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"We can't add service because we don't have the money to do it," said Martin Munguia, public information officer for Community Transit. "But at the same time, we know that there's a lot of demand, so we've made a goal for ourselves to increase our ridership about 25% over the next five years."
The agency is looking to scrap underutilized service and focus its efforts on providing more effective routes. With this approach, it hopes to increase the 9.2 million riders it saw in 2012 to 12 million by 2017.
"We want to find a way to shift some of our service around — maybe not run as many of the unproductive trips and add those trips to the highly productive routes, where we're going to see a lot more ridership," Munguia explained.
In 2011, the agency replaced some of its 60-foot articulated buses used for commuter service to Seattle with double-decker buses, called "Double Talls," which added 30% passenger capacity without increasing operating costs. Despite this, one of the problems Community Transit has seen, according to Munguia, is excessive numbers of standees on these popular routes.
"We have some double-decker buses, and they have 77 seats. We see many trips with over 100 passengers on those buses," he said.
To reduce the number of passengers without seating, the agency will now move buses from quiet routes to busier ones. Community Transit will also be able to add 30 trips a day to the Seattle commuter service starting next month, thanks to a grant from the Federal Transit Administration.
Moreover, to cultivate ridership during off hours, the agency is looking to use promotional advertising and social media campaigns to urge riders to use public transit during lunch time or to get to recreational activities.
"Through our peak times — the morning and afternoon rush hours — that's when we have about 75% of all of our riders onboard. So that means, in the evening and in the middle of the day, the buses are less full," Munguia said. "We are trying to get people excited about using the bus on those off periods."
Munguia also pointed out that the best part of Community Transit's new plan is that it focuses on data, rather than trial and error.
"Back [before the recession], a lot of transit agencies put bus service out in communities to see if people would come," he explained. "And now, we're taking much more of a data-driven, productivity-conscious approach."Any new service we're going to add, we're really going to analyze the statistics," he added. "We're only going to put service where we know people are going to ride it."
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A Manhattan judge is directing a special prosecutor to look into how Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver handled sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez but reports that the state's ethics commission is investigating only Lopez and not Silver are sparking controversy and even getting Gov. Cuomo involved. YNN's Zack Fink filed the following report.
As reports surface that JCOPE is limiting the scope of its inquiry to just sexual harassment allegations against Vito Lopez and not how it was handled by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, new questions are being asked about the commission's independence, including from fellow Democrats.
"I am actually shocked that JCOPE is not going to investigate Sheldon Silver and the appropriation of $100,000 to cover up this sexual abuse that was committed by Assemblyman Lopez," said State Sen. Tony Avella. "JCOPE is specifically set up to investigate these types of issues and I think they failed in their first test."
Members of the commission met in Albany Tuesday but refused to confirm whether an investigation was even launched. Late Friday afternoon, Commissioner Ravi Batra resigned, saying the process has become too tainted.
"The press ought not to know more than what I know as a JCOPE Commissioner," he said. "And when that happens, we have a problem."
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Salt + electrons = 6x increase in HDD platter density?
Subject: Storage | October 14, 2011 - 05:21 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: hdd, Hard Drive
With all of this SSD talk lately, let's not forget where storage stuff originated from - the HDD. Here's your spinning rust... ah-hem, Hard Drive lesson for the day:
Hard drives store bits by changing the magnetic alignment of magnetic 'grains' which have been 'sputtered' onto the surface of an extremely flat surface, or platter. Here are some grains created with current tech (lesson after the break):
Due to the random arrangement, storing bits on the above requires each bit to span across several grains as to ensure it is properly written.
The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), based in Singapore, does all sorts of experimentation with, well, materials research. They had the bright idea to mix in a pinch of table salt into the sputtering process. This, combined with the use of electron-beam lithography, allows much greater control over grain creation - namely they can actually 'draw' them.
E-beam-etched grains formed with IMRE's new process.
Not only does this enable them to have more control over grain size, but it also allows them to create them in defined tracks. This lets the drive store one-bit per grain. Combine smaller grains with a better ratio of bits to grains and you've got potential for increasing magnetic storage by nearly an order of magnitude. IMRE has already tested the process at densities of 1.9Tb/in2, and they've created platters at up to 3.3Tb/in2. Consider current HDD's run at ~0.5Tb/in2, we're talking 6x the capacity - just when we thought HDD's were leveling off.
IMRE claims the new tech can be easily implemented with existing manufacture lines. The only potential catch I see is that with current HDD's, they make the platter and form tracks onto it once it's already fully assembled. This new tech creates the tracks in the middle of the process. This makes for potential alignment issues when going for a perfect 1-bit per grain density. Think of it as writing to a CD or DVD - the tracks are already there, so your drive's laser has extra components to help it keep the beam locked onto the track during writing (to account for any wobble, etc). HDD's using this new tech may need to employ a similar method, adding complexity to what is likely already the most complex part of these drives.
This development will not only enable higher capacity drives, it should help drop the price of current capacities. I guess SSD's will have to wait a bit longer before taking over the world.
Hitachi Releases 1TB per Platter Deskstar and CinemaStar Hard Drives
Subject: Storage | September 6, 2011 - 10:12 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: hitachi, hdd, deskstar, cinemastar, 1TB Platter
Hitachi GST (Global Storage Technologies) today announced that the company is beefing up their product line by moving to 1 TB per platter technology. With an aerial density of 569 Gb/in^2 (569 Gigabits per square inch) for desktop drives, both Deskstar and CinemaStar product lines will be infused with the new platter technology and will range in capacities from 250 GB to 1 TB. We are currently awaiting an update as to whether the lower capacity drives are using older technology or fractions of the 1TB per platter drives, so stay tuned for an update. This will be important for the performance of the lower capacity drives because the improved aerial density of the 1TB per platter technology brings a healthy performance boost over the older technology due to the amount of data that is able to be read at a time.
