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Law Enforcement Block Grant Awards
HEHS-95-169R: Published: Jun 9, 1995. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the formula grant amounts provided for in the proposed Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act, focusing on those governments affected by the Chabot-Lofgren amendment. GAO noted that: (1) about 6 percent of all eligible governments would be affected by the amendment, although these governments would receive about 53 percent of the allocated funds; and (2) the amendment would have no effect in nine states, but could affect up to 93 percent of total funding in Illinois.
Sep 23, 2015
Corporate Bankruptcy:Stakeholders Have Mixed Views on Attorneys' Fee Guidelines and Venue Selection for Large Chapter 11 CasesGAO-15-839: Published: Sep 23, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2015.
Sep 15, 2015
Confidential Informants:Updates to Policy and Additional Guidance Would Improve Oversight by DOJ and DHS AgenciesGAO-15-807: Published: Sep 15, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2015.
Jun 29, 2015
Youth Athletes:Sports Programs' Guidance, Practices, and Policies to Help Prevent and Respond to Sexual AbuseGAO-15-418: Published: May 29, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 2015.
Jun 19, 2015
Federal Prison System:Justice Could Better Measure Progress Addressing Incarceration ChallengesGAO-15-454: Published: Jun 19, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 19, 2015.
May 28, 2015
U.S. Parole Commission:Number of Offenders under Its Jurisdiction Has Declined; Transferring Its Jurisdiction for D.C. Offenders Would Pose ChallengesGAO-15-359: Published: May 28, 2015. Publicly Released: May 28, 2015.
Apr 29, 2015
Victims of Child Abuse Act:Further Actions Needed to Ensure Timely Use of Grant Funds and Assess Grantee PerformanceGAO-15-351: Published: Apr 29, 2015. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2015.
Mar 23, 2015
Department of Justice:Alternative Sources of Funding Are a Key Source of Budgetary Resources and Could Be Better ManagedGAO-15-48: Published: Feb 19, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2015.
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Criminal History Records:Additional Actions Could Enhance the Completeness of Records Used For Employment-Related Background ChecksGAO-15-162: Published: Feb 12, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2015.
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Whistleblower Protection:Additional Actions Needed to Improve DOJ's Handling of FBI Retaliation ComplaintsGAO-15-343T: Published: Mar 4, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2015.
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Whistleblower Protection:Additional Actions Needed to Improve DOJ's Handling of FBI Retaliation ComplaintsGAO-15-112: Published: Jan 23, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 2015.
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BUSTED!!! Money Mitt Tells Donors–In Private–That He Couldn't Care Less About 47% Of Americans Who Support Obama And Get Government Checks [Video]- By Bossip Staff Categories: Bolitics, F*ck a Thug, For Your Information
Just in case you needed more proof that Mitt doesn't give a isht. An undercover vid of Robney surfaced and he's made it pretty clear that he doesn't care!
Barack's camp had this to say about the statements made in the viedo:
"It's shocking that a candidate for President of the United States would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the American people view themselves as 'victims,' entitled to handouts, and are unwilling to take 'personal responsibility' for their lives. It's hard to serve as president for all Americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation."
SMH. If you've questioned this fool at all before now, we hope this helped you make up your mind.
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Office 365 is "exploding in its momentum" and the company is adding 1,000 cloud partners per month, CEO Steve Ballmer said. Recent Office 365 adopters include Lowes; the home improvement center is moving 200,000 users to Office 365. Moreover, Microsoft is opening its arms to cloud services providers -- including Perimeter eSecurity, Rackspace and Savvis -- here at WPC12.
Ballmer sees the Office 365-Windows 8 combo as a huge opportunity for partners. "Windows 8 is the biggest deal for our company in at least 17 years."
To manage Office 365 cloud billing for end customers, partners should check out a new offering called the Office 365 Open program. Also, Microsoft Channel Chief Jon Roskill said other Office 365 billing programs remain in place, including Office 365 syndication services -- which allow big CSPs to wrap additional services around Office 365.
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MyURemote Universal Remote Control
MyURemote turns your iPhone and/or iPad into a universal all-purpose remote control with a customisable and intuitive interface.What...
MyURemote turns your iPhone and/or iPad into a universal all-purpose remote control with a customisable and intuitive interface.What...
The two companies will integrate Palo Alto Networks' next-gen VM-Series virtual firewall on Citrix's NetScaler SDX platform.
The long-term goal is to improve third-party app integration with Akamai's own cloud-based Internet content delivery network.
Like it or not, social networking is mattering more and more in the office. Yammer, Microsoft's business social network, has partnered up with Klout, the social networking reputation measurement service.
Dropbox isn't satisfied with being your favorite personal public cloud storage provider. It wants to be your favorite business integrated public cloud storage provide.
Apple's Scott Forstall demos a new beta version of iOS. The revamped mobile operating system includes an upgrade to Siri, Facebook integration, and FaceTime connectivity through a cellular network. There's also a new feature called Passbook, which stores boarding passes, store cards, and movie tickets.
PrivateWave Enterprise is an innovative software to encrypt your calls in a totally safe and legal way through the VoIP Internet Protocol....
Redmond's education push gains momentum as global network of Catholic schools signs up, but analysts reckon Google can catch up by improving user experience and product integration.
The integration of Orange and T-Mobile's 3G network services is now finished, parent company Everything Everywhere has announced, as a decision from Ofcom on its bid to launch 4G nears
The SouthWesthealthline.ca mobile application provides detailed information about health and social services serving people who live...
Mobile strategy for customer relationship management not only "imperative", but offers better returns on investment from improved sales conversions and cost efficiencies, analysts say.
The common thread among mega security trends right now is the network, according to Cisco's new senior vice president of its Security and Government group, Chris Young.
Combined market share of merged operators extended from 40 percent to 60 percent, which will drive merger and acquisition activities in highly competitive Indian market, say reports.
Google has finally let businesses set up brand-based pages on the Google+ social network, with search integration a likely weapon against rival Facebook
To manage your network today, you really need to understand how your network is constructed from the bottom up, how it ties together, how it changes over time, and how it self-organizes. You need to build that kind of intelligence into your root-cause analysis.
National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has called for comment on its draft business-to-business (B2B) industry integration specifications for connecting access seekers to the National Broadband Network (NBN), released on the company's website late on Friday.
Mobile telco VHA has unveiled a giant expansion of its consolidated 3G mobile network, including the construction of a new network using the same 850MHz spectrum that Telstra has made popular with its rival Next G offering.
