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Over the next few weeks, we intend to discuss the issue of natural gas drilling in Denton County. This entry contains many of the basics about the public health concerns regarding this subject.
In North Texas, we live on top of the Barnett Shale, where oil and natural gas companies want to drill. This means we must find new ways to have both economic development and a healthy population.
We have seen a rapid increase in the use of hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," which uses sand, water and a cocktail of chemicals to extract natural gas from the shale rock beneath the ground surface. This process, along with other drilling methods, can pollute the air and water in the surrounding area and may cause health problems, especially to people sensitive to pollutants and irritants.
Here's an example of a fracking gas well in Lewisville:
(Video courtesy Whosplayin.com)
According to the Texas Railroad Commission, 3,014 natural gas wells are located in Denton County as of September 2011. The Chemical Disclosure Registry shows that chemicals used in Denton County wells for frackinginclude benzene, methanol, and hydrochloric acid.
But it's what we don't know about fracking that really concerns us. Across the nation and here in Denton County, science has not been able to keep up with the questions that arise as fracking continues.
These companies often do not support health research. Long-term, population-based epidemiological studies are essential to understanding this process, but they are difficult to do and fund. At a minimum, researchers need to know when symptoms begin, how prevalent they are, how long they last, and how they correlate to emissions from drilling sites.
The human health effects of these chemicals can include asthma, cancer, nerve and organ damage, skin rashes and eruptions, miscarriages and birth defects, fatigue, nosebleeds, headaches, and nausea. The animal population also experiences negative health changes.
- Educate yourself about these issues. We have listed some resources below.
- If you are experiencing health problems, seek medical attention and write the problems down, including dates, to monitor your health over time.
- Contact all of the people who hold public office in your town and in Denton county, Austin, and Washington D.C. Tell them you want to know what is in the air you breathe and the water you drink. Demand honesty, accountability, and positive action from them.
- Find out what public health officials are doing about these problems.
- Communicate your concerns to others in your community and write to your newspapers.
- Demand that economics and optimal health of the public go hand-in-hand.
More resources for on the subject:
- http://www.propublica.org/article/science-lags-as-health-problems-emerge-near-gas-fields
- http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/
- http://www.texassharon.com/
- lhttp://dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/opinion/editorials/stories/DRC_Editorial_1006.1d45a8f08.html
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ExIS Updates
February/March 2014
VTrckS Connection Newsletter
Returns and Wastage Interfaces
Alaska and Florida, our pilots for the new ExIS Returns and Wastage interfaces in VTrckS, completed their file upload testing and training in March in preparation for going live with this functionality on April 1. We are very grateful to the staff in Alaska and Florida for their valuable feedback, which we have used to update and clarify our tools and materials. The updated ExIS interface specifications document (Revision D02) [1.2 MB, 66 pages] is now available in the VTrckS Training Library.
The new Returns and Wastage interfaces were made available to all awardees in the Training environment on March 24. Non-pilot awardees can upload files in the Production environment starting on May 1, but only if they first complete file upload testing. The testing process will be the same as it was for previous upload interfaces:
Key Dates for Returns and Wastage Interfaces
April 1: Go Live for Pilot Awardees
May 1: Go Live for Non-Pilots (note: awardees may implement at any time after this date as long as they have successfully completed file upload testing)
May 7: Training for Non-Pilots (to be offered quarterly)
- Plan to send three or more iterations of files created by your ExIS to the email@example.com e-mail box.
- Files should include the test cases your ExIS will support. The VTrckS ExIS specifications document has test cases and sample files that will help you as you generate test files.
- The CDC team will test your files and send you feedback. When you receive notice of completion of file upload testing, you can conduct additional testing in the Training environment.
- CDC will then enable the new interfaces in the Production environment for awardees that successfully completed testing.
Finally, before using the Returns and Wastage interfaces, please plan to participate in a targeted training session. A schedule of quarterly training dates for 2014 will be posted in the VTrckS Training Library.
Deployment Assessment
In January, CDC conducted an ExIS Deployment Assessment to gather more information about awardees' plans for implementing available ExIS interfaces. A total of 52 awardees completed the assessment—thank you so much! Your responses give us a better understanding of the CDC resources that will be required to support you.
ExIS Deployment Assessment Results
- ≥ 51 awardees have or plan to implement one or more ExIS interfaces
- At least 28 awardees have implemented all four of the original ExIS interfaces
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Etnies Legends Natas Kaupas and Sal Barbier back on the Etnies team!
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Strawberry ice cream recipe
Strawberry ice cream recipe
Fresh strawberries and cream go into making this deliciously fruity frozen treat. Not got an ice cream maker? No worries! Follow the instructions for how to make this recipe using a freezer.
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- 700 g strawberries, diced into small pieces
- 1tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cups double cream
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
- In a bowl, combine strawberries, lemon juice and 1/4 cup of sugar. Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- After an hour, beat eggs for about 2 minutes until they become light and fluffy.
- Add the remaining sugar slowly, then add milk and vanilla essence the same way whilst beating slowly.
- Add bowl of strawberries and beat slowly for 1 more minute.
- Stir in cream by hand, and chill the mixture for another 30 minutes.
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The company disputes PC buyers' claims that Microsoft's "Vista Capable" software marketing program deceived them.
Microsoft sought to bring a quick end Thursday to the lawsuit that has produced a steady flow of sometimes embarrassing internal e-mails about Windows Vista, a product whose reputation in the marketplace was already tarnished before it launched nearly two years ago.
The company asked a federal judge in Seattle to dismiss the remaining claims in the class-action suit brought by PC buyers challenging its "Vista Capable" marketing program as deceptive, and to decertify the class.
Microsoft argued that the plaintiffs have not offered evidence that addresses the legal issues in question and their opportunity to do so has largely passed. The deadline for additional discovery in the case was Nov. 14.
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But there has been no shortage of evidence entered into the public record.
Hundreds of pages of e-mails unsealed since the case was filed more than a year and a half ago detail intense internal disagreements over minimum technical requirements for the Vista Capable marketing program; Microsoft's sometimes-tense relationship with PC makers and hardware suppliers; and, a board member's negative initial reaction to Vista's debut, plagued by compatibility problems.
