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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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- Name: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Full SubmissionITU inputs for compilation document Executive summary The 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is a historic opportunity to move the sustainable development agenda forward. The world has changed in fundamental ways since 1992; new and emerging challenges demand innovative responses, and new opportunities are now available to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable development paradigm.. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can notably assist in the transformation needed to turn this historic opportunity into reality. Drawing lessons from the outcomes of major conferences on sustainable development, ITU would like to advocate for concrete and measurable targets to be defined at the conference, coordination of actions at the local, national and international level as well as the integration of sustainability and development policies, and mainstreaming sustainability as a fundamental element of business as usual practices. Understanding the role ICTs are playing in the transition to the green economy is understanding our modern, fast moving and technology driven world. ICTs are a unique cost-effective, environmentally friendly and inclusive instrument to spur green growth and create jobs, promote social progress and the MDGs, and ensure environmental protection and a sustainable future. Thus, they should be recognized as one of the major cross-cutting drivers of sustainable development, allowing to successfully integrate all its three pillars Taking concrete steps, ITU would like to support the development of an enabling Framework and the creation of a Roadmap as concrete outcomes of the Rio+20 conference. Within the wide range of ?green economy? tools to be included in this framework, ITU advocates that the Rio+20 outcomes recognize ICTs as key vehicles and basic infrastructure driving the transition to green economy and sustainable development patterns, and also include access to ICTs, in particular access to broadband, as sustainable development goals to be endorsed by the conference. Among other issues, particular consideration should be given to ensuring market access and access to affordable, innovative technologies; building regulatory approaches promoting sustainable development, addressing market failures and channeling green investment to climate resilient infrastructure, resource and energy efficient solutions, green standards and green R&D; as well as to facilitating capacity building, transfer of necessary skills and resources, knowledge and information sharing among countries; and to fostering equitable and measurable progress via appropriately crafted indicators and specific goals to be attained. The time is right to make the best use of all the opportunities at our hands to move together the sustainable development agenda forward, with and through ICTs.. 1. A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY ITU believes that the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 1 is a historic opportunity to move the sustainable development agenda forward, and to provide the global community 1 UNCSD 2012 or Rio+20 conference. with a platform that will also allow all stakeholders to renew their commitment to sustainable development principles with a view of bringing together the social, economic and environmental pillars of development through an action-oriented outcome. Rio+20 provides an excellent opportunity for the UN system to work together towards a common goal and ITU stands ready to assist in this effort by offering to mobilize the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector in Partnership with a full range of governmental, civil society and private sector stakeholders in order to reset the world on a sustainable development path. The world has changed in fundamental ways since 1992. New and emerging challenges such as new population patterns, food security and climate change demand innovative responses. The opportunity to address these challenges is also now possible through the use of ICTs, such as the Internet, mobile phones or satellites. With ICTs increasingly integrated into every aspect of the modern world, they have become a positive force of transformation and a crucial element of any institutional framework for sustainable development. ICTs can provide access to key public services, such as health, education and government services, with widespread implications on social, environmental and economic progress aimed at eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as the United Nations specialised agency for ICTs, is already actively contributing to the Rio+20 process by assisting its Membership to take full advantage of ICTs. Thus, ITU is being part of the collective effort of the international community to lay a firm foundation for a longer-term process of redressing imbalances, bridging the digital divide, and defining a course for measurable progress towards sustainable development goals. ITU strongly believes that the livelihood of our planet and the sustainability of future growth will rely critically on taking advantage of ICTs as drivers and central elements of a greener, fairer and more sustainable economy. ITU?s expectations for the preparatory process and for the outcomes of the conference are to see a reinforced and integrated sustainable development agenda that will explicitly recognize the untapped potential of ICTs, supporting reaching an agreement on a roadmap that will guide stakeholders in the implementation and in mainstreaming sustainable development patterns within organizations. In this effort, ITU can provide a significant input by leveraging the potential of ICTs to assist in the transformation needed to turn this historic opportunity into reality. Through this contribution, ITU is bringing the elements that believes should be channelled to the discussion in the preparatory process, as well as during the conference. 2. ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA: LESSONS LEARNED The outcomes from the majors conferences on sustainable development, in particular Agenda 21, have provided a powerful long-term vision for balancing economic and social development with the capacity of resources and ecosystems of our planet. In ITU�s view, the major achievement from these outcomes have been the extensive efforts conducted by governments, international organizations, local authorities, business, citizen groups and individuals to implement sustainable development. Stakeholder mobilization has been the key success for the past two decades of sustainable development agenda, but additional effort and commitment is needed to define a roadmap that will take full advantage of this platform of mobilized actors. In ITU?s view, implementation of a roadmap becomes a key success factor to advance the sustainable development agenda. ITU would like to advocate for the inclusion of the following elements into the outcomes of the conference, based on our experience of promoting development through the use of ICTs: ? Defining concrete and measurable targets could be one of the approaches to define a common set of priorities. Learning from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an agreed international framework of goals can assist governments, international organizations and the private sector to define concrete programs and actions to tackle the most urgent challenges over a defined timeline. Defining clear and transparent measuring, reporting and verification mechanisms to assess progress in achieving these sustainable development goals should be integral part of this framework. ? Promoting coordination of actions at the local, national and international level is