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Editor's note: The Advance's Cormac Gordon votes each week in the Associated Press college basketball Top 25 poll.
Want a pretty sure college hoop bet? OK, here are two.
The overwhelming majority of Top 25 teams at season's end will be from power conferences.
That's a lock.
And the Big East Conference won't be as dominant as it was last season.
Also as safe as predicting sun in San Diego.
Let's begin with the Beast of the East.
Five Big East teams made the NCAA Sweet 16 last March, and four advanced to the Elite Eight.
Villanova lost to eventual champion North Carolina in the Final Four.
The league had four 30-win teams, three tournament No. 1 seeds, and Louisville, Pitt and UConn were ranked among the Top 5 in the final Associated Press poll of the season.
That's power.
But nothing new.
In the last four seasons the Big East sent eight teams total to the Elite Eight, and at least two to the Sweet 16 each March.
In three of the last four, after all the intra-league battles and head-to-head face-offs that — let's face it — someone has to lose, the conference has still managed to place six teams among the nation's Top 25.
They've had 16 NBA first-rounders in the same stretch, and 13 All-Americans.
The ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and SEC aren't far behind.
Fact is, when the Associated Press released its preseason poll a couple of weeks back, 21 of the 25 teams on the list were members of those conferences.
Two more were from the hardly undersized Pac-10.
That left Butler and Dayton as the lone teams from sort-of non power-conferences.
Nothing unusual there.
Is there a built-in prejudice in the direction of big conference schools, when the selections are made?
You bet.
We want to help change that.
In the interest of expanding horizons, we've decided to find five sleepers to place in our Top 25.
Five teams from non-power conferences who are not normally even considered possibilities for the Top 25.
We'll place them on our list 21 through 25.
Then we'll see what happens.
1. Kansas (2-0)
Deep, beefy and battle-tested with 6-foot-11, 245-pound Cole Aldrich the anchor at both ends.
2. Michigan State (2-0)
3. North Carolina (3-0)
Roy Williams lost four starters from his National Championship team, which sounds crushing. But Chapel Hill reloads in a hurry.
In his third season at Morgantown, Bob Huggins now has his guys in place. That includes freshman Island product Danny Jennings out of St. Thomas More Prep.
5. Purdue (1-0)
The season rests on the health of versatile forward Robbie Hummel's rehabbing back. He went for 17 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Cal-Northridge in opener.
6. Duke (3-0)
Kyle Singler is a joy to watch, and the incoming class is top quality.
7. Villanova (1-0)
The Wildcats are going to need help along the front line. Enter 6-9 freshman Mouphtaou Yarou.
8. Washington (2-0)
Watch for freshman guard Abdul Gaddy.
9. Texas (1-0)
Senior swing Damion James will get plenty of national exposure when the Longhorns meet UNC, Michigan State and UConn in non-conference games.
10. Kentucky (2-1)
Coach Calipari is in Lexington, and that means the Bluegrass faithful can forget those NIT nightmares.
11. Tennessee (2-0
Lost to Oklahoma State in first round in Marcy. For some programs, early NCAA tournament outs become an ugly habit.
12. California (2-0)
Coach Mike Montgomery may have struggled in the NBA, but he knows the lay of the Pac-10 land.
13. Butler (1-0)
First non-power entry, but no surprise.
14. Connecticut (3-0)
Jim Calhoun knows how to pick them, and he has a three-year star in the making in soph point Kemba Walker.
15. Ohio State (2-0)
Junior swing Evan Turner is a scoring machine.
16. Oklahoma (2-0)
Blake Griffin's gone, but 6-9, 300-pound Tiny Gallon and 6-10, 275-pound Orlando Allen can fill some space.
17. Wake Forest (2-0)
Much to make up for following last March's dismal first-round NCAA blow-out at the hands of Cleveland State.
18. Michigan (1-0)
Young? Yes. But no one does it better than Wolverines' coach John Beilein.
19. Dayton (1-0)
Flyers may be best in the most underrated league (Atlantic 10) in the land.
20. Illinois (2-0)
With Bruce Weber in charge you know the Illini will play defense like a meat-grinding machine.
