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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome photographer Anastasia Pantsios, whose work is currently on display in the Girls on Film: 40 Years of Women in Rock exhibit, for a live interview in the Museum's Foster Theater. Dr. Lauren Onkey, vice president of education and public programs, will interview Pantsios on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m.
The interview is part of the series From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits, a groundbreaking Rock Hall program that shines the spotlight on the people whose contributions to the rock and roll art form are often as powerful as those of the artists themselves. Questions will be taken from the audience at the end of the interview.
Anastasia Pantsios' casual interest in photography became a driving passion while she was at Case Western Reserve University pursuing a degree in theater in the early '70s with the goal of being a lighting designer. While shooting theater productions for the CWRU newspaper, she started toting her camera to concerts downtown at Public Hall by groups like Led Zeppelin, the Who, and Crosby Stills and Nash.
Publication in local underground papers led to her work appearing in national publications like CREEM, Circus and Hit Parader. In 1978, she started Kaleyediscope Photography with two other women photographers to market their work. They felt that forming a company would help them overcome the tendency to regard women rock photographers as groupies. Kaleyediscope existed until the mid-'80s when the founders' interests took them in different directions. But it springboarded Pantsios to a productive decade when her work appeared nationally and internationally in publications like Rolling Stone, Spin, the Village Voice, Esquire, the National Enquirer, Goldmine, Guitar World, USA Today and People; and in books on Van Halen, Cyndi Lauper, Culture Club, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, Motley Crue, David Bowie, the Pretenders, U2, Judas Priest, the Plasmatics, Scorpions, Todd Rundgren, Joe Walsh and Eric Clapton; as well as general-interest rock books, like Norm N. Nite's Rock On Almanac.
In addition, her work has appeared on album covers for Eric Clapton, Southside Johnny, Patti LaBelle, Kathy Mattea, AC/DC, Styx, Kurtis Blow and Robert Palmer, among others. She has done numerous gallery shows in Cleveland and recently curated Visual Music: Northeast Ohio Photographers Look at Rock and Roll at the We Gallery in Akron. She is currently a staff writer for Scene, where she also shoots news stories and food.


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In celebration of Cinco de Mayo (this coming Monday), and the official release of my new book, The VB6 Cookbook (this coming Tuesday), here is a recipe (and here's another one) for enjoying the holiday VB6-style.
Tofu Ceviche
Makes: 4 servings
Time: 20 minutes, plus pickling time
Tofu is made a lot like cheese, so it doesn't require cooking. It does, however, benefit from marinating, and—within limits—the longer the better. There are so many ways to eat this refreshing dish: over greens, brown rice, or grains; with Boston lettuce leaves for wrapping; tossed with whole wheat angel hair; tucked into warm corn tortillas; or of course, all on its own.
1½ pounds firm tofu (1½ blocks)
½ cup cider vinegar or sherry vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoons salt
4 scallions, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 bunch radishes, sliced or chopped
1 cucumber, sliced or chopped
1 avocado, cubed
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon pepper
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1. Cut the tofu into small cubes. Put the vinegar, sugar, salt, and 1 cup water in a large bowl. Whisk to combine, then add the scallions, garlic, and tofu; toss gently to coat with the marinade. Refrigerate for as little as 15 minutes or up to 2 days.
2. Drain the tofu mixture, reserving the pickling liquid. Put the tofu mixture in a large bowl and add the radishes, cucumber, and avocado.
3. Toss the ceviche with 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid, and the olive oil and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more pickling liquid if you like. Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.
- Greek-Style Tofu Ceviche: Use red wine vinegar instead of cider. Swap 1 small red onion for the scallions, 2 tomatoes for the radishes, capers or chopped olives for the avocado, and parsley for the cilantro.
- Vietnamese-Style Tofu Ceviche: Use lime juice instead of the vinegar and add 1 or 2 teaspoons fish sauce (unless you're being strictly vegan). Try fresh mint or Thai basil instead of the cilantro. Top with crushed peanuts if desired.
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Make it even more herbaceous by tossing in fresh basil and mint along with the cilantro.


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Terra Industries
Terra Industries (NYSE: TRA) is a North American and U.K. producer and marketer of nitrogen products, serving agricultural and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Sioux City, IA.
Website: http://www.terraindustries.com/
Company Description
Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient necessary in most fertilizer products. Anhydrous ammonia made from natural gas is converted to nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, and urea for formulation into fertilizer products. Some of these materials are used by other industries but most is used in fertilizer formulations.
Terra Industries owns 75% of Terra Nitrogen (ticker: TNH), a master limited partnership with one nitrogen manufacturing facility in Verdigris, Oklahoma, and terminal operations in Blair, Nebraska and Pekin, Illinois.
Terra Industries also owns and operates five other North American manufacturing facilities (Courtright, Ontario; Sioux City, Iowa; Woodward, Oklahoma; Yazoo City, Mississippi and a recently restarted ammonia plant in Donaldsonville, LA), and has a 50% interest in an ammonia facility in Trinidad and 50% interest in GrowHow UK Ltd., a United Kingdom joint venture, the leading producer of ammonium nitrate (AN) in UK. Terra also has a deep-water terminal in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and 50% interest in Houston Ammonia Terminal near Pasadena, Texas.
Terra leads the market in the manufacture and sale of the higher-margin urea/ammonium nitrate (UAN) (40 % of US manaufacturing capacity) and is a leader in AN.
The company also produces methanol, a chemical intermediate, at Woodward, OK.
In 2010, Terra Industries was acquired by CF Industries.
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Hospital gowns and prison jumpsuits may be the top two (only two for myself) outfits most people care not to sport. I feel like the latter is probably easier to avoid, what with all of the anti-drug and anti-violence public service announcements. I digress…
Chances are you are going to have a bevy of well-wishers popping in at random to visit you and the newbie. You have to wear the hospital gown whether you like it or not, so why not have fun with it?
For all of you fellow Office fans: Pam wore this gown on "The Delivery" episode! The polka dots are not only adorable, but useful as your partner can count them to distract from the pain of you squeezing his hand.
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National Geographic's Belize Adventure Map details the country's numerous protected areas including its National Parks, preserves, wildlife sanctuaries, archeological reserves, marine reserves, spawning grounds and private reserves. UNESCO World Heritage sites and the locations of archeological ruins are highlighted, along with locations of popular places for diving, surfing, fishing, and more.
A detailed road network, plus inset maps of Belize City and San Pedro, including the location of key infrastructure and points of interest, make the map ideal for touring both urban and remote destinations.
The reverse of the Belize Adventure Map contains detailed interpretive information to Belize's Blue Hole, the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, The Barrier Reef System, plus information on the many cultures, history, and districts of Belize.
