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Utopia? Ha! Good one!
Contrived, explosive personality mix ensures regular fireworks a given on society-creating 'reality' show
Without conflict, there is no drama.
Without contrivance and manipulation, there is no "reality."
The former statement can be applied to life in general; the latter, however, applies directly to the TV-production community; more specifically, it refers to the way most producers of "unscripted" programming create shows that fall under the ever-more-inaccurate heading of "reality TV."
From Survivor and Big Brother to The Bachelor and The Apprentice, so-called reality-TV programs are structured and, more importantly, cast with the specific aim of creating friction and confrontation between individuals with dissimilar personalities and varying degrees of social dysfunction.
If you're a fan of Survivor, it's likely that the castaways you recall most clearly are the villains -- folks like original sole survivor Richard Hatch, self-proclaimed greatest-ever player Russell Hantz and ultimate family-crisis fibber Jonny Fairplay. Same with Big Brother, where anti-social houseguests such as Jun Song, Dick Donato and Ronnie Talbott tend to make the most lasting impression.
The Apprentice's Omarosa Manigault actually spun her boorish boardroom behaviour into a TV career. And no season of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette is complete without one scheming suitor -- who could forget Vienna Girardi or Wes Hayden? -- whom the others think is on the show "for the wrong reasons."
Casting for conflict is a staple of the reality-TV game, and it isn't all that hard to do -- by their nature, people who apply to be on these shows are attention seekers; within that pool of extroverts, it's easy to find a sub-group of fame-cravers whose desire to be the centre of attention pushes them over the thin line that separates enthusiasm from anti-social excess.
Which brings us to the latest entry in the "unscripted" genre, Utopia, which premières Sunday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. on Fox and Citytv. The series' logline refers to the show's participants as 15 pioneering Americans who "wave goodbye -- for an entire year -- to the lives they've known, move to a remote location and set out to create a society from scratch."
For TV viewers hereabouts, the description might conjure memories of Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West, the 2000 "living history" series that followed two couples -- Tim and Deanna Treadway and Frank and Alana Logie -- as they spent a full year trying to replicate the prairie-pioneer lifestyle on a homestead lot near Argyle.
As reality-TV projects go, the series was as purely unscripted as its producers could make it. The couples were chosen for their eagerness and aptitude; there was nothing remarkable or anti-social about any of them. And as a result, the conflict captured by Pioneer Quest's cameras tended to be between the sodbusters and the harsh environment rather than anything of an interpersonal nature.
Some, including this TV observer, would argue that Pioneer Quest was great TV precisely because of its lack of contrivance and forced friction. Others, however, would probably view the locally produced project's simplicity as quaint and, well, boring.
Utopia, an ambitious U.S. adaptation of a Dutch TV concept, will follow its 15 participants as they try to build a society from scratch in a rural California location. After its special Sunday première, the series will air Tuesdays and, on six occasions, Fridays. Fans will also be able to follow Utopia online 24/7 at www.UtopiaTV.com.
But if you want to know what Utopia's producers are really trying to create, look no further than the list of "pioneering Americans" selected to take part in the year-long experiment. Evangelizing pastor, meet naked-yoga-enthusiast survival prepper. Christian vegan chef, meet gun-loving libertarian hunter. Moonshine-brewing hillbilly handyman, meet cheese-making polyamourous relationship seeker. Control-freakish serial-dating lawyer, meet holistic-medicine-practising tantric-sex-enthusiast life coach.
If that isn't casting for conflict, I don't know what is.
"The whole point of this is it's not a game show," was how series producer Conrad Green assessed Utopia recently during Fox's portion of the U.S. networks' semi-annual press tour in Los Angeles. "It's not a competition. There's not a prize. It's not motivated like a lot of these types of shows.
"What we're hoping to see is something unique play out, which is people from very different backgrounds across America coming together, working out their differences, working out new ways of structuring a society. And we think the process of that happening will be fascinating, on both a personal level and sort of on a social level, too."
Perhaps that's what the show's makers truly believe. But by casting it as they have, they've followed a very familiar reality-TV blueprint, and created a version of Utopia in which Omarosa and Russell Hantz would feel much more at home than ol' Pioneer Tim.
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Faced with the hot, dry and smoky weekend forecast for Boise, I fled to the west, trading that for warm, dry, and very, very windy in the Columbia River Gorge. It's such a delicious reprieve that I'm extending my weekend for a day so I can sail on Monday, too; I'll be back a-blogging on Tuesday. That's me on the left; that's Mt. Hood in the background…
Here's what it looked like up at Lucky Peak Lake this morning shortly after sunrise, as Boise-area windsurfers and kiteboarders took advantage of the early-morning breezes to kick off a all-week run of 100-degree days. By 7:15 a.m., there was a flock of us up there, close to 20, with the big kites dipping and soaring like exotic birds and the colorful sails whizzing across the water like intensely motivated butterflies. Early mornings like this make the heat bearable - that and afternoon air conditioning. Too bad we can't all handle the afternoon heat like my cats; they just curl up and snooze the day away until it's cooler…
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Boise is basking in summer-like weather today, and has been all weekend; here, a windsurfer and kitesailors enjoy the sunny waters of Lucky Peak lake early this morning. After predicted highs of up to 90 degrees today, there's a chance of rain tomorrow.
