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Dr. Yoshihide Wada is a Senior Research Scholar and Deputy Director of the Water (WAT) Program at IIASA. He is also a senior research associate at the Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, an adjunct research scientist at the Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, USA, and an adjunct professor at the School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, China.
Dr. Wada obtained his PhD degree with distinction (Cum Laude) at Utrecht University in October, 2013. His completed PhD projects include estimating global water use and water availability by using a global hydrological and water resources model. His work also includes estimating and projecting global water scarcity, and assessing the sustainability of global groundwater resources. Some of his work has appeared in Nature, Nature Geoscience, Nature Climate Change, and PNAS.
Presently, he leads science development at the Water (WAT) program at IIASA and his current research projects include a global assessment of sustainable solutions achieving SDGs under socioeconomic and climate change, and increasing water scarcity, Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative, the inter-sectoral climate change impacts assessments (ISIpedia), supporting risk assessment and adaptation at multiple spatial scales (COMICC), European climate prediction system (EUCP).
Dr. Wada has participated in and led a number of international projects including European GLOWASIS (Global Water Scarcity Information Service) Project, ISI-MIP (Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project), LandMIP (Land Modelling Intercomparison Project), World Resources Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, and EartH2Observe (Global Earth Observation for Integrated Water Resource Assessment). He has also involved in in the Fifth and Sixth Assessment Report (AR5/6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Working Group I/II).
He is one of the recipients of the Horton (Hydrology) Research Grant by the American Geophysical Union (AGU; 2012) and European Geoscience Union (EGU) Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists (2018). He has also been awarded the prestigious Hydrological Award from the Dutch Hydrological Society (NHV; 2017), the NICE STEP (NISTEP) Award from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) and National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (2017), and the Young Scientist Prize from the MEXT (2018).
Dr. Wada has been invited to more than 100 conferences worldwide. He is an associate editor of Water Resources Research (AGU) and Hydrological Research Letters. Dr. Wada has (co)authored about 150 publications, 100 of which appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. The citation of these peer-reviewed papers exceeds 1200 each year.
Last update: 28-FEB-2018
Masud MB, Wada Y ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-2539, Goss G, & Faramarzi M (2019). Global implications of regional grain production through virtual water trade. Science of the Total Environment 659: 807-820. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.392.
Flörke M, Bärlund I, van Vliet M, Bouwman AF, & Wada Y ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-2539 (2019). Analysing trade-offs between SDGs related to water quality using salinity as a marker. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 36: 96-104. DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.005.
van Vliet M, Flörke M, Harrison JA, Hofstra N, Keller V, Ludwig F, Spanier J, Strokal M, et al. (2019). Model inter-comparison design for large-scale water quality models. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 36: 59-67. DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.013.
Zaherpour J, Mount N, Gosling S, Dankers R, Eisner S, Gerten D, Liu X, Masaki Y, et al. (2019). Exploring the value of machine learning for weighted multi-model combination of an ensemble of global hydrological models. Environmental Modelling & Software DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.01.003. (In Press)
Tang T, Strokal M, van Vliet MTH, Seuntjens P, Burek P, Kroeze C, Langan S, & Wada Y (2019). Bridging global, basin and local-scale water quality modeling towards enhancing water quality management worldwide. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 36: 39-48. DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.004.
Luan Y, Fischer G, Wada Y, Sun L, & Shi P (2018). Quantifying the impact of diet quality on hunger and undernutrition. Journal of Cleaner Production 205: 432-446. DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.09.064.
Tang T, Strokal M, Burek P, Leclere D, Kroeze C, Havlik P, Langan S, & Wada Y ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-2539 (2018). Increasing future human-induced nitrogen exports to rivers and sea in the Zambezi river basin. In: AGU Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2018, Washington DC,USA.
Wang J, Song C, Reager JT, Yao F, Famiglietti JS, Sheng Y, MacDonald GM, Brun F, et al. (2018). Recent global decline in endorheic basin water storages. Nature Geoscience 11 (12): 926-932. DOI:10.1038/s41561-018-0265-7.
Parkinson S, Krey V, Huppmann D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-7389, Kahil T, McCollum D, Fricko O, Byers E, Gidden M, et al. (2018). Balancing clean water-climate change mitigation tradeoffs. Environmental Research Letters DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aaf2a3. (In Press)
Palazzo A, van Dijk M, Willaarts B, Magnuszewski P, Mayor Rodriguez B, Burek P, Kahil T, Tang T, et al. (2018). Integrated solutions for water, energy, and land nexus management the Zambezi Basin: stakeholder engagement and modeling. In: 3rd Zambezi Basin Stakeholders' forum: Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus for Socio-Economic Benefits in the Zambezi River Basin, 8-9 October 2018, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Tang T, Strokal M, Wada Y, Burek P, Kroeze C, van Vliet M, & Langan S (2018). Sources and export of nutrients in the Zambezi River basin: status and future trend. In: International Conference Water Science for Impact, 16-18 October 2018, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Kahil T, Parkinson S, Satoh Y, Greve P, Burek P, Veldkamp T, Burtscher R, Byers E, et al. (2018). A continental-scale hydro-economic model for integrating water-energy-land nexus solutions. Water Resources Research DOI:10.1029/2017WR022478.
Greve P, Kahil T, Mochizuki J, Schinko T, Satoh Y, Burek P, Fischer G, Tramberend S, et al. (2018). Global assessment of water challenges under uncertainty in water scarcity projections. Nature Sustainability 1: 486-494. DOI:10.1038/s41893-018-0134-9.
Byers E, Parkinson S, Balkovic J, Burek P, Ebi K, Gidden M, Grey D, Greve P, et al. (2018). Global climate and development hotspots assessment: Asia under pressure. In: 5th Asian Energy Modelling Workshop, 10-12 September 2018, Singapore.
Puma M, Chon SY, Kakinuma K, Kummu M, Muttarak R, Seager R, & Wada Y (2018). A developing food crisis and potential refugee movements. Nature Sustainability 1 (8): 380-382. DOI:10.1038/s41893-018-0123-z.
Mukherjee A, Bhanja SN, & Wada Y (2018). Groundwater depletion causing reduction of baseflow triggering Ganges river summer drying. Scientific Reports 8 (1): e12049. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-30246-7.
Asoka A, Wada Y, Fishman R, & Mishra V (2018). Strong Linkage Between Precipitation Intensity and Monsoon Season Groundwater Recharge in India. Geophysical Research Letters 45 (11): 5536-5544. DOI:10.1029/2018GL078466.
Sutanudjaja EH, van Beek R, Wanders N, Wada Y, Bosmans JHC, Drost N, van der Ent RJ, de Graaf IEM, et al. (2018). PCR-GLOBWB 2: a 5 arcmin global hydrological and water resources model. Geoscientific Model Development 11 (6): 2429-2453. DOI:10.5194/gmd-11-2429-2018.
Zaherpour J, Gosling SN, Mount N, Schmied HM, Veldkamp TIE, Dankers R, Eisner S, Gerten D, et al. (2018). Worldwide evaluation of mean and extreme runoff from six global-scale hydrological models that account for human impacts. Environmental Research Letters 13 (6): e065015. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aac547.
Byers E, Gidden M, Leclere D, Balkovic J, Burek P, Ebi K, Grey D, Greve P, et al. (2018). Global exposure and vulnerability to multi-sector development and climate change hotspots. In: International Energy Workshop, 19-21 June 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Munia HA, Guillaume JHA, Mirumachi N, Wada Y, & Kummu M (2018). How downstream sub-basins depend on upstream inflows to avoid scarcity: typology and global analysis of transboundary rivers. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 22 (5): 2795-2809. DOI:10.5194/hess-22-2795-2018.
Parkinson S, Krey V, Huppmann D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-7389, Kahil T, McCollum D, Fricko O, Byers E, Gidden M, et al. (2018). Balancing clean water-climate change mitigation tradeoffs. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-18-005
Byers E, Gidden M, Leclere D, Burek P, Ebi KL, Greve P, Grey D, Havlik P, et al. (2018). Global exposure and vulnerability to multi-sector development and climate change hotspots. Environmental Research Letters 13: e055012. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aabf45.
Huang Z, Hejazi M, Li X, Tang Q, Leng G, Liu Y, Döll P, Eisner S, et al. (2018). Reconstruction of global gridded monthly sectoral water withdrawals for 1971-2010 and analysis of their spatiotemporal patterns. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 22: 2117-2133. DOI:10.5194/hess-2017-551.
Burek P, Greve P, Satoh Y, & Wada Y (2018). Using the Budyko framework for calibrating a global hydrological model in ungauged catchments of the world. In: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, 9-13 April 2018, Vienna, Austria.
Keune J, Sulis M, Kollet S, Siebert S, & Wada Y (2018). Human Water Use Impacts on the Strength of the Continental Sink for Atmospheric Water. Geophysical Research Letters 45: 1-9. DOI:10.1029/2018GL077621. (In Press)
Tang T, Wada Y, Strokal M, Burek P, & Langan S (2018). Bridging global and basin scale water quality modeling towards enhancing global water quality modeling and management. In: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, 9-13 April 2018, Vienna, Austria.