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I just finished my column on a few bars I recently visited in Mount Dora. The column is running in the Sept. 10 Orlando Sentinel. What did surprise me while I was in Mount Dora was how many bars there are! I wanted to point to a list for you guys to check out whether you live in Lake County or plan on visiting.


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With more than 250 color photographs, at turns arresting and gorgeous, this stunning companion includes all of the epic animal dramas that are featured in the unprecedented high definition television event to air on the National Geographic Channel. In a world of changing global temperatures both on land and in the sea, the annual migrations of animals include amazing stories of incredible strength and the will to survive. Capitalizing on new technology and the subsequent means of tracking animals, pioneering scientists have uncovered new details that help us to understand a world in constant motion. In this magnificent companion to the groundbreaking 7-hour miniseries, animal journeys are illustrated with images by National Geographic-caliber photographers and with iconic stills from the film. Informational sidebars throughout the book highlight new technology, preeminent scientists and photographers in the field, and the backstories behind the memorable seven-part documentary.
A former senior editor for National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Books, Karen Kostyal has written and edited books and articles on a range of natural history subjects. In the past year, she has edited major books on changing cultural and climatic conditions in the circumpolar Arctic and on the natural and human history of the Great Plains. She authored Abraham Lincoln's Extraordinary Era, a joint publication of National Geographic Books and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library; and 1776: A New Look at Revolutionary Williamsburg for NG Children's Books.
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FY 2014 Capital Budget Amendment to be Introduced to Support Improvements to the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center
Posted on 09/18/2013 2:01 pm
Wilmington City Council President Theo Gregory has followed through on a pledge he made during the FY 2014 budget process to support improvements to the City's William "Hicks" Anderson Center (WHACC) by preparing a $2 million Capital Budget amendment for introduction before City Council. Gregory said the money will position the City to implement the findings of a task force that will study the future of the center over the next several months. A task force was suggested earlier this summer by City Council and announced in mid-August by the Mayor. The group is scheduled to issue its report on the future of the center in June of 2014.
"Traditionally, Wilmington goes to the bond market every two years or so to fund needed City projects, so this is the perfect time to get some money in place so we can act on the task force recommendations without delay," said the Council President. "It is clear to most of us that the community center needs some major improvements sooner rather than later. The task force could recommend anything from extensive renovations to the current center to the construction of a new center," the Council President continued. "Either way, the City should have the funding in place to begin the work as soon as possible."
The Council President's budget amendment will be introduced at Thursday's City Council meeting by Finance Committee Chair Charles "Bud" Freel and will be assigned to Freel's committee for review before it is scheduled for a final vote.
The William "Hicks" Anderson Center is located at 501 North Madison Street in the City's West Center City neighborhood and is the City's only community center but serves children and families from throughout the City. It was built in 1973. In 1993, the center was named for long-time civil rights, education and community activist William Herbert Anderson who was known as "Hicks" and also known for his aggressive advocacy of children, families and working people.
The WHACC Task Force was created through an Executive Order by the Mayor in mid-August but its membership has not yet been announced.


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A Wilmington woman was arrested Nov. 20 after Middletown Police said that they found marijuana and hallucinogen mushrooms in her car.
At 8:30 a.m., police were called to the Park and Ride on Middletown-Odessa Road in reference to a property damage collision.
During the investigation, officers said that they detected the smell of burning marijuana from the striking vehicle.
Trace amounts of suspected marijuana were also found on the center consul.
A search of the vehicle, which is owned by Rebecca Daring, 24, of Wilmington, turned up 4.7 grams of marijuana and 2.4 grams of suspected hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Police also found a digital scale, rolling papers and a pipe used for smoking marijuana.
Daring was charged with possession of both drugs and released on a $300 unsecured bail.
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alfuzosin extended-release - oral, Uroxatral
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Really fascinating article about how many cities and communities in Greece have already moved on from the euro to bartering as well as alternative currencies. The city of Volos, 200 miles north of Athens with a population of 170,000 is highlighted in the article due to the size of its alternative money market centered around a local currency call the Tem. This sort of behavior will be the wave of the future in all countries, as Central Bank currencies are debased into extinction. It's interesting because while I was in Crested Butte over New Year's I noticed they have a local currency going there called Crested Butte Bucks and I was really surprised to see that you can spend them pretty much anywhere in town. I also highlighted this trend in my post earlier this year English City of Bristol Launches its Own Local Currency.
Now, from the Guardian:
It's been a busy day at the market in downtown Volos. Angeliki Ioanitou has sold a decent quantity of olive oil and soap, while her friend Maria has done good business with her fresh pies.
But not a single euro has changed hands.


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Okay, I'm posting this in the spam forum since I don't think this thing goes anywhere. Wiki has an entire article on flaming, and I was just looking through it.
Fine fine, for those too lazy to click on the link, here's the ENTIRE article.
Flaming is the act of sending or posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting, usually in the social context of a discussion board on the Internet. Such messages are called flames, and are sometimes posted in response to flamebait. Flaming is said by some to be one of a class of economic problems known as The Tragedy of the Commons, when a group holds a resource (in this case, communal attention), but each of the individual members has an incentive to overuse it. Flamers usually call their flames justified attacks.
Although the trading of insults is as old as human speech, flaming on the Internet, like many other online 'actions,' started in the Usenet hierarchies (although it was known to occur in the WWIVnet and FidoNet computer networks as well). A flame may have elements of a normal message, but is distinguished by its intent. A flame is typically not intended to be constructive, to further clarify a discussion, or to persuade other people. The motive for flaming is often not dialectic, but rather social or psychological. Sometimes, flamers are attempting to assert their authority, or establish a position of superiority. Other times, the flamer is simply a closed-minded or biased individual whose conviction that theirs is the only valid opinion leads them to personally attack any "dissenters." Occasionally, flamers wish to upset and offend other members of the forum, in which case they are trolls. Most often however, flames are angry or insulting messages transmitted by people who have strong feelings about a subject. Finally, some consider flaming to be a great way to let off steam, though the receiving party may be less than pleased.
Similarly, a normal, non-flame message may have elements of a flame -- it may be hostile, for example -- but it is not a flame if it is seriously intended to advance the discussion.
The word flaming is also sometimes used for long, intensive and heated discussions, even though insults do not occur.
It is noted that Internet users are more likely to flame online than insult others in the real world, as the latter can lead to embarrassment and physical altercations, which online "anonymity" can avoid. However, others urge against flaming, citing that people on the other side "have feelings too."