The Deskstar lineup is for consumers and enthusiasts while the CinemaStar drives are low power drives best suited for A/V work in streaming HD video and/or writing HD streams to the disk. Such applications include security cameras, IPTV, and DVRs. The new Deskstar drives are available for purchase now; however, the CinemaStar hard drives will not be available until later this fall.
The Deskstar drives come in two flavors, the higher performance 7200 RPM 7K1000.D and the low power 5K1000.B hard drives that employ Hitachi's Coolspin technology. Both models feature 32MB of cache, SATA 3 (6 Gb/s) interfaces, and power savings versus their predecessors. The HVERT and 8th generation power management technology has allowed Hitachi to claim 15% idle power savings on the 7K1000.D. On the other hand, the 5K1000.B sees a 23% idle power savings versus its predecessor.
The CinemaStar drives also employ 32MB of cache and the SATA 3 (6 Gb/s) interface. Hitachi claims that 90% of demand (for AV oriented hard drives) lies in single disk hard drives between 250 GB and 500 Gigabytes in capacity. Just like the Deskstar variants, the CinemaStar lineup is also broken up into faster 7K1000.D and low power, slower spinning 5K1000.B products.
While Hitachi is moving to 1 TB per platter, they are slated to be acquired by Western Digital in Q4 2011. The company will continue to ship the drives until "their logical end of life." The important bit; however, is that Hitachi GST product warranties will continue to be honored after the acquisition. Have you used Hitachi drives lately, or have you moved on to the larger manufacturers?
Western Digital's cool and quiet 3TB AV-GP WD30EURS hard drive
Subject: Storage | July 11, 2011 - 02:24 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: western digital, WD30EURS. 3TB, hdd
If you are building an HTPC or even a file server which is focused on quiet operation in a small area, picking up a Velociraptor isn't your best choice. Since the plan also includes a drive with a huge amount of storage space, you might use an SSD for your OS but it is a little expensive to pick up an SSD(s) large enough to keep all of your media. Western Digital's AV-GP WD30EURS is a 3TB HDD which will operate between 5400-7200 RPM and is designed for use in consumer electronics, hence the Audio/Visual part of the name. It is different from the normal Green Power series as it utilizes ATA streaming commands with optimize the drive for multiple, large and sequential accesses at the expense of data integrity, and it tends to run a little hotter as well. Make sure you are running Vista or Win7 and a UEFI based motherboard before picking the drive up. TechARP's full review is here.
"Today, we will look at Western Digital's largest capacity AV-GP hard disk drive - the WD30EURS. This hard disk drive is not only quieter and cooler than regular hard disk drive, it also packs a whooping storage capacity of 3 terabytes! Let's take a look!"
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ Vertex 3 @ Bjorn3D
- OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Apacer TurboII AS602 120GB SSD Review @ Real World Labs
- Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD Review - The Force GT and Force Series 3 Compared! @The SSD Review
- Corsair Force 3 120GB @ Tweaktown
- Patriot Supersonic Magnum 64GB USB 3.0 Thumb Drive @ Tweaktown
- Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G2 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ Real World Labs
- QNAP TS-219P+ NAS Network Server @ Benchmark Reviews
- ineo Protection Box - I-NC05 @ Computing on Demand
- G-Drive Slim 500GB @ t-break
- Mushkin Class10 SDHC Card Review @ Neoseeker
Western Digital's take on the Green Monster, a 3TB Caviar Green HDD
Subject: Storage | June 10, 2011 - 12:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: hdd, western digital, caviar green, 3tb
Before you go running out and buying the Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB HDD, there are a few caveats to remember. You will not be able to just pop this into a WinXP machine and expect to use it at full capacity, you need to have a motherboard with UEFI in order to boot from it and finally the implementation of Advanced Format Technology is still stuck in 512-byte emulation mode.
On the plus side, the drive spins at about 6600 RPM and is SATAS 6Gbs which makes it faster that it's smaller predecessor. Only the non-AFT version of the 2TB Green drive can beat it for throughput. Check out the full review at TechARP.
"Western Digital divides their internal hard drives into three distinct families - the WD Caviar Blue for their basic hard drives, the WD Caviar Green for their quieter, cooler hard drives and the WD Caviar Black for their performance-grade hard drives.
According to Western Digital, Caviar Green hard disk drives offer an average power saving of 4-5 watts over their competitors, a feat that they claim is equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions by 13.8 kg per year. Of course, that's a mere drop in the ocean but if you can help save the environment while you work or play on your computer, why not?
Today, we will look at the improved Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB hard disk drive - the new Western Digital WD30EZRX with Advanced Format Technology and 6 Gbps interface. Let's find out how well this drive performs!"
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 INEO I-NA309D Pro @ TechwareLabs
- OCZ Technology Agility 3 240GB @ Tweaktown
- QNAP TS-659 Pro II NAS @ Benchmark Review
- Kingston Data Traveller G2 3.0 64GB @ XSReviews
- Centon Rush 3.0 @ HardwareBistro
- Patriot Memory Supersonic 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ PCSTATS
PCPer v4.0 Giveaway: Thermaltake Max 5G USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure
Subject: General Tech, Storage | April 22, 2011 - 03:24 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: thermaltake, hdd, giveaway, contest
As you can no doubt tell, PC Perspective got a HUGE and much needed facelift last weekend to what we are internally calling "PC Perspective v4.0". I know there are still some kinks to work out and we are actively addressing any feedback from our readers in this comment thread.
But we want to celebrate the launch of the new site in style!! Some of our site sponsors have very generously offered up some prizes for us to give out throughout the coming days...
The fifth set of prizes is a pair of Thermaltake Max 5G USB 3.0 external hard drive enclosures!
