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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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Full SubmissionUNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (RIO+20) Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 Submission by the European Environmental Bureau to the ?zero draft? of the outcome document Introduction The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is the largest federation of environmental organizations in Europe. It comprises more than 140 environmental groups from almost 30 countries in Europe with a combined membership of some 15 million environmentally concerned citizens. The EEB seeks to promote sustainable development, participatory democracy and environmental justice. The Rio+20 Conference provides a crucial opportunity to renew the global commitment to sustainable development at a time when many governments are deeply preoccupied with the tackling economic problems. A starting point for any negotiation at UNCSD should be that much has already been achieved internationally in terms of agreed targets and plans, but that just as much remains in terms of implementation. For example, the Rio Conventions on climate, biodiversity and desertification, as well as Agenda 21 and the outcome of various UN summits on e.g. social development (Copenhagen 1995), women (Beijing, 1995), and financing for development (Monterrey, 2002), all include proposals for sustainable development that are more or less just as valid today as when agreed. For Rio+20 to be successful, improved implementation should be a focal point for deliberations and agreements and in particular developed countries should commit to strengthened implementation and support. UNCSD should reaffirm already agreed principles, such as those in the 1992 Rio Declaration, but even more so, agree on how to realise what has been agreed. In doing so, the greening of the economy, new institutions and treaties should be put at the forefront of any outcome. Green economy The Rio Conference should adopt an approach to greening the economy based on full respect for ecological constraints. Developed nations and emerging economies in particular should commit to adapting their societies so as to live within those constraints so as to allow the less developed nations the possibility to realise their legitimate aspirations to developing their societies. We generally support UNEP?s definition of a green economy as one that ?results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities? and consider it key to underline reduction of problems to within planetary boundaries without neglecting or sidelining poverty eradication and equity. The green economy should not be regarded as a green part of the total economy. Rather entire economies need to be ?greened?. The natural environment provides the basis for all life and thus for all economic and social activity. It is therefore dangerous to regard the environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable development as more or less equal ?pillars? between which compromises must be struck. All three aspects are important and furthermore interrelated but without fulfilling certain environmental goals, namely those related to staying within planetary boundaries and avoiding the triggering of ecological tipping points, it will be impossible to reach other important goals in the social and economic pillars. The economy should rightly be seen as a circle within the social circle, in its turn within the ecological circle. A truly green economy implies the use of new ways of measuring success in economic development in which the quality of life and related parameters, rather than GDP, play the dominant role. Advances in science mean that sustainability can increasingly be quantified. We begin to be able to assess the quantity of resources that can be taken from the environment, and the quantity of outputs (emissions, wastes etc) that can be absorbed by the environment, on an indefinite and ongoing basis. With this knowledge, and with an ethical framework based on the principles of sustainability and equity, we are able to develop the concept of each person?s entitlement in principle to consume and to emit those resources for which there is a planetary limit. This concept should, as a starting point, guide our understanding of sustainable development and the green economy. It implies that in the developed world we do not only need to promote resource Efficiency, but also to achieve absolute and in some cases substantial reductions in our use of scarce resources. The notion that the green economy is one in which we accelerate our way beyond ecological constraints through innovation is attractive but not necessarily entirely valid, even though we do not exclude such win-win outcomes from innovation. The science of sustainability also requires us to address the issue of projected population levels and to promote policies with a view to ensuring that eventually, in order to ensure a better quality of life for future generations and with full respect for human rights, human population levels do not exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth. Most governments strive for economic growth while at the same time professing to believe in the concept of sustainable development. However, the assumption that economic growth can be sustained at the same time as the human population moves to living within ecological constraints and poverty is eradicated seems to be based on ideology or wishful thinking rather than on science. It is true that the wise application of increased wealth can result in the reduction of ecologically destructive impacts. However, empirical evidence suggests that this rarely happens, at least not automatically, and that periods of economic growth are often accompanied (for example) by increased consumption of resources and increases in polluting emissions. This is not to argue against economic growth per se (indeed, the alleviation of poverty, which is a key priority, often depends on economic growth), but rather to argue that the kind of growth that has occurred in the developed world to date is not compatible with living within environmental limits and therefore not with sustainable development. On the other hand, the transition to sustainable development might result in increased economic growth, but if so growth is neither the desirable objective nor the means for accomplishing such a change, merely an outcome of less value than other welfare-related parameters. The important thing is not whether the economy grows or not, but rather that economic incentives and institutions develop in a way that promotes transition to sustainable development. Many instruments already exist which contribute to greening economies, though in many cases these are not sufficiently robust and need to be strengthened. Experience shows that legally binding approaches tend to be more effective than voluntary approaches. Despite this, pressure from commercial interests has led to deregulation or has prevented the introduction of further regulation where there is a demonstrable need for it. Apart from having negative consequences for the environment, this tendency tends to penalise the progressive parts of industry. The right kind of regulation can provide confidence for green investment and stimulate the creation of green jobs. The EEB regards two broad strategies as central to greening the economy, in particular in developed countries, namely phasing out environmentally hazardous subsidies and imposing internalising environmental taxes, preferably within the framework of a green tax reform which could amount to some ten percent of developed nations? tax base within a decade. Considering primarily developing nations, nearly a billion people in the world are starving and about 1.4 billion are living without access to electricity. The green economy must provide measures to guarantee food security, the right to clean water and access to electricity without jeopardizing the planetary boundaries. It is urgently needed to reform agricultural policies, stimulating a development away from resource intensive, in some cases heavily subsidised, agriculture, while facilitating sustainable agricultural and agro-ecological practices. The world?s many smallholder farmers need access to appropriate resources and fair markets. In many parts of the world, energy consumption must decrease (definitely that based on fossil and nuclear fuels) and there is a great potential for energy savings