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Revues Nationales(Cette page n'est pas encore disponible en français)
Global Footprint Network publishes National Footprint Accounts for more than 200 countries, and welcomes and encourages those nations to conduct reviews of their accounts. National Reviews are excellent ways to help improve the National Footprint Accounts and create opportunities for Ecological Footprint policy applications at the national level. Below are summaries and links to some of the major national reviews that have been conducted to date. If you are interested in conducting a national review for your country, please contact us.
- Ecuador
- Stiglitz Commission
- Switzerland
- European Commission
- Germany
- European Parliament
- France
- Spain
- Luxembourg
- Belgium
- Indonesia
In Ecuador, a joint research project of the Ministry of the Environment and Global Footprint Network has recently concluded that national demand for ecological resources and services is increasing over time. From 2008 to 2009, Ecuador's Ecological Footprint per capita rose 6% from a consumption of 1.53 to 1.62 global hectares (gha) per capita. In 2009, the per capita Ecological Footprint of the average Ecuadorian was about 1.6 times lower than the world per capita Ecological Footprint, and which was below the average World biocapacity. On the supply side, the biocapacity of Ecuador in 2009 was 2.35 gha per capita, which is about 33% higher than the average biocapacity per capita available worldwide. Ecuador's predominant role is as an exporter of biocapacity to nations that have biocapacity deficits.
Click here to read the report.
Stiglitz Commission Report
In 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy created the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress to look into the issue of how we could move beyond GDP to broader indicators of progress, that could assess whether countries are providing for human well-being in a meaningful and lasting way. Chaired by Nobel Prize winning-economists Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz of Columbia University and Professor Amartya Sen of Harvard, the Commission issued a report in late 2009, which included extensive discussion of the Ecological Footprint as a possible indicator.
Learn More:
- Read the response.
In December 2006, Switzerland became the first country in the world to complete a review of its National Footprint Accounts. The government published the review as a report entitled Switzerland's Ecological Footprint - A Contribution to the Sustainability Debate. The study was carried out by INFRAS, a leading Swiss policy research institute. INFRAS compared the international data sources used by Global Footprint Network to the statistics used by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, and concluded that the data sets are largely consistent. The researchers also closely examined the Ecological Footprint approach, and calculated Switzerland's Ecological Footprint. The publication contains a multitude of easy to read charts showing how Switzerland's demand on nature compares with that of other countries. The publication also includes background information enabling readers to assess the Ecological Footprint approach. In addition, this collaborative study helped identify possible improvements for the accounts, which will enhance the Footprint calculations for all 201 countries.
Click here to learn more about Switzerland's Ecological Footprint.
European Commission
After a comprehensive, two year study of Ecological Footprint methodology, the European Commission has found the Footprint to be a useful indicator for assessing progress made toward the E.U.'s sustainability goals. The Footprint is unique among the indicators, according to the Commission's report, in particular for its ability to relate resource use to the concept of carrying capacity. The report also praised the Footprint as an "intuitively appealing indicator", easy to communicate and understand.
The Commission began its evaluation of the Footprint as part of an effort to measure progress toward long-term sustainability goals. Recognizing that using resources more efficiently is crucial both to the region's economic development and its positive role in the world, the European Commission set clear policy objectives to limit environmental impacts and enable greater resource efficiency. A key obstacle, however, has been the lack of suitable indicators to establish targets and measure progress.
In 2008, the Commission completed a study to evaluate the Ecological Footprint as an indicator, examining its advantages as well as its shortcomings. The study found the Footprint could be an effective tool for assessing and communicating progress toward objectives, especially when combined with a basket of complementary indicators. The study also noted areas where the indicator could potentially be improved, and identified a short-to-medium research agenda for advancing the National Footprint Accounts methodology.
Learn More:
- Learn about the review
- Download the Executive Summary
- Download the Full Report
- Click here to read the Eurostat report.
In 2006, Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Commissioned) published an assessment of the Footprint methodology called Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity: The world's ability to regenerate resources and absorb waste in a limited time period. The report discusses the concept as well as the opportunities and limitations of the Footprint method (as of 2006 edition). Most suggestions proposed by this report have been implemented in the National Footprint Accounts methodology since, including increasing transparency and providing a guidebook, reviewing the equivalence factors, and developing better procedures for handling missing values in data sets.
The Ecological Footprint has proven one of the most successful indicators for communicating the concept of environmental sustainability and the physical limits of our planet. In the past decade the Ecological Footprint has developed into one of the most important measures for resource use in production and consumption at the international level. The objective of the project Scientific assessment and evaluation of the indicator "Ecological Footprint", commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau, Germany, was to assess and evaluate the Footprint for its possible use as a national sustainability indicator for Germany. The project was a corporation between the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI), Vienna, Austria, Ecologic, Berlin and Best Foot Forward (BFF) in Oxford, UK.
The project had four major objectives:
- Describe the state of the art of the calculation of the Ecological Footprint and provide a review of existing calculation methods.
- Analyze underlying data using the National Footprint Accounts of Germany and present the main problems with regard to data quality. Identify and assess alternative national data sources for Germany.
- Critically analyze existing Ecological Footprint calculations with particular focus on the weak points in the calculation method as well as the meaningfulness and interpretability of the indicator.
- Formulate and present recommendations on how identified weak points could be improved (in particular with regard to data sets and calculation methods), and identify in which fields of application the Ecological Footprint seems appropriate.
To read the full report, click here.
In 2007, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned a study by independent consultancy Risk & Policy Analysis Ltd. to assess developments since 2004 in Ecological Footprinting methodologies and their practical application. The goal of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of the Ecological Footprint for policymaking in the UK. The final report, A review of recent developments in, and the practical use of, Ecological Footprinting methodologies, was released in late 2007.
Click here to read the Global Footprint Network review of the report.
European Parliament
In 2001, the report Ecological Footprinting was released by the Directorate General for Research, Division Industry, Research, Energy, Environment, and Scientific and Technological Options Assessment (STOA), 2001. The report, commissioned by the European Parliament, presents arguments and evidence reviewing the Ecological Footprinting methodology, comparing it with official and non-official indicators that are currently under development. The report is the result of a study conducted by ECOTEC Research and Consulting, whose aims were to review the Ecological Footprinting methodology; summarize recent studies on Ecological Footprinting undertaken internationally; critically assess whether the methodology addresses the physiological, environmental and ecological concerns of the European Union as expressed in its legislation and other official documents; and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology in comparison to other methodologies of comparable scope.
Click here to read the report.
France has conducted reviews of the Ecological Footprint as a step toward considering it for adoption as a national sustainability indicator. The first review, conducted by France's Economic, Social and Environmental Council, looked at the general assumptions of the Ecological Footprint and other sustainability indicators. It was released in May 2009.
Click here to read the Economic, Social and Environmental Council report.
The second report, completed in 2010 and conducted by the Statistical Office of the French Ministry for Sustainable Development (SOeS) looked at, among other issues, the transparency and replicability of the Ecological Footprint methodology. They were able to reproduce the time series for the French Footprint and biocapacity within 1-3 percent.
Click here to visit official Internet page of the report (in French, 9 MB).
Click here to to read the French SOeS report "Une expertise de l'empreinte écologique" (in French, 9 MB).
In 2008, the Spanish government completed an analysis of the Ecological Footprint of Spain. The report analyzed Spain's Ecological Footprint and its various components such as energy, forest land, etc; the country's ecological deficit; and regional variations in biocapacity and consumption; and discussed how these might be relevant to policy. The report also made recommendations as to possible improvements in methodology and source data.Click here to download the report (in Spanish).
Luxembourg's National Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CSDD) commissioned the Resource Centre for Environmental Technologies (CRTE) in December 2008 to conduct a technical study for the establishment of the Ecological Footprint for Luxembourg.
The objective of the study was to analyze the Ecological Footprint calculations for Luxembourg done by Global Footprint Network and give an overview of the significance of the results for Luxembourg with respect to national particularities. It aimed to correctly define the boundaries of the Ecological Footprint assessment for Luxembourg and address methodological issues relevant at the national level, including data quality. The study is intended as a basis for future yearly calculation of Luxembourg's Footprint by Global Footprint Network in conjunction with national offices and organizations.
Click here to read the Luxembourg report.Learn more about Luxembourg's Ecological Footprint.
In 2010 the Belgian Ministry for Planning (Bureau fédéral du Plan) (PLAN) conducted a review of the Ecological Footprint and produced a report which was also discussed in a press release and a media story (all three in French). PLAN's report discusses at length the strengths and weaknesses of Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting. This study was one of the two that looked in more in depth at the 88 federally selected indicators of the Belgium government.
