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Site Visits
Background and Goals
Climate for Women
Gender Equity
- Identify a set of generic problems commonly experienced by minority and/or women physicists.
- Intervene to solve many of these generic problems.
- Address problems arising in the particular physics department or lab visited and help improve the climate for minorities or women (both students and faculty) in the facility.
During the Visit
Site visits are conducted at the request of a department chair or lab director. Once a date is agreed upon, a team will be assembled. Prior to the visit, students/employees will be asked to complete a confidential survey, for the team's use only. On the day of the visit, members of the site visit team meet with the physics department chair/lab director, groups of physics faculty/staff members, minority or women faculty members in physics (or related areas), administrators responsible for faculty appointments or hiring, minority or women graduate students, and minority or women undergraduates. The goal of these meetings is to provide the site visit team with the quantitative and qualitative information they need to assess the climate for women or minorities in the host facility.
After the Visit
The team will write a report for the department chair/lab director, detailing the findings of the visit and offering simple, practical suggestions on improving the climate for minorities or women. The chair/lab director is encouraged to share the report with the rest of the department/lab. Approximately 18 months after the visit, the department chair/lab director will be asked to respond in writing to the team, describing actions taken to improve the climate.
Procedures and Costs
Suggested Reading
- Best Practices
Suggestions to assist departments in finding and keeping women physics faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students.
- "Before the Visit"
Suggestions for ensuring a successful site visit.
- "What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics"
Barbara Whitten, et al., presents the results of site visits to nine undergraduate physics departments with high participation by women.
- "Improving the Climate for Women in Physics"
Judy Franz, Executive Officer of APS and Secretary General of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
- Letter from CSWP Past Chair
Laurie McNeil
- Campus Climates for Women: Improving the Climate for Women in Physics
Sherry Yennello and Catherine Fiore, both past chairs of the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics, discuss the site visit project.


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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Population and Climate Change Alliance (PCCA)
- Submission Document: Download
Submission of the Population and Climate Change Alliance (PCCA) to the Rio+20 Zero Draft Outcome Document Preparations
Mission Statement
The Population and Climate Change Alliance (PCCA) is a network of Non‐Profit Organisations that works together on population and climate change issues through a loose umbrella coalition.
PCCA strives to advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through active awareness raising and advocacy work on the linkages between population and climate change, and believe that increasing (universal) access to voluntary family planning can make a significant contribution to climate change both in adaptation and mitigation strategies and programmes.
The PCCA includes the following organisations:
Danish Family Planning Association (Sex & Samfund)
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Marie Stopes International (MSI)
Population Action International (PAI)
Population and Sustainability Network (PSN)
Population Health Environment (PHE) Ethiopia Consortium
The following additional organisations are signatories to this submission from the PCCA:
AIDOS ‐ The Italian Association for Women in Development
Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON)
Community Health Africa Trust (CHAT), Kenya
DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK)
French Family Planning Movement
Institute for Global Health, University College London (IGH, UCL)
Partners in Population and Development, African Regional Office (PPD ARO)
Portuguese Family Planning Association (APF)
RFSU ‐ The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education
Sex og Politikk ? The Norwegian Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Shirkat Gah‐ Women?s Resource Centre, Pakistan
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)
The Sustainable World Initiative
V�est�liitto ? Family Federation of Finland
The PCCA welcomes the opportunity to contribute input to the preparation of the zero draft of the Rio+20 outcome document. In this submission we contribute predominantly to ?Specific Elements: Objectives of the Conference? and ?Sectoral priorities and initiatives that could contribute to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development that could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20.? We focus on the linkages between population dynamics and sustainable development, and the opportunities that must be seized to advance sustainable development through achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; a cross‐cutting theme significant to each of the three pillars of sustainable development.
Population dynamics, including growth, urbanisation and migration, interact with the environment to influence availability of natural resources, biodiversity, climate change and other key Rio+20 priorities.
Unsustainable population growth and lack of access to reproductive health services undermine development and poverty alleviation efforts, with implications for governments? capacities to make a transition to a green and fair economy.
Between now and 2100 the world population is expected to increase from 7 billion to over 10 billion. Consideration of population dynamics with a sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) focus must be included among other sustainable development initiatives, including those that address unsustainable and inequitable consumption, and will increase their effectiveness.
Addressing unmet need for contraception to enable all women and couples to plan and space their children as they wish offers scope to achieve population stabilisation and contribute to poverty alleviation, gender equality, environmental sustainability and other important aspects of sustainable development.
Focus for policy recommendations and Rio+20 outcomes:
Global population dynamics can and must be addressed in ways that respect and protect human rights.
Human health and well‐being, including SRHR, are central components of sustainable development.
Integrated population, health and environment approaches have synergistic effects.
Population dynamics, including population growth, density, urbanization, migration and ageing, must be integrated into development strategies and environmental planning, with systematic use of population data and projections.
Rights‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes, including family planning services, should be recognized as essential components of new global initiatives to increase resources for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.
Rights‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes, including family planning services, should be recognized as legitimate components of national climate change adaptation programmes and funding mechanisms, to increase the resilience of the communities most vulnerable to climate change.
Renewed commitment and greater investment is necessary to achieve the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals.
Recognizing the links between population dynamics and sustainable development, governments should ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, empowerment of women, and investment in education, particularly of disadvantaged children and youth, and girls and young women, with programmes that respect and protect human rights.
The UN Earth Summit in 1992 was a momentous international event, that stated ?to achieve sustainable development and a higher quality of life for all people, States should reduce and eliminate unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and promote appropriate demographic policies?.1 Recognising the significance of population dynamics and SRHR for sustainable development, Agenda 21 called for ?programmes that promote demographic trends and factors towards sustainability?.2 This included reproductive health programmes and services to ?enable women and men to fulfil their personal aspirations in terms of family size, in a way in keeping with their freedom and dignity and personal held values?.
In accord with the 1992 Summit, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 recognised the interrelationships between population, development, the environment, and human rights, including the right to health.3 Moving away from demographic targets, the paradigm that emerged from Cairo endorsed a progressive vision of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health programmes, placing human rights and the individual needs and wishes of women at the centre of this approach. Empowering women and realising universal reproductive health and rights was recognised as a goal in its own right, as well as critical to achieving sustainable development.
These principles agreed at the 1992 Earth Summit and the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development are even more relevant today, yet over the last two decades they have not commanded the necessary attention at both the national and international level. While global environmental and sustainability issues are more pressing than before, particularly with the onset of climate change, both the vision of the ICPD Programme of Action (PoA) and Millennium Development Goal 5b to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015 are far from realization. Since 1994 the world?s population has increased from 5.5 billion to 7 billion, and until recently was expected to stabilize at 9 billion but is now expected to exceed 10 billion by the end of the century.4 Ninety‐seven per cent of the growth in the world?s population before 2050 will be in the developing nations.5 With these countries already struggling to meet their citizens? basic needs, such rapid population growth threatens to further undermine progress towards sustainable development.
