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Two Lansing-area men face federal marijuana charges in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, yet the lawyer for one of the defendants says the men were in compliance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
The lawyer, Bob Baldori, said that the number of plants that were seized was within state law because of the number of caregivers who were growing at the location.
Randall Lloyd Darling, 24, and Joseph David Johnson each face counts of growing more than 100 marijuana plants, according to court documents. Johnson is in his 20s, Baldori said.
The charges come with a five-year minimum prison sentence. Warrants were issued for Darling and Johnson on Jan. 20. Both are awaiting pretrial hearings.
Baldori, who represents Johnson, believes both defendants were within the state's medical marijuana law. While Baldori said the DEA confiscated more than 200 plants from a grow operation in Mason, he added that Johnson and Darling are both patients and caregivers with the maximum-allowed five patients. Under state law, each can grow up to 72 plants and possess 15 ounces of usable product. It is also Baldori's understanding that other caregivers were using the house as a growing site.
"These kids have not broken any Michigan laws," Baldori said. "There were enough patients and caregivers to justify the plants."
Attempts to reach Darling's attorney, Jack Vogl, were unsuccessful.
Special Agent Rich Isaacson, a spokesman from the DEA's Detroit offices, confirmed that the DEA is involved with the investigation, but he declined to give details.
U.S. District Attorney Rene Shekmer did not return calls for comment.
In a separate incident, the DEA raided a growing facility at 2630 Jolly Oak Road in Okemos on Nov. 30, seizing more than 400 plants. No charges have surfaced from that incident.
Growing just one cannabis plant is in violation of federal law, regardless of state law.
An Oct. 19, 2009, memo from U.S. Deputy Attorney General David Ogden offers guidance for federal prosecutors in medical marijuana states. It says a "core priority" for the U.S. Justice Department is targeting "significant traffickers of illegal drugs, including marijuana. … "
As a general matter, pursuit of these priorities should not focus federal resources in your States on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws," the memo reads.
Matt Newburg, who is representing one of the growers involved with the Okemos raid, said while Johnson and Darling violated federal law, a marijuana debate will likely ensue.
"The merits (of the indictment) will be argued later on," Newburg said. "Clearly, they (the DEA) are active."

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Boxing icon Joe Frazier died of liver cancer at the age of 67. His death has shell shocked boxing fans all over the world. Joe Frazer was the first boxer to defeat Mohamed Ali in the heavy weight category in the year 1971. This fight was well as the best fight of the century.
Joe Frazier participated in 37 fights in his illustrious carrier and won 32 of them. 27 of these wins where on knock-out basics.
Affectionately called as Smoking joe. The legend was battling liver cancer for the last few months and finally lost the battle of life on 7th November, 2011.


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Alright, this is my entry for HelloKatty's ~Within Temptation~ card challenge. Well, I only know one Within Temptation song, and that's Jillian...
Jillian sounds unique, and reminds me of a Gothic period piece. Because of this imagery I've always had, I decided to incorporate Le Chevalier D'Eon, a rather underrated series (IMO). This is one of my favorite images of all time, because it seems to show the power of freedom and fading past.
Dedicated to Katty, 'cause I've heard you've been having some rough times recently. Hope everything blows over for you soon. :)
Lyrics from Jillian by Within Temptation.
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Starting a Business in Singapore
Singapore is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Its people and surroundings are an interesting mix of the new and old cultures. You get the best of both worlds. Additionally, because of its special geographic position and importance in Southeast Asia, Singapore plays an important role in international trade. In fact, a recent report by World Bank ranked Singapore as the best city in the world to start a business.
How to Establish and Register Your Company
For foreigners wishing to start a business form partnerships in Singapore, the process and steps are quite easy and stress free than the case in most other countries (international).
Why Choose Singapore to Start Your Business?
Here are some concrete reasons as to why Singapore is one of the premier business centers in the Asia region:
Why You Should Start Your Business in Singapore
General Information About Forming A Company
Though it does not seem to be difficult to form a private limited company, many times, the application fails simply because requirements are not met and guidelines are not adhered to. This is partly due to the inability of business owners to understand the requirements and procedures of company formation.
In order for applicants not be charged with failure to comply with the processes, here are some more information and detailed tips for company incorporation.
- Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is the national regulator of business entities and public accountants in Singapore. Generally, its role is to achieve synergies between the monitoring of corporate compliance with disclosure requirements and regulation of public accountants and finance performing statutory audit. Since there are many cultures living together in Singapore as mentioned earlier, it limits the company name that cannot be something that is vulgar or offensive to any of them. This important step needs to be sorted out before the start of the registration process from the registrar.
- However, in Singapore, a foreigner is not allowed to register a company by himself. The policy is, at least that one officer – namely the company director – should be a local resident. A resident is defined as someone who is a Singapore citizen or who holds valid residency passes such as Permanent Residency or other legal passes like Entrepass, Employment Pass or Dependent Pass. It is free to nominate as many directors as you like.Additionally, at least one shareholder is required. The person holding the positions of shareholder and director can be the same and the shareholder does not need to be a local. There are also other shareholding requirements to be met. Another thing to be aware of is that a valid local Singapore address which cannot be a PO Box is mandatory. Otherwise, it may get stuck when proceeding with the incorporation process.Business entrepreneurs frequently need to travel. The Singapore's pro-business policies let investors as well as entrepreneurs running companies within the nation to enter and exit relatively easy from the country via special passes and visas. If applications are submitted online, foreigners from India and China can get approval within 1 day. For foreign nationals from other countries, you may want to visit to the ICA website where it is stated about the visa details. You can also get details about other exemptions and updated regulations.
- Once the company is established, the owner has to open a corporate bank account which can be with any of the local or international banks in Singapore. In essence, it is important to ensure that proper documents are submitted in keeping with the requirements. It is also required to appoint at least one local company secretary for the company to handle ongoing statutory compliance matters under the section of The Singapore Companies Act. This is an important position and does not just include filing and typing out notes.