another aspect that needs to be revisited in Rio. The international consensus on sustainable development envisaged integrated decision-making at the national and local levels, in the form of national or local Agenda 21 processes and sustainable development strategies. In practice, a number of coordinating and planning mechanisms have been used, often in parallel, and with similar or overlapping tasks, including conventional development planning, poverty reduction strategies, UN development assistance frameworks, national conservation strategies, national environmental action plans among others. These reflect not only the diversity of institutional arrangements but also differences in the understanding of the concept of sustainable development. This proliferation, also present at the international level of UN agencies, programs and processes, undermines the very purpose of these mechanisms. As a result, actions pursued in such fragmented ways have not had the desired impacts. ? Finally, we would like to promote integration of sustainability and development policies. Strategies to promote social and economic development and initiatives to protect environmental resources have traditionally been considered independently, both by the public and private sectors. Sustainability should not be merely an issue of corporate social responsibility, but a fundamental element of business as usual practices. Similarly, national development strategies and international development programs should integrate environmental resource and energy efficiency criteria as key elements for their design. ITU is leading by example on this aspect, assisting the ICT industry in embracing sustainability practices through the development of green standards, methodologies and guidelines to improve the environmental performance of the ICT sector. 3. ENABLING THE GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION THROUGH ICTS Despite the inspiring vision provided in the 1992 Earth Summit, the world has not made sufficient progress towards sustainable development. Additional and urgent action is needed at all levels. In order to surpass the existing implementation gaps and give greater impetus to the Rio+20 process, ITU supports the proposed ?green economy? action-oriented approach as an effective pathway towards sustainable development. To this end, it is of high importance to focus on concrete strategies and specific tools and sectors to facilitate and accelerate the transition to a green economy. The role of enabling regulatory frameworks, green or resilient technologies and applications, as well as the active involvement of the private sector, are undeniably crucial to succeed in these efforts. The ICT sector is one of the drivers that can assist in this transition. Understanding the role ICTs are playing in the transition to the green economy and sustainable development pathways is understanding our modern, fast moving and technology driven world. The fast evolution of ICTs and their accelerated adoption over the past decade have put ICTs at the center of today?s Information Society and Digital Economy, with various applications and impact on other economic sectors and areas of activities. This strategic position combined with the dynamic ?greening? and ?equalizing? potential of ICTs renders them key enablers of win-win-win scenarios in the context of sustainable development strategies. Through appropriate actions and policies, they can help induce economic transformation and job creation, achieve social goals such as social justice and poverty reduction and build sustainable, ?smart? societies, in an systematic, integrative and meaningful way. The key role of ICTs has already been acknowledged in different international instruments and outcomes of international summits as well as by other global initiatives. ? Agenda 21: The role of ICTs as a key element of sustainable development was mentioned in Agenda 21. Highlighting the most relevant references, chapter 31 2 defines the scientific and technological community as one of the nine major groups for achieving sustainable development, while chapter 33 3 highlights the use of environmentally sound technologies to protect the environment and use natural resources in a more sustainable manner. On a different angle, chapter 40 4 encourages stakeholders to support mechanisms to provide local communities with the information and know-how they need to manage their environment and resources sustainably. ? WSIS: The role of ICTs as drivers of the MDGs, has been widely discussed at the international level. The major international conference in which this issue was discussed was the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in two phases in 2003 and 2005. The WSIS outcomes provide an overall strategic framework for the deployment and use of ICTs as an enabler for development, which falls in line with internationally-agreed development goals in general and with environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources in particular, as mentioned in both the Rio Principles and in Agenda 21. ? BBCom: More recently, in 2010, the Broadband Commission for Digital Development 5 , a multistakeholder group of high-level officials, published the report ?A 2010 imperative: the future built on broadband? 6 , which highlighted that broadband networks are an essential and uniquely powerful tool for achieving the MDGs and lifting people out of poverty worldwide and laying the foundations to assist several sectors to become more sustainable. This report, produced with support from ITU and UNESCO, was noted by the 65 th session of the UN General Assembly (resolution 65/141) 7 . ? LDC IV: In 2011, the Fourth United Nations Conference on LDCs adopted the Istanbul Programme of Action for the decade 2011-2020. The Programme of Action calls for significant increase in access to telecommunication services and strives to provide 100 per cent access to the Internet by 2020. Countries are also encouraged to develop modern ICT infrastructure and Internet access, including expansion into rural and remote areas, including through mobile broadband and satellite connections; to build and expand broadband connectivity, e-networking and e-connectivity in relevant areas, including education, banking, health and governance. For the first time, ICT infrastructure has been recognized as basic infrastructure. Despite these considerable efforts to capture the transformational potential of ICTs, they do not fully and adequately reflect the great opportunities opened up by ICTs in supporting and accelerating the move towards a more sustainable and fairer development paradigm. ICTs are a unique cost-effective, environmentally friendly and inclusive instrument to spur green growth and create jobs, promote social progress and the MDGs, and ensure environmental protection and a sustainable future. Thus, they should be recognized as one of the major cross-cutting drivers of sustainable development as they help reinforce, converge and integrate all three pillars of sustainable development and they also support and facilitate attainment of its fundamental underlying principles of efficiency, effectiveness and equity. ICTs, in particular modern broadband networks, are deeply transforming several sectors of our economy, such as transportation, energy, manufacturing or entertainment, promoting resource efficiency and behavioral change. The ICT and the ICT-enabled services sectors shaping technology and innovation have great ?greening? potential in promoting dematerialization and energy efficiency. But they also assist 2 Scientific and technological community 3 Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology, Cooperation and Capacity-Building 4 Information for Decision-Making 5 Further information at http://www.broadbandcommission.org/ 6 Full report available at http://www.broadbandcommission.org/report1/report1.pdf 7 Information and