21. Siena (2-0)
Four starters including Monsignor Farrell's Ryan Rossiter are back for coach Fran McCaffery, and last year's Jaques Award winner O.D. Anosike (St. Peter's) looks like the first big man off the bench. Yes, the Saints may be this good.
22. Western Kentucky (0-0)
While everyone in the Sun Belt is talking Florida International and Isiah Thomas, the Hilltoppers return four of five starters from a team that won 25 games last season and beat Illinois in the opening round of the tournament.
23. Wright State (2-1)
Mention the Horizon League, and you automatically think Butler. But don't overlook the defense-ignited Raiders, and look at the five-point season-opening loss at Washington as a good sign.
24. Hofstra (1-2)
The Pride were in a one-point game with a minute left at UConn last night. They have a legit-at-any-level scoring guard in Charles Jenkins, and a big man who is already turning heads and could turn out to be a recruiting steal in Curtis High School's Halil Kanacevic.
25. Northern Iowa (1-0)
The Missouri Valley is not your run-of-the-mill non-power conference, but UNI has been. No more.


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GRAND RAPIDS – About 70 West Michigan business leaders are planning to load onto a bus on Fat Tuesday and head out of town.
They won't be headed for a party.
Instead, they'll be headed to Lansing for West Michigan Business Day in the State Capitol.
More than 200 legislators, staff, members and exhibitors are expected to meet with them at the expo and luncheon, co-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce (GRACC) and Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon chambers.
Andrew Johnston, vice president of government affairs for the Grand Rapids chamber, said the business leaders will fan out in the capitol to meet state department heads, attend legislative sessions and meet face-to-face with their legislators.
While on the bus to Lansing, State Reps. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, and Peter MacGregor, R-Rockford, will update the group on legislative issues.
At the Capitol, the chamber members will share the need for personal property tax reform, funding for roads and bridges and emphasize the need to keep health care costs low, Johnston said.
"Most of them haven't been to the state capitol since their fourth grade field trip," Johnston said.
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Eastside Fire and Rescue sent out a special recognition to Eastside Mobile Auto Glass of Issaquah recently.
The honor came for work performed to get a North Bend emergency vehicle back in service during this winter's heavy storms.
On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 20, during heavy winds, North Bend's Aid Unit 87 got a broken windshield. The damaged vehicle, one of the few four-wheel drive aid units that EFR operates, was considered critical to providing medical services in the North Bend area.
After contacting Eastside Mobile Glass about the problem, fire department personnel said they were impressed with the service they received.
Shop repair personnel were quickly deployed to Station 87 in North Bend to replace the windshield on the spot. The aid unit was back in service sooner than had been expected, and was available during the severe snow and ice conditions that hit the area.
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The first 2012 WWE Hell in a Cell results saw Randy Orton defeat Alberto Del Rio in singles competition, and now that this odd "feud" that many had no preference for is over, it's hopefully on to bigger and better opponents for the Viper.
With many of the top superstars locked into meaningful feuds at the moment, coupled with Orton's impending heel turn lurking around the corner, finding a credible opponent could be difficult.
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The work day can be long and monotonous. Break up the day by fitting a power hour in during your lunch break. Seem impossible to have a workout during your lunch break? Well show you a few tips for making it work.
You don't have to resort to lifting weights at your desk! Plan a lunch break workout!
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Plan ahead
If you know that a power hour is going on at your local TITLE Boxing Club at 1pm this Thursday, start planning early in the week. Block off the hour on your calendar, set a reminder and commit to it. You may need to do a bit extra work in the early part of the week. If you can commit 20 minutes of extra work each day from Monday to Wednesday, youll be more than prepared to take a power hour lunch break workout on Thursday.
Be efficient
When your power hour day arrives, start the day with motivation on the brain. Get in the right mindset in the morning by stretching when you wake up. Loosen up and prepare yourself for the day. When you get to work, stay focused on the task at hand. Wrap up loose ends before you head out at lunch time. Youll be able to HIT IT HARD when you arent distracted by an unfinished project laying on your desk.
