) they had the stronger casts because they culled so much from theater actors - or they used to. I think the scrabbling for ratings as they eroded over the last 10-15 years (due to shorter attention span, less time to watch, changing workforce etc) have lead to too much storyline and character turnover that helped hasten decreasing viewer loyalty and thus more decreased ratings.
But now to be replaced by more copycat fluff talk shows that may be cheap to produce but no one will watch let alone record or Tivo? Daytime has become a wasteland
I think networks have really missed the boat with soaps by not offering DVD packages of older and new episodes. Could you imagine how well a Luke/Laura packaged arc would sell? So many shows on TV now only exist because of the DVD and re-run revenue they bring in.
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I think networks have really missed the boat with soaps by not offering DVD packages of older and new episodes. Could you imagine how well a Luke/Laura packaged arc would sell? So many shows on TV now only exist because of the DVD and re-run revenue they bring in.
So agree with this PWNN. I think I heard somewhere that 30 million people watched Luke and Laura get married back then. Did you know Genie Francis is going to be on Y&R starting in the next few months? The producers saw her on Oprah a month or so back saying she would consider going back to GH if they would give Laura a spine instead of the same old thing she's done the last few times she's been back. She was open to GH but they just weren't interested. Now, Y&R has scooped her up after hearing what she said and they are writing a part for her. Good for her I say. When Y&R offered her the part she asked her representatives if she should ask GH if they are interested first and they said basically, "no, forget about them". Gh is now all about mobsters and the romance part seems to get the backburner. A real shame. Still, I watch. They need to get rid of the horrible head writer they've had for too long now Robert Guza.
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This is really depressing. The US was the country that developed the soap opera format, first for radio and then for TV, a format that was adapted in many countries all around the world. And now while soap operas are still going strong in other countries (the British soaps regularly hit the ratings top 10 and the German soaps are doing well, too), the US is abandoning the format it helped to pioneer for cheap talk shows, game shows and crappy reality programming.
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I'm sorry to hear about All My Children, I like Susan Lucci. I use to watch General Hospital back in the Sonny/Brenda/Jax days.
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I have only watched one soap opera in my life. I started watching Another World in college and continued on with it for years. I went through a bit of withdrawal when that was cancelled, so I sympathize to all the loyal viewers of these soap operas. They have certainly had a long run.
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The closer it gets to the end of oltl, the more depressing it is to watch. The show is so good lately. I'm already missing these characters.
I suppose everyone knows the news about GH by now, but I repeat it here. GH's timeslot has been given to Katie Curic. GH can't move into amc and oltl's time because they are being replaced by cooking and talk shows. So where does GH go? My guess the soap has already been cancelled but an anouncement hasn't been made yet.
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Hey AM... I've heard that about GH too.
How sad that its not even been announced since the writing seems to be on the wall. What I don't understand is why they didn't try alternate ways of showing the soaps. Why not make them into weekly night shows? They have all the sets and the actors and writers in place. And now they finally get rid of Bob Guza and one of the other head honcho's and bring in a new team. GH really needs new blood but its almost like whats the point? I've heard two major male cast members may be gone by fall. Speculating here but I wonder if Tony Geary is one of them. Have you thought about trying Y&R, B&B or Days? I think I might like DOOL. I watched back in the days of Jack and Jennifer. Sorry to see OLTL and AMC go and so soon.. I heard abc daytime used to pay the bills!
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Why not make them into weekly night shows?
I've heard two major male cast members may be gone by fall. Speculating here but I wonder if Tony Geary is one of them.
Have you thought about trying Y&R, B&B or Days? I think I might like DOOL. I watched back in the days of Jack and Jennifer. Sorry to see OLTL and AMC go and so soon.. I heard abc daytime used to pay the bills!
Yes, I have been watching all the soaps. I haven't in about a week or two, but I do try to watch Y&R, B&B and Dool. I kind of like B&B.
Jennifer is back on DOOL and its looks like she might be going after Daniel. Anyway, the last episode I saw it looked Carley was jealous or something. Also, Tamara Braun has taken over the role of Taylor from Natalia Livingstone.
I am thinking the way to save the soaps is the take them to the internet. They began on radio and moved to tv when tv replaced radio. I think the internet is the perfect place for soap operas. All the soaps already air episodes on the network's websites anyway. Thats my prefered to watch them too. Its so much more convienent.
I don't know about casting cuts, but I did read Leslie Charleston is back as Monica. Maybe that means a new direction for GH. Maybe GH is going to focus more families like the quartermaines.
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Yadkin Riverkeeper has launched a new online tool that is designed to showcase unique experiences and Yadkin River access points to encourage greater use of North Carolina's longest river.
Tourism is one of North Carolina's largest industries. Yadkin Valley tourism alone brings in $240 million annually and supports 1,890 jobs (2011). The new online tool, created with a grant from the Chatham Foundation, maps locations of interest along the river basin.
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