It has lights, it has fans AND it runs at USB 3.0 speeds. What do you have to do to win this wonderful piece of hardware?
Couldn't be easier: post a comment in this post thanking Thermaltake for its sponsorship of PC Perspective as well as your plans for using such a cool USB 3.0 external drive dock. What other features would you like to see on external enclosures like this?
You should probably have a registered account or at least be sure you include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you!
We will pick the winners tomorrow and move on to the next hardware that finds its way to PC Perspective offices. Good luck and thanks for reading!!
Seagate and Samsung, the defragmentation of the storage market continues
Subject: General Tech | April 19, 2011 - 11:51 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Seagate, Samsung, sale, partnership, hdd, 1 billion
While it is not a true merger or sale, it seems that the operations side of Samsung's HDD branch is being pruned off and sold to Seagate for over $1billion of cash and shares. The reports inidicate this will be more of a partnership, with Samsung continuing to develop technologies for HDD and retaining full ownership of its flash based storage assets. Drop by The Tech Report for more.
"Seagate and Samsung have announced a "broad strategic alignment," as part of which Seagate will take over Samsung's hard-drive operations in exchange for a cool $1.375 billion (paid half in cash, half in stock). The deal also involves a NAND flash memory supply agreement as well as "expanded cooperation" on enterprise storage."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Seagate buying Samsung HDD department rumor unlikely to occur shortly @ DigiTimes
- Cellphone battery mouse modification @ Hack a Day
- Intel will leave McAfee alone, but it can secure our chips @ The Inquirer
- Apple's IOS 4.3.2 gets jailbroken within a week @ The Inquirer
- Office 365 enters public beta @ Ars Technica
- Intel Thunderbolt may impact USB 3.0 @ DigiTimes
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Discoveries in Early Christianity: Gnostic Manuscripts and the Gospel of Judas
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One of the most fascinating aspects of early Christianity is the rise of a particular variety often referred to as Gnosticism. The author of 1 Timothy in the New Testament warns his readers against "knowledge falsely so-called," and from the mid-second century, church fathers were denouncing "heretics" espousing a Gnostic variety of Christianity. Thanks to twentieth-century discoveries in Egypt of Coptic manuscripts containing the writings of many of those heretics, we have a much better picture of early Christian Gnosticism. The most important of these manuscripts are the Nag Hammadi Codices, discovered in 1945. But more recently another Coptic Gnostic codex has come to light containing a "Gospel of Judas," i.e. Judas Iscariot, Jesus' "betrayer." In his lecture Professor Pearson will discuss the Coptic manuscripts and their importance, summarize early Christian traditions about Judas Iscariot, and describe the contents of Judas' new gospel and the role that Judas plays in it. He will also show a few slides illustrating work that he did on some of the Nag Hammadi Codices in the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo.
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December 4th, 2004, 06:44 PM #242
who was Faethors blood son and what was his mothers name?
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Janos was his blood son and his mother was Marilena.
December 4th, 2004, 07:58 PM #244
Janos Ferenczy. Mother was Marilena Zirra.
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Crap....I didn't see Eddie's post. lol...I feel stupid now. Oh....he posted 1 minute before me....darnit!
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December 4th, 2004, 08:31 PM #246
that why they call him lucky,i guess.
it also makes it his turn.
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Nah, they call me that for my poor timing and my ability to p-off people who can cause me grief! [img]grin.gif[/img]
Anyway, next question:
Who sheltered from the Wamphyri at the leper colony? And for a bonus: Who founded the colony?
December 5th, 2004, 06:04 PM #248
I thought that was Nestor and Lardis Lidesci founded it. But do you say sheltered from the Wamphyri as in, hid from them, or...? Oh well...that is my ten cents worth.
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Nope, 'fraid not. And yes, I do mean sheltered as in hid.
December 5th, 2004, 09:38 PM #250
Uruk Piatra was sheltered in the leper colony, and Lardis Lidesci found it.
December 5th, 2004, 09:39 PM #251
Nathans mother, Nana Kiklu and his girlfreind Misha.
And as far as founding the colony, I'm pretty sure, it was a Lidesci, but not Lardis... I'm thinking Lardis's Father, or Grandfather... But I'll officially say "Father".
December 5th, 2004, 10:07 PM #252
Piatra was the leader.
Nana, Lissa, Misha were sheltered.
you did only ask who was sheltered, i think FrostD was close enough.
December 5th, 2004, 10:34 PM #253
Fair enough, next question?
December 6th, 2004, 05:37 AM #254
This might be too easy, but...
Why are there odd marks on the walls of a lot of buildings in London? (And I do believe it was something E-branch's resident "Locator" pointed out)
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As previously mentioned earlier in this topic, it falls to the asker of the question to accept the answer before the next is asked
Not to worry! As you decided between you FrostD / sdkdmd have it wrapped up so lets go with the above from FrostD.
PS. Rules for the quiz threads are on page one of the thread. [img]smile.gif[/img]
December 6th, 2004, 07:44 PM #256
Sorry Ed, my post was to you, NOT a comformation, it was still your decision to accept the answer. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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That's OK. Re-reading my post above I might have sounded a bit arsey - not my intention, sorry.
December 7th, 2004, 08:31 AM #258
Er, I appologize for posting a question before my answer was confirmed. I was excited, and when I saw two people confirm it, I falsely assumed one of them was the question poster. I didn't look and I'm sorry.
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FrostD, don't worry about it - we're all learning something all the time. Hope your enjoying the site. Oh and as for your question being too easy, I haven't got a clue!
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The other day I asked if PSAs are or were ever effective. I'm still not sure I can answer that, but here is an ad that makes me think a relevant PSA can do good.
