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Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls for the transfer of technologies, including those for adaptation, from developed to developing countries (Climate Change Secretariat, 1992). Under various sub-articles, it lays out ways by which such transfers could be supported by the developed countries. Furthermore, at the Third session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997, three new mechanisms of cooperative implementation were established (Climate Change Secretariat, 1998). The new mechanisms include transactions among Annex I Parties, international emissions trading (IET), which provides for cooperation among the Annex B Parties, and the clean development mechanism (CDM), which extends the scope of cooperation to non-Annex I Parties.
Domestic actions, and those taken in cooperation with other countries, will require an increased market penetration of environmentally sound technologies, many of which are particularly important in their application to each sector. What is the potential for the penetration of mitigation and adaptation technologies? What barriers exist to the increased market penetration of such technologies? Can these be overcome through the implementation of a mix of judicious policies, programmes and other measures? What can we learn from past experience in promoting these, or similar technologies? Is it better to intervene at the R&D stage or during the end-use of fuels and technology? The chapters in this section (Section II) address these questions using examples specific to each sector. Technology transfer activities may be evaluated at three levels - macro or national, sector-specific and project-specific. Many of the options explored in the Section II chapters are at the latter two levels. We present criteria that authors have used for the evaluation of what might constitute effective technology transfer activities.
Greenhouse gas emissions from some sectors described in Section II are larger than those from other sectors, and the importance of each greenhouse gas varies across sectors and countries as well. Methane, for instance, is a much bigger contributor to emissions from agricultural activity than, for instance, from the industry sector. Table 6.1 shows the carbon emissions from energy use in 1995. Emissions from electricity generation are allocated to the respective consuming sector. Carbon emissions from the industrial sector clearly constitute the largest share, while those derived from agricultural energy use comprise the smallest share. In terms of growth rates of carbon emissions, however, the fastest growing sectors are transport and buildings. With rapid urbanisation promoting an increased use of fossil fuels for mobility and habitation, these two sectors are likely to continue to grow faster than others in the future. Carbon emissions from fossil fuels used to generate electricity amounted to 1,762 MtC of the total for all sectors in Table 6.1. Chapters 7-9 examine technology transfer opportunities in the energy demand sectors, and Chapter 10 focuses on energy supply options.
|Table 6.1 Carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion in Mt C (Price et al., 1998)
|2370 (43%)
|1172 (21%)
584 (10%)
|1227 (22%)
|223 (4%)
|All Sectors
|5577 (100%)
|Electricity Generation*
|1762 (32%)
Note: Emissions from energy use only; does not include feedstocks or carbon dioxide from calcination in cement production. Biomass = no emissions.
* Includes emissions only from fuels used for electricity generation. Other energy production and transformation activities discussed in Chapter 10 are not included.
Carbon emissions from the forestry sector were estimated in the IPCC Second Assessment Report at 0.9 +- 0.5 MtC for the 1980s (Watson et al., 1996a). Tropical forests, as a whole, are estimated to be net emitters, but temperate and boreal forests are net sequesters of carbon. Estimates of emissions from the agricultural sector are not available. Carbon equivalent emissions from waste disposal amounted to between 335-535 MtC. Chapters 11 and 12 focus on the technology transfer opportunities in the agricultural and forestry sectors, and Chapter 13 focuses on the waste disposal sector.
Changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols are projected to lead to regional and global changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables, such as soil moisture, an increase in global mean sea level, and prospects for more severe extreme high-temperature events, floods, and droughts in some places (Watson et al., 1998). Climate models based on alternative IPCC emissions scenarios project that the mean annual global surface temperature will increase by 1-3.5 degrees Celsius, and that the global mean sea level will rise by 15-95 cm (IPCC, 1995).
Climate change represents an additional stress on systems already affected by increased resource demands. In coastal areas, where a large part of the global population lives, climate change can cause inundation of wetlands and lowlands, erosion and degradation of shorelines and coral reefs, increased flooding and salinisation of estuaries and freshwater aquifers. Health care systems may be further stressed as diseases spread beyond their current domains, and vectors migrate to other parts of the world and to different altitudes. Model projections show that at the upper end of the range of projected temperature increase (3-5 degrees Celsius), the world's population exposed to malaria will increase from 45% to 60% by the latter half of the next century. Heat-stress mortality and air pollution will create additional problems for health systems, particularly those in urban areas. Technology transfer options for adapting to these consequences are discussed in Chapters 14 and 15.
Technology transfer includes both within and between countries by actors who are engaged in promoting the use of a particular technology along one or more pathways. The market penetration of a technology may proceed from research, development, and demonstration (RD&D), adoption, adaptation, replication and development. At a project-specific level, the elements of the pathway are different, and may proceed from project formulation, feasibility studies, loan appraisals, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation and verification of carbon benefits. The pathways may include many actors, starting with laboratories for RD&D, manufacturers, financiers and project developers, and eventually the customer whose welfare is presumably enhanced through their use. This presumption needs to be carefully established through an assessment of the technology needs of the consumer. A poor needs-assessment can result in barriers to technology transfer that could have been avoided had the assessment fully captured the social and other attributes of the technology. The actors may make specific types of arrangements - joint ventures, public companies, licensing, etc. that are mutually beneficial. These arrangements will define the particular pathway chosen for technology transfer.
The transfer of a particular technology may proceed along one or more pathways, as it evolves from R&D towards commercial application. The importance of actors may change over time, as activities that were carried out earlier by governments are turned over to private industry or to communities. On the other hand, in times of crisis, the government role may become more prominent as national or international interests become the primary drivers for taking action.
The spread of a technology may occur through transfer within a country and then transfer to other countries, both may occur simultaneously, or transfer between countries may precede that within a country. Generally, the spread of a technology is more likely to proceed along the first option rather than the other two, since the transfer of technologies to markets within a country is likely to be less expensive given the proximity to the market, and lower barriers to the penetration of that technology in the indigenous markets. Transfer of technology from one country to another will generally face trade and other barriers, both in the initiating and recipient country, which may dissuade manufacturers and suppliers from implementing such transfer.
Many market barriers prevent the adoption of cost-effective mitigation options
in developing countries. In the energy sector these barriers include the high
initial cost of equipment, a lack of information on new technologies, the presence
of subsidies for electricity and fuels, and high tariffs on imported energy
technologies. In the forestry sector, barriers include pressures on land availability
for mitigation; absence of institutions to promote participation of local communities,
farmers and industry; risk of drought, fire, and pests; inadequate research
and development capacity in countries; and poorly developed reforestation and
sustainable forestry practices. Both sectors also suffer from an absence of
appropriate methods and institutions to monitor and verify carbon flows (Watson
et al., 1996b).