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Grab your workout gear, towel and water bottle the night before your power hour lunch break workout. Throw everything you might need into your gym bag, and put the bag in your car before bed to make sure you dont leave it on your bedroom floor. Bring a bottle of ice water to work with you and sip on it all morning. Pack a granola bar or greek yogurt for your morning snack.
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HOBOKEN —If you're a gambler in Hoboken, don't bet on being able to play online throughout the city. Online gamblers may be shut out of games in certain parts of the city over concerns that it is too close to the state's border.
Technology companies are wary of metro borderlands near the Hudson River since locating data may not always be able to differentiate between New York and New Jersey in areas close to the border. This means that cities along the waterfront, including Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City may not always be able to tap into New Jersey's latest gambling venture.
The state is set to launch online gambling Nov. 26, after a five-day trial starting this Thursday. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement is monitoring the border areas, to assure that gamers aren't placing bets outside the state, Lisa Spengler, a division spokeswoman, said.
"Geo location is of paramount importance to us as we regulate New Jersey's Internet gaming market and we are using the most advanced technology and multiple means of tracking to prevent individuals from conducting Internet wagering from outside New Jersey's borders," she said in an e-mail.
The accessibility of online gambling sites in Hoboken and surrounding areas is uncertain and will likely vary depending on the individual providers, according to officials. The Associated Press reported that casinos are setting up digital fences that don't exactly match the state's borders in order to create "no-play zones" in areas where gamblers can easily cross state lines. The companies are being cautious in order to avoid unspecified potential fines for illegal gamblers, according to the report.
"No one can afford to risk that," Tobin Prior, CEO of Ultimate Gaming, told the Associated Press. "We would err on the side of caution.
Gamblers standing on piers in Hoboken, for instance, likely won't be able to play, said Jeff Allyn, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Locaid, a geolocation company approved to work with casino licensees and iGaming permit holders in New Jersey. Allyn said he doesn't anticipate accessibility problems being widespread, but that it really depends on individual companies and how conservative they decide to be in validating New Jersey gamblers.
Companies are working out how to validate gamers in areas near New York and Philadelphia — namely those along the Hudson and Delaware rivers, he said. Locaid is working with its customers on how to address the issue, Allyn said.
"The integrity of the system is critically important," he said. "It's our job to make sure that we're validating everyone to the best of our ability."
Locaid set up a virtual fence around Nevada where online gambling is accessible, but New Jersey presents a different challenge, due to the high populations of cities along the state's border, Allyn said. Technology companies are working out different solutions to the problem, including creating a buffer zone between the state border and the virtual fence, as well monitoring users near state borders more closely than others, he said.
He said he anticipates that the systems will be more refined as the companies gain more experience with online gambling in the state.


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i have a desktop with a printer attached with a usb connection. i have a laptop using a wireless router. both machines has windows 7. i tried several things provided thru Bing search engine. what do i need to print from the laptop to the printer at the desktop. do i need the printer software on both machine.Ty for you answer
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The answer to a similar query as posted by you is here at http://www.askiyogi.com/windows/19568.html Please follow all the steps mentioned here
You can easily share Printers in Windows 7 in different ways. You have not mentioned the exact model of the printer, will you connect it through wireless, USB etc. You can share a local printer through the Home group. The new HomeGroup feature makes sharing files and printers between Windows 7 machines very easy. Here are the steps involved:
-Setting up your HomeGroup :
• There are several ways to access the HomeGroup feature, go to Control Panel and click on "Choose homegroup and sharing options" or just type "homegroup" without quotes into the start menu search bar.
• Next click on the Create a homegroup button.
• In the Create a HomeGroup screen select what you want to share with the other machines.
• After the group is created you will get a password to access it from the other computers.
• After you get the Password you're brought back to the HomeGroup screen where you can make additional changes if you want.
-Connecting to your HomeGroup:
• On the other Windows 7 computer(s) go into the HomeGroup feature and click to join the group you just created.
• Enter in the password that was created for the HomeGroup.
• When the password is accepted the connection will take place and your finished.
• If you don't want to use a password at all go into the Network and Sharing Center under advanced options and turn off password protected sharing.
• Another thing you might want to do is create a shortcut to the HomeGroup. I just go into Network and copy the icon to my desktop by Right-Clicking and dragging it. A more direct approach is to create shortcuts directly to the shared public folders but of course it's completely up to you.