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The early light kisses the hills around Lucky Peak Lake this morning, just after sunrise, as a lone windsurfer skims across the lake. Boise's cool, rainy spring has put a crimp on the usual spring recreation for this time of year, so today - forecast to be the one warm, sunny day of the week - drew people out early, from windsurfers and kitesailors to swimmers preparing for the upcoming Ironman triathlon. Chris Lee, pictured here, was the first out.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressmen Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and a bipartisan group of 133 of their colleagues today introduced a bill to help landowners work with 1,700 land trusts nationwide to protect millions of acres critical for water, wildlife and working farms, ranches and forests. Both are members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
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Since 2006, an enhanced income tax deduction has enabled family farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to get a significant tax benefit for voluntarily forgoing future development of their land, boosting conservation by one third, to more than one million acres a year. However, this enhanced tax incentive is due to expire at the end of this year.
The introduction of the bill is particularly important given that a major rewrite of the tax code is expected from both the House and Senate tax committees this year. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orin Hatch (R-Utah), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced a similar bill, S.526, in the Senate.
Without the enhanced tax incentive, an agricultural landowner earning $50,000 a year who donated a conservation easement worth $1 million could take a total of only $90,000 in tax deductions. Under the enhanced incentive, that landowner can take up to $800,000 in tax deductions – still less than the full value of the donation, but a nearly nine-fold increase that would dramatically increase voluntary land conservation.
"Approximately two-thirds of our nation's lands, and thus wildlife habitat, are privately owned. Conservation easements incentivize good land stewardship while allowing landowners to maintain ownership and keep working their land," said Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall. "Conservation easements are one of the most powerful and effective tools in preventing key habitat from being lost to development, and we thank Reps. Gerlach and Thompson for their leadership. Permanent tax incentives for conservation easements will make it more affordable for more private landowners to protect essential wetlands habitat for waterfowl, other wildlife and all of our citizens."
"The Nature Conservancy strongly supports the Conservation Easement Incentive Act," said Mark R. Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. "The use of tax incentives for the donation of conservation easements by rural landowners has proven to be highly popular and successful in encouraging such donations. Rural family landowners must plan for years in advance for the future of their lands, and finding a way to retain their lands in family ownership is often the most important challenge they face. By making these tax incentives permanent, this legislation would encourage the economic stability of rural communities by allowing farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to afford the donation of easements and to plan for those donations in ways that best meet their financial needs. Ensuring the long-term stability of this provision would also allow groups of landowners to work together over time to conserve whole areas of particular agricultural, scenic and natural value. This legislation is good for families, good for retaining farms and ranches in agricultural use, good for open space, and good for wildlife habitat. We thank Congressmen Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) for introducing this important legislation today. The Nature Conservancy urges swift approval of this bill, as well as the parallel Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act sponsored in the Senate by Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)."
National Association of Conservation Districts President Earl Garber said, "This conservation easement tax incentive will result in voluntary, landowner-led conservation on millions of acres land. Easements help maintain or enhance land so as to also benefit agricultural production and natural resources. By giving donors the ability to maximize their deductions of up to 50% of AGI in any given year, and by allowing a farmer or rancher to deduct up to 100% of their AGI, the effectiveness of this tax incentive increase would benefit natural resources over time."
"America's 22 million woodland owners face numerous threats to maintaining healthy woodlands, including increasing pressure to sell their land. Conservation easements are one way for landowners to pass on their forest legacy and protect important public benefits such as wildlife habitat and clean water. The American Forest Foundation applauds the bipartisan cooperation of Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) to introduce the Conservation Easement Incentive Act," said Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation.
Will Rogers, President of The Trust for Public Land, said, "The conservation tax incentive has been an important and effective tool for conservation, particularly for landowners who do not have enough annual income to fully benefit from general deduction for their charitable support. We hope Congress acts soon to permanently protect this incentive, which will help protect open space and also help preserve a way of life for many American farming and ranching families. We salute the leadership of Reps. Jim Gerlach and Mike Thompson, along with all their House co-sponsors. And we also want to recognize the Land Trust Alliance, which has been a leading voice on this important issue."
"American Farmland Trust commends Rep. Jim Gerlach and Rep. Mike Thompson for their leadership in introducing the Conservation Easement Incentive Act," said American Farmland Trust President Andrew McElwaine. "This deduction is a vital tool, helping keep farmers on the land and the land in production, which is an important part of food security. We call on Congress to quickly extend this essential legislation."
"Conservation easements on private lands nationwide are vitally important to assuring that America's precious wildlife habitats can endure," said Douglas H. Grann, President and CEO of Wildlife Forever. "With the U.S. population trends continuing upward, the voluntary conservation of America's wildlife, forests and watersheds by private landowners is a must if quality hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities are going to remain a part of the American experience. Congress must act now to pass the Conservation Easement Incentive Act." Wildlife Forever is the nonprofit conservation arm of the North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club, whose combined memberships exceed one million hunters and anglers in the U.S. and Canada.