Vanham D, Hoekstra AY, Wada Y, Bouraoui F, de Roo A, Mekonnen MM, van de Bund WJ, Batelaan O, et al. (2018). Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 "Level of water stress". Science of the Total Environment 613: 218-232. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.056.
Scanlon BR, Zhang Z, Save H, Sun AY, Müller Schmied H, van Beek LPH, Wiese DN, Wada Y, et al. (2018). Global models underestimate large decadal declining and rising water storage trends relative to GRACE satellite data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (6): e1080-e1089. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1704665115.
Gleason CJ, Wada Y, & Wang J (2018). A Hybrid of Optical Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modelling Improves Water Balance Estimation. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 10 (1): 2-17. DOI:10.1002/2017MS000986.
Khaki M, Forootan E, Kuhn M, Awange J, Longuevergne L, & Wada Y (2018). Efficient basin scale filtering of GRACE satellite products. Remote Sensing of Environment 204: 76-93. DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.040.
Burek P, Kahil T, Parkinson S, Satoh Y, & Wada Y (2018). Integrated modeling for assessing water-energy-land nexus - Application of a hydrological and hydro-economic modeling framework for the Zambezi basin. In: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018, 20-24 May, 2018, Chiba, Japan.
Burek P, Satoh Y, Greve P, Kahil T, Byers E, Langan S, & Wada Y (2018). Improving Water Resources Management on Global and Region Scales – Evaluating Strategies for Water Futures with the IIASA's Community Water Model. In: American Geo-Sciences Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 December, New Orleans, USA.
Veldkamp T, Zhao F, Ward PJ, Moel H de, Aerts JCJH, Müller Schmied H, Portmann FT, Masaki Y, et al. (2018). Human impact parameterizations in global hydrological models improves estimates of monthly discharges and hydrological extremes: a multi-model validation study. Environmental Research Letters: 1-28. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aab96f. (Submitted)
Dos Santos S, Adams EA, Neville G, Wada Y, de Sherbinin A, Mullin Bernhardt E, & Adamo SV (2017). Urban growth and water access in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, challenges, and emerging research directions. Science of the Total Environment 607: 497-508. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.157.
Parkinson S, Kahil M, Wada Y, Krey V, Byers E, Johnson N, Burek P, Satoh Y, et al. (2017). Hydro-economic modeling of integrated solutions for the water-energy-land nexus in Africa. In: AGU Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 2015, New Orleans.
Mehran A, AghaKouchak A, Nakhjiri N, Stewardson MJ, Peel MC, Phillips TJ, Wada Y, & Ravalico JK (2017). Compounding Impacts of Human-Induced Water Stress and Climate Change on Water Availability. Scientific Reports 7 (1): e6282. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-06765-0.
Gidden M, Byers E, Burek P, Ebi K, Greve P, Havlik P, Hillers A, Johnson N, et al. (2017). Exposure and Vulnerability to Energy, Water, and Land Hotspots under Different Climate Futures. In: 10th Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium Meeting, December 2017.
Wada Y (2017). Towards integrated solutions for water,energy, and land using an integrated nexus modeling framework. In: RIHN 12th International Symposium Trans-scale Solutions for Sustainability, 20-21 December 2017, Kyoto, Japan.
Hattermann F, Vetter T, Breuer L, Su B, Daggupati P, Donnelly C, Fekete B, Flörke M, et al. (2017). Sources of uncertainty in hydrological climate impact assessment: a cross-scale study. Environmental Research Letters: 1-34. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aa9938. (In Press)
Byers E, Gidden M, Burek P, Leclere D, Palazzo A, Parkinson S, Rogelj J, Satoh Y, et al. (2017). Multi-sector climate impacts assessment for water, energy and land. In: Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project Meeting, 9-10 October 2017, Potsdam, Germany.
Byers E, Gidden M, Burek P, Leclere D, Palazzo A, Rogelj J, Satoh Y, Wada Y, et al. (2017). Future exposure and vulnerability to multi-sector hotspots. In: Impacts World 2017, 11-13 October 2017, Potsdam, Germany.
Felfelani F, Wada Y, Longuevergne L, & Pokhrel YN (2017). Natural and human-induced terrestrial water storage change: A global analysis using hydrological models and GRACE. Journal of Hydrology 553: 105-118. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.07.048.
Wada Y (2017). Towards integrated solutions for water,energy, and land using an integrated nexus modeling framework. In: Knowledge Forum on Water Security and Climate Change:Innovative solutions for sustainable water resources management, 18 October 2017, Paris, France.
van Vliet MTH, Flörke M, & Wada Y (2017). Quality matters for water scarcity. Nature Geoscience 10 (11): 800-802. DOI:10.1038/ngeo3047.
Greve P, Kahil T, Mochizuki J, Florke M, Eisner S, Hanasaki N, & Wada Y (2017). Global assessment of water policy challenges under uncertainty in water scarcity projections. In: ILEAPS Science conference, 11-14 September 2017, Oxford, UK.
Wada Y, Bierkens MFP, de Roo A, Dirmeyer Pa, Famiglietti JS, Hanasaki N, Konar M, Liu J, et al. (2017). Human-water interface in hydrological modeling: Current status and future directions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 21: 4169-4193. DOI:10.5194/hess-2017-248.
Kleinherenbrink M, Riva R, Frederikse T, Merrifield M, & Wada Y (2017). Trends and interannual variability of mass and steric sea level in the Tropical Asian Seas. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 122 (8): 6254-6276. DOI:10.1002/2017JC012792.
Wada Y, Bierkens MFP, de Roo A, Dirmeyer PA, Famiglietti JS, Hanasaki N, Konar M, Liu J, et al. (2017). Human–water interface in hydrological modelling: current status and future directions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21 (8): 4169-4193. DOI:10.5194/hess-21-4169-2017.
Satoh Y, Kahil T, Byers E, Burek P, Fischer G, Tramberend S, Greve P, Flörke M, et al. (2017). Multi-model and multi-scenario assessments of Asian water futures: the Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative. Earth's Future 5 (7): 823-852. DOI:10.1002/2016EF000503.
Veldkamp T, Wada Y, Aerts JCJH, Doell P, Gosling SN, Liu J, Masaki Y, Oki T, et al. (2017). Water scarcity hotspots travel downstream due to human interventions in the 20th and 21st century. Nature Communications 8: e15697. DOI:10.1038/ncomms15697.
Zhao F, Veldkamp TIE, Frieler K, Schewe J, Ostberg S, Willner S, Schauberger B, Gosling SN, et al. (2017). The critical role of the routing scheme in simulating peak river discharge in global hydrological models. Environmental Research Letters 12 (7): 075003. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aa7250.
Kahil T, Parkinson S, Burek P, Satoh Y, Greve P, Fischer G, Tramberend S, Langan S, et al. (2017). Economic costs of reducing unsustainable groundwater use: Application of IIASA global hydro-economic modeling framework. In: JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 20-25 May 2017, Tokyo, Japan.
Wang J, Sheng Y, & Wada Y (2017). Little impact of Three Gorges Dam on recent decadal lake decline across China's Yangtze Plain. Water Resources Research 53 (5): 3854-3877. DOI:10.1002/2016WR019817.
Burek P, Satoh Y, Greve P, Kahil T, & Wada Y (2017). The CommunityWater Model (CWATM) / Development of a community driven global water model. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, 23–28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria.
Jasechko S, Perrone D, Befus KM, Bayani Cardenas M, Ferguson G, Gleeson T, Luijendijk E, McDonnell JJ, et al. (2017). Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but wells vulnerable to modern contamination. Nature Geoscience 10 (6): 425-429. DOI:10.1038/ngeo2943.
Gidden M, Byers E, Greve P, Kahil T, Parkinson S, Raptis C, Rogelj J, Satoh Y, et al. (2017). Hydroclimatic risks and uncertainty in the global power sector. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, 23–28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria.
Greve P, Kahil T, Schinko T, Mochizuki J, Satoh Y, Burek P, Burtscher R, Langan S, et al. (2017). Global assessment of water policy vulnerability under uncertainty in water scarcity projections. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, 23–28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria.
Masaki Y, Hanasaki N, Biemans H, Müller Schmied H, Tang Q, Wada Y, Gosling S, Takahashi K, et al. (2017). Intercomparison of global river discharge simulations focusing on dam operation --- Part II: Multiple models analysis in two case-study river basins, Missouri-Mississippi and Green-Colorado. Environmental Research Letters 12 (5): 055002. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aa57a8.
Dalin C, Wada Y, Kastner T, & Puma MJ (2017). Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade. Nature 543: 700-704. DOI:10.1038/nature21403.
Hartmann A, Gleeson T, Wada Y, & Wagener T (2017). Enhanced groundwater recharge rates and altered recharge sensitivity to climate variability through subsurface heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (11): 2842-2847. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1614941114.
He X, Wada Y, Wanders N, & Sheffield J (2017). Intensification of hydrological drought in California by human water management. Geophysical Research Letters 24 (4): 1777-1785. DOI:10.1002/2016GL071665.