What conditions and policies are necessary to overcome these barriers and successfully implement GHG mitigation options? The combination of barriers and actors in each country creates a unique set of conditions, requiring "custom" implementation strategies for mitigation options. Each chapter in this Section discusses the barriers that are particularly important to a sector, such as fuel and electricity price subsidies, weak institutional and legal frameworks, lack of trained personnel, etc. Each chapter also provides examples and case studies to highlight the barriers, and policies, programmes and measures that were used, or could be developed, to overcome them.
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Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt grants rare interview
Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt grants rare interview
Legendary college women's basketball coach Pat Summitt talked about her career and current battle with Alzheimer's disease with ABC News' Robin Roberts.
Summitt is the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history. She coached the Tennessee Lady Vols for 38 years.
In 2011, Summitt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. A year later, she decided to step down as head coach.
"I knew what I was dealing with, you know, the onset dementia," Summitt told Roberts. "And, you know, that was, that was hard at first."
Summitt's new book "Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses and a Life in Perspective," hit store shelves on Tuesday.
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Curriculum and Resources: Trash-Out
What can you learn about a family by examining the things they've left behind?
Trash-Out is filmed through the perspective of a company cleaning out a foreclosed house. Through this film and its accompanying lesson, your students will learn about the steps in the foreclosure process and about foreclosure rates in your local area. The short documentary by filmmaker Maria Fortiz-Morse is part of PBS's program, "POV," a showcase for independent, non-fiction film.
To watch Trash-Out online, click here
Get the lesson plan on home foreclosures here
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ST. ELMO – The Eagles three times rallied from at least five points down during Friday's game against Altamont, but when St. Elmo went down by five with 2:31 left in the game, it was too late for a comeback, as the Indians won, 52-42.
With 5:18 left in the second period, the Eagles faced a six-point deficit, but three free throws and a jumper put the Eagles back within one, and they only trailed 19-18 at halftime.
Jessica Earnest has never had to look very far for bowling competition.
Her older sister, Josie Earnest, is more than enough competition for anyone. It is no surprise that Jessica is doing something that her sister did five times before turning 21: become a part of the Junior Team USA.
The Vandalia grad drew one step closer to making the team after finishing fourth in a tournament among youth bowlers. She averaged a pin count of 202 over 36 games.
The Vandalia High School boys basketball team started Friday's game at Southwestern on a 13-0 run and never trailed in defeating the Piasa Birds, 74-52.
Four different Vandals scored in that opening run, with senior Marty Johnson scoring five, junior Dathan Berning scoring four, and senior Daniel Bell and junior Quenten Austin each scoring two.
Southwestern did rally back, however, answering Vandalia's run with a 14-5 run that cut the Vandals' lead to five with about seven minutes left in the second period.
The Vandals contained Roxana's 6-foot-8 center and made runs every time the Shells crept toward taking a lead during a 63-51 home win on Tuesday.
Sophomore Hunter Reine came into the game averaging 20 points and 15 rebounds, and while he scored 23 points for Roxana on Tuesday, he wasn't a big factor on defense, grabbing just nine rebounds.
"Holding him down on the boards might have been more important than holding him down on points," said Vandalia coach Kevin Jackson.
ST. ELMO – Under the direction of first-year coach Matt Belusko, the Ramsey Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball team advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament by defeating Okaw Valley, 39-35, in overtime Thursday night.
"Ramsey doesn't necessarily have the rich tradition in winning," Belusko said. "I told them, 'Just because we have a certain name on the front of our uniform doesn't mean anything. There's nothing that says we can't come out and do great things.'"
Five of eight Vandalia wrestlers qualified for the individual state tournament in front of a home crowd on Saturday at the Illinois High School Association Individual Sectional Tournament.
Senior Justin Hill (125) and junior Levi Ulmer (171) each won sectional championships, and senior John Vosholler (140), junior Daniel Edwards (152) and freshman C.J. Runkel (135) each placed third in his weight classes to advance.
Check back throughout the morning and afternoon to get results from the wrestling sectional tournament being held at Vandalia Community High School today. Action is slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the finals starting around 2 p.m.
You can also get highlights through the Leader-Union Sports Facebook page by clicking here.
10:20 a.m. Freshman Tyler Dagen won his opening match in the consolation bracket by fall at 1:21.
ST. ELMO -- Under the direction of first-year coach Matt Belusko, the Ramsey Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball team advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament by defeating Okaw Valley, 39-35, in overtime Thursday night.
The Rams (15-7) will meet Normal Metcalf Junior High (17-8) on Saturday at Mt. Pulaski Grade School (see map below) at 1 p.m. The state championship game is next Thursday.
Ramsey eighth-graders win regional
The Ramsey Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball team defeated Altamont, 35-27, on Tuesday to win a regional championship.
On Monday, the top-seeded Rams defeated Beecher City, 39-16. Ramsey had a first-round bye.
The Rams will face either Findlay Okaw Valley or Oblong at St. Elmo on Thursday at 6 p.m. in a sectional battle.
The Vandalia eighth-graders also had a first-round bye, but the Vandals lost to Pana, 29-27, on Monday.
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While it seems too soon to be talking about another vote, City Council elections are a far cry and a welcome relief from the increasingly nasty and polarized tone of state and national politics. And they are at least as important, which further highlights the fact that ugliness need not be a part of democracy.
All the more reason, then, for candidates to come forward now to help lead the city into the future. It is a worthy challenge, and this year in particular, prospective candidates have good role models in the person of departing councilors.
In Aprils election, three City Council seats are up for grabs those now held by Mayor Doug Lyon, and councilors Christina Rinderle and Paul Broderick. With that, the voters have the opportunity to continue, alter or reverse the course of city government.
Lyon has served two terms on the council and is prohibited from running again by term limits. Broderick is stepping down to devote more time to his family. Rinderle, also elected in 2009, is running for re-election.
With that, discussion of her qualities and accomplishments will be part of the actual campaign. For now, it is enough to direct would-be candidates to Lyon and Broderick.
For eight years on the Durango City Council, including stints holding the rotating gavel as mayor. Lyon has been a conscientious and dutiful councilor. While sometimes teased by a former councilor who served with him as being pedantic, Lyon comes by that honestly. He is a professor at Fort Lewis College and dean of colleges School of Business Administration.
That expertise has served the city well, as has his generally even demeanor and unwillingness to be too closely tied to ideology or fads. He has been a consistent backer of the business community, generally supportive of the city staff, and a reliable voice for good government.
Whether all is positive is, of course, a matter of perspective.
Councilor Broderick has taken a somewhat different tack. In speaking about his time on the council, Broderick talks about being on the short end of a number of 4-1 votes.
