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With global attention set to be firmly focused on Qatar during COP18, the Sustainable Innovation Forum will concentrate on actions, solutions and leadership as well as the challenges and opportunities that exist for increased sustainable development. The forum will once again feature high-level government and private sector panellists via three C-level plenary sessions to discuss how to greater mobilise public-private-partnerships (PPPs), the challenges of sustainable urbanisation with an ever-increasing population, and the latest advances in technology and innovation.
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2012 - Unlocking the Green Potential
|Registration, networking & welcome buffet
Welcome & VIP keynotes addresses
- Nick Nuttall, Acting Director of Communications and Spokesperson, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Arne Otto, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Business Operational Excellence, OSRAM
- Sheikha Athba Bint Thamer Al-Thani, Representing the State of Qatar
Plenary panel I - Public-Private-Partnerships: Creating Effective Alliances for Building Green Economies
With special emphasis on emerging markets and nations, this plenary session will bring together government bodies, the private sector and the leading non-governmental organisations that are catalysing the increasing involvement of business within sustainable development. The debate will focus on how strategically business and governments can best work together to achieve joint sustainability targets; the success of public-private partnerships; innovative projects that can breath new life into the carbon reduction agenda; economic and market barriers to green growth; accelerating the green energy shift, and the challenges of sustainable development within a developing world context.
Panel moderator:
-Jane Dutton, Senior News and Current Affairs Presenter, Al Jazeera English
Panellists include:
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
- His Excellency Idriss Déby Itno, President, Republic of Chad
- Minister Ivonne A-Baki, Secretary of State, Yasuní-ITT Initiative
- Lila Karbassi, General Manager and Environment Leader, UN Global Compact (UNGC)
- Thierry Berthoud, Managing Director, Energy & Climate, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Dr Fadil Basyyoni, President, Saudi Asma Environmental Solutions (SAES)
|First Refreshment Break (20 mins)
Plenary panel II - Sustainable cities: Examining the future for our urban population
With 3.5 billion people already living in cities and by 2055 an estimated 75% of the world's population expected to live in urban areas, cities present the world's population with the best chance of reducing our ecological footprint, through improvements in transport, energy, buildings, technology, water and waste systems. This panel debate will focus on the issues faced in both developed and developing urban landscapes and will include special emphasis on the Middle East region, bringing in expertise from the Emirates Green Building Council and Gulf Organisation for Research & Development. In addition, discussion areas will include lighting, smart-grid technologies, measurement of city-scale emissions, the challenges facing cities today and the barriers to greater urban development.
Panel moderator:
- Gino van Begin, Deputy Secretary-General, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Panellists include:
- Arne Otto, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Business Operational Excellence, OSRAM
- Harvey M. Bernstein, F.ASCE, LEED AP, Vice President, Industry Insights and Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC)
- Saeed Alabbar, Director, Alabbar Energy and Sustainability Group (AESG) and Vice President, Emirates Green Building Council
- Jane Burston, Head, Centre for Carbon Measurement, National Physical Laboratory
- Dr Esam Elsarrag, Director, Research and Development, Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD)
Practitioners Debates
UNEP & Siemens Practitioners Debate - Energy and Innovation (Main Conference Room)
- Ms Lea Kai Aboujaoudé, Project Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project 1: Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- Ralf Fueller, Regional Head IC BT, Siemens WLL
- Alexandre Amato, Head of Sustainability, Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC)
Project 2: UNEP's Enlighten Project
- Lars Stühlen, Director for Domestic Lighting Legislation, OSRAM
Moderation: Mark Radka, Head of the Energy Branch, United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
UNEP & Siemens Practitioners Debate - Sustainable Cities (Al Wajba Room)
Project 1: The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program
- Emilio Lèbre La Rovere
- Dr Flavia Carloni
- Gino van Begin, Deputy Secretary-General, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Project 2: Doha Light Rail Project
- Youssef Merjaneh, Head of IC RL, Siemens WLL
Moderation: Dr. Jens Dinkel, Vice President Corporate Sustainability - Stakeholder Engagement, Siemens AG
|Second Refreshment Break (20 mins)
Harvard Business Review Webinar / Panel Discussion in partnership with Future Influencers, a community initiated by Siemens
Future of Energy: Building a Sustainable Future - Unlocking the Energy Challenge
- Session introduced by Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
Panellists - Current Influencers:
- Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board and Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens AG
- Jennifer Morgan, Director of the Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute
- Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board, Siemen- Gregory Unruh, Director, The Lincoln Center for Ethics in Global Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Panellists - Future Influencers:
- Anna Leidreiter, Policy Officer Climate Energy, World Future Council
- Kali Taylor, President, Student Energy
- Gatien Bon, Youth Diplomacy, USA, Harvard Kennedy School
Panel moderator:
- Angelia Herrin, Editor for Research and Special Projects, Harvard Business Review
Plenary III - Technology and Innovation: Accelerating the green economy
The final panel session will focus on the green technologies and innovations that global business and industry are developing and integrating into the green economy and how these can be supported and accelerated by government. After a broad initial discussion on the importance of technology and innovation in ensuring climate resilience, the debate will focus on four main areas - transport and mobility; food, water and agriculture; innovative finance and funding mechanisms for green growth and lastly how governments can support businesses to bring forward technological advancements.
Panel moderator:
- Farooq Ullah, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum
Panellists include:
- Paul Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
- A/Prof, Dr.h.c,Capt. Chris Schroeder, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment & Fuel Projects, Qatar Airways
- Gaurav Sood, Head of Crop Solutions, New Holland Agriculture in India
- Alex Zhu, President, Hisense Middle East - Africa Holdings Co. Ltd
VIP closing speeches
- Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Programme - Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP DTIE)
- Kersten-Karl Barth, Director of Sustainability, Siemens AG
- Daniele Violetti, Chief of Staff, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
|Networking, buffet and evening entertainment
|Forum ends
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Gardening on the Rock
Over the years, this former prison has become an unlikely garden spot.
By Judith B. Tankard
When I recently stepped off the ferry at Alcatraz Island, I momentarily imagined I was back on Madeira, an island off the coast of southern Portugal known for its lush flora and steep, rocky terrain. All that was missing were the banana trees and the poolside resort hotels.