• To share a printer make sure to select Printers when creating the group and when you go into Devices and Printers on the Start menu you should see it and can set it as the default if you wish.
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Lady Gaga symbol of our decaying culture
Lady Gaga is a repulsive image that all people of good will should strive to avoid. Her most recent pornographic music video – which features highly sexualized images coupled with Catholic religious symbols – betrays her as nothing more than a mediocre, Madonna wannabe.
In the video she squirms around half-naked with half-naked guys while abusing Catholic symbols. It is clear the singer has now become the new poster girl for American decadence and Catholic bashing which she perversely fobs off to the world as "creative art."
When asked in a recent interview by Larry King if she was considering having children some day she answered "not right now because it would destroy my creativeness."
She seems oblivious to the fact that there is nothing more creative for a woman than to have a child. Sadly, fame, fortune and false idolatry have become the heartbeat of American culture. These things seem more important to the masses than life itself. But in the end they are all only illusions that will wither and fade.
City must consider more budget cuts
The City Council must vote for a budget by June 30 but the city will not set a tax rate to pay for the budget until December.
However, the fact of the matter is that once we approve a budget we have in effect decided upon the amount of taxes we will need to raise because we have to raise enough revenue to pay for whatever budget is in effect. The only thing we decide in December is what share businesses and homeowners have to pay.
It is with this in mind that I and some of my colleagues on the City Council tried to cut the budget last Thursday. Our goal was to cut about $3 million, because the city's finance team believes that that amount of cuts is required in order to avoid an increase in taxes. However, the council was only able to agree to about $425,000 in cuts when we looked at the budget department by department.
I am now calling for a 2.8 percent decrease in the budgets of all city departments. Such a cut would amount to $3 million and, if our finance team is correct, should avoid the need to raise more revenue than we did last year.
While I do not have a problem with the level of taxes I personally pay, I represent many people who do. People who are on fixed incomes are especially concerned.
In part, I am leading this effort out of a sense of duty to them. However, I have a bigger aim.
I ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility in the wake of the Springfield Finance Control Board. To me, this means having an honest and open conversation about revenue and expenditures, both in our community and in the City Council. I am concerned that 60 percent of our city's budget is funded by the state. I am concerned about the structural deficits that our finance team is predicting in the coming years, and I do not believe that we can tax our way out of the problem.
Toward that end, I am asking for a 2.8 percent cut this year, and my goal is to use the upcoming year to take a more detailed look at personnel levels.
Over the past couple of weeks I have been asking constituents how they feel. Do they want more taxes and more services, or less of both? The City Council has the opportunity to take a stand at Wednesday's 5 p.m. meeting. Either we support Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's budget and its likely tax increase, or we do not support a tax increase and we cut the budget. What is important in terms of fiscal responsibility is naming this choice and making the best case for which option best serves the city of Springfield.
My assumption is that if the budget passes without cuts, then there is a majority of councilors who are essentially saying that they will also take responsibility for raising taxes later on this year.
You can look at a line-by-line description of the proposed budget as well as my budget cut proposal at my Web site: www.wrightforspringfield.com.
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Not-so-perfect call tribute to baseball
The lesson the country needed to learn from the "28 out no-hitter" was the example of good sportsmanship.
All too often we see the temper tantrums and poor sportsmanship and that is a horrible example for our children. The umpire admitting he was wrong and the pitcher saying that no one is perfect is how things should be instead of throwing bats and helmets when striking out.
It's a lesson we all need to learn - no one is perfect - nor should they be expected to be. I'm not saying that we shouldn't strive to be our best or want our children to do their best but rather we need to accept imperfection in ourselves and others.
Kudos to umpire Jim Joyce and pitcher Armando Galarraga, their actions spoke volumes and put them near perfection.
--South Hadley
Whatever happened to war protesters?
I recall that anti-war protesters in the time of the administration of President George W. Bush always named him as the cause of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today we still have wars in those two countries, but can't protest about them. Worse yet, these few protesters seem to have forgotten the name of our present president, or that we even have one. How strange that the 2008 election produced this result.


