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Still, as tech blue chips institute dividends that more closely resemble the payouts of staid Dow Jones Industrial Average heavyweights like Exxon Mobil
Debt levels and dividend payouts, led by Apple, are on the rise after the company committed to returning most of its quarterly free cash flow to investors in the most recent quarter. Microsoft, meanwhile, is doubling down on a cash burning investment in the consumer smartphone market and Google appears poised to become the next cash-rich tech sector titan to pay out a dividend, albeit in a few years' time.
For now, cash continues to roll into Silicon Valley and especially at Apple.
The tech sector's $515 billion cash stockpile now represents 56% of the funds held at the top-50 cash-rich corporations in the U.S. and has grown in 2013 amid record payouts from the likes of Apple, according to Moody's. Even as Apple instituted a record $18.8 billion cash return in its most recent quarter, the iPhone and iPad maker continues to see its bank account grow in proportion to the rest of corporate America.
Apple now accounts for 9.9% of non-financial corporate cash, according to Moody's, up from year-end 2012 levels of 9.5% when the company had a far less aggressive dividend and share buyback policy. If Apple's earnings hold up as the company pushes out new smartphones and works to grow in Asia, investors such as Carl Icahn of Icahn Enterprises and David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital could press for even bigger payouts.
On Monday, Icahn met with Apple CEO Tim Cook after the billionaire activist tweeted that he planned to discuss the magnitude of the firm's share buyback plan in August. While nothing conclusive came from the meeting, Icahn took to Twitter to say he pushed hard for a $150 billion share buyback and will continue to discuss the proposal in coming weeks.
"Had a cordial dinner with Tim last night. We pushed hard for a 150 billion buyback. We decided to continue dialogue in about three weeks," Icahn wrote in a Tuesday tweet.
In April, Apple said it would increase its quarterly dividend to $3.05 a share as part of a plan to return $100 billion in cash to investors by the end of 2015 .
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Hello all. New to the forum. My name is Tony. I was looking for some info and found this forum.
I am hoping I can get some help.
I use a Charis acoustic. It is a beautiful sounding, fine instrument. It is a cedar top and rosewood sides & back. I also use an AER Alpha amp.
When it was built Bill installed an IBeam active ( he only uses Baggs)
The pickup sounds great but I have such a feedback problem I am forced to use a sound hole cover when playing live, which of course covers the volume wheel. Of course it happens through my amp or monitors. The mains never bounce back.
I've done a lot of testing and found I can talk into the sound hole and it picks it up.
Is this a common problem and is there a solution as I'd hate to go with a different pickup. Is this a common problem? Would eliminating the preamp help?
Here is my guitar recorded direct into my recording setup.
You can hear how good it sounds with this pickup.
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I live overseas and it is difficult to find here baking powder in bulk. I decided to order Frontier Natural Products Baking Powder. This product comes in a silver plastic bag. I poured it out into my big jar on the bottom of which remained some of my old baking powder. The color contrast was very disturbing. This baking powder is just grey next to the regular baking powder. In cooking it hasn't worked as well as it should have. I am not recommending it to anyone.
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The Cicerone Certification Program is in the front line of that effort. Simply put, a cicerone is the beer world's equivalent of a sommelier. Ray Daniels, an expert who has written more than two-dozen books on beer and brewing, founded the program in 2008 and it has grown quickly. It focuses on education, with the goal of keeping beer fresh through proper storage, handling and service. Like the Court of Master Sommeliers, there are different levels of achievement. The entry-level certification is the Certified Beer Server, a credential held by more than 28,000 people around the country. There are fewer than 1,000 individuals who have qualified as a cicerone, and a mere seven Master Cicerones in the country. To pass the master's exam, a candidate must possess a near-encyclopedic knowledge of beer and beer styles, and survive several grueling days of written and oral testing and tasting sessions.
"A lot of people think beer is like vodka," says Nicole Erny (below left), one of the few Master Cicerones. "They believe it will last on the shelf indefinitely, but that's absolutely not true. Most beers have three to six months of shelf life, and shelf life affects taste."
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"When it comes to glasses," she says, "there's clean, and then there's beer clean. Just a very small amount of chemical or detergent residue is going to impact the way the beer tastes. It can also make the beer go flat very quickly."
