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Report NEP-GEO-2011-07-27This is the archive for NEP-GEO, a report on new working papers in the area of Economic Geography. Vassilis Monastiriotis issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues, 2011. "Regional agglomeration in Portugal: a linear analysis," MPRA Paper 32337, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- DAUTEL Vincent & WALTHER Olivier, 2011. "The geography of innovation in the Luxembourg metropolitan region: an intra-regional approach," LISER Working Paper Series 2011-38, LISER.
- Michael J. Artis & Ernest Miguélez & Rosina Morenos, 2011. "Assessing agglomeration economies in a spatial framework with endogenous regressors," IREA Working Papers 201112, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Jul 2011.
- Torrisi, Gianpiero & Pike, Andy & Tomaney, John & Tselios, Vassilis, 2011. "(Re-)exploring the link between devolution and regional disparities in Italy," MPRA Paper 32212, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues, 2011. "Sectoral convergence in output per worker between Portuguese regions," MPRA Paper 32269, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues, 2011. "Analysis of net migration between the Portuguese regions," MPRA Paper 32311, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Miroslav, Foret, 2011. "Partnership as an Important Factor of the Spatial Development," Apas Papers 324, Academic Public Administration Studies Archive - APAS.
- OZAKI Masahiko & NAKANISHI Hodaka, 2011. "Study of the Regional Economies: Factors for Invigoration (Japanese)," Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese) 11014, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
- Borsekova, Kamila & Petrikova, Katarina & Vanova, Anna, 2011. "Factors of Competitive Advantage of Territory on the Regional Level," Apas Papers 314, Academic Public Administration Studies Archive - APAS.
- Víctor Islas Rivera & Salvador Hernández G. & José A. Arroyo Osorno & Martha Lelis Zaragoza & J. Ignacio Ruvalcaba, 2011. "Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies in Mexico," International Transport Forum Discussion Papers 2011/14, OECD Publishing.
- Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues, 2011. "Geographic concentration in Portugal and regional specific factors," MPRA Paper 32317, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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- Fitjar, Rune Dahl & Rodriguez-Pose, Andres, 2011. "Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway," CEPR Discussion Papers 8484, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bande, Roberto & Karanassou, Marika, 2011. "The NRU and the Evolution of Regional Disparities in Spanish Unemployment," IZA Discussion Papers 5838, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Giulia Ajmone Marsan & Karen Maguire, 2011. "Categorisation of OECD Regions Using Innovation-Related Variables," OECD Regional Development Working Papers 2011/3, OECD Publishing.
- Singh, Inderjeet & Singh, Lakhwinder, 2011. "Regional Input Output Table for the State of Punjab," MPRA Paper 32344, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Hirte, Georg & Tscharaktschiew, Stefan, 2011. "Income tax deduction of commuting expenses and tax funding in an urban CGE study: the case of German cities," Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics 02/11, Dresden University of Technology, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics.
- Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues, 2011. "Polarization versus agglomeration," MPRA Paper 32339, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Svein Braathen, 2011. "Air Transport Services in Remote Regions," International Transport Forum Discussion Papers 2011/13, OECD Publishing.
- Claire Charbit, 2011. "Governance of Public Policies in Decentralised Contexts: The Multi-level Approach," OECD Regional Development Working Papers 2011/4, OECD Publishing.


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For fans of Jodi Picoult, Kim Edwards, and William Landay, The Deepest Secret is part intimate family drama, part gripping page-turner, exploring the profound power of the truths we're scared to face . . . about our marriages, our children, and ourselves.
Eve Lattimore's family is like every other on their suburban street, with one exception. Her son Tyler has a rare medical condition that makes him fatally sensitive to light, which means heavy curtains and deadlocked doors protect him during the day and he can never leave the house except at night. For Eve, only constant vigilance stands between an increasingly restless teenage son and the dangers of the outside world.
Until the night the unthinkable happens. When tragedy strikes, it becomes clear that this family is not the only one on the quiet cul-de-sac that is more complicated than it appears. And as Eve is forced to shield her family from harm, there are some crises she cannot control - and some secrets that not even love can conceal.
Deeply moving and stunningly suspenseful, The Deepest Secret is a novel of rare power - a story about hope and forgiveness, about the terrifying ways our lives can spin out of control and the unexpected sacrifices that may save us.
©2014 Carla Buckley (P)2014 Random House Audio
I could not stop reading/listening. The book is not really a "mystery." It's about right and wrong choices. It's about relationships. It's about human nature. Carla Buckley makes this all come to life in a book that grabs you from the start with an obvious, but true, insight into what seems to be happening 'out in the open' (in the light) and what's really happening 'behind the curtains' (at night). The reader is quite good.
[I googled the disease of the main character and almost found the websites as gripping as this novel. Kudos to the parents who have to deal with this heart-wrenching and life-altering diagnosis for their child--and to the patients!!! Wow.]
I was disappointed to read the reviews of the author's first novel (it sounds like she was testing the waters for this one). However, this one was good enough to put the first on my 'wish list'.....and to hope that her third one comes quickly.
Like mainly mystery and suspense with a bit of chick lit and non-fiction thrown in. Severe addiction going on 10 years to Audiobooks.
"Not what I expected"
I thought the son's illness and how the family led this upside down life to protect him was very interesting and a unique backdrop for the story.
Holly....What is so wrong Holly? Holly's story would make a great follow-up sequel to this one.
What a great listen! I thought the narrator was excellent and I really had no idea what was going to happen in the end. Lots of twists, turns, interesting characters and relationships. I actually just purchased and am going to listen to another one by this author I was so impressed.
I believe a reviewer should finish a book before submitting a review. What do you think?
"Engaging and Interesting Story"
I found this book to be completely engaging. Aside from the focus of the plot, i.e. the mother-son relationship, the son's rare genetic disorder, the marriage, the teen daughter's angst, is the peek into the lives different neighbors, all seen at night through the eyes of the young boy. I thought this perspective especially creative and unique and for that reason along with the compelling story-line, I believe this book deserves 4 stars.
I'm addicted to Audible. A new grandma I am responsible for my grandsons library, which reignited my interest in books.
"Page Turner"
This book had an interesting premise and was very engaging. I couldn't put it down. Great struggle in decision making and doing what is "right".
"What would you have done?"
What would I have done,I kept asking myself as I was drawn into Eve's world during the aftermath of a horrific accident that would forever change the lives of the residents of a quiet suburban street.
Eve, the mother of an XP child, a condition where exposure to sunlight and uv light is eventually fatal, finds herself in the centre of the tragedy. This novel is about the choices Eve makes to protect her child as well as the effect of those choices on the rest of the family and the community.
An intriguing book which I couldn't put down. I will be looking out for more books by this author.
"Loved it!"
This was such a good book! The narrator was excellent too. Very compelling story.
This book was perfect. I haven't enjoyed a book like this one in a very long time. It was just the right length, the narrator was great & the story wove together in such a way that made you crave the next chapter... then the next... I'm a book snob so when I say this one is truly brilliant, I absolutely mean it.
"Monotone story teller."
A different reader would have made this book better.
The book may be a good one but the reader uses no inflection in her voice when changing between characters.
Enjoying one good listen after the next!
"You Won't Be Able to Put This One Down! So Good!"