Banking Facilities
In addition to setting up a business in company, you may also like to open up a personal bank account. This certainly helps with official payments. Setting aside work money from personal money is extremely crucial when "working out tax" time comes along. In order to open up a bank account, you must bring along passports and personal signatures of al directors, secretaries, and staffs that needs to access the account. Although the form could be complex, but the staff behind the counter are usually helpful.
- You can find the general requirements and procedures needed for incorporating a Singapore Company below to get more information: Company Incorporation Requirements and Company Secretary Requirements. If you have not known the licenses required for different industries, you can read up on Singapore business licenses and how to apply them.
Singapore – Lucrative Place for Expats
Singapore is considered to be the best country for expat entrepreneurs. Recently, a study revealed that 7 out of 10 expat entrepreneurs are definitely receiving a lot from their startup in Singapore. They say that one of the benefits of starting up a business in Singapore is the ability (time / investment / stock) to grow very fast. Thus, it is obvious that initial capital laid out would definitely receive returns.
So, if you're thinking about starting up a business in Singapore, the first place you should check out is the primary Singapore government (trade / tax) website.
Entrepreneurs wishing to register their company/companies in Singapore need not be Singaporeans themselves. The solution would be to send an application to receive an Employment Pass if they wish to be actively involved in running their business in Singapore on a daily basis. There are multiple agents and consultants who can provide more information on this endeavor.
Strategic Location
- With Singapore located right in the heart of Asia, its position offers unlimited commercial business potential for start ups. This in essence and virtual means that business people setting up their operations and processes in Singapore have to meet an open market of more than 4 billion people living in Asia, including those living in aggressive economies such as Hong Kong, China and India.
- The transport structures to the outside world are also very much developed. Projects such as the Port of Singapore and the Changi international airport have helped to set Singapore as a transportation hub. Thus, Singapore is consistently ranked as the best in the world for over twenty years.
Flexible Immigration Laws
- Immigration laws and terms are most flexible in Singapore and obtaining a visa, popularly known as an entrepass into Singapore is not as cumbersome as in most other countries. This makes Singapore a global choice of many investors, shareholders and expat workers around the world.
- If as an entrepreneur, you wish to relocate to Singapore, the government has made the necessary permits easy to obtain. The governance of such laws is straightforward and easy to follow. The support of the government in this sense means that foreign investors have relatively nothing to worry about when conducting their business in Singapore.
Minimal Bureaucracy
- From the immigration laws to business registration policies, Singapore remains one of the very least bureaucratic countries in Asia. In fact, it only takes 3 days to fully register a business in Singapore, get it incorporated and start trading! These events do give Singapore an edge over other countries globally.
- The government of Singapore is also largely pro-business, a fact that is seen in the country's flexible immigration laws. Getting a work pass for a foreigner into the country is as easy as getting an incorporation license for your business.
- This all-time low level of bureaucracy has made Singapore a favorite of many investors from different nationalities thereby making the city-state of Singapore a melting-pot for people of different cultures.
- One benefit for foreigners who want to register companies in Singapore is that they do not physically need to be in Singapore to do so. It is also common that the owner of the foreign organization does not hold an employment pass or entrepass. This occurs because he or she will not be operating business on-site. Instead, it is allowed for the owner to move around via holding a visitor visa if only going to be in Singapore on a few occasions for business meetings. Thus it means you need to appoint a qualifying local director once registered.
Favorable Tax Rates
- Singapore remains one of the Asian countries in the region with the most favorable tax rates and tax incentives that attract and keep diverse global investments. The corporate tax rate in the city-state is a lowly 17%. This low taxation rate has made Singapore consistently listed as the number one destination for global investors and business executives and facilitated competitive business practices which are a pillar to successful economic development. This means that business owners have consistent reserved funding due to such low rates.
- The tax rates which have been falling over the years have accelerated the economic development of Singapore, and led the World bank to rate it as the world's number one country with ease of doing business activity. The government has also been able to provide tax payers with numerous incentives, programmes, rebates and schemes which greatly help their tax payments.
Skilled Human Resources
- Singapore has some of the very best and highly skilled pool of human resource anywhere in the world. This is in line with the government's high quality education and certification system. Singapore students and graduates from local schools are among the brightest in the world. This assures potential investors and individuals that in no way will their business ever suffer from lack of a workforce. The government has also emphasized on continuous training of employees to ensure that there is constant output of skilled workers. On top of that, hiring talents is a breeze because of the relatively comparable pay.
- For investors wishing to invest in Business Process Outsourcing, the skilled workforce of Singapore gives them a necessary incentive and consultation to invest in call centers and other BPO-related ventures in the country. This attraction to investors and the skilled human resource ensures that jobs are readily available in the country. Such a venture has certainly clicked with certain parties and enhances Singapore's image as a skilled employee hub.
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
- Singapore is marketing itself as the next Silicon Valley, and as such the protection of intellectual property rights and privacy is held very seriously. Not only can IP holders register their patents in the country, but Singapore is also a signatory to most Intellectual property patents including the Agreement on Trade-related aspects of IP rights and World Intellectual Property Organization. The technology contained within the country will thus be secure. These reports are a good omen towards Singapore being at the forefront of intellectual property protection both in the region and worldwide.
Higher Quality of Life
- Many people who relocate to Singapore do so together with their families. This is essentially because the country offers the best living conditions with potentially higher income levels and relatively moderate costs of living. With such activities as an extensive healthcare system, banking facilities, good internet structure, developed transport, food, supply of goods and other high quality products as well as the communication industry and other social amenities, Singapore not only offers the best place to do business but also to develop the social life. There is a high level of customers-orientated standards which continue to entrance guests from all over the world.


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I believe that every problem in the world today could be solved if men would only live by the principles of the ancient prophets and the Sermon on the Mount.
Religion is not a static thing. It exists not in buildings, but in the minds and hearts of our people. Religion is like freedom. We cannot take it for granted. Man, to be free, must work at it. And man, to be truly religious, must work at that, too. Unless men live by their faith, and practice that faith in their daily lives, religion cannot be a living force in the world today.


