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Vol 315, Issue 5815
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- Electrical Activity During the 2006 Mount St. Augustine Volcanic Eruptions
Lightning was produced during an eruption of Mount Augustine by direct electric charging of dust in the initial explosion and later from charging in the volcanic plume.
Research Article
- Nuclear Activity of MLA Immune Receptors Links Isolate-Specific and Basal Disease-Resistance Responses
Plant immune receptors that detect pathogen attack trigger resistance responses by derepressing a transcriptional regulatory loop.
- The Triple-Ring Nebula Around SN 1987A: Fingerprint of a Binary Merger
Simulations show that released angular momentum from a merger of two massive stars to form Supernova 1987A caused the ejected gas to form the observed triple-ring structure.
- Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture
Medieval Islamic artisans used polygonal tiles to create quasi-crystalline patterns for architectural tile decorations long before the discovery of such patterns in the West.
- Ex Situ NMR in Highly Homogeneous Fields: 1H Spectroscopy
A movable array of permanent magnets can produce a homogeneous magnetic field anywhere, allowing portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy at high resolution.
- Structure of the Polycrystalline Zeolite Catalyst IM-5 Solved by Enhanced Charge Flipping
An algorithm yields the crystal structure of complex porous materials such as zeolites from microscopy and powder diffraction data when clean single crystals are inaccessible.
- Shaping of Elastic Sheets by Prescription of Non-Euclidean Metrics
Non-Euclidean metrics can predict patterns of buckling and wrinkling in thin elastic sheets.
- Focusing Beyond the Diffraction Limit with Far-Field Time Reversal
A time-reversal mirror focuses microwaves, including those scattered randomly, on a distant receiver array to improve resolution to better than 1/30th of the wavelength.
- Redefining the Age of Clovis: Implications for the Peopling of the Americas
New radiocarbon dates and a reassessment of existing dates imply that the Clovis culture thrived in the New World for only 250 years, perhaps following an earlier colonization.
- Quantitative Phylogenetic Assessment of Microbial Communities in Diverse Environments
Analysis of microbial protein-coding genes from several ecosystems shows that taxa prefer certain habitats and that evolution is faster in some places than in others.
- Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Causes Necrotizing Pneumonia
A virulent form of drug-resistant bacterium not only carries genes for a potent toxin but also makes more of an inflammatory factor, exacerbating the resulting pneumonia.
- Regulation of Drosophila Life Span by Olfaction and Food-Derived Odors
In flies, the ability of a severely calorie-restricted diet to extend life span can be partially reversed by exposing the flies to the odor of their main food, yeast.
- Redirection of Silencing Targets by Adenosine-to-Inosine Editing of miRNAs
Editing of a particular miRNA--changing adenosine to inosine--alters which mRNAs the miRNA targets for degradation, which in turn changes uric acid levels in the brain.
- Gene Body-Specific Methylation on the Active X Chromosome
Transcribed portions of genes on the active human X chromosome are unexpectedly hypermethylated, usually considered an inactivating mechanism at promotors.
- Reversal of Neurological Defects in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
In a mouse replica of an autism-like genetic disorder, reactivation of the defective gene after symptoms appear ameliorates the disease, suggesting a therapeutic approach.
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Allergic colitis caused by cow's milk (casein) presenting within the first hours of premature life has been reported. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Allergic colitis presenting within the first hours of premature life.
Acta Paediatr. 2005 Oct ;94(10):1514-5. PMID: 16263634
Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre, St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
A prematurely born infant developed rectal blood loss several hours after birth, after his first formula feeding. Discontinuing the feeding resolved symptoms, but after resuming feeding rectal blood loss reappeared. There were no signs of necrotizing enterocolitis. Suspecting cow's milk allergy, the feeding was changed to a casein-based protein hydrolysate, without effect. Meanwhile, laboratory tests indicated cow's milk allergy. Symptoms only resolved after introducing an amino acid-based formula supporting a definite diagnosis of cow's milk-induced allergic colitis. This is the first description of a premature infant with symptoms of allergic colitis, appearing within hours after birth, suggestive of intrauterine sensitization. The exact mechanisms of sensitization remain obscure. CONCLUSION: Cow's milk-induced allergic colitis can occur after the first feed, even in a prematurely born neonate. This is most probably due to intrauterine sensitization, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of rectal blood loss.


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That being said, the curious thing is that not all physics degree programs in different universities in different countries require chemistry. For example, consider the Physics Specialist degree program at the University of Toronto (my alma mater).
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Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris.
The title was used to emphasize Mary's role as a sign of hope and as a guiding star for Christians, especially gentiles, whom the Old Testament Israelites metaphorically referred to as the sea, meaning anyone beyond the "coasts", or, that is to say, sociopolitical, and religious (Mosaic law), borders of Israelite territory. Under this title, the Virgin Mary is believed to intercede as a guide and protector of those who travel or seek their livelihoods on the sea.
This aspect of the Virgin has led to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, being named as patroness of the Catholic missions to seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea, and to many coastal churches being named Stella Maris or Mary, Star of the Sea. This devotion towards Our Lady with this ancient title is popular throughout the Catholic world.
Stella Maris "sea-star" is a name of α Ursae Minoris or Polaris, the "guiding star" (also "lodestar", "ship star", "steering star", etc.) because it has been used for celestial navigation at sea since antiquity. The name is applied to the Virgin Mary in Saint Jerome's Latin translation of the Onomasticon by Eusebius of Caesarea,[1] although this is in fact a misnomer based on a transcription error. The Hebrew name Miryam, meaning drop of the sea, was translated by St Jerome into Stilla Maris, but at some later stage a copyist transcribed this into Stella Maris, and this transcription error became widespread.[2]
Paschasius Radbertus in the ninth century wrote of Mary, Star of the Sea, as a guide to be followed on the way to Christ "lest we capsize amid the storm-tossed waves of the sea." At this time too the plainsong hymn "Ave Maris Stella" ("Hail, Star of the Sea"), became increasingly popular.
In the twelfth century, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote: "If the winds of temptation arise; If you are driven upon the rocks of tribulation look to the star, call on Mary; If you are tossed upon the waves of pride, of ambition, of envy, of rivalry, look to the star, call on Mary. Should anger, or avarice, or fleshly desire violently assail the frail vessel of your soul, look at the star, call upon Mary."[3]
Pope Pius XII in his encyclical, Doctor Mellifluus, also quoted Bernard of Clairvaux in saying; Mary ... is interpreted to mean 'Star of the Sea.' This admirably befits the Virgin Mother.. (for) as the ray does not diminish the brightness of the star, so neither did the Child born of her tarnish the beauty of Mary's virginity.[4]
The idea of Mary as a guiding star for seafarers has led to devotion to Our Lady, Star of the Sea in many Catholic coastal and fishing communities. Numerous churches, schools and colleges are dedicated to Stella Maris, Our Lady Star of the Sea, or Mary, Star of the Sea.