Wada Y (2017). IIASA's Water Program: History, Strategy, and Progress. In: IIASA Institutional Evaluation 2017, 27 February-1 March 2017, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Wada Y (2017). Reducing water scarcity possible by 2050. In: IIASA Institutional Evaluation 2017, 27 February-1 March 2017, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Liu X, Tang Q, Cui H, Mu M, Gerten D, Godling SN, Masaki Y, Satoh Y, et al. (2017). Multimodel uncertainty changes in simulated river flows induced by human impact parameterizations. Environmental Research Letters 12 (2): 025009. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aa5a3a.
Wiberg D, Satoh Y, Burek P, Fischer G, Tramberend S, Kahil T, Flörke M, Eisner S, et al. (2017). Water Futures and Solutions: Asia 2050 (Final Report). Knowledge and Innovation Support for the Water Financing Program of the Asian Development Bank (RETA 6498). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Submitted)
Hattermann F F, Krysanova V, Gosling S N, Dankers R, Daggupati P, Donnelly C, Flörke M, Huang S, et al. (2017). Cross‐scale intercomparison of climate change impacts simulated by regional and global hydrological models in eleven large river basins. Climatic Change 141 (3): 561-576. DOI:10.1007/s10584-016-1829-4.
Asoka A, Gleeson T, Wada Y, & Mishra V (2017). Relative contribution of monsoon precipitation and pumping to changes in groundwater storage in India. Nature Geoscience 10 (2): 109-117. DOI:10.1038/ngeo2869.
Slangen A B A, Adloff F, Jevrejeva S, Leclercq PW, Marzeion B, Wada Y, & Winkelmann R (2017). A Review of Recent Updates of Sea-Level Projections at Global and Regional Scales. Surveys in Geophysics 38 (1): 385–406-406. DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9374-2.
Bhanja SN, Mukherjee A, Rodell M, Wada Y, Chattopadhyay S, Velicogna I, Pangaluru K, & Famiglietti JS (2017). Groundwater rejuvenation in parts of India influenced by water-policy change implementation. Scientific Reports 7 (1): p. 7453. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-07058-2.
Solander KC, Reager JT, Wada Y, Famiglietti JS, & Middleton RS (2017). GRACE satellite observations reveal the severity of recent water over-consumption in the United States. Scientific Reports 7 (1): p. 8723. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-07450-y.
Sood A, Smakhtin V, Eriyagama N, Villholth KG, Liyanage N, Wada Y, Ebrahim G, & Dickens C (2017). Global Environmental Flow Information for the Sustainable Development Goals. IWMI Research Report 168: 1-39. DOI:10.5337/2017.201.
Wada Y (2017). Towards integrated solutions for water,energy, and land using an integrated nexus modeling framework. In: AGU Fall Meeting 2017, 2017, New Orleans, USA.
Wada Y, Reager JT, Chao BF, Wang J, Lo M-H, Song C, Li Y, & Gardner AS (2017). Satellite Altimetry-Based Sea Level at Global and Regional Scales. In: Integrative Study of the Mean Sea Level and Its Components. pp. 133-154 Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. ISBN 978-3-319-56490-610.1007/978-3-319-56490-6_7.
Burek P, Langan S, Cosgrove W, Fischer G, Kahil T, Magnuszewski P, Satoh Y, Tramberend S, et al. (2016). The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative of IIASA. In: IDRiM 2016 7th International Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management Disasters and Development: Towards a Risk Aware Society, October 1-3, 2016, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Nasta P, Gates JB, & Wada Y (2016). Impact of climate-indicators on continental-scale potential groundwater recharge in Africa. Hydrological Processes 30 (19): 3420-3433. DOI:10.1002/hyp.10869.
Tang Q, Oki T, & Wada Y (2016). Impacts of groundwater pumping on regional and global water resources. In: Terrestrial Water Cycle and Climate Change. Eds. Tang, Q. & Oki, T., pp. 71-101 Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978111897177210.1002/9781118971772.ch5.
van Vliet M, van Beek LPH, Eisner S, Flörke M, Wada Y, & Bierkens MFP (2016). Multi-model assessment of global hydropower and cooling water discharge potential under climate change. Global Environmental Change 40: 156-170. DOI:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.07.007.
Pokhrel YN, Hanasaki N, Wada Y, & Kim H (2016). Recent progresses in incorporating human land-water management into global land surface models toward their integration into Earth system models. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 3 (4): 548-574. DOI:10.1002/wat2.1150.
Satoh Y, Fischer G, Burek P, Wada Y, Floerke M, Eisner S, & Hanasaki N (2016). Development of future water use scenarios: Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative's approaches. In: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016, 22-26 May 2016, Makuhari Messe, Japan. (Submitted)
Wada Y, Flörke M, Hanasaki N, Eisner S, Fischer G, Tramberend S, Satoh Y, van Vliet M, et al. (2016). Modeling global water use for the 21st century: Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative and its approaches. Geoscientific Model Development 9: 175-222. DOI:10.5194/gmd-9-175-2016.
Burek P, Satoh Y, Fischer G, Kahil MT, Scherzer A, Tramberend S, Nava LF, Wada Y, et al. (2016). Water Futures and Solution - Fast Track Initiative (Final Report). IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-16-006
Burek P, Satoh Y, Wada Y, Flörke M, Eisner S, Hanasaki N, Tramberend S, Fischer G, et al. (2016). Looking at the spatial and temporal distribution of global water availability and demand. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
Frederikse T, Riva R, Kleinherenbrink M, Wada Y, van den Broeke M, & Marzeion B (2016). Closing the sea level budget on a regional scale: Trends and variability on the Northwestern European continental shelf. Geophysical Research Letters 43 (20): 10,864-10,872. DOI:10.1002/2016GL070750.
Gain AK, Giupponi C, & Wada Y (2016). Measuring global water security towards sustainable development goals. Environmental Research Letters 11 (12): e124015. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124015.
Long D, Chen X, Scanlon BR, Wada Y, Hong Y, Singh VP, Chen Y, Wang C, et al. (2016). Have GRACE satellites overestimated groundwater depletion in the Northwest India Aquifer? Scientific Reports 6: e24398. DOI:10.1038/srep24398.
Satoh Y, Burek P, Wada Y, Flörke M, Eisner S, Hanasaki N, Kahil T, Tramberend S, et al. (2016). Asian water futures - Multi scenarios, models and criteria assessment. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
Wada Y, Lo MH, Yeh PJF, Reager JT, Famiglietti JS, Wu R-J, & Tseng Y-H (2016). Fate of water pumped from underground and contributions to sea-level rise. Nature Climate Change 6 (8): 777-780. DOI:10.1038/nclimate3001.
Wada Y, Reager JT, Chao BF, Wang J, Lo M-H, Song C, Li Y, & Gardner AS (2016). Recent Changes in Land Water Storage and its Contribution to Sea Level Variations. Surveys in Geophysics 38 (1): 131-152. DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9399-6.
Wada Y, de Graaf IEM, & van Beek LPH (2016). High-resolution modeling of human and climate impacts on global water resources. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 8 (2): 735-763. DOI:10.1002/2015MS000618.
van den Hurk B, Kim H, Krinner G, Seneviratne SI, Derksen C, Oki T, Douville H, Colin J, et al. (2016). LS3MIP (v1.0) contribution to CMIP6: the Land Surface, Snow and Soil moisture Model Intercomparison Project – aims, setup and expected outcome. Geoscientific Model Development 9 (8): 2809-2832. DOI:10.5194/gmd-9-2809-2016.
Wada Y (2015). Reducing water scarcity possible by 2050: Linking global assessments to policy dimensions. In: Systems Analysis 2015 - A Conference in Celebration of Howard Raiffa, 11 -13 November, 2015, Laxenburg, Austria.
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Sutherland is Britain's largest county; remote, sparsely populated, offering peace and tranquility away from the crowds. The local area of Assynt located within the North West Highlands Geopark has a wealth of walks for all abilities, from a gentle stroll through ancient forest to a pebble beach at the White Shore or a full day's trek to the top of Suilven, the granite sugar loaf that towers over the village dominating the area's landscape. There are several sandy Blue Flag beaches along the coast, the nearest being Achmelvich with soft white sand and a turquoise sea reminiscent of a more tropical location. Lochinver has a prestigious Dark Sky Award.
Lochinver village located just one mile away has two mini supermarkets, several restaurants and two pubs, a petrol station, butchers, newsagents, ships' chandlers, various craft shops, the Highland Stoneware Pottery, a Royal Bank of Scotland Cash Point machine, the Assynt Medical Centre, Post Office, village hall, Leisure Centre, harbour, Lifeboat Station with RNLI shop and Tourist Information Centre.
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|March 30, 2000
|Ms. Jennifer J. Johnson
Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System
20th and C Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20551
Docket No. R-1058
Mr. Robert E. Feldman
Executive Secretary
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
550 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20429
Federal Trade Commission
Room H-159
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Privacy Rule,
16 CFR Part 313-Comment
|Communications Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20219
Docket No. 00-05
|Manager, Dissemination Branch
Information Management & Services
Office of Thrift Supervision
1700 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20552
Docket No. 2000-13
|Jonathan G. Katz
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549-0609
File No. S7-6-00
Dear Sirs and Madams:
This comment letter is sent by Summit Bancorp., a bank holding company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, which include two state-chartered banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System, Summit Bank (Hackensack, NJ) and Summit Bank (Bethelehem, PA), a state-chartered bank not a member of the Federal Reserve System, Summit Bank (Norwalk, CT), a registered broker-dealer, Summit Financial Services Group, Inc., and several insurance agencies, Meeker Sharkey Financial Group, W. M. Ross and Company, Inc., Spectrum Financial Group, Inc., Corporate Dynamics, and Philadelphia Benefits Corporation.