Sustainable development will not be achieved until women?s right to plan and space their pregnancies, enabling them to choose the number of children they have, is realized. Yet an estimated 215 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for contraception, meaning that they are at risk of an unwanted pregnancy and say that they do not want to get pregnant during the next two years, but are not using contraception, often because they do not have access to reproductive health services.6 Donor investment in family planning has actually decreased dramatically since the mid‐to‐late 1990s, at the same time that demand is increasing.6 In this submission the PCCA sets out the important links between population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and sustainable development. We call for population dynamics and SRHR to be recognised as a critical aspect of sustainable development, and make recommendations for Rio+20 outcomes which have synergistic effects for the three economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable development.
Population, consumption and sustainable development
Agenda 21, the Action Plan for 1992 Rio summit calls for ?integrated environmental and development approaches at the local level, taking into account demographic trends and factors?.2 This approach acknowledges that population size, as a key determinant of use of the planet?s finite resources, is a critical component of sustainability, and that additional demographic trends are also significant. As well as population size, density, migration, urbanisation and ageing influence are relevant to sustainable development as they influence consumption rates and have implications for economic growth, poverty reduction and governments? capacities to make the transition to a green and fair economy and adapt to climate change. We outlined above the rate and scale of population growth that has taken place since 1992, and that projected for the future. Given such growth, the success of sustainable development initiatives which fail to address the consequences of demographic change for sustainability and do not encompass the necessary focus on SRHR, will be considerably limited.
We welcome the recognition in the May 2010 report of the Preparatory Committee for Rio+20 that addressing both population and consumptions issues is critical to achieving sustainable development. The report acknowledges that demographic transition must be achieved in the global South in order to raise living standards in poor countries, at the same time as addressing the impact of inequitable and unsustainable patterns of consumption, particularly in the global North. 7 We strongly support this approach which we hope will be advanced at Rio+20. It is sometimes perceived that consideration of the role of population dynamics in determining environmental sustainability distracts from the pressing problems of unsustainable and inequitable patterns of consumption by developed countries. We believe, however, that this either / or approach to ?population? and ?consumption? issues is simplistic and the absence of population dynamics from sustainable development approaches will significantly compromise the effectiveness of other interventions. It is important therefore, that the summit holistically addresses the whole range of factors relevant to sustainable development.
It is sometimes assumed that addressing population growth requires coercion and restrictions on individual rights and freedoms. On the contrary, global population dynamics can and must be addressed in ways that respect and protect human rights, through advancing SRHR to fulfil women?s rights to plan and space their pregnancies according to their wishes. Our submission recommendations focus on this approach. Many of our messages and recommendations echo the recent Civil Society Declaration of the 64th Annual UN DPI/ NGO Conference focusing on preparations for Rio+20.8 This demonstrates the considerable support that exists from civil society for advancing SRHR, gender equality and empowerment of youth as vital strategies for achieving sustainable development and the transition to a green and fair economy.
Population, environment and biodiversity
A focus on demographic trends and SRHR is critical to sustainable development, because it is the ways that population and society interact with the natural environment which determine environmental sustainability. Population growth, density and migration can place extreme pressures upon the natural environment. Acting in tandem with climate change in many developing countries, rapid population growth increases demand for natural resources and results in intensified agriculture and use of land and water supplies. This in turn can exacerbate environmental problems, including deforestation, land and water shortages and degradation, and loss of biodiversity due to habitat destruction, depleting the natural resource base upon which the health and wellbeing of populations, and overall sustainability, depend.9 Demographic trends are increasingly being identified as significant for the global conservation of biodiversity, with high rates of population growth contributing to loss of biodiversity.A study found that population growth rates in twenty‐five areas of the world identified as ?biodiversity hotspots?, are significantly higher than the population growth rate of the world as a whole, and above the average for developing countries.10
The detrimental impacts of population dynamics upon the environment are felt the greatest by society?s poorest populations, including women and children, deepening poverty and increasing their vulnerability to climate change. As a result of rapid population growth, overcrowding and increasingly climate change, poor communities can be forced to inhabit or migrate to the most ecologically fragile areas which are particularly vulnerable to environmental degradation. The need to feed growing populations is causing deforestation and more intensive use of natural resources, further jeopardising food security. This issue is particularly critical in some parts of Africa, where the population is set to more than triple by the end of the century, at the same time as communities and governments will be struggling to cope with the effects of climate change upon agricultural output. Given the links between demographic pressures, environmental degradation, conflict situations and vulnerability to climate change and natural disaster, integrated approaches to population, health and environment issues have synergistic effects, benefiting the health and well‐being of communities, and the ecosystems upon which they depend. Ensuring that women have the means to plan and space their pregnancies as they wish is critical for increasing the resilience of poor communities, in the face of scarcity of natural resources, climate chance and increasing frequency of natural disaster . SRHR programmes must also be considered a vital component of the response to emergency situations, including natural disaster and conflict situations.
Population dynamics and climate change
Consideration of the links between population dynamics and climate change is complex and sensitive, because it is consumption rates and patterns in the global North that is driving climate change, yet it is the countries of the South, where the majority of population growth is taking place, that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While discussion of the links must acknowledge these complexities, as well as the responsibilities of the global North to address the unsustainable consumption patterns driving climate change, the links are too important to ignore. Population growth and lack of access to reproductive health in many of the poorest communities hardest hit by climate change is exacerbating their vulnerability and undermining adaptation capacity, meaning that advancing SRHR offers opportunities to increase climate resilience. These links are increasingly being recognized by developing countries themselves.
In the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) reports in which the forty Least developed countries set out their most pressing climate change adaptation issues and priorities as part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, ninety‐ three per cent of the countries identified population growth as one of the factors confounding their attempts to adapt to the effects of climate change. The most frequently mentioned climate change adaptation issues identified as being exacerbated by population growth are: soil degradation and erosion, fresh water scarcity, migration, deforestation and shortages of farm land. Additional vulnerabilities linked to population growth include loss of biodiversity and natural habitat, desertification and diminishing fish stocks.11
As recognised by the recent Civil Society Declaration of the 64th Annual UN DPI/ NGO Conference focusing on preparations for Rio+20, attainment of MDG 5, including universal access to reproductive health, offers opportunities to strengthen the resilience of people and communities to the consequences of climate change and environment degradation.8 Integrating SRHR programmes into climate change adaptation plans would enable women to determine the size of their families and make adapting to the effects of climate change easier. It would increase resilience at the individual household level, and have wider effects for society as the resulting prevention of unplanned pregnancies would lead to reductions in population growth and the associated pressures upon resources.9
One analysis determined that globally there are 26 population and climate change ?hotspots.? These are countries with low climate change resilience that are experiencing rapid population growth and high projected declines in agricultural production.i In hotspot countries, an average of one in four married women would like to avoid pregnancy, but is not using modern family planning. The average number of children born to each woman in hotspot countries is 4.6, and the average population growth rate is 2.2 percent. If unchanged, this rate of growth would result in a doubling of the population in 31 years.12
Migration presents another important adaptation issue, both in terms of migration resulting from scarcity of natural resources, and the mass migration that is likely to take place in the future due to the sea level rises expected to result from climate change. One third of the world?s population lives within 60 miles of a coast, and 13 of the world?s 20 largest cities are on a coast.13 The necessary migration will be easier to achieve if women and men are able to exercise their right to plan and space their pregnancies, both because of reductions in the average family size and greater per capita availability of land due to reduced population growth. Achieving universal reproductive health is also a critical intervention for promoting gender equality and reducing the particular vulnerabilities of women and girls to the impacts of climate change.
