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Kymberley Fraser's antique boutique, A Beautiful Mess, opened in October of 2010. Located 10 miles East of Malibu, California, A Beautiful Mess displays Industrial, Primitive and European antiques, while fine oil paintings hang beside rare antique engravings, acting as portals into centuries gone by. Where antiques, design and oddities meet pure and simple elegance; blending soft European fabrics, antique vellum books, one of a kind lighting, art and vignettes to include contrasting objects which seem naturally placed. Featuring the artistic creations of The Junk Girls and Jenny K as well as the home of the 3 Fine Grains textile line. Frequented by Designers and A-List Celebrities; A Beautiful Mess is a home decor destination for the discerning client.
Kymberley's store has been featured in The New York Times, Romantic Homes Magazine, Country Living Magazine, Romantic Country magazine, 805 Living and repeatedly by numerous highly respected Blogs.


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The Dwarf Tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) is the most commonly encountered tapeworm infecting humans and is encountered worldwide. In temperate regions, its incidence is higher in children and institutionalized groups. It is one of two tapeworm species that cause hymenolepiasis in humans (the other being the Rat Tapeworm, H. diminuta). Adult H. nana are unusually small for tapeworms, measuring just 15 to 40 mm in length.
Eggs of Hymenolepis nana are immediately infective when passed with the stool and cannot survive more than 10 days in the external environment. When eggs are ingested by an arthropod intermediate host (various species of beetles and fleas may serve as intermediate hosts), they develop into cysticercoids, which can infect humans or rodents upon ingestion and develop into adults in the small intestine. A morphologically identical variant, H. nana var. fraterna, infects rodents and uses arthropods as intermediate hosts. When eggs are ingested (in contaminated food or water or from hands contaminated with feces), the oncospheres contained in the eggs are released. The oncospheres (hexacanth larvae) penetrate the intestinal villus and develop into cysticercoid larvae. Upon rupture of the villus, the cysticercoids return to the intestinal lumen, evaginate their scolices, attach to the intestinal mucosa, and develop into adults that reside in the ileal portion of the small intestine and produce gravid proglottids. Eggs are passed in the stool when released from proglottids through the genital atrium or when proglottids disintegrate in the small intestine. An alternate mode of infection consists of internal autoinfection, in which the eggs release their hexacanth embryo, which penetrates the villus, continuing the infective cycle without passage through the external environment. The life span of adult worms is 4 to 6 weeks, but internal autoinfection allows the infection to persist for years.
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Anas al-Abdeh, a member of Syria's main political opposition group, is surrounded by journalists after a meeting with a delegation of the Syrian government at the U.N. headquarters in Geneva on Saturday.
GENEVA -- The first meeting between leaders of the Syrian government and the opposition attempting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday was a tense and silent stare-down that lasted only 30 minutes, prompting the U.N. mediator overseeing the talks to acknowledge that "we haven't achieved much."
After tense days spent avoiding each other and meeting separately with the mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, Assad's handpicked delegation and representatives of the Syrian National Coalition gathered briefly at a single U-shaped table, then emerged and went separate ways, using different doors to avert contact.
The only speaker in the talks aimed at ending Syria's nearly 3-year-old civil war was Brahimi, who laid out a rough roadmap for the discussions, which will continue on Sunday.
"We haven't achieved much but we are continuing," he said at a news conference after two meetings at U.N. headquarters in Geneva.
Brahimi said the first two items up for discussion would be getting aid supplies to the besieged city of Homs and arranging a release of prisoners by both sides.
He expressed hope that a deal on the aid for Homs could be reached quickly, saying a humanitarian convoy could move into Homs as early as Monday if the negotiators OK it on Sunday.
Members of the SNC delegation said it was difficult sitting opposite members of the Assad regime.
"It was not easy for us to sit with the delegation that represents the killers in Damascus but we did it for the sake of the Syrian people and for the sake of the Syrian children," said Anas al-Abdeh, who was among the coalition's representatives. He said everyone remained calm.
Despite the evident tensions, opposition spokesman Louay M. Safi told NBC News that negotiations on forming a transitional government would begin Monday.
"The regime will need to commit themselves," he said. "They are trying to find a way out by fabricating excuses."
Safi's claim was not immediately confirmed by he Syrian government delegation or U.N. officials.
The two sides were distant going into the meeting, with the Damascus delegation denying it had accepted the premise of a transitional leadership, and the opposition saying it would accept nothing less than President Bashar Assad's departure. Still, diplomats have said even getting them to the same table can be considered an accomplishment, almost three years into the uprising that has killed 130,000 people.
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi, said right before the talks started that there was still an "enormous gap" in how the two sides interpreted a transitional government.
"Those who talk about President Bashar Assad are talking about removing the man who is leading the war against terrorism," he said.
First on the agenda was a cease-fire in the city of Homs, Syria's third-largest city. Neighborhoods in the old city have been ravaged following repeated government assaults to reclaim control from rebels. The city had a pre-war population of 1 million, but most residents have since fled.
Homs was one of the first areas that plunged into armed conflict in 2011 after Assad responded to largely peaceful protests by unleashing the military. A quarter of the country's population has been displaced, taking refuge from the fighting in camps across the borders or within Syria. Meanwhile, a homegrown rebellion has transformed into a regional proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, with foreign fighters flooding in on both sides.
State Department spokesperson Edgar Vasquez, who is in Geneva for the talks, said that members of the opposition have displayed "the intention to engage constructively" in the early sessions.
Separately, a U.S. official who spoke with NBC News on condition of anonymity criticized some key members of the Syrian government delegation for skipping Saturday's meeting.
"The expectation was that the entire regime delegation would be at the table today," the official said. "The regime's actions, when compared to that of the opposition, further prove that they do not represent the best interests of the Syrian people, who deserve real negotiations to end the war and the suffering. Today, as innocent civilians die in Syria, the regime continues to play games."
