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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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- Name: United Cities and Local Governments
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General Contenta) What are the expectations for the outcome of Rio+20, and what are the concrete proposals in this regard, including views on a possible structure of the Outcome document? 1) A serious, profound, in-depth analysis on the foundations of sustainable development in the light of the changes in the world during the last 20 years. This would entail updating the notion of development and including a fourth pillar of culture.
2) The outcome document from Rio+20 Summit should include a specific chapter devoted to local and regional authorities and a renewed Agenda 21, taking into account the era of urbanization the world has entered. The special perspective of local and regional governments? deriving from their proximity to the citizens is instrumental for the success of sustainability and for the implementation of good governance mechanisms, based on transparency, participation and accountability. National strategies for sustainable development should take into account the local realities and trends with the active assistance of local governments. There is a necessity to go beyond the clusters and sectoral approaches.
3) An agreement on a renewed global governance system for Sustainable Development which would go beyond the environment pillar (see point 2.specific elements ? c.). If environmental governance has to be strengthened and better coordinated by a reinforced organisation, sustainable development has to be implemented in a transversal way that would involve looking at the three existing pillars when designing new policies and implementing programs. Strengthening governance at local level and particularly in urban environments and making local and regional authorities further accountable will be key to achieving sustainability.
4) Sustainable development goals, elaborated jointly with stakeholders. The sustainable development goals should not be limited to environmental goals and would be closely linked with the Millennium Development Goals. Alternatively a ?green roadmap? could define the concrete steps to undertake in order to achieve a sustainable society. This green roadmap should be the tool ensuring implementation of the sustainable agenda for the next 20 years in the new institutional framework for sustainable development. This roadmap has to be elaborated and implemented with the full partnership of major groups? representatives.
b) What are the comments, if any, on existing proposals: e.g., a green economy roadmap, framework for action, sustainable development goals, a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development, or others? Regarding the global economic and financial crisis the world is currently facing, there is a growing understanding that the system we have been relying on cannot further be followed. Local authorities do believe that green economy is not the appropriate angle to envisage sustainable development. Considering a ?green society? would better reflect the transversal approach that should prevail in sustainable development, looking jointly at economic but also social, environmental and cultural dimensions of a sustainable way of life for all.
c) What are the views on implementation and on how to close the implementation gap, which relevant actors are envisaged as being involved (Governments, specific Major Groups, UN system, IFIs, etc.); The new international governance framework for sustainable development should ensure the transition towards reduction of poverty and green society, providing clear objectives and concrete indicators to measure progress at all levels (international, regional and local).
The Rio Conference in 1992 proved the growing awareness of the role of civil society and non-state actors, first through the large participation of local authorities? representatives and NGOs and also by the formal recognition of stakeholders through Major groups institutionalized in the Agenda 21 (among which local authorities in chapter 28). Indeed participation of the citizens and good governance, that were already to be found in local Agenda 21 are crucial elements of sustainable development.
The new IFSD should be built on the necessary partnership between national governments and local partners and in the first place local authorities (but also business, civil society?). Structural dialogue with stakeholders would allow decisions to be taken with level of decision closest to citizens. Indeed, local governments, as decentralized level of the States, and given their proximity to citizens should be closely involved in elaboration and implementation of all national policies. It should include mechanisms to allow synergies and task sharing to ensure optimal decision making and implementation.
A good example that could be followed regarding cooperation between all levels of governance is the Plan for local authorities actions on biodiversity adopted during the 10th COP on biodiversity (CDB) in November 2010.
d) What specific cooperation mechanisms, partnership arrangements or other implementation tools are envisaged and what is the relevant time frame for the proposed decisions to be reached and actions to be implemented? 1. The Agenda 21 as encountered a great success at local level with the adoption in many cities and local governments of local Agenda 21. But it has lacked a specific support from national governments and the international community to shape an institutional framework for cooperation that would have enhanced and upscaled the implementation of the actions entailed in the local agendas 21: Rio+20 is the opportunity for national governments to give a clear support and to strengthen the implementation of local agenda 21.
2. International decentralized cooperation should also be strengthened as one of the essential tool for cooperation and development. The local root of actions, sustained in a limited territorial dimension not only guarantees a local appropriation and a greater sustainability to actions, but it also provides them with a more democratic base as well. Although there are important differences in the way these problems are faced, the options to fulfill the demands of the citizenship are often very similar and constitute a solid base for horizontal cooperation and for the exchange of experiences.
3. Local authorities have further developed and adopted their own international tools to support and implement sustainable development policies that should be supported and upscaled as part of national action plans and strategies such as:
i. The Global Cities Covenant on Climate - "The Mexico City Pact"- is a voluntary initiative of mayors and local authority representatives that aims to advance climate actions. By signing the Pact, signatories commit to 10 action points, including the reduction of emissions, adaptation to the impacts of climate change and fostering city-to-city cooperation.
ii. The Agenda 21 for culture which is the first international ?charter of principles? on local cultural policies and sustainable development. It advocates to integrate culture and the three other dimensions of sustainability. It was approved in Barcelona on 8 May 2004. 450 Local Governments adopted the Agenda 21 for culture as a reference document for their programmes on culture.
iii. The Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City, a tool developed by local governments since 2006 in cooperation with experts, social movements and UN agencies (UNESCO and UN HABITAT) aiming to promote the fulfillment of human rights in cities.
