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A medium-sized country in the heart of former French Indochina, with a tiny population of about 4.5 million people, the socialist country Laos is slowly emerging from the aftermath of years of war, civil strife and economic turmoil.
But the mystique of the past cultures and fascinating history remains present in modern-day Laos, and the country and its people remain just as beautiful, intriguing, mysterious and exotic as the images of the Laotian name for their country conjures up.
As one of the poorest countries in the world, even as international coffee prices currently are trading at their lowest levels in history, hopes are high that coffee cultivation will help bring increased prosperity and development to rural and isolated provinces in the country where many highways still remain unpaved and western infrastructure still is a far cry of luxury for the majority of the people.
Since the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal first put Laos on the world map of coffee seven years ago following the country's introduction of market reforms, coffee has been a source for a major boom in social and economic development in the southern highlands of the Bolaven Plateau, where French colonial powers first started cultivating coffee in the late 19th century.
"Now the farmers are richer than before. On the roads you used to have only 10 trucks passing in a day, and today there is 1,000 trucks going through the region a day. You have bigger houses and electricity, and this newfound wealth all come from the coffee," said Bounlap Nhouyvanisvong, president of the Laos Coffee Exporters Association.
Coffee has indeed been good to the people of the Bolaven Plateau, which is comprised by the three southern provinces of Champasak, Saravan and Sekong, just north of the border with Cambodia, and west of the border with the highlands of central Vietnam.
On recent journeys back to Laos, the signs of economic prosperity thanks to the opening up of the coffee market to private exporters are indeed impressive all along the road from Pakse, the provincial capital of Champasak, to the coffee regions of Paxong,.
Shiny new houses, new concrete ware houses with large cement patios for drying, a new school and several new hotels, are a far cry from rural development witnessed elsewhere in the country. The old market in Pakse has got a much needed refurbishment and what used to be homes made out of clay or wood have now been upgraded to brick houses, some even with televisions and radios. Bikes have been replaced with motorcycles and some of the region's most successful exporters and producers even own cars.
Development in Pakse has come a long way a lot faster than elsewhere in rural Laos, and is a far cry from the state of the capital Vientiane, which is still suffering desperately after the 1997 economic crisis in Asia.
From a total production in the early 1990s of about 5,000 tons (83,000 bags), Laotian coffee output has soared to 18,000 tons (300,000 bags) this past 2001/02 crop cycle, with most of the exports going to France. But is this an indicator that Laos will be the new Vietnam in the world market, and can we expect further 10-folds increases in the export volume in the next decade?
"No, no, no," laughs Nhouyvanisvong, saying that although land is available for expanding the country's total coffee production to about 100,000 hectares, which with average Robusta coffee yields of up to 2.0 tons per hectare could yield a harvest of up to 3.3 million bags, any major expansion is unlikely to happen.
"We have a shortage of manpower, even for a harvest of 16,000 tons (267,000 bags) we have difficulties to cope and the government has looked at bringing in ethnic groups from the northern areas to help pick the coffee," he said, adding that with a small overall population, it will be difficult for Laos to expand the production beyond what a family can handle in a small plot of 1-2 hectares.
Total coffee output could however grow from increased productivity per yield, which for many farmers are still only about 500 kilograms per hectare, while physical coffee acreage has grown considerably over the last decade from some 20,000 hectares in production in the early 1990s to about 30,000 hectares today.
But rather than quantity, the Laotian coffee industry has increased efforts to raise the quality of the beans they produce, and are eager to see Laotian coffee being regarded as specialty or gourmet blends.
"The quality of Laos' coffee is still not up to international standards and so we are trying to teach the producers how to harvest correctly, only to pick the red, ripe and mature beans, and also to dry the coffee on trays above the soil so that the beans don't pick up an earthy taste.
"Many times the farmers will harvest just one time and will harvest everything - green, immature and ripe beans all in one - because they are lazy and want to finish quickly. But we try to teach them that 6,000 tons of good quality can pay more than 16,000 tons of bad quality coffee," said Nhouyvanisvong.
All of the Laotian coffee is cultivated at the Bolaven Plateau, and although the Arabica share of the total output has been growing in recent years, more than 90% of the total production still consist of Robusta coffee, while a couple of individual farming plots grow the coffee species known as Liberica.
But as French agronomists and coffee experts from the French agricultural development agency CIRAD are running a quality improvement now close to completing 10 years in operations, still increasing amounts of the Laotian grown Robusta beans are processed as washed or semi-washed coffee, significantly improving the quality.
The specialty coffee industry may only have seen the beginning of the Laotian coffee industry's recovery, but this small origin is eager to make sure it's only a beginning, and much more is to be watched out for down the road.
According to the New York-based professor Randy Altman, who is currently advising the Darjeeling Planters' Assoication (DPA), Darjeeling can compete in the modern marketing realms, the new intellectual property regimes enforced by WTO, the EU and other global bodies.
"Darjeeling is also showing India that trendy software or highly-touted telecommunications need not necessarily be the only ones which are bringing in hard currency. India has much to offer in agricultural riches," Altman said.
Complimenting DPA's hard work in the area of promoting Darjeeling tea, he said the organization is helping to maintain regional brand-name recognition in the increasingly competituive arena of export globalization. However, adding a workd of caution he dais, the next step was vigilance against the infringement and willingness to take action. "The tool must be weilded to attain actual power in the global marketplace," he said. He said India has historically been slow to take advantage of branding of agriculture for export, whil software and other hi-tech itms have gained all the glory in the recent past. Now, Darjeeling is proving the old-industry backbones of India have brands that can increase currency inflows.
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After coming out strong for the first half of the season, the girls varsity soccer team struggles to retain their momentum. Last Thursday the Bears suffered a heartbreaking loss to the San Mateo Bearcats in the last ten seconds as a result of an indirect kick outside of the eighteen yard box. They currently hold 3rd place in league with a 5-3-2 league record behind Burlingame and Woodside–who tied for first–and Carlmont.
Tuesday, the Bears traveled to Burlingame to challenge the first place seed, a team that the Bears tied during the first round of league. Unfortunately, they came into the game without a key offensive player, sophomore Sarah McCleod, who has been out for two weeks with an injury. The team has high hopes that she will return healthy and ready to play for their final league game next week against Woodside High.
The Bears took immediate dominance of the ball for the better part of the first half; however, the opponents seemed to be one step ahead of M-A's already intuitive offense and scored. By the end of the first half, the score was 0-1 in favor of the Panthers.
Offense and midfield player, sophomore Miranda Simes explains, "In general they pressured a lot and were quick to the ball, forcing us to make errors."
Although the Bears took over fifteen shots on goal, the Panthers' defense prevented them from converting. The M-A's defense made many great saves as well. Junior goalkeeper Jacqueline Foody prevented a likely third goal for the Panthers late in the second half. However, ultimately, despite tying with Burlingame in their last matchup, the Bears were unable to find the net, resulting in a 0-2 win for Burlingame.

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EUGENE – A week removed from its first road test, the Oregon women's tennis team will be tested once again in Minnesota when the Ducks faceoff against No. 29 Oklahoma State and Minnesota this weekend. UO looks to rebound in Minneapolis after dropping both of its matches on the road last week.
Lana Buttner and Sofia Hager looks to continue their dominance in doubles play after going 2-0 last weekend against Iowa and DePaul, pushing their winning streak to five. Hager also saw her five-match win streak in singles action snapped after falling to DePaul's Jasmine Kling 7-6, 6-1.A DUAL WITH THE COWGIRLS
Oregon's first opponent in Minneapolis, Minn., will be No. 29 Oklahoma State. The Ducks and Cowgirls face off at 11 a.m. (PST) on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Baseline Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. OSU enters the match just 1-3 on the season with a roster than boasts six freshman, two sophomores, one junior, and one senior.
