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Apply to be an IEEE Core Smart City
Date: 16 July 2015
Two New Cities Will Join Guadalajara, Mexico; Trento, Italy; and Wuxi, China
IEEE Smart Cities Initiative is inviting applications from municipalities worldwide already in the process of planning smart cities for growing urban populations. Two cities will be selected from submissions received by 14th August to receive funding and support from IEEE experts to host a workshop in their city before the end of 2015.
IEEE Smart Cities has already provided investment to three selected IEEE Core Smart Cities – Guadalajara, Mexico; Trento, Italy; Wuxi, China, which are municipalities that have successfully demonstrated plans to invest human and financial capital into their smart city project. Two additional IEEE Core Smart Cities that are able to demonstrate a comprehensive plan and funds for their smart city evolution effort to join these municipalities will be selected.
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Sensus Partners with GE on Advanced Smart Meter
Sensus and GE's Digital Energy business are collaborating to integrate the former's FlexNet communication technology into GE's existing I-210+c electric meter—its most advanced residential smart meter. The device will be available to electric utilities in the United States and Canada. An initial launch of the GE I-210+c FlexNet-enabled meter is expected in July with…
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Landis-Gyr Lands Multiple Smart Meter Deals in Netherlands
The Netherlands' four distribution grid operators—Liander, Stedin, Delta Netwerkbedrijf, and Westland Infra—have selected Landis+Gyr to supply three million smart meters The individual contracts all have an extension option that could result in a higher number of smart meters delivered. Liander and Stedin report that the decision to launch a joint tender was taken because…
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New Energy Scheduling Model Being Tested
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new power scheduling technique that coordinates both produced and stored energy by moving away from centralized management and tapping into the distributed computing power of energy devices. Traditionally, the power infrastructure uses a centralized scheduling approach to forecast and coordinate energy production. But as more renewable…
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UK Announces New Home Energy Management Project
Cooperative Energy is collaborating with Energy Local on the Swell pilot project. Consumers served by Westmill Solar Cooperative—the first community-owned solar farm in the UK—participating in the trial will be provided a new home energy management system that enables users to control home appliances, see how much energy they are consuming in real time,…
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Nigeria Utility Set to Deploy Smart Meters
Ikeja Electric has announced the pilot deployment of two thousand smart meters will begin at the end of June. An additional five thousand of the digital meters are scheduled to be installed in July. Pekun Adeyanju, Ikeja Electric's assistant general manager of public affairs, told the News Agency of Nigeria that, "Consumers who engage in…
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The Case for Smart Grid: Funding a new infrastructure in an age of uncertainty
Date: 17 June 2015
Public Utilities Fortnightly
The future of the electric grid and its growing and evolving infrastructure exists in the convergence of energy with telecommunications, transportation, Internet, and electronic commerce. In his Public Utilities Fortnightly article, IEEE Smart Grid Chair Dr. Massoud Amin examines the past, present and future of the electric grid. While a self-healing smart grid could be the answer to providing stable infrastructure, it's the efficiency of the system that is of primary benefit. Dr. Amin highlights that real-time monitoring and reaction, anticipation, and rapid isolation is at the core to detect, reduce and minimize the effects of power outages. Ultimately, a smart grid system--in Dr. Amin's assessment--can detect when people use electricity the most, study usage behaviors, and then help the entire system better manage and efficiently use electricity. Read more.
Securing the Smart Grid: Questions and answers on consumer privacy and threats to the grid - both physical and cyber
Date: 17 June 2015
Public Utilities Fortnightly
While the smart grid is a viable solution to the current issues surrounding the unreliability and inefficient electric grid, security should be at the forefront of development. "Security cannot be added as an afterthought," said Dr. Amin. "We need to start from scratch, at the very beginning." In this Public Utilities Fortnightly article, Dr. Amin offers his insights for each of the industry's top concerns: defining threats; assessing risks; regulatory impediments; consumer privacy; and price, service and value. Over time, in order to modernize the grid, investments need to be made and a systematic approach is required. Read more.
Dr. Massoud Amin Provides State of Reliability Opening Session Briefing at the FERC Reliability Technical Conference
Early in June 2015, IEEE Smart Grid Chair Dr. Massoud Amin provided a state of reliability report at the FERC Reliability Technical Conference. In his statements, Dr. Amin discussed the current state of the nation's electricity system and the activities, accomplishments, and challenges ahead.
Dr. Amin's remarks included acknowledging that the industry has achieved significant milestones over the past five years, with more to come. To look ahead, he highlighted key drivers for changes in the electric power sector, which include:
- Acceleration of efficiency (energy intensity dropping 2%/yr.);
- Distributed generation and energy resources (DG & DERs), including energy storage & microgrids;
- More cities interested in charting their energy future;
- District energy systems;
- Smart Grids;
- Electrification of transportation;
- New EPA regulations, such as for greenhouse gases under Section 111(d) of Clean Air Act;
- Demand response (and 3rd-party aggregation of same);
- Combined heat & power (CHP), plus waste heat recovery; and
- The increasingly interstate and even trans-national nature of utilities (and contractors too, which leads to security concerns).
Read Dr. Amin's entire FERC conference keynote.
Landis+Gyr Chosen for Smart Meter Rollout in Austria
Netz Burgenland Strom has selected Landis+Gyr's Gridstream smart metering solution, which will run on G3 PLC technology. The deal includes infrastructure for the utility's head-end-system that remote reading of all meters in its network. Under terms of the agreement, the first three thousand smart meters will be deployed in late 2015, with 20,000 additional devices…
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New IoT-based Technology for Smart Water Conservation
AT&T, IBM and Mueller Water Products have designed a new solution to help cities save water by using an Internet of Things (IoT) technology that municipalities can quickly install to help manage water and prevent leaks. The smart water technology, and data from trial conducted in Atanta, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, was introduced at…
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Enel Expands Solar Footprint
Enel Green Power (EGP) has broken ground on a new solar power plant in South Africa. The facility will have a total installed capacity of 82.5 MW and when operational will generate more than 150 GWh per year, enough to power 48,000 South African households and eliminating more than 138,000 tonnes of CO2. The energy…
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ASME and IEEE-USA Provide Smart Grid Developments During Congressional Briefing
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and IEEE-USA recently co-hosted a congressional staff briefing focusing on developments related to smart grid technologies. The briefing, entitled, "Grid Security and Advancements in Smart Grid Technology," was convened in conjunction with the Congressional Reach and Development (R&D) Caucus.
The briefing included presentations from Dr. Massoud Amin, an ASME and IEEE member, the chair of IEEE Smart Grid and recognized as a smart grid expert; Dr. Damir Novosel, president-elect of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and expert on smart grid-enabled technologies; and Kerrick Johnson, VP of strategy and communications from (VELCO) Vermont Electric and member of the Gridwise Alliance. All three and others spoke about how electric utilities are utilizing smart grid technologies to reduce costs to consumers and improve the reliability and resilience of the electric grid.