and for improved Efficiency due to technological innovation. A green economy must grasp these opportunities and set signals securing definite energy reductions, while supporting the poor parts of the world with more electricity. It is very unlikely that poverty will be combated successfully without proper access to electricity for poor people. Access to clean energy for all will require large amounts of financial transfers in the form of grants. Taking into account the effectiveness of legally binding measures, the Rio+20 Conference should result in commitments to the development of a number of legally binding instruments: ? At national level, mechanisms such as environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment have proven to be valuable in ensuring that environmental factors are taken into account in the process of development. The Conference should launch negotiations towards an international treaty on environmental assessment, embracing decision-making at both the strategic and project levels. ? The emergence of new technologies posing new threats to health and environment justifies the introduction of a new treaty on technology assessment, based on the precautionary principle. ? An agreement to phase out environmentally hazardous ? in particular fossil and nuclear fuel ? subsidies is needed. ? An agreement on setting up environmentally effective and socially friendly fiscal incentives, in particular in terms of environmental taxes should be introduced. ? An agreement on mobilising and operationalising a wide-range of innovative sources of finance for eco-social development is also needed. Institutional framework for sustainable development The institutional framework for sustainable development needs to be strengthened at all levels: international, regional, national and local. At international level, the status of UNEP should be upgraded to that of an international organization equivalent to, for example, the International Labour Organization or the World Health Organization. The mandate of the UN Economic and Social Committee should be revised to reflect the overarching goal of sustainable development. The international financial institutions should be obliged to report to it on their activities. International environmental treaties should in general be made superior to e.g. trade treaties. Multilateral financing bodies, such as the World Bank, as well as international trade law, investment policies and bilateral investment treaties, should be reshaped to make trade and investments work for sustainable development, including human rights, social equity and protection of natural resources. To implement the possible Rio +20 outcomes, sufficient finance, technology and related capacity building will be needed. The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities should be acknowledged and for many developing countries support from other countries is a prerequisite. To cover the financial need, there is a need to develop and operationalise new innovative financial mechanisms. The Rio+20 Conference should be used to strengthen the legal framework for sustainable development at the international level with respect to a number of specific areas, including the seas and oceans and the field of chemicals: ? Even seas that are within national jurisdictions do not enjoy adequate legal protection, but the situation is much worse with respect to the high seas and oceans beyond national jurisdiction, where no appropriate legal framework has ever been designed to guarantee their protection from human activities. In 1992, heads of state and governments put high on the agenda two crucial environmental global challenges: climate and biodiversity. 20 years after the Earth Summit, a new deal for the seas and the oceans should be sealed. Such a treaty could regulate access to marine genetic resources. ? A new international treaty on chemicals built on, in particular, the Strategic Approach to Integrated Chemicals Management (SAICM), Agenda 21 (chapter 21), and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, needs to be established. Such a treaty should establish a clear phase out objective for all hazardous substances, in particular substances of very high concern (SVHC). Furthermore, an automatic export and import ban for all SVHC identified is needed. A differentiated timeline for developing countries may be established if necessary on these points. However, mandatory obligations for all countries are needed to share the chemicals data with third countries. Moreover, any new agreement should recognise and meet the challenges following from exposure to cocktails of chemicals and should place vulnerable groups, not least children, in the focus and design protective measures for such groups. One function of strengthened global environment institutions could be to establish a UN-based International Chemicals Inspection Agency, to facilitate and implement any global chemicals regulation. Green chemistry should be an integral part in the discussions on transforming the world economic system into a ?green economy?. ? We call for the establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating committee to create a framework convention on corporate environmental and social responsibility (CSR) for the accountability of corporate investments for all companies listed on stock exchanges worldwide and take into account the ISO 26000 standard on corporate accountability. At national and sub-national levels, sustainable development governance is enhanced by national councils for sustainable development. The Rio+20 Conference should promote the establishment of such councils where they do not exist. Where they do exist, they should be adequately resourced and should be afforded sufficient status to ensure that they have a meaningful influence on government policy. The Conference should also promote the institution of ombudsperson for sustainable development. This is a valuable model which should be applied more widely. The Rio +20 Conference should also agree on an ambitious work program to operationalise additional innovative sources of finance needed to meet the financing requirements for sustainable development. Engaging and empowering civil society One issue that is linked to both of the major themes of the Conference, namely the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development, is the key role that civil society can and must play in promoting sustainable development. A true greening of the economy cannot take place without the basic mechanisms for democratic governance being in place. Similarly, an institutional framework that supports sustainable development must be transparent and allow for participation of the public through democratic governance structures. This principle is widely recognised and received global endorsement in 1992 with the adoption of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. However, more than 19 years since the adoption of Principle 10, its implementation remains uneven at best. The most significant progress has been made in Europe and Central Asia where 44 States are Parties to the Aarhus Convention. The adoption in 2010 of guidelines on Principle 10 under the auspices of UNEP was also an important step forward, despite their non-binding nature. Governance needs to be made more transparent and participatory at all levels. At national and sub-national levels, this should be achieved by development of a global treaty on environmental democracy guaranteeing public rights to information, participation and justice, building on the 2010 UNEP Guidelines and drawing on the example of the Aarhus Convention. As regards civil society participation in international processes, this should be strengthened through the development and adoption of a set of global guidelines establishing recommending minimum standards for civil society participation in international decision-making processes related to sustainable development. Such guidelines could draw on relevant instruments such as the Almaty Guidelines adopted under the Aarhus Convention. The Rio+20 Conference should launch negotiating processes for both of these instruments, with a view to their adoption by 2016. In addition, the Conference should encouraged interested States to accede to the Aarhus Convention or to develop similar regional conventions. 1 November 2011


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Good candidates should step up to seek seats in municipalities
Published: Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 2:42 p.m.