In general, we appreciate the efforts the regulators have made to provide prompt and consistent and coordinated privacy regulations. We would urge the regulators to provide model forms, to provide guidance by example regarding "categories" of information, third parties, etc.
We appreciate the opportunity to offer comments regarding specific parts of the proposed regulation.
Section by Section Analysis - [proposed additional language underscored]
§_.1(b). The rule would be clearer if it tracked the statute: Instead of "certain [very vague] of their non-bank subsidiaries or affiliates" say "their nonbank subsidiaries or affiliates (except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, and investment advisors)."
§_.2. The rule that compliance with examples constitutes compliance with the regulations is very important. These rules are intended to encourage compliance, not punish. The section could be written in much plainer English:
The examples in this part are not the only ways to comply with the law and regulations, but if you follow an example which is applicable to your situation, you will be treated as having followed the law and regulations.
§_.3(b)(2)(i)(F). "Boilerplate" is not a synonym for "ambiguous." Boilerplate means frequently re-used, standardized, ready-made, and comes from an old method of newspaper printing of syndicated material. There is nothing wrong with a disclosure which is standardized and frequently re-used, as long as it is clear and conspicuous. Overall, we believe that the standards proposed in the regulation about boilerplate and precision are impossible to achieve. Plainer language is almost necessarily less precise, based on my experience since 1980 with the New Jersey Plain Language Consumer Contract Law.
§_.3(b)(2)(iii)(A). We would suggest: "Larger type size(s), different type face(s), boldface or italics in the text;..."
§_.3(e)(2)(i), (ii) & (iii). Section 509 of the Act defines "consumer" as one "who obtains ... financial products or services which are to be used...." The attempt in these three examples and the definition in §_.3(k)(2) to define the failure to obtain a financial product or service as obtaining that product or service is contrary to the plain language of the law. However, we agree that a financial institution should not be permitted to disclose personally identifiable financial information received on credit applications without restriction.
Furthermore, it should be made clear that a beneficiary of a trust who is not also a trustee or settlor or a beneficiary of an insurance policy who is not the purchaser or owner of the policy is not a consumer. A beneficiary does not obtain a fiduciary or insurance service, a beneficiary is a passive recipient of such service. A beneficiary has no say in what institution provides the service, and has entered into no contract with the institution, although the beneficiary will have some rights under fiduciary principles and a trust agreement or insurance policy to which the beneficiary was not a party.
§_.3(e)(2)(iv). The purpose of this example is unclear. If this is intended to refer to a legal representative, such person is already covered by §_.3(e)(1). If this person is an obligor on a loan we bought, we have no problem but this needs to be made clear. If this is a friend, relative, volunteer or officious intermeddler, such person has obtained no financial product or service and is not covered by the Act.
§_.3(e)(2)(vi). The difference between this section and §_.3(i)(2)(ii)(E) is not clear.
§_.3(i)(1). "Customer relationship" should be defined as "a continuing relationship between a consumer and you under which the consumer obtains one or more financial products or services from you that are ...." This is consistent with the definition of consumer in both the law and proposed regulation. Furthermore, there are multiple circumstances in which persons may passively receive a service from a bank with which they have no customer relationship, such as a recipient of a dividend check from a transfer agent. "Customers" must be defined as those who affirmatively enter into a relationship with the institution (or another institution which has sold the account to the disclosing institution). The definition in Section 527 of the Act does not apply to Subtitle A of Title V and is more inclusive to deal with a different purpose, the prevention of fraudulent access.
§_.3(k)(2). As noted above in the comment regarding §_.3(e)(2)(i), (ii) & (iii), the attempt to include persons who fail to obtain a financial product or service is contrary to the law.
§_.3(n), (o) & (p). Summit supports Alternative B. It would be an undue burden on financial institutions to require them to maintain the source of all information, which would be necessary under Alternative A. We consider information available over the Internet to be "publicly available," particularly in light of the overwhelming proportion of public libraries offering Internet access. On a more general note, we urge the regulators not to read the word "financial" out of "nonpublic financial information." Names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates are not financial information protected by Title V, and should not be protected on an individual basis. We do not consider this nonpublic personal information. However, we agree with the examples at §_.3(o)(2)(C) and (D), that lists of customers of a financial institution are proprietary information which should be considered nonpublic personal information. However, we do not think this should be done by defining them as personally identifiable financial information, but by directly defining them as nonpublic personal information.
§_.4(a)(1). We object to the requirement that the notice be provided "prior to" the time a customer relationship is established. Section 503(a) of the Act says "At the time of establishing," and that is the language that should be used in this regulation. The regulation suggests that consumers will "shop around" for privacy policies. If this takes place it will undoubtedly take the form of requests for privacy policies well prior to initiation of a specifictransaction. To require financial institution employees to make certain and document that a customer receives a privacy policy before, rather than at the same time as, the other 22 documents typically required for a residential mortgage or home equity loan is unreasonable and of no benefit to the customer. It just provides fodder for plaintiffs' attorneys to bring class action lawsuits.
§_.4(d). Since bank records are typically maintained on an account basis rather than a "customer" basis, we would urge that notice be required to only one owner or obligor or other party to an account. We would also propose that any party to an account have the power to "opt out" of sharing of information on the account.
§_.4(d)(2)(ii). The words "...and the consumer agrees to receive the notice thereafter" should be deleted. The institution is required to provide the notice within a reasonable time by §_.4(d)(2), and the problems of proof of an oral agreement to receive a privacy notice are insurmountable and an invitation to litigation.
§_.4(d)(5)(i) & (iii). We suggest that you add to the examples: "Fax a printed copy of the notice to a fax number provided by the customer."
§_.4. In response to the request for comments, we suggest that the regulators set a reasonably high asset or income number to identify private banking-type individuals to whom no privacy and opt-out notices need be sent. These individuals have personalized relationships with the financial institution, are able to protect themselves, and may have legitimate reasons relating to political situations in other countries why the do not wish to receive mail.
§_.5. We would urge the regulators to construe "annually" as once each calendar year, rather than every twelve months. It would be an undue burden to have to mail out privacy notices to different customers with the same type of account based on their account opening date.
With regard to the burden of annual notices, we would urge that a financial institution which does not change its privacy disclosure notice from the preceding year be required to send only a brief notice of the availability of its privacy disclosure and opt-out notices upon request by mail, telephone or in person. We believe this would comply with Section 503(a) of the Act requiring annual notices to customers and significantly reduce the burden on institutions. "Our policies and procedures on customer privacy have not changed from the last notice we gave you." That's clear and conspicuous disclosure of a financial institution's policies, in the words of Section 503(a).
§_.5(c)(2)(iv). This last example should be deleted or changed to "There has been no account activity for a period of twelve consecutive months [end of sentence]." Banks mail out tax data, dormancy, escheat, audit confirmation, marketing and a multitude of other materials to account addresses, which do not reflect an ongoing customer relationship.
§_.6(a)(5). We suggest you add "or may contract" at the end of this subsection.
§_.6(a)(8). Section 503(b)(3) of the Act calls for disclosure of "the policies that the institution maintains to protect the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal information in accordance with section 501." The regulation adds the word "integrity." Unfortunately, the plain English meaning of "integrity" is honesty, accuracy, completeness. The example in (d)(5) and the description of the propose rule suggest that "integrity" means protection "against reasonably anticipated threats or hazards," which is a relatively obscure technological usage. Although the word "integrity" was probably used in this technological sense in Section 501(b)(2) of the Act, since Section 503(b)(3) does not require disclosures regarding "integrity," this word should be deleted from the regulation and example to avoid confusion of customers.
The fact that the agencies' regulations under Section 501 of the Act setting forth standards for security, confidentiality and integrity are still in an early stage but necessary for institutions to prepare their disclosures supports the suggestion that the date for sending the first of the annual notices be postponed.
§_.6(b). In response to the request for comment, Summit agrees that describing disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties as permitted by law should be sufficient with respect to the exceptions permitted under Sections 10 and 11 of the proposed regulation
§_.7. As stated with respect to §_.4(d) above, since bank records are typically maintained on an account basis rather than a "customer" basis, we would propose that any party to an account have the power to "opt out" of sharing of all information on the account.
With respect to the request for comment on a trust account with multiple beneficiaries, it is our position that a trustee is a customer, a settlor of a trust with a continuing relationship may be a customer, but a beneficiary who is not also a trustee or settlor is not a consumer. A beneficiary does not obtain a fiduciary service, a beneficiary is a passive recipient of such service. A beneficiary has no say in what institution provides the service, and has entered into no contract with the institution, although the beneficiary will have some rights under fiduciary principles and a trust agreement to which the beneficiary was not a party.