The briefing was moderated by the chair of ASME's Inter Sector Committee on Federal R&D, Tommy Gardner, and featured an introduction to smart grid issues from Veronika Rabl, chair of IEEE-USA's Energy Policy Committee.
To view the presentations, click here.
To view IEEE-USA Insight Summary, click here.
E.ON Adds New Smart Meter Service
E.ON has introduced the Smart Pay As You Go pilot that the utility says enables it to take the existing benefits of smart meters, such as increased visibility and control of individuals' energy use, to the next level. More importantly for consumers, the new technology provides Smart Pay As You Go customers the choice of all…
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Engineering prof talks renewables, reliability and relationships
Date: 19 May 2015
Intelligent Utility
In continuation of Intelligent Utility's women-in-energy series, the publication interviewed Mariesa Crow, vice president of publications for the IEEE Power and Energy Society, to gain her insights into renewables, reliability and educating engineering talent for the future. The interview covers her thoughts on the challenges faced with renewables as it pertains to the smart grid and what advancements she sees transpiring in power systems over the next ten years. Mariesa Crow is a professor of electrical engineering with the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.


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Idaho jumped five spots in the national rankings and now sit at No. 58 in the country. It is the highest ranking in program history breaking the record set by Idaho last week.
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This is one of my family's favorite bread recipes. They love it with a warm bowl of soup during autumn.— Lillian Hatcher, Plainfield, Illinois
- 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/4 cups 2% milk
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients; set aside. Punch down dough; divide in half. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll each portion into a 15x9-in. rectangle. Spread filling over each to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seams to seal and tuck ends under.
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- Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 2 loaves (16 slices each).
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"nice taste, very buttery. didn't wrap tight enough so slices were a little loose - be sure to follow instructions."
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The House passed a $638 billion defense bill. Your thoughts?
Paid for the number of blogs presented by the Republican party. That is where you get your spending money... Hypocrite Dusty.
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MDN cut me off...
And with that in mind, where the h3ll are the libs? Aren't these the kinds of atrocities you people always claim are the result of foreign military occupation and imperialism? You should be all over this just as much as the Right!
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Here's some food for thought...
We hear Conservative voices all the time complaining about subsidizing others' or government undertaking socialist projects.
Yet they are (traditionally, becoming less true I've noticed) the first in line demanding more money be spent on defense/military.
A considerable amount of that money goes straight out of the United States and into maintaining a military presence in many other countries around the world. In short, we are subsidizing those countries' defense/military capabilities with our own rather than demanding they pay their own way.
And since we are subsidizing these other countries' military capabilities, that frees them up to use their own money to undertake increasingly socialistic programs in their own countries.
By this connection, you could say that American military presence around the globe encourages other countries to undertake programs that destroy the initiative, psyche and character of their own people.
And wit
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I voted "too much spending"
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Obviously, hypocrite dusty, you have no point if you have to shout to enhance your non comments. Calm down and get a life. Just because your minority party is getting smaller and more radical does not mean that you can scream your points across....
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Sure, didn't see that coming, billgitmo...
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Yeah, billdoesnt, some of it is rather predictable...
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Defense spending is in Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution. Subsidizing farming is not, when the Constitution was written, farming was one of the main businesses.
If you think defense spending is too high here are some numbers for you to digest. Education 13%, Defense 14%, Pensions 18%, Healthcare 24%, General Government 3%, Protection 4%, Welfare 5 %, Transportation 5%, Interest 5%, other spending 9%. This is how much the Government spends on each program, it seem PPACA, aka Obamacare has a budget 10% higher than the so called bloated defense budget, which is only 1% higher than Education. I for one prefer the government budget money for something they are required to do constitutionally.
Since the First Barbary War 1801 – 1805 when President Jefferson sent the Navy to Tripoli, the United States has been the policemen of the world.
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Reckless military spending broke the USSR.....then again who can reason with a country of gun hoarders
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former Pentagon chief Robert Gates, who bluntly said in 2009 that "health care is eating the department alive."
Ten % of the defence budget, and congress will not ask them to pay more. Completely irresponcible .
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Maybe donnamay and Dusty have a life. Other than whining and crying all the time.
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Willgarr your so stupid, you don't even use a original slam, you have to parrot my comment from the past!!HAHAHAHA
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Save half by closing overseas Bases.
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The increase is merely the increased costs of oil and oil products used by the Pentagon. Oil needs to be purchased and it costs more than ever, so the defense bill is all oil cost increases.
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We need a strong military, for our protection, and also good place for young men and women to get training and discipline. Better than being on the streets and on welfare or unemployment. But we need to stop getting involved in everyone elses business around the world! Mind our own business, protect our borders and put Americans first and foremost!
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Dr. Jason B. Huett is the Associate Dean of Online Development and USG eCore. He is also a tenured Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Design at the University of West Georgia (UWG) and the 2012 President-elect of the Distance Learning Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). He speaks and presents internationally on a topics concerning distance education and online learning. He is a member of noted editorial boards, and serves as a consultant for several virtual schools, universities, corporations, and the State of Georgia.
He was a featured researcher at the 2006 AECT International Convention in Dallas, Texas and has published numerous articles, including award-winning publications, in journals such as The American Journal of Distance Education, Quarterly Review of Distance Education, The Information Systems Education Journal, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, and TechTrends. He also has several book chapters in print and has edited two books: Learning and Instructional Technologies for the 21st Century: Visions of the Future and The Next Generation of Distance Education: Unconstrained Learning.
Jason is currently a contributing editor for the new Journal of Applied Instruction Design, and he also co-chaired the 2010 AECT Summer Research Symposium which focused on distance education. He was a lead designer on a new online doctorate in School Improvement that launched its first cohort in summer 2011 and has aided in the design of numerous online programs and classes from 6th grade through the doctoral level. Recently, he helped author a strategic plan to advance online teaching and learning at UWG that received unanimous support from the Faculty Senate.
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- Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Computing, University of North Texas,
- Master of Science in Secondary Education, Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi,
- Bachelor of Arts in English and Biology, Texas State University,
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- Huett, K., Huett, J., & Ringlaben, R. (2011). From bricks to clicks: Building quality K-12 online classes through an innovative course review partnership. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.
- Moller, L., & Huett, J. (Eds.). (2012). The next generation of distance education: Unconstrained learning. New York: Springer Press.
- Huett, J., Huett, K., & Bennett, E. (2010). The Way of the wiki: Using a wiki as a management tool for online programs. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 8(3).
- Huett, J., Sharp, J., & Huett, K. (2010). What�s all the FOSS? How freedom and openness are changing the face of our educational landscape. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes, 1(2), 1-14.
- Huett, J., Kalinowski, K., Moller, L., & Huett, K. (2008). Improving the motivation and retention of American students online through the use of ARCS‐based emails. The Journal of Distance Education, 22 (3), 159-176. [View Publication]
- Moller, L., Huett, J., Harvey, D. (Eds.). (2008). Learning and instructional technologies for the 21 century: Visions of the future. New York: Springer Press.
