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Welcome to the Coral Reefs' Survival's website !
Planet Global Warming is a reality that we are all living, and despite the COP21 have obtained of the countries participating, the approval of 1,5ºC as limit on Global Warming level until 2100, failed to define the actions of each country to meet that limit, with the stabilization and zeroing in the emission of greenhouse gases.
The consequence for the seas, has been the marine habitat's deterioration, which has caused the average loss of 50% of Earth's coral cover and NOAA already foresees new massive bleaching in the biennium 2015/2016 confirming the scientists' warning to the likely extinction of corals until 2050, with serious consequences for marine biodiversity and socio-economic balance of all who live in coastal regions.
Corals loss currently have ranged between 20% to 90% dependind on the region, we believe that many sites will reach total loss of corals, before that deadline, if no local conservation action be taken, since the goals of COP21 are still well below the Global Warming limitation objective at the level of 1,5ºC or 2ºC, and shall not take effect in time to save the corals.
Several countries have implemented local solutions, defining Marine Protected Areas, with specific management plans to eliminate or reduce regional damage caused by the actions of human beings, in order to promote the preservation of coral reefs and marine life.
However, global warming caused by CO2 and its consequences at Sea, such as acidification and the increasing electromagnetic imbalance with the irradiation of high voltage and Beta radioactivity through the earth's crust, are still out of control and weakening the organism of all the corals and marine life in general.
In this website we are presenting the work we have done in the main coralline regions of Brazil, which neutralizes the harmful effects of Global Warming, such as acidification and other consequences, thereby increasing the effectiveness in the protection of coral reefs and marine life in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). All harmonized regions mentioned, are open to the public and can be visited or monitored for studies that can prove the local improvement.
Strengthening resistance capacity, tolerance and auto recovery of corals, is optimized by harmonization and management actions of the Marine Protected Area, allowing that corals and all marine life in the region can be rebalanced, survive and adapt to the needs that climate change wil demand.
I have skills and personal "spiritual gifts" that allow me to create huge harmonized marine regions, wich neutralize the harmful consequences of Global Warming. Allowing the health of corals and marine life can back to a normal status, prior to the Global Warming, and can withstand the stress caused by rising temperatures of seas.
Since January/2009 we are developing the harmonization in marine environment, in order to assist in the preservation of the corals and all marine life. By visual monitoring we have identified a good improvement on benthic cover and in marine life, without the occurrence of mass bleaching. Some partial bleaching occurred in shallow (<5 meters) in condition Alert2 (NOAA), but have recovered quickly.
As the condition to life improves throughout the harmonized region also algae, marine vegetation, phytoplankton are likely to increase and become healthier, as a result, we have a increasing of CO2 processing and acidification reduction. The spread of life is the result of work.
We have within our grasp the energetic solution to combat Global Warming effects, in huge regions, for the preservation of the corals and local marine life, what we have done in Brazil.
In order to extend this work to the main coralline regions of our Planet, we are putting ourselves at the disposal of the Organizations, which are tuned in order to save the coral reefs and marine life, to jointly study the feasibility of a project to your MPAs.
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Grandma chic is officially back on the style map, so it's time to dig through grandma's closet or head to your local thrift go-tos. But for those of us who have a phobia of vintage stores and pre-worn clothes, Liza Minnelli has the solution, with a fashion line for QVC! Her collection of clothing and jewelry, The Liza Collection, will consist of sparkly sweaters, sequins, and baubles inspired by her very own closet. "My life has provided me the ability to amass a wonderful wardrobe designed by fashion's brightest stars. I am excited to work with HSN in launching The Liza Collection and to have the opportunity to share my favorite looks with millions of women who want to look fabulous and feel their very best," she explained. Liza's style may look ridiculous now, but we don't think it'll be long before style bloggers start showing off their best pouts in Liza-inspired get-ups. For sparkly sweaters galore, mark your calendar for June 30 at 10 p.m. ET, when her line launches on QVC. [QVC]

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I would like to take issue with a few points made by Ross Douthat in a recent New York Times opinion piece.
The piece offers a critique of Cardinal Walter Kasper's remarks to assembled cardinals and his follow-up interview with Commonweal magazine. Kasper was presenting a moderate approach to addressing the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics. He was looking for a middle path between rigor and laxity, with a focus on mercy and compassion.
Douthat notes that such a path already exists. He says a Catholic whose conscience tells him he can receive Communion can find a pastor or parish who will admit him to the sacraments. I am confused by this position. Is Douthat happy that this loophole exists? Does he believe that there are indeed remarried Catholics who should be able to receive the sacraments? If so, why would he choose to leave such a possibility outside the teaching realm of the church? Such a procedure simply leaves many faithful Catholics confused and in doubt. Surely, it would be better to make the position of the church clear so Catholics would know what recourse they may have if they find themselves in an untenable situation.
Douthat's next point is that if there is such a change, people will stop seeking annulments. He doesn't know this to be true; it is merely what he thinks may happen. Yet one clear expectation of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family is that the granting of annulments will be made easier. Some annulments may even be granted at the local parish or diocesan level.
In general, the thrust of this opinion piece seems to be that the status quo should be retained because of possible consequences. He says he is not talking about a slippery slope, but he is. His focus is on what might happen: fewer annulments, a loss of belief in the indissolubility of marriage, an increase in the Catholic divorce rate. He is even concerned that the press may misconstrue the significance of any change. Can he mean that we should not help members of the faithful in need because the press may not grasp the meaning of what we are doing and why we are doing it?
For Douthat, the conversation seems to be about rules and the need to maintain what Scripture and the church have said about divorce. Much could be said on this topic, and the debate rages on, but let me make two points. In Matthew 19, Jesus says there can be no divorce except for "porneia." Scripture scholars cannot agree on what this Greek word actually means. In any case, it is clear that an exception is indicated. In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul speaks about divorce. The important point is that Paul feels comfortable in adapting the words of Jesus to his flock. He tells them, "Jesus says, but I say." From day one, the apostles adapted the words of Jesus, and the church under the Holy Spirit was precisely the venue given to us to ensure that Jesus words continue to have meaning for us today.
One approach to such human problems is to stick to a rulebook that admits no exceptions. Such an approach backs the church into a corner where there is no longer the possibility of responding meaningfully to the world in which we live. We should want to avoid being like the fundamentalist who is stuck with reading Genesis, where it clearly says that the world was created in six days.
The better alternative, I believe, is to focus on people rather than laws. We need to focus on people, their individual circumstances, and the reality of the challenges they face. We need to respond to them with the love and compassion of Jesus. It is sometimes hard to understand how a religion founded on love and mercy can so often fail to reach out to the faithful that are the object of the church's mission. We know the Jesus of history resisted aspects of the law. He healed on the Sabbath, and he made clear that it was not ritual purification that made one clean. We cannot be faithful to Jesus and ignore the cries of the poor and those in need of spiritual comfort and nourishment.