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Monroe Township supervisors expect a visit Thursday night from residents of six Lisburn Meadows area houses required to connect to the municipal sewer line.
During April and May's board of supervisors meetings, township officials weighed options for the houses, which are required to hook up because they are within 150 feet of the line.
After discussion at last month's meeting, including comments from area resident Randy Jackson, the board decided to grant no further extensions to the expiring 10-year deferral, and that homeowners would have to incur boring, connection and tapping fees totaling about $8,000 or more per dwelling.
Affected residents are expected to ask for a reconsideration of the denied deferral extension or for some way to mitigate the impact of their high connecting costs.
The board also will consider a mutual aid arrangement with neighboring Silver Spring Township. Such an agreement could allow for the shared work of road crews and equipment beneficial to both townships.


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Penn Yan, NY -- In the past 10 years, German-born winemaker Johannes Reinhardt has helped Anthony Road Wine Co. in Penn Yan become one of the Finger Lakes region's most decorated wineries.
Reinhardt now faces the prospect of being forced to leave the country under U.S. immigration laws.
Since 2000, he has been working on temporary visas, while applying for permanent work status through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau. That permanent request was based on the idea that his skills as a winemaker were extraordinary, and could not be matched by someone else.
That request, and a subsequent appeal, have been denied, according to reports circulated by New York state wine industry representatives.
Anthony Road's owner, John Martini, would not discuss Reinhardt's case publicly Monday, after the situation surfaced over the weekend in an e-mailed newsletter from Jim Trezise, head of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation.
Martini said Reinhardt's lawyers are afraid more publicity will only harm the winemaker's attempt to resubmit his application.
A spokeswoman for the federal immigration service said Monday the office does not comment on individual cases.
Last year, Anthony Road's 2008 Riesling, produced by Reinhardt, won the Governor's Cup at the New York Wine & Grape Classic in Watkins Glen. That is considered one of the area's most prestigious competitions and is among many awards Reinhardt's wines have won since he joined Anthony Road.
Earlier this year, Anthony Road took home one of the seven top prizes in an international Riesling competition held in Alsace, France, near the traditional home of the Riesling grape.
Trezise, whose organization provides support for the state wine industry, was blunt in his take on the matter:
"The German-born wine maker has unique training, experience, and talents that simply can't be replicated by anyone else, and his impressive string of major national and international awards provides clear evidence," Trezise wrote in his weekend newsletter, called The Wine Press. "His achievements have elevated the stature of the winery and the entire region."
Trezise acknowledges that immigration policy since Sept. 11, 2001 has become "highly complex and volatile. But this is a no-brainer: a lawful, honest, hard-working, talented professional who wants stay with us. What's so scary about that? And where went the country that once welcomed the world?"
Reinhardt, 43, is a native of the Franconia region of Germany whose family has been in the winemaking business for 600 years. After working there, he came to the Finger Lakes in 1999 for an internship with the Dr. Konstantin Frank winery on Keuka Lake. He became head winemaker at Anthony Road the next year.
In a 2009 interview with Wine Spectator magazine, Reinhardt said he decided to leave Germany because he felt limited working within its centuries-old winemaking traditions. He believed he could be a more creative and adventurous winemaker in the United States.


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A Trenton man yesterday pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of an off-duty corrections officer in November 2012.
Hykeem Tucker, 27, is charged with murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun and three counts of fourth-degree aggravated assault for pointing a firearm at three other people, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Carl Batie, 26, attended a party at the Baldassari Regency banquet hall on Morris Avenue in Trenton. He was in a crowd of about 30 people on the restaurant's balcony at 1:15 a.m. when Maurice Skillman, 27, allegedly opened fire on the crowd with Tucker at his side, prosecutors said.
One of the 22 bullets fired into the crowd struck Batie in the head, killing him almost instantly, officials have said.
Assistant Prosecutor Jim Scott yesterday offered Tucker a plea deal that would call for him to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter and serve a 25-year sentence, of which he would have to serve 85 percent, or a little more than 21 years. Tucker also would have to cooperate in the case against Skillman, who faces the same charges, Scott said. Marquise Skillman, who is Maurice Skillman's brother, identified Tucker as an accomplice in the shooting, Scott said.
