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The theme is based on my daughter's favorite movie, "Brave" by Disney/Pixar. We adored this movie since it was different from the other princess stories and sends a positive message about courage and family unity. As I began planning her party, I decided on gold, teal and navy blue as the main colors.
As for the decorations, I a lot on my own. To create the blag bunting, I took advantage of Michael's 5 for $1 scrapbook paper sale and stocked up on paper. After finding a free template of the flag online, I printed it on cardstock and cut it to make a template. From there, I just traced the template onto the scrapbook paper to make the bunting and hole punched the sides. I opted to print the letters and illustration at a nearby FedEx Office for best color results and placed those on the cardstock. The dark blue ribbon holding the bunting was purchased at Wal-Mart for $2.
For the giveaways, I purchased white treat boxes from Oriental Trading Company. I designed the labels on my own and had them printed on cardstock at FedEx Office. The treat boxes had different items for the boys and the girls and the easiest way for me to separate the two were to use 2 different color ribbon. The teal/dark blue were for the boys and orange for the girls. The treatboxes for the boys included an inflatable sword from Oriental Trading Company, blue bubble wands, a "Brave" sticker, "Brave" fruit snacks (purchased from Target) and teddy grahams in a treat bag. The treat boxes for the girls included a small crown comb (to place into their hair), a ring, "Brave" sticker, "Brave" fruit snacks and a teddy grahams in a treat bag.
The refreshment bar included small water bottles and witch's brew. I also designed and cut the labels for the beverage container. The witch's brew is just kiwi strawberry flavored Hawaiian Punch. On the beverage container I wrapped twine on the top and placed a label on the front. If you watched the movie, the witch had some viles Merida poured into the cauldron. I bought some small bottles at Michaels to use as viles. I then printed different potion names such as "bear tears" (blue), "potion no. 4" (green), "fate changer" (purple) and a red colored liquid in the last vile. I also wrapped some twine on the bottles of the neck for an added look and burned the corners of the paper to give the labels an aged look. The potions were just water mixed with food coloring.
The project that was very time consuming was the paper rosettes. I placed some on the tents and used as a backdrop for the dessert table. It took me about 2-3 weeks to complete this project… it's tough but it can be done! I used 12x12 & 8x10 scrapbook paper in a variety of colors. I had some embellishment jewels to add a little more detail. I just hot glued the fans on cardboard to keep it steady.
The standing frames were purchased from Ikea for $1. They came in white, but I spray painted them gold. I also had old soda bottles and vases that I bought from the dollar store that I also spray-painted.
Since it was lunchtime, we had a build your own sandwich bar which included white & buttermilk bread, ham, turkey, swiss and american cheese, shredded lettuce, mustard, mayo, pickles and potato chips. For a lighter snack I also included sliced zucchini and carrots. We also put some floral arrangements with the food items for added decoration. Small baskets were used to hold the bread and they were purchased from the Dollar Tree.
The dessert table was a hit with the guests! My mom (Fely's Sweet Pops) made red velvet cake pops in teal with gold edible sprinkles, the target chocolate covered Oreos and brownie bear claws. The candies we served were cotton candy taffy, blue sixlets, gold gumballs, apple gummy rings from Candy Pros and blueberry gummy bears & Rolos, which were purchased at Party City.
We also served blueberry cotton candy as Will-O wisp and they were purchased from Dolly's Cotton Candy. The Merida and bear marshmallow pops were from the talented Alejandra of The Marshmallow Studio. The yummy cupcakes were from Stevi of Hey There Cupcake! I ordered vanilla with strawberry buttercream cupcakes and Janissa's cake was chocolate with salted caramel buttercream.
The decorative pieces on the dessert table were gorgeous! My dear friend Desiree of Penny Blooms made the floral arrangements in different vases (which I spray painted gold or navy blue). My other friend Elisa of Events by Elisa provided the wooden cake stands. We also put a moss table runner in the center of the table since Merida runs through the woods. I also purchased the Hamish, Harris and Hubert bears from the Disney Store and put them on the table since they enjoyed eating desserts in the movie.
We had 2 games and one activity table for the kids. The first one was the archery game, which was so much fun for kids, and adults alike! My husband made a small and large bow out of PVC pipes and nylon string. The arrows were made out of wooden rods and the tips were made out of eraser tops you can find at the office supply store. The material is inexpensive and we spent about $15 to build them. We purchased the PVC rods & wooden rods from Lowe's.
I just painted the target and bought the round styrofoam from Michaels. I first painted it white then used dark blue paint to draw a blue line inside. I also bought a small round styrofoam circle to put on the target.
We also had a beanbag toss game and an activity table. On the activity table the kids could make their Coat of Arms representing their family or make a bear claw necklace.
An open air photo booth was also available for the guests. Because I knew I would be so busy running around I wouldn't be able to take photos of everyone. I love photo booths because it allows the guests to have fun while taking photos. The trunk was provided by Pow Wow Vintage and I placed some props on it. The props included a royal crown, some mustaches and a Brave toy set we purchased from the Disney Store.
As a surprise to Janissa, we had Princess Merida from The Royal Entertainers come to the party. She crowned Janissa and did some face painting on the kids as well as reading a story. What I loved was she actually spoke in an Irish accent! I was so amazed with the attention to detail (costume, wigs and the activities) and the kids had such an amazing time with her.
Photography: Melissa Biador Photography (www.melissabiador.com)
Styling: Melissa Biador & Desiree Champagne (http://www.pennyblooms.com)
Floral Design: Penny Blooms Floral Design (http://www.pennyblooms.com)
Wooden stands: Events by Elisa (http://eventsbyelisa.com)
Goblets & Vintage Rentals: Pow Wow Vintage (http://www.powwowvintagerentals.com)
Cakepops, Brownie Bear Paws, Target Oreos: Fely's Sweet Pops (http://felysweetpops.weebly.com)
Cake & cupcakes: Hey There Cupcake! (www.heythere-cupcake.com)
Candies: Candy Pros & Party City (http://www.candypros.com & www.partycity.com)
Cotton Candy: Dolly's Cotton Candy (http://www.dollyscottoncandy.com)
Marshmallow Pops: The Marshmallow Studio (http://www.themarshmallowstudio.com)
Treatboxes, inflatable swords: Oriental Trading Company (www.orientaltrading.com)
Satin ribbon: Wal-Mart & Dollar Tree
Cups (for cotton candy) & plastic tongs: Dollar Tree
Brave fruit snacks & Teddy Grahams: Target
Utencils, Plates, Cups: Party City
Witch's Brew Juice: Kiwi Strawberry Hawaiian Punch at Wal-Mart
Bottles for viles: Michael's
Paper rosette fans: DIY, paper from Michael's
Paper bunting: DIY, paper from Michael's
Balloons: Party City
Bear plush toys & medieval toys: Disney Store (www.disneystore.com)
Bear claw beads(for activity table): Nasco (http://www.enasco.com)
Beads, glitter glue, foam sticker letters (for activity table): Dollar Tree
Balloons: Party City & Brave balloons from Balloon Party Place (via Ebay)
Bow & arrows: DIY, materials from Lowe's
Target: DIY, materials from Michael's
Paper goods: DIY, printed at FedEx Office & home
Illustration of Brave characters: ReviDevi (via Etsy)
Entertainment: The Royal Entertainers (http://royalentertainers.com)
Party Rentals & linen: K&J Party Rentals (http://www.kandjpartyrentals.com)
Janissa's costume: Disney Store


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Full SubmissionRio+20: Accountability and Implementation as Key Goals Adil Najam and Miquel Mu�oz About the authors Prof. Adil Najam was recently appointed Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan and was until recently the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. He works on issues of international diplomacy, sustainable development, and human well-being, with a focus on developing countries. Dr. Miquel Mu�oz, a Post- Doctoral Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer- Range Future, specializes in renewable energy, sustainable development and climate change. He has participated in numerous international environmental negotiations. Sustainable Development Insights is a series of short policy essays supporting the Sustainable Development Knowledge Partnership (SDKP) and edited by Boston University?s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. The series seeks to promote a broad interdisciplinary dialogue on how to accelerate sustainable development at all levels. For more than two decades the Global Environmental Governance (GEG) system has been a story of growth, and there is much progress to celebrate: scores of new international institutions; a proliferation of legal instruments, declarations, and financial mechanisms; growing public interest; multiple layers of national structures; an impressive knowledge economy serviced by multitudes of experts in governments, academia and in civil society. Most importantly, perhaps, the idea of sustainable development is now firmly ensconced as the very central goal of all environmental governance. Arguably, environmental governance can now only be understood within the context of the sustainable development imperative. Despite the fact that there is much to be justifiably proud of in this growth in the infrastructure of governance, the global challenges have in fact multiplied in both number and intensity. This is partly because our understanding of the extent and nature of many of the challenges has itself grown, and many of the problems have proven to be far more complex and difficult to deal with than we had once assumed. But it is also evident that while much of the global effort has focused on negotiating