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I see people jogging and walking in my neighbourhood all the time. And, having lived in this area for nearly five years, I have definitely seen a trend emerge. the vast majority of these active people are women. I thought that was weird so I started paying more attention.
Yes, it definitely does appear that more women than men were out being active, at least in my part of town.
I thought about it more and more. I know that there are activities going on in town that women are participating in, such as zumba. I haven't heard of too many men participating in these types of things.
I hear that there is a men's hockey team, so they get some points for that... but there's also a women's hockey team.
My mixed slo-pitch team does have more men than women on it, but it would be a bit of a stretch to think that the guys are getting a significant amount of exercise there.
According to Stats Canada, adults should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity a week. New data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS), states that just 15% of Canadian adults attain this level of activity.
The guidelines also suggest that young people aged five to 17 should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily. CHMS data indicated that only 7% of young people attain this level of activity.
By gender, the guidelines for adults were achieved by 17% of men and 14% of women. The guidelines for young people were achieved by 9% of boys and 4% of girls.
These statistics just don't jibe with what I am observing and they are also kind of sad – especially for our kids!
All this pondering about activity levels and gender got me wondering about a lot of things.
What motivates people to be active?
Are men more active on the job and therefore not as eager to spend their leisure time in pursuit of physical activity? Most of the men (and women) I know in my area work in office jobs — so that doesn't seem to be the answer.
Are the women in my neighbourhood more concerned about their appearance and weight gain than the men are? Are men just more satisfied with the way they look and feel? Is there more social pressure for women to get fit and look good? Are the men being active in ways that are not as easily observable – such as working out in home gyms?
Gender aside, the CMMS statistics are depressing. Very few of us are getting enough exercise in our lives. Do we need to do something as a society to turn this around?
I would love to hear your ideas about this apparent phenomenon.
Do you think my observation that woman are more active than men is accurate?
Does this seem to be the case where you live? Should government more actively promote activity?
What strategies do you use to help you stay more active?
Email your feedback to me at the address below.
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Glowing Blue Waves Explained
Photograph by Doug Perrine, Alamy
Pinpricks of light on the shore seem to mirror stars above in an undated picture taken on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives.
The biological light, or bioluminescence, in the waves is the product of marine microbes called phytoplanktonand now scientists think they know how some of these life-forms create their brilliant blue glow.
Various species of phytoplankton are known to bioluminesce, and their lights can be seen in oceans all around the world, said marine biologist and bioluminescence expert Woodland Hastings of Harvard University. (Also see "Glowing Sea Beasts: Photos Shed Light on Bioluminescence."
"I've been across the Atlantic and Pacific, and I've never seen a spot that wasn't bioluminescent or a night that [bioluminescence] couldn't be seen," Hastings said.
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Thu Mar 22, 2012, 10:46 AM
catbyte (8,908 posts)
1. Cool. Eerie, but way cool
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Thu Mar 22, 2012, 10:48 AM
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2. They make a tour of this in Puerto Rico! nt
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Heywood J (2,515 posts)
3. The blue waves are fascinating.
But the thing that struck me after that was "Holy shit, there are STARS in that top photo." I've lived my entire life in places where the sky more resembles the second photo, where the orange-purple lightspill fog drowns out all but the six brightest stars even on a clear night. Seeing so many stars in one photo combined with the blue water is like seeing an alien landscape.
Thanks for the awesome pictures.
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MineralMan (97,427 posts)
4. I used to camp at night during the summer
on the long sandspit beach near Morro Bay, CA, just to see this phenomenon. Walking on the wet sand during these times would leave a long trail of glowing footprints. No photos, though.

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hey, at trial, can I ask the 2 defendants, of the interrogatories- if they read them and if they answered, so they're aware of my issues and if they did , did they bring them to court and can I be given them? could they be given to me before the start if they have them, so I can be aware of what they think? the same of 2 witnesses I've served written depositions to, so if they're aware of my issues and ques.s... none was replied to date
I subpoenaed all 4 to show and asked them to bring the written answers to discovery. If I could read a bit of these before trial I'd know what to expect. Also if they read the questions I'd know they're up on what I'm going to ask/ what I infer was the issues. Also, the written documents I'd like to have for other reasons. so, when they are on the stand can I ask did you receive the document/read it/actually answer them/ and did you return it with you. Yes I subpoeaned the 2 defendants.. the answers could prove useful when I ask their testimony if I'd be able to get pretrial?
none of these discovery,were answered!!!! I wanted to know if the 2 witnesses would know the issues of my claim. and some of these answers may have trapped the 2 defendants. I guess I can't ask the court if they brought these to court,pretrial so I can read a bit. Simple ques.'s to me so I know what issues the answers will would've raised.
If they read my deposition ques.s I'm assuming they can recall stuff 7 months ago, better. Can the judge rule of contempt of these people for not answering these at all and overdue 100%, at trial, or admonish the other lawyer and so on. To show the judge what noncompliant the other side was/is.
I've filed those Motions long ago. I was surprised the judge didnot grant them at all. the interrogatories are 3 months due. their tactics I'm sure. As, I told an expert this seems to be the essence of the court, the discovery, for the judge not to grant basic questions and business issues of defendant I'd need to know.Sad.
avoiding facts, yep. I thought the other lawyer a fool for believing his defendants and asked him, if he did. He would not say, yes or no. This to see what a poor case they had if they are lying. I had about 4 motions for info., too late now. Good day.
how can I admit an exhibit of a document at trial... so the judge can read it and the other lawyer can read it, so I can explain its details to them, as it is confusing .. it is a file of my talks to cust service rep. and it says my issue at the car dealer. the rep kept a poor file of what I said
say after a witness testimony, I can just ask the court to look at the files/read them as I tell them what they say-- so I'll be talking to the court/arbitrators outloud/no witness for those 2 subpoenaed witnesses, can I ask if their boss/the defendant or its lawyer conferred or spoke at all of the trial to them? That subpoena of them do I need to file that with the clerk, before the trial...if they donot show, I guess. And 1 of the defendants will not show, I can ask a default judgement of him? and can I infer what he would've said? as to what he told me in a phone conversation, in fact did say.
an expert said I could say what occurred between us, if he's not there. No,not all, ok. Properly introduced of the files, is what I'm asking you..after 1 witness, I can just ask the court to admit this file as it corroberates what you all just heard and adds, some details not heard to it. Is that how to get it admitted? the default judgement I would just ask after all the testimony? These last 2 items are important if you could detail a bit., especially the file.