Read more about Belgium's working papers (French) Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint Indicators (fr) and Pressures on the environment by consumption in Belgium in 2002: an analysis sociological (fr)
See the French Press Release
Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works has completed a report on the country's Ecological Footprint as a basis for informing policy that can guide the country on a development path that does not compromise its rich natural capital.
According to the report's preface, "Implementation of sustainable development has to be based on complete knowledge of existing conditions and the desired state in the future." The report was initiated by the Directorate General of Spatial Planning in an effort to assess current biocapacity and Ecological Footprint conditions to the best extent possible. The report notes that Indonesia has a wealth of biocapacity, but in some places – particularly Java and Indonesia – high population threatens that surplus.Click here to read the report.


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Debates of Nov. 29th, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #27 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was money.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Fisheries Act, 2007
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Criminal Code
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
- Seniors
- Bobby Simpson
- Member for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
- New Democratic Party Policies
- St. Thomas Police Services
- Poverty
- Quebec Nation
- HIV-AIDS Awareness Week
- Wireless Industry
- Vancouver Airport Taser Death
- The Environment
- City of Montreal
- Foreign Affairs
- Henri Massé
- Canadian Forces
- Airbus
- Finance
- Human Rights
- Airbus
- Manufacturing and Forestry Industries
- Employment Insurance
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Wireless Industry
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- The Environment
- Justice
- The Environment
- Darfur
- Airports
- Darfur
- Hog Industry
- Equalization Payments
- Cinematic Industry
- Violence Against Women
- Manufacturing Industry
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Points of Order
- Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act
Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
I have to stop the hon. member there because I have to let the hon. member respond before question period.
The hon. member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel.
Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Mario Laframboise Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, my colleague is entirely correct.
This is particularly true in that, with respect to the surpluses in the employment insurance fund, the Conservative government is always telling us that there are none. It is part of the revenue and expenditures. And there is more revenue in the employment insurance fund than there are expenditures. So to the government's mind, that is the way it goes; the money stays in the vault.
The problem, and the tragedy for workers and the unemployed, is that the Conservative government and the Liberals have retained surpluses of $54 billion to spend on other things rather than to help people in need, the unemployed or older people who lose their jobs. That is the hard reality.
Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
The hon. member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel shall have five more minutes to comment after oral question period.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Norman Doyle St. John's East, NL
Mr. Speaker, we owe a debt of gratitude to our seniors. They built our country by working hard and paying taxes, and they deserve a break in their retirement years. That is why the government has given them a significant tax break by allowing pension income splitting for couples. We also have increased the amount of money seniors can claim through the age and pension income credit on their annual income tax returns.
This government has also increased the maximum guaranteed income supplement benefit and the refundable medical expense supplement. Of course in the latest economic statement, the government lowered income taxes for all Canadians, including seniors, and lowered the cost of living by reducing the GST from 7% to 5%.
Seniors deserve our support and respect. In the case of this government, we not only talk the talk, we walk the walk.
Bobby Simpson
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, amid the excitement of Sunday's Grey Cup game, there is sad news from the family that is the Canadian Football League. Yesterday, at the age of 77, Ottawa Rough Rider great Bobby Simpson died in an Ottawa hospital.
After 13 seasons, Bobby Simpson held the record for career touchdown passes that stood for 15 years. Four times, he was named all-Canadian and six times an Eastern Conference all-star.
In 1956, he was runner-up for the Outstanding Canadian Player award and was nominated for MVP.
Ottawa fans will long remember the role he played in the 1960 Grey Cup win. Anyone who had the chance to meet Bobby Simpson will remember his enthusiasm, his big heart and his powerful voice.
Football lost a great Rough Rider yesterday. Sports lost a great athlete and Canada lost a great soul. Bobby Simpson will be missed.
Member for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Robert Bouchard Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out to the member for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean that we feel he has made some completely inconsistent statements. Since he has been in this House, he has on more than one occasion voted against measures to help Quebec out of the forestry crisis, which affects a large number of companies and families in his riding. He has also voted against measures to turn around the crisis in the manufacturing industry, after making a campaign promise to defend and help the voters, companies, organizations and seniors of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.
We have nothing to learn from this member, who has already been portrayed in his riding as Pontius Pilate.
He should think about the promises he made to his voters and in the future, support the Bloc's initiatives, which truly address Quebec's needs.
New Democratic Party Policies
Statements By Members
November 29th, 2007 / 2 p.m.
Brian Masse Windsor West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the residents of Windsor West for their activism in a number of campaigns.
When the Chrétien Liberals tried to cancel the disability tax credit, we blocked them. When we learned that Liberal laws allowed companies fined for polluting our environment and poisoning our children got generous tax shelters, we ended it. When the Conservatives considered a new tax on consumers' TV cable and satellite bills, we stopped it.
Now we are fighting unfairness on other fronts, by introducing laws that ensure car owners have the right to repair their vehicles at the lowest cost, demanding a refund for Canadians for the hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges they suffered from the phone monopolies, and changing our tax codes so small donors and charities are treated as well as political parties.
While the Liberals and Conservatives are consumed with damage control about who took money, how much and the envelopes of cash exchanged in their political worlds, New Democrats are fighting for fairness and protecting the pocketbooks of average Canadians and their families.
St. Thomas Police Services
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Joe Preston Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Mr. Speaker, the St. Thomas Police Services was recently awarded the Canadian Automobile Association's ninth annual School Safety and Patrol Program Police Achievement Award for exceptional support for its patrol program.
The CAA has credited Constable Tanya Calvert, the community services officer who is in charge of the patroller program, for her dedication, leadership and pride taken in delivering a top-notch program to help keep the students of St. Thomas safe. Her role as the community services officer is to provide support to the front line officers by promoting education and awareness in the community.
I would like to congratulate the St. Thomas Police Services and specifically Constable Tanya Calvert on receiving this award.
On a personal note, the support of our spouses is key to our careers. I would like to thank my wife Geri for 32 years of marriage on today, our anniversary.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gurbax Malhi Bramalea—Gore—Malton, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canadians have had enough of the government's inaction on the issue of poverty. That is why the Liberal Party recently announced its plan to reduce the number of Canadians living below the poverty line by at least 30% and cut in half the number of children living in poverty within five years.
Immediate action must also be taken to support the United Nations millennium development targets to reduce poverty, hunger, gender inequity, environmental damage and the rate of HIV-AIDS around the globe by 2015. This deadline is fast approaching, with much headway still to be made.
I call on the government to follow the lead of the Liberal Party and make the elimination of poverty, both in Canada and around the world, a top priority.
Quebec Nation
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Luc Harvey Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, it has been a year since my government took a major step in the history of Canada by recognizing the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada.
I am delighted by this step, which demonstrates our Prime Minister's vision and leadership. Indeed, by taking that action, he strengthened our ideals and highlighted the solid foundation of our shared aspirations.
I remember this motion and the fact that the leader of the Bloc Québécois changed his position three times on this simple matter—something that he says he has been supporting and protecting for the past 10 years. In the end, the Bloc Québécois also recognized the wisdom of the Prime Minister's proposal.
Finally, since it was so difficult for the Bloc Québécois to reach a decision on such a simple matter, we understand why the members of the Bloc can do nothing more than shout and ask questions here in this House.
HIV-AIDS Awareness Week
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week is HIV-AIDS Awareness Week. In Canada, someone is infected every two hours, but according to the Conservatives, there is no place for prevention.
The Minister of Health continues to claim that next year, the $84.4 million goal will be reached. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, in 2008, permanent reductions to the tune of $16.7 million will affect these subsidies and contributions. Added to that, in 2007, is a reallocation and other cuts to the tune of $10.2 million to the prevention budget.
This year, agencies still have not seen a dime of the money for the supposed increases announced by the minister. He has to stop burying his head in the sand and admit his inaction in HIV-AIDS prevention. It is high time that he invest the money in HIV-AIDS prevention.
Wireless Industry
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Colin Carrie Oshawa, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Industry announced the rules for the advanced wireless services, AWS, spectrum auction, which will begin on May 27, 2008.
This is great news for the industry and for consumers. Because we are taking measures to allow new players to enter the market, consumers should see real benefits in terms of greater competition and more innovation.
As one analyst said, this is a grand slam for consumers. A more competitive wireless market is in the best interests of all Canadians. At the end of the day, our goal is lower prices, better service and more choice for consumers and businesses.
We are getting the job done.
Vancouver Airport Taser Death
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Raymond Chan Richmond, BC
Mr. Speaker, on October 14, a terrible tragedy befell Canada when Robert Dziekanski, an innocent immigrant, needlessly lost his life. His death was caused by the failure of the federal system to protect him and ensure his security.