Minus the fact that they copied th E*Trade commercials, I think it gets the point across quite well. I think that the use of Palin just ads to the comedic factor. I'm sure this isn't what they were going for, but it is one of the reason's I think it might be an effective spot. I do question whether or not the intended target audience will understand the significance of who Bristol Palin is because I do not think they are interested enough in politics to be familiar with her or to see why she would be relevant.
Good spot either way and worth the laugh at the very least. Not that teen pregnancy is a laughing matter. Just want to make that clear.
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On Tuesday, Climate Change Fellows from more than 10 African nations convened at USGCRP's National Coordination Office in Washington, DC to discuss their experiences applying scientific knowledge to climate change adaptation efforts in Africa. The fellows represented the inaugural class of the African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP). The ACCFP is a partnership between the global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START), the Institute of Resource Assessment at the University of Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program.
The International START Secretariat, located in Washington, DC, is hosted and co-funded by the United States to advance knowledge and build capacity to address global environmental change in developing regions of the world. In 2008, START and its partners launched the ACCFP fellowship program to build capacity for climate change adaptation in Africa by providing seed funding to African scientists for research projects and teaching opportunities across the continent. ACCFP's inaugural class of 45 fellows represented 18 African Nations and focused on the common theme of knowledge for decision making.
Tuesday's meeting provided a forum for ACCFP alumni to engage in open dialogue with Federal representatives from USGCRP, USAID, NSF, NASA, USDA, the Department of State, the Department of Energy and others seeking to enable climate adaptation capacity building, both in Africa and around the world.
The ACCFP program is unique in its emphasis on matching fellows with host institutions from other African nations. Fellows travel to and collaborate with host institutions to implement projects across a range of topics—from advancing understanding of climate risks and vulnerabilities, to identifying adaptation strategies, to integrating adaptation strategies with local policy, and more. The fellow-to-host matching process creates networks of climate adaptation experts and practitioners across the African continent that can be harnessed for knowledge sharing and partnerships that might not otherwise be possible.
In addition to presenting research accomplishments achieved during their fellowships, ACCFP Alumni used Tuesday's meeting as an opportunity to share first-hand insights about needs, challenges, and opportunities to enhance the use of climate change adaption research in ways that are useful to long-term strategy development, policymaking, and day-to-day decisions.
Fellows discussed the wide array of demonstrated applications of their work—from informing fisheries management planning in Zimbabwe, to bringing meteorological forecasting information to secondary schools in Tanzania, to providing climate change training to NGO's in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and much more.
There was unanimous agreement among the fellows in the room that the connections established through the ACCFP alumni network have proven extremely valuable, even after graduation from the Program. For example, three ACCFP fellows from Nigeria teamed up after completion of their individual projects to work on water resource mapping to inform climate adaption plans in Nigerian communities.
There was also unanimous agreement on needs for future capacity building. When a fellow from Ghana raised the need to more effectively communicate climate change information to farmers, fisherman, communities, and others who use and depend on it, there were many affirming nods around the room. The fellows agreed that translation of scientific knowledge into information that it accessible, useable, and relevant is absolutely critical to the proliferation of effective climate adaptation strategies in Africa.
A total of 24 adaptation policy and science fellows make up the ACCFP's most recent class of participants (2011); these individuals are currently in residence at their host institutions and work is underway. Application screening is also underway for the third ACCFO cohort, to be comprised of 16 additional science and policy fellows and 10 teaching fellows to complete projects in 2012.
To learn more about the ACCFP, visit: http://start.org/programs/accfp1 and www.accfp.org
To learn about USGCRP's ongoing work to advance climate change adaptation science, visit: http://globalchange.gov/what-we-do/adaptation-science
David Allen is a Program Associate for International Research and Cooperation at USGCRP;
Becky Fried is a Policy Analyst at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week announced the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, a voluntary partnership that includes the United States, Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reduce short-lived atmospheric pollutants such as methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and black carbon, or soot. These fast-acting climate pollutants are estimated to be responsible for about a third of global warming over the past 50 years, and are proven to have significant impacts on public health and world food production.
On Thursday, Clinton and other leaders emphasized that it remains important to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to address long-term climate-change challenges. But the reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) can bring important near-term benefits for climate, human health, welfare, and the environment, she said.
The six-nation coalition hopes to grow to include other nations committed to reducing emissions of SLCPs. This approach differs from the international process for controlling CO2 emissions, which focuses on reaching consensus agreements among a much larger group of nations.
Emissions of methane, which is more than 20 times as potent a greenhouse gas as CO2 by weight in the short term, can be reduced by measures such as fixing leaky gas pipes and aerating rice paddy fields. Soot—which warms the atmosphere and accelerates ice melting in the Arctic and elsewhere, and combines with other pollutants to cause heart disease, lung disease, and cancer that contributes to 2 million premature deaths per year—can be minimized with diesel-particle filters in vehicles, cleaner cookstove models, and other measures. Ozone created by SLCPs also contributes to lung damage and reduces crop yields.
A recent scientific report by UNEP showed that a concerted effort to reduce SLCPs could significantly delay global warming while helping to avoid the loss of millions of tons of crops and preventing millions of premature deaths per year by 2030.
This new Coalition will provide funding to developing countries to implement solutions and help raise supplementary funds from the public and private sectors for additional mitigation projects. To start, the Coalition is being funded with $15 million over two years—with $12 million coming from the United States and $3 million from Canada. It will complement related programs and partnerships such as the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, in which several U.S. Government agencies, private companies, and national governments are collaborative partners.
For a review of sources of short-lived climate pollutants by economic sector, please see: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/02/02/0906548107.full.pdf.
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This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released temperature data showing that 2011 was one of the warmest years since record-keeping began in 1880. Â The global temperature continued to be extremely warm even though at least two factors acted to push it downwards in the short term.
