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9th August
In an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of, and protest against, the illegal killing of Hen Harriers largely on Grouse Moors in England, HHD, in just 2 years, has become a rallying and renewing day. A day to set people fuming again but also to inspire and empower them
Watch the video: HHD2015
More of a weekend than a day (pitched in August to clash with the (in)Glorious 12th when certain people (I'm being very restrained, aren't I) take guns and go and blast the life out of lots of Red Grouse who never did them any harm
(I ended up running around too much to take many photos so will start with these few and hope to add more....anyone got some to recommend?)
There's one thing more needing mention
The ghosts in the grey skies above
The heather-brown harriers floating
The loss of these birds that we love
(a Calling-on Song for Hen Harriers)
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I have been involved in both of the Peak District HHDs. This year my wonderful friend Susan Cross and I recited poems as part of an evening entertainment on Saturday night - c300 folk in the Palace Hotel! Exciting speakers: Mark Avery, Mark Cocker, Chris Packham, Jeremy Deller - and us! Thanks to the RSPB for an inspiring presentation and the Wilde family for strong young voices and magnificent constructions. There was almost too much going on to capture the moments: an evening of richness on all sorts of levels and unexpected generosities - Jeremy Deller being stampeded when he offered to print and sign pieces of work there and then. I don't think anyone anticipated a bigger queue for Jeremy's work than for the bar!
|our Harriers were evocative if not exactly accurate
Susan and I offered a poetic introduction to the Peak District with the Calling-on Song for Hen Harriers quoted here and extracts from Gawain and the Green Knight as a poem that evokes our rocky landscapes and the value of the noble quest - in the original Middle English. My tongue is still relishing
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On Sunday, while some 500 people were gathering the Goyt Valley, Sarah Males and I were down in Buxton's Pavilion Gardens as part of the "what is all this?" team - making finger puppet hen harriers, talking to people, raising awareness…..There was also a "thunderclap tweet" on Sunday morning: 5.7 million tweets
This isn't a campaigning blog and the unfolding of these issues could spin on over days….
Act: sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting if nothing else
Act again: if you are feeling motivated, aggravated and possibly angry, why not write
- to your local MP - what is being done to protect such precious animals and their associated habitats
- to your Local and County Councillors - are they supporting or endorsing Grouse Moors and alleged continued illegal management practices?
- to local landowners - you do hope, most sincerely, that they are not supporting such practices and that there are more ecologically sensible ways of working with the land
- If local landowners are titled, and have seats in the House of Lords, write to them there, copy in your MP.
Act even more: stir things up and keep the cauldron simmering
|Hen Harrier country is also good for bumblebees
Explore and support: there are T-shirts to buy (and wear), mugs to drink out of, badges to emblazon your lapels with - visit some of the links on this post, or spread your fine long wings and go gliding across the web-worldThere are too many people to thank for the heroic work that put these events together but thanks to all of them anyway!
And take a look at Birders Against Wildlife Crime!
Coming soon:
a set of posts with our various Hen Harrier activities: finger puppets, origami, flags, kites, standards, and skydancer mobiles


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Well this is kind of weird. It looks like games peddling their multiplayer portions as a standalone offering is a thing that the industry is getting behind. Activision has announced a standalone multiplayer offering for Black Ops III, and now Frontier Developments has done the same with space simulator Elite Dangerous.
Dubbed Elite Dangerous: Arena, the multiplayer-only, space dog-fighting game provides players with four multiplayer arenas, four ship types, and three game modes. It also costs a fraction of the price of the main game, at just R105 on Steam. The main Elite Dangerous game costs R420. For those who already own the full game, this multilpayer mode is already in your game, albeit under the label of CQC – Close Quarter Combat.
And just like Black Ops III's standalone multiplayer offering, you can choose to upgrade your copy of Elite Dangerous: Arena to the full game, and receive a discount (of R105) when doing so. Hit the jump for a fancy trailer.
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Payton, Philip A.(1876–1917) - Real estate developer, Chronology
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In a career that spanned less than twenty years, Philip A. Payton Jr. became known for providing African Americans in New York City with an opportunity to live in quality housing in the northern Manhattan community of Harlem. As a real estate broker, property manager, and owner, Payton gained a national reputation among African American business leaders during the first decade of the twentieth century.
