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Full SubmissionSubmission from the World Society for the Protection of Animals International to the compilation document in preparation of the Rio+20 zero draft 1. General ? about WSPA International The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is an international organisation which has been working to promote animal welfare for more than 25 years. Working on the ground with communities, owners and local partners, WSPA is active in over 50 countries. It has consultative status at the Council of Europe and the United Nations and collaborates with national governments, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Organisation for Animal Health. WSPA is also the world leader in animal-focused disaster response and risk reduction working with partner organisations, governments, humanitarian groups and international agencies. With 30 years of experience, we are often the only animal organisation able to access disaster-struck regions.i 2. What are the expectations for the outcome of Rio+20, including views on the Outcome document? Rio+20 outcomes must recognise the role and impact of animal agriculture and result in specific and ambitious commitments on livestock systems and humane and sustainable agriculture. Specific commitments need to be made at Rio+20 on global agriculture systems and food supply to achieve global food security without jeopardizing ecosystems and compromising human and animal health and welfare. Food and agriculture are key sectoral priorities but need to be at the heart of all relevant UN policy and work programmes post Rio+20 given their importance and the rapid changes taking place in the food system.ii We support proposals for a detailed framework for action with targets, financing and we propose the following elements which should be incorporated. We also submit proposals on the Green Economy, Emerging issues and Institutional Framework. 3. Actions to be implemented and concrete proposals WSPA makes five recommendations and asks that these be included in the outcome document: Recognize the positive role livestock and animal welfare can have in achieving sustainable agriculture and incorporate specific and regionally-sensitive policies and measures which ensure that global food production is both humane and sustainable. Promote and support - through investment in research and development - humane, integrated livestock farming systems to ensure farmers? livelihoods and the climate resiliency of rural communities; Phase out subsidies and public investment for unsustainable, intensive farming systems while providing support for farmers rearing livestock humanely and sustainably; Recognize the importance of livestock in economic development and the role farm animals play in helping to lift people out of poverty and build sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. Recognise and address the challenge of unsustainable demand for farm animal products Concrete proposals - more detailed measures in a Framework for Action could include: shifting subsidies away from industrial systems toward more humane, sustainable systems of animal agriculture that protect animal welfare and the environment; fiscal measures which internalize environmental and social costs; publicly funded research into breeds and production systems that deliver better animal welfare and environmental and economic outcomes; farmer advice, education and assistance, and promotion of good agricultural practice, especially for small farmers; technology transfer and development aid based on higher welfare systems, including through the promotion and sharing of best agricultural practices; encouragement of sustainable and humane diets through education and measures which affect behaviour change including labelling and marketing schemes to promote welfare friendly food; strengthen legislation, e.g. environmental and animal welfare legislation and effective monitoring and enforcement of existing welfare legislation; promotion and implementation of investment policies that support good animal welfare; ensure that businesses adopt and implement social responsibility policies across the board, based on ISO26000 (which includes respect for animal welfare) Public procurement (e.g. for schools, hospitals) where applicable to source humane and sustainable meat and dairy meals. 4. The green economy theme- why farming & livestock are key Livestock are central to the Green Economy ? global and regional recognition and action is required both to support humane and sustainable animal agriculture which protects livelihoods and the environment and to end unsustainable forms of production and consumption There is huge potential but currently limited understanding of the opportunities presented by humane sustainable farming systems, or the impact of animal agriculture on the Green Economy - from backyard systems to large scale industrial production. Whilst it is often poorly recognised, the livestock sector employs around 1.3 billion people and about a billion of the world?s poorest people depend on animals for food, income, transport, social status, and security. Livestock products also form a significant part of the global diet. Rates of livestock production and consumption are increasing rapidly and currently this growth is based mainly on industrial systems. This transformation can reduce smaller scale producer viability as well as put an unacceptable strain on natural resources. Traditional mixed family farms are often squeezed out as formal markets, based on industrialised systems, gain hold. Evidence suggests that as the industrial livestock sector develops, small-scale producers are squeezed out. A recent report comparing pasture and intensive dairy systems in the UK illustrates that, in some cases, the economic viability of higher welfare systems can be superior to industrial systems. v Yet too often governments support large scale industrial farming, assuming misguidedly that it is always better for jobs and local economies. Implementing humane and sustainable livestock farming practices will provide the opportunity to ensure that jobs and livelihoods as well as nutrition, especially in developing countries and rural areas, are safeguarded and improved. This means Rio+20 outcomes should commit to: ensuring that all food production that involves livestock is ultimately based on high welfare, sustainable systems globally; guarantee that farmers have sufficient reward (in the market place or via public support) for producing high welfare and sustainable livestock produce; engaging consumers in the processes of change, in terms of what and how much they buy and consume. The ongoing discussions on sustainable consumption and production must focus on ensuring we can meet the challenges of changing global consumption patterns and that food and feed distribution is more equitable. Better animal welfare in farm systems can support sustainable food production: Higher welfare animal production systems often require fewer inputs of grain feed, fuel and water. Pasture based systems can utilise land otherwise unfit for production. They also keep animals at stocking densities that reduce the risk of major pollution and disease spread, and use breeds often more robust and resilient to environmental challenges than breeds chosen primarily for high yield. Other benefits compared to industrial systems include better nutrient cycling, enhancing product quality and therefore profits and consequent enhanced food security and resilience against shocks.vi Pasture and mixed farm systems can have multiple benefits ? such as enhanced biodiversity and landscape, nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration in well maintained grazing systems. 