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You might wonder why I consider myself an expert on wedding guests satisfaction – or in this case, dissatisfaction. In truth, my knowledge comes entirely from feedback I've received, and conversations I've overheard, at the more than 500 weddings I've planned.
Sure, there are people who nitpick. But most of the time, we hear the same complaints from guests, over and over again. I warn my brides and grooms about those potential pitfalls when we're planning together, but that doesn't stop some couples from repeating the mistakes of others.
Check out today's BRIDES blog for a list of the things wedding guests hate most so you can avoid doing them on your own wedding day.
Good luck and happy wedding planning!


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Yes, for the first time in my 25 years of being into music I've decided to walk the hallowed turf of Donington Park and enjoy the world of one of the more legendary rock/metal festivals in the world, namely Download. I am happy to report, first and foremost, that it is a lovely place, filled with lovely people and friendly event staff.
It's also about half an hour from the taxi rank to the actual event so I managed to miss cKy. Still the sky was sunny, our spirits were high and there were the sounds of a wonderful Clash/Rancid covers band on stage wafting over us as we walked in through the gates. I was then informed that was Anti-Flag and whilst impressed at their sound quality was amazed at how indistinct they actually sound live. Having got through the gate we got a brief blast of Puddle of Mudd, doing a rather inspired version of Adele's "Rolling in the deep". A fine tune from a fine band, would have liked to have seen a bit more of them but we had an event to explore and a beer tent to find, and frankly after that track it all went a bit downhill for them.
First proper band of the day (for me, anyway) was The Dammned Things. Super groups (even ones with Scott Ian of Anthrax in them) low down the bill tend to worry me however about 30 seconds into their brand of stoner county trash I was being won over, along with the rest of the crowd. More of a listener than a mover it sucked people in with it's layers of guitar (it takes a lot of skill to justify 4 guitarists in a band, and these guys do it) and it kept the attention. Nothing too heavy, nothing to light, just a steady groove that meant their 30 minute set flew by with great aplomb. The only negative was that the singer got a little screamo from time to time and wouldn't shut up about the name of their album, that and the dodgy sound that was going to plague all the bands on that stage during the day.
To follow up we decided to enjoy Thin Lizzy, who were frankly fantastic. They opened with Jail Break and from there on in they just laid back and let the amazing back-catalogue of classics do all the heavy lifting. It was like hearing "Live and Dangerous" being invented again, the new singer paying tribute to Phil Lynott but not being afraid to give it his own stamp. Musically it was heavier, that little bit thicker than the originals, with Scott Gorham giving it his all. Yes its reworks of 20 year old classics but it was done well and with reverence, as well as a pause to thank Phil and Garry Moore, but the tunes really are that good so what's not to like?
Children of Bodom were our follow up and it was all a bit of a sudden change. Technically their brand of melodic/glam death metal is second to non, however I just couldn't get to grips with it and felt a little underwhelmed by their fret-board olympics. It's determined to be music to alienate your parents to, big screechy guitars and shout-along hate anthems, and it does that job very well. A large chunk of the crowd was very taken by it so I refuse to say it was bad, just that it wasn't my thing.
What was more of "my thing" was seeing Skindred doing an acoustic set. Yes, it's unplugged time for Wales's very own reggae-punk masters and they were kicking it in style. Delicate and nuanced no-amp versions of normally groovetastic rock floor shakers let the melody in the music come to the front for once, something you don't normally hear with the crashing bass and drums. It took a bit of getting used to but it worked, however their singer didn't pay much attention and carried on like everything had been cranked up to 11. He also took great pleasure playing with the crowd, asking them who wanted to be his friend of Facebook and them promising to enjoy denying every person that put their hands up. It also had to to be the first (and most likely only) time that I've seen a wall of death at an acoustic set, even if it did only involve 10 people. Can't wait to see them play full force tomorrow.
Heading back from the acoustic stage I got to see the first 5 minutes of The Darkness's set, and it was amazing. Big hair, big rifts, and overall a big intro. Then they got back on with their 70's rip-off sillyness and I wondered why the organisers didn't just let Thin Lizzy have a second go. It was rock-and-roll noisy fun but it just didn't have the class or presence that their position on the bill needed.
Korn were able to provide that presence in spades, getting the crowd to explode with their first "Are You Ready!?". Five seconds into their set and you could tell it was going to be no-nonsense, groove heavy, guitars drums and growling for the next 45 minutes. It was a very straight forward set: turn up, play the classics, take no prisoners. I don't think Jonathan Davis spoke a word to the audience for the first 30 minutes, he was too busy singing his heart out. Yes it did sound a little old in places, but that's what you get for having been ground breaking 15 years ago. You also get to have a bagpipe solo so frankly they can play any festival I'm at and I'll be happy. I would also have been happier if the sound hadn't been so messed up: it was constantly up and down, clear then muddy, and generally all over the place. I don't think it was stable for more than two minutes a time, something that meant a great set couldn't achieve the brilliance it deserved.
Pendulum ended up being 10 minutes late on stage, possibly due to having hunted down and killed the sound tech, and when they walked on they were ready for war. Bathed in blood red light there was an anticipation and an excitement that they feed upon and then lived up to. Heavy drum and bass rock kicked off to everyone's delight, played with extreme style and panache, and it was party joy. Then the sound trouble kicked in, screwing up the intro to one of their songs twice. All credit to them for soldiering through the problems and keeping the party going. Musically it's the next step from The Prodigy, although a lot more positive and bouncy. The only trouble I had with them was that sometimes it seemed like a band and sometimes it seemed like a drum and bass keyboard master with a rock band supporting him. Overall though it was excellent and a well deserved headlining slot.
So that was day one, now to get ready for day two...


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Sixteen people were killed in the accident.
A hot air balloon carrying 16 people caught fire in the air and crashed in central Texas on Saturday morning. There were no survivors. America's National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) has begun investigating the incident.