Friday marked the opening day for the two-week filing period for municipal elections. Races will fill the ballot in Lexington, Thomasville, Denton, Midway and Wallburg come November. Municipal races certainly don't experience the attention that national or statewide races do, but for those who live in the city limits, the actions of their elected representatives can have the most impact. So it's definitely worth paying attention to those who file.
Each election season, The Dispatch encourages civic-minded residents to seek office, and this year is no different. Democracy functions best when voters have choices at the polls. A lack of an opponent can mean most citizens believe an incumbent is doing a solid job, but it can also signal a level of apathy that's dangerous for democracy. The 2013 ballot will see five races in Lexington, eight in Thomasville and three each in Denton, Midway and Wallburg. Filing fees are minimal, so the expenses come down to how much a candidate wants to spend to share his or her message with voters. Two weeks from Friday, hopefully voters will see contested races for all available seats.
NIMBYS they're called: not in my backyard. That term can be used for those who might favor a project locating elsewhere but don't want it near their property. A proposed shooting range in southern Davidson County has generated both support and opposition. Many of those opposed quickly express their support of gun rights, but they believe the range on Shiptontown Road will interrupt the tranquil area. The county's planning and zoning board unanimously voted against the plan, but the board of adjustment will now take up the issue. Any outdoor range will produce noise, so the board will have to decide whether the location is suitable for such a business.
Two great Davidson County summer traditions continued this week with the 43rd Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion at Denton FarmPark and the City of Lexington's Fantastic Fourth Celebration at Finch Park. Both events highlight some of the values that Americans hold true. The fact so many people travel to Denton each year shows they still appreciate the traditional methods of agriculture and ways of the past. And any event that celebrates the nation's birthday with a fireworks show, which happens at the Fantastic Fourth Celebration, is sure to be a hit.
RFD-TV may not be as familiar as other networks, but that doesn't diminish the honor that comes from Southern Sisters Restaurant & Grille being featured on one of the channel's shows. Host Edie Hand visited Thomasville on Monday to interview Joy Hall Thompson and feature her restaurant, Southern Sisters. The segments will appear on Hand's "RX for Healthy Lifestyles" show. Lexington brings the most culinary attention to the county for its barbecue, but Thompson shows that other restaurants can also garner a position in the spotlight.
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Gardening Articles: Care :: Plant Care Techniques
Caring for Peas (page 2 of 2)
by National Gardening Association Editors
Once your seedlings start to emerge, weeds also appear. Weeding is the scourge of gardening for most people, but it doesn't have to be. If you stay ahead of it, which is easy with wide rows, you won't have to bribe the neighborhood kids to do it for you.
With wide-row growing, you can usually drag an iron rake across the row as soon as the seedlings emerge in order to thin the row and get rid of early-germinating weeds. Do not do this with peas or beans. These plants are tender, and they may break. However, peas and beans grow quickly, forming a canopy that soon shades weed seedlings from the sun, which inhibits their growth.
When your single- and double-row plants are a few inches tall, you can sharply curtail weeding by putting mulch in the walkways. A 3- to 6-inch layer of mulch completely shades the ground, preventing weed growth.
Mulch also conserves moisture and helps to keep the ground at a constant cool temperature. Mulch is almost a necessity if your soil is sandy, warm and too dry. You can use black plastic, or organic mulches, such as bark, straw, lawn clippings, leaves or pine needles.
To keep moisture in the soil and weeds out, apply mulch soon after you cultivate following a soaking rain. Be sure not to add trouble where there wasn't any before. Use only mulch that's free of weed seeds.


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Canker sores (Aphthous ulcers) are very common. Typically, they are a shallow ulcer with a white or whitish/yellow base surrounded by a reddish border. This ulcer is seen in an individual with AIDS and is located in front and just below the bottom teeth.
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I have HAD it with wimpy Caesar salads.
The decline began twenty years ago when Caesar had its great post nouvelle cuisine renaissance and everyone and their dog started serving the salad that had once been a hallmark of fine dining.
Caesar salad, like steak Diane and crepes Suzette, was once served tableside. Prepared tableside. Why? Because a proper Caesar dressing is so heavy it wilts lettuce in minutes. Because a proper Caesar calls for fresh eggs, so it can't sit around waiting to be served. A proper Caesar is too hefty to be a side salad—it should be a course in itself.
