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Paramore's 'The Only Exception' wristband package is available now in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore. This item was previously available exclusively at Hot Topic.
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|September 21, 2011
A Rocket To The Moon begins The Time Travel Tour tomorrow with Never Shout Never, Plain White T's, Fake Problems and Carter Hulsey. Stop by the A Rocket To The Moon merch table at one of the shows to pick up any of the items featured HERE.
|September 21, 2011
Vicky T's dad put together an awesome compilation to honor Buddy Holly and Cobra Starship recorded a cover of 'Peggy Sue.' Listen to the Cobra Starship version now.
|September 21, 2011
The Swellers 'Skull Rose' T-Shirt is available now in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore! Pick it up for 15% off until 1pm EST on Friday, September 23rd. Additionally, use the code SKULLROSE when you checkout to receive two posters absolutely FREE!
|September 21, 2011
Porter's Call is auctioning Taylor York's Fender '72 Reissue Thinline Telecaster now on eBay. Click HERE to see the details on the guitar and place a bid on it.
Porter's Call is a Franklin, Tennessee organization that offers free counsel, support and encouragement to recording artists and their families. Please visit porterscall.com for more information on their work.
|September 21, 2011
The fun. 'We Are Young' t-shirt is available now in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore! The shirt is a black and white version of the single art for 'We Are Young' featuring Janelle Monáe available on iTunes now!
|September 20, 2011
Gabe Saporta and Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship sit down with Seventeen to talk about seeing Justin Bieber, recording Night Shades and to answer your Twitter questions. Read the interview with Seventeen HERE!
|September 20, 2011
Congratulations Paramore Fans! You have been nominated for an MTV EMA for being the biggest fans! Voting is open now through November 4th. Click HERE to make your clicks heard. Then find out who you and your fellow fans have selected as the winners when the EMAs air LIVE on November 6th.
|September 20, 2011
Download fun.'s new song 'We Are Young' featuring Janelle Monáe on iTunes now! The song is the first single from their new album coming early next year.
|September 20, 2011
Starting today you can preorder the Panic! At The Disco iTunes Live EP. The EP will be available on September 27th. See the tracklisting below:
1. Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind) [Live]
2. But It's Better If You Do (Live)
3. New Perspective (Live)
4. Nine In the Afternoon (Live)
5. The Calendar (Live)
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Have a stange new thing start hapening this week..
When i´m driving above 30 miles/h speeds and give it to much trotel the Engine starts pounding,
Whene i ease the trotel it disapers. when i use the trotel slowly and easy= no problems
feels like mix is to leen... i`ve tried to upp and down on main, pilot and nedle, but no diffrence..
Have i destroyed the bearings allready?? I know that mainshaft bearings there set upp i bit lose..
Anybody recognice this?
Engine is a new build: 4 7/16 stroker, mikuni 34, std cams, 5 alu heads, comp is about 6:1 , 85 psi
Have had some problems with jetting the mikuni, now it is : 200 main, 30 pilot, 6dh4 nedle,


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Priests for Life has once again launched the Vote Pro-Life Coalition, by which dozens of national pro-life organizations will work together to have an impact on the elections of 2012. The record number of pro-life laws which have been passed on the state level in the past year shows the impact that elections can have. Moreover, the makeup of the Supreme Court, and the fact that in the next few years it can shift either toward or away from pro-life positions, highlights the importance of federal elections.
All together, we must work to advance the Culture of Life in the voting booth. Let's pray, be informed, register voters, distribute information about the candidates, show others the importance of pro-life voting, and get many others to the polls.


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Mayor Dennis P. Williams and Chief Christine Dunning Announce the Capture of the Suspect in the Shooting of Officer Justin Wilkers
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(Wilmington, DE) - Mayor Williams and the Wilmington Police Department held a press conference to announce the arrest of the suspect who shot Patrolman Justin Wilkers.
On Sunday, February 3rd, Officer Wilkers and his partner attempted a routine vehicle stop. Suspects in the vehicle refused to pull over and led the officers on a vehicle pursuit through the Southbridge area of Wilmington. Once the vehicle stopped, several suspects fled the scene while one suspect fired a handgun and shot Officer Wilkers.
The shooter has been apprehended by the Wilmington Police Department and taken into custody where he was charged with attempted murder.
"As I stated yesterday, I will be aggressively addressing the crime problem in Wilmington. And to that end, within 48hrs through our coordinated efforts, we've captured the key perpetrator of this horrible crime."
Officer Wilkers remains at the Christiana Care Hospital in stable condition and will undergo surgery today.


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Cedrick Wilson
Position: WR
Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: December 17, 1978 in Memphis, TN
High School: Melrose
College: Tennessee (school history) (Wilson college stats)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round (169th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4446th overall since 1950)
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By Michael Fitzpatrick, NAMI Executive Director
If you follow the news, you are well aware that policy makers in Washington are currently meeting, discussing and debating measures to control spending and address the federal budget deficit.
The debate right now is taking place in the context of Congress needing to raise the national debt limit by August 2—or otherwise default on loans, which would impact the world economy.
What you may not realize is that the intense debate includes proposals that would result in huge cuts to Medicaid, The proposals would greatly threaten the already fragile mental health care system for people living with mental illness.
These decisions are being made now as fierce negotiations take place. Waiting until August for the outcome will be too late.
Consider the scope:
- 2.5 million youth and adults with serious mental illness on Medicaid are eligible on the basis of mental illness.
- 7.5 million Americans receive life saving mental health services through Medicaid in a given year.
- Medicaid is one of the largest funders of mental health services, paying for over 50 percent of all publicly funded treatment and services for people living with mental illness.
The key proposal being debated today—which the U.S. House of Representatives has already passed—would "cap" the amount of federal funding each state receives to cover these services, regardless of need. This proposal to "block grant" Medicaid will "save" the federal government money, but risks and costs will only be shifted to the states and, consequently, to our local communities.
The lives of millions are at stake.
The result of Congressional discussions determine the outcome for Medicaid and, thus, will have a tremendous impact on our already fragile mental health care system. Millions of Americans with mental illness are at risk of losing vital safety net services, basic health care, access to life saving medications and more.
For those of us who advocate tirelessly for people with mental illness, now is the time to contact our U.S. Senators and Representatives.
Our message: Medicaid must be protected for vulnerable youth and adults living with serious mental illness.
Oppose converting Medicaid into a block grant, do not place caps on Medicaid funding for people with mental illness and ensure access to lifesaving care.
Tough times require smart decisions. We must take action to protect our nation's health.


