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The British daily The Guardian recently described the global impact of the works of Harun Yahya. A survey named "Rescuing Darwin" project, prepared in order to rescue Darwinism, which is in an increasing state of collapse, on the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, has revealed the full impact on Europe of the works of Harun Yahya. And in Britain, regarded as the bastion of Darwinism, IT HAS EMERGED THAT ONLY 25% OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IN DARWINISM.
In fact, the true numbers of people who do not believe in evolution, as revealed in the poll in question, are very much higher. But even this figure reflected in the press makes it quite clear the scale of the defeat suffered by Darwinism in Europe.
It appears from this survey that THE BRITISH PUBLIC NO LONGER BELIEVE IN NONSENSE! It also appears that THE WORKS OF HARUN YAHYA HAVE ACHIEVED A SPIRITUAL CONQUEST OF EUROPE!
This extraordinary and global impact of the works of Harun Yahya was described as follows in the Christian Science Monitor, which had previously taken the Atlas of Creation as its cover story:
"Islamic Creationist group launches glitzy, global blitz."
"Islamic Creationist group launches glitzy, global blitz."
The Atlas of Creation, described as a global blitz, has produced lightning fast results in Europe. This highly significant work of Harun Yahya's has been instrumental in very auspicious outcomes. The days of darkness in Europe are now a thing of the past. Thanks to Harun Yahya, Europe is now headed toward a bright future.
This important awakening is not limited to Europe alone. Inspired by the works of Harun Yahya, a huge reaction against the theory of evolution has begun manifesting itself all over the world, including Europe. THE CURRENT LEVEL OF PEOPLE REJECTING THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION IN TURKEY STANDS AT 95%. According to one survey by Science magazine, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS THE LOWEST LEVEL OF BELIEF IN EVOLUTION after Turkey. Polls conducted in various Darwinist countries have again produced results that Darwinists are reluctant to accept:
92% of people in a poll on the French scientific web site Science Actualités, 86% of people in a survey on the German daily Die Welt web site, 88% of people in a poll in the Danish daily Ekstra Bladet web site, 87% of people in a survey on the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung web site and 85% of people in a poll on the Swiss paper Blick web site REJECT DARWINISM.
92% of people in a poll on the French scientific web site Science Actualités, 86% of people in a survey on the German daily Die Welt web site, 88% of people in a poll in the Danish daily Ekstra Bladet web site, 87% of people in a survey on the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung web site and 85% of people in a poll on the Swiss paper Blick web site REJECT DARWINISM.
The works of Harun Yahya have awoken the world THROUGH A BLITZ AND DESTROYED AND DEMOLISHED DARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION. Earlier anti-evolution activity in America never matched the impact that the works of Harun Yahya are having today. These organizations have been active since the 1970s. But they have never managed to deal a powerful blow to Darwinism in either Europe or globally. So much so that people were entirely unaware of these organizations and their activities. Because these organizations are less-effective ones, with weak expressions to offer in many regards, and that claim the Earth is only 6,000 years old. THE ONLY POWERFUL ANTI-DARWINIAN MOVEMENT IN THE WORLD IS THAT INITITATED BY HARUN YAHYA. Because Harun Yahya has won hearts all over the world with his rational accounts that are grounded in the Qur'an and based on clear and unequivocal scientific evidence. This global success of Harun Yahya's IS BASED ON FINDINGS THAT ADDRESS THE HUMAN MIND AND SOUL AND THAT ARE CONFIRMED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT CANNOT POSSIBLY BE PROVED OTHERWISE.
The impact of these valuable works is instrumental in raising people's levels of awareness, as well as resulting in the global elimination of Darwinism. According to a report published on the timesonline.co.uk web site, MUSLIM POPULATION IN BRITAIN HAS RISEN TEN TIMES FASTER. The number of Muslims living in Britain has grown by more than 500,000 in the last 4 years, while the number of Christians has declined. This more than 500,000 increase HAS COME ABOUT BY VIRTUE OF HARUN YAHYA, THE SOLE INFLUENCE IN THAT DIRECTION. In the wake of the works of Harun Yahya, people in Britain, the bastion of Darwinism, have abandoned the evolution deceit and the level of Muslims in the country has grown ten-fold.
The works of Harun Yahya have been instrumental in this great turning toward belief in Allah (God) and this raising of people's huge awareness against Darwinism. As our Lord has promised in the Qur'an, "Allah confirms the Truth by His words..." (Surah Yunus, 10) Those who attempt to strive against Allah on the basis of a deception will definitely be condemned to failure in their lies and superstitious religion. In the 21st century, Almighty Allah has made the works of Harun Yahya His instrument in inflicting a terrible defeat on Darwinists. This truth, which confronts Darwinists as they prepare to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, has made it clear that it is impossible to save Darwin anymore. DARWIN HAS BEEN IRREVOCABLY AND VISIBLY DEFEATED IN HIS OWN HOMELAND.
The way that all of Europe has become acquainted with Atlas of Creation and the declaration of the fact that living creatures have remained unchanged for millions of years and that evolution is devoid of any scientific worth have led to a major change of belief among the people of Europe. Independent polls conducted by well-known publishing institutions in different European countries have revealed a major drop in the numbers of people believing in Darwinism and that belief in Allah now dominates Europe. >>
In order to create, God has no need to design
It's important that the word "design" be properly understood. That God has created a flawless design does not mean that He first made a plan and then followed it. God, the Lord of the Earth and the heavens, needs no "designs" in order to create. God is exalted above all such deficiencies. His planning and creation take place at the same instant.
Whenever God wills a thing to come about, it is enough for Him just to say, "Be!"
As verses of the Qur'an tell us:
His command when He desires a thing is just to say to it, "Be!" and it is. (Qur'an, 36: 82)
[God is] the Originator of the heavens and Earth.
When He decides on something, He just says to it, "Be!" and it is. (Qur'an, 2: 117)


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1
Calories 513
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 507 mg
Total Carbohydrate 70.5 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 31.5 g
Ingredients and Preparation
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Olive oil 2 teaspoons
Shallots, finely chopped 2 tablespoons
Garlic clove, minced 1
Fettuccini (or other pasta) 6 ounces
White wine ½ cup
Sea scallops ½ pound
Dried basil 1 teaspoon
Medium tomato, diced 1
Baby spinach, packed 2 cups
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic, and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil.
- Reduce skillet heat to medium and add wine. Cook until wine is reduced by half, 3-4 minutes, and then add scallops. Sauté until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes. Add basil and tomatoes, and sauté another 1-2 minutes.
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Cerebral_DownTime wrote:Anyone at all even remotely interested in taking a run at Osi? If we could get them off the 1st round pick as compensation, it might worth a shot to get a solid DE in the prime of his career.
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Gail Burns-Smith Award
The Gail Burns-Smith Award recognizes people who have made significant contributions to preventing sexual violence through their work to facilitate effective partnerships between advocates working on behalf of victims and survivors and those working in the area of sex offender management and treatment.
About the Award
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Award Winners
About the Award
This award, named in honor of Gail Burns-Smith, a visionary woman who expanded the thinking and actions of two previously disconnected groups of professionals, is intended to ensure that this important collaboration is continued and expanded by other forward-thinking leaders.