I concur with other reviewers who characterize this book as "gripping." It truly was that! It is a story of a mother's love so strong that she literally would do anything for her children. And as it turns out, a child would do anything for his sister. Yet amongst all this goodness, the dark secrets and darkness create family turmoil that must be reckoned with.
The narration is very, very good -- the primary voice is that of a mother who at times is calm, afraid, angry and remorseful. The characters were very well defined and real.
The ending seems a little to rosy and "happy every after" but that is a weak complaint after wanting to finish this book in one listen. Stopping was painful because I was truly in its grip.
Canadian girl in Kansas, love audible, books on kindle or kindle fire, and old fashioned books! I enjoy fiction most, mostly books with strong female leads. Favourite authors: Diana Gabaldon, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Wally Lamb, Pat Conroy, Andre Dubus III, Lisa Genova, many more!
"Gripping and Suspenseful"
I have never read Carla Buckley before. This audiobook kept me engaged. I listened to it at work and while going to sleep, and also in the car.
Eve would and has done anything for her son. He was diagnosed with a very rare condition called XP which makes him completely intolerant to sunlight. He will die of cancer if he's exposed. Eve has tailored her life around his, being there for him in the day, setting up the perfect environment, living in darkness, etc. This constant care for her youngest son creates a strain on Eve's daughter Melissa and Eve's husband.
One awful day during a torrential rain storm, Even hits her neighbour's daughter with her car and accidentally kills her. The only thing she can think of is covering up the crime so that she can be there for her son, who needed her to survive daily.
The book continues to weigh Eve's conscience and while the police become hot on her trail, she does everything she can to make her look completely innocent and not suspected. Things start to spiral out of control though...
I loved the narrator and the book was great- with the exception of the ending which I found rather lame and it didn't really tie up the issues presented by the book. I would definitely recommend this though-
4 solid stars.
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CAIRO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The head of Syria's main opposition coalition said on Monday visits to the United States and Russia for talks to resolve Syria's civil war had been postponed.
The coalition was not yet in contact with Damascus after the Syrian foreign minister said the government was ready to talk to the armed opposition, he said.
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What can I say that everyone else hasn't? Oh yeah... don't forget to compliment Rob on his tiny a$$ (his words, not mine). I promised to get this into my review when we left last week. We just loved our time with them. I still think I should have called them on election night to make sure we got champagne with breakfast the next morning. Loved having the bottle of sherry on our nightstand for a wee nip before bedtime. Loved Kevin's creations at breakfast. Loved Rob's conversations over breakfast. Loved meeting people from different parts of the country. Loved being welcomed as if we were family. I think that about covers the love-fest at B & W. But Ed would have loved to be able to squeeze a chair in somewhere for reading. The window seat just wasn't quite comfy enough but this was minor compared to the other creature comforts. And DO LISTEN to Rob's recommendations for dining. You don't have to follow them but you should definitely take them into consideration given your budget. We opted for more moderately priced dining places and only one really let us down but that was our fault not Rob's. Love you guys! If you are ever in our neck of the woods, you definitely have a place to hang your hat!!
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Monday-March 18
The Oscar shortlist. It's where the makers of independent documentaries want to be, in hopes of making it to the next level: An Academy Award nomination. Only five movies get picked from the pool of 15, and it's a fierce competition that has tightened as the form has exploded in recent years.
Will something as slippery yet crowd-pleasing as Banksy's "Exit Through the Gift Shop," get a nod? Or will voters opt for the more traditional, vérité war reportage of "Restrepo," or the artistic portraiture of "Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould." We'll know soon. Meanwhile, the ongoing Stranger Than Fiction series, which has been predictive of Oscar contenders in the past, launches its new season with a pair of shortlisted titles. Their directors will be in the house, so viewers can ask for themselves about the award-season heat.
Alex Gibney's "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer" was one of last year's hot-button titles, catching extra attention thanks to the perhaps surprising involvement of the former New York governor, a crusading crime-buster who got busted himself following an unfortunate affinity for high-end call girls who referred to him by the numerical code name. Tuesday, it's "Enemies of the People," a festival favorite that follows investigative journalist (and co-director) Thet Sambath as he tracks down the Khmer Rouge kingpin who helped orchestrate the slaughter of millions, incuding Mr. Sambath's parents. Co-director Rob Lemkin will talk about his 10-year odyssey shooting the film, which remarkably puts Mr. Sambath face to face with Brother Number Two, Pol Pot's second-in-command.
The series continues with some notable revivals. Directors Albert Maysles and Muffie Myers pay a visit Jan. 19 for a screening of the immortal "Grey Gardens." And a Feb. 15 showing of "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control" will pay tribute to Karen Schmeer, director Errol Morris's favored film editor, who was killed a year ago when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a Manhattan street. Other selections include Barbara Koppel's coal-miner classic "Harlan County U.S.A." and Don Argott's "Rock School' (which was reimagined as the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock").
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Winner of the best feature prize at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival, "Americatown" looks so low-budget you want to give it a quarter. But what director Kenneth Price lacks in means he makes up for with the manic comedic brainstorming of Superkiiids!—the improv duo of Jonathan Guggenheim and Cory Howard, a pair of 20-something wits schooled at the Upright Citizens Brigade. This mash-up of pop culture, tourist-shop Americana, and national mythology has the feel of an absurdist basement tape, or a children's TV show, as the comedians take a virtual road trip through a landscape of their own quirky imagining. Shown with "Lightning Salad Moving Picture," Mr. Price's 2008 debut.
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Tuesday-Jan. 25
It may seem funny that this salute to Lino Ventura is called 'Monsieur Gangster,' since the actor was born in Parma, Italy. Of course, it's perfectly right: Ventura (1919-87) became a tough-guy avatar in the 1950s and '60s after French filmmaker Jacques Becker cast the former prize fighter and wrestler in "Touchez pas au grisbi." He had that hard-boiled mug; the prominent nose, asymmetrical enough to recall a few good punches; a strong brow he could cock like a pistol; sealed lips whose downward turn telegraphed intentions that might send bystanders ducking for cover. The French Institute leads off 2011 with a six-film salute to Ventura, reprising vintage French noirs and caper flicks. This week's selection is Louis Malle's 1959 debut "Elevator to the Gallows," with Ventura as an inspector unraveling Jeanne Moreau's scheme to kill her husband (to a sublime Miles Davis score), and Jean-Pierre Melville's World War II classic, "Army of Shadows."
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Kicking off its second year of free biweekly screenings, the Korean Cultural Service welcomes director Kim Tae-Kyun to Korean Movie Night to field post-show questions about his 2010 film "A Barefoot Dream." South Korea's entry into competition for an Academy Award, the film is an inspirational sports drama based on a true story. A washed-up former soccer champion redeems himself in an unlikely spot: amid the violent unrest of a war-torn East Timor, where he begins coaching a ragtag team of impoverished kids. Astonishingly, they get a crack at the International Youth Soccer Championship in Japan. And the kids in the movie are the actual kids from the soccer team. Mr. Kim has a knack for kinetic narratives featuring young performers. His previous "Volcano" was a high-school martial-arts spectacle set to the stoner rap of Snoop Dogg and Method Man.