Alcatraz, of course, was never a holiday resort, only a place of last resort for society's incorrigibles. As I followed in the footsteps of Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly, I thought life on this flower-filled isle could not have been all that bad until I saw the close confines of the cell-house, which serves as the island's primary tourist attraction today. Wandering up the steep paths to the top of The Rock and picking my way among the derelict buildings overgrown with red valerian and other wildflowers, I felt like a visitor who had discovered the ruins of a forgotten city. In many ways, this is exactly what Alcatraz is today.
Now a preservation project of the Garden Conservancy, the extraordinary gardens once created by prisoners on Alcatraz are being reclaimed. In continuous existence for over 150 years, these gardens reflect a rich history of horticulture and gardening ideas spanning many different eras, from floriferous Victorian cottage gardens to environmentally sensitive attempts at erosion control. To date, more than 140 types of plants have been recorded as having survived from the years when Alcatraz was a prison: a mix of California natives, introductions from the Mediterranean, and rampant weeds. Some of them are considered rare or out of commercial cultivation.
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Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald wanted Robert Redford to play him in the TV movie version of his life—a story that journalist Joe McGinniss turned into the 1983 best-seller Fatal Vision. It's not hard to see MacDonald's reasons. Currently serving three consecutive life sentences in a Texas federal prison for the 1970 murder of his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young children, MacDonald surely suspected a sympathetic performance from a star like Redford could help his chances for a retrial. The former Green Beret Army physician still protests his innocence.
MacDonald's hubristic fantasy of being portrayed by a name-brand blond hero was only that: Although such notables as Christopher Reeve were considered for the part, the actor who plays the perfect son run amok in the NBC docudrama (which airs November 18 and 19) is an unknown whose work has seldom been seen outside his native Chicago. And while Gary Cole, 28, offers none of Redford's drawing power or rough-hewn good looks, he delivers a performance that had preview audiences cheering and critics predicting an Emmy. "He gave me goose bumps," reports McGinniss, who attended last month's press screening. "I don't think anybody expected him to do such a stunning job." Adds Freddy Kassab, the Long Island salesman who was MacDonald's father-in-law (and eventually his chief accuser): "His walk, his talk, his mannerisms—there's such perfection, it's eerie."
Two weeks before the Fatal Vision broadcast, Cole—a straightforward, boyish sort in jeans and a plaid cotton shirt—is sitting in an unpretentious Italian restaurant next door to the L.A. Stage Company, where he and Randy Quaid are finishing a run in True West. Nursing a beer, chewing gum and chain-smoking, Cole exhibits none of the barely concealed egotism of the young-buck actor on the rise. Never mind that the salary he netted for Fatal Vision was "more than I've ever earned in my life." When the day's second show is done, Cole goes home to a $560-a-month studio apartment on the scruffy fringes of Hollywood. Splurges come in the form of plane tickets to Chicago, where he lives in a town house with his casting director girlfriend, Shelley Andreas, 33. Averse to the notion of "sitting around waiting for work," he cannot face a permanent move to L.A. Chicago offers steady stage work, and Cole goes West only in pursuit of choice projects.
Before Fatal Vision, Cole's network TV experience had been confined to last December's Heart of Steel, with Peter Strauss, and although he co-starred in a New York production of True West and rejected a five-year contract for Miami Vice as "too limiting," he was working in the relative obscurity of Chicago theater when Shelley's business partner persuaded NBC to fly him to L.A. for the Fatal Vision audition. "I'd never heard of MacDonald until then," he reports. "I picked up McGinniss' book at the airport, and I found it really chilling."
The part of the murderous healer would prove astonishingly complex. Although MacDonald lived as a free man for almost a decade after his family was slain, the physician presented Army investigators with a paper-thin alibi for the night of Feb. 17, 1970. In his telling, a band of hippies had stormed the couple's quarters at Fort Bragg, N.C. and staged a bloodbath that somehow left him with only superficial wounds. The physical evidence told another story, and it was father-in-law Kassab, once MacDonald's staunchest defender, who pressed for the 1979 trial in which the Princeton-educated doctor was convicted of the triple murder.
For background on his character, Cole had McGinniss' meticulously researched book, but his only sources for MacDonald's voice and bearing were audiotapes of the doctor as he confronted investigators, a videotape of his 1970 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show and a clip from 60 Minutes. Cole felt that contacting MacDonald himself might be an imposition. "I'm interested in MacDonald as a person," he says, "but I didn't want to seek him out for something as banal as researching a character."
Curiously Cole chose to play the suave widower as an innocent—although McGinniss by the end of the book comes to the opposite conclusion. "MacDonald doesn't think he's guilty, and I never made a judgment," Gary says. "The most interesting thing to me is the turmoil he's in. He could be seen as a case study in human behavior. Anyone in a situation like that becomes a tortured person. Your whole life is put in front of people for them to see. In most of the scenes he's being hounded—his life is on the line."
Cole approached the role with some trepidation. Awed by his seasoned co-stars (Karl Maiden plays Kassab, Eva Marie Saint his wife, Mildred) and more accustomed to theater audiences than to TV cameras, Cole welcomed the dollops of friendly advice from Maiden et al. ("Karl said, 'The closer the cameras, the more you have to tell the truth.' ") Gary was also haunted by the dolorousness of the subject. Many of the scenes were played on a set that was a precise replica of the apartment where MacDonald's wife and his 5-and 2-year-old daughters were found dead in their beds. "I felt strange there," Gary says. "I remember picking up one of the girls to put her into bed and thinking about the real victims."
Cole also admits to feeling peculiar about "gaining success from someone else's tragedy. But a part of me says I've been living like a dog fox the last five years, and I deserve it. And this is based on a book researched by someone [McGinniss] that MacDonald was cooperating with. He's the one who started the publicity." (The good doctor apparently has changed his mind: When Fatal Vision airs, it will be against the wishes of his lawyers, who petitioned NBC to delay the broadcast until a North Carolina court rules on his most recent request for a retrial.)
Cole's pre-Vision existence did have its lean spots. A child of the Chicago suburbs (father Bob was an accountant while mother Peg worked as a secretary), Gary dropped out of the acting program at Illinois State as a junior. Inspired by Chicago's respected Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which classmate John (Places in the Heart) Malkovich helped found, Gary plunged into the Second City acting scene—tending bar and working as a wood stripper when he wasn't pitching himself at auditions. Later he banded together with eight others to create the Remains Theatre Company, a 55-seat house the actors built themselves. Profits were minimal, but Gary was exhilarated by the tenuousness of his existence: "I liked the fact that while everybody else had money and security, I was sleeping in the theater aisles and eating at the Hamburger King."