Specific Elementsa) Objective of the Conference: To secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges. Contributions could include possible sectoral priorities (e.g., (e.g., energy, food security and sustainable agriculture, technology transfer, water, oceans, sustainable urbanization, sustainable consumption and production, natural disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation, biodiversity, etc.) and sectoral initiatives that contribute to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20. To secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges.
Contributions could include possible sectoral priorities (e.g., (e.g., energy, food security and sustainable agriculture, Technology transfer, water, oceans, sustainable urbanization, sustainable consumption and production, natural disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation, biodiversity, etc.) and sectoral initiatives that contribute to integrate the three pillars of sustainable development could be launched and endorsed at Rio+20.
In the next 30 years, 2/3 of the world population will live in cities. As a consequence, the fight for sustainable development and reduction of poverty will mainly take place in urban areas. The new challenges of ?sustainable urbanization? and ?sustainable consumption? introduced by the UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon are therefore of crucial importance in the international agenda of the 20 coming years. The debate on the management of these territories, infrastructures and services in the city is essential for a real change of paradigm to pursue a sustainable urban development.
In this regard the new international governance framework should take into account support and empowerment of local governments that will have to face this challenge first hand.
Sustainable development cannot be envisaged without the fulfillment of Human rights in the city, the recognition of culture as a key component of sustainable development, access for all to basic services ? water, sanitation, education, health, transports, habitat-, as well as sustainable urban planning . Cities will have to be inclusive, creative, better planned and organized, with capacities to reduce and manage wastes, reduce carbon footprint, increase renewable energies use and as such contribute to a more cost-efficient and rationalized use of natural resources.
I. Taking forward the right to the city.
Today, international law and the UN system recognize the need to go beyond the state-centric approach of Human rights protection and to share the duty with other stakeholders and levels of government.
With this background, local authorities from different regions of the world have jointly worked to take forward the so-called ?right to the city?, which further led to the Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City. This tool conceived by local authorities, with the support of the academia and civil society, provides a rights-based approach and a specific action plan to local authorities aiming to strengthen the social aspect of sustainable development. Sustainable urban development in particular can only be achieved by ensuring social sustainability, thus facing issues such as poverty, precarious employment, spatial segregation, insufficient provision of basic services, discrimination and educational deficit.
II. Culture as fourth pillar of sustainable development.
Local authorities are advocating for culture to be recognized as the fourth pillar of sustainable development. There is a growing understanding that the world is not only facing economic, social, or environmental challenges ? the three pillars currently acknowledged as the components of sustainable development ? but that creativity, knowledge, diversity, and beauty are the unavoidable bases for dialogue for peace and progress as these values are intrinsically connected to human development and freedoms. The new approach addresses the relation between culture and sustainable development through dual means:
1. the development of local cultures (i.e. heritage, creativity, knowledge...).
2. ensuring that culture has its rightful place in all public policies, particularly those related to education, the economy, science, communication, environment, social cohesion and international cooperation.
The key importance of culture has already been recognized through the Agenda 21 for culture, signed and implemented by almost 450 cities and local governments in the five continents, in partnerships with international organizations, national governments and civil society.
Culture is contributing to a green society, in particular through preservation of natural and historical heritage, promotion of creativity, cultural industry and tourism. Culture has a great role to play in public policies of the developing countries and should particularly be recognized in its relations with other issues such as environment, education, social cohesion, identity and international cooperation between nations. In that regard, UNESCO has included considerations related to SD in all activities since 1996; but also UNDP, UNEP and UN Habitat do include cultural considerations in their programmes.
Including culture as fourth pillar of sustainability would reinforce the integration between the three existing pillars, and add coherence to the paradigm of sustainability.
III. Access to basic services
Due to their proximity to citizens and inhabitants, cities and local authorities are a pivotal sphere of government for the development and implementation of basic services which will lead to poverty alleviation. They have further a strong convening power and the potential to develop key partnership with the civil society and private sector to improve the delivery of these services
Among basic services a special focus should be given to access to water, recognized as an international human right in July 2010, with the great satisfaction of local authorities that had advocated it for years. The General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on States and international organizations to provide financial resources, build capacity and transfer Technology, particularly to developing countries, in scaling up efforts to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all. This international commitment to ensure access to water to population, which was already included in the MDGs should be further adopted as a sustainable development goal which would take into account the essential role of local governments to reach it.
In order to fully deliver basic services local governments need the effective decentralization of responsibilities, policy management, decision-making authority and sufficient resources, including revenue collection authority. In that regard, local authorities have been closely involved in the development of the ?International guidelines on decentralization and access to basic services for all? adopted by UN Habitat.
IV. Disaster risk reduction
Territories at all level should rely on principles and recommendations of the Hyogo framework, adopted in 2005 and signed by 168 countries to implement disaster risk reduction strategies, such as prevention and mitigation plans.
Local governments should benefit from capacity building to help them integrate disaster management in their developing strategy in order to protect their population and ensure them of healthy lands, secured land tenure and reliable infrastructures and services.
Furthermore, urban areas are particularly impacted by climate change, its impacts and the increasing natural disasters. Sustainable urban planning has to take into account disaster risk reduction strategies, sustainable planning being a way to minimize over costs, such as those caused by urbanization of land exposed to risks.