Despite a slight drop of about 0.2°F from 2010—which had tied with 2005 for the warmest year ever recorded—the data show that Earth continues to experience warmer temperatures than a few decades ago. NOAA's analysis ranked 2011 as the 11th warmest year, while NASA's showed 2011 to be the 9th warmest (rankings are expected to differ slightly because temperature differences between the warmest years are extremely small). Both rankings are consistent with a clear trend of increasing global temperatures—with the 12 hottest years on record all occurring since 1997, and the decade that started in 2000 the hottest in recorded history.
Still, the data also show that temperatures have not changed much since 2005, the year that tied 2010 as the warmest ever recorded. If temperatures have not risen recently, does that mean climate change has stopped? Â Actually, no. Â Just as stock prices do not go up every day in a bull market, global temperatures do not rise every year in an era of warming. Â In both cases, to understand if an upward trend will continue, one must look at the underlying forces that drive it.
In the case of climate change, the most important underlying force is increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  This results primarily from human burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas).  Fossil fuel use not only continues, but is growing.  And because carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas, remains in the atmosphere for many decades, the amount in the atmosphere increases even in those unusual years when emissions are flat or decrease slightly.  For example when global carbon dioxide emissions dipped by about 1% as a result of the recent global recession, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere—which is the force that drives temperature—continued to increase.  And in most years emissions increase, so the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases at an even greater rate.
So why don't temperatures go up every year? Because although increasing greenhouse gases are the most important force driving the global temperature, they are not the only force.  Weather variations, for example, push the global temperature up or down slightly every year.  Powerful volcanic eruptions can cause noticeable cooling for a couple of years.  And the energy output of the sun varies slightly (although since satellite measurements started in 1980 there has been no steady up or down trend in the sun).  These and other forces cause global temperatures to vary slightly from year to year.  To get a reliable indication of trends, one needs to consider at least a decade or two.
It's noteworthy that 2011 was very warm despite two temporary cooling influences. The figure below shows that global temperatures were high in 2011 even though a weather variation known as La Niña caused colder than average temperatures over much of the Pacific Ocean.  (La Niña is a temporary cooling of temperatures in the Eastern tropical Pacific region, which has widespread impacts, including a slight global cooling.)  And between about 2005 and 2010 the sun's energy output was lower than ever recorded, which also pushed temperatures down a little.  Both these forces are likely to reverse—in fact the sun's energy output already has—which can be expected to drive future temperatures upwards in coming years.
Although the temperatures discussed above, which are measured just above the ground or ocean, are the most common way to gauge the global temperature, other data can be useful as well.  In particular, the "ocean heat content,†which involves ocean temperatures from the surface down to about 6,000 feet, is less susceptible to year-to-year variations.  This shows a steady march upwards, with each of the last 10 years setting a new record.
The continued high temperatures—despite downward pressure from La Niña and the sun, together with ongoing increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases and ocean heat content—show that global warming continues.
Figure: Map showing 2011 temperatures as differences from the long-term average of 1971 through 2000.  Red indicates warmer than average temperatures, blue colder than average.  Colder than average temperatures in the Pacific Ocean region show the influence of La Niña, a common weather variation.  Despite this strong temporary cooling influence, global temperatures remained very high in 2011.
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Presidents and chancellors – Penn State President Graham Spanier stepped down. The school named Rodney A. Erickson, executive vice president and provost, as interim president.
Associate athletics directors – Sacred heart appointed Joseph Del Rossi senior associate athletics director for development.
Women's basketball – Michigan added John Barnes to its women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant. Barnes has 16 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, serving as head coach at Michigan Tech from 2003-10 … Occidental named Candice Wiggins assistant women's basketball coach. Wiggins, a former All-American at Stanford and currently a professional basketball player, will coach during the WNBA offseason.
Football – Penn State released Joe Paterno. Paterno earlier had announced he was retiring at the end of the season.
Men's and women's lacrosse – Bowdoin head men's lacrosse coach Tom McCabe announced that the 2012 season will he his last. Having coached at Bowdoin since 1990, McCabe is stepping down to join his wife in the Peace Corps.
Enforcement – The NCAA hired Indianapolis Metropolitan Police veteran William Benjamin as director of enforcement with a focus on football. Benjamin spent 28 years on the force, most recently as deputy chief of police.
The Eastern College Athletic Conference appointed Matt Fogg, formerly the league's coordinator of marketing and sport administration, coordinator of leagues. Pat Colbert moves over from operations to become the director of special events. Alex Lerch is now the conference's coordinator of sport administration, while Michael Letzeisen is a coordinator of sport administration. Lastly, Jen Pacelli was re-hired as the director of Division II governance/marketing & special events … Landmark Conference Commissioner John A. Reeves will retire at the end of his current contract, which concludes June 30, 2012. Reeves became the first, and only, commissioner in the history of the conference when he was hired in September 2006.
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A friend of mine used to be a bartender in New York, and told me that one day when he was working the lunch trade, the heads of four major breweries walked into his bar (there was apparently some kind of brewer's convention across the street at Madison Square Garden). My friend recognized them all and told me who they were but I've forgotten their names.
The head of Budweiser approached him first, and loudly ordered "Budweiser, the king of beers". My friend drew him one and turned to the 2nd guy, who also loudly ordered, saying that he wanted a "Miller lite - tasted great and less filling". The third guy was the head of Coors, and he loudly ordered "a Rocky Mountain fresh Coors". The fourth guy was the head of Guinness, and he ordered a Coke. When the other three looked at him curiously, he explained to them, "Well, if you guys aren't going to order beer, why should I?"
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Hugh Jackman gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
When Hugh sings with Russell
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Russell Crowe has been performing with Alan Doyle in New York on the weekends and on Saturday night they were at Joe's Pub and this time Hugh Jackman was in the house so Russell asked him up on stage for The Confrontation and ...I actually might like this version better than the one in the movie. Full Story
Les Miserables: an underdog?