Despite the growth of the program, don't expect cicerones to replace sommeliers anytime soon in the world of fine dining. Beer generally doesn't cost as much as wine, and there simply isn't enough profit in it to justify a full-time staff member. Walk into an upscale bar or lounge, however, and you're likely to find a cicerone. Apart from that, the greatest impact of the program has probably been to improve storage and transport conditions within the distribution chain.
The current popularity of craft beer has created several challenges for small brewers. The first is competition within the category: More than 400 craft breweries opened during 2012, but 43 also closed. The other challenge is external. The success of craft brews hasn't gone unnoticed by the large commercial breweries, and many have started their own labels to regain a slice of the pie. Blue Moon Belgian Wheat Beer is made by Miller Coors, while Shock Top is produced by Anheuser-Busch; both have the appearance of craft beer, and insiders refer to them as "crafty" brews. The official price for a six-pack of Blue Moon is $11, but it's not hard to find it for $8, and more than two million barrels were sold last year. Ultimately, craft beer—like boutique wine—may turn out to be in the eye (or on the taste buds) of the beholder.
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A runaway bestseller in hardcover and paperback, Son of the Morning Star will now bring the adventurous tale of General George Armstrong Custer to a new, even wider audience. Ties in to a two-part CBS television miniseries airing this summer. "A new American classic."--Time.
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Part anthropological study of Plains Indian life, part military history, and part character study of the principal actors in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Evan Connell's justly well-known book presents a balanced and critical account of George Armstrong Custer's career. ("Why he was esteemed as an Indian fighter is puzzling," Connell remarks. "None of his frontier campaigns demonstrated particular skill or insight.") Connell also examines the lives of Captain Frederick Benteen and Major Marcus Reno, the admirable General George Crook, and their foes Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Rain in the Face. Reno comes out worst: he held the dubious distinction of having the worst record before or since in the history of the United States Military Academy, and he was dishonorably discharged for incompetence after failing to get his column into battle in time to save Custer's command. Connell's thrilling story has all the inevitability of a tragedy, but there are no tragic heroes to which to point.About the Author:
Evan S. Connell has received numerous prizes and awards for his writing and is the author of sixteen books of fiction, poetry, essays, and history, including Mr. Bridge, Mrs. Bridge, The Diary of a Rapist, The Alchymist's Journal, and The Collected Stories. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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DUI arrest. At 2:45 a.m., Sept. 29, Warren-based state police stopped Steven Stehle, 53, of Tidioute, on Davy Hill Rd., after they reportedly observed him commit several traffic violations. Stehle was found to be intoxicated and was arrested for DUI, police said.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (150 votes).
In short: Superb!!In full: Take it easier up the hills and cane it back down them and I think you could do a respectable time in this event! It is tough, but the scenery and the friendly marshalls really make it a special event.Garmin tells me it is about 1500 ft of up and down (not all in one go) which is nearly half a decent lake district peak.Thanks to the organizers. A great event. Please feel free to save money by not bothering with the medal. A T-shirt is appreciated, but a medal unnecessary.Date of review: July 20, 2010
In short: Tough, but felt good when I finished it.In full: Well organised, incredible scenery. Definately one for next year!Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: If you like running...In full: Forget the PB's and the roads, enjoy the countryside and feel a great sense of achievement in finishing such a hard race. Not as steep uphill as Midsummer Munro last month so this allowed more running rather than hands on knees walking. Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Oh My God!..In full: That hurt, a lot!..I've done this race the last few years, never carrying an injury and thought I could just wing-it, but this course is so unrelenting. A survivor's medal is more apt if you could have seen me hobbling over the finish line. All the comments by other fellow runners is true, this is a tough race. The only thing I would change would be to have a Mars Bar at the end, nothing else mattered to me after 13.1 miles of slogging. Thanks BVR for this amazing race.Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Very tough but satisfying.In full: Very well organised and a great, tough route.Only gripe was the bottleneck at the style after c 0.5 miles. Was stuck there for a good 3 minutes!!Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Challenging course in beautiful area and well organised.In full: First time at this event. Saw it rated highly in RW and decided to 'give it a go'. Superb course with plenty of challenging ups and downs. Mostly run in shady areas and on wide open tracks. Road shoes OK for this if weather has been dry for some time. Well marked course with plenty of drinks stations and Marshalls. Simple medal to finish and in the grounds of a local School with toilets and changing facilities makes it an event to mark on the yearly calendar. Two minor suggestions for constructive feedback; 1) the 'crossover' in the last half a mile wasn't very clear as to the direction to the finish. Thankfully i guessed where it should go and was right. However, a clear sign pointing the direction with a further sign before the car-park crossing by the road would be a great help to make the route clearer. One could easily have taken the track off to the left instead of going straight on. Someone else was pointed in the wrong direction by the Marshalls and did an extra mile. Not good when you have already run almost 13 miles on a tough course.2) It would be good to have 'age category' prizes in addition to the memento. I don't do events for the prizes, but it is a good way of recognising achievement, particularly in tough events such as this. It may also encourage others to take part who wouldn't normally.Hopefully, this race will gain in popularity as it really is one not to be missed. Thanks again to all the organisers, Marshalls and helpers for putting together a superb event. I may be back!Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: A real favouriteIn full: Organisationally, this is great - parking right by the start/finish, toilets, showers and drinks, and a couple of delightful pubs nearby for afterwards. The course was scrupulously well marked throughout with arrows, chalk markers and a few descriptions on signs.Excellent marshalling too - marshals on all the main turns and road crossings, and drinks stations frequently.My only comment would be that the web site is a bit terse about it and the results are a bit slow to get posted - I like to see these same day.The course is fairly tough if you're a flat road runner but not excessively so. It's a tough narrow start with a couple of stiles to negotiate followed by a hill, then some long gentle downhill stretches where you can really fly. A couple of short sharp climbs, and a tougher long climb up to the summit at 9 miles; there's then a shallow but long climb towards 12 before hurtling down to the finish. The surface is nice too - fairly firm, with just a few sections of loose stone; managed it fine in race flats and certainly no real need for trail shoes.An excellent race - one to look forward to.Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Great race - as always. Superb organisation.In full: Very, very, tough race but organisation is excellent and the course really interesting with soemmcracking views when you (eventually) reach the highest point. A gem of a race. Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Challenging runIn full: A challenging route around the Surrey Hills on a beautiful summers morning. Thank you to the organisers for providing a smooth, well signed race and a big thank you to the marshals for your encouragement, it was much needed!Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: you can't ask for a better organised race.Date of review: July 18, 2010
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Sony Computer Entertainment on Wednesday announced the appointment of Kazuo Hirai as the new chairman, and Andrew House as the new chief executive of SCE, effective September 1, 2011. The company also announced the retirement of Akira Sato and Ken Kutaragi from their roles at SCE. The shift of executives may mean shift of strategies.
The promotion of Kazuo Hirai to the chairman of SCE may seem a bit strange, given the fact that nobody knows the responsibilities of the chairman at Sony Computer Entertainment. Nonetheless, given the fact that Mr. Hirai also heads Sony's consumer electronics and service businesses, the appointment may mean that he may receive a promotion at Sony Corp. itself, which may easily become a major milestone for the company. The current mission of Mr. Hirai is to converge CE and PlayStation experiences into unique combination.
Andrew House joined Sony Corp. in 1990, where he worked in corporate communications for five years before joining SCE. At the computer entertainment division Mr. House worked at different positions in both the U.S. and, more recently, Europe (2009 - 2011) and both in marketing and developer relations. In 2005, he was appointed chief marketing officer with global responsibility for corporate marketing across all of Sony's businesses with primary emphasis in building value in the Sony brand. What is noteworthy is that when choosing between Andrew House (current CEO of SCEE) and Jack Tretton (current CEO of SCEA), Sony Computer Entertainment decided to appoint Mr. House.
The motives behind the decision are not completely clear, but it is highly likely that SCE wanted the new CEO of the company to have hands-on experience in Europe on the first place, where the company has strong positions and cannot afford losing them. By appointing Mr. House, SCE ensures that its new chief exec will not lose Europe to Xbox 360 and will also continue to keep in mind the U.S. market, which he knows as well. The first task for Mr. House will be successful launch of new portable console PlayStation Vita and a longer term goal will be to lead the development of competitive PlayStation 4.
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Iowa Cubs Update (as of 5/21/12)
The I-Cubs were looking pretty good last week, then the weekend came and it saw Iowa drop three straight to end the week 2-4. Despite losing three in a row to close out the week, the I-Cubs are 5-5 in their last 10. The team continues to be a revolving door as the big club has had numerous injuries. This is good and bad, good being that the Cubs can rely on Iowa to develop big league ready players, bad because it ravages Iowa's talent pool which makes the results less than desirable. Anthony Rizzo is still here, and PCL pitchers are still having nightmares.
