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There are more than 1,000 NYU social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter alone. Whether you're looking to enhance your existing social media strategy or just getting started with a new account, you've come to the right place. As social media usage continues to flourish here and in higher education as a whole, it's important that we take these efforts seriously.
This page is designed to help you, as the community manager or administrator of an NYU-focused account, to get started and to answer any questions that you may have regarding social media for University departments and organizations. The information provided is designed to enhance your social media strategy and help you meet your goals and benchmarks.
At NYU, we believe the use of social media is a way to digitally connect and communicate with others -- friends, classmates, colleagues, and sometimes strangers. The strength of social media is that it is built upon real relationships between people, with technology enabling people to easily connect with others around the world -- carrying messages quickly to others near and far.
Additionally, social networking (both on NYU-provided services and on commercially-available services) can help to support the University mission of teaching, learning, research, and community life.
The Social Media Ambassadors is a group intended for employees who take part in managing social media on behalf of an NYU entity (i.e. office, department, school, etc.). The group is designed to facilitate community amongst the members increasing knowledge, awareness, and best practices in the areas of social media at NYU.
The group meets twice a semester for in-person meetings and communicates throughout the year using the Social Media Ambassadors Google Group.
Members should be active managers and administrators of a NYU social media account. An NYU.edu account is required to join. If you have any issues, please contact email@example.com.
Training sessions are offered throughout the year through Human Resources iLearn system, the Social Media Ambassadors group and through personalized workshops set-up through the Digital Communications Group.
To inquire about social media training opportunities, you can inquire at email@example.com.
If you manage an account for the university and would like to see improved results, we're here to help. Email email@example.com and request a social media account audit. In return, you'll get a one-page (per account) with tips and suggestions for improving your social media account. In addition, a follow-up conversation will take place to discuss the suggestions.
Audits are designed to provide guidance though all solutions may not be possible at the time of audit.
The New York University Social Media team offers a variety of resources and services. You can view useful documents to assist you with your social media accounts and help you get started by visiting our Training and Support page.


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I was terrible yesterday. Admittedly my word count was better than last Thursday, but at 2k it was a poor showing.
Today, I woke up late (too much TV last night) and have only written about 600 words so far. Tonight, while my other half continues to ignore me in favour of fallout 4, I plan to at least make it to 3k.
I'm finding it harder to write the scenes, mainly because I'm reaching a point where it's about tying other scenes together. In my mind, that's a good thing.

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Melbourne Company Fined After Selling An ILLEGAL Product
A Melbourne company has been fined $10,000 for selling more than 200 banned monkey bikes.
Victorian authorities took the Brunswick-based Big Aussie Deals to court after they discovered it had sold 220 miniature motorbikes without proper brakes.
The company will be forced to pay refunds and destroy all the bikes, as well as pay a $10,000 fine.
Anyone who has purchased the bikes is being told to return them to the store and retrieve their refund.


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If you are applying for unemployment benefits after completing a PhD, the same rules apply as for those who have been studying towards for instance a Bachelor's degree. This means that you must either have definitely completed or definitively withdrawn from your PhD-studies in order to be entitled unemployment benefit.
When am I considered unemployed?
You must either have definitely completed or definitively withdrawn from your studies in order to be considered unemployed. How your PhD has been financed is not important when it comes to whether or not you are considered unemployed. The important thing is that you have ended your studies.
According to the unemployment insurance you are no longer studying/a PhD-student
- when your studies are completed or
- when you definitively have withdrawn from your studies
In the case of PhD-studies we consider the studies completed when the thesis is submitted for printing. From this date, you can apply for unemployment benefit.
What about a study break?
It is not uncommon for PhD-students to intentionally or unintentionally have a break in their studies. In order to be considered unemployed and entitled to unemployment benefit, you must withdraw from your research studies. The withdrawal must be definite.
If only the public defense of the thesis is left
When your thesis is complete, you could be entitled to unemployment benefit even if the public defense of your thesis is left to be done.
We can consider the studies completed when the thesis is submitted for printing or when only minor editorial changes remains. From this date, you can apply for unemployment benefit. You mark the day that you publically defend your thesis as "kan inte ta arbete" on your time report.
PhD employment as basis for benefit
If you have been employed as a PhD and received a monthly salary, your work is considered a regular employment and we can base the unemployment benefit on that work. This means that if you have been employed as a PhD during your entire research studies, your time as a PhD will not be seen as studies but as work according to the unemployment Insurance.
Time during which you have received "utbildningsbidrag" from the university, is always regarded as studies while the work ("undervisningstimmar") that the "utbildningsbidrag" usually is combined with can be the basis for unemployment benefit if the work is at least 80 hours per month.
If your research studies have been financed through a scholarship or education grant, neither the time nor the money can be the basis for unemployment benefit. If you have studied fulltime however, the time will be disregarded when we calculate your unemployment benefit. This means that the unemployment benefit can be based on the work you had before your fulltime studies.
Part-time PhD – not allowed
It is not possible to continue the PhD studies part-time and receive unemployment benefit. You must either have completed or definitively withdrawn from your studies in order to be considered unemployed.
Forms we need
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Were all familiar with sniffer dogs being used by Customs and Quarantine to detect illegal drugs and prohibited foodstuffs. Sniffer dogs are said to be the most reliable way to detect explosives such as roadside bombs. They are now entering new fields such as bedbug, termite and mold detection in houses and detecting forms of cancer in patients. A new RIRDC project involves training a sniffer dog to detect American Foul brood (AFB), a serious disease in bee hives. Elroy, a 13 month old springer spaniel is currently going through a training program that will allow him to be able to detect the odour given out by AFB.
AFB is a lethal bacterial disease that affects the brood (developing bees) of honeybees when they are in the larval stage. The infected larvae die and decay in the cells and form a scale, which releases infectious spores. The decaying brood has a unique odour, and this is what Elroy is being trained to detect. According to trainer Martin Dominick The dogs sense of smell is incredible – they can detect odour at a rate of 1 gram diluted in 80,000,000 gallons of water, or a single termite under the floor of a house.
Martin says the concept of dogs sniffing out AFB is not new. In the USA, the State of Maryland has trained sniffer dogs to detect AFB since the 1970s and are still using them. This is the first time that this has been trialled in Australia. The benefit of using a sniffer dog to detect AFB is that humans cant detect the disease until the infectious scale has formed, but by this stage cross infection to other hives may have already occurred. If the dog can detect AFB in early stages less hives will be destroyed resulting in less loss of production.Also, the dog can inspect a whole apiary very quickly.
Trained dogs could be hired out at an hourly rate. It would take a human inspector a whole day to inspect 45 hives for AFB, but once trained Elroy will be able to inspect 100 hives in 45 minutes Martin said. Elroy's training regime will involve learning obedience and searching techniques using empty beehives. He will then be trained to detect the odour of AFB at all stages, from freshly infected cells to dried-out infected brood. The Bio security Sciences Laboratory in Queensland is preparing the range of samples of AFB to be used in the trial.