V. Sustainable urban planning
The city of tomorrow is no longer divided into functions or sectors, it offers a variety of opportunities for citizens to engage. This requires a more holistic and positive view of urbanization. People keep coming to cities looking for opportunities that they will not have elsewhere. Metropolises around the world have developed into true development motors in their respective countries. The increase of slum dwellers and human settlements needs to be anticipated and addressed as an opportunity rather than a problem. Sustainability policies will need to be based on well planned and well governed cities that will be able to partners with all stakeholders for the provision of services, especially transport, water, energy and housing but also health or social services.
A way to adapt to the need for sustainable cities, consuming less energy and reducing their carbon footprints, can be found in the concept of the city of proximity. This concept was developed by local authorities and refers to the key competencies of local governments for spatial planning and urban development. This philosophy reinforces the compact and inclusive city, allowing for self sustaining territorial units with a distinct identity, and should enable citizens to undertake their activities in their own neighborhoods. Public space will fill more social functions and the concept of mobility will change as travel distances are reduced. This type of strategy would include such areas as broad band access (IT), new modes of communication, new work structures, revision of public services? grids (schools, sports), increase of energy saving concepts such as public transport, electric cars and bicycles, walkable cities as well as new food supply chain and urban agriculture.
b) Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication: views regarding how green economy can be a means to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, and poverty eradication; what is its potential added value; experience to date, including what has worked and how to build upon success, what are the challenges and opportunities and how to address the challenges and seize opportunities, and possible elements of an agreement in outcome document on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication b. Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication: views regarding how green economy can be a means to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, and poverty eradication; what is its potential added value; experience to date, including what has worked and how to build upon success, what are the challenges and opportunities and how to address the challenges and seize opportunities, and possible elements of an agreement in outcome document on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Regarding the global economic and financial crisis that all countries of the world are currently facing, the reflection process around sustainable development should not put emphasis on economy but on human-beings whom should be at the centre of sustainability, taking into account their diversity, cultural specificities and plurality of knowledge systems.
"The way towards a green economy should recognize, value and protect common goods and goods of general interests such as water resources, energy resources, the atmosphere, biodiversity, forests ? It should furthermore take into account: payment for environmental services, protection of the environment and of the populations, decent working conditions for employees and respect of economic, social and cultural
The issue of ?payment for environmental services? although not unknown to the UN system is still a newcomer to its regulations and texts. It is very important to value and to finance benefits that are provided by ecosystems services such as freshwater provision, forests? climate regulations and others if we like to maintain the balance on earth.
The definition of a green economy has to take into account the principle already known and recognized of � shared but differentiated responsibility �, as developed and developing countries, will not be able to evolve towards such an economy at the same speed, an issue that can even be encountered between regions of a same country. It also has to take into consideration the sometimes wide differences between the population of a same Nation: a sustainable society can not be achieved without fighting against poverty and in particular without reducing inequalities. (See also point 2.b).
The transition policies will need to create opportunities and supportive systems to enable least developed countries to progressively enter a green economy (Technology transfer, financial aid, trainings?). In that regard, Local governments are the best places to identify population?s needs and should receive full support of national government and be included in international mechanisms.
A green economy should further fully take into account the cultural dimension of sustainable development. Correlation between successful national and local strategies to achieve MDGs, and explicit consideration of culture as a dimension in development has been shown.
This has to be acknowledged and implemented through the new international governance framework to be adopted.
c) Institutional framework for sustainable development: Priorities and proposals for strengthening individual pillars of sustainable development, as well as those for strengthening integration of the three pillars, at multiple levels; local, national, regional and international. c. Institutional framework for sustainable development: Priorities and proposals for strengthening individual pillars of sustainable development, as well as those for strengthening integration of the three pillars, at multiple levels ? local, national, regional and international.
Local governments strongly advocate for a new institutional framework for sustainable development. Building on the Agenda 21 and its successful implementation at local level, the outcome document from Rio+20 Summit should entail a specific chapter devoted to local and regional authorities, recognising their key role in achieving SD objectives and ensuring them the means, legal, technical and financial to effectively and efficiently contribute.
The special perspective that local and regional governments can bring to the international debate due to their proximity with the citizens is crucial to developing commitment and solutions for sustainability. Good governance mechanisms, based on transparency, participation and accountability will be essential to the implementation of any decision taken. Greater sustainability is achieved through bottom-up approaches, which help to set priorities and resources allocation.
National strategies for sustainable development should take into account the local realities and trends with the active assistance of local governments. A new governance framework for sustainability should include the local and regional authorities as full-fledged partner in the decision making bodies.
Local governments agree on the need to set-up a strong structure that would ensure implementation of the existing international environmental agreements, through a multi-stakeholders? mechanism following ILO example. This move would take place inside the global reform of the international governance framework of sustainable development that should support a multi-level governance from local to global which gives way to a joint work between local, regional, national and global levels both in defining and in implementing sustainable development objectives.
d) Any proposals for refinement of the two themes. Recall that Resolution 64/236 describes the focus of the Conference: "The focus of the Conference will include the following themes to be discussed and refined during the preparatory process: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development". N/A
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KathyChung, Wednesday January 20, 2010 - 10:31am
One of the really wonderful things for me about the SiWC is getting the chance to witness, hear about, and share in turning points for the writers who attend. For some, it's meeting their agent or getting that book deal. If you've been following our blog, you've seen some of those good news stories here. For others, it's that moment when they are finally able to say "I'm a writer" and believe it.