The circumstances around Robert's death have tarnished Canada's reputation as a welcoming, peaceful country and drawn into question the Conservative government's ability to competently run this country.
The Conservatives' lack of courage to take responsibility for this failure is shameful and has created a vacuum of leadership in government which has led the B.C. government to cross jurisdictional boundaries and call a full public inquiry.
Where are the ministers responsible when we need them? The ministers of public safety, transport and immigration, and the Prime Minister have proven that they are incompetent and cannot be trusted when Canadians are in need.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, how can anyone believe that the world will avoid catastrophic climate change if three of the five major emitters of greenhouse gases—the United States, China and India—do not do their fair share?
"Canada's Prime Minister is right: everyone must be on board for the post- Kyoto strategy." These comments by editorial writer André Pratte, with which I wholeheartedly agree, were published this week in Montreal's La Presse.
This is a long way from the pitiful and pathetic foot-dragging of the opposition parties, which are mired in a partisan logic to the detriment of future generations and which have held Canada back for too long.
With the help of Australia, Canada is now showing true leadership in climate change on the international stage, as it did in Bonn, Germany, Asia, at the UN, in Tanzania and as it will soon do in Bali in order to achieve tangible and concrete results for the planet.
What Canadians expect from us and what the world is hoping for is exactly what our Prime Minister and our Conservative government are giving them.
City of Montreal
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Thomas Mulcair Outremont, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the fact that on October 18, 2007, Montreal became the first urban centre to sign the National Geographic Society's geotourism charter.
By inviting Montreal to be the first urban centre in the world to sign the charter, the National Geographic Society has granted an exceptional degree of recognition to the city.
The society chose Montreal because of the city's accomplishments in destination stewardship and because of active collaboration among greater Montreal's tourism and cultural sectors.
Since the National Geographic Society first introduced geotourism charters, the concept has evolved. The first urban geotourism charter demonstrates the Society's desire to adapt the geotourism charter to urban centres.
I want to emphasize that many Montreal stakeholders worked in concert to apply for the National Geographic Society charter, including co-applicants Héritage Montréal and the World Centre of Excellence for Destinations.

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A media report claims that Nokia Corp.'s recently announced Booklet 3G netbook will cost rather whopping $799 at launch, which is too expensive for a netbook in general and a consumer-oriented mobile computer in particular.
Netbooknews.de web-site has reported that Nokia Booklet 3G netbook will cost $799 without subsidies at launch. Considering the general price policy of Nokia, few of its mobile devices get much cheaper over time, but just disappear from the market as a replacement arrives. Considering such a price-point, it is likely to expect Booklet 3G to fail on the market, as the device is too expensive for consumers and is hardly suitable for business users.
Nokia Booklet 3G is based on Intel Atom processor, features 10.1" screen, weighs 1.25 kilograms, measures "slightly more than two centimeters" and supports 3G/HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity as well as A-GPS support. The netbook also sports Nokia's broad suite of Ovi services. Besides, the mini-laptop comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, integrated Bluetooth and an SD card reader.
It is highly likely that the Booklet 3G will be sold via cell network operators with subsidies and with new data contracts. This will drive the pricing down, but will it help to attract a lot of new consumers?
A lot of consumers these days use mobile phones that were acquired at discount prices with contracts, it is unlikely that they will sign up for another contract just to get a netbook from Nokia. At the end, competing systems from other makers cost much less. Of course, Nokia's netbook is made of aluminum and its design may be adored by some customers. But for the majority of potential clients $799 price-point may be too high for a netbook amid economic downturn.
Business users may be willing to sign up for additional data plans, but it is rumoured that Booklet 3G runs Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, an operating system that lacks certain security and other features that enterprise users may require. Moreover, the system features 10.1" screen, features low-performance Atom processor, lacks DVD playback, but weighs 1.25kg, just like a fully-fledged business-oriented ultra low-voltage notebook. Overall, those peculiarities do not make Nokia Booklet 3G as a good mobile PC for travelling.
Overall, it remains to be seen, whether Booklet 3G becomes popular. But at this point it does not seem to be a successful return of Nokia to the world of x86-based personal computers. Instead, Booklet 3G looks like a test vehicle to investigate the needs of Nokia's clients.
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Usually i dont watch what i eat at all and i was looking for advise on how to eat healthier. I work for a fast food company and eat there way to often what are some good things i could take to work that are easy to make and can sit in a locker/fridge for a few hours before i go on break. Also what is a tasty but also healthy breakfeast food.
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Edit- i have been going to the gym for close to 3 months and look a bit thinner but have also gained weight im about 6'1 and 190lbs right now
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Adrienne Ivey Caps Dutch Open With Gold
Female junior heavyweight Adrienne Ivey (San Leandro, Calif.) won the gold medal on Sunday as competition wrapped up at the 36th Dutch Open Taekwondo Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Ivey's medal gave the 10-member USA Taekwondo Junior Team a total of six medals at the two-day event.
In the quarterfinal round, Ivey defeated Greece's Athanasia Primoudi, 4-1, then went on to beat Croatia's Mia Rados in the semifinals by a 7-0 point gap. The junior heavyweight final was an all-American affair with Ivey defeating Nazara Muwwakkil of the U.S. by a score of 3-0.
On Saturday, the USAT Junior Team garnered five medals; gold by junior male bantamweight Olie Burton (Accokeek, Md.), silver by junior female welterweight Nicole Palma (Lake Worth, Fla.), and bronze medals by female junior featherweight Kiana Lo (Danville, Calif.), female junior lightweight Victoria Stambaugh (Pasadena, Texas) and female junior light-middleweight Merissa Pico (Fort Lee, N.J.).
Other Americans reaching the podium on Sunday were Ernest Samotshozo who captured gold in the male junior light-heavyweight division, Haley Kong who earned silver in the female junior flyweight division, Alexander Yow winning silver in the male junior flyweight division, and Anees Hasnain who took the bronze medal in the senior female finweight class.
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Some businesses let birds use their gravel rooftops as beach habitats dry up.
By PAUL SWIDER
Published May 27, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG - Despite help from businesses in an industrial park, habitat-starved least terns still seem to be on the wane.
"So far this year, we've seen an enormous decline, " said Beth Forys, a professor of biology and environmental science at Eckerd College.
Forys said there were about 2, 000 least terns in the Tampa Bay region last year, down from 3, 000 just four years earlier. She said counts so far this year show about 1, 000, even though businesses are doing their part to help.
"I'm amazed and impressed at how supportive they've been, " Forys said of the efforts, especially of businesses in the Joe's Creek Industrial Park along 34th Street.
The birds are in the midst of their nesting season and would normally prefer an open, sandy beach. With more people crowding barrier islands, the birds have learned to make their nests on gravel roofs, particularly the larger ones such as those on warehouses and car dealerships, so they can enjoy the protection of nesting in a colony.
But nesting birds bring bird droppings, so not all businesses are pleased. Further, despite a state program that will help pay for new gravel roofs, some businesses are shifting away from that style in favor of more energy-efficient roofs that don't produce debris in a storm.
"We're just hoping we can keep gravel roofs around long enough that we can make some other artificial habitat, " said Monique Borboen-Abrams, a volunteer with the St. Petersburg Audubon Society.
Some of the Joe's Creek businesses are active supporters of the birds.
"We all kind of pitch in, " said Jeani Poth, human resources manager at Stone Resources Inc. on 46th Avenue N. "It's important for the birds. There's very few of them left in nature. Their habitat is not that great."
Poth said the company has no plans to change its gravel roof. She also said tending to the birds is not a great sacrifice; employees merely walk the grounds a few times a day to find fallen chicks and return them to their roof using a long stick called a chick-a-boom. She said the bird droppings are not a problem.
Hall's Wholesale Florist also helps out. In addition to returning chicks to roofs, employee Michael Reichard also tracks and counts the birds.
"If it's good for the birds, that's what we need to do, " he said. "They've lost a lot of their territory. I do what I can to help."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission also offers help of up to $20, 000 in matching funds when an owner wants to repair or install a new gravel roof and preserve the birds' de facto habitat. Not many businesses, or even homeowners, take part, said Lee Taylor, a FWC biologist.
"That human-wildlife interface has gotten close, " Taylor said. "Everyone has to adapt as much as the birds have."
Forys said there are more than 20 buildings in Pinellas that host least tern nests. Some are warehouses similar to those in Joe's Creek, but others are single-family homes. The birds will find the optimal locations close to water and food, but how successful they are can be a function of people helping, or at least not hurting.
This year, the nests are settled, and the birds will start hatching soon. Only 20 percent still nest on the beach, but Forys said those chicks can still thrive if not disturbed. The upcoming holiday weekend is always a danger because a swell of people can easily trample the shallow nests.