§_.7(a)(3)(i). We agree that 30 days is a reasonable period for mail notice and do not think an example in the context of transactions conducted using an electronic medium would be helpful, as reasonableness in this context is in a process of rapid evolution.
§_.7(c). We suggest adding "or certain uses of nonpublic personal information" to this section. Customer surveys have shown that many customers object only to telemarketing uses, and a number of institutions, including Summit, currently provide opt-out notices which allow the customer to specify the methods of solicitation for which the customer wishes information not to be used.
§_.8(a)(2)(ii). An additional alternative reasonable means should be included: "(D) Provide a toll-free telephone number by which the consumer may opt out." Summit has provided this convenient choice to customers for privacy opt-outs for some time; it is the method most frequently used by customers. See OCC Advisory Letter 99-3, Note 16.
As noted below, Summit expects to mail over three million four hundred thousand privacy and opt-out notices. Past experience would indicate that less than one percent of the customers will opt out.
§_.8(b)(1). This subsection should be revised to make it clear that an institution can provide the opt-out notice at any time (plus 30 days) before it makes disclosure of financial information to third parties.
§_.9(a)(2)(ii). In response to the request for comment on the use of information for the purpose of updating or validating credit scoring systems, we believe that this exception should be added to §_.11, as being similar to fraud protection, institutional risk control and the like.
§_.9(c). We would urge deletion of the definition of joint agreement. Subsection (b) accurately tracks the statute; subsection (c) changes "marketing ...pursuant to joint agreements" to "jointly offer, endorse or sponsor." There is a significant difference in that the former merely describes the contractual relationship between the parties while the latter implies affirmative participation by both parties. The implication that the disclosing financial institution endorses or sponsors the product should not be written into regulation; it is a question of facts and circumstances to be determined on a case-by-case basis. If customers of small community bank purchase products from Merrill Lynch or Prudential, they are not relying on the community bank's endorsement, nor is the community bank in a position to do significant due diligence on a well-known national financial institution. The community bank can only be expected to exercise reasonable business judgment in its selection of parties with which it contracts. We would therefore oppose a rule which would evidence the financial institution's sponsorship. We do not think that regulations can effectively describe the appropriate steps which an institution should take to mitigate reputational and legal risk; we would suggest at most a cautionary footnote reminding institutions of such risks.
§_.11(a)(1). We suggest adding the underlined language: "with the consent or at the direction of the consumer, provided that you are not aware that the consumer has
not revoked the consent or direction." We would urge the regulatory agencies not to require that such consents be in writing, as one of the most frequent circumstances covered by this exception is when the customer requests the financial institution to give a bank reference to a third party.
§_.11(a)(7)(ii). The use of the words "properly authorized" in Section 502(e)(8) of the Act are very troublesome, as it would be difficult and extremely expensive, and violate most state and federal rules of civil and criminal procedure for institutions to do due diligence on each subpoena received. Rather than deleting these words from the regulation, since they will still exist in the statute, we would urge that the regulators add a definition of "properly authorized" to mean "regular on its face, that is, identifying the court, parties, docket number and issuing officer." This describes the actions taken by financial institutions today and conforms to the rules of Federal Procedure.
§_.12(a)(1). We would request that the word "receive" be replaced by the word "obtain," since a financial institution should only be held responsible for information which it obtains voluntarily.
In response to the request for comment, we do not think "policies or procedures" would ensure compliance with redisclosure limits. A reasonable financial institution will either contractually require (which still does not ensure) compliance or deal with a third party which has in some other fashion committed to or is legally required to comply.
§_.13. We would urge the addition of "except for disclosures pursuant to §§ .9, .10 or .11," at the end of this section, due to the fact that marketing materials may be enclosed with other account materials being sent by a servicer for the financial institution.
§_.15. A critical question of conflict of laws is which state privacy law will govern, the law of the state of domicile of the financial institution, or the state of residence of the customer. We would urge a rule specifying the former. It would be an undue burden on financial institutions in today's mobile society to have to track customer moves and send out a new notice and opt-out each time a customer moves across a state line.
§_.16. We would suggest that a December 13, 2000 mailing deadline for initial disclosures of privacy policies is not in the best interests of informing consumers of their rights. Section 510(1) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the "Act") authorizes the agencies to prescribe different effective dates for different portions of Title V of the Act, except that Sections 504 (Rulemaking) and 506 (Protection of Fair Credit Reporting Act) are effective immediately. We would suggest that Sections 501, 502(c), 502(d), 502(e), 505, 507, 508 and 509 be made effective November 13, 2000, and that the other provisions be optional until fifteen months after the date on which final rules are required, i.e., July 13, 2001.
There are several reasons to postpone mailing of the opt-out and disclosure notices. These notices are to be sent out no less frequently than annually. Some feel this regulation will result in greater information and technology systems costs than Y2K. Six months from promulgation of a regulation which will require massive system changes is a short time, meaning there will be little if any early mailing. Summit will mail well over three million four hundred thousand privacy notices. Imagine the effect on the Postal Service and each consumer's mailbox when Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Prudential, American Express, and tens of thousands of other banks, insurance companies and agencies, securities dealers and other entities newly defined as "financial institutions" drop billions of notices in the mail on virtually the same day, the beginning of the Christmas holiday shopping season and the related mail surge. And the same mailings will occur the same time of year, year after year.
Consumers will be overwhelmed by privacy notices, greatly reducing their effectiveness. The Postal Service, mailing houses, printers and data processing operations will be overwhelmed by the flood. Will the regulators show the same concern about the stability of the financial system put at risk by this crisis resulting from regulatory action as they did about Y2K?
We would suggest that it would be wise to delay the mailing deadline until July 2001 because it will give financial institutions the ability to stagger their mailings to their customers, reducing the negative impacts on all concerned, as well as the costs. Most financial institutions spent several years preparing for Y2K. After the Christmas holidays come the 1099's, W-2's, K-1's and other year-end tax mailings as well as the Christmas bills. February and March are the principal months for mailing out Annual Reports and Proxy Statements. July would be good as a cut-off date, as institutions should be in a position to start mailing in April and stagger the mailings through June and early July.
Furthermore, as noted above, we have not even seen the administrative, technical and physical safeguards standards which we are required to describe as part of our privacy notices. In addition, a massive training effort of thousands of employees will be necessary.
We suggest that the rules be issued as temporary rules and hope there will be an opportunity for further comment after the rules are promulgated, as there have been with other Gramm-Leach-Bliley rules.
Very truly yours,
Richard F. Ober, Jr.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Summit Bancorp
301 Carnegie Center
P.O. Box 2066
Princeton, NJ 08543-2066


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Famous Brooklyn rappers: Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, and more
Brooklyn has contributed some major chapters to the development of rap music. Thanks to the love rappers such as the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Talib Kweli have shown for their home town over the years, you can't listen to hip hop without hearing a few BK references. As part of our ongoing series detailing the Brooklyn roots of famous entertainers, here are six rappers who hail from Kings County.
Notorious B.I.G. (Clinton Hill)
Biggie was born Christopher George Latore Wallace in 1972 and was raised in Clinton Hill. Better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie, or Biggie Smalls—Wallace is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. His untimely death in 1997 inspired fans in Brooklyn to paint several murals in his honor, including a planned mural that's been commissioned at the Fort Greene Key Food where Biggie once worked.
Notorious B.I.G. mural photo courtesy of Amr Abdallah via Facebook.
Busta Rhymes (right) | Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival via Daily Motion
Busta Rhymes (Flatbush)
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. was born in East Flatbush to Jamaican parents and is better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes. Of his hometown, Smith says: "Brooklyn is where I primarily developed. I had an opportunity to make records and perform in clubs here and there, and I started networking with the right people in the right places."
Jay-Z and Beyonce enjoying the Brooklyn Nets via missinfo.tv
Jay Z (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
Sean Carter grew into the international superstar known as Jay Z after growing up in the Marcy Housing Projects in Bedford Stuyvesant. Known by friends as "Jazzy," Carter first came to prominence in 1994 and has since grown an equally impressive business empire, including a stake in the Brooklyn Nets and a share, since sold, in the Barclays Center.
Ol' Dirty Bastard mural | Brandon Z. via Foursquare
Ol' Dirty Bastard (Fort Greene)
"Brooklyn Zoo" was the solo debut of Ol' Dirty Bastard, from the album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, his first solo album apart from the rap collective The Wu-Tang Clan. ODB, né Russell Tyrone Jones, hailed from Fort Greene, and died in 2004 from a drug overdose. Fans can check out the mural above in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Talib Kweli via Facebook
Talib Kweli (Park Slope)
Talib Kweli grew up in Park Slope, the son of an English professor and an administrator at city universities He has long been an activist and advocate for justice. In 2011, Kweli founded Javotti Media, his independent label, which is based in Brooklyn.