One award will be granted annually. Award recipients will receive the following:
- Plaque/trophy recognition award.
- Free conference registration at both Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) conference and National Sexual Assault Conference.
- Travel and hotel to either the ATSA or the National Sexual Assault conference, recipient's choice.
- ATSA membership fee waived for one year (Award winner must meet the criteria for ATSA membership)
- Tickets to ATSA's Speaker Event and Next Generation Reception.
The award is jointly sponsored by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), two organizations with similar missions and goals.
About Gail Burns-Smith (1946-2009):
- working with the intensive sex offender probation unit to initiate and maintain contact with victims and their families, and
- working to ensure a victim centered approach to sex offender treatment/probation decision-making.
This innovative program then became the national model for such programs and Gail provided the vision and the support to make this unique collaboration possible.
Early in her career, Gail was a head nurse and the in-service educator of Nursing Staff at Hartford Hospital. By 1982 to her retirement in 2004, she was the Executive Director of Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services (CONNSACS), where she grew the organization from a staff of just herself to twenty-three. Her accomplishments in Connecticut and nationally over 20 years are incredible.
- passing Anti-Stalking Laws,
- designating Marriage License Surcharge toward funding CONNSACS member centers, and
- requiring Mandatory Sexual Harassment training for all supervisors of employers with 50 or more employees.
She worked tirelessly to ensure that everyone had access to services they need. Gail ensured that the needs of Spanish speaking victims were met, by implementing a statewide Spanish hotline, one of only two in the country. At the same time, she secured funding to hire bilingual/bicultural Spanish-speaking advocates at six sexual assault crisis centers in the state. To meet the needs of deaf and hearing impaired victims, Gail acquired funding in 1997 to provide TTY machines for each of the sexual assault crisis centers.
Nationally, Gail co-founded the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, which focuses on public policy advocacy. The Alliance was instrumental in securing passage of the U.S. National Violence Against Women Act and the related funding of programs for services to victims of sexual assault and other violence. She was a founding Advisory Council member for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center from 1999-2004.
About the Sponsors
Make a Nomination
2017 nominations are due by February 28, 2017. To nominate a candidate for the Gail Burns-Smith Award:
- Submit a biographical sketch/resume of the nominee.
- Describe the personal and professional qualities that the nominee brings to their work or efforts and how they exemplify Gail's efforts to facilitate effective partnerships between advocates working on behalf of victims and survivors and those working in the area of sex offender management and treatment.
- Include at least two letters of support in addition to the nomination letter. At least one of the letters must come from an individual outside of the nominee's work place (e.g. agency, organization, department, institution, practice).
- Nominations must be submitted electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com by February 28, 2017.
Please note: Current Board Members and Employees of ATSA and/or PCAR/NSVRC are not eligible for this award.
Decision and Presentation
Nominations will be reviewed by the ATSA Awards Committee and by the NSVRC selection committee. Recommendations will be forwarded to the NSVRC and the Board of Directors of ATSA, who vote on the award. The recipient will be informed in April and the award will be announced/presented at both the National Sexual Assault Conference sponsored by PCAR/NSVRC & CALCASA and the ATSA Annual Research and Treatment Conference.
2016 Award Winner Joan Tabachnick. Read press release.
Ms. Tabachnik is a nationally recognized expert in child sexual abuse prevention, celebrated author of award-winning educational materials, and DOJ Fellow. Recently, her Fellowship with the DOJ's SMART Office has contributed to significant resources being committed to building evidence and capacity to prevent sexual assault on college campuses; as well as strengthening partnerships among federal agencies and with private partners. Tabachnick has also worked the last 10 years with NEARI Press in Holyoke, MA providing webinars, books, monthly newsletters and other resources to professionals working with adult sex offenders and adolescents who have sexually abused or children with sexual behavior problems.
2014 Award Winner Eileen Recktenwald. Read press release.
Mrs. Recktenwald oversees the development and operation of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault programs; she provides a structure which promotes collaboration, support, and cooperation for the membership and for allied professionals and groups. Mrs. Recktenwald also administers KASAP funding including monitoring budget and long range financial planning. Under Recktenwald's guidance, Kentucky established the State Prevention Team that created a statewide sexual violence plan. When the Prison Rape Elimination Act passed in Kentucky, Eileen served on committees, testified in front of legislators, provided extensive trainings on sexual assault in prisons, and convinced 13 of the state's rape crisis centers that working with inmates who have been victimized — many of whom also were convicted sex offenders — was important.
2013 Award Winner Steve Bengis. Read press release.
Bengis is the Director and Co-Founder of the New England Adolescent Research Institute Inc., (NEARI) in Holyoke, Mass. NEARI offers books and online courses to professionals working with sexual assault victims and/or sex offenders. In addition to Bengis' work with NEARI, he also is the President of the Massachusetts Adolescent Sex Offender Coalition (MASOC). Through his work with MASOC's conferences, Bengis has helped bridge the divide between individuals working with sexual assault victims with those working with sex offenders. Thanks to his leadership, MASOC has two victim advocates among its board of directors.
2012 Award Winner Lindsay Palmer. Read press release.
Lindsay Palmer began serving as Director of Education for King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) in 1999. She is responsible for developing and, with KCSARC prevention education specialists, implementing a full range of education and prevention programs for the community. The scope of her department including professional training, community development programs aimed at preventing sexual assault, and system change work with the sex offender management system at the local, county and state level.
2011 Award Winner Alison Hall. Read press release.
2010 Award Winner Elizabeth Barnhill. Read press release.
Elizabeth Barnhill, Executive Director of the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, receives the Gail Burns-Smith Award (from Delilah Rumburg, Executive Director of PCAR, and Maia Christopher, Executive Director of ATSA, not pictured) during National Sexual Assault Conference, Sept. 1, 2010 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.


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Everywhere you turn, people are multitasking at work, at home, on their computers (current number of tabs open: 14) and even while 'on the go.' Yeah, we get it. Fitness is one of those things that requires a great deal of active participation from your deepest reservoirs of energy. Most days, a lot of us are sadly just tapped out and when we do attempt working out, it's half-hearted and quit shortly after starting.
What's the solution? How do you fit in those sorely-needed crunches during the pre-bathing suit season crunch time that is Spring? As ridiculous as it might sound to you bogged-down multitaskers, the solution is more multitasking! Compound movements are a quick, simple way to maximize your workouts. So what is a compound movement? Well, simply put, it's any exercise (typically involving weights) that use more than one joint and muscle group at a single time. But, don't just read about them. The easiest way to learn how to incorporate compound movements into your daily (we're hoping!) exercise regimen is by seeing the experts in action. Here are our very own Coaches Fiore and Mitchell to demonstrate!


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Fete: The Wedding Experience Book (Hardcover)
In Fete The Wedding Experience Book, Jung Lee, from TLC's hit show Wedded to Perfection, shares her best kept secrets in this beautiful hardcover book.
Extraordinary weddings are the ones that bring the marrying couple's vision to vivid life. The wedding book, Fete The Wedding Experience shows how every element venue, music, food, and decor resonates with meaning, reflecting the pair's own taste and style. Putting all those elements together in a way that ensures a magical time for the wedding party and all the guests entails much more than just ticking off the boxes on a preset checklist. The wedding planning book, Fete tells how it requires introspection to discern the bride and groom's true wishes and it takes the impeccable orchestration of the total experience.