Volunteers will patrol area beaches to "educate" visitors about birds and their nests, Forys said, conceding that the education sometimes occurs at the top of a volunteer's lungs.
"Once we tell them, " she said, "most people are very respectful."
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NEW ULM – An 84-year-old New Ulm woman plans to tandem skydive Friday with some of her family at the Forest Lake airport.
Edna Roegiers, a widower for the past decade, retired from Kraft Foods about 20 years ago. She stays fit in her retirement years by exercising several times a week at Vogel Fieldhouse in New Ulm.
Other than that, she hasn't been doing any other skydiving preparation.
"I don't think it's much of a big deal (to tandem skydive), but some of my family may not be too crazy about it. But I've got a big family." Roegiers said. "I've been talking about skydiving with some of the family since I was 80.
Her stepdaughter, Chris Kocinski of Fridley and her son Ben plan to tandem skydive Friday with Roegiers.
"I hope it's not too windy Friday," Roegiers said.
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A passion for speed may have something to do with skydiving. Free-falling skydivers reached speeds of 120 to 150 mph before deploying their parachute.
The Guiness world record for the Oldest female tandem parachute jump was set by Estrid Geertsen, who made a tandem parachute jump over Roskilde, Denmark from an altitude of 13,100 feet, when she was 100 years and 60 days old.
The oldest man to tandem skydive was only a little older than Geertsen. Two years ago, Fred Mack of Newtown Square, N.J. celebrated his 100th birthday by doing a 13,000 feet tandem skydive at Free Fall Adventures in Williamstown, N.J., setting the world record for the Oldest tandem skydiving jumper.
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JRS22 wrote:I like the O-Cha description of most of their gyokurus as sweet with low astringency. I'm trying to avoid the bitter taste that many vendors seem to count as one of the good qualities of Sencha.
O-Cha describes the Uji Sencha Miyabi and the Kagoshima Sencha Yutaka Midori as grassy whereas they describe the taste of their other Senchas as medium. Does that mean little or no bitterness?


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Miller surpassed that 100,000-mile mark in the previous few years during hundreds of trail-running races, adventure races and mountaineering trips she had pursued for decades. Along with Everest, she has summitted Cho Oyu, Mustagh-Ata, Ama Dablam and Lhotse in the Himalaya; Alaska's Denali; Aconcagua in the Andes; Kenya's Kilimanjaro; the volcanoes of Ecuador and all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks. She raced on the FILA Skyrunning Team, a group of American runners that competed in an annual circuit of high-altitude marathons held in Tibet, Mexico, the U.S. and Europe in the 1990's, and included courses that reached elevations of 15,000 feet. Miller also competed internationally as an adventure racer at Eco Challenges in Patagonia and Borneo, along with numerous other expedition races.
"Ellen is so humble, I don't think she ever once told me about any of her accomplishments," says three-time USMRT member Brandy Erholtz, who got to know Miller through the Vail coach's role as team manager. "It wasn't until 2008 when I was on the team for the first time that I learned she had climbed Everest not once, but twice."
Miller's diagnosis meant she would need duel hip replacements, and the ensuing surgeries left her future ability to run and climb in doubt. Even for the typically upbeat Miller, the diagnosis was initially devastating. "I was in shock," she says. "I remember thinking, `I may never run or climb again.'"
"Everyone is going to experience some kind of significant physical loss as an adult," she says. "The real challenge is: what do we do about it?" After intensive research, she underwent her first hip replacement in May 2008, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.
Three months after her surgery, Miller started trail running again, though initially she was restricted to uphill jogging. She began with slow ascents up the trails on Vail Mountain, boarding the ski area's gondola for the trip back down. At seven months out, she got the OK to start gentle downhill jogging as well.
"Trail running is what got me back to that daily place of joy," says Miller. "It is a thread through my life that keeps me connected to people and to the mountains."
Running was also a key piece of Miller's training plan to test a return to climbing, and, in May 2009, she went back to the Himalaya to attempt the technically demanding Lhotse. Her summit bid, achieved in a tiny expedition with one partner, Nima Tsering Sherpa, was successful, and she became the second North American woman to summit the peak.
Few of Miller's close friends were surprised by her comeback. Longtime friend Dawes Wilson dated Miller for several years and also trained and supported her through the long hard hours of many challenging endurance events. While visiting her in the hospital after her first hip replacement, he says he realized "she would return, not just by being tough, but by being smart and patient. Ellen is a person with mountain spirit. The challenges of age and joint fragility won't change that."
In fall 2009, Miller had her second hip replacement, and decided once again to road test it with a major Himalayan climb. Once again, she incorporated running into her pre-climb training regimen, and just like the year before, assessed the status of her second new hip with a trail-race shake down. After her first hip replacement, she returned to competition by toeing the line at the eight-kilometer Cheyenne Canon Mountain Race; this time, she chose a small race at home, the 2010 10-kilomter Vail Summer Solstice Run.
While returning to climbing and running was important to Miller, she says the work she does on behalf of others is what truly inspires her. She is currently manager of the Women's United States Mountain Trail Running team, Vice President of the American Trail Running Association and an organizer of fund-raisers such as Vail's Climb for Literacy, which raises money and awareness for organizations such as Room To Read, a non-profit that partners with communities in developing countries to improve opportunities for literacy and education. She also raises funds to support Sherpani schools in the Khumbu region of Nepal, where she returns each year.
Says Miller, "We can choose to use our sports to create positive changes for other people or places. That is really what it is all about for me now."


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quote ArikardoDid a little double-checking and it seems it is indeed listed on the web as such for the UK/Australia. NA gets it 4 days later. That's right after my birthday.Back on topic, where I work we have a release date of 21st september for LBP Vita.
quote MajinRomulusThis is the single most ridiculous thing I have read all day. Why on earth would you want a studio to ship a potentially 'broken' game just so you can have it sooner? If I'm spending my hard earned cash on a game I want it to be finished and bug free.if there is problems they should release it anyway and fix them later.
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Beyond the Corridor
Running the Grand Canyon's unheralded backcountry trails
Rob Krar and Christina Bauer run next to a big dropoff on the Tonto Trail above Hance Rapid. Photos by Ken Etzel.
As I stumbled to the shoreline and collapsed next to the thundering Hermit Rapid, I took stock of my body, contemplating its ability to withstand our daunting return to the rim. We had just descended 8.9 miles following the steep, rough and remote Hermit Trail, dropping a staggering 4200 feet of elevation, rim to river. My friends for this adventure, John Doskicz, 40, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who owns Flagstaff Climbing Center, and Matt Kelly, also of Flagstaff, were used to this kind of travel. I was not. This was my first trip running in the Grand Canyon backcountry.
I inhaled an energy bar and guzzled water, allowing the breeze to cool my beet-red face. I craned my neck toward the Arizona sky and scanned the almost 40 layers of sedimentary rock towering above us, stacked river to rim. I contemplated the geologic history dating back some two billion years, while the rock exploded in kaleidoscopic layers as sunrays broke through afternoon clouds.
Suddenly, the breeze brushing my cheeks turned into a howling wind, swirling sand high into the air, pounding us with sheets of icy rain. The canyon was telling us it was time to go.
The same narrow confines we used to access this rocky beach would be our retreat. With visions of flash-flood carnage we packed up and began running back up the canyon.
Bauer strides back to the rim along the aptly named Grand View Trail. Photo by Ken Etzel.
Located in Northern Arizona, the mighty Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, began over 17 million years ago when the Colorado River carved its way through the Colorado Plateau, reaching depths up to a mile. The deepest rocks date back to the Precambrian time, the earliest of geologic ages.
Grand Canyon National Park, formed in 1919, encompasses roughly one million acres and can be reached via the pine-, fir- and aspen-studded 7000-foot South and 8000-foot North rims. The remote North Rim offers few amenities and is far overshadowed by the more easily accessed South Rim, only an hour drive from Interstate 40 in Arizona. The South Rim offers dozens of viewpoints along 30 miles of scenic rim road, and urban amenities abound at Grand Canyon Village with shuttle-bus, hotel, camping and food options. Most interesting to the backcountry runner are the many easily accessible trailheads that drop from the developed rim, leading down to hundreds of secluded inner-canyon miles.
The famous Rim-to-Rim (R2R) routes, or "Corridor Trails," follow the well-maintained and regularly patrolled Bright Angel and South and North Kaibab trails, the only trails connecting the south to north sides. As a result, these main arteries have become the key attraction for not only runners in the canyon but also the majority of day hikers, backpackers and mule trains as well.