Philip A. Payton was born February 27, 1876, in Westfield, Massachusetts, the eldest of four children of Philip A. Payton and Annie Ryans Payton. Although both of Payton's parents were entrepreneurs (his father owned a barbershop and his mother operated a hairdress-ing business), Payton Jr. did not seem destined for a career in business. He attended public schools in West-field but later noted that he had the least education of his siblings. In a profile in Booker T. Washington's 1907 work The Negro in Business , Payton characterized his aimless teen years as highlighted by his dropping out of high school during his senior year due to a football injury. Thereafter he decided to follow his father's trade and worked as a barber.
In 1899 Payton moved to New York City where he had a series of jobs and eventually found work as a porter in a real estate office. Exposed to the real estate profession, in less than a year he decided to start his own real estate business with a partner. The real estate partnership of Brown & Payton struggled, and Brown left during the first year. Payton, who had married in 1900, eventually began to get contracts to manage houses.
A real estate boom occurred in the northern Manhattan community of Harlem after 1900. The predominantly white community of Harlem, settled in the 1600s, had initially been a Dutch farming community. It became a residential community as transportation links with the lower Manhattan business districts improved in the second half of the 1800s. Merchants and other businessmen who worked in lower Manhattan were able to move their families to the developing community in upper Manhattan. By the 1880s and 1890s sections of the community were lined with four-story brownstone row houses and the area was known as a prosperous residential neighborhood. In 1900 construction began on the subway line extending from New York's City Hall in lower Manhattan north to 145th Street in Harlem. The line had been discussed since the 1880s. Real estate developers responded to the construction start by building apartment houses in close proximity to the line. Philip Payton recognized an opportunity for African Americans in these developments.
Born in Westfield, Massachusetts on February 27
Moves to New York City
Marries Maggie (maiden name unknown); forms Brown and Payton real estate company
Forms Afro-American Realty Company partnership
Incorporates Afro-American Realty Company
Afro-American stockholders file lawsuit against Payton
Company issues first dividend
Court finds company liable for prospectus misrepresentations; company ceases to do business; forms Philip A. Payton Jr. Company
Dies in Allenhurst, New Jersey on August 29
After 1890, the African American community in New York had begun to grow substantially as migrants from southern states relocated in New York for better opportunities. By 1900 African Americans in Manhattan were primarily dispersed throughout midtown Manhattan in an area approximately from 23rd Street north to the numbered streets in the low 60s (a smaller number lived in Harlem). A race riot in the midtown area in 1900, sparked by the murder of a police officer by an African American man, made the area less than hospitable for African Americans. Compounding their problems was the demolition of the residential community at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue to make way for the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Payton recognized an opportunity to link African Americans seeking housing with the white Harlem property owners.


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On living in a "God-permeated world": "Until our thoughts of God have found every visible thing and event glorious with his presence, the word of Jesus has not yet fully seized us" (61-62).
On teaching outcomes: "Does the gospel I preach and teach have a natural tendency to cause people who hear it to become full-time students of Jesus?" (58)
Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997).


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SUMMARY: This paper presents a summary of the "Preliminary Inventory on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases in Venezuela," whose final version will be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as an official document of the Venezuelan Government. This inventory is one of the components of the National Study to Address Climate Change. The gases included in this inventory are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and nonmethane volatile organic compounds. Chlorofluorocarbons are excluded as they are controlled by the Montreal Protocol. Table 1 provides a summary of greenhouse gas emissions by source category. The energy sector is the most important anthropogenic source in the country. Emissions mainly come from the use of energy as fuel, land-use change, and from fugitive emissions generated by oil and gas production. Carbon dioxide is the most important gas, its emissions originate primarily from fuel combustion and forest clearing.[Table 2] Methane has also an important contribution to national emissions of greenhouse gases, and it originates primarily from oil and gas production and agricultural activities. This national inventory represents a valuable tool to predict future greenhouse gas emissions under various economic development scenarios and to identify the best mitigation strategies that the country could implement to reduce its emission levels.
The possibility of a global climate change, as a result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, has become a major concern within the international scientific community in the last few years. Such concern was the basis for the creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and for the process of international negotiations that led to the approval of the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Government of Venezuela also signed the Convention which was ratified by the National Congress on December 1994.