agreements, there has been little focus on implementing the agreements or holding international actors accountable for their global commitments. One does not wish to be harsh in this assessment, since we are still in the relatively early days of this global enterprise. However, as we prepare for the forthcoming 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (known as ?Rio+20?), an accountability and implementation deficit now stares us squarely in the face. And Rio+20 would be a very good moment to start seriously addressing this deficit. Stakeholders at all levels are aware of the urgency for the GEG system to deliver on its promise of implementation. However, there are obstacles to achieving this goal, none more important than a widely prevalent ?culture of unaccountability.? For years, talk of accountability was feared by many who considered it a threat and resisted by others who saw it as a distraction from ?real issues.? We believe that this is no longer the case. There is a growing realization of the costs of unaccountability, an evolution of norms in related governance areas, and a recognition that accountability is a key lever for implementation. Importantly, Rio+20 and its focus on the institutional challenges to sustainable development provide an opportunity to bring the issues of accountability and implementation to the forefront. This paper seeks to develop a practical agenda for institutional reform to improve implementation by identifying a set of incremental and plausible steps in two areas: (a) strengthening the mechanics that cultivate accountability, and (b) putting into place the institutional arrangements that nurture these mechanics. A first and important step, however, is to recognize the aforementioned ?culture of unaccountability.? The Culture of Unaccountability A ?culture of unaccountability? is perhaps the most significant enabler of unaccountability and, thus, lack of implementation in GEG. It is important to understand why the culture of unaccountability has become such a pervasive feature of the GEG system. Our previous work (Najam and Halle 2010) identified several reasons. Global environmental governance is declaratory in nature, relying on values-based and knowledge-based persuasion, in contrast to other ?rules-based? areas of international governance. The dominant culture is one of moral persuasion ? GEG efforts are generally based on the premise that if all countries do the ?right thing,? this is good not only for them, but for everyone else. This approach, however, leads to the classic free-rider problem. Rulesbased GEG exists ? e.g. ozone and CITES ? but, as best exemplified by the Kyoto Protocol, rules-based GEG has severe accountability and compliance deficits. The GEG system has evolved within a negotiation paradigm, rather than an implementation mindset. The accelerated growth in the number and intensity of GEG negotiations during the last two decades has resulted in an over-heated, neverending negotiation system that can sometimes see negotiation as its primary function and goal. Environmental institutions have morphed into ? and see themselves as ? negotiation support services. As a result, GEG efforts are measured by negotiation metrics rather than by actual environmental improvements. Often, implementation stakeholders have little ownership of the treaties that they inherit from the negotiators. Developing countries? few resources are siphoned off to servicing the appetites of international negotiation, at the expense of domestic implementation. Global realities are being shaped by forces beyond the nation-state, yet key actors remain unrepresented in the GEG system. Despite wellmeaning yet token participation, most non-state actors ? whether civil society groups, business interests, or local communities ? have no real tools to hold the international system accountable for its actions (or inaction); nor does the international system have any real tools with which to engage with civil society. Beyond shaming, there is no disincentive for failing to implement. Shaming itself becomes less effective as repeated failure leads to an increased culture of unaccountability, where the norm seems to be that implementation of commitments is optional, rather than mandatory. In addition, there is a short institutional memory of who committed or failed to implement what, which leads to further impunity for failing to implement, even for the soft standards of naming and shaming. Towards More Accountability: A Pragmatic Agenda It is impossible to undo the culture of unaccountability with the stroke of a pen. As any large organization knows, institutional cultures cannot be changed overnight, and changes require long-term dedicated toplevel commitment. What is needed is a set of ?radically incremental? steps to begin creating an alternative culture of accountability that refines, reinforces and rewards the habits of accountability within the international system, while discouraging unaccountability. This can be done by identifying those elements within the GEG system that are doable today and will begin developing a culture of accountability, steering the system in the right direction. These steps include enabling accountability mechanics and enabling institutional arrangements, both of which are discussed in greater detail below. Enabling Accountability Mechanics We define accountability mechanics as those measures that cultivate and facilitate accountability. These include metrics and reporting, transparency, compliance, and capacity building. 1. Improved Metrics and Reporting Mechanics Effective mandated reporting requirements must be defined to gauge progress against obligations and commitments, using agreed upon sets of performance indicators. Improved metrics are required, especially metrics that measure actual progress in environmental matters, rather than effort. In physics, moving a single brick represents more work than pushing a wall for days. In a fitting analogy, for the GEG system we want to know how many environmental bricks have been moved, not how many years governments spent pushing against walls. Particularly relevant are metrics reflecting bottom-up and local approaches. After all, action and implementation are ultimately local affairs. It is important to emphasize that good indicators and reporting cost money, both for monitoring and data collection, and for the actual preparation and submission of reports. For instance, the cost of preparing a single national report on implementation for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification has been estimated at approximately US$56,000. Even such modest estimations, if spread across the spectrum of multi-lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and the GEG system, quickly escalate to significant amounts. Thus, improved metrics and reporting requirements cannot be slapped into an agreement as an afterthought, but need to be conceived and endowed with appropriate resources. Importantly, there are synergies and economies to be had if reporting metrics for different MEAs are coordinated and cross-learning is encouraged. In addition to being appropriately funded, reporting needs to be more effective in conveying meaningful information. Volume after volume after volume of reports may keep their authors busy, but mostly go unread and join their predecessors in the ever-growing pile feeding the global data overload. We need better reporting, not more reports. Effective reporting places asymmetrical requirements on different countries. Developing countries will require assistance for capacity-building and other enabling measures, while developed countries need to take the lead with clear and accurate reporting, including on fulfillment of existing commitments. Reporting, particularly self-reporting, also has asymmetrical consequences, where weaker parties can be penalized (for example by donors) for reporting failure, while more powerful countries face no repercussions. This needs to be recognized and addressed if effective reporting is to be achieved. Accountability in the GEG System There are at least three different types of accountability in the GEG system that need to be addressed separately: Accountability to mandate. Is an international organization accomplishing what it was created to accomplish? Businesses are most clear on this type of accountability, which is measured by their bottom lines. International organizations are surprisingly silent on this. For example, a treaty secretariat or national representative is more likely to tell you how many meetings were held and how many decisions were made than to say whether, how, and to what extent the purpose of the treaty was advanced because of these meetings and decisions. Institutional accountability. Is an organization well- managed? Managerial processes, such as hiring, staff performance and reward, budgetary controls, etc., have occasionally become the subject of public discussion, but usually only when they become ?scandals,? raised by those who wish to discredit the GEG system. Supporters of the GEG system often choose to wink, nod, and ignore blatant managerial abuse in international organizations, thus being complicit in a conspiracy of silence, just because they do not wish to strengthen the hands of those out to ?cut the system down to size.? Accountability to constituency. Whom are international organizations accountable to? This gets straight to the power politics of institutions, including inter-state, intra-state and non-state actor politics. It can be argued that global citizenry is the constituency of global environmental institutions, with Member States acting as custodians. While global citizenry interacts with global institutions through the state apparatus, in doing so it does not cede its right to hold these institutions and their actions accountable. 