Jam Master Jay | Run-D.M.C. via Facebook
Jam Master Jay (East New York)
Jason William Mizell, better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was a musician, rapper, and the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C. He was born in Brooklyn but moved to Hollis, Queens with his family when he was 13 years old. Murdered in 2002, he lives on through the Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music, which is dedicated to providing access to the arts to all children, regardless of socio-economic background.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Mad Millies Beginners Italian cheese making kit
Mad Millie Beginners Italian Kit With recipes and all the ingredients you need (apart from the milk) to make some of the following: Fresh Italian Mozzarella and Bocconcini (approx 600g/batch), Ricotta (approx 400g/batch), Ricotta Salata (approx 100g/batch), Burrata Mascarpone (approx 700g/batch). I recently rediscovered the kit on top of the refrigerator and I had wanted to make mozzarella as my first attempt. We sourced some UN-homoginized milk (as some reading indicated that would work better) I got ready to make some delicious cheeze! Included in the kit are the vegetarian rennet tablets (the enzymatic agent that causes the milk to coagulate), cheese salt (which is iodine-free, so as not to inhibit bacterial maturation), citric acid (to acidify the mixture, allowing the rennet to act more effectively), calcium chloride (to re-introduce calcium often lost in milk-processing) as well as the cheese cloth measuring pipette, and thermometer needed. With my 2L of fancy un-homoginized milk, and the added backup of my fancy new digital Range iPhone thermometer I made my attempt, and ended up with ... ricotta. After the process, which may have been less delicate than it should have been, I balled my finished product, and let it hang to drain off the last of the whey. I ended up with a mass of cheese that yielded 450g, and I let it sit for a few days to settle, before breaking open my ball, and seeing what I had wrought. It had been obvious in my preparation that the coagulation step didn't ever really happen. I had curds, but never the solid custard-like phase that needed cutting. My mozzarella failed, but I ended up with a pretty decent, if crumbly, fetta type of cheese. At this stage I am putting it down to poor technique on my part, and not the kit. Whist I am fairly confident that the temperatures and times were right, as I had the digitally controlled and timed Range to fall back on, I have a feeling that the initial combination of ingredients, and stirring may have been heavy handed on my part.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Family Feats: Meat Cupcake
I wouldn't suggest this for dinner guests with any sort of finesse, but if you're looking to impress a younger group of diners, this one is a winner.
By using a muffin tray and a bit of imagination, I make "Meat Cupcakes" - or, if you like, individual Shepard's pies. All I do is line the muffin case with foil (I use bits of alfoil rather than muffin cases, as I find it's better at holding in the mince mix). Then using your favourite "Savoury Mince" mix, just spoon some in each case, add your mashed potato (I like to sprinkle some cheese on the top) and pop in the oven, just like you would a regular Shepard's pie.
It's up to you whether you pre-cook the savory mince and then just use the oven to brown up the mash topping and melt the cheese, or whether you bake this in the oven - I've found either method works just fine, but baking the meat in the oven makes for a more "meatloaf" consistency to the mince, it binds together better, and is less likely to spill when the "cupcake" is removed from the tray. The oven method also takes longer, so it also depends on how much time you've got.
I usually garnish with whatever's at hand - this time I had carrots, sweet potato and pumpkin so it was an all-orange extravaganza, I sliced a wedge of carrot to perch on top of each cupcake.
Monday, April 8, 2013
High Tea with Mr Twinings at JJ's Bar and Grill
Mr Twinings was just as charming and twee and entertaining as you would expect, he utterly charmed the crowd with his informative and cheeky banter.
At one point he asked everyone who put sugar in their tea to raise their hands and then declared every one of us who had confessed to the deed "A Bunch of Barbarians!!". For a bunch of barbarians they certainly fed us like royalty!
The High Tea spread was really lovely, with a mix of traditional offerings done very well (scones with jam and cream, lovely little sandwiches) and some innovative additions in both the savory and sweet categories.
This venue doesn't usually offer high tea as far as I can ascertain but if this was indicative of the usual standard of their food it bodes very well indeed - it certainly made me want to come back another time and see what they usually offer.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Review: Utaste Sample Box December 2012
The december uTaste box arrived, chock full of goodies to enjoy as the silly season begins! What's inside?
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Hotspots: Narai Thai Northcote (Restaurant Review)
We were out for dinner with one of my partners, for an early "Xmas function for the families", and the venue of choice was the Narai Thai Northcote, being somewhat central for all three households. We've been here once before, for combined birthday dinner, and this time remembered to bring along the folding high-chair for the baby! This is a cheerful, relaxed suburban Thai restaurant, if perhaps priced higher than I'd have expected for the meals.
Pud khing: beef stir fried with ginger, onion and black bean sauce. This was a tender dish, with a light chilli heat, the beans were crisp, the onions sweet and the sauce rich.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Family Feasts: Beans, Bangers & Cornbread
Some nights the pressures of a day at work make the prospects of a involved and intricate dinner rather unappealing, and something quick, easy and tasty is the order of the evening. I'm loathe to eat most things "right out of the box, and even when recovering from a crushing day, I still need to do "something" to my meals to save me from "meat and three veg" boiled pap.
I put the oven on, as there was still a chill in the air, and looked in the shelves. cans of baked and "four bean mix" beans stared up at me. Taking one of each, and grabbing the brown sugar, Keens curry powder, and some smoked paprika from the Oasis Bakery, I quickly tossed these together, in a casserole dish, and popped them into the oven.
With Thanksgiving coming up fast, I wanted to try out a variation of corn bread I had thought up whilst relabeling our dry-goods jars and stumbling upon our Spanish corn-flour (made with actual corn, rather than wheeten corn-flour. I quickly whipped up a batch of batter, substituting half the regular flour for corn-flour and plopped it into these cupcake moulds. Throwing this into the oven as well, I looked at the meat portion of the meal, and whilst this was cooking, set to defrosting something from Hoth, our chest freezer.
The addition of the corn-flour added a very new flavour to the muffins, much more reminiscent of tortilla taco-shells than the more familiar, sweet gritty cornbreads I've made with just polenta.
When the beans and cornbread were ready, I gave the sausages a burst of heat, and a second slosh of balsamic vinegar, and deglazed the pan to get all the sticky reduction onto them.
All in all a tasty meal, from humble ingredients.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
HotSpots: Ghin Khao Thai Food (Restaurant Review)
We get out and about to lunch in the city at least once a week, usually on a Wednesday, and have the chance to sample many of the tasty treats and quick eats that Melbourne has to offer.
One such spot is Ghin Khao Thai Food, on Swanston St.
One of the things that I really appreciate in my tragically short lunch-breaks are house specials and combinations.
At Ghin Khao, these consist of the four "Flying Lunch Sets" which are universally set at $11.90
I order the "Set D" and following a short wait, my food arrived in this triskelion (I know, its not, but close) of dishes and a side of rice.
I ordered the mango drink to go alongside my tropical meal. Alas, it was just mango juice with ice, I had hoped for fresh, with pulp, and maybe something else.
The satay chicken skewers were juicy and well crisped, and had a delightful crust of marinade, as well as a generous dollop of peanut sauce, which was likewise tasty, and well textured.
The clear soup was delicious. Salty, crisp and flavorsome, with fresh bean sprouts and coriander to garnish, along with some fried tofu for added substance.
The "main" was chilli basil chicken, which was unfortunately disappointing. this may have been because I specifically ordered mine "without capsicum". I'm allergic to capsicum (bell peppers) which I can assure you, is extremely annoying when dining out. Conversely, I LOVE chillies.
The result is often that I get "no seasoning" when I make my request, and this seems to have been the case on this occasion.
We also ordered the Chiang Mai Noodle soup, (Khao Soi), which is a spicy, creamy soup base with crispy fried curried noodles to dip in it.
All in all, a quick, tasty bite to eat, close to shops and the hustle and bustle of Melbourne's CBD.
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"Just because someone doesn't see your worth, it doesn't lessen your value."
I heard this quote the other day and it really rang true for me.
I have always been a hard worker, hate sitting in the office doing nothing and will tackle just about any task.
But just because you are a hard worker, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will get the promotion. Often lazy people who do nothing, but just know who to network with, are the ones that seem to get ahead. Maybe I am the one doing it all wrong?
I also don't need recognition for my hard work, much preferring to do the behind the scenes work and have everything run so smoothly that it appears seamless.
But by being this way, I run the risk of others taking credit for my work. And by making it look easy, others don't realise just how much work has gone into it and see my worth.
When hard work is not valued, it can lead to demotivation and mystification. Sometimes I really don't understand why some people get away with things that I would be fired for.
For me, I guess that hard work has to be it's own reward because I couldn't adjust my personal standards anyway. Does this earn me respect in the short term? Perhaps not.
But in the long run, I think I am better off. I can see the tangible results of my hard work and feel like I have achieved something at the end of the day. Perhaps not the smartest move, but the happiest for me.
So maybe my worth won't be recognised everywhere, but when the right people see my value, then their value rises too. And I would much rather be around people who share the same values. That's just human nature right?
It's why we choose the partners that we do, have the parents that we have and raise our children to be a certain way.
And you can bet that I will be teaching my daughter the value of hard work, so that that the right people can see her worth, and she has the option to stand on her own two feet whenever she needs to.
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Do you know what a ferret is? keep reading and you'll find out. The ferret is a domesticated form of a European Polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel. They typically have brown, white, black or mixed fur. Their specific name is Mustela Putorius Furo. A ferret's life span is about 6-10 years. Adult ferret females are called Jill's, male ferrets are called Hobs.