5. Emerging issues a. Improving food security and public health The industrial production of livestock, which is heavily reliant on imported grain and protein, combined with unsustainable levels of consumption of animal proteins in industrialised countries are important drivers of global food insecurity and ill health. Rio+20 must ensure investment in more humane and sustainable farming systems - which can secure livelihood and nutrition needs in developing countries whilst reducing the global demands for grain and proteins in industrial animal farming in developed countries. Hunger is not a result of lack of food availability but rather the inequitable distribution of food ? there are as many people suffering from obesity as malnutrition. Despite producing enough food today to feed the global population, we still have nearly 1 billion people hungry. Billions of tonnes of food are also wasted each year in supply chains and by consumers. Public health problems associated with livestock production include food borne disease, and overconsumption of unhealthy levels of animal products. In addition, the routine use of antibiotics in industrial animal production facilitates the rapid proliferation of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Humane farming methods can be commercially viable, environmentally resilient and can feed the world. Taking environmental and socio-economic factors into account, innovative, moderate-scale, agro-ecologicalvii and humane farming is far more productive than highly industrialised farming and can achieve more diverse outputs of crops and meat from the same amount of land. Ensuring developing country farmers can achieve good levels of production using these methods will require international investment, support and collaboration. Feeding a growing world population will also mean achieving changes in consumption patterns ? with less but higher standard meat and dairy in western diets ? as well as tackling waste. b. Climate change mitigation and adaption Global livestock production has major climate impacts. But further intensification and industrialisation ? which will create greater environmental harm and exacerbate animal welfare problems - is not the solution. Rio+20 outcomes need to recognise that humane, sustainable farming systems can enhance climate mitigation and farmer resilience against climate related pressure and shocks. Farmers also need support in adapting to new climatic conditions. Livestock production is well recognised as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.x While some analyses of the climate impact of farm systems have led to propositions that further intensifying animal agriculture is a solution, these assessments often fail to account fully for emissions such as those from land use change associated with imported feed, and the potential for carbon capture (sequestration) in permanent pasture, extensive systems. Such analyses also often ignore the most disturbing waste in industrial scale animal production systems, for example where offspring considered unsuitable for production are born simply to be killed at birth, as in egg laying chickens or some dairy systems. It is not justifiable to push for ever further intensification of dairy, pigs and poultry to tackle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions, as these highly industrialised systems are often already disastrous for animal welfare. Expanding large scale industrial production would exacerbate this trend while fuelling increases in production, in demand and an overall increase in sector impacts on greenhouse gas emissions. Left unchecked, by 2050, animal production is predicted to account for 70% of the sustainable level of all global GHG emissions. Measures to mitigate climate emissions in livestock could include technical and management options, such as alternative feeds and breeds. These must be based on high animal welfare standards and must be accompanied by the integration of livestock into broader environmental services and addressing sustainability in consumption. Impact assessment should include animal welfare, land use, pollution, public health, rural economies and poverty effects. Careful attention to and support for adaption by livestock producers, with adequate financing, will be vital. xiii Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for dairy and meat production especially in vulnerable parts of the world. The impact of climate change can heighten the vulnerability of livestock systems and reinforce existing factors that are affecting production systems such as drought. Breeds suited to the environment locally and which fit into a more humane production system often can be more robust and resilient than industrially produced breeds. There is a strong connection between climate adaptation and disaster management for livestock, such as seen recently in the current crisis in the Horn of Africa where livestock have such a central role in lives and livelihoods. WSPA Is involved in disaster management programmes around the world and animals must be included as part of disaster preparedness. c. Tackling biodiversity damage Producing feed for livestock is one of the largest drivers of global biodiversity and natural systems damage. Rio outcomes need to promote integrated crop and livestock systems which ensure animal welfare, reduce the need for high levels of cereal and protein feeds and which are based on agro-ecological methods. Grazing and feed crop production for livestock is the largest human use of land. Industrial animal agriculture production relies on imported grain and protein production, much more so than robust extensive higher welfare farming. Conversion of biodiverse-rich ecosystems such as rainforest and savannah to produce feed for industrial pig and poultry farming is not sustainable Many low input, extensive systems, while having land requirements, need few or no feed imports and are often located in areas unsuitable for production of food crops e.g. uplands. There are sectors where higher welfare systems do need feed as well as land (such as free-range poultry), and this brings the issue of consumption levels to the fore which needs to be addressed. Land use and land use change is one of the greatest causes of biodiversity loss ? yet such biodiversity is necessary for balance of the world?s ecosystems and for diverse human benefits. 6. Institutional frameworks for Sustainable Development Rio+20 needs to result in a strong commitment to policies and financial mechanisms which incorporate specific and regionally-sensitive measures to achieve sustainable animal agriculture that respects animals, people, and the planet. The process must be inclusive and respect the needs of those with no voice, including sentient animals.xv A detailed framework for action is needed with short term goals (by 2014) on promoting best practice, challenging the trend for more industrialised production and setting research, development and investment programmes in place which prioritises humane, sustainable animal agriculture that respects animals, people, and the planet In the medium and longer term, policies at national and international level to tackle production, supply chains and consumption will be required. A new approach to implementing this framework is needed which involves stakeholders in farming, sustainability initiatives and animal welfare experts. Involvement of major finance, global farming and food corporations is insufficient to ensure good programme or policy design. Such players will be needed and can be valuable to pursue good practice on a large scale but a far wider range of voices are needed to design effective humane sustainable solutions for sustainable development. Contact Basia Romanowicz email@example.com


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Monday, August 29, 2011
The Blocks of August
Sew Beautiful: Kati of From the Blue Chair sent each of us fabric in black, white, and a single bold color. We were asked to make improv-pieced blocks and to use the color sparingly. I haven't done a lot with black and white, so it was fun working with these striking, graphic prints. And I love the pinkish-purple accent color that I got.