By focusing on introspection and orchestration and by enabling couples to realize their wedding-day fantasies, no matter where they live and no matter what their budget Jung Lee and her company, Fete, have rocketed to the top of the wedding-planning industry. In Fete: The Wedding Experience, Lee shares her secrets with every bride- and groom-to-be, walking them through the same planning process she's developed for her sophisticated clientele.
Knowing that every memorable wedding is uniquely personal, Lee tells the stories of eight Fete-produced weddings, each highlighting a different aspect of planning. Lavishly illustrated with 150 stunning photographs, Fete: The Wedding Experience will provide endless inspiration as you plan the fete of your dreams.
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"The military calls it a 'force multiplier'…that's what business aircraft have been for FedEx. "
Golf's inspiring new landscapes
Longtime BJT golf columnist Bradley S. Klein takes "a journey across the landscapes of modern golf" in his latest book, Wide Open Fairways. According to University of Nebraska Press, the publisher, the book discusses how today's courses "inspire us, stimulate our senses and reveal the special nature of particular places" and offers an "absorbing view of golf courses as cultural markers, linking the game to larger issues of land use, ecology, design and imagination."
Besides writing for this magazine, Klein serves as architecture editor of Golfweek and runs its national golf-course rating system. His previous books include Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses and Rough Meditations: From Tour Caddie to Golf Course Critic: An Insider's Look at the Game.
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Shoemaker officially opens new store and 'Flueseum' in Calgary
Shoemaker officially opens new store and 'Flueseum' in Calgary
by Vinciane de Pape
John Fluevog celebrates his own history
Love them or hate them, quirky John Fluevog shoes have become a staple at boutique footwear stores across the continent. Known for his unconventional designs and offbeat detailing, over the years the shoe designer has developed somewhat of a cult following. Now in his 41st year spearheading the eponymous company, Fluevog is celebrating a colourful history with the opening of the world's first permanent Flueseum. Located inside Calgary's new Fluevog store on Stephen Avenue, the Flueseum is a gallery space showcasing a retrospective exhibition of the company and the man behind the eccentric shoes.
Fluevog, now in his 60s, has seen the company expand from a single store in Seattle to over 10 locations across North America. His shoes are distributed worldwide. Throughout this growth, it has always been important to the designer to maintain high standards of quality and craftsmanship, authenticity and loyalty to his consumers, all the while staying true to himself and, of course, keeping things a little weird.
Generally one to buck trends, the Vancouver-based designer doesn't seem to care what others think (a memorable quote inside the Flueseum reads "You may not like these shoes — too bad. I do.") When pointed-toe, spiky, high-heeled shoes were all the rage in the early 2000s, Fluevog deliberately chose not to go down that already well-trodden road, maintaining his creative integrity at the expense of not cashing in on the fad.
"I felt like, been there, done that. I was just so over it, so I never did it," says Fluevog. "It probably killed me."
Keeping the company small allows the designer complete creative liberty, providing him an unbridled outlet for artistic expression. From zany colours to a multitude of out-there shapes, nothing appears to be off limits.
"It's pretty amazing to be able to live in an era where I can have a small company and I can say what I want and do what I want," he says. "I've got no one critiquing me, but I like to leave it a bit open to interpretation so other people can add value to it."
Though the secret to Fluevog's success can be attributed to his ingenuity and distinct style, there is much to be said about having a sense of morality. Whether it's providing jobs for people in small manufacturing facilities in Peru, or developing environmentally friendly practices within the business, Fluevog's company is dedicated to social responsibility.
"People want to align themselves with companies that they value," he says. "[Consumers] are much more conscious of where they spend their money, because money is power and we vote with our dollars. If a company has no values, then they themselves are somewhat valueless."
Though not concerned with others' opinions, Fluevog hopes not only that his brand is ethically responsible, but that his story is inspiring. A firm believer in humanity, with all its quirks, its ups and its downs, Fluevog places a great deal of importance on transparency and sincerity. The Flueseum at Calgary's new store provides the perfect example.
Chronicling the evolution of Fluevog's shoe designs, dating from his earliest creations in the '80s, the museum also tells the story of someone who is unafraid to take risks and uncompromising in their creative expression. Read between the lines and you'll begin to see a greater vision.
"If you look at some of the quite silly shoes I've done over my career, I hope you'll learn that you can just put yourself out there sometimes," says Fluevog. "To be human is to be divine."
In an industry where the importance of appearance often outweighs reality, Fluevog's refreshing honesty is inspiring.
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Barlean's, Superfruit Greens Supplement, Powder Formula, Strawberry-Kiwi, 9.52 oz (270 g)
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Netflix Rules Internet-TV but Should Deliver More
What a change from when I grew up. Back in the '70s and '80s, we had only one TV, and the remote was either me or my brother, depending on who was closest to the tube at the time. Fighting for a place on the couch was more than just gaining a good vantage point; it was about who would have to get up to turn the dial.
I also remember standing in line for more than a half hour to check out a crappy movie that wasn't even on the list because the rest of the choice was picked over at the movie store on a holiday.
It's crazy how fabulous my kids have it, and just like I used to roll my eyes at listening how great I had it, my kids follow suit when I talk about walking to school in 6 feet of snow (I do live in Wisconsin, so they somewhat buy into the snow part).
With Netflix, my family now has 60 inches of on-demand entertainment, and if that screen is taken, we have two more that may not be as large, albeit they are at least double the size of what I mindlessly stared at when I was a kid.
It seriously can't be a surprise to see the popularity of Netflix grow, and it makes me scratch my head to read that my good friend (TheStreet's Rocco Pendola) and I have such a seemingly polar opposite view of the company. Take this article by Rocco as an example Netflix Original Programming Is Dead on Arrival. My take from Pendola is original programming is a mistake by Netflix. I loved watching House of Cards with Kevin Spacey.
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NEW YORK ( Real Money ) -- Late Monday, I started a long position in Apple (AAPL) based principally on price -- the shares were dramatically oversold.
As the shares rose during the day yesterday, ending up by $16 a share, I sold out of the position for a profit.
Per " The Bear Case for Apple " back in September, I remain of the view that the company's profits and revenue will fail to meet consensus expectations.
That said, I wanted to share with you a brief analysis/update on Apple by Seabreeze (written by part of our research team, analysts Nick Pollari and Kelley Hopkins) that explains my continued reluctance to invest in the company.
To me, Apple's shares remain a trading sardine but not an eating sardine.
In the long-term, there are numerous factors to consider when estimating Apple's revenue going forward. Most importantly, the gap is narrowing between Apple products and competitors such as Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) . For example, the processor speeds, battery life and weight of the products are becoming indistinguishable and will no longer provide Apple with an advantage.
The main driver for revenue has been the Apple ecosystem -- the entire family of products and the accessories associated with the brand. Most consumers stick with the brand because you cannot easily transfer data and information onto other products. Eventually, third-party software will allow convergence between Apple products and Google's Android system and/or Microsoft Windows 8. One of Apple's key competitive advantages will be eliminated when this eventually occurs.