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32 Second Ave., (212) 505-5181
Friday–Jan. 18
Nobody but nobody does a post-screening Q&A like Abel Ferrara. As fans of films like "Ms. 45" and "Bad Lieutenant" could well expect, the Bronx native likes to mix it up, make a little trouble. Mr. Ferrara will do just that Friday as a much-deserved series assembles a body of recent work that has been overlooked. There are two features ("Mary" and "Go-Go Tales") and three documentaries, including "Napoli, Napoli, Napoli," which explores the lives of former drug addicts imprisoned in a female penitentiary in Naples. Best is the amazing "Mulberry St.," a shot-from-the-hip portrait of Mr. Ferrara and his Italian-American buddies, drinking, eating and talking during the 2008 Feast of San Gennaro. Little Italy lives. Although you'd never expect a film so obviously made up on the spot to be so abundant in charisma, it belongs in the pantheon of great movies about New York City.


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Owners of The Wright Step School of Dance in Winter Haven Share Their Love of Dance
Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 10:55 p.m.
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WINTER HAVEN | Amy Wright spent six years performing in "Cats" on Broadway, was part of a national tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and had a part in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Requiem Variations."
After all those experiences and more, she said moving to Winter Haven with her husband, Kevin, and opening a dance studio is just as rewarding.
The Wright Step School of Dance, which is having an open house tonight, Monday and Tuesday, started in 2001 with 75 students. Today, more than 400 children are enrolled in classes.
Wright was inspired by her dance teacher growing up in Columbus, Ohio, to open a dance studio.
"She would take us to study dance for the summer in New York City, and so when I was 12, I auditioned and got a TV special with Debbie Allen," she said. "That kind of got me really loving it and wanting to do it professionally."
Wright went on to perform at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland before moving to New York City in 1992.
That year, she was cast in the 25th Anniversary National Tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" as one of Judas' temptresses. There she met Kevin Wright who played Peter.
Kevin Wright, from Winter Haven, worked in musical theater in New York from 1987 to 1996. He starred on Broadway as Marius in "Les Miserables."
"Once we got married, it was so much travel that I was missing just, kind of, being around," he said. "I was ready for a change so I ended up making a huge change and started working with a group called Rockapella in 1996."
During Wright's second pregnancy, the two decided to move to Kevin's hometown.
Wright's No. 1 reason for walking away from performing: being a mom.
"I was a mom for two years doing it and when I was expecting the second one, I didn't wake up in the morning and couldn't wait to go to work," she said. "My life was making this change to 'I love being a mom and I want to dedicate as much time as I can to being a mom.'
"Not that I didn't love performing because I miss it now, but at that time in my life I was just so ready to (quit). And I had done ('Cats') and my body was hurting and I was getting older."
She said her dance teacher was such an inspiration that she always thought that once she had a family, she would start teaching.
"I just never saw myself at 50 auditioning and doing Broadway. I really walked into the Broadway world kind of knowing that's not what I wanted to do when I'm 100," she said.
"She was at the height of her (career)," Kevin Wright said. "Andrew Lloyd Webber handpicked her to be in that 'Requiem Variations' thing.
"As far as dancers go in New York City, when there was something that was up, she would go in for it," he said. "She was in the upper echelon of dancers in New York City. For her to walk away, I'm sure it was tough."
Wright started teaching dance to children in her neighborhood out of her house when they moved to Florida, then decided to open a studio in 2001.
They moved into the current location at 316 Ave. C SW in 2007. Classes include jazz, tap, ballet, musical theater and a dance and movement class for children with special needs.
Classes cost $40 a month but discounts are given to students who take more than one.
Also, students who want to compete in state competitions can join the school's Xtream Team.
A large corner inside the school is stacked floor to ceiling with trophies and other awards the team won in dance competitions.
Despite its success, Kevin Wright said the Xtream Team is only a small part of what The Wright Step offers, while most other schools are mostly focused on competitions.
"This is not the Wright Step Xtream Team, it's the Wright Step School of Dance, which is focusing on teaching kids to love dance," he said.
The team is an important part of what the school does, Wright said, because the kids love it and they do well but it's not the focus.
"Kids shouldn't be intimidated to just walk in and take a class," she said.
Rebekah Howard started taking dance classes at The Wright Step at 6. Now 18, the Oasis Christian Academy graduate is leaving Florida to begin classes at New York University and audition for Broadway shows.
For the last two years, Howard taught beginning ballet and recreational classes at the school.
"I had grown up with Amy and watching her teach and assisting her classes so it was really cool to get the opportunity to do what she does," Howard said.
"She became such an inspiration to me and that's what I've always wanted to become," Howard said. "To be given the opportunity to become that for other little girls and boys was really exciting for me."
Wright said many students from the school have gone on to be professional dancers and would not take back her decision to leave New York.
"I knew that I had a lot to share from my experience and my knowledge. I knew I wanted to pass it on," Wright said.
"I want to share what I have while I'm young and while I'm still great at what I do," she said. "I want to take all my experiences and my knowledge and share it with a bunch of kids and I don't regret a second of it."
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Human activities have greatly increased the transport of biologically available nitrogen (N) through watersheds to potentially sensitive coastal ecosystems. Lentic water bodies (lakes and reservoirs) have the potential to act as important sinks for this reactive N as it is transported across the landscape because they offer ideal conditions for N burial in sediments or permanent loss via denitrification. However, the patterns and controls on lentic N removal have not been explored in great detail at large regional to global scales. In this paper we describe, evaluate, and apply a new, spatially explicit, annual-scale, global model of lentic N removal called NiRReLa (Nitrogen Retention in Reservoirs and Lakes). The NiRReLa model incorporates small lakes and reservoirs than have been included in previous global analyses, and also allows for separate treatment and analysis of reservoirs and natural lakes. Model runs for the mid-1990s indicate that lentic systems are indeed important sinks for N and are conservatively estimated to remove 19.7 Tg N year−1 from watersheds globally. Small lakes (<50 km2) were critical in the analysis, retaining almost half (9.3 Tg N year−1) of the global total. In model runs, capacity of lakes and reservoirs to remove watershed N varied substantially at the half-degree scale (0–100%) both as a function of climate and the density of lentic systems. Although reservoirs occupy just 6% of the global lentic surface area, we estimate they retain ~33% of the total N removed by lentic systems, due to a combination of higher drainage ratios (catchment surface area:lake or reservoir surface area), higher apparent settling velocities for N, and greater average N loading rates in reservoirs than in lakes. Finally, a sensitivity analysis of NiRReLa suggests that, on-average, N removal within lentic systems will respond more strongly to changes in land use and N loading than to changes in climate at the global scale.
KeywordsNitrogen Lakes Reservoirs Denitrification Global limnology Nitrogen removal
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- Title
- The regional and global significance of nitrogen removal in lakes and reservoirs
- Journal
Volume 93, Issue 1-2 , pp 143-157
- Cover Date
- 2009-03
- 10.1007/s10533-008-9272-x
- Print ISSN
- 0168-2563
- Online ISSN
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Nitrogen
- Lakes
- Reservoirs
- Denitrification
- Global limnology
- Nitrogen removal
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- John A. Harrison (1)
- Roxane J. Maranger (2)
- Richard B. Alexander (3)
- Anne E. Giblin (4)
- Pierre-Andre Jacinthe (5)
- Emilio Mayorga (6)
- Sybil P. Seitzinger (6)
- Daniel J. Sobota (1)
- Wilfred M. Wollheim (7)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue, Vancouver, WA, 98686, USA
- 2. Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 suc. Centre-ville, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 3. US Geological Survey, Reston, VA, 20192, USA
- 4. Marine Biological Laboratory, The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
- 5. Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
- 6. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers/NOAA CMER Program, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
- 7. Water Systems Analysis Group, Complex Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA


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Four Bushmen accused of poaching on their ancestral land have escaped up to five years in jail after a Botswana court threw out their case last week.