Contents [hide]
1 Flame Wars
2 Other Methods of Flaming
2.1 Pie Fights
2.2 Holy Wars
2.3 Flame Reviews
2.4 Flaming as an art form
3 Extended use of the term "flame war"
4 Causes of flaming
5 See also
6 External links
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Study says people don't understand the emotional tone of emails, but think they doA flame war is a series of flaming messages in electronic discussion groups such as usenet, mailing lists or internet forums. There are a number of characteristics of electronic communication which have been cited as being conducive to flame wars. Electronic communications do not easily transmit facial expressions or voice intonations which may serve to moderate the tone of a message. (However, some users may add on smileys (e.g. , or , or =)) to lessen the sting of a negative post, or to clarify the meaning behind a post.) Also, there is typically a lag time between the time a message is transmitted and the time a reply is read. These two characteristics can cause a "positive feedback loop" in which the emotional intensity of an electronic exchange increases to extremely high levels. Many times, the intent of a message is misunderstood, causing an unintentional flame war. These tend to escalate and worsen very quickly, sometimes causing the topic in which the reply is submitted to be closed, or "locked."
Alternatively, flame wars may be instigated deliberately by Internet trolls.
Jay W. Forrester described a phenomenon that often happens in flamewars whereby participants talk past each other. Each participant employs a different mental model (i.e. due to fundamental differences in their assumptions about what a particular word or concept means, they are actually discussing two different things).
[edit] Other Methods of Flaming
[edit] Pie Fights
A Pie Fight is a type of discourse specific to bulletin boards, blogs and other types of Internet forums. Pie Fights are characterized by heated, emotional exchanges. Pie Fights are typically of short duration, but can have a devastating effect on an online community. Pie Fights can be started by Internet trolls who use baiting techniques to enrage Internet forum users so much that they post inappropriate and/or offensive messages. Unfortunately, this often results in disruption of the forum more than anything else.
The term "Pie Fight" is derived from a June, 2005 event on Daily Kos, a liberal and progressive issues web site, in which site administrators accepted an advertisement that showed two scantily-clad women throwing pies and smearing each other with whipped cream and pie filling. This advertisement was for the TBS reality series The Real Gilligan's Island.[1]
Despite the fact that the advertisement was only marginally related to the regular subject matter discussed on Daily Kos, it dominated the user diary entries and blog comments for several days. The animosity generated by the acceptance of this advertisement caused some established members of the Daily Kos community to cease participation in the forum that it provides.
[edit] Holy Wars
A Flame War is usually a particular spate of flaming, a Holy War is a drawn-out disagreement that may last years or even span careers. For instance, younger Linux programmers who today have strong opinions on vi and emacs may not even have been born in 1976 when these editors were released.
Use of the term "Holy War" implies that the root of the disagreement is a clash of values, and intractable of resolution except by agreeing to disagree. (This sort of flamewar requires the acceptance of differing opinions in order to end, as the length of a "Holy War" clearly indicates that neither side is willing to change their minds or back down.)
[edit] Flame Reviews
Flame Reviews are often used to insult the creator of a product (eg. a game, a story, or a video), but are particularly common on, but not restricted to, sites with poor review monitoring techniques. Since they are difficult to respond to, they rarely burst into prolonged online arguments, although they are both annoying and hurtful; two specific qualities are required for a Flame.
Flame Reviews are often confused with 'Non-Constructive Criticism'. While Non-Constructive Criticism is often painfully blunt and rude, it never attacks the creator themselves, only the product. The review may or may not be anonymous, because the reviewer rarely believes that they have actually said anything hurtful and so are not afraid of retribution. Non-Constructive Criticism may insult the product, but it never intentionally insults the creator.
Flame Reviews on the other hand, involve deeply personal attacks, often regarding the creator's sexuality, intelligence, choice of fandom, family or friends, with random cursing thrown in. They are, whenever possible, written anonymously and are intentionally insulting. If there is any reference to the product, it will be used to insult the creator (eg: "How stupid are you to have written this awful trash?"). A popular stereotype of a Flame Review is that it is badly spelt and typed in All Caps, but this is not compulsory.
Flame Reviews and Non-Constructive Criticism are only confused when the creator has not actually ever received a genuine Flame. They are in fact very different and can be told apart on sight.
Flame Reviewers are closely associated with Internet Trolls.
[edit] Flaming as an art form
During the early days of internet use, flaming could be considered an inside joke, a group game or even a participatory artistic activity. This can still be the case on forums and message boards which have a small number of regular users who know each other well. In this situation, flames are exchanged without ill-feeling and especially clever and humorous insults may be archived for the future enjoyment of users. In the 1980s when Bulletin Board Systems were becoming common, small and tight-knit online communities would often treat flaming as a litmus test for potential new members. If they weathered the attack, or better yet, joined in and returned as good as they got, they were worth keeping.
Old-timers will sometimes lament that the art of flaming has been lost.
[edit] Extended use of the term "flame war"
Sometimes, serious academic or technical disagreements online are described casually as "flame wars" even when the major participants are making useful and informative points and, largely, not flaming. This may have to do with the degree to which observers identify emotionally with the sides of the debate, or see esteemed leaders or role-models representing their own points of view powerfully.
For example, the Usenet discussion between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds on microkernel versus monolithic kernel operating system design (Tanenbaum-Torvalds debate) has been described as a famous "flame war". Despite being designated a "flame war", the debate is quite informative: it has been studied by serious computer scientists and researchers, and continues to remain recommended and even required reading in courses on OS design and implementation.[citation needed]
Partly, terming such a discussion a "flame war" seems to be due to faulty or distorted memory of the discussion itself: it is easier to remember the (relatively few) insulting asides made -- such as Tanenbaum's comment that he would give Torvalds a poor grade for Linux's design -- than it is to remember the technical points, a phenomenon called illusory correlation. To continue the above example, Torvalds and Tanenbaum have both made it clear that they consider their famous discussion to have been mischaracterized.
Technical "advocacy" discussions, concerning the merits or flaws of a technology -- or especially of rival technologies -- can often seem "flamy" simply from the emotional intensity of hobbyists or professionals involved. Some have called the debates about the relative merits of Intel Pentium versus PowerPC, or Pentium 4 versus Athlon XP, or Microsoft Windows versus Mac OS X, or Microsoft Windows versus Linux, or Apple Computer's decision to go with NeXT over BeOS as "flame wars", even though the discussions are often highly technical and non-inflammatory.
Also, the debates on certain topics in theoretical physics, such as loop quantum gravity versus string theory between Lubos Motl and John Baez and Steve Carlip has been described by string theorist and Harvard professor of physics Lubos Motl as a "flame war" -- despite the fact that they were a source of fruitful articles on quasinormal modes of black hole physics.
The term "flame war" may also be applied to a heated debate in anticipation of the debate becoming an actual flame war.