Not anymore. The neo-Caesar is a sham, a travesty, a fake. The dressing is a limp, neutered blend that barely deserves the name Creamy Italian, much less Caesar. The croutons are likely to be cold. The Parmesan's origin is a plastic bag. The garlic is probably powdered. And this salad has never met a whole anchovy.
I'm sick of it. So here is my sister's recipe for Caesar Salad, a family treasure, and the most precious thing my daughter brought to Utah with her when she moved here last year from Texas. Besides her cat.
I'm sharing it with you in the hopes that once you make it and taste it, you'll join me in a Restore Caesar's Glory campaign, and convince chefs everywhere to start making the real thing again.Don't give me that raw egg malarkey. If you're using fresh, local organic eggs (hello, Julie Clifford) you don't have anything to worry about. It can't be more dangerous than ground beef.
In Dallas, we had an annual Caesar Salad competition. What say, Slow Food? Chefs would strut their stuff in a salad bowl. Admission covered cost of basic ingredients and benefited a worthy cause. Guests got to vote. Think about it.
Here's my sister's recipe. It's slightly unorthodox (note the balsamic vinegar) and, frankly, I'm not giving you all her secrets. But this is full-strength and you'll realize what we've all been missing. And weep.
Tip: Don't make this for a first date.
Helen Duran's Caesar Salad Dressing
2 c. olive oil 4 whole garlic cloves 1 tsp. Tabasco sauce 1 lemon 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 3 fresh egg yolks 1 1/2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar 2 cups fresh toasted croutons cracked black pepper 2 heads romaine lettuce, washed and torn into bite-size pieces 8-10 oil-packed anchovy fillets Place yolks, mustard, Worcestershire, Tabasco, garlic and anchovies in processor with fresh cracked black pepper. Start the machine. Blend 10 seconds. Then add olive oil in slow steady stream. Stop when 1 cup oil is in. Scrape down, add vinegar and fresh lemon juice. Blend in 1/3-1/2 cup oil.
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Be prepared to erase all previous notions of classical music being "sweet," because the Utah Symphony is fully ready to expose you to some of the spookiest classical pieces ever written in "Halloween Hi-Jinks: The Haunted Hall" on Oct. 30.
Complete with prizes for the costume contest, musical storytelling and festive symphonic melodies, this performance is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with the whole family.
A variety of popular songs from symphonic composers will be featured at this haunting event, such as Hector Berlioz's eerie "Witches' Sabbath" and "March to the Gillotine," Grieg's familiar "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as well as Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird."
If the music isn't enough to entice you, come for the other parts of the program, including a musical storytelling of interfering, ghostly visitors, and last but not least, the traditional Halloween costume contest.
The costume contest has become a big part of the concert and will begin in the lobby of Abravanel at 5:30 p.m., before the concert begins. The contest has grown in popularity over the past 22 years, known for its exciting prizes. Three lucky winners chosen by judges from adult, child and group categories will have the opportunity to appear onstage to be ranked by the audience.
This year, the Halloween fun will be conducted by Associate Conductor Vladimir "Count Dracula" Kulenovic. Tickets range between $8 and $20 and can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by clicking here.
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Neshama works at the Fairfax Library.
This is an official blog for the Marin County Free Library.
All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
This installment: audio version of a stunning book about a hard-scrabble family; fresh and quirky short stories; an entertaining (if you can believe it) memoir about anxiety; and a fine psychological mystery/
We The Animals by Justin Torres
I read the book 9/11 and this is what I wrote about it then: Short book, short chapters like linked stories, but packed with life and perfect pitch. Told from the youngest of three brother's point of view, the "pretty one." It's a family story bursting with brutality, (husband towards wife, Paps towards kids, kids towards each other or anything else they can try to destroy). A mix of despair, wildness, and moments of grace. The Puerto Rican father comes and goes, the white mother works in a brewery, drinks, falls into deep depression, climbs out. Food is often sparse. Indelible scenes like Paps dancing in the kitchen, showing the boys their heritage. Brilliant! A year later I listened to the audio version, and it was even better. The actor has a young voice and uses touches of an accent well. I remember being disappointed the book was over so soon (the problem with being a fast reader), but hearing it enabled me to savor the scenes and I could also experience the arc of the story better, from the early feral coziness of the brothers together to the luminous yet shocking end when the narrator's truth comes home.
I Knew You'd Be Lovely by Alethea Black
Sometimes a book and a mood will come together perfectly. I was in a reflective, melancholy state on the anniversary of my husband's death 19 years ago. I picked up these short stories and they spoke to me like a good friend, offering a combination of freshness, quirkiness, and tenderness that soothed my soul and gave me hope. (It was like the first time I read Laurie Colwin.) So many short story collections I read these days are post-modern, populated with dissolute and disaffected folks, and that can be wearing. In these pieces, folks don't necessarily get it right but they're trying and they care. A nightmare camping trip with desperate father and furious, out-of-reach son doesn't sound uplifting but we know down the line things will get better. A title, "The Only Way Out is Through," sums up the quality and intent of the work. Highly recommended.