Beyond the Corridor Trails, however, are a lifetime's worth of rarely trod miles. "You can run some of the backcountry trails and never see a single person," says Adam Gifford, 38, of Sedona, Arizona, and owner of the Sedona Running Company. "It is a very freeing experience, although it can also be scary, knowing that there is no one around to help if something goes wrong."


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Does anyone know where the cover of Plastic Ono Band was photographed? That sombre picture of John and yoko sitting under a big ole tree. Was it on the grounds of Ascot maybe?
I wonder if that tree is still there?
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Xell wrote:And second part what i also think is important is sharing a little about your tea experience background. For example when two people try same sencha, but one was long time japanese tea drinker and one was mostly oolong drinker their reviews will certainly be really different. Without mentioning background they can become quite confusing. And if mention, then people with same preference can understand more .
Stentor wrote:Also, I know that OTTIs are generally open for everyone and anyone and that's great for new members. However, I think that in order to be able to participate in an OTTI, you should have been an active member before and specifically, I think you should have discussed teas on several occasions before, be it on TeaDays or the "What X are you currently drinking?" threads.
I don't think that people with 1 post should be allowed to participate in an OTTI (or a teaware SO for that matter).


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In short: The marshalls and organisation made this race for me.In full: Wanted to fit in another marathon before the end of the year and really glad I did. Three laps are hard work but once you are on the last one you can smile and say thanks to the wonderful marshalls! I reckon I will be back.Date of review: December 4, 2006
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Moses on Mount Sinai: The Ten Commandments
Part 5: Christiane Amanpour and her son Darius climb Mount Sinai as Moses did.
Part 5: Christiane Amanpour and her son Darius climb Mount Sinai as Moses did.
Gene: Thank you for the 9.5 trillion dollar debt you left us, our kids and grandchildren, great grandchildren. Thanks for chaos with ISIS, thank you for the racial divide, thank you for placing targets on our police, thank you for having more compassion for illegal immigrants than you do Americans. Thank you for your scandal free presidency, which is not true, thank you for turning your back on Israel, thank you for permitting Russia to invade Crimea, permitting China to build a military island without any interference, Thank you for freeing Gitmo detainees and giving pardons and commutation to over 1900 felons, terrorist, gang members and drug dealers. You really made America safe Your a great speaker, you chose your words wisely but you lie lie lie!


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Einstein, Albert
Albert Einstein 1879-1955
German-born American physicist and philosopher.
Einstein is generally acknowledged as the preeminent scientist of the twentieth century who challenged and disproved fundamental ideas concerning the physical universe. Specifically, Einstein's theory of relativity reconfigured notions of time, space, and matter that had been formulated by Isaac Newton in the seventeenth century. Ranked with Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, and Newton, Einstein is crucial for the ideas he contributed to science as well as those he helped abolish; there is not an area of intellectual life that has not been affected by his theories.
Biographical Information
Born in Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879, Einstein was not an especially remarkable student; in fact, his parents, who ran a company that made and sold electrical equipment, even suspected that he was mentally retarded. In 1895 his family moved to Milan, Italy, leaving him behind to finish school. Instead, Einstein stopped attending school and independently engaged in studying mathematics and other scientific disciplines. In 1896 he was admitted to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His subsequent job at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern left him time to continue scientific investigations of his own, which resulted in a series of papers, one of which was accepted as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Zurich in 1905. His discoveries proving the existence of molecules and light's dual nature—as a wave or a particle—were eclipsed by his Special Theory of Relativity. Einstein served as a professor of physics at universities in Zurich and Czechoslovakia. In 1914 he was appointed professor at the University of Berlin and director at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. There he developed the General Theory of Relativity and adopted his lifelong pacifist position. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921, in addition to many other awards. His pacifism and Zionism led to friction with the increasingly powerful National Socialists; he left Germany in 1933, settling in Princeton, New Jersey, where he taught at the Institute for Advanced Study until his retirement in 1945. With the advent of World War II, Einstein recognized the threat posed by Germany's hegemonic ambitions and advanced scientific knowledge, and actively encouraged President Franklin D. Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb. Though he remained politically active for the last part of his life, much of it was given over to work on what he termed the grand unified theory of physics, a formulation that would define the properties of energy and matter. He was unable to achieve this goal before his death at 76 on April 18, 1955.
Major Works
Because of the revolutionary nature of his scientific theories, Einstein became known beyond the sphere of science. Although many fellow scientists dismissed the Principle of Relativity when it was first published, by the time he published Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitdtstheorie (Relativity, the Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition), the validity and importance of his work was recognized. By 1919, British astronomers had confirmed Einstein's prediction that gravity could bend light: pictures of a solar eclipse showed that the positions of star images changed in response to the gravitational effects of the sun. By the early 1930s, Einstein expanded his concerns beyond science, publishing such works as About Zionism, Cosmic Religion, with Other Opinions and Aphorisms and Why War?, which he wrote with Sigmund Freud. While Einstein was not directly involved in producing the atom bomb, his work was seminal to its development and he encouraged the bomb's use, tempering his support with the qualification that it should not be used on people. A committed pacifist, his Essays in Humanism and Ideas and Opinions reflect his determination to limit the development of nuclear arms. Later he chaired the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, which encouraged peaceful use of atomic energy.
Critical Reception
Jamie Sayen has written that Einstein "came to play a critical role in the public life of his epoch as the preeminent moral figure of the Western world." Even with his stature as a spokesman for peace and humanism, he is primarily regarded as a scientist and a philosopher. Einstein once remarked: "Politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity." Nonetheless, Einstein's theories—particularly the idea of relativity—have influenced virtually every aspect of twentieth-century intellectual life, from scientific study to literary criticism.
Principal Works
Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen (nonfiction) 1905
"Entwurf einer verallgemeinerten Relativitdtstheorie une eine Theorie der Gravitation "[with Marcel Grossman] (essay) 1913
"Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitdtstheorie" [included in The Principle of Relativity, 1920] (essay) 1916
Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitdtstheorie, gemeinverstdndlich [Relativity: The Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition] (nonfiction) 1917
The Principle of Relativity: Original Papers by A. Einstein and H. Minkowski (nonfiction) 1920
Äther und Relativitdtstheorie [included in Sidelights on Relativity, 1922] (lecture) 1920
Geometrie und Erfahrung (nonfiction) 1921
The Meaning of Relativity: Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University (lectures) 1921
Sidelights on Relativity (nonfiction) 1922
Untersuchungen uber die Theorie der Brownschen Bewegungen [Investigation on the Theory of Brownian Movement] (nonfiction) 1922
Grundgedanken und Probleme der Relativitdtstheorie (nonfiction) 1923
About Zionism: Speeches and Letters (speeches and letters) 1930
Cosmic Religion, with Other Opinions and Aphorisms (philosophy and aphorisms) 1931
The Fight Against War (nonfiction) 1933
On the Method of Theoretical Physics [reprinted in The World As I See It] (lecture) 1933
The Origins of the General Theory of Relativity [reprinted in The World As I See It] (lecture) 1933
Why War? [with Sigmund Freud] (nonfiction) 1933
Mein Weltbild [The World As I See It] (essays and lectures) 1934
The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta [with Leopold Infeld] (nonfiction) 1938
Test Case for Humanity (nonfiction) 1944
The Arabs and Palestine [with E. Kahler] (nonfiction) 1944
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist [with others] [contains Autobiographical Notes] (nonfiction and autobiography) 1944
Out of My Later Years (essays) 1950
Ideas and Opinions (essays) 1954
Essays in Science [selected essays from Mein Weltbild] (essays) 1955
Grundzuge der Relativitdtstheorie (nonfiction) 1956
Lettres d Maurice Solovine [Letters to Solovine] (letters) 1956
Einstein on Peace (nonfiction) 1960
Letters on Wave Mechanics: Schrödinger, Planck, Einstein, Lorentz (letters) 1967
Briefwechsel, 1916-1955 [with Max and Hedwig Born; The Born-Einstein Letters: Correspondence Between Albert Einstein and Max and Hedwig Born From 1916 to 1955] (letters) 1969
Albert Einstein, the Human Side: New Glimpses From His Archives (nonfiction) 1979
Elie Cartan-Albert Einstein: Letters on Absolute Parallelism, 1929-1932 (letters) 1979
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. 5 vols. (collected works) 1987-93
Alfred North Whitehead (essay date 1920)
SOURCE: "Einstein's Theory," in Essays in Science and Philosophy, Philosophical Library, 1947, pp. 332-42.
[A distinguished English mathematician, philosopher, and educator, Whitehead collaborated with Bertrand Russell on the latter's Principia Mathematica (1910-13), a three-volume treatise on the relationship of logic to mathematics that would eventually inspire the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his ground-breaking studies. In the following essay, originally published in the Times Educational Supplement in 1920, Whitehead seeks to explain the major principles of Einstein's work.]