Stella Maris Monastery, the foundation house of the Carmelite order was established on Mount Carmel, Israel, in the early thirteenth century. The abbey was destroyed several times, but a refounded Stella Maris monastery is still considered the headquarters of the order.
Devotions to this title of Mary are found in the popular Catholic Hymn, Hail Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star and the ancient prayer Ave Maris Stella.
The Apostleship of the Sea has for many years now, been commemorating the Feast of Stella Maris, Our Lady, Star of the Sea, with Mass each year on the 25 September. It is a day to pray for all seafarers and give thanks for their contribution to global trade. In his 2014 homily at a Mass in Bishop Tom Burns SM said, "God speaks to seafarers through Mary, Star of the Sea, and through those in the Apostleship of the Sea who act in the name of Mary". [5]
A nineteenth-century painting of Mary, Star of the Sea.
The star on Mary's robe alludes to her epithet of Stella Maris, the Star of the Sea. The Walters Art Museum.
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The Classic Garden is a non-profit corporation formed in 2013.
A group of concerned citizens had a discussion how we might occupy a vacant building on our community`s main street to offer an opportunity for people to learn new skills and to inspire an interest in entrepreneurship. We decided to take this challenge head on. See more
RENOVATIONS and DEVELOPMENT
Our building at 671 Main St. in Birtle (known as The Centre) was acquired and was in need of major repairs. Warm and dry was our first goal. In fall of 2014 we insulated the ceiling in the front part of this building and used this area for classes and workshops all winter. Since then we have been working and planning the major renovation which began in spring of 2016. Phase one saw a new roof, wiring, insulation and drywall. With this complete, new pottery wheels were gradually purchased along with a kiln. We had a craft room and a pottery room fully functional. To celebrate we held our Grand Opening of the Art and Pottery Studio on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Pics are on our Renovations Page.
Next was a proper heating system that served all three rooms, the completion of the carpentry studio and landscaping complete with space for an outdoor classroom. These were ambitious but we were optimistic that it would all be possible although it happened even faster than we imagined.
We have been so fortunate to have many people contribute their time and talents which has greatly reduced our costs. Funding from provincial and federal grants, generous donations from the Birtle Value Shoppe, Birtle & District Foundation, Birtle Lions Club, Tundra Oil and Gas, local businesses and individuals, and in kind labour from local trades people, in addition to our fundraising efforts have allowed us to make this exciting progress that was determined by availability of funds, contractors and volunteers. We could not have made these improvements without the support of so many.
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We are delighted with the interest in the classes being offered. It quickly became apparent we are filling a gap in our region. The classes are offering arts, crafts and trade skills to all ages. They offer an opportunity for social interaction and are some are intergenerational.
Seeing many of our classes having our senior population sharing their skills with the youth and in some cases all taking classes together is especially heartwarming as it offers an opportunity to foster mutual respect.
Most classes are full well in advance of the start date. We have had participants from age 5 to 90 years of age coming from every direction within about a 70 km radius and occasionally much further. They are excited for this learning opportunity and we are very fortunate to have skilled and experienced teachers sharing their knowledge with eager students.
If you know of a class you would like to take or if you have a talent you are willing to share, please let us know and we will do our best to make it happen.
The Classic Garden has a constantly changing list of current and upcoming classes workshops. To date we have been able to offer a variety of pottery and art classes, after school arts and crafts, landscape and gardening classes, knife making, carpentry, as well as sewing and fibre arts classes and workshops. Fundraisers and special events happen annually and we are always looking to add something new.
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The Classic Garden committee is always looking for volunteers to sit on the board or to assist with classes, social media, website, building and landscape maintenance, special events, or any other area where your are willing help out. This volunteer non-profit organization was created to serve the community. Community support is the key to long term sustainability of The Centre.
Open Studio dates will continue allowing anyone from the community to use the space, tools and equipment for a minimal drop in fee plus the costs of any supplies used. Tools at The Centre will be available for use by local tradespeople starting out or others wanting to try an entrepreneurial venture. We have knowledgeable volunteers willing to assist you with development of a small manufacturing effort.
Proceeds of classes and drop in fees will go to cover The Centre's building operating costs (heat, water, insurance and taxes) as well as supplies, equipment and program instructors.
Val Thomson is a visionary and our fearless leader. Val is the driving force behind this venture. Her enthusiasm and energy encourages, inspires and pushes just a little to keep our project moving forward. She has also instructed and assisted with classes. Val is a retired English teacher and vice principal who is more accurately redirected rather than retired. Her passion is gardening. Her 5 acre piece of paradise was created over 30 years of dedicated hard work. It has been featured in national and provincial magazines and is an attraction for visitors to the area. For more information on how you can see her gardening masterpiece or visit her framing workshop, visit her website.
Pat Farquhar is a professional potter and owner operator of Spruce Garden Pottery. Her work has been available in several gift shops in western Manitoba. In her first career Pat was a registered nurse and served our community for many years. Now, potting and gardening are her passions and she has brought her talents and energy to The Classic Garden spending many hours developing and teaching pottery programs and contributing to all aspects of the project. Pat's potting studio is located on their working farm. Pat's garden including her must-see potager can be viewed during our garden tour or you can give Pat a call.
Shonda Ashcroft's contribution to The Classic Garden is often from her home office where she can be found updating the website, making a poster or posting to social media. Her background in community development has been helpful with sourcing resources. Shonda has developed basic hand building pottery skills through opportunities at The Centre. She has instructed and assisted with classes. Also a passionate gardener, Shonda's garden is on their working farm.
Shirley Barteaux is in charge of the money. Thank goodness someone is! She keeps track of money coming in and out, mail and other administrative duties. Shirley can be found volunteering in the community for numerous organizations. A talented seamstress, Shirley instructs our sewing classes and assists with many others. Shirley is often found behind a sewing machine at their farm home where her fabric creations come together. Shirley is a keen gardener and always ready to try something new.
Bill Wright was a shops teacher for our school division and though he retired from employment he never stops teaching. He volunteers his time generously for The Classic Garden and other organizations and people in the area. His innovative manufacturing skills have been the bones of our manufacturing process as we create items for sale to support The Classic Garden activities. When we arrive at The Centre and things have miraculously been done while we were gone, we know Bill has been there! He also instructs some of our workshops, assists with many others and is always contributing his energy, skills and often his tools to our renovation project.