Over at the Prairie Chicks blog, writer Pamela Callow describes her own turning points, including a chance meeting across a SiWC banquet table with the very editor she was hoping to meet: http://prairiechickswriteromance.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-pamela-callow.html
If you're a Vancouver local, chances are you've spent some time in Duthie Books over the years. Sadly, the last remaining location will be closing at the end of February after half a century as part of the Vancouver landscape. http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+Duthie+books+shut+down+after+years/2459603/story.html
Every time I think of Duthie Books, I think of one of my favourite turning point stories: Michael Slade's tale of the gift Bill Duthie gave him as a young teen. He shared the story for us in a video interview with kc dyer, posted here in'08: http://www.siwc.ca/blogs/siwcadmin/michael-slade-video-interview
Do you have your own turning point story to share? We'd love to hear about it in the comments.
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Turning Point
I suppose the key turning point in my career was at the SIWC. Winning the poetry prize four times since 2001 was a wonderful experience. But you see, I am a fiction writer. I write novels. So I was trying to win the fiction prize but kept winning poetry. I have written hundreds of poems. But what I think happened was, my poetry was shaping my fiction in amazing ways and helped develop my own voice/style. I was rewarded in 2009 with the publication of my novel Flight of the Dragonfly by Borealis Press. But the most influencial turning point was this sentence I read 20 year ago. "Once you have written, nothing else satisfies." A wonderful curse.
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Turning Point
For me the first real turning point in my writing was when I signed up to attend Surrey International Writers Conference in 2007.
The story is a bit...well complicated. In truth, I tried to tell it yesterday and it ended up over 1200 words long. Hmmm, the danger of asking a writer to tell a story. Oh well you asked...
For years, I swore I had no creativity, not for writing or anything else. But deep inside I really wanted to write. Whenever I was alone for a few minutes I told myself bits of stories I kept "on file" in my brain. I always had two or three going at once and could pull up whichever I wanted. Doesn't everyone fall asleep telling themselves stories at night?
There is an author who really inspired me and who helped me realize my potential even though I had never met her. Her name is Kelley Armstrong. I started reading her writing in January of 2006. I picked up Bitten when my husband, Jason, was going to be out of town for a week.
I enjoyed the book so much I explored her web site. I discovered that she had three children, and had written the book I enjoyed so much while working a full time job.
I had three kids and a job, and I really wanted to write.
So I did. I wrote a full science fiction manuscript of just over 100,000 words. The manuscript didn't completely suck either. ;-) In the midst of this my family and I moved across the country from Maryland to Seattle.
One day shortly after our move I was surfing the interweb and hit Kelley Armstrong's site. Turns out she was going to be signing books at a writer's conference in a place called Surrey. A place not all that far from our new home.
I casually asked Jason, how he felt about me heading up there and getting a book or two signed since she had, after all, inspire me to put pen to paper. My husband thought this was a good idea. Except he thought I should attend the conference. After all it was a conference for writers and wasn't I a writer he asked.
And there it was… the question… was I a writer?
Should I attend this conference? Was I a writer? Was I in fact a person with creativity and potential? Was I a person who went to writers conferences and told stories? Or was this one story just a freak, an anomaly? I had to decide who and what I was I had to make a decision about myself. Was I going to continue to look at myself and say "I am not creative."
Or was I going to acknowledge that I wanted to tell the stories that where in my head to the rest of the world, not just to myself.
I signed up to go to the conference. That act was the first turning point in recognizing myself as a writer.
The story could end there. Except it doesn't...the story only gets more exciting…
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Turning Points - I thought it was just me....
Your passage; "For years, I swore I had no creativity, not for writing or anything
else. But deep inside I really wanted to write. Whenever I was alone
for a few minutes I told myself bits of stories I kept "on file" in my
brain. I always had two or three going at once and could pull up
whichever I wanted. Doesn't everyone fall asleep telling themselves
stories at night?". It was like reading about myself...except, I thought, I was the only one who had multiple stories filed in my head, available for telling when things were slow and just before falling asleep at night. Wow....I am happy to know that I am not the only person out there who "thinks" this way. I am currently working on my first book, but alas life (ie: kids, husband and a full time job do interupt the thought pattern). If you say it can be done, there is hope for me. Thanks for your post.
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turning point...more to the story
Thank you for sharing. Honestly I'm glad it's not just me either. :) It's so nice to know we aren't alone in the world.
And trust me there is hope - although it is difficult to remember that some days. So I will remind us both.
You know how I said the story got more exciting? Well, my second SiWC Turning Point was as huge for me as my first but it was a little more public. The first was a private realization that I was a writer. The second was a public acknowledgment that my words were worth reading.
So my husband took it upon himself to do a bit of research on this conference and found out there was a short story contest. He encouraged me to enter. I was reluctant since I had never written a short story before. However he talked me into it.
I wrote a science fiction story set in the same universe as the novel manuscript I had finished and sent it off to the contest never expecting to hear anything about it ever again.
I cannot tell you how shocked I was when KC Dyer called me and told me I had won the Storytellers award that year. I am still awed every time I read the amazing things Diana Gabaldon said about my story and my writing. All I can think is wow, she's talking about me.
So yup…hope. Christine.