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Van Horn, TX
While there are hundreds of great towns in Texas, there is only ONE "Top" and it sits about 60 north of the town of Van Horn inside Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Guadalupe Peak sits 8,749 feet in the sky. A trip to the top covers approximately 8.4 miles, takes 6-8 hours to hike, and includes 3,000 feet of elevation gain. Whew! But for those willing to make the hike, it is the ultimate trek in Texas. My advice is to bring lots of water, check into the visitor's center for updated trail information, and enjoy the journey. It is amazing! For those who can't make this hike, the park has a number of other places to explore, including some trails that are even handicap-accessible.
Before or after your hike, if you have the energy, make sure to explore the town of Van Horn. The best place to dig into its history of cattle, mining, and railroads is the Clark Hotel Museum, a quirky museum full of artifacts and knick-knacks that isn't to be missed. Walk upstairs if you are brave enough. The other place to learn a bit of history is by visiting Hotel El Capitan, built in the 1930's and designed by famed architect Henry Trost. This is, by far, my favorite place to stay before or after a massive hiking trip.
Hiking certainly works up an appetite. I recommend some signature huevos rancheros from Pappa's Pantry, or a plate of West Texas Tex Mex from Chuy's Restaurant. Chuy's is known for its food, but also because NFL Hall-of-Famer John Madden put it on his epic "Haul of Fame" list as one of the best places to stop for road trip grub. Enjoy!


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How to boost business meetings with BYOD
It is hard to imagine a modern workplace without mobile devices - so the next logical step for businesses would be to embrace the growth in this type of technology and use it to their full advantage.
Those companies who have adopted a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy have been quick to recognise the numerous benefits. Productivity is increased as workers have more options to log on, there are additional opportunities for flexible working, and organisations can also make significant cost savings since less IT equipment needs to be purchased.
There are many ways that businesses can make their meetings more effective and productive. Aside from the obvious factors that contribute to a meeting's success, such as a concise and well-structured agenda, and considered support materials, one of the most important elements enabling meetings to run more smoothly is technology.
From this perspective, the BYOD trend could provide the most straightforward way to boost efficiency in the meeting room. For those companies looking to improve performance by adopting a BYOD strategy, we have put together some tips to bear in mind:
1) Create an official company policy – Before focusing on particular areas, the best place to start is by drawing up a general BYOD strategy for the whole workforce. Companies can no longer ignore the fact that personal devices are being used throughout the workplace as a matter of course.
However, employers still need to demonstrate a degree of caution when it comes to BYOD and guidelines on how and when the devices can be used should be precise. There have been some concerns voiced surrounding data security. However businesses implementing and enforcing clear guidance can avoid significant problems.
2) Personal devices vs. company issued – While company issued devices can be allocated, employees' personal devices are going to be naturally upgraded every 12-24 months through personal use. As technology becomes more advanced, backwards and brand compatibility issues are becoming much smaller problems, soon to die out. The other benefit is economical, with the company not having to foot the bill for a new batch of devices every few years, and not having to account for faulty or damaged equipment.
3) Stay secure - The BYOD policy should stipulate exactly what data employees can store and process on personal devices. Best practice should also be encouraged, such as ensuring strong passwords and encryption programmes are used to secure all personal and business devices and discouraging staff from connecting to public Wi-Fi. Additional security software should be installed in case of accidental loss or theft, for example to lock devices or automatically delete data if an incorrect password is used too many times.
4) Communicate and Collaborate - Technology-savvy companies are starting to recognise that the connectivity options smart devices offer can improve collaboration options, and this is particularly apparent in the meeting room. Employees are using tablets and smartphones as combined personal dairies, communications tools and notepads. However, their potential goes way beyond what was offered by the personal digital assistant, and their connectivity options make them well-suited to a meeting context.
Businesses should look to provision the sharing of content from across these devices to improve the meeting room experience. Whether the purpose of the session is to brainstorm a creative idea or to present a sales pitch, mobile technologies help it run more efficiently.
5) Sharing information – BYOD has the potential to make screen sharing scenarios more advantageous in meetings. However, the challenge lies in the fact that each device is likely to run on incompatible operating systems, such as Android, Windows or IOS, and managing all of these necessitates a greater level of technical support.
There are solutions available on the market that can support BYOD by streamlining the sharing process. What we're seeing is an emerging market segment for wireless collaboration technologies, such as Barco's own ClickShare range, which bring all the participants' devices together to make meetings far more productive. A wireless connection to a shared display from participants' seats will remove the need for complex configuring and cabling.
Without bridging technologies in place, connecting a device to a shared screen typically means a tangle of cable and having to regularly reconfigure screen settings. This can result in a less than perfect representation of the content to be displayed due to distortion caused by incorrect settings or resolution. When multiple people want to put content on a shared screen the problem is compounded. Selecting an appropriate wireless collaboration solution will bring all of the devices together regardless of the operating system.
6) Tool up with the right technology – Investing in the right technology is key to the success of bringing BYOD in to a meeting room environment. Ironically it is technical issues that are also one of the main factors holding back the effectiveness of meetings. Technologies must be fail-safe and easy-to-use to improve meeting room performance.
BYOD is no longer just an emerging trend, it is here for the long term and it will continue to transform the way businesses work. Companies welcome the potential it brings for greater productivity and efficiencies in the workplace, and one of the biggest growth areas is the meeting room. BYOD should form a significant part of every company strategy and, together with the wireless collaboration technologies, it will significantly improve the quality of meetings and reduce the time spent in them.
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Thanks for the great overview of the business meetings environment needs. Sharing information is another side of collecting it and access. For the meetings especially it's important to share info just-in-time and directly to the participants. When we think about the real life it is not just for corridor warriors but out of the office and on customer site as well. You are right- t shoud be secured when sharing is available for trusted devices only. This is the complex problem. And I'm happy to say we solved it in our solution MobileSputnik with just released cross-platform (iOS and Android) Direct File & Screen Sharing capabilities - http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11796772.htm .


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Seasonal and spatial variability of nutrients and pesticides in streams of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1993-95
By Frank A. Rinella and Mary L. Janet
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4082-C, 59 pages, 26 figures, 8 tables, 3 appendices
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From April 1993 to September 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study of the occurrence and distribution of nutrients and pesticides in surface water of the Willamette and Sandy River Basins, Oregon, as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. About 260 samples were collected at 51 sites during the study; of these, more than 60 percent of the pesticide samples and more than 70 percent of the nutrient samples were collected at 7 sites in a fixed-station network (primary sites) to characterize seasonal water-quality variability related to a variety of land-use activities. Samples collected at the remain ing 44 sites were used primarily to characterize spatial water- quality variability in agricultural river subbasins located throughout the study area.