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Iowa Cubs Stats and Standings (as of 5/14/12)
The Iowa Cubs are starting to turn things around, going 6-4 in their last ten games which was good enough to push them into second place. The I-Cubs currently sit 7 games behind the Omaha Storm Chasers in the PCL American Northern Division. Anthony Rizzo continues to lead the charge, and he will until he gets the call from the north siders.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 1, 2008) – The U.S. Junior Men's National Team turned things around on Tuesday and defeated Dominican Republic 25-15, 25-20, 25-20 at the 2008 NORCECA Continental Men's Junior Championship in San Salvador, El Salvador.
One day after losing to Canada in three sets, the U.S. Junior Men improved their record to 1-1. Dominican Republic fell to 1-1. Meanwhile, Canada maintained a perfect record in Pool A by defeating Puerto Rico on Tuesday, 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-11. The United States will play Puerto Rico at 5 p.m. MDT on Wednesday.
"This was a very good and needed win for us," U.S. Head Coach Shawn Patchell (Brigham Young University) said. "We held down our errors and controlled the serve/pass game. Because we passed better, it enabled our offensive tempo to increase. We'll have to be on our game against a very explosive Puerto Rican team tomorrow. Both of us are in must-win situations."
Team USA was led by Kyle Caldwell (Newport Beach, Calif.) with 22 points on a match-high 19 kills, a match-high two aces and one block. Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) added 19 points on 15 kills and a match-high four blocks.
Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay, Calif.) scored six points on three kills and three blocks. Tri Bourne (Honolulu, Hawai'i) added five points on four kills and one ace. Austin Ellis (Corona del Mar, Calif.) tallied four points and Kasey Crider (Granite Bay, Calif.) had one.
Pedro Luis Garcia led Dominican Republic with 20 points on 18 kills, one block and one ace.
The U.S. Junior Men out-blocked the Dominicans 11-2 and out-hit them 43-35. The United States converted approximately 60 percent of its attack attempts into points while the Dominican Republic converted 44 percent.
Patchell started Troy and Bourne at outside hitter, Jaynes and Ellis at middle blocker, Caldwell at opposite, Crider at setter and Erik Shoji (Honolulu, Hawai'i) at libero. Patchell stuck with his starting lineup for all three sets, but Brian Muesenfechter (Florissant, Mo.), Srdjan Nadazdin (Los Alamitos, Calif.) and Joe Kauliakamoa Jr. (Las Vegas, Nev.) all substituted.
The NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championships is a qualifier for the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship.
No. First Last (Position, City, State, Club or University, USAV Region
1. Kasey Crider (S, Granite Bay, Calif., Pepperdine Univ., Northern Cal)
2. Tri Bourne (OH, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USC, Aloha)
4. Kyle Caldwell (Opp, Newport Beach, Calif., Balboa Bay VC, Southern Cal)
5. Brian Muesenfechter (OH/OPP, Florissant, Mo., Lewis Univ., Gateway)
7. Austin Ellis (MB, Corona del Mar, Calif., Balboa Bay VC, Southern Cal)
8. Srdjan Nadazdin (OH/MB, Los Alamitos, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern Cal)
10. Tyler Jaynes (MB, Granite Bay, Calif., Pepperdine Univ., Northern Cal)
11. Joe Kauliakamoa Jr. (S, Las Vegas, Nev., Brigham Young Univ., Southern Cal)
12. Brad Lawson (OH, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Outrigger Canoe Club, Aloha)
15. Erik Shoji (L, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Outrigger Canoe Club, Aloha)
17. Murphy Troy (OH, St. Louis, Mo., Univ. of Southern Cal, Gateway)
18. Joe Sunder (OH/Opp, Greensburg, Pa., Penn State Univ., Keystone)
Head Coach - Shawn Patchell, Brigham Young Univ.
Team Manager - Tom Pingel, USA Volleyball
Asst. Coach - Craig Dyer, Penn State Univ.
Asst. Coach - Dan Friend, Lewis Univ.