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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Progressio
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Full SubmissionProgressio Submission to the UNCSD Rio+20 Conference Zero Draft Compilation Document 1 November 2011 Executive summary Progressio recognises the importance of Rio+20 for reigniting progress towards sustainable development, in the context of increased environmental degradation, competition over scarce resources and climate change. Rio+20 should not be seen as a the end of a journey, but a catalyst to start off new initiatives and processes that builds on outcomes of previous ?Earth Summits?, coupled with new awareness, learning and knowledge. Given the particular impact of environmental stress on poor people and communities, a clear poverty and equity focus must be at the heart of Rio+20. Water should be a key focus area under the Rio+20 process, as a fundamental resource that underpins both life and livelihoods and therefore represents an essential part of sustainable development. This should build on experiences, knowledge and outcomes from previous ?Earth Summits?, as well as other relevant processes and new research, including the impacts of climate change on the water cycle. A Green Economy cannot function without water. Water is not a ?sector?, and its cross cutting nature makes it a fundamental part of many important aspects of a Green Economy, such as agriculture and energy. Green Economy policies therefore need to include recognition of water to ensure water related impacts are fully acknowledged and accounted for, in particular where usage can have direct or indirect impacts on other sectors or users. Water insecurity and scarcity affects a large proportion of the world?s population, with a particular impact on the world?s poorest people, who are often put at further disadvantage where there is competition over water resources. A core focus on sustainable and equitable water resources management is therefore essential, with clear poverty and equity objectives, and active involvement of key stakeholders. A strong gender approach must also be included. Women are generally the main water managers on a household level in developing countries, both for consumptive and productive use, and their knowledge and participation should be acknowledged, and they should be provided with adequate support according to their needs. 1. Introduction Progressio welcomes the opportunity to submit our views to the UNCSD Rio+20 Zero Draft process. Progressio aims in this submission to draw particular attention to the significance of water as an urgent issue for Rio+20, including its vital role for sustainable development and poverty eradication. 1.1 About Progressio Progressio is an international development charity that enables poor communities to solve their own problems through support from skilled workers. We work in partnership with civil society organisations in 11 countries around the world and we also lobby decision-makers to change policies that keep people poor. Our work is guided by three themes: Participation and effective governance, Sustainable environment; and HIV and AIDS. Progressio is the working name of the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR). 1.2 The importance of Rio+20 The UNCSD Rio Earth Summit in 1992 was a landmark event in terms of sustainable development, however, there has been a considerable lack of progress in many areas since, and there is an urgent need to speed up progress, in particular in the light of growing challenges of environmental degradation, competition over scarce resources and climate change. Given the precarious state of our planet, a failure at Rio would come at a high cost. The challenges of natural resource degradation and climate change are not only detrimental for the future of this planet, but also interlinked and fundamental for the global economic system and development challenges, including the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Progressio believes that the Rio+20 Conference presents a vital opportunity to get progress back on track. 2. Expectations of Rio+20 2.1 Outcomes of Rio+20 Rio+20 should not be seen as the end of a journey, but rather as a catalyst to start off new initiatives and processes. It is fundamental that these build on the outcomes and learning from previous Earth Summits, including the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, coupled with recognition of new challenges and knowledge. Key challenges should be identified and dealt with through concrete measures that are based on principles of long term sustainability and a pro-poor approach. Viable propositions that deserve further attention and elaboration include the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs would address the Agenda 21 aims, and could be used as a possible foundation for building international political commitment at Rio, providing measurable ?tangible goals? for the sustainable development debate. The SDGs would apply in all countries, and therefore act as a complementary, successor framework to the MDGs, which end in 2015 and focuses mainly on the Global South. However, the SDGs should not detract from the urgent need for a post-2015 framework that focuses on poverty or from funding for that agenda. 3. Water ?Water problems will figure prominently at the forthcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, in 2012 ? Rio + 20.? UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Water Day, 22 March 2011 3.1 The water crisis Only 2.63 per cent of global water is freshwater, which includes a large part that is tied up in snow and ice. Despite this, there is currently no overall global water scarcity, but a number of regions are chronically short of water , and climate change is expected to make this worse. In addition, further complexities surround water scarcity issues. It has been estimated that out of the 2.8 billion people that live in areas facing water scarcity, 1.2 billion live in ?physical water scarcity? and 1.6 billion in ?economic water scarcity?, meaning that water access is not limited by supply, but constrained by financial, human or institutional capacity. To solve the water crisis, focus must therefore not just be on managing supply and demand, but also on access constraints in broader terms, such as governance and equity aspects. Increased attention is being given to the cross cutting nature of water for many different uses and tension around availability and prioritisation, for example, in the so called ?water, food and energy nexus?. To ensure equitable access and environmental sustainability both in the short and long term, an interlinked approach is fundamental, which also needs to include the impacts of climate change, in particular given the predicted severe impact on water resources. In addition to the basic need of water, food production is particularly important given that 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawals are for agriculture, highlighting direct linkages between water availability and Food security concerns. There are also direct linkages to the rural poor, recognising that smallholder farms feed one-third of the world?s population. Furthermore, increased reliance on water intensive sources of energy is raising questions around long term sustainability even for many renewable energy sources, a concern that also needs to be recognised within climate change mitigation policies. Poor people are often hit hardest and despite progress on the MDG 7 target on access to water, almost 900 million people still lack access to safe drinking water and even if the target is met, 672 million will be left without. Women are often particularly affected, since they are often responsible for water management on a household level, both for consumptive and productive use. Furthermore, population increase, changes in consumption and production patterns, environmental degradation, pollution and a number of other factors implicates on water availability. Lack of progress on access to water also often has fallback effects on other MDGs, such as gender equality, hunger, health and education. 3.2 Water and the Rio process Water is not a new concern within the UN ?Earth Summit? framework. Outcomes of both the 1972, 1992 and 2002 conferences include direct references and recommendations in relation to water, and are complemented by the Millennium Development Goals. Most importantly, Agenda 21: Chapter 18 is dedicated to water ?Protection of the Quality & Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management & Use of Water Resources?. This comprehensive chapter proposes six programme areas for the freshwater sector: (a) Integrated water resources development and management; (b) Water resources assessment; (c) Protection of water resources, water quality and aquatic ecosystems; (d) Drinking-water supply and sanitation; (e) Water and sustainable urban development; (f) Water for sustainable food production and rural development; (g) Impacts of climate change on water resources. To facilitate implementation, each programme area is divided into Basis for action, Objectives, Activities, Means of implementation, including Financing and cost evaluation, Scientific and technological means, Human resource development, and Capacity-development. Furthermore, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation includes several references to water, many with particular reference to the Millennium Development Goals. This includes the launch of a programme of actions, with financial and technical assistance, including actions to ?promote priority action by Governments, with the support of all stakeholders, in water management and capacity-building at the national level and, where appropriate, at the regional level, and promote and provide new and additional financial resources and innovative technologies to implement chapter 18 of Agenda 21? (see Appendix III). In the Rio+20 context the challenge of access to clean water and sanitation is one of the main concerns, but also water availability more generally, noting that ?increased action is imperative?. Furthermore, water is being recognised in broader terms than before with a focus on its role as a cross cutting resource, included as an essential part of the ?Green Economy? and the so called ?water, food and energy nexus?. As a consequence suggested solutions have largely moved away from a primary focus on management issues, towards market based approaches, including full cost valuation and pricing, to solve the problems around supply and demand. 4. Green Economy and Water 4.1 Rio+20 and the Green Economy The ?Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication? is one of the main focus areas of Rio+20. While the Green Economy has been set in a broader concept of the intersection between environment and economy, to highlight synergies rather than trade-offs, coupled with social issues, no clear definition has been agreed within this context, partly due to some resistance to the concept in itself. UNEP?s definition is therefore sometimes used, "A Green Economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental and ecological scarcities." Outside of Rio+20, Green Economy is often used more or less interchangeably with Green Growth. OECD has identified Green Growth as ?fostering economic growth and development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies? . The most significant difference to UNEP?s definition is the lack of reference to social equity, a key fundamental for achieving sustainable poverty reduction. Despite a clear definition, the Rio+20 process has identified different green economy policies that indicates a general direction: green stimulus packages; eco-efficiency; greening markets and public procurement; investment in sustainable infrastructure; restoration and enhancement of natural capital; getting prices right; and eco-tax reform. ?Getting prices right? is defined as better reflecting environmental externalities in market prices, especially for natural resources. A consultative bottom-up approach is also recommended, with government leadership and multi-stakeholder engagement, with careful design to ensure social equity. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that there is no simple one-size-fits-all for poverty reduction, and that poverty eradication and enhancement of the livelihoods of the most vulnerable deserve priority in measures promoting a green economy transition. In the long term, a development path limiting environmental impacts would be more conducive to prosperity and poverty alleviation. The poor are generally most affected by trends, such as climate change and environmental degradation and shocks such as food scarcity and shifts of the economy that decrease such risks will benefit the poor. Production and consumption systems that are compatible with sustainable development play a key part in this. 4.2 Water and the Green Economy The Stockholm Statement to Rio+20 from World Water Week 2011 argues that water is ?the bloodstream of the Green Economy?, and recognises the interconnectedness of water, food and energy as a fundamental priority. It also calls for universal access to water and sanitation by 2030, over and above current MDG aspirations. UNEP?s report ?Towards a Green Economy? identifies investment in clean water and sanitation services to the poor as one of the biggest opportunities to speed up the transition to a green economy in many developing countries. Not having access to water is costly, since either large amounts of their disposable income have to be spent on purchasing water from vendors or large amounts of time, in particular from women and children, have to be devoted to carting it. In addition, the cost of water-borne diseases is high. UNEP estimates that under a scenario of an investment of around 0.16 per cent of global GDP per year, water use at the global level could be kept within sustainable limits and the MDG for water could be achieved by 2015. UNEP argues that a green economy should acknowledge where water is scarce, and manage it carefully, to ensure use is kept within sustainable limits. The role of water in both maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services should be recognised, valued and paid for, and the use of technologies that encourage efficient forms of recycling and reuse is encouraged. To progress towards the pursuit of green objectives various tools can be used, such as the redesign of governance arrangements, the improved specification of property rights, the adoption of policies that reflect the full costs of use including the costs of adverse impacts on the environment, and through improved regulation. The suggested indicators for tracking progress include the number of people without access to reliable supplies of clean water and sanitation, as well as the volume available per person in a region. The report recognises that the complex flow of water resources affects its availability and opportunities to manage it. Given the high level of water used by agriculture, one of the biggest challenges is to find a way to significantly increase the productivity of irrigated agriculture, so that water can be transferred to other sectors without adversely affecting the environment or Food security. The report argues that gauging the true value of ecosystems, including water, is a key part of the movement towards a green economy, coupled with market-based approaches, as well as consumer driven accreditation and certification schemes. Water entitlement and allocation systems are other options, however, the environment should have rights that are either equal or superior to those of other users of a water resource. To reduce the cost of a transition to a green economy, the report recommends improvements in governance arrangements, reform of water policies and the development of partnerships with the private sector. Other key recommendations include the phasing out of perverse subsidies and adopting freer trading arrangements, which are believed to bring benefits to many sectors. In terms of water and sanitation, the report remains decisive on the importance of full cost accounting, but inconclusive on ?how best to charge poor households for access to water and sanitation services?. It concludes that green economies should include commitment to factoring social equity into the transition to arrangements that influence investment and decisions by people and industry, but how this is done largely depends on the context. 4.3 A water and poverty analysis The lack of a clear definition of a Green Economy within the Rio+20 context presents a potential hazard in that what is considered ?green? becomes a very broad concept that primarily responds to short term concerns, without adequate analysis of cross cutting issues or social and environmental impacts in the long term. If not managed carefully this could ultimately lead to negative impacts on sustainable development and poverty reduction, including from a water perspective. The Green Economy needs to be a fair one, where the social dimension of sustainable development needs to be given greater emphasis, and one that acknowledges key environmental limits and planetary boundaries. It will therefore be essential to comprehensively analyse potential effects on environmental, social and economic levels, both on short and long term, and across sectors and including the impacts of climate change. Core sustainability and equity principles must guide the process, including strong environmental and social safeguards, with a clear focus on cross cutting water related impacts. As described above, the UNEP report argues that shifting to a green economy usually involves a commitment to begin charging for the full costs of resource use. The main tension is how to include principles on social equity, including how to charge for water and sanitation services, also recognising that this is now a human right. While market based approaches, including a full cost valuation of water, could provide benefits in terms of discouraging over usage, social equity principles are essential to ensure poor communities are not put at considerable disadvantage, in particular in a context of increased environmental degradation, competition over water resources and climate change. Furthermore, while some argue that there is little practical difference between private or public provision of water, attention need to be paid to the private sector?s mandate to maximise profit and implications for poor communities, as this could undermine poor communities? ability to pay. From another perspective, profit maximisation could also lead to encouragement to consume more. Progressio, CEPES and Water Witness International?s report ?Drop by drop: Understanding the impact of the UK?s water footprint through a case study of Peruvian asparagus? highlights tensions between large scale agribusiness and water for local communities, which can serve as an illustrative example of the importance of recognition of water related impacts and lessons for a Green Economy. The report illustrates a number of far reaching impacts of the growth of agribusiness, largely supported by international investment, including rapid depletion of the aquifer, and with negative fallbacks for poor and marginalised communities in the Ica Valley and beyond, such as lack of water for drinking and for irrigation. Green Economy policies should avoid moving into a ?new paradigm? on water, without proper recognition of lessons learned through other water related processes, in particular in terms of poverty related aspects. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and other similar approaches, including community and ecosystems based management, have come through as viable strategies from the Rio and other processes. Implementation has been slow, partly due to lack of political will, but it is essential that they still form a key part of the Green Economy process. The important role of poor communities and other key stakeholders need to be recognised, not just as beneficiaries, but as key agents and co-creators of positive change. The Rio Declaration and Agenda put local communities, with particular emphasis on women, as a key component of sustainable development and it is essential that this recognition is also reflected in Green Economy policies. To avoid negative fallbacks of Green Economy policies, principles of social equity must therefore be included, including principles of development through a human rights framework. Adequate and efficient regulation is also important, as well as ensuring poor people are involved in decision making, to ensure sustainability and that their knowledge and needs are recognised. This should include women, who are often responsible for water management on a domestic level and therefore hold vital information on water availability and access, and therefore must play a key part for any solution to be sustainable. The cultural aspects of water must also be recognised, including the management functions ritual and beliefs can entail, in particular for indigenous groups. The linkages to other poverty related processes must also be recognised. Sustainable and equitable access to water has impacts on other development related issues, such as gender equality, health, education, food production and work opportunities, all key elements of the MDGs. Furthermore, the potential impact of climate change must be recognised, given that the water cycle will be particularly affected, and could therefore severely undermine any progress if not taken into account. Again, poor people are likely to be hit the hardest. 5. Recommendations ? Rio+20 represents a vital opportunity to reignite progress towards sustainable development that should be seen as a catalyst to start off new initiatives and processes that builds on outcomes of previous ?Earth Summits?, coupled with new awareness, learning and knowledge. ? Given the particular impact of environmental stress on poor people and communities, a clear poverty and equity focus must be at the heart of Rio+20, including gender considerations. ? The impacts of climate change must be taken into consideration at all times, both from a mitigation and adaptation perspective. ? Viable propositions that deserve further attention and elaboration include the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ? Water should be a key focus area of Rio+20, as a fundamental resource that underpins both life and livelihoods, that is also cross cutting and impacts on multiple sectors and users. It therefore also represents an essential part of the Green Economy. ? This includes a core focus on sustainable and equitable water resources management, with clear poverty and equity objectives, and active involvement of key stakeholders, including a gender perspective. ? The Green Economy must be a fair one, where the social dimension of sustainable development is given greater emphasis, and one that acknowledges key environmental limits and planetary boundaries. For further information, please contact: Petra Kjell, Environment Policy and Advocacy Officer, Progressio Tel: +44 (0)20 7288 8665 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Tim Aldred, Policy and Communications Manager, Progressio Tel +44 (0)20 7288 8625 Email: email@example.com Progressio Unit 5, Canonbury Yard 190a New North Road London N1 7BJ UK www.progressio.org.uk


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Full SubmissionThailand's Inputs for Compilation Document Thailand wishes to share the following inputs for the expected outcome of Rio+20. General contents: (1) The outcome of Rio+20 should reaffirm the principles set forth in the 1992 Rio Declaration and demonstrate the political commitment to apply such principles in the global sustainable development agenda. Rio+20 should not be about renegotiating the principles, but should focus more on addressing the implementation gaps from the past decades and finding creative solutions together to close those gaps and overcome the existing challenges. In particular, the progress made in the economic pillar needs to be revisited to account for the impacts to the environmental and social pillars. (2) In addition, Thailand wishes to express the need for the Rio+20 outcome to be forward-looking and to take into account the new and emerging challenges of the next decades. Particularly important are food and water security issues, which need to be recognized as interlinked with the energy security issue. The increasing effects of climate change through intensified natural disasters have caused devastating impacts especially to small island developing states and developing countries with low-lying coastal areas, and with areas prone to natural disasters and fragile ecosystems. Sustainable management of biological resources is extremely important for poverty eradication efforts in developing countries with fragile ecosystems as these resources are intrinsically linked with the basic needs of poor communities in terms of food, shelter and medicines. (3) In setting the tone for the global sustainable development agenda, it is crucial to treat the three pillars of sustainable development in a balanced and integrated manner. This recognition should be reflected in the outcomes of the agreed themes: the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and the institutional framework for sustainable development. Specific elements: (A) Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication (1) The green economy outcome should not aim for a one-size-fits-all strategy. Instead, countries should be given enough policy space to develop their own pathway to sustainable development, and disparities between developed and developing countries need to be reflected in the green economy transition, in accordance with the principle of CBDR. In addition, the green economy outcome should not override or supersede the agreements and processes of the existing MEAs. (2) The philosophy of Sufficiency Economy introduced by His Majesty King Bhumibol, which stresses the middle path as an overriding principle for appropriate conduct by the populace at all levels, is a concept widely understood and adopted throughout the nation. Thailand sees this as a strong national initiative providing opportunities for all stakeholders to synergize and move towards sustainable development and poverty eradication. Sufficiency Economy calls for a more diversified and balanced development strategy and can be applied at all levels, including at the national, local and individual levels. The main objectives of Sufficiency Economy are to create resilience to external shocks, enhance poverty eradication efforts, and utilize both cultivated and scientific knowledge to allow the populace to live in harmony with nature. In this context, His Majesty the King?s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy takes into account all three pillars of sustainable development. Thailand considers the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy to be one of the models for a Green Economy, and is willing to share our experiences and