His doting mother remembers that time too, though not so fondly. "I've stood in the middle of the room and clutched my coat when I saw where he was living," says Peg Cole. "But Gary's an actor who has to work, and he'd sleep in a garbage can if that's what it took."
Those hardscrabble days may be over. "If this movie does nothing else," predicts McGinniss, "it will be the launching of a major career for Gary Cole." But Gary, for one, isn't waiting for fame to overtake him. Claiming to be wary of praise, he says he has no idea whether stardom will strike after Fatal Vision: "I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what will happen in an acting career." Still Gary deems himself lucky: "I could be cleaning cages at the zoo." Rising from a table littered with the remains of a half-eaten pizza, he makes his way past the crazies at the bar and leans into the role that may soon be wrenched away—that of an anonymous craftsman who is nobody's heroic fantasy.
As a Doctor Convicted of Murder, Newcomer Gary Cole Brings TV's Fatal Vision to Eerie Life
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text: Dunya News - The fame of Lahore based Dunya News is ever increasing due to its amazing and interesting content. Dunya TV Urdu News is a 24 hours channel that broadcast the content in national language. Formed in association with National Communication it became official in December 2008. Dunya TV managed by Mian Amir Mehmood broadcast news and corresponding talk shows in Urdu dialect 24 hours via neighborhood link drivers. Dunya News Live has high local reach and witness live transmission of news and current affairs in diverse urban, villages, towns, and other distant regions of Pakistan. The Dunya TV news and current affairs shows have massive popularity, and viewership. The highly acclaimed Dunya TV shows with high TRP ratings include Hasb –e-Haal, Mazak Raat, Cross Fire, News Watch, Police File, Tonight with Dr. Moeed Pirzada, to name a few. The battle of TRP has won single handedly by Hasb e Haal fame Azizi. He makes the audience burst with laughter by his signature Punjabi style of analysis on prevailing current affairs and issues. Dunya TV in 2012 expanded its business operations by diversifying its expertise in print media by starting a newspaper "Dunya Newspaper".Popular ShowsDunya Kamran Khan Kay SathWho doesn't want to hear about the views of Kamran Khan on latest political developments in the country? We all are impressed and spell bound from his unique way of presenting a show. The show runs for 90 minutes and telecasts from Monday-Friday at 9:15pm to 10:15pm. Hasb e HaalThe show needs no introduction. It is now a household name. Witty, informative, and full of entertainment, Hasb e Haal is certainly Pakistan's most watched and favorite show. This comedy talk show is telecast on Dunya News at 11: pm from Thursday to Sunday. The hosts of the show are Junaid Saleem, Najia Baig, and Sohail Ahmed who presents a political and social satire in their unique style. It aims to raise voice against the odds of the society in a lighter hilarious tone, mocks the law and order, judiciary, government policies, and flaws in the entire existing system of Pakistan. The popularity of the show is the relevance of the content and the way it is presented. You can watch Hasb e Haal online and live on Hamariweb.com with latest videos and episodes of the talk show. Mazaaq RaatMazaq Raat is a popular show of Dunya TV. The show is hosted by renowned TV actor Noman Ejaz with the team comprising of Amanullah Khan, Iftikhar Thakur, Sakhawat Naz, and DJ Mohsin Abbas Haider. The show telecasts from Monday to Wednesday at 11:05pm. The format of the show is entertaining as the DJ Jutt commences and ends the show with a parody song. Noman Ejaz hosts the show marvelously with Mazaaq Raati team that pinch in with the sarcastic and hilarious remarks. The other members of the show are Miss Tech that comprises of Fatima Sohail and Hanel Siddiqui. You can watch Mazaq Raat online and live on Hamariweb.com with latest videos and episodes of the talk show.


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With National School Bus Safety Week just around the corner — it runs Oct. 18-22 — operations, organizations and individuals are working hard to ensure that kids understand their role in traveling to and from school safely.
The theme of this year's School Bus Safety Week is "Cross in View, It's the Right Thing to Do!" The theme was derived from the National Association for Pupil Transportation Poster Contest from last year.
(The 2010 Poster Contest theme, which is "Be Aware — Know the Danger Zone!", will become the 2011 National School Bus Safety Week theme.)
In keeping with this year's theme, Safe Kids Kansas Inc., a non-profit coalition of more than 70 statewide organizations and businesses that are dedicated to preventing accidental injuries to children in Kansas, has published 10 tips that children should know.
"Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early," "wait until the bus stops, the door opens and the driver says it is OK before moving towards the bus," and "be alert to traffic" are among the tips that the coalition offers.
Cherie Sage, state director of Safe Kids Kansas, also says that children should be reminded of the 10-foot danger zone around the school bus where the driver can't see them.
"To be sure the bus driver can see them, young children should take at least five giant steps away from the bus while entering or exiting the bus. Older kids who must cross the street should look at the bus driver for an 'OK' sign before crossing in front of the bus," Sage adds.
Avonmore, Ontario-based Delaney Bus Lines Ltd. got a head start on observing School Bus Safety Week by partnering with a local school for a project that combined arts education with bus safety lessons.
Last week, the school bus contractor and East Front Public School encouraged students to display art in the windows of a Delaney bus parked on school grounds. The pastels and paintings of fall flowers, owls and other fall scenes was created under the guidance of a local artist, Seaway News reports.
The students then received a bus-shaped safety card from Delaney Bus Lines. The card provided information on everything from safe distances to cross in front of a stopped bus to ways to exit in the event of an accident.
"There was no doubt in our minds about participating in this project when East Front Public School proposed it," Delaney Bus Lines General Manager Mark Begg told Seaway News. "Raising awareness about School Bus Safety Week and the importance of school buses in a unique fashion was exciting for us and provided a new form of artistic development for the students we transport."
In anticipation of next week, students at Lyon County School District in Yerington, Nev., will be given one rule a day by their bus drivers that they should follow. Then, next week, each transportation area will hold one assembly at each elementary school for students from early childhood education through third grade, according to a story on RGJ.com.
The assemblies will consist of a video presentation on bus safety and a question and answer session where the teachers and drivers ask students questions about safe riding.
Bus safety assemblies will also be the focus of next week's efforts at Willard (Mo.) R-2 School District. The district has hired Gina Crump, creator of the "Respect the Ride" bus safety program, to conduct the assemblies.
"I am using an actual driver's seat and passenger's seat in the assembly since we can't bring the whole bus inside," Crump told SBF. "I am going to focus on the vast responsibilities that the school bus driver has and the important responsibilities that students have in bus safety."