Thanks much as to the defendant's no show. I did not mean infer, but what he'd maybe have said if he was there. I did have the phone call talk with him, when he spoke for the dealer, and Refused me any discounts.thanks again. I'll look at what's needed for the file, appreciate that too. Back to my ques. of the 2 witnesses that are employeed at the defendant. Can I ask them if they had talks w/defendant's managers/staff or their lawyer to influence them maybe even as to what to say or not to say. If they sound suspicious on the stand
Good info.,1 more thing. A lawyer wrote may claim is based on UTPCPL's 73 P.S. Section 201... What is the P.S. and even the 73, this may arise at trial... the intent to not sell what they advertise
the lawyer had an (ix) etc. it sure be nice to have him there Fri., as there's a lot of little technical stuff as I just asked you and more, he wanted mega money for 2 hours of trial, oh well. I appreciate all you guys with my questions. I also think this lawyer will be playing a little hardball. He's already trying to remove the 2 employees as defendants as they're only agents of the corporate car dealer, the 3rd defendant. Any thing you may add to that claim of theirs?
I thought I was done, But 2 more things. Can you give me a link for the exhibit to admit authenticate download or a write up of that as I can not download. 2nd can I reference or ask of defendants testimony they said in small claims court? Ask, did you say so and so, or you did not remember this there but do you recall this fact now?


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A decision on the future of Palestine will be taken by the British Government in the near future it was indicated here today following an official announcement last night by the Foreign Office which revealed that British diplomats in Arab countries have been summoned to London in connection with the situation in the Middle East. Lord Gort, Palestine's High Commissioner, has been in England for some time.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office, elaborating on the official announcement, said that the question of Arab-Jewish relations will be one of the major items at the discussions which Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin will hold with the diplomats. Another major subject of discussion will be British oil interests in the countries of the Middle and Near East.
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There's nothing quite like parenthood to put life into a clearer perspective. By her own admission, actress Nia Long knew it was a risky move to take time off of her career in order to focus on being a new mom. But raised eyebrows did little to sway her decision to take a breather, allowing herself to develop personally and professionally. It was a gutsy move, but one that was made with no regrets.
Her return to work, however, wasn't quite as smooth as she had planned. The game was the same, but the rules had changed dramatically. Luckily, though, the situation lent itself well when it came to getting acquainted with her new role on Showtime's "House of Lies." Her character, Tamara, has returned to the corporate game after taking time off to raise a family, a familiar situation that clearly hit close to home. For Nia, that fish-out-of-the-water feeling she had in real life lent itself tremendously to portraying her character on the show.
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Question: Film, television, directorial debuts, philanthropist, mom. Is there anything left on your bucket list?
Answer: Oh my gosh, there's so much — I don't even think I have accomplished half of what I want to accomplish. Because, as you get older and more mature and get to know yourself more, you start to hone in on what's really important and what you really want. So your bucket list changes, and I've just started to write the bucket list now. The one thing that I would say is that I really appreciate taking the time to develop personally and professionally — especially in the industry we're in. There's this pressure to hurry up and get everything done, don't have kids in the middle of your career. ...
Motherhood has made me a better artist. I understand people more, I'm a lot more patient. I'm learning how to be vulnerable again. In my life, there was a time where there was no room for that … and I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not Superwoman, and I don't want to be. "It's OK to need" is my big lesson.
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Q: You've said one of the things you love about the show "House of Lies" is that it's the perfect combo of good, bad and ugly in corporate America. Do you think the show is a pretty accurate portrayal of the real thing?
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I know... The lack of proper multi-touch is what always makes me go back to Neutrino. I still flash CM9 once or twice every week or so lol
me too i just flashed cm 7.2 again i can't live with this bug
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MANAGER Steve McClaren is challenging his Derby County side to end their mini slump when they host Wanderers tonight.
After a seven-game unbeaten run kept the Rams hot on the trail of the automatic promotion places, back-to-back losses have stretched the gap to the top two.
Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to lowly Millwall was a coupon-buster but McClaren had no complaints about the outcome after his side's poor performance.
Now he is hoping they can quickly get back on track.
"It's not often I have had to say we were poor – but this is one of those occasions," McClaren said. "You get results like the one against Millwall once in a while.
"It is a thunderbolt and we have to pick ourselves up and bounce back against Bolton.
"We have normally delivered at home, shown quality and played with a tempo, but there was no tempo or quality.
"We were so poor in the final third and we hardly created anything. When we did, we could not finish.
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"It was just one of those days.You get them in football, sometimes you cannot explain it."
The Rams had won eight of their previous nine games at the iPro Stadium and despite throwing everything at Ian Holloway's Lions for no reward, McClaren is still aiming to challenge the top two.
He added: "We have in games put four or five strikers on and then sat here afterwards and said 'we went for it, and it worked'. But I also said then that we will go for it in other games and it isn't going to work.
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I have been a Project Manager, Creative Director and Brand Manager since 1997, a lecturer in Photography and Creative Thinking since 1994, but I am mostly a Design Thinker. My ability to observe and understand people's needs, to synthesise, to convert insights into solutions and to inspire, accelerates innovation and problem solving. With integrative thinking, collaboration, empathy and optimism I design new era systems.
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Ayesha Takia's husband Farhan Azmi apparently keeps a close check on the clothes that wifie wears in her films and public appearances.
Azmi hails from a conservative Muslim family with strong political background as his father Abu Azmi is state president of the Samajwadi Party. Apparently, when Ayesha Takia decided to make a comeback in Bollywood after a gap of two years post marriage, Farhan advised her to pick roles that does not harm his father's political image in any manner.
From what we hear, it seems like Farhan Azmi would be more comfortable seeing his wife covered from head to toe.
It is even being rumoured that the reason why Ayesha Takia bagged the role in MOD is because of her relationship with director-producer Nagesh Kukunoor. Ayesha apparently considers him to be brother and ties him rakhi every year. As per sources, Ayesha's husband flew down to the location where MOD was being shot to make sure everything went off well.
However, speaking to a leading newspaper, Nagesh dismissed the rumour saying he always dressed his actors to suit a particular character. Ayesha Takia also said, "I've been very particular about what I wear anyway."


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Growing up we always had a choice of two kinds of salsa – a red tomato salsa which we made from scratch, and a salsa verde, or green salsa, which we got from a bottle (Victoria brand).