All of this disclosure has garnered headlines, "[b]ut those exchanges make no difference on this motion," Microsoft's lawyers wrote in the court filing. "Every company has the right to a robust internal debate over what products and features it should offer and at what price points; the law should encourage that debate."
The lawsuit's focus on Microsoft's internal process around the Vista Capable marketing program — which was designed to maintain demand for PCs in late 2006 and early 2007 before the operating system was released — does not address the relatively narrow legal theories on which the case hinges, Microsoft argued.
In February, U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman limited the scope of the case to whether Windows Vista Home Basic can fairly be called "Windows Vista," and whether the Vista Capable marketing campaign inflated demand for PCs marked with a Vista Capable log, increasing prices.
Plaintiffs have argued that consumers who bought PCs marked Vista Capable were deceived because they were able to upgrade only to the Basic edition of the operating system.
That version could not run the translucent "Aero" user interface — one of the Vista features Microsoft touted.
In its filing Thursday, Microsoft noted that Basic, like all editions of Vista, had improvements to security, "such as Windows Security Center, User Account Control, and Parental Controls."
The company also noted improvements in stability, reliability, and efficiency over predecessor Windows XP — although e-mail disclosed in this case and numerous reports from Vista's first year on the market suggest otherwise.
Vista caused headaches mostly due to incompatible device drivers and software, problems that have since been addressed.
Microsoft stated that out of a total 83 features, the Vista's Premium edition had 17 that Basic did not, including Aero, improved file backup, Media Center and a DVD maker.
"Windows Vista Home Basic falls well within the Windows Vista family as technical matter, which should settle the issue," Microsoft's lawyers wrote.
Microsoft introduced a "Premium Ready" logo to identify PCs that could be upgraded to the Premium edition.
Citing marketing materials from Microsoft, retailers and PC makers, Microsoft's lawyers wrote, "the industry made clear that non-Premium Ready PCs would not run Windows Aero; no one hid that fact. And Plaintiffs have not identified any consumer message during the program suggesting that a non-Premium ready PC would run Windows Aero."
The company pointed out that the internal debate over the marketing program occurred well in advance of its public unveiling May 18, 2006.
On the question of whether the Vista Capable program increased prices, Microsoft pointed to the plaintiffs' own expert witness, an economist, who "cannot quantify any increase in demand or PC prices."
"He did not perform any pricing studies of PCs. He did not observe whether prices of PCs changed once Microsoft implemented the program," the lawyers wrote.
For these reasons, Microsoft is asking the judge to dismiss the case, which is scheduled for trial April 13.
Jeff Thomas of Seattle-based Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, representing the plaintiffs, said via e-mail: "We believe that the motions are without merit and look forward to their resolution so that we may proceed to trial."
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As part of the Los Angeles Business Council's "Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit —Building LA's Workforce," research teams from UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation and USC will release a new report indicating that while Los Angeles has a trained workforce ready to perform clean-energy solar jobs, city leaders have so far failed to enact policies that would take advantage of this resource and create employment for these workers.
The report, presented by the LABC, recommends the adoption of solar feed-in tariff, a program that would enable business owners and residents to install solar panels on their rooftops and sell surplus energy to their local utility.
In addition, three Los Angeles mayoral candidates will participate in a moderated discussion focusing on their plans to bring high-quality jobs to Los Angeles.
Also, the following mayoral candidates will take questions on jobs, transit and housing from Los Angeles Times editor-at-large Jim Newton. They will be joined by Henry Cisneros, former Secretary Housing and Urban Development and current mayor of San Antonio.
Eric Garcetti
President of the Los Angeles City Council
Wendy Greuel
Los Angeles City controller
Jan Perry
Los Angeles City Councilmember
The summit runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16
UCLA's Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA and USC researchers previously stressed the need for a rooftop solar program in Los Angeles and outlined its potential benefit to low-income Angelenos. They have indicated that a robust program could create $2 billion in local investment and create 16,000 job-years with minimal impact on ratepayers. The current study and past studies are available at the LABC website.


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Notes from a Darkened Theater: The Thing Returns, Raimi Goes to Hell
No, it's not quite the return of John Carpenter that longtime fans have been anxiously awaiting since the 61-year-old director's last film, 2001's underrated Ghosts of Mars. But that's no reason to scoff at the news that Ronald Moore, the creative force behind the Sci-Fi Channel's much-heralded Battlestar Galactica relaunch, is planning a prequel to Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing.


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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1994 AFC Champions
Scored 381 points (23.8/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 9th.
Differential of 75 points (4.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.6, Offense: 2.9, Defense: 0.7, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
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Offensive Coordinator: Ralph Friedgen
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I am trying to migrate from exchange but the wizard is refusing to process two of my mailboxes. It has been suggested that I export these mailboxes as pst files and then import them into zimbra.
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A gift that goes on giving
These days, schools and school kids need all the help they can get. Most older Americans need to be more physically active. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine demonstrate that an innovative program called Experience Corps can meet both needs–with generous benefits to spare.
A previous study led by Hopkins geriatric researcher Erwin Tan, PhD, published in 2006, showed that older black women who volunteer in classrooms with young children get plenty of exercise (no surprise to anyone who spends time with young children). For previously sedentary women, 15 hours of volunteer work at a grade school nearly doubled their overall activity. Very few programs have ever been able to boast that kind of improvement. The latest follow-up, three years later, shows that volunteers remain more active.
The research team collected health information about 71 black women over the age of 65 who participate in the Experience Corps Baltimore, a program sponsored by Johns Hopkins that places elderly volunteers in kindergarten through third grade classrooms, where they serve as mentors and tutors. The scientists then compared the volunteers to 150 black women in the same area who are not part of the program.
The original findings showed that school volunteers burned twice as many calories a day as women in the control group. The follow-up data confirms that, even three years later, the volunteers are still getting about double the activity, measured in calorie expenditure. Moreover, findings show that the volunteers improved their walking speed and grip strength, two important measures of function in older age. They also improved their memory and attention.
"Anything that increases a level of activity for a long period of time is a huge plus," said Dr. Tan. "But the real news here is that this particular kind of volunteer work benefits children and the educational system as well as the volunteers, demonstrating the potential benefits for what many are calling an intergenerational social contract."