The consumer view on constant yearly purchases has shifted. Verizon (VZ) has noted that given the choice between iPhones, customers are choosing the older iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models over the iPhone 5. The choice for the older model could be based on pricing or the fact that the only major distinction between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 models is the larger screen on the iPhone 5.
Based on estimates from press releases, the company has opened over 400 Apple retail stores. The major increase in the stores coincided with the release of the last two revolutionary products: the iPhone and the iPad.
The increase in selling, general and administrative costs can be associated with the store launches. There is a strong positive correlation (R-squared) of 0.93 comparing store openings with SG&A costs. The company is opening more stores internationally while the domestic market is reaching a saturation point. In the U.S., the company is opening more stores in smaller markets and opening additional stores in markets where they already have a presence. The average SG&A cost per store is increasing by about 9% a year based on the company opening an average of 39 stores a year.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (584 votes).
In short: Thank goodness the bad weather held off!In full: This was my second half-marathon, having completed the Roding Valley half last week in 2:14, I realised how much easier the Silverstone course was when I finished in 2:09. I was extremely pleased with my time which pretty much made the race special for me.I was very impressed with the organisation, everything seemed to run smoothly. The marshalls and drinks people did a great job - I even got a "you're welcome" when I thanked someone for the Lucozade handed to me halfway around. Also found myself singing along to some tunes on my iPod - I must have been on a high! I felt the atmosphere was a bit lacking and only a handful of supporters actually clapping and cheering people on. I know they're there to support the people they're with, but it helps all us runners to get encouragement from the sidelines - it's such a boost!I appreciated the goody bag afterwards as I was starving and that nutty bar thing was just what I ordered! On one hand I agree the t-shirt could have fit a small elephant but on the plus side, it completely preserved my modesty when I was getting changed afterwards! The medal is very good quality too.Thanks to the organisers for a great day!Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: A great day - but hard work in the blustery conditions.In full: Hard work on a typical Silverstone blustery day (even on nice days in the summer at the Grand Prix, it's often blustery).My first Half Marathon, and at the moment I'm saying it'll be my last (that'll change though I'm sure as the year goes on - once the memories of the aching hips and back have gone). Despite the aches I enjoyed the achievement of doing it.All round very well organised event!Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: great race and the rain held off!!Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Watch out for the conesIn full: Running with the pacers stopped me from going of to fast and I was well on my way for a sub 2hr when I had severe mussel cramp in my calf. Hobbled home on a time of 2:04 not bad but could do better. What I did experience was a lot of bunching when the runners move of the track and start to run in the infield. Guy next to me run straight into a cone (apparently placed to warn runners of a danger) he was flat on his back cluching his groin. Hope he made it back okay. Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: ENJOYABLEIn full: Thanks to everybody who organised this race. This is the 2nd time I've done this and found it hard but got a PB. Well done to everybody who took part. Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Great day "Weather was Good" managed to beat PB. Organisation spot on. Goodie bag was poor. Could fit the whole family in t-shit.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: My 4th time, back for a 5th next year !In full: Yet again, a very well organised and efficient run - facilities fantastic, baggage people great fun - I think they were from Dagenham Running Club .. compared to most half-marathons I thought it was 'good' for spectators to be able to see runners more than once and to move around the course .. very happy to get round in sub 2hours .Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Very long half marathonIn full: The biggest problem I have with this race is the distance - it was 13.4 miles according to my GPS, and a lot of other people around me at the finish were saying the same - quite frustrating as I was trying to get sub 1.40 - and my 'official' time was 1.41. Other than that, very good race - disappointing T-shirts though - cheap and huge. Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Unique setting, great build up race, exposed but fastIn full: Numbers seem to be dropping, probably due to weather history. Not best place for spectators. Welll organised, but lacked buzz of previous years. Surprised caterers in restaurant packed up so early, commercially folly, methinks, as many people wanted shelter and warm food/drink at the end.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Always enjoyable - and nice weather at last!!In full: Fifth year in a row for me so I am probably biased! Thanks to the Runners World 10 min mile pacer who dragged me through to a far quicker finish than at Wokingham and made me realise that I should perhaps stop using THE KNEE as an excuse for poor performance this year!Nice tee-shirt this year - a perfect fit for me (which probably means its fat too big for most of the other runners!!)Date of review: March 9, 2008
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Urine color can now be tested with a new app that has been recently launched on the market. The app can test the presence of up to 10 markers, which are related to 25 diseases. You will simply use the camera of your smartphone to take pictures of the chemical strips, after dipping them in samples of your urine.
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The Indian company that has created the application states that their product is going to be a great help for people suffering from diabetes, kidney problems, bladder and liver. The app will also offer precious info related to a possible urinary infection.
The application is tested right now in several hospitals from Mumbai, and if everything goes well, it is soon going to be available for iPhones.
A new research has proved, without doubt, that animals help kids with autism interact a lot better with other people. The main conclusion is that kids are more involved socially when an animal is present in the room.
The study has been conducted at the University of Queensland, Australia, and the kids that participated were between 5 and 13 years old. Their interaction with adults was analyzed while two guinea pigs were present in the room, and then when the small pigs were replaced with simple toys.
The conclusion was very clear: when animals were present, kids talked more and looked at the other persons' faces. At the same time, they frown less, whine less and cry less while the animals were present. Specialists hope that due to the presence of an animal, kids with autism could interact better with teachers, therapists and adults.
The flu virus is shown to be less infectious when humidity, in a room, is above 40%. According to Louis Kraml, CEO at Bingham Memorial Hospital, when the air is more humid, the influenza virus gets weaker. The research has demonstrated that one hour after they have been released in a room with 23% humidity, about 75% of the viruses kept their infectious capacity. When the experiment was repeated in a room where humidity was around 40%, only 14% of the viruses kept their infectious capacity. As a conclusion, in rooms where humidity is higher than 40%, viruses lose their strength. More information can be found on the Louis Kraml Youtube Channel.
The venom from the vipers contains several anticoagulants and coagulants, and this could be a valuable resource in treating human diseases. The vipers that are responsible for the majority of the attacks on humans can be recognized after the specific sound they make when they feel threatened.
The venom can cause blood clotting, hemorrhage, renal problems and even strokes. Iranian specialists have discovered that despite the fact that snakes are very dangerous, their venom can be used to treat several medical conditions.
People all over the world are more and more interested in buying organic food. Despite all of this, say the specialists, even if you buy organic food, it can get contaminated with phthalates and bisphenol A. These are synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals, and studies have shown the link between the exposure to them and abnormalities in the male reproductive system.
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At its Worldwide Partner Conference on Monday Microsoft Corp. said that it had teamed up with numerous hardware manufacturers in a bid to release a dozen of slate-type personal computer based on Windows 7 operating system (OS) later this year. Among peculiarities of the forthcoming tablets, the software giant names ability to run Office along with other popular applications.
"This year one of the most important things that we will do in the smart device category is really push forward with Windows 7-based slates and Windows 7 phones. Over the course of the next several months you will see a range of Windows 7-based slates that I think you'll find quite impressive. This is a terribly important area for us. We are hardcore about this," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, at the conference, reports AFP.