As a kid I always thought that green salsa was made from green tomatoes, but actually it is made with a Mexican relative of a tomato, the tomatillo (pronounced "toe-mah-TEE-yo"), which looks like a little green tomato covered with a husk. Here are three quick and easy ways for making Salsa Verde.
Tomatillo Salsa Verde RecipePrint
To cook the tomatillos, you can either roast them in the oven, brown them on the stovetop, or boil them. Roasting in the oven or browning on the stovetop will deliver more flavor. Each way works, though boiling is a more common way to cook the tomatillos.
- 1 1/2 lb tomatillos
- 1/2 cup chopped white onion
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 2 Jalapeño peppers OR 2 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped (you can use whole for more heat if you want)
- Salt to taste
I like to include a few garlic cloves in with the oven roasting method.
1 Remove papery husks from tomatillos and rinse well.
2a Oven Roasting Method Cut the tomatillos in half and place cut side down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place under a broiler for about 5-7 minutes to lightly blacken the skin.
2b Pan Roasting Method Coat the bottom of a skillet with a little vegetable oil. Heat on high heat. Place the tomatillos in the pan and sear on one side, then flip over and brown on the other side. Remove from heat.
2c Boiling Method Place tomatillos in a saucepan, cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove tomatillos with a slotted spoon.
3 Place the cooked tomatillos, lime juice, onions, cilantro, chili peppers, sugar (if using) in a blender or food processor and pulse until all ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. Season to taste with salt. Cool in refrigerator.
Serve with chips or as a salsa accompaniment to Mexican dishes.
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Thu 9 Oct 2008 in Bellingham:
Just northeast of Marysville, quite close to I-5, just east of a school. Actual spot is on the bike lane of the road.
I already have a speed hash, so I satisfied myself with parking and marking. The rain came down on and off on the way north, but held off while I was at the spot. Had to make it an early hash - doctor's appointment at 4pm.
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ASK A QUESTION when do you need an accent for "el" in spanish?
I know it has to do with pronouns or something but i'm not quite sure what the exact rule is..
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Él refers to when you´re talking about a person.
Él es perezoso.
El without the tilde refers to nouns of a male gender like:
el león, el tigre, o el limón
It´s in lesson 1.1
I suggest you look there for further info.
él is a personal pronoun which can be used as a subject of a sentence or clause or as an object of the preposition meaning he or him.
el is a definite article used before a masculine, singular noun that means "the"
el is also part of a relative pronoun meaning "which": el que
You use is when you are talking about a boy
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Coordinated European actions to prevent and control norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships
E Depoortere1, J Takkinen1 (firstname.lastname@example.com), on behalf of the ECDC Norovirus expert group*
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
*EH Cramer, E Dahl, I Friesema, C Hatjichristodoulou, M Koopmans, J Kremastinou-Kourea, M Kuusi, P McKeown, P Pothier, J van Steenbergen, B Suski
Between 1 January and 5 July 2006, 42 reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis on 13 different cruise ships sailing in European waters were confirmed or suspected to be caused by norovirus. Almost 1500 cases of gastroenteritis were reported among passengers and crew, but no common source has been determined. Two new norovirus variants were identified through the microbiological analysis of patient and environmental samples during these outbreaks. Based on previous years' experience, an ECDC expert panel considered it likely that the emergence of new norovirus strains coincided with increased reports of outbreaks in European countries, which was reflected by increased activity on cruise ships [1]. Investigations of these outbreaks were carried out by national authorities, coordinated by the European Union funded surveillance network DIVINE-NET (http://www.eufoodborneviruses.co.uk/DIVINEVENT/DIVIndex.asp), in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) [2].
Responsibility for investigation of norovirus outbreaks with international implications, which include those in a relatively closed setting such as on cruise ships, trains, and aeroplanes that travel across national borders, is currently ill-defined at present. These recent outbreaks illustrate the need for European-level coordination.
The ECDC expert panel, with expertise in the fields of norovirus epidemiology and microbiology, including experts from the EU funded project SHIPSAN ('ship sanitation programme' http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_projects/2005/action2/action2_2005_full_en.htm#5) and the CDC Vessel Sanitation Programme (VSP), recently met with the following objectives:
• to review current norovirus epidemiology in Europe to assess the actions needed to prevent and control future outbreaks in cruise ships
• to review the existing guidelines for prevention and control measures in cruise ships and other public settings
Need for guidance and legal framework identified
Several challenges were identified with relation to the current norovirus prevention and control strategies:
Some of these challenges will be addressed by SHIPSAN, which has the following objectives:
Actions being taken
The panel concluded that practical and standardised guidelines for the implementation of prevention and control measures, based on best practices identified from previous experience, should be developed. The cruise ship industry has a major interest in limiting and containing norovirus outbreaks, so there is an opportunity for a close and mutually beneficial collaboration between public health authorities and industry. An exploratory meeting with the medical directors of the major ship-owning companies will be organised by ECDC.
The main partners following up the meeting's recommendations will be members of SHIPSAN, the Vessel Sanitation Program of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [3], DIVINE-NET, the European Commission, and the ship owning companies.
The full report of the ECDC expert panel meeting which took place on 12 September 2006 is available on the ECDC website (http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/documents/pdf/Norovirus_prevention_control_06.pdf)
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PITTSBURGH (AP) The comeback was so swift, the victory so meaningful, coach Marvin Lewis now foresees the Cincinnati Bengals winning their first-place showdown in Baltimore next week.
OK, so it wasnt Chad Johnson guaranteeing an upset of Kansas City, but it certainly sounded like it.
Were going to do what people said we couldnt do, Lewis said after the Bengals dramatic 24-20 win Sunday in Pittsburgh. Were going to win three on the road.
Whoa. The team that couldnt win for a dozen seasons is absolutely convinced its not going to lose, no matter the setting or the circumstances.
Thats not a prediction, thats our goal, Lewis said. Its our goal to win three on the road, and we have a great ballgame next week.
No matter what it was an outright prediction or merely a display of confidence by the NFLs turnaround team of the season hardly anybody couldve predicted this.
The Bengals (7-5), long the leagues model franchise for ineptitude, have won four in a row the last two on the road and are tied for first in the AFC North in December. And the Steelers (4-8), almost off-the-board favorites to win a third straight division title, are all but mathematically out of it.
In years past, we didnt win the tough games, running back Corey Dillon said. Now were winning them. As long as Ive been here, December was just December, it doesnt mean too much. This is different.