This report describes concentrations of 4 nutrient species (total nitrogen, filtered nitrite plus nitrate, total phosphorus, and soluble reactive phosphorus) and 86 pesticides and pesticide degradation products in streams, during high- and low-flow conditions, receiving runoff from urban, agricultural, forested, and mixed-use lands. Although most nutrient and pesticide concentrations were relatively low, some concentrations exceeded maximum contaminant levels for drinking water and water-quality criteria for chronic toxicity established for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. The largest number of exceedances generally occurred at sites receiving predominantly agricultural inputs.
Total nitrogen, filtered nitrite plus nitrate, total phosphorus, and soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations were detected in 89 to 98 percent of the samples; atrazine, simazine, metolachlor, and desethylatrazine were detected in 72 to 94 percent of the samples. Fifty different pesticides and degradation products was detected during the 2-1/2 year study.
Seasonally, peak nutrient and pesticide concentrations at the seven primary sites were observed during winter and spring rains. With the exception of soluble reactive phosphorus, peak nutrient concentrations were recorded at agricultural sites during winter rains, whereas peak pesticide concentrations occurred at agricultural sites during spring rains.
Spatially, although nutrients were detected slightly more often in samples from the northern Willamette Basin relative to the southern Willamette Basin, concentration distributions in the two areas were similar. About 75 percent more pesticides were detected in the northern basin; however, two-thirds of the pesticide detections in the southern basin were larger in concentration than for the same pesticides detected in the northern basin.
Nutrient and pesticide concentrations were associated with percent of upstream drainage area in forest, urbanization, and agriculture. Nutrient concentrations at forested sites were among the smallest observed at any of the sites sampled. In addition, only one pesticide and one pesticide degradation product were detected at forested sites, at concentrations near the method detection limits. The highest nutrient concentrations were observed at agricultural sites. Further, the largest numbers of different pesticides detected were at agricultural sites, at concentrations generally larger than at most other land-use sites. Three pesticides--dichlobenil, prometon, and tebuthiuron--were detected more frequently at a site receiving predominantly urban inputs.
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Clean grout haze on slate
If, after grouting, you're left with a grout residue on your new slate, giving it a gray, lifeless appearance, take heart. Normally, a Scotch-Brite pad, water and a little rubbing will remove grout residue and the hazy appearance it causes. Since nothing you tried removed the grout haze, I'd guess that the slate probably wasn't properly sealed before the grout was applied. Porous tiles, especially a stone such as slate, need up to two or three applications of a special grout release. Tile and stone sealers will work sometimes, but not always.
Try using a grout haze remover, which is available at tile stores. It's not always effective on slate, however. If it doesn't work, chances are the grout haze isn't removable. Call in a professional tile setter for a final assessment. By the way, muriatic acid usually makes this situation worse.


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Augsburg logos are available on the logo downloads page, or in the Marketing and Communication ORGS "public" folder, in a folder named "Augsburg College Logos and Graphics." For specific needs or questions, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication.
In certain cases where the full logo may not be appropriate or where the individual letters of the College name may not be reproducible, the Eagle Art or Cross-A Art may be used. Examples of this include athletic uniforms or certain merchandise. The Eagle Art must be reproduced exactly using the logo file—it should never be freely drawn or modified.
Consistency strengthens the Augsburg brand. It is not acceptable to create your own art or logo to represent your department, program, group, or to promote your event.
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When possible, use the spot-color version of the logo. Augsburg has two Pantone® Matching System College colors: PMS 209 (maroon) and PMS 424 (grey), which is approximately a 58% screen of black ink.
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WASHINGTON – Washington National Cathedral announced Tuesday that it will need "tens of millions of dollars" over "numerous years" to repair extensive damage to the USA's second-largest church from an Aug. 23 earthquake.
It requires $25 million "just to get to June 2012, for the first phase of work and to resume worship and programming. We know it will ultimately be much more," says Richard Weinberg, a spokesman for the cathedral.
The cathedral, an Episcopal church that advertises itself as "a spiritual home for all," has been the setting for presidential funerals and other major events, including a Sept. 11 interfaith memorial broadcast nationwide. An estimated 35,000 worshipers and visitors arrive there every month.
The cathedral is exceeded in size in the USA only by St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City.
Its stone-upon-stone, hand-crafted Gothic architecture took 83 years, from 1907 to 1990, to complete.
In the earthquake, the central tower, the highest elevated point in Washington, sustained damage on three of its four corner spires, and three capstones fell off. There are cracks on some of the upper floors and in some of the flying buttresses, a distinguishing feature of Gothic architecture, in the oldest portion of the building.
Work crews attempted to stabilize the damage — most not covered by insurance — before a schedule of services, concerts and programming, including a visit by President Obama, was to be held on the Sept. 11 memorial weekend last month. But all the events had to be moved to other venues when a crane used to set repair scaffolding fell Sept. 7, damaging the two other buildings in the complex.
Since then, windy, rainy weather has added costs and delays. The cathedral is waiting for the same team of experts that has been rappelling down the Washington Monument, also damaged in the earthquake, to finish there and move a few miles to the hilltop cathedral.
The cathedral had just completed a year of preservation work and was on budget again after rough financial years: Since 2008, the staff has been cut from 170 to 84 and the operating budget slashed from $27 million to $14.8 million, Weinberg says.
John Bryson Chane, interim dean of the cathedral, said Tuesday that just as contributions from across the country built the church, restoration will take "the support of this community and people across the nation."
The cathedral will reopen Nov. 12 for the consecration of the newest bishop of the Diocese of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde.
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The last words of a man who died after being Tasered by police were "help me", as he was shot with the stun gun up to four times, tackled to the ground and kicked by an officer in central Sydney, a witness says.
CCTV footage shows six police officers chasing the man in Pitt Street, and one of the officers can be seen pointing the Taser at the man.
The witness, who asked not to be named, was getting out of a taxi with a friend about 5.30am on Sunday when the incident happened.
The witness described seeing police chasing the man across the road towards a coffee shop about halfway along the block between Bathurst Street and Liverpool Street.
"The man was topless and he was running as well as he could.
"His pants were falling down. I thought he was just drunk ... and the police were trying to catch him."
The witness said police tackled the man against a wall outside Coffee Pitt cafe.
"He was struggling and everything. There was was a lot of physical involvement from the police.
"He was on the ground already and they were holding him down.
"He was screaming and there was a lot of sound from the Taser.
"At one point I heard him scream out 'help me' and he kept screaming and was trying to fight back.
He was struggling and everything. There was was a lot of physical involvement from the police. He was on the ground already and they were holding him down. He was screaming and there was a lot of sound from the Taser
"That's the point when the screaming stopped.
"When I left, there was a point that he stopped screaming and I thought he fainted.
"I didn't think the man would die."
The witness said there were about three or four Taser "zaps" heard during the struggle.
"I think I saw a female police [officer] kick him, all the male police were on the ground.
"She was in the last of the chase and she came in and gave him a kick and police were holding him down."
The man was empty-handed and clearly unarmed, the witness said.
The witness has spoken to police.
Police said they were responding to reports of a robbery at City Convenience Store on King Street, when they tried to arrest the man.
When he resisted arrest, officers used capsicum spray and the Taser, police said.