Crump will also hold a workshop for bus drivers and transportation directors to share ideas and celebrate the role that school bus drivers play in the school community.
"I know that neither of these are novel ideas, but they haven't been done around here [southwest Missouri]," Crump said. "I'm hoping to bring attention to the positive things that school districts are doing to improve bus safety."
In Florida, the departments of Education, Transportation, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles have teamed up to develop the "Stop on Red, Kids Ahead" campaign to remind drivers of the state's laws when approaching a school bus — another vital component to making sure that students get to and from school safely.
The state's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' (DHSMV) Website has diagrams that illustrate when motorists must stop for a school bus when students are loading and unloading. The site also features a video that discusses the state's school bus stop arm law, a school bus' safety features and the number of illegal bus passing incidents annually in Florida.
In addition, a School Bus Safety Week toolkit, safety tips and information about bus safety events around the state are available on the DHSMV Website.
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What is Zappai?byjthserra©
What is Zappai?
With the popularity of the internet as a place to publish, read and discuss poetry and given the attraction of short, concise, but meaningful poetry, there has been a tsunami of short, haiku-like poems appearing nearly everywhere you look. Unfortunately, in this mass of poetry, there resides an enormous amount of misconception regarding haiku and other similar Japanese forms: "Among both poets and the general public, there is a broad mass of people whose only understanding of haiku is that it has seventeen syllables and that anything that is put in the seventeen syllable, three-line form they remember from elementary school is automatically haiku." (1)
For the longest time, I was one of those poets, ignorantly writing what I called haiku. Because I was able to seemingly say a lot in just a few syllables, I soon gained the title of "that haiku expert" from friends and acquaintances. That was a title I humbly embraced as I wrote short little pseudo-haiku, hundreds of them. It was not until I began to submit my work to some of the respected haiku publications and websites that I shockingly discovered that my haiku, were not very good. In fact, some intimated that what I submitted perhaps were not haiku at all. At that point I realized there was a lot more to haiku.
For the next several years, as I studied, wrote and discussed haiku, I began developing a number of articles about the art. The articles began as lengthy emails, which I later compiled and more recently developed into some of the articles I have posted here at Literotica. For a better understanding of Zappai, we will need to consider the questions I asked in two of my articles: 1.) What is Haiku? and 2.) What is Senryu?
In both those articles I outlined a, hopefully, simple and basic set of tenants to define English language haiku and senryu. These tenants help identify a number of short, usually three line poems as either haiku or senryu. The tenants also identify a much larger number of short, usually three line poems that don't seem to fit those definitions. What do we call these, now, unidentified poems? Some might still argue they are haiku, others would brand them pseudo-haiku, and others may simply ignore them.
Rather than ignore the poems, or simply brand them as failed haiku, perhaps we should consider finding an appropriate identification for them. A possible solution has been offered by Lee Gurga, now editor of Modern Haiku, one of the premier English language haiku publications in circulation. He indicates that: "In Japanese poetry, zappai includes all types of seventeen syllable poems that do not have the proper formal or technical characteristics of haiku...". (1)
Gurga explains: "If we look at all of what is presented today as 'haiku,' a large number of so-called haiku are, like zappai, imaginative or imaginary, wit-based poems that are written or shared for the entertainment of the reader and writer. Unlike haiku, these poems often have no relation to nature. Unlike senryu, these poems make no attempt to distinguish between the imaginative and the imaginary. This includes things like spam haiku, sci-fi haiku and their ilk." (1)
Much like senryu, where William J. Higgensen cautioned "...I do not like suggesting that a senryu is a failed haiku..." (2 - pg.232) because often poets started out trying to write senryu, some poets set out to write zappai. To characterize all zappai as failed haiku or senryu would be unfair to those poets. Japanese zappai is part of their poetry aesthetic. Gurga does add: "While zappai were recognized as a form of poetic entertainment, they were not recognized as being as high an art as either haiku or senryu." (1)
Understanding that all short, three line poems using 17 (or less - see my article titled "Not Seventeen: More on Haiku") syllables are not haiku, or even senryu; we can now identify the poems that do not meet haiku's or senryu's basic tenants. To follow the Japanese form, we can call these English language zappai.
In considering many of the short poetry submitted here at Literotica, from the small samplings I have taken as a poetry reviewer on the poetry discussion board, the majority of the haiku that I have seen, based upon the definition above and in my other articles, would be classified as zappai. The remainder of the submitted haiku, would then either fall into the haiku or senryu category. As examples of each I offer the following:
haiku: Bass
picking bugs
off the moon
Nicholas A. Virgilio (2)
senryu: While the guests order,
the table cloth hides his hands -
counting his money.
Clement Hoyt (2)
zappai: Cook it in the can
SPAM, block of cheese, brown sugar
I can't get it out
--Phil and Amy Timberlake (3)
1.) Gurga, Lee "Toward an Aesthetic for English Language Haiku" Modern Haiku Vol. XXXI, No. 3 (Fall, 2000).
2.) Higginson, William J., The Haiku Handbook Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 1985.
3.) "The Spam-ku Archive" at Spamhaiku.com.
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West York police were called to a report of an assault in the 1200 block of West King Street in West York just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police said they found a 57-year-old man, who had been violently beaten, suffering severe injuries to his head, face and chest.
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This morning, you probably didn't think twice about slinging a work tote over your shoulder or picking your sneakers up off the floor. But there may come a time when one of those simple motions will trigger a backache bad enough to cause you to call in sick, see a doctor, or at the very least, take a few painkillers [1]. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, four out of five women will develop a back injury at some point in their lives. But with a few simple changes, you can prevent yourself from becoming a statistic. The trick, says Douglas Chang, M.D., chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, is separating the misconceptions from the facts. We asked Chang and other experts to set the record straight on how to best prevent and heal aches and pains.
MYTH #1 Lifting heavy objects will strain your back
FACT Most injuries are caused not by what you pick up, but how you do it. The proper form: Squat [2], keeping your back straight. Grab the object, bring it close to your body, then stand; your thigh and butt muscles should do the lifting.
Just grabbing a pen off the floor? It's still important to be careful, because simply twisting the wrong way can harm your back. "One of the worst moves is bending over to the side while staying seated with your feet planted on the floor," says Rahul Shah, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon in Winter Park, Florida. "Twisting your back [3] in two directions at once may strain the disks that cushion your spinal vertebrae." This repetitive trauma builds up over the years and can weaken your spine. "If your back is already vulnerable," says Shah, "the wrong movement could easily trigger an injury."