Microsoft said that Asustek Computer, Dell, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba will release slates powered by Windows 7 OS, but declined to elaborate about actual specifications. Still, according to the head of the company, those tablets – unlike Apple's iPad – will be powerful enough to run applications designed for personal computers (not mobile phones), namely Microsoft Office.
Although Windows 7 supports touch-screen input, its interface is not exactly tailored for it. Moreover, the interface of programs like Office is definitely not friendly to touch-screens. It remains to be seen whether slates running conventional software will actually be in demand since it is obvious that notebooks will provide better experience in general.
"They will come with keyboards, they'll come without keyboards—there'll be many devices. But they will run Windows 7, they will run Office, they will accept ink- as well as touch-based input," said Mr. Ballmer.
Based on the current situation with tablet PC development, there will be two distinct types of slates coming to market: very light machines with ARM inside that cannot offer high performance as well as slightly bulkier products that bring the power of x86 and Windows operating system. Unfortunately, at present there are not a lot of hardware to power advanced slates. Intel Corp.'s Moorestown system-on-chip cannot run Windows, whereas Advanced Micro Devices' Fusion family of products - which integrate x86 Bobcat cores along with graphics cores on the same piece of silicon - are only due in 2011. Modern chips, such as Intel Atom, either consume too much energy or are not powerful enough to run Windows 7.


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I'm new to testing, and have an assertion which returns two errors. I don't seem to be able to get the formatting for two errors right, just wondering if anyone can provide a hint? Thanks ahead. The test is failing as it expects only one of the errors, but returns the other... and putting them in parentheses hasn't worked for me yet either. I've had a quick look online but couldn't find anything. http://manuals.rubyonrails.com is down at the moment.
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OK, you want the damn truth? i smoke MAry Jane at home. Im always alone, why not to do it?
Erm, I thought Mary Jane was suppose to chill you out. You seem pretty tense, man. LOL
By the way, I grew out of smoking weed YEARS ago. It's called being an adult.
It chills YOU out. It doesnt happen to me. Most of the times, i keep myself staring at the walls (Standing Stone [:D]). It makes me go violent or agressive. Acid chills me out. YEah, im a weird guy.
Yes, you are. Maybe you'd be more chilled if you layed off the drugs, dude. And if you get violent or aggresive, I think that's a pretty good indicator the drugs aren't doing you well, my friend.


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CASE NAME: North America Free Trade Agreement
In August of 1992, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico concluded negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Four months later, the historic trade accord was signed by the respective heads of state. The accord came into force on January 1, 1994 after ratification by each country's legislature. The NAFTA is considered historic for three reasons: (1) it represents the most comprehensive free trade agreement ever agreed to between regional trading partners; (2) it is the first reciprocal trade agreement between a industrialized country and a developing one; and (3) offers the unique opportunity to integrate environmental protection across a continent with a free trade pact.
Although the NAFTA is a tri-lateral agreement, its environmental concerns are largely between the United States and Mexico. However, the United States and Canada have disagreed on matters of transborder pollution and other trade and environmental issues in the past, starting with the Trail Smelter case of 1937 and more recent problems over fishing regulations (see SMELTER and LOBSTER cases). There are three principal environmental concerns about NAFTA. The first is the potential expansion of Mexico's Border Industrialization Program (hereafter referred to as the maquiladora program) along the U.S./Mexican border. The maquiladora program allows foreign-owned and managed companies duty free imports of manufacturing equipment, tools, machinery and spare parts required for production into Mexico. The goods can then exported to any country in the world with only a value-added tax assessed. Since its inception in 1965, the maquiladora industry has grown to include over 1900 plants employing close to 450,000 people. Most of the program's growth came after 1982 when Mexico's economy suffered severe disequilibrium due to the debt crisis, a fall in basic commodity export prices, and balance of payment problems. Concomitant to the increase in the numbers of maquiladoras plants was rapid population growth, overdevelopment, and environmental degradation. Perhaps the peso's 1995 troubles will lead to another expansion in the maquiladora industry.
Many environmental groups and Congressional members fear that NAFTA will precipitate a mass exodus of U.S. industry to the border region, adversely affecting the region's ecosystem. In 1983 the United States and Mexico signed the "Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States on Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area," usually called the 1983 U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Agreement, (see LAPAZ and COLORADO, and BORDER cases).
The second concern is the potential for Mexico's weaker environmental and enforcement standards to undermine tougher U.S. environmental standards. To some, this would represent a hidden subsidy for maquiladoras since they would not have the expense required by U.S. laws governing environmental pollution. Lastly, significant questions have been raised concerning global environmental issues, rainforest destruction and pollution in Mexico City.
Environmental protection in Mexico is the responsibility of the Secretaria Desarrollo Urbano y Ecologia (SEDUE), the counterpart to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In an effort to counter charges that it was neglecting it domestic environment, the Mexican government enacted several environmental laws. In 1988 it promulgated the General Law for Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection, a comprehensive framework for environmental protection and natural resource preservation. Based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Act of 1970, the law addresses air, water and soil pollution, hazardous wastes contamination, use of pesticides and toxic substances, ecosystem conservation and consumption of natural resources. While its regulations and standards are fairly stringent, and in some cases exceed even U.S. laws, they are enforced infrequently, lack clear policy directives, and have inadequate resources for staffing, training and enforcement needs. Moreover, there is an absence of accountability and lack of public participation in environmental matters. The cornerstone of the law is the requirement that all new public and private investments in the maquiladora industry must conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to determine the extent of possible contamination due to hazardous wastes.
As part of its Action Plan, the Bush Administration initiated the Integrated Environmental Plan for the Mexican-US Border Area (First Stage, 1992-1994). The Border Plan deals with many of the questions overlooked by the La Paz Agreement and attempts to coordinate environmental improvements along the border. It has received criticism for vagueness, particularly in terms of concrete program planning and long-term funding.
Another significant mechanism in NAFTA is the creation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Commission (NAAEC), in part a response to the criticism of the Border Plan and in part a response to past failures to protect the border region's ecosystem. The commission's mandate is threefold: to provide a forum to discuss common environmental problems between the three countries, to encourage cooperation on solving the myriad of environmental problems and to act as a clearinghouse for environmental information and expertise.
A related legal issue centers on specific NAFTA provisions relevant to the environment. Article 712.1 of the agreement contains language very similar to that of the GATT rules governing measures on "the protection of human, animal, or plant life." The measures are applied "only to the extent necessary to achieve the appropriate level of protection, taking into account technical and economic feasibility." GATT panels have interpreted this phrase as the "least trade restrictive" or the "least GATT- inconsistent" environmental measure. A related issue to environmental measures implemented "to the extent necessary to achieve the appropriate level of protection" concerns process standards. For instance, the agreement does not examine the potential harm of processes done to the environment whether it be global, as in the dolphin case (see TUNA case), or transborder in the case of sewage flowing into San Diego from Tijuana (see SANDIEGO and TIJUANA cases). Here the agreement falls short in articulating guidelines on how process standards affect the nature of the process itself and its economic impact.
The last legal issue concerns dispute resolution and dispute settlement procedures. The NAFTA provides several dispute settlement arrangements by establishing committees for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Standards-Related Measures and Investments. Lacking is any mention concerning avenues available to citizens, public-interest groups or non-governmental organizations concerning legal and administrative processes that would force state and/or federal governments to enforce standards or regulations. The legal ramifications here are vast and would include the right of standing, excessive litigation, injunctive relief and penalties and sovereignty.