NBC News' Catherine Chomiak and The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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MR. : Core to any energy audit, you've got a blower door test; an infrared camera scan; combustion safety testing for homes with gas appliances – a gas water heater, a gas furnace; a building walk-through from the basement to the four corners of the attic; and a survey of all the appliances and the lighting. And you talk to the homeowner about how they're using the house.
You assimilate all this data together into a report that a homeowner can use to prioritize different projects within that. Identifying the source of the problem is what the audit will do. Once you've fixed the home and you want to retest the house, you can benchmark those items that were identified in the source of the energy audit.
How this is applied within each individual house is important. And the standards to – which your auditor applied on the home is what gives the industry some sort of normalization. So if one energy auditor does an audit on your home and he uses a BPI or a HERS standard, then another company that's a home performance contractor can come in and use that auditor's data to fix those items that were identified in the source of the energy audit.


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The Catskills and Upper Delaware River Valley are known for many things: hiking, river rafting, apple picking and the beauty and serenity that a visit to our region provides. Each season has something different to offer to visitors and residents alike, but since the 1970s, a warm and fuzzy attraction has caught on—alpacas. The gentle creatures have been domesticated for thousands of years and the Moche people of northern Peru often used alpaca images in their art. Too small to be used as pack animals, they have been bred exclusively for their fiber and meat, but it's their fleece that has made the alpaca highly prized throughout the world. Today, alpaca can be found all across the United States, including right here at home, where their incredibly soft hair is made into scarves, hats, gloves and socks, along with stylish high-end garments that are sought after by folks from all walks of life.
The fiber harvested from the Alpaca is lustrous, luxurious and silky. It is softer than cashmere and warmer than wool. Knitters, spinners and crafters have been producing clothing and artistic creations with it here in New York and Pennsylvania for years, even sparking events like alpaca festivals.
Imagine! Alpacas is the name of a business owned by Denise and Ed Burkart, who have a cozy farm in Jeffersonville, NY. A recent conversation with them revealed some of the mystique surrounding the creatures and what can be achieved from harvesting their fleece. "The animals are shorn once a year, in early spring," Denise explained, "so that they can be cool for the summer and provide fiber for the folks that spin, crochet, knit and felt. I, myself, am more into the crafts and soft-décor items for the home that customers are often drawn to, and incorporate both wet and dry felting techniques in some of the unique items that I produce locally." Felting involves laborious hours of interlocking the fibers, which create mesmerizing color variations. The end result, a strong, durable fabric, is used for both small and large-scale projects. The Burkarts welcome visitors all year long and have a small retail store on the premises, where folks can admire, try on and take home a variety of products. Whether you're looking for the raw materials or a finished product, there is something for everyone, beginner or accomplished, and the variety offered allows for every budget.
Durable and beautiful, items made from alpaca fleece have long been treasured, but the recent rise in popularity of local alpaca farms has allowed consumers here in the country to spin their own yarn, weave their own blankets or purchase a one-of-a-kind garment of such high quality that they can be "passed down for generations" according to Burkart.
Spread out over 40 acres in Callicoon, NY, another alpaca farm is thriving. Sixteen years ago, Rob Bruce and Michele Armour "decided to get a weekend place in the mountains," finally settling on the property now known as Rosehaven Alpacas. Their journey from city dwellers to county life has been interesting, and their fascination with the animals themselves began with Rob coming across a small herd of alpacas "in the middle of a road," after they had wandered out of their enclosure on a farm nearby. "We had seen a few signs for an alpaca farm in the area," Rob said, "but had never really paid attention to it." That day, surrounded in the road by "strange, long-necked, alien-looking creatures," changed Rob's and Michele's lives fairly quickly and led to their ongoing love affair with the sweet, gentle giants. Today, the pair hosts the annual Alpaca Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts each Labor Day weekend. Networking with others is a big part of what Rosehaven does. "We've had a great time meeting and knowing [other] alpaca people," they say. "We email together, learn together, travel to shows together and most importantly, we laugh together." Rosehaven Alpacas has grown exponentially, hosting other farms on its property, building a large clientele and supporting an extensive inventory with its online store. Men's and women's apparel, kids clothing, and golf attire are available along with yarn, fabric by the yard and items for the home. "Cozy up with a luxurious alpaca throw," their website reads, "or treat your feet to a beautiful rug that will last forever." Hats, socks, bags, gloves and mittens are but a few of the luxe accessories available at Rosehaven, Imagine! and other alpaca farms scattered about the countryside. What better time than now, with winter upon us, to add to your wardrobe, or enhance your own warm and cozy home with something made from modern-day golden fleece?


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I've put myself on an "unofficial" challenge and started the "no processed sugar" in June 2012. Basically i wanted to see if i could eliminate processed sugar in the foods i bought (even if they were organic) and not buy any cane sugar as well (even though i only bought organic raw cane sugar). What this meant is that any breads, cereals, pasta (before i made my own) sauces, condiments, etc didn't have any processed sugar in them either. I DID use raw honey, palm sugar, to sweeten my tea or if i baked something. I just was trying to eliminate the cane and processed sugar.
So, the first week was a challenge because i REALLY wanted some yummy baked goods with lots of cane sugar. I also wanted to "treat" myself to some baked goods from our local natural grocery store.
I'd say by the end of the first 30 days, i didn't have the SUPER strong cravings. I noticed that eating things like dates and fresh fruit helped with the sugar urges. Also, the one time i did cave and buy a vegan cookie, i really didn't enjoy it. Like my body didn't respond the same way it used to in the past.
Anyway, i'd taken a "before" pic in June of my tummy and just took another pic today. I REALLY can see a difference in how my tummy looks from not having the processed sugar in my diet. And this is with me not exercising for hours and hours everyday. I exercised about 30 minutes a day and some times and less than that on others. Even more, i sometimes didn't exercise at all.
Here are the BEFORE pics
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September 14, 2012 at 4:18 PM
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so you did eat all fruits and veggies though. it wasnt a no carb diet?