Nextgen Networks today said that it had achieved 100 Gigabits per second integration between internet protocol routing infrastructure and optic equipment over its fibre-optic network, which it says is a necessary step for the delivery of many broadband-based services.
The national body will bring into its fold about 1,000 regional radio and television networks to help drive integration of China's telecommunications, Internet and broadcasting systems, according to reports.
Adobe's work to simplify web application development and social network integration may have stepped up a gear this week with a number of new product announcements in the shape of Flash Builder 4, ColdFusion Builder and Flash Platform Social Service.So let's get to the guts and mention Flash Builder 4 as quickly as possible.
If there's one piece of technology that can aid the sustainability movement, it's the network. So writes sustainability consultant and former Juniper Networks sustainability manager Sarah Sorensen.
Communications systems integrator 3D Networks has lost its second chief executive in as many years, with Nick Avakian having left the company less than a year after taking its reins.
Microsoft has sponsored research at the University of Michigan to develop an open source Network File System client for Windows.Michigan's Center for Information Technology Integration also developed the open source Linux-based reference implementation of NFSv4 that is currently included in all Linux distributions, Microsoft said.
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An Evaluation of Playground Management
Christiansen, Monty, Parks & Recreation
In the United States, playground management is viewed in terms of four distinct processes: planning/designing, constructing/installing, inspecting/maintaining, and supervising. Since the release of the 1990 edition of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Handbook for Public Playground Safety and the American Society for Testing and Materials' Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use, originally published in 1993, there have been significant changes in playground management in this country.
To promote a better understanding of the success of playground management, a simple rating scale has been developed. Normally represented as symbols--stars, crowns, keys, snowflakes, orange blossoms, and so forth--for this article, a smiley face is used to represent ratings.
**** -- Highest level of performance. *** -- Above-average performance. ** -- Average level of acceptable performance. * -- Lowest quality of performance.
The ratings are subjective, but are based upon nationwide observations over the past nine years.
The initial process, the conception of the play environment, involves two procedures: the planning of the site and the design of any apparatus to be placed on the site.
Site Planning
The quality of the playground site plan is determined by a number of factors including the overall play value of the playground, the layout and spacing of play components, circulation patterns, ground surfacing, accessibility, variety and function of the landforms and vegetation, drainage, health, sanitation, and safety.
In the United States, various individuals perform this function of playground management:
**** Certain professional playground planners will limit their design practice to this facility. Firms use a team of specialists (such as child-development professionals, landscape architects, color experts, health and sanitation experts, or other creative specialists) to design playgrounds. These planners are creating stimulating, practical, and innovative playgrounds that represent the cutting edge of playground planning; unfortunately, each of these creations is generally unique and location-specific.
*** Playgrounds planned by general site planners, such as landscape architects, as well as those planned by child-development specialists who plan playgrounds and perform other separate design services, constitute the next rung down on the creativity ladder. Included in this category are the "community playground planners" who work under the direction of a design professional. While the majority of these planners do not weave all the aforementioned interdisciplinary expertise into a site plan, many are capable of creating a suitable playground.
The top two categories of playground planning, which involve the talents and expertise of professionals, are complex and expensive and are used only by clients who can afford their fees: large park departments, high-budget school districts, and commercial enterprises.
** Playgrounds in most small towns and villages, rural schoolyards, and unlicensed child-care centers have been planned by lay volunteers, committees of interested parents, or willing employees. These playgrounds generally consist of small clusters of play apparatus with perhaps a nearby playing field or two. These sites often become instilled with local pride and ownership, causing inherent resistance to later change and upgrading.
* There are many "unplanned" playgrounds in the United States, which evolved as various pieces of equipment were added to a public commons, schoolyard, or unlicensed child-care facility. Equipment at these sites--usually selected without much prior consideration--includes gifts, components of other sites, or low-budget pieces. This equipment tends to remain until--and sometimes after--it structurally falters. …


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By Elizabeth Kahurani
any country, developing an institutional framework on forest governance that
incorporates and seamlessly coordinates activities between various sectors and
stakeholders with varying interests and ideas can be quite a challenge. In most
developing countries like Cameroon, this challenge seems to be compounded by
other factors such as dependency on international actors and power
concentration at the national level.
Meeting with community cocoa field farmers in Cameroon. Institutions need to empower communities for effective implementation of REDD+According
to a new study looking at institutional dimensions of reducing emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in Cameroon,
'external organizations appear to play a dominant role in the implementation of
REDD+ demonstration activities.' In addition, international consultants and
organizations seem to lead discussions in climate change forums, a situation
that has resulted in "ambiguity of the REDD+ development process in Cameroon,
particularly with regard to institutionalized patterns of action," says Serge Ngendakumana,
lead author of the study. He points out that this may not be unique to Cameroon
but a challenge in other developing countries as well, and seems to be a
scenario played out at the UN climate talks debate on the REDD+ process where
developing countries viewpoints are not fully incorporated. "While
collaboration with international bodies is key especially in developing
capacity, national actors need to set up clear and transparent country-specific
norms and rules to ensure sustainability," says Serge.
The study
was conducted through interviews and is framed around a REDD+ nested policy
structure with four principles of -Institutions, Interests, Ideas, and
Information. "Using this 4I's framework, there is strong potential to build
strong interplays for actors' flexibility in current discourses," explains
Serge. The structure comes with recommendations for implementing social
safeguards to avoid negative impacts on the local community.
With regard
to power relations and participation, the study found that in comparison to
other actors, responsibilities are vested on state agents to the extent that
these institutions will be both the regulators and managers of forest carbon,
raising concerns of effectiveness and transparency in the process. "As this and other studies recommend, there
is need for co-management in the process especially with the local
communities," recommends Dr Peter Minang, who is also an author in the study.
In addition, the private sector including the agribusiness and logging
companies need to be part of the process as they present both threats and
opportunities. "Some of them can be funding sources for payment for ecosystem
services initiatives," says Dr Minang.
To promote an even distribution of power
relations and inclusiveness, the study developed a governance framework that
stands on key institutional sectors acting together with stakeholders at a
landscape level to empower communities to implement REDD+ activities.
Communities can be empowered through actions such as secure land and tree
tenure, agroforestry and other climate smart agricultural techniques for
increased production.
"The model
we propose in this study if applied can build capacity for the local
communities thus reducing their vulnerability, ensure fair compensation, and
promote institutional coordination," says Serge. Proposed governance framework for forest governance at landscape level
The REDD
initiative presents an opportunity for Cameroon to benefit from efforts to keep
the country's forest standing. To realize benefits, forest governance
structures need to be assessed and changes made to ensure a fair transparent,
and coordinated process.