2. Improved Transparency Mechanics Transparency is a key element of accountability, especially with regard to review and monitoring programs. There are different review models, each with their advantages and drawbacks. The essential element is that the monitoring of GEG performance becomes independently verifiable and allows the involvement of third parties. Existing review mechanisms include those based on self-reviews, third-party reviews, and peer-reviews. An example of third-party review is the OECD?s Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme, while a review based on voluntary national presentations is exemplified by the MDG Annual Ministerial Review. Peer-reviews are a growing area of interest, with examples found in OECD DAC peer reviews, NEPAD?s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), or nationally-initiated peerreviews, such as France?s peer-review of National Sustainable Development Strategies. Other review approaches are being explored, including UNEP?s work on MEA review methodology, or bottom-up approaches based on local review mechanisms. Review mechanisms have to be conceived and understood as collaborative efforts in the context of eradication of the culture of unaccountability, rather than as an impingement on sovereignty or stepping into some other agency?s mandate. Environmental leaders need to set this culture in motion by voluntarily initiating such performance reviews to establish themselves as the purveyors of best practice. Once enough of them take the lead in this, it will become more and more difficult for other actors not to follow suit. Monitoring is a task where NGOs and whistle blowers have traditionally been active, either in a collaborative way, such as the civil society-led wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, or through a more aggressive approach, such as the Environmental Intelligence Agency. The internet and information technologies open a new range of possibilities for monitoring and transparency. From a top-down or centralized perspective, the possibility of transmitting and revealing large quantities of information at the click of a mouse allows for centralized transparency or ?raw? accountability. Wikileaks has already had an impact on climate change and other MEA negotiations. While the jury is out on whether such data dumps are good or bad for the overall health of the system, the number of similar episodes is likely to grow. Given the predictable recurrence, it would be wise to conceptualize ways in which the impact of such ?leaks? can be positively channeled towards accountability and implementation. 3. Improved Compliance Mechanics An effective set of compliance incentives entails a delicate balance of ?sticks? and ?carrots.? The problem of accountability is not only that the system does not punish bad behavior, but also that it does not reward good behavior. A system of incentives for better performance with rewards for good behavior and early action is needed to complement monitoring and penalty-based approaches. Rewards for countries who live up to their commitments, for example, could include trade preferences, or preferential access to international credit or to global support funds such as the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). There is ample precedent of needs-based preferential treatment, so perhaps it is also time for performance-based preferential treatment. It must be stressed that a country?s performance should not only be compared to that of similar countries, but, most importantly, against itself. Is a country doing better over time? The transparency mechanisms discussed above should be linked directly to compliance. The key element is for the information to clearly show whether agreements are being complied with or not. Such information, when available across countries, will itself become a source of real pressure on countries to improve their image ? i.e., be seen to be compliant to, rather than deviant from, their global responsibilities. 4. Capacity Building The need for more and better capacity building in developing countries is a permanent demand in the GEG system. The lack of capacity in developing countries is a real and urgent problem that, among its many consequences, perpetuates the lack of accountability (for both developed and developing countries) and makes implementation more difficult, and sometimes impossible. The role of capacity building in improving accountability and implementation cannot be underestimated. However, the key question ? as in so many capacity building issues ? is capacity for whom and capacity for what? To begin with, capacity enhancement for improved reporting, transparency, and compliance is needed. Moreover, it is needed at the national (and sometimes local) levels. In essence, we are talking about the capacity to implement and the capacity to be able to account for implementation. The creation of structural and permanent capacity in developing countries to monitor, report, and analyze information related to implementation is an urgent need. Importantly, such capacity is needed in governmental as well as nongovernmental institutions so that effective networks for accountability can be created and sustained. Enabling Institutional Arrangements Institutional arrangements are needed to nurture accountability mechanics and foster a culture of accountability, including by strengthening the habits of accountability and reinforcing these habits in a positive fashion. Institutions are important, but they will only succeed to the extent that they manage to change the culture of unaccountability, thus ensuring accountability and implementation in the longer-term. H i g h - L e v e l B r a i n s t o r m i n g S e s s i o n : ?Accountability and Implementation: The Keys to Sustainable Development? The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University co-hosted a side event on ?Accountability and Implementation: The Keys to Sustainable Development? at the Second Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) on March 8, 2011. The event, supported by the Nordic UN Missions of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden to the United Nations in New York, was attended by senior diplomats, nongovernmental experts, and scholars, and served as a high-level brainstorming session to identify key steps towards accountability and implementation in the global environmental governance system. The session was chaired by Amb. Carsten Staur (Denmark), facilitated by Prof. Adil Najam (BU Pardee Center), and included presentations by Sen. Elizabeth Thompson (Barbados), Dr. Andr� Aranha Corr�a do Lago (Brazil), Dr. Asad Khan (Pakistan), Amb. Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl (Austria), and Dr. Bradnee Chambers (UNEP). The brainstorming session with senior practitioners provided valuable input into the ideas presented in this paper. The session highlighted the fact that accountability is now clearly seen as a key challenge for all global governance, including for governance in pursuit of sustainable development, and especially in the context of Rio+20 discussions. While there is wide support in both North and South for addressing accountability concerns, the preferred approaches of various actors range from largely voluntary initiatives to more mandatory measures. The urgency for a meaningful response, however, seems shared by all. 1. Compendium of Best Practices One component of encouraging a cultural shift away from unaccountability is to establish a compendium of best practices in accountability. Despite the prevailing culture of unaccountability in GEG, throughout the system there are cases and examples of good practice. These cases need to be documented and understood, both to avoid reinventing the wheel and to increase the levels of expectation. Recognizing and rewarding (even if just by acknowledging) good practice will likely foster replication and nudge the system towards a culture of accountability. The compendium should not be conceived as one more publication. After all, as mentioned above, what is needed is better information, not more reports. The compendium of best practices, then, should be conceived as a dynamic learning process, where best practices are not only compiled, but also dissected and analyzed, providing the added value of highlighting what worked where, when, and why. Within this framework, a publication providing a yearly snapshot could be presented at the annual meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) with the main goal of celebrating and acknowledging good practice, thus reinforcing a system of positive rewards. Different from other reports, such a compendium could ?live? on the internet ? in a manner that allows it to be dynamically accessed as well as updated. Any such compendium would be greatly strengthened if it also included information on ?bad practice,? if only as exemplars of what is to be avoided. Knowing best practice helps us to avoid reinventing the wheel; knowing bad practice prevents us from stumbling twice against the same stone. The idea should not be to shame, but to outline a clear sense of what is not desirable and why. 2. Registry of Commitments With very few exceptions, every conference of the parties (CoP), subsidiary body, and any other GEG meeting results in decisions, conclusions, declarations, plans of action/implementation and a myriad of other agreements that ultimately boil down to commitments. How many commitments, by whom, and on what? Which ones have been fulfilled? No one really knows, as many commitments are already forgotten by the time the next meeting is held and most remain unimplemented. There is an urgent need for a centralized registry of commitments that keeps track of which country or institution has agreed to do what, and the extent to which that commitment has been fulfilled. Having an open, transparent, and easily accessible record of all commitments will have a healthy effect on the system and keep negotiators from re-inventing the wheel over and over again. With the register of commitments, negotiators will have a handy reference to existing agreements and an incentive to make only those commitments that countries have the intention or capacity to fulfill. Most importantly, such a register will move the focus away from the need to be seen to reaching agreement on ?new? commitments (even when they are not new at all) and towards a discussion of how well we are doing ? or not ? in fulfilling ?old? commitments. The proposed registry could quickly evolve from a mere compilation of commitments to a system of commitment tracking and reporting. Similar mechanisms are being developed in an ad hoc basis for specific issue-areas, such as climate finance, but no GEG-wide registry system is in place. Examples include OECD?s tracking of development financing, or the proposal for GEG finance tracking (Najam and Mu�oz 2008). Institutionally, UNEP would perhaps be best placed to host this register since it has the institutionwide mandate for information gathering and knowledge creation. Indeed, placing such a system within UNEP would also serve to strengthen UNEP in other significant ways. For example, it would provide a renewed reason for better inter-institution coordination, especially between MEA secretariats and UN agencies and programmes. 