According to CNN, the balloon likely struck power lines when it went down in pastureland near Lockhart, in an area used for balloon landings. All the victims' bodies were found near the basket. Fourteen of the victims' recording devices were gathered, including cameras, cellphones, and an iPad, to piece together the actual cause of the crash.
The balloon had travelled 12.8km from its starting point before crashing. It remains unclear whether the fire sparked on the hot air balloon ignited before or after the balloon hit the electrical wires.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 31, 2016
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Witnessing Kindness First Hand
How often are you kind to strangers? Have you ever seen a random act of kindness take place? Pay close attention to the world around you because you will likely see a random act of kindness take place when you pay close attention to the words and actions of other people. If you don't see enough kindness, then maybe you should be the one to step up and be kind to others. Showing kindness to other people is like sharing your heart with other people. It can feel nice to do, and it completely changes the attitudes of other people.
There was recently a survey that was taken by Skout to understand how people feel about random acts of kindness. The results show that our society still really values random acts of kindness. In fact, of the 2,700 people that were surveyed for the project, most of the people were college students, and they still admitted to having done a random act of kindness for a stranger.
The survey had the users rank which acts of kindness were most meaningful. The most meaningful act on the survey results was to pay it forward to a stranger by buying them a cup of coffee or paying for their food when you visit a drive thru line. These simple acts can brighten a person's day, and it sends messages of positivity to everyone who witnesses the act.
More About Skout
Have you heard of Skout yet? They were founded in 2007 in San Fransisco. The employees of Skout even got involved in the Random Acts Of Kindness Week by donating their time and energy to help facilitate a food drive for a local food bank in the San Fransisco area.
Skout is a great way to make new friends online. It provides us with a safe way to meet people online, and there is no rush to meet people offline, but it is pretty easy to set up if you find someone that you want to meet with offline. The Skout application has a messenger that allows you to talk with a person that you want to converse with for as long as you would like. Some people stay friends on Skout, and other people take their relationships offline. It's up to you to decide. Check out the original article from Uloop here.


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Guide to BMW Models: Explore the Differences Among BMW Series Cars
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Buying a BMW is an exciting prospect and, admittedly, it's an experience with a slight learning curve. The number-centric naming convention BMW uses on its vehicles can be a bit bewildering to the BMW newcomer, but don't fret! We've all been there and we'd like to help take some of the intimidation out of buying a new BMW with our guide to BMW models and what those numbers mean.
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Greece Won't Kill CDS, Dodd-Frank Will
(also posted on TabbFORUM.com) Greece is defaulting on its loans. OK, technically, that's not true. The official version is that Greece's creditors have agreed to a "voluntary" haircut of 50 percent on the outstanding debt. The word voluntary is key. Because the haircut is technically voluntary, a credit event will not be triggered, which means… Read More »


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DEFENCE (FRONT BENCH) – ARMY TRAINING – 26 January 2004
Dr Julian Lewis: The White Paper rightly emphasises the revolution in military affairs and the importance of technological advance rather than numbers, but does the Minister [Ivor Caplin] accept that when it comes to peacekeeping duties in particular, Army training must reflect the fact that large numbers of people need to be on the ground for such operations?
May I also take this opportunity to tell the Secretary of State – at the beginning of what may prove to be a deeply unpleasant and stressful week for him – that many Conservative Members, especially on the Shadow Defence Team, well remember the many kindnesses, courtesies and levels of consideration that he has shown us on a personal basis? We should like to put that on record.
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"This collection's richness lies in the unparalleled length of its view. Mary Telfair's letters to her close friend show how the interests and activities of one privileged woman changed and evolved over time, as religion and family responsibilities loomed ever larger."
—Jane Turner Censer, author of The Reconstruction of White Southern Womanhood, 1865-1895
The close friendship between Telfair and Few ended only with their deaths in the 1870s. Regular travelers, they met on many occasions. Chiefly, however, they kept in touch through frequent correspondence (Few's letters to Telfair remain undiscovered, and may not have not survived). Wherever Telfair happened to be—in Savannah, the northern states, or Europe—she wrote to her friend at least two or three times a month.
Telfair's letters offer unique insights into the daily life of her family and the changes wrought by the deaths of so many of its members. The letters also reveal the shared interests and imperatives at the base of her various relationships with elite women, but especially with Mary Few, whom Telfair memorably described as her "Siamese Twin." The two women, neither of whom ever wed, nonetheless discussed the rights and obligations of marriage as well as their own state of "single blessedness." They also conversed about shared intellectual interests—literature, lecture topics, women's education—as well as the foibles of common acquaintances. Here is a fascinating, unfamiliar world as revealed in what editor Betty Wood calls "one of the most remarkable literary exchanges between women of high social rank in the early national and antebellum United States."
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The best times are hardest to squeeze into words. Yet these heaven-scented experiences are also hardest to avoid writing down. Four times a year at Dayspring Silent Retreat Center, Ember Days welcome anyone for six peaceful, renewing hours.
Wednesday Patience Robbins led us. Who knew there are still people with names like that?! The Spirit-fruit I always neglect always pops back up. Patience is a spiritual director who also works with Shalem Institute. Her smile and gentle voice escorted us into whole body song and prayer toward renewed gratitude and compassion. We heard how God's love came alive to her once at age 19. She read us a prayer priming us for surprise, for newness, for "what has never happened before."
Acorns dropped on the roof above us: their first deafening hit shocked me every time compared to succeeding bounces and rolls.
On my usual ramble skirting the ponds and lake, butterflies danced–yellow & black on purple thistles or brown, orange & white in meadow grasses. Every step I took on the mowed paths set off hundreds of grasshopper arcs. Out of dense, tall grass ten feet away deer antlers rose; in a flash hoofs and tail bounded away.
Before and after eating my lunch on the lodge porch, I poured out journal gratitude to Creator Spirit. It was a breath-taking day, a catch-your-breath day and a deep-breathing day.