The Cowgirls return three players with 10-plus singles wins, including All-Big-12 honoree Kanyapat Narattana who reached the NCAA Championships in doubles last season. Narrattana also is ranked 59th in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Maria Alvarez went 23-13 for Oklahoma State last season with 12 of her wins coming at the No. 4 singles slot.
Two of OSU's three losses came to two top-25 team at the time of its match (No. 15 Northwestern and No. 21 Notre Dame) at the ITA Kickoff Weekend and also lost to a top-30 team in No. 28 Tulsa. Oklahoma's lone win so far has come against No. 49 Arkansas.SCOUTING THE GOPHERS
The Ducks complete their two-match road trip with host, Minnesota, at 9 a.m. (PST) on Sunday. The Gophers are 5-1 on the season so far in dual play with a 1-1 record on the road. Minnesota bounced back from their Saturday loss to Pac-12 foe, Washington State 4-3, to beat Montana 7-0. Minnesota had reeled off four-straight matches at home before it lost to WSU.
The Gophers return eight players for 2014, including Natallia Pintusava who is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree. Minnesota returns five players with double-digit wins in singles action with two in Aria Lamber (20) and Jessika Mozia (22) who had had 20-plus wins.
Tereza Brichacova who went 16-19 last season, mainly in the No. 2 position, is tied at 65 in the ITA singles rankings.
After a pair of losses on the road to Iowa and No. 74 DePaul, the Ducks dropped out of the latest ITA rankings. Oregon has an opportunity to right its ship this weekend with its battle with No. 29 Oklahoma State, who jumped two spots in the latest polls. Nicole Long is back in the ITA singles rankings in a tie at 119 after going 5-1 at the No. 1 singles position and downing Iowa's then-56th-ranked Ruth Seaborne.
The Ducks weren't able to come out with a win in Iowa City, Iowa, last weekend falling to Iowa 5-2 before getting clipped by No. 74 DePaul 4-3. Nicole Long and Jasmine Minor were both able to defeat their ranked opponents in singles play but it wasn't enough to lift Oregon to victories on the road.
Against the Hawkeyes, the Ducks' two points came from the No. 1 and No. 4 positions in Long and Sofia Hager. At the No. 1 slot, Long was able to pull off the upset over 56th-ranked Ruth Seaborne in a tiebreaker 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9). Hager also needed a tiebreaker to win her match No. 4 singles match to down Caitlin Hindmarsh 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5).
Oregon played much better against the Blue Demons but wasn't it wasn't enough as DePaul edged past Oregon 4-3. The Ducks started off well against DPU winning the doubles point, but the Blue Demons were able to snag four wins in singles play to clinch the match. Long and Jasmine Minor were the only two Ducks to win their singles match, with Minor downing No. 52 ranked Ana Vladutu 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 at No. 2 singles.
The Ducks return home after their Minnesota trip to play host to Akron at 4 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the Student Tennis Center. Oregon will take a two-week break before opening conference play on March 7 and March 9 when Oregon entertains Utah and Colorado in Eugene.
For the first time since the 2010 season, Oregon will have five freshmen on the roster. Lina Åkesson, Allie Hueffner, Kadie Hueffner, Marlou Kluiving and Maja Salibasic look to compete with the six upperclassmen for one of the six spots in singles action.
Åkesson hails from Bunkeflostrand, Sweden, where she compiled a 23-19 mark in the ITF junior girl's circuit and reached as high as No. 562 in rankings. Allie and Kadie Hueffner come to Oregon having won back-to-back OSAA State Championships their junior and senior year in doubles play. Allie also compiled a 21-18 record in singles play competing in multiple United States Tennis Association matches while Kadie had a 23-15 mark.
Kluiving, a native of Eext, Netherlands, joins the Ducks with experience in the ITF circuit as well as experience with the Dutch National Team. She was ranked No. 46 in singles play and No. 40 for doubles in the Netherlands. Salibasic rounds out the group of freshmen for Oregon, hailing from Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was once the top-ranked junior player in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 10, 12, 14 and 16 under categories in addition to her experience in ITF tournaments.BALANCED ROSTER FOR DUCKS IN 2014
The Oregon women's tennis team will have a nice mix of upper classmen and underclassmen representation this year with a trio of seniors and juniors and five freshmen. Lana Buttner, Lana Buttner and Rabea Stueckemann represent the senior class while Sofia Hager, Nicole Long and Jasmine Minor.
Head coach Paul Reber announced the signing of five-star athlete Alyssa Tobita of Mililani High School. The Mililani, Hawaii, native is a three-time Hawaii High School Athletic Association champion. Tobita also led the Trojans to their sixth-straight Oahu Interscholastic Association title last spring, her third since attending Mililani. She enters the 2014 season, her senior campaign, seeking her fourth-straight singles title.
In front of a crowd of over 200 friends, family, teammates and members of the UO community, the Oregon men's tennis team hosted a court dedication ceremony in honor of Alex Rovello on Nov. 9, 2013, at the Student Tennis Center. The program officially named the center court on the north side of the facility the Alex Rovello Court, a fitting tribute to the remarkable career and life of Rovello, who passed away in a diving accident.


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Mainland, Warner Christian hope to move one step closer to title
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 11:36 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 11:36 a.m.
The Warner Christian and Mainland High School football teams will attempt to keep their state title hopes alive Friday night.
Jacksonville University Christian (11-1-0) at Warner Christian (11-1-0) 7:30 p.m.
-- Tickets are $9; $10 reserved seating.
Mainland (9-3) at Naples (11-0) 7:30 p.m.
-- Naples athletic director Ernie Modugno is encouraging all Mainland fans to arrive early. Modugno said the Golden Hurricanes' stadium seats just 4,000. He said the school is having an extra 1,000 seats brought in for the game, and he wants everyone to get a seat. General admission tickets for the game are $8.
Directions: Take I-4 West for 123 miles and merge on I-75 S (Exit 9 toward Naples/Brandon). Take I-75 south for 157 miles, turn off on Exit 105 on to County Road 886. Take a half mile and turn right on to Golden Gate Parkway. Take it 3.6 miles and turn right on Golden Eagle Circle. Drive 100 feet and take first left on to Golden Eagle Circle (stadium is there at the school).
The high-scoring Warner Christian Eagles (11-1) will host Jacksonville University Christian (11-1) at Jerry Johnson Field. And the Mainland Buccaneers (9-3) will look to continue their playoff magic nearly five hours from Daytona Beach, when they take on the undefeated Naples Golden Eagles (11-0). Both games are scheduled to kick off at 7:30.
Warner Christian has been rolling through the postseason, outscoring its two opponents – Winter Park Foundation and Lake Mary Prep – 110-7. University advanced to Friday's game with a 44-31 win over North Florida Tallahassee Christian, the defending state champ. Friday's winner will play for the Class 2A state title on Dec. 7 in Orlando. It would be Warner Christian's fourth trip to the title game in five years.
The Buccaneers have rallied from behind twice in two playoff games to pull out wins over Lakeland Lake Gibson and Winter Haven. Naples, which hasn't lost since falling to Mailand last December in the playoffs, beat South Fort Myers 42-21 last week. If Mainland wins Friday, it would take on the winner of the Palm Bay-Miami Central game on Dec. 7 for the right to play in the Class 6A state title game Dec. 15.
Naples athletic director Ernie Modugno is encouraging all Mainland fans to arrive early. Modugno said the Golden Hurricanes' stadium seats just 4,000. He said the school is having an extra 1,000 seats brought in for the game, and he wants everyone to get a seat.
General admission tickets for the Mainland game are $8.
General admission tickets for the Warner game are $9 and $10 for reserved seating.
Don't forget to visit www.news-journalonline.com/sports Friday night for live updates and complete coverage online following the big games.