[edit] Causes of flaming
There is no general agreement on the causes of flaming, although a recent study has led to somewhat conclusive evidence. Some common hypotheses are:
Egocentrism causes us to think we know a writer's tone 90% of the time, although we only are correct about 56% of the time. This leads us to misinterpretation of the writer's intended meaning, causing flame wars.
The lack of body language and voice inflection make it difficult to show emotions in a nuanced way, and the relative anonymity means that it is felt less dangerous to use heated language.
In forums and chats, there is usually no other way to express your opinion than by writing. Not writing can be interpreted as "giving up". And opinions and ideas stated a long time ago can be forgotten, causing a need to repeat them. According to this view, a good system for Computer Supported Argument Visualisation (CSAV) might help to clarify the issues without repetition. Sometimes, however, there is a disagreement on so fundamental criteria, that it is not even possible to agree on a structure of the issues and arguments.
It is reasonable to consider that some forms of flaming can be attributed to deeper social or psychological weaknesses, probably from lack of exposure to a broader spectrum of disciplines that result in self-control issues.
Wired News: The Secret Cause of Flame Wars http://www.wired.com/news/technology...l?tw=rss.index
Not much use here, cept that I noticed PD falls into this section.
Flaming as an art form
During the early days of internet use, flaming could be considered an inside joke, a group game or even a participatory artistic activity. This can still be the case on forums and message boards which have a small number of regular users who know each other well. In this situation, flames are exchanged without ill-feeling and especially clever and humorous insults may be archived for the future enjoyment of users. In the 1980s when Bulletin Board Systems were becoming common, small and tight-knit online communities would often treat flaming as a litmus test for potential new members. If they weathered the attack, or better yet, joined in and returned as good as they got, they were worth keeping.
Old-timers will sometimes lament that the art of flaming has been lost.
Pretty pointless observation, but I think that some newbies *Pokes Nathan and slowbro* ought to take the hint and get lost.


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ZF-9143: notice on undefined key 'sslusecontext' when using Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Proxy
When using Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Proxy, Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Socket code will spew out E_NOTICE messages about $config['sslusecontext'] not being defined. This is reproducible by simply running the Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Proxy unit tests.
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trunk's code was fixed. But, it seems to be not merged in release 1.10 branch. http://framework.zend.com/svn/framework/…
This was not merged into 1.10 branch, and should be.
Many apologies, this is now merged to the 1.10 branch in rev. 22435.


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Former First Lady Laura Bush is 66.
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mooth jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber is 60.
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Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci is 57.
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Comedian-actress Kathy Griffin is 52.
Actress, writer and TV personality Annabelle Gurwitch ("Dinner and a Movie," "Wa$ted") is 51.
Actor Ralph Macchio ("The Karate Kid," "Dancing With the Stars") is 51.
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Actress Kiersten Warren ("Desperate Housewives," "Saved By the Bell: The College Years") is 47.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey is 43.
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1946 Robert Mapplethorpe, photographer; died 1989.
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Jack Krawczyk brings a wealth of playing experience in college and professional baseball in his first year as the pitching coach for Arizona State University. Krawczyk was an All-American and All-Pac-10 pitcher at the University of Southern California and played professionally for six years in the minor leagues.
Appointed to his first college coaching position in August 2004, Krawczyk comes to ASU after a successful summer stint as the pitching coach for the Mat-Su Miners in the prestigious Alaskan Summer League. Krawczyk helped the Miners to the Alaskan League title and a second-place finish in the 2004 National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series in Wichita, Kan. Under his tutelage the Miners led the ABL with a 2.47 ERA.
Krawczyk is widely considered the top relief pitcher in college baseball history. He set the NCAA record with 49 saves during his college career at USC from 1995-98. He also holds the USC, Pac-10 and NCAA single-season saves record with 23 saves during the Trojans' 1998 national championship season. His 23rd and final save that broke the NCAA career mark came a 21-14 win over Arizona State to win the national championship. He also holds the USC and Pac-10 records with 114 career pitching appearances. Overall, Krawczyk was 13-8 with a 3.35 ERA during his college career. He was a first-team All-American and All-Pac-10 selection in 1998, in addition to being named to the 1998 All-College World Series Team.
Following his record-breaking career at USC, Krawczyk was the 25th round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers. He played six professional seasons in three different organizations (Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers), reaching as high Triple-A with the Indianapolis Indians in 2002. He compiled a career 30-18 record with 28 saves and a 3.52 ERA as a minor leaguer and was named an all-star in 2002 (Southern League) and 1999 (California League). He ended his career in 2003 as a player/coach with the South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks).
Krawczyk graduated from USC in 1998 with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Development. He has also served as a pitching instructor with NorCal Baseball and Jaeger Baseball.
A Scottsdale native, Krawczyk returns to the Valley where he graduated from Arcadia High School in 1993 where he was a standout pitcher. The 29-year-old Krawczyk and his wife, Cindy, have son named Cole. Cindy is a publicity manager for the San Francisco 49ers.


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PRINCETON, N.J. (2/15/14) - Senior Day didn't go according to script for the Princeton women's hockey team on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Hobey Baker Rink in a 5-3 loss to Yale. After the Tigers claimed a 3-1 lead, the Bulldogs scored four unanswered goals to end Princeton's four-game unbeaten streak.
Prior to the opening face off, the Tigers honored their six members of the Class of 2014: Rose Alleva, Sally Butler, Gabie Figueroa, Katie Jones, Denna Laing and Olivia Mucha. But as soon as the puck dropped, it was the Class of 2017 that made its mark.
Just 2:57 into the game, freshman Hilary Lloyd capitalized on a Yale turnover at the Princeton blue line and transitioned to score the game's first goal.
With less than a minute to go in the first period, Lloyd teamed up with classmate Fiona McKenna to make it 2-0. From behind the net, Lloyd found McKenna who slammed the puck past Bulldogs goaltender Jaimie Leonoff.
The Tigers couldn't celebrate their two-goal cushion for long, though, as Jackie Raines provided an answer for Yale a mere eight seconds later to trim Princeton's lead to 2-1. That's where the score stood at the end of the first period, in which the Tigers held a dominant 25-5 advantage in shots.
McKenna, who had scored two goals in her first 15 games of the season, put the orange and black up by a pair again in the second period. This time, Figueroa fed McKenna from the point and the freshman finished with a slapshot for her second goal of the game.
However, just as had happened the first time McKenna scored, Raines responded immediately - 14 seconds later, to be precise, to cut the Princeton lead to 3-2. Yale freshman Krista Yip-Chuck then tied the game, 3-3, on an unassisted goal with 6:40 left in the second session.