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SIWC 2006 was my first
SIWC 2006 was my first writers' conference. The workshops and keynotes were amazing, but in addition to a great time of learning, the weekend was also, for me, a "coming out of the closet" experience, and truly it was that weekend that I was "finally able to say 'I'm a writer' and believe it." So thank you, SIWC! Can't wait for October.... ;)
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Hi Kathy, I just want to add that SIWC will always hold a special place in my heart, not only because it marked the beginning of my professional career as an author. It is an excellent conference for writers. It gave me a great fix of both craft and industry. I enjoyed it immensely! Pam
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Sorry about the ugly post. I copied and pasted from Word. Sorry.
siwcadmin replied on Permalink
Fixed up
Hi Christine, we removed the ugly MSWord spew for ya!
KathyChung replied on Permalink
Great stories
Thanks so much for sharing your stories. I've loved reading about them! Hope we'll see you all back in October.
Have a turning point story you'd like to share? Join the party by posting here in the comments.

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01 Letting Go feat. Sarah Green 02 Words I Never Said feat. Skylar Grey 03 Till I Get There 04 I Dont Wanna Care Right Now feat. MDMA 05 Out Of My Head feat. Trey Songz 06 The Show Goes On 07 Beautiful Lasers (Two Ways) feat. MDMA 08 Coming Up feat. MDMA 09 State Run Radio feat. Matt Mahaffey 10 Break The Chain feat. Eric Turner & Sway 11 All Black Everything 12 Never Forget You feat. John Legend 13 Im Beamin (Bonus) (The Neptunes) 14 Shining Down (Bonus)
Everytime i hear about a new song that is going to be on lasers it gets harder and harder to not look it up. People should just wait for the CD that's how Lupe wants it. o doubt he wants his whole CD put up on youtube ripped from concert snippets before it comes out of Be like me and go see him APRIL 13 in DC hahahahaha now for something random: I GOT MY JAPANESE CARTOON HOODIE IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY !!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful Lasers I'm Beamin State Crime Radio Scream Army Girl What U Want Ladies & Gentlemen I hope Shining Down is a bonus track
confirmed songs: I'm Beaming What U Want Ladies & Gentlemen Army Girl Beautiful Lasers Radio State Crime Scream Shining Down was taken off due to it not doing well on the billboard charts.
Confirmed Producers: King David, Soundtrakk, Danjahandz, 1500 or Nothin', The Neptunes. Confirmed Features: B.o.B, Kenna, Candi Pye, Pooh Bear and Matthew Santos
AS far as 2 ways goes I heard it was getting taken off Bone Thugs because they wanted it to be mostly them, with a few exceptions. Like Twista and Tech in Speed of Sound. Not sure how much truth is in that though.
I heard that 2 Ways is the song that Lupe did with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony on their upcoming album. But either way, it definitely seems like it'll be a great song.


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Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 4:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 2:43 p.m.
Participants in Sunday's Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon had Mother Nature running with them, as the Cape Fear region had its best weather of the year, with a high around 70 by late morning. A record 1,887 runners took part in the full marathon and 1,897 took part in the half on Saturday. In 2012, the two races had a combined 1,900 participants.
Top finishers in Sunday's full and half Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon: Male full marathon: Mark Hopely, 24, of Lynchburg, Va., 2:33.18.
Female full marathon: Sarah Glenn, 37, of Roanoke, Va., 3:00:38.
Male half marathon: Nate Ayers, 34, of High Point, 1:16.29.
Female half marathon: Peggy Conlon, 46, of Chester Springs, Pa., 1:29.37.
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Mark Hopely of Lynchburg, Va., was the first to cross the finish line at Mayfaire Town Center, with a time of 2 hours, 33 minutes, 18 seconds. But the big story was the overall female winner, Sarah Glenn, who ran the race of her life.
Glenn, a structural engineer for AECOM in Roanoke, Va., seldom runs marathons; in her first race in Wilmington, she clocked a personal-best 3 hours, 38 seconds, which is five minutes better than her previous marathon finish.
She says the weather and the view get part of the credit, as she soaked in the scenery in the race that began just east of the drawbridge at Wrightsville Beach and meandered through Landfall and along Eastwood Road and Mililtary Cutoff.
"It was a beautiful day, but cool early,'' said Glenn, 37. "As the sun was coming up, the views on the course were beautiful. I remember running over the bridge and looking at the water. It kind of took my mind off the race. It was a nice course, and the fans along Military Cutoff were amazingly supportive. That made the time go quicker too.''
Her time was similar to last year's full marathon winner, Alice Kassens (3:00.18). Kassens, a native of Fincastle, Va., also finished first among women in 2011. She did not take part this year.
Glenn practiced by running 80 miles a week, while mixing in one day of speed work.
Since 2008, she gradually increased her distance from the original 50 miles a week.
Glenn also does one long run a week – 20 miles.
"I was not training specifically for this," she said, "but I felt I was in shape to run a marathon, so I did it.''
Over the past 15 years, Glenn has run four marathons and won half marathons in 2011 and 2012 at the hilly Blue Ridge Marathon in Roanoke. This year, she had planned to run in the full Blue Ridge Marathon, scheduled for next month, but doubts she will after running 26.2 miles on Sunday.
"I just like running every day, but when you race, you have to taper for the race, and then you have the recovery from the race and I don't like all that,'' she said. "But when you are in good shape you have to go and see what you can do.''
Growing up in Hickory, she ran cross country to stay in shape for track and field, where she was a hurdler and jumper.
She earned a degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1998 and, following graduation, she worked for a structural engineering firm in Denver and Vail, Colo. Three years later, she moved to Roanoke.