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|WAC Championship begins Friday
The University of Idaho women's golf team heads to the Western Athletic Conference's championship tournament with the league's top to individual scorers. It's time now, for the three, four and five players to pick up the pace and put the Vandals in contention for a title they last won in 2007.
The 54-hole event tees off Friday and concludes Sunday at Longbow Golf Club at Mesa, Ariz. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
Juniors Kayla Mortellaro and Teo Poplawski burst onto the scene as freshmen two years ago and have improved tournament-by-tournament as their college careers have progressed. Mortellaro, currently fourth nationally by GolfStat.com, leads the league with a 71.71 scoring average. Poplawski, 72nd by GolfStat.com, isn't far behind in second at 74.00.
"Kayla and Teo have been tremendous leaders this year," coach Lisa Johnson said. "They've been leading by example with the scores they've been shooting but off the course they're also very good leaders. They're team players. They're strong motivators."
Their steady approaches to the tournament need to be adopted by a younger group that has battled inconsistency as it finds its way through the transition to college golf. Their final outing - an individual tournament at Gonzaga last weekend, went a long way in giving Johnson an indication of their preparedness for the conference tournament.
"We learned a lot about our mental games," said Johnson, who sent junior Gracie Schory, sophomore Allyssa Nillson, and freshmen Rachel Choi and Julia Hitchins to the one-day, 36-hole event. "It started the conversation about what we need to do in the next five days to compete for a WAC Championship."
Heading into the tournament, Idaho has the third-best scoring average at 307.4 - not far off the conference best of 303.5 by New Mexico State. San Jose State is second at 305.2. What is promising is the Vandals twice have tied for the best round of a tournament (293) - and it happened two of their last three tournaments.


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The USA soccer team tried to take a big leap forward in the World Cup on July 1. With an upset over Belgium, the USA would be one of the last eight soccer nations at the World Cup for only the second time in its modern history. Yet for all the drama the Americans have been through at this tournament, it ended the exact same way it did for them four years ago, despite slightly different circumstances.
Once again, the U.S. went to extra time in the second round, and once again succumbed. While Ghana needed just one goal in the extra 30 minutes to eliminate the Americans in 2010, Belgium ultimately needed two in its 2-1 victory. However, unlike four years ago, the USA could have been blown out by four goals in those first 90 minutes.
Like in its last first round match with Germany, the U.S. was on its heels for much of regulation. Of course, since this is the World Cup knockout round, a 1-0 loss wouldn't have a silver lining for America this time. Yet Tim Howard didn't give up anything in regulation, despite how Belgium's shots piled up to a record-setting extent.
By the end of the second half, Howard had stopped 12 shots, the second most in World Cup history over the last 50 years. But in the opening moments of extra time, one of Belgium's shots finally went into the net. Although Kevin De Bruyne scored in just the 93'rd minute -- like Ghana did in 2010 -- it already looked like Belgium salted away the game -- especially after Romelu Lukaku scored in the 105'th minute.
The USA soccer team started the World Cup with young substitute John Brooks scoring the late game winning goal over Ghana. Fittingly, it was even younger 19-year-old substitute Julian Green who scored America's last goal in the 107'th minute. Suddenly Belgium was on its heels in the next 10 minutes, as Clint Dempsey later had a point blank shot set up by a free kick, but it was stopped by much less busy goaltender Thibaut Courtois.
Howard set a modern World Cup record with 16 saves -- yet Belgium ultimately got 18 shots on net. As such, the USA soccer program is technically no better off now than it was four years ago, except for scoring one goal in knock out time this year.


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"Boulder Bcycle recently unveiled The B.E.A.S.T. (Boulder Bcycle Electric-Assist System Trailer) on the streets of Boulder. The Optibike e-bike and Surly trailer combo allows Robert Rowe, the operator, to greet tourists, students, and anyone else curious about the bikeshare program. The trailer can carry up to two of the famous red bikes, so the fleet can be balanced between stations easily. Robert also keeps cold water, and CLIF bars to keep Boulder riding. You will see The B.E.A.S.T. mostly on weekends, or in the early mornings and late afternoons in Boulder Bcycle's current coverage areas."


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The economy sucks, that is nothing new here. Everyone is trying to save money, but everyone wants to have a good time. The automotive industry offers several options for family fun on the cheap.
Columbus has several race tracks that attract larger teams several times a year. National trials raceway is only $10 per ticket, another $20 for food. You're at $60 for a family of four at a night of racing. Try going to a new release 3d movie with a family of four, with popcorn and drinks. If you are looking to go more information can be found at http://www.nationaltrailraceway.com/.
The Columbus Motor Speed way hosts the future NASCAR drivers, cheaper tickets on average than anyone else in Columbus, $12 for adults and $4 for kids. Hosting figure 8 races, and late model car racing, carnage and speed run in the track. State level NASCAR races and demolition derbies are the norm here and being right in town makes it easy. Events schedules can be found on their website, columbusmotorspeedway.com.
The third course close to Columbus is the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington. Attracting all the big shows, Indy car races with all the big stars, the Rolex sports car series. The benefit of the track is that it is very small and offers some of the best driving in racing. Tickets range in price from $15 to $40 dollars depending on access to areas. Camping and RV hook up is also available. Interested future race watchers can go to Midohio.com for season and track information.
Car shows happen where ever more than 3 classic cars show up in a parking lot. Almost all are free to get into and offer hours of family entertainment. The good guys car show at the Ohio State Fair grounds every summer is a wonderful time. Cars from all over drive in to show their best.
Something else most people will not think of, is to not even leave the house. Park the car in the garage or driveway and work with your family to fix it. Change the oil, air filter. Give the car a wash, which could turn into a spontaneous water hose fight.


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Barbie competitor, Lammily is an alternative fashion doll with realistic proportions that's set to go into production soon. Within 24 hours, the doll's creator exceeded crowdfunding goals of $95 thousand and is expected to have the dolls on store shelves this fall.
Pittsburgh artist Nickolay Lamm designed Lammily to match the body proportions of an average 19-year American woman. As the New York Daily News reports (March 6) the doll aims to promote a positive body image among girls.
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"so that our girls can grow up to become happy, stronger women, truly confident and proud in their own bodies," said Lamm in his crowdfunding presentation.
"Average is beautiful" is Lammily's slogan. Now, with more than enough money to get production of "normal" Barbie underway, Lammily is expected enter the toy market during the last quarter of 2014.
Choosing a manufacturer is the next step and for that Lamm has the help of a seasoned toy industry veteran. Mattel's former vice president of manufacturing, Roger Rambeau will assist Lamm in choosing a factory to produce Lammily. Rambeau has 23 years of executive experience working with the Barbie maker and is an expert in quality control, quality assurance, purchasing, manufacturing, materials and contracts administration.
"Toy giants aren't going to change their designs anytime soon. Rather than waiting for change to happen, let's be the change," Lamm said. Backers of the Lammily project can expect to receive their exclusive first edition doll to ship in November.


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Suppose an n-dimensional irreducible complex representation is not faithful. Then a non-identity element gets mapped to the identity matrix in $GL_n(\mathbb{C})$ so that the value of its associated character on the conjugacy class of this element is $n$. Thus, $n$ appears at least twice in the corresponding row of the group's character table.
I suspect the converse is true: if the row corresponding to an irreducible $n$-dimensional complex representation contains the dimension of the representation in more than one column, then the representation is not faithful. I have looked in a few of the standard algebra references and have been unable to find a proof. Can anyone point me in the right direction? We proved this for $n=2$, but it seems that it would be difficult and messy to generalize. I wonder if there is a simpler proof.