Einstein's work may be analysed into three factors—a principle, a procedure, and an explanation. This discovery of the principle and the procedure constitute an epoch in science. I venture, however, to think that the explanation is faulty, even although it formed the clue by which Einstein guided himself along the path from his principle to his procedure. It is no novelty to the history of science that factors of thought which guided genius to its goal should be subsequently discarded. The names of Kepler and Maupertuis at once occur in illustration.
What I call Einstein's principle is the connexion between time and space which emerges from his way of envisaging the general fact of relativity. This connexion is entirely new to scientific thought, and is in some respects very paradoxical. A slight sketch of the history of ideas of relative motion will be the shortest way of introducing the new principle. Newton thought that there was one definite space within which the material world adventured, and that the sequence of its adventures could be recorded in terms of one definite time. There would be, therefore, a meaning in asking whether the sun is at rest or is fixed in this space, even although the questioner might be ignorant of the existence of other bodies such as the planets and the stars. Furthermore, there was for Newton an absolute unique meaning to simultaneity, so that there can be no ambiguity in asking, without further specification of conditions, which of two events preceded the other or whether they were simultaneous. In other words, Newton held a theory of absolute space and of absolute time. He explained relative motion of one body with respect to another as being the difference of the absolute motions of the two bodies. The greatest enemy to his absolute theory of space was his own set of laws of motion. For it is a well-known result from these laws that it is impossible to detect absolute uniform motion. Accordingly, since we fail to observe variations in the velocities of the sun and stars, it follows that any one of them may with equal right be assumed to be either at rest or moving in any direction with any velocity which we like to suggest. Now, a character which never appears in the play does not require a living actor for its impersonation. Science is concerned with the relations between things perceived. If absolute motion is imperceptible, absolute position is a fairy tale, and absolute space cannot survive the surrender of absolute position.
So far our course is plain: we give up absolute space, and conceive all statements about space as being merely expositions of the internal relations of the physical universe. But we have to take account of two very remarkable difficulties which mar the simplicity of this theoretical position. In the first place there seems to be a certain absoluteness about rotation. The fact of this absoluteness is inherent in Newton's laws of motion, and the deducted consequences from these premises have received ample confirmation. For example, the effect of the rotation of the earth is manifested in phenomena which appear to have no connexion with extraneous astronomical bodies. There is the bulge of the earth at its equator, the invariable directions of rotation for cyclones and anti-cyclones, the rotation of the plane of oscillation of Foucault's pendulum, and the north-seeking property of the gyrocompass. The mass of evidence is decisive, and no theory which burkes it can stand as an adequate explanation of observed facts. It is not so obvious how to combine these facts of rotation with any principle of relativity.
Secondly, the ether contributes another perplexity just where it might have helped us. We might have regained the right quasi-absoluteness of motion by measuring velocity relatively to the ether. The facts of rotation could have thus received an explanation. But all attempts to measure velocity relatively to the ether have failed to detect it in circumstances when, granting the ordinary hypotheses, its effects should have been visible. Einstein showed that the whole series of perplexing facts concerning the ether could be explained by adopting new formulae connecting the spatial and temporal measurements made by observers in relative motion to each other. These formulae had been elaborated by Larmor and Lorentz, but it was Einstein who made them the foundation of a novel theory of time and space. He also discovered the remarkable fact that, according to these formulae, the velocity of light in vacuous space would be identical in magnitude for all these alternative assumptions as to rest or motion. This property of light became the clue by which his researches were guided. His theory of simultaneity is based on the transmission of light signals, and accordingly the whole structure of our concept of nature is essentially bound up with our perceptions of radiant energy.
In view of the magnificent results which Einstein has achieved it may seem rash to doubt the validity of a premiss so essential to his own line of thought. I do, however, disbelieve in this invariant property of the velocity of light, for reasons which have been partly furnished by Einstein's own later researches. The velocity of light appears in this connexion owing to the fact that it occurs in Maxwell's famous equations, which express the laws governing electromagnetic phenomena. But it is an outcome of Einstein's work that the electro-magnetic equations require modification to express the association of the gravitational and electro-magnetic fields. This is one of his greatest discoveries. The most natural deduction to make from these modified equations is that the velocity of light is modified by the gravitational properties of the field through which it passes, and that the absolute maximum velocity which occurs in the Maxwellian form of the equations has in fact a different origin which is independent of any special relation to light or electricity. I will return to this question later.
Before passing on to Einstein's later work a tribute should be paid to the genius of Minkowski. It was he who stated in its full generality the conception of a four-dimensional world embracing space and time, in which the ultimate elements, or points, are the infinitesimal occurrences in the life of each particle. He built on Einstein's foundations, and his work forms an essential factor in the evolution of relativistic theory.
Einstein's later work is comprised in what he calls the theory of general relativity. I will summarize what appear to me as the essential components of his thought, at the same time warning my readers of the danger of misrepresentation which lies in such summaries of novel ideas. It is safer to put it as my own way of envisaging the theory. What are time and space? They are the names for ways of conducting certain measurements. The four dimensions of nature as conceived by Minkowski express the fact that four measurements with a certain peculiar type of mutual independence are required to formulate the relations of any infinitesimal occurrence to the rest of the physical universe. These ways of measurement can be indefinitely varied by change of character, so that four independent measurements of one character will specify an occurrence just as well as four other measurements of some other character. A set of four measurements of a definite character which assigns a special type to each of the four measurements will be called a measure-system. Thus there are alternative measure-systems, and each measure-system embraces, for the specification of each infinitesimal occurrence, four assigned measurements of separate types, called the coordinates of that occurrence. The change from one measure-system to another appears in mathematics as the change from one set of variables (pl, p2, p3, p4) to another set of variables (q1, q2, q3, q4), the variables of the p-system being functions of the q-system, and vice versa. In this way all the quantitative laws of the physical universe can be expressed either in terms of the p-variables or in terms of the q-variables. If a suitable measure-system has been adopted, one of the measurements, say p4, will appear to us as a measurement of time, and the remaining measurements (p1, p2, p3) will be measurements of space, which are adequate to determine a point. But different measure-systems have this property of subdivision into spatial and temporal measurements according to the different circumstances of the observers. It follows that what one observer means by space and time is not necessarily the same as what another observer may mean. It is to be observed that not every change of measure-system involves a change in the meanings of space...
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F. S. C. Northrop (essay date 1949)
SOURCE: "Einstein's Conception of Science," in Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, revised edition, edited by Paul Arthur Schlipp, The Library of Living Philosophers, 1970, pp. 387-408.
[Northrop was an American author and educator who specialized in the fields of law, science, philosophy, and economics. In the following essay, originally published in 1949, he argues that understanding Einstein's views of the scientific method requires a well-honed "epistemological philosophy."]
Albert Einstein is as remarkable for his conception of scientific method as he is for his achievements by means of that method. It might be supposed that these two talents would always go...
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Gaston Bachelard (essay date 1949)
SOURCE: "The Philosophic Dialectic of the Concepts of Relativity," in Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, revised edition, edited by Paul Arthur Schlipp, The Library of Living Philosophers, 1970, pp. 565-80.
[Bachelard was an influential French philosopher and critic. Many of his writings focus on poetic imagery and its relation to the creative process, and their approach is characterized by an emphasis on psychoanalytic theory. Unlike Sigmund Freud, who regarded dreams as manifestations of an individual's motivations, Bachelard, like Carl Jung, considered dreaming to be a revelation of the collective unconscious. Bachelard thus looked to dreaming, or reverie, for certain primitive...
(The entire section is 5205 words.)
Irving Kristol (essay date 1950)
SOURCE: "Einstein: The Passion of Pure Reason," in Commentary, Vol. 10, No. 3, September, 1950, pp. 216-24.
[Kristol is an American author and editor. In the following essay, he discusses Einstein's religious beliefs—particularly his sometimes conflicted ties to the Jewish faith—and the ways in which they ran in opposition to his devotion to reason.]
In Philipp Frank's biography, Einstein: His Life and Times, we read the following anecdote:
"Einstein was once told that a physicist whose intellectual capacities were rather mediocre had been run over by a bus and killed. He remarked sympathetically: 'Too bad about his body!'"...
(The entire section is 5824 words.)
Robert B. Downs (essay date 1956)
SOURCE: "Harbinger of the Atomic Age," in Books That Changed the World, revised edition, American Library Association, 1978, pp. 374-82.