MYTH #2 Sitting up straight keeps your spine in line
FACT While your mom was right to stop you from hunching, holding yourself too erectly isn't as good for your back as you think [4]. "It puts a lot of stress on your disks, especially when you do it for long periods of time," says Santhosh Thomas, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and medical director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Spine Health in Westlake, Ohio. In fact, researchers at Woodend Hospital in Scotland found that people who sat at a 90-degree angle strained their spines [5] more than those who reclined at 135 degrees.
What's a woman to do? Adjust your posture a few times a day, recommends Shah. "Lean back in your chair with your feet on the ground and make sure there's a slight curve in your lower back." That way, he explains, you'll distribute your body weight more evenly, as your shoulders [6] and upper back muscles [7] will take some of the pressure off your spine. If you often find yourself slouching at your desk at the end of the workday, consider using a cushion to support your lower back and keep your spine in alignment.
What may be even more important than sitting correctly is taking frequent breaks from your desk throughout the day. To boost circulation in your back [3] muscles and lessen fatigue, stand up every half hour and take a five-minute stroll or stretch every hour. Do some of your work while standing up to give your spine a little reprieve. Take a phone call on your feet, or place a report on top of a waist-high filing cabinet so you can stand and read it.


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I bet you're wondering what an old-fashioned hat and a chewy breakfast roll have to do with space science! Top hats and bagels are two types of electrostatic analyzers flown on sounding rockets to measure high-energy electrons in space. Scientists from the University of Iowa built top hat and bagel electrostatic analyzers for the CHARM sounding rocket.
The names of these two types of instruments come from the geometry of the detectors. The top hat (example shown below) consists of two metal hemispheres nested inside one another. The detector itself doesn't look much like a top hat. The name refers to the metal piece that sits on top of the two hemispheres like a "hat." When a voltage difference is applied between the two hemispheres, electrons entering the detector are deflected by the resulting electric field and follow a curved path. The amount of the deflection depends upon the detector voltage and the energies of the electrons, so only electrons with a selected range of velocities can enter the detector. By changing the voltage we can detect electrons with different velocities. Near the bottom of the detector are a pair of microchannel plates, which multiply the number of electrons to make the signal produced by the incoming electrons easier to measure. The CHARM rocket has two top hats that can measure the both the electron energies and the directions in which the electrons are traveling.
The basic idea behind a bagel detector is similar to a top hat, but the bagel has a different geometry. If you take apart a bagel detector (shown below), you will see that the inside of the detector looks like half of a bagel. The bagel half nests inside a hollowed out half-bagel (sort of like a bagel's crust). When we put a voltage on the inner bagel, electrons follow a curved path up through the hole in the center of the bagel. The hole is covered by a pair of microchannel plates, which multiplies the number of electrons to make them easier to measure, just like in the top hat detector. The CHARM rocket has eight bagels. Each of the eight bagels measures electrons at a specific energy traveling along the Earth's magnetic field.
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Dr. Kris Sigsbee currently works as an Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa. She received her M.S. in physics from the University of Minnesota for her study of lunar impact craters. She received her Ph.D. in space physics from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Her research interests include the solar wind, the aurora borealis, geomagnetic storms, and the Van Allen radiation belts. Dr. Sigsbee has also helped test instruments for the CHARM sounding rocket. You can read more about Dr. Sigsbee in her Solar Week biography.
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Many changes in our world have been necessitated by the economic decline the entire country has been experiencing lately.
Few of us like change, especially when it strikes at the very soul of our being. Such is the case with Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wellsville and plans by the Diocese of Youngstown to close it.
While the church's closing may have been inevitable, the situation should have been handled better.
In a recent letter to parishioners, Bishop George V. Murray said that in February 2010, he presented the proposed plan to merge the parishes of St. Aloysius and St. Ann's churches in East Liverpool with Immaculate Conception in Wellsville, along with changes to several other area Catholic churches. Murry said the letter invited parishes, through their pastor/administrator, to offer comments on what was unworkable or needed adjustment. Murry said five parishes contacted him, but no objections were received from Immaculate Conception's pastor, parish council or finance council prior to the March 2010 deadline.
Why? Because, according to parishioner Beverly Hentzell, no one in the congregation was aware there had been a deadline, nor was anyone at Immaculate Conception ever advised objections to the plan were possible. The Youngstown Diocese said a letter was sent to every parishioner, but none of the opposing parishioners say they received it.
Murry wrote a joint pastoral council and finance board formed by the Rev. Peter Haladej, pastor of the local parishes, and the Rev. Nicholas Shori, diocesan director of implementation, consisting of representatives of both Immaculate Conception and St. Aloysius recommended the closure of the Wellsville church by a vote of 27 to 1.
Just who were those representatives of Immaculate Conception Church? The people who have formed the Committee to Save Immaculate Conception Church are all long-time parishioners who have been very active in the church and its various ministries. These people should have been informed of their right to object, and at least some of them should have been should have been included on the joint pastoral council. Someone certainly dropped the ball in failing to keep these church members apprised of the situation.
Now parishioners have been told that yesterday's Mass was the last to be celebrated at Immaculate Conception. The church will close and merge with St. Aloysius as part of a reconfiguration plan set down by the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, even though the decision is being appealed by the Committee to Save Immaculate Conception Church.
We sympathize with the parishioners and their grief over losing their church, which one parishioner equated with experiencing a death in the family. Parishioners may have been better equipped to handle the loss if their voices had been heard during the decision-making process.


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Lahore: Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) might continue to express its concerns over playing a one-day series against Pakistan in the UAE but the cricket boards of the two nations have now agreed to a series of three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals in the Emirates from August 27, a PCB official said on Saturday.
"The series is now finalised and Cricket Australia has agreed to play three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai from August 27 to September 10," the official said.
Though CA had been trying to convince Pakistan to host a series of six Twenty20 Internationals, the PCB insisted on also having three ODIs. "Although the ICC had given permission for a six Twenty20-match series due to exceptional circumstances but now the Australians have agreed to play the ODIs and T20 matches," the official said.
He said it had been decided to have the ODIs in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah on Fridays and Saturdays and the T20 matches in Dubai.
The ACA, which had expressed "significant concerns" earlier, again reacted with reservations towards the decision to play three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals. "The ACA continues to have concerns about the weather conditions expected in the UAE at the time of the proposed series," Paul Marsh, the CEO of the ACA, told Pakpassion.net from Melbourne.