Monkey Mind, A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith
This guy writes with insight and humor about an affliction that's funny as a crutch. He starts with a dreadful primal scene when he was 16, goes back to a near drowning at 3, describes nightmare college years and then a job as a fact checker--about the worst for someone with this condition. His mother, a therapist (no less) does what she can, but not until he encounters the remarkable Brian and engages in cognitive therapy does he get better. There's a lot of well researched background material here too (have to admit I skimmed it but if you have a scientific or philosophical bent you'll eat it up).
When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
I'm hooked on her psychological mysteries. This one has a tricky protagonist, Helen/Heloise, who climbs out of grim childhood and appears to have arrived at a prosperous, functional life near DC with a sweet 11 year old son. But she's actually a madam with ties to her pimp, now in jail but with long arms, and she's always covering up and looking over her shoulder. She tries to run her business "ethically" but there's no way to sidestep some sad and scary side effects. I was rooting for her throughout, as she struggled with moral dilemmas versus survival. Suspenseful.
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Lava Hot Springs Inn. While not the most luxurious digs in town (most rooms are bathroom-down-the-hall), the inn boasts the best private hot springs and is run by a friendly pair who encourage a communal, convivial atmosphere. Plus the free breakfast is really good. 94 E. Portneuf, Lava, 208-776-5830, lavahotspringsinn.com
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The championships were the principal qualification regatta for the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition, with 75% of all national places decided.
The venue extends from the Marina, around the Cascais Fort, the Yacht Club and finally the Beach which is located in front of the Town Hall.
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? Addressing road safety will also help to achieve environmental objectives. According to the UN Environment Programme, such policies can make ?a large, lasting impact?on fuel use, congestion, air quality and CO2 emissions? It is also one of the most cost-effective actions for saving hundreds of thousands of lives?. In Cambodia, the use of fuel wood (which is linked to forest depletion) increased among surveyed households even though the national average is decreasing;
? While organizations such as the World Bank have recently become aware of the pressing issue that is global road safety, the gap between an institution acknowledging the issue and achieving sustained action must be bridged. We believe the solution to this lies in the inclusion of road safety in the framework of a major international sustainability conference; (Commission for Global Road Safety)
? The priorities agreed at international fora like Rio+20 set the global agenda and issues that are absent from the agenda are subsequently neglected and under-funded. This is why it is so important that action to improve road safety and promote sustainable modes of transport is included in the agenda and outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. (Commission for Global Road Safety) Safer Roads at Rio + 20 1. Asia Injury Prevention Foundation is a U.S. registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide life-saving traffic safety knowledge and skills to the developing world with the goal of preventing road traffic crash fatalities and injuries. Founded in 1999 in Vietnam, AIP Foundation has offices in Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. AIP Foundation?s approach focuses on public-private partnerships, mass media awareness campaigns, and school-based helmet use and traffic safety education programs. AIP Foundation?s efforts also include advocacy and the provision of technical expertise. In 2001, AIP Foundation built a non-profit helmet assembly plant that manufactures Protec ?Tropical? Helmets, making affordable high quality helmets widely available. Disabled workers make up 30% of the factory?s workforce.
2. In Vietnam, 30 people die each day from road traffic crashes (National Traffic Safety Committee, 2010). Approximately 36,000 people suffer from serious brain injuries annually as a result of these accidents. In Cambodia, 18,287 casualties caused by road traffic accidents in 2010 represent a 41% increase since 2006. With males representing over 86% of motorcycle related fatalities, thousands of families are being stripped of their sole bread winner. And in Thailand, 34 people die on the road every day (WHO, 2007).
3. AIP Foundation?s 2007 public awareness campaign was credited with influencing the Vietnamese government?s decision to bring forward the new nationwide mandatory helmet legislation and also played a role in ensuring an astonishing 98% compliance rate when the law was introduced. Within one year following the passage of the mandatory helmet law, injuries dropped by 24% and fatalities by 12%. By the end of 2010, this law resulted in 780 million USD saved (AIP Foundation calculations based on National Traffic Safety Committee data, 2007 and 2008). � 4. This success can be reproduced in countries throughout the developing world. In 2009, AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the FIA Foundation and the World Bank, launched the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative (GHVI), an international movement with the objective of ?putting a helmet on every head in the ?Decade of Action for Road Safety.?? The Initiative brings AIP Foundation programs to developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Obtaining governmental cooperation and securing adequate funding are the most challenging components of these projects. 5. AIP Foundation strongly believes that global road safety must be addressed at the Rio+20 Conference, as it is one of the most important sustainability challenges facing the world today. The improvement of safe roads and road users can significantly contribute to the success of the MDG?s and to tackling environmental issues. In turn, the international visibility that the issue will gain from its inclusion in the conference?s ?Outcomes Document? will help institutionalise road safety programmes within middle and low-income governments and organisations like the World Bank. 6. We additionally believe that the absence of road safety from the agenda of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, and the subsequent disregard for the issue in the following international fora, has contributed to the growing number of fatalities and injuries on South-East Asian roads. 7. In May 2011, the United Nations launched the ?Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020?, with a goal to ?stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing activities conducted at the levels? 1 . national, regional and global UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/255 could save 5 million lives and 50 million serious injuries if its goals are attained (?Make Roads Safe: A Decade of Action for Road Safety?, Commission for Global Road Safety, 2009). 