communication technologies for development in bridging the development and digital divide by contributing towards poverty abatement and economic convergence between developed and developing countries. For instance, ICTs bring access to basic public services, such as health, education or access to government information, to populations that have never before had access to water or electricity. With more than 71% of the world population connected to ICTs 8 (more than 5 billion inhabitants), ICTs can be considered the most inclusive basic infrastructure. Having said that, we take this opportunity to systematically illustrate the main areas of ICT applications that have an impact in the context of sustainable development, allowing us also to highlight the potential for major co-benefits emanating from ICTs. ? MONITORING, MEASURING, ACCOUNTING: ICTs are key for successful measurement and compliance frameworks. ICT applications and methodologies are developed to facilitate environmental performance and impact assessment. Through ICT-enabled lifecycle metrics, valuation of ecosystem services accounting becomes a tangible target, allowing for better resources and waste management. Indicators for progress, both in terms of growth and in terms of prosperity, are much easier to assess via the use of ICT. The same is the case for reporting and ensuring implementation of the established frameworks. Further than that, monitoring systems and information-based tools such as ?fame and shame? schemes substantially promote public awareness, transparency and accountability of business practices, organization operations and government actions. In such way, they help achieve effective oversight and foster a sense of environmental and social responsibility. ? POLICY/TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ? REGULATIONS & STANDARDS: Policy guidelines and technical standards linked to ICTs are powerful tools fostering and sustaining ecoinnovation, efficiency and access and shifting to new technologies, goods and services. Being a key component of both country strategies and sector-specific operational policies, ICTs are uniquely positioned to help realize successful ?bottom up? approaches in achieving sustainable development. In this capacity and in particular when coordinated at international level, ICT regulation and standards can also help leverage and mobilize government and business action. ICTs enable low carbon solutions, efficient energy and transport systems, ?smart? grids and Next Generation Networks shaping the way for green economy outcomes. ? CAPACITY BUILDING, ACCESS TO/TRANFER OF TECHNOLOGY: As several countries and people still lack the necessary skills and financial resources to tap the full potential of ICTs, developing capacities and ensuring access to new markets and technologies is crucial in addressing these shortages. To this end, providing technical assistance and ICT training, sharing knowledge on successful practices and technological innovation, facilitating affordable and equitable access to ICT infrastructure and services are challenges that need to be considered and addressed, possibly with the involvement of all relevant factors such as the international community, countries, the private sector and local communities. In this framework, ICTs are both a means and a goal in the sense that they facilitate development of effective capacity building and technology transfer strategies while their positive impact has a return on the ICT sector itself. Through this cycle mechanism, the focus is to be put on building the right enabling conditions to ensure long-term resilience and empowerment of countries and people lagging behind. Targeted investments in productive infrastructure and key sectors, including the ICT sector, can greatly accelerate the transition to greener and fairer economic models. ? INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT: Ensuring focused and meaningful engagement of the industry and ICT sector is particularly strategic when striving to achieve green economy and sustainable development pathways. Besides and beyond governments and international organizations, people from the industry are the ones to drive investment in alternative technologies, innovation, and green R&D. They are the ones to lead in designing and managing dynamic, ?smart?, cost-effective 8 Data taken from ?Measuring the information society 2011?. 2011, ITU. http://www.itu.int/ITUD/ict/publications/idi/2011/index.html technological applications, goods and services. They are the ones to support and strengthen a sense of corporate social and environmental responsibility. At the end, their active involvement substantially determines potential success of sustainable development frameworks. Thus, targeting and engaging the private sector remains at the epicenter of sustainable development strategies as critical to support sectoral greening and shift production patterns and business practices, suggested by regulatory or voluntary standardization schemes. ? COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS: In our modern interconnected global community, ICTs serve as a multi-media window to the world fulfilling and reinforcing the human need to communicate beyond frontiers and in novel, life-changing ways. The success of mobile telephony and social media are two prominent examples of the communication dynamic paving the way for a more personalized and inter-networked digital future. Based on their unique pervasive nature, ICTs are powerful tools to raise awareness and leverage individual mobilization. They are key for mainstreaming sustainable development and responsible life patterns and shift individual behavior through creation and marketing of appropriate models for such behavior. They also enable constructive interaction, access to ideas and personal expression at a wider scale in our global cyber-village. Through these participatory exchanges, the Internet and social media in particular ? via the recent example of the Arab Spring ? have demonstrated new paths in the fight of people for freedom as well as in the exercise of the fundamental right of the freedom of expression. In that sense, ICTs are catalysts for social transformation and self-fulfillment, as well as a test of all Member States commitment to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees freedom to hold and express opinions across all frontiers and all media. ? SOCIAL DIMENSION DYNAMICS: Above all, ICTs are a platform for development promoting social progress and overall human well-being. Broadband and mobile applications, for instance, promise to transform the provision of healthcare and education in developed and developing countries alike. As a general matter, ICTs can greatly facilitate access to basic services such health and education or online government services. They also facilitate access to public information enabling control by people and participation in decision-making processes. This secures and strengthens democratization of governance mechanisms. On the other hand, enhanced connectivity and ICT applications support social integration and inclusion and wide-spread enjoyment of human rights as they illustrate new, non-traditional ways of participating in the social and economic life, empowering people and securing their livelihoods. This is particularly the case for poor or marginalized people and people living in rural areas. 