Do. Good Stitches: Two more improv-pieced blocks. For these, Ara Jane asked us to use pink, yellow, brown, beige, and cream. This isn't a color palette I would have chosen on my own, but the colors surprised me by working very well together. Somehow the blocks remind me of candy or ice cream. Or maybe I'm just hungry right now.
String Me Along: Patchwork Queen sent out these gorgeous Nicey Jane strips and asked for string blocks. String blocks sure are quick, easy, and fun—especially when somebody else cuts the strips for you. : )
Modern Quilt Guild block: This isn't technically a bee block, but all of us in the Milwaukee Modern Quilt Guild were asked to make one of these for a group quilt. The design is Elizabeth Hartman's Wellington Park pattern, which can be found here (it is in the free "Modern Quilting Primer" e-book).
We could choose whatever we wanted as far as colors and prints, so I based my palette for this block on the Anna Maria Horner print in the center. I've had the dark orange and burgundy-ish prints for ages, but had never used them because the colors didn't really feel like me. But it's funny how, in the right palette, they look so fresh and modern. So, you see—you just never know when you'll find a use for that oddball print in your stash.
I'm linking up to Sew Modern Monday. Have a wonderful week!
24 comments:
- Debbie said...
Lovely blocks!
- August 29, 2011 at 1:21 AM
- Issabella The Cat said...
Those improv blocks are beautiful, I wish Malka was coming over to the UK to do a class, I'll have to make do with her books for now.
As a side note, I have that same odd ball fat quarter from AMH and also don't have a clue what to put it with lol
- August 29, 2011 at 2:15 AM
- Sheila said...
Those are super blocks - love the b & w especially. You are right - we all have some uninspiring fabrics in our stash - it would be quite a challenge to marry them with something new and produce a more modern look.
- August 29, 2011 at 3:03 AM
- Elizabeth D. said...
Awesome blocks, Lee! I love your do.Good blocks - and yes, ice cream indeed! I have that same FQ in my stash, and haven't used it because it tends to stick out like a sore thumb, but the way you used it looks super fab :)
- August 29, 2011 at 5:10 AM
- Toni said...
All the blocks are great! Your improv blocks look fabulous. Going to have to try that!
- August 29, 2011 at 6:06 AM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
beautiful blocks...I love the black one...
- August 29, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Kim said...
All beautiful blocks! That is some great inspiration!!!!
- August 29, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- KristyLou said...
Wow, those turned out great! Thanks for showing them off :)
- August 29, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- CityHouseStudio said...
Beautiful blocks! Improv piecing sounds very interesting.
LOVE your modern quilt guild block!
- August 29, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- Archie the wonder dog said...
Beautiful blocks, especially the black and white one!
- August 29, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- Marg said...
Lovely blocks they all look great. I'm going to have to try improv piecing. There's lots of inspiration in these blocks.
- August 29, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- The Thompsons said...
What beautiful blocks! I really like the black and white one- the color really pops.
- August 29, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Laura said...
Gorgeous bloCks Lee! Youve done so well!
- August 29, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- Linz said...
So cute!! I love the improv blocks!
- August 29, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Kati said...
Love all the blocks, but especially the one for me! I'm so jealous you were able to go to that class. That would have been fabulous to learn from her.
- August 29, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Megan said...
Lovely blocks, Lee! :) I am so happy you were able to take a class from her--how stinking cool! Thanks for linking up to {Sew} Modern Monday and have a great week!
- August 29, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Jessica said...
Great blocks! Looks like that improv class was great, those improv blocks are amazing!!
- August 29, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Katie B. said...
You're the improv queen now! I'd love to take a class like that. And I love what you did with that AMH print! It looks great with those colors.
- August 29, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- Natalie said...
Awesome blocks, Lee! I totally love the improv :)
- August 29, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Superior Threads said...
Those are great blocks. I, too, like the Improv blocks and I always like a challenge.
Great Job!
- August 29, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Connie said...
Wonderful improv blocks! I love all of them!
- August 29, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- Laura said...
beautiful, beautiful blocks
- August 29, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- **nicke... said...
I totally pinned these! beautiful work lee! lovely lovely loverly!
- August 30, 2011 at 1:26 AM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
All your bee blocks are wonderful. I can't decide which I like the most. Do.Good is really cool! and the string block with the Nicey Jane will be really pretty.
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He also writes that tennis helps, among other things, to increase speed, leg strength, agility, bone strength and density, flexibility and eye-hand coordination.
And, consensus is, tennis is really not a difficult sport to learn. To become accomplished, it does take time, but to become really good, it takes years and lots of practice. Just to stand firm, swing through and strike the tennis ball can be accomplished by taking a few lessons.
Melanie Chowgule focuses on the return.
There are a number of options for people to learn the game, including leagues, group workouts at various ability levels and private or group lessons.
And, finding a program is easy. Many of Utah's cities and counties offer a variety of recreational programs, including tennis, based on age and ability levels.
Murray City, for example, offers weekly tennis lessons for all levels. Cost to residents is $35 for five-one hour lessons.
Sandy offers two-week programs (eight days) ranging from youth beginner to adult advanced. These are 50 minutes classes for $50 for residents.
The following are active registered Community Tennis Associations in Utah: Cache Valley Tennis Association, South Jordan Tennis Association, Coach Mike's Tennis Academy, Top of Utah Tennis Association, Friends of Liberty Park Tennis, Uintah Basin Tennis Association, Heber Valley Tennis Association, Utah Junior Tennis Foundation, Kanab Tennis Association, Utah Tongan Tennis Club, Marriott-Slaterville Tennis Association, Ogden Valley Community Tennis Association, North Canyon Swim & Tennis Club, Wasatch Community Tennis Association, Ogden-Weber Partnership—Marshall White Center, Ogden-Weber Partnership.