Population dynamics, poverty and a green and fair economy
The Rio Earth Summit recognised that ?human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development.?1 This recognition is important because it acknowledges that without ensuring human well‐being and rights, sustainable development will not be achieved. As well as being significant to the environmental pillar, population dynamics and SRHR are critical to the social pillar of sustainable development, and a focus on these aspects of sustainable development also has synergistic effects for the economic pillar, with implications for transition to a green and fair economy.
We use the term ?green and fair economy?, because the current economic model that promotes growth at all costs must be replaced by a new model based on fairness and equity, thereby both promoting environmental sustainability and addressing the social inequalities inherent in the current model. It is crucial that the term ?economic growth? is not simply replaced with ?green growth? or a ?green economy?, with business as usual. Strengthening the social pillar of sustainable development at Rio+20 is vital for ensuring progress towards a truly green and fair model of development, and one which values, and measures dimensions of, both human and environmental well‐being.
Population dynamics and SRHR are linked to key determinants of poverty and other critical aspects for sustainable development, including health, education, gender and economic development. Increasing access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services that respect and protect human rights, is critical to realizing the human right to health. These services include not only family planning programmes but the full range of services and information necessary for individuals to enjoy sexual and reproductive health and well‐being, including those benefiting maternal and infant health, as well as HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. At the individual level, the agency, equity, health and resilience of women are strongly influenced by women?s ability to exercise reproductive choices. Increasing access to education, particularly of girls and women, must also be a strong focus for advancing the social pillar of sustainable development, and will have synergistic effects with health and gender equality. Empowering women to plan and space their pregnancies as they wish increases women?s opportunities for education, employment and political engagement, and resilience, in turn contributing to prospects for a green and fair economy.
Rapid population growth is associated with high levels of poverty and low levels of human development. In countries with low levels of economic development it places pressure on national resources and public services, reducing governments? capacity to meet the basic needs of their citizens and undermining development.14 By the end of the century the population of the countries in the world with the highest fertility rates (concentrated in the poorest countries) is set to triple.4 Without urgent investment in SRHR programmes, including voluntary family planning, this rate of growth will outpace poverty alleviation and undermine other sustainable goals, at the same time as reducing the capacity of governments to undertake initiatives aimed at making a transition to a green and fair economy.
Due to the links between high rates of population growth and poverty, achieving demographic transition in developing countries has been recognised as an ?urgent goal? for Rio+20.7 We fully support this goal, which offers considerable opportunities to advance the social goals of sustainable development. These include poverty alleviation, health, education and empowerment of women, and other issues of social inequality which must be addressed for a successful transition to a green and fair economy which offers development prospects for all. But we urge that it will not be achieved without advancing SRHR and ensuring that voluntary family planning services are available to all. We also emphasize that while the increased number of young people entering productive years that results from demographic transition offers opportunities to drive growth and development, if this potential is to be realized governments must increase investments in basic services, including health and education, and other means for empowering youth.
Demographic transition is also an urgent sustainable development goal because of the environmental limits humanity faces, at the same time as seeking to promote prosperity for all human beings now and in the future. Taking population dynamics into account will help to focus the sustainable development agenda on planning for the composition, distribution and movement of the population in the long‐term, which in turn shapes areas vital to the green economy, including food security, employment, health, social protection and environmental protection. 15
i Analysis based on Population Action International?s Mapping Population and Climate Change website: http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Interactive_Databases/climate_map.shtml. ?Low resilience countries? are those in the lower two quartiles of the Vulnerability‐Resilience Indicators Model. ?High population growth? is defined as above the median population growth rate of 1.33%. ?High projected decline in agricultural production? are those where the projected declines in relative terms are above the median of all countries expected to experience decline between 1990 and 2020.
Conclusion: Advancing sustainability through sexual and reproductive health and rights
In this submission we have outlined the many reasons why advancing SRHR is essential for achieving sustainable development and the need for a focus upon population dynamics if the effectiveness of other sustainable development initiatives is not to be undermined. In conclusion we wish to bring to the attention of the international community the substantial opportunities that exist to advance a wide‐range of sustainable development goals, by meeting the need for sexual and reproductive health programmes that respect and protect human rights; a proven and highly cost‐effective development intervention.
Worldwide there is a vast unmet need for contraception in developing countries, meaning that real opportunities do exist to reduce world population growth, by reducing unplanned pregnancies. As discussed, 215 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for contraception, meaning they are at risk of an unwanted pregnancy, say they do not want to have a child in the next two years, but are not using contraception, often because they do not have access to reproductive health services.6 Women who have an unmet need for effective contraception account for 82 per cent of all unintended pregnancies in developing countries.16 At the same time as demand for contraception is increasing, donor investment in family planning is decreasing, despite international commitments made to achieving universal reproductive health as part of the ICPD PoA and MDGs.6
Meeting the unmet need for family planning in developing countries while simultaneously fulfilling unmet need for maternal and newborn services would require an estimated doubling of current global investments. This investment would deliver dramatic achievements for maternal and infant health: averting an estimated half of all newborn deaths and two‐thirds of all maternal deaths in developing countries. Furthermore it would support considerable progress towards other development goals, averting two‐thirds of all unwanted pregnancies and easing population pressures.6 Cost‐benefit analysis shows just how cost‐effective investing in family planning is. For every dollar spent in family planning, between 2 and 6 U.S. dollars can be saved in interventions aimed at achieving other development goals, including education, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDs and environmental sustainability.17
Global population dynamics can and must be addressed in ways that respect and protect human rights.
Population dynamics, including population growth, density, urbanization, migration and ageing, must be integrated into development strategies and environmental planning, with systematic use of population data and projections.
Rights‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes, including family planning services, should be recognized as essential components of new global initiatives to increase resources for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.
Rights‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes, including family planning services, should be recognized as legitimate components of national climate change adaptation programmes and funding mechanisms, to increase the resilience of the communities most vulnerable to climate change.
Renewed commitment and greater investment is necessary to achieve the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals.
Recognizing the links between population dynamics and sustainable development, governments should ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, empowerment of women, and investment in education, particularly of disadvantaged children and youth, and girls and young women, with programmes that respect and protect human rights.