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December 28 Writer Birthdays
December 28th, 2016 (07:07 pm)
December 28 Writer Birthdays
- 1789 - Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist, short-story writer, and activist for religious freedom.
- 1872 - Pío Baroja y Nessi, Spanish Basque writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98.
- 1895 - Carol Ryrie Brink, Newbery Medal-winning American author of children's and adult fiction, best known for her novel, Caddie Woodlawn, based on events from her grandmother's childhood.
- 1902 - Mortimer Jerome Adler, American philosopher, educator, and popular author.
- 1902 - Shen Congwen (also Ts'ung-wen), Miao Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement, known for combining the vernacular style of writing with classical Chinese writing techniques and a strong influence from western literature.
- 1911 - Sam Levenson, American humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist.
- 1917 - Mouloud Mammeri, Algerian-born Berber writer, poet, anthropologist, and linguist who immigrated to Morocco.
- 1919 - Emily Cheney Neville, Newbery Medal-winning American author of children's books.
- 1922 - Stan Lee, American comic book author and editor; former president of Marvel Comics.
- 1925 - Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef, German actress, singer, writer, and memoirist.
- 1927 - Simon Arthur Noël Raven, controversial English novelist, essayist, dramatist, and raconteur.
- 1931 - Guy Louis Debord, French Marxist theorist, writer, and filmmaker.
- 1932 - Manuel Puig, Argentine author known for such novels as Kiss of the Spider Woman.
- 1933 - Charles McColl Portis, American author best known for the classic Western novel True Grit.
- 1938 - Frank Kelly, Irish actor, singer, playwright, and screenwriter.
- 1945 - Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings, British journalist, editor, historian, and author; his parents were Macdonald Hastings, a journalist and war correspondent, and Anne Scott-James, editor of Harper's Bazaar.
- 1953 - Charlie Pierce, American sportswriter, political blogger, and frequent contestant on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
- 1955 - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule; he is currently incarcerated as a political prisoner.
- 1958 - Gilles Leroy, French novelist, playwright, and short-story writer; winner of the 2007 Prix Goncourt.
- 1961 - Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian philosopher, writer, and professor, now based in Canada.
- 1963 - Willow Bay, American television correspondent, editor, and author.


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WB's Gauntlet reboot is pretty much exactly what you'd want it to be
Need food badly?
So a Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, and Wizard walk into a tomb--and then proceed to murder everything that moves. That's the gist of Gauntlet, Warner Bros.' PC-exclusive reboot of the classic co-op dungeon crawler. Like its many predecessors, it tasks you--and up to three friends--with slaying monsters, getting rich, and eating as much turkey as humanly possible.
To start, you can choose from one of four classes: the melee Warrior, the arrow-flinging Elf, a magic-casting Wizard, or the tanky Valkyrie. Each character has different abilities, and, while it's no surprise that the Elf is a fast-moving character with a bow, or that the Warrior is basically a hulking guy on steroids that prefers to smash things with two-handed weapons, they all have a distinctly unique playstyle. Playing as the Valkyrie, I was equipped with a huge shield, which I could throw like some sort of medieval Captain America, and a sword for slashing enemies into ribbons. My special attack was a sword lunge, which could thrust through dozens of enemies at once. And because I had a shield, I could defend against incoming attacks by performing a knockback that temporarily stunned my foes.
The demo I played only lasted for about 10 minutes, but I was pretty impressed by the great mix of puzzles and combat-oriented segments. In some instances, we had to carry explosive powder kegs from one end of a trap-laden hallway to the other without taking damage--an admittedly hard feat when your buddies are trolling you. In others, we had to combine our abilities to cut through hordes of mutants and skeletons, barely surviving the process. And always, we were on the lookout for treasure and turkey--the former to enrich our lives, the latter to regain health and stay in the fight.
Check out the following slides for more information on Gauntlet.
You're able to toss allies around thanks to a light friendly fire mechanic.
I also had a blast tossing my shield into a huge group of enemies, watching it ricocheting from one to the next before returning to my hand.
It has a nice aesthetic, with surprisingly detailed shadow effects.
Seriously, look at those shadows.
What's a Gauntlet game without some awesome bosses?


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Urban Gardening - Minneapolis edition
Two years ago, I moved to Minneapolis at the end of the summer. The summer in 2010, I was in Paris and although a great food city, I really missed the fresh, out-of-the-garden produce I had in Chicago. Last year, I rented a place while my house was being built, knowing that I had to move out August 1st, typically when all of my garden produce would be, well, producing. So I skipped trying to grow something and instead bought tomatoes at the farmer's market for about $4 per pound. This year, I'm in my new house and have a little land but not a lot of time. I had a multitude of little projects and two little guys that take up much of my free time.
By the end of May, I knew I had to get something in, so I planted six tomato plants - three cherry sized (Black Cherry, Sun Gold, Super 100's) and three large size (Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, and Better Boys). I had zero experience growing anything in the ground, zero experience with sandy soil, and zero experience with the zone 4 growing season, so I opted for a mix of hybrids and heirlooms and hoped for the best. Using my knowledge of SIPs, I knew that the soil was important. I have sandy soil - check that, I have sand for soil basically. Although I thought it would be great for the root systems of my tomatoes, I knew it wouldn't provide the nutrients or hold water well enough.
I amended the soil with some organic black dirt with manure. Easily enough, worked it into the sandy stuff and then placed my tomatoes where they would get full sun. I added some balanced organic fertilizer and some gardening lime to each area where the tomatoes would be planted and went for it. I then thought that I needed a staking system so I went the old fashioned route - tomato cages. I built simple cages out of concrete wire - about four or five feet high and staked those into the ground with rebar. I watered through the heat and realized how much I loved my automatic watering system and conservation of the SIPs but the plants were doing pretty well.
How well? It's August 15th now and I can't control these guys. The Brandywine is about 7 feet tall and the Black Cherry is about ten feet tall - yes - 10 FEET TALL! It has grown up and over the cages and onto the ground again. This is something I was not prepared for but certainly don't mind. The others are producing and I can't eat enough tomatoes. Gardening on the ground is different than in SIPs but the principles are the same - good growing medium, plenty of sun and water, maybe a nice fertilizer and watch out for pests. I didn't have many in Chicago, 40 feet in the air but here things are a little different.
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- H2 said...
Nicely done, Russ! You provided all the elements they needed to thrive.
We wish you could send us some of that bounty, and once again I thank you for introducing me to the Stupice tomato, pushing out tomatoes here.
- August 15, 2012 at 4:31 PM
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Within was, quite simply, a six-by-twelve-foot portable room. At the far end was a raised bed with curtains that could be drawn across it; it even had a glazed bay window looking out the back. Below that, sliding doors that were partly stained glass concealed a cubbyhole meant for children to sleep in, just as luxuriously comfortable as the upper bed. The rest of the space was a masterwork of cramming a huge amount into very little space without wasting an inch. The padded benches for seating all had storage beneath them; a number of tables of varying size and height were built to fold up flat into the walls into alcoves, out of the way. The walls slanted outwards slightly, so the small cupboards at the top were less likely to be a problem, though they were positioned high enough and were shallow enough to leave a comfortable amount of headroom. Through the centre ran clear floor, covered with a soft thick rug, just wide enough to walk along. Each side had a substantial glazed window with curtains to draw across, as did the door, which made the interior brighter during the day than a wagon really had any business being.
It should have felt crowded and cluttered. Instead, by some miracle of brilliant design, it was compact and cozy.
Narcissa, now in a plain violet dress instead of her black dress and veil, smiled. She was lying on the bed with a book open in front of her, not much surprise, and a mug on the sill of the bay window next to her. "Kettle's hot for tea," she said, in an Enodian-heavy version of the mingled argot they used when they were alone or wanted not to be understood, "and I made sandwiches, and there's fruit in the basket. How was the crowd?"
"Not bad," Lysandra said. "Reasonably responsive, and we got a few tips in the last show. We've played in worse places." She checked the teapot that waited on the work-table that folded down above the bench nearest the tiny iron stove. Wrapping a quilted square of linen around the handle of the kettle to protect her hand, she poured steaming water into the pot, so Narcissa must have already made sure it was ready. While it steeped, she took mugs from their hooks and set them up in neat rows.
"Definitely," Tyrel said, moving the basket of fruit to a smaller down-folding table where it would be easier for everyone to reach, and retrieving the heaping platter of sandwiches from the high shelf over the stove.
There was room for everyone to sit down with the late-night snack—with Lysandra on the edge of the bed beside Narcissa, and the quartet who were in human form on the padded benches, and Kieran stretched in the middle of the floor. Kaveri wouldn't have wanted to share the space with anyone she was on less intimate terms with, but it was only her family here.
Outside, beyond the closed door, the rest of the travelling show was settling in for the night, performers and hands, the seller of tin-plated and brass glass-gemmed trinkets, the seller of simple candy in elaborate packaging, the puppeteer who amused people between the stage shows. Beyond that, the market itself was growing quieter, as much as it ever could with a considerable number of large restless animals.
Inside, in a small warm bright world of their own, they could discard the masks they needed in order to function with humans almost constantly around.
Narcissa told them about her own evening. A master at reading body language and subtle clues after a lifetime spent in a royal court and interacting with a marginalized part of the population, she found an opening and then did her best to convince them that she really did have magical powers, using everything she heard, everything she could lure them into giving away, and everything she could observe and deduce. Kaveri might have been more worried had she less faith in Narcissa's pragmatic approach to advice. Besides, at every opportunity Narcissa slanted the discussion towards questions of health. Whether someone left with a jar of ointment or a bottle of coloured liquid, a box of pills or a bag of single-dose paper packets of powder, they also left with a set of conditions: make sure to take it exactly at sunset, make sure to mix it with freshly-collected boiled spring water, make sure to use only the spoon provided which was carved from a sacred oak and etched with magical symbols. Of course, the "magic" lay in Narcissa's skills in diagnosis and pharmacology, but belief was powerful stuff… and the "magic" worked.
They eventually wound down. Lysandra and Narcissa had the bed, and Mirren and Madoc settled themselves underneath. The benches along one side worked as a bed for someone not overly tall or broad who didn't move in their sleep, which meant Tyrel typically took it, and Kaveri unrolled an extra rug onto the floor just below him. Kieran, in good weather, preferred to sleep outside, and in bad weather usually joined the donkeys and mule.
Given the moon phases, Kaveri woke well before dawn, but she stayed where she was. The almost inaudible whisper of paper told her that Narcissa had woken as well, and was reading by moonlight through the bay window without waking Lysandra, who needed more sleep right now. Talir was only a crescent, and Tyrel still slept soundly just above Kaveri, but she could hear soft sounds from Madoc and Mirren that told her they were also awake.
Her family. Her tribe. It was growing, and seven travelling was much more complicated than when it had been just her and Tyrel and Madoc with Kieran helping them learn what they were, but not one of them would she willingly lose now. So far they'd been fortunate: despite the drastic differences in backgrounds and skills and personalities, leading to friction at moments, they had no true incompatibilities to deal with, no combinations that simply could not get along with each other.
She hoped they wouldn't find themselves with anyone new in the family anytime soon, but the unexpected happened, and when it did, they were responsible for the consequences. Probably the best she could hope for was that no one joined them that was discord in the harmony. Perhaps a moon-sibling for Lysandra…
And, as the sky began to pale, she heard the sounds of the fair beginning to wake: the lowing of cattle, the bleating of goats and sheep, the braying of donkeys, the rumble of wagons, the rising buzz of voices.
She wriggled towards the bed without getting up, and reached into the cubby underneath, not really caring who she touched or where. "Water?" she suggested, in a whisper.
"I'll come," Mirren whispered back.
"Both," Madoc said. "Donkeys too."
Already dressed, they slipped away as quietly as they could, gathering up the kettle and two pails for indoors. They stepped carefully over Kieran right outside the door—his sleepy yawn showed teeth that made other people deeply nervous—and collected the pails for the donkeys and mule.
Time to get on with the new day.