The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation group that works on behalf of the nation's 1,700 land trusts to save the places people love by strengthening conservation nationwide. The Alliance works to increase the pace and quality of conservation by advocating favorable tax policies and training land trusts in best practices, and working to ensure the permanence of conservation in the face of continuing threats. Details at www.lta.org/policy.
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Whether the goal is protecting land for wildlife habitat, working lands, recreation areas, or watersheds, how can you evaluate which land is most important to conserve, protect or restore? How are demographic changes, market forces, and a changing climate, among other drivers, pushing us to do more than commit "random acts of conservation"? Learn about a variety of techniques and tools that are effectively being used to move beyond business as usual to set priorities for land and water conservation while attending to community (and regional) planning needs.
Date: October 22, 2013
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Instructor: Dennis Bidwell
Cost: $55 before 10/21, then price will increase to $65
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Land trusts looking beyond near-term budget issues to long-term financial stability are attracting gifts of real estate -- and other non-cash gifts -- to support endowment and stewardship funds. This workshop will look at how to work with members/donors and their advisors to structure "legacy" gifts that can capitalize the long-term operations of a land trust. Case studies involving a variety of asset types and range of gift planning structures will be featured, as well as steps to be taken in preparing to attract such major gifts.
Contact: Meegan Finnegan
GREENWICH, NY -- The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the recent completion of three farmland conservation projects, totaling 1,273 acres, in the towns of Pittstown, Hoosick, Petersburgh, and Jackson. All projects received funding from the New York State Farmland Protection Program, which is funded through the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).
Matt and Peggy Cannon purchased the Cannon Cattle Ranch, a 358-acre dairy farm in Pittstown, in 1979. Over the years they've made many improvements to the farm and grown their herd to about 115 milking cows and 90 young stock. They've purchased additional acreage and for the past 30 years have rented land from their neighbor, Theresa Baum, to raise feed crops.
Matt and Peggy aren't sure what will happen to the farm when they can no longer work it but wanted to make sure it stays a farm. Matt explains "I'd already heard a lot about conservation and have had it in the back of my mind for a long time. It's a good fit for us. We worked hard to build this farm, our retirement is in it and we don't want to see it go down the drain. We want to see another farmer here someday."
The Cannons and Baum, who was also determined to protect her property from future development, worked with ASA and the Town of Pittstown to secure funding through the New York State Farmland Protection Program. Not only has conservation satisfied their shared desire to see the land remain in farming, but it has also given the Cannons the opportunity to purchase the land they've rented from Baum at its reduced, agricultural value, strengthening their operation's viability.
Hooskip Farm, owned by John and Mary McMahon and their son Dan McMahon, is located on the Hoosic River in Petersburgh and straddles the Vermont border. John and Dan operate a 115-cow dairy operation and raise all of their feed on the farm's rich, river-bottom fields. John says that these superb soils produce nutrient-rich crops, which are in turn responsible for his cow's strong production and the operation's success. Soils like these, he felt, should be protected.
The McMahons had already conserved 371 acres of their farm in Vermont with the Vermont Land Trust before working with ASA and Rensselaer County to apply for New York State Farmland Protection Program funding on the remaining 343 acres in New York. Conservation will eventually enable John's retirement and the transition of the farm to Dan. To date, 1,338 acres of contiguous land have been conserved in this rich valley formed by the Hoosic River.
Also protected is the Stearns Brothers Farm, consisting of two non-contiguous parcels, one of which lies across the river from the McMahon's farm in Petersburgh and another nearby on Breese Hollow Road in Hoosick. The Stearns retired in 2007 and were renting their land to Guy Clark, who runs a 198-cow dairy operation and custom crop business based in Cambridge. Since only 40 acres of the 287 he owns there are tillable, renting land to support his operation was critical.
The Stearns wanted to see their land remain in agriculture but needed to sell to provide for their retirement. In addition to the Stearns' land, Clark was also renting a critical parcel of land along Route 313 in Jackson which was also up for sale. Looking for a way to secure both parcels at an affordable rate, Clark asked ASA for assistance.
Castanea Foundation, ASA's long-time conservation partner, was able to act quickly and purchase the Stearns' parcels and the 313 parcel as an interim conservation buyer. Clark and Castanea then worked with ASA and Washington County to apply for New York State Farmland Protection Program funding to conserve all three properties.
Clark explains, "I can't say enough good things about the Castanea Foundation and ASA. I wouldn't have been able to secure this land, which is so important to my business, without their help." The Whipstock Hill Preservation Society also contributed funding to protect the Stearns portion.
The Clarks were able to purchase one of the Stearns' parcels and the land on Route 313 and plan to purchase the remaining Stearns parcel in the near future. In all, 539 acres have been protected and conservation has enabled the transition of land from one farming family to the next.
Municipal partners on these projects include Rensselaer County, Washington County and the Town of Pittstown.
The Agricultural Stewardship Association was founded in 1990 by farmers to protect agricultural land and ensure a future for farming in our region. To date, ASA has helped protect 13,701 acres on 90 properties in Washington and Rensselaer counties. For more information about ASA's work, visit www.agstewardship.org.