"Mr. Marquise Skillman was familiar with Mr. Tucker," Scott said.
Marquise Skillman also was seen in a video getting out of a car with Tucker and his brother outside Baldassari's on the night of the incident, Scott said.
Batie, a Trenton Central High School graduate, was a five-year veteran of the Mercer County Corrections unit.
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Baldwin teenager run over by garbage truck 'fighting for his life'
Daniel DiNardi was riding home from a summer-school program when he was struck shortly after noon Thursday by a Waste Management garbage truck at the intersection of Baldwin County highways 13 and 64.
The triple-axle truck's rear tires rolled over and crushed much of the boy's body. Immediately afterward, he was conscious, Daphne police Capt. Danny Bell said.
A new Facebook page appeared late Thursday that is devoted to a "prayer chain" for the teen. The page states that DiNardi is "fighting for his life" after suffering "head trauma, a shattered pelvis, lacerated liver, ruptured spleen, and is on a respirator."
Terry Wilhite, Baldwin County Public Schools spokesman, said the boy is a Daphne Middle School student.
Efforts to contact DiNardi's family were unsuccessful Friday.


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Technique and condition
A double-sided graphite drawing with watercolour washes on a medium-weight, white laid paper. The work is generally in good condition with surface dirt and general discolouration over the surface. The support has been inlaid very tightly onto a one-ply board, which has then been attached to a secondary mount.
Lisa Psarianos
On acquisition the drawing was removed from its secondary mount and inlay, cleaned to reduce surface dirt and pressed. It was inlaid and mounted onto white museum board.
Lisa Psarianos
February 1998


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This deal has ended.
These Oakley Acid Frogskins Sunglasses, which retail for $170, are $52.99 at 6pm, plus they ship free. This is the best price we could find by $22. The Frogskins feature transparent frames and protective Iridium lenses and filter out 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC, and harmful blue light up to 400nm. They come in blue, pink, and yellow. Sales tax is charged in most states.No longer available


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Her father, Pablo, created extraordinary works of art and Paloma Picasso is doing the same with her jewelry. Her favorite gem shape is the cabochon, and these gumdrop-colored rings are part of a delicious new collection for Tiffany & Co. Make a simple statement with one, or wear several for a whimsical effect.
Hm-m-m-m-m. Doesn't that little black dress of yours need a pop of color?


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Environmental Stewardship
I. A Theology of Stewardship and the Environment
All creation is under the authority of God and all creation is interdependent. Our covenant with God requires us to be stewards, protectors, and defenders of all creation. The use of natural resources is a universal concern and responsibility of all as reflected in Psalm 24:1: "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof."
In the Bible, a steward is one given responsibility for what belongs to another. The Greek word we translate as steward is oikonomos, one who cares for the household or acts as its trustee. The word oikos, meaning household, is used to describe the world as God's household. Christians, then, are to be stewards of the whole household (creation) of God. Oikonomia, "stewardship," is also the root of our word "economics." Oikos, moreover, is the root of our modern word, "ecology." Thus in a broad sense, stewardship, economics, and ecology are, and should be, related.
The Old Testament relates these concepts in the vision of shalom. Often translated "peace," the broader meaning of shalom is wholeness. In the Old Testament, shalom is used to characterize the wholeness of a faithful life lived in relationship to God. Shalom is best understood when we experience wholeness and harmony as human beings with God, with others, and with creation itself. The task of the steward is to seek shalom.
Stewards of God's Creation. The concept of stewardship is first introduced in the creation story. In Genesis 1:26, the Bible affirms that every person is created in God's image. But this gift brings with it a unique responsibility. Being created in God's image brings with it the responsibility to care for God's creation. God chose to give human beings a divine image not so we would exploit creation to our own ends, but so we would be recognized as stewards of God. To have dominion over the earth is a trusteeship, a sign that God cares for creation and has entrusted it to our stewardship. Our stewardship of all the world's resources is always accountable to God who loves the whole of creation and who desires that it exist in shalom. The intention of creation was that all should experience shalom, to know the goodness of creation. In the Old Testament, "fullness of life" means having enough, sufficient, to experience the goodness of creation. By contrast, our age has come to define "fullness of life" as more than enough. The desire of many for excess begins to deny enough for others, and shalom is broken. That all should participate in creation's goodness is a fundamental of stewardship.