Laurelle volunteers for The Classic Garden. She shares her accounting skills by entering and accurately recording information for all our financial activities. She files our taxes, creates our financial statements, and we couldn't manage without her.
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Uri Eliaz was born in 1931 in Tel Aviv. In 1947 he studied drawing at the Bezalel Academy of Art, though he had to terminate his studies due to the First Arab-Israeli War. He was drafted to the "Hagana" forces when he was only 17, and transferred to Kibbutz Eilon. Afterwards, he was transferred to Kibbutz Beit-Alfa, where he eventually worked as a shepherd. Inspired by the landscapes that he saw during his working hours, he sketched and drew continuously. In 1960 he moved to Haifa and began working as an illustrator and stage-designer for the Haifa Theatre. This new line of work influenced the nature of his paintings at the time.
During Reserve Duty he was injured and when he was finally rehabilitated he moved to Tel Aviv. In 1968 he became an independent painter; his works were exhibited in Israel and worldwide, acquired by numerous collections.


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Singer Ryan has released his debut single "I No Care" produced by Ephraim.
Ryan comments: "When I first went into the studio I wanted to write something deep, something that will really touch everyone's heart. I was struggling and I notice that it's because I was trying too hard. That's when we started talking about my past experiences. I was telling Ephraim the producer about a past relationship. We were laughing because I was so young at the time. Within 40 minutes we had the song. The song is based on a true story but I can laugh and have fun about it now. It's a fun song. There's a story in there, but I really want people to have fun, at least with this song"


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|"(500) Days of Bummer"
|Season 2, Episode 17
|Episode name reference to/pun on: (500) Days of Summer
|Canadian Airdate:
|October 6, 2012
|Episode Guide
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"Bad Sports"
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"The Reefinator"
"(500) Days of Bummer" is the 17th episode of the second season of Stoked, and the 43rd overall.
Bummer falls in love with Chrissy, a guest at the hotel. But he won't ask her out, because it would violate his "No Dating the Guests" rule. The groms decide to play matchmaker, but have they done the wrong thing?
The episode starts off with Broseph sticking mints in his mouth. Bummer walks in and yells at them, causing Broseph to spit out all of the mints in his mouth. Bummer commands Broseph to put the mints back in the mint dish, Johnny to clean his shirt, and Reef to stock the gift shop with souvenir fragrances and test it on a guest named Chrissy. She refuses the sample, but he sprays her anyway, staining her perfectly-starched shirt to her anger. Bummer falls in love with her once he sees her neat ways. He flirts with her, but in a way that makes her think he is a pervert, causing her to walk away from him.
Mr. and Mrs. Ridgemount are wondering what to do when George's regular babysitter refuses to babysit him during their 17th-and-a-half wedding anniversary. Lo offers, but Mr. Ridgemount and George refuse, the former still remembering what happened last time. When Lo mentions that she bought extra fluffy towels, her father reluctantly approves as long as there are no parties or guests. As the parents leave, Lo becomes strict with George in an attempt to prove herself worthy to her parents.
At the Pirate Ship, Reef shows Emma and Fin Bummer's typical reaction to Chrissy and how he will let anything slide as long as he remain lovestruck. The groms decide to take advantage of Bummer. Meanwhile at the penthouse, Lo hears the doorbell and answers the door to Grommet, bearing equipment for a sleepover. When Lo rejects the pre-teen, she and her brother bicker about whether Grommet should visit. Elsewhere, while Chrissy lounges, Fin discusses her plan to Emma and Broseph on how to get Bummer and Chrissy together, hoping they no longer have to work. When Bummer proves himself a coward, Fin entices him to flirt with her, claiming someone else will get with her should he not, only to be rejected due to a hotel rule prohibiting employees dating guests.
Just outside the Penthouse, Reef rings the doorbell; when Lo considers allowing him to enter, George refuses and demands that Reef leave. In an attempt to appease her brother, Lo tells Reef about her father's policy about guests, but once George is far from them, she tells Reef to return in a few minutes. Back at the Pirate Ship, Bummer, with minimal enthusiasm, greets customers. Seeing this, Fin and Broseph agree on a plan to make Chrissy ask Bummer out on a date. Hearing a crash, the two groms, plus Emma, run to see what it is, and they see Chrissy inspecting the kitchen prompting the three groms to agree Bummer and Chrissy are suitable for each other due to their obsession over neatness. In the dining area, Fin puts on a show starring Bummer; when Chrissy states she is interested in karaoke, Bummer sings for her. As the show concludes, Chrissy and Bummer grow closer to each other.
Reef meets with Lo at the Penthouse; Lo claims George is in his room minding his own business, unaware he is watching them. Meanwhile, Chrissy makes a call to Captain Ron, revealing her true intentions—she is staging nasty pictures of the resort, hoping the health inspector will shut it down upon seeing the "evidence." Having overheard the conversation while hiding nearby, Fin mentions Chrissy's true motive to Emma and Broseph, but they warn her their workloads will return should Bummer find out the truth. Regardless, Fin intends to notify Bummer, her desperate friends clinging to her as she walks.
George and Grommet start their plan to bust Lo and Reef by throwing a party. The duo spread the word about the prospective extravaganza, and Lo learns their intention upon seeing one of their ads. Fin tries to warn Bummer about Chrissy's true intentions, but the lovestruck boss does not heed her word; afterward, he gives Chrissy a tour of the hotel as he earlier planned, unaware that she is sabotaging the resort while he is not paying attention. Witnessing the undercover spy in action, Fin and Emma plan to take Chrissy's camera to expose her duplicity.
Preparing to find out about the party alongside her boyfriend, Lo figures out that her bratty younger brother is staging it with the intent of framing her. Entering the Penthouse, Lo tries to no avail to stop the party while Reef joins it to her frustration. Meanwhile on the beach, Fin captures Chrissy's phone but is discovered by its owner alongside her date. In an attempt to relocate the party, Reef calls Broseph and tells him about the situation, but a supposed mis-dial causes Reef to inadvertently call Mr. Ridgemount. Angered by the call, Mr. Ridgemount states he and his wife are now heading to the hotel; Reef tells Lo about this, forcing them to take immediate action.
Back on the beach, Fin tries to explain herself; Bummer refuses to listen, unjustly firing her. Explaining anyway, Fin tells Bummer Chrissy is working for Captain Ron and sabotaging the hotel; Chrissy dismisses Fin's assertion as "fraud" and tries to reclaim her phone. As a result, a game of tug-o-war begins, Broseph and Emma helping Fin, Bummer aiding Chrissy. The phone flies and ends up in Bummer's hands; Fin rests her case as she dumps out the contents of Chrissy's bag—several roaches, a rat, empty tubes, toilet paper and dirty laundry now lie on the beach. As a result, Bummer breaks up with Chrissy, but rather than thank the groms for busting Chrissy and saving the hotel, he then ungratefully orders them to work unpaid overtime as punishment for skipping work to surf.