For the ten of us who gathered to tend our spirit fires it was a love-stoking day. We prayed for each other, present to one another while preserving the silence in which each of us was present first of all to God. In the closing time we listened to each other's attempts to begin putting words on the newness.
Gratitude was passionate and woven into compassion. Savoring Patience's counsel I could view myself compassionately as God does, rather than with shame, regret or worry. With Patience's reminder that we are extremely privileged to enjoy these days away as she prayed for friends in the Congo, my compassion grew for people who lack even basic necessities.


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Haslem didn't really earn six personals last night, and the one that sent him out of the game was a phantom call.
Despite the "TO call" last night, it really shouldn't have even come to that. The Mavs missed 3 of their last 4 foul shots (Dampier and Howard) and basically gave the game away. Even Shaq was 2-2 in the final minute foul shots in game 3, and he's a disaster on the foul line.
"Mark Cuban was fined $250,000 by the NBA today for several acts of misconduct."
Two simple, casual thoughts from a simple, casual basketball fan:1. I know this is a "must win" game for the Mavericks tonight, but isn't it kind of a must win game for the Heat, too, given that it's virtually impossible to win a Game 7 on the road, in pretty much any sport?2. I'm glad that the series is back in Dallas, if only for the reason that the player introductions in Miami were some of the most annoying and obnoxious intros I've ever seen and heard. Their PA guy sucked, and they were way too long. The other night, when the national anthem started up, I went for a piss, and then fixed myself a drink, came back, and they were still in the middle of introducing the HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeaaaaat.Sorry; nobody's intros will ever be as good as the Jordan-era Bulls intros were. No sense in trying to top them.
And the one bit of joy that I would get out of a Dallas win in this series would be to watch David Stern have to present the Championship trophy to Cuban. I'd almost pay to see that.
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Another Friday filing by the FCC: 146 pages on program access.It's a classic on-the-one-hand-on-the-other item. This time around it's even worse for the public, because the underlying competitive reality of the wires that run to American homes is being hidden, in two ways: First, the entire discussion is focused on the market for pay-TV, because that's the subject of the rules being examined. That's the wrong market definition from a consumer's point of view. Consumers are buying both data and video in bundles, and in that bundled marketplace we don't have competition. Removing program access protections is just going to make that uncompetitive situation even worse. Second, the information that would allow the public to understand just how powerful Comcast and Time Warner Cable are in their geographic clusters has been removed from public view.
Because it takes a few sentences to explain this stuff, the mainstream media will likely not pay attention. Maybe there's a hardy, detail-oriented reporter out there who is willing to take this on. In hopes – here we go.
The item itself deals with a particular section of the 1992 Cable Act that bans exclusive contracts for a particular flavor of cable programming between any cable operator and any cable-affiliated programming vendor. At the time that statute was written, we didn't have a DBS (direct broadcast satellite, like DISH today) industry and the cable operators completely dominated non-broadcast delivery of video to peoples' homes. Congress wanted to encourage the development of DBS to compete with cable. But DBS operators couldn't get access to cable-affiliated programming – the cable guys, who were and are deeply integrated into programming, had no incentive to sell it to them, because then they'd be helping along a competitor.
Because at the time that statute was written cable distributors received programming via satellite before sending it down wires to peoples' homes, the law said that satellite cable programming from cable-affiliated programmers had to be made available to competitors to cable. It also banned exclusive contracts between cable distributors and cable-affiliated programmers. That seemed to leave out programming delivered to the distributors over wires – so-called "terrestrial" programming – and that loophole was exploited by the cable distributors. They refused to give access, in particular, to sports programming delivered to them over wires.
This refusal to give access to sports programming was shown to do real damage to DBS companies. Comcast's withholding of the terrestrially-delivered Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Regional Sports Network (RSN) from DBS operators caused the percentage of television households subscribing to DBS in Philadelphia to be 40 percent lower than what it otherwise would have been, and Cox's withholding of its sports network did the same thing to DBS vendors in San Diego. People will choose their pay-TV package based on its sports content.
Comcast, the biggest cable company in the country (and the biggest broadband provider), owns or is affiliated with a total of 24 RSNs, and has strong geographic clusters in the mid-Atlantic, Chicago, Denver, and Northern California. Time Warner Cable, the second largest, owns or is affiliated with 20 of them, and has strong geographic clusters in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, Southern California (including Los Angeles), and Texas.
That's a lot of sports. That's also a lot of clustering. More on the clusters in a moment.
A couple of years ago, the FCC did its best to close the "terrestrial loophole" by creating a case-by-case complaint process to deal with unfair acts involving terrestrially-delivered, cable-affiliated programming, and created a presumption that not providing access to sports programming was unfair. The order from Friday essentially does the same thing for satellite-delivered programming – putting everything on a case-by-case complaint basis.
What's been removed? A flat ban on exclusive contracts between cable distributors and cable-affiliated programmers has been lifted. The rationale is that the pay-TV market has become more competitive on a national level than it was in 1992. The DBS players have more video share. There are some telco-provided video packages. So cable is less dominant: in 2007, cable had 67% of nationwide pay-TV subscribers, and today it has 57%. Which must mean, the Commission reasons, that cable operators have a reduced incentive to enter into exclusive contracts that starve their pay-TV competitors of programming.
So, here's the first problem. Yes, DBS companies (DISH and DIRECTV) are selling video. But they rely on synthetic bundles in order to sell data access together with video – they don't have wires in the ground, and have to re-sell the telcos' data services. Cable operators have upgraded their facilities to bundle their video service with two-way high-speed Internet access and telephone service over the same wire. DIRECTV and DISH can't do this. And consumers want both data and video, in huge numbers.So when you're sitting in your living room, and you want both pay-TV and high-speed data, you are going to choose your local cable provider. As I've written several times, people are abandoning DSL (from the telcos) in droves, and buying cable broadband. Only Verizon's FiOS can compete with Comcast or Time Warner in terms of download speed (although it's far better on uploads), and because it's far more expensive to rip out copper and put in fiber than to upgrade cable electronics, Verizon has bowed out from the wire business. Which leaves you with your cable bundle.