"Now that the PCB and CA have agreed to a schedule of matches, we will undertake a process to assess whether or not these conditions in the UAE will provide a safe environment for the players to play cricket in. This will be inclusive of consultation with various experts and a pre-tour visit to the venues," Marsh said.
But the PCB official said the series was now final. "Some modalities remain to be finalised between both boards. But for us having the series in the UAE is more cost effective and viable at this time of the year," he said.
"We had looked at Malaysia as an alternate option; but the problem is there is only one international standard ground in Malaysia which is not enough to have six matches, and secondly there was also the threat of strong rains," he added.
He said the PCB had already started making preparations for the series with a team of officials in Dubai to meet the Emirates Cricket Board. He also confirmed there would be late starts to the matches due to hot weather conditions in the UAE.
Pakistan have been forced to host their "home" series at a neutral venue after Australia refused to tour the country due to security concerns. Australia have not played in Pakistan after 1998.


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House fire kills two in Jackson Township JACKSON — A mother and her son died in an overnight Sunday fire here. The fire started about 1 a.m....
Young people dieing, killing and starting fires. There is something wrong when these young people think killing is going to fix a problem. Then the fire starters. What was they thinking. I guess they just wasn't thinking is why now they set in the Juvenal Justice Center. Then Diocese of Youngstown reviews school safety. Diocese should look to who they allow around children. It seems the schools and churches biggest threats come from within.
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If you have recently purchased a home in Austin, Texas and are getting ready to move in soon, or if you are moving from one apartment to another, you might be tempted to try to do the move yourself to save some money. However, prudent people will want to take advantage of a professional mover to take care of this work, such as Einstein Moving Company in Austin, Texas.
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Shopping for your first uke can be a little overwhelming. There are so many different brands, styles, and prices that it's difficult to make sense of all the options.
As the manager of a locally owned music store, I've had the chance to play dozens of entry level ukes, and in the process I've learned a lot. Here's my advice on finding a good beginner ukulele for under $100.
A Note on Cheap Ukuleles
There are a number of cheap ukes available for under $20, but I'd stay away from these. Many of these ukes are little more than toys, and they usually have a number of playability issues that will just end up frustrating you as you're trying to learn.
However, if you just want an inexpensive "beater" ukulele or are buying a beginner uke for a child, then there are a few less pricey models that are worth checking out. See my cheap ukulele guide for more.
Ukulele Sizes: Which One Should You Choose?
Ukes come in four sizes:
- Soprano (smallest)
- Concert
- Tenor
- Baritone (biggest)
Soprano, concert, and tenor ukes are all tuned and played the same way. Baritone ukes have a unique (but similar) tuning, which makes them a little less suitable for beginning players.
For most people I'd suggest going with a concert or tenor size uke. These are good middle-of-the-road sizes which shouldn't be too big or small for most beginning players. Concert ukes are a bit smaller than tenors, which may make it easier for people with small hands to play certain chords. It's also worth nothing that concerts are generally a little cheaper than tenors.
I mainly play concerts and tenors, and I usually lean toward tenors because I have pretty big hands and they feel more comfortable to me. For what it's worth, I feel like I see more "serious" uke players using concert and tenor sized ukes, although there are a lot of amazing soprano players out there too.
The soprano size is the smallest and most traditional ukuleles size. Many folks love their traditional look and sound, and soprano ukes travel well due to their minimal size. They are also less expensive than their larger counterparts.
However, sopranos can feel very small to many adults. I personally feel their tiny-ness makes them a bit trickier to play than concerts or tenors. Sopranos also have a less powerful voice and aren't as warm or resonant as the larger sizes. This isn't to say they sound bad–they just tend to be a little more "tinkly" when it comes to tone.
Baritone ukuleles are tuned differently than the other three sizes, so they can't be used with the majority of chord charts and song books.
Try not to obsess about choosing the right size. The important thing is that you get something and start playing ASAP! Besides, there's a very good chance you'll find yourself starting a collection and owning ukes of every size.
Ukulele Brands
There are a number of uke makers out there, and it can be tough to tell them all apart.
I've been fortunate enough to spend many years working in a small music store that had a great uke selection, so I've had a chance to check out quite a few different brands. While there are many decent manufacturers out there, I think that Kala makes the best entry level ukes for the money.
Even the least expensive of the Kala ukuleles are very straight, playable instruments, and they sound great. I have personally sold hundreds of Kalas and have almost never had people bring them back to with problems (and those problems were promptly addressed by Kala's customer service).
As far as specific models are concerned, I recommend the Kala KA-C or the Kala KA-T. These ukes both cost around $100, and for the money they're hard to beat. For more detailed information about these models, see my article on the best beginner ukuleles.
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You may also be able to find these models at a local music store. Kala is a pretty popular brand, so there's a good chance a music store near you carries them. You can check the Kala dealer list to see if there's one near you.
Other Good Brands
I can recommend Kala ukes without reservation because I've had the chance to see and play hundreds of them over the years and have consistently been impressed with their quality. However, there are other excellent makers out there that you shouldn't overlook.
Lanikai is probably the second biggest uke company in the world after Kala, and their instruments are very good. The LU-21C and LU-21T are nearly identical to the two Kala models I recommended above.
I've also been really impressed with Cordoba ukuleles. For $99, the Cordoba 15CM is a beautiful concert uke that has some nice cosmetic features you usually only find on more expensive instruments, like a rosette and bound fingerboard.
About Ukulele Tonewoods
The type of wood used to build a ukulele can greatly affect its tone, but this only applies when talking about solid wood.
Most entry level ukuleles are going to be made entirely out of laminated wood–essentially very thin plywood. Using laminated wood helps keeps manufacturing costs down, but it also means the "tonewoods" listed in a ukulele's specs don't really mean anything. A laminated mahogany uke and a laminated koa uke are going to sound pretty much the same (all other things being equal).
If you're open to spending a little more money, you may want to consider a solid top ukulele, such as Kala's spruce topped KA-SCG or KA-STG models. A solid wood top on a uke will generally give you a warmer tone with more projection. However, you can expect to spend an extra $50 to $75 for a solid top.
While you don't need much in the way of accessories when you're just getting started, I highly recommend picking up a good tuner (I like the Snark SN-2) and a case. Read more about these on my ukulele accessories page.