best practices in this regard. (3) The role of developing countries towards achieving sustainable global growth is utterly important. Thailand cannot emphasize enough the significance of technology transfer and development, R&D, capacity building and technical assistance, which need to be materialized in order to enable developing countries to leapfrog towards sustainable development. The outcome of Rio+20 therefore should incorporate an enforcing mechanism and incentives to materialize capacity building and transfer of environmentally sound technologies from developed to developing countries. These technologies do not have to be state-of-the-art or cutting edge technologies. Even basic technologies are still lacking in most developing countries, particularly in the fields of wastewater treatment, household and hazardous waste management, energy Efficiency and integrated water resource management for instance. (4) Rio+20 should recognize that the green economy transition requires partnership development among different stakeholders at all levels, from global to regional, sub-regional, national and local. It is crucial to establish a mechanism to enhance existing partnerships and help build new ones to strengthen and accelerate implementation of the sustainable development agenda at different levels. (5) Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) can be an important tool contributing to green economy. SCP should address the three pillars of sustainability in a balanced, integrated and continuous manner. In addition, SCP should recognize and enhance the roles of subsistence farmers and SMEs through international support in terms of capacity development, technical assistance for local labor and facilitation in technology access and access to credit. Strengthening of subsistence farmers and SMEs in this regard endorses the life cycle perspective of SCP as it helps induce the shift towards sustainability throughout the whole supply chain. Furthermore, public awareness and behavioral change towards sustainable consumption need to be consistently promoted. (6) In recognition that actions in different countries are interlinked in today?s age of globalization, the roles of trade in enhancing sustainable development shall not be undermined. In this regard, Thailand supports green economy options that are consistent with a fair, open, equitable, rules-based, non-discriminatory multilateral trading system which ensures market access for developing countries and which narrows rather than widens the technology gap between developed and developing countries. In addition, measures for environmental protection should not be used as a disguised restriction on international trade or as trade protection measures, especially for trade that is related to food security. (7) Thailand is open to further discussions on targets and indicators. We believe targets can be useful in demonstrating global leadership and instituting aspirations. We also believe that the setting up of targets and indicators at Rio+20 should incorporate the following important characteristics: a. the overall targets such as SDGs should reflect a balanced and integrated treatment of the three pillars of sustainable development b. the targets and indicators should be complementary to and build upon existing targets and indicators, such as the MDGs targets c. the setting up of targets and indicators should reflect the principle of CBDR and recognize disparities between developed and developing countries d. the setting up of targets and indicators should allow for flexibility and country-driven or voluntary targets in accordance with the principle of CBDR e. the setting up of targets and indicators should incorporate comparable targets and indicators in the means of implementation (B) Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) (1) The successful paths towards sustainable development rely greatly on having an effective institutional structure which not only sets the global sustainable development agenda but also supports implementation at national and local levels. Therefore, the institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD) needs to ensure that the three pillars of sustainable development ? economic, social and environmental ? work together and reinforce one another in a more integrated and balanced manner from policy planning to implementation. [Strengthening the environmental pillar] (2) Thailand sees the necessity of strengthening the environmental pillar, which is considered lacking sufficient attention, to move forward in parallel with the other two. With that in mind and considering that such process should be based on better use of the existing frameworks and mechanisms, Thailand is of the view that UNEP?s role as a lead UN agency on the environmental issue should be strengthened in order to provide concrete suggestions on global environmental issues, consolidate MEAs and support national implementation. In doing so, we should also take into consideration how to achieve the inclusive decision-making process on environmental issues with the greatest possible participation of parties concerned. (3) In practice, Thailand strongly believes that the principles of ?Delivering as One? and ?System-wide Coherence? are viable in streamlining and strengthening the UN?s work on sustainable development among all relevant UN funds, programmes, and specialized agencies. In facilitating the Member States in their endeavors to progress the implementation guided by Agenda 21 and JPOI, Thailand urges UNEP to work closely at the policy level with other relevant organizations in the economic and social pillars, such as UNDP, UNCTAD, and WTO, and make the most use of the existing framework and coordination mechanism in the implementation. [Reform options of IFSD] (4) Thailand reaffirms the spirit of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) when it was first established in 1992 ? which is to holistically address the three pillars of sustainable development in a balanced manner and review progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 at all levels. In this regard, Thailand is of the view that a reform of CSD is needed to achieve a greater balance among the three pillars. CSD must be a forum for countries to exchange ideas, to review progress achieved, to take stock of decisions made, and to recommend practical guidelines and facilitate the process to close the existing implementation gap. (5) The reformed CSD must be relevant in responding to the challenges which have emerged during the past 20 years and must take a forward-looking vision in addressing the new challenges that might arise in the future. (6) Thailand reaffirms Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which calls for the participation of all citizens in addressing economic, social and environmental issues at all levels. Thailand acknowledges the role of CSD as a valuable platform for countries to engage with major groups and to forge partnerships with the private, academic and scientific communities. We view this as a contributing factor to the implementation process and the success of the IFSD itself. Thailand encourages the reformed CSD to continue with this distinctive role and make use of such partnerships to facilitate the transfer of technology, research development, and capacity building in developing countries. (7) Thailand is open to discussions and exchange of innovative ideas with other countries on other reform options such as ECOSOC or the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council. In this regard, the proposed framework should not create undue burden on developing countries, be it legal, financial or operational. Thailand wishes to stress that a combined effort of all relevant UN funds, programmes, and specialized agencies to ?deliver together as one? on the sustainable development agenda is required for the successful reform of IFSD. The newly established body cannot, and should not, work as a stand-alone agency on advancing sustainable development objectives. [Role of the UN?s regional commissions] (8) As the transition into green economy towards sustainable development objectives is unique to each country and there is no ?one-size-fits-all? model, Thailand strongly supports the role of the UN?s regional commissions, UN regional offices, as well as other existing regional and sub-regional cooperation frameworks in bridging global commitments to national and local implementation. Such role should be further strengthened with priority given to narrowing the implementation gaps. (9) As it is widely recognized in all regions that there is an imbalance of the three pillars at the regional levels, Thailand urges the UN?s regional commissions to strengthen its work on the social and environmental pillars in association with the economic work programmes. Discussions among Member States on issues pertaining to all of the three pillars should be encouraged. To strike this importance, the renaming of the current ?Economic? or ?Economic and Social? commissions is required. The regional commissions shall be called ?Economic, Social and Environmental? Commission to practically reflect the commitment of all regional commissions of the UN in advancing the progress on sustainable development in the respective regions. 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Boulder, CO – October 21, 2013
The Cyclists 4 Jamestown Event, a fundraiser that took place on Saturday October 19th at the Bagi Mechanical Office Park on Foothills Highway, 2 miles north of Boulder, announced today that the proceeds from its activities have exceeded $100,000. The event, which featured a pro racer-led fun ride, a reunion of Coors Classic veterans, a demonstration of mountain bike stunts, silent and live auctions, and four live bands, is estimated to have drawn a crowd of several thousand people throughout the day.
"This idea started with the idea of just setting up a spot on the side of the road to collect money to help the people of Jamestown," remarked Russell Chandler, co-chair of the event. "We had no idea three weeks ago that it would turn into such a festival of community support between the cyclists and the Jamestown residents."
Jonathan Bartsch, a Jamestown resident and Coordinator of the Rebuild Jamestown Fund added, "The people of Jamestown and the cycling community have always supported each other, even though there has sometimes been tension. This event offered both groups a chance to really get to know one another, and develop a deeper bond."
The highlight of the event was an emotional introduction of Jamestown mayor Tara Shoedinger and Jamestown Mercantile (aka, the "Merc") owner Rainbow Shultz, who thanked the cyclists and other supporters who came together in support of rebuilding Jamestown. Mayor Shoedinger, Ms. Shultz, and many of the residents of Jamestown visited the Cyclists 4 Jamestown event following a memorial that was held for long time Jamestown resident and previous Merc owner, Joey Howlett, held earlier in the day at the Greenbriar Inn.
Mr. Howlett was killed during the flood when the hillside above his home gave way. Ms. Shoedinger remarked that Joey, who was considered the patriarch of the town was the first person to welcome cyclists to town, filling water jugs every morning until the day he died. Ms. Shultz thanked the group for their continued support while she and her husband work to re-open the Merc. The event concluded with a live auction and a special "paddle raiser" which raised more than $5,000 in funds to help re-open the Merc.
The largest donation for the Merc came from a woman cyclist who, intimidated by the climb, has never ridden to Jamestown and, in fact, has never visited the Merc. The donor was touched by Tara and Rainbow's stories and didn't want to see the owners (and Jamestown) lose the restaurant. She donated $1000. Rainbow hugged her afterwards and offered a free breakfast as soon as they could open. Mayor Tara told her, "If I can ride my bike to Jamestown, so can you".
One couple from Boulder remarked they had received money from FEMA, but that it was far less than their damages. They felt that Jamestown needed the FEMA proceeds more than they and donated $1,500.
Earlier in the week, a young girl found a $50 bill in a restaurant. Unable to find the owner, she told her dad that she wanted to contribute it to a worthy cause. She brought it to the event and stuck it into the donation box with her proud father looking on.
Roy Burger, president of the Boulder Cycling Club, a co-producer of the event, commented, "Countless people came up the driveway and wrote sizable checks wanting nothing in return. We couldn't give them merchandise, beer, or food or steer them to auction items. They simply wanted to help. Our volunteer flaggers on the highway were given cash by passing motorists all day long. They weren't cyclists, but appreciated the event and just wanted to help. "
The organizers of Cyclists 4 Jamestown are planning on supporting a number of additional events including volunteer help crews for Jamestown and a bike sale at Community Cycles, both on October 26th, as well as a fund raiser planned on Monday November 4th at Hapa Sushi. Merchandise including commemorative cycling jerseys and bibs, T-shirts, and hats are available at the http://www.c4jtown.org website. Additional fundraising activities are planned through the end of the year, culminating in a community ride to Jamestown in 2014, once the road has been repaved and re-opened to cyclists. Rainbow is expecting that the Merc will be serving each of them large stacks of pancakes.