- Huett, J., Coleman, C., Moller, L., Foshay, W. (2008). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the web (Part 3: K-12). TechTrends, 52(5).
- Prince, B., Huett, J., & Cegielski, C. (2008). An exploration of the impact of speech recognition technologies on group efficiency and effectiveness. Review of Business Research, 8(6).
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This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that entered! The lucky random winners are: Comment #42 – Tori, who said: "I love the Stella Stationary but would want to convert it to a birth announcement…I just found out I'm having a girl on March 7!! Wahoo!", and Comment #135 – Shauna, who said "Are you kidding? How to choose? I loooove the bumble bees =)". Congrats to you both!
During the late nights that Roopal Shah spent creating unique invitations and announcements for her sister's shower, her brother's wedding, her son's birth, and so on… she also discovered her genuine passion for the process of getting creative with paper and ink! Cut to 4 years later, and Roopal is still busy cranking out creative custom designs – through her very own design studio: 1st Comes Love.
At 1st Comes Love – as Roopal explains – "We focus on creating designs for wedding invitations, birth announcements, and just about any piece of stationery you could need!"
Speaking of "things we need" – I could really use some spending money for holiday gifts like cute personalized notecard sets… how 'bout you?!
Well, we're in luck, because 1st Comes Love is generously offering up $50 Shopping Sprees for TWO lucky HWTM readers! Winners can spend the $ however they like – personalized holiday cards, personalized stationery, towards a custom wedding invitation design, etc.
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• Giveaway ends Friday, October 25th at midnight PST. Winner is chosen randomly and will be announced Monday, September 28th. Good luck, everyone!!
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1tammy g SAYS:
I love the simplicity and color combo of Natalie!
2http://skinnyfoodbyamy.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
I love the Brooke cards!
3Holly SAYS:
I love the Tropical Wishes card in the Holiday section. It's different from the normal Christmas cards. I reminds me of my wedding invitations. It'd the same colors and design. It's nice to think about tropical weather when it's cold outside.
4Rhi SAYS:
I love the Courtney design!
5Whitney SAYS:
love the mckenzie, love the matthew, love the natalie, love the casey… i'll take them all!
6Jade Berthiaume SAYS:
I love the "Erica" wedding invites!!
7Rachel SAYS:
I looooove the Erica invitation set!
8Jeanne SAYS:
I like the "Brooke" correspondence cards and I like all the Holiday cards they have too.
9http://chicrunner.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
I love love love the Courney invitations. So cute. :)
10kated SAYS:
I especially love the Liezel stationary pattern – so cute!
11http://kruseandpeeples.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
Thanks for sharing this great site! I love the Casey and Mira correspondence cards.
12mint SAYS:
Thanks for introducing me to this site! I really like the chandelier thank you cards.
13Yvonne SAYS:
Love the Holiday Lovebirds. Fits with our wedding theme :)
I love the Kirin the best, you could see that there was a lot of work put into it and it is totally different from all the other birth announcements, it is not too cutsie… it has a splash of elegance in it. Substituting the little duckie in front… it can easily be used for any occasion. Love the Kirin a lot.
15Vanessa Johanning SAYS:
I love love love The Damask cards ….Even if I dont win I need to order alot from Her!!
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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: People and Ecosystems Program - World Resources Institute
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Full SubmissionPurpose of this Framework Document One of the two major themes of the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) is the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. In preparation for the conference, many countries have moved forward with developing national strategies or roadmaps to guide the transition. There is no one size fits all strategy for making the green economy transition because countries differ greatly in national capacities for economic governance, existing per capita consumption levels, states of technological and industrial development, economic composition, and incidence and severity of poverty. Nonetheless, a significant outcome at Rio +20 would be broad consensus that the transition to a green economy is a global imperative complemented by commitments from governments at every level to move forward with making that transition happen. To expedite that process, stakeholders at the Rio +20 conferences could agree on a general framework document that provides guidance on what national or sub-national green economy roadmaps should look like so as to foster international coordination and policy coherence. This paper presents suggestions on how that framework document could be structured, and what content it may contain. Roadmap documents should be prepared with transparent, multi-stakeholder participatory processes that develop evidence-based policy prescriptions. In preparing green economy roadmap documents, it would be useful to include at least seven major elements: 1. Imperative to act 2. Defining the green economy 3. Guiding principles 4. Pathways to the green economy 5. Policy toolkit 6. Financing strategy 7. Enabling conditions I. Imperative to Act ? An Economy Out of Balance An effective way to introduce roadmap documents is by asking ?What problems are green economy reforms trying to solve?? and, as a corollary, ?What opportunities for economic growth and prosperity do green economy reforms seek to leverage?? Clearly identifying worrisome economic conditions and trends and how the pattern of economic growth has failed to advance the environmental and social pillars of sustainable development is key. Providing a remedy for these conditions and thereby opening the door to new opportunities for simultaneously advancing all three pillars thus becomes the key motivation for undertaking green economy reforms. Problems with the prevailing economy At the global level, conventional economic development pathways that have been followed for most of the last century have improved lives for billions of people but have generated a number of worrisome conditions and trends that can be synthesized into three fundamental aspects: (1) inefficiency, (2) unsustainability, and (3) inequity. Inefficiency is manifested in tremendous quantities of waste, in products with short life spans, in production processes that consume far more energy, water, and materials than necessary, in prices that do not reflect true environmental and social costs, in economic activity that does not advance human well-being and in misallocation of capital by public and private actors to investments that fail to yield sustainable development returns. Inefficiency is also manifested in vulnerability and volatility of economies that are overly specialized and trade dependent and thus exposed to price and supply shocks and international financial, economic, and political crises on a regular basis. Sustainability is jeopardized by the depletion or degradation of the stocks of natural, human, built and social capital on which all economic activity ultimately depends. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that approximately 60% of the world?s ecosystem services are being degraded or used unsustainably.6 Our ability to produce food from the land and food from the sea faces multiple threats in the form of nutrient pollution, climate change, urban sprawl and harmful agricultural and fishery practices. Local and indigenous ecological knowledge is being eroded as nature-based cultures and language disappear. Proliferating slums are a stark indication of underinvestment in the built capital of cities ? vital sanitation, water, energy, and transportation infrastructure on which an increasingly urbanized world must depend. The number of people living in slum conditions has risen from 657 to 828 million since 1990. Investment in all types of capital is hindered by extraordinary levels of both consumer and public debt. Gross inequalities in income, wealth, and opportunity have steadily worsened for several decades. The U.N.?s World Institute for Development and Economics Research finds that the richest 2 percent of adults now own more than half of all global wealth, with the richest 1 percent alone accounting for 40 per cent of global assets. The vast bulk of the world?s wealth, the study concludes, sits ?highly concentrated? in the pockets of a relative few. Persistent poverty, measured through a multi-dimensional lens affects nearly 3 billion. Underlying causes Roadmap documents should also strive to identify the root causes of inefficiency, unsustainability, and inequity. Some have traced these shortcomings to a series of market and institutional failures inherent to the neo-classical growth models such as externalities, inadequate investment in public goods, competitive barriers, and asymmetrical access to information. Others cite key barriers in the areas of finance, fiscal policy, skills, innovation, public procurement, and planning. Others trace