Contact: Edward Sortwell Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director, Aquidneck Land Trust
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MIDDLETOWN, RI -- On January 10th of this year, the Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") and the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Campus of the Met School ("East Bay Met") signed a Conservation Collaboration Agreement recognizing that young people in particular have a major stake in what Aquidneck Island's environment will be like and that the future quality of our environment is in the process of being determined now.
East Bay Met is part of the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, a State of Rhode Island funded public school district and local education agency which serves about 690 high school students in six small schools across three campuses in Rhode Island. The East Bay Met campus is in Newport and has 120 high school students.
East Bay Met's campus is near Miantonomi Memorial Park and Sunset Hill, two properties that ALT conserved with the City of Newport. Students and faculty of East Bay Met utilize these public open space areas for educational and recreational purposes.
Some of the key provisions of the Conservation Collaboration Agreement were as follows:
ALT and East Bay Met successfully achieved all of the goals laid out in the Conservation Collaboration Agreement. Even before Earth Day, the East Bay Met students had successfully raised the necessary $1,800 so that all of the school's 120 students could become ALT members at the Young Friends Membership rate of $15/person. It is estimated that together ALT staff, East Bay Met faculty and students picked up about 1,000 pounds of trash on their very successful Earth Day cleanup in April. ALT staff provided technical land conservation, invasive plant species and job related presentations to East Bay Met students. Further, ALT provided East Bay Met with its natural science lesson plans for its Sakonnet Greenway Trail and took East Bay Met students and faculty on a guided tour of this trail.
In an effort to expedite its time-sensitive land conservation work, ALT is reaching out to young people to join the cause, through its new Young Friends Membership Program and other initiatives such as ALT's natural science lesson plans for the Sakonnet Greenway Trail, as young people have a major stake in what Aquidneck Island's environment will be like which is in the process of being determined now. The Pennfield School, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, signed a Conservation Collaboration Agreement with ALT in April 2011, and ALT is currently in discussions with other schools.
ALT's time-sensitive mission is to conserve Aquidneck Island's open spaces and natural character for the lasting benefit of our community. Since its founding in 1990, the organization has conserved 2,387 acres on 66 properties on Aquidneck Island. ALT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and the first land trust in Rhode Island to have received national accreditation. For more information, visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org.
WASHINGTON, DC – Every year, one land conservation leader is selected to receive the Land Trust Alliance's prestigious National Conservation Service Award for making a significant contribution to the advancement of land conservation. Ms. Anne Codey, an indefatigable volunteer for her local conservation community in Port Washington, New York, was presented with the award this year at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference in Hartford, CT, on October 3, 2010.
Rand Wentworth, Land Trust Alliance President, said "Anne's tireless engagement with youth and the connections she makes with communities is the link between project implementation and its successful permanence through stewardship. It is our hope that presenting Anne with this award will send an important message to the land conservation community that we value this kind of humble, consistent service that is not always recognized but is always needed and appreciated." He added, "We congratulate Anne on her tremendous dedication to the conservation efforts underway in this country and personally working to make a difference."
When presented with the award, Codey said, "Growing up on suburban Long Island during the 1950's, I watched with dismay as the land where I explored and rode horses, from estates to farmland and wetlands, was plowed under and built into housing developments, universities, golf courses and shopping malls. Spaces that had been open to all for walking, hiking or horseback riding were no longer available. I decided to dedicate my time to volunteering on conservation projects to make a change in my community."
Codey's first conservation project began in 1994 when she assumed management from her siblings and cousins for her family's 72 acre woodlot in central New Hampshire. She had become bothered by the results of previous logging by the method known as "take the best and leave the rest" and began working with a local forester and with New Hampshire Cooperative Extension to develop and implement a forest plan. The woodlot is now a certified New Hampshire Tree Farm, open to the public for hiking, fishing and hunting.
When Codey retired in 2006, she began volunteering at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) doing presentations on invasive species, and monitoring the boundaries of TNC properties on Long Island. While monitoring properties for TNC, she was introduced to Jane Jackson, Associate Director of Stewardship for North Shore Land Alliance (NSLA), and began assisting her with monitoring NSLA preserves and easements, and maintaining the trails as well as assisting with education programs for children. "Having worked with children and families throughout her career, Anne is adept at communicating a love of nature to almost any audience, largely because she practices what she preaches. She is a genuine role model," said Jane Jackson, Associate Director of Stewardship, North Shore Land Alliance.
In 2007, Codey began volunteering weekly with a horticulturist at Planting Fields Arboretum, a New York State Park, planting, pruning, weeding and learning about plant care. While working on the grounds of the Arboretum, she learned about a series of outdoor education classes the Arboretum offered to local preschool and elementary school groups.
"I had loved teaching my own children about gardening and nature. Seeing my grandchildren picking up worms, identifying birds, and running through forests reminded me how vital it is that we introduce the excitement of nature to urban and suburban children, who are far too often cut off from the natural world," Codey said.
Currently Codey works at the Planting Fields Arboretum in the education department, teaching seed germination and planting in the spring and leaf and tree identification in the fall. In addition, she volunteers for a group called PW Green in her hometown of Port Washington, NY. PW Green leads field trips for all local 4th grade classes at a Port Washington preserve. In this capacity Codey helps the children discover the wonders all around them in the woodlot and field habitats of the preserve.