Of course the benefits go way beyond physical activity. Just listen to one of the volunteers, Delores Bell, describe her experience on the Experience Corps Baltimore website: "During my short time with Experience Corps I've felt like my life has meaning. I have a reason for getting up in the morning, knowing that I am going to help a child. When they say, "Miss Bell I need some help," or "Miss Bell, will you help me," it gives me a feeling that I am needed. You cannot imagine the joy that it brings me. I now have a purpose to get up in the morning, knowing that there are children waiting for me."
You don't need a scientific experiment to prove those benefits are incalculable.
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Family Law Questions? Ask a Family Lawyer Online.
Hello there.
Thank you for your questions. I'm so sorry to learn of this situation. Physical abuse is always a criminal matter. Financial abuse is sometimes a criminal matter, depending on the circumstances. Verbal abuse occasionally rises to the level of a criminal offense as well, depending on the circumstances. All criminal matters should be reported to the law enforcement agency local to where the crimes occurred. If you aren't sure if something constituted a crime, report it anyway and let law enforcement make that determination.
Regardless of whether a crime has taken place, there may be a civil cause of action as well. In fact, when a crime has been perpetrated against someone, it's normal that they have a basis for a civil lawsuit.
In other words, it is possible that the same matter is pursued both criminally and civilly.
It is possible for more than one state to have jurisdiction to hear a civil matter, but that jurisdiction is usually limited to where the crime actually occurred.
Where the victim's family resides is normally legally irrelevant for purposes of establishing jurisdiction. Typically, a civil suit may be filed where the crime was committed, although it may (depending on the specifics) occasionally be brought where the perpetrator resides and/or where the victim resides. Naturally, if the crime was committed in the same state where the victim and perpetrator reside, that would ordinarily be the only place to file.
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March 11, 2006
Lake Natoma, CA
The Stanford Lightweights Varsity 8, Varsity 4, and Novice 4 started their season by finishing second in all events at the Sacramento Invitational on March 11.
Racing in the Heavyweight JV 8 race, the Card Light 8 (Coxswain Jessica Weigel, Jennie Morawetz, Meredith Coleman, Olivia Prevost, Victoria Peckham, Nicole Pierce, Kate Hayes, Alison Teo, Rene Spellman) finished behind Sacramento State and ahead of St Mary's and Humboldt State. The Card had a close race with St. Mary's all the way down the racecourse. In their first head to head competition of 2006, Stanford was pleased to excecute their raceplan and finish up by a second and a half.
In the Lightweight 4 race, Stanford (Coxswain Jessica Weigel, Meredith Coleman, Olivia Prevost, Victoria Peckham, Jennie Morawetz) battled Sacramento State down the racecourse, finishing in 7:45.2 to Sacramento State's 7:43.9.
In the final race of the day and the Novice squad's first 2,000m in competition, Stanford (Coxswain Rene Spellman, Sam Azure, Ally Ha, Julia Meltzer, Jessica Bryant) had a great showing, finishing second in the 7-boat race.
The Cardinal will next be racing at the Windermere Real Estate Rowing Classic on March 25 and 26.
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Charlotte Marie Anne Corday d'Armont (* 27 August 1768 in Saint Saturnin the Ligneries, France; " 19 July 1793 in Paris) was a French noble one and great-granddaughter of the dramatist Pierre Corneille, which attained by the murder at Jean Paul Marat celebrity.
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[EDITORS NOTE: indieWIRE is publishing two interviews daily with Sundance '07 competition filmmakers through the end of the festival later this month. Directors with films screening in the four competition section were given the opportunity to participate in an email interview, and each was sent the same set of questions.]
Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman directed "Nanking," a documentary which illustrates the events that occurred at the "Rape of Nanking," a tragic historical event that is sadly fading into oblivion. The film attempts to go beyond simply "reciting statistics," according to the Sundance Film Festival, by interlacing "chilling archival footage, testimony, and interviews with both survivors and perpetrators." The film "exposes the all-too-familiar horrors of war but also affirms the extraordinary impact that individuals can make. This is a gripping and soul-searching chronicle of a calamity and a tribute to the people who tried to make it better." "Nanking" is screening in Sundance's Documentary Competition category. Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman also produced the award-winning short documentary "Twin Towers."
Please introduce yourself...
Bill Guttentag: Born in Brooklyn, grew up in Philadelphia, live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also teach a course on the film and television industry at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
Dan Sturman: I'm 39, I was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and I live in Los Angeles.
What were the circumstances that led you to become a filmmaker?
DS: I took a college class from documentary filmmaker Robb Moss, a truly great and inspiring teacher.
How did you learn about filmmaking?
BG: Attended AFI.
DS: A couple of college classes, reading "The Filmmaker's Handbook" by Pincus & Ascher, and an ongoing process of hands-on experience.
How did you finance your film?
The film "Nanking" film was funded by our producer, Ted Leonsis.
Please tell us about your film, and how the initial idea come about.
DS: The film is the story of what happened during the infamous rape of Nanking in 1937 as told through the eyes of Chinese survivors, Japanese soldiers, and a group of very courageous Westerners who stayed behind and formed a safety zone which sheltered thousands of Chinese civilians. The idea for the film came from producer Ted Leonsis who read about what happened in Nanking and was moved to make a movie about it.
Please elaborate on your approach to making "Nanking," as well as your overall goals for the project.
BG: When I first began to explore the possibility of making a film on the Rape of Nanking, I learned that it was referred to as the "Forgotten Holocaust". I felt that the words "holocaust" and "forgotten" should never be in the same sentence - and my hope is in the future they will not be. Most of the victims of Nanking are long dead, as is a small group of Western and Chinese heroes who at great risk to their own lives saved hundreds of thousands from rape and murder. My hope is the victims of Nanking will be remembered, and the Chinese, European, and Americans who did so much good in the worst of times will always be remembered for extraordinary heroism.