the origins of economic crises to the lack of democratic oversight in the institutions of global and national economic governance.13 Still others assert that an economy which requires growth in its physical dimensions is doomed to fail on a planet with finite resources. All or perhaps just a few of these shortcomings and causes may be relevant for any particular country, state, or city. The important point, however, is for roadmap documents to begin with an articulation of the problems green economy reforms are designed to address. II. The Green Economy ? What It Is, and What It Is Not What is the green economy? In the run-up to Rio +20 there has been a wide divergence of opinion on what the green economy actually is and whether or not it provides a useful basis for collective action. To dispel these concerns, roadmap documents should clearly articulate what the green economy is and is not. The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) defines the green economy in functional terms: ?one that results in improved human well-being and social equity while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.? The green economy has also been described in terms of an overall strategy for growth, one that fosters economic growth and development, ?while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies.? The green economy has also been described in relation to sustainable development, as an economy that corrects the market and institutional failures of the prevailing economic model and thereby makes the economy a more efficient vehicle for advancing the neglected pillars of sustainable development. Key attributes of the green economy Regardless of the varying definitions, perhaps the most important task of roadmaps is to draw a distinction between the green economy and the prevailing economy that currently exists. In contrast with the prevailing economy the green economy can be described in terms of three overriding attributes: 1. Efficient ? an economy whose growth is decoupled from use of energy, water, and materials in production, includes social and environmental costs in pricing, allocates investment to its highest and best use, and minimizes the stream of harmful wastes and pollutants, including greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Sustainable ? an economy that builds rather than depletes natural, human, built and social capital and that is resilient to natural disasters, climate change, political strife, and financial and economic volatility. 3. Equitable ? an economy that significantly reduces inequalities in the distribution of wealth, income, and opportunity and ensures that the benefits of growth are distributed fairly and leave future generations as least as well off as the current one. Characterizing green economy attributes in terms of these three overriding themes would help advance a consistent vision of what a successfully greened economy looks like. Safeguards In roadmaps, it is also important to identify what the green economy is not, and what risks green economy reforms seek to avoid. The green economy is not a new playing field for competition amongst nations, rather, a framework for cooperative action. The green economy is a pathway to and not a substitute for sustainable development. Green economy reforms are not tools for further increasing disparities in technological capacity, concentration of wealth, income, or market share. The green economy is not a one size fits all solution but a framework for solutions appropriate to particular country situations. Nor is the green economy a new basis for conditionalities on aid or international investment or for trade barriers against developing world products. By articulating these safeguards in roadmap documents, countries can help alleviate concerns about business-as-usual strategies disguised as green economy reforms. III. Guiding Principles of the Green Economy What are the principles of the green economy? To establish a basis for evaluating policy and holding decision makers accountable it may be useful for roadmap documents to articulate a concise set of guiding principles of the green economy. The forty year history of major summits and conferences on sustainable development provide a rich body of literature from which to draw, and include principles related to beneficial management of both renewable and non-renewable resources, improving quality of life through economic and social development, protecting natural habitats for their economic values, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, sustainable production and consumption, fair trade, liability for environmental damages, full-cost accounting and many others green economy roadmaps can reiterate. More recently, the Earth Charter and proposed green economy principles by various civil society organizations also provide guidance. Some common principles address: ? Economic democracy ? The green economy transition should be planned and implemented through inclusive and transparent participatory processes consistent with Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration. ? Full cost accounting ? Prices, public investments, and policy decisions should fully account for all market and non-market benefits and costs so as to promote decisions that maximize net public benefits. ? Qualitative growth ? Growth in the green economy is more about growing the qualitative dimensions of well-being rather than economic activity for its own sake. ? Restoring capital ? Stocks of natural, human, social and built capital should be restored rather than depleted to maintain quality of life for the next generation. ? Cooperation ?Greater cooperation amongst nations, corporations, workers and communities is key to ensuring that green economy benefits are broad based. ? Resiliency ? Diversifying production processes, sources of supply, and employment opportunities is critical for maintaining adaptability in the face of change. ? Fair distribution of benefits ?The green economy should place a priority on improving quality of life for those least well off. IV. Green Economy Pathways What are the pathways to the green economy? The core of green economy roadmaps are the pathways countries adopt to make the transition from brown21 to green. Green economy pathways are cohesive sets of policies and practices implemented to achieve specific green economy goals like replacing inefficient processes with resource efficient ones. Pathways can be sector specific or economy-wide in nature or based on geography or critical issues. Examples include: ? Eco-efficiency ? Low-carbon development ? Livable, walkable cities ? Transforming agriculture ? Investing in natural capital and ecosystem services ? Sustainable production ? Sustainable consumption Appendix 1 provides a template for describing major attributes of some green economy pathways referenced in roadmap documents and the green economy literature. Differences in initial technological conditions, stage of industrial development, economic composition, geographies, and political systems all make the selection of which pathways to adopt or prioritize somewhat unique to each country. For each pathway selected, roadmap documents should: 1. Define the nature of the transition For each pathway, the precise nature of the transition ? or what needs to change ? may vary greatly from country to country. For example, for low-carbon development, the amount of renewable energy in a country?s electrical generating mix may already be at a maximum, so low-carbon development may mean transitioning predominant transportation fuels from petroleum to biofuels or electricity or significantly reducing personal vehicle use. Small island developing states may have limited capacity for local agricultural production, so the transition to food security may be more about securing local benefits of commercial fisheries and reducing overfishing rather than replacing a certain amount of crops for export with crops for local consumption. 2. Set goals, targets and timelines An important step in further refining the nature of the desired transition along any particular pathway is to express that pathway in terms of goals, targets, and timelines. To foster accountability, quantitative targets should be developed rather than qualitative goals if possible. The final declaration issued at the 64th annual UN DPI/NGO conference in Bonn contains examples of both quantitative targets and qualitative goals for the green economy that may prove useful in preparing roadmap documents. These include goals and targets for 2020 or 2030 related to sustainable consumption and production, sustainable livelihoods, climate sustainability, clean energy, biodiversity, water, healthy seas and oceans, healthy forests, sustainable agriculture, green cities, subsidies and investment, and indicators. 3. Describe current conditions Pathways have beginning points and end points. End points consist of goals and targets with specific dates for attainment. As beginning points, roadmap documents should characterize current conditions with respect to those same goals and targets. For example, in its Green Economy Report, UNEP noted a current rate of recycling for e-waste of 15% but suggested a worthwhile green economy target of 100%. Qualitative descriptions may also serve as benchmarks for evaluating improvement. For each pathway in its national green growth roadmap, for instance, the Kingdom of Cambodia explains current conditions qualitatively in terms of challenges the green economy transition seeks to address. With respect to transportation, these current challenges include ?increase of vehicles on the streets leading to traffic congestion; lack of affordable and convenient public transport options; violation of traffic rules; little or no control over the number of vehicles; high single occupancy and insufficient provision of facilities for pedestrians (sidewalks, traffic lights, etc.).? 