4. TAKING CONCRETE STEPS ITU, as already suggested throughout this contribution, would like to support the development of an enabling Framework and the creation of a Roadmap as concrete outcomes of the Rio+20 conference. This conceptual and action-oriented framework could help in clarifying the specifics and designing the way towards sustainable, ?smart? and inclusive societies. Within the wide range of ?green economy? tools to be included in this framework, we advocate that there is due reference to ICTs reflecting their strong cross-cutting potential and impact as described above. Among other issues, particular consideration should be given to ensuring market access and access to affordable, innovative technologies; building regulatory approaches promoting sustainable development, addressing market failures and channeling green investment to climate resilient infrastructure, resource and energy efficient solutions, green standards and green research and development (R&D); as well as to facilitating capacity building, transfer of necessary skills and resources, knowledge and information sharing among countries; and finally to fostering equitable and measurable progress via appropriately crafted indicators and specific goals to be attained. As previously highlighted, the active engagement of all stakeholders is critical for the success of any sustainable development efforts. Key players that need to be specifically and particularly targeted in this regard are governments and the industry. We underline the need for enhanced collaboration among agencies and Ministries inside countries and for policy-makers to develop cross-sectoral policies when designing their national ICT strategies or green growth and sustainable development strategies. We also stress the fundamental importance of the private sector in driving innovative and responsible business models and securing implementation on the ground of the above strategies and policies. The Global Partnership for Development, linked to MDG 8, is an interesting example to refer to under which the international community and the private sector have developed successful collaborative initiatives in order to make new technologies available to developing countries, for example in the areas of climate change and disaster relief. In the context of the Roadmap and enabling Framework to be developed and in line with our previous arguments, we also advocate for the inclusion in the text of two specific sustainable developments goals relating to ICTs: ? ICTs as key vehicles and basic infrastructure driving the transition to green economy and sustainable development patterns: Reflect the new role of ICTs as major drivers of the transition to a greener and fairer economy and for the achievement of the MDGs, moving beyond considering ICTs merely as tools and giving ICTs the status of basic infrastructure, similar to energy or water. Operating as a basic infrastructure, ICTs can bring together the social, economic and environmental pillars of development, and provide developing countries with a unique opportunity to leapfrog towards sustainable practices, avoiding mistakes made by developed countries during their industrialization. ? Access to ICTs and to broadband: Include access to ICTs, in particular to broadband, as one of the sustainable development goals to be endorsed by the conference. By promoting targets of ICT adoption and connectivity, the conference would be setting up a goal that directly impacts on the access to several other basic public services, that fosters economic empowerment and safeguards access to the fruits of a fully interconnected Information Society, thus meaningful participation in a sustainable, digital future. With regards to the IFSD, we are in favor of reinforcing existing coordination mechanisms, especially at the international level. ITU would like to advocate for strengthening processes and mechanisms rather than introducing new ones, for optimizing resources rather than multiplying overlapping mandates, and for promoting collaboration across the board rather than competing on limited resources. From this perspective and as co-facilitators of the WSIS implementation, ITU commits to bring to the Rio+20 process the findings from the WSIS process, offering the WSIS platform as the mechanism to leverage and implement actions defined for the ICT sector in the outcomes of the conference. 5. CALL FOR ACTION The time is right to make the best use of all the opportunities at our hands to move together the sustainable development agenda forward. ITU is convinced that in every field of human endeavour, and in every crisis we face, ICTs are always part of the solution. ITU commits to leverage the transformational power of ICTs to build a better future for all and address the emerging global challenges of the 21st Century. Together with and through ICTs, we can move to a post carbon world with access for all! Further information ? ITU (www.itu.int) ? ITU profile at the UNCSD 2012 website (link) ? ITU activities on climate change and environmental protection (www.itu.int/climate) ? World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process (www.wsis.org) ? Broadband Commission for Digital Development (http://www.broadbandcommission.org/) References listed in this contribution ? ?A 2010 leadership imperative: the future built on broadband? (2010) Broadband Commission, ITU, UNESCO. http://www.broadbandcommission.org/report1/report1.pdf ? ?Broadband, a platform for progress?. (2011) Broadband Commission, ITU, UNESCO http://www.broadbandcommission.org/report2/full-report.pdf ? ?Measuring the information society 2011?. (2011) ITU. http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2011/index.html Relevant ITU resolutions ? Resolution 139 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010): Telecommunications/information and communication technologies to bridge the digital divide and build an inclusive information society. ? Resolution 140 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010): ITU's role in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. ? Resolution 172 (Guadalajara, 2010): Overall review of implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. ? Resolution 182 (Guadalajara, 2010): The role of telecommunications/information and communication technologies in regard to climate change and the protection of the environment.


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BYU vs. ASU Post-Game Notes
Tonight's game marks the lowest point total by an ASU team since September 30, 1995, 31-0 vs. USC. It also marks the lowest point output in a home game since September 10, 1994, 47-10 vs. Miami.
The Arizona State football team will have to regroup from a loss and play the next week for the first time since October 7, 1995, 30-28 vs. Stanford. (ASU's loss to Arizona in '95 was the last game of the season and ASU's loss to Ohio State was in the Rose Bowl).
The Sun Devils lose their first regular-season game and first home game since Nov. 24, 1995 (31-28 vs. Arizona).
ASU loses to BYU at Sun Devil Stadium/Frank Kush Field for the first time in nine games.
ASU has recorded a block in four of the past five games.
(Blocked FG and punt vs. UA)
(Blocked FG vs. Ohio State)
(Blocked XPT vs. Miami)
(Blocked FG vs. BYU)
Kicker Robert Nycz has connected on 73 straight extra points and 99 of 100 in his career. He has also connected on 28 of 38 career field goal attempts. He is 19 of 22 from inside 40 yards and 9 of 14 beyond 40.
Nycz's 44-yard field goal in the first quarter was a season-long for the kicker.
BYU running back Brian McKenzie's six-yard TD run in the second quarter was the first rushing TD allowed by the ASU defense this season.
Tonight's game marks the fourth time in McKenzie's career he has rushed for over 100 yards in a single game.
BYU receiver Ben Cahoon had over 200 yards receiving. It the the first time since 1993 ASU has allowed a receiver over 200 yards in a single game. (1993, ASU vs. Washington State, Deron Pointer (255 yards receiving).

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ENGL 385 Literature of the Indian Subcontinent (4 credits)
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Dang this sucks, I got in a fight with my parents(which happens alot).
And my dad wouldn't let me use the computer for no reason whatsoever.
I was really in the mood to do some digital coloring on my artwork.