It wasnt easy, he said, to get up there and take a position that was counter to the other four councilors and (the) city staff, but there were certain things I felt strongly about. Thats what you are elected to do.
He got that right.
Broderick sometimes casts his experience with the council in ideological terms, as the lone voice for conservatism. He talks about the need to limit government and how even with healthy, generally functioning government like the citys, There can be too much of a good thing, he said.
But at least in fiscal terms, Lyon can claim to be at least as conservative. There is more to it than money or left-right divisions.
Where Broderick has been a real role model for future councilors is in his willingness to speak out publicly, to question the conventional wisdom and to wonder out loud if the emperor is in fact naked. Raising his voice about the La Plata Electric Association franchise fee may have been a pain for the city staff, but it was also an overdue education for city voters and as such an excellent exercise in retail democracy.
Brodericks warnings about government overreach are appropriate, but his best advice is addressed to future councilors: Youre not city staff. You dont work for the city. You work for the people.
In there own and different ways, Doug Lyon and Paul Broderick offer splendid examples for future councilors. The question now is, who will step forward to succeed them?


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The beach is a popular vacation spot, especially during the summer. But what if one day you went down to the seashore, and found that there was no shore? No sand to be seen? What would be the impacts of such a disappearance? While it won't be gone by tomorrow, sand is actually slowly disappearing from the ocean, with devastating effects.
Taxi Driver (1976)
In this movie, Robert De Niro plays a New York City cabbie who's insomnia drives him to work the night shift. As his condition worsens, he grows increasingly detached from reality and dreams of cleaning up the filthy city and saving the world. But he soon lowers his sights on a presidential candidate, then trying to rescue a 12-year-old girl. For rent on Google Play, iTunes, Microsoft and YouTube.
Moon (2009)
In this 2009 science fiction film, one astronaut's three-year shift at a mine on the moon is coming to a close, and he's desperately waiting to get back home to his wife and daughter. But soon his health takes a turn for the worse, and begins to suffer from some weird hallucinations. Will he be able to figure out what's happening in time? Available on Netflix.
Heathers (1988)
It's high school all over again, with cliques and mean girls, but one isn't having any of it. Tired of the fakeness and general animosity of the popular girls, Heather, portrayed by Winona Ryder, is done with them, and soon finds herself drawn into the friendship of a loner played by Christian Slater. But all doesn't go as planned, and his intentions may be much more sinister than Winona first believed. Available on Hulu and Netflix.
Gangs of New York (2002)
This film centers around an Irish immigrant, after watching his father's demise, decides to come back and take out his revenge against the gang leader responsible. To do this he must infiltrate the leader's inner circle, gain his trust, then betray him at the opportune time. Will he succeed? Available on Amazon Prime and Hulu.
The Departed (2005)
In this classic film, the talents of Leonardo Dicaprio, Mark Wahlberg, and Matt Damon all come together, with Jack Nicholson. Set in Boston, a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang and take them down. At the same time, however, there's a mole in the police department, reporting on the undercover cop. What will happen when each organization finds out about the moles? (Hint: It's not good). Available on Netflix.
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American Childhood Cancer Organizationhttp://www.acco.org ACCO provides support and information for children and teens with cancer.
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancerhttp://www.alexslemonade.org A unique foundation that evolved from a young cancer patient's front-yard lemonade stand to a nationwide fundraising movement to find a cure for pediatric cancer.
CureSearch for Children's Cancerhttp://www.curesearch.org CureSearch for Children's Cancer supports and sponsors research and treatment for childhood cancers.
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF)http://www.cbtf.org The CBTF funds research on pediatric brain tumors and provides resources, newsletters, and a support group for parents.
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i've found (but not purchased) an Garrard R.C 80 turntable... basically its a mess (its from 1950's??).
what upgrades can you do to these ? tonearms? headshell? im a bit reluctant to drop the original tone arm on any of my vinyl..
are there many spares?
are the RC 80's as good as the 3's or the 4's? am i wasting time and money restoring a R.C 80?


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Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell is a remarkable man who has produced a distinguished body of work over a long career. I tumbled to Sowell through a hilariously derisive book review he had written for Commentary in 1975 on one of John Kenneth Galbraith's books. Since then I have discovered that many friends and acquaintances have found Sowell's books and columns to be a source of inspiration.
His achievements should be recognized in some appropriate way, perhaps with a Medal of Freedom to go with that awarded last year to former Commentary editor Norman Podhoretz, who was responsible for bringing Sowell to the attention of many readers like me. Today Sowell turns 75. He celebrates the occasion with a characteristically thoughtful column: "75 years old." Here is his conclusion:
All the dark and ominous times that this country and the world have passed through and overcome in the past 75 years make it hard to despair, even in the face of growing signs of internal degeneracy today. Pessimism, yes. Despair, not yet.
In my personal life, I can remember a time when our family had no such frills as electricity, central heating, or hot running water.
Even after we left the poverty-stricken Jim Crow South and moved to a new life in Harlem, I can remember at the age of nine seeing a public library for the first time and having to have a young friend explain to me patiently what a public library was.
There is much to complain about today and to fear for the future of our children and our country. But despair? Not yet.
We have all come through too much for that.
Sowell's December 1975 review of the Galbraith book — his first of several important pieces for Commentary — is accessible via Commentary's digital archives here.
UPDATE: Reader Gregory Olds writes:
Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite authors and columnists. One thing you might want to give a shout out for is his brilliant book called Basic economics: A citizen's guide to the economy. I don't know if you read it but in it he brilliant deconstructs the liberal, socialist and communist myths regarding price controls, rent controls, minimum wage, unions etc. It's written in laymans terms and should be required reading for essentially anyone.


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Michael Shuler, the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Engineering in CBE and BME has been selected to receive the 2018 BMES CMBE Shu Chien Achievement Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Special Interest Group (SIG). This prestigious award is offered each year by the CMBE to recognize an individual who has demonstrated meritorious contributions to the field of cellular and molecular bioengineering. Your award will be presented at the CMBE Annual Conference to be held at the Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida in 2018
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Author Jamaica Kincaid is out with a new novel, her first in 10 years.
Kincaid is perhaps best known for her books At the Bottom of the River and The Autobiography of My Mother. Her new book, See Now Then, tackles some difficult themes.
The novel opens with a scene of a seemingly idyllic home life in small-town New England. But it is soon clear the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet is anything but sweet.
Critics have drawn parallels to Kincaid's own life. Mrs. Sweet, like Kincaid, is an avid gardener; her marriage to a composer ends in divorce.
But Kincaid says critics who classify the novel as a masked autobiography are diminishing the work.
"Why does it matter?" she asks Celeste Headlee, host of weekends on All Things Considered.