Though the Tigers continued to test Leonoff, to say the least, Princeton couldn't crack the junior over the game's final 33:37 as she finished with 47 saves. Instead, it was Yale's Raines who kept striking. Raines tallied her third goal of the game midway through the third period and tacked on a fourth for insurance with 4:28 to go.
For the game, the Tigers outshot the Bulldogs, 50-16, including 13-4 in the decisive third period. The 50 shots matches the team's season best as it had 50 against Penn State.
Princeton (13-10-4, 9-8-3 ECAC) concludes its regular season on the road next weekend. Before wrapping up the regular season at Cornell on Saturday, the Tigers travel to Colgate for a 7 p.m. face off Friday.
After the results of this weekend's games, Princeton will be on the road for the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Who and where they will play remains to be determined.


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One thing about being an older mother is that you are constantly reminded of the truism that age doesn't really describe the shape of a person's life. Nor does our place on the family tree, the generation we are assigned to at birth. When my daughter was born I was 44, old enough to be her grandmother. When she went to school, I was old enough to be her teachers'--and her friends parents'--mother. At the same time, my contemporaries had long since forgotten about coping with babies and young children (they were on to the joys of grandchildren). My most meaningful cohort was other women with children my children's age, but not my age themselves.
In other words, for most of my adult life I have belonged to no generation--or all generations. If anything defined me it was in the trajectory of my life, not where I was in the timeline of my life. Therefore, even though the teachers were half my age, their insights about my child and their expertise about teaching made for a very intimate and respectful relationship. They had acquired an understanding of children in their short lives that I was in need of at that parenting starting point in my long life.
Only now that I am way beyond bonding with other parents of young children and just one more "older woman" have I become aware of the ageism that abounds in our culture and the way our accumulated years divide us. More than once I have been chatting with a young man and catch his eyes floating away over my shoulder. I am rarely asked what I "do," although I am still doing it. And "dear" has become a put-down in my dictionary.
Having experienced the intergenerational community of those years when the age of my child was more meaningful than my own, I don't want to lose that in my Second Adulthood, the new stage of life that we--older mothers, empty nesters, childless-by-choice friends, women in the process of starting over--are all defining as we live it. We are demonstrating that self-invention is a life long process. That is a starting point for a bond among women of all generations.
But there are obstacles to finding common ground. One is that we are not in the same place at the same time often enough. That's fairly easy to remedy. The technological barrier is a little harder to work around. Women my age talk of a culture gaps in the workplace; for example, we older workers are used to stepping into a colleague's office to touch base.
To a younger woman, the face at the door is an intrusion; e-mail is the way to go. Technology also enables young women to meet and share and protest in ways that we have a hard time keeping up with. If we are going to "sit down over a cup of coffee"--virtual or not--we will have to meet (or tweet) them half-way.
I believe that women young enough to be our daughters (but aren't) want to connect with us as much as we want to connect with them. I experience it personally in the tense alliance between waves of feminism. We Women's Movement types complain that the younger ones have abandoned the cause; the younger ones resent what they perceive as our assumption that we defined the cause for all time. The mass marches that we associate with activism have been replaced by on-line mobilization and actions that we have been slow to sign on to.
Yet when we do engage each other over the issues, they want to know what it was like for us; they want to test their ideas out and get knowing--but not condescending--feedback. And they want to know how it is for us now.
At first I was surprised when a young woman would come up to me after a bookstore reading with two copies of my first book, Inventing the Rest of Our Lives -- "one for my mother and one for me," they would say --but I came to understand that they wanted to read about their own futures. They understand that we are opening up possibilities that they can look forward to taking advantage of when they get there. Together we can be nourished by a community of women, which has no age requirements for entry.


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ZF-4523: Zend_Captcha requiring Zend_View instead of Zend_View_Interface on render(): Breaks third party view adapters
Zend_Captcha_Adapter's default render() method signature is:
public function render(Zend_View $view, $element = null);
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public function render(Zend_View_Interface $view, $element = null);
Classes that need to be changed: Zend_Captcha_Adapter Zend_Captcha_Dumb Zend_Captcha_Figlet Zend_Captcha_Image Zend_Captcha_ReCaptcha
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text: Biology Associate Professor of Genetics On Faculty since 1989 Phone: (630)752-5304 Fax: (630)752-7278 Email: email@example.com Education Ph.D. University of Tennessee Botany 1986-89. Knoxville, Tennessee M.S. University of Tennessee Botany 1983-86 Knoxville, Tennessee B.S. University of West Florida Biology 1981-83 Pensacola, Florida About Rodney Scott In addition to my research (see below), my professional interests include learning about other model systems, and developing laboratory activities for various purposes. I have led several workshops at the meetings of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education, published a laboratory manual for General Genetics, and developed a kit for Carolina Biological Supply Company that uses microsatellite markers to study Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in Drosophila. My personal interests begin with my family, my lovely wife Donna, and my two great kids, Phillip and Janeen. We enjoy doing all kinds of things together, ranging from simple things, like going to a park (maybe for a round of Frisbee golf), to big things like vacations. I also enjoy my involvement in a local church, where I serve on various committees, and participate in other ways, including accountability and mentoring relationships with other men. Some of my favorite leisure activities include hiking in the woods, reading, jogging, cross country skiing, eating (hence the jogging the skiing), and dabbling in small art projects. Courses Taught BIOL 241 College Biology I BIOL 242 College Biology II BIOL 201 Principles of Biology BIOL 252 Introduction to Biological Research - Model Research Systems BIOL 356 Genetics BIOL 494 The Integrated Biologist Membership in Professional Societies American Fern Society American Scientific Affiliation Research For many years after completing my doctoral work in Botany, I continued studies that I had initiated in graduate school focused on the genetics and development of the fern Ceratopteris richardii These studies involved characterization of natural developmental phenomena, analyses of various developmental mutants, and most recently, DNA sequence characterization of several alpha-tubulin genes from this species. Though I continue to use Ceratopteris in some of my classes, I have recently shifted my primary research activity to studies related to the conservation genetics of several local animal species. These studies all involve the characterization of a type of genetic marker called a microsatellite marker. In one study, I am collaborating with an ecologist from the DuPage County Forest Preserve District to study mating patterns in an endangered species of turtle called the Blanding's turtle. We hope that our study will both provide greater insight into the basic biology of this organism, and will also strengthen ongoing attempts to restore populations of this turtle in DuPage County. I am also initiating several other studies that will employ microsatellite markers to study local amphibian populations. These studies will focus on several aspects the population dynamics of these species in vernal pools. Since populations of amphibians are declining world-wide, it is hoped that these studies may provide insights that will contribute to efforts to preserve these organisms. Papers Published and/or Presented Scott, R.J. 2009. Relating Body and Soul: A Collision between Theology, Science, and Good Intentions. Annual Meeting of American Scientific Affiliation, Summer, 2009 Scott, R.J. 2008. Contemporary Genetics Lab Manual. Bent Tree Press. Reno NV. Scott, R.J., G.J. Gastony, J.W. Weatherford, and T. Nakazato. 2007. Characterization of four members of the alpha-tubulin gene family in Ceratopteris richardii. American Fern Journal. 97(2):47-65. Scott. R.J., 2000. Using A Molecular Marker to Study Genetic Equilibrium in Drosophila Melanogaster. Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching: Proc. Of the 22nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education. 22:19-42 Scott, R.J., 1994. Pollen tube formation and the central dogma of biology. Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching: Proc. of the 16th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education. 16:121-134. Cooke, T.J., L.G. Hickok, W.J. Vanderwoude, J.A. Banks and R.J. Scott, 1993. Photobiological characterization of a spore germination mutant dkg1 with reversed photo-regulation in the fern Ceratopteris richardii. Photochem. and Photobiol. 57(6):1032-1041. Scott, R.J., and L.G. Hickok, 1991. Inheritance and characterization of a dark-germinating, light-inhibited mutant in the fern Ceratopteris richardii. Can. J. Bot. 69:2616-2619. Warne, T.R., L.G. Hickok, and R.J. Scott, 1988. Chararterization and genetic analysis of antheridiogen-insensitive mutants in the fern Ceratopteris. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 96:371-379. Scott, R.J., and L.G. Hickok, 1987. Genetic analysis of antheridiogen sensitivity in Ceratopteris richardii. Amer. J. Bot. 74(12):1872-1877.