As the Convention requires all parties to develop and publish national inventories of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions as well as national plans to reduce or control emissions, the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources and the Ministry of Energy and Mines developed the Country Study to Address Climate Change. The study was initiated in October 1993, with the financial and technical assistance of the Government of the United States, through the U.S. Country Study Program (USCSP), and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), through the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
A team of experts from several Venezuelan ministries and institutions are in charge of conducting this study, with the following objectives:
The final project reports are intended to be released as official documents of the Government of Venezuela as a first step to implementing the guidelines set forth in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The results of this inventory are also presented in accordance with the IPCC guidelines, following the reporting instruction tables. Besides the analysis and estimates of 1990 greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, the document to be submitted to UNFCCC provides a global picture of the main anthropogenic activities responsible for these emissions in the country and a description of particular situations that could introduce additional elements in the inventory process. It also provides specific discussions on methodologies, data used, and information sources for each category.
The international standards set for the inventory process, based on a common methodology, seek to ensure that all mechanisms and approaches adopted by the countries to evaluate their greenhouse gas emissions are consistent and transparent and that their results can be compared on a systematic manner.
Energy Sector
The use of fossil fuels constitutes the main anthropogenic source of greenhouse gases. Within this, carbon dioxide is the most important contributor; emissions of this gas occur during the combustion process, when the carbon contained in the fuel is combined with oxygen. The quantity of carbon in fossil fuels varies significantly by fuel type. Coal contains the greatest amount of carbon per unit of energy, while crude oil and natural gas contain 25 percent and 50 percent less than coal, respectively.
In Venezuela, the energy sector emitted 107,334 Gg of carbon dioxide in 1990, which represented 56 percent of national emissions of this gas. Energy combustion generated 105,976 Gg (98.7 percent of the energy sector), while gas flaring in the oil and gas systems produced the remainder 1,358 Gg (1.3 percent of the sector).
Carbon dioxide emissions from combustion are mainly caused by the use of oil and natural gas. The former generated 53,313 Gg, while emissions from natural gas were estimated to be 50,742 Gg, which represented 50 percent and 48 percent of these emissions, respectively. Coal represented only 2 percent of these emissions since coal consumption in the country is very low. Regarding emission estimates of carbon dioxide by sectors, as shown in Figure 2, the emissions come mainly from the transportation sector (36 percent) and the operations of the energy industry (38 percent).
Stationary Sources. In 1990, stationary sources emitted 51,560 Gg of carbon dioxide, mainly from the use of oil (31 percent) and natural gas (67 percent). The greatest amount of emissions within the stationary sources corresponds to the energy industry, which generated 30,516 Gg. The sources of emissions in this industry are related primarily to electricity generation (19,519 Gg) and oil and gas production (10,997 Gg).
The second largest source is the manufacturing industry, which generated 16,775 Gg of CO2. Most of these emissions come from energy used for steam generation (41 percent) and direct heat (44 percent). The industrial categories that produce the greatest quantities of emissions are: basic metallic; food, beverages and tobacco; chemicals and nonmetallic mineral industries, which all together generated 86 percent of the emissions from the manufacture sector.
The residential sector generated 3,678 Gg of CO2 while the commercial and service sectors emitted 572 Gg. Regarding the fuel types used in this sectors, petroleum is the main emitter, followed by natural gas.
Mobile Sources. The 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide from mobile sources were estimated to be 29,205 Gg; 88 percent corresponds to national transportation and the remainder to different types of international transport. Gasoline vehicles are the most important emitter, with 21,760 Gg.
Emissions from national transportation are basically generated by road transportation (93 percent). The emissions released from private vehicles are the most important within this sector, with 10,593 Gg of carbon dioxide in 1990, which represented 39 percent, followed by the emissions from heavy duty trucks, with 27 percent. Emissions from public transportation are the least significant, as they only contributed with 14.4 percent.
Land-Use Change and Forest
Human activities that alter the biosphere for food, fuel, and fiber production have been increasingly contributing to the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is considered to be the most important gas associated with land-use changes. Three categories are considered in the national inventory: forest clearing, forest management, and conversion of grasslands to cultivated lands. Land-use change is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions in Venezuela. The forest conversion process that the country has witnessed during the last decades has increased significantly as land pressure to establish different economic activities has determined the fate of large forest areas. Furthermore, land clearing for agricultural use is the most important activity leading the process of land-use change.
Forest Clearing. The forest area of the country is roughly 58 million hectares, which represents more than 60 percent of the national territory. About 70 percent of the forest land is found in the south of the country, where the Venezuelan Amazonian Basin is located.