She adds: "It's painful, in its way, to be dismissed because, 'Well, it's about her marriage and revenge or something.' It's not that at all."
See Now Then traces the painful unraveling of the Sweets' marriage in an unusual narrative that bucks the traditional style.
Interview Highlights
On the book's narrative:
"It's not a book in the usual way of and then and then and next. It doesn't have what you'd call a traditional structure or a traditional narrative. But it's very structured, it's very mannered, actually, in the way your mind might work. I mean, I've come to think that the traditional way of writing is the artificial way that that's not the way things work at all. It's not the way thinking works."
On the character of time:
"Time is the main character. Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people. I started out thinking, 'What is this thing we call time?' And it started in this way: Every day I see a photograph of myself taken when I was 2 years of age. And I would look at it and wonder, 'Well, what happened to that 2-year-old, where did it go?' ... And so it's from that really I began to contemplate all the things that had happened."
On drawing from her own life in the novel:
"My own everyday life was not on my mind so much, but how to render something that had happened. How to make sense of it. You know, men write about their life all the time. You know, Norman Mailer would put himself in his books, and no one made it seem that he was doing something less. ... If I had looked different, my autobiography in the book, or any kind of autobiography in the book, would not be held against it. ... Sometimes I feel that there is a certain kind of book that I should have written, that is expected of someone like me: the travails of the black woman ... (The book is) not about the black woman, or the black this, it's about a human experience."
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I'm Celeste Headlee. Author Jamaica Kincaid is back with a controversial new novel, her first in 10 years. Perhaps best known for her books "At the Bottom of the River" and "The Autobiography of My Mother," Kincaid's new book tackles some hard themes.
"See Now Then" opens with a scene of seemingly idyllic home life in small-town Vermont, but it's soon clear that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet is anything but sweet. The book traces that marriage's painful unraveling in an unusual narrative that bucks the traditional style. In the decade since Kincaid's last novel, she says she's kept busy writing, and tried to figure out how to make this book work.
JAMAICA KINCAID: It's not a book in the usual way of, and then and then and next. It doesn't have what you'd call a traditional structure or a traditional narrative, but it's very structured. It's very mannered, actually, in the way your mind might work. I mean, I've come to think that the traditional way of writing is the artificial way, that that's not the way things work at all. It's not the way thinking works.
And in the book itself, I mean, it made sense because the characters in it are not like characters who cross the street and brush their teeth. They never brush their teeth. You would think they must be very fragrant people.
HEADLEE: They're not flesh and blood.
KINCAID: No, they're not. They are mythic.
HEADLEE: Yeah. And you've named many of the characters after Greek...
KINCAID: That's right.
HEADLEE: ...mythology.
KINCAID: That's true. The son is named Heracles, and the daughter is named Persephone. And they're always described as the beautiful Persephone, the young Heracles.
HEADLEE: Well, Persephone was beautiful, but she was also the queen of the dead.
KINCAID: The underworld, yes.
KINCAID: She was the queen of the dead, but she was captive and away from her mother. And her mother mourns for her and longs to see her and so on. And all of those things are particular to the story. They are symbolic in the story, and they are also real in the story. The book operates on two levels, you know, in a - with a sort of reality and then a sort of interpretation.
HEADLEE: I mean, as you were alluding to earlier, it's not chronological. It almost is like a dream in that things just happen. And because of that, and the title and the fluidity of time in the novel, I wonder if maybe time isn't the real flesh and blood real character, memory.
KINCAID: Oh, you must have really read this novel. Time is the main character. Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people. I started out thinking, what is this thing we call time? And it started in this way: every day I see a photograph of myself taken when I was 2 years of age. And I would look at it and wonder, well, what happened to that 2-year-old? Where did it go?
And there are all sorts of explanations. You know, we grow up, we grow old, we change, but none of it is a good explanation for where is the 2-year-old. And so it's from that, really, I began to contemplate all the things that had happened, how I came to be the person sitting in a small village in New England.
HEADLEE: And that's kind of a subplot to me, anyway. What I took away was how our memories are created, and you can't trust them. I mean, you don't even know in the novel what is real and what isn't.
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: And you have created some scenes that are graphic and horrifying...
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: ...visions of decapitation. It's as though you're trying to suggest that we can't trust our own memory.
KINCAID: Yes. But that is, I think, to some degree - no, not to some degree - that is wholly true that you can't trust it. For one thing, the thing that is happening to you might be so unpleasant, you may need to subtract from it or add to it so that in the retelling, you can manage it.
HEADLEE: You know, a lot has been said and written about the parallels between this book and your own life.
KINCAID: Mm-huh.
HEADLEE: The main character, Mrs. Sweet...
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: ...is also a writer.
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: She also lives in a small New England town.
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: She also is an avid gardener.
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: I don't have to go through all them. There are a lot of parallels.
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: But I wonder why it matters. I mean, if it's a great piece of art...
KINCAID: That's the thing...
HEADLEE: ...who cares?
KINCAID: ...that is interesting to me, why does it matter? It doesn't matter to me that it's autobiographical. But it seems to matter to people as a way to read it, you know, except I think it's a way of diminishing what I think might be remarkable about the work. And it's painful, in its way, to be dismissed because, well, it's about her marriage and revenge or something. It's not that at all.
None of that was on my mind. My own everyday life was not on my mind so much but how to render something that had happened, how to make sense of it. You know, men write about their life all the time. You know, Norman Bailey would put his self in his books...
HEADLEE: It's true.
KINCAID: ...and no one made it seem that he was doing something less.
HEADLEE: No. They were just drawing on personal experience.
KINCAID: Yes. I do have to say that I noticed - and I don't like to say these things, but I just think that it has to be said, that if I had looked different, my autobiography in the book or any kind of autobiography in the book would not be held against it.
HEADLEE: You mean if you were not a female or if you were not from Antigua or if you were dark skinned?
KINCAID: All of the above and more that sometimes I feel that there is a certain kind of book that I should have written that is expected of someone like me: the travails of the black woman, the travails of history. There is all the travails of history, certainly, is in the book, but it's not about the black woman or the black this. It's about a human experience, that the life of this family doesn't depend on the color of their skin.
HEADLEE: No. Although the husband is racist, and his family was too.
KINCAID: I wouldn't say they were racist. I would say that they didn't understand her, and she didn't understand them. Why are they racist?
HEADLEE: Were you asking me why I thought they were racist?
KINCAID: Yes.
HEADLEE: Well, I mean, the continued emphasis on her coming in from a banana boat, the continued assumptions they make about her...
KINCAID: Uh-huh.
HEADLEE: ...based on where she came from and based on her race.