DS: We wanted to avoid making a typical historical doc - the kind that features talking head academics and long moves across still photographs. Instead, we wanted our audience to have a visceral feeling for the drama and emotion of the story we were telling. Since none of our main characters were alive to be interviewed, we crafted a stage reading from the words they left behind in diaries, letters, etc. We then assembled a first-rate cast of actors and filmed them together on a soundstage. These performances - which form the narrative spine of the film - truly brought our main characters to life. In an effort to make our film visually dynamic, we also conducted an exhaustive search in six different countries for every scrap of archival footage we could possibly find, and we ended up unearthing some hidden gems. Among these, we found a fascinating propaganda film shot by the Japanese in 1937 purporting to show the benevolence of their occupation. We also located 40 minutes of 16mm footage secretly shot by one of the Westerners inside Nanking and then smuggled out of China - the material is incredibly raw and powerful.
How did the financing and casting of your film come together?
DS: The film was funded by our producer, Ted Leonsis, as a labor of love. We had two dynamite casting directors, Mary Vernieu and Venus Kanani, working together with CAA.
What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in either developing the project or making the movie?
DS: This film was much more difficult to make than we had initially anticipated ... where to begin? Working in Japanese and Mandarin was tough. Even tougher was working with elderly Japanese and Mandarin speakers who speak in an antiquated, often unintelligible, regional dialect. Then, of course, there is the politically sensitive nature of our subject matter - the Chinese and Japanese still don't agree on what happened in Nanking nearly 70 years ago, and the dispute continues to sour relations between the two countries. To this day, many Japanese believe that stories of atrocities in Nanking are exaggerations and lies. Some of the people we hired in Japan actually quit the project, citing pressure from family members who disapproved of the subject matter.
What do you hope to get out of the festival, what are your own goals for the experience?
DS: We were at Sundance in 2003 for "Twin Towers," and our screenings were packed with engaged and enthusiastic audiences - an incredibly inspiring experience, and we're hoping for more of the same this time around. I'm also hoping to see a number of films - the documentary lineup looks amazing.
What is your definition of "independent film"?
DS: A film that appeals to your intellect and your heart.
What is your top ten list for 2006?
BG: Best films I have seen this year - "Volver," "Babel," "The Queen," "Quinceanera," "Borat," "Little Miss Sunshine."
DS: I've got two little kids, so I'm embarrassed to say I don't get out much - I probably haven't seen ten films all year. But, "Borat" is definitely at the top of my very short list.
What are one or two of your New Years resolutions?
DS: See more movies.
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Cadbury will be appealing to the public to 'Keep Singing' and help them record several iconic music tracks to be released to Keep Team GB Pumped all the way to 2012.
To thank consumers for their efforts, an on-pack promotion will also be launched across eleven of Cadbury's top selling products, including singles such as Cadbury Twirl, Cadbury Crunchie and Cadbury Dairy Milk (CDM), as well as the 230g CDM tablet range.
The promotion offers consumers a chance to win one of 150 cash prizes of £1,000, and music related rewards, such as headphones and music downloads . To enter, consumers simply type the unique code found inside their pack into the dedicated sales promotion website www.keepourteampumped.com/WIN.
Keep Team GB Pumped will be supported both above and below the line, with a total of £8m being invested through TV, TV sponsorship, digital, PR, mobile and experiential, launching from late September 2011. A full suite of POS will be available to different retail channels and millions of limited edition packs will be available in-store from 1st September, with the on-pack offer closing on 30th November 2011.
After its remarkable limited edition comeback in 2009, Wispa Gold is making a welcome permanent return as part of Keep Team GB Pumped, this November. Wispa Gold was the second biggest confectionery NPD launch in the past six years, second only to Wispa and delivered strong incremental sales to the category.
The new pack will include a limited edition design, emphasising the word GOLD and referencing Keep Team GB Pumped. The re-launch is being supported by an incremental £1.5m marketing spend across in-store and outdoor activity.
Finally, in September, Cadbury is launching four innovative new Olympic and Paralympic mascots shaped products to celebrate its association with the Games.
The new Cadbury London 2012 Mascots twinpack consists of two delicious aerated chocolates, perfect for sharing, giving as a token gift or as a personal treat. The new product has eye catching packaging, featuring Wenlock and Mandeville in their core poses, highlighted by bright background colours.
Bassetts Jelly Mascots contain various fruit flavoured, mascot shaped jelly sweets, created for sharing occasions and to appeal to a wide range of consumers with the anticipation around the London 2012 Games ever growing.
The pack features a white background which contrasts with bright yellow, pink and green stripes and the official London 2012 mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, also appear on the front of the bag.
In addition, there will be a hollow chocolate Wenlock launching as the ideal gift or stocking filler for Mascot fans and a solid Cadbury chocolate Mascot lolly, in a variety of collectable designs, creating the perfect token gift.
Cadbury has launched these exciting new products to help further increase awareness of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and build excitement for consumers. The London 2012 Games offers a billion pound retail opportunity that is unlike anything any of us has experienced before and it's predicted that a quarter of these sales will be made this year between September and December.
25 million Brits watched the Royal Wedding this year and total revenue hit £50 million, so just imagine what that means for London 2012 and how retailers can capitalise on this.
Susan Nash, Trade Communications Manager at Kraft Foods, comments: "With Olympic Games and Paralympic Games fever taking hold already, we are sure that Keep Team GB Pumped, Wispa Gold and Cadbury London 2012 Mascots will all be popular choices with shoppers , helping them to feel part of the excitement, really get behind the athletes.
"Retailers are advised to utilise POS material and stock the new products and promotions alongside other small London 2012 themed gifts. By creating a display and in-store theatre, retailers can maximise on the huge sales opportunity that the London 2012 Games and these limited edition products offer."
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Flux Ropes Help Scientists Understand CMEs
[ Watch the Video: An Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on Jan. 31, 2013 ]
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are easier to define than understand, but NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is helping to put an end to that.
CMEs take place on the sun and are essentially big bursts of plasma, creating a magnetic loop on the sun, and shooting out billions of tons of solar material while it does so.
Pictures taken by SDO on July 18, 2012 have helped scientists at NASA get a better understanding of these very-photogenic events on our home star. This event allowed scientists to witness, for the first time, the formation of a flux rope.
A flux rope is a series of loops that lies at the heart of the eruptions on the sun, and Angelos Vourlidas, a solar scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C, says that witnessing one looks exactly like the cartoon sketches theorists have been drawing.