8. In its Resolution proclaiming the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the United Nations General Assembly described road traffic injuries as a "major public health problem with a broad range of social and economic consequences which, if unaddressed, may affect the sustainable development of countries and hinder progress towards the Millennium Development Goals". According to leading development experts and international agencies, the impacts of failure to address road safety can go beyond the immediate toll of death and disability to undermine policies on poverty alleviation, child survival and development, and climate change. (Commission for Global Road Safety) 9. In a study entitled How traffic injuries affect household welfare: An assessment using the MDG benchmarks (Erickson, M. and Kim, P., 2009), road traffic injuries? impact on Cambodia?s progress toward the MDGs was measured through a survey of households in which one resident suffered a road traffic injury. In terms of poverty (MDG1), injuries resulted in a 21% loss of income for the household. Those mostly severely affected were those with a seriously injured resident as well as the poorest households. Primary education (MDG2) dropout rates were 8 times the province average. The gender (MDG3) income gap widened by 28% and women bore 88% of the burden of care for the injured. The infant mortality (MDG4) rate was more than double the province?s average rate, and the maternal mortality rate (MDG5) was 15 times the national average. The households also recorded rates of priority diseases (MDG6) at twice the national average. There was no indication of an organized partnership (MDG8) for road transport programs which make provision for traffic injuries. 10. Of particular relevance to the Rio+20 Conference are the negative environmental outcomes (MDG7) for households in which one resident had suffered a road traffic injury. While the national Cambodian population?s access to improved Water sources between 2000 and 2007 increased from 38% to 65% (World Bank, 2009), the surveyed households? access stagnated rather than increased. � 11. A serious environmental concern is Cambodia?s high incidence of fuel wood dependency, which is a notable factor in its forest depletion (MoP, 2007b). Wood fuel also causes respiratory diseases, burns, and other negative health effects (Mishra, Retherford and Smith, 1999). While the national trend is one of reduced household use of wood fuel (MoP2007b), 26 out of 100 surveyed households reported using an increased amount of wood fuel. 12. The UN Environment Programme is currently urging a transformation of the way transportation is organized and planned in developing nations, to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists. UNEP argues that ?designating road space for pedestrians and cyclists in proportion to the demand for non-motorised transport is crucial. It is also one of the most cost-effective actions for saving hundreds of thousands of lives.? (?Share the Road: Invest in Walking & Cycling?, UN Environment Programme and FIA Foundation, 2011). 13. WHO reports that in Thailand, no formal audits are required for the construction of new road construction projects, and no regular audits take place of existing road infrastructure (2009). 14. A pedestrian research study conducted in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, revealed that in only six months, approximately 5,824 primary school students were hit by a vehicle while walking around, to, or from school (Pedestrian Research Report, AIP Foundation, 2011). Almost 1000 accidents per month in just one province out of 64 is a clear display of the immediate need for improved road infrastructure to protect these children on their daily routes to school. 15. While many regulations exist and are in place to ensure that cars and their passengers are as safe as possible on the road, many low and middle income country residents do not own a car. According to the WHO, up to 80% of road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, or users of motorized two-wheelers) in low and middle-income countries. In Vietnam, 95% of registered vehicles are two-wheelers (National Traffic Safety Committee, 2008). In � Thailand, 70% of fatal road crashes involved motorcycles (WHO, 2007). According to the CDC, the number of autos in use in rapidly emerging economies is expected to expand six-fold by 2018, potentially without corresponding improvements in road infrastructure or traffic safety. Middle and low income country transportation methods must be taken into account in reviewing global road safety advances. 16. CDC recently recognized increased awareness and response for improving global road safety as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the decade worldwide. CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said, ?There are still far too many people who die from conditions that are easily preventable. Continued investments will help millions more live healthy and productive lives while helping to protect our own country from health threats." This report highlighted the Decade of Action for Road Safety goals that, if achieved, could save 5 million lives and $3 trillion, and prevent 50 million serious injuries.� 17. The Rio+20 Conference can play a critical role in encouraging such action. As we have shown above, there is growing recognition that road traffic injuries are a public health and sustainable development challenge that needs to be addressed, and that doing so will benefit the wider agendas of tackling climate change and working towards the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, despite this growing consensus, road safety and wider issues of sustainable mobility remain on the margins of public policy, lacking vocal advocates within government aid agencies and major institutions and consequently denied the resources needed to assist developing nations to improve their institutional capacity, skills and policies. (Commission for Global Road Safety) 18. It is our view that this gap between the growing acknowledgement of the issue and achieving sustained action can be bridged if, for the first time, road safety is included within the framework of a major international sustainability conference. Identifying road traffic injury as a new challenge at the Rio+20 Conference will be invaluable in raising the profile of the issue and helping to institutionalise road safety programmes within middle-income and low-income governments and organisations like the World Bank. As we have seen in the powerful response to climate change and environmental protection following the first Rio summit in � 1992, and in the united focus on achieving the Millennium Development Goals that was the major outcome of the Johannesburg Summit in 2002, the priorities agreed at these international fora do set the global agenda and issues that are absent from the agenda are subsequently neglected and under-funded. (Commission for Global Road Safety) 19. Until road safety can be integrated into the mainstream of sustainability policy, millions of people will be condemned to unnecessary and preventable violent, painful deaths, and lives blighted by severe disability or loss of their primary income generator. This is why it is so important that action to improve road safety and promote sustainable modes of transport is included in the agenda and outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. (Commission for Global Road Safety) 20. We urge and encourage the secretariat, member nations and participants to include reference to safe and sustainable road mobility in the ?Outcomes Document? of the Conference. (Commission for Global Road Safety) Contact: Ms. Mirjam Sidik Executive Director AIP Foundation 18bis/21 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: (84) 8-6299-1409 Fax: (84) 8-6299-1408 Email: email@example.com Website: www.asiainjury.org


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Last week, a group of about 12 or 13 cultural festival organizers from the Republic of Georgia came to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. They wanted to get a better sense of what we do to tell our story, to learn more about our organization and, in general, to exchange ideas.