Institutional Dimensions of the Developing REDD+ Process in Cameroon study is part of a journal special issue Climate Policy vol.14, no. 6 focusing
on The Political Economy of Readiness
for REDD+. All articles in this issue are open access.
Citation: Ngendakumana, S.
Minang, P.A. Feudjio, M. Speelman, S. Van Damme, P. Tchoundjeu, Z. 2014
Institutional dimensions of the developing REDD+ process in Cameroon Climate Policy 14 (6) 769-787
is endowed with a dense tropical rainforest part of the Congo Basin. This
natural resource is estimated to cover about 42% of the country's total land
area and bodes environmental, as well as socio-economic benefits for the
country, particularly for indigenous forest-dependent communities. But the forest is threatened by high rates of
deforestation, and degradation.
Field practicals during ASB Partnership training on Estimating Opportunity Costs for REDD+ in CameroonAction
taken by the government to curb this trend include being part of the global
mechanism REDD+ -(Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
plus conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest
carbon stocks).
is meant to support voluntary efforts to mitigate climate change by developing
countries and provides financial value on carbon sequestered through the
initiative. To actively participate in REDD+, a country has to go through
various levels of preparation in a process called REDD Readiness.
determine how far Cameroon is in this process, a recent study employed a
framework with a set of universal applicable criteria developed by
scientists at the ASB Partnership
for the Tropical Forest Margins. The criteria consists of six main functions,
several sub-functions and indicators for successful implementation of REDD+.
The six main functions are: Planning and
Coordination; Policies, Laws and Institutions; Monitoring, Reporting and
Verification (MRV) and Audit; Benefit Sharing; Financing; Demonstration and Pilots.
The framework has a standard application and countries can use this framework
to evaluate their REDD+ performance against other participating countries.
score on the functions and indicators provided by the framework was determined
through interviews with key REDD+ stakeholders at various levels of government,
civil society, development partners, academic, and media. An extensive
literature review was also conducted.
the country seems to do well on planning and coordination, political will and
commitment through action taken with regard to institutional aspects; and in
demonstration and pilots projects.
Functions that got low ratings were on legal, benefit sharing, MRV and
Audit, and financing.
study proposes a number of recommendations for Cameroon to fast track their
readiness process. These include the need to complete the country REDD+
Strategy in order to enhance coordination between government ministries,
establishing the National Observatory on Climate Change as an independent body
with budget and mandate to implement activities, strengthening enforcement of
government legislation within the forest sector, and providing clear channels
for conflict resolution and addressing rights issues.
draw in the private sector, the idea of a carbon concession in which forest
blocks are allocated to companies that can manage and sell carbon and proceeds
shared between the government and communities is advanced," says Dr Dieudonne
Alemagi, lead author of the Cameroon study.
to do with MRV can be tackled through engagement with regional and
international initiatives with developed tools and methodologies that can be
modified for local application," he adds.
a devolved mechanism through existing structures such as the annual forestry
fess, Land fees, REDD+ performance-based payments is further explained as a way
to improve benefit sharing and financing for REDD+ in Cameroon.
a rich forest country, Cameroon could take advantage of ongoing initiatives and
opportunities to strengthen its forest sector. This study contributes practical
steps for the country in this journey.
Source: REDD+ readiness process in Cameroon:
an analysis of multi-stakeholder perspectives? part of a journal special issue Climate Policy vol.14, no. 6 focusing
on The Political Economy of Readiness
for REDD+. All articles in this issue are open access.
Citation: Alemagi, D. Minang,
P. A. Feudjio, M. Duguma, L.A. 2014 REDD+ readiness process in Cameroon:
an analysis of multi-stakeholder perspectives? Climate Policy 14 (6) 709-733
By Olivia Freeman
The success to a landscape approach results from its ability
to perform various functions and meet multiple objectives by exploring opportunities
to link and create synergy between different actors. For a climate-smart
landscape, this involves addressing climate change alongside other
environmental or social objectives.
Promoting sustainable landscape transformations in multifunctional landscapes requires an integrated approach. Landscape at the foothills of Mt. Elgon National Park in southeast Uganda. Photo credit: Connor J. CavanaghTo achieve this integration, it is important that objectives
are clearly defined and potential synergies appropriately identified within the
context of the specific landscape. Distinguishing between primary and secondary
objectives is part of this process. Primary objectives drive the project
priorities. Interventions within the landscape therefore seek to promote multiple
primary objectives. In comparison, secondary objectives can be seen as
co-benefits (when having a positive effect) or externalities.
In practice, often both primary and secondary objectives are
lumped all together. This can result in primary objectives not always being
effectively addressed and instead just assumed they are being achieved. An
example of this is the performance of improved cookstoves. While they can
create climate, health and other livelihood benefits, different kinds of stoves
can have varying levels of performance for each type of benefit. Therefore the
type of stove chosen should be dependent upon the primary objectives of the
project, but this is not always the case. Similarly some agricultural practices
will have varying benefits depending on where they are applied. For example,
sustainable agricultural intensification may have both climate change
mitigation and adaptation benefits in some places and adaptation and livelihood
benefits in others.
Therefore, synergies sought in integrated landscape
approaches need to be specifically focused around the primary objectives
driving the approach. To achieve these synergies sometimes compromises need to
be made, as it is not always possible to achieve optimal conditions for all
Landscapes are dynamic systems that are usually in some
state of flux. Promoting sustainable landscape transitions will therefore
require an iterative, adaptive approach. To effectively achieve multifunctionality
there first needs to be a strong incentive to take a landscape approach. This
can be driven from the local level based upon the need to reduce land
degradation or from the national or global level based upon the desire to
address climate change.
Overall landscape approaches are well positioned to promote
what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) call
'climate-resilient pathways': "…development trajectories that combine
adaptation and mitigation to realize the goal of sustainable development…for
managing change within complex systems." The success of landscape approaches
will be largely dependent on their ability to effectively achieve
multifunctional outcomes.
Source: This blog is based on chapter 3: Characterising
multifunctionality in climate-smart landscapes of the new book Climate-Smart Landscapes: Multifunctionality in Practice
Citation: Freeman, O. E.
(2015). Characterising multifunctionality in climate-smart landscapes. In
Minang, P. A., van Noordwijk, M., Freeman, O. E., Mbow, C., de Leeuw, J., &
Catacutan, D. (Eds.) Climate-Smart Landscapes: Multifunctionality in Practice, 37-49.
Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
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Managing landscapes effectively in the
face of climate change means untangling a host of complications
Today, scientists are looking at
the world in terms of landscapes, which are units of the environment with some
common theme. It is no good studying a lake unless the forest above it that
supplies water is considered, along with the people that fish in the lake and
use its water for agriculture. Landscapes can be small, like a valley, or
enormous, like the Serengeti plains. But even the simplest landscape can have many
different populations, uses and values, all of which might be competing with
each other.
How can all these needs be
satisfied, while conserving the landscape for the future? A book entitled 'Climate-Smart
Landscapes: Multifunctionality In Practice' which will be launched by the World
Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, on the fringes of the Global Landscapes
Forum in Lima, Peru on 7 December, goes some way towards answering the
To feed a projected population of
more than 9 billion by 2050, food production must grow by more than 50 percent.
Growing competition over fixed land resources means that economically attractive
land uses triumph over those that are more valuable from a society perspective,
but less profitable for a private land user.
Landscapes in the tropics and
subtropics are at the heart of this competition for land, partly because they have
the highest population growth as well as increases in agricultural land. As a
result, planning of land use can no longer be the business of single interests,
but needs to involve all interested parties. Hence, the increasing requirement
for an approach to the landscape that will satisfy everyone's needs yet maintain
the different functions going on in the landscape while conserving it for the
future, that is, making it sustainable.
This is already a complicated
challenge. Traditionally, scientists would address a complex problem by
breaking it down into its component parts and addressing them one at a time.
This does not work in a landscape, which typically has any number of
stakeholders with different perspectives, interests, power and ambitions, which
can often be conflicting. "Multifunctionality' in a landscape is about seeking
to achieve many different objectives at the same time," said Peter Minang, one
of the editors of the book and Global Coordinator of the ASB Partnership for
the Tropical Forest Margins. "Planning land use can no longer be the business
of single interests, but needs to involve all interested parties. Hence the
increasing requirement for a landscape approach."
Complicating this situation even
further is the problem of climate change. Agriculture produces a lot of
'greenhouse' gases that speed up climate change. There is a worldwide movement
now to create 'climate-smart' agriculture, which reduces the amount of
greenhouse gases produced yet still allows farmers to grow food and make a
profit, while preparing for the effects that climate change might have on them,
like rising temperatures that increase diseases in their crops.
"Sustainable multifunctional
landscapes is a common destination that can be reached from many possible
starting points," said Meine van Noordwijk, Chief Scientist at the World
Agroforestry Centre. Once the wider range of options and perspectives are
understood, it is possible to influence the various tradeoffs between functions
and stakeholders in different and potentially better ways."
"In the tea-growing landscape of
Kericho in Kenya, governmental bodies, farmer and community organizations, and
private sector tea producers, have come together to define key investments for
a climate-smart landscape," said Jeffrey C. Milder, the Rainforest Alliance's
lead scientist and chief advisor for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation.
"This process identified landscape planning and coordination as among the most
strategic opportunities, requiring modest investment while aligning existing
activities across the landscape to improve tea productivity, watershed health,
and biodiversity."
"Despite evolving institutions
governing land and trees in Cameroon, disputes over land and forest rights have
grown rather than diminished, leading to changing land use patterns and in some
cases increasing land degradation," said Divine Foundjem-Tita, a marketing
scientist based at the World Agroforestry Centre's Yaounde office. "The main
message in this case study is that formal, informal or hybrid institutions are
indispensable features in landscapes, and are crucial to landscape management,
as they shape the patterns and functions of landscapes."
"For current landscapes to move
towards their full potential, all the interested parties have to agree on a
vision for change," summed up Peter Minang. "This democratic approach will
allow climate-smart landscapes to contribute meaningfully to sustainable
The book, Climate-Smart Landscapes: Multi-functionality in
Practice will
be launched on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP 20 in Lima, Peru during the Global
Landscapes Forum on Saturday, 6 December 2014 at 12.15pm, MEDIA ROOM
About the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is a
leading, international science-based research and development institution in
the tropics, and a member of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR). For 30 years, the World Agroforestry
Centre and its partners have worked with poor rural farmers throughout the
tropics to develop innovative agroforestry-based practices that help them
manage their limited resources. The Centre's vision is the transformation
of lives and landscapes across the developing world through massive use of
trees and agroforestry innovations. Its mission is to generate science-based
knowledge about the diverse role trees play in agricultural landscapes and use
its research to advance policies and practices to benefit the poor and the environment.
For more information, go to www.worldagroforestry.org/ or follow ICRAF on Twitter @ICRAF
Study develops an analytical framework of enabling conditions necessary for synergies between mitigation and adaptation
new IPCC
report calls for "sustainable-development
trajectories that combine adaptation and mitigation to reduce climate change
and its impacts."
it is becoming more apparent that linking mitigation and adaptation is a more
effective and efficient approach to climate change. Discussions at UN climate
talks are heavy on the benefits of synergy; and climate finance mechanisms are
increasingly looking for projects with linkages to both.
A field extension officer (middle) explains cacao agroforestry farming methods in Cameroon. Findings of a new study show that in developing countries, institutional setup is an area with strong potential for synergy between mitigation and adaptationGiven
that initial framing has had the two elements working in parallel, there is
need to identify where there exists strong potential to actualize harmony
needed to optimize strengths and benefits of mitigation and adaptation
a journal paper titled "A
systematic analysis of enabling conditions for synergy between climate change
mitigation and adaptation measures in developing countries"
published in Environmental Science and
Policy, Dr Lalisa Duguma and his
colleagues from the ASB
Partnership have developed an analytical framework
within which they explore four conditions necessary for integrating mitigation
and adaptation. These are: i) policies and strategies ii) institutional
arrangement iii) Financing iv) Programs and projects.
a comprehensive review of publications on climate change integration,
particularly those on mitigation and adaptation, it was clear that these four
conditions are crucial for countries to move towards synergy," says Dr Duguma.
four conditions were examined using eight indicators (see table below) to score the synergy potential of 53 developing
countries that were selected based on national communications submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC).
the countries had strongest potential for synergy between mitigation and
adaptation on institution setup, mainly because countries had committees to
work on national level climate change strategies and also to participate and
ensure compliance to mutual climate agreements and submissions to international
conventions. Moreover, two thirds of the countries surveyed had programs
dealing with both mitigation and adaptation.
countries were found to be weak on the potential to finance both strategies
simultaneously and to develop policies. "This weak link in potential could be
because most of these countries are in the early stages of developing policies
on climate change and normally funding/budget allocation is informed by already
existing policies. Moreover, majority of these countries are almost entirely
dependent on multilateral funding, most of which is given for mitigation
activities," explains Susan Wambugu, a co-author in the study.