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Norman Reedus is moving on up to a movie role where his trusted bow and arrow will be left behind. Reedus, who has emerged as "The Walking Dead" cast favorite will be joining some big names when filming his first major movie role since joining AMC's zombie apocalypse series, according to Entertainment Wise on April 1.
Daryl Dixon, which is the role Reedus plays on "The Walking Dead," is one of those memorable character actors with his claim to fame being the man who says very little while conveying so much.
Now Reedus will shake off the red neck persona to play a role in a movie about a group of corrupt cops who end up being blackmailed by the Russian mob. The plot somehow includes the murder of a rookie cop. The movie's title "Triple Nine" doesn't give much of a hint of things to come, but for sure Reedus fans will be waiting for its release.
"The Walking Dead" archer will join Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is the star from the movie "12 Years a Slave, in filming this new flick. "Breaking Bad's" Aaron Paul is also in this movie coming from John Hillcoat.
"The Walking Dead" wrapped up its fourth season this week and Daryl made it this far without a walker bite. The cast is now on hiatus in between seasons, giving Reedus the time to give it a go on the big screen.
When Reedus first showed up on "The Walking Dead," his role was very unassuming. It didn't take long for his likeability as an actor grew in leaps and bounds as he stood in the shadow of his older brother, Merle Dixon. Reedus became a breakout actor and was soon one of the major stars of the show, if not the most favorite from the series with the fans!


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President and CEO, Larry J. Merlo, of CVS/pharmacy, announced, Wednesday, that they will discontinue selling tobacco products starting October 1, of this year, according to CNN.
CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., and the first major retailer to remove cigarettes and tobacco products from their shelves.
"Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health," Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Caremark, said in a statement. "Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose."
According to cancer.org, the 1982 United States Surgeon General's report stated that "Cigarette smoking is the major single cause of cancer mortality [death] in the United States." This statement is as true today as it was then.
This bold move makes a huge statement to consumers and Americans who purchase cigarettes from this national chain, since CVS has 7,600 stores nationwide, and will lose $2 billion in sales.
Tobacco use is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths in the United States. Because cigarette smoking and tobacco use are acquired behaviors − activities that people choose to do – smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society.
There are 14 types of cancer associated with smoking, accounting for 30% of all cancer deaths.
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Mother's Day officially began in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day a national holiday held each year on the second Sunday of May. Mother's Day can be as early as the eighth or as late as the fourteenth of May.
Mother's Day weather for Grand Rapids can range from tranquil to turbulent. I looked at the records from 1914 to 2012 and calculated the average Mother's Day weather and the extreme conditions. From the chart in the slideshow on the top of the page, an average Mother's Day starts with a low in the mid 40s and warms to a high in the mid 60s. The warmest Mother's Day was in 1993 with a high of 86° and 1946 had the coldest start to the day with 28°. The wettest Mother's Day was in 1981 when 3.53" of rain fell. No snow has ever been observed on Mother's Day. Just last year, in 2013, we saw one of the cooler Mother's Days. Morning lows were in the mid-30s and the high only climbed to 46°. With a high of only 46° that sets the record for the coolest high temperature ever observed on Mother's Day.
This Mother's Day stays dry and very nice with highs in the mid-70s.
There's an old saying in West Michigan "don't plant your flowers until after Mother's Day" and some frost is possible by next weekend. See the slideshow on the top of the page for more on this Mother's Day.
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A Downtown Redding institution is celebrating a big birthday.
Damburger was opened in 1938.
As the legend goes, burgers were served out of a tent to workers building Shasta Dam.
Eventually, the burger joint moved to Redding, where generations of steady customers stop by for the atmosphere and the food, cooked the same way since the early days.
Marla Nevens, the Damburger manager, says you can feel the love they put into their food.
"We use fresh meat every morning. We ball it up and press it out ourselves. Which, we put a lot of love into each patty. That's what I like to say. And I believe it, because I eat one every day. And I feel the love."
Nevens eats a hamburger everyday for lunch, and she's not the only one.
Sandy Williams says she eats at Damburger at least six days a week.
"We're on our fourth generation now. My mom, and me, and then I brought my kids, and now my grand kids are coming. Everybody wants to know how you can eat a Damburger every day and stay so skinny, and I say that's why I walk, because I like to eat."
There are daily specials all this week, from french fries to a slice of pie.
On Saturday, you can get a burger half-off.
If you buy a t-shirt, you can get burgers half-off all week.
To find out more information, click on the Damburger website.


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Things to see and do - Narva
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Narva's history is inextricably linked to that of Russia, the city being separated from it only by the River Narva. It retains the scars of its associations, notably in its Soviet-style infrastructure and large Russian-speaking community. Don't miss the jewel of the city, its castle, mirroring that of Ivangorod on the other side of the river, and the Baroque town hall, the sole witnesses to Narva's bygone splendour.
Tourist attractions Narva : Things to see and do
Narva Museum
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Inger Hotel
Puškini 28 EST - 20306 Narva
Located in the centre of Narva, a short walk away from Narva Castle and the 17th-century bastions, Inger Hotel offers Wi-Fi and private parking free of charge. The modern rooms at the Inger Hotel all feature a TV with digital television, a direct te..
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This modern hotel is located in the centre of Narva, in the immediate vicinity of the train and bus station on one side and Narva Castle and the river on the other side. Narva Hotell features a restaurant, a lobby bar, a conference room, a banquet h..
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World Changers in CasperFor 160 teens, this summer is about making a difference.
Courtney, Trevor and Sam of "World Changers" stopped by GMW to talk about their influence in our own backyard.
These "World Changers" made a decision to pay money out of their own pockets in order to help improve living conditions of people across the United States and Canada. 160 students from across the nation are in Casper working on a variety of assignments that range from painting houses to putting new roofs on homes.


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The well-being of our societies is heavily dependent on our thriving ecosystems, which provide the basic building blocks of our day-to-day survival, including fertile soil, fresh water, pollination, natural flood protection and climate regulation. This 'natural capital' is being degraded or lost as a result of human activity.
The report looks at eight broad ecosystem types in Europe: urban, cropland, grassland, heathland and shrub, woodland and forest, wetlands, freshwater, and marine. It assesses the pressures and challenges each of the different types face as well as the impacts on habitats and species.
Key gaps in knowledge and data will need to be resolved to improve future assessments of Europe's ecosystems. Specifically, there is a lack of data on urban and marine ecosystems, a lack of understanding of the combined impacts of multiple pressures faced, a lack of detailed spatial data for mapping impacts on biodiversity, and a lack of understanding of the links between ecosystem condition, biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery.
The EEA has since 2012 supported the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 through its activities on ecosystem mapping and assessment. The report forms part of the Agency's contribution to the Mid-term review of the European Union's Biodiversity Strategy to 2020.]]>
The emergence of the concept of 'natural capital' in recent decades reflects a recognition that environmental systems play a fundamental role in determining a country's economic output and social well-being — providing resources and services, and absorbing emissions and wastes.
According to this way of thinking, a nation's wealth is grounded in four core stocks of capital: manufactured capital (e.g. machines and buildings), human capital (e.g. people, their skills and knowledge), social capital (e.g. trust, norms and institutions) and natural capital (e.g. minerals and ecosystem services). In addition, financial capital plays an important role as a medium of exchange between the four underlying capital stocks and, sometimes, as a source of economic imbalances and instability.[1][2]
Natural capital is the most fundamental of the forms of capital since it provides the basic conditions for human existence, delivering food, clean water and air, and essential resources. It sets the ecological limits for our socio-economic systems, which require continuous flows of material inputs and ecosystem services (Figure 1 and Box 1). Yet, it is not accounted for in nations' wealth accounting systems.
Many aspects of natural capital such as biodiversity, clean air, land, and water are both limited and vulnerable. The complexity of natural systems and irreversibility of much environmental change mean that replacing natural capital with other forms of capital is often impossible or carries significant risks.