Several of the private clubs, such as the Sports Mall, offer classes to both members and nonmembers (scroll down for many of the phone numbers and website for these program).
Finding a place to play is not difficult at all. The USTA, on its website, lists 88 locations with tennis courts within a 50-mile radius of downtown Salt Lake City.
It's a fact that tennis is a lifelong sport that helps develop habits not only good for the game, but can also be used for other sports and for the player. And, as noted, tennis is good for health, mind and best of all it's fun.
Here is a list of some of the public and private tennis contacts available in Utah:
Utah Tennis Association
Coach Mike's Tennis Academy
Liberty Park Tennis
Kearns Oquirrh Fitness Center
Cottonwood Heights Recreation
Eccles Tennis Center
South Jordan Recreation
Cache Valley Tennis Association—435-245-4987
Wasatch Community Tennis Association—801-391-7032
Heber Valley Community Tennis Association—435-654-4082
Cottonwood Country Club—801-277-2691
Ogden Athletic Club—801-479-6500
Eagle Ridge Tennis and Swim Club—801-397-2582
Marc-Park City Municipal Athletic & Rec Center—435-615-5400
Ivory Ridge Swim and Tennis Club—801-331-6006
Gold's Gym and Tennis Club—801-765-4653
Salt Lake Swimming and Tennis Club—801-601-8338
Sports Academy (Logan)—435-752-0544
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We took a walk down the famed "Battle Road", just a few miles from the Inn, over the New Year's weekend. This is a photo of the 18th century Hartwell Tavern. The day was unusually warm, with 60 degree temperatures quickly melting the snow. We saw many people enjoying the weather, including a 3 year-old boy who was happily jumping up and down in a knee-deep mud puddle.


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The king of the jump blues, Louis Jordan was the honoree for the 4th annual American Music Masters Series. In the mid-1940s, Jordon pioneered a wild - and wildly popular - amalgam of jazz, blues and salty, jive-talking humor called rhythm & blues. Blessed with a sweeping sense of humor and the ability to reach beyond traditionally-imposed racial boundaries in pop music, Jordan has a permanent place in twentieth century American music history. With his wailing saxophone, whooping vocals, cleverly-created songs and arrangements, and superb showmanship, Jordan and his band, the Tumpany Five, became the link between pre- and post-war popular music in America and paved the way for the birth of rock and roll in the early 1950s.
On Sunday, October 3, the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum showcased an exhibition featuring rare movie posters and memorabilia from the film and music career of Louis Jordan
During the entire week at the Avenue at Tower City Center, some of the best regional swing and jazz bands performed during the week, including Blue Lunch (October 4), the CWRU Jazz Combo (October 5), the Dukes of Wail (October 6), Joe Bell and the Swing Lizards (October 7), and the Matt Horwich Quintet (October 8).
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On Saturday, October 9, the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University co-produced a conference featuring a diverse group of panelists that spoke on Jordan's life and musical legacy. Panelists included Berle Adams, Jordan's manager and agent; Rusty Jones, Vice President of Slim Style Records; Mark Anthony Neal, author of What the Music Said: Black Popular Music and Black Public Culture (Routledge, 1999); V. Vale, underground publisher and author of Swing! The New Retro Renaissance (V/Search, 1998); David B. Stowe, author of Swing Changes: Big-Band Jazz in New Deal America; Grammy award-winning producer Bob Porter; jazz expert and clarinetist John Richmond; former Tympany Five member Bill Doggett; Rock Hall curator Howard Kramer; Julliard professor Greta Berman and others.
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On Sunday, October 10, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame screened full-length feature films starring Louis Jordan.
I truly hope that this humble tribute to this great man and his music will help to let the world know how much those of us in the music business appreciate him.


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The veterans of Reeds American Legion Post No. 162 will sell chicken pies from 9:30 a.m. until noon Saturday mornings through June 29. The pies are frozen and ready to cook. Mixed meat pies are $9 each, and all-white meat pies are $10. Gravy and cooking instructions are included. To place an advance order or to schedule a pick-up appointment outside regular Saturday hours, call 247-2488, 225-6881 or 853-7212. Proceeds from the sale of the pies go to veterans projects in the west Davidson area and to the State Veterans Home in Salisbury.
An all-you-can eat tomato sandwich supper sponsored by PACE will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday,at the Thomasville Farmers Market, corner of Commerce and Guilford streets. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will be available for children. Cost is $10 for adult, $5 for children 12 and under. Mitch Snow will provide music at the amphitheater. Purchase tickets at the farmers market and at Monkeez Brew.
The Women's Guild of New Jerusalem United Church of Christ, 4104 Jerusalem Road, will have its fifth Sunday chicken pie luncheon at 11 a.m. Sunday immediately following the 11 a.m. worship service. Plates will include chicken pie, green beans, mac and cheese, slaw, dessert and drink for $6. Take outs are available.
Family fun night at Pine Woods United Methodist Church, 200 Pine Woods Church Road, Thomasville, will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Free food, games, water play, music and more for adults and children of all ages will be offered.
Dunbar High School Class of 1963 will have a meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. July 13 at the Davidson County Public Library, Main Street, to finalize the plans for the class trip. to Lakeland, Fla., the weekend of Aug. 9-11 to celebrate 50 years since graduating. The cost of bus ride is $60. The room cost is $78 each night for two people per room. Money is due by the meeting. Call Roberta Hunter or Orville Thomas at 224-5353.