Yes, i ate fresh produce, dried fruits, nuts, etc. I just wanted to eliminate PROCESSED sugar, so basically sugars that come with packaged foods.
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Many people gathered last Friday night on the upper floor of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance for the opening night gala of the Big Eddy Film Festival. The festival screened 28 independent films over the weekend. The opening night feature was "The Truth About Emmanuel" and the two features on Saturday night were "Hide your Smiling Faces" and "Knuckle Jack."
Other films included "Tiny," a documentary about the tiny house movement, and many short films that were shot in the area, like "Skin" and "This Park Is Mine."
Guests mingled at the opening night gala, enjoying the food prepared by Gerard Manzi of Gerard's River Grill on Main Street in Narrowsburg. Other businesses on Main Street thrived during the festival weekend, with out-of-town visitors dining out at The Heron and getting a cup of coffee at Coffee Creations, and checking out the shops.
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Young'unsJune 12th, 2012 by Clara Kang '13
On Monday I spent the whole day (two class sessions) in the youngest classroom.
To reiterate: Titagya Schools currently has four classrooms, two older ones both around the same age, 4-5 years old (although there are some bigger boys in the classes as well…perhaps a few 6+?), and two younger classrooms, 3-4 years old. The younger class taught by Madame Baraka is slightly more advanced than the class taught by Issah. Many of the children in Issah's class are new to school, and some are even just two years old. A few of the boys are so small that their uniform shorts go down all the way to their ankles!
As you can imagine, trying to teach a bunch of 2-4 year olds numbers and letters can be a huge challenge, especially when their attention spans last…oh, about half a minute, tops.
Monday's lessons dealt with simple instructions: come, go, run, and walk. Issah would say the word in English and the children would repeat; then he'd say the word in Dagbani and the children would repeat again, hopefully making the connection between the two languages. In reality, though, only one or two kids successfully understood that "come" in English meant "kamna" in Dagbani, and "go" in English meant "chama" in Dagbani. The rest…well, they were repeating the teacher for the sake of repeating. (Side note: it was adorable how some of the kids were repeating the words…for example, one boy kept saying "what" instead of "walk," and another little guy would say "wop")
They are such funny little kids, though. Before the morning's lesson began, one girl lifted her feet into the air and announced that her parents had gotten her new shoes. And then almost everyone in the class did the same. When one boy asked to go outside and get water, everyone else decided they, too, were thirsty and must get water.
When Issah brought out three lollipops (intending to give them to the students who worked/responded the best), the children immediately perked up, and were so much louder when repeating the words. This, though, only lasted so long (and by that, I mean not long at all).
As they are small children, there is a fair amount of crying in the class as well, sometimes for no reason at all, other times because someone stole his/her toy or seat. I'd say a child cries at least once every half hour – even during the breaks!
There are some sleeping children, too. Madame Baraka told me before class started that since some of them are so young, the teachers just let them sleep, since it's not as though they would really understand a lesson anyhow, which I guess is fair. In the middle of the second session, though, Issah had all the children go outside and jog a few laps around the building in order to pump them up and energize them.
All in all, it was an interesting and amusing day, and I left the class with so much more respect for the teacher. It must be very frustrating trying to teach lessons to 2-4 year olds who don't pay attention, who cry, who fall asleep, or bicker with other students while the teacher is talking. I don't know how much help I can be to this class, seeing as how all the instruction is done in Dagbani, but we will see how things follow in the next few weeks!


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Like a scene from a science fiction movie, a robot rolled into the Hilltop branch of the New Mexico Bank & Trust on Friday.
The robot — the REMOTECH F6 Remote Control Transport, or RCT — was brought onto the bank robbery scene to determine if the suspicious package left behind by the suspect was a threat to the area.
Camouflage-clad airmen from Cannon Air Force Base's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team operated the robot from a large black truck in the Hilltop Plaza parking lot.
The RCT is used by the Air Force for reconnaissance of suspicious devices, according to Chief of Cannon Public Affairs Lt. James Nichols.
Clovis Police spokesman Lt. James Schoeffel said police utilize Cannon's EOD expertise any time there is a possible explosive device. "If it (RCT) wasn't at Cannon," Schoeffel said, "then we would have to call the state police, which would take time."
According to Nichols, the robot completed its assigned mission successfully by determining the suspicious package was not an explosive device. The robot utilized visual recording equipment and hand-powered tools.
The technologically advanced robot is equipped with two-way audio and video communication that enables military personnel or law enforcement to apprise a dangerous situation from a safe distance.
If necessary, the robot has the ability to remove a device found to be safe or destroy a device determined to be explosive.
Nichols said the F6 RCT robots cost about $175,000 each with all accessories and weigh about 485 pounds. Used by the Air Force in the field for about two to three years, he said they are the same robots commonly used in Iraq against terrorist devices.
According to www.army-technology.com, there are more than 1,400 REMOTECH robots used worldwide by military and law-enforcement agencies.


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Since the late 70's, the founders of H&R have noticed the need for improved suspension for street driven vehicles. They combined their years of knowledge in the automotive industry to design and manufacture high quality springs to give vehicles a more aggressive stance. Over the years, they have grown to manufacture a wide variety of suspension components to improve the handing and performance of the Ford Mustang. With high quality parts including lowering springs, sway bars, wheel spacers, coilovers, and many other suspension parts, they have pushed themselves to become a leader in the automotive industry. All H&R products are 100% made in Germany and exceed ISO quality assurance standards. Get your H&R products here at Latemodel Restoration!


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~ Aristides, Christian apologist; describing the Christian practice of "saying grace" before meals (c. A.D. 123); all the more impressive because his matter-of-fact description denotes a common practice and therefore one of much earlier origin.


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The first years of a child's life are critical for building the foundation needed for success later in school and in life. Children in high quality early learning programs are more likely to do well in school, find good jobs, and succeed in their careers. Unfortunately, studies show that children from low-income families are less likely to have access to high-quality early education, and less likely to enter school prepared for success. A zip code should never determine the quality of any child's educational opportunities.