Pool A
Canada 2-0
United States 1-1
Dominican Republic 1-1
Puerto Rico 0-2
Pool B
Cuba 2-0
Mexico 1-1
Guatemala 1-1
El Salvador 0-2
Pool A
JUNE 30: Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico, 18-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13
JUNE 30: Canada def. United States, 27-25, 25-15, 25-21
JULY 1: Canada def. Puerto Rico, 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-11
JULY 1: United States def. Dominican Republic, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20
JULY 2: CANADA vs. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
JULY 2: UNITED STATES vs. PUERTO RICO
Pool B
JUNE 30: Cuba def. Mexico, 25-16, 25-19, 25-12
JUNE 30: Guatemala def. El Salvador, 27-25, 25-18, 25-19
JULY 1: Cuba def. Guatemala, 25- 8 25-15 25-14
JULY 1: Mexico def. El Salvador, 25-20, 25-18, 25-11
JULY 2: MEXICO vs. GUATEMALA
JULY 2: EL SALVADOR vs. CUBA


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Lynn R. "Bully" Bull Sr., age 75, of Fredonia, N.Y., died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Chautauqua County Home with his loving family at his side.
Mr. Bull was born at the family home in the Town of Pomfret July 18, 1937 to the late Ray A. Bull and Arlie Cave Bull.
He attended school at Pomfret School # 16. He was a member of the National Guard from 1953 to 1957.
On November 9, 1957, he married the former Shirley MacCubbin. The couple was married 55 years at the time of Lynn's death.
Mr. Bull retired from AL-Tech and the LoGuidice Center (BOCES), working over 30 years at each.
He enjoyed spending time with his wife, children and especially his grandchildren. Mr. Bull was an avid outdoorsman, who took great pride in his gardening. He had a great love and affection for his John Deere tractor. Lynn was a Lifetime Member of the Fredonia Beaver Club.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley MacCubbin Bull; his children, Sharon Stevens of Salamanca, N.Y., Dee Dee (Kevin) Deering of Fredonia, N.Y., Janice (Dan) Bull of Portland, N.Y. and Lynn (Rebecca) Bull Jr. of Bemus Point, N.Y.; his grandchildren, Brad Stevens, Christina (Carl) Olson, Angela Leone, Nicole Deering, Alicia Deering, Brett Kolassa, Paul Velzy, Ty, Jevon and Brenden Uhlig; also survived by great grandchildren, Carson and Camryn Olson; a brother, Melvin Bull of Marshville, N.C.; and sister, Maxine Gens of Fredonia.
Besides his parents, Mr. Bull was preceded in death by a brother, Sheldon Bull; twin siblings Merle and Marilyn Bull; an infant brother and a grandson, Tommy Leone, who died September 15, 2009.
Friends and family may call Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at the Larson-Timko Funeral Home, 20 Central Avenue, Fredonia, N.Y. where a funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 am. Flowers gratefully declined. Interment will be in the Webster Road Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Mr. Bull's memory may be made to the Fredonia Rescue Squad, c/o the Fredonia Vol. Fire Dept., 80 W. Main Street, Fredonia, NY 14063 or the Chautauqua County Home Auxiliary, 10836 Temple Road, Dunkirk, N.Y. Online tributes may be made at larsontimkofuneralhome.com. Arrangements by David J. Dengler


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MILWAUKEE - You'd think there would be no better harbinger about who will win the White House than Tuesday's vote in Wisconsin to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
It's a contentious statewide vote in a critical battleground state that's yet to move on from the 2010 campaign.
But you'd be wrong.
On both sides of the fall campaign, there's a feeling the outcome of the vote will highlight reasons both President Barack Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney should compete hard for Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes.
And there's agreement the Wisconsin recall doesn't say much at all about the presidential race in the other 49 states.
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Global Footprint Network and UNEP FI Launch Government Bond Initiative- Save the Date!
Invitation to attend the launch of
Integrating ecological risk in sovereign credit ratings and government bonds
17 October 2011| 13.00 – 17.00 | Washington D.C.
Global Footprint Network and UNEP FI are working with a number of leading financial institutions to collaborate on a transformational project to investigate the linkages between ecological risk and country level risk in sovereign bonds.
The Ecological Footprint and biocapacity trends offer a new way of interpreting the financially material threats and risks that are currently not included in country ratings, investment strategies or risk management systems. The Ecological Footprint combined with biocapacity data provide a novel opportunity to better assess the risks to investments by analyzing resource dependency, trade relationships, commodity costing and risk-stability trends. This is a two-fold project, first it aims to assess the financial materiality of ecological risks relevant for the credit risk evaluation of government bonds; secondly, it will develop a methodology to explore how credit rating agencies, investors and financial information providers can integrate ecological data into their respective models.