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The Organizing Committee of 2011 Kubuqi International Desert Forum
- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: The Organizing Committee of 2011 Kubuqi International Desert Forum
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General Contenta) What are the expectations for the outcome of Rio+20, and what are the concrete proposals in this regard, including views on a possible structure of the Outcome document? To Share our experiencs of desertification control with more people who need it and learn from others.
b) What are the comments, if any, on existing proposals: e.g., a green economy roadmap, framework for action, sustainable development goals, a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development, or others? N/A
c) What are the views on implementation and on how to close the implementation gap, which relevant actors are envisaged as being involved (Governments, specific Major Groups, UN system, IFIs, etc.); N/A
d) What specific cooperation mechanisms, partnership arrangements or other implementation tools are envisaged and what is the relevant time frame for the proposed decisions to be reached and actions to be implemented? N/A
Specific Elementsa) Objective of the Conference: To secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges. Contributions could include possible sectoral priorities (e.g., (e.g., energy, food security and sustainable agriculture, technology transfer, water, oceans, sustainable urbanization, sustainable consumption and production, natural disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation, biodiversity, etc.) and sectoral initiatives that contribute to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20. N/A
b) Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication: views regarding how green economy can be a means to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, and poverty eradication; what is its potential added value; experience to date, including what has worked and how to build upon success, what are the challenges and opportunities and how to address the challenges and seize opportunities, and possible elements of an agreement in outcome document on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication N/A
c) Institutional framework for sustainable development: Priorities and proposals for strengthening individual pillars of sustainable development, as well as those for strengthening integration of the three pillars, at multiple levels; local, national, regional and international. N/A
d) Any proposals for refinement of the two themes. Recall that Resolution 64/236 describes the focus of the Conference: "The focus of the Conference will include the following themes to be discussed and refined during the preparatory process: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development". N/A
Full SubmissionDocument from China Elion Resources Group Elion Resources Group Add: F6, East Building, Chemsunny World Trade Center, Fuxingmennei Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. Contact: Ms Li Zhao (Liz) Tel: 86-10-57376921 Mobile: 86-13661120847 E-mail: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Zip code : 100031 Today, desertification has become one of the most serious ecological environment issues directly threatening people's survival and development. So far, 65% of land in the world has been facing desertification in varying degree and desertification is expanding at an annual rate of 50,000-70,000 square kilometers, which inflicts a dozen billion people with poverty and starvation. Desertification has received widespread attention from governments and international community of the world. China is one of the countries encountering relatively severe desertification atrocity. Chinese government has been committed in long term to the undertaking of desertification prevention and control, organized series major ecology construction projects and promoted livelihood improvement for people living in desert area. As one of the largest desert ecology enterprises in the world, Elion Resources Group of Inner Mongolia, in the last two decades, has persistently safeguarded Kubuqi Desert, afforested over 5000 square kilometers of deserts and rehabilitated 10000 square kilometers of desertified land, erecting an over-240-kilometer-long green ecological wall in north China, leaving a miracle print in Chinese desertification control history and creating a desertification control model with Chinese characteristics--" Kubuqi Model". The great change of The Kubuqi Desert The Kubuqi Desert is located at the north of Erdos highland in Inner Mongolia with a total land area of 18600 square kilometers; it is the seventh largest desert in the country. Back in the Tang Dynasty, this desert was recorded historically of ?three feet deep sand here stops horse from travelling?. The people lived here over generations suffered from pain and torture. Their security for life is constantly threatened by the changeable condition and ferity of the desert, their land, house and life could be destroyed any time. People around the desert periphery are forced into exile and their life is full of uncertainty. Since the founding of New China, Chinese government pays great attention on desertification control. Under the influence of reform and open policy, as a non stated-owned enterprise, Elion Resources Group has determinedly and undoubtedly taken on the task of combating desertification for the enterprise itself and the local people based on their responsibility. Through perseverant efforts and faith over two decades, the Kubuqi Desert nowadays is no longer the barren land with terrible sand storms. Instead, it is a green oasis flowing with clean lake water, a favorable tourist area with groups of animals, ecological system and complex food chain. The great changes can be experienced from data as below: 1. The total land area of Kubuqi Desert is 18600 square kilometer and was known as ?the barren land? two decades ago; nowadays, the afforestation in this desert has reached more than 5000 square kilometers, equivalent to the land area of seven Singapore, controlled desertification land is more than 10000 square kilometers, it is neither the barren land nor dead sea, instead it has turned into an green oasis overflowing with vigor and vitality. The tangible evidence of ?more green, less yellow? can be shown from the satellite. 2. The frequency of sandstorm in Kubuqi desert is about 70?80 times per annual, and it would only take one night to blow into the capital compared with once or twice a year, great contributions are therefore made in improving the weather quality along Beijing and Tianjin, even Korea and Japan. Additionally, precipitation has increased to a few centimeters from the initial millimeters two decades ago. (accurate figures are better here) 3. Two decades ago, camel was the only transportation to carry all the living goods of six months on a journey of 50 kilometers with 2?3 days in return, and visiting doctor and getting educated was even an extravagant hope for the herdsmen. There are five spanning roads of total 500 kilometers long on Kubuqi desert nowadays, tight integration of international school and modern medical institute have also been promoted. The changes of two decades (accurate number is needed here) helped the herdsmen?s annual income growing at two digit speed. Cars and modern house are no longer luxuries in the past. The headsmen were suffering, had a life of misery in the past, and now they are having a life of happiness and prosperity. 