Reef moves the party out of the Penthouse as Lo tells George their parents are on their way back home courtesy of Reef. George gloats that his plan to expose his sister is turning out as he hoped, but Reef threatens to make him suffer should Lo be punished. George claims there is no evidence against him but is proven wrong when Reef points out a captive Grommet, whom Lo would not have invited to any party. George calls a truce, and they clean out the evidence of the party lest Lo be punished and George concurrently suffer. Once Mr. and Mrs. Ridgemount return home, the Penthouse is tidy once more; a suspicious Mr. Ridgemount insists he heard the racket over the phone, but Lo claims the noise was from the staff house and a new guy was in charge of the call and misdirected it to the staff house.
Wipeout slides down a pillar behind Mr. and Mrs. Ridgemount's backs, his trunks not on his costume. Lo and George throw the mascot and his swim trunks out the door, denying anything happened when their father questions the noise he heard. Afterward in the lobby, Bummer returns to his tyrannical, controlling and obsessive self as he chases the "re-clothed" Wipeout with a vacuum cleaner.
- Reef
- Fin
- Emma
- Johnny
- Lo
- Broseph
- Wipeout (does not speak)
- Bummer
- Chrissy
- Mr. Ridgemount
- Mrs. Ridgemount
- George
- Grommet
- Ripper
- No Pants Lance
- Snack Shack (screams)
- Shep (does not speak)
- Zack (does not speak)
- Tropical Tan Models (three of them)
- Blair (cameo; does not speak)
- Mal Jordan (cameo)
- Shep's Friends
- Pig (cameo)
- Captain Ron
- Mr. Marvin (cameo)
- Sonny
- Buster
- Shep makes a cameo appearance with a lamp shade on his head.
- Broseph breaks the fourth wall by asking, "Does anyone else hear that music?" when Reef, Emma and Fin are watching Bummer as romantic music plays in the background.
- Wipeout was seen without his trunks, but it was not censored because he's actually a costumed whale mascot.
- For the third time, Mr. Ridgemount's eyes were seen.
- This episode marks the return of the Reef-George Ridgemount Conflict.
- Reef and Lo are still in their romantic relationship.
- Stoked Radio:
- Forever Now by Duke Squad
- Season Tickets by The Dirty Tricks
- According to Bummer, the hotel has rules against both employees having relationships with guests ("Rule 77"), and having fun ("Rule 109"). The latter rule is most likely a lie, however, made up by Bummer himself (without Mr. Ridgemount's knowledge) as a ruse to keep the junior staff under his control, as well as keep them from having fun during their off-hours (which, by all rights, he does not have the power to do).
- Also, as with what he tried to do to Broseph and Emma in "Hunka Hunka Burning Reef", Bummer's firing of Fin for her trying to alert him about Chrissy being a spy and saboteur for Captain Ron is an unjust cause for termination of employment; likewise, Bummer had no grounds to make the groms work unpaid overtime to punish them (under the dubious claim of "having fun against the rules") for their saving the hotel by revealing Chrissy's true colors. In real life, both incidents would be grounds for Bummer to face legal action, as well as possibly being fired himself by Mr. Ridgemount for allowing a saboteur employed by his main rival to infiltrate the hotel.
- The Episode title is a reference to (500) Days of Summer.
- When Reef comes into the Penthouse, there are shadows of him, Lo, Emma and Johnny visible.
Reef: (Chanting) 25 mints! In your mouth! Minty fresh!
Bummer: Slackers!
Broseph: Did Bummer just fall in love?
Reef: Thought you needed a heart to fall in love. Guess not.
Mr. Ridgemount: Peach Tree, we're only going away for the weekend.
Mrs. Ridgemount: Well, not if we don't find someone to watch George.
Lo: Someone like me?
Mr. Ridgemount: No way!
George: Double no way!
(As Bummer stares at Chrissy, romantic music plays in the background)
Broseph: Does anyone else hear that music?
Reef: Check this action. (Walks up to a lovestruck Bummer) Yo Baumer, can I get the weekend off?
Bummer: Okay.
Reef: With pay?
Bummer: Yeah, okay.
Reef: Oh, and can I use your personal golf cart for a demolition derby?
Bummer: Okay.
Reef: Thanks Baumer, I mean Bummer.
Sonny: The human male: a solitary, but brilliant animal until a female of the species turns his brain into a sack of goo.
Fin: Bummer's in love! So whenever Chrissy's around—
Broseph: —we can get whatever we want, yo!
Emma: Wait, are you saying we should take advantage of Bummer? (She, Fin and Broseph cheer) Yes! That's the best idea ever!
Lo: Vamoose, or I'll paint your toenails safari yellow!
George: You wouldn't dare! (Lo gives George a menacing look, brush at hand. Cut to an exterior shot of the hotel)
George: Aaaahh!
Fin: (Spying on Bummer) Uh-oh. Bummer won't go near her.
Broseph: Dude's got no game.
Emma: Ew, less than no game.
Brospeh: Whoa, negative game.
Fin: Sir, somebody's checking you out. (The two see a surfer massaging Chrissy) Okay, her eyes are saying "hot surfer dude," but her heart is saying "Baumer." Go talk to her!
Bummer: Fin, this hotel is a workplace, and every workplace has rules, like Rule 77: No dating the guests.
Fin: Yeah, but come on—there's no rule against having fun.
Bummer: Wrong! Rule 109: No fun. Now quit breaking it, and get back to work!
(A crash is heard)
Fin: Emma! Careful!
Emma: What? I didn't drop anything.
Fin: You—really? For real? Whoa, that's weird. (Emma glares at Fin)
Chrissy: (On the phone, to Captain Ron) Guess who got a date with Andrew Baumer?
Captain Ron: Nice work, Chrissy!
Chrissy: Thank you, sir. I've already got nasty pictures of the kitchen, but using Bummer's behind the scenes to sabotage the place will really seal the deal!
Captain Ron: One look at those filthy photos, and the health inspector will shut down Surfer's Paradise for good! (Laughs)
Chrissy: That's the plan! (Hangs up and walks off. Fin emerges from behind a nearby trolley)
Fin: Oh no, we hooked up Bummer with a spy for Captain Ron! But come on—it's not like the hotel's that dirty. (A pig walks by as cockroaches crawl onto Fin's arm) Aaah! We are so in trouble.
Reef: I love parties. Party's my middle name.
Lo: Yesterday, you said your middle name was Danger.
Reef: I have lots of middle names: Party, Danger, Adventure, Enrique.