KINCAID: That's not the way I meant it at all. That particular section, you know, has to do with the history of certain powerful actors, for instance, the British Empire. It's her foreignness not her race. Race is almost not the way I think so much, but I see that it's something that is attributed to me. And the way people perceive me is by race. I perceive the world as powerful and powerless. And Mrs. Sweet comes from the history of the powerless.
So the thing about race, one can imagine that if the world had gone the other way, we'd be talking about these things in a different matter. I mean, if you look at life, in a way, as a kind of musical chairs and when the music stops who's sitting down and who's standing up, at one point, it very well might have been that the people from Europe are the ones doing the standing and the people who look like me might be sitting down and pushing them around.
It's all very arbitrary. It's why you can't take these things not only for granted but you can't assume that they're fixed. They're always in flux. Maybe not in our lifetime, yours and mine, but they're in flux.
HEADLEE: Jamaica Kincaid. The new book is called "See Now Then." Thank you so much for joining us.
KINCAID: Thank you. Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! (開幕!ポケモンコンテスト・アサツキ大会!! Begin! Pokémon Contest - Daybreak Tournament!!) is the 4th episode of Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors.
Episode Plot
The heroes made it to Daybreak Town, just a day before the Contest. Ash and Brock advise her to master Flame Ice combo, in addition to other moves. When they come to the spot where some Coordinators practice, Dawn spots a Coordinator with a Plusle and Minun, which makes her upset as she lays down and acts hysterically. The woman turns around and they now see what made her upset; it is Ursula. Ursula greets them and asks if Dawn is competing. Dawn confirms and learns Ursula has also four ribbons. Ursula thinks she will win, as she presents Plusle and Minun that she raised for this Contest.
Ash and Brock try her convince that Plusle and Minun look cute, but Dawn does not want to see them. Ursula tells she is rude, so she apologizes. Ursula's Plusle and Minun attempt to cheer her up and get her hair messy, but sparkles. Feeling this, Dawn falls down. Team Rocket sees this and Jessie thinks this could get her an easy victory. James tells that his Carnivine could be a great help, so they promise to win the Contest with all the help they can offer for Jessie. Dawn wakes up and Ash gives her some hot milk to calm her down. Ash thinks she is upset that she couldn't catch a Plusle or Minun, but Dawn tells him it is not that.
Dawn has decided to tell her the story she should have told before. She was in kindergarten and once in a while caretakers for Plusle and Minun were chosen; to give them food and water. When she, Kenny and Leona were chosen, she was playing with them and got held them while Kenny and Leona gave them food and water. The Plusle and Minun electrocuted her a bit and her hair was shining like diamond, which is why Kenny named her "Diamond Dandruff", or Dee-Dee, shortly. When the teacher told a tale, Kenny called to Dee-Dee and the children laughed, while she was sad. Dawn finishes her tale and the others laugh, as Plusle and Minun were provoked to attack her.
Ash and Brock reason with her, as it shouldn't make much sense now. They tell her the Contest might be something to get her thoughts calm, to forget this fear she had. Dawn has her confidence back and thanks Ash and Dawn for support, but Ursula heard the story as well. The Contest is about to start, as many viewers watch this double performance. Dawn calls Piplup back and places her Poké Ball in the capsule and places the seal, but suddenly, Plusle and Minun appear, as Ursula calls Dawn Dee-Dee. First is Jessilina, as James' Carnivine follows her. Marian reminds Jessilina it is the double performance, but Jessilina tells her she needs to be patient. She plays a flute and Carnivine opens its mouth, from which the Poké Ball inside its mouth her Seviper comes out. She plays the flute even more, which makes Carnivine and Seviper attuned to the music.
Seviper rolls and Carnivine uses Bullet Seed, which gets reflected and sparkles are sent away. After some performances, Dawn sends Piplup and Buneary to the stage. Piplup uses BubbleBeam and Buneary freezes the bubbles using Ice Beam. Next, Buenary bounces on the bubbles. Buneary spins and crashes the bubbles and Piplup does the same using Peck. This releases many sparkles and gives audience impression. Next Coordinator is Ursula, who sends Gabite and Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff spins on Gabite's wing spike, as it uses Roll Out to be bounced back and forth. Gabite uses Iron Tail to bounce Jigglypuff up, then uses Stone Edge, which causes sparkles to be sent around the stage in collision with Jigglypuff's Hyper Voice. Gabite uses Sand Tomb and Jigglypuff rolls in the sand using Gyro Ball, causing more sparkles to be sent out. Gabite uses Dragon Claw to place Jigglypuff on its spike and makes Jigglypuff not to spin anymore.
Round one is finished; Ash and Brock visit Dawn to tell her performance was amazing, even praising Piplup and Buneary. Ursula also visits Dawn to let her know she was not "energetic". The screen displays the next eight Coordinators, in which among them are Jessilina, Dawn and Ursula. Dawn reminds Ursula that they will battle, as their final ribbon is on the line. Ursula tells Dawn she will use Plusle and Minun and while she does not seem bothered, the duo appears and make her scared.
- Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Mantine
- In Dawn's flashback of her kindergarten days, the teacher told a tale to the children about a Buneary and a Turtwig, which is a reference to the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare".
- Mike Pollock returns to his role as Raoul Contesta while Billy Beach takes over the role of Mr. Sukizo (due to the departure of Craig Blair from the series).
- In the episode, Dawn's Piplup returns to his Poké Ball again temporarily.
- Which One ~ Is It? returns to its original animation.
- Music from Pikachu's PikaBoo, Gotta Dance, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior is played during this episode.
- An instrumental version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ is played during Dawn's appeal round.
- Team Rocket doesn't blast off or recite their motto in this episode.
- In the beginning of the episode, when Team Rocket is talking to each other, Wobbuffet makes a noise, preceded by a Poké Ball sound. At this time, however, Wobbuffet was already outside of its Poké Ball.
- If the episode is viewed in slow motion or frame by frame, one can see that for one frame, there is an animation error during the flashback- Plusle's round cheeks disappeared.
- Ursula's Jigglypuff has green eyes, similar to the Shiny artwork. Dawn's Pokédex also displays a Jigglypuff with green eyes. This variation in Jigglypuff's anime artwork compared to its official Sugimori is not an isolated occurrence.
- During the appeal montage, a Chingling and a Chimecho are both seen using Sing despite neither being able to legally learn the move.
Dub differences
- Dawn's nickname of "Dee Dee" is explained as an abbreviation of "Diamond Dandruff".
- The song that Jessie plays is different.
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What is a Sauropod?
Prosauropods roamed the earth from 210 to 190 million years ago, during the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods. The fossil record indicates that members of this group were the first dinosaurs to rely on plants for food. As their numbers declined, prosauropods were replaced by larger plant-eating sauropods.