"Seeing this structure was amazing," Vourlidas said in a statement. "It was a series of figure eights lined up to look like a giant slinky on the sun."
Flux ropes have been seen in images of CMEs, but its never been known whether they formed before or in conjunction with the eruption. The SDO images give more information into this understanding.
Dean Pesnell, the project scientist for SDO at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said that witnessing these flux ropes will give scientists a better way to predict CMEs, telling them when and where they will erupt.
Having this kind of ability to predict CMEs will really help scientists be better equipped to predict space weather as well. Essentially, space weather is a result of the sun's activity, and large CME events directed towards Earth and can have an impact on our astronauts onboard the International Space Station, as well as satellite communications in orbit.
In order to spot the flux rope, the team said they had to go back in time a few minutes, then an hour, then eight years. Next, the sun helped to provide the perfect angle at which to see the flux rope. Lastly, cameras looking at the sun in the 131 Angstrom wavelength gave scientists the goggles they needed.
As the flux rope formed, it showed up faintly in images of cooler material, which let NASA scientists know that the material from the flare cooled down over time as the flux rope rose in space. Eight hours later, NASA said the material got hot again, the region flared, and the flux rope jutted off into space.
"It's a wonderful time to be a solar physicist, because thanks to the large number of telescopes we have in space at the moment, we can see things like this from every angle," said Vourlidas.
NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) aided the team as well, giving them a look at the 3D structure of the rope.
Now, the team will be scouring evidence for more examples of the flux ropes, helping to refine and improve the theories as to what causes CMEs.
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'The Walking Dead' Season 4 Premiere: '30 Days Without An Accident'
10/14/2013 8:40am EDT
It'll never stop. As long as there are people, there will be new walkers. New undead adversaries to make the lives of Rick and his ragtag survivors a constant, miserable struggle. The Walking Dead has thus far always been about getting past the next obstacle, whether it's finding family, searching for a lost girl, or fighting a one eyed, decapitated head-watching monster. The premiere of the fourth season takes on a completely different theme. What do you do when you've found a relatively safe haven in a world where the walking undead exist?
The prison is a much more benign place than last season. Since Rick's crew opened their doors to the leftover people from the Governor's camp, there's a much more community feel. There is a farm, cookouts, story time for kids, and even batteries for music players. The security of the prison is better than ever before and a system in in place to ensure that everybody is fed, happy, and even reading new comics every once in a while.
Daryl is a continued provider, earning the eternal love of Carol and new kid Patrick. Glenn is morose, but still entwined with Maggie, who was afraid she was pregnant. Michonne smiles now, happily interacting with Rick and Carl. Carol is reading to the new children, before covertly teaching them how to protect themselves, perhaps remembering how unready her own daughter was to face the harsh realities of the world.
Carl's story is fascinating. He's such a kid, with his being naïve enough to name the pig who is clearly being fattened for the slaughter and enthusiasm for new comic books. But he's so desperate to be seen as an adult that he yells at the younger kids for naming walkers. He doesn't see why they would consider the cannibalistic monsters as people, all while naming a pig "Violet." Seeing him sneak up on story time only to find out that it's a front to show them how to fight with knives was sad. He wanted a moment to pretend to just be a kid, but even that wasn't innocent anymore. This is a good direction for a character that was often the butt of many of the fan's jokes. Carl isn't a kid anymore, but it's good that he wants to be.
Rick's storyline is the most hopeless. While alone in the woods, he ends up face to face with a skin-and-bones foreign survivor, Clara, who is starving and desperate to join Rick's group. He tentatively agrees if he can first meet her boyfriend and then ask them three mysterious questions. As he tells her, you need people to survive in this world. Little does he know, that's exactly her downfall. She had one person, who she depended on for everything. When he became a walker, and eventually just a head without a body, she gave up. With nobody to protect her or to live for, she essentially became a shell of a person, luring people like Rick to feed to her boyfriend's head. In the end she takes her own life so she doesn't have to live with what she's done.
Clara not being able to live with her actions is interesting given Rick's three questions that he asks prospective new prison community members.
#1. How many walkers have you killed? (Clara: Eddy killed them all.)
#2. How many people have you killed? (Just me)
#3. Why? (You don't come back from this.)
They're great questions. Rick understands that you have to kill people in this world. He just wants people to be upfront about it and explain why it was necessary. But question number one is fascinating too. He also wants to know that you'll be willing to do what you have to survive. Has Rick turned people away who haven't been willing to kill walkers? Maybe not, but the question hints that he might stop somebody from eating the community food and sleeping under the prison roof if they're not able to kill to endure.
Although The Walking Dead season 4 begins yet another showrunner's tenure on this show. Scott M.Gimple, who has worked on the show since the beginning, does a fine job setting up the season and the characters. However, I'm still dubious about the revolving door of head writers. Anybody want to bet how long this one lasts?
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These days, almost everywhere you turn, someone in the business world is spouting off about metrics. It's tempting to believe that metrics are nothing more than the next great gimmick for stressed-out executives. Yet, as Nick Burkolder puts it, "Metrics serve as a foundation for running a successful business."
He should know. The founder of Staffing.org and president of consulting firm On Performance Inc. has emerged as an authority on the acquisition, development, utilization and retention of human capital.
He has co-authored On Staffing: Advice and Perspectives from HR Leaders (Wiley, 2003) and The Executive Career Guide for MBAs: Insider Advice on Getting to the Top from Today's Business Leaders (Wiley, 1995).
Workforce Management asked Burkholder to elaborate on the use of metrics for staffing today's organizations.
Are metrics making any significant impact in the staffing arena?
Burkholder: There has been a continual increase in the interest and use of metrics. Although virtually all organizations recognize the importance of performance metrics, there is still a lack of understanding about what a metric is and what it isn't. Part of the issue is that all numbers are not metrics and there are different vendors creating noise and [some have created] proprietary metrics, causing some confusion.
So what is and what isn't a metric? Can you define the concept?
Burkholder: A performance metric should measure an outcome associated with an objective. It should be easy to calculate and easy to understand--like a ratio or a batting average in baseball. A metric should drive the kind of performance that you want. It should measure and encourage positive performance. It should be more than just an activity number.