3. (Re)New(ed) Focus for CSD Recent events at the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) have again highlighted the fact that it is an institution with a forever uncertain future. Constrained by the straight jacket of a rather inflexible 14 year Programme of Work, its negotiation role severely weakened by an inability to deliver, the CSD clearly needs to rediscover itself again. Born from the Rio Earth Summit 20 years ago, CSD has the perfect opportunity at Rio+20 to reach back to its roots and renew itself as the agency it was originally designed to be. Revisiting the original mandate of CSD provides useful inspiration, particularly in terms of how important the accountability and implementation role was in the original design of this platform. For example, the original architects of the CSD had envisaged its role as including: ?monitor progress in [?] activities related to the Integration of environmental and developmental goals throughout the United Nations system through analysis and evaluation of reports from all relevant organs, organizations, programmes and institutions of the United Nations system dealing with various issues of environment and development;? and ?consider [?] information regarding the progress made in the implementation of environmental conventions.? Thus, we propose that the CSD returns to its original purpose, and becomes a reporting and assessment hub, the place where the world meets once a year to assess and to report on progress towards sustainable development, including on environmental issues. It would thus cease to act as a negotiating forum and embrace its original design more wholeheartedly than it has in its first two decades. Accountability of GEG (as well as the other dimensions of Global Governance for Sustainable Development) would become the key function of the CSD. We envision a reporting process where secretariats would be tasked (and given the necessary tools and mandate) to assess progress towards the respective goals of their organizations, and to develop their reports based but not dependent on national reporting. The focus would be measuring actual progress, rather than effort, as illustrated earlier with the ?pushing the wall? analogy. Importantly, the idea is not that agencies report ?to? the CSD, but that they report ?at? the CSD. This is a key distinction. The idea here is for the CSD to return to its conception as a forum that brings together the key actors in GEG to take stock of where we are in our global commitment to sustainable development, what have we achieved, and what still remains to be done. The idea is not to give the CSD a punitive or regulatory role, but rather to turn it into a venue for an ongoing assessment of the global progress towards sustainable development. 4. T owards a Global Instrument (?A Global Aarhus?) Ultimately we are ready to move towards the next step of creating a global legal instrument to enhance greater accountability in environmental governance. The Economic Commission for Europe?s Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters is a working model that has been widely cited as a success. The Aarhus convention, however, is regionally limited in scope. It may be time for a global instrument, a global version of the Aarhus Convention, to improve the GEG system and move it towards a new culture of accountability. As we begin preparations for the 2012 Rio+20 conference, negotiation of such a global instrument might be a goal that Rio+20 sets for itself. If the great achievement of the Rio conference in 1992 was that it triggered a surge of global environmental negotiations and environmental instruments, it would be a fitting goal for Rio+20 to put together a robust system of accountability around these negotiations and instruments. Such an instrument clearly would be Aarhus-plus. Not only because it would be global, but more importantly because it could incorporate the type of steps and recommendations outlined in this paper: an umbrella agreement which brings together a system of better accountability for better implementation in GEG. Sustainable Development Knowledge Partnership (SDKP) brings together governments, individuals, institutions, and networks engaged in the production and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable development, including research institutions and sustainable development expert networks. Its aim is to organize knowledge on sustainable development and make it available to policy makers and practitioners. The Partnership is supported by the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. Sustainable Development Insights is a contribution of The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University to the SDKP. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University convenes and conducts interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, and future-oriented research that can contribute to long-term improvements in the human condition. Through its programs of research, publications and events, the Center seeks to identify, anticipate, and enhance the long-term potential for human progress, in all its various dimensions. Sustainable Development Insights Series Editor: Prof. Adil Najam Boston University Pardee House 67 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 USA email@example.com +1 617-358-4000 (tel.) +1 617-358-4001 (fax) www.bu.edu/pardee The views expressed in Sustainable Development Insights are strictly those of the author(s) and should not be assumed to represent the position of their own institutions, of Boston University, of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, or the United Nations.

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1. The Homer – This is the most common type of obnoxious basketball fan and he's fairly easy to spot. He consistently overrates his team and underrates every other team, every draft pick is a future All-Star, and every loss is usually the fault of the referees. This type of fan takes rooting for his team to a level where it becomes somewhat unhealthy and extremely annoying. Don't bother trying to debate him on how good his team really is, he can't be reasoned with.
2. The Pessimist – As miserable as this fan usually is, you wonder why he bothers to root for his team or how he's managed to avoid taking his own life by this point. Every win is meaningless because it's only a matter of time before the season goes into a death spiral. This type of fan may actually be attracted to bad teams because they help validate their natural state of mind. See: Warriors fans.
3. The Player-Hater — With the irrational way that this fan hates a particular player, you'd think that the player had committed some unforgivable transgression against the fan's family. In fact, this fan simply hates the way a certain player plays, carries himself and presents himself to the media – so much so that the fan wants this player to fail as much as he wants anything else in life. Sometimes, the player can be on the fan's favorite team and he'll gladly take a loss if it means this player has failed in a particularly egregious fashion. The more successful a player is, the more a player- hater will reach to find ways to criticize the player. For example, ESPN's Bill Simmons can't stop pointing out that Kobe Bryant went 6-for-24 in Game Seven against his Celtics — conveniently overlooking the fact that Kobe also grabbed 15 rebounds to help the Lakers win the championship.
4. The Stan – This type of fan loves a particular player so much, he may actually prefer his player to put up big numbers even if it means his team loses. If his favorite player gets traded, he dumps that player's former team like a bad habit and moves on to the new team — buying that player's new jersey as soon as it goes on sale. The Stan is blind to his favorite player's faults and will defend him against any haters through the end of his career and beyond. In my experience, the "Vince Carter Stan" is possibly the most irritating NBA fan of all.
5. The Tanker – Nothing brings this fan more pain than when his favorite team wins games. Every game his team wins decreases their chances of winning the next draft lottery and landing the next rookie stud. You'd think that you'd only find this type of fan on really bad teams, but you'd be sadly mistaken.
6. The Statistical Manipulator – The revolution of advanced statistical analysis in basketball means that we can break down players' strengths and weaknesses more effectively and go beyond the clumsiness of per-game numbers. Many NBA teams use these advanced stats to bring scouting and gameplans to whole new level. The statistical manipulator fan will use any manner of statistic — no matter how obscure or dubious — to make a point about how good or how bad a particular player is. If the stat is obscure and complicated enough, you may not even understand what the hell it means, which only allows him to point out that you're too dumb to appreciate how awful or how great this player really is. You may frequently find yourself wanting to find out where this fan lives so you can drag him away from his computer, dunk his head in a toilet and give him a swirly.
7. The Trade Machine Maniac – Ever played with ESPN's NBA Trade Machine? It's a fun little tool that allows you to try out various configurations of trades and see if they work under the NBA's complicated salary cap rules. It's so fun that it can become quite addictive to a certain type of fan who can't stop posting ridiculous trade scenarios that somehow manage to bring a player like Chris Paul to the fan's favorite team without giving up any of that team's valuable assets. For example, I bet you a Knicks fan somewhere has proposed trading Eddy Curry and Wilson Chandler for Chris Paul because it works in the Trade Machine and the Hornets would be happy with Chandler's "potential" and Curry's $11 million expiring contract. If you run a message board, you should give these fans their own thread or section where they can make their insane proposals without bothering everyone else.