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Art List
Los Cubanos-The New Regime (Pan-American)5-8pm
Marill, Starr, and Iwasaki (Conduit)
I have been excited about this show ever since I saw two Iwasaki pieces at the CADD Art Fair.
A continutation of the work that Sawyer did for Discovery Green in Houston.
Twenty-one (PNDB) 5-8pm
So, I screwed up and posted this last week, but it is really opening this week. Twenty-one photographs will be up, including work by Mario Algaze, Mario DeBiasi, Chuy Benitez, John Herrin, David Johndrow, and Elliott Erwitt.
Also, PNDB is also the sole gallery in the States representing Chinese photographer Wu Jalin. I would highly reccomend checking out his work while you're there.
Jackson Hammack, Jason Brown, and Jeanie Gooden (Craighead Green)
Richard Haas (Gerald Peters)
Tracy Hicks and Billy Hassell (the MAC)
Nothing Moments (Public Trust)


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Corsets are waist cinching, lace up garments that help you to achieve that hourglass shape. They can cover the bust or sit just below, but they all pull the waist in.
A Basque is a waist cinching garment that extends from the shoulders to the waist and some will continue down onto the hips.
A Bustier is a long, tight bra that can extend down to the waist. Made to extenuate your bust and cinch in the waist.
A Chemise is usually a lingerie dress that does not use fasteners and can be either body contouring or slightly loose fitting.
A Teddy is a lingerie look that incorporates panties and joins underneath the crotch, much like a swimsuit.
Garter Belt
A Garter Belt can sit on the hips or higher on the waist and will hold up stocking with garter straps, allowing you to wear stockings without panties.
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Saanich Inlet e-book: Several times in the past year, readers have mentioned interesting stories about fishing Saanich Inlet over the years. I would like to see these stories collected as they form part of the fishing history of our area. Some who were central have already passed, such as Jimmy Gilbert and Charlie White.
I cut my saltwater fishing teeth in Saanich Inlet in the '70s and got to know some of the best anglers at the time, including John Rose and Bob Redgrave, among many others who taught me the Inlet's fishing. Remember the laconic Harold, with the huge, floppy-hind-legged German Shepherd. He told me when asked: "Fish what you are best with." Rather than a specific lure.
It was good advice. Large strip in a green teaser was the ticket, but making it work was the trick, until it became one of your best. Remember Angel Wing squirts, blue backs in January, 225 and 418 Tomic Plugs when Siwash barbs were legal. Tod Inlet on Boxing Day. Halls Boathouse, Chesterfield Rock, the Pink Lady, Glass House and Stone Steps.
I learned wire line and planer fishing, and that Saanich Inlet was, and still is, absolutely precise in where you caught and will still catch fish today, when they are there. While the Inlet is very calm, a great benefit to fishing, even in its relatively slow moving waters, you could predict accurately where the fish would be based on tidal flow.
For example, in the Bamberton run that anglers committed to memory, the reefs and pockets held fish based on the tide. Where the slag 'slide' at the south end of the docks is, marked a 'V' shaped cranny under water, that on the flood, most fish would be to the south of the slide hanging over that reef and on an ebb, the fish would be closer to the docks, hanging over the reef that formed the other side of the 'V'. Then Jimmy's Hole and…
It was so precise that on several occasions I said to someone I had along, "If we are going to get a fish it will be… right now." And actually had the planer trip and the rod pop up and the fish was on. One of the benefits of the old Peetz roller-guided rods was that when the planer tripped, the rod jumped almost four feet. You would have to be in a coma to miss a strike. And the bells we put on rods tinkled over the water, and we could hear others also having good fishing, particularly in the dark with the only lights being the cement factory ones.
I first fished from a canoe at the marker off Coles Bay, drift-fishing Stingsildas. My wife at the time managed to catch a 12 pound spring on a summer evening with the new herring sparkling around us. She leaned into the fish, and the gunwhale slid to the water. I leaned out the opposite way and so we did not go under. And landed the chinook.
This is the luck of being young and foolish. She was eight months pregnant with our first child, and we were half a mile off shore. Either you swam to the marker and held on until someone spotted you, or swum a half mile to the Dyer Rocks. Or so I thought. That was the confidence and sheer luck of underprepared youth. Looking back, I see how foolish we had been. And, of course, we did not realize how cold the water was and we would have been in a very serious, life threatening situation if we had gone in.
Here is the point: I'd like everyone who has some Saanich Inlet memories to write them down and send them in. We will put together an e-book from the stories, so the history is preserved. My several lists to which I send this column do not have all the people on them who made the history, from the heyday '50s and '60s. So would you please let other anglers you know who fished Saanich Inlet that I would appreciate their taking the time to write your and their good stories down and send them in.
I have asked Mike Rose to be the collector of the stories, putting together a digital file which we will then shape into an e-book or PDF for distribution. His email address is: email@example.com. Please send him your stories. Mike mentioned he had access to some of the old Saanich Inlet Anglers Association scrapbooks and etc. Period photos would be good, too, if you can send them digitally. I have ISBNs and will handle the reporting requirements for the National Library in Ottawa. There is also the possibility of putting out a tangible, printed book, but let's just get the stories in and take it from there.
Tom Cole also sent me a CD of memorabilia, and I will look into that, too.
Hot Lures: Tom Vaida does the Island Outfitters weekly fishing report. The hot tackle from a week ago that you might want to try are: bait: anchovy; teasers: green, UV Green, Bloody Nose, UV Chartreuse; spoons: G-Force, in Irish Cream, No Bananas, also Cop Car, Glow/Green Coyotes; plastics: Yellow, Purple Haze, Gray Ghost, Cloverleaf, Glow Below, Electric Chair; squirts: Pickle Green, J-79, Jellyfish; flashers: Gibbs Madi, Purple Onion, Green/Silver, Green Jellyfish, Silver Betsy.