Sonny: And in the end, the male human has resumed his solitary lifestyle. (Bummer chases Wipeout with a vacuum cleaner) Perhaps this is for the best—some animals are better off on their own.
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|"Bad Sports"
|"The Reefinator"
|Season 2
|"The Make-Out Fake-Out" • "Surf Surf Revolution" • "The Captain, The Grom, His Job and Her Dream" • "Will the Real Broseph Please Stand Up" • "I Like Beaver Butts and I Cannot Lie" • "Sick Day" • "Channel Surfers" • "Grommy the Vampire Slayer" • "Grumpy Old Brahs" • "Hunka Hunka Burning Reef" • "The Boardy Brotherhood" • "Safety Last" • "Clinging in the Rain" • "My Fair Leslie" • "Browatch" • "Bad Sports" • "(500) Days of Bummer" • "The Reefinator" • "Dirty Little Secret, Nerdy Little Secrets" • "Sweet, Sweet, Meat Cheat" • "To Catch a Reef" • "Surfer's Got Talent" • "Groms on Strike" • "Heartbreak Hotel" • "All We Are Saying is Give Reef a Chance" • "Grom Fest"
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In a confidential report, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it found prisoner abuse that amounted to a form of torture at the US military facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Based on a visit to the prison in June, an ICRC team that included humanitarian workers and experienced medical personnel found a system devised to break the will of prisoners through "humiliating acts, solitary confinement, temperature extremes, use of forced positions", the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
"The construction of such a system, whose stated purpose is the production of intelligence, cannot be considered other than an intentional system of cruel, unusual and degrading treatment and a form of torture," the report said.
Sent to the US government in July, the report – a detailed memorandum of which was obtained recently by the New York Times – said the prisoners were also exposed to loud and persistent noise and music as well as to prolonged cold.
It also said that detainees were subjected to "some beatings", the daily added.
The daily said the report did not mention how many of the 550 detainees currently being held at Guantanamo were subjected to such treatment.
Ethics violation
The United States has used the military facility to hold people detained around the world in its "war on terror" indefinitely and without trial.
Physicians allegedly provide info
The ICRC team also found that medical personnel at the Guantanamo prison provided information about the prisoners' mental health and vulnerabilities to interrogators, a practice a human rights expert told the daily was in violation of international ethical standards.
The daily said a statement from the Pentagon said "the allegation that detainee medical files were used to harm detainees is false".
"The United States operates a safe, humane and professional detention operation at Guantanamo that is providing valuable information in the war on terrorism," the Pentagon statement said.
No legal access
Personnel assigned to Guantanamo, the Pentagon statement added, "go through extensive professional and sensitivity training to ensure they understand the procedures for protecting the rights and dignity of detainees".
Transferred from military prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of the detainees at Guantanamo have been there for almost three years without any access to lawyers.
Only four have been charged, as the US government resists a legal onslaught over its handling of al-Qaida and Taliban detainees, most of whom it believes fall outside the protection of the Geneva Conventions.


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Hugh Marshall Cole (July 14, 1910 – June 5, 2005) was an American historian and army officer, best known as the author of The Lorraine Campaign and The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge, two volumes of the U.S. Army official history of World War II.
Born in Pittsford, Michigan, Cole studied as a young man and achieved his doctorate in history in 1937 from the University of Minnesota. He taught at both Macalester College and the University of Chicago until 1942.
Cole became a U.S. Army officer in 1942. After serving as the chief of foreign area and language studies for the Army Specialized Training Program, he was assigned as a historical officer on the staff of General Patton's Third Army, with whom he participated in four campaigns in northern Europe.
Subsequently, Cole served as the European Theater deputy historian, and then as theater historian in December 1945. After leaving military service, he joined the Office of the Chief of Military History in Washington and supervised the preparation of the official histories of the U.S. Army in northwestern Europe during World War II. His own contributions to these works were The Lorraine Campaign (1950) and The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge (1965).
Following his work with OCMH, Cole worked as an operations research specialist with the Johns Hopkins University's Operations Research Office and later with the Research Analysis Corporation. During 1976–77, Cole held the Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History at the Army War College.
Cole died on June 5, 2005 of peripheral vascular disease in Alexandria, Virginia.[1]
- B.A., Wheaton College, 1931.
- M.A. and Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1933, 1937.
- ^ "Cole obituary on wildbillguarnere.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
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Preseason. Some hate it, some love it! With many sports having just finished a lengthy preseason such as cricket and some due to commence over the next few months leading into the winter sports, it is a worth a talk about what you can do to maximise your performance.
It's no secret that preseason training is where a lot of injuries develop and end up plaguing the avid sports goer well into the season of their chosen sport. This can range from a simple sprained ankle to a multitude of frustrating overuse injuries….and those general niggles that seem to change from one week to the next.
There are many reasons why injury during preseason is so prevalent and each person will be different to the next, however some common trends that we see at the clinic often include;
- Inadequate recovery from an injury sustained during the previous season
- Change in sporting codes
- Returning to sport after a season off
- Poor fitness going into preseason
- Extended rest post season (ie – doing nothing!)
- Changes in training environment, such as hard court to sand.
- Poorly designed or nonspecific programs.
So the question is, what can you do to reduce your chance of injury and improve your performance during season? If you are someone that struggles to keep up during preseason or find that you are plagued by injury 4 weeks in, then the following 5 tips may just help you make it through unscathed.
1. Use your new found time free of trainings to seek help for appropriate management of those in season niggles, so you can start preseason injury free. Your physiotherapist will be able to assist you in the best way to manage this and direct you to incorporate a treatment program with your sport in mind.
2. Treat yourself to a professional screening session! Even if you are not currently carrying an injury, this is a fabulous way that will enable your health practitioner to identify areas that are not only putting you at risk of injury, but also likely limiting your sporting performance. Prevention is always better than cure and this can be time and money very well spent.
3. Maintain some level of fitness in the off season. The age old saying, if you don't use it, you lose it. The phenomenon of 'detraining' can occur very quickly once the season is over resulting in a loss at a physiological level which translates to performance and the body needing to work harder to regain fitness. Certain tissues in the body, such as tendons, don't respond well to change. Going from full in season duties to no training, then straight into preseason is a recipe perfect for development of overuse injuries such as tendinopathies. If 5-6 sessions a week is normal during season, 2-3 session will usually see the athlete maintain reasonable fitness in the off season.
4. Change up your training! This is your chance to do something different or incorporate things you have wanted to work on…or maybe should have been working on in-season. You can still keep things specific to your sport, but change it up slightly and keep it fun. For example if netball is usually your thing, enter into a basketball comp for the off season, similar on court requirements but a refreshing change mentally. Or on the other hand, ask your health professional for a new and challenging gym or home program to work on areas that need improvement.