The Bushmen were allegedly spotted on a hunting trip by Botswana's President Khama as his plane flew over the Bushmen's land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in April 2012.
The men - Mongwegi Gaoberekwe, Mohame Belesa, Thoama Tsenene and Dipuisano Mongwegi - were intercepted by the police; their spears, bows and arrows, and domestic animals were confiscated.
The men told police they were hunting to feed their families, and did not know it was wrong to hunt eland on their native soil.
In 2006, following violent evictions from their land, the Bushmen's right to live and hunt in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve was recognized by Botswana's High Court.
Despite the Court's order, no hunting licenses have been granted since the ruling.
The Bushmen are widely recognized as inherent conservationists and have practiced sustainable hunting in the reserve for centuries.
In January 2014, President Khama imposed a nationwide hunting ban that could destroy the last hunting Bushmen in Southern Africa. The ban exempts private game ranches, where wealthy trophy hunters can pay up to $8,000 to hunt protected species, such as giraffes.
Scores of Bushman hunters have been arrested and violently intimidated by wildlife officers and police, and the government has now employed a 'shoot-to-kill' policy against anyone suspected of 'poaching'.
The Bushmen's lawyer, Monamo Aobakwe, told Survival today, 'The men are all overjoyed at the ruling. Thanks to Survival International for continuing to support the Bushmen to ensure they are properly represented and have freedom to justice. It really makes a big difference.'


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Rating: g - Child Classic
Woody the Cowboy, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of their friends from the toy box return in this computer-animated sequel to the 1995 hit Toy Story. This time around, Andy, the young boy who is the proud owner of most of our cast of characters, is off at summer camp, giving the toys a few weeks off to do as they please. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) is unaware that in the years since his model went out of production, he's become a rare and valuable collector's item. An avid toy collector (voice of Wayne Knight) decides that he wants Woody for his collection and swipes him, so Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Hamm (voice of John Ratzenberger), Rex (voice of Wallace Shawn), Slinky Dog (voice of Jim Varney), and Mr. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles) venture forth to rescue their kidnapped friend before Andy returns. Along with most of the original voice cast, composer Randy Newman returns with a new score and new songs. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Genre: Kids and Family
- Category Fantasy Comedy, Kids' Fantasy, Family-Oriented Adventure
- Theme: Race Against Time, Toys Come to Life, Daring Rescues
- Studio: Walt Disney
- Run Time: 01 hr 32 min
- Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: DVD
- Release Date: May 11, 2010
- Lead Actor: Tom Hanks , Tim Allen , Joan Cusack , Kelsey Grammer , Don Rickles
- Supporting Actor: Annie Potts , John Ratzenberger , Laurie Metcalf , Wallace Shawn , John Morris , Estelle Harris , Wayne Knight , Andrew Stanton , Jim Varney , Joe Ranft , Jonathan Harris , R. Lee Ermey , Jeff Pidgeon , Jodi Benson
- Director: Lee Unkrich , Ash Brannon , John Lasseter
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- Online Item #: 12225645
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Arizona's largest city has gone four months without any measurable rain, and neighboring New Mexico is in the midst of four years of severe drought.
NOME, Alaska (AP) - Alaska wildlife officials have turned to an unusual source in efforts to persuade a herd of musk oxen to leave this Bering Sea coastal town for good.
VETERAN DIES WAITING FOR AMBULANCE IN VA HOSPITAL: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria - 500 yards from the emergency room - died after waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance, officials confirmed Thursday.
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man who police say intentionally killed his toddler son by leaving the boy inside a hot SUV was exchanging nude photos with women the day his son died and had looked at websites that advocated against having children, a detective testified Thursday.
RIFLE, Colo. (AP) - Many stores and restaurants are telling people not to bring their guns inside, but one western Colorado restaurant not only embraces the practice of packing heat, it encourages its customers to carry openly - and its waitresses do, too.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The family who says their 3-year-old girl was asked to leave a KFC restaurant because her scars disturbed customers won't directly accept a $30,000 donation but instead wants the money given to the foundation of a doctor who will work on her face, according to an attorney's statement.
BRUSSELS (AP) - Google's removal of search results in Europe is drawing accusations of press censorship, as stories from some of the continent's most prominent news outlets begin vanishing. The U.S. internet giant said Thursday it is getting 1,000 requests a day to scrub results.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church is moving forward with its plan to arm missionaries with iPad minis and broaden their proselytizing to social media.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A surprisingly robust job market is energizing the 5-year-old U.S. recovery and driving the economy closer to full health.
SANTA ANA (AP) - The parents of a severely autistic boy were arrested after investigators determined the 11-year-old had been kept in a large metal cage, possibly to control his violent outbursts, authorities said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's not just a people problem: Growing rates of obesity in pets have led to the emergence of fat farms offering "pawlates," ''doga" and "Barko Polo," doggie versions of Pilates, yoga and Marco Polo to help slim down man's best friend.
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio man charged with killing a teenage girl stuffed her body in a playpen bag and carried it past her mother - even offering the woman a chance to "buy a baby thing" - before disposing of the remains in the trash, police said.
NEW YORK (AP) - Business owners who don't want to pay for their employees' birth control are ending that coverage after the Supreme Court said they could choose on grounds of religious belief not to comply with part of the health care law.
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - For years, tiny Clarksville has paid for temporary sandbag walls to protect its quaint business district and historic waterfront homes from Mississippi River flooding. But unwilling to raid its coffers again despite rising water levels, the city has left it to individual merchants and residents to safeguard their property.
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico judge rejected pleas for leniency Wednesday and handed down the maximum sentence for a then-12-year-old boy who opened fire in a Roswell middle school gym earlier this year, injuring two students.
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SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - A Blue Angels F/A-18 fighter jet crashed Thursday near Nashville, Tennessee, killing the pilot just days before a weekend air show ...
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Los Angeles-based entrepreneur is turning part of a jumbo jet into an art installation and plans to haul it to Burning ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anthropologist Susan Phillips had spent a career examining the graffiti that covers urban walls, bridges and freeway overpasses.
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Orenco in the News
Water & Wastes Digest, December 28, 2015: "Saving Money with Onsite Treatment"
"Residents of Christiansburg, Ohio, knew they had problems with their onsite wastewater systems. System failures and odors were common, particularly during or after significant rainfall. In 2012, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) detected high levels of bacteria in the stream that runs along the west side of the village, prompting community leaders to seek cost-effective wastewater management solutions.
" ... After reviewing the cost comparisons in the engineer's report, council members realized that an Orenco effluent sewer followed by AdvanTex treatment was the most economical option. It offered the ease of operation that would allow the village to affordably manage its own facility.