But acting Assistant Commissioner Mark Walton yesterday told a news conference police could not be sure if the man was involved in the robbery or not.
"It's unclear as to the involvement of this man or the extent of that actual incident," he said.
"Whether it is a robbery or not is unclear at this time. The report of a robbery is ongoing and I cannot … even confirm that it was an actual robbery."
A staff member at the convenience store on King Street said today that a colleague told him a man had tried to enter the shop twice yesterday about 5am.
The staff member, who asked not to be named, said the man walked into the enclosed cashier area and was chased away, but returned 10 minutes later.
He leapt over the half-door of the enclosed area and was pushed out and back on to the street.
The staff member added that his colleague told him the man had been frothing at the mouth and appeared to be on drugs.
Today Acting Commissioner Alan Clarke could not say how many times Tasers were fired or how many officers deployed their weapons during the incident.
All those details will be dealt with in due course, he told ABC Radio today.
"It's a complex investigation.
"There are a number of avenues we need to look at."
The death has sparked renewed criticism about the use of the electroshock weapon.
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has called for an immediate moratorium.
But Mr Clarke said people should not jump to conclusions.
"I think it is very presumptuous for anyone to determine the cause of death is a Taser simply because it's occurred in an incident where a Taser has been utilised," he said.
He said there were "very strict" guidelines surrounding the use of Tasers and that they were not used often.
- with Glenda Kwek and AAP


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The entrance to the Pits of Inferno is located in a small chamber, sealed by a magic wall along with the Well of Life and the Shrine of Wonders, as shown in this screenshot. As shown in the picture, Arieswar (who was accompanied by Taghor) had discovered the entrance to Goshnar's grave and was able to get down to the Place of Wonders, but could not get past the magic wall. He was teleported past it during the winter '04 test server. After that, the pickhole leading to Goshnar's grave was removed. The Pits of Inferno were re-opened during the December '06 update.
The pits of inferno are full of difficult creatures and powerful demons. Only the bravest adventurers dare to invoke the wrath of the beasts that lurk there. The area is now based around the Pits of Inferno Quest.
If you walk to the far bottom left corner of the bottom left room you can find empty mapping.
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The ACRC began in 2009 as a collaborative effort.
Dr. Allison Bidlack has been selected as the new Director and faculty member at the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC). She began her position in August. Bidlack comes to UAS from ECOTRUST in Cordova where she was the Science Coordinator for the Copper River Program which maintains research in the Copper River watershed, including salmon habitat modeling and stream monitoring. Bidlack has a PhD from the University of California Berkeley in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, an MS from UAF in Biology and a BS from the University of Michigan in Resource Ecology and Management. The ACRC began in 2009 as a collaborative effort to expand and enhance education and research opportunities among six partners that include UAS and UAF.


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It appears that there's going to be a change on Match Of The Day 2 from next season, with the excitable Colin Murray to be replaced by the safe, steady Mark Chapman (not the Beatle-killer).
Reports suggest that the reason for the change is that Murray has upset some of the show's pundits by encroaching on to their territory with his own footballing opinions.
Okay, so there's a lot to dislike about Murray. For a start, there's something about him that strongly reminds you of the kind of bloke who hangs around in shops all day long, talking to the staff about anything and everything that comes into his head.
But - and this is crucial - Murray has a discernible personality. He's not exactly lacking in knowledge about the game either, and being able to think on his feet and lob in some ideas of his own was never going to work out for him.
The majority of football pundits are like zombies – slowly shuffling towards an easy target, namely a simple question from the presenter that they can answer by deploying a lot of words while not actually saying anything of worth.
It happens time and time again. Next time you're watching the show, have a close listen to a piece of Alan Shearer 'analysis' and then ask yourself what you've learned from it.
The answer will be 'nothing'. What you'll have been treated to will be Shearer describing what you're seeing on the screen and if you're REALLY lucky, he'll have pronounced all the players' names correctly. In exchange for THOUSANDS of pounds.
It's a carve-up, a social occasion, a bolt-hole where old pros can hang out together and trot out some tired old clichés while eyes of the viewers glaze over as drool runs down the sides of their mouths.
That's the viewers' drool, not the pundits. Although…
It isn't Murray who should be ditched from the show, but the ex-pros. No mercy.
Sure, they've got a unique insight having played the game at the top level, but that doesn't necessarily make for good television.
It's time to completely rebuild MOTD2. For a start, it needs to be shifted back to BBC2, where it can afford to be a bit looser with its format.
There are scores of clued-up, funny, articulate people around whose opinions would be just as valid as those of the creaking old pros. Writers, fanzine editors, smart, funny people from Twitter.
And yes, I'd love to have a go myself.
But something needs to change. Football is a vibrant, passionate game and these days is as much about what goes on off the pitch as on it. Most television coverage regards it as exciting as trainspotting in Doncaster station on a wet Wednesday afternoon.
Colin Murray is no hero, but if the BBC sacrifice him for the perfectly reliable, safe pair of hands that are owned by Mark Chapman, then the dullards have won. Again.


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Q&A: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Power Plants
Q&A: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Power Plants
Download this fact sheet (PDF)
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants, known as the Clean Power Plan.
Adopted pursuant to EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Power Plan establishes unique emission rate goals and mass equivalents for each state. It is projected to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Individual state targets are based on national uniform "emission performance rate" standards (pounds of CO2 per MWh) and each state's unique generation mix.
On February 9, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Power Plan, freezing carbon pollution standards for existing power plants while the rule is under review at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
See more resources and maps at the C2ES Carbon Pollution Standards Resource Page.
Next Steps
Q: Why did EPA develop rules to regulate carbon dioxide?
Under the Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, greenhouse gases meet the definition of air pollutants under the Clean Air Act, meaning they must be regulated if they could be reasonably anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. EPA made this determination in 2009. In June 2013, President Obama directed EPA to work closely with states, power plant operators, and other stakeholders in developing carbon standards for existing power plants, and to finalize the standards by June 2015. EPA released its proposed rule in June 2014 and the final rule in August 2015.
Q: Why do we need to regulate power sector carbon emissions?
The power sector is one of the largest sources of U.S. carbon emissions, which are contributing to global climate change.
Many businesses, cities and states are cutting emissions, increasing renewable energy, and improving energy efficiency. In addition, cheap, abundant natural gas continues to displace coal (which emits twice as much carbon) in the U.S. electricity generation mix. But in the absence of the Clean Power Plan, U.S. emissions are projected to increase slightly as the economy grows, and as natural gas prices rise. Stronger policies are needed to increase energy efficiency, thereby reducing electricity consumption, and to expand the use of low- and no-carbon energy sources. In the absence of the Clean Power Plan, fossil fuels are projected to provide 62 percent of the U.S. fuel mix in 2030 compared with 58 percent under the Clean Power Plan, with most of the reduction coming from higher-emitting coal plants. Therefore, in the absence of the clean power plan, carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector are expected to increase around 2.7 percent (from 2015 levels) to 1,942 million metric tons in 2030, while under the Clean Power Plan carbon dioxide emissions would fall more than 17 percent (from 2015 levels) to 1,559 million metric tons in 2030.