My mind was overflowing with all kinds ideas. Instead of having fun being creative, my dad forced me to "socialize" with him. It was soooo boring, he was setting up his new Plasma screen TV ignoring me anyways. It was a total waste of time! So I went off and ignored him. I tried drawing but I had artist's block.. I tried reading but I had a huge headache. So since I was REALLY bored, I noticed an apple and tried to make it bounce. It wouldn't bounce so I threw it harder... it whound up exploding and I got in more trouble.(and I honestly thought it would bounce ;__ I was about to clean up the mess, but then my dad said, "You made a mess, now you have to clean the whole kitchen and TV room". I complained about it, and we got into an argument which lead to him smacking me alot with the broom.(I had my arms up to block so he wouldn't hit my face) So, in the end I whound up cleaning the whole stupid TV room and kitchen. ><
After that I asked if I could go digital paint. And of coarse he said no.
I already had my room cleaned, the closed washed, and all my chores done and all that stuff. And, I was the only person who wasn't still in PJ's.
Yet, my dad still wanted to keep me as a prisoner. He claims I'm addicted to it like a drug. I told him it's not the comp I'm addicted too, it's my art!!
I just prefer digital over traditional. He gets mad and claims that being on the computer makes me spend too much time in my room. He said he has nothing against the comp, it's just he doesn't want me in my room. But he had no problem if I was in my on the Nintendo DS! Both ways I'd still be in my room. That made no sense to me. He basically lied. .__.
I would spend less time in my room if I was allowed to excercise. I have a possible risk of heart problems so the doctor says I'm not allowed to excert myself. So, obviously I'll be on the comp. Because nothing else interests me unless it's art related. Finally afterwards he started blaming my comp for my bad grades. I had proof that it wasn't the comp. I've had bad grades before I even knew what a comp was! I think the problem is, I'm just a stupid kid. >>
Of coarse we got into another fight, and I told them that I hate people.
And I hate the family so much! He almost smacked me but I ducked.(which made him angrier) Then I finally left to my room, with a knife.
I intended to commit suicide right then and there.... But then the scary thought of afterlife came into my mind, and I was scared where I'd go if I died. I was just so upset and angry that my parents blame and yell at me for everything. I had to take my anger out on something, so instead I slit my wrists(yes I know "emo"). It actually eased the pain a little. But the thought that I was becoming a cutter was just... I dunno. So I went downstairs to talk with my sister(who I thought I could trust). She begged to see the slits, so I finally showed her. She immediately ran outside and told my parents(that little traitor!). When my parents found out.. they thought I was crazy. They still think that. And my mom called a psycyatrist!(sp? >>) =/
And now I have an appoinment tommarow. I tried to tell my parents I'm not crazy, but they wouldn't believe me! D<
My dad was even gonna take me to a hospital and leave me there.
They claim I'm "Unstable" and "Dangerous". >=/
Basically my parents think of me as this lil guy right here...
What bugs me the most is my sister I thought I could trust became a total ass-kisser to my parents. And my youngest sister is always spoiled rotten!
Even though she has Autism, they shouldn't give her everything she wants. And listen to whatever music she wants, or even eat whatever she wants!
She's even put on alot of weight and doesn't care about anyone but herself. D< This all around sucks! X_x


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ACA - Colorado Cyclocross Changes for 2010 and 2011
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We just got this news release from the ACA about changes for this year and issues that will be addressed in 2011.
This fall has seen unprecedented growth in cyclocross here in Colorado. It is fantastic to see so many racer entering the sport and see many riders moving up through the ranks. This growth has also caused some issues as well. Brian Graves of Frites en Mayo and the ROL Neutral Mechanics program summed it up best this past weekend by stating, "Sadly, we are victims of our own success" As a result of this growth and it's corresponding issues, ACA will be looking at some major changes to the structure of the cyclocross race weekend for 2011. The current primary goals for the 2011 season will be:
1. Subdivide the SM35+ Cat 4 in some fashion (frequently 100+ racers)
2. Separate the SM 45+ from SW Open
3. Allow for clear, distinct course inspection times
Additionally, starting this weekend, the officials at ACA races will be instituting some changes based on feedback from riders, officials and promoters. These changes are interpretations based on current rules and policies that can be found in the ACA Rulebook and Policy Manual and have been reviewed by the ACA Technical Committee.
First, in order to address the issue of warm ups and course previews:
"Based on rules 18.104.22.168 and 184.108.40.206- At the discretion of the Chief Referee, racers are permitted to preview the course at the following times:
1. When the leader finishes his/her race racers may preview by following the last rider on course until 5 min before the next scheduled race start.
2. After the final rider starts his/her race racer may preview following that last rider for 1-2 laps (see below)
This means riders previewing may only do so behind the last rider and in front of the race leader. The course will be closed to non-racers after 2 laps have been completed OR EARLIER BASED ON CHIEF REFEREE'S DISCRETION. If a rider is unsure about the course status they should check with officials at either the start or finish before entering the course. Racers who violate these procedures (including passing the last rider or previewing within sight of the race leader) will:
1. Be kindly asked to remove themselves from the course by an official or course marshal.
2. If a rider fails to exit the course after being asked to do so he/she will be sanctioned based on rule 14.3 which include disqualification and/or suspension"
Mechanics of enforcement: Riders will be allowed on course at the finish line after the lead rider finishes. Previewing riders will be held at the starting area beginning 5 min before the next race start. They will be released from the start 30-seconds to 1 min after the last racer exits the grid. After the first 2 laps of a race the course is closed (or earlier based on CR discretion). Anyone caught previewing will be subject to CR discipline.
Second, to better accommodate and score large groups or groups that have multiple categories racing at the same time:
Chief Referees have been advised to delay race starts if the first race of the day has lap times under 6 minutes. This delay will be in place until the promoting group(s) lengthens the course to be longer than 6 minutes. For Cross Cup races this time is suggested to be raised to 6.5 minutes per lap.
The ACA Board of Directors, Technical Committee and staff appreciate everyone's understanding and patience as these items are implemented in the coming weeks.