8. The Conspiracy Theorist — Ugh, these fans are the worst. They're convinced that everything in the NBA is fixed and will repeatedly state that it has as much credibility as pro wrestling. According to this fan, all the refs are instructed by the league to give certain players and teams the advantage at all times, the draft lottery is rigged, and David Stern is a Machiavellian monster. Don't bother trying to ask this fan why he bothers to follow the NBA if everything is fixed, you won't get a response.
9. The Rabid Nationalist – If you wonder why a certain fan is so irrationally supportive of a non-American player who isn't really all that good, there's a possibility that the fan is of the same ethnic background as the player. This is understandable and fine in theory, but these fans can be quite vicious and lash out at you if you attempt to point out that the greatest player to ever come from their country isn't even a top-50 player in the NBA. Dead giveaways that you're dealing with an rabid nationalist: broken English, creative swearing and wildly inappropriate comments about your family and your sexuality.
10. The Casual Racist – Whether we want to admit it or not, we're all a little bit racist in one way or another. The particular breed of racist I'm referring to here isn't a "real racist" in the sense that he actually hates or wishes harm on another race. He's just convinced that the race in question is inherently inferior at basketball or he has a rooting interest in that race achieving greater NBA success. The casually racist NBA fan typically comes in two types: the fan who complains that his team has too many white or "Euro" players, and the fan who bemoans the lack of great white American NBA players. A lot of these fans are still heartbroken over the spectacular failure of Adam Morrison's NBA career.
11. The LeBron/Kobe/Jordan Obsessive — Do I really need to explain this one? For some reason, there is a group of NBA fans who seem to exist only to compare LeBron with Kobe, LeBron with Jordan and/or Kobe with Jordan. It doesn't matter whether the blog post or message board topic is supposed to have anything to do with these players, this fan will always find a way to steer the topic to his particular obsession. If you actually write a blog post comparing these players, you'll surely attract these nutbars like the scent of freshly cooked bacon at a fat camp. Don't blame the media for covering these players so extensively — because of these fans, it's just good business. Note: out of all these fan types, this is the one that would benefit most from psychiatric treatment.
So there you have it. Those are the main types of obnoxious and delusional NBA fans I've dealt with online. There are surely more types that I've missed, and I encourage you to point these out to me in the comments. The best one will be added to this post with credit given to the commenter. As for me? At various points, I've been a homer, a pessimist, a Stan, a tanker, a statistical manipulator and a trade machine maniac. (Cue the Judd Nelson fist pump and "Don't You Forget About Me".) I'm a complex guy, and more than a little mentally unstable. You knew that "fan" is short for "fanatic", right?
Bonus obnoxious fan type! The Revisionist History Major (suggested by commenter ThatPatty) – "The fan that loves to point out that his team could have had Player X in the 200# draft if they had only drafted smarter… or his team could have signed Player Y in the summer of 200#… and if only his team had been smarter, they would be contenders." What cracks me up about this fan type is that they completely ignore the fact that if they had drafted the right player in one draft, they would have had a completely different (and lower) draft pick in the following draft.
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Vowels of "For the Beauty of the Earth" echoed through exhibit hall B during warm-ups at the Utah Valley Convention Center on Tuesday. The adult chorus was practicing good posture, pronouncing "eh as in flesh" and singing with depth in preparation for their concert a week away.
Their conductor reminded the accomplished vocalists to "sing with passion, commitment and storytelling" before they rehearsed "O Magnum Mysterium"—a breathtakingly beautiful piece that filled every square inch of the hall.
Hundreds of Utah singers and instrumentalists ages 4–68 will gather to give Utah Valley Millennial Choirs and Orchestras' inaugural performance at Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple, SLC) on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The Christmas concert features four non-audition youth choirs, a professional adult choir and a symphony orchestra. The program is called "Portraits of Christmas" and will feature a range of music including traditional Christmas songs, perhaps unfamiliar pieces and new arrangements.
"The little 4-year-olds are going to sing the traditional 'Up on the Housetop,' accompanied by full symphony orchestra," says Cory Mendenhall, director of Utah Valley Millennial Choirs and Orchestras. "And we've got some songs from 'The Polar Express,' which is really exciting for the orchestra to play and the children to sing. And then we've got traditional beautiful Christmas carols that are sure to stir the Christmas spirit within everyone in attendance."
This group is just part of the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras (MCO), which has more than 2,000 participants in locations in California, Arizona, Texas and now Utah.
"MCO did not come to Utah to replace anything. It simply wants to add to the rich choral tradition of excellence that Utah is known for," Mendenhall says.
Two brothers, Brandon and Brett Stewart, founded the organization in Orange County, Calif., in 2007 to teach and encourage excellence in both sacred and classical music. The website for MCO says it is the largest organization of its kind.
"To be able to have this surge of wonderful music that's being performed all across America, it's exciting to be a part of it," says Mark Petersen, managing director of UVMCO, who participates with his wife.
MCO's motto is "all ages, all faiths, one voice." The Utah Valley chapter of MCO has 150 children and youth singers, 260 adult singers and 70 instrumentalists. Four musical directors lead the entire organization, with each one focused in a certain area.
"I'm so proud of their unashamed disposition to really give the true spirit of Christmas away at this special time of year," Mendenhall says. "That's something that they really all possess and they truly want to share."
He said there are no egos, simply a hundred percent willingness and desire to share—not something you find everywhere in the business of performing.
"This is top-notch to me, so it's really neat to be a part of it," says Triest Graham, a choir member from Pleasant Grove. "I remember we would finish up rehearsal and (Mendenhall) would say, 'Oh, I can't wait until next Thursday!'"
Graham is in the choir with her husband, as well as four other people she studied music with at Brigham Young University–Idaho.
"I think the best part is hearing all the combined voices come together with the orchestra in a singular expression of love and gratitude for the divine and for a free country in which we're allowed to enjoy such fine art," Mendenhall says.
Those interested in participating can sign up now for next semester. Adults must sign up for January auditions, and all the choirs have fees. Through Friday, Nov. 29, there is a Black Friday discount.


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A powerful, smoky voice that ran the emotional gamut from cool sophistication to simmering passion, Dusty Springfield has been cited as "one of the five mighty pop divas of the Sixties," placing her in the rarified company of Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and Martha Reeves. No less an authority than Berry Gordy credits her for helping the Motown sound take root in the U.K. Smitten by the soulful sounds coming out of Detroit, Springfield actually introduced the British public to Motown's caravan of stars as the host of a 1965 TV special, while her solo work interpreted "the Sound of Young America" as a cool, poised vocal outpouring that reflected her British upbringing. Springfield immediately connected as a solo artist with 1964's "I Only Want to Be with You." The song made it into the British Top 10 and hit Number 12 in the U.S., making her the second British act after the Beatles to score a stateside pop hit. She became known as a British interpreter of American songwriters such as Randy Newman, Jerry Ragavoy, Gerry Goffin and Carole King and Burt Bacharach and Hal David. One of those memorable hits was "Wishin' and Hopin'"
Written by Bacharach and David, "Wishin' and Hopin' began life as the B-side of 1963 Dionne Warwick single "This Empty Place." Springfield recorded the song in London in January 1964; when she and Bacharach met in New York the next month, the composer recalled, "I tried to talk her into releasing 'Wishin' and Hopin'" [as a single] because she had some ambivalence about it." The song was first issued in the States as a track on Springfield's U.S. debut album, Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You. It caught the ear of New York disc jockey Jack Lacy. Lacy's frequent spins on radio station WINS broke the song throughout the Northeast and soon forced Phillips Records to release "Wishin' and Hopin'" as a single in May 1964. It became Dusty Springfield's first U.S. Top 10 hit, peaking at Number Six on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the Top 10 in Australia and Canada.