Glenn, who had added motivation for visiting the Port City because her aunt and uncle, Dot and Rick Meiser, live here, plans to return later this year for a weeklong vacation with her son, Sam, and husband Jeff.
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kcdyer, Sunday October 25, 2009 - 11:30pm
A sleepy [and short] message from your outgoing conference coordinator, bidding presenters, attendees and volunteers a fond farewell after what I hope was a marvellous conference experience at the 2009 Surrey International Writers' Conference.
A reminder ... if you would like a copy of any of the handouts provided by presenters this weekend, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com . I'll send you a Word doc as soon as I can.
[This is in support of our Green Endeavour -- our attempt to ensure we don't run off more paper than is absolutely required.]
And on a personal note -- please accept my most humble thanks for all the gracious words of kindness directed toward me this weekend. This conference is the product of the work of literally hundreds of volunteers, and each and every one of them deserves a part of the credit for our event.
A HUGE word of thanks goes out to:
...our presenters who generously gave their time and expertise.
...our volunteer crew, who shared their weekends and their muscle!
...our wonderful attendees, who brought their ideas and dreams!
...the absolutely amazing Board of Directors who worked tirelessly to pull things together.
Join us again next year from October 22-24th, 2010 for the 18th annual SiWC.
And until then...keep an eye on this blog, as we find ways to connect our writing community throughout the year.
Talk to you soon!
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Huge Thank You
A quick note to add my thanks as a Conference Virgin for a weekend that not only met, but exceeded, my expectations and hopes.
And it was FUN!
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SO glad you had fun
SO glad you had fun Catherine. Hope to see you again in 2010!
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Although I rarely have to be pushed to put pen to paper, I have to say that SIWC is a pure shot of writing adrenaline.
In the week since, I've completely planned out another 50000-word YA novel, written 5000 words of it, sent out poetry that a blue pencil poetry person (and judge! ahem...) told me to send out, outlined a series of chapter books,and written out additional scenes for a screenplay I'm working on.
Is there a way to have SIWC every day? Just kidding...because I'm EXHAUSTED now too!
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Rose Hill Funeral Home
Since 1914, Rose Hills Memorial Park has been a place to remember. Today, Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuaries provide comprehensive memorial care to Los Angeles County and Orange County families. It's only 5.4 miles away from Vagabond Inn hotel in Whittier.
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
PIH Health is your wellness partner. Learn about our medical services, find a doctor, get directions, find an urgent care location and resources to stay healthy. PIH is only 1.7 miles away from Vagabons Inn hotel in Whittier.
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier Hospital Medical Center is now a 178-bed acute care hospital, accredited by Joint Commission (JC), with a medical staff of approximately 500 physicians representing over 40 specialties. It's only 1.3 miles away from Vagabond Inn Hotel in Whittier.
Whittier College
Whittier College has been a place of academic innovation, where a community of learners pushes past constraints and "measured" ways of doing things, embracing the bold and the cutting edge. It's only 1.9 miles away from Vagabond Inn Hotel.
Crystal Cathedral of the Reformed Church in America
The Crystal Cathedral is an all-glass sanctuary enclosed by 10,000 mirrored windows. It is located in Garden Grove at 12141 Lewis St, 16.9 miles southeast of our Whittier property.
Dunkin' Donuts
The Vagabond Inn Whittier is 2 minutes walking distance from the Dunkin' Donuts. Location: 14215 Whittier Blvd.
Knotts Berry Farm Resort
What was once an actual berry farm is now 160 acres of world class rides, unique family shows and one of a kind attractions. Knott's Berry Farm resort is located 8.7 miles south of our Whittier property at 8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620. Right next to it, there is Knott's Soak City Water Park. It is Orange County's newest and wildest water adventure park! Waterlogged acres packed with 21 of the most intense water rides imaginable - all themed to the surf woodies and longboards of the 1950's Southern California Coast! Call (714) 220-5200 for more information.
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
Whittier Narrows is a 1,492-acre park located in the City of South El Monte and is one of Los Angeles County's largest and most popular recreation areas. It's only 7.5 miles from Vagabond Inn hotel in Whittier.
Make all your childhood dreams come true in Disneyland resort. Disneyland Theme Park is located in Anaheim, 14.5 miles southeast our Whittier Property. For more information, visit disneyland.disney.go.com.
Pio Pico State Historic Park
Following the Mexican War, Pio Pico, last Mexican Governor of California acquired the 9,000 acre Rancho Paso de bartolo. Pico Built an abode home that was destroyed by the floods of 1883-1884. His second abode casa, now known as Pio Pico Mansion, represents a compromise between Mexican and American cultures. Located at 6003 Pioneer Blvd, at Whittier Bvld., State Historical Landmark 127, Pio Pico is 4 miles northwest of our Whittier Property. For information on days and hours of operation, please call (562) 693-2944.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Birthplace
The library opened its doors on July 1990 with celebration. It is a privately supported, non profit institution dedicated to educating the public about the life and times of the 37th President and encouraging interest in history, government and Public affairs. The museum tour encounters the Nixon Museum, the Nixon Birthplace, permanent galleries and many exhibits. The library is located 13.9 miles southeast of our Whittier property in Yorba Linda at 1800 Yorba Linda Blvd and it is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Call (714) 993-3393 for more information.