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A Gardener's Guide to Frost
by Eliot Tozer
It's late fall. The sky is blue, and the sun is bright. Then your local weather forecaster ruins everything with these chilling words: "Possible frost tonight." Once the initial panic subsides, reason sets in. Frost is a local event, and it's possible to predict with considerable certainty whether it will hit the plants in your garden. So relax, walk outside, and pay attention to these six signs to predict the likelihood of frost. Then, if necessary, spring into action.
1. Look Skyward
Clear, calm skies and falling afternoon temperatures are usually the perfect conditions for frost. Frost (also called white or hoarfrost) occurs when air temperatures dip below 32°F and ice crystals form on the plant leaves, injuring and sometimes killing tender plants. However, if temperatures are falling fast under clear, windy skies -- especially when the wind is out of the northwest -- it may indicate the approach of a mass of polar air and a hard freeze. A hard, or killing, frost is based on movements of large air masses. The result is below-freezing temperatures that generally kill all but the most cold-tolerant plants.
But if you see clouds in the sky -- especially if they are lowering and thickening -- you're in luck. Here's why. During the day, the sun's radiant heat warms the earth. After sunset, the heat radiates upward, lowering temperatures near the ground. However, if the night is overcast, the clouds act like a blanket, trapping heat and keeping air temperatures warm enough to prevent frost.
2. Feel the Breeze
Wind also influences the likelihood of frost. In the absence of wind, the coldest air settles to the ground. The temperature at plant level may be freezing, even though at eye level it is above freezing. A gentle breeze, however, will prevent this settling, keep temperatures higher, and save your plants. Of course, if the wind is below freezing, you'll probably have fried green tomatoes for tomorrow's supper.
3. Check the Moisture
Just as clouds and gentle winds are your friends, so are humidity and moisture. When moisture condenses out of humid air, it releases heat. Not much heat, true, but perhaps enough to save the cleomes. If the air is dry, though, the moisture in the soil will evaporate. Evaporation requires heat, so this process removes warmth that could save your peppers.
4. Check Your Garden's Location
This can have a tremendous influence on the likelihood that early frost could wipe out your garden while leaving your next-door neighbor's untouched. For example, as a general rule, temperature drops 3°F to 5°F with every 1,000-foot increase in altitude. The higher your garden, the colder the average air temperature and the more likely your plants will be hit by an early freeze. So gardening on a hilltop isn't a great idea, but neither is gardening at the lowest spot on your property. Since cold air is heavier than warm air, it tends to sink to the lowest area, causing frost damage. The best location for an annual garden is on a gentle south-facing slope that's well heated by late-afternoon sun but protected from blustery north winds. A garden surrounded by buildings or trees or one near a body of water is also less likely to be frosted.


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RADNOR, Pa. (Sept. 17, 2012) — On Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, Cabrini College celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Wolfington Center, a centralized office on campus that helps to weave students' intellectual and spiritual development with commitments to social justice and human dignity.
Marcy and Eustace Wolfington will be among those on campus to celebrate this milestone event. Eustace Wolfington addressed bachelor's degree candidates and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the May 2012 Commencement.
Since 2002, the Wolfington Center at Cabrini College has been at the forefront of many of the College's key partnerships, including the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic Relief Services, and the Community of Norristown.
The College estimates that, each year, Cabrini students log more than 12,000 hours of service to the community locally and internationally.
"The Wolfington Center has been a central locale for community-based learning through the lenses of Catholic social teaching and the College's mission of providing an Education of the Heart," said John Burke, Ph.D. executive director of the Wolfington Center.
"On a basic and concrete level, The Center encourages and supports students, faculty, staff, and administrators to engage in social justice through a personal connection with the poor and marginalized, from the local to the global level."
About Cabrini College Students do extraordinary things at Cabrini College, a residential Catholic college welcoming learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. Founded in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the College provides a transformational "education of the heart," focusing on academic excellence, leadership development and a commitment to social justice.
Cabrini offers 1,300 full-time undergraduate students more than 30 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations and minors. More than 2,000 students are in graduate studies programs at the main campus in Radnor, Pa., and at 13 off-site locations. The College's serene 112-acre campus is located 30 minutes from Philadelphia.
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Curtin University has embarked on a massive urban renewal project focused on creating a knowledge city in Perth Western Australia. Code-named Curtin City the project will deliver a new population of students, researchers and residents of up to 70,000 people living and working in Perth's newest knowledge economy. Connected to the city by the MAX light rail transit, Curtin City will be only minutes from downtown Perth enabling the rapid exchange of business and research ideas.
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Does Takeover Activity Cause Managerial Discipline? Evidence from International M&A Laws
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This paper exploits the staggered initiation of takeover laws across countries to examine whether the threat of takeover enhances managerial discipline. We show that following the passage of takeover laws (1) poorly performing firms experience more frequent takeovers; (2) the propensity to replace poorly performing CEOs increases, especially in countries with weak investor protection; and (3) directors of targeted firms are more likely to lose board seats following corporate control events. Our findings suggest that the threat of takeover causes managerial discipline through the incentives that the market for corporate control provides to boards to monitor managers.
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A friend of mine and an extremely astute observer of news at the excellent new aggregator site Top the News, wrote the following piece and he has given me permission to post it. Unfortunately, many of the proxy wars that are certain to be fought in the future will see Africa as a staging ground, and this piece does an excellent job giving the reader some background of where we have been and where we are headed. So without further ado…
Africa in the Crosshairs
"The Dark Continent" as it is known to many, has a dim history of modern foreign influence. While much of Africa was technically independent by 1960, memories of colonization and cronyism have lasted much longer. Infamous dictators like Sani Abacha and Mobutu Sese Seko held net worth in the $ billion category, due in no small part to the hypocrisy of western nations like the United States. However, starting with the funding of a nearly-$500 million railroad known as the Tazara Line in the 1970's, a new player started their emergence in the region: China. With its vast natural resources and geopolitical position, Africa is now in the crosshairs of the world's two superpowers. The Sino-U.S. rivalry is an 'open secret' in the hemisphere, destined to only grow.