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Pistorius footage 'obtained illegally'
Oscar Pistorius' lawyers condemn the airing of a video showing the athlete re-enacting events that led up to the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp.PT0M40S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3bhkb 620 349 July 7, 2014
Footage aired of Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the night he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was "obtained illegally", lawyers for the athlete say.
The video, aired on Channel Seven's Sunday Night program, shows the South African Olympian walking without his prosthetic legs and his arm held out before him with his fist clenched as if holding a gun.
Re-enactment: Oscar Pistorius details the night that he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Photo: Sunday Night/Channel Seven
He also demonstrated how he dragged the body of Reeva Steenkamp, played by his sister Aimee, from the bathroom and carried her downstairs.
With Pistorius' murder trial still under way in South Africa, the family lawyers of the accused athlete said the "visual mapping" re-enactment was for trial preparation only and they alleged it had been "obtained illegally".
"For the family, the airing of this footage constitutes a staggering breach of trust and an invasion of the family's privacy," lawyer Brian Webber said in a statement. No permission for the disclosure of the material had been given, he said.
Oscar Pistorius is greeted by his sister Aimee Pistorius in court in Pretoria on July 2. The re-enactment footage of the night Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp uses his sister in Steenkamp's place. Photo: Werner Beukes
Mr Webber said they had not yet seen the footage and could not comment on whether it was a true reflection of the athlete's account, London's Telegraph reported.
The lawyer claimed that Channel Seven, which aired the video in Australia only, had paid for the footage "unlawfully" but had given "an undertaking" that it would not air any of the material before the end of the trial, the newspaper reported.
The Seven Network has defended airing the footage.
Oscar Pistorius cuts a lonely figure in court. Photo: Jerome Delay
Pistorius' lawyers alleged the usage of the video - filmed by a US company specialising in forensic animation, The Evidence Room, which had been engaged by Pistorius' defence team - also breached a non-disclosure agreement made with the company. The Evidence Room did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
One legal expert in Johannesburg, Professor Stephen Tuson of the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law, said the screening of the footage could be a breach of sub-judice laws that prohibit the publication outside the courtroom of evidence or material that could influence the outcome of the trial.
"If this was done in preparation for the trial in the context of attorney-client confidentiality, it would be privileged and its publication would be a breach of the sub-judice rule," he said. "Its consequences could be a reviewable irregularity."
Oscar Pistorius' family in court during his murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria. Photo: Herman Verwey
At his murder trial, which opened in early March, Pistorius has said in his defence that he mistook Ms Steenkamp for an intruder in the toilet of his Pretoria home and killed her accidentally.
In the video, Pistorius also re-enacted how he screamed in distress that night.
"Reeva, call the police," he yelled. "Get out of my f---king house."
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Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg. Photo: AP
At another point he was recorded shrieking "please help, please help me".
Channel Seven said the re-enactment footage was shot at Pistorius' uncle's house, "some months" after the shooting.
The court heard last week that the athlete was not suffering from a mental condition when he shot Ms Steenkamp, meaning he was able to distinguish the wrongfulness of his actions. The court also heard that Pistorius was suffering from post-traumatic stress and was a "suicide risk".
Oscar Pistorius demonstrates how he dragged Reeva Steenkamp's body out from the bathroom. Photo: Sunday Night/Channel Seven
Pistorius' trial is due to resume on Monday.
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Week of July 15
Published: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 8:17 p.m.
The following is a list of local sporting events for the week of July 15:
Tuesday, July 16
Fuquay-Varina at HiToms (exhibition)
Wednesday, July 17
Asheboro at HiToms
Thursday, July 18
HiToms at Martinsville
Friday, July 19
Forest City at HiToms
Saturday, July 20
HiToms at Asheboro
Sunday, July 21
Kernersville at HiToms (exhibition)
Friday, July 19
DCAA championships at Denton
Saturday, July 20
DCAA championships at Denton
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Two people were flown to a hospital in the Salt Lake Valley after suffering injuries in a traffic accident on U.S. 40 Wednesday afternoon, the Utah Highway Patrol said.
Todd Johnson, a highway patrol corporal, said a man and a woman who were in the front seat of the Chevy TrailBlazer were in critical condition when they were taken from the scene in medical helicopters. A 12-year-old boy and a man who were in the back seat suffered minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to Park City Medical Center.
The highway patrol was not immediately sure where the people are from or whether they are related. All of them were wearing seat belts.
Johnson said the accident occurred at 1:22 p.m. as the sport utility vehicle, which was towing a pop-up camper trailer, was traveling westbound cresting a hill at milepost six. The location is close to Quinn's Junction. The trailer began to sway, causing the trailer and the vehicle to roll over into the median, the highway patrol said.
The eastbound lanes on U.S. 40 near the scene were shut down for 45 minutes for emergency responders. One lane was reopened followed by the other one.
Emergency vehicles could be seen lining a stretch of the highway, and law enforcement officers were restricting traffic at Quinn's Junction.
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What is managed printing and how is it different from what was previously available?
In the past, students who used the library printers (either from the student lab computers or from a wireless device) had unlimited no-cost printing privileges. This policy, uncommon among law schools, resulted in waste, abuse, and unsustainable costs.
Managed printing is a process implemented through a combination of software and hardware controls that gives students greater printing flexibility and security, enables us to be more environmentally responsible, and provides a mechanism for controlling our currently unsustainable printing costs.
Managed printing provides the School with a mechanism to recapture printing costs from those students whose per-semester printing exceeds a reasonable complimentary amount.
Where is the managed printing process in effect?
This process is in effect for any printing that is done to the four student printers in the library.
Does managed printing have any impact on the use of library copy machines?
No. The use of library copy machines is completely separate and is not affected in any way by the managed printing project.
What if I don't want to use the student lab computers? Can I still print using a wireless device such as my laptop?
Yes. You can print to the library printers using any wireless device that can connect to the Detroit MercyLAW network. By using the wireless printing method, you can send print jobs to the library printers from any location within the Law School.
Can I still use the printer's IP address to print to it wirelessly as I've done in the past?
No. Use of IP addresses for printing has been disabled.
How will my printing be tracked to me personally?
To use the managed printing process, you must have available:
- Your Detroit Mercy email address
- Your student "T" number
If you do not know both of these items, please go to TitanConnect for assistance.
When you submit a job for printing, you will be prompted to enter your user name (your Detroit Mercy email name) and your password (the numeric portion of your T-Number)
Can I change my user name or password to something that I choose?
No. Your user name is linked to Registrar information and must remain consistent with your email name. The ability to change your password to something other than your T-Number has been disabled because problems with password resets are the most common type of help desk issue and we do not have the resources for increased help desk support.
So if someone knows my T-Number, they could potentially submit print jobs using funds from my printing account?
Correct. Keep your T-Number confidential. If this situation does arise, contact the I.T. Department at 313.596.9835.
What is the "reasonable complimentary amount" that will be allocated for student printing?
At the beginning of every semester, each student will be allocated 150 pages of complimentary printing. The cost per printed page has been set at 5 cents, therefore each student's printing account will be credited with $7.50.
What happens if I use up my $7.50 allocation and need to print more pages?
There will be a web interface available through which you can use a credit card to add additional funds to your printing account. No money will be accepted by the library staff. Additional pages, priced at 5 cents each, can be purchased in increments of $2, $5, or $10.
All student accounts are reset at the beginning of every term. Unused printing funds do not carry over into the next term. Unused printing funds at the end of the semester will not be refunded or applied to other accounts.
Can a student transfer money from their own printing account to someone else's printing account?
How will I know how much a particular print job will cost me?
Every print job you submit is placed into a holding queue. You will be able to see on screen how much it will cost should you decide to release the job from the holding queue.
What if I run out of money in the middle of printing a document?
Your print job will not start printing unless you have enough money in your account to cover the cost of printing it.
Do I have to print every job I submit or can I delete print jobs before printing them?
You can delete a print job before it is printed.
Will I be charged for print jobs that I decide to delete from the holding queue?
No. You will only be charged if the print job is released from the holding queue and printed.