"While members of PWGreen have only had a brief working relationship with Anne, it has been beneficial to both the students with whom we work and to our adult leadership. She seamlessly stepped in as a volunteer leader for an outdoor education program PWGreen provides for fourth grade students in the Port Washington School District, and she immediately captured the attention of a large group as she prepared them for their adventure as scientists and naturalists," said Holly Byrne, Education Coordinator, PWGreen, Inc., Port Washington, NY.
A new project she's also involved in calls for working with New York State Audubon to bring their unique program called "For the Birds," which uses birds to connect elementary school children to the environment where they live, to three low/moderate income communities in Nassau County, Long Island.
Conservation needs abound all year long, and Codey has also been volunteering for the last three years with US Fish and Wildlife to monitor piping plover nesting at two sites, and she volunteers with North Shore Audubon for the Christmas bird count. "Anne loves to lead children through the natural world showing them how to reveal its wonders for themselves," said Peggy Maslow, President, North Shore Audubon Society.
"Through my work with the Land Trusts (TNC and NSLA) I have discovered special and important places, watersheds, fields and woods that are preserving habitat for plants and wildlife. Some have been neglected, overrun by invasive vegetation with trails no longer usable, but we are working with these sites, setting goals to restore the land and make it friendly for both people and wildlife, seeing progress little by little," Codey said.
About The Land Trust Alliance
The Alliance is a national conservation organization that works in three ways to save the places people love. First, we increase the pace of conservation, so more land and natural resources get protected. Second, we enhance the quality of conservation, so the most important lands get protected using the best practices in the business. And third, we ensure the permanence of conservation by creating the laws and resources needed to defend protected land over time. The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, D.C., and has several regional offices. Visit www.landtrustalliance.org.
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April 28, 2009
Contact: Chris Soto
Washington, DC—The Land Trust Alliance is being honored by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at its 29th Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognize the best and the brightest in association media and publishing.
As one of 181 winners selected from nearly 1,000 entries, the Alliance is being presented a Gold Award in the Magazines: Most Improved category and a Gold Award in the Magazines: Redesign category (submitted by Bates Creative Group) for taking bold chances and delivering excellence in the association industry.
"Congratulations to the Land Trust Alliance, one of the recipients of our EXCEL Awards," said Amy Lestition, CAE, SNAP's executive director, "These publications demonstrate the importance of conveying content in a variety of formats to our constituents. Bravo to the publication and media association professionals for their mastery of the field."
"We went through a rigorous redesign process and this is a wonderful affirmation of our success," said Chris Soto, editor of Saving Land, the winning magazine of the Alliance.
The Land Trust Alliance will be honored and celebrated at the 29th EXCEL Awards Gala on June 4, 2009. Award-winning entries are displayed at the EXCEL Awards Gala and are featured in the July/ August issue of Association Publishing. The Alliance may also be a winner of the distinguished EXTRA! Awards—presented to associations pushing the edge of the envelope further to innovate in an ever-changing publishing environment—which will be announced at the EXCEL Awards Gala in June. For more information on the Association Media and Publishing Conference and the EXCEL Awards Gala, visit www.snaponline.org.
For more information about the Land Trust Alliance, please visit www.landtrustalliance.org.
About the Land Trust Alliance: The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation group that works on behalf of America's 1,700 land trusts to save the places people love by strengthening conservation throughout America. The Alliance works to increase the pace and quality of conservation by advocating favorable tax policies, training land trusts in best practices and working to ensure the permanence of conservation in the face of continuing threats.
About SNAP: SNAP is the one non-profit, professional society serving the needs of association publishers and communications professionals. Areas of expertise include: fostering effective relationships among publishers, communications professionals, and industry providers; developing and maintaining high editorial and advertising standards through our Excel Awards and Publications Review Program; providing members with the latest industry movements through bi-annual meetings, Lunch & Learn Seminars, the SNAP listserve, and Association Publishing, our bimonthly magazine; and, connecting professionals with career opportunities in association publishing through our Career Center.]]>
Date: June 8, 2013 - Special Saturday Webinar! Or, you may alternatively register for this webinar and receive a link for the recording to use at your next board meeting (the link will be emailed to all registrants shortly after the conclusion of the webinar).
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Instructor: Connie Manes
Cost: $55 before 6/7, then cost will increase to $65
Navigating one's role on a nonprofit board can be challenging. Unlike most other volunteer work, members of the board are directly responsible for the organization, from its mission to its finances and its ultimate programmatic success.
This webinar will explain the legal and fiduciary duties of care, obedience and loyalty. Participants will learn the roles of the board President, Treasurer and Secretary, and explore ideas for additional officers. We will discuss exemplary land trust committee structures and how they integrate. We'll investigate how to evaluate your board's performance as well as your individual performance in order to improve organizational functioning and increase your satisfaction. Finally, we'll look at strategies for troubleshooting common obstacles, to take your board from good to great.