In a collection of essays published by Columbia University titled China Returns to Africa, the authors highlight the "Chinese government's strategic pursuit of resources and attempts to ensure raw material supplies for growing energy needs within China." The Chinese hierarchy understands that with limited resources in the world, commodities will only become more valuable based on supply and demand alone-before debased currencies are accounted for. Africa's "fertile land, ample water, and (its status) among the world's lowest farming productivity" all add up to foreign investment. Trade between China and Africa quadrupled from 2005-2011, passing the United States along the way as Africa's largest partner. Even the African Union's Ethiopian headquarters were funded by a $200 million 'gift' from the Chinese. Largely avoiding military intervention on the continent, instead focusing on "diplomacy, trade deals, debt forgiveness, and aid packages," has helped China to establish a strong foothold and relationship, comparatively to the United States. As Andrew Malone pointed out a few years ago: "The strategy has been carefully devised by officials in Beijing, where one expert has estimated that China will eventually need to send 300 million people to Africa to solve the problems of over-population and pollution."


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The Delaware Association of Conservation Districts joins the National Association of Conservation Districts in celebrating the 59th year of National Soil and Water Stewardship Week, April 27-May 4.
This year's theme is, "DIG DEEPER: Mysteries in the Soil."
"Soil is an essential natural resource that all of us depend on each and every day," said NACD President Earl Garber.
For more information: (302) 856-3990 ext. 109, Sussex Conservation District; (302) 741-2600 ext. 115, Kent Conservation District; (302) 832-3100 ext. 113, New Castle Conservation District.
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Danilo Gallinari
Age: 20
Height: 6"10
Weight: 225
Birthplace: Italy
Draft #: 6
Accomplishments: Italian league All Star Game 3-Point Shootout Champion 2007
Euroleague Rising Star Award 2007-08
� Size for position
� Productivity at highest level outside NBA at young age
� Maturity
� Versatility
� Fundamentals
� Ability to play multiple positions
� Strength
� Frame
� Intensity
� Winning mentality
� Court vision
� Ability to create own shot
� Ball-handling skills with either hand
� Hesitation moves
� Utilizing screens
� Ability to draw fouls
� Body control
� Pull-up jumper
� Shooting mechanics
� Basketball IQ
� Poise
� Quickness
� Explosiveness
� Ability to defend NBA small forwards?
� Post-up moves
� Rebounding
Wilson Chandler
Age: 21
Height: 6"8
Weight: 220
Birthplace: Michigan
Draft #: 23
Accomplishments: 2005 Mr. Basketball of Michigan, Big-East Conference All-Rookie team, Wendell Smith Award as the MVP of the first DePaul-Notre Dame game, 2007 All Big East 2nd team
� Smoothness
� Creating his own shot
� Quickness
� Leaper
� Strength
� Utilizing screens
� Ability to guard multiple positions
� Mid-range jumper
� Ball handling
� Shot selection
� Range
� Limited post game
� Assertiveness
� Finishing around the basket
� Rawness
Metrocard's analysis
We can't have both.
Both play the 3.
Its wise to ride out with one SF prospect.
Gallo happens to be more talented and skilled prospect who would fit better in this system.
I'm bringing this thread up to make the forum aware of Chandler's value and what we could get for him (which is a lot).
I'm not giving up on Chandler.
He's going to be a GREAT player.
But having Gallo and Chandler on the same team would be like having Deron Williams and Chris Paul on the same team, pointless.
This isn't a Chandler hate thread.
All I'm saying I rather have Gallo at the 3 for the future.
Chandler can't play any other position besides the 3. His rebounding isn't good enough to play the 4 and his handles aren't good enough to play guard.


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Newton County authorities say a 19-year-old Fort Smith man was seriously injured - but survived an estimated 100-foot fall from a cliff.
Sheriff Keith Slape told the Harrison Daily Times (http://bit.ly/VLnM37 ) that Austin Elders fell from what's known as Hawksbill Crag on Whitaker Point about 4 a.m. Saturday while he and a friend were stargazing. Slape says the two were camping in the area and the friend was finally able to get cell service and call for help about 5 a.m.
Slape says Elders fell through small trees and branches and that helped break the fall somewhat.
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From the Masters Series!
Rigan Machado is one of the most celebrated fighters and instructors in the grappling world. He was a multiple National Champion in Brazil, won 3 Pan American Championships, medalist at the Abu-Dhabi World Submission Championships, and took a Silver Medal at the 1994 Sambo World Championships.


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May 15, 2013
DeKALB, Ill. - Fifty Northern Illinois University student-athletes representing 15 Huskie teams celebrated commencement along with their classmates on Saturday, May 11 at the NIU Convocation Center, bringing the total number of student-athletes graduates for 2012-13 to 65. The graduation ceremonies, the last presided over by NIU President Dr. John Peters, honored students graduating either this spring or after the summer.
The graduates included 11 members of the Huskie football program, including five 2012 seniors and five players who will return for their senior seasons in 2013. NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, who will complete his bachelor's degree in kinesiology-preventative and rehabilitative exercise science this summer, was among the football graduates, as were fellow returning starters Jared Volk (business administration) and Dominique Ware (finance). Punter Ryan Neir, who completed his eligibility this year, leaves NIU with two degrees in his five seasons on campus as he earned his master's degree in business administration Saturday.