The Bengals, who hadnt won a meaningful game in Pittsburgh since 1990, led 14-3 in the first half on Jon Kitnas touchdown passes of 51 yards to Kelley Washington and 4 yards to Chad Johnson Johnsons fourth touchdown in two games.
But after coach Bill Cowher told them the second half would define their season, the Steelers rallied for a 20-17 lead with 1:05 remaining on Tommy Maddoxs 16-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward. Pittsburgh had gotten close on Jerome Bettis 1-yard touchdown run and Jeff Reeds 39-yard field goal.
Then, signifying the confidence theyve built while winning six of seven, the Bengals went for the victory after Reeds short kickoff into a strong wind and Brandon Bennetts 27-yard return gave them the ball at their 48 with 57 seconds left.
Were not playing for ties, were playing for keeps, Dillon said. I didnt see any letdown, I didnt see anyone panicking.
Kitna, who was 18-of-32 for 271 yards, immediately hit Peter Warrick for 18 yards and Bennett ran 16 yards up the middle. Kitna threw incomplete from the 18, then was surprised when offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski called the same play.
I thought it was great because youre probably not going to get the same blitz again, Kitna said.
This time, tight end Matt Schobel slipped behind safety Mike Logan and was open in the back of the end zone for Cincinnatis biggest touchdown since the Sam Wyche era.
No wonder the Bengals have begun selling playoff tickets. Will Super Bowl tickets be next?
Every week its our biggest win, every week it just keeps getting bigger, cornerback Artrell Hawkins said. Next week we go to Baltimore, another tough division game, and it will probably take us 60 minutes to win that one, too.
The Bengals certainly are big on predictions these days, arent they?
Theyve got some confidence over there, Steelers linebacker Joey Porter said. Theyre playing like a team thats on the rise.
Notes: Ward made 13 catches for 149 yards and Plaxico Burress made eight for 112, a week after they combined for three receptions at Cleveland. ... Cowher complained replay official Dale Hamer didnt thoroughly review backup quarterback Charlie Batchs fumble on a first-and-goal screen pass from the Bengals 10 in the closing seconds of the first half. Referee Bernie Kukar ruled Batchs arm wasnt going forward making it a lateral that could be recovered, not a pass. Hamer said the replay clearly showed it was a fumble ... Batch came in when Maddox sat out three plays with a left knee injury. ... Bettis 62 yards gave him 12,010 in his career, making him the 10th in NFL history with that many yards.


text: Modern Day Odyssey – In Search of a Good Mentor by: Vibhuti Joshi April 15, 2013 Professional Development By Vibhuti Joshi, M.S., LPC, Learning Services Coordinator The word 'mentor' is derived from the named character in Homer's epic tale "The Odyssey." Trusted friend of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, Mentor also served as friend and counsel to Odysseus' son while Odysseus was away fighting in the Trojan War. Similarly, a current-day mentor guides a lesser experienced person through challenges they're likely to face. The most effective mentor understands his or her role as a dependable, engaged and authentic adviser tuned into the needs of the mentee. Good mentors also value the relationships they have with those whom they mentor. While you should expect to gain a great amount of knowledge and wisdom that a mentor obtained firsthand in their profession, each mentor-mentee relationship can be unique. Ultimately, the success of any mentorship depends on the contribution each is willing to add to the experience. In looking for a mentor, the primary thing you want to see is someone who is excited by the value of his or her relationship with you, and who knows how to draw out from you your challenges and opportunities for accomplishment. Some key characteristics you'll see in a good mentor: An advisor who leads you in learning how to think through and solve problems. A cheerleader who provides appropriate emotional and moral encouragement during tough moments. A trusted guide who offers support through professional challenges. A role model who demonstrates professional ethics and integrity. In making the most of the mentoring relationship, you'll take with you interpersonal and professional knowledge that would take you longer to learn on the job alone. You'll also end up with more confidence than your colleagues just entering the professional workforce. While this relationship can tend to give one-sided gain to a mentee, you can also provide much benefit to your mentor. As the person on the mostly receiving end of the opportunity, you'll want to keep in mind keys to building a good relationship and making the most of interactions between you and your mentor. Just as in any motivating relationship where each person seeks to mutually benefit the other, you can help create a motivating opportunity for your mentor as much as he or she can for you. To a mentor, your teachable attitude and willingness to take on challenges and growth is the inspiring environment your mentor might hope for. Any mentor is energized seeing mentees grow from the time, experience and wisdom they sow into them. In turn, mentors have great opportunity to grow even more from the contributions shared between you. With that in mind, don't be afraid to network and ask several professionals whom you admire. Along with being flattered that you asked, when you find the right person, you'll find that they look forward to the potential rewards of a mentoring relationship as much as you do. The right relationship will be a fulfilling experience, and one neither you nor your mentor are likely to forget. As a Learning Services Coordinator at Colorado Technical University, Vibhuti Joshi, M.S., LPC, is in charge of open house, communities and clubs within the Virtual Commons on CTU's Virtual Campus, the student mentorship program and quarterly workshops. She earned her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She has been a licensed professional counselor in Illinois since 2009. Did you enjoy this post? Receive fresh updates from Vibhuti and other CTU faculty directly to your inbox by subscribing to CTU's blog. Join us! Image credit: Flickr/G Travels


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CRAIG Bellamy has been back to become a successful manager by his former Blackburn Rovers assistant boss Mark Bowen.
Bowen worked with Bellamy at Rovers, Manchester City and Wales, when he was part of Mark Hughes' coaching team.
Bellamy yesterday announced his retirement as a player at the age of 34 and is now preparing to move into management.
"He wants to go into coaching and management and I'm sure he'll make a success of that," Bowen told the BBC.
"He'll go over and above what other people would do. He would want to tick all the boxes to give himself the best chance he can.
"I spoke to him when I went down to Cardiff with Stoke towards the end of the season and the first thing he said to me was 'I think I'm ready'.
"Almost a little bit tongue in cheek, I said: 'You might think you're ready, but wait until you step this side you'll quickly find out you've got a lot to learn.'
"I think he told us he's in the process of doing his Pro Licence. He wants to do that first so that gives him the ammunition, if you like, to pursue the next part of his career."


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By Shay McCleavy
Staff Writer
Occasionally you see a film where you hang on every word. Characters clash and a dense plot develops as we peer into the lives of multiple people. It's bonkers, scary and terrifically funny all at the same time. That is director David O. Russell's "American Hustle."