4. Identify, prioritize, and sequence policy interventions For each pathway, roadmaps should identify policy interventions and how those interventions will be sequenced over time. It may be useful to rank and prioritize policy interventions based on cost and impact. Take low-carbon development as an example. Conservation and efficiency improvements may present high impact options that can be implemented at a low cost, while carbon capture and storage or new biomass plants may have much less impact and cost far more. It would make sense, then, to sequence policies to implement low cost-high impact solutions first. V. Policy Toolkit What policies could help shift a country toward a green economy? Stimulating the green economy may require a major overhaul of economic policies and incentives. Roadmaps can include an in-depth evaluation of current policies to identify those that promote economic activity that is inefficient, unsustainable, and/or inequitable. Roadmaps could then discuss a strategy for phasing out or converting those policies into ones that foster resource efficiency, more sustainable use of natural resources, and more equitable distribution of income and wealth. Policy options can generally be grouped into four major categories ? regulatory based, taxation based, expenditure based, and institutional based. Regulatory-based approaches rely on the authority of governments to set standards, control land use, and issue permits and authorizations through legislation or administrative actions. Taxation-based approaches include income, sales, property, value added and other traditional taxes but also taxes on resource use and pollution, tariffs, and impact fees. Expenditure-based approaches include all forms of government investments, loans, subsidies, contracting, procurement as well as expenditures on programs that affect economic development such as research and development. Institutional-based approaches are ones related to government and corporate accountability, public participation, and property rights. The table below identifies some policy tools that roadmap documents can identify and discuss in each major category. As with other roadmap elements, such policies will vary with initial technological conditions, stage of industrial development, economic composition, geographies, and political systems. Policy tools can be mapped into green economy pathways to provide clarity on how the green economy transition will actually be implemented over a specified time period. Sample of Policy Options in the Green Economy Toolkit (Please reference full submission for Sample) VI. Financing Strategy How can the green economy transition be financed? Transitioning to the green economy along any particular pathway will necessitate changes in how governments, banks, pension funds, corporations, and even individuals spend, loan, and invest money to build capital and create quality green jobs. It will also require changes in how money raised so that taxes, tariffs, and fees provide disincentives for wasteful, polluting, and unsustainable forms of economic activity. Roadmap documents should specify what those changes should be for both internal (i.e. raised through taxes or tariffs) and externally (i.e. borrowed or invested from abroad) leveraged funds. UNEP recently reported that roughly 2 percent of global GDP per year between 2010 and 2050 would be needed to finance a transition to a global green economy. There are many innovative financing strategies countries are pursuing to achieve their specific green economy financing goals. For example: Redirect harmful subsidies Subsidies play a significant role in perpetuating dependence on unsustainable goods and services by artificially depressing their prices relative to more sustainable alternatives. Subsidies fall into two major categories ? production and consumption - and come in a variety of forms, including preferential access rights, public spending on research, development and infrastructure, import and export restrictions, preferential lending, price controls, tax exemptions, and mitigation of risks. Redirecting subsidies has been widely noted as a promising strategy because it requires no new sources of revenue. Globally, fossil fuel subsidies are estimated to run $US 640 billion per year, so redirecting even a share of these towards renewable energy solutions may have a major impact. Roadmap documents could identify all the ways harmful activities are now subsidized and propose long-term strategies for redirecting them to promote the green economy transition. Implement ecological tax reform Eco-taxes are a strategy for internalizing the externalities associated with pollution, waste, and unsustainable consumption and resource use. Roadmap documents can identify priorities for policy experimentation. The number of successful eco-tax programs that have yielded broad sustainable development benefits is growing. In 1999, Germany introduced its �kosteuer or ecotax which shifted the tax burden away from labor costs to tax the consumption of oil and electricity use. The revenue from the tax is used to lower pension contributions and promote renewable energy. The ecotax has led to reduced fuel usage, lower emissions, growth in renewable energy and the creation of new jobs. Collaborate with patient capital Pension funds, insurance companies, and mutual funds are often regarded as holders of ?patient capital? that could be an invaluable source of investment for the green economy. In the OECD alone, these investors held over $65 trillion as of the end of 2009. These entities are also sensitive to environmental risks, and have a business interest in reducing it. For example, in response to climate concerns, HSBC Insurance established a ?green insurance? program in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico that put a segment of the premium paid by insurance policy holders towards forest preservation. With an emphasis on the long-term, institutional investors are more open to investments that reap sustainable development benefits and not simply the highest financial return. Roadmap documents could identify ways policy-makers could collaborate with these investors to match patient capital with opportunities for green growth and sustainable development. Develop micro-finance and micro-insurance programs Green economy finance does not always need to be in large installments. Micro-finance and micro-insurance programs are often more appropriate and effective in improving economic conditions in impoverished areas and supporting clean drinking water, sanitation and energy access. For example, the Grameen Shakti bank in Bangladesh has successfully granted loans supporting solar home systems. The system has also helped to create new jobs (due to improved energy access for businesses) and improve income security for villagers. Prepare green stimulus packages In the wake of the 2008 economic crisis, many countries opted for stimulus packages that emphasized green technologies, green jobs, and ecological restoration. Globally, it is estimated that $US 512 billion out of $3.3 trillion in public stimulus funds were allocated to low-carbon and environmental infrastructure investments. Japan, for example, announced a $US 15.4 billion stimulus package in 2009 to foster environmentally-friendly technologies. Roadmap documents could include a long-term needs assessment that would serve as the basis for future stimulus spending. VII. Enabling Conditions What enabling conditions should be in place to expedite the transition to a green economy? Enabling conditions establish a general economic environment that makes green economy reforms possible, and effective. Key enabling conditions may include good governance, compatible trade regimes, technology transfer, regulatory authority, new indicators of progress, innovation, green workforce skills, education, and policy coherence. For state and local governments, the most important enabling conditions may be provided by national governments ? for example, the authority to implement certain kinds of taxes or impose certain regulatory constraints. For national governments, the most important enabling conditions may relate to supportive trade regimes or international programs for transfer and dissemination of green technologies. There has been a wealth of research on enabling conditions for the green economy that could be incorporated into roadmap documents. For example, good governance is critical, and has been well addressed in the green economy literature. If a green economy is to be a tool for achieving sustainable development and poverty eradication governments need to highlight the importance of improving national environmental governance. Roadmap documents provide a forum for doing so. Achieving sustainable development will require making policy decisions that involve balancing competing interests and reaching environmentally sustainable, economically sound and socially equitable outcomes. If decision making processes are secret, non-participatory