comparative assessment between the countries showed interesting variations,
with middle-income countries having strong potential to synergy. "Other studies
that we have done show that these fast growing economies exhibit strong
potential for synergy as they want to boost their image to be seen as
responsible global citizens; also to maintain credibility and attract more climate
funding," says Dr Meine vanNoordwijk who was part of the study. Strong
potential was also identified with countries exposed to high climate change
vulnerability such as the small island states. "Having been among the most
affected by climate change already, these countries have no much option but to
take on adaptation even as they implement mitigation approaches," Dr
vanNoordwijk explains.
least developed countries had a weak potential score for synergy. According to
the authors, this is contrary to expectations given that they are also among
high climate risk countries and they are strong proponents for adaptation in
international policy debates. However, the study is quick to point out that limited
large-scale programs within which they implement climate objectives could
explain the tendency seen in these countries.
analysis of the synergy score against development and environmental indices
such as GDP, Human Development Index, and Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
confirm the findings of the study. "Among the countries studied, Indonesia and
Jamaica are exceptional on this assessment. Indonesia for example has an
independent body reporting directly to the office of the president. Such institutional
measures with political will and commitment have largely contributed to a high
EPI score for the country," says Dr Peter Minang, one of the study co-authors.
" A similar trend is seen among least developed countries, with countries like Malawi
and Ghana emerging with strong synergy potential scores in an environment where
the governments have made deliberate efforts to integrate development and
climate strategies," he says.
climate change discussions focus on ways to generate meaningful impact from
actions to deal with the challenge, this framework and evidence presented is
among pioneer studies that governments and practitioners could benefit from in
an endeavor to gain lost opportunities from the previous siloed approach to
mitigation and adaptation and embrace far more beneficial avenues of a synergy
the push for global climate communities towards synergies between mitigation
and adaptation measures in order to effectively address climate change, it is
important that the necessary enabling conditions be known and made to use. This
paper is therefore the first attempt to come up with such key elements to
promote synergies particularly from developing countries context" Says Dr. Duguma.
conditions with their respective indicators used to determine countries'
synergy potentials
Enabling conditions
Indicators used for
each of the enabling conditions for synergy
Policies and Strategies
Does the country have a climate policy that addresses both
Is there a common climate strategy/action plan for both
Has the country submitted NAMA (Nationally Appropriate
Mitigation Actions)/REDD+
R-PP (Readiness Preparation Proposal) and/or NAPA to the
Institutional arrangements
Is there a national-level committee addressing both M+A
Is there an implementing body
(institution/agency/department/unit) addressing M+A together?
Financing (Funds)
Is there a climate fund for both M+A?
Programs and projects
Is there a joint program addressing M+A?
Are there subnational projects addressing both M+A
Available on open access
By Paul Stapleton and Meine vanNoordwijk
The Rio+20 meetings started a process for
the world to articulate the future we want through a set of Sustainable
Development Goals. Landscapes with forests, trees and agroforestry will be
central to achieving many of these goals. As part of its annual Science Week,
the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is
staging the Nairobi Landscape Day
at its headquarters on Friday 13 September 2013.
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has been working at the landscape level for many years and has accumulated a depth of knowledge and expertise in the approachLandscapes combine 1) people and their ambitions and
livelihoods, 2) land use systems with and without trees, 3) patterns of tree
cover in space and time, interacting with the topography, soils, climate, water
flows, flora and fauna, 4) ecosystem services, or the benefits humans derive from
functioning (agro)ecosystems, 5) stakeholders who care about what happens with
the services and the underlying natural and social capital, 6) governance
mechanisms by which stakeholders can influence, in positive or negative ways,
what people do. This completes the circle, or logical loop, leading to overall
degradation (in many of our landscapes), restoration or gradual improvement.
The future earth we want will have zero (net) degradation, as one of the
proposed sustainable development goals articulates. A large new scientific
effort coordinated by all academies of science in the world is now zooming in
on this FuturEarth concept.
The World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has been working at the landscape level for many
years and has accumulated a depth of knowledge and expertise in the approach.
Nairobi Landscape Day will have four events: an eye-opening lecture on future earth, sustainable development goal,
agroforestry and experience with landscape approaches so far; a virtual
fieldtrip around the world, visiting live examples of how people and
landscapes interact across the 6
aspects; an open house, where we show
our various approaches to landscapes; a discussion panel on the demand for and
supply of scientific analysis to support these feedback loops.
ICRAF scientists
Cheikh Mbow, Sara Namirembe and Peter Minang will talk about "Agroforestry
Landscapes, Sustainable Development Goals and the Future Earth We Want."
In 2015 world
leaders will take stock of the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) and will see evidence that concrete targets that have the support of the
global policy community can actually help in reducing poverty. However, the MDG
on sustainable development will have little progress to show. In anticipation
of this discussion, a UN-lead process has started to come up with a set of
Sustainable Development Goals that build on the MDGs but give more operational
clarity on the environmental side. Current drafts of the goals suggest that
agroforestry can be relevant in meeting many of these SDGs. The lecture will
introduce the Future Earth initiative, give an update on the development of the
SDGs and start a discussion how agroforestry at large and ICRAF specifically
can best participate.
After the
lecture, participants will be taken on a virtual tour of the landscapes in
Asia, Africa and Latin America where ICRAF works on integrated approaches.
Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, we have become increasingly aware of
the wide range of ecosystem services derived from landscapes. These include
things like clean water, flood, droughts and soil erosion control, land and
biodiversity conservation, in addition to agricultural and forest production.
This session will answer the questions: Who is involved in farming, cutting and
planting trees? What benefits do farmers get from trees, agroforestry practices
and agroforestry land use? Which trees are where in the landscape? How do trees
contribute to ecosystem services? Who cares and is a stakeholder of positive or
negative change in landscape performance? How can stakeholders influence and
have average on the drivers of change to which farmers respond?
A key feature of
the landscape approach is that it integrates land and soil , agriculture,
forests, trees, people, animals and water rather than treating them
separately. The landscape approach
embraces these various landscape functions and seeks to manage land at the
range of scales necessary to ensure sustainable development. After the tour, a
summary will be given of the tools and approaches that have been developed
during Science Week for integrated approaches, welcoming partners to share
their work related to the landscape.
Adopting a
landscape approach will have a range of impacts, such as preserving forests,
raising the number of useful trees in the landscape, increasing agricultural
production and food security, restoring degraded land and halting further land
degradation and desertification, conserving biodiversity, contributing to
poverty eradication, mitigating the effects of climate change and promoting a
greener economy. The mix of these outcomes will vary according to context and
local needs and aspirations.