"Some of this actually happened."
Those are the first words that greet you after the retro opening titles. It's a great, droll set-up for a film inspired by Abscam, an FBI sting operation in 1978. Though what transpires mirrors actual events, names have been changed and personalities fictionalized. It doesn't matter anyway, because Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") has cooked up a wonderful whirlwind of a film.
The story moves between con artists Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), while FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) uses them to earn a name for himself by bringing down politicians, including the unknowing mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner). Outside of the operation, Irving's erratic wife (Jennifer Lawrence) could unknowingly bring the whole operation down. Though the plot is dense, Russell places the heart of film in his large ensemble of A-list actors.
The cast is to die for. Bale provides our way into this world sporting a beer belly and elaborate comb over, giving Irving cautious assertiveness and sharp emotion. Adams, flashing her blue eyes, is tough, calculating, sensitive and incredibly sexy as a partner in crime. Cooper brings comic heat and hubris as the Fed with a temper. Renner is completely likeable as a politician who wants good for his community and is unaware he is stuck between Feds, the mob and con artists. Lastly, Lawrence is all kinds of crazy as Irving's loose and erratic wife. Even the smaller supporting cast is incredible, especially Louis C.K. whose comic timing is impeccable.
This is also one stylish movie. From its perfectly chosen 70's soundtrack to its crazy costumes, it's all pitched to a dizzying heightened reality. It's bound to make your head spin. As the action rises to a fevered pitch, Russell's camera swoops in and out with a headlong rush. A sequence involving disco, drugs and desperation will warp your brain before the characters, you and the camera are snapped into sobriety. You are glued to these people. As the plot gets denser, Russell plunges into the heart of his ensemble to create a turbulent and funny ride. Though there are a few bumpy bits and the conclusion ends a bit tidier than one might expect, you just roll with it for a good time.
If you want a film that is bristling with dry and absurd humor, is stylish in a wonderfully garish 70's kind of way and features some of the best performances of the year, go see this. David O. Russell has created a film about people who hustle for love, respect and truth; but he's not hustling you out of entertainment.


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As part of a recent symposium on the "Role of State Attorneys General in National Environmental Policy" at Columbia University in New York City, I was asked to speak about Montana's natural resource damage lawsuit against ARCO, the resulting settlement, and how the money recovered is being used to restore and replace the injured natural resources in the Upper Clark Fork River Basin.
The symposium offered an opportunity for frank discussions among state attorneys general, their key staff members and law professors on environmental topics of current national significance. In addition to discussions of natural resource damages and the lawsuits that states have brought to restore natural resources, the symposium addressed global warming and the lawsuits that have been filed against the nation's largest emitters of carbon dioxide; ground water pollution and, particularly, the contamination by the gasoline additive MTBE in groundwater throughout the United States.
Participants came from across the country, and they were keenly interested in the success of Montana's lawsuit and its Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Program. A series of photographs helped convey the enormity of the mining-related contamination and the injury to the Basin. I showed them photos of the Berkeley Pit, the Opportunity Ponds and the Anaconda Smelter Stack, which, in its prime, left many areas in and around the city of Anaconda contaminated and, in some cases, practically devoid of vegetation.
In 1983, the State of Montana filed its natural resource damage lawsuit against ARCO to recover damages for injuries to the Basin's water, soils, vegetation, fish and wildlife and for the public's lost use and enjoyment of these resources. As part of the 1999 settlement, the state received $215 million, including about $130 million earmarked to restore or replace the injured resources. In early 2000, the State finalized the criteria and procedures for spending the $130 million. A grant process was established that is administered by the NRD Program. Under this process, government agencies and private entities and individuals are eligible to apply for funds for projects that will restore or improve the injured natural resources and the recreation opportunities that accompany them, including hunting and fishing.
One part of the discussion at Columbia was that, just as the smelter and related mining operations brought Anaconda a vibrant economic base and a fine way of life for years, today the restoration is another source of revenue for the Anaconda community. The restoration dollars collected by the NRD Program as a result of the smelter-related contamination and the subsequent lawsuit are being infused into Anaconda and other Basin communities, creating jobs and restoring the environment.
To date, the state has completed four restoration grant cycles and awarded about $24.3 million for 35 projects. Of this amount, about $11.2 million has been approved for eight projects in the Anaconda area. These approved projects involve:
* Replacing 9,770 feet of leaking waterline in Anaconda and installing 2,150 feet of new waterline at Bowman airport;
* Restoring 27 stream miles in the Lost Creek watershed;
* Designing fish passage and screen devices at Myers and Twin Lakes Dams;
* Developing optimum seed and plant material for revegetating the Anaconda upland areas;
* Assessing groundwater quality in Opportunity area wells;
* Acquiring and cleaning up the site that will be used as the Anaconda rest stop along Interstate 90;
* Acquiring 363 acres at Stuart Mill Bay along the southeast shore of Georgetown Lake for public recreational use and preservation of fish and wildlife habitat; and
* Acquiring 9,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat and recreational lands in the Garrity Mountain area near Anaconda.
In addition, the state has approved about $8 million for restoring the first eight miles of the Silver Bow Creek Greenway, which will ultimately extend hiking and biking trails from Butte to the Anaconda area.
The state is also considering two other proposals for funding this year that will benefit Anaconda. One project will continue the waterline replacement, and the other will provide an environmental education program for local, school-aged children. The NRD Program is also actively involved in the planning and potential funding of restoration in the Anaconda uplands area, the Dutchman wetlands and along Warm Springs, Mill and Willow Creeks.
After the presentations on natural resource damages, the audience asked a number of questions about Montana's experience. One particularly relevant question involved how this state can be sure that it is spending its recovered damages on worthwhile restoration projects.
This is an important concern, but I described to the Columbia University audience how Montana has created a restoration funding process within its NRD Program. This process, with its many checks and balances and opportunities for public input, assures that the money will be well spent. For example, several people from the Anaconda area serve on our advisory council, including chairman Jim Flynn.
That public input process is one reason Montana can be considered an example for natural resource damage programs around the nation. Montana, and the communities of the Upper Basin in particular, can be proud we are at the national forefront of restoring natural resources contaminated by this nation's past pollution practices.
Mike McGrath is Montana's attorney general.