text: National Medical Support Notice What Employers Need To Know About the National Medical Support Notice! As of October 1, 2001 states began using the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN). The NMSN is a standardized federal form that all state IV-D child support agencies must use. In many states implementation has been delayed due to the need for enabling state legislation. The form was developed with input from employer groups and health plan administrators. Of additional interest to employers, the NMSN complies with section 609 (a)(3) and (4) of ERISA, which pertains to informational requirements and restrictions against requiring new types or forms of benefits. It also includes: applicable state law provisions for withholding employee contributions due under any group health plan in connection with coverage required to be provided; duration of the withholding requirement; applicability of limitations on such withholding under title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, or similar state law; prioritization required under state law between amounts to be withheld for purposes of cash support and amounts to be withheld for purposes of medical support, in cases where available funds are insufficient for full withholding for both purposes; and the name and telephone number of the appropriate unit or division to contact at the state agency regarding the NMSN. The NMSN is actually four documents and instructions: Part A- Notice to Withhold For Health Care Coverage, will be completed by the child support agency and sent to the employer with the rest of the packet. "Employer Response" is just that, your opportunity to respond to the request if one of the following situations exists: You do not provide health care coverage for your employees. The employee is not eligible for the health care coverage you provide. The employee has been terminated or has left this employment. The deduction for health care coverage cannot be made because of State or Federal withholding limits and the State's priority for withholding. These limitations will be included in the instructions that accompany the NMSN or that you have received from your State, as mentioned above. Otherwise, follow the steps below to comply with the NMSN. Part B- Medical Support Notice To Plan Administrator. This document should be forwarded to your health care plan administrator for handling. "Plan Administrator Response" is completed by your Plan Administrator according to the accompanying instructions and returned to the child support agency. Step-By-Step: What To Do When You Receive a NMSN Step 1: Once you receive the NMSN, determine whether any of the four categories on the Employer Response apply to you or this employee. You may only be able to determine whether one of the first three apply at this stage. Step 2: If so, complete the Employer Response form and return it to the Issuing Agency within 20 business days. If none of the four categories on the Employer Response apply to you or this employee, forward Part B to your plan administrator. Step 3: The plan administrator will notify you when enrollment has been completed. You must then notify your payroll to make the appropriate deductions for employee contribution required under the health plan. It is at this point that you may determine that the total deductions exceed the maximum allowed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and any applicable state law. Step 4: If, in fact, you determine that the amount of support coupled with the deduction for health care premiums exceeds the maximum deduction allowable, you must look to state law in the state where the employee is employed to determine the priority for payment. If the CCPA limits preclude payment of ongoing support and health care premiums and the priority scheme does not allow for the payment of the health care premium first, you must notify the issuing agency by completing No. 4 on the Employer Response form and send the form to the agency. Step 5: If enrollment can not be completed until after a waiting period or other contingency, you must notify the Plan Administrator when the employee is eligible for enrollment. Thanks for taking care of America's most precious resource, our children!


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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai takes the prime minister's oath today as part of a power-sharing agreement with longtime President Robert Mugabe that Zimbabweans hope will bring help as they suffer through economic and humanitarian crises.
But quick solutions are unlikely given the enormity of Zimbabwe's problems and the legacy of a long, bloody rivalry between Tsvangirai and Mugabe.
Neighboring leaders who pushed for the coalition say once they join in the unity government, the two men will overcome mutual mistrust and work together for the good of their country amid an economic meltdown and cholera epidemic that has killed 3,400 people. History will judge whether that hope is naive or prescient. Tsvangirai told reporters Tuesday he did not see himself as joining Mugabe, who remains president under the agreement originally reached in September.
"This is part of a transition arrangement that has been negotiated," Tsvangirai said. "No one is joining anyone."
Mugabe, who turns 85 on Feb. 21 and has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980, has so far treated the 56-year-old Tsvangirai as a junior partner at best, often not bothering to hide his contempt.
But Tsvangirai won the most votes in the first round of the presidential election held almost a year ago, and withdrew from a June runoff only because of attacks on his supporters.
Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change, also broke ZANU-PF's lock on parliament for the first time since independence in those March 2008 elections.
The two men have clashed repeatedly since the decade-old MDC emerged as the most serious threat to the ruling regime since independence.
Tsvangirai has been beaten and jailed by Mugabe's security forces. In 2007, police attacked him after he held an opposition meeting the government had banned.
Images shown on news broadcasts around the world of his bruised and bloodied face came to symbolize the challenges his movement faced.
He is to be sworn in as prime minister today and the rest of the Cabinet is scheduled to be sworn in on Friday.
The coalition agreement calls for the government to make its priority reviving an economy the opposition accuses Mugabe of destroying through corruption and mismanagement. The world's highest inflation rate has left millions of Zimbabweans dependent on international food aid to survive.
Even if the factions can put aside their own differences, they can't do much without foreign help. The world's main donor, the United States, has made clear the money won't flow if Mugabe tries to sideline Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai announced Tuesday that one of his most senior aides, Tendai Biti, would head the finance ministry. The move comes only days after a judge shut down a treason trial for Biti, who had faced a possible death sentence.
Tsvangirai's party also holds the health ministry, another key post given the country's cholera epidemic. The rapid and unusually deadly spread of the usually easy to contain disease has been blamed on the collapse of Zimbabwe's health and sanitation infrastructures because of lack of funds for maintenance.
The unity government's agenda also includes preparing for new elections, with no date set, but expected in a year or two.
Before a vote can be held, restrictions on the media and gatherings will have to be lifted and other steps taken to ensure the elections are free and fair after several ballots marred by violence, intimidation and manipulation blamed on Mugabe's party.
Even as he prepared to be inaugurated Tuesday, Tsvangirai called for political detainees to be released before he is sworn in as prime minister, but did not say what he would do if they were not. Human rights groups say tortured detainees are on the verge of dying in jail.
Some Tsvangirai allies say he never should have agreed to serve as prime minister in a government that left Mugabe president. Mugabe, meanwhile, was under pressure from aides in the military and government who don't want to give up power and prestige to the opposition.
Problems emerged almost as soon as the factions agreed to their partnership in September. Mugabe unilaterally claimed all the most powerful Cabinet posts for ZANU-PF, including the ministry in charge of the police accused of attacking dissidents.
Regional leaders then decreed the police ministry would be alternated between ZANU-PF and MDC politicians, only one of several compromises that raise questions about how the unity government can practically work.
At first, Tsvangirai said he would not join the government until a more equitable Cabinet allotment was worked out, and until attacks on his supporters stopped. Regional leaders met five times to pressure Mugabe and Tsvangirai to move forward. Tsvangirai gave in on Jan. 30, agreeing to join the government now and resolve outstanding issues later.
"Let us make no mistake, by joining an inclusive government, we are not saying that this is a solution to the Zimbabwe crisis," Tsvangirai said then. "Instead our participation signifies that we have chosen to continue the struggle for a democratic Zimbabwe in a new arena."
Associated Press Writer Angus Shaw in Harare, Zimbabwe contributed to this report.