As an essential
part of the Day's activities, there will be a panel discussion on the demand
for scientific agroforestry knowledge for sustainable development goals, and
the supply of such knowledge by the CGIAR and Future Earth academic science,
chaired by ICRAF Deputy Director General, Research, Dr. Ravi Prabhu.
This should
highlight ways to meet development challenges that do not jeopardize how future
generations will be able to derive benefits from the products and services of
the landscapes that support us today.
Venue: ICRAF
Conference Hall
Day: Friday
13th September, 2013
Time: 08:30 –
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According to Tony La Viña, a REDD+ facilitator at the United
Nations Framework
Convention on Climate
Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP 18) talks, a landscape approach holds
potential to unlock ambiguities and uncertainties that threaten to stall
implementation and scaling up of the REDD+ (Reducing emissions form Deforestation and
Forest Degradation) mechanism.
"We are looking at the new Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban
Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) process as the future frameworkPanelists at the private sector side event organized at the sidelines of COP 18 that will
merge REDD+, Agriculture, Land-Use Change and Forestry into a land use approach
that might make more sense with stronger signals," Tony said while speaking at
an event organized to disseminate findings of a study on engagement of private
sector in REDD+ conducted by ASB
Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre
(ASB-ICRAF) and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD). The event was co-organized with The International Emissions Trading Association
(IETA) at the margins of COP 18 in Doha, Qatar.
Tony's views affirm ongoing
research on viable ways of Reducing
Emission from All Land Uses (REALU) that is being implemented by the ASB-ICRAF.
REALU is based on the premise that REDD+ is only effective to some extent as it
only addresses part of the total emissions from land-use change, and
implementation of the mechanism is challenged by issues to do with
measurements, monitoring, unclear forest definitions, leakage, respecting local
communities rights and equity.
One of the key outputs from this
research that is piloting landscape approaches demonstrations sites in the
Congo Basin, Latin America and Southeast Asia is a strategy on Land
Use Planning for Low Emission Development (LUWES) that has been applied in
Indonesia to provide a guide on multistakeholder participation and emission
reduction scenarios within specific zones of a landscape, or across an entire
Indeed, from debates and future
plans being discussed here at COP 18, a landscape approach seems to be the
future to REDD+. With the theme Sustaining
Landscapes, this will be the year when Forest Day transits from an
exclusive focus on forests to encompass other land uses. "Forest Day 6 will be
the last one that is organized during the UNFCCC COP. We are looking forward to
building on the Forest Day experience, joining forces with a wider range of
partners in agriculture and rural development, and holding a Landscape Day at
the UNFCCC COP next year," notes Peter Holmgren, Director General at the Centre
for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
Governments urged to mitigate REDD+ risks for private sector
At the side event, private sector
actors underscored the role of governments in boosting private sector
confidence by creating demand for REDD carbon credits and mitigating risk
levels. "REDD investment credit cycles take long before they develop to a grade
that investors want to buy. They require a lot of money and represent a huge
amount of risk. We in the private sector are looking to the governments as the
proxy for quality and assurance," said Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director, The
CarbonNeutral Company. Similar sentiments were echoed by Armin Sanhoevel, CEO,
Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH.
Alfred Gichu, REDD+ focal point
in Kenya noted that while at the international level there was need to create
demand for the carbon market, the national governments need to have strategies
and policies in place. A key
recommendation from the private sector study was that governments should
encourage collaboration with private sector, provide proper governance
structure and conducive environment for REDD+ implementation.
"A conducive policy environment
would be one that addresses challenges to do with land tenure and carbon
ownership, legal basis for private investment as well as appropriate social and
environmental safeguards," explains Florence Bernard, Programme Assosciate at
ASB Partnership who led the study on private sector engagement.
Further, she noted that the
benefits of involving the private sector as part of a solution to addressing
deforestation and degradation go beyond meeting the current climate-finance
gap, as they can also provide technical expertise, capacity building and technological
innovation. "The private sector can, be part of the solution to mitigating
climate change by addressing key drivers of deforestation," Florence said.
With the title The Private Sector
in the REDD+ Supply Chain: Trends, challenges and opportunities, the new study highlights i) who
are the private actors, including their areas of strength and capabilities that
can be synergized to leverage on opportunities; and ii) Incentives needed to attract private sector engagement and
investment at scale. These are vital steps to harnessing the potential and
ability of the private sector in REDD+ efforts.
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Great looking chandelier, provides a lot of light, goes well with different styles of decor. I've had this for about 4 years now and the only complaint I have is it's a little difficult to clean....
Sputnic Chrome Chandelier Atom Light Fixture
ITEM#: 12258031Embrace your inner Einstein with this atom-inspired ceiling light. The glass globes hover around the chrome frame in a pattern reminiscent of atoms in a molecule, which means this chandelier will create a focal point in whatever room it hangs. With plenty of lights it not only will be a talking point, but it will also add sufficient light to your space.
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- Number of lights: 9
- Required number of bulbs and wattage: 9 standard base bulbs
- How do you turn it on: Line switch
- Dimensions: 24 inches wide x 24 inches tall
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Looks great!
Great looking chandelier, provides a lot of light, goes well with different styles of decor. I've had this for about 4 years now and the only complaint I have is it's a little difficult to clean.Read More
Fantastic light
we love this! highly recommend. sure it may be tricky to install but worth it.Read More
Looks great but not functional
I was so happy with this light for 6 months. It looked fabulous until the bulbs started burning out...the globes are so fragile that they are extremely hard to take off and on. We broke the first one that we tried to change and even worse, one of the arms became unscrewed and it seems like the nut holding it in place fell into the center sphere and can not be fixed. I am having to uninstall and replace the whole fixture because what is the point of a chandelier if you can't easily replace the bulbs? I'm bummed because the look was great but turned out to be a waste of moneyRead More
easy to break balls, not dimmable
love the look of it but really easy to break the glass circle covers. it even came with an extra one. we've broken 3. so are left without 2 covers. also, we've tried 3 different bulbs and have determined that the fixture will not accommodate a dimmer.Read More
Looks cool online, but very poorly made in person
This fixture will only take expensive, low-wattage ceiling fan bulbs. No matter what type of bulbs we tried, they blew out within 5-6 weeks of install. (The fixture was electrician-checked and the problem is not wiring or wattage.) To top that, the bulbs are almost impossible to change, requiring a two-person team. Cool-looking, but it's cheap for a reason.Read More
Sputnik Atom Light Fixture
I watched as my master electrician put this in. I really liked the overall shape, which is why I bought it. I was looking for something mid-century modern or hollywood regency for my entryway. Only problem is, I have a shorter ceiling there. My electrician used the shortest rod and made it work. It comes with three rods of varying lengths that you can apparently put together and make a longer one. I have to admit, if I didn't have to worry about door clearance (the previous light was almost flush) I'd have definitely gone for the longer rods, as that adds more drama. But the benefit is, it fit in my space - and I needed a flush or semi-flush light. So those of you without 13" ceilings, don't worry. Here's a few problems I ran across: 1) My electrician stated that the interior metal fittings of the light are rather flimsy. Where that shows up is that the light moves a little easier than it should. I am a bit worried it will come down. 2) When you get the light, go ahead and open it up, get out one globe, and take it with you when hunting for bulbs. A regular bulb won't really fit. The best fit we found was with a non-CFL ceiling fan bulb @ 40 watts each. Remember: there's NINE globes (plus a tenth extra, which due to the way they're mounted, you will definitely need down the road.) 3) By far, my major concern is the way the globes are mounted. The wires holding them in show through the glass no matter how you try to mount them. That's the main reason I give it four stars - great design, but if you are looking for it to be exactly like the picture, you'll be disappointed. Also, I am worried about the durability due to its flimsy workmanship. It does look great...for now. One note: I did install a dimmer for this light, and it really functions much better that way, but CFL's aren't really dimmable (very disappointing), and due to the opening of the globe, your bulb choices are limited at best.Read More
Love It!