" ... 'This was my first time working with Orenco, and it's been a success without a doubt,' said Randy VanTilburg, P.E., who designed the Christiansburg project. 'I am actively seeking new projects we can work together on in the future.' "
Water & Wastes Digest, July 2015: "Saving Bethel Heights"
"In the early 1990s, Bethel Heights, Ark., was a community of only about 700 people. With corporate giants such as Wal-Mart and Tyson Foods headquartered nearby, however, the city had the potential for tremendous growth. A major factor limiting such growth was the city's reliance on individual septic tanks for wastewater treatment, plus a required minimum lot size of 3⁄4 acre. Then, in 1999, the state of Arkansas passed a law allowing property owners to de-annex from one city and into another if the original city was unable to provide essential utilities, including wastewater services. In a relatively short amount of time, Bethel Heights was faced with a loss of tax revenue from de-annexations that threatened its very existence.
"… there was no time to begin the lengthy process of applying for federal grants and loans. Instead, Bethel Heights chose to install an Orenco effluent sewer, along with an AdvanTex textile treatment system and subsurface dispersal via drip irrigation."
National Environmental Services Center, June 2015: "Perseverance Pays Off"
"When it came to solving the problem of failing septic systems and soil that wouldn't percolate, residents of Fulton, Alabama, were in a bit of a jam. High groundwater levels are prevalent for eight to 10 months of the year… and septic system failures were rampant. Frustrated residents of this town of almost 400 had even resorted to draining wastewater from their homes straight into nearby ditches. But Mike Norris knew it didn't have to be that way. A life-long resident of Fulton, Norris had served on the city council for 12 years prior to becoming mayor in 1998. With a background in water treatment, he knew there had to be better options for his town, so he began to research the possibilities.
"Once he had decided on a STEP system as the solution to Fulton's wastewater crisis, Norris armed himself with photos of the city's dire situation and began his quest for funding. After discussions with a variety of state and federal officials, and ultimately making several trips to Washington, D.C., Norris obtained a combination of grants and loans … that allowed Fulton to provide wastewater service for all residents plus 30 customers outside of city limits."
Environmental Science & Engineering, March-April 2015: "Preventing Contamination of a Vacation Spot and Water Source"
"Among the convenient camping facilities nearby [to Lake Wanaka, New Zealand] is Glendhu Bay Holiday Park, which offers more than 400 individual campsites, in addition to cabins and accommodation at the lodge. Lake Wanaka is a source of drinking water for the surrounding areas, and there was a risk of contamination from the park's old and failing wastewater systems.
"By its very nature, the park experienced dramatic fluctuations in wastewater flow, based on the number of seasonal campers. A further challenge was that campgrounds, as a rule, tend to generate higher-strength waste … The Queenstown Lakes District Council sought an effective wastewater solution that could not only handle these unique design considerations, but also offer low whole-life costs."
Treatment Plant Operator, February 2015: "Testing Success Made Easier"
"Certification exams often stand as obstacles to operators' advancement. Exam failure rates can be relatively high, and some operators fail exams on repeated tries. An operators' group in Oregon is looking to remedy that by offering comprehensive two-day review classes for those seeking certifications for wastewater treatment plant and collection system operations.
"… Steve Miles, a systems asset manager with Orenco Systems Inc. and an Oregon Grade IV certified operator, is a member of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Operator Certification Advisory Committee and worked with the UBOS [Umpqua Basin Operators Section] group to develop the review classes, which are open to operators all around the state."
World Coal, February 12, 2015: "Effective Wastewater Treatment"
"In 2011, the owners of Castle Resources, which purchased the Granduc copper mine in northern British Columbia, Canada, were looking for a wastewater treatment solution.
"… The camp needed a portable system that would not only provide excellent wastewater treatment for the environmentally sensitive area, but could also withstand the harsh conditions there.
"…[An] AX-Mobile system was installed quickly and was operational eight weeks after initial contact was made. Effluent quality meets permit limits, and the system requires little O&M oversight."
Water & Wastes Digest, September 2014: "Portable Treatment"
"BGP Intl., a seismic surveying firm, needed portable wastewater treatment systems for a series of 500-person remote camps in Kurdistan, Iraq. Units needed to be robust enough to meet treatment limits with minimal maintenance and simple operation.
"After viewing a similar system in operation at a mining site in Texas, BGP chose two (Orenco AX-Mobile) portable wastewater treatment systems. The plug-and-play system produces effluent suitable for reuse (subject to local regulations) and is easy to ship, set, operate and move."
GreenBuilder, September 2014: "Better Treatment"
" ... The EPA estimates that replacing our ailing infrastructure will cost around $298 billion over the next 20 years. But onsite or decentralized wastewater treatment offers an inherently sustainable alternative. Wastewater doesn't have to travel long distances, reducing pumping energy and the chance for contamination via leaky pipes. Some systems require very little (or no) energy to operate. Treated effluent (the liquid portion of wastewater) recharges groundwater, or can even be used for irrigation or toilet flushing, which reduces the demand for potable water ... As communities contemplate how to replace aging systems, and as people become more concerned about water security, interest in onsite systems is likely to spike."
Water & Wastes Digest, August 2014: "Examining 'Small-Pipe' Solutions for 'Big-Pipe' Problems"
"The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that almost $289 billion in capital improvements for wastewater will be required over the next 20 years—and three-quarters of that amount is needed for 'big pipe' problems. WWD Managing Editor Elisabeth Lisican recently spoke with Grant Denn, senior manager of engineering projects for Orenco Systems Inc., about these problems and some viable solutions ...
" ... Lisican: What are some benefits of decentralized wastewater treatment systems as a solution to these [big-pipe] problems?
"Denn: The main benefits are the low lifecycle costs and environmental stewardship. Decentralized systems are ideal for a smaller customer base, and they are environmentally friendly due to the elimination of inflow and infiltration, low power consumption, and low O&M costs. The whole system is watertight, and primary treatment (of solids) occurs on lot at the point of generation; so treating and reusing the remaining water is simplified and energy- and water-efficient."
Water Efficiency, July-August 2014: "Water Quality Testing and Innovative Treatment Approaches"
" ... The Audubon Society sought to construct an environmental education center in the Ernest E. Debs Regional Park in Los Angeles, CA, to serve as a model of green architecture and the first Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-rated facility in the world. One of the criteria in doing that was a wastewater reuse option. Enter Steve Braband, company president of BioSolutions, a company that provides products and services for the wastewater industry, specializing in providing complete site-specific packages for decentralized wastewater, one of which is an Orenco-manufactured AdvanTex Textile Treatment System.
"The Audubon Society got the city's approval to go off of the sewer grid to capture, treat, and reuse wastewater with the system. The quality of the treated water is high enough to be reused for subsurface drip irrigation.
"In January 2004, the Audubon Society earned 53 LEED points and was awarded the first Platinum rating in the history of the LEED program. High marks came through the use of the efficiency of the AdvanTex wastewater treatment system. Of particular note is that the center was designed to use 70% less water than a comparable conventional building and that the wastewater is being treated onsite."
Water Efficiency, July-August 2014: "Boy Scout Jamboree Site Adopts Water Reuse"
" ... How to deal with wastewater at The Summit, which has been designed as a flagship sustainability project for the BSA (Boy Scouts of America), presented a challenge. The solution: graywater would be processed on site in a manner that would not only have the lowest impact, but offer the highest yield in beneficial use by treating water from each building's showers and sinks for use in toilet flushing.