Throughout the project a more comprehensive and risk-inclusive understanding of how to evaluate sovereign bonds will be developed. Investments risks can be decreased by gaining a better understanding of resource stability for both biocapacity creditors and national debtors. This project will enable those involved in sovereign bond markets to work towards better inclusion of financially-material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
We invite you to join the launch on 17 October in Washington D.C ahead of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable. The event is meant for financial institutions with an interest in sovereign bond markets that may consider joining the project, as well as those investors and banks that have already confirmed their participation.
Earth Overshoot Day, Sept 27 2011
Humanity is surpassing nature's budget for the year, and is now operating in overdraft, according to Global Footprint Network calculations for 2011.
Earth Overshoot Day, which this year falls on September 27, helps conceptualize the degree to which we are over-budget in our use of nature. In approximately nine months, we are demanding a level of ecological services – from producing food and raw materials to filtering our carbon dioxide emissions—equivalent to what the planet can provide for all of 2011. From an ecological standpoint, we have effectively spent our annual salary, with a quarter of the year still to go.
"From soaring food prices to the crippling effects of climate change, our economies are now confronting the reality of years of spending beyond our means," said Global Footprint Network President Dr. Mathis Wackernagel. "If we are to maintain stable societies and good lives, we can no longer sustain a widening budget gap between what nature is able to provide and how much our infrastructure, economies and lifestyles require."
Dr. Wangari Maathai an Environmental Hero, Dies at 71
Global Footprint Network regrets the passing of Ms. Wangari Maathai, Advisory Council Member and Green Activist
Dr. Wangari Maathai, Kenya's 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in Nairobi while undergoing cancer treatment at age 71.
Prof. Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for starting a movement to reforest Kenya by paying poor women plant trees. She started the Green Belt Movement in 1977, working with women to improve their livelihoods by increasing their access to resources like firewood for cooking and clean water. She became a great advocate for better management of natural resources and for sustainability, equity, and justice. The Green Belt Movement has now planted more than 30 million trees in Africa and has helped nearly 900,000 women, according to the United Nations, while inspiring similar efforts in other African countries.
She was an elected Minister in the Kenyan government from 2002- 2008. She fought tirelessly for sustainable development, democracy and peace. "Wangari Maathai was a force of nature," stated Achim Steiner, the executive director of the United Nation's environmental program to the New York Times. He likened her to Africa's ubiquitous acacia trees, "strong in character and able to survive sometimes the harshest of conditions."
She was an extraordinary woman who stood up to authority for decades, as an activist and a champion for a greener world.
In her speech accepting the Nobel Prize, Ms Maathai said she hoped her own success would spur other women on to a more active role in the community. "I hope it will encourage them to raise their voices and take more space for leadership," she said.
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore also paid tribute saying, "Wangari overcame incredible obstacles to devote her life to service—service to her children, to her constituents, to the women, and indeed all the people of Kenya—and to the world as a whole. She was a warm and devoted mother and I send my condolences to her family. She worked tirelessly both as an elected Member of Parliament and an Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources. She forged new ground for women in Kenya helping shatter what we would call the 'glass ceiling' in the United States."
"Africa, particularly African women, have lost a champion, a leader, an activist. We're going to miss her. We're going to miss the work she's been doing all these years on the environment, working for women's rights and women's participation," said President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said to the BBC. There are calls for her legacy to live on.
Dr. Wangari Maathai was a member of Global Footprint Networks' Advisory Board since it was formed in 2003. She will be sadly missed.
Global Footprint Network's welcomes Stephen Groff to the Advisory Council
Global Footprint Network is pleased to welcome Stephen Groff to our Advisory Council. Stephen Groff is the Deputy Director of the Development Cooperation at the OECD in Paris, where he leads strategic policy analysis. Mr. Groff is responsible for strategic policy analysis on a wide range of development-related economic and political issues. He also plays a central role in the monitoring and evaluation of aid efforts, and serves as acting director of the "Partnership for Democratic Governance" – a new multilateral initiative focused on fragile states. He serves as OECD's envoy to the G20 Working Group on Development, the G8 Accountability Working Group and the UN Secretary General's High Level Task Force on Food Security. Mr. Groff is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council and is on the board of directors of the National Peace Corps Association.
Having spent the last 25 years working and living in over 30 developing countries around the world, Mr. Groff has extensive international development expertise.