Which metrics should organizations focus on?
Burkholder: One of the most important metrics isquality of a new hire--not the quality of the applicant or the resumes or the interviewers. Another is measuring how effectively an organization is filling positions when they're needed--not just general time-to-fill or time-to-start numbers butefficiency [what it costs to recruit, divided by the compensation of the people hired]. Unfortunately, too many organizations lump everyone together. If you compare a Hyundai to a Mercedes there's a big difference in the cost for each car, but you're also getting more with the high end vehicle. So, organizations really need to evaluate their efficiency and productivity related to recruiting.
Do you see a lot of organizations using metrics effectively?
Burkholder: More and more, we see organizations using them. There's not a CEO or CFO in the country who doesn't embrace metrics. The problem is that some are accustomed to using the wrong ones and they're not aware that there's a better way to measure hiring and staffing effectiveness. For example, many are still stuck on employeeturnover. Organizations obsess about turnover. Yet it doesn't measure the desired outcome or objective.
The reality is that some turnover is acceptable, even desirable. There are horror stories about organizations not getting rid of people they should get rid of because they don't want to impact their turnover numbers. Turnover is simply an activity indicator and it isn't a beneficial metric to base decisions on. Another meaningless metric is the vacancy cost associated with an open position. In some cases, there might be advantages to leaving the position open. It might actually save the organization money--at least until a hiring manager finds the right candidate.
Is it important for an organization to strike a balance between negative metrics, such as turnover, and positive metrics, such ashuman capital ROI?
Burkholder: I don't think positive versus negative metrics is an issue. You only have so much time to track so many metrics--so the key is focusing in on the right ones. Again, it's important to differentiate between metrics and activity indicators [such as turnover]. The latter might be useful too, but it's very easy to turn them into bad metrics.
How can organizations put metrics data to practical use?
Burkholder: There are numerous approaches. For example, in the most basic sense, an organization can evaluate a person's performance and their potential--and then associate these factors with whether they leave the organization. The goal is to determine why the company might be losing its best performers. Johnson & Johnson is one of the best at using the data effectively. It assesses the performance and potential of all managers worldwide on an annual basis. [This is] a different system than standard performance appraisals. J&J then uses the data for more than just internal selection. When people leave, they are able to measure the cost to the organization. This, in turn, lets them know how they can invest in talent to keep them there.
What are some of the most interesting or unusual things that organizations are doing in regard to staffing metrics?
Burkholder: One of the coolest things is when an organization hires someone and creates a development plan. Unfortunately, when someone starts in a new job, the last thing the organization thinks about is professional development. It's like dating. The person is new and exciting and it's common to overlook his or her weaknesses. Instead of winding up with the inevitable "Uh-oh, she doesn't know that," it's wise to create a professional plan and share organizational metrics with employees. This can help everyone understand what's needed to boost performance.
What role do employee surveys have in formulating metrics?
Burkholder: Employeesurveys are an effective way to find out what people are thinking. They can also help work groups or departments understand how they compare to organizational goals and objectives. Finally, surveys can serve as a unifying element. But surveys are not always used effectively--especiallyexit surveys. Too often, a lot of great information is missed or not put to good use. Also, organizations do not think through certain issues in a holistic manner. For example, why not ask candidates who interviewed with the organization but turned the job down why they went somewhere else. Also, how did they view the interview process? There's a lot of great information out there.
How can an organization use the information to improve the hiring process?
Burkholder: Not only can it formulate a more focused staffing strategy, the right information can help them fashion a brand name. However, it's important to remember that the end goal isn't simply to be an employer of choice; it's to be achoice employer to the right people. It's important to understand what your brand is and be true to your brand at all times. If the operational brand and marketing message do not coincide, people become cynics and the whole thing becomes self-defeating.
Does branding affect existing employees?
Burkholder: There's a whole lot of power associated with internal branding too. It can be hugely valuable as aretention tool. When employees know what the company stands for and what its objectives are, they can decide whether they are suited to work there or better off going somewhere else.
Is it possible to overuse metrics and focus too much on numbers?
Burkholder: Absolutely. Metrics are not an end in themselves. Some human resources departments wind up with hundreds of metrics and everyone winds up confused. At most, there should be a couple of dozen. It needs to be simple enough that you tabulate a score and move on.
For more on this topic,view a webcast online by featuring Howard Winkler, human resources strategy director for Southern Company.


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Interview: Jenny Colgan on writing the 11th Doctor
Patrick Kavanagh-Sproull interviews the author of Time Trips story, Into the Nowhere.
We're into the new year now and the Time Trips series kicked off at the back end of 2013 with A.L. Kennedy's The Death Pit. Now we're into January for our second helping, served by the delightful Jenny Colgan (Dark Horizons). I had the pleasure of posing some questions to her about The Day of the Doctor, badgering the BBC and her favourite Eleventh Doctor episode.
The Time Trips venture by BBC Books asked you all to select a favourite Doctor. Was it difficult for any of you picking a Doctor? In terms of nailing their dialogue and your knowledge of that era?
Well I was lucky because I'd written for Matt Smith before, so this time was more confident going in and grabbing his voice out. I would have been equally happy with the Fourth Doctor, the Fifth Doctor, the Ninth Doctor or the Tenth Doctor really, they're my lot.
Can you tell us which companion you used and why you used them? You are permitted to be coy and mysterious but it doesn't make as good reading.
I'm writing for Clara.
In four words describe your reaction when that email/phone call/text message/video/carrier pigeon (delete as appropriate) came through saying you were writing a Doctor Who e-book. Or if you were in a meeting.
Oh, I am awful, I badger them and badger them and beg and submit pitches and basically won't take no for an answer. So it's not very exciting, they just sigh and say, "oh, go on then."
How much research did you do for your story? Did you find inspiration in a specific story? And do you have a favourite Eleventh Doctor episode?
None, I knew the story I wanted to write, it's one I've known since I was a child. My favourite Eleventh Doctor story is Vincent and the Doctor because it is so beautiful, and I actually love The Eleventh Hour, it is a tremendous, bravura introduction.