Rose Bowl Stadium
The stadium is the proud home of the Tournament of Roses Football Game, UCLA Bruin Football, Americafest Fourth of July celebration, concerts, religious services, filmings and the World's Largest Flea Market (R.G. Canning).
Rose Hills Memorial Park
With approximately 1,400 acres of properties available for current use and future development, Rose Hills Memorial Park is considered to be the largest single-operated cemetery in the world. It contains a Japanese Garden, many lakes and architectural features. The park is located 6.7 miles north of our Whittier property at 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Call (562) 699-0921 for more information.
Bailey House
This Whittier landmark was once the home of Jonathan Bailey, a pioneer in Whittier's community. It also served as home to some of the first ever Quacker meetings. The house is run by the Whittier Historical Society & Museum.
J K Donuts
J K Donuts is located 0.2 miles from the Vagabond Inn Whittier hotel. Location: 14153 Whittier Blvd Ste 102
Scotty's Family Restaurant
Scotty's is a great family owned restaurant that is located at 8426 Laurel Avenue, Whittier. Please call (562) 698-8636 for reservation information.
Restaurant Magaly's
Enjoy a fine French-California style dining experience at Restaurant Magaly's located at 7051 Green Leaf Avenue, Whittier. Please call (562) 464-2626 for reservation information.
Cuisine: Coffee Location: 15175 Whittier Boulevard Distance: 1.2 mi
Boston Market
Cuisine: American Location: 13515 Whittier Boulevard Distance: .7 mi
Cuisine: American, Tex-Mex Location: 13580 Whittier Boulevard Distance: .5 mi
Olive Garden
Cuisine: Italian Location:13500 Whittier Boulevard Distance: .6 miles
Papa John's
Cuisine: Pizza Location: 15553 Whittier Boulevard Distance: .6 miles
Ruby's Diner
Cuisine: American, Family Dining Location: 10109 Whittwood Distance: 1.5 miles
Whittwood Mall
Whittwood Mall features three department stores, several specialty shops, a supermarket, and a movie theatre. The mall is located at 15603 Whittwood Lane, 1.5 miles southeast of our Whittier property.
Whittwood Town Center
Shop at your favorites like Target, JC Penney's, Sears, & Cost Plus World Market. You can even get a workout in at the 24-Hour Fitness also located at Whittwood Town Center.
The Quad at Whittier
The Quad at Whittier features shops such as: Burlington Coat Factory, Ralphs, Old Navy, Ross and more. It is also where restaurants: Baja Fresh, Chili's and Olive Garden can be found.
Biola University
Biola University is located in La Mirada, 4.6 miles south of our Whittier property.
Whittier College
Whittier College is located at 13406 Philadelphia St, 1.9 miles north of our Whittier property.
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
The Pond is home to the Mighty Ducks hockey team. It is located in Anaheim at 2695 E Katella Ave, 16.2 miles southeast of our Whittier property.
Edison International Field
Edison International Field is home to the California Angels baseball team. It is located in Anaheim at 3000 East Gene Autry Way, 15.6 miles southeast of our Whittier property.
Nearby bowling centers: Amf Friendly Hills Lanes: 1.7 miles; Keystone Lanes: 6.6 miles
Fitness Centers / Gyms
Nearby fitness centers:
LA Fitness: 0.5 miles
24 Hour Fitness: 1.9 miles
YMCA: 2.3 miles
Nearby golf courses: La Mirada Golf Course: 5.2 miles; Norwalk Golf Center: 6 miles
Skating / Ice Skating
Nearby skating rinks: Beautiful Whittier Skateland: 1.8 miles; Norwalk Ice Arena: 5.8 miles
Nearby tennis courts: Palm Park Tennis Courts: 3.2 miles; Independence Park: 9.5 miles


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Ghoulable or Just Paranormal?
Most people have at least one paranormal experience, says psychologist Tony Jinks.
The dream that proved predictive, the medium who knew all about your departed mother, the vision at the foot of the bed, the creepy sense that a house was haunted are all experiences that show people are open to non-rational phenomena.
Psychologists usually explain them by reducing the experiences to an emotional trauma or dysfunction. But Jinks, who is the author of an Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience, believes there are other ways to look at the paranormal, which he says is not necessarily a sign of neurosis or psychosis but may be a positive way of living a rich and meaningful life.
His own paranormal experience is wild!
- Dr. Tony Jinks
- Psychologist at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury and Kingswood campuses since 2001, with a special interest in the psychology of the paranormal and olfactory perception and cognition. He is the author of An Introduction to the Psychology of Belief and Experience, 2011.
- Presenter
- Dr Rachael Kohn
- Producer
- Dr Rachael Kohn / Geoff Wood
Comments (8)
paul hill :
03 Feb 2013 7:18:14pm
A fighter pilot going over the same spot that another aircraft disappeared without trace and believing in flying saucers, thinks that they shot down the previous plane in such a way that there was no debris floating on the water, i.e. vaporised it with a very advanced laser. As he gets closer to the spot he gets more and more nervous and paranoid, gets disoriented, doesn't trust his instruments as he thinks that they have been taken over by some alien power. He thinks that his altimeter is reading wrong when it shows level flight and in actual fact he is going into a dive, especially if he is in heavy cloud and has no reference point to go on.
Thinking that he is about to crash he pulls the nose up sharply and climbs at such a sharp angle that he goes into a stall, the stall alarm screaming adding to the paranoia and disorientation. The plane falls vertically nose down and hits the water so cleanly that the plane doesn't break up, fuel tanks don't rupture and leave a slick on the surface and ends up on the bottom in water so deep and on rocky bottom with deep canyons and upward projections that finding it with echo sounders would be very difficult.