Prior to joining OECD, Mr. Groff was Deputy Vice President for Operations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) – a new U.S. bilateral assistance initiative, where he oversaw a broad range of MCC activities and advised the CEO on development issues, strategy and policy while playing a central role in ensuring quality, technical excellence and development impact in MCC operations.He has also served as a senior advisor at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila and as the deputy director and chief economist on a large USAID project designed to encourage private sector development in the southern Philippines. Mr. Groff holds a two-year MPA from the Kennedy School at Harvard University and a B.S. from Yale College.
Groff's extensive development and policy experience will bring a valuable perspective to our work and research.
WWF Launches its Film and Video Competition
This year is the 50th anniversary of WWF's short-film festival.
WWF is asking creative and innovative filmmakers to participate in this year's short film festival: Life. Nature. You. Make the Connection.
The contest invites both aspiring and accomplished film-makers to produce an original two minute film.
The judging panel has now been selected and WWF will name two winning entries, one judged by a jury, the other judged by peers. The winners will receive a commission from WWF to produce a special short film that will inspire people to value and protect our environment, and an all expenses paid trip to India to attend the CMS Vatavaran environmental film festival.
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About the Authors: Maria Otero serves as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Alec Ross serves as Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Imagine you are a peanut farmer in northern Cameroon. There is one road from the north to the south, and the closest market is days away. Your family counts on the income fetched by market prices, and prays that a drought doesn't decimate the harvest.
Now imagine you are a peanut farmer with a cell phone. You sign up for SMS updates on market prices, and instead of walking south for days, you opt to go north for a chance at higher profits. Meanwhile, with a simple text, you can transfer part of your income to your child's school, buy crop insurance, and create a savings account at the closest bank -- 50 miles away.
The peanut farmer's story is coming closer to being a reality for hundreds of millions of people. In some parts of the world, such innovation through mobile phones is changing the lives of low-income farmers and entrepreneurs.
Just as mobile phones are becoming lower cost and more ubiquitous, over two billion adults around the world do not have access to either formal or semi-formal financial services. New developments in mobile education and banking are changing the cost equation of accessing remote and poor populations in the developing world, as mobile phones bridge income gaps and catapult over brick-and mortar-based service provision.
As part of Secretary Clinton's vision of 21st Century Statecraft, we are pleased to be holding the second iteration of the Tech@State series, this time convening leading experts on mobile money. We will discuss implications and applications of mobile money within U.S. foreign policy goals, such as food security, transparency and security, financial inclusion, and more. With participation from USAID, the Treasury Department, nonprofits, academics, and technology companies, we look forward to a productive discussion of the challenges and opportunities of mobile innovation.
As the State Department pursues its priorities of economic growth and empowerment, we are increasingly cognizant of the role that mobile technology will play for generations to come. We hope you will join us.
Tech@State: Mobile Money will be held Monday, August 2, 2010, at the George Marshall Conference Center at the Harry Truman building of the State Department from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To learn more about Tech@State: Mobile Money, please click here.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
Imagine that you are Secretary of State and your own country is bankrupt and financially in worse shape than Camaroon. How important should economic growth in Camaroon be to you then? What could possibly be in our "national interest" in Camaroon while our own country is insolvent?
Al Martin - former contributor to the Presidential Council of Economic Advisors and retired naval intelligence officer - observed in an April 2005 newsletter that the ratio of total U.S. debt to gross domestic product rose from 78 percent in 2000 to 308 percent in April 2005.
The International Monetary Fund considers a nation-state with a total debt-to-GDP ratio of 200 percent or more to be a "de-constructed Third World nation-state."
Martin explained:
'de-constructed' actually means is that a political regime in that country, or series of political regimes, have, through a long period of fraud, abuse, graft, corruption and mismanagement, effectively collapsed the economy of that country."
Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
It is amazing and necessary for such technology to be available to the whole world.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Mmmm well, there's a flip side to taking a single statistic by a single expert, and deconstructing US policy with it. Suddenly everyone's a foreign policy expert.
Tell that to the girl in the photo because her upward mobility growing up won't let her keep her job serving folks peanuts from atop her head forever, she'll be at eye level with the rest of the adult world soon enough if she gets the opportunity to grow up to be what she wants to be.
@ Maria Otero and Alex Ross,
Ok, so's there's this 1986 Isuzu Trooper 4x4 of the year in my driveway that runs reliably...was my "parts vehicle" for the cash-for-clunker unemployment restoration project sitting there as well of the same year, which at a measly 90hp is still getting 20+ mpg and it will haul a lot of peanuts to market.