Source: http://www.mikemcgrath.com/news_oped92804.html


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Jabez Howland, Jr.
b.15 Nov 1669 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
d.17 Oct 1732 Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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m. aft 11 Mar 1727
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Jabez3 Howland's Estate
"[From original division] On 18 April, 1734, Thomas Throope, Robert Jolls, Samuel Royall, John Bosworth and Jonathan Peck, made 'an Equall Division of the Reall Eastate in Bristll' as follows:
'To Jabez Howland oldestt son …'
'To Thomas Howland one of the Sons …'
'To ms Bethiah Davis one of the Daughters …'
'To Mercy martindall one of the Daughters …'
'To Elisabeth Little one of the Daughters …'
'To sarah Lawton one of the Daughters …'
'To Patience one of the Daughters …'
The division was allowed, 21 May, 1734. [The division was also recorded, 8:115.]"[4]
NOTE: A widow Howland is mentioned in the division but only as an abutting landowner. It is not clear whether she was the widow of Jabez3 Howland or of another Howland male.


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TO many members of Congress, as to working stiffs and millionaires alike who dread contact with tax collectors, the Internal Revenue Service too often lives up to its caricature as an unresponsive, intrusive and vindictive bureaucracy.
''The power to tax is the power to destroy,'' Representative Bill Archer, the Texas Republican, said last week as he unveiled legislation intended to give taxpayers a fairer shake when they confront the I.R.S. and to improve the management of the tax-collection agency.
Mr. Archer, whose avowed goal is to ''get the I.R.S. completely and totally out of the life of every American,'' may see the agency as an even more tempting punching bag than other legislators, some of whom had the temerity to say that the I.R.S. actually does a pretty good job. But his bill sailed through the Ways and Means Committee with little opposition on its way to the House floor, where it is likely to pass with an overwhelming bipartisan majority.
After some hesitation, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill decided to support the bill. So did President Clinton, who had fought it -- primarily because it would dilute executive branch authority over the I.R.S. -- but reversed course as the political wind behind the legislation turned into a gale. His surrender all but insured that the measure would become law after the Senate takes up similar legislation, probably early next year.
Yet for all the crowing on both sides of the aisle about strengthening taxpayers' rights, there was also grudging acknowledgment that fixing the I.R.S. is the easy part, and that the real problem lies in the byzantine nature of the tax code itself. Over the years, Congress has found it easy to increase the system's complexity; the tax cut enacted last summer, for example, tripled the number of tax rates on capital gains and established a bewildering array of retirement and college-savings incentives. But Congress has rarely found the will to untangle the knots it creates.Continue reading the main story
Most of the code's complexity, of course, is there because Congress tried to make the system fairer, or to use it to encourage some social or economic good, or to make it more responsive to the needs of a constituency, whether a narrow special interest or a broad class of taxpayers. And once a tax break enters the code, its beneficiaries are loath to give it up; just listen to the hue and cry whenever eliminating the mortgage-interest deduction comes up.
But the more complicated the tax code, the more ways there are to interpret what is acceptable and what is a scam. That reality provides a good living for legions of accountants and tax lawyers, but it also imposes on the I.R.S. a role as enforcement agency as well as tax collector. A system that is based on voluntary compliance, and which gives taxpayers wide leeway to calculate their own tax liabilities, could hardly function without some kind of cop on the beat.
The Blood Trail
However menacing the I.R.S. might be, there are plenty of taxpayers who find advantage in a tax code of an organic nature, one that changes to fit changing economic and social circumstances. And Congress's enthusiasm for assailing the easy target presented by the I.R.S. is itself a recognition that changing the agency is much easier politically, and to defenders of the progressive tax system perhaps more effective as well, than adopting a tax code that wouldn't require such an intrusive enforcement agency.
''For all our whacking on the I.R.S., the blood trail comes back to us,'' said Senator Bob Kerrey, the Nebraska Democrat, who was co-chairman of a bipartisan Congressional commission on the tax agency.
The problem is hardly a new one. In his new book, ''The Decline (and Fall?) of the Income Tax,'' Michael J. Graetz, a professor at Yale Law School, tells of how Alexander Hamilton, the country's first Treasury Secretary, persuaded Congress in 1791 to place a tax on liquor, not to raise revenue but to encourage ''social discipline.''
''Politicians have been tinkering with the tax system ever since,'' Mr. Graetz wrote.
However well intentioned, such tinkering frequently creates unforeseen complications that are then addressed with, yes, more tinkering. The introduction of joint filing for married couples in 1948, for example, effectively created a bias against single filers, which was addressed in 1969 through the introduction of what became known as the ''marriage penalty,'' which is now biting the growing numbers of two-income couples particularly hard -- and which Republicans are now proposing to repeal or to scale back.
The last attempt to streamline the tax system came in 1986, when Congress closed a host of loopholes and lowered top tax rates but never seriously considered adopting a new approach to taxation.
Today Capitol Hill is awash in competing proposals to ''scrap the code,'' as the latest Republican rallying cry puts it. The House majority leader, Representative Dick Armey of Texas, is pushing for the adoption of a single-rate flat tax that would require a tax return no bigger than a postcard, an approach that Steve Forbes championed in his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996.
A National Sales Tax
Mr. Armey has been staging debates around the country with Representative Billy Tauzin of Louisiana, who is pressing for a national sales tax to replace the income tax. That approach, which is also favored by Mr. Archer, is one that would allow for total abolition of the I.R.S.
Not to be outdone, Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, the Democratic leader and probably the leading challenger to Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2000, has a plan that he says would put 75 percent of taxpayers in a 10 percent tax bracket.
But each proposal to dump or to radically alter the progressive income tax system has economic or political credibility problems. A flat tax system, with no deductions, would require the abolition of cherished tax breaks like the mortgage-interest deduction and would tend to shift the tax burden from the wealthy to the middle class.
A national retail sales tax would create huge incentives for cheating, while falling most heavily on people at the lower end of the income scale. And even if the problems of these plans could be overcome, as advocates of each insist is possible, the logistical difficulties of moving from one tax system to another in an economy of the size and complexity of the United States' could prove insurmountable.
Moreover, Republicans are also sorely tempted by the political appeal of just continuing to push through tax cuts under the current system. That temptation is growing along with the likelihood that in the next few years the Federal budget deficit could be wiped out by the strong economy, further freeing Congress from the constraints of fiscal austerity.
So while the debate about fundamentally changing the tax system seems likely to rage on at least through the next Presidential election, for now the country is stuck with the Internal Revenue Service and the system, based largely on voluntary compliance, that it administers.