About Cyclists 4 Jamestown. Cyclists 4 Jamestown is an informal organization of volunteers representing the cycling community based in the Front Range of Colorado. Its co-chairs, Rob Andrew and Russ Chandler, are the organizers of the Wednesday Morning Velo, a weekly business networking bike ride that leaves from North Boulder from May through September, often traveling to Jamestown. The Cyclists 4 Jamestown Event was put on in cooperation with the Boulder Cycling Club, and more than 50 volunteers from the Boulder cycling community. All donations and other proceeds to the Cyclists 4 Jamestown Fund are tax deductible and are transferred to the Rebuild Jamestown Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of Boulder County, a 501 (c)(3) organization.


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Idaho Infraction Rule 10. Failure to Pay Infraction - Suspension of Driver's License - Notice of Nonpayment - Late Payment - Receipt and Notice of Payment - Other Sanctions.
(a) Suspension of License. If a defendant fails to pay a traffic infraction, (1) within the time allowed by a Notice of Default Judgment under Rule 8(d), or (2) within the time allowed by Deferred Payment Agreement under Rule 9(f), or (3) within such further time as allowed by order of the court; then, unless the court makes a finding under Rule 11 that the defendant has shown that the defendant has complete and continuing financial inability to pay, the court shall sign a notice of nonpayment and send it to the Department of Transportation for suspension of defendant's driver's license as provided by law.
(b) Form of Notice of Nonpayment. A notice of nonpayment to be sent to the Department of Transportation shall be in substantially the following form:
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(c) Late Payment. Late payment of an infraction shall be accepted by the court or clerk of the court at any time.
(d) Form of Receipt and Notice of Payment. If a defendant pays an infraction after a notice of nonpayment has been sent to the Department of Transportation under this rule, the court or the clerk shall issue a receipt and notice of payment which shall not be mailed to the Department of Transportation but shall be delivered or mailed to the defendant for use in applying to the Department of Transportation for reinstatement of defendant's license. The receipt and notice of payment shall be in substantially the following form:
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(e) Other Sanctions. Nothing in this rule shall limit the inherent powers of the court to enforce its judgments and orders by execution or by other means and sanctions authorized by law.
(f) Signature of clerk. Notwithstanding any other provision in this rule, the court may authorize the clerk of the court to sign and send to the Department of Transportation a Notice of Non-Payment of Infraction in the form provided in subsection (b) of this rule.
(Adopted March 23, 1983, effective July 1, 1983; amended March 30, 1984, effective July 1, 1984; amended March 27, 1989, effective July 1, 1989; amended February 10, 1993, effective July 1, 1993; amended March 21, 2007, effective July 1, 2007.)
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2011 Alumni Award Recipients
Black Hills State University honored four BHSU alumni during the annual Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. in the Jacket Legacy room of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union. Those honored this year were, left to right: Darla (Talty) Crown, Class of '80, Special Achievement Award; Dr. Barry Jankord, Class of '82, Excellence in Education Award; Dr. George Rinker, Special Service Award; and Charles "Chuck" Sederstrom Jr., Attended, Distinguished Alumnus Award.
This year's 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient is Mr. Charles (Chuck) V. Sederstrom Jr., attended BHSU and ultimately received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Dakota(USD). In 1968 he began practicing law in Omaha, Neb., with Donald H. Erickson; and subsequently began the law firm of Erickson and Sederstrom. Chuck's area of specialization has been in corporate law with a particular emphasis on health law. He is currently General Counsel to Alegent Health, which is the largest nongovernmental employer in the state of Nebraska, as well as the largest hospital in the state.
Over the course of the past 20 years, he has been very involved with the Salvation Army. He served on the local Omaha Board and for over 10 years he has served on the National Board. He has also served the Omaha Salvation Army in many other capacities: Board Resources Committee, General Chairman of the Christmas Committee, Planning Committee, Chairman of the Advisory Board, and Bequest and Endowment Committee. In addition, he was formerly Chairman of the Combined Health
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Chuck is also a very active member and leader in many legal and civic organizations, including American Diabetes Association, American Lung Association, Arthritis Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Combined Health Agencies Drive of Nebraska, Goodwill Industries, United Way, Rotary International, Chamber of Commerce, and the Omaha Home for Boys. He was President of the Omaha Bar Association from 1984-85.


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If I had one day to live and could have anything I wanted, I would live that day without ciabetes. I would live the day without my daughter having an eating disorder. The anger would leave my sons for that day. My husband would finally have enough money to buy a new pair of shoes without the worry of where we would come up with money to pay all of our bills. My little Sadie dog is free of pain and wagging her cute little tail. My granddaughter would be respectful. I would drink wine only for the appreciation of its aroma and flavor. I would see that bright smile and glowing light in my dad's eyes that tell me he is O.K. My mom would leave heaven for a day and see that she was responsible for a job well done.
On that special day, I would find myself in a Thomas Kincaid painting, walking through the snow to a cozy little home with white smoke flowing from the stone fireplace. There is a small deer standing next to a frozen stream welcoming me home. I see a woman in a rocking chair with her back facing the beautiful bay window, light up with bright, clear Christmas lights. I do not recognize the silhouette of the man standing next to her chair with his back to me, but they seem to have a familial relationship, such as a father gently touching his daughter's shoulder to provide comfort. I feel good because the day has been perfect. My mind is clear and my body is strong. I can't wait to enter the small, enclosed porch on the side of the house knowing that this is going to be my heaven on earth. Slowly I open the screen door and walk across the wooden boards to the heavy wooden door. Before I had a chance to knock, the door opens, and I'm greeted by the young, bearded man, "We were expecting you. Please come in."
"Funny," I thought to myself, "he looks like the picture of Jesus my mom had hanging on the wall when she was still alive." I love Jesus because he was my friend and loved me through my whole life. The front room has a solid, wood kitchen table off to the right with five mission style chairs on each side and one chair on each end. A kitchen with a gas stove and retro appliances sat behind the dining area. Heavy iron kettles and pots were being used to cook foods with an amazing aroma. The smell of home made bread filled the house. Off to my left was a grand, stone fireplace with a padded, spindle rocking chair sitting close to the warm and glowing fireplace. It suddenly occurred to me that this was my mom that I saw through the window. She looked so young and happy! "MOM," I screamed, as I ran to hug her. The last thing I see before I wake up is my entire family, including my dad with his big smile. The last sound I hear is the laughter of my children and grandchild as my little Sadie does a dance on her hind legs.


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News item from 2011
Ashmolean Opens The New Galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia on 26 November 2011
On Saturday 26 November 2011, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford will open six new galleries for the collections of Ancient Egypt and Nubia (present day Sudan). Building on the success of the Museum's extension, which opened in 2009, this second phase of major redevelopment redisplays the world-renowned Egyptian collections to exhibit objects that have been in storage for decades, more than doubling the number of mummies and coffins on display. The galleries will take visitors on a chronological journey covering more than 5000 years of human occupation of the Nile Valley.
The £5 million project has received lead support from Lord Sainsbury's Linbury Trust, along with the Selz Foundation and other trusts, foundations and individuals. Rick Mather Architects have led the redesign and redisplay of the pre-existing Egypt galleries and the extension into the restored Ruskin Gallery, previously occupied by the Museum Shop. The contractor Beard has completed the construction work in the historic building. New openings link the rooms, presenting the collections under the broad themes of Egypt at its Origins; Dynastic Egypt and Nubia; Life after Death in Ancient Egypt; The Amarna 'Revolution'; Egypt in the Age of Empires; and Egypt meets Greece and Rome.
The Ashmolean is home to some of the finest Egyptian and Nubian collections in the country, with Predynastic and Protodynastic material which ranks amongst the most significant in the world. With new lighting, display cases and interpretation, the project completes the Ashmolean's Ancient World Floor, comprising galleries that span the world's great ancient civilisations – from Egypt and Nubia, Prehistoric Europe, the Ancient Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, to India, China and Japan.
"We are enormously grateful to Lord Sainsbury and the Linbury Trust for initiating this transformative project for one of the most important and popular areas of the Museum. Rick Mather's design for the galleries now allows us to display material that, for reasons of conservation, has not been seen for up to half a century." Dr Christopher Brown CBE, Director of the Ashmolean.
Professor Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, said, "These remarkable collections are among the most important outside Egypt and one of the Ashmolean's most popular attractions. With an exciting series of new galleries, the redevelopment transforms opportunities for using the collections for teaching and research at all levels, and the way they are enjoyed, cared for and integrated within the wider Museum."
The Linbury Trust
The Linbury Trust is a charitable trust; it was established by Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (John Sainsbury), and his wife Anya, Lady Sainsbury, CBE, the former ballerina Anya Linden. The Linbury Trust was founded in 1973, since when it has made grants totalling more than £125 million.