Response to additional questions
General content question a): Expectations for the outcome of Rio+20 and the Outcome document
Rio+20 presents a critical opportunity for international leaders to agree and commit to urgent action required to promote a new, sustainable model of development which reflects environmental limits and seeks to deliver prosperity for all. We wish to see international agreement on a politically‐binding outcome document that commits governments to wide‐ranging actions aimed at strengthening each of the three pillars of sustainable development, ensuring that the social pillar is not neglected, and that human rights including sexual and reproductive health and rights are at the centre of sustainable development initiatives.
General content question b): Comments on existing proposals, including a green economy roadmap and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Regarding the proposals for SDGs, we believe it is important that there is a greater focus upon environmental and sustainability issues by the international development agenda, and one which reflects the responsibilities of the global North to address unsustainable and inequitable patters of consumption. At the same time the important focus on poverty reduction must not be lost, and for this reason we recommend that the MDGs are encompassed within the SDGs or any other possible post‐2015 international development framework. For the reasons outlined in this submission, achieving MDG 5 on reproductive health must be considered central to the achievement of sustainable development. We support the recommendation of the Civil Society Declaration of the 64th Annual UN DPI/ NGO that an SDG on health includes ?achieving universal access to health care and services, and wherever feasible free at the point of use for women and children, and including sexual and reproductive health.?8 Furthermore, in 2014 the original deadline for implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action will be reached, which provides a more detailed framework for achieving universal SRHR, and one which acknowledges that its realization is critical for sustainable development. Reflecting the importance of achieving the ICPD PoA, its timeframe has already been extended by the UN,18 and we recommend that the goals it sets are also encompassed with the SDGs. Please refer to section 6, particularly para. 6.2 for views on the green economy.
General content question c and d): Implementation and Cooperation Mechanisms
We endorse the calls in the Civil Society Declaration of the 64th Annual UN DPI/ NGO, for full engagement and involvement of all stakeholders, and with particular attention to the views and participation of civil society in the global South, including girls, women, young people and other marginalised social groups.8 This includes preparation for the summit, involvement in the summit and full participation in implementation of the agreed outcomes and sustainable development governance.
Specific elements question a): Sectoral priorities and initiatives
Our overall submission focuses on the sectoral priority of population dynamics and SRHR, and one which as a cross‐cutting issue offers important scope for integration of the three pillars of sustainable development.
Specific elements question b): Green economy
Please refer to section 6.
Specific elements question c): Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
Please refer to section 6 in particular for proposals to strengthen the social pillar, and throughout this submission we have focused on the synergistic benefits of a focus on population dynamics and SRHR across each of the three pillars of sustainable develop.
Specific elements question d): Refinement of the two themes
We urge that sufficient space is awarded at Rio+20 for population dynamics and sexual and reproductive health and rights as a thematic issue and a cross cutting theme, within the focus upon a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
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Best Free Midwest Attractions: Wisconsin
All aboard for jellybeans [1]
Jelly Belly Warehouse, Pleasant Prairie Sample Jelly Bellies and take a 30-minute Jelly Belly trolley tour through the cavernous distribution center, off the I-94 Milwaukee/Chicago corridor near the state line. The free tour includes stops to watch large-screen videos of how the company makes candy corn, taffy and gummies as well as its signature jellybeans.
Kitchen and bath inspiration [5]
Kohler Design Center and Kohler Factory, Kohler Take a factory tour or explore the three-level design center. On the three-hour factory tour, for ages 14 and up, you'll see workers polish faucets and fire high-end toilets (left) as you learn about the manufacturing process and Kohler history. The 36,000-square-foot Design Center is a showcase for upscale, cutting-edge kitchen and bath products.
Local flavor [9]
Simon Creek Vineyard and Winery, Door County North of Sturgeon Bay is the largest vineyard (left) in Wisconsin; free tours and tastings are available. For local flavor, try Simon Creek Cherry, made from Door County cherries.
Learn about brewing [13]
MillerCoors Milwaukee Brewery Take a free, one-hour indoor-outdoor guided walking tour to see the steps of the brewing process (left). The brewery, one of the world's largest, is on land originally purchased by Miller founder Frederick J. Miller in 1855.
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Harley-Davidson Factory, Milwaukee Arrive early to get tickets for a free 30-minute tour of the famed motorcycle factory. You'll see powertrains being assembled and tested; visitors also get a chance to sit on the latest Harley-Davidson models.
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Mount Horeb Mustard Museum A quirky condiment shrine displays some 5,000 jars, bottles and tubes of prepared mustards (left), as well as more than 1,200 pieces of memorabilia such as antique mustard pots and mustard tins.
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Capitol Tour, Madison A one-hour tour highlights the elegant art, architecture and furnishings of this century-old granite building. Glass mosaics, handcrafted furniture, murals and marble are some of the highlights, as well as an unusual granite dome.
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Gordon Road home invasion suspects sought
Published: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 9:09 a.m.
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Three people are being sought after breaking into a Gordon Road home early Monday and terrorizing the tenants.
A couple at 4241 Gordon Road reported about 1:30 a.m. that they were awakened by three men inside their home demanding money and guns, New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jerry Brewer said.
Brewer said after ransacking the mobile home at Glynwood Mobile Home Park, the intruders fled.
The three men were described as each wearing a black hair net, with one also wearing a red bandanna, and all between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall.
Brewer said he was uncertain if the suspects were armed with a weapon or what items were taken from the home.
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Wilmington City Council Expresses Support for State and Federal Gun Safety Efforts
Posted on 03/07/2013 8:21 pm
Wilmington City Council President Theo Gregory today commended his Council colleagues for a united effort in urging passage of proposed State and Federal laws that he says will improve public safety by reducing crime and violence perpetrated by individuals with guns. The Council President said the various proposals being debated by the State and Federal governments will improve public safety in Wilmington and around the nation.
"Under City Charter rules, the City is unable to enact its own gun safety measures," said the Council President. "But we do have the power and the voice as a legislative body to support efforts underway to improve gun safety and keep criminals off our streets. These proposals can reduce crime and violence not only in Wilmington, but around the country. We must stay united as a Council, as a City, and as citizens of the greatest country on earth to make sure these proposals are enacted to stop future tragedies."
The City Council, in an effort coordinated by Public Safety Committee Chair Michael A. Brown, Sr., took actions tonight to make its position clear about supporting restrictions on the sale of, and access to guns and ammunition, harsher penalties for persons convicted of gun-related felonies, and increased responsibilities for those who own firearms among other gun-related measures.
In summary, here are the actions taken by Council tonight:
- An Ordinance was introduced for 1st and 2nd reading by 4th District Council Member Hanifa Shabazz and co-sponsored by other Council Members which will enable the Council to ratify a series of laws proposed by Governor Markell and Members of the General Assembly as soon as the General Assembly approves the legislation. These include laws requiring background checks for private firearm sales; requiring the reporting of lost and stolen firearms; banning the sale, manufacture, delivery and unlawful possession of large-capacity magazines: banning the manufacture, sale, delivery and unlawful possession of military weapons; and banning possession of a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school.