- Pregnancy care – Adult ferrets weight usually varies between 1.5 – 4.4lbs. Ferrets will stay pregnant for 42 days before giving birth. Once they're ready to give birth, they make a nest in their cage. If they have a strong bond with their owner, they'll often bring you to their babies to hold them.Your ferret will let you know if she wants you to see her babies, if you touch them too much before she invites you she'll go into fear mode and eat her babies, so allow her to grab a hold of your hand with her teeth and guide you to her babies.
- Attention – You gotta give these little guys a lot of attention, they'll nip at your ankles to be picked up and held, they'll snuggle up on you and take a nice nap. They also make various of noises, such as clucking, a type of bark, and they'll also meow! Can you believe that? Another thing you need to know is that ferrets don't need to be bathed a lot, they have natural body oils that help with their coats. Ferrets dig and scratch at the cage when they want your attention and that means they're letting you know that they want out, sometimes having a ferret scratch and bite at the cage means you aren't letting your little fur-ball play outside of the cage enough.
- Special Considerations/Facts – Keep ferrets away from direct sunlight and keep their cage no higher than 72 degrees, they can suffer from severe heat stroke. Ferrets have this thing they do, it's called a war dance, they do it in order to show you or another ferret they want to play. They're smelly though. but if you don't mind some maintenance with them they're a good pet to have. Another interesting fact about these fur-balls, Their sleep schedule is anywhere from 14-16 hours A DAY! Man, I wish I could sleep like that. Ferrets are half blind, but they have a keen sense of smell and hearing which helps them because of their poor eyesight. That means loud music is a no-go! It'll scare them and get their anxiety going, no one likes anxiety right? If you decide to get one, enjoy having a little fur-ball loving on you and bonding with you, because you'll get a lot of it. Ferrets loves shiny things, anything shiny keep hidden because the WILL take it. Most of your belongings that they can drag with their mouth they'll take and hide. Ferrets are known to get cancer easily, heat stroke, and ear mites, so take your ferret to the vet regularly for check ups, You go to the doctor regularly right? He or she will need to also. I think people would love to have a ferret because of how fun and adorable they are, as long as you put in the time to create a bond with your ferret, you'll have an amazing little companion that will love to sleep with you, eat with you, and play with you.
- Family & Friends – They'll make you happy, I know once my girlfriend got ferrets they made us happy. There will be times when your ferret isn't up for meeting new people, most times this occurs is when your ferret is extremely stressed. Strange or unfamiliar places can cause your ferrets stress levels to go up. Pay attention to your ferret's behavior about meeting new people, having a fluffed up tail and fur can mean various things, such as excited or scared, or angry, so you need to pay close attention to your ferret. If your ferret hisses or screams or screeches at you, it means that your ferret doesn't want to meet anyone new.
- Exercise/Playtime – Ferrets love walks in the park, but you need to get them used to the H shaped harness, once you feel they are comfortable and behave take them out for a walk and explore the area together. Ferrets need to be outside of their cage at least an hour a day, they love to roam and explore.
- Bathing/Coat care – Ferrets don't need to be bathed a lot, despite the smell, excessive bathing could potentially be harmful to your ferret. Ferrets create their own body oils in order to protect their skin. When you feel like it's time for you little buddy to get a bath, make sure to get ferret shampoo, it has the right pH for their skin. Make sure to wash all of the soap off of them because the shampoo could dry out their skin.Ensure when your ferret stands up in the water, that it is above their head.
- Diet – Ferrets cannot survive without meat somewhere in their diet, however although fresh raw meat is a part of the ferrets diet, it may contain harmful parasites and microorganisms that create risks unacceptable to pet owners. There is diet ferret food at Walmart and of course pet stores, if you need help finding it within the store and the best kind for you pet, ask a professional within the store.
- Potty Time – Usually your ferret knows how to go to the bathroom inside their cage, they have their own corner they poop and pee in. Place a second litter box outside of the cage in the space they play in. Place the ferret in the litter box before taking him/her out to play, and frequently take him/her to the litter box during play time. If you notice your ferret backing into a corner with their tail up, take them straight to the litter box at once, that'll teach them that going potty outside the litter box or their cage is bad.
- Different breeds – There are many different breeds such as, Albino, Black Sable, Black Sable Mitt, Blaze, Champagne, Chocolate, Chocolate Mitt, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Mitts, Dalmatian, Heavy Silver or Pewter, Panda, Light patter, Medium patter, Sable, Sable Mitt, Siamese, Siamese Mitt, Stripped white, and last White with dark eyes. If you would like to look at what they look like, feel free to google these breeds.


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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Launch Party: Stephen Miller's THE MESSENGER
Our friend Stephen Miller reads from his new thriller The Messenger (Random House of Canada) this Friday, 3 August 2012, at Main Street. Free admission; cash bar; limited seating. Doors 6:30, reading 7pm sharp.
Via Random House:
"Stephen Miller's potent immediate novel of a young terrorist loose on the streets of the United States is perfect for the readers of intelligent character-driven novels such as John Updike's Terrorist and Joseph O'Neill's Netherland. In this harrowing exploration of a young woman's mission, Daria has been sent to America and she holds the power of life and death in her hands. This is the story of two outsiders existing in the margins of their respective worlds. They are two enemies of the state: Daria–born in a refugee camp, raised in poverty, and Sam Watterman–a scientist who told his government the things they didn't want to hear and was discredited, an ex-pat in his own country. Daria's odyssey will bring her to the United States, on a journey of vengeance. Watterman's path will take him from enforced obscurity into the war rooms of American intelligence. In the next 16 days, Daria will learn to question everything she has been taught. Watterman will learn that even evil has a human face. This is the story of two people from opposite sides of the globe, who did not know the other existed but who will affect each other in profound–even devastating–ways."
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero (Yuki Yuna wa Yuusha de Aru)
In the age of the gods, Japan is quiet but at peace. Yuna and her friends belong to the Hero Club at school which helps people in little ways, like putting on puppet plays for kindergarteners. But she and her friends soon realize there was another reason for the hero club, to draw like minded girls together who had a strong aptitude to become magical girls and fight to save the world. It's not an easy fight but heroic things rarely are!
I've seen some folks describe this show as "the first post-Madoka Magica magical girl show" ie the first magical girl show with heavy influences from Madoka, and while I will generally disagree that Madoka "invented" dark magical girls I am inclined to agree here. The way that the hero club fights monsters (in a difference dimension that looks rather surreal) is more similar to Madoka than most other magical girl anime/manga series I can think of and this show also makes it clear that this is for older watchers so I don't think it's a stretch to say that it's aimed at the same audience. I did like the designs for the other world, it pulls off having a lot of gray areas mixed with rainbows very well and makes it feel scary in a subdued way, although I don't feel like I can say the show has great art design as a whole when the regular world looks so dull. I'm sure their intent was to make the real world look "average" and a little dull compared to the dangers of the other world but I think they went too far and just made it boring, that's not good design (however I was pleasantly surprised that the magical girl outfits work much better in action than they do on the promo stills).
My problem with the show lies a bit further in however; the show makes it clear from the start that this is a darker magical girl story and that it's dangerous. That's fine, that's just stakes, however the show writes itself into a similar corner that (the very dissimilar) Captain Earth/Star Driver did: the characters have to win every week or the world ends, there is no room for failure. Every great magical girl series (or shounen fighting series) knows that you have to let the heroes fail a few times, don't make the stakes so high every time, make it so some characters fail but not all of them etc, otherwise you start breaking the viewers suspension of disbelief. YuYuYu writes itself into a corner at the very end where obviously the characters can't let the world be destroyed but the cost to themselves is becoming too high for them to continue, it's a situation you cannot resolve well. SD and CA both did find ways to work around this, let the heroes partially lose a fight but not all the way, have enemies defect to help in the darkest hour etc, but Yuyuyu is a much more straightforward show in some ways, the show basically has to end by breaking what I thought was an in-universe rule on how magical girls worked and turning that rule into, more of a suggestion? I understand what the creators were trying to do with the particular idea (dealing with costs and sacrifices) but it comes off as a cop-out instead of feeling like a victory for the hero club for forcing this change.
Honestly those two things were what stood out the most to me about a show I saw four months ago. The characters were pleasant but not especially ground-breaking or deep (Togo is more unusual both for her personality and her disability and Fu was also slightly more nuanced than I expected her to be). I liked the show enough to shell out for PonyCan's overly-expensive DVD sets but I also wanted the extras for cosplay reference/with TRSI's end of year sales they were still expensive but my best option. I don't expect this show to be remembered by a lot of people a few years down the road, like 70% of anime it's simply not different or memorable enough, but since there aren't a lot of magical girl shows these days (other than ones that are aimed at elementary school kids), and I feel like a lot of people want more dark shows like Madoka if the trends I've seen in webcomics are anything to go by, then sure, give this a look, the first episode or two should be more than enough to tell you if the show is for you or not.


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One of the standard recommendations from the web are to create or buy various flash diffusers so as to make the light softer and less concentrated. I decided to test these out with various flash angles and so on. The three "treatments" are: no diffuser, film canister, and sto-fen flash diffuser. The film canister is a translucent film canister with a slit cut in it so that it fits over the onboard flash to form a DIY diffuser. The sto-fen is a standard store bought diffuser. While it is meant for a slave flash, it can be draped (inelegantly) over the onboard flash as well.