Rick Mather Architects
Shortlisted by the RIBA for the 2010 Stirling Prize for the transformation of the Ashmolean Museum, Rick Mather Architects are also working in Oxford on a new quad for Keble College and have just won the competition for a new building in the centre of Worcester College. Also recently completed are the award-winning new auditorium for Corpus Christi College in Oxford and the new student residences and renewed art school at Stowe. The RIBA has just announced that the $150 million expansion and sculpture garden for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is shortlisted for the 2011 international Lubetkin Prize.
Beard is an award-winning construction company with a reputation for excellence throughout the South of England. Specialists in conservation and improvement works for historic and listed buildings, the company carries out ongoing projects for many of Oxford's Colleges as well as the University of Oxford and clients further afield. For over one-hundred years they have been the first choice for their customers by providing innovative solutions to complex construction projects.
The Egyptian Collections At The Ashmolean
Collected over 300 years, the Ashmolean's Egyptian holdings tell some of the most interesting stories of
archaeological discovery, which have made Egyptology so popular and fascinating. Over time the Museum has amassed iconic pieces such as the wallpainting depicting the daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti; the Shrine of Taharqa from the temple at Kawa – the only complete free-standing pharaonic building in Britain; and the colossal limestone statues of the fertility god Min which date to 3300 BC. The Ashmolean's Egyptian collections now number more than 40,000 artefacts.


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2009 Outdoor: Competed in a pair of races at the Pac-10 Championships... place 10th in the 10,000m run with a time of 30:25.43, the sixth-best time in school history... was 16th in the 5000m run at the conference meet... ran a PR in the 5000m to finish second at the Sun Angel Track Classic in a time of 14:23.23... also was second in the event at the Double Dual... 2009 Indoor: Ran in two races... provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 5000m run... ran 14:05.34 to finish fifth at the MPSF Championships... ran a personal-best time of 8:14.79 in the 3000m run at the Husky Classic.... 2008 XC: Emerged as the team's top runner, finishing first among the Sun Devils in for of his five races... placed 28th at the Pac-10 Championships... took 42nd place to lead the team at the NCAA West Region Championships... finished 30th at the Roy Griak Invitational and was 50th at the Pre-National meet... 2008 Outdoor: Competed in the Pac-10 Championships in the 5,000m and 10,000m races... placed 13th in the 10,000m and 22nd in the 5,000m... scored at the Double Dual by finishing third in the 1,500m run (3:58.17)... 2008 Indoor: Competed in a pair of 3,000m races... ran a season-best 8:22.29 to finish 18th at the MPSF Championships... 2007 XC: Did not compete during the season... 2007 Track: Redshirted... 2006 XC: Redshirted... ran in three races unattached, placing in the Top 10 twice... took eighth at the Canyon West Classic and ninth in the ASU Invitational.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Murrieta Valley High School (Murrieta, Calif.)... lettered four times each in cross country and track & field for the Nighthawks... in cross country, scored for the team all four years at the CIF meet... won the Southwestern League once... twice earned All-Southern Section honors in cross country after finishing sixth in 2005 and seventh in 2004... placed fifth at the 2005 state CIF meet... team placed in the Top 5 at the state CIF meet all four years, including third place in 2003, fourth in 2002 and 2004 and fourth in 2005... on the track, won three league titles and added a fourth-place showing in the 3,200m run at the Southern Section... finished fourth in the state at 3,200m in 2005... all told, earned eight all-county selections and won three county championships... named MVHS Athlete of the Year as a senior... selected team captain for both squads his final two seasons.
Personal: Majoring in kinesiology... mother is Cheryl Hunter... has two brothers: Justin and Chauncey... born September 20, 1988, in Fairfield, Calif.... hobbies include running, eating, sleeping and hanging out with friends... full name is Patrick Jordan Milloy.
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All that being said, if you can't get into tonight's hot show, Neon Trees are playing tomorrow as part of the Rock the Vote campaign. Read an exclusive profile about the Provo-based Trees in the current issue of Salt Lake, and head to the show tomorrow at the Salt Lake Community College Lifetime Activities Center, and hear their hit single Animal, among other catchy tunes. Click here for tickets and information. The show starts at 8 p.m., leaving you the whole day to vote.
Sufjan Stevens Sold Out Tonight, Neon Trees Tomorrow
Nov 01st 2010
As always in Salt Lake, the music never stops. If you can score a ticket to tonight's Sufjan Stevens concert at Kingsbury Hall, venture forth! As we said in the current issue of Salt Lake Magazine, Stevens is definitely worth a listen - intelligent, interesting, fantastical. The show is sold out, but I'm a firm believer in "anything's possible." The show starts at 8 p.m..


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To me there is nothing sweeter than an Eskimo kiss shared with my little girl. Her little nose just begs for them. It is this simple gesture of love that has inspired our Valentine's Day playdate this year. We invited a few of her little friends and their moms to celebrate the sweetness with us.
A canvas I painted in a soft ombre blush was the backdrop to our dessert table. "Eskimo kisses" (Hershey Kisses), "Eskimo Pies" (Ice cream sandwiches) and "snowballs" (coconut covered marshmallows), Eskimo cookies and igloo cake pops were set out for the little invitees to enjoy. The centerpiece, an igloo cake set on a hand-made cake stand spray-painted metallic gold made our party theme come alive.
I modeled the little Eskimo Illustration for our printables after one of my favorite winter photos of my daughter all bundled up in her winter coat with just her sweet face peaking out. So cozy and cute! With hues of blush, gold and aqua it all came together to create a soft, girly party setting.
Like soft fluffy snowballs, tulle Pom toppers adorn some of our guest treats, and pom wands doubled as centerpieces for the dining table. The girls loved playing with their "snowball wands".
Our little Valentine's were each sent home with Valentine bags full of chocolate "Eskimo Kisses" and big smiles.
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Tulle Pom Toppers & Wands: Titi's Tutus
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West Caldwell, NJ, February 9, 2011 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced that the Ricoh Electronics, Inc. headquarters in Tustin, Calif. has completed the installation of a rooftop solar energy system, which will supply up to 10 percent (approximately 350,000 kWh) of the headquarters building's electricity. The system will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 98.1 metric tons/year* and will provide Ricoh Electronics, Inc. with annual electricity cost savings of more than $56,000. Ricoh has been steadfastly committed to the environment for over 30 years. In 1976, Ricoh established the Environmental Protection Group responsible for keeping Ricoh's environmental goals and strategies as key considerations when planning, developing, designing and promoting new products and services. In 2003, Ricoh introduced its first "Eco-Board" in Osaka, Japan, a billboard powered solely by renewable energy. A billboard powered 100% by the sun debuted in New York City's Times Square early 2010. Ricoh also set medium and long-term targets in 2009, to reduce the total CO2 emissions to 30% by fiscal year 2020 and 87.5% by fiscal year 2050, as compared to fiscal year 2000.Ricoh Electronics, Inc.'s solar-powered facility is another example of Ricoh's continued dedication to the environment. Ricoh's Atsugi and Numazu facilities in Japan currently have solar power systems installed, but the Tustin facility will be the first outside of Japan."Installation of this system is a natural extension of Ricoh's continued focus on developing and implementing environmental protection activities that lead to prevention of pollution and more efficient use of resources," said Yoshinori Yamashita, President, Ricoh Electronics, Inc.Ricoh Electronics, Inc. engaged SPG Solar Inc., a leader in the development, design and installation of high-performance commercial solar energy systems, to manage the project. SPG Solar installed nearly 1,000 cutting-edge, silicone crystal solar panels to create the solar energy system on Ricoh Electronics, Inc.'s existing headquarters building. The system takes advantage of Ricoh Electronics, Inc.'s location in sunny Southern California. Ricoh Electronics, Inc. offset approximately 60 percent of the solar system's cost by incentives offered by the federal and state government, and expects to recoup its costs for the project in 5.5 years. "It is commendable that Ricoh Electronics, Inc. has continued their commitment to building such a sizable system," said Chris Robine, President and CEO of SPG Solar. "At SPG Solar, we rarely come across a client that is willing to take so many steps to show such a serious commitment to sustainability. That Ricoh Electronics, Inc. has done so is very impressive."Ricoh Electronics, Inc. achieved zero waste to landfill status in 2001, and all its operations have maintained certification to ISO 14001 since 1999. In addition, Ricoh Electronics, Inc. employees are actively engaged in sustainability initiatives, including submitting 1,360 improvement suggestions in FY 2009, which resulted in over $2 million in savings.Ricoh Electronics, Inc. hosted an event today to unveil the new solar energy system. The Mayor of Tustin, Jerry Amante, and the Consul General of Japan, Consul General Junichi Ihara attended the event in support of Ricoh Electronics, Inc.'s environmental efforts.About Ricoh Electronics, Inc.Ricoh Electronics, Inc. is one of over 272 domestic and overseas companies which comprise Ricoh Company, Ltd., a $21 billion global corporation and a leading supplier of advanced office automation equipment. The company produces highly-advanced digital copiers, peripherals, printed circuit boards, SecureFax™ machines, thermal media, toner, parts, recycled toner cartridges, and customer-configured products at its facilities in Orange County, California, and Lawrenceville, Georgia.About Ricoh Americas CorporationRicoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 74-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2009 sales in excess of $21 billion. Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and customizable services and software help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.Ricoh Americas Corporation, directly or through its network of authorized dealers, markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.Information about Ricoh's complete range of offerings can be found at www.ricoh-usa.com.About SPG Solar, Inc.SPG Solar is a leading developer of distributed solar projects for large commercial, government and public energy users. Located in Novato, California, SPG Solar has been providing unique solar solutions to its customers for nearly a decade. In addition to its expertise in designing and building solar power systems, SPG Solar offers proprietary products such as its SunSeeker™ single axis tracker and Floatovoltaics™, the world's first floating solar system. SPG Solar's Structured Finance Group offers a full array of financial resources and expertise on financing solar projects. SPG Solar currently manages more than 1,500 solar system installations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas. For more information on SPG Solar and distributed solar power, please visit www.spgsolar.com.# # #*Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies provided from United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)© 2010 Ricoh Americas Corporation. All rights reserved. All other company or product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Carla is a teen librarian at the Novato Library.