4. Desertification problem was regarded as the cancer of the earth two decades ago; people sacrificed countless time, effort, material and money for combating desertification. The Kubuqi today truly is an example reflecting the development of green desert economy, becoming pioneering green living space clarifying the direction of achieving sustainable development, even the model on turning desert disadvantage to advantage, turn negative to positive. Who has been combating desertification? Desert is a remote and threatening place to many people; however it is also the passion of life for those heroes who has dedicated in desertification control, especially for the vice president of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Chairman of Elion Resources Group, Wang Wenbiao. Over twenty years ago, he was a teacher and Kubuqi government official before becoming the salt factory manager of Kubuqi desert, and this salt factory is the place of origin for Elion Resources Group today In the late eighties last century, the desert was the biggest problem for the salt factory even it had a huge potential, less than a hundred kilometers distance was detoured to 330 kilometers, and the profit of tons of product was wasted on the way, and the factory was facing destruction any time. Facing the life challenge, the people who were raised up in the desert were bravely stepped on the journey of homeland-protection by afforesting under the leadership of Wang Wenbiao. The seeds were vastly taken care of in the barren land and now they have grown into rows of strong ?green soldiers? guarding the lake permanently. However, the small?scale of desert management was nothing compared with the ferity of the desert. Sandstorm stopped transportation and the enterprise was threatened to be broken down. In the early nineties, Elion Resources Group started the industrial desertification control, and eagerly exploring multiple win solutions of ?desert, greenage, livelihood and industry?. The first ?green tunnel? on the Dead Sea was created in the hinterland in 1997. This had ultimately brought revival to the enterprise and people?s living was vastly improved as well. The desert value was therefore reconsidered while Elion was on the way of industrial desertification control. Gradually the long march is looking broader and brighter. What made desert afforestation come true? Firstly is science and technology bringing about afforestation, which means to strictly reply on science and technology, eagerly delving in sand prevention models suitable for local condition. During repeated experience and research, Elion has concluded the concept of sand prevention, which is ?side-locking, hinterland penetrating, road division, separate management, technology support and industry driven?, the desertification combating of ?six in one? was also promoted by combining road, electricity, water, telecommunication, network and greenage.? Thus three industries are formed there from. First of all, afforestation by road construction has helped reaching greenage of total 2000 square kilometers; five desert spanning roads of total 500 kilometers are constructed, and lots of salix and licorice are also planted on the sides of the roads. Secondly, 100 square kilometers of desert afforestation was also reached through green protection belt. Elion has also built a sand-prevention belt of total 242 kilometers, which is a green screen securely stabilized the desert. Thirdly desert greenage of 2000 square kilometers was achieved by desert hinterland ecological repair. Tree-planting has hugely improved the efficiency of desert afforestation combining ecological immigration, recovery based on aerial and mechanic planting. Secondly is the utilization of desert resource through science and technology, turning desert disadvantage into advantage, developing and utilizing desert as a precious type of resource, expanding living space for human while enlarging desert green economy. Cleaning Energy is the first industry which was invested by Elion with ten millions of dollars, almost equivalent to 20 trillion of Korean Won, the photovoltaic industry, biomass Energy and new material industry were later on developed utilizing resources from desert land, sunshine and biomass. The second is natural medical industry. People of Elion also planted 1500 square kilometers of licorice on favorable locations, not only stabilizing the sand but also valuable in its medical purpose, created a win-win situation of ?afforestation increased with profit? for the enterprise. Their licorice medical industry has reached a large scale of 40 billion RMB and they are now organizing natural medical industry to be on the market at full swing. The third is the industry of desert modern agriculture and tourism. Improving desert ecological environment is improving desertification and expanding the land for agriculture. With their help, more than 2000 square kilometers of desert area has turned into agricultural land, it is the new solution for sustainable utilization of global land. At the meanwhile, a unique industry of desert tourism also emerged by relying on natural landscape of the desert. July, 8, 2011, 2011 Kubuqi International Desert Forum was successfully held in Kubuqi Desert?s Seven-star Lake. Politicians, experts and scholars coming from more than 30 countries visited Kubuqi Desert. After their inspection, they regarded the Kubuqi Pattern as the contribution that Elion made to the whole world. "Kubuqi Pattern" is an innovative practice and successful example created by Elion Resources Group during its over 20 years' practice of Kubuqi Desert desertification control and speeding up sand industry development, which is based on available desert resources and supported by technology innovation, with enterprise development driven by science and technology, large-scale desertification control driven by the industry and people's livelihood improvement driven by ecology. ?Kubuqi Pattern " embodies priority of ecology, development and people's livelihood, forming a new model of "rehabilitation to development to re-rehabilitation to re-development" which is a virtuous development cycle and realizing the multi-win structure of "desertification prevention and control, industry development, ecology improvement, social stability, national solidarity, farmer's prosperity and interaction". The core connotation of ?Kubuqi Model" is the so-called ?three driving", which are enterprise development driven by science and technology, large-scale desertification control driven by industry and people's livelihood improvement driven by ecological zone. Science and technology brings about enterprise development. Elion Resources Group always adheres to the concept of ?science and technology are the primary production force?, roundly depending on the advancement of science and technology to promote scientific enterprise development and green development. It also has successively, in a broad sense, cooperated with over 10 domestic and international scientific institutes, universities and enterprise,(such as Belgium?s . Through synergized key difficulty tackling in major principles, various fields and involving in whole project process, technology introduction, independent research and development, it has promoted a robust enterprise development and provided support for Kubuqi Desert desertification control. Meanwhile, Elion Resources Group was named as ?National Base of Desert New Energy Commercialization of Research Findings? and ?International Technology Cooperation Base?. National Tourism Bureau named Kubuqi Desert as ?National Desert Tourism Experimental Base?. National Forrest Bureau named Kubuqi Desert as ?The First Combat Convention of Desertification Experimental Base of China?. Industry brings about large-scale desertification control. In the last over 20 years, depending on the wealth accumulated by industry development, Elion Resources Group has been adhering to ecology construction of Kubuqi Desert. As of now, Elion Resources Group has invested over 3 billion RMBs on forming a development mechanism of virtuous cycle which is "desertification control driven by industry and industry promoted by desertification control". Generally speaking, the development of Elion?s Desertification control can be devided into two parts. The 10 years before 1997 was just called small actions. The purpose was for the factory to survive. Industrialization started from the accomplishment of the first cross sand road. Construction of the first cross sand road made Elion to know the desert better. We found a point to break the ice by developing sand industry such as planting licorice. Elion Group programmed ?one belt, for districts and one town? in Kubuqi Desert. One belt means Kubuqi desert stereoscopic combine type of afforesting belt, which consisted by four industry zones. Four Districts means the new material cycling industry district on the east side of Kubuqi desert, the new Energy cycling district on the north, Kubuqi Seven-star Lake ecological tourism district and Modern desert agriculture demonstration district. One town is a 20 square kilometers ecology low carbon area. The formation of the industry brings about the development of desert economy and enriched local people. Improving people's livelihood through ecological development. 