Figure 1: US CO2 Emissions
Figure 2: Projected Electric Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions under Business-as-Usual Scenario
Q: What is in EPA's Clean Power Plan?
Typically, under the Clean Air Act, EPA sets standards and states implement them. The Clean Power Plan:
- Sets unique emission rates goals and mass equivalents for each state, reflecting the variation in their electricity generation mixes, to be met starting in 2022;
- Provides states significant flexibility in choosing how to meet their targets;
- Provides incentives for early deployment of renewables and efficiency measures benefiting low-income communities;
- Provides tools to assist states choosing to implement market-based approaches; and
- Contains a Federal Implementation Plan that EPA would use in states that do not accept adequate implementation plans.
EPA set interim and 2030 targets for each state based on uniform emission performance rates (application of BSER) and its unique generation mix.
Q: How was each state's target calculated?
Uniform, national emission performance rates for affected power plants are based on the "best system of emission reduction" (BSER), using three "building blocks" or potential pathways applied regionally to reduce CO2 emissions:
- Make affected fossil fuel power plants more efficient;
- Increase generation from lower-emitting natural gas combined cycle plants; and
- Increase generation from new zero-emitting renewable power sources.
See a map of state targets for a more detailed explanation.
Q: What are the big differences between the proposed and final plans?
States will have more time to submit their implementation plans (they can get extensions to 2018) and two more years (until 2022) to begin phasing in pollution cuts. C2ES and others encouraged allowing states more time so they could take a longer view on planning and investment.
The final plan also proposes a voluntary Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) to encourage early installation of renewable energy projects and energy efficiency programs for low-income communities before the 2022 compliance start date. EPA has invited comments on the CEIP and will address design and implementation details in a future action.
Market-based mechanisms are more explicitly encouraged in the final rule. The proposed federal implementation plan includes an option for states to join an interstate cap-and-trade program. It also outlines how states could participate in emissions credit trading without the creation of interstate compacts.
In calculating individual state targets, EPA had proposed taking into account each states' energy efficiency potential, but it chose not to do so in the final rules. However, like the proposal, the final plan allows states to use energy efficiency programs for compliance.
EPA also changed its methodology for determining incremental renewable energy to better reflect regional technical potential, rather than state-level renewables policies, as in the proposal.
Unlike in the proposed plan, states with nuclear power plants under construction – Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee – will be able to count this generation toward compliance instead of having it factored into their targets.
The final rule also takes the interstate nature of the electric system into greater consideration. The proposal calculated state targets by applying building blocks to each state. The final rule uses the characteristics and potential of electric grid interconnections (Eastern, Western and Texas) to determine emission performance rates for units, which are then applied to each state's unique generation mix to calculate a target.
Compliance Options
Q: How can states reduce power sector carbon emissions?
States have wide latitude in designing their strategies to reduce emissions. In most cases, they will rely on a variety of measures. Major options include substituting natural gas for coal; improving energy efficiency; and increasing reliance on renewable energy.
States can implement the Clean Power Plan individually or in cooperation with other states. They also can employ market-based mechanisms, such as averaging or trading, to help power companies identify least-cost emission reductions.
Examples of steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector are illustrated in Figure 3 and Table 1.
Figure 3: Opportunities to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector
Table 1: Policy options to reduce power sector carbon dioxide emissions
|Power plant performance standard
|Each power plant must achieve a set emissions intensity
|California, New York, Washington
|Renewable Portfolio Standard
|Utilities must deliver a set percentage of renewable electricity
|Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Rhode Island, and others
|Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
|Utilities must cut demand by a set amount by target years
|Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and others
|Reduce utility incentive to deliver more electricity by decoupling revenue and profit
|California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and others
|Net Metering
|Encourage residential solar by paying homeowners to put excess electricity back on grid
|Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and others
|Cap & Trade
|Issue a declining number of carbon allowances, which must be surrendered in proportion to each plant's emissions
|California, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
|Carbon Tax
|Charge a tax for emitting carbon
|British Columbia
|Grid Operator Carbon Fee
|Add a carbon price to grid operator decision over which power plants to run
|None currently
|Appliance Efficiency Standards
|Require new appliances sold to meet set electricity consumption standards
|California, Florida, New Jersey, and others
|Commercial & Residential Building Codes
|Require new buildings to include electricity saving measures
|California, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, and others
Q: How could states use market-based approaches to implement the plan?
Economists consider market-based approaches to be the most efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Clean Power Plan encourages states to consider using market mechanisms, which could include a cap-and-trade program, a carbon tax, or tradable renewables or efficiency certificates.
EPA intends to set up and administer a program to track trading programs for states that choose to use them. In addition, the Federal Implementation Plan that EPA would employ in states without adequate plans includes market-based programs, which can be used by states as a model for their own plans.
Under EPA's proposed new Clean Energy Incentive Program, states that act early to cut carbon pollution, either with renewables or energy efficiency, would be rewarded with emission reduction credits (ERCs), which they could use to meet their targets or sell to other emitters.
Q: How can states work together to implement the Clean Power Plan?
States have long collaborated to achieve energy and environmental goals. The successful trading program to reduce sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain, is an example.
The plan is designed to facilitate interstate compliance strategies, including different forms of trading. The federal implementation plan outlines strategies to determine the equivalence of emission reduction credits in different states. It would also create a national platform that can be used to track the buying, selling, and trading of credits across state lines.
An example of states already working together is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the Northeast. A multi-state approach could also be accomplished through another existing authority such as a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or Independent System Operator (ISO).
Q: Will states be able to use Canadian hydropower to comply?
Renewable energy from outside of the United States, including Canadian hydropower, can be used for compliance purposes, provided it is incremental and installed after 2012 and meets some other conditions. More than a dozen U.S. states already import a significant amount of Canadian hydropower. According to a C2ES report, importing hydropower from even a modestly sized new Canadian project (250 MW) could help a state bridge the gap between its current carbon emissions rate and its 2030 target.
Q: Will the Clean Power Plan affect the reliability of the electric grid?
In response to concerns raised by EPA's proposed rule, the final plan includes a "reliability safety valve" temporarily relaxing emission standards on individual electric generating units under extraordinary circumstances where electric system reliability is concerned.
To mitigate reliability issues, states are required to address reliability in their compliance plans. Importantly, the plan gives states up to seven years before interim targets must be met, providing time for state regulators and reliability entities to work with utilities and other key stakeholders.
The plan is also expected to encourage energy efficiency, which helps lower demand growth and improve reliability.
Q: How much will implementing the plan cost?
EPA calculates that savings from increased energy efficiency will outweigh the costs of implementing the plan, reducing household electric bills by about $7 per month by 2030. The agency estimates compliance costs of $5.1 billion to $8.4 billion and total benefits of $34 billion to $54 billion.