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Olay offers a fairly large selection of skin-care products sold at drugstores and mass-market stores. Although Olay's products are not as diversified as Neutrogena's or as attractive as L'Oreal's, Olay has come a long way from its star product being a soft pink lotion designed to make skin younger (yet it was and is just a badly formulated product that was out of date almost from the moment it was launched). Today's Olay lineup for those concerned about staving off the effects of aging skin is impressive, comprising their Regenerist, and Total Effects lines. All of these (and several other Olay products) contain the B vitamin niacinamide. As you might expect, the claims made for it are inflated, but, as explained in the various reviews below, niacinamide is a very helpful ingredient for all skin types, capable of exerting multiple benefits. It isn't the best ingredient out there (no single ingredient has that title yet, and it's unlikely that just one ever will be) and as such doesn't deserve the prominence Olay gives it (a bit of variety would have been far better, such as a mix of antioxidants and skin-identical ingredients).
Olay's sales are expected to reach $4 billion annually in the next few years, and given their global presence in stores and constant advertising in magazines and on television, that's not surprising. Much of this advertising is focused on their best products, which is attention well deserved. Just to give you an idea of the expenditure involved for these ubiquitous ads, Olay spent over $50 million to promote Regenerist in 2003. The good news is that each new range of Olay products generally improves on what came before it, offering results that, while not as impressive as the claims, are noticeable in the mirror.
For its ongoing commitment to understanding consumers and formulating products that, while not perfect, definitely offer more proof than puffery, Olay deserves consideration by any savvy skin-care shopper. And it also deserves mention that Olay is one of the few lines in this book whose entire collection of products with sunscreens provides sufficient UVA protection! (Sources for the financial figures above: The Rose Sheet, July 10, 2006, page 5; September 11, 2006, page 4; and January 1, 2007, page 5).
Olay began 2009 with the launch of Pro-X, their most expensive products to date. Not only are these products considerably more expensive than any others from Olay, the packaging, color scheme, advertising campaign, and claims have all been turned up to "max" on the cosmetics marketing dial. The amount of hype and budget thrown at these products easily explains why our Beautypedia product request e-mail inbox has been inundated with requests for me to review these products!
Whenever something this sleek-looking and pricey debuts in the mass market, lots of consumers wonder whether the extra expense is worth it. They also want to know if Olay's "Professional" designation makes these products a cut above the numerous other products they sell, including those with similar claims.
It turns out we had the same question after surveying the ingredient lists for all of the Pro-X products: How are they different from those available in Olay's Total Effects and Regenerist? Supposedly, all of those other sub-brands also have the answer to improving the telltale signs of aging, from dryness and wrinkles to loss of luminosity and unwanted discolorations. In fact, the claims on the label of these three lines are virtually identical.
It is clear from the get go that there are far more similarities than differences among Definity, Regenerist and Pro-X. All of them contain niacinamide, the B vitamin that has almost single-handedly re-energized Olay as a formidable skin-care brand. One of the Pro-X products contains acetyl glucosamine, just like several from Definity, and many Pro-X products contain peptides, just as Regenerist products do. Why should someone consider Pro-X over those other lines?
Interestingly, the folks we spoke with at Procter & Gamble didn't have a clear answer either, which isn't surprising, at least not from a formula superiority standpoint. Rather, their explanation was all about a marketing decision. This "cosmeceutical" –oriented line is supposed to give women who think that a line that looks medical must be better even if it's available at the drugstore. Pro-X was also designed to appeal to women who typically seek professional skin-care products, meaning those that are sold or recommended by a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon.
Of course there is no standardized definition for "professional skin care" and "cosmeceutical" is a bogus term. The dermatologists who consulted Olay about these new products are well-respected, but the formulas still come up short in terms of a cocktail of antioxidants and skin-identical ingredients that can repair damaged skin. As it turns out, despite the Alliance for Skin Care Innovation that Olay speaks of in their promotional materials for Pro-X, its creation had more to do with marketing than with bringing anything new to the cosmetics table.
Don't get me wrong: the Pro-X products have some commendable attributes and certainly offer multiple benefits for aging skin, but the truth is they're not different enough from Olay Regenerist or Definity products to warrant the higher price.
Pro-X's packaging is indeed sexier, the claims are more enticing, and the prices speak to a high-end consumer, but, to borrow a popular catchphrase from the 1980s, we were left wondering "Where's the beef?" The beef, as it were, is merely Olay creating products whose differences are much stronger from a marketing standpoint than from a formulary standpoint. That's not breakthrough news for your skin, and it's a fact that anyone considering Pro-X should know that other Olay products offer comparable benefits for less money. The only significant difference between Pro-X and Olay's other sub-brands is that Pro-X is fragrance-free; that's great, but you would think that leaving out an ingredient as opposed to adding one would lead to a price decrease rather than an increase. It's up to you if that point is enough to make the higher prices worthwhile.
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I bought this product because of its BEST rating on PC . Very disappointed. No matter how much I rub or rinse there is a filmy residual feel left on skin. Amazing why some people have this reaction and some do not . Wonder why.
This is a good cleanser, but it does not rinse off easily thus leaving a soapy residue on your face. I returned the produce after a few tries.