Mismanagement of natural capital often occurs because its full value is not reflected in policy trade-offs and economic choices. This problem pervades decision-making at all scales, from the microeconomic (e.g. via market prices that fail to reflect a product's full costs and benefits), up to the macroeconomic (e.g. in excluding environmental values from national accounts and shifting environmental impacts to other countries).
The European Union (EU) and many neighbouring countries have introduced a substantial volume of legislation to protect, conserve and enhance ecosystems and their services. Examples include the Water Framework Directive,[5] the Marine Strategy Framework Directive,[6] the Air Quality Directive,[7] the Habitats and Birds Directives[8][9] and the Landscape Convention.[10] A wider range of European policies affect natural capital and ecosystem services including the Common Agricultural Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy, cohesion policy and rural development policies.
Source: based on EEA Multiannual Work Programme 2014–2018
Box 1: Natural capital and ecosystem services
Natural capital comprises two major components:
Ecosystem capital is normally renewable if managed sustainably but can be depleted or degraded if mismanaged. A Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) has been developed to support environmental accounting.[3] CICES takes the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment[4] classification of ecosystem services as a starting point but modifies the approach to reflect more recent research and does not include supporting services to reduce the risk of double-counting of benefits.
The three main ecosystem service categories under CICES are provisioning services (e.g. biomass, water, fibre); regulating and maintenance services (e.g. soil formation and composition, pest and disease control, climate regulation); and cultural services (the physical, intellectual, spiritual and symbolic interactions of humans with ecosystems, lands and seascapes).
Assessing the status and trends of natural capital, in particular ecosystem services, is a significant challenge in view of the enormous scale and diversity of environmental stocks and flows. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020[11] is an important policy driver of improved knowledge of ecosystems and their services. Key actions include mapping and assessing ecosystems and their services by 2014, assessing the economic value of such services, and promoting the integration of these values into accounting and reporting systems at the EU and national levels by 2020.
While a comprehensive assessment of the state and trends of Europe's ecosystems and related services has not yet been undertaken, important progress has been made. For example, the work under the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) initiative will improve the knowledge base on ecosystems and their services in Europe (Figure 2).[12][13]
Source: Maes et al.[14]
Information is already available for many ecosystem types and services. For example:
Climate change has already affected ecosystems and their services in Europe in diverse ways, including ocean acidification, increasing water temperatures, shifts in the timing of biological processes and increases in the frequency and intensity of droughts. Ecosystem service flows are mostly projected to decline in response to climate change although this varies by European sub-region.
The UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) provides an international framework for developing integrated physical and monetary environmental-economic accounts. Within this context, the EU Regulation on European environmental-economic accounts provides a legal basis for harmonised collection of comparable data from countries.[16]
The Regulation was amended in 2014 and accounting modules now include both physical accounts (addressing air emissions, material flows and physical energy flows) and monetary accounts (addressing environmental taxes, environmental protection expenditure and environmental goods and services sectors).
There is not yet an agreed methodology or statistical standard for ecosystem accounting — although a framework for experimental ecosystem accounting has been developed as part of the UN system (SEEA). Within this context the EEA is developing Ecosystem Capital Accounts, which are foreseen as the approach to delivering ecosystem accounts for Europe. They record changes in the extent and condition of ecosystems and some of the services they provide, as indicated by physical land, biomass carbon and water accounts.
In terms of monetary valuation of ecosystem services and the underlying natural capital stocks, a diverse mixture of techniques exists for estimating values. Approaches are also available to enable values generated in one location to be applied elsewhere or at broader scales.[16][17] While there are many uncertainties and difficulties in applying these valuation methods, they can offer insights and play a role in communicating the value of nature and in designing environmental policy and tools.
While Europe has undoubtedly made progress in preserving and enhancing its natural capital in certain areas, overall degradation of ecosystems persists. In addition, abiotic resources and ecosystem capital are under significant pressure across the world and demographic and economic projections suggest that these pressures are likely to grow.[18]
In recent years, EU environmental policies such as the 7th Environment Action Programme (7th EAP)[15] and the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020[11] have shifted towards a more systemic perspective on the managing the environment, explicitly addressing natural capital. For example, a priority objective of the 7th EAP is 'to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital'. There are many synergies and co-benefits to a more integrated management approach. Implementation of ecosystem-based management approaches that consider the entire ecosystem, including humans, offers much potential. Adopting this approach in the management of human activities in the aquatic environment and in developing green infrastructure development will provide important evidence and learning.
The 7th EAP states that 'further efforts to measure the value of ecosystems and the cost of their depletion, together with corresponding incentives, will be needed to inform policy and investment decisions. Work to develop a system of environmental accounts, including physical and monetary accounts for natural capital and ecosystem services, will need to be stepped up. This supports the outcome of Rio+20, which recognises the need for broader measures of progress to measure well-being and sustainability to complement GDP.'
EU bodies, Member States and researchers are responding to this challenge and developing more comprehensive environmental accounting systems, including approaches for measuring the condition of ecosystems and their services. This supports the EU's current efforts to develop new more inclusive indicators of social, economic and environment progress via the 'Beyond GDP' initiative.[19][20]
Since the start of the industrial revolution in the 19th century environmental pollution has grown into a global transboundary problem that affects air, water, soil and ecosystems, and is linked directly to human health and well-being (GMT 3). A key driver is the growth of the global population, from an estimated 1 billion in at the beginning of the 19th century to more than 7 billion today (GMT 1). This, combined with rapid, albeit uneven, economic development, has led to a massive increase in global production, consumption and mobility, together with increased demand for food and energy.
Pollution is linked to three main human activities: fossil-fuel combustion, primarily by industry and transport; the application of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides in agriculture; and the growing use and complexity of chemicals.
From 1990 to 2010, annual global emissions from fossil fuels rose by 50 %, from around 6 billion tonnes to almost 9 billion tonnes.[1] Fertiliser application per agricultural unit varies, but is particularly intense in China and increasing strongly in India. In contrast, it is declining slightly in Europe, though it remains above the global average.[2] In terms of chemicals, more than 100 000 substances are commercially available in Europe alone, and the number of new substances coming on to the global market is increasing rapidly.[3]
Four main substances are cause for concern: nitrogen[5], sulphur, ozone[6] and particulate matter.
Atmospheric nitrogen pollution primarily consists of emissions of nitrogen oxides from industry and transport, and emissions of ammonia from agriculture.[1] Global emissions of nitrogen oxides increased rapidly until around 1990, then fell significantly in Europe[7] but continued to grow in Asia. According to the representative concentration pathways (RCP) projections[8], emissions of nitrogen oxides are projected to continue to decrease in Europe up to 2050. In Asia, decreases may only start after another two or three decades of increase. Global ammonia emissions have followed a similar trajectory, but unlike nitrogen oxides, further increases are projected in most regions, with the possible exception of Europe.[9]
The formation of ozone is mainly driven by anthropogenic emissions of ozone precursors, such as methane and nitrogen oxides. Global modelling suggests that annual mean ozone concentrations in Europe increased until about 1990. Concentrations in East and South Asia have continuously risen since the 1950s and are projected to increase further or remain at high levels in the coming decades (Figure 1) depending on assumptions regarding global and regional emission pathways, as well as changes in the climate system.[1]
Intercontinental transport of particulate matter and ozone is a growing concern.[9] Measurements in Europe and North America show that trans-oceanic air flows can lead to ozone concentrations that exceed air quality standards. Increasing emissions of methane and other precursors in other parts of the world might offset European emission-mitigation measures[9] – despite substantial reductions of ozone-precursor gases in 2002–2011, measured ozone concentrations in Europe have only decreased marginally. Similarly, reductions in particulate emissions in Europe have not led to proportional reductions in their concentrations.[10] These trends are at least partial evidence of the intercontinental transport of particulate matter and ozone-precursors.