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We had a good mix of activities. For the first time we went to the Synetic Theater for a production of Music Box. Then we took the Metro to see the Art of the Qu'ran where we met MoBob, and we continued on to PumpkinPalooza in our neighborhood.
Walking back home under a gorgeous sky after PumpkinPalooza.
MB took Z to Cox's Farm for a reunion with daycare friends.
Then a trip to Hogwarts for a birthday party.
This month's homework project was to create a family tree.
Easy pumpkin decorating - no pumpkin guts!
The Pre-K kids had their own fall festival at school.
October is Filipino-American History Month. I was invited to a White House event with presidential kisses and a traditional dance group.
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A Servant's Heart
By Rabbi Yaakov benYosef
Putting the Lord's will first is evidence of a believer with the heart of a servant. Serving the Lord whole-heartedly is the most difficult part of our walk. A truly submitted heart requires we lay down our desires and put the Lord's will before ours. This type of commitment does not come without cost (Lu 14:28). The cost is why it so difficult for believers to develop a heart submitted to the Lord's will. Even the Messiah was required to put aside his own desires in the service of his Father (Lu 22:42). To become a true servant to the Lord we must learn to control these desires and submit to Him fully. Our Messiah desires we each develop a servant's heart and be fully submitted to Him. Three examples in Scripture that personify a servant's heart are Abraham, Moses, and Shaul (Paul).
Abraham is our first example of a follower truly trying to develop a servant's heart. Abraham sacrificed his will to fulfill the plan of the Lord. On three separate occasions Abraham was tested. He was required to put his trust in the Lord. Each of the tests grew in intensity as Abraham is learning how to serve the living God without question. The first time Abraham was required to put the will of God above his own will, was when he was asked to leave his home, his family, and to start off for an unknown country (Ge12: 1). Abraham left all of his familiar surroundings and headed for a country that was only a promise. He moved from a place of security to a strange and insecure place simply because HaShem told him to move. In this first trial, Abram was required to leave his inheritance and family. Abram was willing to give up his family and inheritance and follow the Lord's plan for his life. The major trial that Abraham is required to endure is to establish his inheritance in HaShem. Abram could not see how he would be able to establish an inheritance when he did not have a son. Even though Avram did not have a son, HaShem promised Avram multitudes of descendents (Gen 15:3-5). This is one of the greatest trials Abram faced. It is often hard to trust in the Lord when we cannot see Him fulfilling the promises He made to us. Waiting upon the Lord to bring about His desire was difficult for Abram. Rather then fully trusting in the Lord to handle the situation, Abram desired to help the Lord's plan by creating his own descendant with Hagar (Gen 16:1-4). By Abram's desire to fulfill the promise with his own strength, he caused undue strife (Gen 16:4-5). We often cause strife in our own lives by trying to complete the Lord's plan with our own abilities.
The third and final test that Abram faced required placing all of his trust on the line. Abram would place his son, his only inheritance, totally in the Lord's hands. Abram needed to trust the Lord with his most valuable possession (Ge 22:9). Abram placed his son Isaac upon the altar. This action necessitated Abram to put all of his faith in HaShem; this action truly required Abram to put the Lord's will before his own. We can all learn from Abram's life. Are we willing to place the most important thing in our lives in the Lord's hand? Truly, until we are, we do not have a fully circumcised heart.
Moses is also an example of one who has a servant's heart. Moses first test, like Avram's first test, would require him to give up his place of security to go to a place of turmoil and insecurity. Moses needed to go back into Egypt to be the deliverer for HaShem's people (Ex 3). Moses' first impulse was not to follow Gods plan, but he was pliable and moldable. When Moses finally submitted to the Lords authority, he allowed his desire to serve overcome his fear. It was the true desire of Moses to serve.
The next test for Moses' servanthood came when Israel made the golden calf (Ex 32:19). This second test of Moses' desire to serve came from his friends and family. Would Moses follow the multitude to do evil, and would he follow his own brother to commit sin? Moses stood his ground like a faithful servant of the Lord (Ex 32:20). Often in our walk as believers temptation comes from friends and family. Even with good intentions, our friends and family lead us down the path to sin. This is the reason Yeshua said that families would be split because of Him (Lu 12:53). It is often hard for us as believers to continue serving the Lord when our family and friends try to convince us to go with them. We must remember to stand fast like Moses and not waiver in our decision to follow Yeshua.
The third and final example of Moses heart being that of a servant is demonstrated by his willingness to lay down his life for others. When the Lord desired to destroy Israel for their transgressions Moses asked to have his name blotted out also (Ex 32: 31-32). Being the type of servant that Yeshua desires often requires us to lay down our lives for those that are in sin. This is probably the hardest thing for the follower of Yeshua to do. Laying down our life for those we feel are not worthy requires a spirit of humility. As followers of Yeshua, we must try to be like the examples in scripture and develop a true servant's heart. Just as Moses was ready to go to Egypt, stand against friends, and die for the unfaithful, as followers of Yeshua we should be willing to make the same sacrifices.
Another person who exemplified a servant's heart is the apostle Paul (Shaul). Shaul who started out persecuting the early Messianics later developed a true servant's heart. Shaul's first test, like Avram's and Moses, was to leaving his place of security and following the Lord. Shaul, a persecutor of the followers of Yeshua, became transformed into an emissary of Yeshua. Shaul had to make a decision when confronted with the Truth. He had to decide whether to change or continue persecuting the move of the Lord (Acts 9:4-6). Shaul's desire to serve the Lord was greater then his desire to serve men. From his encounter with Yeshua, he was transformed into a servant. We also must be willing to change when we encounter the Lord's will.
The second example of Shaul's desire to be a servant comes out of the accusation of telling gentile believers that circumcision is no longer valid (Acts 21:21). With a true servant's heart Shaul follows James' advice and prepares to make a vow (Acts 21:23-24). The vow that James asks Shaul to make is the vow of the Nazarite (Nu 6:18). Shaul agrees to take the vow and make the offering, demonstrating his servant's heart. Shaul does this to prove that he still keeps the Torah, he is not telling the gentiles that circumcision has been done away. As true servants of the Lord, we are often required to prove what we believe. We need to learn from Shaul's example and make the commitment to stand firm in the Lord's Word and not waiver, no matter what pressure is placed upon us.
The third and final example of Shaul displaying a servant's heart is his willingness to lay down his life for his brethren in the flesh (Ro 9:2-5). Like Moses, Shaul is willing to be accursed from his Messiah that he may see Israel saved. Shaul's willingness to be separated from the Messiah is the essence of a servant's heart. Yeshua himself declared that no greater love is there then when a man is willing to lay down his life for a friend (Jh 15:13). Shaul goes beyond laying down his life for friends; he is willing to lay down his life for people who do not like him. Shaul demonstrates to us the same type of heart the Messiah had. We must strive to develop the type of servant's heart where we are prepared to follow the Lord wherever he requires us to go.
In summary, the true servant of the Lord is willing to do whatever it takes to serve Yeshua. Like Avraham, Moses, and Shaul we need to be prepared to go where we called. We need to stand firm for the Lord, and we need to be willing to lay down our lives in complete service. If Messianics the world over are prepared to make this kind of commitment, we can change people's hearts.
Jews in Early Non-Jewish Literature
by Hava benYosef
The first mention of Jews in literature written by non-Jewish authors comes in recorded histories. While portions of, if not all, of the original references have been lost, they were studied in antiquity and so excerpts of the originals exist within the works of later authors. These works show that the Jews have always been a source of consternation among the non-Jews. And the writings display an anti-Jewish sentiment in many ways. (Only a few sources have been cited below.)
Most of these earlier authors include some retelling of how the Jewish people came to be in the lands being discussed. Invariably the story of the Exodus from Egypt is told.
Hecataeus of Abdera was a writer about 300 B.C.E. and is quoted by Diodorus Siculus in Bibliotheca Historica. Hecataeus says that the Jews living in Egypt "were driven from the country" (Schafer, 15-16) because the practice of "different rites of religion" was causing the general population of Egypt to forget to worship their own gods. And so the gods become angry causing pestilence. This way of retelling the story casts dispersion and suspicion upon the Jews. Undoubtedly, this attitude is fairly prevalent.
Another retelling of the Exodus is done by Strabo about 50 B.C.E. in his Geographia. According to Strabo, the Jews left Egypt because they were not happy with the religion of Egypt. The Jews felt that "the Egyptians were mistaken in representing the Divine Being by images of beasts and cattle . . . and the Greeks were also wrong in modeling gods in human form . . . Moses . . . led them away to this place where the settlement of Jerusalem now is" (Schafer, 24). By extension Strabo is saying that Moses felt that his god was superior and this was a direct insult to the Greeks and Egyptians.
Other writers, such as the Roman historian Pompeius Trogus in his Historiae Philippicae written during the end of the first century B.C.E., and the Greco-Egyptian Lysimachus writings between the second and first centuries B.C.E., have equally spurious renditions of the Exodus. These leave the reader with no doubt that the Jews are an unclean people bringing disease and curses that have selfish mores.
Apion of Alexandria, in his Aegyptiaca (first half of the first century C.E.) quoted in Josephus' Contra Apionem, calls it an "exodus of the lepers, the blind and the lame under Moses' leadership" (Schafer, 29).
Tacitus, also of the first century, in his Historiae tells of six different versions of the Exodus. Peter Schafer in discussing Tacitus says "what characterizes his excursus most . . . is an overall hostile tone, from the beginning to the end" (32).
Besides their version of the Exodus, these early authors also write about the concept of worshipping only one god.
Josephus talks about the writings of Apollonius Molan (first century B.C.E.) who is credited with writing the first book on Jews after Hecataeus. Josephus claims that Apollonius considers Jews "as atheists and misanthropes" (Schafer, 21) and "they have contempt for the proper religion and dislike not only foreigners but all human beings" (Schafer, 22).
The remarks about being "atheists" relate to Jews having a God that cannot be seen, as well as the fact that the Jews will not worship the gods of the area. This evidently looked to the locals like the Jews were "godless". These feelings against the Jews reflect the suspicion held for anything other than what the local people knew.
Celsus, in Alethes Logos written in the second half of the second century C.E. and coming to the present in Contra Celsum by Origen, believes that the one God of the Jews is the highest god, like Zeus, no matter what he is called. He indicates that Jews should not be arrogant and lay exclusive claim to the one God. He also addresses a holier-than-thou attitude he sees in the Jews displayed by customs such as circumcision and food restrictions. He says they did not invent the customs nor are they the only observers of the customs.
Varro in Antiquitates Rerum Humanarum et Divinarum written between 63 and 47 B.C.E. and quoted by Augustine, was actually the first to come up with the highest-god theory that Celsus assumes. He equates the Jewish God with the god Jupiter, saying, it does not matter "by which name he is called, so long as the same thing is understood" (Schafer, 37). But Varro does not speak in negative terms about Jews or the issue. To Varro it is a fact that any god will do.
With these attitudes being written, read, and circulated about the Jews and their beliefs in the ancient sources, it is not hard to imagine how anti-Jewish sentiments became the vogue in subsequent centuries.