Leading economists agree that taxpayers receive a high return on investments in high-quality early childhood education, with savings in improved educational outcomes, increased labor productivity, and a reduction in crime. Despite the individual and economic benefits of early education, our nation has lagged in its commitment to high quality public preschool. Often, the high costs of private preschool and lack of public programs narrow the options for middle-class American families.
That's why, during his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to expand access to high-quality preschool to every child in America. As part of that effort, the President proposed a series of new investments that will establish a pathway to school entry based on high-quality early learning for all children – beginning at birth and continuing to age 5. These investments will build on the President's commitments to a comprehensive early learning agenda that include the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, increased accountability in Head Start and Early Head Start, and targeted quality improvements in child care programs.
Implemented through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at HHS and the Department of Education, the President's targeted approach would include:
Taken together, the President's plan will maintain and build on current Home Visiting and Head Start investments to serve a greater share of infants, toddlers, and 3-year olds, while working with states to expand preschool programs to serve a greater share of 4-year olds.
The President is investing critical resources where we know the return on our dollar is the highest --in our youngest children. This unprecedented effort to improve the quality and increase the access of critical early care and education programs will yield long-term benefits for our nation's future.
Linda K. Smith is the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this role she provides overall policy coordination for the Head Start and Early Head Start Program and the Child Care and Development Fund, as well as serving as the liaison with the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies.


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Nine rings for the nine who lost their lives on Feb 9, 12 years ago just off the coast of Oahu.
The nine were crew members, teachers, and four high school students of the Japanese Uwajima Fisheries high school training ship. The Ehime Maru was struck by the USS Greeneville as the submarine surfaced.
"The result of what happened 12 years ago, just a few minutes past, could have been anger, could have been retribution, could have been a sauntering of relationships, a tearing apart of two people," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie.
But, Hawaii officials said gestures like creating this Ehime Maru Memorial at Kakaako Waterfront Park has bonded the prefecture and Hawaii.
"This is an on going way to make recognition of a mistake and to apologize for the accident that occurred," said Mayor Kirk Caldwell.
Today is the Jusankaiki, an important 13th anniversary in the Buddhist tradition to share grief and remember the departed. Family, and friends, of those who lost loved ones lined up to show their respect.
"The families who lost their loved ones and the people of Ehime experienced an unforgettable deep sorrow at that time," said Vice Governor Keiji Joko of Ehime Prefecture.
It's taken more than a decade to create a strong sister state relationship between Hawaii and the prefecture since the tragic event.
"I of course hope and pray that our relationship will be even stronger an continue in the future," said Mayor of Uwajima City Hirohisa Ishibashi.
Hawaii officials said they are committed to making sure that those who lost their lives that day are not forgotten. The memorial will remain a place of contemplation and peace.


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Photography and illustrations are powerful and emotive tools that express our values just as strongly as colours and typefaces.
The NHS is not only about making people well. It's also about keeping them healthy and helping them to make informed choices about their health. And the images that we use in our communications need to reflect this.
When selecting images for use in NHS communications, think about whether they:
Images and graphics are widely used in the NHS. For example:
All of these images communicate in different ways, and all will say something about our identity and our values.
Images and illustrations can enhance our publications if they follow and express our principles. It's difficult to give hard and fast rules about such a varied subject, but the following points and examples give some guidance.
Comment: not every picture actually has to promote health, but avoid those that contradict our core purpose.
Comment: obviously, not every picture has to be of a person, but if it's a straight choice between a building and a person, choose the person.
Comment: this is sometimes a difficult principle to judge. Use your instinct – if it makes you feel uncomfortable, it's probably wrong. Using humour in a healthcare environment can appear disrespectful. Only use humour if you can do so in a way that shows professionalism, respect and care.
Comment: this applies mostly to images that are intended to give information. With drawings, use well-drawn pictures that are easy to understand. They can be modern or stylized so long as they are professional and clear.
Comment: not every image can show every range – but think about the overall message that your picture selection is giving.
Comment: think about the purpose of the picture and make sure it does its job well.
These guidelines should help you think about images, but they cannot cover every decision you have to make. You need to use your judgment and discretion. In particular, avoid clipart or any other prefabricated images from the internet. These suggest a lack of effort and imagination, and can risk looking like a crude 'cut and paste', rather than careful selection. The quality of such images, like that of other illustrations, can also be hard to control.
In general, photography offers a stronger and more accurate representation of real life. In most environments, photography is preferable to cartoons and illustrations. When searching for photography, make use of the NHS Photo Library, www.nhs.uk/photolibrary, which contains a vast range of relevant and sensitive images.
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Today, nothing evokes the holiday spirit quite like a brightly-lit tree, but light wasn't part of the original concept. The celebratory tree tradition traces all the way back to decidedly low-tech 15th century Germany. The first instance of decorative light – in the form of wax candles – wasn't recorded for another 300 years.
Candle-lit holiday trees took off as an American tradition after 1850, when a drawing of Queen Victoria's "Christmas Tree" appeared in Philadelphia's "Godey's Lady's Book." Electric lights became a popular trimming after President Coolidge flipped the switch on the first "National Christmas Tree" in 1923.
If you can't make it to Washington for the lighting of the 89th National Christmas Tree this December 1, there are plenty of towns across Michigan hosting their own tree lighting ceremonies this month and next. The list below likely includes a celebration near you.
Grand Haven Light Night
November 18, Grand Haven
Enjoy downtown Grand Haven as the lights begin to turn on in the trees for the first time in the holiday season. Participating stores will be holding their holiday open houses with excellent ideas for everyone on your holiday list.
Silver Bells in the City
November 18, Lansing
Celebrate the season with 80,000 attendees of downtown Lansing's annual electric light parade, including the lighting of Michigan's official Christmas tree and a beautiful fireworks display cascading over the capitol dome.
Christmas in the Village
November 18 – 19, Manchester
This Manchester event features horse-drawn wagon rides, a parade, Santa greetings, a bake sale, and the annual Christmas tree lighting.