Even if pay-TV, by itself, is arguably more competitive than it was in 1992, the broadband/video market is far far less competitive than it was even a few years ago. Cable dominates. The major system operators – chiefly Comcast and Time Warner – never enter each other's territories.
If you're going to start a competitive fiber system, you've got a great selling point: Only fiber installations can provide low-latency uploads as well as downloads. As businesses move to the cloud, they'll need to upload mountains of data. (We've created something like 90% of all data in the last few years, and the numbers are growing quickly.) But, right now, in order to make that selling point attractive, you'll have to also sell people pay-TV. Including sports.
Under Friday's ruling, competitive fiber systems won't have clear access to sports controlled by cable-affiliated programmers. And that's going to cause them all kinds of trouble. Google is having big problems getting access to Time Warner-affiliated sports programming in Kansas City.
So: in 1992, cable had a lock on pay-TV, and was grinding American consumers and would-be competitors into the dust. To help out, Congress forced cable to give access to programming. In 2012, cable has a lock on broadband in America. Raising obstacles to getting access to sports programming is going to keep that status quo in place.
That's the first problem with Friday's order. It ignores the larger problem. The lawyers will say that they were dealing only with pay-TV, and that's true, but that's not the real concern for the country.
The second problem with Friday's order is that it obscures cable's dominance. I mentioned above that cable has clustered its operations and that Time Warner Cable and Comcast never enter each others' territories.
Wouldn't you like to know how powerful these clusters are? The FCC admits on p.13 of Friday's order that clustering has increased since 2007. It admits on p.14 that clustering may increase a cable operator's incentive to withhold regional programming. (It's more worthwhile to hold onto the subscribers you have as an operator – because they get programming from you that they can't get from another pay-TV provider – than to get broader distribution for your programming. Exclusivity and discrimination are profitable strategies for vertically-integrated distributors.)
It admits on p.14 that the national market share of competing pay-TV wired providers is a lot higher than their market share in the particular geographic regions where an incumbent cable operator is clustered. It even admits on p.13 n.68 that in 23 out of 210 market areas in the US (but it doesn't say which ones or how big they are), incumbent cable operators have about 70% market share. When you're that powerful, you have the ability as well as the incentive to keep competitors at bay using the sledgehammer of withholding programming from would-be broadband competitors.
But then the FCC withholds the data you'd need to understand what's actually going on. On p.14, it states:
In the 2007 Extension Order, the Commission noted that Comcast passed more than 70 percent of television households in 30 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) and TWC passed more than 70 percent of television households in 23 DMAs. Based on the 2011 data provided by the cable operators, Comcast now passes more than 70 percent of television households in [REDACTED ] DMAs and TWC passes more than 70 percent of television households in [REDACTED: : : ] DMAs.
Look. Clearly Comcast's and Time Warner Cable's competitors know exactly where these companies have clustered their operations. This isn't competitively-sensitive information. But it is relevant to public understanding. This is a major step backwards for transparency.


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The Cradle Will Rock - 4/29/10
The fabulous Mt. Washington home of Steve Herforth and Peter Karlovich was the setting for The Cradle Will Rock, a benefit for The Twenty-Five Club of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. Welcoming the event's 170 guests were Dr. Allen Hogge, Milton Lawrence McCall Professor and Chair of the Department of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Studies, and Dr. Stephen Emery, Director of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Magee-Womens Hospital. The cradle certainly rocked that night, raising $30,000 as DJ Christopher Barbarita spun tunes, guests bid in the silent auction and enjoyed cocktails and light bites from Bistro 19, Iovino's Café, Square Café, La Crème, Edible Arrangements, and more. "These 25 women are very on top of things to serve the community," says Barb Mendlowitz, who heads up public relations for The Twenty-Five Club.Read More
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Broadband usage is essential to the quality of education in South Dakota. K-12, Technical schools and Universities all rely heavily on broadband services to enhance students learning experience as well as facilitate the day to day activities within those environments. The Digital Dakota Network (DDN), a state managed network, provides connection to South Dakota learning institutions. Internet usage over this network and other broadband connections has grown over 150% since 2008 and will continue to grow exponentially. The trend statewide is that pen and paper is being replaced with mobile devices like laptops, tablets and other mobile computing solutions. The State Broadband Team strongly encourages the South Dakota learning community to get involved in in our program so that broadband usage in the following capacities continues to be met:
Not to mention the thousands of interactive web sites and dynamic content available on the World Wide Web today.
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Wall Street is beginning to look across the economic valley, picking the stocks to own once the country bounces back from the economic downturn the White House now acknowledges is a recession.
Such hill-and-valley gazing is normal on Wall Street, where pundits claim that anxious investors have anticipated ''six out of the last four recessions.'' But Leslie M. Alperstein, director of research at Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc., notes that once a recession is established ''. . . it's appropriate to determine what the economy will look like when it comes out and what kind of investments will be appropriate.''
In Mr. Alperstein's assessment, the White House is a little late in recognizing the downturn. Rather, he believes the economy has labored in a recession for six or seven months. And instead of the normal type of recovery, marked by a 5 to7 percent spurt in growth, Alperstein forecasts continued softness in the first quarter of next year, with a pickup the second half. Real growth, as measured by the gross national product, would be only 3 to 4 percent next year.
On this assumption, the Bache research director thinks it's a good time to reduce cash positions and become more aggressive in the stock and bond markets. But he thinks the market will be more defensive this time, in contrast to earlier periods when the stock and bond markets declined sharply, then rebounded equally sharply. Thus, he recommends a ''threefold strategy.''
First, he advises investors to take advantage of interest-sensitive stocks while interest rates are coming down. This group includes selected utilities, banks, insurance companies, and financial companies.
Second, he says investors should maintain a somewhat defensive position by buying stocks that maintain a good earnings growth rate, such as 12 to 15 percent, compared with those with more explosive earnings potential. Although companies with a greater potential usually outperform the market, they are also more likely to be hurt more by recession.