Best of luck to all those racing and spectating this cyclocross season,
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Nice work, Jon
Submitted by John Kerschner (not verified) on
All of these developments are a positive for CX in Colorado. Well done, Jon, to listen to the racers and come up with workable solutions which will make the racing experience better and safer for everyone.
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Jon is da 'man' Can ACA
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Jon is da 'man'
Can ACA members see the proposed solutions to 45+, SW Open and breaking up the 35+4s before they are instituted? I am sure those involved would like to offer input. Perhaps a few representatives from these categories could be chosen. Just throwing out ideas.
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Submitted by Jon Tarkington (not verified) on
I wish I were "da man"...If that were the case the I wouldn't be leaving this winter:)
A clarification:
1. Subdivide the SM35+ Cat 4 in some fashion (frequently 100+ racers)
2. Separate the SM 45+ from SW Open
3. Allow for clear, distinct course inspection times
...are all the current focal points for revising the 2011 schedule. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to add daylight in the coming weeks. Changing the schedule right now to separate combined course times would involve taking course time from other racers.
Luckily, cross expectations for categories are pretty clear for making these changes. Everyone wants a clear course and to have between 50-80 racers on the course in any given time frame. Achieving this by squeezing more groups into an already full late fall day is the big dilemma. Perhaps for the 2011 Cross Cup it will take a two day format that is structured to allow people to race both days with only one in their specialized category??? (i.e. a SM55+ would race SM55+ one day and with the SM45+ the other)
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Don't split
Submitted by Brian (not verified) on
Nice work addressing the warm up issue. I'm usually suspect of dramatic change in response to a highly publicized event, but these changes are for the better and thought clearly went into the ultimate decision.
As to next year, I don't think "splitting" fields is the answer. If you look at the typical combined number of entrants in 35+4 and 35+ open, its a good number of people for two fields. It's not a problem of not enough fields, it's a problem of distribution. The answer is to even out the distriubion by moving more people out of 35+4. And I think the solution is pretty easy. Under the current policy, in a race with eleven riders, upgrade points are awarded 4 deep (i.e.,. the top 1/3rd of the field), with 4 points to the winner. In a race with 100 riders, points are awarded 6 deep with 7 points to the winner. Award more and go far deeper in big races (which most 35+4 races are), and far more riders will be moved through to 35+open (or senior 3, which also has space). Go 15 deep in a field of 100, and that's still only the top 15% earning upgrade points.
One caveat though - if something like this is done, I think most mandatory upgrades should not kick in until the end of the year (it maybe have to be different the first year, just to relieve the pressure). Someone who busts their ass training for a year to have a good Cross Cup campaign should be able to enjoy the reward for the season, instead of being forced up after 3 5th place finishes.
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Submitted by Sean (not verified) on
I'm glad at least one of the commentators recognizes that the field sizes in the 35+ cat 4 races isn't just due to the amount of riders at the back of the field. Plenty of riders at the front of the field need to be moving into another category.
The cat 4 category used to be a developmental category. As soon as riders were successful in this field, they either were automatically upgraded or recognized that a respectful finish in the cat 3 field was more impressive that a podium finish in the 4s.
Unfortunately, there aren't great incentives to upgrade for the 35+ cat 4s.
The BCR competition needs to be eliminated for this field. There is no glory in being the series champion for a cat 4 field. In addition, the cat 3 and regular cat 4 start times need to be moved up in the day. Both of these fields were about half the size of the 35+ cat 4 field at Blue Sky and both will offer higher levels of competition. However, I completely understand the disinterest in waiting around all day to jump into one of these races. If these fields returned to their start times from a few years ago, the sizes would likely increase. I'm still not sure why this was changed. It seems like the powers that be were fixing something that wasn't broken.
On a final note, if you are racing in a cat 4 field, any cat 4 field, with carbon tubular wheels, you need to upgrade. Period. It's your punishment for having more dollars than sense.
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I like the first part but not the second
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
while I could race 35+/4, I choose to race mens 4 for a few reasons. First, they're faster - or at least it seems like it. Secondly, the field sizes are easily 2/3's the size of the 35/4's. This makes it considerably more fun to race (less crowded), I feel safer and there are far fewer "know it all" d-bags.
The times were changed due to more masters racers having kids racing (they race early) than those in the "regular" 3's / 4's.
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the fact that 4's (or other cats) race with carbon tubular rims really has little bearing on a necessity to upgrade. I'm a fairly (maybe?) successful dude with 2 kids. Cycling is my escape from the stress of my job, family and the rest of the world. So even though I can put down a couple Ben Franklins on a nice wheelset, I shouldn't because I'm a cat 4 (and probably always will be without time to train properly/efficiently)? That makes a bunch of sense
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I just want to compete and have FUN.
Submitted by Elgee (not verified) on
When you guys figure this all out, let me know the outcome. I'll be there, in some class, riding around in circles and suffering, and loving it. Don't matter to me what you come up with. I'm not the greatest rider out there as far as placement goes or natural ability, but I win every week on the fun podium....this entire discussion started because someone got hurt, not because the fields were too big, reel it all back in, close the course to warming up during races, and fight the good fight.
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We all want to have fun
Submitted by Brian (not verified) on
But it tends to be less fun when you're stuck starting at the back of a field of 110, there's a 45 second traffic jam at the first funnel, and you spend the first three laps picking your way through a jammed field. When one field typically has 100 riders, and the upgrade field typically has 40, there's a pretty obvious way to help more people have more fun.
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You have options NOW
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Brian - if you were really concerned about all the traffic, you could choose to race with smaller numbers in the Cat 4 and 35+ Open NOW.
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This is a very political statement and the only part relevant to Panama is perspective I have developed living here.