This is a relay great light. It has a mid century modern look and definately will get noticed. It is VERY bright which is good, but my husband installed a dimmer switch so we can control the brightness of the light. This gives a nice effect if you just want a soft glow sometimes. My husband installed the light by himeself. The actual assembly of the light was very easy. I am not sure what one of the other reviewer was talking about when he said the peices could be easily bent or dented. All off the components of the light were very sturdy, and I did not seen how any of them could be dented or bent. The problem that my husband had was the mounting bracket that came with the light. It did not properly line up with the standard mounting bracket in our ceiling. He had to improvise and get a few components from the hardware store to actually make it work. For that reason it took him a few hours to get up - but once installed it looks and works great.Read More
Puts Out ALot of Light!
Love this chandelier -- using it in our retro kitchen. Unique, very cool. Not wild about the bar, as it looks a bit cheap with the seam, but everything else is great. You'll need to purchase a special bulb for these -- we're using the CHANDELIER energy-saving lightbulbs, and it still puts out a ton of light. Love that during the winter when it gets so dark and dreary. Electrician had no problem installing.Read More
Love it! For some reason reviews on the difficulty of assembling this fixture scared me off for a long time. I could just imagine cracking most of the globes. I changed the lighting in my dining room twice with other fixtures-- but remained unhappy with the results. I love to decorate & re-decorate - I'm always aiming for perfect. I finally bought it after a year of wasting my time & money on the other fixtures - not to mention putting my husband through hardwiring a dining room fixture 3 times. This one is staying up-- can not imagine finding anything better. With 2 people attaching the globes it was a breeze- one to squeeze the prongs- the other to attach the globe. Nine 40 watt bulbs gives us plenty of light - it just looks fabulous!Read More
Looks Great. Options limited on angled ceiling.
The ceiling housing hole is the exact diameter of extension rod, so the rod will not angle more than about 5 degrees without bending the surface of the ceiling housing. Required modification to hang on ceiling angled at about 30 degrees (made hole bigger with a 3/4 inch bit on a drill press). But I love this light! Otherwise it seems pretty much perfect in every way.Read More
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Hello there. I know this question is a popular one, but I have to ask: Where can I get replacement globes for this light fixture? It's lovely, but as many people have mentioned, it's impossible to change the bulbs. The springs the hold the globes in are far too tight, and snap back on the globes. This means that even if you're being extremely careful, they're going to break. I really need a new globe--- Any leads on where I should look?
Hello Tif, the most direct answer is made to jiheckwolf on Dec 12, 2012. If you have difficulty with that, please contact our Customer Service department directly. Contact information is at the bottom of the product page under Customer Service.
hi there Thank you for your response below, however, there is no easy and delicate way to change the bulbs. We could not have been more careful and we broke one. It also sliced my husband's hand open. I love this chandelier but am very disappointed by this. I really don't understand how anyone could successfully change these bulbs without breaking the glass. Easy on, but impossible to take off.\
Hello homeimprovementi, I'm sorry for all the issues you are having with this. I am having someone from customer care contact you to see if we can get you a replacement bulb. Have a great day!
How do I change the bulbs on this chandelier. We attempted to change one and it broke. Afraid to change any others!
Hello homeimprovementinc, another reviews says that a glass ball was broken in the event of changing the bulb. They are very delicate, so you just have to be very careful when changing them. Thank you for shopping with us!
I guess now it's my turn to ask about taking the globes off the fixture to replace the bulbs. Due to the tightness of the springs, I've broken two globes already. Luckily, I didn't cut myself. What solution(s) was/were offered to the others?
Hello belly1026, you will be contact by a customer care specialist shortly. Thanks for shopping with us!
can this be hung on a slanted ceiling?
Hello gmgrayum08, yes this can be hung on a slanted ceiling. Thank you for shopping with us. Vicki H
I also have immense trouble changing the bulbs- broken globes and cut fingers. Please assist!!
Hello ametral, Thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted by Customer Care.
What kind of extension rod can be purchased to extend it further than the 36 inches?
Hello doanuts, Thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted by Customer Care.
Can this be hung from an angled ceiling and still hang straight down/level?
The minimum length from the down rod is 18 inches and it may be hung from an angled ceiling to hang straight. Good question, thank you.
if height of top globe to bottom is 16, what is the minimum length of the rod ?
The minimum length from the down rod is 18 inches.
Follow up to earlier question. If maximum extension is 36" and height is 16" from top globe to bottom globe is maximum distance from ceiling to bottom globe 52"?
Thank you for your question. Looking at the current dimensions provided I believe that your correct. I hope this helps you.
Hi, we love our sputnik, but need replacement globes. How can we order more?Thanks
You can purchase more by going to www.wegotlites.com and searching for keyword: 39723 You may also find the direct link here: http://www.wegotlites.net/Contempr-Series-Euro-Design-Glass-Globe-SKU-39723_p_39723.html
How long can you extend the light-- I have a very tall entrance way..Maybe a 25 foot ceiling...THANKS
The light fixture is capable of extending the light to 36". The height is 16 inches from the top globe to the bottom globe.
What are the estimated ship dimensions and weight?
The shipping weight is 18 pounds. The shipping box''s dimensions are 18 inches high x 18 inches wide x 22 inches long.