The conversation that ensued made for a memorable meeting – one that reminds all of us about the power of rock and roll.
To start, we provided an overview of the Museum, the Inductions, and our mission to collect, preserve and interpret the cultural relevance of rock and roll. We spoke of our exhibit on rock and roll and free speech, Don't Knock the Rock. We also talked about our education programs, which include classes on music as a tool for social change, referencing the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, Woodstock and myriad other moments when rock and roll connected people and served as a catalyst for new ideas.
The "new ideas" notion took root with this audience. Several people began to talk about going to great lengths to listen to rock and roll music. Our friends told us stories of their fathers and grandfathers rummaging for miscellaneous parts to craft homemade receivers capable of picking up bootleg radio signals from nearby cities. They talked about scraping up the equivalent of $100 to purchase a vinyl album. They shared with us the joy that rang out in the house when their fathers introduced them to the new Earth, Wind and Fire or AC/DC albums. And they talked about their dreams to dedicate a city block in Tbilisi as "Frank Zappa Square," because that's where the people used to gather to secretly listen to the Mothers of Invention.
Rock and roll was not easily accessible for them, and it wasn't cheap either. More significantly, rock and roll was a dangerous force. It was not their parents who would chase them down for playing rock and roll, it was the KGB. But they were willing to take the risk.
Many of our guests couldn't speak English and shared their stories via an interpreter. Likewise, they couldn't necessarily understand the lyrics to the songs they heard as children, but the sounds moved them nonetheless. The music introduced them to something new. Their eyes lit up when they recalled these stories. It opened their minds and showed them that there was something else out there.
For us, well, it reminded us of why this art form is so important. It reminded us of how this music changed the world. And it reminded us of something our old friend, Andras Simonyi, the former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. told us a few years ago: The iron curtain was not soundproof.


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The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 were announced today. The nominees are:
· Alice Cooper
· Beastie Boys
· Bon Jovi
· Chic
· Neil Diamond
· Donovan
· Dr. John
· J. Geils Band
· LL Cool J
· Darlene Love
· Laura Nyro
· Donna Summer
· Joe Tex
· Tom Waits
· Chuck Willis
Ballots will be sent to more than 500 voters, who will select artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 26th Annual Induction Ceremony. To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2011 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1985.
"We believe our nominating committee has put forth a list of artists that truly represent the wide variety of music that defines rock and roll," commented Joel Peresman, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.
The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be announced in December 2010 and the Induction Ceremony will take place on March 14, 2011 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City ...


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A physical and potential impact-producing defender who should be at 100 percent heading into preseason camp after battling back from a season-ending injury last August ... Opened spring drills with limited-contact restrictions after an extensive six-month rehabilitation period, but rapid progression enabled scrimmage participation during latter weeks of the practice schedule ... Credited with a sack (-8 yards) during the second intra-squad battle on April 7 before registering one tackle in the Purple-Gold Game on April 14 ... Despite injury and overall delay in development, still included on the preseason defensive two-deep as a top reserve at one of the defensive end positions behind Matt Milner ... Participated in partial testing with ECU's strength and conditioning program, and turned in lifts of note in the bench press (400 pounds) and power clean (318).
2011: Missed the entire campaign due to a lower right leg injury suffered in post-practice conditioning during fall camp on Aug. 19 - just one day after his clearance to participate as a member of the program.
Junior College: A Region IV All-California First Team Defense selection by the Board of Directors of the California Community College Football Coaches Association at the end of his sophomore season ... Recorded 43 total tackles, including 19 solo hits during second year with the program ... Also booked 16.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries as a sophomore ... Forced two fumbles and recovered one in final campaign with the Pirates ... Named the Southern California Football Association's Defensive Player-of-the-Week for Oct. 19 (2010), after guiding Ventura to a 28-21 victory over Cerritos ... Made five tackles, three for a loss, four quarterback hurries and a pair of sacks while adding a fumble recovery against Cerritos ... During first year, collected 53 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Has been timed at 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
High School: Helped Lexington to an 8-5 record as a senior ... Yellow Jackets advanced to the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A playoffs ... A Central Carolina 2A All-Conference selection following final campaign ... Played for head coach Gary Whitman.