- A Resolution was approved tonight by Council as introduced by Council Public Safety Committee Chair Michael A. Brown, Sr. and co-sponsored by other Members to show support for legislation from Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and Members of the General Assembly regarding stricter bail conditions for violent offenders, the denial of bail altogether in some circumstances and more discretion for judges in making bail determinations. The legislation requires that defendants, who are arrested on violent felony charges while released on bail for a previous offense, have their bail for the first offense revoked if a Superior Court judge decides there is sufficient evidence that the person committed the second offense. The repeat offender would forfeit the bail if it was cash, and a hearing will be held to set a new bail amount, which must be at least twice the amount of the initial bail. The proposed law would also amend Delaware's constitution to give judges discretion to order dangerous defendants held without bail if holding them in pre-trial detention is the only way to "reasonably assure the safety" of the public. If approved, Delaware law would become similar to the federal system which allows judges to hold hearings to determine whether a defendant is too dangerous to release.
- A Resolution was approved tonight by Council as introduced by 3rd District Council Member Darius Brown and co-sponsored by other members that supports proposed Federal gun control laws to close background check loopholes in order to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other dangerous individuals; require background check on all gun sales; ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; additional steps to make schools safer; increase access to mental health services; and end the freeze on research related to the causes of gun violence.
Council President Gregory, a co-sponsor of the gun safety Ordinance and tonight's two Resolutions, said City Council urges citizens to contact their State and Federal representatives and ask for their support for the legislation supported tonight through Council action. The Council President said the voice of the people can be heard on these important issues and the will of the people carried out by their elected representatives if the people remain vocal and strong in their desire to have these measures approved.


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The play tells the story of two young gents who, having spent all their money by living too well, leave London and roam from town to town in search of love and fortune. In order to find a wealthy heiress for at least one of them, they pose as master and servant - exchanging roles from one town to the next. In Lichfield, they meet the lovely, wealthy Dorinda and her equally desirable sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Sullen. They set their caps for these women, but problems abound.


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Jerrel Douglas Wilson
Position: P-RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: October 4, 1941 in New Orleans, LA
Died: April 9, 2005 in Bronson, TX
High School: S.S. Murphy
College: Southern Miss (school history)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 11th round (88th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 17th round (225th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 33 (2960th overall since 1950)
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Frank Cammack was a top skier for the Idaho team during his competitive days, from 1955 to 1957. Cammack helped the Vandals win three consecutive Northwest Intercollegiate Ski Championship team titles as at Nordic combined skier. In 1956, he helped lead the Vandal men to a fifth-place showing at the NCAA Championships and also qualified for the NCAA meet as a senior in 1957. Later in 1957, Cammack competed in the U.S. national championships for skiing and won the U.S. title in Nordic combined, which earned him a spot on the U.S. team at the World Championships in Finland. As a longtime member of the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and the Pacific Northwest Ski Association after his Idaho career, Cammack worked hard to teach and promote skiing among the youth of the Pacific Northwest. In 1970, he was honored with the PNSA's Norrie Lamson Award for his work with the junior race program.


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Gold, Platinum, and Diamond members must wait until the membership kit arrives in the mail. You may start the process by utilizing the Submission Guidelines and Submission Forms located online. Once the kit arrives, locate the Collectors Club voucher and attach to your completed submission form.
Voucher is not valid for Mint Errors, Special Issues, First Strike fees, Variety Attribution fees, Oversized Holder fees, Secure Crossover fees or coins valued over $3,000. Additional information may be located with the Submission Guidelines.
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The University of London's archive has made accessible online a list of graduates from 1836-1931. The database can be searched at www.shl.lon.ac.uk/specialcollections/archives/studentrecords.shtml.
From the site:
"During the 19th and early 20th centuries, students who attended other institutions took University of London examinations as external students. Included in these lists, therefore, are students who attended the predecessor institutions of universities such as Birmingham, Bristol, Durham, Heriot-Watt, Southampton, Exeter, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Bangor, Aberystwyth, Surrey, Queen's University Belfast, and University College Dublin."
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Sean.......you'll never be just a plain old garage builder......:cheers:
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Sean.......you'll never be just a plain old garage builder......:cheers:
Rudy my friend: YOUR a real machinist..... im just a garage builder with better than average grinding skills. :-)
how about some pizza and more time next time we get together?
My dad has been pestering me about a welded steel AR lower he's thinking about. With a little doing it seems it would be actually pretty easy to do, get the right rectangular tubing and just weld on a buffer tube, weld a couple hex nuts in the right places for the takedown pins, and some other creative doing and it could be easily done. Dangit, now I wanna try working on one of them instead of finishing my flat bending jig...
Now I'm thinking on how an upper could be done, I have a lathe and a welder, [and a mill, but it wouldn't really be needed in that project] so anything's possible. Maybe go with a seamless DOM tube for the receiver in the right diameter, weld tabs on for the takedown pins, if the barrel's the same OD as the carrier's rails [or larger] then thread the outside of the receiver and make a nut for it on the lathe... DANG now I'm gonna be working on that... I guess it's better than getting burnt out on the AK builds.
I'm off to look for cheap AR barrels :lol:
plenty of those around!
lots of guys making ar blowback uppers.... its when you go to make a gas op upper that you really get tricky.
Mad_machinist (Rudy to me) is fantastic at balancing these things out and making them work right.


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ZF-3290: Zend_Locale::setDefault should check input type and react with Exception
When inserting non-string value to Zend_Locale::setDefault, PHP warning is issued:
Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The first argument should be either a string or an integer in ... on line 240
Zend_Locale should check type of parameter and throw an Exception in case the variable !is_string()
And why do you think is there a API doc where "string" is defined as input format ?
Well, I certainly would not try to force non-string value as a parameter, but phpdoc will not prevent me to do so by mistake. Moreover, ZF converts PHP errors to exceptions (or prevents them in the first place) on so many other places, so I don't see a reason why not to do so in this case.
There is no array_key_exists call within the trunk. Seems to be fixed somewhere in the past.