We are planning on using these chandeliers in our restaurant...Can I buy several more globes for future need?
Unfortunately, we do not sell extra globes for this item. We recommend contacting the manufacturer for further assistance with this matter. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Why the lights go on and off by themself? I had tap on the globe for it to turn on and then it turned off again? I took out the globes and 1 of them broke. What should I do?
Contact our customer service department and they should be able to assist you with this issue.
Is this UL listed?
Yes, this product is UL listed. Thank you.
I have this product installed and now have to change the light bulbs. The springs are too tight and I'm not able to get the globe off without breaking it. Also, I did get one off, changed the bulb and then had to have my neighbor help me put the bulb back on. I had already cut my fingers trying by myself. What am I doing wrong? Now I have 4 bulbs out and am afraid to even try to change them. Please help.
Thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted promptly by Customer Care.
My replacement globe arrived damaged, how do I receive a replacement globe?
You will be contacted by the email on file regarding this very shortly.
Are replacement globes available for order?
A spare globe is included with the order.
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Garrett said there were still discussions about whether the team would honor Brown's memory with any kind of patch or decal on their uniforms.
While the Cowboys aren't revealing details of Tuesday's memorial, Garrett said the service "was incredible on so many different levels." He said it contributed to helping everybody heal and move forward.
"There was a lot of love in that room, there's no question about that," Garrett said. "A lot of love for Jerry and his family, a lot of love for Josh Brent."
Garrett said he spoke with Brown's mother after the game and got a chance to visit her before the memorial. He called her a "rock for everybody" and described as remarkable the strength that she has demonstrated, her ability to understand and having peace in the situation so quickly.
Most of the players learned of the fatal accident after boarding the team flight Saturday afternoon before taking off for Cincinnati. They won the game Sunday, then got a day off before the memorial service.
Now they have to refocus for the rest of the season.
"The whole situation has been very challenging for all of us right from the start," Garrett said. "The big thing that we have to do is we have to balance remembering Jerry and honoring him, supporting Josh in every way that we can, and also getting back to living our lives, as individuals, as players, as coaches, as a football team, and getting back to work. They aren't two separate things. I believe you can do both."
NOTES: Dallas signed DT Brian Schaefering, who was released by Cleveland before this season. He appeared in five games with the Browns in 2009, and all 16 games (nine starts) in 2010, when current Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan held the same position there. … NT Jay Ratliff (groin) and rookie CB Morris Claiborne (concussion) didn't practice. RB DeMarco Murray (foot) and LB DeMarcus Ware (elbow) were also held out. … DE Robert Rose (Ohio State), LB Brashton Satele (Hawaii) and TE Andre Smith (Virginia Tech) were added to the practice squad.


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These extracts from private letters testify to the wide impression created by the Pastorals prior to their publication and immediately after.
[Wycherley] shall bring with him, if you will, a young Poet, newly inspired, in the Neighbourhood of Cooper's-Hill, whom he and Walsh have taken under their Wing; his name is Pope; he is not above Seventeen or Eighteen Years of Age, and promises Miracles: If he goes on as he has begun, in the Pastoral way, as Virgil, first try'd his Strength, we may hope to see English Poetry vie with the Roman, and this Swan of Windsor sing as sweetly as the Mantuan.
I return you the Papers 1 you favour'd me with, and had sent them to you yesterday morning, but that I thought to have brought them to you last night my self. I have read them over several times with great satisfaction. The Preface 2 is very judicious and very learned; and the Verses very tender and easy. The Author seems to have a particular Genius for that kind of Poetry, and a Judgment that much exceeds the
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National Confederation of Haitian Vodou
The National Confederation of Haitian Vodou (Konfederasyon Nasyonal Vodou Ayisyen) is a Haitian civil organization which seeks to defend the practice of Haitian Vodou from defamation and persecution. It is headed by Max Beauvoir, who serves as chef Supreme or "Ati Nasyonal" of the organization.
In 2005, Beauvoir, a houngan and biochemist, launched the Federasyon Nasyonal Vodou Ayisyen, which he later renamed in 2008 as Konfederasyon Nasyonal Vodou Ayisyen.[1]
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, he expressed the KNVA's disapproval of the mass graves which were hastily dug for tens of thousands of deceased Haitian victims to René Préval,[2] and he became one of the more prominent advocates of Haitian Vodouisants affected by the earthquake and the aftermath of anti-vodou violence motivated by Christian evangelicals.
The KNVA appointed a member, Anténor Guerrier, to the nine-member Provisional Electoral Council for the 2010 general election.[3]
- ^ "Max Beauvoir, King, but of Grand Voodoo Priests, Ordinary Voodoo Priests"
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In what's been dubbed an "encased meat emergency," the owner of one of Chicago's most beloved hot dog restaurants announced Tuesday that his shop will close -- for good -- this fall.
News Of Hot Dog Stand's Closing Prompts EPIC First-World Freakouts
Hot Doug's owner Doug Sohn confirmed to the Chicago Tribune's Kevin Pang Tuesday that his popular eatery -- known for their delicious dogs and duck-fat fries and the massive lines of diners they attract -- will be closed for good come Oct. 4, when his "permanent vacation" begins.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who play video games that glorify risk may be more likely to become reckless drivers, a new study suggests.
Researchers say these teens have more car accidents and moving violations, and are more willing to drink and drive.
The study was published online recently in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
The researchers conducted a series of four phone interviews with more than 5,000 U.S teens over the course of four years.
Taking the teens' gender, age, race, household income, education and parents into account, the researchers asked them to rate their levels of sensation seeking and rebelliousness.
Half of the teens said in their initial interview that they were allowed to play mature-rated games. Of those teens, 32 percent said they had played "Spider-Man 2," while 12 percent had played "Manhunt" and 58 percent had played "Grand Theft Auto III."
"Spider-Man 2" is rated "Teen" by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, while "Manhunt" and "Grand Theft Auto III" are rated "Mature."
These games are linked to greater sensation seeking and rebelliousness, the researchers said, which are in turn related to self-reported risky driving, car accidents, traffic stops and a willingness by the teens to drink and drive.
By the third of the four interviews -- when participants were roughly 16 years old -- 21 percent of teens said they had been stopped by police, 14 percent reported having a car accident and 25 percent admitted to unsafe driving habits such as speeding, tailgating, running red lights or ignoring stop signs.
"Most parents probably would be disturbed to learn that we observed that this type of game play was more strongly associated with teen drivers being pulled over by the police than their parenting practices," study lead author Jay Hull, a psychology professor at Dartmouth College, said in a journal news release.<
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