Q: How does the plan address nuclear power?
Nuclear provides nearly 20 percent of the nation's power and is the largest source of carbon-free baseload electricity. Five reactors are now under construction in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina and are expected to be online by 2030.
Unlike the proposal, the final rule does not consider existing or new nuclear power for the purposes of setting state targets. Therefore, the five reactors under construction and any new units or upgrades can count toward compliance.
Q: How is natural gas treated in the plan?
Both the proposal and the final plan envision about a third of U.S. electricity coming from natural gas in 2030. However, under the final plan, less new natural gas generation capacity is anticipated.
Natural gas demand was expected to grow more quickly under the earlier compliance date called for in the proposed rule. Proposed incentives for early deployment of renewables may encourage more investment in renewable energy in the short term.
Q: What does this plan mean for coal?
Demand for coal in the U.S. has been decreasing for many years because of the availability of relatively less expensive natural gas to meet baseload power demands and because of other environmental and safety regulations. Even before the Clean Power Plan, very few new coal plants were expected to be constructed. According to EPA's IPM modeling of the final rule, coal is expected to make up 27 to 28 percent of the electric generation mix in 2030. In the absence of the Clean Power Plan, coal is expected to deliver a little more than 30 percent of U.S. electricity in 2030.
Figure 4: Distribution of Fossil Fuel Power Plants across the Contiguous United States
Next Steps
Q: What does the Supreme Court stay mean for the regulation?
The Supreme Court granted a stay in response to a legal challenge from some states, utilities and coal companies, who argued that EPA's regulation was burdensome. Other states and utilities are participating in the legal challenge by supporting EPA. The court's decision does not address the merits of the challenge but puts implementation of the rule on hold while a lower court decides the merits of the challenge. There's no telling how it will play out, but the high court is likely to wind up deciding the case.
Whether or not the Court ultimately upholds this particular rule, the legal requirement to cut carbon emissions will remain, and states need to figure out the most cost-effective ways to do that. It's important to note that a number of states challenging the rule in court are simultaneously working on their implementation plans. Some states may suspend their planning efforts but others will press on with preparations. If the plan is ultimately upheld, the implementation timeline may have to be extended.
The Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases is settled. The issue is whether EPA's particular approach is appropriate.
Regardless of the ultimate legal outcome, the broader trends at play favor continued momentum toward stronger climate action.
Q: What is the timetable for implementing the plan?
Before the stay was issued, states had until September 2016 to either submit a plan or request an extension. All final plans were due by September 2018. EPA would approve or disapprove a final plan within a year.
The Clean Energy Incentive Program was to begin on January 1, 2020. States that had expressed their interest in participating in this program in their final plans were eligible. This program was to run throughout 2020 and 2021.
On January 1, 2022, states were to begin complying by meeting their interim targets. On January 30, 2030, states must meet their final CO2 reduction goals.
During the period of the stay, no deadlines are binding, and they may be extended when the legal challenge is resolved.
Q: What happens to states that fail to comply?
States were given up to three years to write implementation plans, applying their knowledge of their utilities and the programs that have worked in the past.
Under the Clean Air Act, any state that would fail to submit a plan or get EPA approval for its plan would be subject to a federal implementation plan. The current proposals for the federal implementation plan would use flexible, market-based solutions for compliance.
5 ideas for EPA's Clean Power Plan
The proposed Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants is a long overdue turning point in America's response to climate change.
EPA's approach gives the states tremendous flexibility to design strategies that work best for them. States have always been incubators of innovation, and they will drive technological and policy innovation as they encourage low-cost solutions to implement the plan.
We need to encourage that innovation – by cities, states, and businesses -- to show the path forward to a clean energy economy.
C2ES submitted comments today as part of the EPA's process to seek stakeholder input to the proposed rule before finalizing it in June 2015.
Here are five suggestions that could make EPA's framework even better.
Climate Leadership Award Winners Announced
Media Advisory
February 25, 2014
Climate Leadership Award Winners Announced
SAN DIEGO – Fifteen organizations and two individuals are being honored today with Climate Leadership Awards for their accomplishments in driving climate action and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The awards are given by the Environmental Protection Agency's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership, in collaboration with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), the Association of Climate Change Officers and The Climate Registry. Awardees will be honored this evening at the Climate Leadership Conference in San Diego.
Awardees came from a wide array of sectors, including finance, manufacturing, retail, technology, higher education and local government. Recipients have demonstrated leadership in managing and reducing emissions in internal operations and the supply chain, as well as integrating climate resilience into their operating strategies.
Information highlighting the award winners is here:
Following is EPA's press release:
EPA Honors Corporate Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Release Date: 02/25/2014
Contact Information: Carissa Cyran, email@example.com, 202-564-4363, 202-564-4355
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). Nineteen awards were given to 15 organizations and two individuals in the public and private sectors for their leadership in addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution.
The 2014 Climate Leadership Award recipients are:
Organizational Leadership Award: City of Chula Vista, Sprint, and University of California, Irvine
Individual Leadership Award: Sam Brooks, Associate Director, D.C. Department of General Services, and Robert Taylor, Energy Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Supply Chain Leadership Award: Sprint
Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award): The Boeing Company; Caesars Entertainment; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Ecolab; The Hartford; IBM; Johnson Controls; Kohl's Department Stores; Mack Trucks; and Novelis
Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting Certificate): Fruit of the Loom, Inc.; Hasbro, Inc.; and Kohl's Department Stores
"Our Climate Leadership Award winners have made great strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and are providing leadership nationwide in many sectors of our economy," said Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "Their innovative approaches and commitment to reducing carbon pollution demonstrate that efforts to address climate change are repaid by saving money and energy, while supporting more livable and resilient communities, and a healthier, better protected environment now and for future generations."
The national awards program recognizes and incentivizes exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change. Award recipients represent a wide array of industries, including finance, manufacturing, retail, technology, higher education and local government.
"The Association of Climate Change Officers is pleased to recognize another exceptional class of organizations and individuals who are demonstrating leadership in driving climate action into their organizational cultures," said Daniel Kreeger, ACCO's co-founder and executive director. "These award recipients are demonstrating critical devotion and leadership to managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the risks and challenges posed by climate change. These recipients are role models for corporate, organizational, and individual leaders who can and should be responding proactively to climate change risks and opportunities."
"Communities and businesses are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, and we need to act now to protect both our environment and our economy," said C2ES President Eileen Claussen. "We join EPA in applauding the winners of the Climate Leadership Awards. These companies, organizations, and individuals demonstrate that we can save energy, reduce emissions, and take decisive steps toward a low-carbon future. We hope their accomplishments will serve as an example for others to follow."
"The Climate Registry applauds this year's Climate Leadership Award winners for demonstrating a meaningful, results-oriented response to climate change," said David Rosenheim, executive director of TCR. "Exhibiting transparency, consistent metrics, and innovative mitigation measures, our deserving award recipients are building a stronger platform for policy, innovation, and business solutions to reducing carbon pollution."