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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Civil Chamber of the Russian Federation
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Full SubmissionCIVIC CHAMBER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ?RIO+20? Today the world faces new challenges. The modern world development results in a depletion of the natural resources, an increase of negative environmental impact, a deterioration of the biosphere balance. The consequences of the climate change have become perceptible everywhere in the world. It results in a worsening of social problems and sidelines further development. That is why the need to provide sustainable development is urgent. The core of this idea is the necessity to fit our constantly growing demands in the Planet's natural capacity. The idea is not new; it will soon complete 20 years of official life in the world. Few political slogans have lived for so long. Yet its essence will never become outdated. It establishes the rules of the game and is a condition of survival. Meanwhile, lessons are becoming increasingly harder, and their consequences are increasingly expensive. They include the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the recent abnormal heat in Central Russia and many other cases of natural and man-triggered catastrophes. It is getting harder and harder to find certain persons responsible for or a cause of each disaster. It is rather consequence of our self-esteem, our attitude and our wrong behavior. Deep ?ecologization? of the economy on the basis of the key priority of modern development ? to increase the value of nature and natural resources, as well as of human life and health is a challenging task in the agenda. Implementation of the sustainable development tasks based on market economy means to ensure market demands on natural resources, ecosystem services and related characteristics of the goods, consumer demands (including by population and State). This measure will enable to stimulate the developed countries to diminish the negative environmental impact as well as to encourage the developing countries into defining ways of their development towards the green economy, preservation and augmentation of natural capital through its capitalization and receiving benefits from the global community. These are the directions that should determine today the priorities of aide in the combat against poverty. Urgent need to combine both - to fit the growing demands and to minimize the depletion of natural capital has been formulated today as a decoupling idea. It means to reduce energy intensity and resource intensity in economic growth, to widely use renewable energy sources, to modernize production on the basis of innovations. This is the direction that sets today?s priorities for growing economies and firstly for the BRICS nations. It is necessary to encourage modernization in a way of so-called double gain or win-win policy, which is related both to economic efficiency and to reduction of negative environmental impact by human-being. The world experience of such modernization of production shows that this approach not only leads to the improved economic indicators but also to significantly improved living conditions. It is necessary to support and disseminate this experience. This is the core task of modern innovative development. For such purpose it is necessary both to observe strict environmental standards and to encourage economic interest, including all possible instruments, besides to be aware of the importance of such modernization. In other words, modernization should be profitable. The key area for the global development is energy sector. It is necessary to ensure the safe use of traditional resources and energy efficiency. The use of huge potential to raise energy efficiency means to implement urgent measures to make consumers interested in energy saving at all levels from industries to households. Modernization should consider enormous potential in the use of renewable energy sources. This means to encourage energy production on the basis of renewable energy sources. The experience of developed countries shows that, with a minimum support necessary to launch this process, it develops further in a ?snowball? manner with accelerating speed. This way of development ensures national independence and gives prospects for further development. It is more pressing and promising to use renewable energy sources for domestic needs, including, firstly, energy supply to sparsely populated areas, commitment by the population to use renewable energy sources as additional sources of energy and to use renewable energy sources as auxiliary sources of energy supply in industry. Resolving the problem of economic modernization should also take into account the enormous potential in developing the system of compensation payments necessary to preserve and augment the natural ecosystems (including forests, wetlands, etc.). Good prospects may be seen in the development of the market of ecosystem services and environmental investments. It is necessary to carry out assessment of the natural services based on the priority to raise value of natural resources and to turn into goods things that have not been considered goods before, including a wide range of ecosystem services and to enter the international market to compensate for the efforts in preserving and augmentation of natural resources. The costs of non-use, protection and augmentation of certain natural resources and services should be included in such an assessment. The mechanism of compensation for ecosystem services should be based on the national commitment to environment protection and on the proper use of the funds allocated by the international community to preserve natural resources and to develop environmentally sound forms of the management of nature (including ecotourism, organic agriculture, renewable resources use). It is necessary to extend market mechanisms of trade of the greenhouse gases emission to all sorts of anthropogenic impact. This means to work out and pursue a new policy. The starting point in this regard should be that the ecology today is economy. That is why the mainstream development is determined as green economy. It is environmental standards that set directions of innovative development and modernization of production to ensure long-term successful economic development. The priority of economic policy to widely use natural resources and services should be complemented by the environmental policy priority to raise the value of nature and natural resources. Green and low-carbon economy has been tracked by the developed countries. Although a clear policy in this respect is important, it should not be pursued separately from the mainstream development pattern and should be incorporated into strategies, plans, programs and mechanisms of the national development. Environmental policy priorities, green economy standards should be included into general plans of development aimed at solving social and economic problems of everyone?s main concern. It is appropriate to include the implementation of environmental protection measures (organizing protected natural areas, biodiversity conservation, etc.) into foolproof market mechanisms, such as payments for ecosystem services. The top-priority measure to assess the situation and determine action priorities is to introduce a system of indicators of sustainable development. These are primarily indicators of the resource intensity and energy intensity in economic growth and specific indicators of pollution. Moreover, accumulated environmental damage, resource depletion, landscape degradation and the impact of pollution on human health should be taken into account. It is principally important, especially to determine prospects for development and to asses the use of renewable energy sources, to evaluate ecosystem services (including various ecosystems, biological resources, biodiversity and area of protected natural reserves). Progress in the dissemination of the ideas of sustainable development and active participation in this process means their adjustment to the specifics of each country. The concepts of sustainable development and the ways of its implementation are different in various countries and will undoubtedly keep changing further on. It is necessary to assess achievements and challenges on the way to sustainable development at the national level. The success of the implementation of the ideas of sustainable development depends on the pro-active position and awareness by the broader population. This requires educational and outreach activities, targeted work by the media and social advertising. Culture (including cinema, pop music and literature), natural and cultural heritage sites should play a special role to set sustainable development as a priority for the broader public. Civil society organizations, including both mass NGOs/NPOs and professional institutions of public policy should play a greater role in this regard. This means to develop a broad public movement to support sustainable development as a priority for civil society activities and to set this topic as a key area of support by the businesses and the governments. The mankind has started to realize that increased social and natural abnormalities are consequences of our wrong behavior and to be aware of the responsibility for the future of the Planet. In order to determine priorities for joint action one should refer to the universally accepted rules of conduct, ethic code approved by the global community. An importance to adopt such a document has been underlined as early as in 1992 at the UN World Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. The core of this document could constitute the elaborated by 2000 through joint efforts ?Earth Charter?, common view on principles of sustainable development, necessary to provide environmental integrity, social justice, democracy and peace. Today this document has gained a new dimension. A joint support by Russia and the US as the leading countries that initiated the elaboration of the International Ethical Code and a broader approval by other developed countries and the BRICS nations would favour the promotion of the document. Who should lead this process? Most likely, those for whom it is of special importance. This means to be aware of the necessity to follow such way of development and to have certain economic possibilities to implement it. A number of countries considered for many years as developed economies actively joined this process after the Rio Summit of 1992. We should admit that, although ideas of sustainable development are very pressing for all countries and require joint efforts by the international community, only developed economies are able to ensure serious advance in this direction. Other countries may join them as they grow economically and with an aide by the developed countries. The BRICS nations are probably these States for which this process is the most urgent. There are a several reasons for this: economic growth, abundant natural resources, search for an optimal way of development among them. Priorities for these countries in innovation policy, energy efficiency and economic modernization naturally determine their movement towards sustainable development. These nations are the ones that could become leaders in the movement towards sustainable development.