[Downs was an American librarian, author, and editor whose professional life was committed to championing intellectual freedom and opposing literary censorship. In the following essay, originally published in the first edition of Books That Changed the World, he discusses various concepts rooted in Einstein's special and general theories of relativity and their impact on scientific study.]
Albert Einstein is one of the rare figures in history who succeeded in becoming a legend of heroic proportions during his own lifetime. The...
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Robert Neidorf (essay date 1959)
SOURCE: "Discussion: Is Einstein a Positivist?" in Philosophy of Science, Vol. 30, No. 2, April, 1963, pp. 173-88.
[In the following essay, which originally appeared as part of a doctoral dissertation presented at Yale University in 1959, Neidorf considers whether or not Einstein's theories fit a positivistic epistemology.]
There are in fact two cases to be decided, one textual and one technical. The textual question: Does Einstein, in his thinking and writing about the philosophy of science, advocate a positivistic (or empiricist) position? Most of the literature on this subject, both by Einstein and by commentators, turns on the special theory of...
(The entire section is 8996 words.)
Walter G. Creed (essay date 1981)
SOURCE: "Is Einstein's Work Relevant to the Study of Literature?" in After Einstein: Proceedings of the Einstein Centennial Celebration at Memphis State University, 14-16 March 1979, edited by Peter Barker and Cecil G. Shugart, Memphis State University Press, 1981, pp. 203-11.
[In the following essay, which was originally presented at the Einstein Centennial Celebration at Memphis State University in 1979, Creed contends that Einstein's theories may be successfully applied to the study of literature; however, Creed stresses that Einstein's belief in the fundamental value of experience in understanding and interpreting reality runs counter to much literary theory that emphasizes the...
(The entire section is 3543 words.)
Erwin Hiebert (essay date 1984)
SOURCE: "Einstein's Image of Himself as a Philosopher of Science," in Transformation and Tradition in the Sciences: Essays in Honor of I Bernard Cohen, edited by Everett Mendelsohn, Cambridge University Press, 1984, pp. 175-90.
[In the following essay, Hiebert explores Einstein's position as a philosopher of science—as opposed to merely being a scientist—and his own views of himself as such.]
Since antiquity, natural philosophers and scientists have expressed the conviction that the observational and experimental study of nature brings with it a good measure of intellectual and aesthetic satisfaction. Indeed, scientists on the whole claim to derive...
(The entire section is 8169 words.)
James D. Ziegler (essay date 1985)
SOURCE: "Primitive, Newtonian, and Einsteinian Fantasies: Three Worldviews," in The Scope of the Fantastic-Theory, Technique, Major Authors, edited by Robert A. Collins and Howard D. Pearce, Greenwood Press, 1985, pp. 69-75.
[In the following essay, Ziegler argues that the Weltanschauung—or world-view—of any given time period necessarily places restraints on the creative imagination, but remains hopeful that the fantasy genre will benefit from the societal move from a Newtonian to an Einsteinian worldview.]
Fantasy, as a genre of the creative imagination, can be described as a chimerical or fantastic notion, where "fantastic" connotes...
(The entire section is 2951 words.)
Robert Hauptman and Irving Hauptman (essay date 1987)
SOURCE: "The Circuitous Path: Albert Einstein and the Epistemology of Fiction," in Einstein and the Humanities, edited by Dennis P. Ryan, Greenwood Press, 1987, pp. 125-34.
[In the following essay, Hauptman and Hauptman argue that Einstein's theories were fundamental to the development of absurdist fiction.]
When I examine myself and my methods of thought I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
Albert Einstein
The zeitgeist and the general inferences drawn from Einstein's work come to bear most seminally on a...
(The entire section is 3705 words.)
Dennis Bohnenkamp (essay date 1989)
SOURCE: "Post-Einsteinian Physics and Literature: Toward a New Poetics," in Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, Vol. XXII, No. 3, Summer, 1989, pp. 19-30.
[In the following essay, Bohnenkamp discusses the effects of Einstein's physics on the modern literary temperament.]
C. P. Snow's now infamous 1959 lecture, "The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution," popularized the notion that science and literature held two irreconcilable world views and "had almost ceased to communicate at all." It may be true that technology, applied science and literature are often at odds, but not literature and scientific theory. Snow's allegation that "It...
(The entire section is 5403 words.)
Louis Kaplan (essay date 1991)
SOURCE: "Albert Einstein: A Necrological Approach," in The Centennial Review, Vol. 35, No. 3, Fall, 1991, pp. 591-606.
[In the following essay, Kaplan contends that Einstein's Autobiographical Notes must be examined as a necrology-or obituary-largely because of Einstein's professional and personal connections to both the Jewish Holocaust of World War II and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States, which Kaplan considers "the twin catastrophes at the limits of twentieth-century history and its meaning. "]
This essay offers a close reading of a repeated figure in the autobiographical narrative of a...
(The entire section is 5353 words.)
Stephen Hawking (essay date 1993)
SOURCE: "Einstein's Dream," in Black Holes and Baby Universes, and Other Essays, Bantam Books, 1993, pp. 69-83.
[Hawking is an English physicist, author, and educator renowned for his significant contributions to contemporary scientific theory. In the following essay, which was originally presented as a lecture at the Paradigm Session of the NTT Data Communications Systems Corporation in Tokyo in 1991, he describes relativity and quantum mechanics and explains their implications for contemporary science and culture.]
In the early years of the twentieth century, two new theories completely changed the way we think about space and time, and about reality itself. More...
(The entire section is 4894 words.)
Donald A. Crosby (essay date 1994)
SOURCE: "Einstein on Religion," in The Midwest Quarterly, Vol. XXXV, No. 2, Winter, 1994, pp. 186-97.
[Crosby is an American author, educator, and minister specializing in philosophy and religion. In the following essay, he explains Einstein's religious beliefs.]
Albert Einstein was a devoutly religious man, although he did not believe in a personal God or align himself with the teachings or practices of any particular religious community. In his lifetime he wrote and lectured on many topics other than mathematical physics, including the topic of religion. In what follows, I first discuss his view of the nature of religion in general and of the proper way of conceiving...
(The entire section is 3679 words.)
Further Reading
Bernstein, Jeremy. Einstein. New York: Penguin, 1973, 242 p.
This introduction to Einstein pivots on the three main themes of Einstein's career—the special theory of relativity, the general theory of relativity, and quantum physics.
Clark, Ronald W. Einstein: The Life and Times. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971, 718 p.
Overview of Einstein's personal and professional life; includes bibliography.
Frank, Philipp. Einstein: His Life and Times. Translated by George Rosen. Edited by Shuichi Kusaka. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947, 298 p.
Posits that understanding...
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Augason Farms Food Storage Kit - 1 Year - 1 Person
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- Feeds 1 person for a full year
- 5,196 total servings
- 1,014 average calories per day
- 86 - #10 sized cans of food
- Wheat grinder
- 55 gallon water storage kit
- 30 day emergency pail with food, fire-starter, and water filter bottle
Packed with 30 different products, Augason Farms 1 Person - 1 Year Kit ensures you will have a wide variety of foods to choose from and provides over 1,014 calories per day for an entire year. Augason Farms crafts their food for both everyday and food storage use. Be ready for any situation that will affect your families or loved-ones food supply. Includes: breakfast items, entrée items, desserts, bakery items, and snacks.
The Augason Farms 30-Day Food Storage Emergency All-in-One Pail is your survival solution. This waterproof pail contains enough food to provide 1,857 calories per day for 1 person for a month, or a family of 4 for a week. The pail also includes a safe, stable fuel source and a self-filtering water bottle that can clean up to 100 gallons of water. Place this All-in-One pail in your car, boat, or cabin for any emergency need.
The 55-gallon water barrel is a durable container designed for closed water storage. The siphon hose is easy to use and will transfer up to five gallons of liquid per minute. The included Aquamira liquid water treatment drops are ideal for water storage treatment (up to 30 gallons each), and are effective on bacteria, viruses and cysts. No unpleasant aftertaste and meets stringent EPA guidelines.
Family owned and operated since 1972, Augason Farms believes that great taste is a tradition worth preserving. Crafted with a focus on taste and nutrition, their products are manufactured to the highest standards. Let them provide you with delicious peace of mind.
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Augason Farms Food Storage Kit – 1 Year – 1 Person
Including Food, Water Storage Kit and a 30 Day Emergency Pail
- Feeds 1 Person for 1 Year
- Feeds 2 People for 6 Months
- Feeds 4 People for 3 Months
- 30 varieties of products in this kit
- An average of 1,014 calories per day
- Over 5,196 servings combine to create 1,095 meals
- Quick and easy to prepare
- Recipes on each label
- No refrigeration needed
- Re-sealable plastic lid on each can
- Quality long-term food storage products
- Great for everyday use
A total of 86 sealed #10 cans containing oxygen absorbers are the most effective long-term method of controlling the deteriorating effects of light, moisture and oxygen. Plus the kit includes a free wheat grinder.