The President's Climate Action Plan calls on the federal government to work with all stakeholders to take action to cut the harmful carbon pollution that fuels climate change. These organizations and individuals are working to do just that.
The awards are held in conjunction with the 2014 Climate Leadership Conference at the Hyatt Mission Bay Hotel in San Diego, Calif.
More information about the 2014 Climate Leadership Award winners is available at www.epa.gov/climateleadership/awards/2014winners.html
The EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership was launched in 2012 to establish norms of climate leadership by encouraging organizations with emerging climate objectives to identify and achieve cost-effective GHG emission reductions, while helping more advanced organizations drive innovations in reducing their greenhouse gas impacts in their supply chains and beyond. The Center serves as a comprehensive resource to help organizations of all sizes measure and manage GHG emissions, providing technical tools, ground-tested guidance, educational resources, and opportunities for information sharing and peer exchange among organizations interested in reducing the environmental impacts associated with climate change.
More information about EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership: www.epa.gov/climateleadership
Not yet on track to 17 percent reduction
With the latest round of international climate change talks underway in Doha this week, it's a good time to check in on the United States' pledge, made three years in Copenhagen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. Are we on track to meet that?
The short answer: Not yet. But projections depend on assumptions, so let's look at a few recent projections.


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Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has challenged the Government over petroleum and mineral operations - saying iwi need to have bigger role in who's selected to look for oil.
In Parliament, the Te Tai Hauauru MP said tribes need to be able to assess the health, safety and environmental requirements of permit holders who will look for and extract resources.
She raised the issue on behalf of Ngati Ruanui.
Ms Turia asked how the Government would respond to the Taranaki iwi's concerns that not recognising tribes in the permitting process could create frustration and barriers and drive opposition.
But Government Minister, Steven Joyce, responded by saying iwi are recognised in respect of some oil and mineral operations - as are other New Zealanders.
He said new measures are being proposed to strengthen the relationship between tribes and oil and mining companies.
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Here we go again. A clumsy bit of rulemaking by the Obama administration has revived nutty talk about "death panels" — the inflammatory but thoroughly debunked notion purveyed last year by opponents of the new health reform law.
OPPOSING VIEW: On the road to rationing
The idea that the law promoted government-encouraged euthanasia was transparently false, but it went viral among terrified seniors. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll showed that almost a third of Americans 65 or older still believe— wrongly — that the government can pull the plug on them against their wishes.
At issue was an innocuous, bipartisan proposal for Medicare to pay doctors for their time if their patients wanted to discuss end-of-life issues, such as whether they wanted to be kept alive at all costs if there were no chance they'd ever leave the hospital. The fear-mongering was so effective that Democrats dropped the provision from the final bill, but late last year Medicare officials quietly revived it as a regulation.
Faced with more over-the-top reaction, the administration hastily withdrew the regulation.
By then, though, "death panel" hysteria had spread to an even more contentious aspect of medical decision-making: which drugs the government should certify as safe and effective, and therefore likely to be covered by insurers. When the Food and Drug Administration recently said it plans to withdraw approval of the drug Avastin for treating breast cancer because trials showed it to be ineffective or dangerous for most patients, Sen. David Vitter and Rep. Rodney Alexander, both Louisiana Republicans, likened FDA to a "death panel." Hardly. Does anyone believe that leaving such decisions to politicians driven by desperate patients and drug-company lobbyists would yield better results?
To the extent that death panels of a sort do exist, they're composed of state officials who must decide whether each state's version of Medicaid will cover certain expensive, potentially life-saving treatments. In Indiana, the state refused to pay as much as $500,000 for a procedure for a six-month-old boy born without a thymus gland, which is essential to fighting infection. In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer decreed that the state's version of Medicaid would no longer pay for certain transplants. A 32-year-old man's liver transplant was stopped at the last minute because he suddenly had to find $200,000 to pay for it.
As painful as these decisions were, they're only the beginning of an excruciating reckoning between the soaring cost of medical care and increasingly strained resources. This is especially true in the states — where balanced-budget requirements make it much harder to borrow to meet exploding medical costs — but Medicare and private insurers face similar pressure. Mindless sloganeering about "death panels" detracts from the need for intelligent discussions about the wrenching questions that arise in an era of medical advances and finite resources.
The purpose of having Medicare pay for voluntary discussions between doctors and patients about end-of-life care isn't to save money, though that could well be a byproduct. Medicare spends 25% or more of its resources on the last year of life, sometimes for heroic, futile care that patients never wanted but hadn't decided ahead of time to forgo.
People don't like to confront the prospect of their inevitable demise. But there's nothing sinister about giving Medicare patients the option to talk through end-of-life issues with their doctors in private, even if it never saves Medicare a dime.
It's the humane thing to do.
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text: The Western Wall is the one of four retaining walls surrounding the Temple Mount. It served as the western supporting outer wall during the times of the Second Temple.Surviving over 2000 years of history, it is the largest intact structure since the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple in 70 AD. Its proximity to where the 'Holy of Holies' lay in the Temple, bestowed the Wall with sacred status in Jewish tradition. It serves at the same time as a symbol of Jewish exile, which is why it is also known as "The Wailing Wall", and a symbol of historic Jewish glory and hope of redemption. Therefore, it has become a religious and national symbol in Israel and many national, religious and even military ceremonies are held at the Western Wall to this day. Due to its significance in Judaism today, it has become customary to place a small note with a wish or prayer within the cracks of the ancient wall. Jerusalem / Jerusalem Photos / HD Photos / Western Wall in Jerusalem


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Google Analytics recently launched a set of Social Engagement reports which helps you understanding user behavior of visitors who +1 your pages compared to the users who don't. Google Analytics automatically reports all the clicks on the Google+1 button. With the help of Social Plugin Tracking in Google Analytics you can analyze how the content is being shared by all the social media buttons like "Facebook Like", "Twitter Tweet" & "Google+1".
Social Engagement Report is basically set of 3 reports which are available under VISITOR > SOCIAL section of the new GA interface.
Visitor > Social > Engagement: Helps you compare visits which included social action against the visits which did not had any social action.
Visitor > Social > Action: This report helps you comparing the social interactions based on their source. For example: You can compare Facebook Interactions & Twitter Interactions.
Visitor > Social > Pages: With the help of this report you can see number of social actions on each page of the site and this can also be grouped based upon the social media source.
You can set up Social Plugin Tracking by following the simple steps mentioned here: Setting Up Social Plugin Tracking


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JA2 Reloaded - Turn-Based Discussion
by Dhruin, 2010-10-20 20:04:17
Alrik sends word of a newsletter for Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded (well, it's not much more than a link to a forum discussion) asking for input into a "modern" turn-based combat system:
Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded - Discussion: Turn-based combat system 2011
We would love to receive your suggestions and ideas for a modern, turn-based combat system for Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded. What do you think a modern version of such a combat system should look like? What is wrong with the existing JA2 combat system, what annoys you about it and what must be retained without fail?