Jenny, what was it like writing Clara given that this'll be her second appearance in prose (we're not counting Doctor Who Magazine comic strips)?
Well it was tricky as – I think I can say this – it takes place after the 50th anniversary special, which of course I haven't seen yet, so I know that she's been in places in a lot of pain, but she doesn't always know that about herself. So I worked on that angle.
Also because I really put them both through the wringer in this story, it's really horrible a lot of it, we've had a bit of toning down to do, so I thought I'd let her suffer and not always enjoy it. Sometimes I think the Doctor, because he's having such a good time whenever there is fast moving trouble, puts an onus on his companions to love every second, and you couldn't, possibly. Well, you couldn't possibly love every second of what I put them through!
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Sunday, December 08, 2013
I almost feel like I stepped into the book I just finished reading called Mirage. Its about a parallel universe where 9/11 actually took place on 11/9 with Americans as the terrorists and Texas is it's own country. Actually wasn't a wet weekend so we did end up going to the cabin. Yes, its still 28 degrees with highs in the low thirties but not wet. Should have made it a good one and it was for the first one or two hours that we were here. This is the first time I slept all the way down here and I must have done alot of getting ready in my sleep too. I complained that I had forgot to pack my house shoes, but I did. Sure I packed my phone but I didn't. Stuff like that. But most unsettling is that I don't remember putting on this necklace at all and its a big honking chandelier.
Transplanted these at about 10 inches. Now almost shoulder high.
So we watched RIPD which was funny and then Ron went to the shed to get the ladder to put up his wagon wheel and comes back to show me tire tracks and the chopped off padlock that was sitting inside the shed. They didn't take anything!!! Either someone drove by and scared them or they noticed our security cameras. The thing is, we tried to bring up the recordings for a VERY long time and still are unsure if the dang thing has been recording at all since we got it. The instructions are very complicated so I told him he had to feed me so I could concentrate. Mexican food, four hours and a hundred dollars in new locks later, we're just getting back to try it again.
Started out just hungry but I never felt really full. Before we even left, I started feeling dizzy and disoriented and it still hasn't let up. As far as I know without internet access, its still 28 or so but not windy today so I even ended up having to take off my coat to go into the grocery store due to my unstable condition. The security cameras definitely worked when we first set it up, years ago, but we haven't had a reason to check it until now. Now it says the hard drive is unformatted. I have tried to format it seventeen BILLION times to the cheerful exclamation, 'formatting completed UNsuccessfully!' On the bottom of each page of the manual is a phone number to call for technical difficulties. When you call it, the guy says 'this is Tom and I will be giving you excellent service today...I guess you will have to buy a new disc...(disc?!? You mean the hard drive?!?) ...I'm really not very technical...' And this is the number they give you for technical questions?!? He ended up giving me the real technical support number. They are open Monday through Friday so I will be nowhere near the machine when I am able to contact support. I bought a 32 gig flash drive specifically for the thing and now I probably won't have use for that either. You can't record directly to the flash drive. You can only back up the hard drive to the flash and since it won't format the 500 gig hard drive, you can't record anything. But the cameras do work at least!
Ron got the thirty six dollar lock on the shed and used stickers to spell out 'smile for cameras!' but I have to buy a new drill bit before he can add the new locks on the cabin. Wheel doesn't fit where he wanted and my back is cramping and sort of feel flu-ey like a few weeks ago so that sucks. Probably a good thing we came and got this stuff figured out before dipsticks decided to come back and actually take stuff even though I would obviously rather be working on the house remodeling since it isn't wet as predicted. Didn't predict feeling so off either so...its always best to accept God's timing!
I got my performance eval for work this week with 9 competents and 14 commendables. Scored the same last year and got sixteen hours of administrative leave as a reward but nothing extra this time. That's ok. One more full work week and we start on the house. Two 3 day work weeks followed by a two day work week so one off day is pretty alright with me. Freaky that my Love Song rose is finally blooming for the first time in this freezing weather. Loving the gold and red trees around. 10pm Saturday. 40 degrees sitting on the deck with radio before bed.
Painfully obvious that I am determined to get myself sick. Woke up at 3 am almost sweating and had to go sit on the porch again. We just have two of those little home depot heaters that look like fireplaces and we had to also turn the fan on with them so we wouldn't get too hot. They work! I wanted to make Ron transplant this little red tree further into our land since it is right on the border where the neighbor might destroy it but he didn't. This morning, Ron informed me that what I was thinking was my squawking summer bird was actually a deer vocalizing in our neighboring wooded lot.
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Soccer Field Statistics.
by Leslie Morgan Steiner
In their fabulous new book Womenomics, BBC News anchor Katty Kay and Good Morning America correspondent Claire Shipman, make many elegant estrogen-fueled observations about juggling work and family.
There are no real mommy wars!
Most educated women don't want to quit entirely, we want to use our brains without compromising our families!
Women are more educated than men so we are a white hot commodity!
Every CEO and recruitment manager in the United States must memorize this book.
Here's my favorite point: The feminization of management seems to protect against financial crisis and lead to higher corporate profits over time, new research shows, because men take more reckless risks at work while women make more cautious decisions.
While it's a stereotype that men take bigger risks and women are more careful, Womenomics observation is backed up by data from Catalyst, The Financial Times, and UC Davis Graduate School of Management studies.
And by my own research on the peewee soccer fields of Washington, DC.
Saturday morning, mere hours after Katty and Claire's Friday evening book party, I stood on the sidelines of a muggy soccer field watching a scrum of first graders mob a lonely soccer ball in the last game of the season. My husband is the official coach, but after halftime he asked me to take over so he could head out to coach our 12-year-old's team. By chance, my Mustangs squad was all girls vs. a scrappy bunch of three boys and one girl.
For half an hour I watched my girls face off against the boy-dominated team. The goal at this age is literally the goal – to place the ball inside the six foot wide Pugg nets. It is amazing how often little kids miss the goal even from a few feet away. Footwork accuracy presents a big challenge for six and seven year olds.
Usually what happens in a recreation soccer game at this age: players comedically cluster around the soccer ball, kicking each other and falling down. Eventually one emerges with a fast break, hopefully heading toward the opponents' goal. Boys are arguably more physically aggressive, in my opinion – faster, rougher, louder. Most can kick farther. But they very rarely score vs. how many shots they take.