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The new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features Les Miserables -- its film history, the journey of this particular iteration under the direction of Tom Hooper, the production, and the cast. The story that's told, at least at the beginning of the article, Nate Silver reference notwithstanding, is that this was always a risk. Full Story
Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean
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As mentioned yesterday, I screened Les Miserables in New York on the weekend but reviews are embargoed until closer to the release date. We are allowed however to post reaction to the film. My reaction is that I ugly-cried HARD. And that I love Hugh Jackman. People keep talking about how much weight Anne Hathaway lost to play Fantine. Full Story
Catwoman, Wolverine, and Red Riding Hood
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At the premiere of my favourite movie of the year in Tokyo tonight as they make their way around the world, closer and closer to Christmas Day, as we wait impatiently ... At The Barricade! And then en route to Hollywood & Highland, the Dolby Theatre to fight it out with Argo and Lincoln. Since its screenings last weekend, according to expert "Oscarologist" predictions, Les Miserables has moved ahead of Argo and Lincoln. Full Story
Everybody sings!
Duana left early this morning for a meeting and then I rushed off to the airport to come to New York so... We didn't get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together holding hands! We didn't get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together and cry! This time they all sing. Full Story
Les Miserables on Election Night
Two new tv spots were released yesterday for Les Miserables, my favourite movie of the year. I already know it will be. I know I will love it. There is no way I won't love it. The clips were broadcast across several networks during election coverage. Anyway, obviously, I cried during both. Full Story
Les Miserables: the posters
Four new posters for the upcoming Les Miserables -- THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON (Hobbit what?) -- have been released but... and you know how much I love Les Miserables ... I hate them. Hate the cheesy tag lines even if they're germane to the story (Heart Full Of Love on a poster, I don't care how hard you try to argue it, is never not eye-rolly) and hate especially how glossy the women are. Full Story
Three Months More!
I have so many things to say and don't have the time or, frankly, the concentration to organise it all because... There's a new extended trailer, but really an abbreviated making-of feature, for Les Miserables - and NOT LES MIZ for Christ's sake! - that's just been released and. Full Story
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Dylan was at Comic-Con. He messaged me a photo of Jessica Biel's shelf ass when she walked by him on the carpet. It's extraordinary. Even more extraordinary is that I'm really into what she's wearing here. That's a great skirt. And those are great neon pumps - Brian Atwood. Full Story
Hugh on holiday before hosting
Hugh Jackman is on holiday with his family in Barcelona. Hello? Are you still reading? Hugh has completed most of his work on Les Miserables. He has some down time now before production on The Wolverine is to begin in Australia in August. And then I expect there will be some heavy promotion ahead for Jean Valjean. Full Story
How many times already?
How many times have you enjoyed the first teaser for Les Miserables? As I mentioned last week, many of the anticipated award films have been rolling out their previews the last couple of weeks. At this rate we should see something soon then from Anna Karenina. So... how's our list looking so far? In no particular order: The Master Anna Karenina Gatsby Django Unchained Lincoln Life Of Pi . Full Story
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Looks like Annie's going hard for that nomination. Here's the first look at Anne Hathaway in costume as Fantine for Les Miserables, on location in London yesterday with Hugh Jackman. I assume that they're sing-acting here, both putting a full thrust of emotion into the performance, and both performances, if the film holds up, could be contenders for Oscar. Full Story
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Happy New Year, Hugh Jackman
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Energy Efficiency Policies around the World: Review and Evaluation
2.7 CO2 Emissions from Energy Combustion
Developed regions are the largest emitters of CO2 from energy combustion (Figure 2.25). North America, Europe, CIS, Asia & Pacific OECD together account for 54% of the total world CO2 emissions whereas they represent only one fifth of the world population. China is the main emitter in the developing regions with 19% of total emissions.
Trends in CO2 emissions vary significantly between countries (Figure 2.26). Developing countries with high economic growth have registered a doubling in their CO2 emissions (India, Middle East, Other Asia and China). Europe managed to almost stabilise its emissions, partly because of the climate change policies. North America and OECD Asia & Pacific experienced a growth in their emissions (36% and 17%), as climate policies have been weaker in some of the countries (e.g. USA and Australia).
The decrease in emissions in the CIS is due to the sharp contraction of their economies in the 90's. Since 1998, their emissions are however strongly increasing (+ 9%). As a result of these trends, world CO2 emissions from energy use are 34% higher in 2006 than in 1990.
About 40% of countries in the world have a level of emissions per capita above 4t CO2, i.e. the world average of the countries in the range of 4-8t and half above 8 t (Figure 2.27). Countries with the highest emissions usually have abundant energy resources1.
At world level, CO2 emissions per capita increased only moderately (+5% since 1990). Without China, there is even a slight decrease. This is the result of two opposite trends: a rise of CO2 emissions per capita in most regions, on the one hand and a decrease in Europe, CIS and to a lesser extent in North America, on the other hand.
CO2 emissions per capita are very diverse. Around 1t CO2 in the less developed regions (Africa and India), 1.5 t in other Asia, slightly under 4 t in China, around 7-8 t for Europe, CIS, and the Middle East, close to 10 t in Asia & Pacific OECD and near 19t in North America (Figure 2.28). The largest growth took place in Asia and the Middle East, due to the high economic growth.
CO2 emissions from energy use increase slower than economic activity in most world regions, except in the Middle East, in OECD Asia & Pacific and Other Asia, and in about two thirds of the countries in the world (Figure 2.29).
Two main factors contribute to decrease the CO2 intensity of the GDP: energy productivity improvement on the one hand, and a change to energy sources with lower CO2 emission factors (e.g. gas, renewables, nuclear). In about half of the countries, both the CO2 intensity and primary energy intensity are decreasing and most of the reduction in the CO2 intensity is driven by energy productivity improvements: fuel substitutions played a minor role (Figure 2.30). At world level, all the reduction is due to energy productivity improvements.