5. Don't be frightened of looking 'soft'! In other words if you know you are not up to speed, or have not maintained any level of fitness in the off season, talk to your coaching staff – preferably before you do those 10 hill sprints on the beach and strain your calf! Overloading the body can happen very quickly and the body needs to adapt and prepare itself for big spikes in exercise, particularly when these are multiple times a week. Gradual and incremental increases in activity, relating to frequency, intensity and duration are the key and any little niggles should be taken care of straight away.
The common trend with those tips? If you haven't picked it already – keep active during the off season! Keeping on top of niggly or unresolved injuries and ensuring that you have some level of fitness going into preseason is very important regarding injury prevention and can have a big impact on the performance of your upcoming season. So, if you want help in establishing a good preseason routine for your preseason, contact us at the clinic for more information.


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Many people do not know the damage that a car accident can cause. Seeing a chiropractor can make all the difference in the world. I recommend that anyone who is a victim of a motor vehicle accident see a chiropractor as soon as possible.
As a chiropractor in Destin, Florida, I have treated many people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. I recently was involved in a motor vehicle accident where I sustained a head injury causing a concussion. I have a new understanding what patients who are recovering from a motor vehicle accident go through. Due to the circumstances of my accident I contacted an auto accident lawyer for guidance. Actually it is not always a vehicle accident, it can be due to domestic violence, or injury at a workplace, but the result is the same.
Sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that is experienced in a motor vehicle accident, not necessarily a head impact, can cause a concussion. Concussions range in significance from minor to major, but they all share one common factor — they temporarily interfere with the way your brain works. They can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance and coordination.
The signs and symptoms of a concussion can be subtle and may not be immediately apparent. Symptoms can last for days, weeks or even longer. Diagnosing a concussion is usually straightforward. If a blow to your head has knocked you out or left you dazed, you may have had a concussion. It's more difficult, however, to determine whether the blow has caused potentially serious bleeding or swelling in your skull. Alabama personal injury lawyer warns: signs and symptoms of these injuries may not appear until hours or days after the injury. Contact Babcock Partners LLC today as soon as you notice such signs. Check out https://macgillivraylaw.com/ for appropriate legal advice in such cases.
Signs and symptoms of a concussion may include:
Some symptoms of concussions are not apparent until hours or days later. They include:
Rest is the best recovery technique. Healing takes time. For headaches, use acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Don't take aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), as these medications can increase the risk of bleeding.
Dr. Whidden is a former U.S. Navy pilot turned chiropractor in Destin, Florida. Emerald Coast Chiropractic, finding solutions to today's health care issues, Who's YOUR Chiropractor?
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Extra reference: Click Here If You've Been In An Auto Accident.
Many people do not know the damage that a car accident can cause. Seeing a chiropractor can make all the difference in the world. I recommend that anyone who is a victim of a motor vehicle accident see a chiropractor as soon as possible.
Even if your auto accident seemed minor because of slow speeds or little damage to your vehicle, that doesn't mean injury did not occur. At just 10mph, the body can be subjected to a force of 5 to 10 G's. The force of 10 G's is greater than a fighter pilot would experience during aerial combat.
Independent studies show that your body can violently move back and forth 6 to 10 times the speed your auto was going at time of impact. In other words, a 5-10 mph crash, your neck can move at 50 to 100 miles per hour! This is how G force can cause serious injuries at even low speeds.
Even those be evaluated involved in low-speed accidents should see their chiropractor to rule out a whiplash injury that, if left untreated, can have ramifications for years.
Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.
I was hit in the rear on the way to work one day. It was nothing major just a slow speed rear end impact. Honestly I didn't think much of it until I started having bad migrains. I started getting adjusted and within a week the headaches were gone.
You speak now in behalf of those involved in these kind of accident.


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SPEECH OF NEW EU CLIMATE COMMISSIONER IN WARSAW[Permalink]
18 june 2010
Connie Hedegaard European Commissioner for Climate Action: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: a central plank of Europe's climate policy
VI International Conference New Energy User Friendly 2010 Warsaw, 18 June 2010
Europa Press Release, Warsaw, 18 June 2010
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here in Warsaw. I would like to warmly thank the organisers for inviting me to this important and timely conference.
Let me start by expressing my deepest sympathy, and that of the whole European Commission, for the terrible floods and the tragic loss of life and wealth that have struck this country in recent weeks. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
Also economically these are tough times, as we all know. The focus right now has to be on managing the debt crisis in Europe.
But soon, hopefully, the key question will be: how do we manage the situation after the crisis? We need to keep in mind that investing in a low-carbon economy now will help us exit the crisis in the most competitive way.
Despite the cold winter, climate change has not gone away - and it is not going to. It is happening now. Preventing climate change from reaching the dangerous levels that are predicted if we continue with business as usual remains one of the greatest challenges facing human kind.
If anyone thinks the cold winter we have had means we can forget about climate change, I'm afraid they need to think again. In fact the cold winter we had in Europe has given way to the hottest March and April on record globally. All the predictions are that this year as a whole will also set a new world record for temperature.
But climate change is about long-term trends, not short-term weather events. Today the global temperature is already around 0.8°C higher than in pre-industrial times.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which brings together hundreds of the world's leading scientists, has projected that without more action to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, we are most likely to see further warming of between 1.8 and 4 degrees this century. In the worst case scenario the global temperature could increase by over 6°C.
An increase even at the lower end of this range would have severe impacts. A rise anywhere near the top of the range could be catastrophic.
That is why the international community urgently needs a strong global climate agreement aimed at reducing emissions to put in place when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period expires at the end of 2012.
It was of course widely hoped that last December's Copenhagen conference would take us most of the way towards a global deal. Copenhagen was not the great success we wanted, but the Copenhagen Accord that resulted does represent progress nonetheless.
Firstly, industrialised and developing countries have accepted for the first time in history that they share a joint responsibility for keeping global warming below 2°C in order to avert the worst impacts. Since December more than 120 countries, responsible for more than 80% of global emissions, have associated themselves with the Accord, and over 75 have notified targets or actions to limit or reduce their emissions.
Secondly, the industrialised world has put money on the table to help developing countries combat climate change: nearly 30 billion dollars in finance for the next three years – what we call 'fast start' finance - and for the longer term 100 billion dollars a year by 2020.
Thirdly, in certain areas the Copenhagen Accord provides important political guidance for the UN negotiations that are under way to draw up a global agreement.
But perhaps most importantly of all, Copenhagen put climate change at the top of the political agenda – even in a time of economic crisis. It brought an unprecedented momentum to the willingness of the vast majority of countries to act, even before a global agreement is reached.