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Climate change, energy efficiency and the challenges of the energy transition in Germany
There is no better area than energy efficiency to demonstrate how banks serve the real economy and contribute to the social and environmental aspects of sustainability while creating returns.
Deutsche Bank enters new partnership addressing Sustainable Development Goals
Deutsche Bank and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced a collective effort to help address the newly agreed Sustainable Development Goals through a partnership between Deutsche Bank's Global Social Finance (GSF) group and the USAID Office of Development Credit.
Investing in Green Bonds to combat climate change
The move to a carbon-neutral economy is one of the greatest economic challenges of our time. Stefan Reiner, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank, talks about how Green bonds are a transparent way of channeling private capital into sustainable investments.
Carbon bubble: Real risk or exaggerated fears?
What is the story with the carbon bubble? How great is the risk of conventional energy company valuations plummeting on account of ambitious climate protection policy? There may be many reasons for investors to channel less money into "fossil fuel companies" than before or to abandon them altogether and opt for other types of investment instead. However, one should not put too much stock in the reason being an ambitious, reliable and internationally comprehensive climate protection policy or a global decline in demand for fossil fuels.
Deutsche Bank Research: European Energy Union coming step by step – new Institution due to current challenges
The decisive impetus for the European Heads of State and Government in March 2015 to enter into a commitment to put in place a European Energy Union came from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its importance for the security of supply.
How renewable energy continues to grow as an asset class for investors
Bhaswar (Joy) Chatterjee, Head of Infrastructure & Energy- Americas, provides an update on the growth of renewable energy as an asset class while noting the key requirements for investors.
Deutsche Bank report: make way for the sun – India solar power investments could surpass that of coal
India has made an exceptional commitment to solar energy by raising its 2022 target five-fold to100GW and its Renewable Energy target to 175GW. The government has announced an unprecedented policy push and states are providing the necessary infrastructure. Annual investments in solar could surpass investment in coal by 2019-20, with USD 35bn committed by global players.
Caio Koch-Weser presents New Climate Economy report findings in Israel
The governments of Israel and Germany recently held a conference on sustainable development and innovation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Vice Chairman Caio Koch-Weser was invited to address the conference in his capacity as a member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management supports Green Climate Fund
Following the accreditation of Deutsche Bank as the first global commercial bank by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) welcomes the GCF's decision.
Deutsche Bank finances its first large-scale renewable energy project in South Africa
Deutsche Bank has closed the construction financing of its first large scale renewable energy project in South Africa. As part of the transaction, the Bank is providing a construction loan for a 90 MWp solar photovoltaic plant in the De Aar region of the Northern Cape province.
Canadian Solar receives CAD 71.6 million construction loan from Deutsche Bank
Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies, and Deutsche Bank have signed a financing agreement for two solar power projects in Ontario, Canada. The Bank will provide CAD 71.6 million (USD 58 milion) in non-recourse, short term construction financing to the company.
Deutsche Bank hosts China green financial reform taskforce meeting
Vice Chairman Caio Koch-Weser recently hosted a workshop of Chinese and international green finance experts that are developing policy recommendations on green finance in China. They discussed how financial sector reforms can support China's efforts to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions.
The Low-Carbon Business Case: A contribution by Paul Polman and Caio Koch-Weser
There is a sea change underway in the climate debate – and just in time. Increasingly, the case for action and the economic opportunity it represents is gaining traction. And this should encourage leaders to place a pro-growth, zero-carbon future squarely on the agenda at the upcoming G7 summit.
Deutsche AWM signs investor letter to G7 Finance Ministers on climate change
Michele Faissola, Head of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, has joined 120 other institutional investors with $12 trillion in assets under management in signing a letter to G7 Finance Ministers on climate change.
Deutsche Bank Research talking point: Dark clouds over lignite
The German government is sticking to its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from the 1990 level by 2020. As it currently seems doubtful that the target will be achieved, Minister of Economics Sigmar Gabriel suggests introducing an additional climate contribution for older electricity power plants with particularly high CO2-emissions.
Caio Koch-Weser addresses G7 governments on climate finance and responsible investing
Germany is hosting this year's G7 Summit and one of the priorities for their Presidency is climate change policies. In preparation for the Summit, Germany invited Vice Chairman Caio Koch-Weser to address a meeting of G7 government officials on the topic of climate finance.
Deutsche Bank financed offshore wind project wins multiple Deal of the Year awards
The transaction was awarded "Wind Deal of the Year 2015". Environmental Finance called it a "game changer" for offshore wind: it had broken new ground in the way it was financed.
Deutsche Bank finances its first renewable energy project in Latin America
Deutsche Bank's Infrastructure & Energy Finance team has closed the construction financing of its first renewable energy project in South America, by providing a construction loan for a 52 MW onshore wind farm in Uruguay.
Deutsche Bank report: Solar grid parity in a low oil price era
Despite the recent drop in oil price, we expect solar electricity to become competitive with retail electricity in an increasing number of markets globally due to declining solar panel costs as well as improving financing and customer acquisition costs.
EEFIG report: Energy Efficiency is the first fuel for the EU Economy
Deutsche Bank contributes to land-mark energy efficiency finance report for the European Union. The conclusion: Energy efficiency investment is the most cost effective way to reduce the European Union's reliance, and expenditure, on energy imports which today cost the EU over EUR 400 billion a year.
Japan reduces CO2 emissions by over 7% in 2014
Deutsche Bank Group in Japan achieved a fifth continuous year of reduced CO2 emissions in 2014, lightening its operating load on the environment over 2013 by 7.22% to 4.43 million kg.
Konzept #2: The changing shape of liquidity
Liquidity is profoundly important to markets and economies. Whether in oil, volatility or corporate bonds it has been changing significantly as the crisis plays out. Four of the features in this issue of Konzept tackle the myths, mysteries, realities and implications of the changing shape of liquidity for investors, for regulators and for issuers.
Deutsche Bank's 2015 solar outlook: accelerating investment and cost competitiveness
For 2015, Deutsche Bank Markets Research expects an increase in investments and improvement of cost competitiveness in the solar sector.
Regulation via EU Emissions Trading System better than stricter CO2 limits: Deutsche Bank Research Study on CO2 emissions from cars
The integration of road transport into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) using an upstream approach (with refineries and fuel importers as participants) is superior to the instrument of CO2 limit values for cars on the counts of ecological effectiveness and macroeconomic efficiency.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: Deutsche Bank Research Talking Point on the climate protection agreement between US and China
At the APEC Summit the US and China reached an accord on long-term targets to combat climate change. The US plans to cut its CO2 emissions by 2025 by 26-28% compared with 2005 levels.
Clean energy and sustainability: Deutsche Bank hosts 5th Annual Renewable Energy Client Forum
In October, Deutsche Bank hosted 140 clients in New York to discuss the latest trends and market developments in renewable energy, project finance and sustainability.
New finance for energy efficiency investments: Deutsche Bank contributes to EU report
How can new capital be directed towards investments aimed at improving energy efficiency? Deutsche Bank contributes its expertise to an EU report on energy efficiency finance.
Deutsche Bank Research: Timely comment on the latest EU climate targets
The climate targets recently adopted by the EU show a high degree of flexibility. This reflects the conflicting interests and the heterogeneity of the EU member states, for example in terms of energy generation or degree of industrialisation. However, the pronounced flexibility is not necessarily bad news.
Integrity for Green Bond market can be achieved without prescriptive standards
Green bond issuance in 2014 has grown rapidly and is already over two times larger than in 2013. Estimates are that the market will hit $40 billion by the end of the year. Deutsche Bank is one of the leading Green Bond underwriters and is committed to helping grow green the bond market.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change anticipates negative impact on global water supply. Numerous companies are working on solutions.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fears that climate change will have a substantial impact on the supply of water. Numerous companies are working on solutions. Investors can participate in those future-oriented companies through a share-based investment fund like DWS Water Sustainability.
Economic growth depends on tackling climate change, says global commission
A major report has been published, demonstrating how governments, businesses and cities can more effectively deliver on their core economic and social goals, while reducing the risk of dangerous climate change.
Deutsche Bank supports World Bank's Carbon Pricing statement
Deutsche Bank has joined more than 1000 businesses in support of the World Bank's "Putting a Price on Carbon" campaign. Companies pledge to work with governments towards the objective of a carbon price applied throughout the global economy.
Deutsche Bank strengthens the "Green Bonds" growth market
As one of the three lead managers of the new "Green Bond – Made by KfW", Deutsche Bank is contributing towards further boosting interest in sustainable investments.
Deutsche Bank makes a strong commitment to renewable energy development in Japan
Deutsche Bank have announced the largest solar financing by a foreign bank in Japan, signaling their intention to support an additional three to six projects in the next 12 to 18 months.
Deutsche Bank Research: The changing energy mix in Germany
The drivers are the Energiewende and international trends.
The transition to low-carbon growth: Renewable electricity for some 785,000 households from Europe's second-largest wind farm
Deutsche Bank has jointly led a EUR 2.8bn deal to finance Europe's second-largest wind farm.
Applying financial expertise to environmental issues: Deutsche Bank assists Unilever in pioneering green bond
The bond helps fund renewable energy, energy efficiency and water efficiency projects located at five Unilever product factories.
EU intends to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030
The EU has announced plans to lower its CO2 emissions by 40% in relation to the base year 1990 by 2030. In addition, it aims to raise the share of renewables in total energy consumption to a minimum of 27%, though without naming any specific targets for individual EU member countries. Furthermore, it has not committed to a concrete energy efficiency target.
Davos: climate change back on international agenda
This year's Davos World Economic Forum has put climate change firmly back on the international agenda. Ever stronger scientific evidence demonstrates the link between society's carbon emissions and rising global temperatures and the drastic consequences if further action is not taken to reduce emissions.
Carbon Leakage: A barely perceptible process
Germany pursues ambitious energy and climate policy objectives and is thus a trailblazer in these fields internationally. However, the faltering UN climate protection process shows that other countries are not following Germany's lead or are moving at a slower pace.
Deutsche Bank supports guidelines for green bonds
Deutsche Bank joined a coalition of 13 major financial institutions in supporting a set of voluntary guidelines for 'green bonds' to finance environmentally friendly activities.
Energy efficiency and Germany's energy transition
An ambitious shift in energy policy, such as the "Energiewende" in Germany, poses great challenges. On the one hand, a rapid phasing-out of nuclear power requires large investment in renewables as well as grid and storage infrastructure. On the other, the energy transition will not be successful without boosting energy efficiency. Mass financing of energy efficiency building upgrades is a key opportunity for Deutsche Bank.
US shale revolution addressed at German energy security conference
Vice Chairman Caio Koch-Weser participated in a panel discussion on the implications of the US shale oil/gas revolution at a recent energy security conference in Frankfurt. Organized by the Munich Security Conference Foundation and the F.A.Z. Forum, the conference brought together governments, business, academics and NGOs to discuss the economic, environmental and security policy issues surrounding energy security.
Deutsche Bank comments on IEA's publishing of the World Energy Outlook Special report
The energy sector is the single largest source of climate-changing greenhouse-gas emissions and limiting these is an essential focus of action. This Special Report seeks to bring it right back on top by showing that the dilemma can be tackled at no net economic cost.
Opinion piece: Carbon Capitulation
Further efforts are needed to restore the EU carbon market's functioning after the EU Parliament rejects a key reform proposal.
No energy transition without energy efficiency
How can the energy transition succeed? Energy efficiency in buildings as the central element of future energy policy" – This was the theme of a conference with high-level participants that the Federation of German Industry (BDI) held on September 14th, 2012, in the atrium of Deutsche Bank in Charlottenstraße in Berlin.
Survey: SME sector companies preparing for energy transition in Germany
Two thirds of companies expect investments in energy efficiency to increase in the next five years, i.e. 10 percent more than in 2008. One out of every three small to medium sized companies already intend to invest in energy conservation measures in the next 12 months.
Deutsche Bank Research: Germany's energy turnaround – Challenging for municipalities and municipal utilities
Germany's energy turnaround targets objectives that far exceed its legislated, accelerated exit from nuclear power generation. The turnaround will pave the way for municipalities and municipal utilities to enter new spheres of activity in terms of energy provision, the heating market and the transport sector.
The German Feed-in Tariff: Recent Policy Changes
Previous DBCCA research notes have analyzed the role of Germany's Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources ("the EEG"1) in catalyzing investment to support the rapid scale-up of renewable electricity generation in Germany.2 Following recent changes to the EEG, this report examines the current status of policy and market conditions in Germany and considers the implications of recent changes for investment in wind, biogas, and solar PV generation.
Video: Robert Socolow on the challenges of Germany's energy transition
An ambitious shift in energy policy, such as the "Energiewende" in Germany, poses great challenges. Professor Robert Socolow, Co-Director of The Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University and Member of the Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisory Board, on Deutsche Bank's way to sustainability, energy efficiency and necessary investments in renewables and infrastructure.
Study: Recognizing the Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Underwriting
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation instigated this project to encourage the financial industry to scale up financing of building energy efficiency retrofits. Deutsche Bank has a long history of supporting multifamily / affordable housing through its community development finance capabilities, and throughout the world the Bank has played a leadership role on climate issues. Scaling up building retrofits has become a compelling aspiration for the Bank, because of the alignment between our carbon reduction and community development goals.