"Orenco Systems was selected to provide AdvanTex AX-RT advanced wastewater treatment. Clear, odorless, reusable effluent is produced through a pre-packaged 'plug and play' AX20 wastewater treatment system. UV disinfection also is available for the system."
Onsite Installer, April 2014: "Linked In"
"As demand for sites at a mobile home park in Cedar Point, N.C., developed, the owners added more spaces with sewer connections. The increasing volume eventually overwhelmed the low-pressure pipe drainfield in the center of 96 lots.
"Pumping the 5,000-gallon septic tank every other day prevented ponding and odors. During the system's permit renewal, the Carteret County Health Department inspector identified the situation and issued a consent decree.
"President Greg Mayfield of Southern Water and Soil in Zephyrhills, Fla., worked with Orenco Systems' distributor Steve Barry of AQWA in Wilson, N.C., to design a replacement system. They chose AdvanTex technology partially due to space restrictions, but primarily to reduce nutrient loading to protect sensitive aquatic life in the adjacent Intercoastal Waterway."
Water, Environment, & Technology, March 2014: "A STEP Above the Rest?"
"The City of Lacey, Wash., has operated a gravity sewer for decades with an understanding that customer satisfaction and low life-cycle costs are the result of a well-balanced operations and maintenance (O&M) program. Too little maintenance leads to premature equipment failure and dissatisfied customers. However, too much maintenance leads to high costs. An early adopter of septic tank effluent pumping (STEP) sewers, the city worked with its STEP equipment manufacturer to develop O&M protocols that provided a similar balance between maintenance and cost-effectiveness for STEP systems."
Water Online, March 7, 2014: "Biological Treatment 101: Suspended Growth vs. Attached Growth"
"No one knows it all. Not in life, and not in the complex world of wastewater treatment. Nearly every day I talk to industry practitioners — from front-line operators and engineers to PhD's and CEOs — and I'm reminded that we're all at different points on the learning curve. For those who aren't well-versed in secondary (biological) wastewater treatment and the differences between traditional suspended-growth processes and attached-growth processes, this article is for you.
"An assist comes from Orenco Systems' Grant Denn, Senior Manager – Engineering Projects, who provided a 'layman's description' of how the technologies differ (from his perspective as a supplier of attached-growth solutions). For balance, as well as a bit more technicality, I also consulted research papers evaluating the two processes. It remains, however, a '101' — plainspoken and hopefully helpful."
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Immigration: A Never-ending Process
The Chinese
If not to count the ancestors of the Amerindians who presumably crossed the Bering Strait in prehistoric times, the Chinese were the first Asians immigrants to enter the United States.The first documentation of the Chinese in the U.S. begins in the 18th century, however, there have been claims stating that they were in the area now known as America at an even earlier date.Large-scale immigration began in the mid 1800's due to the California Gold Rush. Despite the flood of Chinese immigrants during that time, their population began to fall drastically.Because of laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the highly imbalanced male to female ratio, and the thousands of immigrants returning back to China,the Chinese population in the U.S. fell to a lowly 62,000 people in 1920. Nonetheless, the Chinese make up the largest Asian population in the United States today.
In actuality, the first Chinese immigrants were well and widely received by the Americans. However, the first Chinese immigrants were wealthy, successful merchants, along with skilled artisans, fishermen, and hotel and restaurant owners. For the first few years they were greatly receipted by the public, government officials, and especially by employers, for they were renowned for their hard work and dependability.
However, after a much larger group of coolies, unskilled laborers usually working for very little pay, migrated to the U.S. in the mid 1800's, American attitudes became negative and hostile. The way of living among the Chinese was quite dissimilar from the patterns displayed among the masses of rowdy American gold-seekers surrounding them.Along with desires of wealth, many Southerns brought along hostile racial attitudes from the antebellum South.In the years that followed, those virulent temperaments were felt through laws and attitudes, and Blacks as well as Chinese suffered throughout the mid-century. Miners in the area often used violence to drive the Chinese out of various mines. While impatient gold-seekers would abandon prospective rivers, the Chinese would remain, painstakingly panning through the dust to find bits of gold.
The Chinese did not only mine for gold, but took on jobs such as cooks, peddlers, and storekeepers. In the first decade after the discovery of gold, many had taken jobs nobody else wanted or that were considered too dirty. By 1880, a fifth were engaged mining, another fifth in agriculture, a seventh in manufacturing, an added seventh were domestic servants, and a tenth were laundry workers. Approximately 30,000 Chinese worked outside of California in such trades as mining, common labor, and service trades.During the 1860's, 10,000 Chinese were said to be involved in the building of the western leg of the Central Pacific Railroad. Despite the nice pay, the work was backbreaking and highly dangerous. Over a thousand Chinese had their bones shipped back to China to be buried.
As time passed, the resentment against the Chinese increased from those who could not compete with them. Acts of violence against the Chinese continued for decades, mostly from white urban and agricultural workers. In 1862 alone, eighty-eight Chinese were reported murdered.Though large landowners that hired Chinese, railroads and other large white-owned businesses, and Chinese workers themselves pushed against a growing anti-Chinese legislation,the forces opposing the Chinese prevailed, issuing laws that excluded or harassed them from industry after industry.Mob violence steadily increased against the Chinese until even employers were at risk. Eventually, laws such the Naturalization Act of 1870 and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 restricted immigration of Chinese immigrants into the U.S.
As decades passed, the situation between the Chinese and the Americas improved. Such events as the Chinatowns turning from crime and drug ridden places to quiet, colorful tourist attractions, well-behaved and school conscientious Chinese children being welcomed by public school teachers, and China becoming allies with the U.S. during World War II, all pavedthe way for the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. As immigration from China resumed, mostly female immigrants came, many, wives of Chinese men in the U.S. Many couples were reunited after decades apart.
|Chinese immigrants in classs being prepared for naturalization, San Francisco, late nineteenth century. (Photoworld)
The Irish
The Irish were unfortunately divided during much of the nineteenth century and was therefore helpless in the face of its grave problems. The Act of Union of 1803 incorporated the island into British polity, but was useless in easing the difficult situation of the people.. With an overly large population as the result of the Napoleanic Wars, the Irish soon became impoverished. And with the religious prejudice of Protestant Masters to the Catholic Irish, plus political subordination, many had no alternative by to emigrate to the United States for relief. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish were never less than a third of all immigrants. The British Passenger Acts attempted to deflect the immigration from the British Isles to Canada instead of the U.S., making the fare a cheap 15 shilling compared to the 4 or 5 pound fare to New Yo
|Chinese coolies employed by the Central Pacific in the Sierra Nevada had to fight winter snow drifts to get the railroad built. (Sketch by Joseph Becker, Association of American Railroads.)
rk. Many Irish soon found it convenient to take the affordable trip to Canada, where they could buy cheap fares to the U.S., or cheaper yet, they could walk across the border. By 1840, the Irish constituted nearly half of all entering immigrants, and New England found it self heavily foreign born. By 1950, the Irish consisted of one fifth of all foreign born in the originally homogenous region.
In 1845, the great
|New England bonnet makers. (Harper's Monthly, October, 1864, New York Public Library
The only mode of escape was emigration. Starving families that could not pay landlords faced no alternative but to leave the country in hopes of a better future. And thus the steadily scaling number of Irish who entered the U.S. between 1820 and 1830 skyrocketed in the 1840s, nearly 2 million came in that decade. The flow persisted increasingly for another five years, as the first immigrants began to earn the means of sending for relatives and friends. The decade after 1855 showed a subside in the movement, but smaller numbers continued to arrive after the Civil War. Altogether, almost 3.5 million Irishmen entered the U.S. between 1820 and 1880.