and unaccountable, a few selected and powerful interests will influence policy and developmental decisions. Principle 10 and good national environmental governance which recognizes coordination, efficiency, transparency, engagement and accountability becomes a foundational and enabling requirement for the success of a green economy and sustainable development. As another example, research on new sustainable development and green economy indicators has been ongoing for decades and provides a basis for roadmap documents to establish metrics that ?measure what matters? and hold decision makers accountable for monitoring the effectiveness of green economy reforms. The OECD has proposed a set of indicators capturing major aspects of green growth. These include socio-economic attributes, environmental and resource productivity, natural asset base, environmental quality of life, and economic opportunities and policy responses. The World Bank has launched an ambitious initiative on wealth accounting that incorporates changes in stocks and flows of natural capital and ecosystem services. In the U.S., the State of Maryland recently adopted a Genuine Progress Indicator to supplement GDP, guide policy and provide an indication of how well the state was growing with respect to sustainable development by taking economic costs associated with depleting natural capital, carbon emissions, and inequality into account. Fostering green innovative capacity is another enabling condition that is considered a high priority. Innovative capacity is defined as how well entrepreneurs are supported in their efforts to find new business models, create new technologies and develop new processes. The key is to find ways to create an environment that maximizes the potential for innovations in either products or processes that result in an environmental gain by way of reduced material, water, or energy use. Policymakers and international agreements are critical for setting the stage for innovation as they can support targets for energy and resource efficiency as well as waste reduction. An innovation is more likely to succeed when the rules of the game are clear and consistent. These rules tell the innovator the bounds within which they must work and the characteristics his solution must include. For example, efficiency standards drive innovators to create and provide products that meet a set of criteria. Japan?s Top-Runner program sets energy-efficiency standards for appliances and vehicles higher than the best performance value of each product currently on sale in the market.40 By encouraging a global ?race to the top?, the international community can challenge innovators and entrepreneurs to think outside the box. By explaining the imperative to act, what the green economy is and is not, what principles on which it operates, pathways, policies, financing approaches and enabling conditions, green economy roadmap documents will provide clear signals that governments are making long-term commitments to make the green economy transition occur. This, in turn, will provide a measure of certainty with respect to future regulatory and policy environments that may help motivate equally longer-term investments by both public and private actors. Preparing roadmaps through inclusive, transparent, and participatory processes will ensure that the transition to a green economy receives widespread public support. For these reasons, a global framework for preparation of green economy roadmaps should be a priority outcome for the Rio +20 process. Please reference full submission for Appendix


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Customers may participate by purchasing specially marked products from more than 100 manufacturers who support Easter Seals' mission to help children, families and adults with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals. In addition, customers may make a donation of $1 or more at checkout. For each at-register donation, customers will receive a coupon booklet with more than $9.50 in coupons from Proctor & Gamble and Kraft Foods.
In addition, shoppers can purchase specially marked boxes of General Mills cereals, and General Mills will make an additional donation to Easter Seals, up to $50,000. When cases of Food Lion's store brand, My Essentials, water is purchased, the company will make an additional donation, up to $250,000.
Food Lion and its customers have helped raise more than $33 million for Easter Seals since 1991.
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Warning Concerning Instant Funding Systems
The Division of Finance and Corporate Securities warns consumers and businesses about doing business with a consumer finance company purporting to operate out of Portland, Oregon.
Instant Funding Systems is not licensed with the Division, although their business may require that the company be licensed as a consumer finance business.. Information has come to the attention of the Division that Instant Funding Systems may be offering consumer financing for automobile purchases. Under Oregon law, Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 725, a person or entity making consumer finance loans under $50,000.00 is generally required to be licensed with the Division. Anyone who has been in contact with this company should contact the Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, (503) 378-4140, and ask to speak to Rob Brunner or Charles Donald.
Consumers and businesses can check to see if a business they are planning on
doing business with is licensed with the Division, as well as find other useful
information, on the Internet at http://www.dfcs.oregon.gov.


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Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Avenue 4th Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
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What Is the Neighborhood Matching Fund?
This program provides matching dollars for neighborhood improvement, organizing, or projects that are developed and implemented by community members.
» more about the NMF
There are three funds within the NMF Program:
|Small Sparks Fund
|Small & Simple Projects Fund
|Large Projects Fund
|Up to $1,000.
|Up to $25,000.
|Up to $100,000.
|Applications accepted year-round.
Applications must be received at least six weeks prior to the start of the project.
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*Attendance at Mandatory LPF workshop is required.
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Among Jerry Garcia's most well-known electric guitars is the unique instrument dubbed "Rosebud." Built for Garcia by luthier Doug Irwin, who had previously worked for Alembic guitars, it was the fourth guitar that Irwin had made for the Grateful Dead's charismatic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.
While Irwin had named the guitar "the Saint," noting that the large inlay below the bridge was "a skeleton in the act of repelling death," Garcia changed the name. Nobody is entirely certain what inspired the "Rosebud" moniker, though Garcia's interest in film and the rose in the skeleton's mouth have been conjectured as possible explanations.
Garcia first played the guitar in 1989, and it was his main stage guitar until 1993.
In this video, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial director Howard Kramer shares the story and details behind Garcia's famous electric guitar, which was featured in the Rock Hall's Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip exhibit, which closed on March 24, 2013.


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Since 1992, Bay Area pet owners and referring family veterinarians have trusted Sage Centers to provide the very best advanced medical and surgical care. The doctors of Sage are highly-trained experts in their respective areas of specialty, and frequently collaborate on individual cases to provide a level of comprehensive care available nowhere else.
And, while our facilities feature state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and surgical tools, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate, loving care, for pets and their families alike.
Your pet does not need an appointment to be seen and will be seen in the order in which you arrive. We practice triage, which is the process of sorting for those animals that cannot wait to be seen. Sometimes this means we must attend to animals not in their order of arrival, but in their order of need. We are committed to helping your sick pet and any delay in seeing you may be related to the doctor's belief that another animal must be seen first. We ask for your patience in this process, if it occurs during your visit.
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Welcome to Buffaloes Summer Break where CUBuffs.com catches up with Colorado student-athletes and coaching staff members throughout the summer "off season."
Today's installment comes from Lizzy Herzl, a junior defender for the soccer team. A native of Littleton, Colo., Herzl played 15 games, starting nine, as a stopper on the Buffaloes back row as a sophomore. Her one career goal, in 2010 as a freshman, proved to be one of the most memorable in team history as her overtime blast defeated No. 10 UCLA, 1-0, in the Omni Hotels Classic.
What is your favorite summer time activity?
Hiking or barbecuing!
Favorite vacation destination and why?
Germany/Europe, because of the lifestyle and history. And German pretzels!