Perhaps this would have come years earlier if I had not be caught in survival mode. The place many people enter when they marry, buy a house and have children. My definition for that time of life is wage slavery, a mode of barely living. I was a slave to the pile of bills that rolled in each month. I have four children, all bright, all capable and I had desire to give them the opportunity for a better life than mine; as my father had done for me. Doing this required focus, creativity and time. I left that mode when I emigrated from the land of endless treadmills to Panama.
During that period of my life, political awareness was limited to the local politics that provided me business oportunities. Occasionally I would make note of an event on a grander scale. The morning of September 11 2001, my mother in law called early to make sure to share the tragedy in New York City, she loved sharing tragedy.
It was clear from those events ten years ago, that the bubble of freedom enjoyed by most people in the United States was going to shrink. Whether the conspiracy theorists are correct or not, the primary role of government is survival of the government. By having people relinquish rights, the US government empowered itself. September 11 2001 was a pivotal day for erosion of the rights of all citizens. This occurred despite the fact the terrorism is nothing new. Europeans have seen it all before in Spain, England and Germany to name a few, Israel lives with it weekly. Americans were catalyzed by the media and their fear, they sat by and allowed the US government to legalize many intrusions into individual liberty. There was no outcry, just passive assent.
The Patriot Act, secret courts, secret warrants, wars without Congressional approval, water boarding, violation of international laws, all of this and more allowed in the name of security under the cloak of fear and mantra of patriotism.
Before Sept 11, 2001 it was perfectly legal to carry a short bladed knife onto airplanes, think box cutter like those used in the hijackings or the Swiss Army knife I always put into the inspection tray and was always handed right back to me. The private security people did nothing wrong allowing hijackers to carry box cutters on airplanes. Still in the name of security, the entire private airport security industry was nationalized and replaced with the Transportation Safety Administration. This massive expansion of government intrusion and payroll was under a Republican President, but he could not have done it without Democratic support. Then came a restructuring of the government agencies that allowed for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. The very name reminded me of the Third Reich. Tighter control of all access and egress to the United States in the name of Security. Panama should be grateful, Miami was the commercial shopping hub of Latin America, now Panama City has taken the role.
This happened ten years ago, yet people in the US are still scared. The average American citizen, half of whom pay taxes, has no clear idea why the country is bankrupt. It was not going that way until September 11 2001. Under Bill Clinton, a Democratic president, there was a short lived budget surplus.
If you believe the masses, the media and some politicians, Radical Islam is attacking the US because it is the land of the free and the US must defend freedom and Christianity for the world. Perhaps they are attacking because the US is the home of an invasive military located in their space. Perhaps other people, in different countries do not want a alien presence in their space, would you?
"I don't see Islam as our enemy," Paul said. "I see that motivation is occupation and those who hate us and would like to kill us, they are motivated by our invasion of their land, the support of their dictators that they hate." Ron Paul
Why did the US military have bases in sixty three countries, with over 250,000 people deployed worldwide in 2007.
"US defense spending (excluding the costs of the Iraq war) have increased from 404 (billion) in 2001 to 626 billion dollars in 2007 according to data from the Washington based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. US defense spending is expected to reach 640 billion dollars in 2008."
So what are our children defending at the cost of both their blood and our national treasure. There is no more communist menace, this asymmetrical war against radical Islam continues because the US is in the Middle East. The only reason the US is in the Middle East is oil.
Who benefits from this use of the US military; Chevron, Texaco, Aramco, some Saudi Princes, how about you?
The US has a budget problem. There is not enough revenue to pay the bills. Instead of paying down National Debt, GW Bush, a Republican, cut taxes and started a couple of wars. That combination accelerated the economic decline.
Republicans and Democrats may argue about who pays taxes, who should get tax breaks and who should benefit. Yet they do agree on one thing. Politicians, regardless of party, support Corporate Socialism with loans and handouts in the trillions to banks and other too big to fail businesses. The mantra of the Republicans is that the current Democratic president is a socialist, but when it comes to protecting their cash cows they are too. Capitalism 101 assigned both the gain and the risk of loss to shareholders. Somehow that has been lost when the people who own the politicians might become the losers.
The corporations that run the government of the US have no souls. The souls were ripped out of them by a court decision in 1919. Dodge v. Ford Motor Company, 204 Mich. 459, 170 N.W. 668, is a case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held that Ford owed a duty to the shareholders of the Ford Motor Company to operate his business to profit his shareholders, rather than the community as a whole or employees. It is often cited as embodying the principle of "shareholder value" in companies. Wikipedia
Since that court ruling in 1919 the sole purpose of a corporation has been to benefit it's bottom line. To that end, multinational corporations have been exporting jobs and soliciting favorable tax laws through their lobbyists for decades. Why do 47% of Americans not pay taxes, they do not have work with wages high enough to pay taxes. It is foolish to think that most of them prefer the public dole, some might, most prefer a better life.
What does the average citizen in the US get for their Federal taxes? If you work for the government you earn a paycheck, the rest of us get to fund the US military and a few benefits like Social Security and Medicare. Those so called entitlements are funded by working people. The cost of defense is not funded by the corporations that benefit from defending "freedom". Defending freedom today is the cost of defending corporate interests world wide.
20% of the budget to defense, if you take that amount to zero, liabilities would still exceed the income. Republicans blame the entitlements, medicare, medicaid and social security. But look to the income side, in 2010 income from Social Security was 40% of the federal revenue, corporate income taxes only 9% and the 47% who pay income taxes paid in 42% of the revenue total revenue. That means individuals, all of them working or retired, paid in 82% of the revenue to fund the government. The cost of medicare, medicaid and Social Security was 43% of the budget. These are big numbers but if you increase the revenue by bringing jobs home and reduce the military you can pay back something to all those frustrated wage slaves and invest in internal infrastructure.
Eliminate welfare, recreate the WPA, Works Progress Administration, of the CCC Civilian Conservation Corps. These deviced might not have ended the Great Depression but they provided work with honor, not handouts and boredom.