NIU's 2013 spring and summer graduates represented 25 different undergraduate majors. Business administration and kinesiology-preventative and rehabilitative exercise science ranked among the most popular along with health sciences/pre-physical therapy. In all, there were 18 graduates from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 13 graduates from NIU's College of Business, 10 from majors in the College of Health and Human Sciences, seven from Education and two College of Engineering grads. Along with standards like history, biology, finance and communications, the Huskies pursued majors like family, consumer and nutrition sciences (football's Tyrone Clark), environmental geosciences (golfer Kurtis Luedtke), public health administration (track's Amanda Schwab and Kayla Stipp) and a double major in applied mathematics and chemistry-biochemistry (Mike Mascitti of men's soccer).
"In addition to earning their degrees, this year's group of graduating student-athletes has received numerous achievements both within their respective sports and academically," said NIU Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Liz Tovar. "Collectively, to be able to include within their list of accomplishments Academic All-America and Academic All MAC honors, NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships winners and a 3.0 cumulative (student-athlete) GPA is phenomenal. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments and the examples they have set, academically, for their younger teammates going forward."
Northern Illinois honored its 2013 graduates with a reception for the student-athletes, their families or guests, coaches and athletic administrators on Friday afternoon, prior to the ceremonies on Saturday.
"Our student-athlete graduation reception is one way of paying tribute to our student-athletes for their hard work and dedication here at NIU, both in the classroom and on the fields of play," Tovar said. "It was a wonderful opportunity to congratulate them and to wish them all the best in the future. "
Below is a complete list of NIU's 2013 spring and summer student-athlete graduates by sport with their majors. Returning student-athletes are indicated by a *.
Football (11)
* Matt Battaglia - History (Summer)
Alan Baxter - Finance Tyrone Clark - Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences
Nabal Jefferson - Accountancy (Summer)
* Jordan Lynch - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (Summer) Ryan Neir - Master's in Business Administration
Logan Pegram - History
Kevin Sabock - Physical Education
* Jared Volk - Business Administration
* Dominique Ware - Finance
* Jamison Wells - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (also baseball)
Men's Golf (5)
Griffin Bauman - Organizational/Corporate Communications
Bryce Emory - Marketing
Paul Hammerschmidt - Mechanical Engineering Kurtis Luedtke - Environmental Geosciences (Summer)
Greg Pohlmann - Operations and Information Management
Baseball (5)
Zach Badgley - Sociology
Tom Barry - History
Alex Beckman - Physical Education
Jacob Goldenberg - General Studies Jamison Wells - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (also football)
Softball (4)
Jennifer Barnett - Nursing
Morgan Bittner - Biological Sciences
Carly Norton - Mechanical Engineering
Amanda Sheppard - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (Summer)
Volleyball (4)
Samantha Grams - Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy
Sue Hayes - Accountancy (Summer)
Mary Kurisch - Business Administration
Meghan Romo - Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy
Wrestling (4)
Arber Bebo - General Studies
Dan Burk - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (Summer)
* Shane Rosenberry - Business Administration
Stephen Zimmerman - Operations and Information Management
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (4)
* Rebecca Cronin - Business Administration
Jenelle McCalla - Psychology Amanda Schwab - Public Health Administration Kayla Stipp - Public Health Administration (Summer)
Women's Soccer (4)
Lauren Eberts - General Public Health
Shelbi Johnson - Kinesiology-Preventative and Rehabilitative Exercise Science (Summer)
Nicolette Newquist - Nutrition and Dietetics
Anna Roman-Pleschko - Biological Sciences (Summer)
Men's Soccer (4)
Jordan Godsey - Communication Studies (Summer) (Mike Mascitti - Applied Mathematics/Chemistry
Francis Otira - Economics
Hooman Shams - Biological Sciences
Men's Basketball (2)
Brandon Hayes - Business Administration (Summer)
Tony Nixon - Organizational/Corporate Communications
Women's Basketball (2)
Brittney Callahan - Organizational and Corporate Communications
Shaakira Haywood - Psychology
Gymnastics (1)
Natalie Sutter - Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy
Women's Tennis (1)
Emily Rogers - Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy
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On the following pages, you'll find A&E content from our February 2013 issue. Read about street art going mainstream on this page, click the "Next" link at the bottom of the page for three of our top A&E picks, and then read about the Utah Museum of Fine Arts' new curator on the last page of this section.
From Back Alley to Main Street
Street art, once seen as vandalism, is being commissioned by the mainstream.
Gerry Swanson works on Indian on Indian, now completed.
In a graffiti-covered back alley in downtown Salt Lake City, Gerry Swanson is working on his newest mural, Indian on Indian. Sketched out on a 15-by-30-foot section of wall is an American Indian astride an iconic Indian motorcycle.
"It's based on the classic painting, End of the Trail," Swanson explains.
The artist rattles a can of spray paint, then steps back from his canvas—a cement-block wall partially obscured by an overflowing dumpster—to decide his next stroke.
"It looks woven," says Swanson of the grid he's filling in. "To me, that woven look means blankets and quilts—family."
Not far away is another mural by the artist depicting the romance—and violence—of the early West, as bandits shoot it out with Indians. Around the corner, a third Swanson mural celebrates Utah's state gun, the .45-caliber pistol carried in a dozen wars by the U.S. military.
"I incorporate the history of the West into my art," Swanson says. "I'm proud to be from Salt Lake, and I try to make that part of my work."
The medium of spray paint on concrete or brick walls usually brings to mind street art, or worse, tagging or graffiti—a controversial genre that urban business owners usually dismiss as vandalism. But Swanson is doing his murals on paid commissions from property and business owners.