Because at about half-field, if the player is a boy, he tends to shoot. Beautifully, dramatically, with huge shouts of anticipation followed by loud groans of disappointment from players and parents. Amazingly, the boys miss almost every shot.


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Tickets for next year's Investec Ashes Test at Old Trafford, the third game of five, will go on general sale a week today.
The match from August 1-5 has already sold well to priority applicants. The remaining tickets are available to the public on Wednesday 10 October from 10am, along with those for September's NatWest Series one-day international with Australia.
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"It had everything ... drama, excitement, wickets, runs. Over 30,000 fans were locked out on that final day - that's something I will never forget.
"It's been a long time coming, but I for one cannot wait for the Ashes to come back to Old Trafford. I'm gutted not to be involved on the field but I'll certainly be there cheering the lads on.
"As we all know, the north west is a hotbed for sport and cricket is certainly no different.
"This time cricket fans will be able to watch all the excitement and drama in a brand new, redeveloped Old Trafford, which will be one of the best stadiums in the world.
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LONDON, May 13. AFTER nine years of excelling at the international level, Great Britain's Georgina Lee is stepping away from the sport. She retires as the British record holder in the 100 and 200 butterfly events and with numerous accolades on the world stage.
A 23-year-old, Lee won gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships as part of the English 800 freestyle relay, added silver in the 200 fly and claimed bronze in the 400 medley relay. In 2001, she took bronze in the 200 fly at the European Short Course Championships.
"Many things collectively have led to my decision to retire," Lee said. "I've been injured recently with a bulging disc in my back that's been a big factor. I've not been able to train these last few months as I would have liked. I graduated in December and a career now features more prominently in my long term plans as I'm motivated to take what I've learned and define a future for myself."
Lee earned her degree in economics from Southern Methodist University. At last summer's Olympic Games in Athens, Lee finished 10th in the 200 butterfly and also competed in the 100 butterfly.


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GAVERE, Belgium (VN) — Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) rode what may have been the best race of her career to take victory on Sunday in the muddy Superprestige round at Gavere.
Already a tough, technical course, the circuit at Gavere was rendered even more difficult by the morning's rain, which continued through most of the women's race.
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Belgium operator, Ifrabel inaugurated its new high speed L3 line, equipped with Alstom's Atlas Level 2 ERTMS control and signaling system. The 35-km line links Liege, Belgium with the German border via Aachen, is the first European cross-border high speed line equipped with Level 2 ERTMS technology.
Alstom also installed the Atlas system aboard four ICE3 trains and will equip the fleet's other six trains, coming into service in 2012. In addition, the Atlas solution has been installed on the L4 high speed line linking Antwerp, Belgium with the Dutch border.
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A's (Advocare) 4
Game 32 on Monday night night was a great one to watch. The Rockies put themselves on a winning streak by holding off the hot A's team 5-4. The bats of the A's were coming alive on a dull Monday night. Not to be outdone, however, was a stingy Rockie defense. No less than three hard shots by the A's bats were robbed by excellent Rockie glove work. Truly impressive National league skills. The A's could not come back in the bottom on the 5th, thanks to impressive Rockies' pitching. Great game, great fun.
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This morning's plenary was titled, The Global Impact of Rural Innovation. Participants were Jacques Aigrain of Swiss Re, Wangari Muta Maathai of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, Elsie Meeks of First Nations Oweesta Corporation, Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, Mohammad Yunus of Grameen Bank and moderated by Steve Gunderson of the Council on Foundations.
The discussion was about how to address the poverty, education, economic development and other vital challenges in areas of rural poverty. All of the people involved have done a great deal to help bring assistance to people. But there was a point in the discussion where I started to react in a very negative way to what they were saying. I'm hoping I can stimulate some discussion here of the things that are bothering me.
My trouble began when Muhammed Yunnis was talking about how his micro lending ideas mean that philanthropy can "invest" in ways that bring a greater "return" than traditional models of giving. He says that a dollar, given as a business, can become perpetual and circulate forever. The dollar comes back and can be given again. He said that you can see see philanthropy that way. he doesn't expect a profit from his philanthropic investment but using a business model it can be extended.
Somewhere in there Wangari Muta Maathi was talking about bringing investment dollars to Kenya, and it occurred to me that she has adopted the language of investment bankers. But of course she needs to do that for the same reason Willie Sutton robbed banks: it's where the money is.
Introducing the language of business into philanthropic culture might be necessary — because business is where the money is. So attracting philanthropic partnerships to support an organization's efforts requires adapting to the culture and therefore the language of the money. It recognizes that governments are starved of resources but it does not address the root causes of this problem. Shouldn't philanthropy help get to the deeper roots of core problems, like governments being starved of resources even while a very few who control those businesses become ever wealthier?
At some point in this discussion Rick Warren used the old line about giving someone a fish he (or she) eats for a day but he adds do not just teach someone how to fish but teach how to sell a fish. Then you start to create a market economy. Through local churches his organization teaches people how to set up a market economy. He said that just giving to the poor makes them dependent.
I started thinking about this. It kind of sounds like he thinks of people as some kind of animal, like squirrels. You start giving a squirrel food and it might become dependent. But people? Don't people have brains and ambition and independence and the power to decide to better themselves? Doesn't this view deny the power of the human spirit? And doesn't it place philanthropy in some kind of parental role instead of a partnering role?
So then I realized what was bothering me about what Yunus was saying. His promise of a perpetual dollar, where you can "invest" a philanthropic dollar and it will just give again and again and again, seems to me to create an unrealistic expectation about giving. I fear that using this kind of language for the idea of giving could make philanthropists dependent.
All of this it begs the question: why do you give? Is giving an "investment" for which one should expect a "return?" Or is that something else? Of course you want your work to be effective, so metrics and follow-up are important. But "invest" and "return?" Do those words reflect giving that comes from a love and respect for fellow humanity and the hope to alleviate suffering? Does the language of business change the meaning and value to the giver of the gift? I wonder if seeing people as economic units in a market diminishes their humanity?
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