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Football Can't Sustain After Early Lead, Falls To GWC
There were moments in Saturday night's Pasadena City College football game where the Lancers showed opponent Golden West they meant business. The Lancers grabbed a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter in front of the home fans at Robinson Stadium.
And even after Golden West pulled ahead 24-10, the Lancers were in a position to make the SCFA non-conference contest a one possession game late in the third quarter.
PCC marched into Rustlers' territory on a 28-yard pass by Lancers' second-string quarterback Aaron Mathews to receiver Jake Holguin. With PCC at the GWC 26-yard line and building momentum, the Lancers fortunes turned for the worse. Mathews forced a pass downfield that was intercepted by Golden West linebacker Kyle Haley near the end zone, ending Pasadena's opportunity.
Golden West would go on to score three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter and send the winless Lancers to a 45-10 defeat. PCC is 0-6 overall while Golden West improved to 5-1.
The Lancers took one of their few leads of the season in the second quarter. First, PCC defensive back Andre Taylor blocked a Golden West punt that forced the ball out of the end zone for a 2-point safety with just 18 seconds left in the first quarter.
On the ensuing offensive series following a free kick, PCC starting quarterback Darrian Cazarin raced 32 yards for a first down deep in Rustlers' territory. Running back Marciss Grigsby followed with a 9-yard touchdown run. Third-string quarterback Darius Robinson ran a bootleg for a 2-point conversion run that gave the Lancers a 10-7 lead 2:39 into the second quarter.
All season, the Lancers have run into talented opposing quarterbacks and this game was no different as Golden West signal caller Chris d'Entremont put on a show. D'Entremont completed 24 of 35 passes for 312 yards, passed for two touchdowns and ran for two others. Kicker Peter Marquez also was outstanding with the longest field goal in Robinson Stadium history of 52 yards, six extra points, and four touchbacks on long kickoffs.
PCC's defense was paced again by lineman Dalyou Pierson, who recorded two more sacks, giving him 9.5 on the season. He's only five shy of breaking the school's single-season sack record of 14 set by PCC Sports Hall of Famer Curtis Seagrove in 1966.
Other top Lancers' defensive performances were turned in by lineman Serge Vita, who made five tackles, forced and recovered a fumble, and had two quarterback hurries, and by lineman Edward Jahnke, who totaled five tackles, recovered a fumble, and deflected a pass. Lineman Craig Settles picked up a sack and forced a fumble. Defensive back Austin Alexander led the team with nine tackles.
PCC's offense mostly struggled as it was able to only convert 1-for-13 on third down conversions. The Lancers held the ball on offense for 11 plus minutes in the third quarter and did not score in the period. The team was whistled for 105 yards on 12 penalties.
The Lancers return to SCFA National Northern Conference play next Saturday, October 19 in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Moorpark College.
[Photo--Marciss Grigsby rolls into the end zone for PCC's only touchdown Saturday in its loss to Golden West, image by Richard Quinton, sports information photographer.]
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Epperly Breaks NCAA Record, Guides Football To First Place In 53-20 Win
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In a season that was already approaching historic numbers, Princeton junior quarterback Quinn Epperly helped the Tigers take sole possession of first place in the Ivy League with some NCAA history of his own. He completed his first 29 straight passes, a Division I record, to lead the Tigers to a 53-20 victory over Cornell on a day when Princeton honored its greatest player ever, the late Dick Kazmaier '52, at halftime.
Epperly, who also set a Princeton record with 31 straight completions over a two-game stretch, completed 32 of 35 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed 11 times for 69 yards and three touchdowns, giving him back-to-back games where he accounted for six touchdowns in an Ivy League victory.
The victory, combined with Brown's 27-0 home win over Penn, moves Princeton into the top spot in the Ivy standings by itself. The Tigers will look to maintain that position next Saturday when they travel to Franklin Field for a noon showdown at the home of the reigning Ivy champion Penn Quakers.
While Epperly will be the main story coming out of the Cornell win, it took a full team effort to end a three-game losing streak to the Big Red. The Tiger defense limited Jeff Mathews, the all-time Ivy League passing leader, to only one touchdown pass and 230 yards, less than 45% of the yardage he put up on Princeton in a 37-35 win last season.
The Princeton defense, which only allowed one touchdown — the other Big Red score came via the defense — recorded seven sacks for the second straight game. Freshman Ty Desiré had two, while both Matt Landry and Elijah Mitchell had 1.5 sacks apiece. Sophomore safety Matt Arends had a team-high 10 stops, while junior linebacker Garrit Leicht has eight tackles and a sack.
While the defense was pressuring Mathews throughout the game, the offense efficiently moved up and down the field. Princeton gained 605 total yards in the win, including 248 on the ground. Epperly led the ground game with 11 rushes for 69 yards and three scores, while Dré Nelson added 12 for 55 yards.
Junior Seth DeValve led the receivers with eight catches for 81 yards, 12 of which came on a touchdown in which he hurdled a defensive player just inside the sideline. Senior Roman Wilson caught seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns; he now has 14 career touchdown receptions, third most in Princeton history.
Wilson also has 98 career catches, and he can become the ninth player in Princeton history with 100 career catches next weekend. Or he could become the 10th, as junior Matt Costello (six catches, 71 yards) now has 99 career receptions.
And then there was Epperly, who came into the game with a modest streak of two straight completions from the previous week — including one for a game-winning six-yard touchdown in triple overtime at Harvard.
Epperly distributed the ball all over the field, completing all 18 of his passes in the first half and helping the Tigers to a 29-13 lead at intermission. He matched the NCAA record for consecutive completions to start a game with third-quarter passes to Wilson (a terrific grab by the All-Ivy senior) and Atwater, and broke the mark with an eight-yard pass to DeValve.
That drive, as well as the next one, ended with touchdown passes for the Tigers, who led 43-13 when Epperly returned to the field with 7:07 remaining in the third quarter. At that point, he had 27 straight completions, one short of the mark held by Richie Williams of Appalachian State, set Oct. 9, 2004.
Epperly tied the mark with a four-yard pass to Di Andre Atwater, then held the record by himself when he found DeValve on a quick out to the Princeton sideline for an eight-yard gain. The next pass would fall incomplete, but both the record and the outcome seemed in full control by then.
Epperly moved into second place on Princeton's single-season passing touchdown mark with his 18th touchdown, one ahead of 2006 Bushnell Cup recipient Jeff Terrell, who guided Princeton to its last Ivy League title. He also broke a tie with Kazmaier, the 1951 Heisman Trophy winner who passed away Aug. 1 of this year and was honored with both his family and teammates at midfield during halftime.
NOTES — Princeton got to the red zone nine times and scored on eight of them, including seven touchdowns … freshman running back Joe Rhattigan scored his first career touchdown on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter … Tiger freshman Tyler Roth was only called to punt once (45 yards), but he did run in a two-point conversion during the first quarter … nine Princeton players caught at least one pass, including Epperly, who caught one from Connor Michelsen for a seven-yard gain … freshman Rohan Hylton had a career-high five tackles in the win … both Caraun Reid and Joe Robin recorded interceptions for the Tigers; Reid's pick, which came off a batted pass from Dorian Williams, set up Princeton's first touchdown of the game.