Source: Wild et al. (2012)
Note: The graphs shows the results from a study that estimates regionally averaged changes in surface ozone due to past or future changes in anthropogenic precursor emissions based on 14 global chemistry transport models. Changes refer to ground-level ozone concentrations in 2000, expressed as parts per billion by volume (ppbv).
In addition to deposits from the air, pollution of water, including groundwater, and soil results from diffuse agricultural or urban/industrial sources. One example is reactive nitrogen pollution of coastal ecosystems from agricultural fertiliser run-off into streams and rivers.[12] At a global scale, increasing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution has become a major problem, as current levels may already exceed globally sustainable limits.[13]
Nutrient effluents from agriculture occur if synthetic fertiliser is applied inefficiently – in excess, at the wrong time, etc. Global fertiliser use is projected to increase markedly during the 21st century, from around 90 million tonnes in 2000[14] to potentially more than 150 million tonnes in 2050.[15] Projections based on the RCP scenarios suggest that intensified biofuel production could also lead to high nitrogen fertiliser consumption (Figure 2).[14] Thus, there could be trade-offs between greenhouse gas mitigation and pollution abatement.
Moreover, effluents from wastewater are projected to increase across the world, partly due to rapid urbanisation and the cost of adequate wastewater treatment systems. Globally, nitrogen and phosphorus effluents may increase by 180 % and 150 % respectively between 2000 and 2050, with, for example, the amount of phosphorus discharged annually into the Pacific Ocean possibly almost doubling between 2000 and 2050.[16]
Source: Winiwarter et al. (2013)
Note: Projections are based on the concepts of the RCPs.[17]
Diet optimisation refers to a shift in consumption towards foods produced with more effective nitrogen uptake. Efficiency increase refers to the ratio of nutrients taken up by crops to the total amount of nutrients applied to soil.
The acidification of freshwater ecosystems and soil in terrestrial ecosystems due to the deposition of airborne sulphur and nitrogen compounds poses a serious threat to global plant diversity[18] and the capacity of ecosystems to provide services (GMT 8). In such conditions, species well adapted to acidic environments are likely to thrive, displacing other plants and reducing diversity.[19] An annual deposition of 5–10 kg of nitrogen per hectare has been estimated as a general threshold value for adverse effects on biodiversity.[20] Acidic depositions in Europe have declined significantly since the 1980s.[21] However, Asian and African ecosystems may face increased risk of acidification in the coming 50 years, depending on the interplay of soil properties, individual site-management and regional and international policies. Areas at particular risk are South, Southeast and East Asia, where little of the emitted substances are neutralised by atmospheric alkaline desert dust.[22] At a global scale, 40 % of protected areas currently designated under the Convention on Biological Diversity received annual nitrogen depositions exceeding the threshold of 10 kg per hectare in 2000.[23]
Ozone makes it harder for plants to photosynthesise, so high levels of ozone may also have significant effects on biodiversity and crops.[24] This might, for example, take the form of changes in the species composition of semi-natural vegetation communities[25] or reductions in tree productivity.[26] Some locations at high risk of ozone effects also face substantial risks from nitrogen deposition.[20] Examples include the forests of Southeast Asia and southwest China.
The eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems is caused by high nutrient concentrations, in particular phosphates and nitrates. These have been linked to serious losses of aquatic life[27] and may cause hypoxia – aquatic ecosystems lacking sufficient oxygen to support most forms of life, producing dead zones.[28] In the three years between 2008 and 2011 the number of eutrophication cases in marine ecosystems reported globally increased from around 400 to more than 750.[29] Dead zones are particularly common along the coasts of North America, East Asia and Europe.[30] Indeed, the Baltic Sea has been characterised as the largest human-induced hypoxic area globally, with a ten-fold increase in hypoxia over the last 115 years, mainly due to effluents from agriculture.[31]
Similarly, eutrophication of freshwater ecosystems – rivers and lakes – also remains a key challenge.[1] Assuming that existing legislative frameworks remain unchanged, estimates suggest that the number of lakes with hypoxia may increase globally by 20 % by 2050.[16]
Global agricultural production is affected by high concentrations of ozone, as well as by other threats including climate change (GMT 9). In rural areas, elevated ozone levels tend to last longer and potentially cause a wide variety of damage to various ecosystems, notably decreasing crop yields.
Global estimates suggest that the range of current relative yield losses (RYL) are 7–12 % for wheat, 6–16 % for soybeans, 3–4 % for rice, and 3–5 % for maize.[32] Highly productive agricultural areas, such as parts of Europe, India, and the mid-west United States, are particularly affected by substantial production losses due to ozone. Assuming that current legislation remains unchanged, yield losses are projected to increase, especially in Asia, and particularly of soybeans and maize. In Europe and North America yield loss is projected to fall (Figure 3).[33]
Source: UNEP and WHO (2011)
Note: the 2030 scenario assumes the implementation of current legislation for the major world regions. Positive relative yield loss values signify increased yield losses in 2030 compared with 2005.
Biodiversity can be defined as the variety of life, and encompasses diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services — the benefits people obtain from nature — which are essential for human well-being.
Despite these benefits, its importance for humans, and its intrinsic value, biodiversity continues to be lost. Information reported by European Union (EU) Member States under the Habitats and Birds Directives indicate that 60% of assessments concerning relevant animal and plant species, and 77% of assessments concerning habitat types show unfavourable conservation status. Biodiversity loss is also a concern in non-EU member countries.
Designation of protected areas is an important policy tool to halt biodiversity decline. Areas can be protected under national, European or international legislation, on the basis of widely varying criteria, and with different objectives and management regimes. The SOER 2015 briefing on biodiversity provides an overview of the status, trends and prospects at a European level. This SOER 2015 cross-country comparison focuses on nationally protected areas.
About the indicator
The EEA publishes an indicator on nationally designated areas as part of the Streamlining European Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI) set.[1] Data on national designations are reported voluntarily, and the Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA)[2] contains 685 different types of protected-area designations that have been applied across 39 countries.
There is a high degree of variability in national designations. Therefore, the international classification of protected areas adopted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been used to present a general picture across countries.[3] The IUCN defines protected areas as 'a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values'.
The data presented here is the CDDA version 12 on spatial data and does not include Greenland or overseas territories. As designations can be overlapping, the total area is an overestimate. Not all nationally designated areas have been assigned IUCN categories, therefore all data for Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and some sites within other countries are shown as unassigned. There are also differences amongst countries in interpretation and application of the IUCN categories. The EEA has published further information on the diversity of national approaches.[4]
Historically, protected areas have taken many forms and have been established for different purposes, such as protecting the resource of wild game, preserving natural beauty, or more recently, safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services. The last century has seen a large increase in both the number of protected areas and their spatial coverage worldwide. In addition to national policies, a range of international and European policies are important for protected areas.[4] These include the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and the EU's Birds and Habitats Directives.
The UN CBD 'Aichi' targets adopted in 2010 require countries to ensure that by 2020 at least 17% of their terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10% of their coastal and marine areas, are conserved through a system of protected areas.[5] The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 sets additional targets relating to species, habitats and ecosystems protection.[6]
Europe has a high diversity of protected areas, which vary in size, aim and management approach. Analysis shows the most common IUCN categories of terrestrial protected areas amongst countries are national parks (designated as category II), habitat/species management areas (category IV) and protected landscapes/seascapes (category V). Categories IV and V are the most common marine protected areas (Figure 1).