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PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. -- Colorado State troopers said a woman died Thursday morning in a crash at the intersection of 36 Lane and Highway 50B in Pueblo County.
According to troopers, the woman was in a Mazda sedan and was driving north on 36 Lane. She entered the intersection of Highway 50B, where a Schwans truck headed east on the highway crashed into her driver's side.
Troopers said the impact sent both cars east. The man in the truck was taken to Parkview Hospital with unknown injuries, and the woman died at the scene.
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Tue, May 19, 2009 | 17:15 BST
Spore: Galactic Adventures to have Robot Chicken DLC
EA has announced that Spore: Galactic Adventures will have downloadable content made available from the wacky Robot Chicken folks.
The content will contain everything from angry yetis, exploding poo, librarians with rulers, and who knows what else from the demented minds of co-creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich.
"We're big fans of Spore, so teaming up on Spore Galactic Adventures was a natural fit and so much fun for all the guys at Robot Chicken," said Green.
"We're all gaming geeks, so when the Spore guys said they had an alluring proposition for us, how could we say no?" added Senreich.
"Instead of creating absurd worlds with toys, this gave us the opportunity to create literally anything we wanted as gamers. Geek moment. We think that RC fans will love the pretty random and absurd adventures we created and we can't wait to goof around with the ones the fans create."
The Robot Chicken DLC will be free and launches on June 23 with the game.
Press release is below.
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Four new Spore titles announced
EA has announced four new Spore titles EA – two for the DS and one for the Wii, and the new PC expansion – to be launched this year.
Spore Creature Keeper (DS) should be here in the summer and appears to be aimed at a younger audience.
The next DS title, "Spore Hero Arena" is an accompaniment to the new Wii game, "Spore Hero" which will takes you "on an exciting adventure through a beautiful, colourful world," apparently.
Then, of course, there's the PC expansion Galactic Adventures which adds the "adventure creator" enabling players to make their own missions and share them with friends.
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President Obama says he will unveil his proposals to stop gun violence next week.
The president talked about that during his final news conference of his first term.
He acknowledged that strong opposition may prevent congress from approving all that he asks for, but he adds the issue isn't whether we believe in the second amendment.
"Are there some sensible steps that we can take to make sure that somebody like the individual in Newtown can't walk into a school and gun down a bunch of children in a -- in a shockingly rapid fashion? And surely we can do something about that."
The president is now reviewing recommendations from a task force headed by Vice President Joe Biden.
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December 09, 2013 at 08:43 AM
Roberto the people do need to speak up and not always lean on Martha to do their talking for them. …Read More I know Martha would appreciate the help of everyone who feels the way she does when it comes to the future of Wildomar. Martha you are doing a great job and my Christmas message to you is a hope that in 2014 may others join you in your fight to stop the City Council and their goons from continuing to destroy Wildomar.
December 11, 2013 at 06:08 PM
Yes Roberto they have an agenda and it's called stupidity.
December 12, 2013 at 06:28 PM
It seems to me this attorney has just found a nice way to earn money. Do your research, CEQA…Read Morelawsuit s by private individuals or "groups for the environment" are generally settled for $$$ the developers pay to just get their project going. But everyone tells themselves they are doing it "for the people"...whatever...
December 12, 2013 at 06:32 PM
I guess some can ignore the law in the interest of $$$: "Riverside Superior Court Judge John…Read MoreVi neyard concluded Johnson violated attorney rules of professional conduct in asking a landscape architect and engineer to retract reports confirming compliance and saying he would notify licensing boards if they did not.
Vineyard did not sanction the prominent Temecula lawyer, who has brought dozens of suits against developers and local governments centered on California's landmark environmental law.
"I do believe some form of discipline may be appropriate," Vineyard said.
The judge added he planned to notify the state bar and let it decide whether sanctions are warranted."
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December 12, 2013 at 08:43 PM
Since I created the post, I'll keep my opinion to myself here (yes I have one). I'm just trying to …Read Moreget a general consensus how people feel about the back and forth argument between building more or building less. There's an argument for both sides. The side that is greater in numbers should be whom our city leaders should listen closest too, which I believe they are.
December 12, 2013 at 05:47 PM
When you advertise you must list your license number or state you are a NON-licensed contractor. So …Read Morewhere is your license number located? check www.cslb.ca.gov
December 12, 2013 at 01:57 PM
Hard for me to answer this one as I really did not feel a downfall in my situation.....I stayed…Read Morefair ly consistent for the past decade in my income adjusting with the increases in cost of living.....I continued to make decent money when the economy when in the toilet, I just put more away during that period.....I also managed to buy and sell homes with perfect timing ....I think I have been the exception.....
December 09, 2013 at 08:39 AM
Now is the false advertising against the LAW? Why don't you push snake oil for the same cure?
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December 08, 2013 at 11:53 AM
It does get old...to say the least. She obviously thinks she is building a foundation worthy of a…Read Morec areer politician. Being clever should not be confused with being honest, caring or good for the communities she was elected to serve.
December 09, 2013 at 08:34 AM
Now here's my impression of Malcious Mels. Hi I am Malicious Mel and me and my husband are more…Read MoreAm erican than everyone else in the United States of America we have single handedly saved America just ask me or my husband. I also support veterans who can vote for me. If you happen to be a homeless veteran and living on the street where I can see you I will call the police and get you arrested. Remember I am fortunate I can talk out of both sides of my mouth.