The people in the search party boat sent out to try to locate the plane are so paranoid themselves that the skipper doesn't trust his compass, thinks that there is an iron lode in a island nearby deflecting it. A dense fog moves in and the entire crew are starting to wet themselves with fear, feeding each others paranoia with stories they have heard. On the bridge the first mate starts screaming at the captain that they are off course because the echo sounder is showing a sudden rise, no the sounder has been taken over by an alien very evil power, or has it. Hearts pounding, engines pounding, fear reaches fever pitch
Got to get out of here fast before we get vaporised, hits the throttle and suddenly a sharp rock just under the surface slices open the hull without touching the fuel tanks. The tear is so big and the rocky projection has such a steep rise from very deep water, so that by the time the boat goes down in just a couple of minutes the crew, having gone deep down into the hull to get away from the alien ray, thinking the steel hull will protect them, are trapped. No life boats or liferings unstrapped, nothing loose up top on a ship of this kind and it plunges down into very deep water without leaving a trace.
Even if there was a trace, lots of traces, the next search party sent out are not going anywhere near the spot but will report back that they have done a thorough search of the area and found not a trace. Their commander back on land, knowing they are probably lying, doesn't blame them as sure as hell he'd never go near the area. And of course being military personnel they cannot for one instant admit one iota of cowardice, so they embroider their stories with strange objects in the sky ...
David Miller, Atheist Society :
03 Feb 2013 8:25:36pm
Karen Armstrong claims that God is so far beyond human rational understanding that it needs the altered states of consciousness engendered by the rituals of religion to be able to apprehend God.
I find it most interesting that Dr. John F. Schumaker, a psychologist, seems to be in agreement with her viewpoint. He claims that to achieve religion's reality-distorting beliefs, one needs to engage in mind numbing rituals. ("The Corruption of Reality: A Unified Theory of Religion, Hypnosis and Psychopathology", Prometheus Books, 1995. Page 153.)
Schumaker claims that, in the individual, such altered states of consciousness run in parallel with their reality-accepting consciousness. This twin process, of rationality and irrationality, is known as 'dissociation'.
James :
04 Feb 2013 4:59:55pm
Actually, it's all an illusion and nothing more than concepts held within our own minds. Some aspects of 'reality' are gross versions and some are subtle. We live in a gross version where our invented concepts and narrow understandings of physics gives us trees, chairs, people, cars, animals etc. These things may also be comprehended in the more subtle realms of existence where paranormal phenomena are seen but ultimately, they too exist only within our own minds as a concept. Hence, they are also an illusion.
Powered by habbit and conditioning, our cookie cutter minds use whatever they can to form images and labels for the purpose of explaining and making sense of the world. Just think of the trillions of concepts that are discarded in favour of the chosen concepts and ideas. The possibilities are infinite in ultimate reality as we carve pathways through the lines of fate.
Just because we give names to things doesn't mean that they will not change or dissolve into something else. Hence we forget that all our models of reality are provisional in our search for security, eternity and everlasting existence in a world where true reality is that nothing exists independently of anything else. We use illusion to calm our temperamental egos.
mark douglas :
05 Feb 2013 12:47:57pm
Hi Rachel,
listened with some interest to your program today on the paranormal. It was nice to hear such a balanced psychologist with his various views and positions.
Tonight I watched a film on youtube called ufo disclosure 2012, which kind of encapsulated in a very clear sensible way, pretty mind boggling concepts, which were not really new to me after some months of looking around, but which are very well covered.
The way synchonicity goes, one week ago I came across a live talk with an Australian who has been investigating rock carvings of aboriginal origin, and who is preparing the ground for exposure of evidence of ancient Egyptians in Australia, earlier glyphs pre dating Egyptian, rock peckings of flying saucer motifs, and traditional stories that the original inhabitants of Australia were brought here from the Pelaides galaxy and were the first humans.
The other consistant theme that I am coming across is that humans were genetically modified by various alien species over time too.
You probably think that I am whacko, but I have enough verification from all over the place to take these ideas seriously and suggest that you have a look around.
Keep up the good work, Mark.
Mckennafile :
05 Feb 2013 2:30:50pm
Check out what the self confessed psychonaut Terence Mckenna had to say about this phenomenon. He has many excellent free podcasts about paranormal phenomena. He has a three way conversation podcast with Ralph Abraham and Rupert Sheldrake titled "Entities" as well as a number of free podcasts titled "What Science Forgot." Mckenna was a bit 'out there' from a conservative rational scientific perspective but some of his ideas are quite original and convincing to those with an open mind.
Also, try "The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries" by WY Evans Wentz. It also gives some interesting scholarly insights into the fairy belief system through ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the books author.
Charles :
05 Feb 2013 4:45:44pm
I know an angel. Her name is Rachael. And that's no Kohn.
Grace :
10 Feb 2013 9:20:30pm
I had to wait for an appointment with a tarot reader. He was said to be very good.
He used a gypsy layout, and was troubled by the fact that the Justice card was in my marriage sector.
I told him that - in two days - I was leaving my husband.
Anthony :
04 Mar 2013 10:50:51pm
No transcript for this program?
Moderator: Transcripts are no longer available for most RN programs.


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