Nonetheless there is still a long way to go to reach the strong, comprehensive and legally binding global deal that remains our objective. The two weeks of United Nations talks in Bonn that ended last Friday made a little progress but it is much too slow. The negotiations need to shift up several gears. The talks will have to drastically accelerate at the next sessions in August and October if we are to have a chance of success in Cancun.
The European Union would be ready to reach a legally binding deal at the Cancun conference in Mexico at the end of this year. However, it looks likely that some other key players will not.
The absence of US legislation is without doubt a key obstacle to progress in the international negotiations. If the US does not adopt legislation it is hard to imagine that China will be willing to bring its domestic actions on climate change into an international framework.
On a more positive note, what we can see is that on the ground many countries are working together and launching new initiatives. One is the Paris-Oslo process on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries which was formally launched at the end of May. And in the margins of the Bonn meeting new partnerships on adaptation and on reporting rules for emissions mitigation efforts were discussed.
There is now broad international recognition that, instead of going for a 'big bang', all-in-one solution as we did in Copenhagen, the international community needs to move in steps towards a global deal.
This means that the Cancun conference should produce an action-oriented set of decisions. This would give us a solid basis for reaching a global agreement at the conference in South Africa at the end of 2011. Poland, as the country which will hold the EU Presidency in the last 6 months of next year will have a crucial role in preparing the Union to that event.
Ladies and gentlemen,
In parallel with the international negotiations, Europe must push forward the process of decarbonising our economy at home.
We need to do this to reach our long-term target, agreed by all members of the Union including Poland, of cutting emissions by 80-95% by 2050. A reduction of this order by industrialised countries is essential to put global emissions on a path compatible with keeping global warming below 2°C.
There is also a second set of reasons to decarbonise the European economy: in order to maintain our competitiveness in the low-carbon technologies of the future, to safeguard jobs and to strengthen our energy security.
It is both a huge challenge and a huge opportunity.
We gave ourselves a head start on the road to the low carbon economy in 2007. Our leaders agreed an integrated energy and climate strategy and set our ambitious 20-20-20 targets for the year 2020. That is to say: a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% share for renewable energy and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency.
These targets are now being implemented through the climate and energy package, and through our energy efficiency action plan.
Poland has taken on a target which allows your emissions in sectors outside the EU Emissions Trading System - sectors such as transport, agriculture and households - to rise by 14% between 2005 and 2020. Even if you are well on track to overachieve your Kyoto Protocol target (of a 6% emissions reduction below 1990 levels), it is essential to meet this target. A lot can be done in Poland, for example, in the transport sector – a major offender in terms of emissions. I know that the construction of roads in Poland is advancing relatively quickly. I would very much like to see a similar impetus for example in the rail sector which requires modernisation to attract more passengers and goods. A lot is going on, but there is an untapped potential for increasing low-carbon mobility which can only be unlocked if EUR 5.5 billion of European funds earmarked for railways for the years 2007-2013 are fully used.
Since the climate and energy package was agreed, other major economies have also recognised the huge opportunities for producers of low-carbon equipment and infrastructure such as renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage and smart grids.
Now Europe's leadership is being challenged. For example, the 2010 Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index cites US and China as the best investment opportunity for renewables.
The US is aiming to double its renewable energy generation by 2012. Chinese and Indian wind turbine manufacturers now appear in the global top ten. China and Taiwan now produce most of the world's photovoltaic panels.
In other words, the global race is on. This is an excellent development in terms of fighting climate change. But it also means that we in Europe need to do more to drive our innovation and leadership forward if we are to avoid the risk of being left behind.
Green industries are enormously important to the EU economy.
They directly employ around 3.4 million people and account for around 2.2% of Europe's GDP. That is more than the pharmaceuticals or aerospace industries. Studies show that each direct job in Europe's eco-industries creates between 1.3 and 1.9 indirect jobs. And the global market for environmental technologies and products is forecast to grow strongly at around 10% annually over the coming years. This is more and more a reality in Poland as well. The wind farms like the one in Margonin which will eventually power up to 50,000 households, or those in Karwice and Moltowo which will together provide 60 MW's or a number of projects all over the country where furnaces are changed to be able to burn biomass prove that even the coal-based country can gradually transform its economy to the low-carbon one.
My ambition as Commissioner for Climate Action is to see Europe become the most climate friendly region in the world. This is squarely in our own interests because it will solidify our position in the expanding market for clean technologies.
You may be aware that, besides the unilateral commitment to cut our greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, the EU has made a conditional commitment to reduce our emissions by 30% if other major economies agree to do their fair share of a global climate agreement.
This condition has not yet been met, but Europe needs to be ready to act in case this situation changes. That is why last month the European Commission presented an analysis of the costs, benefits and practical options for increasing the target from 20 to 30%.
The purpose is not to trigger some hasty decision to raise the target. Whether to move to 30% is a political decision for the EU leaders to take when the timing and the conditions are right. Obviously the first political priority is to handle the immediate economic crisis. But the Commission has now provided a solid analytical basis for discussing the costs and benefits of a 30% target over the coming months.
What we see is that the crisis has had a big impact in terms of cutting the cost of achieving the targets. At the same time, the recession has also put huge constraints on the ability of governments and businesses to invest.
The cost of meeting the 20% target by the European Union has fallen from at least €70 billion a year by 2020 – that was the estimate two years ago - to €48 billion. This is because the recession has reduced emissions and because higher energy prices have reduced energy demand. But the crisis has also depressed the carbon price in the EU for the foreseeable future because there are now many unused emission allowances that will be carried forward.
There is a clear downside of this phenomenon: the 20% target and the carbon price will be much less powerful drivers of economic modernisation and innovation in Europe than we anticipated when the package was agreed.
This is a serious disadvantage. As I've mentioned, the competition for green growth and jobs is becoming fiercer all around the world. Less innovation in Europe is not what we need if we are to keep up with our main competitors. One of the key benefits of moving to 30% would be to restore that incentive for innovation.
Our analysis shows us that the 30% target is achievable. The cost of reaching it is now estimated at €81 billion a year by 2020. This is €11 billion higher than the price tag of the 20% target two years ago. Compared with the cost of the 20% target today, 30% would cost €33 billion more.
But let's be clear: when we talk about costs, this is not money lost. Rather, it is the cost of an investment that will pay dividends – in terms of strengthening Europe's innovation and competitiveness, safeguarding jobs, reducing our energy import bill and boosting energy security, and cutting air pollution and its costs.