Grains, Oats and Rice
3 - Long Grain White Rice (47 servings per can)
9 - Hard White Wheat (51 servings per can)
2 - Quick Rolled Oats (22 servings per can)
3 - Elbow Macaroni (26 servings per can)
6 - Dehydrated Potato Dices (20 servings per can)
3 - Freeze Dried Sweet Corn (23 servings per can)
1 - Dehydrated Diced Carrots (29 servings per can)
3 - Dehydrated Sweet Peas (20 servings per can)
2 - Dehydrated Chopped Onions (217 servings per can)
1 - Freeze Dried Broccoli Florets and Stems (28 servings per can)
3 - Pinto Beans (52 servings per can)
3 - Lentils (48 servings per can)
1 - Dehydrated Diced Red and Green Bell Peppers (113 servings per can)
1 - Dehydrated Cross Cut Celery (36 servings per can)
3 - Freeze Dried Apple Dices (18 servings per can)
3 - Freeze Dried Sliced Strawberries (18 servings per can)
1 - Freeze Dried Whole Raspberries (22 servings per can)
3 - Honey Coated Banana Slices (21 servings per can)
3 - 100% Country Fresh Instant Milk (39 servings per can)
3 - Chocolate Morning Moo's® Low Fat Milk Alternative (57 servings per can)
3 - Cheese Blend Powder (43 servings per can)
6 - Vegetarian Meat Substitute Bacon (flavored) (192 servings per can)
3 - Vegetarian Meat Substitute Beef (flavored) (40 servings per can)
3 - Vegetarian Meat Substitute Chicken (flavored) (41 servings per can)
3 - Vegetarian Meat Substitute Taco (flavored) (30 servings per can)
6 - Dried Whole Eggs (71 servings per can)
1 - Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix (45 servings per can)
1 - Blueberry Muffin Mix (40 servings per can)
2 - Buttermilk Pancake Mix (21 servings per can)
1 - White Granulated Sugar (595 servings per can)
Misc Item
Wheat Grinder
55-Gallon Water Barrel Storage System
- 55 gal. Water barrel made from food-grade polyethylene and does not contain BPA (bisphenol A)
- 6' siphon hose and hand pump
- 2 bottles of Aquamira water treatment drops (4 yr. shelf life)
- 1 bucket/barrel lid opener
- Barrel has two fittings: 1 - 2" BTR and 1 - 2" NPS
Augason Farms 30-Day Food Storage Emergency All-in-One Pail
- Pail contains 300 servings providing and average of 1,857 calories per day
- Each delicious meal takes 20 minutes or less to prepare – just add water
- No high fructose corn syrup, trans fats or MS
- Up to 25 year shelf life sealed; pouch life up to 1 year after opening
- Easy to use self-filtering water bottle – filters up to 100 gallons
- 1 FireOn disk in each pail, large enough to break apart for multiple uses
- 30-day meal planner, plus extended 45-day meal planner included
Eight great-tasting food varieties in pail
Instant Potatoes – 30 servings
Macaroni and Cheese – 30 servings
Creamy Potato Soup – 30 servings
Cheesy Broccoli Rice – 30 servings
Creamy Chicken Rice – 30 servings
Hearty Vegetable Blend – 30 servings
Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal – 40 servings
Morning Moo's Low Fat Milk Alternative – 80 servings
Self-filtering Water Bottle with Microbiological Filter is the safe and convenient way to drink clear clean tasting water anywhere is the Aquamira® Water Bottle and Filter system. The Aquamira® Water Bottle and Filter system includes a high quality 22 oz. (650ml) Nalgene® Sport Bottle with a sturdy push pull valve system and polycarbonate flip cap to keep the drinking valve clean. A single filter treats up to 582 refills (100 gallons), and the bottle fits in most bicycle water bottle cages and backpack pockets. The Aquamira® Microbiological Filter is a special thick-walled "porous plastic" filter designed to provide greater effectiveness than common thin-walled fiber filters. Tiny intricate pathways in the filter trap >99.9% of harmful Giardia, Cryptosporidium and other pathogens. Activated carbon reduces waterborne chemicals and improves water taste. Miraguard™ Antimicrobial technology suppresses the growth of bacteria, algae, fungus, mold and mildew within the filter media. Miraguard™ does not protect users against food borne or disease causing bacteria, viruses, germs or other disease causing organisms. This lightweight easy-to-use system is ideal for wilderness or adventure travel, daily use at home or work, camping, bicycling, emergency kits and more. It is easy for you and your family to have a continuous supply of safe drinking water.
FireOn Emergency Fuel-Heat Source-Fire Starter Easy to use as a fire starter or a sole heat source. Effortlessly started with a match, the intact disk will burn for up to 30 minutes. Since most meals require only about 15 minutes cooking time on a small, portable camp stove, FireOn can be extinguished and re-lit or broken in half for dual use. Add to any fuel source to start your fire.
Sealed cans and pails, either containing oxygen absorbers or nitrogen flushed, are the most effective long-term method of controlling the deteriorating effects of light, moisture and oxygen on the contents.
*Sealed/Opened to 1 year. Best when stored in a cool dry place at temperatures between 55˚F and 70˚F (ideal humidity 15%).
Most Augason Farms items may ship to you in multiple deliveries from the freight carrier.
Frequently Asked Questions for Augason Farms Food Storage Products:
Q: How will my product be shipped?
A: Most items are shipped by small parcel carriers like FedEx or UPS. The larger kits will arrive in multiple boxes from a single carrier.
Q: What do the numbers mean that are marked on my Food Storage Kit Boxes?
A: To facilitate fulfillment of your order, all kit boxes are pre-assembled with specific products. Then pulled from inventory to assemble your order. Numbers on the boxes may not be in sequential order. Please refer to the link below for a PDF file that describes what should be arriving in each of the kit boxes.
Pail items will be shipped in separate cases.
Q: Why when I open the cans/pails, are some only partially filled?
A: With some products, settling occurs and is expected. Cans/Pails are sold by weight and not by volume for that reason.
Q: Once I open the product, how long do I have to use the product?
A: Shelf life varies by product and is affected by temperature and moisture. Once the can/pail is opened, the storage life for most products is approximately one year.
- Beans, Freeze Dried Fruits & Vegetables, Grains: 30 years (Exception – Brown Rice: 7 years)
- Bakery Staples: 30 years (Exception – Ultimate Gel, Shortening Powder, Flour, Vital Wheat Gluten, Dough Enhancer: 10 years)
- Dehydrated Fruits & Vegetables: 25 years (Exception – Banana Slices, Potato Gems: 10 years)
- Freeze Dried Meats & Entrées: 25 years sealed - 1 month opened
- Delight Drinks: 15 years
- Vegetarian Meat Substitutes, Cocoas, Cereals, Bakery Mixes, Eggs & Dairy: 10 years (Exception – Morning Moo's: 25 years, Chocolate Morning Moo's: 15 years)
- Soups & Sauces: 10 years (Exception – Alphabet Soup Mix, Vegetable Stew Blend, Hearty Vegetable Chicken or Beef Soup Mix: 25 years)
Q: Where should I store my product?
A: Product is best when stored in a cool dry place at temperatures between 55˚F and 70˚F (ideal humidity 15%). Once product is open please insure the lid is secure when storing and use within the guidelines.
Q: Does heat or cold affect the shelf life of the product?
A: Heat shortens the storage life of any food – the cooler the storage, the longer the storage life.
Q: How do I compare "servings per can or pail" to product weight?
A: The truth is you cannot. Our serving sizes and number of servings per can are set with respect to Government guidelines on food nutrition and recipe requirements for each product. You will find some recipe creations may require multiple servings of specific products to create the recipe. When reviewing food storage kits, a good comparison is based upon number of persons, calories per day, length of time and calculating the total number of meals possible.
For example: 1-Person, 1-Year (3 meals per day, 365 days = 1095 total meals), 1700 calories per day.
Q: If a can gets dented, does it affect the quality of the product?
A: Small dents may occur in cans from shipping and this is normal. They do not pose a problem, provided the seal has not been broken at top or bottom of the can. If the seal has been broken at the top or bottom of the can, please contact Sam's Club Customer Service to resolve the issue. (888-746-7726)
Dents should not occur from shipping in pails.
Q: Are the cans/pails marked with "use by" dates?
A: Cans/Pails are marked with a production date called a Julian date. For example, 13022 means the can was produced in 2013 on the 22nd day (January 22). Each can is also marked with the expected storage life.
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