Keyword Clusters
(1): Trade Product = MANY
(2): Bio-geography = DRY
(3): Forum = NAFTA
In an effort to assuage foreign governments concerns about U.S. ability to negotiate trade agreements without excessive interference and amendments by the Congress, the NAFTA received "fast track" authorization. Fast track authorization is a procedural mechanism whereby the Congress allows the Executive Branch to negotiate bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements that require implementing legislation. The Congress voted up-or-down on the entire agreement, thereby preventing the dilution of the original agreement by amendments. It passed by a narrow margin.
There are a number of related pieces of legislation, including the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, (P.L. 96-39) Sec. 402(2)(B)(i)(III) and IV, 19 U.S.C. 2532 and the Omnibus Trade and Competitive Act of 1988, Sec 1101(b)(9)(13) and Sec 1101(b)(11)(13), 19 U.S.C. 2901. The United States and Mexico are signatories to several multilateral agreements that relate to trade and environment, including: the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (see MONTREAL case), the 1989 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (see BASEL case), the 1973 Convention to Regulate International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Neither Canada nor Mexico see the NAFTA as the appropriate forum for solving disagreements over environmental issues. Their primary concern is that the United States will cater to domestic environmental interest groups and use NAFTA for extending their environmental standards throughout the continent. From their perspective, environmental issues are best served at the local level since conditions are not going to be the same throughout the North American continent. However, NAFTA has brought to the forefront three issues: (1) sustainable development along the border, especially if industrialization continues abated and unplanned, (2) concern over environmentally hazardous dumping in Mexico due to their lax environmental enforcement structure and (3) the downward harmonization of environmental standards.
a. Geographic Domain: North America [NAMER]
b. Geographic Site: North America [NAMER]
c. Geographic Impact: NAFTA
Spread across a political boundary of nearly 1,600 miles that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and encompassing the jurisdiction of four U.S. states and six Mexican states, the U.S./Mexico border shares three major deserts, several groundwater aquifers and air sheds, two major river systems, the Rio Grande and the Colorado, as well as several smaller river basins and a diverse collection of wildlife species. Much of the border region is characterized as an arid area with some forests and irrigated farmlands.
Demographically, the border area is sparsely populated. However, the region experienced rapid population growth in the 1980s. Currently, its total population is over six million people, double the population of 1980. Ninety percent of its inhabitants live in six "sister cities" immediately across the border from each other. The largest sister city is Tijuana/San Diego with a combined population of approximately 2.5 million, followed by Ciudad Juarez/El Paso with 1.3 million. The smallest sister city is Nogales with a population of 126,000. Additionally, the U.S./Mexico border is the most heavily travelled international border in the world. Conservative estimates indicate that over 200 million crossings occur each year, both legal and illegal.
The whole NAFTA region includes are variety of habitats. The chief concern, however, is for the desert region along the U.S.- Mexico border.
There are several trade or regulatory measures in NAFTA will use that will have either real or potential impact. They include import standards, countervailing duties, regulatory standards, intellectual property rights, and possibly border taxes. NAFTA also includes rule of origin standards, health and safety requirements, and standards on toxic wastes and agricultural products which use pesticides. Standards for environmental regulations are similar between the United States and Mexico; in fact much of Mexico's legislation is based on the U.S. National Environmental Protection Act. Mexican enforcement, however, is contentious.
The impact of NAFTA on trade and environmental issues is likely to both direct and indirect. Many measures will be applied at the border and the United States reserves the right to exclude the importation of goods that do not meet U.S. standards.
a. Directly Related to Product: YES, many
b. Indirectly Related to Product: YES, many
c. Not Related to Product: YES, RETALiation
d. Related to Process: YES
The product type of goods imported into the United States falls into the following categories. It should be noted this is not a complete listing of all products types that would fall under NAFTA schedules. As such, this shows only those product types manufactured by maquiladoras and totals for the year ending 1991. All goods are considered to be final products (see Table 49-1).
|Product Type
|Amount (US millions)
|$ 7,789
|Textiles and apparel
|$ 45,726
|Footwear and leather goods
|$ 7,289
|Furniture and wood/metal products
|$ 26,528
|Transportation equipment
|Nonelectric machinery and tools
|$ 4,894
|Electrical machinery & equipment
|$ 49,267
|Electrical material and accessories
|Toys and sporting goods
|$ 7,451
|Other manufacturing industries
|$ 71,680
According the Banco de Mexico, the maquiladora exports represent approximately 37 percent of Mexico's total exports, with industry output of $14.3 million and employment of 467,454.
It would be tempting to consider the amount and extent of trade
protection for the maquiladora industry to be equal to the
difference between the budgets of SEDUE and the EPA, but that would
obviously be a spurious assumption. One possible indicator would
take the difference between aggregate maquiladora exports to the
United States to the output of maquiladoras, thus
capturing non-tariff barriers in the calculus. For 1991 the amount
of trade protection using this formula would be about 25 percent of
the total value of the product (see Table 49-2).
|Maquiladora Imports
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There are numerous and obvious problems with this formula, most notably the degree to which either government truly understands the extent of environmental degradation, the number of waste-water treatment plants needed and the cost of transporting hazardous and toxic wastes according to law, to name but a few. U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods now averages less than 10 percent ad valorem and Mexican tariff levels on U.S. goods are about 10-20 percent on average. No reasonable estimate on the impact of non-tariff barriers is these countries exists.
The environmental problems of the border region are numerous. The problems found in Mexico are endemic to many other developing countries. One positive aspect of the NAFTA has been to raise the level of awareness of environmental problems and to precipitate an indigenous environmental movement. Of the environmental problems types listed, NAFTA effects:
(1) Pollution, Air: Air quality data for the U.S. side is well documented. It indicates two features: (1) most of the larger U.S. border cities fail to meet one or more national air quality standards and (2) the source of air pollution along the border is the result of transborder flight of contaminants from Mexico.
(2) Pollution, Land: Although significant data on hazardous and toxic wastes is lacking, the problem is considered to be the most serious one facing the border region. While Mexican law requires maquiladoras to ship hazardous and toxic wastes generated by production back to the United States, studies by the General Accounting Office have shown that adherence and enforcement are negligible. Municipal solid waste is considerable. Of the 3,500 tons of garbage generated in Mexican border cities, only half is collected and of that two-thirds is sent to open-air dumps.
(3) Water: There are two aspects to the water problem along the border: the diminishing source of water, (currently the only sources are the Rio Grande and the Colorado, both of which are overtaxed at current rates) and (2) the pervasive lack of adequate sewage treatment facilities.
(4) Global Problems: In comparison to other developing countries, Mexico is not a major contributor. Mexico was the first country to sign the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone and is a signatory to the Global Climate Change Convention that was signed at the Rio Conference.
(5) Waste: The maquiladora industry generates a number of hazardous wastes from semiconductor manufacturers, paint companies, and component and finishing plants, including solvents, acids, caustic materials and paint wastes. Although Mexican law regarding hazardous wastes is premised on a "cradle to grave" system of tracking hazardous wastes and storage of source hazardous raw materials and waste materials are required, little in fact has been done. SEDUE estimates that 52 percent of the country's 1963 maquiladoras have generated some sort of waste, only 307 operating licenses have been obtained and only 19 percent report returning the waste to its country of origin as required by law.