This is an official blog for the Marin County Free Library.
All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
The first Thursday of every month 6th - 12th graders turn in reviews from Advance Reader copies of books they took from the last meeting. Interested in participating? Contact Carla A. the teen librarian at the Novato Library, firstname.lastname@example.com or 415 - 473 - 2050.
Here are teen reviews from Thurday 4/4/13:
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen *****
The Moon and More proves to be another one of Sarah Dessen's amazing books! In this particular story, Emaline is spending her last summer before college with her long-time boyfriend, Luke and spending time with her caring family. But when a tourist boy enters the picture, she is drawn to the bright future that he holds and wonders if the choices she's made about her are the right ones. Caught between two worlds, Emaline must listen to her heart to decide what path is right for her. Sarah Dessen's latest novel is extremely well-written, filled with realistic situations and characters, and definitely a story that will leave any reader with a gratifying smile. Release date is 6/4/13 get on the holds list for this book today!-Teen Reviewer Radier Penguin
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey ****
This is a unique take on the apocallypse genre. Set in contemary times (as in the here and now) this book is full of the realness of being a human in a world being overun with Others (aliens) and having to make inhuman decsions to survie while clingt to sanity and what makes you, you (or us human). Besides the action scense that won't let you put the book down, and te romatic moments tha make your heart melt, this story is full of mind-bending twists and turns and unanswered questons that moake you crave the next book. Additonally the main character is a sharp-minded, determined, gunweilding heroine who would rathre fight and die than be pushed around, lose her humanity, and lose hope in the world. Release date is 5/7/13 get on the holds list for this book today!- Teen Reviewer Book Lover
Nantucket Blue by Lelia Howland **
Lelia Howland's Nantucket Blue tells the story of Cricket Thompson, who has high hopes for her last summer before college. She looks forward to spending it with her best friend and finally catch the eye of her eye school crush, but a tragedy sends her summer plans down a completely different path. In my opinion, this book starts off somewhat slow and isn't a very engaging story. But with a surprise romance and a few comical characters, the second half of the book and a perfect ending make this book worth the read. Don't expect realistic and well-developed characters such as those found in Sarah Dessen or Deb Caletti books, but pick up this "fluff" read if you are looking for a quick story of a summer adventure. Rlease date is 5/7/13- Teen Reviewer Raider Penguin
Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barres **.5
After reading this book you leanr two important lessons. First, there is someone, somewhere out there for you, no matter how alone in the world you feel. Secondly, you can always be loved no matter how undeserving you believe you are. [Not included in this review is the fact that this book is about assassins so go figure, average rating on goodreads is 3.5 stars]. This book has been published.
- Teen Reviewer Book Lover


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Integrity in Science Conference Audio Now Available!
Audio recordings from the Fourth National Integrity in Science Conference are now available online. Click here to hear the major presentations!
EPA Hides Data; Bayer Offers Flawed Studies
The Natural Resources Defense Council last month accused the Environmental Protection Agency of withholding information about the possible role of pesticides in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a mysterious ailment that has destroyed one third of the U.S. honeybee population since 2006. The Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanded immediate access to all EPA data on the toxicity of pesticides to bees after the EPA posted limited information on its website in response to an earlier request. The EPA's posting failed to disclose any details about the association between the recently approved pesticide clothianidin and the health of bees. In May, clothianidin was banned in Germany for its role in bee deaths, and NRDC claimed the EPA has evidence establishing the link.
The pesticide is the subject of another lawsuit in Germany, where a coalition of beekeepers and consumer protection advocates has accused Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer of the chemical, of submitting flawed studies to mask its effects on bees. "Bayer, despite serious environmental damage, is fighting against any application prohibitions," said Philipp Mimkes, spokesman for the Coalition Against Bayer Dangers. "Bayer's …management has to be called to account since the risks of . . . clothianidin have now been known for more than 10 years." A spokesman for the company said "studies available to us confirm that our product is safe" if used properly.
Firm Fires Docs Who Spotted Workers' Ills
The South African mining company Assmang Ltd. last week fired a team of doctors who diagnosed manganism in 10 of its workers, according to the South African daily IOL. The workers were suffering from a host of neurological symptoms after working at a manganese processing factory near the southeastern coast of South Africa. The new team of medical experts hired by Assmang revised the workers' diagnoses to suggest they suffered from drug abuse and other maladies, according to Susan Tager, who testified before the South African Department of Manpower. Tager, who was on the original team of physicians that diagnosed manganism, said that the new Assmang expert panel never examined the patients.
Meanwhile, U.S. manganese manufacturers have paid more than $12.5 million to 33 researchers and 25 organizations that published papers downplaying the link between manganese and health effects, Mother Jones reports. The bulk of the industry-funded studies have been published after an Illinois jury in 2003 awarded $1 million to welder Larry Elam, who sued three companies, Hobart Brothers, Lincoln Electric, and Airco, over his manganese poisoning. Robert Park of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) said there is strong scientific evidence linking manganese in welding fumes to speech impediments, tremors, and gait disturbance. NIOSH's official report on the health effects of manganese and welding is four years overdue.
Study: BPA Threatens Adults, Too
A new study in Environmental Health Perspectives claims that the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may cause obesity, type-2 diabetes, and other disorders linked to metabolic syndrome in adults. The study is the first to link the chemical to effects in adults, and appeared just days after the FDA issued a report alleging that the chemical was safe for human consumption. The chemical has generated controversy ever since the National Toxicology Program (NTP) used contractors with ties to industry to perform a literature review for its report on the chemical, which also found the chemical to be safe. Nira Ben-Jonathan, an author of the Environmental Health Perspectives study, said that her team also found that small exposures to BPA reduce the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer cells.
A number of states are considering proposals to ban the chemical, particularly in products intended for children age 3 and under. In the wake of the FDA report, the California legislature defeated such legislation, prompting some environmental groups to accuse the agency of playing politics with the timing of its release. The FDA, which denied the charge, will hold an advisory committee hearing on its report on September 16 featuring testimony from both NTP and University of Missouri scientist Frederick vom Saal, who is considered a leading researcher into the potential ill-effects of BPA.
Stanford Restricts Drug Industry Financing
Stanford University announced last week that it will no longer let drug and device companies specify which continuing medical education courses they wish to finance. Instead, companies will be asked to contribute to a medical school pool that can be used to pay for any class, even ones that never mention a company's products, reports the New York Times. This announcement comes after a congressional investigation of Stanford professor and psychiatry department chair Alan Schatzberg, who recently resigned as principal investigator of an National Institutes of Health-funded research project after it was disclosed that he simultaneously took money from the company whose product he was studying for NIH.
Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times to Disclose COIs
The ongoing congressional investigation into conflicts of interest in medicine has prompted Psychiatric Times to begin disclosing its editorial board's conflicts of interest to readers. In an editorial, Ronald Pies, editor-in-chief of Psychiatric Times, said "it is the editor-in-chief's job to know of potential conflicts and to make executive decisions accordingly." However, the move only raises further questions about who is calling the shots at leading psychiatric journals. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" says "editors who make final decisions about manuscripts should have no personal financial involvement in any of the issues they might judge." Top editors of psychiatric journals, though, frequently have such ties and include Jan Fawcett, medical editor of Psychiatric Annals, and Alan J. Gelenberg, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, both of whom receive education grants or consulting fees from pharmaceutical companies that sell psychiatric medicines. In 2005Pies disclosed that he received grants for educational activity from Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and GlaxoSmithKline.