I wanted to compare the budget to Panama and the data is there, at Ministero Publico, if you choose to look but between digging and language issues I looked north to Canada, a country that seems to be doing just fine.
A brief summary of federal spending for 2009–10.
- Canada Health Transfer (9 cents)
- Canada Revenue Agency (3 cents)
- Canada Social Transfer (4 cents)
- Children's benefits (4 cents)
- Crown corporations (4 cents)
- Defence (8 cents)
- Employment Insurance benefits (8 cents)
- Other grants and contributions (14 cents)
- Other major transfers to other levels of government (8 cents)
- Other operations (11 cents)
- Public debt charges (11 cents)
- Public Safety (3 cents)
- Support to elderly (13 cents)
- Corporate income tax (14 cents)
- Earnings by Crown corporations and revenues from the sale of goods and service (10 cents)
- Employment Insurance premiums (8 cents)
- Non-resident withholding taxes, customs import duties, energy taxes and excise taxes and duties on alcohol and tobacco (8 cents)
- Personal income tax (48 cents)
- Revenues from the Goods and Services Tax (12 cents)
I see a United States that has become distracted by labels, Barry Goldwater, a true conservative, would be appalled by the medling people calling themselves conservatives today. He was a champion of States Rights and Individual freedoms. He did not try to lay his religious views on people, he did not ask the government to regulate the individual activities of people, he believed in the often forgotten, tenth amendment to the US constitution.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
"Indeed, bin Laden has spoken of how he used "guerrilla warfare and the war of attrition to fight tyrannical superpowers, as we, alongside the mujahidin, bled Russia for ten years, until it went bankrupt." He has compared the United States to the Soviet Union on numerous occasions — and these comparisons have been explicitly economic. For example, in October 2004 bin Laden said that just as the Arab fighters and Afghan mujahidin had destroyed Russia economically, al Qaeda was now doing the same to the United States, "continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy."
Those who know me, might be surprised I support Ron Paul for President. I was a vocal supporter of Obama, Clinton and anyone who ran against Reagan. My politics have not changed, just my perspective. I believe that the government that governs best governs least. I also believe that it is the obligation of a government to give back to it's people and provide a secure social safety net. My friends on the left might think this a conflict with the extreme right wing position of Ron Paul, it is not. Ron Paul has read that forgotten tenth amendment to the constitution.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Remember the chant, Power to the People, I chanted it years ago in an earlier life.
I support Ron Paul for President, not because a fully agree with him, I do not. I support him because Fox does not want him, CNN does not want him and corporations do not want him. I support him because he will make an honest effort to change the role of government in the US. It would be a painful transition, it will not happen, too many powerful people would lose too much. Yet there is a message to be sent and I want to help send it.
The Federal government has grown too large, too intrusive and too powerful. The very concept of the Federal government was to allow for free commerce and communications between the States. The concept was so valid that after two undred years Europe copied the idea with the European Union. It made States respect the laws of other States and to provide a single voice when dealing with the rest of the world. Never did the framers of the constitution write anyplace that the Federal government would micromanage the rights of individuals.
Issues like a social safety net, drug laws, education, same sex marriage and abortion are contentious issues. People in California and Alabama might think very differently about them. My contention is if the Federal government removes itself from the argument then the people of each State can resolve the laws with in their State. The smaller the polity the more the voice of the people can be heard.
Eliminate welfare, recreate the WPA, Works Progress Administration, of the CCC Civilian Conservation Corps. These deviced might not have ended the Great Depression but they provided work with honor, not handouts and boredom. These programs of workfare, not welfare were created by a Democratic President, Franklyn Roosevelt. These programs can be done State by State for infrastructure within a State and on a Federal level for interstate commerce, defense of the nation and maintenance of places like National Parks.
In California, Arizona, Oregon and other States the people decided on laws legalizing medical marijuana. The Federal government insists it has police powers over riding those laws. In my opinion it should not; Power to the People rings well here.
I believe in single payer health care. I live in Boquete with many Canadians, they have a love hate with their healthcare system. The love is that when there is an urgent need they get what ever is necessary, without charge. The hate is because things not life threatening might take forever to be scheduled. Panama has a better concept in theory, parallel private and public systems. In Panama a country of less the 3.5 million this is done on a national level, in Canada on a Provincial level and it can be done in the US on a State level. One Republican candidate would like his polity to forget he did it in Massachusetts. Implement this and you can eliminate Medicare and Medicaid, those States without single payer healthcare will have a competitive disadvantage attracting new industry. A blend of Capitalism and social safety net that would work.
The social safety net is critical in any society. Ron Paul does not believe in Social Security, I do. I am not sure having the government manage it is the best, but I am very sure letting individuals manage it would lead to many starving seniors. The current forced saving plan, draconian as it is, provides for those who paid into it. If not forced to pay in many would have nothing.
The dichotomy here is my idea of delegate to the States. Let the people of each State decide what is superior for their chosen beliefs. The constitution would allow a woman wanting an abortion to travel to a state where she can have an abortion and return without breaking a law. It would allow a vendor or medical marihuana in California to live in Texas, as long as he did not bring his marihuana. This of course is complicated by many issues, nothing so tangled can be untangled with ease but there must be a real discussion.
If the Federal government got out of some of is consolidated functions and delegated them to the States, the Federal liabilities will drop. As they drop Federal taxes can pay off the debt and reduce to little to nothing. The States then can adjust their taxes to cover services. States with few services will have lower taxes, those with more services, higher. People can vote with their feet on where they choose to live.
You might not agree with my analysis, however it is time for some honest dialogue about the real issues. It is curious to me that Ron Paul gets more exposure on the the Daily Show or Russian TV than on US news channels.
If the US corporate media does not want the message out there must be something to the message.
Listen to Jon Stewart Daily Show, on the Iowa joke poll
More interesting, listen to Russian Television