This is a beautiful cleanser. Like with any cleanser, if you would like for it to foam more, wet your hands and face. The cleanser doesn't leave the skin dry or tight. It actually leaves you with super smooth skin. It also cleans makeup very well, leaving no traces of it behind.
I have been using Olay Foaming Face Wash for Sensitive Skin every evening for about a year now. It is excellent at removing makeup and cleaning my skin without drying it out. If I happen to be wearing waterproof mascara, I simply go over my eyes with makeup remover, but regular mascara comes right off with this product. In the morning, I generally use a generic version of Cetaphil. This routine has proven to work perfectly for my sensitive skin!
I use this foaming face wash at night under the shower when I had a busy day and my face is sweaty, oily and dirty, otherwise I use a non-foaming cleanser because I have dry skin. I just use a dime size drop for my face and my skin feels soft and clean. Another plus is the price and I can buy it at my local grocery store.
Nice and creamy, but stings when it gets in your eyes. Not what I expect for a "best of the best" recommendation.
Best cleanser I've ever used. Dirt cheap. I don't even look at other options. Can't ask for more.
After a thorough search on Beautypedia for the best cleanser I could easily get in my country, I found this and decided to give it a try.
I fell in love with it on first usage. It removed my makeup completely and my skin didn't feel dry at all.
Many people complained that it didn't rinse off well but it did for me.
I went back to the store where I bought it from and got the remaining 2 tubes they had left.
I will gladly recommend it to anyone.
This stuff is the best I've ever used! Typically, foaming cleansers tend to leave my face feeling a bit dry and tight, but not this one! The lather feels so soft and creamy, I'm not always sure when I've rinsed enough so I splash some more. It fully removes all of my makeup and my skin is left soft and smooth. And so wonderful that it is fragrance free too. Highly recommended!
This cleanser was one of the worst for irritating my sensitive skin. My face is typically combination with some oil by mid day, but very sensitive. This dried out my skin, gave me redness and just generally was too strong for my skin. Not sure what ingredient or ingredients were the problem, but this is not for me at all!
This has sodium laurel sulfate in it so I don't know how it is a best. It left my face dry but I admit I love how it removes my make up so well.
Hello, and thanks for your comments! This is subject of which there is much confusion. This product contains sodium laureth sulfate, which is a good and gentle cleansing agent. Another very similar-sounding ingredient, sodium lauryl sulfate, is one of the most irritating cleansers used in skin care. We're happy to report this cleanser does not contain the latter!
I have normal to dry sensitive skin and in moderate to warm/hot weather this wash works great on my face, leaves in feeling clean and not stripped, hydrated. I don't find it burning to the eyes or stinging as other reviewers have stated (I have a feeling they are used to the low lathering or no lathering products associated with PC). However, in cooler or cold weather my skin feels a bit tight and flaky after use. In that regard, I think Paula is wrong to call it great for all skin types.
My skin is combination (sometimes a little oily but with dry flakiness underneath) and very sensitive. It is very easily dried out by cleansers, and can take a long time to recover. After using Clinique's redness solutions cleanser, which was good but a little expensive and would leave a white film of product on my skin, I switched to Olay's cleanser. I love this product! Even though it foams, it doesn't over dry. It cleansers beautifully and now I rarely breakout. Better yet, it's much cheaper.
I was excited to try this based on the good review. Have been using this for a week during the longest, coldest winter in Winnipeg, and it has stripped my skin and caused a breakout on my forehead. Interesting that PC criticizes other products for having sodium laurel sulfate (irritant) but not this product. It is too harsh for my very temperamental, acne-prone skin. Back to the drawing board.....
I keep going back to this cleanser year after year for its ability to take my makeup off and its gentleness on my sensitive, acne prone, combo skin. It's a no-frills cleanser that has just enough suds, rinses clean, is non-irritating and doesn't leave skin overly tight. Plus, a little goes a long way and a tube will last me months. It's also great for cleaning makeup brushes!
I used it this past Friday evening to clean face. It stung my eyes and the foaming action was less than desirable. Saturday morning I noticed a few dry patches around mouth & forehead peeling. I used it to clean face after exercising and it burned a little. By Saturday night my whole face was itching and my neck had dry patches and itched terribly. I took Benadryl to try to calm the itching. Sunday resulted in droopy eyelid and dry patches over eyes, eyelids scaly, forehead dryer & itching.
I bought the product based on PB review and my skin has been terrible ever since. Red, dry and sensitive, my skin is burning still and i used it last night. Its a product marketed for sensitive skin, so to me its an epic fail. Will never use this product again. Im going back to Cetaphil, it may be mild without bells and whistles but God it makes my skin feel wonderful.
I don't have any makeup to take off, so I can't speak to that, but if you want to save some money, this is the place to do it. I have oily skin and found that the cleanser did a good job doing what it's supposed to do...clean my skin. I don't like washing away expensive products, so this is a new keeper. Thanks beautypedia for saving me some cash!