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Fridays seem to come faster and faster as the world shivers with a blink and a breath…and sometimes a bang.
Faerie reveals that evil exists, but cannot triumph. Though shadows threaten and shroud, there is a way through…a glimmer of light; an ever-expanding force of truth and goodness, of thoughtfulness and kindness.
Though it may take a fight.
Lettie Hempstock is one of my most favourite characters. In The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (one of my most favourite books by one of my most favourite authors) Lettie Hempstock fights evil beside a nameless, friendless seven-year-old boy. And we stand beside her.
In the myths of Faerie, there is hope and heroism that transcends worlds and enlightens.
Lettie Hempstock held me tightly. "Don't worry," she whispered, and I was going to say something, to ask why I shouldn't worry, what I had to be afraid of, when the field we were standing in began to glow.
It glowed golden. Every blade of grass and glimmered, every leaf on every tree. Even the hedges were glowing. It was a warm light. It seemed, to my eyes, as if the soil beneath the grass had transmuted from base matter into pure light, and in the golden glow of the meadow the blue-white lightnings that still crackled around Ursula Monkton seemed much less impressive.
Ursula Monkton rose unsteadily, as if the air had just become hot and was carrying her upwards. Then Lettie Hempstock whispered old words into the world and the meadow exploded into a golden light. I saw Ursula Monkton swept up and away, although I felt no wind, but there had to be a wind, for she was flailing and tipping like a dead leaf in a gale. I watched her tumble into the night, and then Ursula Monkton and her lightnings were gone (89).