For all the very real horrors that have been inflicted on taxpayers who find themselves in disputes with the I.R.S., the vast majority of Americans will never have any more than routine dealings with the tax collector, however much they hate having to turn over their money to the Government.
And tax officials proudly point out that the level at which individuals voluntarily pay their full tax bill -- about 83 percent, a rate that has remained steady for two decades -- appears to be the highest in the world.Continue reading the main story


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Premier Kathleen Wynne says Mayor Rob Ford's "personal issues" need to be dealt with so Toronto can get on with important political matters.
Ms. Wynne and her government have chosen not to directly intervene since Mr. Ford's alleged smoking of crack cocaine threw city hall into chaos two weeks ago.
But the Premier has repeatedly expressed her concern about the effect of the allegations.
"There are undoubtedly some personal issues that need to be dealt with," she said Wednesday while touring an east end daycare. "There is confusion around exactly what the issues are and I know that the mayor is dealing with that."
However, she said that the city is still functioning despite the crisis.
"The work of the city is ongoing and, as I heard one councillor say this morning: it's not business as usual, but business is being done at the city of Toronto," she said. "I hope that the personal issues are resolved sooner rather than later and I encourage the city of Toronto to continue to do the work that is confronting it."
Since he was accused of using the drug, the embattled chief magistrate has fired his chief of staff – who is said to have urged him to enter rehab – seen two of his other staffers resign, had his office pulled into a police investigation and faced further allegations that another staffer sold quantities of hashish with his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, in the 1980s.
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Today, the NC General Assembly took a gigantic and tragic step backwards in eliminating racial prejudice in our criminal justice system. The goal of the Racial Justice Act was to ensure that when decisions were made by prosecutors to seek the death penalty or by juries to impose the death penalty that it would be done in an environment free of racial bias and prejudice. The changes made to the Racial Justice Act would prohibit a judge from even considering the race of the victim in determining whether racial bias was a factor in these cases.
Unfortunately, we are not yet a color-blind society and the views and prejudices people have relating to race is frequently a substantial factor in many death penalty cases. We know based upon statistics that have been developed, that in North Carolina if the victim is white and the defendant is black, it is 2 to 3 times more likely that the prosecutor will seek the death penalty, that the prosecutor will eliminate blacks from serving as jurors, and that juries in these situations are most likely to impose the death penalty.
It is regrettable that we have retreated from our commitment to restoring credibility and integrity to our criminal justice system by gutting the effectiveness of the Racial Justice Act, originally created as a tool to rid our courtrooms of racial discrimination. The Racial Justice Act was passed by both supporters and opponents of the death penalty, all of whom wanted to ensure that when the death penalty was imposed, it was free of racial bias and prejudice.
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Cheeseburger in a Can
I'm a big, big fan of burgers therefore I really hope that someone will bring this Canned Cheeseburger to Singapore so that I can buy one and try it myself to find out if the cheeseburger in the can really tastes as good as it looks in the picture. But seriously, how the hell does one canned a cheeseburger?!
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RAY SUAREZ: When Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Copenhagen today, she said the U.S. wanted to reach a climate deal before the week was out, but she insisted it must include verification of emissions cuts in developing nations like China.
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: There are many ways to achieve transparency that would be credible and acceptable, but there has to be a willingness to move toward transparency in whatever form we finally determine is appropriate. So, if there is not even a commitment to pursue transparency, that's kind of a deal-breaker for us.
RAY SUAREZ: That's a demand the Chinese have resisted and reportedly rejected again today. But, this afternoon, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei fired back. He said, China is not afraid of monitoring and verification, but is standing on principle for itself and other developing countries.
HE YAFEI: To increase mutual trust, extremely important. We should not go for suspicion. We should not go for confrontation. We should go for cooperation.
RAY SUAREZ: Clinton also upped the ante by announcing, the U.S. was willing to participate in a global fund to pay for the transition to a warmer planet, and promised an undefined American contribution if a deal could be reached.
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: The United States is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020 to address the climate change needs of developing countries.
RAY SUAREZ: The secretary said, $100 billion is a lot of money and should be a big help to less developed countries trying to cushion the blows of climate change.
And while the United States is joining with other industrial countries to commit to emissions that will cap warming at about 3.5 degrees, two degrees Celsius, that limit is too high for Latin American, Asian, and African representatives. They want the rise limited to about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
WILLIAM KOJO AGYEMANG-BONSU, climate change envoy, Ghana: So, if you're talking about a two degrees rise globally, a mean of that, then certain points of the continent or the — Africa, you have area that will go beyond that mean. And it's more likely to be between the rate of three and five degrees, which is intolerable for various, or I would say disastrous, for the entire economy of the continent.
RAY SUAREZ: And the chief negotiator for the African group said his countries are solidly against the developed countries' warming target.
So, the delay has increased the chances that other African nations will start to peel off and make their own deals, start to, for instance, accept…
KAMEL DJEMOUAI, chairman, Africa Group: I can assure you that — I can assure you that no one will have any chance to divide African countries. We are going to stay united and unified as African countries, and we are going to move as one Africa in this process.
RAY SUAREZ: Any deal coming out of Copenhagen would have to win the approval of the U.S. Congress to bring American participation in a worldwide plan.
SEN. JOHN KERRY, D-Mass., foreign relations committee chairman: This is a time for all of us to act boldly.
RAY SUAREZ: Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts told the conference yesterday that approval is winnable, with strong compliance measures.
SEN. JOHN KERRY: Without an agreement here in Copenhagen that addresses this core issue of transparency, it will be exceedingly difficult to persuade already doubtful elected officials that they are safe in asking their citizens to go along.
Senators and congressman alike are determined that there must be consequences for a country that thinks they can duck altogether or fake a participation in a solution.
SEN. JAMES INHOFE, R-Okla.: There's not a chance in the world that it will pass.
RAY SUAREZ: Today, Senator James Inhofe, who calls manmade global climate change a hoax, said, a Copenhagen treaty would never pass on Capitol Hill.
SEN. JAMES INHOFE: I don't know what the president is going to say, so I'm saying — I'm making my position that I think is consistent with the position of America. And that is that we are not going to be passing any climate change bill.
RAY SUAREZ: As arguments raged over emission limits, costs, and economic growth, the World Health Organization raised one of the less-talked-about aspects of climate change: that a warmer planet will be a sicker one, too.