Another theme of shalom is that in creation we are all related. Humans are not self-sufficient. We need God, others, nature. The story of the garden (Genesis 2) attempts to picture the complete and harmonious interrelatedness of all creation. There is shalom only when we recognize that interrelatedness and care for the whole. When we violate the rules of the garden, we are dismissed. In ecological terms, when we violate the principles of ecology, we suffer environmental damage.
As the story of the garden shows, God's intention of shalom was not carried out. Sin intervened, and the shalom was broken. But God offered a way to restore shalom-redemption. And as God's stewards we have a role in that redemption. Stewardship, then, is to become involved wherever wholeness is lacking and to work in harmony with God's saving activity to reconcile, to reunite, to heal, to make whole.
Stewardship has to do with how we bring all of the resources at our disposal into efficient use in our participation in the saving activity of God. Environmental stewardship is one part of our work as God's stewards. As stewards of the natural environment we are called to preserve and restore the air, water, and land on which life depends. Moreover, we are called to see that all life has a sufficient share of the resources of nature. With new hope rooted in Christ and with more obedient living as stewards of the earth, we can participate in God's healing of creation.
II. United Methodist Historical Concerns
Since the beginnings of the Methodist movement, there has been a concern with what we today call "environmental concerns." Wesley's emphasis on "cleanliness" came as he observed a land of open sewers, impure water, unplanned cities, and smoke-filled air. In the mines and mills, squalor and filth were everywhere, as was disease. The
substantial decline in the death rate in England from 1700 to 1801 can be traced to improvements in environment, sanitation, and a wider knowledge of concepts of basic health such as those advocated by Wesley.
III. Principles for Christian Stewardship of the Environment
A. Responsible and Equitable Use of Natural Resources.
We support measures which will lead to a more careful and efficient use of the resources of the natural world. We urge United Methodists to analyze their consumption patterns and to seek to live a simple and less resource-dependent life.
We encourage programs which will recycle solid materials of all sorts-paper, glass, wood, building materials, metals, plastics, etc.
We urge United Methodists to participate actively in community recycling programs and urge the establishment of such programs in communities without these programs.
We believe that natural resources, outside the control of different nations, from the genes that form life to the air and outer space, are the common heritage of all humanity, and therefore must be developed and preserved for the benefit of all, not just for the few, both today and for generations to come.
We support the concept of common heritage where people have the right to enough of the resources of the universe to provide for their health and well-being; and we believe that God's creation is intended to be used for the good of all as a precious gift, not for warfare or economic oppression of others.
B. Right to Live in a Community Free of Toxic and Hazardous Substances.
We advocate that governments:
1. aggressively assess the extent of possible toxic and hazardous waste disposal problems within their jurisdictions;
2. require that the entity or entities responsible for the problem pay for hazardous waste cleanup and for any health damages caused by the improper or inadequate disposal of such substances; and
3. severely penalize those convicted of illegal disposal of hazardous and toxic materials.
We encourage measures to minimize the use of toxic and hazardous substances.
We oppose the practice of exporting materials banned in one nation for use in another nation.
We advocate that all parties with information on the health effects of a potentially toxic or hazardous substance make these data available to users of the substance.
We support measures to strengthen the public's right-to-know about chemical substances in their communities. Communities have a right to know whether their water, air, soil, or food is clean and free of toxic pollution.
We support applying the "Precautionary Principle," shifting the burden of proof to polluters to show that their air and water emissions are safe, rather than making citizens prove that emissions pose a health threat.
We support the right of those groups that would be affected by a nuclear, toxic, or hazardous material waste repository or incinerator to be involved actively in all decisions to locate such repositories or incinerators in their neighborhoods or jurisdictions.
We urge a halt to nuclear and toxic waste disposal at sea and stringent controls on toxic waste disposal in the soil.
C. Right to Clean Air.
We believe clean air is a basic right and necessity for all life. We must clean up and prevent air pollution, which threatens the health of our families and the survival of all life on the planet.