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The carnivorous therapsids gave origin to the mammals in the Triassic Time (213 to 248 million years ago). The carnivorous therapsida, or theriodontia, developed mammalian characteristics. The complete transition to mammals depended upon methods of reproduction, the ability to nurse the young, development of hair and warm-bloodedness, and other features of which skeletal remains give no evidence. The last of the therapsids died out in the Jurassic (144 to 213 million years ago).
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Christopher Thompson's Closing the Deal: Lessons from entrepreneurs are valuable
August 02. 2014 8:55PM
ONE OF the things I enjoy the most is meeting successful entrepreneurs and hearing their stories. Entrepreneurs are a rare breed. Not only are they intelligent and hardworking, they have the fearlessness and determination to actually do something with their ideas. Unlike the majority of us who sit around and dream, they actually put their dreams into action. And that's what I find most admirable.
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to meet Max Pruna at a get together with several of my friends. It was my first time meeting Max, and I had the chance to spend some time with him and hear his story. I hope you will find it as inspiring as I did.
Born and raised in Columbia, Max Pruna had recently married his wife, Andrea. In 1999 they both decided they wanted to have what Max described as an "international experience." They decided to leave Columbia, come to America and pursue their higher education. They both enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. In 2000, Max completed his master's degree in international business, and Andrea completed her MBA.
From there, they both landed good jobs, launched their careers and were well on their way to pursuing the American dream. During this time, they began to dabble in real estate. Max explained that they were living frugally and investing 50 percent of their income into real real estate.
They continued to grow their real estate portfolio and worked 20 to 30 hours per week on their real estate business, on top of their full time jobs.
Then, in 2008, during the biggest financial crisis and real estate crash we have seen in our lifetime and right when Max and Andrea had just started a family and had two young children at home, they made a decision that most people would consider crazy. Max quit his job to pursue his real estate business full time. And this is the part of the story I find to be so fascinating.
It was a decision that was criticized by a lot of their friends and family yet supported by Andrea.
And when you think about it logically, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. You've just started a family. You have a good job. The economy is tanking. And what do you do? You quit your job.
Ever since this decision, Max and Andrea haven't regretted it one bit. They experienced tremendous success and eventually sold their residential properties to make a shift toward commercial real estate. Since then, their success has continued, and Max formed a real estate company with a partner that continues to thrive today.
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Vdara hotel in Las Vegas has wrong kind of pool hot spot
September 29, 2010, 4:20 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
One shiny Las Vegas hotel reflects the sun into a 150-square-foot 'death ray' aimed at the pool area.
Reality TV star Jonathan Cheban forces staff to get collagen lip injections
August 23, 2010, 11:07 a.m. by Jeffrey Davis
When does Hollywood become a health threat? When an executive makes a member of his staff undergo a cosmetic procedure, he's getting close.
Soybeans could help cars use thin air for fuel
August 10, 2010, 1:08 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
New study uncovers an enzyme in soybean roots that could lead to cars that create gasoline from the air.
Denver's bike-sharing program may be unconstitutional, says candidate for governor
August 5, 2010, 1:27 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
Is Denver's B-Cycle program nothing but a form of U.N. control of the city? The Republican gubernatorial frontrunner thinks so.
Frog-killing fungus spreads through Central America
July 20, 2010, 3:58 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
Moisture-loving fungus is wiping out species of frogs almost as fast as the animals are being discovered.
Geologists take to Twitter to save beloved rock
July 15, 2010, 12:39 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
California geologists enlist the Twitter ranks in the fight to save their state rock from lawmakers and advocates.
New Canadian development pushes the limits of sustainable design
July 13, 2010, 4:05 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
The Dockside Green mixed-use development in British Columbia proves just how eco-friendly a large development can be.
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June 30, 2010, 10:52 a.m. by Jeffrey Davis
Miller Lite doesn't just want you to 'drink responsibly', they want you to plan a safe end to a great night out ... and the company has a new TV ad to prove it.
Israeli researchers host competition to find best robotic handshake
June 23, 2010, 10:48 a.m. by Jeffrey Davis
Are the days of 'Star Wars'-type droids upon us? Israeli researchers host a tournament to see who can create a robot with the most human handshake.
Intensive farming may be saving the planet, not destroying it
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It's been long held that agrochemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides are wreaking havoc on our planet ... but could they actually be helping?
Smoky vehicle spotters seek to remedy Hong Kong's smog problem
June 9, 2010, 6:37 p.m. by Jeffrey Davis
An army of volunteer and government-trained smoky vehicle spotters are waging war against Hong Kong's biggest polluters ... and winning.
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Would you re-sign Roy?
Answer (for me, anyway): Yes. But only if it's on the condition that Wandy or Myers is traded. Why? Let's examine, shall we?
Yeah. Oswalt gets hurt. He has a back like my grandmother, and he'll be 34 in 2012. On the surface, he doesn't exactly fit what the Astros are trying to do. But if his goal is to re-establish value, then he really only needs to put together a solid half-season in Houston.
Let's say - as a pre-condition - that the Astros trade Wandy and/or Myers. Trading one would net $6-7 million in 2012 (because the recipient certainly won't be paying for the whole player) and prospects, depending on the one who is traded. If the Astros offer $10 million to Roy on a one-year contract (even with pitching only 139IP in 2011, FanGraphs listed his value at $11m), he can set himself up for a longer deal in 2012 and beyond if he pitches well enough to get traded at the deadline, ideally bringing back more prospects (or one good one).
By doing so, the Astros would be on the hook for about $6m of that $10m, which trading Wandy/Myers would off-set.
And if Roy is looking for the next contract, it makes sense to return to the scene where he enjoyed quite a lot of success. At Minute Maid Park, Roy has a career 2.92 ERA/1.12 WHIP. His 4.05 K:BB ratio is the second-highest rate among stadiums where he has made more than ten starts.
Maybe Roy isn't interested in coming back to Houston. Maybe Houston burned its bridge in 2010. But maybe the Astros could use the oft-whispered Veteran Presence on the rotation should a trade happen to allow it. There is likely nothing to it. But it is December 20. And we can't keep writing about how much we love Jeff Luhnow, or Jeff Bagwell's Hall of Fame chances, forever. We need that space in January.
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- Andrew said...
I feel like if we sign him with the intent to flip him to a contender in July then we loose a lot of barganing ability. Teams know we have to unload him and wont offer much in return.
- December 20, 2011 at 2:40 PM
We have plenty of young arms that are good enough/close enough that we can play for the minimum, while they receive seasoning and development. If we can't pay $6M for Barmes, I sure don't want to pay $6M for Oswalt.
- December 20, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- OremLK said...
No. Ideally, in our current situation, we really shouldn't be giving any roster spots to any player over the age of 30. We may not have much of a choice when it comes to Lee, Myers, Lyon, but we certainly shouldn't add to the problem.