The annual rate of forest clearing in Venezuela has not been consistently documented. The country was divided into three main geographical regions, according to specific sources of information on forest-clearing rates: Northwest, northeast, and south, in order to derive an average deforestation rate. The analysis estimated an average cleared area of approximately 517.000 hectares per year (excluding the southern region), which represents a deforestation rate of less than 1 percent per year. This value was used to provide an approximation of greenhouse emissions in the country due to forest clearing until a more detailed study on deforestation rates at a national level is performed. An initiative is already being coordinated to achieve this goal in the near future.
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by forest clearing has been estimated to be 84,792 Gg in 1990, which represents about 44 percent of national CO2 emissions. Being one of the most important sources of carbon dioxide and other gases as well as one of the most complex areas, a number of issues will still need to be refined in order to improve the estimates and update the inventory.
Managed Forests. Carbon dioxide uptake from managed forests has been estimated to be 5,380 Gg in 1990, which represents an offset of about 6 percent and 3 percent of CO2 emissions from forest clearing and all sources, respectively. Although its importance as a carbon dioxide sink may not seem relevant within the national greenhouse gas emission context, the potential contribution of forest management to offsetting CO2 emissions is quite large. The total forest area managed by commercial forest product industries during the 1970 90 period has reached 215,000 hectares. On the other hand, forest plantations have reached, for the same period, about 430.000 hectares. More than 90 percent of the area corresponds to commercial plantations while the rest has been established for protection purposes.
Conversion of Grasslands to Agricultural Lands. Conversion of grasslands to cultivated lands is not a significant source of carbon dioxide in the country, as agricultural activities have been rather marginal within the national economic development context. Most of the agricultural activities in these areas are related to extensive cattle raising, which does not involve land tilling. However, some important crops have been established on open savannas, especially during the 1984 89 period, when government subsidies resulted in a substantial increase of agricultural production. Based on local data for soil carbon content, the estimated net converted area, and a rate of soil loss carbon of 2 percent per year, emissions were calculated to be 1,200 Gg of carbon dioxide. As the data used are not very reliable, the result obtained is highly uncertain and should be viewed as a general approximation of the magnitude of emissions from this source.
Methane emissions in Venezuela were estimated to be 3,168 Gg for 1990. The major anthropogenic sources are: fugitive emissions from production and processing of oil and natural gas and emissions from agricultural activities (Figure 3).
Energy Sector
The energy sector emitted 1,838 Gg of methane in 1990, which represented 58 percent of national methane emissions. Fugitive emissions are the most important source of this gas with 99.3 percent while fuel combustion only generated 0.7 percent.
Oil and gas systems are the main methane emitters, especially during production activities, which generated around 83 percent of the total fugitive emissions. Emissions corresponding to processing, transportation, and distribution of natural gas represented 17 percent. The contribution of coal mining is very small, due to the low level of production of this fuel in the country.
The use of fossil fuel in transportation is the most important source of emissions of the non-CO2 originated by combustion, mainly those generated by incomplete combustion, such as methane. The mobile sector is the second largest emitter of methane with 9.8 Gg, representing 81 percent of combustion emissions; gasoline vehicles produced the biggest amounts, especially private vehicles, which generated 4.9 Gg.
Methane is the most important greenhouse gas produced by the agricultural sector and is responsible for the emission of 951 Gg, which represents 30 percent on the national methane emissions. Management of domestic livestock and animal manure contributes 90 percent of the methane emissions from agricultural activities. Rice cultivation and savanna burning are a less important source of methane, releasing 7 percent and 3 percent of the emissions from agricultural activities, respectively. Field burning of agricultural residues are a negligible source of methane and other greenhouse gases as this practice is not common in the country.
Enteric Fermentation. Emissions from enteric fermentation in domestic animals are estimated to be 826 Gg of methane, which represents about 26 percent of national methane emissions and 87 percent of methane emissions from agricultural activities. The more detailed approach of the IPCC methodology, referred to as Tier 2, was applied in order to derive methane emissions from cattle. Dairy and beef cattle are the major contributors, accounting for 97 percent of total emissions from enteric fermentation. Methane emissions from other domestic animals include buffalo, sheep, horses, swine, goats, mules, and asses. The approach used to calculate the emissions from these noncattle sources was based on the Tier 1 method, and consequently a less detailed analysis was performed. Methane emissions from these animals have been calculated to be 23.2 Gg, about 3 percent of methane emissions from enteric fermentation in all domestic animals.