What was your first summer job?
What was your most memorable summer job experience?
Once I heated up a hardboiled egg for the kids and it exploded and broke their mom's plate literally into pieces, it was very unexpected!
What is the most important activity you engage in during the summer months that helps prepare you for the next season?
Running and eating right.
If they offered a class in _____________ at Colorado during the summer I would surely get an A+
Hip rehab
What is your favorite moment here at Colorado so far?
Definitely when Ripple opened! And beating UCLA and Texas A&M my freshman year.
The thing that surprised you the most about the move from the Big 12 to the Pac-12 Conferences is:
Washington is less rainy than I had imagined.
Best advice for youth that are beginning to compete in athletics.
Stick with it, especially during the tough times and always make sure to play with heart!
If you could play a single game/event for a CU team that is not your sport, which would it be and why?
I would love to be a super fast skier and race with them!
If you could bring one famous person to Colorado for a day-long tour, who would it be, and what would you do with them?
Marcus Luttrell (Author of Lone Survivor) I would ask him to compare our workouts with that of the navy SEALS. I think ours wouldn't seem too bad after that!


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LeBron opens up on Finals, being 'villain' | (Video)
He has yet to return to AmericanAirlines Arena, where his Miami Heat teammates already are working out in anticipation of the opening of camp.
But when LeBron James does return, he said he will as a different person.
One who no longer casts himself as a villain.
One who wants to make right after his subpar performance in the 2011 NBA Finals.
"To be on the other side, they call it the dark side, or the villain, whatever they call it, it was definitely challenging for myself," he said in an interview with ESPN.
"It basically turned me into somebody I wasn't.
"Me, personally, I'm not that guy."
James said losing the Finals in six games to the Dallas Mavericks, "Gave me an opportunity to learn who I am as a person."
The lesson, he said, is that more is needed in such moments.
"I didn't make enough game-changing plays," he said. "I just know I didn't play well. I could have played down the stretch better."
He carried that disappointment through the offseason.
"One of the hardest times in my life," he said.
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Burnell Michael Wallace III (twitter: @Wallace17_daKid)
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1986 in New Orleans, LA
High School: O. Perry Walker
College: Mississippi (school history) (Wallace college stats)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (84th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1602nd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Join us for the seventh edition of the Six Hours of Mt Hood - XC Mountain Bike Endurance & Relay Race!
Come race - as a two-person team or solo - with hundreds of other mountain bike enthusiasts, for six hours straight, on a fun and varied loop at the Skibowl Mt Resort (Government Camp, OR). The 6-mile course features plenty of fun, twisty singletrack trails through beautiful forests. The estimated elevation gain per lap is about 800'. Each lap, racers will get treated on great views of Mt Hood, a fully-stocked aid station, free mechanical support, non-stop race announcing & music and a ton of cheers from their fellow racers. On Sunday morning, we'll serve free coffee and hot Bob's Red Mill steel cut oats. At the end of the event, racers will enjoy a free post-race chili meal, $1 beers, courtesy of our beer sponsor Hopworks Urban Brewery, and a free entry in our post-race raffle. The start/finish area is at Skibowl West, right next to the main parking lot (right off Highway 26) so you'll have easy access to your car in between laps.
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Independent: Spurs to chase Dzeko?
- 30 July 2013 08:55
- Posted by @porter_mcfc
Edin Dzeko could be offered the chance to swap Manchester for North London, according to media reports today.
The striker was awarded Player of the Tournament at the Barclays Asia Trophy, and appears to have caught the eye of one of the other participants in Hong Kong, Tottenham Hotspur – according to the Independent.
The paper's Jack De Menezes reports that Spurs could turn to the Bosnian frontman if a bid for Roberto Soldado fails.
He writes: "Tottenham's latest bid for the Spaniard is believed to be £3.5m short of his release clause, and the La Liga club are unwilling to budge over their asking price of their prized asset.
"Should the two clubs fail to reach an agreement, Spurs could switch targets and try to lure Dzeko to White Hart Lane, with the Bosnian striker slipping further down the City pecking order after the arrivals of Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic."
Elsewhere, today's reports continue to dissect the potential impact of Matija Nastasic's injury, suffered against Sunderland in the same tournament on Saturday.
While yesterday's Guardian suggested reinforcements were on the way, the Manchester Evening News proposes that potential replacements could be closer to home, with Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards ready to step in.
Reports Rob Dawson: "In the aftermath of Nastasic's injury, picked up during the Asia Trophy final on Saturday, Pellegrini played down suggestions he could be forced into the transfer market to find cover for the Serbian defender. He would perhaps argue that it's not necessary given that he has inherited statistically the meanest defence in the Premier League.
"'It doesn't depend on just one thing,' said Pellegrini after the 1-0 win over Sunderland.
"'I said that we could do something else before the Premier League starts but maybe we stay with the same squad. At the moment we aren't that concerned about that but I'm very happy with the squad we have.'
"While his words won't bring comfort to those fans who think City are short at the back, they will have been welcomed by the heirs to Nastasic's place in the team – Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards.
"Lescott and Richards have legitimate claims to be part of England's World Cup plans next summer, should they qualify for the tournament in Brazil. And a chance to stake their claims for a first-team place at City while Nastasic is on the treatment table is the ideal platform to make a run at Roy Hodgson's squad."
However, in what could be a recurring theme over the next few media round-ups, the name of another defender has been added to the list of those linked with the Blues this summer.
Website forzaitalianfootball.com has translated a report in Italy suggesting that City are keeping a close eye on Cagliari defender, Davide Astori, following news of Nastasic's injury.
The article notes: "Nastasic was injured during City's 1-0 win in the Asia Trophy over Sunderland, and could be ruled out for up to a month forcing the Manchester club to look to the transfer market.
"As a result, alfredopedulla.com are reporting that the Citizens could make a move for Astori in order to ensure manager Manuel Pellegrini has enough cover for his backline.
"Astori's agent, Claudio Vigorelli, has reportedly already flown out to England and could soon meet with City directors in order to open talks for the former AC Milan youth product."
As ever, you can read about any confirmed ins or outs at the club this summer on mcfc.co.uk first.


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Baltimore County News
Contributed by Kevin Kamenetz
Baltimore County Executive
Let's face it. No one likes the holiday hassle of driving around for a parking space, then hauling packages across a huge parking lot. Baltimore County's holiday gift to harried shoppers is 1,735 free parking spaces during some of the busiest shopping days of the season. Every one of these free parking spaces is near great locally owned shops and restaurants.
Shoppers get two hours of free parking over Thanksgiving weekend, November 22-25, and December 20-25. Just look for the meters decorated with red "free parking" bags in Catonsville, Towson, Parkville, Essex, Pikesville, Arbutus, Stoneleigh, and Dundalk.
Find unique gifts and services, support your local store owners, and do your part to keep the neighborhood economy going strong.
Check out our holiday parking — then get up, get out and shop local!