- December 21, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- Astros County said...
These are all extremely valid arguments.
- December 21, 2011 at 8:37 AM
I'm not sure what I would do if I was management but I wonder what the effect in ticket sales would be in bringing an old fan favorite back. Let's be honest, until the team can get back to real success on the field, the marketing spin is going to be incredibly important, especially for a first year ownership. Oswalt could give some connection to the recent history of the team while the developing players could give hope for the future.
- December 21, 2011 at 11:24 AM


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On a four-to-one vote taken at its Jan. 17 meeting, the Arkansas Plant Board Seed Committee recommended new seed labeling requirements to the full board. Still a few steps short of becoming law, the labeling recommendations will be up for review by the full board in March. If approved then, the next step will be a public comment period.
While the recent seed committee meeting remained cordial throughout, disagreement over "variety lists" remained strong.
Those advocating for the lists see them as a key tool to help farmers diversify crops in increasingly shaky financial times.
Those against any centralized, Plant Board-generated list point out proposed rule changes already call for variety information on bag labels. That's enough, opponents say; a centralized list would be unnecessarily repetitious, a point of potential litigation, outside the country's seed law mainstream and, most seriously, a seed business killer.
Kicking off the new seed law push and citing farmers' right to know, last July 14 the Arkansas Seed Dealers Association asked that soybean varieties be printed on seed bag labels. Currently, Arkansas law allows seed to be designated "Variety Not Stated (VNS)."
"As far back as I can remember, we've always been a state that allowed a VNS statement on seed labels," said Mary Smith at the Arkansas Seed Growers Association meeting in Brinkley, Ark., on Jan. 19. But the VNS designation can be a pitfall for producers.
Smith, the Arkansas Plant Board's seed division director, has previously said the need for the list is obvious. "When you buy something according to brand — and when you have a VNS bag, most are branded to identify the source — and don't know the variety, you could be buying the exact same variety under a different brand name. You may think you're spreading risk, but you aren't. Or, you may buy a brand this year. Next year, you go with another brand thinking you're getting a different variety. But you aren't."
After the dealers' meeting last summer, the Arkansas Seed Growers Association met in early August. They too voted to pursue variety statements on bag labels. However, the growers asked not only for variety information for soybeans but also for rice, wheat and oats.
"We then received a letter from D&PL requesting cotton be added," said Smith.
Seed committee recommendations were presented to the full Plant Board on Dec. 15. The issue was controversial and resulted in many phone calls and questions to board members. The full board sent the recommendations back to the seed committee for further discussion.
That discussion produced a three-pronged seed labeling proposal. At the seed committee's Jan. 17 meeting, each component was voted on — the first two with minimal debate and unanimous "yeas".
Labeling. "This…would require the variety be stated on the bag for all seed sold in state for specified crops," said Mark Waldrip, seed committee head, farmer and Armor Seed dealer.
Branding. "This deals primarily with the definition of a brand," said Waldrip.
Registry list. The main sticking point, this calls for a non-verified list to be maintained of varieties sold in the state.
Everyone testifying before the seed committee asked that the variety list be required.
"By having this list, growers can sit down to make important decisions…They won't be planting the same variety across the entire farm," said William Johnson, a Pioneer field sales agronomist formerly with Arkansas Extension.
To bolster his point, Johnson cited severe outbreaks of stripe rust in wheat. "We saw several varieties that appeared to have the same (genetic) relationship show a lot of this disease when farmers thought they'd put in diversity by selecting different varieties."
In 2004, "we saw the same thing happen with stem canker. There were varieties that appeared to have the (same genetics)."
Waldrip asked Johnson what additional data would be made available to a farmer through a registry that wouldn't be through the labeling requirement just passed. "Every bag sold in the state will have that information. You're talking about that same information being on a list."
"On a list, yes," replied Johnson. "Right now, a farmer will have to walk into a warehouse to do research."
"You're saying this (list) would just facilitate this in an easier manner?" asked Waldrip.
"In an easier manner for the farmer to assemble data," agreed Johnson.
Danny Ladd, the Arkansas Seed Dealer Association president, told the committee whatever it decided, seed variety lists would be compiled. Numerous companies will produce lists and "if there are errors…no one will be responsible for correcting them. As a (seed) salesman, I don't want to go into the field against incorrect information. A farmer doesn't want to make decisions based on incorrect information."
Waldrip again said he didn't understand how a non-verified list would provide such assurances.
Corrections would be made quicker on a Plant Board list, insisted Ladd. "If (there are any errors) the next time there's communication to the state Plant Board, I anticipate the correction would be made…There would be more timely corrections than in industry-maintained lists."
Arkansas producer Harvey Howington carried a thick binder — a certified soybean seed directory — to the podium.
"For years, we got this thing," said Howington, waving the binder. "You can see how thick it is…Every page in this book represents one variety of soybeans. For years, the Plant Board kept this list without hesitation, error or litigation…I don't know why they can't keep doing the same thing they've been doing for years: keeping a list."
"Is that a list or a compilation of plant and variety descriptions?" asked Waldrip.
"That's semantics," replied Howington. "I'll call it a 'list' and you can call it a 'compilation.'"
Tim Smith, manager of Martin Farms outside Holly Grove, Ark., said he represented no seed company or special interest. "I'm simply here to represent my farm. For several months I've been researching the pros and cons of a seed list. I understand this complicates things for some seed companies…
"All I want is the ability, not for me but for my local seedsman, to help differentiate between varieties I plant on my farm to spread risk. I talk to farmer friends in other states who, many times, are also seed dealers. They tell me how it's almost impossible to tell the difference between varieties. There are so many seed companies, they tend to lose quality. Arkansas, I feel, is fast taking itself in this direction.
"As a farmer, I know the quality seed companies out there. And I know how expensive it is to bring varieties to farmers. I cannot see this as anything but a plus for their operations."
Board discussion
Following testimony from those attending, board discussion began with Randy Veach, seed board member and cotton farmer from Mississippi County, expressing concerns about a non-verified list. "The Plant Board is a regulatory agency and (with) everything we do…how can we have a non-verified list?…I'm a farmer, that's all I do…I expect the Plant Board's list to be correct down to the letter."
Referencing immense producer interest in the topic, seed board member Ray Vester, a rice farmer from Stuttgart, Ark., said he's yet to hear from "any farmers against this list.
"Most opposition has come from large, multinational seed companies. It makes me think of the old golden rule: the man with the gold makes the rules. And farmers don't have much gold anymore…
"Right now, we're mostly talking about soybeans and wheat. But cotton's coming because the (new) technology is about to be sold. Corn in the central states is in the same situation…
"We represent farmers — four of us on this board by appointment or election. We've been charged with doing what's best for farmers not to protect multinational corporations."