Frankenmuth Holiday Celebration & Candlewalk
November 25, Frankenmuth
The perfect way to start the Christmas season. Hot chocolate and cookies at 6pm. Candlewalk from the River Place to the Chamber Platz for the lighting of the Tannenbaum. Santa will be in the Pavilion from 6:30-8:30pm on Friday, November 25.
Santa's Arrival & Tree Lighting
November 25, Plymouth
Santa arrives in Kellogg Park, November 25 at 5:40pm with a Christmas carol sing-a-long and tree lighting to follow. After caroling, Santa will be escorted to his house.
Au Gres Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Parade
November 26, Au Gres
The tree lighting starts at 5:45 pm, followed by Christmas Parade at 6. The parade ends at Au Gres City Pavilion, on North Main Street with hot chocolate and Santa visits!
Family Christmas – Muskegon
November 26, Muskegon
Hackley Park hosts the Muskegon tree lighting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Santa will be there, and hot chocolate and hot dogs available for purchase.
Festival of Lights
November 26, Pentwater
Pentwater is decorated for the season with shopping, dining, carolers, music, chestnuts roasting, horse drawn carriage rides and other fun scheduled throughout the day. The Pentwater tree lighting and Santa's arrival takes place on the Village Green at 5 pm.
Santa's Arrival and Courthouse Lighting
November 29, Midland
Santa's arrival parade starts at the Tridge at 7:00 pm, followed by the Courthouse lighting ceremony and the opening of Santa's magical house on Main Street.
Les Cheneaux Old Fashion Christmas
November 25 – December 4, Les Cheneaux
Tree lightings take place on the 25th and 26th, with the Les Cheneaux Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar on November 26.
Goodrich's Downtown Christmas
December 1, Goodrich
The Goodrich tree lighting ceremony includes Santa, choirs, carol singing and the reading of the Christmas story. Throughout the downtown area there will be street vendors, music and more.
Santa's Arrival in Traverse City
December 2, Traverse City
Santa will join the carols, receive the key to his house from the Traverse City Mayor and then help light the tree at 6 pm, before spending the rest of the evening (6-8 pm) visiting the little ones at his holiday house across at Cass and Front Streets.
Cadillac's Downtown Storybook Christmas
December 2 – 3, Cadillac
Downtown Cadillac will bustle with activity all weekend. Enjoy store specials, holiday menus and Santa's arrival before Christmas trees are lit around the lake front.
Victorian Sleigh Bell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend – Manistee
December 1 – 4, Manistee
The Festival of Trees follows an authentic Victorian parade complete with period costumes and horse-drawn units.
Lexington Christmas Tree Lighting & Merchant Candle Walk
December 3, Lexington
Join in the Lexington Christmas Tree Lighting and merchant Candle Walk. Santa arrives at 7 pm, followed by a sing along, trolley rides and more.
Circle of Trees – North Muskegon
December 4, Muskegon
Walker Park in North Muskegon hosts the annual Circle of Trees, including a lighting ceremony, dog parade and community carol sing-a-long.
The Big, Bright Light Show – Rochester
November 28, 2011 – January 1, 2012, Rochester
All the buildings on Main Street from the south bridge to Romeo Rd. will be covered in over a million points of light, along with East and West Fourth Street. Also, there will be large, lighted displays on Walnut from Third to University, The Dazzling Tree of Lights at the Depot Plaza (E. University & Water), and The Snowflake Spectacular on the Western Knitting Mill on Water Street.


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Originally known as "Winter Sports Week," the first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France. There were only 16 events, 10,000 spectators, and 258 athletes. Eleven women competed, setting the tone for the future of women's athletics. Little did anyone know how big the Winter Olympics were going to become.
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Should the Internet be a utility?July 07,2014
Until recently, the Internet has been a bipartisan project. When the first set of rules overseeing the Internet were signed into law in 1996, senators and representatives of both parties came together to adopt a durable framework that allowed broadband to flourish through the following decades. As a former senator, I was proud to work with my colleagues in ensuing years to ensure the continued growth of the Internet and later, of high-speed broadband.
But now this bipartisanship and the Internets future is in jeopardy. Many are calling for new regulations that would place strict limits on broadband, threatening to curtail the competition and innovation that have given us a thriving national broadband network.
Recently, a Senate field hearing in Burlington examined these issues. Members of the panel were urged strongly to consider the implications of regulation on the Internet in their discussion. Public officials would be wise to promote the light touch regulatory approach to the Internet that has served our country so well.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, put in place more than 18 years ago and signed into law by President Bill Clinton, brought forth unparalleled investment, jobs, innovation and competition. Yet in the wake of the Federal Communications Commissions consideration to change current regulations, some interest groups have called for sweeping changes to start treating the Internet as a public utility. They want to reclassify Internet providers as monopoly-era telecommunications carriers.
Going down this path would be a mistake. These depression-era regulations, set out in the Communications Act of 1934, were traditionally applied to rotary phones and have nothing to do with how todays Internet works.
Todays Internet ecosystem is highly competitive. Emerging companies, platforms and services are disrupting, competing, and collaborating with each other to continually enhance the consumers Internet experience. Internet providers compete in dynamic new ways through fiber optic, cable, satellite, fixed and wireless networks.
By all accounts, the Internet has thrived today on account of light regulation. Americas broadband providers have invested $1.2 trillion since 1996 to develop our infrastructure, giving 85 percent of American households access to networks capable of 100 megabits per second or higher. And Internet speeds continue to grow exponentially, with Akamai recently finding that the average broadband speed increased 25 percent between 2012 and 2013.
Americas robust Internet infrastructure has also led to remarkable job creation, with nearly 11 million jobs today supported by broadband and an app economy that employs more than 750,000 Americans up from zero in 2007.
There is no evidence that regulation contributed to this extraordinary progress.