All shots are with a Rebel XT on a tripod with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 in P mode with manual focus. White balance is set to auto and the color parameters are at the default settings.
The subjects for the portrait are some of my son's stuffed animals. They're sitting about 6' away from the camera in a poorly lit bedroom. The flash is pretty much the only light source.
We start with the baseline--onboard flash with no diffuser.
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It's not a terrible shot, but it isn't good either. It's too contrasty and the colors are more garish than in reality.
Now we add the DIY film canister.
It doesn't make as much difference I was hoping. The light is a little more evenly spread. The contrast is less severe. Basically, the histogram is shifted to the left with less spiking at the top. The catchlights in the dinosaur's eye are a bit crisper. It's an improvement, but only a modest one.
Now we try the sto-fen diffuser. It is not meant for this purpose which means I'm shooting through the side of the device instead of out of the top as the thing was designed.
Of the three onboard flash shots, I like this image the best. It's again less contrasty than without the diffuser. The light is more even on the subjects. It hasn't shifted down the light as much as the film cannister. Overall, it's a slight improvement.
Now we return to the film canister, but add some paper in front of it pointing upward to try to imitate a bounce flash.
This helps. It's about the best of the choices.
Now we add the slave flash, which, in this case is a Canon Speedlite 430EX. It is aimed directly at our subjects.
This is about as awful as the onboard flash. While it's not as contrasty, the colors are garish and there's definitely a "deer in the headlights" quality to the light.
Now we add the Sto-Fen diffuser. (Note that the film canister DIY rig is too small for the Speedlite.
It does what it is supposed to do--cut the light and make it softer and more diffuse. It's a better image though it's still pretty bad.
Now we change aim angles. In this case, a 3/4 angle with the Speedlite to bounce some of the light off the ceiling (without and with diffuser, respectively)
This is a ton better than anything we saw previously. The light actually looks reasonably nice on the stuffed animals. With the diffuser, we end up with a classic bell curve histogram. Absent the diffuser, there is more light overall and especially in the background of the image, which isn't all that helpful. Either way, this is a vast improvement. (Of course, there's a problem if there's no ceiling off of which to bounce light. I'll have to try experiments in other rooms with vary high ceilings, but that's for another day.)
Since 3/4 high was so successful, why not go whole hog and rely completely on bounced light. Here, the Speedlite is aimed directly upward.
Apparently, this was too much of a good thing. Without the diffuser, the light is like that of the sun at high noon. There are lots of unflattering shadows under the eyes of the stuffies. The diffuser makes things a lot better. In fact, it's hard for me to choose between this shot and the 3/4 shot with the diffuser.
So what did I learn?
1. The diffuser makes a huge difference, especially when bouncing the flash. It makes a small improvement in the onboard flash, but it's still a lousy image.
2. Bouncing is key for halfway decent light. 3/4 is clearly the best without the diffuser. With it, either 3/4 or ceiling work. In situations where there are no ceilings or high ceilings off which to bounce, my guess is that 3/4 is the safe bet since you're still getting some of the light directly.
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I know of whom he speaks. When I and my clients felt that explosion, I called Joe to have him call his contact in the city. he called me back within 5 minutes and told me they were already aware of it.
It all boils down to this prick we have in the White House providing cover for these fucks. If he wasnt president, they wouldnt be here. Pay attention to the jabber lately from ISIS about how they are already here and awaiting the word to attack. I wouldnt be surprised at all if this was one of the camps awaiting word.
The girl that provides oil and heating fuel is terrified of them. The ask all sorts of questions about the size and weight of the gas storage facilities and oil trucks. AND, she told me that they deliver all winter to that place, fill up with gas and oil and pay for it with vouchers provided by us. We live in a really fucked up world.
AND, I hear that one of their main recruiting tools they use is that sex is better with a llama than a goat, so better watch your heard or whatever you call those sex slaves.
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Re: Terrorism training in Hancock
Puritans at Plymouth Rock
Catholics in Maryland
Quakers in Pennsylvania
Amish in Pennsylvania
Mormons on Utah
Jews in the NYC (and the Catskills)
What is wrong with you hypocrites? One of the very most fundamental reasons for the great success of America is religious freedom. None of us would be here if people from all over the world didn't decide America was the best place to come worship and live as they wish. Freedom for everyone.
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well, after advising emoussa not to waste breath I'm not going to waste too much more myself. But a couple of points:
1. If I were a black Muslim intending to organize a major terrorist attack against the US (note to FBI/NSA cyber-spooks: I am not), the last place I would choose would be a camp in rural New York State surrounded by bored white people with guns.
2. One of the only ISIS operatives actually arrested on United States soil lived a few blocks from me and regularly served me gyros at a sandwich shop near my apartment in central Brooklyn. This leads me to believe that, again, if there's a risk to national security here at home, it's probably going to come from somewhere like where I live, not somewhere populated by fly fishing guides and unemployed lumberjacks.
3. In my mind, there's been a lot less evidence of isolated terrorist training camps in the boonies than there has been of people (media, politicians) drumming up unsubstantiated fears of this kind of thing to legitimize an agenda. My skepticism inclines me to believe this is just more fear-mongering bullshit, in spite of whatever the oil and gas delivery person in Deposit thinks.
I'm done here. You'll all believe what you want and that's fine. Back to fishing.
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I'm beginning to wonder if all these fly anglers wearing buffs in the Catskills are really Taliban terrorists hiding their faces in plain sight.......
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Re: Terrorism training in HancockPictures taken before/after/during fly fishing:
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Personally I find the Green Man Church a much more scary proposition, followed by Rattlers in the Delaware currents, Black Bears, Skwatches, JoeT's errant casting and Brachy's rowing and hooking an eel and bat every now and then.
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Anybody planning on coming up to fish in Hancock on May 15th?
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Im getting my bike ready. But it does not say how far the ride will be. I have not used my mountain bike in a long time and im a little out of shape
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Teyana Taylor Celebrates Adidas Sneaker Launch With Big Sean and Pusha T [Photos]
This weekend was monumental for G.O.O.D. Music's Teyana Taylor as she launched her personally-desgined Adidas Harlem GLC sneaker. With label mates Pusha T and Big Sean by her side, the Harlemite signed autographs and performed at Houston's Galleria Mall where she officially debuted the sneaker. According to Global Director of Entertainer & Influencer Marketing at Adidas Jonathan Wexler, her venture is already a massive success. He tweeted, "MAJOR PROPS to @TEYANATAYLOR for having the fastest selling sneaker in @adidasoriginals history"
Teyana's been chronicling the sneaker release through her Instagram, capturing long lines and eager fans all weekend. See the other celebs who were spotted rockin' the kicks this weekend.
Photo Credits: Instagram


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DDMSWCF Extends Relief to Students in Northern Sri Lanka
The 'Five-Year Relief Project' in Sri Lanka, which was initiated after the deadly tsunami that struck in 2004, has been successful. Though the project wrapped up in December 2009, DDMSWCF's concern about the poor people in war-torn northern Sri Lanka continues.
Three volunteers of DDMSWCF (Chi-Yuan Chen, Bi-Hua Chiang and Chang-Yuan Yang) visited northern Sri Lanka from the 19th July to 13th August 2011. The purpose of the visit was to provide poor students in war-torn rural townships with allowances, books, backpacks and bicycles, as well as to encourage them to stay on campus.
Given that there has been an almost 30 year civil war between the government and insurgents (The Tamil Tigers) in Sri Lanka, many ruined houses and abandoned farmlands were evident while the volunteers headed north from the capital of Colombo.
The volunteers reported that roads were particularly bumpy and rugged in the countryside and that they felt lucky that their vehicle did not break down halfway! According to the volunteers' guide, local government officials had promised to revamp and pave new roads but had apparently failed.
Car and bus wreckages caused by explosions were randomly abandoned on roadsides, presenting a bizarre picture of life in this part of the world. Military checkpoints were still common watching over every person and vehicle that passed by.
In Pithukudiyilipu, a northwest township which was a harsh war zone, a local military official explained that this city had now become like a ghost town. This was due to the civil war, as most people fled the township and became refugees.
More than 10,000 people who used to be the residents of Pithukudiyilipu are now living in a refugee camp located in the north-central city of Vavuniya and are unable to go home. They have no other alternative, but to wait until the time when the authorities successfully remove all the landmines that had been laid in the civil war period. They still have no knowledge of when this will happen.
Mullativu, which is a northeast coastal township, was a place that suffered much from the 2004 tsunami. Life has been extremely harsh here. The family the volunteers met happened to return from a refugee camp in Vavuniya a month ago. They said they could find no work here and could only live by doing chores or fishing for survival.
A total of 182 students successfully received relief materials throughout the journey. Although the journey was exhausting the volunteers were humble and jubilant with a great sense of gratitude in their hearts, particularly when they saw the beautiful smiles on the glowing faces of the disadvantaged students they encountered.
(translated by Jin Yang/edited by DDM Australia Editing Team)
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