DIARMID CAMPBELL-LENDRUM, World Health Organization: We already deal with massive impacts on human health of climate-sensitive diseases — 2.2 million people die every year from diarrheal disease. It's highly sensitive to climate — 1.1 million die from disease. That's highly sensitive to climate — 3.5 million die from under-nutrition.
That's entirely dependent on agricultural production. And all of those deaths occur in the parts of the world that are going to be most affected by climate change.
RAY SUAREZ: Dr. Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum says, recent history has shown him there will health effects for people in the richest countries, too.
DIARMID CAMPBELL-LENDRUM: I started working in WHO in 2003, early summer. By the end of the summer, we had had a record-breaking heat wave across Western Europe. Seventy thousand more people died during that summer than we would have expected to have — to die in an ordinary summer. That changed everything, I would say, within the discussion within the — within Western Europe, because we realized that we were no longer immune to the effects of weather and climate.
RAY SUAREZ: As the conference enters its last day, it's hard to know whether the predictions of failure are meant to pressure President Obama and other world leaders, or whether it's an accurate reading of the current state of the talks.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And I spoke with Ray just a short time ago.
Ray, hello there.
Let me ask you, first of all, there's all this focus today on whether the money the U.S. is putting on the table for developing nations is going to break the logjam. But I gather your reporting is that it's more complicated than that.
RAY SUAREZ: Well, yes, the Clinton announcement that they were going to help the world raise $100 billion per year by the end of next decade, so that $100 billion would be going out to developing nations by 2020, was certainly a welcome announcement and met with some excitement.
But it's considered insufficient by many of the countries that are still not industrialized, many of the countries that are facing some of the most dire effects from global warming. They are afraid that it simply won't be enough if there aren't really big commitments from the industrialized world for steep reductions in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions.
So, while the Clinton announcement was welcome, and the commitment toward not only putting money into the pot, but helping raise money around the world, was also something that got a lot of attention, the fact that the amount on the check, as it were, is still left blank by the United States, there was no commitment from the secretary of state on how much she would give, that got some attention as well, and the fact that the money — the money figures that are being talked about by the industrialized world are considered too small by many of the developing nations that think they will need the money most.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Ray, so much of the focus now on these disagreements between the United States and China. What — what is the nub of the disagreement there? What are the main differences between the two countries?
RAY SUAREZ: Well, these negotiations are filled with technical terms.
But one that's very important and you should pay attention to for the rest of this story is MRV. It means measurable, reportable and verifiable. MRV means that an architecture is put in place where an international body or another member state can actually check whether a country that makes certain obligations under the — whatever treaty is to come out of this process can actually be given some oversight, seeing whether they're meeting their targets.
China bridles at this notion. And if you know a little Chinese history, you know that the country was sliced up by the Western powers for a long time, and really had no control over its own economy and its own trade. So, there's historical memory involved here, and there's also the self-confidence, the burgeoning economy, the swagger that comes with being China in 2009.
They feel that they have already made bigger concessions and bigger guarantees to the rest of the world about how the next couple of decades are going to go as far as global emissions, and they don't need that regime in place. And they're not budging. They have given no sign of budging. And neither has the United States.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Ray, you were telling me earlier that you really can't look at this — the relationship between the U.S. and China without putting in the larger context of the developed world and the developing world. Explain what you meant.
RAY SUAREZ: Whenever someone brings up history in a speech around here, it's not just a throwaway line.
What history means to global climate talks is very significant, and shows, really, two very different ways of looking at the world. The less developed countries and the industrializing countries point to the richest places in the world, and say, yes, they have been emitting freely for over a century, since their big industrial growth in the late 19th century. It's what made them rich, and whatever global climate change is happening now is largely their responsibility.
So, history has to be taken into account. The Western world is saying, look, that may be true. We accept that version of history, but we also know that the new big emitters on the scene are not the wealthy West, the members of the E.U., the North American nations, but they're places like Brazil, India, and China.
And any regime that takes the next couple of decades into account can't just look at history, but has to understand the coming new industrial powers and their role in continuing to warm the climate of the planet.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, finally, Ray, tomorrow's the big day, the day when the heads of state arrive, President Obama arrives. How much real pressure is that putting on these folks to reach an agreement?
RAY SUAREZ: There's been a tremendous change in tone during the week.
Monday and Tuesday, people in responsibility, people who helped arrange this conference in the first place, were saying, we can't let those heads of states down. They aren't coming here for nothing. This will put pressure in the pipe. It will help bring an agreement about as the week progresses.
But, in the middle of the week, something definitely changed in the way people spoke about the impending arrival of those world leaders, that there was going to be disappointment, a letdown, that their mere presence wouldn't be enough to help breach those still very wide gaps between the developing world and the most developed industrial countries.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Ray Suarez, and we will be talking to you, hearing what you have to say tomorrow.
Thanks, Ray.
RAY SUAREZ: Good to talk to you, Judy.


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'Hunger Games: Catching Fire': Amanda Plummer Joins Cast as Wiress (PHOTOS)
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Plummer joins the already impressive cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta), Liam Hemsworth (Gale), and the most recently announced star, Phillip Seymour Hoffman who will play Plutarch Heavensbee.
So, what do you need to know about Wiress?
Wiress was a female tribute from District 3 who was named a Victor in a previous Hunger Games, about 20 years before the events of Catching Fire take place.
In the 75th Quarter Quell, which Katniss and Peeta must compete in along with 22 other tributes, Katniss is the only competing tribute who wants Wiress as an ally. Wiress proves to be a valuable asset after she discovers the arena they're competing in is shaped like a clock, which helps them predict the obstacles the Gamemakers arranged.
Wiress also gains the nickname "nuts" from fellow competing tribute Johanna Mason. Sucker Punch star Jena Malone has nabbed the role of Mason, sources confirm to Celebuzz, although an official casting announcement has yet to be made.
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The solution works with Microsoft Office and OpenOffice alike and is based on Plone. The specially formed PloneGov.ch association takes care of the maintenance and development of 22 modules. Association president Hanna Muralt Müller comments: "The Zug canton is promoting the innovative capabilities of the community with the release of the software. The modules can be used by members of other associations. PloneGov.ch is coordinating and ensuring its care and further development."
The solution is under a version of GPL of the Swiss IT Conference (SIK) that adheres to Swiss code. Downloads are available from the 4teamwork Plone service provider out of Berne. An online demo (registration required) of the software is also available from 4teamwork.
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