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Maybe AA needs to start making these in those wedge shaped soft plastic tubes, it's so difficult not being able to recommend this stuff to friends.
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St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade
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In a touching moment in front of friends and family on a Galveston, Texas, beach, Bill Klein of TLC's The Little Couple got emotional as he renewed his vows with his wife of five years, Dr. Jen Arnold.
"I was afraid I would lose you," Klein says in an exclusive sneak peek of Tuesday's season finale (9 p.m. ET). "You defeated cancer. We're here to celebrate you for being you every day for a long time to come."
This season's show chronicled the couple's intense year of joys and sorrow – from Arnold's diagnosis of a rare cancer to her intensive chemotherapy treatment and journey to remission, as well as the adoption of daughter Zoey, 2 from India, who joined their family with their son Will, 4, who was adopted from China.
"From the first email that I wrote to you to our first kiss," Arnold says in the clip, "you never quit astounding me with your love. When I met you for the first time, I knew I was going to marry you."
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Wednesday's Erie region forecast: Snow, gusting winds
Don't expect to see winter lose its grip on the Erie region today despite spring's arrival.
The National Weather Service is predicting the area could see as much as 3 to 6 inches of snow by tonight, and 8 to 10 inches, depending on the forecast, during a lake-effect snow advisory that is in effect from 8 p.m. today until Friday at noon.
Lake-effect snow advisories also are in effect for Crawford County and for Ashtabula County in Ohio.
Snow showers are likely today around Erie, mainly after noon, with a possible accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. The daytime high temperature could reach 30 degrees. Winds will be from the west at 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 30 mph.
Snow showers are expected tonight after 10, with an additional accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. The low will be around 22.
Snow showers are likely to continue into Thursday, with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. Winds will be from the west at around 14 to 24 mph, with gusts to 34 mph. The high will be near 29.
Thursday night will be breezy, with a low around 21.
The weather service is predicting a chance of snow showers and mostly cloudy conditions Friday. Temperatures could reach a high near 31 and a low around 21.
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Sana'a (Alshahid) – The Interior Ministry said it ordered the Coastguard and security authorities in the coastal provinces to close main waterways in front of African sneakers into Yemeni lands from the Horn of Africa, the state run almoatmer.ner has reported.
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The security authorities placed the Somali refugees in Yemen under control to prevent terrorist elements from the use of asylum to access into Yemeni lands, Interior Ministry said.
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The Academic Senate's 10+1 Responsibilities: The Academic Senate serves as the official voice of the faculty in academic and professional matters.
Pursuant to California Administrative Code of Regulations - Title 5, Section 53200, the Academic Senate is a faculty organization whose primary function is to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on 10+1 academic and professional matters. Each local Academic Senate works with its local Board of Trustees to establish policy determining which of the 10 + 1 responsibilities the Board with rely primarily upon the advice of the Senate and which of those 10 + 1 responsibilities the Board will reach mutual agreement with the Senate. 1. The development of curriculum, including the establishment of prerequisites and planning of course disciplines 2. The determination of degree and certificate requirements 3. The establishment and review of grading policies 4. The establishment of standards and policies regarding student preparation and success 5. The appointment of faculty members to District and College committees 6. The development of processes for program review. 7. The development of new educational programs 8. District governance processes 9. The delineation of faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes 10. The determination of processes to be utilized in institutional planning and budgeting and +1 Other academic and professional matters.
Minimum Qualifications and Equivalancies Processes Section 87359 (b) Requires the local Board of Trustees are to rely primarily upon the advice of the senate regarding faculty meeting the minimum qualifications.
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Faculty Evaluation and Tenure Review Section 87610.1 (a) Requires that collective bargaining agents, or faculty unions, consult with the academic senate prior to negotiating tenure evaluation procedures. Section 87663 (f) Requires that collective bargaining agents, or faculty unions, consult with the academic senate prior to negotiating faculty evaluation procedures.
Administrative Retreat Rights Section 87458 (a) Requires the local Board of Trustees to rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the academic senate regarding procedures regarding administrators retreating into faculty positions.
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The 19th annual antiques show and sale at the Carson Valley Inn last weekend saw close to 500 guests and appraised more than 100 items.
"It went well. Last year we had more people, but I think that was due to the roads and bad weather," organizer Martha Williams said. "The shoppers seemed excited with smiles on their faces as they were going through looking at things."
More than two dozen vendors featured items such as art from western to Native American, glassware and crystal, railroadiana and porcelain signs, sun purpled glass, furniture, folk art and primitives, estate jewelry, and guns and knives.
"We had a good selection of different things," Williams said. "It seemed like the little things were what was going this year. Last year, furniture was the big thing."
The appraisal clinic featured backup appraiser for the Antiques Roadshow Tom Bartels who specializes in watches and clocks.
There was also appraisers for collectibles, jewelry, furniture and guns.
"Someone brought in a sewing needle case. It was really neat. I haven't seen one like that before. I appraised that at $850," Williams said. "I think she pretty much knew what she had."
Another interesting item Williams said was a 1908 atlas.
"It had maps of Nevada and California. It went through each county and said how much revenue each county brought in," she said. "It had pictures of pre-1906 earthquake, and post 1906 earthquake. It took me well over an hour just to go through it."
The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra will receive approximately 30 percent of the show's proceeds.
"People love the show. They wait a full year for this event," Williams said. "I must say that the CVI is one of the best places I've done this. They bend over backwards to cater to every whim we have."
The 20th annual antiques show and sale will be Jan. 18-19, 2014, at Carson Valley Inn.


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Do you believe in climate chaos?
As suggested in earlier columns, the climate has always changed, so belief may not be as important as understanding. I prefer the term climate chaos, which points to extremes of weather, which we notice directly.
There is a lot of science pointing to carbon dioxide levels, and records high temperatures, but humans have been keeping records for such a short time relative to geologic and planetary time scales, that it is hard to know if we have statistically significant data streams. Nor do we understand all the interacting feedback loops.
There are many practical people who now suggest that it may not be wise to spend any more resources on additional climate science. The reason being that those who are already convinced that climate chaos is upon us will not be further convinced by more data. Those who are not convinced, will probably not be swayed by additional data. They might be persuaded by extreme weather events, but even these are not totally convincing.
I recall my grandfather talking about big storms and floods and unusual droughts and blizzards, including events that he heard about from his grandfather. Earth has always been a place where humans have had to respond to extremes.