How long will my print jobs stay in the holding queue?
6 hours. After that time, they will be automatically deleted.
What if someone else picks up my printed output? Will I still be charged for it?
The new system puts all print jobs into a holding queue. You should only release the job for printing when you're near the printer and ready to get the output. Be aware that if someone else picks up your printed output, your account will still be debited for the cost.
Is there any discount for printing double-sided?
Not at this time. Each printed side counts as one page.
What types of documents can I print?
You can print any documents supported by Microsoft Office 2010 (with one exception noted below) and you can also print PDF files.
At this time you cannot print documents that have a .txt file type. If you need to print such a document, simply open it using Word, save it in Word format, and then print it.
Can I print pictures or image files?
You must first insert the picture or image file into a Microsoft Office document such as Word and save the document. The document containing the image can then be printed.
What are my next steps to get started with this?
Review the documents titled "Printing from Library Lab Computers" and "Printing from Wireless Devices". Everything you need to know to get started printing is contained in these documents.
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North Central Ford has helped thousands of Dallas drivers get a used car loan and we can help you too! Our auto finance department can help you secure a low interest loan for your used car with terms that fit your budget and lifestyle. We work with various credit scores, good or bad. In fact we can even put together a used car loan to help you rebuild your credit. Ask us how!
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A documentary fee is not an official fee. A documentary fee is not required by law, but may be charged to buyers for handling documents relating to the sale. A documentary fee may not exceed a reasonable amount agreed to by the parties. this notice is required by law.


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7 fresh ways to think about AGVs
Using automatic guided carts (AGCs) as continuously moving assembly lines at an automotive assembly plant offers flexibility in operations.
2. For lineside delivery of parts
Many operations are creating kits and pre-assembling components in another part of the plant and delivering these kits and components directly to the assembly line, also known as lineside delivery. "Now we are delivering on demand," says RMT Robotics' Torrens. "An AMR goes to the kitting area, retrieves only what it wants, when it wants, in the quantities that it wants and delivers it to the line."
A similar system involves a customer-designed kitting cart towed by a tape-guided AGV system, showing up at the correct time, at the correct spot on the assembly line with the correct inventory sequenced for production. "It's all positioned conveniently for the production associate to access," says Keith A. Soderlund, vice president of sales for Creform. "This leads to gains in production efficiency as well as ergonomic enhancements with a properly designed cart."
3. As a personal assistant and a runner
Torrens takes the concept of lineside delivery a step further with a mobile robot that acts as a personal assistant to the assembler. As the worker is assembling Part A at Location 1, the robot is already moving Part 2 to Location 2. "The total assembly time in the work cell was previously 14 minutes," says Torrens. "By using a mobile robot, the cycle time decreased to 10 minutes—a more than 20% reduction." He dubs this the "repositioning of the value of labor," letting robots be in an assistive role so that humans can do the more sophisticated tasks of assembly.
He cites another example at a steel plant where sample billets of steel need to be collected by lab technicians from various production lines and brought for testing to a QA laboratory 650 feet away. "Lab technicians cost a lot of money and collecting samples is not what they are paid to do. A robot does the grunt work of collecting and delivering samples, so that the technicians can concentrate on what they were hired to do."
4. To connect islands of automation
Many operations are still pushing carts or driving lift trucks to and from sophisticated machine cells. However, in one application, carts and lift trucks have been replaced with a system that uses inertial guidance—a tape-free, target-free AGC (Savant Automation) that transports unstable loads of tall, narrow, cartons of paper from a robotic palletizer to a stretch wrapper. "We use a variable drive on the AGC's deck to slowly accelerate and decelerate the transfer so that the load doesn't tip over," says Garry Koff, Savant's president. "Once it's on the vehicle, we take it to the stretch wrapper, where it gets wrapped."
According to Koff, tape-free, target-free AGCs are especially suited for automatically moving material through high-traffic main aisles notorious for wearing down magnetic tape. "These vehicles are slightly more expensive but money is saved with installation and with no tape to maintain."
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Series: One of Us Must Be Crazy
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text: Hey everyone....Some shots of the Captain by Handiboy studios...coming soon! Per request by Josh Warren, took the eye inserts out of this protoype # 1 and did some shots. Hope you enjoy. I haired this one up myself. Brought this one to MM in March where Matt, Randy and some others from the board have seen this guy in the flesh.


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Welcome to Student Life & Leadership! We are the hub of campus life. Within our department are the following areas:
We play a major role in creating new opportunities for students to learn and practice elements of leadership. Our programs encompass civic
responsibility, community development, and social engagement. The experiences develop ethical leadership, diverse campus programming, and effective communication.


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Beef Burgundy with Noodles RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1-1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 pound whole fresh mushrooms, halved
- 4 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed golden mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
- 1/2 cup Burgundy wine or beef broth
- 1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Hot cooked egg noodles
- In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with noodles. Yield: 6 servings.
Light-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.
Reviews for Beef Burgundy with Noodles
"My husband really liked this, it is a make again for having on a busy day. So easy."
"Threw this together beofre work one morning and it was fantastic for dinner that night! Thank you! Great flavor! Key is to use a red wine that you would like enough to drink, then you know the results you will like!"
"Chopped the night before, assembled before leaving for work in the morning, made noodles that evening. Really good."
"LOVE this receipe! I do not care for mushrooms, so I leave them out and strain them out of the soup. Otherwise, GREAT!!"
"This was very good. The only changes I made were to not add the seasonings and serve it with rice instead of the noodles. Thank you. This is a dish I can bring for someone's housewarming or get well or the like.If it isn't too late to answer RiaCooks answer...the tapioca thickens it. Again, thanks. It is going in my Taste of Home recipe box!"


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When using headStyle, the media attribute works when set to 'screen,projection' or array('screen', 'projection') but not 'screen, projection' (with a space).
This is inconsistent with headLink which accepts the space, and the css specifications which allow the space: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/media.html
This is because, unlike headLink, headStyle for some reason checks the media types specified, and retrieves them from the string using explode (which will leave extra spaces). This also means that headLink and headStyle treat the media attribute differently in another way (headLink allows any media type, headStyle only allows those specified in its code).
A patch that would allow spaces in the comma separated media attribute and a unit test to make sure that it works.
I wonder though if it wouldn't be better to just make headStyle work entirely like headLink and not check against the list of "allowed" media types because CSS3 allows media to be specified as follows: "screen, 3d-glasses, print and resolution > 90dpi"
Fixed in trunk (r18571) and in 1.9-release branch (r18572)


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Often referred to as the "Motown" of Latin music, Fania Records is proud to bring The Armada Fania Club & Pop-Up Store to Brooklyn. Headlining DJs for each night range from the legendary Louie Vega, whose new album Eclipse as his live project Elements of Life is out now on Fania, to famed mixtape maestro Tony Touch to global bass pioneers Que Bajo (aka Gecko Jones and Uproot Andy) to Puerto Rican Super DJ Duo D'Marquesina. Also performing is a who's who of DJs in the Latin/Global Bass scene ranging from DJ Turmix, Whiskey Barons, Rice & Beans Soundsystem, DNGR GRDN, DJ Wasabi, DJ Canyon Cody, and Foglia.
The four night event combines an intimate and beautiful pop-up store experience filled with Fania's famed catalog and merchandise (from vinyl and CDs to tees, DVDs, apparel and more) and a club with an all-star lineup of DJs mixing original and remix sounds of Latin Soul, Funk, Boogaloo, Salsa and more!
Armada Fania Club & Pop-Up Store Line Up:
May 22: D'Marquesina, Whiskey Barons, DJ Turmix More Info
May 23: Tony Touch, Rice & Beans Sound System More Info
May 24: Louie Vega, DJ Wasabi, DNGR GRDN
May 25: Que Bajo, Foglia, DJ Canyon Cody More Info
Watch the trailer from the Miami installment of the Armada Fania Club & Pop-Up Store below.