In fact, public utility regulation has hindered progress in other areas of essential infrastructure: One in three of Americas roads suffer from poor conditions and the Federal Highway Administration has estimated that $170 billion of investment is necessary per year to fix these roads. The electric grid in America has experienced increasing blackouts per year 307 in 2011 and needs $768 billion by 2020 to avoid failure. Water main breaks occur 240,000 times per year and this service would require $1 trillion in investment to fix the problem.
We cannot permit the same problems to befall the Internet. To be sure, the FCC has important tasks ahead such as improving Internet adoption and strengthening digital literacy. Stepping out of this mission, however, and expanding into public utility regulation will only deprive millions of Americans of the world class Internet they enjoy today.
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"He has been announcing games for more than 20 years," said Trojan Athletic Director Jimmie Mitchell.
Police Chief Joe Treviño said 58-year-old Martin Montez was discovered on the roof of a house in the 1400 block of West Springer Street just after noon Monday.
A retired shop teacher at A.C. Jones High School, Montez apparently had collapsed on the roof of the home at about noon.
Treviño said the 911 call apparently came from one of Montez's sons, who said he thought his father had been overcome by the heat.
Police and emergency medical technicians with Angel Care Ambulance Service had to call the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department to assist in getting the victim down and into an ambulance.
Police officers then blocked intersections in the city so that the ambulance could get to the emergency room at Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville without delay.
Doctors pronounced Montez dead shortly after the ambulance arrived.
The news of Montez's untimely death spread across the city in minutes by telephone calls and social media.
Only days earlier, Montez had taken part in a ceremony at the Bee County Equipment Yard to dedicate a memorial to his brother, Frank, who had died of cancer.
Both Montez brothers had earned a reputation as quiet but confident men who had given many volunteer hours to the community.
Martin Montez had volunteered as a member of the City of Beeville's Planning Commission since 2002 and had served as the commission's chairperson, according to City Secretary Barbara Treviño.
Montez was well known within Beeville ISD both as a teacher and the man behind the microphone.
While most will remember him announcing football games, that wasn't the only sport with which he volunteered to help.
"It was also soccer and girls softball," Mitchell said. "Everybody is going to miss listening to him at the game. It was a big loss."
Some people are fans of sports, but Montez was more than that.
Mitchell described Montez as a fixture at the games—someone always there rooting not for the win but for the children playing the game.
"He genuinely cared about our kids," Mitchell said. "He cared about the Beeville Trojans.
"He was one of the nicest people you would ever get to know."
When it came to helping the team, his support didn't stop inside the announcer's box.
No, it extended well beyond those walls.
"He would even come up and do odd jobs around the field house," Mitchell said. "He never asked for anything in return. It is a sad day for us."
Mitchell has only been BISD athletic director about a year but quickly grew fond on Montez.
"He would come into my office weekly," Mitchell said. "He would stop by in the morning and sit with me and ask how the kids were doing.
"I am going to miss sitting down with him.
"I looked forward to those conversations."
Assistant AD Terry Greenup said that he knew when something needed doing, he could always count on Montez to lend a hand.
"Any time we needed something, he was there for us," Greenup said.
Montez, who retired from teaching last year as the construction technology teacher at the high school, would help out even then with repairs.
"When he was teaching here, if I needed a drill or screw, I knew could count on him," Greenup said.
He remembers seeing the smile on Montez's face when former students would come up to him and thank him for what he taught him.
"He touched so many people in the building trades," Greenup said.
Montez would beam when a youth would tell him, "I had a project at home, and I remember how to do it."
Jaime Rodriguez, now principal at Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center, was principal at Jones High when Montez retired.
"He was one of the nicest, most respectful, sincere men I have ever met. He would go out of his way to help anybody out," Rodriguez said.
The respect he garnered from the students was mutual.
"The kids respected him because he respected the kids," Rodriguez said. "He wasn't one of those teachers that tried to push his weight around."
Throughout Beeville ISD, the grim news Monday hit hard.
"He was just a great human being," Greenup said. "We are definitely heartbroken about it.
"He was part of our athletic family."
Like Mitchell, Greenup remembers hearing Montez call those hundreds, maybe thousands, of games over the years.
"He didn't put his commentary on the game," Greenup said. "He gave the facts and not any opinions."
Mitchell said, "It is hard to find somebody in high school athletics as professional in the way he did it.
"He took pride in doing it and treated it like it was important."
Replacing Montez will be difficult.
"They are not going to fill his seat," Greenup said. "They will sit in the chair, but no one is going to fill it."


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You've probably never heard of the World War II coastal fortifications on Long Island known as the Marginal Line, built to keep the European forces of evil in check. Frankly, I hadn't either until recently when secret archives of that great project were opened to me. What happened was…
Two patriots, Don and Bob, were boyhood pals growing up on Long Island, NY, when nails cost 8 cents a pound and windshield wipers petered out if you drove uphill with a heavy foot. They were typical kids in that their Depression-weary parents kicked them out each morning and overlooked their shenanigans until suppertime.
Hard to believe now, but back then Long Island was the boonies, complete with summer camps and retired gangsters posing as gentlemen farmers raising dahlias and vegetables on seven-acre plots. That particular spring Don and Bob built scrap wood forts all over the place as a buffer in case European wars snuck across the Atlantic.
Their fortifications weren't very good. In fact they were little more than wobbly shacks. Chickens would have refused to live in them. But the boys built them everywhere, even in trees. If they'd thought of it, they'd have built them on water.
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It just so happened that a vacant piece of land overgrown with tall weeds squatted between their houses, and that's where they dug. In quick order they carved out a cavern with a five-foot ceiling supported by stout studs and rafters.
Tall weeds hid their entry in case anyone got curious. I won't go into detail about where the boys disposed of all the dirt they dug, but both their mothers, looking back, called that spring the Year of the Clogged Johns.
Then summer came to Long Island, and the boys put the bomb shelter in the backwater of their summer agenda, because their families went on vacation. Not until summer's end did they think again of their project, and only then because when they arrived home they found the vacant lot barricaded and cluttered with policemen, construction workers, heavy machinery, and an odor of diesel fumes.