We look forward to hearing your proposals, suggestions and ideas.
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text: Hey Steve, Thanks for the reply. My comments are inline... On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 09:54:23AM -0400, Steve Young wrote: > Hi, > I'm not using HA on our grid but I thought I would add that I can > restart torque/maui on the server and it doesn't effect the running jobs > on the nodes. I would like to think HA would operate in the same fashion. In my configuration, the compute nodes reboot during the pbs_server failover. Since the mom_priv folder is on persistent disk storage, I expected rerunable jobs in the Running state to be requeued. > As for re-runnable jobs here's my take on it. A job that can be re-run is > one that can be started over from the beginning. Meaning the program your > using can't do checkpointing so if it failed part way through the only > thing you can do is start it over. At least by making this job re-runnable > you don't have to manually re-queue the job and loose your place in the > queue. This is what I expected as well, but have not been able to create a scenario where a job restarts from the beginning. Should running, rerunable jobs restart if compute nodes are rebooted during a pbs_server failover? Regards, -- Victor Gregorio Penguin Computing > However, some types of jobs can be set up to pick up where they left off > if the job failed for some reason. This is not re-runnable since usually > the user needs to change some of the files around for the job to make sure > it picks up where it left off running from before. You wouldn't want this > job to re-run since it would start over from the beginning and you'd loose > all the computations that had already been done up to that point. > > I could be wrong too since some programs might be smart enough to know > how to pick up where it left off when re-run, without user intervention. > In this case it might be a re-runnable job since it actually can continue > on from where it last left off. I hope this helps, > > -Steve > > > On Apr 16, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Victor Gregorio wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> >> I configured the compute nodes to use persistent, disk storage for the >> mom_priv folder. >> >> Now, when the failover from primary to secondary pbs_server occurs, >> running jobs marked rerunable do not abort. As hoped, they show up in >> the Running state, then Exit and Complete. But, when you look at the >> output, the job does not complete it's task. The job output is >> truncated at the point of pbs_server failover. >> >> I expected these rerunable jobs to be requeued when the failover >> occurred. When do jobs get rerun? Or am I misunderstanding what >> rerunable jobs are? >> >> Reference: >> http://www.clusterresources.com/pipermail/torqueusers/2006-August/004107.html >> >> Thank you, >> >> -- >> Victor Gregorio >> Penguin Computing >> >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 03:37:31PM -0700, Victor Gregorio wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I have a Torque failover configuration using CentOS' heartbeat >>> services. >>> When the failover from the primary to the secondary pbs_server system >>> happens, all running jobs marked rerunable try to restart on the >>> secondary system. >>> >>> The problem is that the diskless compute nodes get re-provisioned, >>> destroying all pbs_mom information about the running jobs. So, when >>> the >>> rerunable jobs try to run, they are aborted with "Job does not exist >>> on >>> node". >>> >>> Is there a way for the pbs_server to resubmit a rerunable job using >>> data >>> that is kept on the pbs_server? I have tried tweaking the -t option >>> to >>> 'hot' as well as changing mom_job_sync to False, but no luck. Any >>> advice is appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Victor Gregorio >>> Penguin Computing >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> torqueusers mailing list >>> torqueusers at supercluster.org >>> http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers >> _______________________________________________ >> torqueusers mailing list >> torqueusers at supercluster.org >> http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers >


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Tag: 'fun'
March 10, 2010 at 8:33 am
I went to a party in Wisconsin last weekend. Yes, Wisconsin. They know how to drink there, and they put cheese sticks in their alcoholic beverages, at least in the mornings.
It was fun to escape into a bubble universe for the weekend and live in a land where everyone is happy to see you and there is much dancing and revelry and ass-squeezing. (I'm looking at you, jenfu.) I am a bit disappointed no one flashed me or made out with me, and the raw food restaurant made my face so splotchy that it caused my fellow diners to frantically search for an antihistamine, but overall it was a high time. It was a place where my only responsibility was to make sure my bus buddy wasn't left at the laser tag arena.
But now I am back in my day-to-day life and there are many responsibilities, like scheduling a conference call and picking up a friend from the mechanic and finishing a client's site. It is tempting to contemplate a life where every week was […]
August 19, 2009 at 9:50 am
One of the advantages of being self-employed is that you can sit in front of your laptop obsessively refreshing a Twitter page in hopes of winning free concert tickets without fear of being discovered by your boss. The @IndyStateFair Twitter page has been giving away free tickets to various events this month. You just have to be the first person to direct message them with the correct answer to a trivia question. When I saw that they were going to give away tickets to the Journey concert with opening act Heart, I opened up one browser window for the direct message and another with the Twitter feed to refresh every minute waiting for the question.
I didn't expect to win because I don't know any much Journey trivia, but after about 10 minutes I hit refresh and was startled to see the question appear, "Which current reality show judge was a member of Journey from 1986-87?" I haven't watched American Idol since season two, unless you count the weekend I watched every Adam Lambert video online […]


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Defund now
This health-care debacle must be defunded! ObamaCare is already destroying the economy, forcing employers to lay off or force employees to go part-time. Employers cannot afford to cover their employees. Spouses are also not being covered by employer-provided insurance.
The left is circulating the falsehood that Republicans want to shut the government down. This is simply not true! Everything else will be funded, even programs Republicans are not fond of, except ObamaCare.
The American people have spoken. We do not want this train wreck to be implemented! We want it to be eventually repealed! Our representatives owe it to us to respect our wishes. We do not have time left to wait!
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Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier
Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier by Cynthia J. Miller, A. Bowdoin Van Riper
2012 | ISBN: 0810885441 | English | 344 pages | PDF | 14 MB
2012 | ISBN: 0810885441 | English | 344 pages | PDF | 14 MB
In , Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled a collection of essays that explore the many tropes and themes through which undead Westerns make the genre's inner plagues and demons visible, and lay siege to a frontier tied to myths of strength, ingenuity, freedom, and independence. The volume is divided into three sections: "Reanimating Classic Western Tropes" examines traditional Western characters, symbolism, and Description devices and how they are given new life in undead Westerns; "The Moral Order Under Siege" explores the ways in which the undead confront classic values and morality tales embodied in Western films; and "And Hell Followed with Him" looks at justice, retribution, and retaliation at the hands of undead angels and avenger.
The subjects explored here run the gamut from such B films as Curse of the Undead and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula to A-list features like From Dusk 'til Dawn and Jonah Hex, as well as animated films (Rango) and television programs (The Walking Dead and Supernatural). Other films discussed include Sam Raimi's Bubba Ho-Tep, John Carpenter's Vampires, George Romero's Land of the Dead, and Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West. Featuring several illustrations and a filmography, Undead in the West will appeal to film scholars, especially those interested in hybrid genres, as well as fans of the Western and the supernatural in cinema.
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