Needs a little work before I'd let USAID come pick it up and arrange delivery with their commitment to do the work needed to it prior, but they can have the 4x4 for $1.00 cash to make title transfer legal, and in care of the farmers mentioned.
They still have to move peanuts, and that won't be by phone.
Dipnote staff has my contact info.
C.P. in China writes:
Wow, it is great how the technology and ability of cell phones are advancing even in such rural areas. Goes to hold that communication and knowlegde can lead to great success, especially for these peanut farmers.
Patrick W. in Maryland writes:
Your Right some of these new Cell Phones are like little hand held computers. They even take pictures. You can almost run a company while you on the move.:)
Great Posting Maria :)


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- Minutes from Main Street
- Covered carport
- 3 Bedrooms - 1 King-size bed downstairs, 2 Queen-size beds upstairs
- Queen-size sleeper sofa in open upstairs loft
- 2 Bathrooms - Master bath downstairs with Jacuzzi tub and walk-in shower, Upstairs bath has tub and shower combo
- Hair dryers in both bathrooms
- Full kitchen
- Coffee and tea bar
- Microwave
- Large great room with dining area
- Breakfast vouchers
- TV with digital cable
- Wireless Internet access
- Fireplace/wood burning
- Central Heat/Air
- Iron & Ironing Board
- Deck in back with table and chairs
- Shaded backyard
- Charcoal BBQ Grill (bring your own charcoal & lighter)
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- Rates are based on double occupancy. (Using 1 room only) There is a $35.00 up-charge per night for use of additional bedrooms in a single occupancy manner. NOTE: You must inform us at time of reservation if you would like to use additional bedrooms in a single occupancy manner.
- $35.00 each additional person per night
- 2 nights required for All Event and Holiday Weekends
- Children Welcome
- No Pets
- No Smoking
- Maximum Occupancy - 8
- Acorn Cottage is a Firework free property. Inside and Outside. It is illegal to set off fireworks within the city limits.


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Three Columbia students won the top prize in an annual environmental policy competition held by the Columbia Economics Review, organizers announced Friday.
Andy Zhang, CC '16, Raymond de Oliveira, CC '16, and Francesca Audia, GS '15, won the $500 grand prize for their plan to encourage research and development of environmental technology.
The Competitive Climate competition, which closed Jan. 15, challenged students from eight schools to make policy recommendations addressing climate change. Participants from Columbia, NYU, the University of Michigan, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania, Berkeley, Yale, and Princeton submitted powerpoint presentations outlining the implications of climate change and their specific policy recommendations.
"They're judged on four elements: proving that there is an issue, coming up with a policy solution, addressing the plausibility of the program (political implications), addressing how would the program address the issue vs other initiatives," CER member Daniel Morgan, CC '16 and one of the organizers, said in an email.
Members of the winning project said that their plan was to push for government agencies to set emissions targets, creating obligations for countries to reduce their levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
"Our plan basically came out of the idea that I don't really believe there should be environmental policy," Zhang said. "We didn't want anything to do with the carbon tax vs. cap-and-trade debate, so we just did something else."
"Essentially the plan is to sign off with international partners to allow our country to build sustainably in their countries in a way that reduces CO2 emissions," de Oliveira said.
Still, the group, which also won an Engineering Without Borders competition last year for a job-creation plan in Ghana, said that it's unlikely their creative ideas will form a part of public policy.
"But at least some people will end up talking about our proposal, which is definitely better than nothing," Audia said.
The group will be featured in the spring 2014 issue of the Columbia Economics Review and recognized by the Earth Institute and the economics department's Program for Economics Research, two of the competition's sponsors.
Zhaokun Ma, CC '14 and another of the competition's organizers, said that creative environmental policy is especially important.
"Environmental policy is a core economic concern these days, something that actively impacts administration policy," Ma said. "It touches on everything from labor to health in the private sector as well as the public sector."
Ma and Morgan said they hope to expand the competitions held by the CER by adding a competition on financial policy later this year, and that they would like to see the environmental policy competition expanded to high schools in the form of a debate tournament.
"This competition is at an intersection between economics, politics, and the environment," Morgan said. "Environmental issues have a significant impact on economics—climate change will continue to hugely impact the way markets and industries rise and fall."


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