And third, he would invest in areas of ''clear earnings visibility,'' such as the drug stocks, defense electronics, and to a lesser degree some technology stocks. Alperstein stresses that an investor has to ask himself, ''If the market falls will these stocks survive?''
Richard J. Hoffman, chief investment strategist for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., agrees with Alperstein that the Reagan administration is late in recognizing the downturn. In fact, Mr. Hoffman doesn't believe the economy ever came out of the recession in the beginning of 1980. ''What we've had since January 1980,'' he says, ''is an aberration caused by a volatile Federal Reserve Board policy.'' Thus, he believes the economy is in the process of finishing a recession begun last year. In this part of the downturn, he expects most of the weakness in the capital-goods and export areas.
Like the Bache analyst, Hoffman likes interest-sensitive stocks - utilities, finance companies, and some banks. But he also recommends some high-quality stocks in the consumer area and an investment in long-term US government bonds.
In the consumer sector, he is particularly enthusiastic about stocks that will benefit from the positive effect of the US tax cut on higher-income and two-income families. For example, he would favor companies that make or sell good-quality appliances or furniture, and those that cater to other higher-income shoppers. He'd avoid discount stores.
What stocks would the two analysts avoid at this point? Hoffman says he would not invest in such basic industries as paper, aluminum, chemical, and steel. Alperstein's avoidance list includes international oils, mining, forest products , housing-related stocks, and metals.
To Hoffman, the area of the greatest risk is capital goods. ''It's the area with the most opportunity,'' he says, ''but it is also the riskiest.'' After years of recommending that investors keep their capital fully committed to the stock market, the Value Line Investment Survey is changing its advice. It's telling its customers that when they sell stocks the service rates down, the funds should be invested in the long-term bond market.
The survey reasons that business is slowing down, inflation is subsiding, and high-grade bonds are more undervalued than common stocks. ''In the long run,'' it says, ''stocks will probably give a greater return than bonds, but for the next few quarters stocks may feel the effects of declining business activity, while bonds benefit from that very same condition, which tends to relieve pressure on the credit markets.''
High-grade long-term bonds are now yielding 14 to 18 percent. Should the long-term interest rate fall by one percentage point, high-grade bonds would appreciate by 6 to 7 percent. Added to the yield, investors could get a total return of 20 to 25 percent.
%The stock market tried to mount a rally last week but wavered and fell back. Analysts cited concern about a large large government financing coming up next month and continued concern about the depth of the recession and its effect on corporate profits. For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average sank 13.70 points, closing at 837.99.
Once again takeover stocks were the most active. Newmont Mining rose and then fell sharply after it reached an agreement with Consolidated Gold Fields that allowed Gold Fields to acquire only 26 percent of Newmont's stock. Penn Central was also active, rising and falling sharply. The stock dipped after a federal judge denied an attempt by some dissident Penn Central shareholders to block the company's acquisition of Colt Industries.


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A friend who used to report on T.V. news once told me that Dan Rather is one-of-a-kind — a bit of a windbag and a narcissist, but a man who sure as hell can cover the news. And the news Dan Rather is covering today is that we Americans are in denial about the rampant child sex trafficking which goes on in the country. Rather looked into the accusations of child sex trafficking and was shocked. How exactly do you shock a man who has been covering the news for nearly 60 years? Put him on the beat this blog covers every day.
In a recent expose, Rather calls Portland, Oregon, "Pornland, Oregon" because of the prolific legal and illegal commercial sex industry there. Alongside the strip clubs, sex shops, and adult women in prostitution, 10-, 11-, and 12-year-old girls are being bought and sold for sex. And while traditionally, these kids have come from the foster care system, run away from abusive homes, or been kicked out by negligent parents, the demographic of child sex trafficking victims in America is changing. More and more of the kids police are finding come from middle class homes in nice neighborhoods. They have concerned, involved parents. But still, they end up sucked into the world of forced prostitution.
How does it happen? Take the story of Sue and Ron, which you can watch on video here. Sue and Ron learned about child sex trafficking the hard way, when their 16-year-old daughter got sucked into the industry. At first, she came home from school with a boyfriend, a little older than her, but polite enough. He'd eat meals with her family and hang out at her house, like any normal teen relationship. But Sue was uneasy, and one day warned him that if he ever hurt her daughter, he'd have to pay. After that, the teens moved into his car, where he convinced Sue's young daughter that the only way for them to be able to live together and survive, was for her to sell herself.
Perhaps the most disturbing quality of this story is the ease with which you could substitute Portland for any other city. Pimps pick up teen girls in shopping malls in Atlanta, Houston, San Diego, and Kansas City. They meet teens on Facebook and lure them from their homes in Toronto, Charlotte, Boise, and Buffalo. They recruit through schools, movie theaters, and rec centers all over the country. And these pimps recruit girls a young as 12 and 13 into prostitution because there is a long, long line of men willing to pay a premium to have sex with them.
Dan Rather is right — we are in the middle of a national epidemic. And we're totally in denial that it exists


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BETHANY, OKLA. -- Southwestern Christian University freshmen and seniors are encouraged to complete the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) as part of a campus-wide initiative. The E-mail survey addresses various aspects of a student's college experience, including how they spend their free time, what they have gained from classes, and their interaction with faculty and other students.
All SCU students who complete the survey by Wednesday, March 5 will be entered into a drawing for a $300 Visa gift card. Students whose names are not drawn and those who miss that deadline but complete the survey by Tuesday, March 25 will be entered into a second drawing for a $200 Visa gift card, according to Dr. James Bowen, Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness at SCU.
"Understanding better how we can achieve improvements in our undergraduate education program is important to advancing the University's overall mission of Scholarship, Spirit and Service." Bowen said. "This survey will help us in our future decision making that will benefit students of today and tomorrow," Bowen said.