Sri Whipple, a Salt Lake painter who has done a few murals, explains the attraction of streetwise art for retailers: "Find an artist you like, and for the price of not much more than the paint, you get art. You'll have something younger people will notice." Swanson hopes to make a living in this unlikely intersection of street art and retail, where artists are paid to celebrate commerce. For instance, Salt Lake Running Co. on 700 East, paid to have a wall covered in happy feet in motion. Elizabeth Jenkins, master of marketing for the Running Co., explains, "We had a big empty wall, and we wanted to jazz up this side of town. People like to get their pictures taken in front of it and our customers love it."
Many property owners, however, see the murals simply as a defense against graffiti vandals. As one modern-day Medici explained: "I got tired of the random graffiti on the building. Taggers don't paint over another tagger's work."
Well-known Salt Lake artist Trent Call, who has worked on murals for Salt Lake Running Co., the Downtown Alliance (100 East block of Broadway) and Park City, fears that business types don't respect the art work as work, let alone art.
"A lot of these people don't understand how much work goes into it. They think they are doing the artist a favor to let him paint on their wall."
Adam Price, executive director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, delights in street art. But Price believes street art, particularly when it has an underlying commercial goal, should have its merits judged like any artwork.
"Great art is transformative as opposed to simply commercial," Price says. "In the way that great art can open possibilities and bad art can be deadening, it's exactly true for street art. You can do a thing on a wall that confirms again what everyone already believes."
Price isn't convinced that a wider acceptance for graffiti art, originally a subversive act, is an entirely good thing artistically.
"[Sanctioned street art] does change its significance. There is something about an intervention that is not authorized, but is none the less fantastic. It's magical when [infamous British graffiti artist] Banksy shows up on a street or a wall."
Take a tour of Salt Lake's street art in the service of commerce:
Salt Lake Running Co., just off the 700 East exit on westbound I-80
Higher Ground Coffee, 2005 E. 3300 South
Evening Ease, 1321 E. 3300 South
Fice, 160 E. 200 South
Cosmic Spiral, 920 E. 900 South
Downtown Alliance series, 100 E. block of 300 South


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Well, since it is already Christmas Eve, I figured that there really not much that I needed to say to elaborate on the Christmas season. I thought that the best thing to do would be to make this a very simple post with some images from this year's Victorian Christmas event at the O'Dell House Museum.
Merry Christmas,
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas
Posted by rgsheritage at 3:26 PM
4 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM
I'm moving near Annapolis Royal in the summer from England, I'm getting a little nervous as time moves on.Would it be possible for anyone to tell me the downsides and upsides of living fulltime with 2 young children. Are the schools of a decent academic standard? etc.ReplyDelete
Thank you for any comments
Fell free to send a question in to my account at the museum historic@@ns.aliantzinc.ca (there is only one @ symbol). I can not check this account remotely but I will look at it a couple of times through the holidays.ReplyDelete
By the way, someone did respond to this sort of question at http://annapolisroyalheritage.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-after-agm.html
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM
thank youReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Thank you for thatReplyDelete
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Warning- you're about to be slammed by text. If you're bored and have time, read on. These meant a lot to me, so I thought I'd share.
The original email more or less.
Originally Posted by EliI'm down for parties, man- just keep in mind I pretty much work a whole hell of a lot. Though I've taken the 3rd-10th off in October when you get home so we can pretty much chill. Let me now if you'd like me to extend it a few days or move it around.
As for style man, don't have the chicks pick your shit out- you want to surprise them. That's where I come in; I can find what fits you perfectly I bet. My toned body won't be too much different than my current one, minus two-four inches of waist, which can be negated by a belt =P
I just went out tonight and bought a new shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste- things like that. I've decided I'd like to live my life following a new sense: smell. My sense of smell is probably one of the most important things to me, and I want to feather it all over the place. So this is what I'm thinking for my room:
First off, I clean it. Haha. I need to move some hardware around and make it look less retarded, but you get the picture. Next, the scent I want in my room will probably make you laugh a bit- coffee. But not just any coffee; I want to go to the market 1-2 times a week and buy fresh coffee beans, and put them in some sort of container in my room. Let those waft around my room for a while and sink in; it'd be like heaven.
I was also looking for a new body wash today, and some soap- but everything I found was either too pungent or too fruity; I want something soft, yet definitive in it's own way. Something that isn't girly or fruity, but doesn't attack the nose like Old Spice does. This probably sounds weird as hell to you, but I promise I'm not a metro =P Baha.
Josh and I are both attempting to stop drinking sodas- my mom also buys them A LOT less. I have maybe a can or two a day now; that's massive. I try to eat three times a day only, with maybe some sort of snack between lunch and dinner.
I've also decided in college I'll be taking Itallian instead of French, and that I want to make a study of Medieval arts and musics; the techno/rap/formulae rock thing is just old now. I like rock as much as ever, but it just doesn't stir the feelings as it once did for me. I've never been any more bad ass than anyone, and listening to a certain type of music or dressing a certain way won't make me like that. I'm simply someone who can handle himself in a given situation- be it physical or mental.
I want to sharpen my mind- get even quicker than I've become. I want to take my body to a new level I haven't tried before.
There's so much I want to do with myself, and so little knowledge on how to go about it. I want to be an amazing cook with a delicate taste- I want to be able to play football with the best of them and still be comfortable going home and listening to Pachelbel.
The amount of shit I want to do staggers me, and only one thing gives me comfort:
That I have plenty of time to do it. I'm 19 years old. Close to 20 at this point.
It'll still take me 13 years to live as long as Jesus Christ. There's still time for me.