Europe has a large number but relatively small size of protected areas. Approximately 90% of sites are less than 1 000 hectares (ha). This reflects the high pressure on land use, arising from agriculture, transport and urban development. Large-scale nature reserves under category Ib and II occur mostly in countries with a low population density, such as Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden. It is difficult to compare other categories across countries because of the interpretation differences that exist. This is particularly true for category V, which comprises areas that are highly variable in character and management.
The two most important European networks of protected areas are Natura 2000 and the Emerald Network. Natura 2000 covers 18% of Europe's land and 4% of its marine waters, with 52 million ha designated as Special Protected Areas (SPAs) under the Birds Directive and 65 million ha as Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) under the Habitats Directive.[4] The Emerald Network currently includes 37 sites designated by Switzerland, with Norway soon to add 600 sites.
Natura 2000, in combination with nationally designated protected areas, has resulted in around 1 222 725 km2 (or 21% of land and inland waters) and around 338 000 km2 (or 5.9% of EU marine areas) being designated. The majority of countries have achieved the 17% Aichi target, although further expansion of the marine network is required to meet policy targets, with countries having to designate in less than 7 years, the same amount of marine protected areas as over the last 20 years.
The degree of overlap between Natura 2000 and national designations illustrates the extent to which countries have made use of their nationally designated areas to underpin Natura 2000 and to what extent Natura 2000 sites extend beyond national systems. There are different patterns amongst countries, as some Natura 2000 sites nearly always overlap with national designations. In others, there is little overlap (Figure 2).
Natura 2000 sites mostly overlap with nationally designated sites under IUCN categories I to IV, which aim to protect ecological processes and biodiversity. However, they also overlap with IUCN categories V and VI, particularly in mountainous regions, supporting the idea that Natura 2000 is not restricted to nature reserves but also serves the broader principle of conservation and sustainable use.[4]
The biggest increases in protected areas have occurred in recent decades, and except in the marine environment, substantial additional designations within Europe are not to be expected. However, what is likely to change is the perceived value of protected areas in society, as well as the external pressures affecting their quality.
The benefits that protected areas and resilient ecosystems can provide is increasingly recognised and explicitly acknowledged, for example in the EU's 7th Environment Action Programme, with its priority objective of protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU's natural capital.[7]
The economic benefits from the Natura 2000 network have been estimated in the order of EUR 200–300 billion per year, while the annual costs associated with managing and protecting the network are approximately EUR 5.8 billion.[8]
Protected areas not only contribute to essential regulating ecosystem services, such as climate regulation and water purification, but may also support local and national economies through tourism and the supply of forest products, fish and other resources. Although economic arguments have gained more weight and acceptance in recent years, the intrinsic value of protected areas still remains a fundamental reason for their continued protection and management.
Designation of protected areas is not a guarantee of biodiversity protection, as many protected areas are not currently managed at all, or are not managed with a focus on species and ecosystems. Apart from adequate internal management, effective biodiversity conservation within protected areas will require measures to reduce external pressures such as eutrophication and acidification (mainly as the result of agriculture and fossil fuel combustion), fragmentation resulting from infrastructure development, invasive alien species (IAS), and climate change, as well as the impacts these pressures have on species, habitats and ecosystems.
Protected areas can no longer be perceived and managed as isolated units, but need to be understood as part of a wider ecological network. An ecologically coherent network requires both spatial and functional connectivity across borders. The EU Biodiversity Strategy target to establish green infrastructure as a means of maintaining and enhancing ecosystems and their services and to restore at least 15% of degraded ecosystems; the EU Strategy on Green Infrastructure[9]; and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive aim to strengthen the coherence of protected area networks across Europe. The transfer of information and knowledge will also improve protected area networks by contributing to effective management.]]>
The UN has declared 2015 the Year of Soils, to raise increase awareness and understanding of the importance of soil, for both food security and essential ecosystem functions. The EEA will also look at soil as one of several priority areas next year. Watch this space as we continue to explore the world beneath our feet throughout 2015…]]>
Several EU overseas territories host a very high biological richness, including around 70 % of the species living in the EU and its overseas entities. Natural capital includes this biodiversity and also vital services such as insect pollination of plants or the flood protection provided by forests.
For many EU overseas territories, protecting natural capital is an important element of adapting to climate change. For example, healthy wetlands, coral reefs and mangroves can protect coastal settlements from floods and storms. Moreover, vegetation and other natural systems have an additional value in absorbing carbon emissions, mitigating climate change.
Such natural capital directly underpins the economy in many overseas territories, the EEA briefing notes. Ecotourism is a vital source of income for many places, while several entities are heavily dependent on fishing. Nonetheless, human activity still threatens ecosystems in many overseas territories.
Many species in overseas territories have evolved in isolation, which means invasive alien species pose a more serious threat than in continental Europe. Climate change, increasing tourist numbers and other factors also threaten many species with extinction.
The EEA plans to collate and assess information on overseas territories' natural capital, which may be published as a report in 2015.]]>
The web portal presents information on more than 120,000 protected areas in Europe, including Natura 2000 sites which cover 18 % of Europe's land area. It also includes information on European species, with details of distribution, threat and conservation status in Europe and globally, the legal status of protection at the European level, and the sites designated for their conservation. The habitats module describes their composition, conservation status and the sites designated to protect habitat types at European level.
With better navigation and search functions and improved cross-referencing, the revamped EUNIS portal provides quality controlled and up to date information in relation to European nature conservation policies.
EUNIS is an important reference for anyone working in ecology and conservation or those with an interest in the natural world. For example, planners can use it to investigate which protected animal and plant species live in a particular area, or teachers may find it useful for checking protected areas across borders. And it is not just for professional use – the website is a goldmine of information for anyone exploring Europe's ecosystems.
The EEA will maintain and further enhance EUNIS. It is a contribution to the knowledge base for implementing the EU and global biodiversity strategies and the 7th Environmental Action Programme.
Above: Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) larva. Find out more on EUNIS.
BISE - the Biodiversity Information System for Europe]]>


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About Survivor: Philippines
On Survivor: Philippines 18 castaways will be divided into three Tribes of six. The three tribes are Kalabaw ("Water Buffalo"), Tandang ("Rooster") and Matsing ("Monkey"). This season will feature 3 contestants from past seasons that have been medically evacuated from the game, giving them a second chance to play the game. Each tribe will have one of the previous players on their tribe. The tribes are comprised of individuals from all different backgrounds with the same ultimate goal: to be the Sole Survivor. Survivor: Philippines premiered on September 19, 2012.
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I hope this entry finds you enjoyed the afterglow of the Christmas holidays. Preparations for the New Years bash has begun as well in your future. Nothing like spending the new year nursing a hangover and exploring the world of gold making in Azeroth.
Something that both new and experienced crafters learn quickly; there will be a time that you expect a large tip for your efforts. Only to find that the person thanks you with a tip of the cap and a thank you. Somehow not realizing just how much you invested in the pattern, and leveling your profession to its maximum ability. Their newly crafted items equipped and ready for action.
The definition of a "tip" is a gratuity. By definition it is optional to give a tip if you have an item crafted for you. Etiquette would say that if you have a task performed, then a tip should be offered. Problems arise many times when the 10g tip that used to be a large amount of money in game during the burning crusade expansion is no longer appropriate in cataclysm. Inflation of quest rewards and easier availability to obtain gold has raised the expectation of crafters. But many times those asking for the items have not changed with these times. Multiple times i have taken the time to answer a request for an epic item crafting in trade, only to be offered 5g in tip. In my mind I jokingly will say 'I do not even go over to the other side of orgrimmar for less than 100g'.
If your tips have not been to your expectation, it may be time to go ahead and explain that there is a crafting fee for your time and effort. Sometimes where there is a large amount of competition for items (Rare Gem cuts etc) this might not be the best technique to use. Finding yourself with one of the only trained crafters with a specific pattern would change the idea of asking for a 100g or more crafting fee. Just be careful to know what your server population will support. Making sure that you do not quickly drive yourself out of the market.