The initial survey invitation will be E-mailed on Thursday, Feb. 13 with follow up reminders of Tuesday, Feb. 25, Wednesday, March 5, and Tuesday, March 11. A final reminder will be sent on Tuesday, March 25
The survey, which began in 1990, is administered nationwide by the Indiana University Center of Postsecondary Research. Hundreds of colleges and universities participate annually.


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Bowles Cottage is a stylish, detached holiday cottage which lies on the edge of the village of Southrop, in the county of Gloucestershire. The village is skirted by the River Leach and is in an unspoilt Cotswolds location with many walks directly from the cottage to surrounding towns and villages, this cottage is a real delight to stay in. The characterful market towns of both Lechlade and Fairford are close by, with many quintessential Cotswold villages to explore including Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold, and plenty of sporting activities to indulge in including water sports, boating on the Thames, fishing, golf, walking and horse riding. Numerous museums are also nearby, such as the fascinating Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford and the Ashmoleum with its Egyptian collection of mummies and other world treasures. Interesting days out can be had at many working farms and bird sanctuaries. The Cotswold Farm Park near Guiting Power specialises in rare breeds of animals and offers seasonal demonstrations include lambing, shearing and milking. Slimbridge Wetlands Centre is an internationally important reserve and home to the world's largest collection of rare and exotic water birds. Only a short distance from the cottage is the Cotswold Wildlife Park. This 120-acre park is home to a collection of animals from all over the world, many of which are threatened or endangered species in the wild. Visitors will also find gardens, a café, an adventure playground and a narrow gauge railway. Shop, pub and restaurant 1½ miles.
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Billionaire hedge-fund titan Paul Singer saw it coming.
Days before JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced the trading debacle that resulted in a $2 billion loss, Singer wrote that the Volcker Rule would not stop big banks from gambling with their own funds.
The Volcker Rule "will lead to headcount reductions and desktop name plates sent out for amendment, but no — we repeat, no — changes in the risk profile of financial institutions," Singer wrote in his May 2 first-quarter letter to investors, a copy of which has been obtained by The Post.
That was eight days before Dimon's embarrassing announcement. Since then, Ina Drew, head of Chase's Chief Investment Office, where the soured trades were made, has resigned and more exits are expected.
The Volcker Rule is a provision in the Dodd-Frank financial regulation designed to stop banks from making risky bets.
Singer, who runs $20 billion Elliott Capital Management, has long been a critic of Dodd-Frank.
His Republican Party-leaning political and economic views, which are outlined in his lengthy quarterly letters, are highly sought out by investors.
In this one, he gives a surprising nod to the Democratic Party-sponsored Volcker Rule.
"The point has been made that banks should not be speculating with capital that is effectively protected by either the government guarantee of deposit or special access to free or cheap government-supplied funds during periods of crisis," he wrote.
"This argument is actually a good one, especially since proprietary trading has become a huge contributor to banking institutions' profitability in recent decades," he noted.
But the praise was short-lived. While the rule was "one of the elements of Dodd-Frank that was an attempt to solve real problems," he continued, "unfortunately the result is unworkable and dysfunctional."


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At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED),
a broad framework for the objectives, activities, and means of achieving sustainable
development was advanced in Agenda 21 (UNCED, 1992). Sections I and II of Agenda
21 ("Social and Economic Dimensions" and "Conservation and Management of Resources
for Development") identified and described key program areas of sustainable
development. From these program areas, the United Nations Commission on Sustainable
Development (UNCSD) drafted a set of 134 specific social, economic, and environmental
indicators (UN, 1996). The indicators were developed within a "Driving Force-State-Response"
framework, each with a methodology for use at the national level on the understanding
that countries would choose from among the indicators those that are relevant
to their national priorities, goals, and targets. These indicators are being
tested by countries from all geographic regions; a final set of national-level
indicators is anticipated by 2001.
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Table 2-8 provides a brief explanation of the framework,
along with examples of relevant specific indicators within program areas. Chapters
10-15 of Agenda 21 encompass several program areas of particular relevance to
LULUCF policies and measures:
Other relevant program areas include transfer of environmentally sound technology;
cooperation and capacity-building, and protection of the quality and supply
of freshwater resources.
Assessing whether and to what extent the final set of national-level indicators
could be effectively adapted to assess the sustainable development contributions
of LULUCF measures under the Kyoto Protocol is difficult. Annex I and non-Annex
I countries have reported significant challenges in implementing many of the
indicators that have been drafted (UN, 1998). Several Annex I nations have reported
that implementation of indicators was time-consuming and sometimes unclear with
regard to their relevance to national development strategies. Developing countries
have reported difficulty in implementing the indicators, citing problems such
as inadequate data and insufficient national and local capacity. Some countries
have reported effective progress in addressing these latter problems by cooperating
("twinning") in the implementation process (e.g., South Africa/ Finland, Tunisia/France
and Brazil/Germany).
Other multilateral institutions are also developing broad sustainable development
indicators. For example, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) has developed a core set of environmental indicators for use in the evaluation
of the environmental performance of economic sectors either by function or institutions
(OECD, 1993). The OECD framework uses a similar "pressure-state-response" model
and attempts to identify indicators based on their policy relevance, analytical
soundness, and measurability. The OECD has developed indicators for LULUCF-related
issues such as forest resources, landscape, soil degradation, and biological
diversity (Table 2-9).
The OECD is planning to develop and extend its environmental performance indicators
to produce by 2001 a practical set of indicators that integrate key economic,
environmental, and social elements of sustainable development. The OECD intends
to develop these indicators in cooperation with non-OECD countries and other
international organizations and expects the indicators to serve as a tool for
policy analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of progress toward sustainable development
at the local, national, and regional levels (OECD, 1998). The European Union
(EU) also is developing a set of indicators for key human activities that affect
the environment. A recent progress report lists 60 indicators for 10 policy
areas-such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and resource depletion-which
are being evaluated for their quantitative usefulness and relative contribution
to various economic sectors (Eurostat, 1999). Further analysis would be necessary
should the Parties wish to assess whether and how these indicators might be
operationalized for the purposes of the Protocol.
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