(6) Biodiversity Loss: The border region is suffering species loss in all areas including wetlands and streams, grasslands and desert scrub and forests due to encroachment by development. Of these, coastal wetlands and estuaries are the most adversely affected.
(7) Species Loss: Approximately 50 threatened and endangered species and over 100 candidate endangered species are found along the U.S./Mexican border region.
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An agreement of this magnitude will have a high impact on the environment in many ways.
No doubt many cases will arise that will have a cultural component. For example, Tex-Mex cuisine is leading to a loss of the mesquite tree on both sides of the border.
NAFTA is in large part a response to the countries of North America to deal with trans-border problems and opportunities. Many believe NAFTA is the result of trans-border problems.
Questions about labor rights in maquiladora firms have already existed for some time. The Chiapas uprising which began on January 1, 1994, the day that NAFTA came into being, is clearly a powerful sign of the agreement's implicit relation to human rights. On the one hand it can be argued that the uprising was a cry against pure market policies that do not favor the disenfranchised. On the other, it is said that NAFTA forced the Mexican government to utilize negotiations rather than military force because of the question of Mexico's stability and political institutions. The Chiapas rebellion in Mexico on the birthday of NAFTA was a powerful sign that human rights are an issue.
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Grunwald, Joseph and Flamm, Kenneth. The Global Factory; Foreign Assembly in International Trade. The Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, 1985.
Hufbauer, Gary Clyde and Schott, Jeffrey J. North American Free Trade; Issues and Recommendations. Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, 1992.
Hufbauer, Gary Clyde and Schott, Jeffrey J. North American Free Trade; An Assessment. Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, 1993.
Lusting, Nora, ed. North American Free Trade: Assessing the Impact. The Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, 1992.
McKeith, Malissa Hathaway. "The Environment and Free Trade: Meeting Halfway at the Mexican Border." Pacific Basin Law Journal 9 (Summer 1991): 701-729.
US General Accounting Office. "U.S.-Mexico Trade: Information on Environmental Regulation and Enforcement" (May, 1991).
US General Accounting Office. "Management of Maquilidoras' Waste Hampered by Lack of Information" (February, 1992a).
US General Accounting Office. "U.S.-Mexico Trade: Assessment of Mexico's Environmental Controls for New Companies" (August, 1992b).
US General Accounting Office. "North American Free Trade Agreement: U.S.-Mexican Trade and Investment Data" (September, 1992c).
US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. Trade and Environment: Conflicts and Opportunities. Washington, DC: OTA, May, 1992a.
US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. US-Mexico Trade; Pulling Together of Pulling Apart? Washington DC: OTA, May, 1992b.
US Environmental Protection Agency. "Integrated Environmental Plan for the Mexican-U.S. Border Area" (First Stage, 1992-1994)
US Trade Representative. "Review of U.S.- Mexico Environmental Issues." Prepared by and Interagency Task Force Coordinated by the Office of the US Trade Representative, October 1991.


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Hunt 1262: CWMU Buck deer
Mt Carmel
Season dates
9-1-2014 to 10-31-2014
- Nonresident permits: No
- Resident permits: 2
- Total permits: 2
The Wildlife Board establishes timeframes for hunting on CWMUs. Hunters should expect to hunt at least five days within these timeframes
Type: CWMU
Species: Buck deer
Weapon: Any legal weapon
Mt Carmel
DescriptionThe Mt. Carmel Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is located west and northwest of Orderville, Utah. It is divided into three parcels and each parcel is associated with Muddy Creek. The south pracel occurs on both sides of Muddy Creek, ranging from 5200 feet to 5500 feet. The higher elevation on this south part is around 5800 feet. The middle parcel is the smallest and is on both sides of Muddy Creek, ranging from 5600 feet to 6000 feet. The high elevation on this parcel is 6100 feet. The north parcel is the largest and occurs mostly to the west of Muddy Creek. On this parcel Muddy Creek ranges from 6100 feet to 6800 feet. The high elevation on this parcel is around 8200 feet. The most common elevation is 7200 feet but ranges from 5300 feet to 8300 feet with an elevation difference of 3000 feet. Fifty-four percent (54%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 6300 feet and 7300 feet an elevation difference of 1000 feet.
The two (2) dominate land cover types on the Mt. Carmel Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) are Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland (41) and Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (36). There are a many land cover types (33 types), but they make up a small parts of the total cover.
One of the Mt. Carmel Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, ORDERVILLE (426534), is 1.2 km east of the east edge of the CWMU. ORDERVILLE has ninety-eight (98) years of records, 1910 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 3.78 inches, but it can be as high as 11.32 inches or as low as 0.54 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 12 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 8 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 3 days of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. There is also 1 day with precipitation greater than or equal to 1.00 inch. Snowfall during the FALL averages 2.4 inches but can be as high as 17.0 inches. FALL temperature at ORDERVILLE averages 53.9 degrees F. but can be as high as 100.0 degrees F. or as low as -1.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 35 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 1 day above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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Celery Root and Apple Puree
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup large-diced fennel bulb, tops and core removed
- 2 pounds celery root, peeled and (3/4-inch) diced
- 8 ounces Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and (3/4-inch) diced
- 3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and (3/4-inch) diced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup good apple cider
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Melt the butter over medium heat in a shallow pot or large saute pan. Add the fennel, celery root, potatoes, apples, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Saute the vegetables, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the cider and tightly cover the pot. Simmer over low heat (I pull the pot halfway off the heat) for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft. If the vegetables begin to burn or they seem dry, add another few tablespoons of apple cider or some water.
When the vegetables are cooked, add the cream and cook for 1 more minute. Transfer the mixture to a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade and process. (You can also use a food processor but the texture will be smoother than with the food mill.) Taste for salt and pepper and return to the pot to keep warm. Serve warm.
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Gluten-free bread featured on show
April 17, 2011
Information on using leftover gluten-free bread, cooking onions and choosing happiness will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.
Carol Fenster explains that since gluten-free bread costs more than regular bread, it's very important to make the most of every slice — even stale, leftover bread — and she'll show how. Her business is Savory Palate Inc., and she's from Centennial, Colo.
Kim Reddin represents the National Onion Association in Greeley, Colo., and she's going to demonstrate how to let onions be the life of your next party by demonstrating some fun and easy recipes with unique serving ideas, including an onion bowl. It's great for dips and salsas at casual get-togethers or even special events.
Author Jane Thompson will talk about how judging, blaming and negativity prevent happiness in life. She admonishes that people recovering from divorce must accept responsibility, move on and turn each negative into a positive. Her thoughts are based on her book "Choosing Happiness After Divorce." She lives in Memphis, Tenn.
Information on making beaded bracelets, making a tuffet and cooking with pecans will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Sisters, designers and authors Liz Gourley and Ellen Talbott will show how to make popular stretchy bracelets using various beads. Their latest book is titled "Quick & Easy Beaded Jewelry." Gourley lives in Ventura, Calif., and Talbott is from El Cajon, Calif.