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"Alright." Gil thought aloud after hearing Ermac's words. "Go the way it left." Gil muttered as he got closer to the trolley to see its tracks in the dirt. "It's this way!" He called back to the two. "Zane might have to sit back a little once we get there but I think it should be fine." Gil began to walk the path the trolley left behind, unsure of whether or not his two companions was following him and generally uncaring as his stomach was beginning to pain him. What I would do for a feast fit for a king right now, Gil couldn't help but think to himself. Maybe once they reached the castle their would be a feast, but in the chance their wasn't he wasn't going to turn down the opportunity to supply himself and the rest of the group with some food.
Reaching the edge of town as the huts began to be replaced with vast fields Gil couldn't help but smile. At the other side of the field their were a few Miltanks surrounded by a wooden fence, grazing peacefully. "It's a good thing Miltanks aren't really aggressive Pokemon otherwise these farms wouldn't be so successful." He remarked to no one in particular. Rows upon rows of different crops could be spotted by the house far off in the field. "Welp, lets get to work before something comes along with the same intentions as us."


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This Spring festival of one-act plays, MAVPLAYS, promises to have audiences up on their feet, cheering for more! Don't miss out on all the excitement! This year's festival includes: ROMANCE (an edgy comedy by award-winning playwright Neil LaBute), SKIN (a bewitching play about the mysterious selkie legend by Theatre Arts major Hannah Kashmar), STUFF (a new performance developed by Theatre Arts majors exploring what people keep in their lives--and what they leave behind), and VHS TAPES AND A GREYHOUND BUS (a riveting play about unexpected sacrifices by Theatre Arts Playwright-in-Residence, Natalie Gaupp).
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Twenty-five lactating dairy cows were treated with either saline (control), 500 mu g gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), GnRH + 10 mg oestradiol (E), oestradiol alone, or GnRH + E + 25 mg prostaglandin F2 alpha at approximately 11 days postpartum. Blood samples were taken at the time of injection...
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the endometrium of nine 1-year-old thoroughbred mares after twice intrauterine infusions of gentamicin, on 2 consecutive days. Five mares were infused on 2 consecutive days with 40 ml gentamicin (50 mg/ml) mixed with 80 ml of normal saline. Four m...
Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and prostaglandin F2 alpha on reproduction in postpartum dairy cows
30 dairy cows were injected intramuscularly with 10 mu g GnRH daily on days 10-16 post partum and with 25 mg PGF2 alpha 14 days after the last injection of GnRH; 29 herdmate females (controls) were treated similarly, but were injected with saline in place of GnRH and PGF2 alpha . The internal genita...
A review, including work on control of the oestrous cycle, induction of parturition, and embryo transfer..
The incidence of Mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, Haemophilus somnus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the semen of bulls at artificial insemination centres in Western Canada
Motility, fertility and ultrastructural changes of ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus L.) sperm after cryopreservation
The possibility of long term storage, by cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen, of spermatozoa of ocean pout (Zoarces americanus) and the changes in motility, fertility and ultrastructure of the spermatozoa after freezing and thawing were examined. Four cryoprotectants, including DMSO, and 3 semen dil...
Cryopreservation, motility and ultrastructural changes of sperm from the ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus L.), an internally fertilizing marine teleost
Characterization of infertility and bovine leukemia virus infection in beef bulls on southwestern Louisiana coastal range
One hundred and twenty-six beef bulls on southwestern Louisiana coastal range were evaluated for breeding soundness. Samples were taken to determine the incidence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection, and the prepuce was cultured for potential pathogens. A high incidence (47.6%) of questionable ...
The Mules operation practically eliminated fly-strike and the need for jetting in a Merino flock, while in "Comeback" sheep flystrike was considerably reduced and jetting requirements were halved. For both types of sheep crutching time and wool soiling were reduced. Although the operation ...
The effects of time of insemination on fertility in beef heifers synchronized with prostaglandin F2 alpha
Two injections of PGF2 alpha spaced 12 days apart were used to synchronise oestrus in Hereford heifers. Animals were inseminated at 75 h (group 2), 80 h (group 3) or 85 h (group 4) after the 2nd injection of PGF2 alpha . Untreated, control animals (group 1) were inseminated as detected in oestrus ov...


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Sterling Sharpe
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: April 6, 1965 in Chicago, IL
High School: Glennville
College: South Carolina (school history) (Sharpe college stats)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 69 (611th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Shannon Sharpe
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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303Triathlon gets covered by the ColoradoDaily
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Photo Credit: Paul Aiken
Thanks to my team who has worked really hard to add http://303triathlon.com to our family, David Kutcipal, Brian Patrick, George Thomas, Ben Welnak, Lucas McCain and Jimmy Archer. Please do share with your tri friends 303triathlon. I love what I do and love being apart of now these two communities.
303cycling.com expands to triathlon
Jimmy Archer, a pro triathlete, coach, writer, and former online editor for Inside Triathlon magazine, is heading up 303triathlon.com. Archer said that in triathlon media, there are four or five magazines with websites that are focused nationally or internationally.
"When I was at Inside Triathlon, we were always worried about being too Boulder-centric, or too Colorado-centric," he said.
"It's interesting to be coming from the perspective of -- yes, let's be very Colorado specific," he added.


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Today, I took LSD and went to a temple called The Temple of the Four Winds.
Today, I took LSD and went to a temple called The Temple of the Four Winds.
What did you think of the classic psychedelic?
It's pretty fun. Basically, the 'trip' doesn't really hit you in any way - you're just walking around and the world is still exactly the same, just far more beautiful and intense (well, it depends on where you go - it happened to be a really sunny day when I was at this temple). Hallucinating isn't anything like what people say it is - you don't really "see things" - the world just feels vastly more whole. The concepts that you've dealt with all your life, like where you're from, where you're supposed to be etc. cease to matter to you. I found that I didn't care about my possessions and would have given them away at will.
Nobody can really tell you're on it in any meaningful sense, either - you can have extremely normal conversations with passers-by and do things with ease.
People are also different. I went with about 8 people, 5 who I hadn't really met. I found that I could only really associate with people who were a little like me - mellow, moody, abstract, prepared to talk about reasonably intellectual things. There were a few loud people in the party and I really just hated them so much. You should take LSD with people who are like you, not necessarily your friends or people that complement you.
We didn't learn each other's names because it didn't matter in any way and people ceased to care. We took (apparently) a 1960s dose (one of our party was a theoretical physicist and really knew a lot about chemistry). We had the most bizarre conversations. We met these Asians girls who weren't on acid and helped them up to this temple, whilst we all sat in peace, they unaware that we were all hallucinating.
It was probably one of the most interesting experiences of my life.
yeah taking lsd was one of the coolest things ive done. might do it again this semester.
That sounds absolutely amazing. I'm envious of you guys, I've wanted to do LSD for the longest time now but haven't been provided with the opportunity yet.