Emigrating to the U.S. wasn't the magical solution for most of the immigrants. Peasants arrived without resources, or capital to start farms or businesses. Few of them ever accumulated the resources to make any meaningful choice about their way of life. Fortunately for them, the expansion of the American economy created heavy demands for muscle grunt. The great canals, which were the first links in the national transportation system were still being dug in the 1820s and 1830s, and in the time between 1830 and 1880, thousands of miles of rail were being laid. With no bulldozers existing at the time, the pick and the shovel were the only earth-moving equipment at the time. And the Irish laborers were the mainstay of the construction gangs that did this grueling work. In towns along the sites of work, groups of Irish formed their small communities to live in. By the middle of the nineteenth century, as American cities were undergoing rapid growth and beginning to develop an infrastructure and creating the governmental machinery and personnel necessary to run it, the Irish and their children got their first foothold- on the ground floor. Irish policemen and firemen are not just stereotypes: Irish all but monopolized those jobs when they were being created in the post-Civil War years, and even today Irish names are clearly over-represented in those occupations (Daniels, 1990). Irish workmen not only began laying the horsecar and streetcar tracks, but were some of the first drivers and conductors. The first generations worked largely at unskilled and semiskilled occupations, but their children found themselves working at increasingly skilled trades. By 1900, when Irish American mend made up about a thirteenth of the male labor force, they were almost a third of the plumbers, steamfitters, and boilermakers. Industry working Irish soon found themselves lifted up into boss and straw-boss positions as common laborers more and more arrived from southern and eastern Europe- Italians, Slavs, and Hungarians.
In years after 1860, Irish
|The printing room of a large cotton mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts. (Library of Congress)
The Jewish
The first Jewish immigrants to the United States were Sephardic Jews that were fleeing persecution by Portuguese rulers in Brazil, around 1654. The previous rulers of Brazil, the Dutch, were known for their religious tolerance, but the Portuguese were characterized by their intolerance for other religions. Two years after the first American-Jew put his foot on North American soil, the first Jewish congregation was established in the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam, which was later re-named New York. Twenty-one years later, another congregation was established in Newport, Rhode Island.
In 1702, the
|Hester Street, the heart of New York's East Side, 1900. (The National Archives)
Eventually, though, the Ashkenazic Jews began to establish themselves in the Sephardic community. Marriages between the two sects became more frequent and accepted, and Ashkenazics could be found as leaders of Sephardic congregations. Both groups remained relatively small, and around 1776, there were only about 2000 Jews in the American Colonies.
The Ashkenazic Jews were
|Polish Jews in Czestochowa, 1914. (United Press International)
The Japanese
|Japanese picture brides detained on Angel Island, 1916. The relatively small detention station could accomidate 200 to 300 men and 30 to 50 women. In addition to the Chinese, who made up the bulk of arrivals, the station also processed other Asians, including over 600 Japanese picture brides a year (until the practice was halted in 1921) and small numbers of Koreans and Hindus. (California Department of Parks and Recreation)
At a time when such people were virtually non-existent on the mainland, a small but significant group of native-born Japanese ancestry arose in the nineteenth-century Hawaii. By 1910, the native born were about one-third as numerous as the foreign-born among the Japnese in Hawaii, while remaining less than 7 percent on the mainland. By 1930, native-born Japanese Americans exceeded those born in Japan by 80 percent. Back on the mainland, the number of native-born still hadn't caught up to those bon in Japan. As years passed, the regional distribution of the Japanese shifted from two-thirds of the 85,000 Japanese in the U.S. living in Hawaii at the turn of the century, to just over half of the 220,000 Japanese living on the mainland in 1920.
The Japanese relations with the larger society were to some extent shaped by the fact that they followed in the wake of the Chinese. Both in Hawaii and on the mainland, the Chinese had started as unskilled laborers and many had worked their way up to become small businessmen- and were resented and rejected for their advancement and competition. The Japanese began in the same fashion, and were initially welcomed as substitutes for the Chinese as coolie labor. Their rising advancement and success, however, soon lumped them together with the Chinese as the "Yellow Peril" that threatened the living standard of American workers, businessmen, and American society in general. Though the reaction was more prominent in the mainland, it was still present in even Hawaii. Laws were passed in Hawaii to block the movement of Japanese into skilled occupations, and on the mainland to stop their purchase of land in California.
When they first arrived, the Japanese gained their initial foothold in agriculture by working as agricultural laborers for lower wages than whites, and then acquiring farms by paying more than whites for the land. Once established, it became clear that they were formidable competitors. On farms where laborers were paid by the amount they collected (half were), the Japanese earned substantially more through harder work and longer hours. As their reputation spread, the hourly pay of Japanese rose, and soon overtook that of the whites.
Immigration, Railroads, and the WestThe history of immigration and emigration in the United States is closely linked to the history of railroads. Immigrants were not only integral to the construction of the transcontinental railroads that facilitated western expansion, but they also used the railroad to migrate west and to form new immigrant settlements in western states and territories.
Work on the first transcontinental railroad began after President Abraham Lincoln approved the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, a landmark law that authorized the federal government to financially back the construction of a transcontinental railroad. Due to the American Civil War, work was delayed for several years. By 1866, however, the great race was on between the Central Pacific Railroad, which was charged with laying track eastward from Sacramento, and the Union Pacific Railroad, which started laying track westward from Omaha, to see which railroad company could lay the most miles of railroad track before the two railroad lines joined up. Because the federal government subsidized at least $16,000 for each mile of railroad laid as well as generous land grants along the track, each company had a strong financial incentive to lay track as quickly as possible.
This massive work could never have been completed without Chinese and Irish laborers, who comprised the bulk of the workforce. Chinese laborers were brought in by the Central Pacific Railroad in large numbers. Indeed, by the height of the construction effort in 1868, over 12,000 Chinese immigrants were employed, comprising about 80 percent of the Central Pacific's workforce.
The work ethic of the Chinese impressed James Strobridge, the foreman of construction, as did their willingness to do the dangerous work of blasting areas for track in the treacherous Sierra Nevada, an effort that cost some Chinese laborers their lives. Chinese workers even helped lay a record ten miles of track in just twelve hours, shortly before the railroad was completed. The Chinese dedication to the Central Pacific was even more impressive in light of the racial discrimination they experienced. California law prevented them from obtaining full citizenship, but still mandated that they pay taxes to the state of California. In addition, the Chinese were paid only $27 a month (later rising to $30 a month), significantly less than the $35 a month that Irish laborers on the Central Pacific earned for doing the same work.
The Union Pacific was built primarily by Irish laborers from the Eastern Seaboard who were veterans of the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Mormons also supplied labor, due to their desire to see the railroad pass near to Salt Lake City, and thereby to incorporate heavily Mormon Utah into the rest of the country. Although the Irish did not suffer from the same kind of racial discrimination as the Chinese did on the Central Pacific, they were still paid relatively little for hard work in dangerous territory. Irish laborers were killed by Native American war parties, who attacked laborers and construction parties for their efforts to build a railroad that Native Americans believed threatened the continued existence of their culture and violated treaties granted by the US government.