Manure Management. Methane emissions from animal manure are estimated to be 26.7 Gg, which represents only 3 percent of the total amount generated by domestic livestock and less than 1 percent of national methane emissions. Manure in the country is usually not treated or stored in anaerobic environments. Thus, almost all livestock manure is managed as solid on pastures and ranges. Of the different animal categories included in this estimate, cattle and swine manure are the most significant emitters, accounting for approximately 55 percent and 34 percent of total methane emissions from animal manure, respectively.
Rice Production. Rice fields generate about 67 Gg of methane per year and represent 2 percent of national methane emissions. Rice is one of the country's major crops and most of its production is concentrated in two regions with similar climate patterns and cultivation practice. Rice fields are commonly irrigated or rainfed with a depth of less than one meter of floodwater, which is a basic condition to generate methane through the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter in the fields. Although some variations were found in the number of days flooded per year, this period has an average of nearly 90 days, corresponding to a continuously flooded regime. Rice is not cultivated under intermittently flooded or dry regimes in the country.
Savanna Burning. More than one-fourth of the country (approximately 22 million hectares) is covered by savannas, found in most geographical regions, but mainly in the Llanos of the central part of the country. Extensive cattle raising has been traditionally established on savanna areas, which involves burning during the dry season, as a common agricultural practice to eliminate weeds and pests and encourage growth of new grass. This periodical burning of a great portion of savanna areas releases important non- CO2 trace gases. Carbon dioxide, which is also emitted in large quantities, is not taken into account in the greenhouse gas inventory for this sector because it is reabsorbed by the vegetation regrowth between the burning cycles. Methane emissions from this source were estimated to be 31 Gg, which represents only 1 percent of methane national emissions.
The proportion of the savanna areas burned in Venezuela is highly uncertain as there are not reliable national statistics that compile, on a regular basis, the frequency and extent of savanna burning. Consequently, a satellite imagery study (Landsat TM, 1:250.000 scale) was performed on about half of the savanna area of the country in order to determine this figure. An extrapolation of the study's results indicates that approximately 3.1 million hectares of savanna are annually burned, which represents only 13 percent of the country's savanna area. These results are very controversial as the proportion of savanna burned appears to be very low, especially when compared to the regional data provided by the IPCC methodology. From this source, savannas are burned worldwide every 1 to 4 years on average (IPCC/OECD, 1994).
Burning of Agricultural Residues in the Fields. The contribution of this source to greenhouse gas emissions in the country is rather negligible as only 0.2 Gg of methane were generated by agricultural waste burning. Most of the agricultural residues are not burned since they are commonly used to feed cattle and other animals or plowed back into the field during land tilling. The only two crops whose residues are indeed burned for different reasons are sugar cane and cotton. Sugar cane fields are traditionally burned before the harvest for both practical and safety reasons. Cotton residues are also burned but mainly for sanitary reasons in order to eliminate any possible pest or weed that may affect the health and yield of the following crop.
Landfills do not constitute a significant source of methane in the country since a great fraction of solid wastes is still disposed of in open dumping. Sanitary landfilling generates 221 Gg of methane, which represents about 7 percent of national emissions. Twenty landfills were identified, with a wide size range. The smallest of these receives an average of less than 3,000 Ton of solid wastes per year while more than 1 million Ton per year are placed in the biggest landfill. The latter alone, which serves the capital's metropolitan area, accounts for more than 40 percent of the total landfilled waste in the country.
Other Sources
Other activities that generate methane in the country are related to land-use change and wastewater management. Biomass burning that occurs in conjunction with forest clearing has been included in the national inventory. Emissions from this practice were estimated to be 158 Gg, which represents nearly 5 percent of national methane emissions. This estimate will be updated once the deforestation rate data are validated. Wastewater treatment is a negligible emitter of greenhouse gases as only 0.2 Gg of methane were generated by this source.
Although the estimates are relatively uncertain, nitrous oxide emissions in Venezuela were calculated to be 4.54 Gg for 1990. The most important contributor is the agricultural sector, especially the use of fertilizer (agricultural soil management). Nitrous oxide is also produced directly from biomass burning in the nonenergy sector and combustion of fossil fuels (Figure 4). Nevertheless, the mechanisms that cause its formation from these sources are not well understood. N2O production is highly temperature-dependent.