A cop told them, "Some construction company was clearing the land to build a house when their Caterpillar fell into a sink hole, and they can't get it out."
Sure enough, when Don and Bob took a look, a giant machine was jammed into their bomb shelter. It couldn't get traction enough to maneuver out of the hole, and Bob said, "You think we ought to just run away from home or throw ourselves on the mercy of the court?"
"You nuts?" Don said. "They'll send us up the river and throw away the key."
So the two boys set up a Kool-Aid stand on the lip of the hole and covertly watched all day as a steam shovel struggled to free the Caterpillar. It took two days to free the machine, and when it was finally loaded onto a truck, the construction people accompanied by police and a neighborhood gallery went away, never to return, fearful of more alleged sink holes. All that was left of the bomb shelter was a hole in the ground, a few scraps of splintered wood, and an 83 cent profit from Kool-Aid sales.
Bob later went to the Merchant Marine Academy, retired as an engineer, and settled down in Portales. I won't tell you his last name in case a few spare Axis spies are still around, but he sat across from me at lunch recently and recalled the incident. I asked, "Did they ever find out about you guys?"
"Not really," Bob said, "but Dad cornered me one day and hinted plenty."
"What did he say?"
"He wanted to know if I had anything to do with that hole, and I said, 'What hole?'"
Then, according to Bob, his father nodded, a little smile on his face. Fathers had a way of doing that in those days having been young once themselves.
But when he spoke, he was all parent again. "Well, don't get all wrapped up in some new project and forget about supper. Your mother fusses at me if you're late."
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Fun activities that let students go inside nine popular and highly-taught books.
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Flashlight Readers is an interactive literacy experience that lets readers enter the world of books and communicate with their favorite authors. Each of the highly-taught, popular titles offers community-building learning activities, author chats, and slideshows, all while encouraging essential reading and writing skills.
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
Author Blue Balliett
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Students can create a character scrapbook, navigate a maze using clues from the book, watch an author video, read early drafts of the book, and more
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Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
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A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Students can rewrite scenes from the book, write a journal entry as if they were Esperanza, and read a Q&A with the author.
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Holes by Louis Sachar
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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
The author discusses writing and what inspired him to write Hoot. Plus, students can create a personalized letter about a cause they care about.
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
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The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
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Blue Balliett, Author of Chasing Vermeer
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"Urinary incontinence is a major problem for women, and for an increasing number of men," said Ferdinand Frauscher, M.D., associate professor of radiology at the Medical University of Innsbruck and the head of uroradiology at University Hospital. "We believe we have developed a long-lasting and effective treatment that is especially promising because it is generated from the patient's own body."
The stem cells are removed from a patient's arm, cultured in a lab for six weeks, and then injected into the wall of the urethra and into the sphincter muscle. The result is increased muscle mass and contractility of the sphincter and a thicker urethra. Many patients have no urinary leakage within 24 hours after the 15- to 20-minute outpatient procedure.
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In experiments with magnetic atoms conducted at extremely low temperatures, scientists have demonstrated a unique phase of matter: The atoms form a new type of quantum liquid or quantum droplet state. These so called quantum droplets may preserve their form in absence of external confinement because of quantum effects. The joint team of experimental physicists from Innsbruck and theoretical physicists from Hannover report on their findings in the journal Physical Review X.
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They are used to working without you. They had to do "your" work while you were gone for three months. You get "special treatment" (a 36 hr work week - with commensurate dip in pay and benefits). You cant go out to get coffee or lunch because you have to spend all that time pumping. etc etc. I am the only one who has given birth within the last 26 yrs in my work group if that makes a difference.
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On Friday, November 9, four St. John Fisher College faculty members will review and recap the 2012 presidential election, offering their insights and analysis of the campaigns, candidates, and the results.
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Baronov's field of research is historical sociology, with an emphasis on long-term socio-cultural trends in globalization and historical capitalism. Dotolo, an alum of the College, also spent time teaching as a civilian instructor with the United States Navy in the PACE (Program for Afloat College Education) program before becoming a full-time faculty member at Fisher in 2003. Proietti will offer a media perspective, as he is a former newspaper, radio, and television journalist. He is often called upon by local media to offer comment on a variety of issues, and the presidential campaign has been one of those issues. Rossi specializes in African American women's literature and cultural history, multi-ethnic literature and cultural history, pedagogical theory (feminist, service learning), and immigration narratives. She is also active in several area social justice organizations.
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Posted on August 07, 2014
What do you think of when you hear the word "nerd?"
Seventh- and eighth-graders from the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District answered that question before a panel of Grand Valley administrators and faculty members August 7 in Padnos Hall.
The students participated in "IChallengeUth," an intense, one-week summer camp that provides middle school students an opportunity to work with community leaders to develop solutions to real problems they pose.
Susan Mendoza, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, posed a challenge: how do you make nerdy cool? During the week, students worked with faculty members Rachel Powers and Peter Wampler; Eric Kunnen, associate director for eLearning and emerging technologies for University Libraries; and student researchers to devise a solution.
The students said making nerdy cool is closely tied with making school more interesting and changing the stereotype of geek to someone who loves learning. They suggested more hands-on activities, more presentations by experts and more incentives in the classroom.
Other teams in IChallengeUth were visiting Holland Hospital, Herman Miller and other Ottawa County businesses. Their final presentations are August 8 at Haworth.
In past years, OAISD has offered a similar challenge to high school students, who have worked with faculty and staff members at the Meijer Holland Campus.