Critical Cell Phone Studies Get Poor Reception
The two leading European studies showing that cell phone use may cause DNA damage are under investigation for relying on falsified data, Science magazine reports (subscription required). The senior author, Hugo Rudiger of the Medical University of Vienna, has agreed to retract one of the papers, but says the other remains valid. He also accused his critics of being funded by the cell phone industry.
After receiving complaints earlier this year, a university ethics committee investigation found both a 2005 study in Mutation Research and a 2008 paper in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health contained errors in the data collected by a lab technician who was one of the paper's coauthors. The chair of the ethics committee was a lawyer who had worked for a telecom company, Rudiger charged. Meanwhile, Alexander Lerchl of Jacobs University Bremen in Germany, who led the call for retracting both papers, has received funding from an umbrella organization funded by cell phone operators and manufacturers. The papers are the only two peer-reviewed studies showing DNA breakage from the electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phones.
Odds and Ends
Academic health centers should be more open and sharing of biomedical data, a new study in PLoS Medicine suggests. . . . The National Institutes of Health has launched an independent study of a sepsis treatment after physicians questioned the validity of some of the data in the original study, published in 2001 in the New England Journal of Medicine by Emanuel P. Rivers of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The original study also failed to reveal Rivers' financial ties to Edwards Lifesciences, a firm that makes a catheter used in the treatment, the Wall Street Journal reports . . . . The Bush administration has proposed new rules that will make it harder to limit worker exposure to carcinogens and other toxic materials . . . . Vice President Cheney senior aide F. Chase Hutto III is angling to become assistant secretary at the Energy Department. Hutton played a key role in overriding endangered species protections for whales and to promote oil drinking in Alaska, according to the Washington Post . . . . Seven senators led by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) wrote Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to withdraw proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act . . . . A new Center for Progressive Reform report calls for nine legal reforms to protect scientific integrity in regulatory decision making. . . . .
Cheers and Jeers
*Cheer to Harold Sox of the American College of Physicians and Drummond Rennie of the Journal of the American Medical Association for their editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine calling on doctors to "just say no" when approached by pharmaceutical companies to participate in so-called seeding clinical trials, whose primary purpose is to encourage doctors to prescribe the tested drugs rather than answer pressing clinical questions. The editorial was a response to a study based on internal Merck emails showing top company officials feared that a large trial involving Vioxx, later withdrawn from the market for safety reasons, lacked a strong scientific rationale.
*Jeer to Alex Berenson of the New York Times for failing to disclose in today's story about the cancer risk associated with the popular anti-cholesterol drug ezetimibe that quoted critic Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic has conducted numerous clinical trials for manufacturers of rival anti-cholesterol drugs and routinely discloses that fact in the medical literature with the disclaimer that he donates all proceeds to charity. Media should follow a similar protocol.


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Barn Renovation Project
The KHPF is raising funds to support the much-needed renovation of Barns 1 – 21, beginning with Barns 1-4 and Barns 8-12. Plans for renovation include removing the current stalls, installing kick-proof stalls (some of which will have the ability to become double stalls when needed), renovating lighting, adding fans, and replacing roofing, thus making the facilities safe and accommodating for the thousands of horses that use them each year. Two generous lead gifts - from Equestrian Events, Inc. and from USA Equestrian Trust –have the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation off and running with its newest fundraising effort, but they will only cover a portion of the costly renovations that are necessary. The KHPF is actively seeking to fund the barn renovation project through private donations.
Cross Country Schooling
What do you get when you combine the rare opportunity to school your horse on a world-renowned Cross Country Course, with a chance to support a fundraiser for a great cause? Cross Country Schooling Days!
Riders are given the opportunity to school their horses on the famous Kentucky Horse Park cross country course. For a $35 fee, riders can school their horse for four hours on the course. $20 of the fee will be considered a donation and all proceeds will go to the KHP Foundation to help maintain and improve the park's competition facilities. There will be two sessions per day.
May 8 & 9, 2016 (Sunday/Monday)
July 2, 2016 (Saturday)
September 10, 2016 (Saturday)
KHP/CKRH Equine Troop
Over twenty years ago, the Kentucky Horse Park launched the Mustang Troop in an effort to serve at-risk youth through the channel of horsemanship. The program has long stood as one of the park's most successful initiatives, and the Mustang Troop has become a beloved institution both at the park and in the community at large.
In recent years, however, the KHP has noticed a shift in the needs of Mustang Troop participants as a whole. While horsemanship naturally lends itself to self-growth, our instructors felt a concentrated mental health focus would truly have a life-changing effect on participants. The KHP was interested in using quality horsemanship and riding instruction not as the end result of the program, but as a means of therapy for students with behavioral and social challenges.
Director's Message
Indeed, every day presents a fresh challenge at the Kentucky Horse Park, and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation exists to help the park rise to the occasion. We firmly believe the KHP is the world's leading equestrian destination because of the support of friends like you.
The impact of your gift
Charitable contributions to the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation provide the private support necessary for the Kentucky Horse Park to fulfill its primary missions. We appreciate your gift, as it is vital to sustaining and growing these programs we all enjoy.
The Education Department of the Kentucky Horse Park strives to be a vital member of the horse industry and the community at large by serving as a center for equine education and learning. There are a number of programs within this department which will greatly benefit from increased funding.
Donate Today!
It's very safe and easy to make a donation to the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation. The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) committed to enhancing, expanding and improving the Kentucky Horse Park. Make your gift now!


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|XC boasts academic honors
NEW ORLEANS - University of Idaho men's and women's cross country got it done on the field, and on Wednesday, they proved they take care of business in the classroom, as well.
Both Vandal squads were honored with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Team award on Thursday.
Among the 192 women's institutions honored on Wednesday, Idaho's 3.63 cumulative team grade-point average ranked 12th.
"It means a lot," Idaho head coach Wayne Phipps said of the award. "It's one of our goals to win a conference championship, and also to be above a 3.0 GPA, but maybe we set the goal a little bit low this year - a 3.63 GPA is a huge attribute to their hard work in the classroom."
The Vandal men posted a 3.36 team GPA to earn a spot among the 152 so honored men's teams.
"These guys brought a lot of effort, proved a great deal this year and had a lot of really good individual performances, so for them to add the balance of excelling in the classroom is very important," Phipps said.
To be included on the list, a team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better and start a full team at its respective NCAA Regional Championship meet.
Idaho's women's team GPA was the highest among the six Western Athletic Conference schools honored. The Vandal women won the WAC title, their third in six seasons, in Moscow on Oct. 30 after placing four runners in the top 11.
On the men's side, Idaho's GPA was the second-highest among the four WAC men's programs honored. For the women, it was Idaho's highest finish on the list since 2008, when their 3.73 team GPA was the third-best out of 160 schools honored.
"At the University of Idaho, we take our academics very seriously, and it's no different with our track and field and cross country programs," Phipps said. "To be able to excel at a very high level in both areas is very important in our program."
Since 2005, Idaho's women have earned the USTFCCCA team honor every year except 2009, when the Vandals posted a 3.32 team GPA, but didn't compete a full team at the NCAA West Regional. The men's team has been honored every year since 2005.


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Imagine if you will, a world of complete beauty, free of all terror, free of corruption, a world without a care. In 2058, there is no such thing. For an evil warlord known as Drigus has come to Earth, and has decided that it will be his to conquer, and that nobody will stand in his way. He is wrong on both counts, for in scattered parts of the world, 5 young people reside, and they don't know it now, but they are all that stands in the way of Earth, and what could be its total destruction. They are summoned by an ancient warrior known as Lucario, who will show them how to use the power of Aura, and transform into a group of heroes, who will stop this evil. Drigus is assisted by Bloodstorm, a terror to all that stand in his way, and has access to Zeinites, mindless soldiers, warriors who exist only for their master.
Though it may now seem hopeless, Drigus will have his hands full. For once the 5 learn of their powers and the unique gifts that they have, they will become Power Rangers Aura Force, the next line in Earth's defence. Guided by the mystical power of Aura, and the force of Lucario, they will give Drigus a fight that he'll soon not forget. But, their quest will involve many smaller quests for ancient items that were used by the original Power Rangers of times past. Ever since the Mystic Force Rangers defeated the Master, they were asked to give up their powers, as were the Power Rangers before them. As a result, the remaining gear, and the technology that was developed but never used, was scattered to the ends of the Earth. It is said that if one item from each past generation is gathered, then a miracle will happen.
Aura Wolf
Name: Sean Lehanan
Ranger Designation: Red Aura Force Ranger
Gear: Palm-Implanted Aura Morpher
Zords: Red Aura Zord
Name: Lucario
Ranger Designation: Aura Wolf Ranger
Gear: Palm-Implanted Aura Morpher
Zords: Aura Wolf Zord
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