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I love reading an article that opens my eyes to something I've missed. As a mom of 5 who's been breastfeeding (this round) for almost 9 years solidly, I've always been a huge advocate of "less is more". I refuse to have a crib (ok, I lie, I did have one once.....it was very handy for storing all the clean bedding and receiving blankets!), never had a change table, usually use my stroller for carrying school bags and groceries, and preferred manual expressing over using a breast pump..... I guess I've been out of the loop on all of this. I've noticed all the ads but never really thought of it this way. Well done.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011How the Breastfeeding Industry is destroying Breastfeeding.
I've spend 10 years (!!) as a loud, active protector of breastfeeding. I've worked within the breastfeeding community, as an LC, been the first person to connect babywearing & breastfeeding as public health issues, a writer & so much more. I've attended countless conferences, tradeshows, speakers' events & taught at just as many. I've been observing an unnerving trend and a concept that James Akre introduced to me over 4 years ago has crystalised of late.
A very large, capital I Industry has built up around "breastfeeding". What started as a small group of committed, WHO Code supporting companies has morphed into thousands of companies marketing "feeding products". Previously Code compliant companies have shifted their focus to "Feeding", offering little or no breastfeeding imagery, or products directly known to interfere with the success of breastfeeding. By creating an industry around the ostensible support of nursing mothers, companies have changed the culture around breastfeeding. The average new mother today is inundated with blog posts, ads, product samples and more more for things like breastfeeding cookies, bracelets, apps, creams, teas, menu plans, covers, hot/cold packs and so much more.
It's an individual's choice to purchase & use what they'd like, make no mistake. The sum total of the entire industry and it's rapid growth over the past few years has accelerated to give the impression to today's first time mother that breastfeeding is expensive, time consuming, requires a lot of paraphernalia & often doesn't work the way they'd planned. It's important to know that the vast majority of these products simply didn't exist even a few years ago. It's also important to note the changes:
-Lansinoh, a beloved product for nursing mothers long endorsed by La Leche League, now sells bottles & other "feeding accessories" in violation of the WHO Code.
-Boppy, one of the first commercial brands of nursing pillow, have rebranded as feeding pillows. There is currently not a single image of breastfeeding on their site or in their marketing.
-Medela, once a Code compliant supplier of pumps & accessories, is now marketing bottles & low quality pumps to mothers.
-Generically, many larger brands of nursing covers (a non-existent product category until about 10 years ago), have shifted their marketing from being a breastfeeding aid (which isdebatable) to providing a cover while pumping, bottlefeeding, or simply holding a sleeping baby. The imagery infrequently shows women actually nursing anymore.


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I am over at Stacey Donaghy's blog, I Thriller… A Writer's Blog today, guest blogging about character development, and a technique I used to create of my characters Sawyer and Pryce for The Footloose Killer.
Head on over and check it out! And leave a comment – we'd love to hear more techniques that have worked for you with your characters!
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The innovative commercial applications of Rooibos and Honeybush
Rooibos and Honeybush, which are both endemic to South Africa, are among the most widely cultivated commercial-used botanical species originating in the country, with more than 300 trademarks and 20 patents to their names. In October this year, the South African Rooibos Council's Ernest du Toit and fellow South African Rooibos and Honeybush producers presented talks on the patents and trademarks of these plant products at the 56th general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Providing another example of how Rooibos and Honeybush can be applied commercially, Red Dawn IP Holdings, which is owned by beverage companies Audacia Wines and KWV, has developed a method of preserving alcoholic beverages using indigenous Rooibos and Honeybush wood chips instead of sulphites. This innovation is a "huge potential game changer" in the alcoholic beverages industry. Red Dawn IP Holdings director and Audacia owner Trevor Strydom has lodged patent applications in 83 jurisdictions worldwide to ensure that South African alcoholic beverage producers have the exclusive mandate to create wine, beer and cider using indigenous Rooibos and Honeybush materials in varying forms.
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