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I Don't Believe What I Just Saw
Last night, as I sat down to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 7 of the ALCS, I was rooting for the Sawx to win the AL pennant. I just know a lot more about the Sox and figured it would be more interesting to see them back in the World Series then the upstart Rays. When the final out was recorded (remarkably, in favor of Tampa Bay), however, I found myself feeling good for the improbable Rays franchise for two reasons: seeing former Twins succeed, and seeing a franchise that never should have been winning something significant.
I have been closely following major league baseball since 1998 (the whole McGwire-Sosa thing, you know), the same year the then Devil Rays (along with the Arizona Diamondbacks) were introduced into the game. Within a few years, once the Rays organization had time to prove to me how inept they were, I made the prediction that the Rays would never win a significant championship in the history of their franchise. I though this for two reasons: First, the Tampa Bay area really isn't suited for a major league baseball franchise, as the fan support is terrible (too much sun in Florida, I think). Second, they play in what amounts to the high-rollers division of the American League…the AL East. While the Yankees, Sox, and Orioles (although you would never know it considering how many bad decisions they make with it) have incredible streams of revenue, the Blue Jays and Rays are pretty much left in their dust. To me, the chances of someone other than New York or Boston winning the AL East were as good as someone knocking the New England Patriots off the top of their weak NFL division the last few years.
So, as the final out was recorded last night, I was glad to see the Rays bring at least some happiness to the few fans in TB who follow them with a passion (like I do my Twins). Also, I was happy for former Twins Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett (and Grant Balfour, I guess) for their winning performance. Garza clashed with enough Twins coaches to make his departure imminent, but I don't begrudge him for that, as the Twins have a very strict organizational stance on pitchers that Garza didn't feel he could work within. I liken it to the Twins telling David Ortiz to push the ball into an often wide-open left field, something he wasn't going to do and thus needed a new team to start fresh with. As for Bartlett, he never really played up to his true potential for the Twins, so I'm glad to see him step up and become a leader for another club.
Finally, I was wondering throughout last night's game what team the Twins (and specifically manager Ron Gardenhire) were cheering for. At first, I thought that perhaps the bitterness at losing Garza and Bartlett would have them leaning towards Boston, but then I consider things further and reached a different conclusion. Being a Little League coach for three years in my home town, my face always lit up when a former player experienced success elsewhere, so I bet a guy like Gardy (and a close-knit team like the Twins) were rooting for their old pals.
All season long I doubted the Rays. First, their ability to win the AL East, and second their ability to advance deep into the postseason. They have proven me wrong at every turn, and I now finally believe they have a shot at accomplishing the unthinkable…winning a World Series championship. If I were the Devil right now, I'd start getting the heaters installed, as things could get a bit chilly down there if the Rays have their way this week.


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Adult Fiction
The adult fiction books are arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name. The shelves have pink labels on them. To get to these shelves, turn right at the front door and walk to the adult area. The pink-labeled shelves are on the left. The first few are large print books. The rest are the adult fiction collection. These books check out for two weeks at a time and can be renewed twice if nobody puts them on hold.
Adult Non-fiction
The adult non-fiction books are on shelves with green labels. To get to them, walk past the circulation desk and continue toward the back wall. The non-fiction books are in order by Dewey number and are classified as follows:
- 000 – Computer science, information & general works
- 100 – Philosophy and psychology
- 200 – Religion
- 300 – Social sciences
- 400 – Language
- 500 – Science
- 600 – Technology
- 700 – Arts & recreation
- 800 – Literature
- 900 – History & geography
The biographies are along the back wall of the adult section. They are in alphabetical order by the last name of the person they are about.
Large print
Large print books are available in fiction, non-fiction, and biography. They are on shelves in front of the shelves containing the fiction books.
New Books
The library's newest books are on a separate shelf between the fiction and non-fiction sections. The latest best-sellers aren't likely to be on the shelf, since they tend to stay checked out. If you want one of those you will probably need to put it on hold and wait for it to come back in.
Audio books
The audio book shelves are to the right of the front door. Fiction audio books are in order by author's last name; non-fiction audios are in Dewey decimal order. Most of the audio books are on CD, but some are on audio cassette. The two types are interfiled.
The library also has a few audio books in MP3 format. Those are next to the music CDs.
Audio books can be checked out for two weeks at a time and can be renewed twice if no one has put them on hold.
Video Cassettes and DVDs
The library's videocassettes and DVDs are between the circulation desk and the young adult area. The two types of video are interfiled. Most of the television series DVDs are along the back wall of the video section. They are in alphabetical order by title. The fiction movies are also mostly in alphabetical order by title. (The words "a", "an", and "the" at the beginning of a title are not used in alphabetizing. For example, the DVD of "A Walk in the Clouds" is filed with the W's, not the A's.)
The non-fiction videos, which include documentaries, exercise videos, cooking shows, and other how-to videos, are shelved after the fiction movies. They are in order by Dewey decimal number. (Look under Adult Non-fiction above for Dewey decimal categories.)
Video cassettes and DVDs check out for one week at a time and can be renewed twice if no one has put them on hold.
Music CDs
Music CDs are located on a display rack across from the circulation desk. They check out for two weeks and can be renewed twice if not on hold.
World Language
The world language area contains books and other materials in Spanish. It is located in front of the large print shelves.
Magazines and Newspapers
Magazines and newspapers are located in the reading area which is between the circulation desk and the non-fiction area.