Vester struggled to see how a list could do any harm.
"It won't create a nightmare. In fact, I think we'll get to a point where this has to be accomplished nationally. The Arkansas Plant Board has a traditional of being ahead of the curve on many things…
"This is something that's very important and we need for the farmers…We don't have much anymore. All it takes is one stumble.
"There's an estimate we may lose 30 percent of the farmers in Arkansas. They need all the protection, help and planning they can get."
Veach wondered if support would be as high among farmers if the registry added cost to seed. "Is there any cost involved with this registry?"
"I don't think there would be," answered Daryl Little, Plant Board director. "Not…that (the Plant Board would) have to pass on. But I don't know what it would cost the seed companies."
Noal Lawhon, seed board member and president of DeltaKing Seed, pointed out that recently seed trade associations with "a lot of members around the United States…along with regional companies…took a position to oppose all efforts to publish a variety list."
Otis Howe, seed board member with Pioneer and the state Crop Protection Association, said, "After much thought and discussion…I believe I understand both sides of the issue.
"But I come down on making it easier for growers. Rather than having to go out and look for (data) themselves, they can have a list. It's the companies' responsibility to put the correct (information) on the bag. I see no difference with sending that information to (Smith)."
Before calling for a vote, Waldrip said he wanted to echo the comments about "the basis for everything we do" being a benefit to farmers. "I have tried to look through that same pair of glasses in every decision I make. With different people, there are different methodologies on how we get there.
"From the beginning, the question I've asked in regards to this issue is: how does it benefit a farmer? I've yet to hear a concrete benefit. I've heard, 'It'd be nice to have a list.' 'It'd make it easier to have a list.'
"But the bottom line is that if the labeling proposal we passed this morning goes to public comment and proceeds, all that information will be on the bag.
"Beyond that, we're talking about a requirement that essentially no other state in the country has.
"We're talking about making Arkansas, in that regard, more restrictive than any other state as far as what's required for those bringing a variety to market. In the end, in the business sense, I believe that'll cost the farmer money…
"Beyond that, you mentioned 'multinational corporations.' There's big business on both sides of this.
"This is a competitive trade issue. You can look around this room and tell trade is very competitive. That's why this room is full today.
"This issue is a competitive trade issue and this body is a regulatory one. It's an abuse, in my opinion, of the authority of this body to intervene in manipulating a competitive trade issue…I've looked and looked for the benefit to the farmer and don't see any."
Vester asserted that being the first to require a list wouldn't be a bad thing. "There are a lot of things this state does that we're the only one doing…There's nothing wrong with being a leader or the first one…"
Calling it "a difficult issue," Little said producers wouldn't likely get "complete information" without some sort of national registration.
"This is being portrayed as a battle between big, multinational corporations. To be honest, the complaints and concerns I've heard the most are from smaller seed companies…They're purchasing technology from the big companies and are very concerned about the impact it could have on their business relationships.
"They have concerns that they'll lose access to some varieties and genetic materials…The list will essentially be used for marketing purposes.
"If we get variety names on labels and have clear brand labeling, I know all those lists will be compiled. Everyone is aware there will be dozens and dozens of lists floating around.
"I would prefer the regulatory entity not distribute information used for marketing purposes."
The seed committee then voted (with Lawhon the lone dissenter) to send the recommendations back to the full Plant Board.
(For more information and history behind Arkansas seed labeling, see: http://deltafarmpress.com/mag/farming_seed_dealers_arkansas/index.html)
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Grace licenses ARM7TDMI and ARM926EJ processors
CAMBRIDGE, UK and SHANGHAI, China – May 16, 2006 - Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, a leading foundry in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication, and ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)] today announced that Grace has joined the ARM® Foundry Program by licensing the ARM7TDMI® and ARM926EJ™ processors, as well as the associated ARM Embedded Trace Macrocell™ (ETM9™) on-chip debug peripheral. This license agreement marks Grace's first CPU license from ARM, which will enable the company to facilitate faster time-to-market for system-on-chip (SoC) design and manufacturing.
"Our partnership with ARM will provide new and existing fabless customers with more design options, shortened design cycles and accelerated time-to-market capabilities," said Dr. Arthur Kuo, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing of Grace. "Through the ARM Foundry Program, we have the tools and support needed to manufacture high-performance, low-power SoC designs for a range of embedded computing applications."
This announcement builds on Grace Semiconductor's agreement last September to license a suite of ARM's Artisan® physical IP including Sage-X™ standard cell library, general purpose I/O and memory generators to support their 0.18µm and 0.13 µm process technologies (see: Grace Semiconductor Expands Access to 0.18 and 0.13 Micron Processes with Adoption of ARM Physical IP, 20 Dec)
With this new foundry license, Grace will be able to leverage the ARM7TDMI and ARM926EJ processors, as well as its ETM9 on-chip debug peripheral. Under the terms of the Foundry Program, mutual customers will then be able to quickly integrate and complete SoC designs that include either processor. The ARM7TDMI processor is available now in 0.18µm process and the ARM926EJ processor and ETM9 macrocell will be available in 0.13µm process initially, and they will be available in other nodes in the future.
"Grace's support of the ARM Foundry Program will offer our fabless semiconductor Partners rapid access to a full range of process technologies, enabling them to go to market faster," said Jun Tan, president, ARM China. "Our partnership with Grace further strengthens the proliferation of ARM's technology offerings and will help to support the evolving electronics market in China."
About Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (Grace) is a pure IC wafer foundry that specializes in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. Grace's mission is to become a leading foundry in China by supplying high quality and advanced process technology to domestic and global customers.
Grace is located in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong, Shanghai, with a total land area of 240,000 square meters. Two fabs, based on 12-inch wafer specifications, have been constructed. Currently, Fab 1A (8") is in full production, having already attained a monthly capacity of 27,000 8-inch wafers at the end 2004. More information about Grace is available at www.gsmcthw.com.
About the ARM Foundry Program
The ARM Foundry Program is an innovative business model that enables fabless semiconductor companies in emerging markets to gain access to ARM processor technology for use in the design and manufacture of advanced system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The ARM Foundry Program now offers the ARM7TDMI processor, the ARM922T™ processor, the ARM946E™ processor, the ARM1022E™ processor and the ARM926EJ processor through the Program.
The Foundry Program offers a flexible partnership model that accelerates the time-to-market for ARM processor-based designs and enables OEMs, which do not have access to fabrication facilities, to work directly with an approved ARM semiconductor foundry. Unlike a traditional ARM license, where a licensee gains both manufacturing and design rights, the ARM Foundry Program builds a three-way partnership between ARM, an approved silicon foundry, and a fabless semiconductor companies.
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