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"Industrialized-Country Mitigation Policy and Resource Transfers to Developing Countries: Improving and Expanding Greenhouse Gas Offsets"
Discussion Paper 08-05, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, Belfer Center
September 2008
Authors: Andrew G. Keeler, Alexander Thompson
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The role of developing country commitments and actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is central to worldwide progress in reducing the risks of anthropogenic climate change. Industrialized-country governments and publics are increasingly concerned that their emissions reduction commitments are unrequited by action in some of the world's largest emitters, especially India and China. Developing countries respond by pointing to the historical responsibility of the global North and stressing their desire to avoid measures that could undermine economic development. This paper offers a proposal for partially resolving this impasse by enhancing existing mechanisms for greenhouse gas offsets, which allow rich countries to finance developing country actions and thereby transfer resources to poorer ones. We frame this proposal in terms of meeting the varying objectives of industrialized and developing countries. The Clean Development Mechanism is the main existing vehicle for offsets but is plagued by high transaction costs—a function largely of its strict accounting rules—and allows for only a narrow set of project-based activities. We call for less emphasis on ton-for-ton accounting and increased reliance on a broader range of activities that can contribute to reduced emissions and adaptation. We also recommend establishing a minimum percentage of developed-country commitments that should be met by funding developing-country actions. Our proposal seeks to incentivize long-term investments and policy changes that address climate change, rather than short-term measures designed to meet largely artificial targets. We identify the elements of our enhanced offsets mechanism that would have to be negotiated by governments and suggest how existing international institutions might be adapted to manage the necessary tasks.
Developing country participation is an increasingly contentious issue—and a potential deal-breaker—in current efforts to forge new international agreements for addressing climate change. Emissions offsets, which allow rich countries to finance mitigation actions in developing countries, may offer a partial solution to the current impasse. This paper proposes a more expansive approach to offsets that would meet the different objectives of industrialized and developing countries while providing substantial support for long-term investments and policy changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the developing world.
Developing and developed countries share a common view about climate change: each thinks the other should be doing more to solve the problem. Developed countries point to the rapidly growing contribution of the developing world, which now accounts for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions, while poor countries point to the North's responsibility for historic emissions and emphasize their obligation to attend first to urgent development needs. For environmental and political reasons, finding a solution that does not require poor countries to accept binding emissions targets is crucial at this stage in the evolution of an international climate regime.
This paper argues that emission offsets offer a financially and politically viable path toward reconciling the divergent interests of developed and developing countries. Offsets can help industrialized countries meet short and long-term mitigation objectives while simultaneously providing a mechanism for transferring resources to the South. Realizing this potential requires changes to the existing Clean Development echanism (CDM). In particular, less emphasis on strict ton-for-ton accounting and more emphasis on a range of activities that could produce significant long-term benefits might allow the international debate to move forward in more productive directions.
- Change the criteria for offsets from "real, verifiable, and permanent reductions" to "actions that create real progress in developing countries toward mitigation and adaptation." Strict, project-based accounting rules, while designed to protect the environmental integrity of trading programs, have increased transaction costs and limited the utility of the CDM mechanism. Developing country actions are more important than the sanctity of short-term targets in making progress on mitigating climate change risk. An approach toward developing countries that focuses less on specific tons and artificial targets and more on evidence that positive and productive steps are being taken in exchange for resources expended is justified.
- Make a significant share of industrialized country commitments (whether international or domestic) achievable through offset payments to developing countries. If industrialized countries aimed to purchase offset credits equivalent to at least 10% of their overall emissions targets, it would greatly expand the flow of resources available to support developing country actions.
- Sell a specified portion of offset credits (perhaps 50%) up front and put the proceeds in a fund that would make investments in an array of projects throughout the developing world. By allowing greater flexibility to support large-scale or non-standard projects, this approach could increase the geographic diversity of mitigation activities and reduce transaction costs. Some ex-ante possibility exists that not all fund investments would deliver expected results, but this risk could be managed by viewing funded actions collectively as a portfolio and by implementing ex-post adjustments in cases of severe non-performance or poor management.
- Focus international negotiations on specific guidelines for an international offsets program. Key issues include criteria for eligible activities, policies, and investments; requirements for documentation or accountability; mechanisms for ex-post adjustment; criteria for the distribution of funds; and set-asides, if any, for particular types of projects or technologies. All options should be on the table, and negotiators should be willing to take risks and to accept the possibility that some actions might fail or only partially succeed.
- Negotiations should delegate clearly delineated tasks to new and existing institutions for the purpose of managing and safeguarding the offsets program consistent with negotiated guidelines. Specifically, the authors recommend giving the World Bank and the Climate Secretariat in Bonn lead roles in program implementation and information-sharing, respectively. In addition, they propose a 10-member committee composed of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to oversee the new offsets program and an informal contact group of international organization officials to address potential tensions or conflicts with other international programs or policies.
International agreements and institutions are more likely to succeed if they are responsive to the needs and self-interest of individual countries. Given the importance of global cooperation to address climate change, a rigid focus on ensuring that offset policies do not undermine the sanctity of short-term targets—especially if it reduces the prospects for developing-country participation—is misplaced. This proposal recognizes that poor countries will do significantly more if resources are available and that industrialized countries require accountability for the resources they provide. It is based on the contention that offsets, as a mechanism for making sustained resource transfers to developing countries, are likely to be more politically feasible than other funding options. Overall, the proposal takes into account the distinct interests of both industrialized and developing countries by emphasizing environmental and development needs simultaneously.
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Rihanna posted a photo of her butt in a denim thong from the set of her latest music video on her Instagram page Wednesday, but the singer quickly deleted it afterward. She didn't take it down before it spread like wildfire across the internet, though.
The 25-year-old singer, who is no stranger to posting racy shots for her fans, shared the photo from her "Pour It Up" video shoot.
"And that a #wrap !!!!" she wrote.
Riri's BFF Melyssa Ford also posted several behind-the-scenes photos to her Instagram page showing Rihanna dressed like Marilyn Monroe for the strip-club anthem's promo.
The singer posted a similar photo (see both on page 2) back in march, going topless and wearing her new pair of Prada boots with a black thong and thigh-high stockings.
"Gotcha b*tch tip toeing on my marble flo'!!!" she wrote. "Sick a** custom Prada boots! Miuccia you RULE!!! Thank you."