Got it as BOGO 1/2 off Ulta online so 2.50$!!!! This works just as well and has the same rich luminescent consistency as the bare minerals cleansing foam (20$) and shiseido ibuki cleansing foam (30$) at sephora!!! Dupe overall love it
Age 54, sensitive skin, mild rosacea- This product gets high marks from both Beautypedia AND Allure- an extremely rare event in itself- and it was on sale at ULTA- so I took the plunge. I use a separate dual phase eye makeup remover, but this removes the rest of my makeup better than anything else I've tried recently, and is neither drying nor greasy. I bought the tube- product is liquidy so tube leaks a little- I will get the pump next time. 4 stars from me for this effective bargain product!!!
I had been a Philosophy Purity user for about 7 years. Recently, I decided it was time to cut back on things where I wouldn't miss the splurge. I tried the Olay for Sensitive Skin on the recommendation from this site's Best Product list. It takes off all my longwearing makeup, makes my skin feel soft, not tight and for me rinses just fine. The only complaint is that if you do get it in your eyes, it will sting. Lastly, you can't beat the price.
I've normal and sensitive skin, and I'm at the moment using AHA, tretinoin and hydroquinone. I've been using Olay's "Foaming Face Wash, for Sensitive Skin" twice a day for 2 weeks now. I disagree with a lot of the other reviews. First, it doesn't sting my skin or eyes. Second, it rinse well. Third, it removes all makeup. Fourth, it leaves my skin clean and hydrated. Fifth, it's been 2 weeks and the bottle is still full = will not hurt my wallet! I do recommend it.
I love this cleanser, despite the faults. It stings my eyes (so I keep it away from them) & it doesn't rinse very well (but I use a Clairsonic & that takes care of it), but I adore it. I'm 43 years old and have had cleansers that rinse off better, remove my eye makeup better & don't sting my eyes, but they always fall short in the actual performance: they either leave my skin dry or they leave it feeling ill-cleansed. This doesn't dry, but cleans my skin efficiently. This is a winner, says me.
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Celadon was ranked #8 on the Top 100 list and attained this recognition after the culmination of a year-long, highly selective two-stage assessment process spanning the United States to include companies of all sizes from all regions and industries. "In a world of advanced technology, equipment and facilities, we still firmly believe in our people, as our single most important resource," stated Paul Will, President and CEO. "We are very excited to receive this recognition and extremely proud of the programs we have developed to help our 4000 + employees pursue increasingly healthy lifestyles, committed to long term wellness."
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Beginning June 9, United will add nonstop service to Guadalajara from its hub in San Francisco.
The flight will be operated by United Continental subsidiary Continental. Following their merger late last year, United and Continental are now both part of United Continental Holdings. The airlines are in the process of moving toward a single operating certificate and unified brand.
Continental will fly one daily round-trip flight on Boeing 737-800 jets. The aircraft seats 16 passengers in first class and 144 in coach. The southbound flight leaves San Francisco at 11:55 p.m. and lands in Guadalajara at 5:35 a.m. the next morning, all times local. The return flight leaves Guadalajara at 7 a.m. and lands in San Francisco at 9 a.m., all times local.
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Harlem Shake - The Best of the Best Harlem Shake Videos
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The Harlem Shake is taking the internet by storm!! It may even start rivaling the amazing success of Gangnam Style in the next few weeks. But with over 40,000 videos on YouTube based on title alone as of 2/15, no one really has time to watch all of the videos to weed out the best ones for themselves, so I've done it for you. Here are the best of the best Harlem Shake videos found on the web!!
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Harlem Shake VFinal (NODE Edition)
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Harlem Shake V3 (office Edition)According to YouTube, one of the unique directions the trend took rather early was spawned by the staff of Maker Studios, who created what's currently the currently most-viewed version from their office. While it could have just remained a college-kid fad, Maker's version helped signal that the trend was something any organization or office could be a part of, with other companies joining them like...
Just Messing about with my Maker Studios colleagues!
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The Harlem Shake V1 (TSCS Original)These are the guys who turned Filthy Frank's silly version into the established form-
Though it was another user named SunnyCoastSkate who then established the form we've become familiar with: the jump cut, the helmet, etc.
Thanks YouTube for acknowledging TSCS's meme of the Harlem Shake kickstarted an internet explosion http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com.au... Update: as of 15 February 2013, over 40,000 spinoffs of the TSCS meme have been uploaded to YouTube, generating a staggering 175 million views !
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The Harlem Shake v2what we do on Saturday nights
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La Samanna by Orient-Express
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Overlooking the cerulean waves of the Baie Longue from its seat in western St. Martin, La Samanna lures sun-seekers to its premises with its promise of access to some of the best sands on the island. Recent guests agree that the location is to die for, praising the Caribbean Sea views they found outside their guest rooms (which can be enjoyed from private balconies, terraces or — for a little extra money — plunge pools). This member of the Orient-Express hotels family also delights R&R-seekers with its peaceful atmosphere, though some guests feel that the resort's ambiance is a little too lax. Travelers describe the service here — especially in the on-site restaurants — to be slow at times. However, there are plenty of opportunities for you to slow down, too: Spend an afternoon unwinding at La Samanna Spa, sipping cocktails in a beach-side cabana or exploring the adjacent sea; La Samanna offers a variety of non-motorized watersports, which are included in the resort fee.How we rank hotels
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