Supply and demand should be your main drive in understanding when to ask for a crafting fee. And when to just invest your own mats and put the item up on the AH and not worry about non tipping customers at all.
Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@Dragonbearjoe" or leave a comment here. You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice.
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Regulations on the approved level of lead exposure for workers in the U.S. have not been updated since 1978 and permit blood lead concentrations that are four to 12 times higher than the concentrations that have been linked to elevated blood pressure, among other problems. An investigative column in this month's Scientific American delves into this issue and exposes that many of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards on chemical exposures are in fact outdated.
Removing lead from gasoline, paint, water pipes and food cans is perceived to be one of the US's most significant public health achievements of the 20th century. Lead is incredibly toxic, with effects on health ranging from the acute, such as heart disease or kidney failure, to the pervasive, such as lower IQ and hearing loss, problems that result from continued exposure to low concentrations. As more research has been undertaken on the dangers of lead, evidence has accumulated that even small amounts of the element can poison adults.
The new insights raise concerns for older generations who accumulated lead in their bones during the leaded-gas-and-paint era and for those who are currently working in industries such as metal smelting, lead-battery manufacturing and building renovation. The column identifies the failure of OSHA to update their regulations in line with the latest research and suggests that other organizations have been left to push awareness and change. The article concludes by stating that the pace of progress to change guidelines and reduce exposure is "too slow for far too many people whose health is on the line or has already been permanently damaged."


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By Mark Soltau
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren has a chart in his office listing the combined starts by offensive linemen at every NCAA FBS school. Going into the Oregon State game, the Cardinal ranked 103rd, not exactly a comforting statistic.
Fortunately for Bloomgren, he has a rock at center, arguably the toughest position on the field. Fifth-year senior Sam Schwartzstein has started 23 consecutive games.
"We're not where we want to be, but thank God we're not where we used to be, and he's a big part of that," said Bloomgren.
Schwartzstein took over the starting center job last year from All-America Chase Beeler. Working alongside All-America guard David DeCastro and All-America left tackle Jonathan Martin, the group helped quarterback Andrew Luck lead the Pac-12 Conference in passing efficiency and completion percentage. They also tied for seventh nationally in the fewest sacks allowed, and cleared the way for Stepfan Taylor to rush for 1,330 yards, second-highest in school history.
This year, Schwartzstein returned with left tackle David Yankey and right tackle Cameron Fleming. But Stanford recruited five outstanding freshmen on the line, led by tackles Andrus Peat and Kyle Murphy, and guard Joshua Garnett, and Schwartzstein has been the stabilizing influence.
Last summer, he organized voluntary meetings on Saturday mornings and spent two hours with the freshmen teaching and explaining how things are done.
"I'm so thankful for what he did, knowing we would be young on the offensive line, developing these kids," Bloomgren said. "He was like a coach. He taught them how we practice, what we're going to practice and taught them our calls. He gave them such a good base for our system."
The 6-foot-3, 292-pounder is from Southlake, Texas, and is one of three captains this season.
"The thing you'd say about Sammy is what an amazing leader he has become," Bloomgren said. "Last year he stepped in at center and was so great he was able to drive our ship because he's so smart. We throw so much at him and he's done it so well."
For example, Schwartzstein makes at least three calls at the line of scrimmage on every play. Once the defense sets up, he'll adjust the line to counteract it and get everyone in sync with offensive shifts and motions.
"He's almost got to be a step ahead of everybody else," said Bloomgren.
The humble Schwartzstein insists it's a group effort.
"I can make endless calls, but the guards and tackles help out," he said. "It's not just a one-man show out there. I have my head between my legs. The guys are helping me out."
Schwartzstein credits Beeler and DeCastro for showing him the way.
"From Chase, I learned how to be a student of the game," said Schwartzstein. "How to really dive into the gameplan each week and understand how important it is to really lead the team at center.
"From Dave, the most important thing I learned was consistency throughout your life and his pursuit of perfection outside of football. He had a famous quote about what he put in his body: `I don't eat for taste, I eat for substance.' Brown rice, spinach and chicken at every meal. Body in peak performance for every game. School work, eating habits. That's why he was such a consistent player. He took it seriously."
Not that Schwartzstein doesn't have a lighter side. Luck said Schwartzstein was great at keeping guys loose when the situation called for it.
"That's fair," Schwartzstein said. "I consider myself an intense player, but I also understand that it is a game, and you're a lot more successful if you enjoy doing it. If you stay too tense, then you're not going to be successful."
Schwartzstein enjoys needling teammates in practice, especially Yankey.
"We typically give jabs at each other," he said. "He's an unbelievable player, so I like to make fun of him. I'll tell him how good he is and then I'll tell him bad he is, like how he should take notes and watch me. We go back and forth."
Said Yankey, "Sam's an awesome leader of the offensive line. He's always joking around because it's the best way to help a guy out and soften the blow. When it's time to be serious, he's the first one to do it. He reins us back in."
Bloomgren said offensive line meetings are seldom dull.
"Our room is such an interesting dynamic," he said. "There are no holds barred. Sammy has the ability to lighten things up, but he's got a very serious side, too. He's a guy who has a whole lot of balance -- probably a lot more than I had as a 23-year-old. I don't even know if there's a probably to it."
Bloomgren loves to rib Schwartzstein about playing next to DeCastro. The latter was so strong, he made everyone look good.
"We run a lot of combination blocks," said Bloomgren. "There would be times with Double D where he would make contact with the defender and Sammy basically ends up taking him to the ground. Sammy was always like, `Coach, that was me.' We know better."
Schwartzstein attended football power Carroll High School and helped lead the Dragons to a state title as junior, playing left tackle. The Dragons became only the second school in the history of Texas Class 5A football to win three state titles. In his senior season, the team lost two games, ending a 49-game winning streak, and a 58-game streak against Texas schools.
"I do come from a smaller town and most of the guys on the team are players that you grew up with from first grade on," Schwartzstein said. "It does kind of have that hometown feel. The town shuts down on Friday nights. You've got the kids with the jerseys. You've got fanfest. Pretty similar to here."
Schwartzstein woke up every morning at 6:30 and his dad dropped him off at school on his way to work so he could lift and watch film before class. Then, there were meetings, film study during lunch and more film before practice.
"It was a job back then, too," he said.
Home games were the payoff. Carroll drew crowds of about 7,000 for every home game. "I'd say the coolest part was the fan support," said Schwartzstein. "You knew everyone in town and they all knew you. It was a pretty awesome experience."
Admittedly, coming to Stanford was a culture shock, but he has settled into The Farm and hopes to make his home here. A science, technology and society major, Schwartzstein is interested in "business because there are so many different technologies being built that people don't know how to access. Like if you have a restaurant, how do you access the technology that the iPhone brings?"
Asked to name the best advice he has ever received, Schwartzstein didn't hesitate. "Two things have been my mantra this year: Only you are responsible for you. My family put me in this position. I understand that if I don't do the right thing, it's my decision and I have to live with that.
"The other thing is bet on yourself. One of my mentors tells me all the time, if you can't bet on yourself and can't be willing to take a chance on yourself, no one else will."


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Huddle is the first American to win the New York Mini 10K since 2004.
The race around Central Park will take place June 14.
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The Dell Streak MID is an interesting little device that is sort of like a smartphone without the calling features. The Streak has been on the market for a while now and in the UK, you can get it on contract with O2.
Some folks don't want a contract and opt to pay a bit more for an unlocked device. If you are a UK fan of the Streak, you can now buy one directly from Dell UK unlocked and SIM-free.
The device sells for £449 and has all the features we already know about. Those features include a 5-inch screen, Android OS, a 1GHz processor and a 5MP camera.