To ensure that we protect future generations and our natural environment from the harmful effects of air pollution and leave a legacy of clean air:
We advocate the adoption and strict enforcement of adequate standards (health-based air quality standards to protect vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and people with asthma) to control outdoor air pollutants such as vehicle and industrial smokestack emissions.
We urge all United Methodists to car pool, use mass transit, drive fuel efficient cars, and find other ways of reducing vehicle and industrial emissions.
We must give special attention to the long-term effects of air pollution, such as the depletion of the ozone layer, global warming, and acid rain; we support international and bilateral efforts to eliminate the cause of these problems.
We advocate that all large polluters, specifically power plants, refineries and chemical manufacturers, irrespective of age or fuel use, meet standards based on the least polluting process in each industrial sector.
We advocate the adoption and strict enforcement of adequate standards to control indoor air pollutants, such as chemical fumes from gas stoves and furnaces, pesticides, cleaning materials, formaldehyde, candles, paint, photocopy machines, radon and carpets, as well as particulates such as dust, mold, and asbestos fibers.
We advocate prohibiting smoking and providing adequate fresh air ventilation in all indoor facilities.
D. Minimization of Chemical Use.
We recommend the concept of integrated pest management (IPM), natural control systems, and crop rotation.
We urge that greater restrictions be placed on the export of restricted agricultural chemicals and that development and aid agencies encourage the use of agricultural techniques which rely less heavily on agricultural chemical use.
We recommend that industry, consumer groups, and governmental agencies aggressively investigate and study the long-range effects of chemicals used for the processing and preservation of food products, since many of these chemicals are harmful to animals and humans.
E. Responsible Land Use.
We encourage economic and farming practices which conserve and promote the improvement of topsoil.
We urge that governments provide farmers with incentives for more careful management of this precious resource.
We urge that the careful maintenance of the productivity of farm land be the central goal of all management of agricultural lands.
We urge governments to preserve the most productive soils for agricultural purposes.
We advocate for the preservation of forests (including reforestation), wetlands and wild areas for ecological balance, wildlife production, water quality, air quality, and the human spirit.
F. Preservation of the Diversity of Life.
We believe that the wondrous diversity of nature is a key part of God's plan for creation. Therefore, we oppose measures which would eliminate diversity in plant and animal varieties, eliminate species, or destroy habitats critical to the survival of endangered species or varieties.
We support national and international efforts to protect endangered species and imperiled habitats.
G. Right to Abundant and Clean Water.
The water on this planet is a sacred gift from God. To ensure that water remains pure and available to all.
We urge that steps be taken by all people to ensure more careful management and preservation of ground water sources.
We support the right of native peoples to the first use of waters on their lands.
We urge that industrial, municipal, agricultural and individual consumers of water develop and use water-conserving technology and practices.
We believe that water is a gift from God that needs to be kept clean. We advocate measures that will address polluted runoff that is threatening to public health; protection of waters for future generations; wetlands preservation to clean water and sustain wildlife; the public's right to know that their water is safe for drinking, swimming, and fishing; and effective enforcement against illegal pollution.
H. Responsible and Ethical Use of Technology.
We urge that the ethical and environmental effects of new technologies be fully examined before these technologies are used on a widespread basis. We acknowledge the constantly imperfect state of our knowledge of the effects of new technology and urge the development of those technologies most in accord with God's plan of wholeness for all creation.
I. Minimization of the Military's Impact on the Environment.
We oppose the production and testing of weapons designed to destroy or harm God's creation, such as all chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
We urge the abolishment of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and urge the cleanup of sites contaminated by chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons waste.
IV. Involvement
We urge all United Methodists, their local churches, boards and agencies to examine their roles as stewards of God's earth and to study, discuss, and work to implement this resolution.
All general agencies shall develop appropriate resources to implement this resolution.
Resolution # 1026, 2008 Book of Resolutions
Resolution #10, 2004 Book of Resolutions
Resolution #10, 2000 Book of Resolutions
See Social Principles, ¶ 160A.
From The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church - 2012. Copyright © 2012 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission


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