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- 1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Salsa, optional
- Place broccoli in a steamer basket; place in a small saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Coarsely chop broccoli and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, egg whites, cheese, flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Stir in broccoli.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 2 heaping tablespoonfuls into oil; press lightly to flatten. Cook in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown, using remaining oil as needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve with salsa if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
Reviews for Broccoli Fritters
"Didn't care for them. As another reviewer stated...I'd rather have steamed broccoli with parmesan cheese. So disappointed!!!"
"What a great side dish and way to do something different with garden fresh broccoli."
"I haven't made these yet but they look similar to a recipe I do make using finely chopped steamed cauliflower. My recipe also has some chopped yellow or white onion in the batter. Try it."
"These were definitely lacking in flavor. I would rather just have steamed broccoli with a little parmesan cheese."
"I love this recipe, mostly because it's the only way my children willingly eat broccoli! I have used both fresh and frozen broccoli, and we have eaten them plain or with a dollop of sour cream. This pairs nicely with grilled meats (we also often serve it with the honey lime chicken)."


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On April 10, at 10:03 on a Monday morning, my first born turned 18. All day long, I felt a little nostalgic and, admittedly, a bit melancholy, as I remembered that rainy day so filled with sunshine.
As I went about my business on this day, I recalled how happy I felt 18 years ago with my 9 pound, 10 ounce bundle of joy in my arms, how I marveled at every move. Just where did all that time go?
My mind flashed back to some of those touching moments that have lead my son to his first day of adulthood — from the many "firsts" of his life to this year of college searches. His messy room, mumbling words, unkempt beard and other annoying habits of late seemed to wash away this Monday as I beamed with pride thinking about the man he is suddenly turning in to.
That afternoon, my husband Bob and I went to his varsity baseball game, the first one I've been able to attend in his last high-school season. This time, I watched my first baseman with a different eye.
Early on in the game, his eye caught mine as I sat in the third row. I could not believe what I was seeing. Did I actually see my boy just blow a kiss to me?
I immediately shared that thought with Bob. "Are you sure it was a kiss?" he asked gently. "Maybe he had an itch. Or maybe the sun was in his eyes."
Despite the alternatives, I would not be convinced otherwise. After all, at one time, he was a very sensitive kid. It didn't matter that I hadn't seen this public display of affection from him for many, many years.
Still beaming with pride, an inning or two later, I timidly raised my hand a few inches to wave to him as if we were sharing secrets. Surprisingly, his snarly look told me that maybe waving to him was not the coolest thing a mom could do. The team went on to finish the game, with a one-run loss.
That night, when all was quiet, I mustered up some courage to hear the words with my own ears. "Did you blow a kiss at me at the game today?" I asked lovingly. At that very moment, I realized it was a place I did not need to go. His emphatic "No" and his body language were enough to make me realize that I had just made a huge mistake.
It was then when I had my "ah ha" moment — maybe that kiss was meant for the line of girls sitting right behind me.
Congratulations on turning 18, my son. May your road into adulthood be a smooth one for both of us.


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Ashley Rothwell-Campagna, owner of Apt. 202 since 2007 850 E. 900 South, SLC | 801-355-0228Apt. 202 boutique houses a whole range of women's fashion from stunning cocktail dresses, to unique tops and great jeans. But what has kept customers coming back since the shop's opening in 2007, says owner Ashley Rothwell-Campagna, is the exceptional customer service.
The store itself is feminine and inviting, filled with Rothwell-Campagna's antiques; She describes Apt. 202's look as "classic, wearable with an edge." Most importantly, the staff considers themselves as more than salespeople.
"When you come into the store, you are not only getting great clothing, but also a personal stylist to help you put it all together," says Rothwell-Campagna, whose years at a San Francisco ad agency gave her a passion for cutting edge ideas and fashion. But service is the core of her business.
"Especially with fashion, since there are so many places to buy clothing (be it online or other boutiques or chains) it has become increasingly important to provide the customer with excellent service and personal attention. Our customers are our friends and are treated as such."
"We thrive on helping women feel confident and happy through our clothing."


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ZF-6960: constants in xml config file
Its its not possible to use constants in the config xml, for example APPLICATION_PATH, to configure for example resources
for example this works in ini files:
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
but in config xml it doesnt
APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
Actualy, when using an ini file, parse_ini_file() is used. This function handles PHP constants contrary to simplexml_load_file() which does not. In order to add the constant support in Zend_Application when using xml files, Zend_Config_Xml must be rewrite.
That patch could make it. Let's Rob review it ;-)
Mind there is a typo in the patch , replace $this->_parseXMl() by $this->_parseXmlForPHPConstants() ; forgot to rename it.
-Will have a look soon. Ping me if I don't come back within a week!-
Update: looked!
Problem with patch is that it doesn't prevent constants in tag names and doesn't seem to handle concatenating constants within a string.
Imho that's not the way to go. I spoke with SpotSec about it already, and we think that you should include a namespace for inserting constants, so for example:
+1 for Bens suggestion.
This could also be used for further features later, such as XML includes (if it is decided to support them), and would add a consistend interface for such things.
I quite like Ben & SpotSec's proposal on the grounds that it is completely backwards compatible.
Also, we should put extends within the namespace for the future and check with Matthew about the namespace to use.
Finally, I'd like to see the patch :)
Partly patch to fix the issue. Not all unit tests included yet, no support for namespace:extends, no documentation. Will be finished and comitted to trunk after Rob reviewed it.
Patch looks okay to me.
Have pinged Matthew to a-okay the concept and URI before we go ahead and implement.
A namespace would simply be "http://framework.zend.com/Zend/Config" etc..., but it might be nice if "zf" was the default
"Now, create your configuration. For this tutorial, we will use an INI style configuration; you may, of course, use an XML or PHP configuration file as well."
Please, remove this part from documentation until this issue will be fixed. I spent 1 hour to find out "why my XML config doesnt work.. they say it have!"
Is there any ETA on when this feature will be released? I just discovered about this and would definately like to see this happening soon.
I'm waiting for Matthew's okay and will then finish it.
For reference, resolved in svn 16924
Thx a lot for resolving this issue, great job!


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"My contention is that creativity is now as important as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status." -Sir Ken Robinson
I first viewed the TED episode featuring Sir Robinson a few months ago. I was taken aback at his urgent message of promoting creativity in our children. I am always on the quest to nurture creativity in my own children, so when I came across this blog post from the creator of the fabulously eco-friendly art products Clementine, I couldn't help but pass on her insightful words to you.
Please click here for her relevant and thought-provoking post.
And because Clementine makes such fun art supplies for children, I am featuring some for you today.
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