The potential for emission savings is proportionally higher in the less wealthy member states. First and foremost, this means more energy efficiency, in particular in buildings. This is also the case for Poland. And the European Union helps you to realise this potential. The examples of the project realised by the Szczecinek poviat which received almost EUR 10 million to thermo-modernise its public buildings or a similar project in Glogow which received its subsidy only 3 weeks ago and many other are encouraging. I hear that in a recent competition for European funds supporting thermo-modernisation in Poland the demand has exceeded the supply so much that Polish authorities decided to increase the amount available almost by 100%. This shows how much there is still to be done.
The effects on individual Member States of a move to 30% will be analysed before any final decision is made. The situation of poorer Member States will naturally continue to be fully taken into account.
The Commission also looks beyond 2020. As I mentioned a few minutes ago, the EU's long-term target is to reduce our emissions by 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.
This is a challenge for all of us, but one that also will bring considerable opportunities. Over the coming months the Commission plans to develop a vision of the structural and technological changes that will be needed to achieve a low carbon, resource efficient and climate resilient European economy by 2050.
All sectors will have to contribute. The electricity sector shows the biggest potential to decarbonise. Realising this potential to the fullest extent, which means reducing the sector's emissions to very close to zero by the middle of the century, will be a challenge for both energy and climate policies.
Other major emitting sectors like transport, industry, agriculture and buildings will also need to play their part.
For agriculture the challenge will be to reduce emissions while continuing to meet other requirements, including food and bio-energy demands. This shift will also need to take account of the important role that soils play in storing carbon that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.
Finally, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is key to limiting global warming, we need to act simultaneously to increase our resilience to the climate change that is already under way. We can do so by finding ways to prepare for and adapt to it.
Of course, no one can say for sure whether an individual event such as the recent tragic floods is due to climate change. But what we do know is that extreme weather events in the form of floods, droughts, heat waves and storms are projected to become more frequent and more severe as climate change increases. We also know, for instance, that rising sea levels will threaten flooding and erosion along our coastlines. The city of Gdansk is particularly vulnerable in this respect.
We need to act on knowledge of this kind by taking adaptation measures that can strengthen our resilience against the climate change impacts that will affect us in future. Such measures might involve, for instance, strengthening coastal sea defences and banning construction on river floodplains.
Most measures will need to be decided locally or nationally, which is why it is important that each member state draws up a climate change adaptation strategy of its own. This needs to be based on the most comprehensive and up to date knowledge of the climate impacts that are likely to affect that country. I am pleased that Poland is drafting its own national adaptation strategy and hope that it will be ready soon. European-level coordination on adaptation could bring additional benefits, which is why the Commission is developing an EU-wide adaptation strategy that we aim to implement from 2013 onwards.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Tackling climate change and building the low-carbon economy may sometimes appear a burdensome challenge, but the bottom line is we cannot afford not to do it.
The benefits of strong and early action far outweigh the economic costs. As Lord Stern has put it, tackling climate change is the pro-growth strategy for the longer term.
In this century, no field will see higher growth rates than clean energy and energy efficiency.
So this challenge is also an opportunity for Europe. Let us seize it and ensure we stay at the front of the global race for green growth and jobs.
I wish Poland all the best with your efforts and look forward to working with you on creating a prosperous and sustainable Europe.


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Welocome to "Follow My Thread"! This blog is to share what's going on at my shop, The Sewin' Asylum, in Sun City, AZ.
Our story- I guess it starts with me. Hi! I'm Erica Doyle. I have my degree in fashion design, but I don't think I really wanted to be a designer. I actually wanted to promote sewing- WHAT??? Yeah, sewing! I loved it! But in 1990 when I graduated, sewing was not exactly the cutting edge hobby. But I persevered! After a brief stint with Palmer & Pletsch in Portland, Oregon where I learned some magical secrets for the serger, I moved onward to Washington state where a small Bernina dealership took a chance on me.
I was a fresh-faced 22 year-old with a passion for sewing. I was put in charge of teaching the owners' classes for the sewing machines and sergers.
After a year I moved back to the Los Angeles area where I worked for another Bernina dealer. I loved teaching sewing and working in the sewing industry, but something was pushing me to change direction. I returned to school to pursue my elementary education certification.
Certification in hand, my husband and I moved to Phoenix, AZ and before I secured a teaching position, I was hired by a (you guessed it!) Bernina dealer.
That time was brief as I found a position teaching fourth grade. I missed teaching sewing and in 1998 a Joann Fabric and Crafts opened up near my home and I was hired and teaching sewing nights and weekends.
Right at the time I was hired by Joann's, I found out that I was pregnant. I felt that I couldn't manage a classroom of fourth graders and a baby, so I made the decision to leave the elementary classroom.
I taught at Joann's, and as my classes grew more than what could be accommodated at the store, I began teaching sewing classes for adults and children from my home. After four years of this I opened my first studio where I conducted classes for five years. Eventually we outgrew that space and I moved to my first storefront, and then again we needed more space and we moved to our current location. We've been sharing the love of sewing here for five years and have just renewed our lease for five more years.
As we're moving forward, we're looking forward to many great things. In the shop we have a carefully curated collection of colorful cottons and stylish fashion fabrics (knits and other garment fabrics. Soon we'll be sharing our collections online for purchase.
It is my intent with this blog to share patterns, resources, and all things sewing. I hope you enjoy the great content we have in store for you!
Happy stitchin'


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Food Panda and Eatoye have decided to merge all their operations and both these two will continue to operate as separate brands. Both these brands will be working under the same roof and administration.
According to the news, Nauman Sikander and Rai Umair will lead all the operations. For all those who are not familiar with: Food Panda had acquired EatOye earlier this year. Then they decided to operate separately as different companies.
The process of merging the operations is still under consideration. However, Sources suggested that this decision has came from Germany (global headquarter for Rocket Internet).
The sources also said that no employee was removed from either of the companies as a consequence of the merger. Workforce combined together for the company will stand around 50 to 60 individuals. It will be very interesting to see that how a single team leads two brands in similar, offering the same services.
The Pakistani food market is worth around Rs. 15 billion and only 1% of it is online. Having two powerhouses working under one roof now.
The Food Panda group is a global mobile food delivery marketplace headquartered in Berlin, Germany and operating in 40 countries and territories, including India, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Singapore. The service allows users to select from local restaurants and place orders via the mobile application as well as the website. The company has partnered with over 58,000 restaurants.
EatOye is an online takeaway food delivery and table booking service, headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan and operating in 13 Pakistani cities. The platform allows customers to search for their favorite local take away restaurants and place orders online, choose from pick-up or delivery options. As of April 2014, EatOye has over 1000 restaurants offering services in Pakistan. They are intermediary in the delivery of around 1000 meals a day and have handled over half a million transactions since site launched in May 2013.