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The recent mosque burning in Tuba Zangaria and the defacing of Muslim and Christian cemeteries in Jaffa bring shame to the hearts of Israelis from all political backgrounds and they highlight the importance of working toward a truly shared society. During the last year, SHATIL has placed a major focus on our Shared Society project, which promotes respect for the cultural space of others as well as prevents the escalation of tensions. Shared Society is a model in which every citizen can feel at home while holding on to his or her unique culture. "Our aim is for each citizen to see cultural and religious differences as a treasure and a gift rather than a threat," said SHATIL Shared Society Project Coordinator Shahira Shalabi. In SHATIL's new campaign, we are building and facilitating Arab-Jewish dialogue and joint action which tackle root causes of conflict, alleviate tensions, and develop interim and long-term solutions to friction and feelings of inequality between various groups in Israel. The goal of this campaign is to create a society where all of Israel's populations feel a sense of shared ownership and of belonging. Some recent successes: Based on SHATIL's Workplace Dialogue project at Tzfat Academic College, the president of the college issued a policy paper expressing the utmost commitment to the principles of cultural diversity and to ending on-campus racism. The college now uses the shared workplace model in its promotional and marketing materials, and is demonstrating greater sensitivity towards the religious and cultural needs of non-Jewish students. SHATIL's Haifa as a City of Joint Living initiative has brought together the city's Arab and Jewish residents to learn about and enjoy one another's history and culture (see the last issue of NIF News), and in general, works to promote more equitable municipal services and improved relations among the city's residents. It has developed practical steps to equalize budget allocations to different educational facilities, and improved communities' accessibility to cultural events. The staff recruits and trains activists and educates residents on issues at the core of the shared society framework, thus creating a community of informed and aware citizens who collaborate to advance the values of shared living. The Haifa as a City for Joint Living team has shared its work with other mixed cities in the world – such as Beirut, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Kaduna (a new city in Nigeria), Kirkuk (Iraq), Mitrovica, Kosovo, the borough of Mitte in Berlin, Mostar, Bosnia, Nicosia, Jerusalem, and Ramallah – and learned from them as well. The Project hosted Serbian and Albanian volunteers from Kosovo – who are still struggling with the tensions between them – to Haifa in August for 10 days, two of which were devoted to a workshop on conflict management. The 20 Arab and Jewish members of the Acco Joint Living Task Force have been especially active in planning and hosting joint cultural events, including a yearly Old City celebration of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian holidays with musical performances and cultural exhibitions. In the Galilee, SHATIL spearheaded a three-year initiative which will strengthen non profits that: promote joint living; network between civil society and the government; and establish a forum of donors to facilitate more effective, holistic, and comprehensive investments in to promote shared living in the Galilee. Together with our Israeli-Arab partner, Future Vision Project (FVP), SHATIL convened the third week-long retreat of the Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue Initiative in Salonika, Greece last July, bringing together Jewish and Arab-Israeli intellectual, social, religious, media, business and politicalleaders. This high profileJewish-Palestinian network has defined as its core mission the promotion of a shared civil space within Israeli society, both vis-à-vis the public at large and amongst decision makers. SHATIL's newest Shared Society initiative focuses on Upper Nazareth and Carmiel, where Arab residents pay municipal taxes but do not receive municipal services. The cities have no preschools, elementary schools, or high schools for Arab children and teenagers, no community center for the Arab population, no after-school or enrichment activities, and no public theater – in short, they receive none of the educational or cultural services available to Jewish residents. SHATIL's' new effort will begin with fact-finding and mapping, followed by outreach to Jewish and Arab leaders, the establishment of focus groups, raising public awareness, lobbying for change, and eventually securing local services. |


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Today Catholic institutions across the country filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the Obama administration.
Specifically targeting the health and human services mandate about contraception which they call a threat to religious freedom.
The archdiocese of Washington is among the plaintiffs' bar in the latest in a series of shots at Obama care.
Possibly less than a month before the US Supreme Court decides the fate of the health care law here's chief national correspondent Jim Angle.
43 Catholic organizations challenge the health care law saying it violates religious freedom by requiring a wide range of Catholic institutions to provide contraceptive coverage including drugs that induced abortion.
The key issue is religious liberty.
And the ability of religious institutions.
To practice -- what it preaches and cannot be compelled by the government.
I think it's remarkable that the Obama administration has gotten bogged down in such -- minor decisions as to.
When people are gonna get contraceptives and what kind of contraceptives their -- and -- half.
The dispute stems from interpretation by health and human services that only Catholic institutions -- -- churches are exempted from providing wide ranging contraceptive coverage.
Which violates Catholic teachings.
That definition however leaves out dozens of other Catholic organizations such as Catholic schools universities hospitals and charities.
Given the work of Mother Teresa and caring for the poorest.
And and most needy people would not qualify.
As religious enough.
Catholic institutions know that HHS only defines organizations as religious if they hire and serve people of the same -- Best definition is so narrow and so unprecedented.
That virtually all Catholic institutions would be excluded because they serve anyone who needs help.
The archdiocese of Washington president serves 100000.
People through schools and charities.
And the very mention of such Catholic institutions is to serve everyone -- as many wiser people have said it changes the church from saying are you hungry to -- -- Catholic.
When -- first issued a ruling the Obama administration sought to turn the -- into a fight over contraception.
Which Catholic institutions vigorously dispute.
This is not about contraception at all.
This lawsuit that we brought today does not challenge the right to legally established right.
-- any woman to have access to or to use contraception.
Hard think of what.
Medicine is more widely available and relatively inexpensive and for many people many people's provided for free or for a very low cost.
So it's not about contraception they argue it's about religious freedom and government compulsion.
Just today I'll be Maria university dropped health insurance for its students in part because the -- new rules are going to increase premiums by 66%.
But mentally because -- university would be forced to cover contraception including abortion inducing drugs which it calls morally objectionable.
For its part Brett HA just tells fox that it does not comment on pending litigation could it will follow Jim thank.
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