20 years? effort, Elion has made significant efforts to improve the ecological environment in 5000 square kilometers? sandy areas, developed the ideology of all-inclusive, wide-covering and universal benefits to the people. There used to be more than 60-70 times sandstorm happened in this area every year, but after Elion?s treatment, the number was reduced to one or two every year. Rainfall capacity was changed from dozens of mm every year to 300mm every year, which totally changed the bad weather condition of this area. And also protects Beijing, the capital city where closed to Kubuqi desert, from being influenced by the sandstorm. Besides, Elion Group vigorously implemented the project of "Helping people, enriching people and benefiting people through ecological construction". 1) Benefiting people through ecological construction. Besides improving the ecological environment, efforts have also been made to improve people's living environment, so that the local people wouldn't have to live the miserable life with sand. Under the support of local government, Elion Resources Group has gathered native dwellers and constructed a residential quarter for them, allowing them to get out of deep desert and live a life of intensified production. 2) Enriching people through ecological construction. The ecological industry developed in the desert has provided over 5000 employment opportunities for local peasants and herdsmen, while free professional training has also been provided to make them the new-generation ecological construction workers, tourist service staff and skilled workers of intensive breeding and planting. The ecological industry has increased the income of natives by over RMB 300 million per year. The per capita net income of herdsmen has increased from RMB 2,000 in the past to RMB 30,000 at present. Through desertification control and the development of sand industry, the native dwellers have migrated from the life of poverty and obsolete production mode to the road of affluence. Experiences show that desertification control and sand industry development are two important approaches to respond to climate change, improve ecological environment, address the food & clothing problem of the vulnerable groups in worldwide decertifying areas, and accomplish long-term development. 3) Benefiting people through ecological construction. Through the construction of sand-control afforestation highways, Elion has improved the production and living conditions of peasants and herdsmen in the desert. Elion invested RMB 100 million to build the desert school offering full-time nursery and free education, thus providing preferable elementary education for the children of local peasants and herdsmen. Conclusion Combating desertification is a long term project which may lasts for hundreds of years. As a private enterprise, Elion Resources Group develops economy in accordance with the idea of ?Green, Cycling, Clean and Low Carbon?, holding a green flag of combating desertification and developing desert economy. 20 years accomplishment is not only afforesting, but to created a system with the meaning of combination of government?s support, company?s investment and people?s participation, which is a great experience to the world. On 29th Aug, 2011, China?s State leader, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of CPPCC Mr. Jia Qinglin visited Kubuqi desert. He demanded Elion Group to continue the work in Kubuqi after his inspection. Elion Group was recognized as a representative of China?s high level desertification control technology and a demonstration of China?s ecology construction. Kubuqi Pattern has brought the attention from the UN and the whole world. On 17th, Oct 2011, Chairman of the Board of Elion Resources Group Mr. Wang Wenbiao was invited to UNCCD?s COP10 Business Forum held in Korea, and gave a key note speech as the creator and practitioner of Kubuqi Pattern. Mr. Wang introduced Kubuqi Pattern and shared his experiences on combating desertification with ministers, government officers and delegates from more than 44 countries all over the world. Mr. Sha Zukang, Deputy Secretary-general of the United Nations and Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Secretary of UNCCD and delegates from all over the world highly commended Kubuqi Pattern as one of the most successful case in desertification control field. Kubuqi Pattern is recognized as a devotion to combating desertification. It?s not only belonging to China, and also the world. Kubuqi Pattern should be spreaded to accelerate the process of global desertification control. In his speech, Mr. Wang expressed himself sincerely that he would like to spread Kubuqi Pattern to the world where needed and to carry forward this green devotion from China, enriching more people live in desert. One, we need a logical management system. We have a win-win management system in Kubuqi which includes the support from the government, the investment from the enterprise and the participation from local people. This system makes sure the success of today?s Kubuqi desert. Two, we must rely on technological innovation. For these years, Elion Group cooperated with more 10 scientific research institutes domestic and overseas, built a desert economy research institute, which brought couple of cooperation projects, exploited several patent technologies and developed the technologies such as watering sand willow, licorice translation, sacsaoul willow grafting desert cistanche, Dicotyledoneae grafting cynomorium coccineum. These technologies provide strong support for our desert economy development. Three, we must take the improvement of people?s living condition as our own duty. The land owned by herdsmen can be valued as resource. They can use the land they have as capital and join our market. Elion Resources Group rents land from herdsmen, brought huge profit to them. For all these years, we provided thousands of working opportunities to local herdsmen, such as constructers of zoology construction project, which brings them more than 300 million RMBs income every year. As the development of Elion Group?s sand industry, the income of local people raised 10 times in 7 years. Elion invested more than 100 million RMBs to build a free boarding nursery school to give the children better education. Fact shows that combating desertification is an important act of improving people?s living condition. On the other hand, we can not develop our green economy in the desert without local people?s support. Four, we must have long term ambitions and firm spirit. Combating desertification and afforesting, including desert economy development, are complex projects with high investment, large scale, slow effect and long period. In the past 20 years, Elion Resources Group fights the desert with the spirit of firmness, persistence, perseverance, willingness of fight and sense of responsibility without complaining. Desertification, land degradation and drought are the three main issues of global land sustainable management. The urbanization of developing countries makes land degradation unavoidable. Global warming makes drought a hardly solved issue. The practicing of Kubuqi Pattern indicates that combating desertification is the most hopeful issue of the three. Kubuqi pattern shows that the desert can be afforested, the soil of the desert can be improved and the solar Energy of the desert can be powerful. As far as desertification trends gets better, the dilemma of land sustainable management could be broke. We will rely on the abundant solar, land and biomass resources of Kubuqi desert. In the coming 3-5 years, basing on technological, system and pattern innovation, the afforested area in the desert will be reach 10,000 square meters, the income of desert clean Energy and natural medicine will be reach 100 billion RMBs. Elion Resources Group will create more green space for mankind and create a whole new method of global desert green economy development.