Designer and sewing expert Jana Beus of Simplicity Pattern Co. will show how to make a tuffet — or hassock or foot stool — for the home. She's from Sandy, Utah.
Ann Cox will dispel the notion that pecans are just for preparing desserts. She will demonstrate a variety of breakfast recipes that incorporate nutritious, delicious pecans. Cox represents the Texas Pecan Growers Association in College Station, Texas.
Creamy onion dip
• 2 cups finely chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 cup regular or light sour cream
• Salt and pepper, to taste
Heat oil in large skillet. Add onion; cook over medium heat, stirring often, 3 minutes or until barely tender. Stir in paprika. Combine onion mixture and sour cream in medium bowl. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes 10 servings or 1 2/3 cup.
To serve in onion bowl: Cut off top third of large red onion. Trim small edge off root end to make flat support. Peel onion. Scoop out inner layers, leaving outer two layers intact. Spoon dip into hollow onion.


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Retailing 2020: Winning in a polarized world identifies economic drivers that will shape the future US retail landscape and success factors winning retailers and suppliers will likely need to manage to drive growth in the retail landscape of 2020.
Retailing 2020: Winning in a polarized world identifies economic drivers that will likely shape the future of the US retail landscape.
By 2020, retailers will need to transform themselves and adapt to an increasingly polarized world of greater channel fragmentation, non-store retail growth, smaller formats and retail footprints that may not involve physical stores at all. Additionally, retailers will have to cope with an increase in fixed-income consumers, and the new wave of consumers who follow brands via social media.
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Rough road to positive outlook/Inside the Huskies
During his Monday morning radio show, Michigan Tech hockey coach Mel Pearson said Friday night's 5-4 loss to Alaska Anchorage was tougher to take than the 2011 national championship loss when he was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan.
Maybe just because it's fresher in his memory, but that still sums up the level of disappointment in not coming away with four points after dominating all but a few minutes in the series split with UAA.
Then again, maybe it's just the kind of result the Huskies needed. Better now than the playoffs at least.
All year Pearson has been preaching about a 'standard of play' Tech needs in the third period, but sometimes, particularly with a team relying on so many young players, lessons need to be learned the hard way. It doesn't get much harder than surrendering four unanswered goals to the last-place team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Fortunately for the Huskies, they got in almost exactly the same situation on Saturday night (leading 4-1) and finished strong with a 6-1 win.
"We struggled earlier in the year. Kind of like what Anchorage did, start out slow and try to work our way back. We have to do what we did this weekend, start strong and stay with it for 60 minutes," freshman forward C.J. Eick said after Saturday's game, in which he scored his first career goal.
The sting from Friday's choke should help such statements extend beyond lip service, becoming application on the ice. There's several signs that's starting to happen.
Five of the six goals Saturday were scored by freshmen, who by this point in the year, are starting to play more like the veterans they'll need to be.
"Our freshmen have contributed a lot, but it's going to be our seniors and our juniors and our leaders that take us where we want to go down the stretch and the freshmen are following, so good for them," Pearson said after Saturday's game.
Just as the freshman production has been a positive lately, the upperclassmen finally are starting to contribute like they're expected to.
Last year's leading scorer Ryan Furne, Milos Gordic and Jacob Johnstone had been facing increasing pressure during the first half of the season after falling well short of their sophomore seasons. During the second half they've emerged after being reunited on a line. They were together much of their freshman year.
"We need that junior line to produce and give us some secondary scoring, and I thought they had a real good weekend," Pearson said.
"Once we get that line going I think we're going to be a dangerous team going down the stretch here."
That's the message Tech fans need to take: Peaking at the right time is everything.
It's been a tough rollercoaster season, and the Huskies still continue to struggle to sustain momentum, but just about every sign is pointing up as the season winds down. In addition to the scoring coming from more sources, here's a few more quick examples:
Tech is 5-4-1 since Christmas, and all four losses have been by just one goal.
Goaltending was the issue early in the year, but Pheonix Copley has been consistent of late. When he wasn't on Friday night, goaltender coach Steve Shields wanted to see how he responded Saturday, and he was excellent.
Defensive breakdowns plagued Tech early on, but goals against are averaging 2.33 over the last 15 games after being at 3.92 during the first 12.
Again, Tech only needs to peak at the right time. Home ice for the playoffs, while not mathematically impossible, is almost out of the question, but the Huskies reached the WCHA Final Five after finishing eighth last year. They're four points out of eighth right now, which is currently claimed by Colorado College.
Fittingly, Tech plays CC in the final series of the regular season, and the Tigers' only other opponents are the same as Tech's: league-leading St. Cloud State and fifth-place Minnesota State.
The Huskies travel to MSU this weekend for a critical late-season series, but first they have to play their archrivals, Northern Michigan, today in Houghton.
"It's a big game for us," Pearson said. "It looks good in the middle of summer when you schedule it, and you think it's a good time. For (NMU coach) Walt (Kyle) and myself it's a quick turnaround. It's an important game, a rivalry game and then we both have big games on the back end of it."
Tech is 5-3-1 this year against teams it'll face in the WCHA next year, and all three games this week will fall into that category.
Unfortunately for Tech, one of the three losses to future WCHA teams was at NMU on Dec. 4, a 2-1 loss in which a Tech goal was called back.
The Huskies, who have lost four straight to the Wildcats, stormed out of Marquette in frustration that night. Even though it won't mean anything for the conference standings, both teams will want to make a statement in their final non-conference meeting.
Regardless of what happens tonight at the Mac, just remember mid-March matters more than mid-February.
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Illinois public schools are charging "hefty" fees for textbooks, technology, bus rides and classes, reports the Chicago Tribune. Some districts charge a "registration fee."
"This is like private school," said parent Gio Chavez, who walked out of Oak Lawn Community High School's registration this week shell-shocked. The final tally for her sophomore son's classes: $665.
The bill started out with a required $275 registration fee but ballooned as a variety of course fees got tacked on, including $25 for Culinary Arts I and II classes (her son Seth wants to be a chef); $15 for a consumer education course required for graduation; $30 for a Woods I class; and $250 for driver education.
Chris Berta spent about $886 on required and optional fees for her high school freshman son and middle-school-age daughter in Naperville Community Unit School District 203.
Most states don't allow public schools to charge parents, but Illinois courts have upheld the fees, reports the Trib. Low-income parents can ask for a waiver.
District policies vary widely, the Trib reports.
Suburban Naperville charges a general fee of $68 to $81, plus a $29 technology fee, plus charges for P.E. classes. At the high school level, students pay extra for more than 100 courses ranging from English ($11), a required course, to French I ($24) to nutrition ($45).
School officials say course fees cover "workbooks, paperback novels and other 'consumable' materials."
"Pay to play" has become "pay for regular classes" at a growing number of schools nationwide, reports the Wall Street Journal.
. . . in Medina (Ohio), the charges imposed on the Dombi family's four children include $75 in generic school fees, $118.50 for materials used in biology, physics and other academic courses, $263 for Advanced Placement exams and $3,990 to participate in cross-country, track and band. That's not counting the $2,716.08 the Dombis paid in property taxes specifically earmarked for the schools.
The oldest daughter gave up choir to save $200, but the total for the year was $4,446.50.