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- Returning Students
- Re-Entry Series
- Upcoming Events
- Peer Mentor Program
- Post Study Abroad Opportunities
- International Photo Contest
International Photo Contest
The Office of International Services at Saint Louis University is proud to announce the third annual International Photo Contest for SLU international and Study Abroad students. We encourage all International and past 2014-2015 study abroad students to display their creativity by submitting unique photographs of the places they visited while abroad. This is a great opportunity to show the SLU community your perspective on how you view the world outside of your home country.
Rules and Regulations:
- Students may submit a max of three photographs
- Must be an original work of the student
- Must be in digital form 300 dpi or higher
- Submission procedures - complete the online submission form and email your digital photo to email@example.com
- When sending the photo, please include your last name, the location of the photo (city and country), and category
- Photos must be reasonably unaltered (minor Photoshop editing is acceptable)
- For SLU Study Abroad Students: Submitted photos must be taken during the 2014-2015 academic year while abroad.
- For SLU International Students: Submitted photos can be taken in any of the 50 states.
- Entrants must fill out an official entry form.
- Remember: Be creative; originality counts!
(may submit one photo in each category, up to three categories)
- SLU Spirit:
Go Billikens! Capture your SLU spirit with a photo featuring the beloved Billiken or Saint Louis University in your favorite hot spot abroad.
- Unique Cultural Experience:*
Embrace your experience abroad and live the culture! Capture an event or experience that represents the culture you are exploring.
- Service:*
Capture Global Billikens embracing the Jesuit mission of "men and women for others" all over the world!
- Landscape:
Share the breathtaking views and spectacular sights of your adventurous travels!
- Cityscape:
Bring your city to life with the unique aspects of city life all over the world, from architecture to city skylines to street vendors!
- Wildcard/Funny:*
Get creative and submit your favorite photo!
- International Campus Photo:
Share your international university experience and submit a photo of your campus abroad.
*Multiple winners will be selected for each of these categories: a study abroad student and an international student.
Students will submit their photos as a digital copy and send to email@example.com. The photos will then be uploaded onto a poll provider. SLU students will have an opportunity to vote for the photos in each category. Two or Three photos will be chosen as the winner for each category. The winning photographs will be displayed in the Office of International Services in Des Peres Hall.
Photo Submission Deadline: Friday, September 18
Open Online Voting: Monday, September 28 to Friday, October 9
Winner Announced: Monday, October 12
Unveiling: TBA


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About me: Jerry E. Reed
First and foremost, I am a seasoned voice talent and media/public relations specialist with many other interests. I have been helping businesses with their narrations, presentations, commercials, and more all of my adult life.
For more information about Jerry Reed - Voice Talent visit:
I am also a genealogist, an avid photographer, and artisan bread baker.
My genealogy interest began before personal computers were a family "must have." Personal genealogy computer research has blossomed in the past 15 years. It wasn't long before someone decided that they could charge for information that should be free and in the public domain. I have always been frustrated by that. Now, thousands and thousands of pages of useful facts are coming on line daily in free-to-access digital archives located all over the world. So, I'm constantly searching for new sources of free on line material. Blog updates follow this section and all links are added to the master list below the new posts.
Updates are posted when I discover another new source or when something I have already reviewed gets a major update. Have fun and enjoy.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
I Need Some Feedback, please.
Talk to me...
19 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I really enjoy your blog and appreciate the work you do in finding these free sites. Please keep it going
- February 5, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- Donna Mac said...
I recently discovered your blog and have gone back and read all entries. I've added you to my Google Reader. Thanks for searching out new sites that I might not have discovered on my own. As another Upstate New Yorker, I encourage you to continue your efforts.
- February 5, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- Miriam said...
I recently discovered your blog and have it in my Google Reader. I hope that you keep it going. Have you joined the Genea-Bloggers Group on Facebook? It's a great way to get more readers to your blog and to connect with other bloggers.
- February 6, 2009 at 12:47 AM
- Anne McAllister said...
Hi Jerry,
I have your blog in my feed reader and I check it every day. So please keep going!
- February 6, 2009 at 1:40 AM
- Randy said...
Don't kill an innocent blog. For an example of a blog that really isn't being read see mine at:
Maybe it's because I rarely post
- February 6, 2009 at 6:17 AM
- Genealogy Lines said...
Please don't stop blogging. I read your blog every day and enjoy it. I have put a plug in for it through my own blog, Genealogy Lines. The information you share is very helpful. Keep up the good work!
- February 6, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Harold said...
Jerry --
I too am keeping an eye on your blog -- it is a widget on my protopage home page so it is possible that those views are not counted. I have mentioned it at least once on mine at midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com. My only helpful thought is that it probably takes more than four months for people to find out. Also, those of us who are basically pointing out research resources are reaching a smaller but hopefully more sophisticated audience. We're not going to be attracting those folks who decline to read genealogy journals because they "never see anything on their family," for instance. Give it a year at least! -- Harold
- February 6, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
Your blog is one I check daily and really appreciate it. I have found references to a few of my ancestors on two of the sites listed. I hope you will continue to post these free sites.
- February 6, 2009 at 9:50 AM
- Jerry said...
Thanks everyone who has commented so far. It's exciting to know I have readers. So, have no fear, I'll keep it up. I try to post several times a week, as time allows.
- February 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Apple said...
Hi Jerry,
I do follow your feed but I don't comment and say thanks as often as I should. I did list you in one of my Weekly Rewind posts.
One of the easiest ways to get people to visit your blog is to visit theirs and leave a comment.
- February 6, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Greta Koehl said...
I also visit your blog regularly. It is listed in my blogroll.
- February 6, 2009 at 8:35 PM
- Dale Braden said...
I've been researching my family's history for over two years, and have amassed quite a collection of websites of data. But I was pleased to see that most of the websites that you describe in your blog I had never heard of. So I hope you will continue to post!
- February 6, 2009 at 10:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just found your site for the first time. It is wonderful. Please keep it up
- February 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dear Jerry,
I just found your site for the first time and was quite impressed, so impressed I will link to it from my own site.
I think one reason for low traffic is that the html for you site is not valid, and that discourages the search engine robots.
Strongly recommend you run the site thru http://validator.w3.org to see the error list and get suggestions how to fix them.
Please keep it up, it does take time. Note your stats will also probably NOT show visitors who have images and/or javascript turned off, if that's what your statistics depend on.
- February 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
Found your blog today. Added to my Google Reader. Keep up the good work! :)
- February 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- Thomas MacEntee said...
You and Your Genealogy Blog Have Been Spotted!
Just a quick note to say that we've noted your blog over at Geneabloggers! It is now included on our blog list and I've also mentioned it in today's post, This Week's New Geneablogs (http://www.geneabloggers.com/this-weeks-new-geneablogs-4/).
Thomas MacEntee
- February 17, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Robin aka Wolfhuntress2002 said...
Hi Jerry,
I just recently discovered Genealogy Bloggs and recently created my first. I have been working on my tree for several years and while I have quite a bit of information I am stuck on my Greek Branch. If you our any of your viewers have information on how to locate ancestor's from Greece, please let me know. I have a set of Great-Grandparents who were born in Sparta, Greece and migrated to Quebec Canada. I have information for them and documents starting in Canada, but nothing else. I am looking for their parents.
- February 17, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
As a non-blogger, amateur genealogist and fellow "NY upstater", I find your blog most helpful and do have it in my google reader.
Another great free site that I didn't find in your list (my apologies if I overlooked it) is the Central Library of Rochester, NY. It has lots of great information such as plat maps for Rochester and other Monroe county towns, city directories, newspaper indexes and some early articles from local newspapers. The address is www.rochester.lib.ny.us.
- February 24, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
I just located your site through a society message board, so you can keep up the good work. I will be passing on the word too. Thanks for all you are doing to help keep most genealogy free!
- March 7, 2009 at 10:29 PM