Between 1865 and 1869, the Central Pacific had laid 690 miles of track and the Union Pacific 1,087 miles of track. The meeting of the two railroads and the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, was a major national achievement that could not have occurred without immigrant laborers.
After the first transcontinental railroad was completed, immigrants who entered the US at immigration checkpoints on the Eastern Seaboard such as Ellis Island began using the train system to migrate west. In fact, the railroad companies themselves promoted such plans, because increased population in the west meant more business for railroads. One vivid example of this phenomenon is in Kansas, where the marketing campaign of railroads led to the influx of European, Russian, Mexican, and African immigrants only a decade after murderous conflicts in "bloody Kansas" had presaged the American Civil War. Railroads, then, were the means by which the population of western states increased dramatically due to the creation of new immigrant settlements and the westward migration of native-born Americans.
Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History
|The Constitution of the United States of America takes effect, succeeding the Articles of Confederation that had governed the union of states since the conclusion of the Revolutionary War (March 4, 1789).
|The Naturalization Act of 1790 establishes a uniform rule of naturalization and a two-year residency requirement for aliens who are "free white persons" of "good moral character" (March 26, 1790).
|Considered one of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Naturalization Act of 1798 permits Federalist President John Adams to deport foreigners deemed to be dangerous and increases the residency requirements to 14 years to prevent immigrants, who predominantly voted for the Republican Party, from becoming citizens (June 25, 1798).
|The Jefferson Administration revises the Naturalization Act of 1798 by reducing the residency requirement from 14 to five years.
|Importation of slaves into the United States is officially banned, though it continues illegally long after the ban.
|Congress passes an act requiring shipmasters to deliver a manifest enumerating all aliens transported for immigration. The Secretary of State is required to report annually to Congress the number of immigrants admitted.
|143,439 immigrants arrive
|599,125 immigrants arrive
|Crop failures in Germany, social turbulence triggered by the rapid industrialization of European society, political unrest in Europe, and the Irish Potato Famine (1845–1851) lead to a new period of mass immigration to the United States.
|1,713,251 immigrants arrive
|The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War and extends citizenship to the approximately 80,000 Mexicans living in Texas, California, and the American Southwest.
|Gold is discovered in the American River, near Sacramento, California.
|The California gold rush spurs immigration from China and extensive internal migration.
|For the first time, the United States Census surveys the "nativity" of citizens (born inside or outside the US).
|2,598,214 immigrants arrive
|The Know-Nothings, a nativist political party seeking to increase restrictions on immigration, win significant victories in Congress, a sign of popular dissatisfaction with growing immigration from Catholic Ireland. Protestant Americans feared that growing Catholic immigration would place American society under control of the Pope.
|Castle Garden is established as New York's principal point of entry.
|2,314,825 immigrants arrive
|Outbreak of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861).
|The Homestead Act provides free plots of up to 160 acres of western land to settlers who agree to develop and live on it for at least five years, thereby spurring an influx of immigrants from overpopulated countries in Europe seeking land of their own.
|The "Anti-Coolie" Act discourages Chinese immigration to California and institutes special taxes on employers who hire Chinese workers.
|Riots against the draft in New York City involve many immigrants opposed to compulsory military service (July 13–16, 1863).
|The Central Pacific hires Chinese laborers and the Union Pacific hires Irish laborers to construct the first transcontinental railroad, which would stretch from San Francisco to Omaha, allowing continuous travel by rail from coast to coast.
|The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines meet at Promontory Summit, Utah (May 10, 1869).
|The Naturalization Act of 1870 expands citizenship to both whites and African-Americans, though Asians are still excluded.
|The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, granting voting rights to citizens, regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
|Jacob Riis, who later pioneered photojournalism and authored //How the Other Half Lives//, emigrates from Denmark to the United States.
|2,812,191 immigrants arrive
|5,246,613 immigrants arrive
|1 million Germans arrive in the peak of German immigration
|2 million Eastern European Jews immigrate to the United States
|The Chinese Exclusion Act restricts all Chinese immigration to the United States for a period of ten years.
|The Immigration Act of 1882 levies a tax of 50 cents on all immigrants landing at US ports and makes several categories of immigrants ineligible for citizenship, including "lunatics" and people likely to become public charges.
|The Alien Contract Labor Law prohibits any company or individual from bringing foreigners into the United States under contract to perform labor. The only exceptions are those immigrants brought to perform domestic service and skilled workmen needed to help establish a new trade or industry in the US.
|The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor.
|Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born feminist, immigrates to the United States, where over the next 30 years she will become a prominent American anarchist. During the First World War, in 1917, she is deported to Russia for conspiring to obstruct the draft.
|Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr found Hull-House in Chicago.
|The demographic trends in immigration to the United States shift as immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe substantially increases, while the relative proportion of immigration from Northern and Western Europe begins to decrease.
|3,687,564 immigrants arrive.
|Congress makes "persons suffering from a loathsome or a dangerous contagious disease," those convicted of a "misdemeanor involving moral turpitude," and polygamists ineligible for immigration. Congress also establishes the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration within the Treasury Department.
|The Geary Act extends the Chinese Exclusion Act for ten more years, and adds the requirement that all Chinese residents carry permits, as well as excluding them from serving as witnesses in court and from bail in habeus corpus proceedings.
|Ellis Island, the location at which more than 16 million immigrants would be processed, opens in New York City.
|8,795,386 immigrants arrive
Ellis Island
|Castle Garden (New-York Historical Society)
|Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island
|Ellis Island Today
Glossary of TermsAcquired Citizenship:
Citizenship conferred at birth on children born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s).
Board of Immigration Appeals:
The part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review that is authorized to review most decisions of Immigration Judges and some types of decisions of Department of Homeland Security officers.
Business Nonimmigrant:
An alien coming temporarily to the United States to engage in commercial transactions which do not involve gainful employment in the United States, i.e., engaged in international commerce on behalf of a foreign firm, not employed in the U.S. labor market, and receives no salary from U.S. sources.
Certificate of Citizenship:
Identity document proving U.S. citizenship. Certificates of citizenship are issued to derivative citizens and to persons who acquired U.S. citizenship (see definitions for Acquired and Derivative Citizenship).
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Refresh this page for highlights from its conference call with analysts, which begins at 5 p.m. EST.
5:02 p.m. EST: On today are CEO John Donahoe and CFO Bob Swan.
5:04: Donahoe calls results "solid." PayPal and StubHub continues to outpace competitors, he notes, and core marketplaces business is "stabilizing."
5:06: He goes back to three-year growth goals, which include doubling PayPal. Tomorrow PayPal will announce plans to become first payment platform open to third-party developers.
5:07: "We're focused on where we can win," he says. Will free up and reinvest $2 billion over next years.
5:08: PayPal increased penetration on eBay by almost 8 points, gaining share in merchant-services division. It and Bill Me Later signed K-Mart, ProFlowers, J&R Electronics and others in recent months.
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5:11: On to core auctions business. Fixed price business increased 19%, though auctions declined but at a slower rate than in Q1.
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5:33: What moves are you making to upgrade the platform, Jeff Lindsay of Sanford Bernstein asks.
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5:46: Mark Mahaney, Citi, asks if we're seeing any improvement — not stabilization, but things actually getting better — in e-commerce.
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