A practical approach is to point out that there are more humans on the planet than ever before, so even if the climate is stable, the impacts of extreme weather will be more severe, and if resources are going to be spent, it is best to spend them on strategies of adaptation.
Many environmental advocates believe that this is the wrong approach, that we must reduce carbon emissions and try to reverse the prospect of chaotic climatic changes. But it is hard to image that happening. Now that the U.S. is energy independent for oil, exporting natural gas, and gasoline should stabilize around $2.50 to $3.00 a gallon in the near future, truckers and travelers are not going to set aside their rigs and cars for bicycles.
Nor are the developing world economies going to halt their growth for environmental benefits that are many years down the road. Some of the highly industrial nations, such as the U.S., Canada, Russia, and parts of northern Europe actually stand to benefit from the melting of Arctic sea ice, which will open up northern shipping lanes and expand the physical borders of Canada and Alaska.
There is more than speculation that the arctic is home to more oil and natural gas than the Middle East. Some estimates put the arctic reserves as high as five times all the current known reserves on Earth. Some of the arctic territory is unclaimed, and Russia, Norway, Canada, and U.S. are already making strategic moves to claim this territory when the ice melts.
The bottom line is that a changing, chaotic climate is not bad for everyone, and it turns out that many of the nations that emit the most greenhouse gases will benefit most from the changing, chaotic climate.
Because the incentives are not strong enough to reduce emissions in a way that can somehow reverse the effects of the industrial revolution, there isn't much point in piling on with more science. It makes more sense to put money and effort into adaptive strategies.
In future columns, I will look at what nations, corporations, and small businesses are doing. The fact is, a changing, chaotic climate is one of the biggest job creators in the world economy. ❖


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1876 Muller Baseball Clock (with Alexander Cartwright and Henry Chadwick)
Starting Bid - $1,500.00 , Sold For - $11,162.50
The Muller clock is one of the most beautifully designed and rarest of all baseball antiques. Named for its creators, brothers Nicholas and Karl Muller, this extremely rare nineteenth-century clock with cast-iron face has a very elaborate design sculpted in high-relief. The design features six figures. While these figures are not identified on the clock, it is universally accepted that the two players flanking the clock face are Bob Ferguson, outfielder and manager of the Brooklyn Atlantics in the 1870s, and Bobby Mathews, renowned pitcher for the New York Mutuals in the 1870s, and that the two gentlemen below the clock face are Henry Chadwick and Alexander Cartwright. Chadwick, of course, was the most famous sportswriter of the nineteenth century. He is featured holding a writing tablet, pen in hand, with his easily recognizable heavy beard clearly defining his profile. Alexander Cartwright, "The Father of Modern Baseball" and one of the founding members of the Knickerbockers, is captured with his distinctive close-cropped beard and trademark top hat. The two children at the top of the clock appear to be watching a game and are commonly referred to as representing the future of the game. This clock differs significantly from the very few others we have seen or handled in that the front of the clock has been partially painted in order to accentuate the images of the two ballplayers and young children at the top. Also painted is the fencing along the base, as well as the bat Ferguson is holding and a bucket and mug found at his feet. We assume that this color enhancement, which appears to be professionally applied, was done by the clock manufacturer and was offered as an option to prospective buyers at a significant extra cost. Such options for decorative pieces for home display were often offered in this era, just as they are today. Whatever the extra cost might have been, it was certainly worth it. The added colors have greatly enhanced the display value of the piece and this is by far the most attractive example we have ever seen. This clock is listed in the 1876 catalog of the American Clock Company. Karl Muller is renowned as one of the most important American baseball figural artists. He is very well known both for the design of this clock and for his highly regarded series of 1868 baseball figures. His brother Nicholas was responsible for the casting. The Muller clock is one of the most fascinating of all nineteenth-century baseball pieces in that it is the earliest baseball art piece which pays tribute to the history of the game and its most important pioneers, honoring both Chadwick and Cartwright for their immense contributions to the game. This clock is one of the earliest and most important pieces of American baseball sculpture. It is also very rare, with fewer than ten examples known. Even the Baseball Hall of Fame did not have an example until 1998, when Barry Halper's Muller clock was purchased by Major League Baseball and donated to the Hall of Fame. The clock is sixteen inches tall, thirteen inches wide, and the case is made of wood. The wood backing of the clock is presently nailed shut, but can be opened for repairs and maintenance. The windup key is not present (but probably can be replaced) and the pendulum movement accompanies the clock, but is not presently attached to the interior movement. Otherwise, we assume the mechanics are complete and in working order, but we have not opened the back panel to inspect it. As with any antique piece featuring delicate mechanisms, we cannot guarantee that all (or any) of the mechanisms are in perfect working order, and the clock may need maintenance or internal repairs to be restored to perfect working order, if desired. It displays magnificently exactly as is. The iron face has only very minor wear from normal handling and the clock, as a whole, is in spectacular Excellent condition. The Muller clock is a magnificent work of art of great historical significance, and one of the finest nineteenth-century decorative pieces related to baseball in existence. Reserve $1,500. Estimate $3,000/$5,000. SOLD FOR $11,162.50
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Bright ruby-red. Aromas of bitter cherry, roast coffee, dark chocolate and tobacco. Fairly dense and thick, but still youthfully tight; a bit heavy for this wine at this stage. Flavors of bitter cherry, dark chocolate and spicy oak. Finishes long and firmly tannic. A second barrel showed a more perfumed, Burgundian nose; hints of herbs and tobacco leaf on the palate; and less obvious sweetness but more complexity. Will this have the concentration for outstanding? Carrying just 12.2% alcohol, but then these stressed vines rarely produce freakishly high grape sugars.


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Mole Little Norway, a frozen collection for Autumn Winter 2015
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Mole Little Norway is launching it's coming collection for Autumn Winter 2015 in Pitti Bimbo 80 in Florence, Italy this weekend. The collection is inspired by Norwegian heritage and craft traditions. These beautiful garments are in a soft and warm wool quality, suitable for frosty days. See a sneak preview here!


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The latest trend of lighter, quicker basketball shoes continue with the release of the adidas Adipure Crazyquick (which hit the shelves today – May 1st). While I'm already crazy enough, the quick aspect I could use some help with, so I'm a big fan of these kicks. They are a snug fit (almost like a sock) and extremely light, yet very durable and give plenty of ankle support. I've loved all of adidas's recent releases, but the Adipure Crazyquick just might be my favourite. They're light, supportive, have good traction on the court, and are easy on the eye.
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