Energy Sector
The Venezuelan energy sector is the least important contributor to nitrous oxide emissions with 0.64 Gg, representing 14 percent of the national emissions in 1990. Within this sector, 66 percent comes from mobile sources, especially road vehicles (93 percent); the highest proportion corresponds to heavy-duty trucks. Contrary to the industrialized countries estimates, where fuel consumption, mainly from aged 3-way catalytic converters, is an important emitter, in Venezuela this source is the least relevant since the vehicle fleet has not yet incorporated catalytic converter control.
Stationary sources emitted 0.22 Gg of nitrous oxides (34 percent of the combustion emissions) where 46 percent comes from energy and transformation industries, 38 percent from manufacture industry, and 18 percent from residential and commercial sectors.
Agricultural Soil Management
In 1990, nitrous oxide emission from the use of chemical fertilizers were estimated to be 2.3 Gg. This is the main source of nitrous oxide in Venezuela, and represents 50 percent of total N2O emissions in the country and approximately 85 percent of the agricultural sector's emissions. Organic fertilizers are not included in this estimate due to the lack of the required data. Although some crop residues and animal manure are used in certain agricultural fields, this type of fertilizer does not usually enter the commercial market, and consequently, no reliable source of information is available to estimate the total amount of organic fertilizer and the equivalent nitrogen content.
Other Sources
Other sources of nitrous oxides in the country are related to biomass burning as a result of land use change and agricultural practices. Both forest burning that occurs in conjunction with land clearing and savanna burning account for 1.2 Gg of nitrous oxide, which represents about 27 percent of this gas national emissions. Agricultural waste burning is a negligible source of nitrous oxide.
Carbon monoxide emissions in Venezuela were estimated to be 4,101 Gg for 1990, where agriculture acclivities and land use change contributed with 55 percent while energy combustion represented 45 percent of national emissions (Figure 5). All nonmethane volatile organic compounds are emitted by the transport sector, which generated 250 Gg in 1990.
Energy Sector
In energy combustion, emissions of these gases are directly influenced by usage patterns, technology type and size, vintage, maintenance and operation of the technology, and usage patterns. Emissions can vary by several orders of magnitude for facilities that are improperly maintained and poorly operated such as the case of many older units. Carbon monoxide emissions from the Venezuelan energy sector were basically generated by the transport sector, which produced 98 percent; the remainder 2 percent corresponded to stationary sources, especially from the manufacture industry. It is important to mention that almost all emissions of carbon monoxide (98 percent) and NMVOCs (96 percent) are generated by gasoline vehicles.
The need to manage a wide range of variables and the numerous conditions that could affect the yield of each mobile sources category, especially those related to road transport, make very difficult any attempt to generalize the emission characteristics in this area. A similar situation is observed for stationary sources since the emission factors provided by the IPCC methodology are not sufficiently disaggregated. Some adjustments were made in order to perform the emission estimates.
Savanna Burning
Savanna burning represents an important source of carbon monoxide in the country. This agricultural practice generates 820 Gg or 20 percent of national carbon monoxide emissions. However, since the proportion of savanna burned calculated for the country is believed to be underestimated, the emissions from this source could increase significantly once more reliable data is incorporated in the national inventory. If the default value of 50 percent burned on average per year is used to perform the estimate, as provided by the IPCC methodology for the Latin American region, carbon monoxide emissions from this source would be four times higher than the result obtained in this preliminary inventory. This issue will need further discussions in order to provide a more reliable estimate of greenhouse gases from savanna burning.
Land-Use Change
Forest burning that occurs in conjunction with land clearing is responsible for more than a third of the national carbon monoxide emissions, as 1,380 Gg of the gas were emitted from this source in 1990. Contrary to savanna burning, emissions from this source may be overestimated as a result of the rather high value obtained for deforestation rate in the country. Although the average cleared area used for the inventory still does not cover the entire country, discussions with several experts have pointed out the fact that some methodological limitation of the deforestation rate study may be responsible for inconsistencies in the results. An initiative is already underway to clarify this issue in the near future.
Energy Sector
Similarly to carbon monoxide and NMVOCs, nitrogen oxides are a technology-dependent gas. Their emissions depend in part on the nitrogen contained in the fuel. Electricity generation and industrial fuel combustion activities also provide combustion conditions conducive to NOx formation. Excess air and high temperatures contributes to high NOx emissions. They are also produced from incomplete combustion.
As mentioned above, the most important NOx source is the combustion of fossil fuels, with 126 Gg from stationary sources and 199 Gg from mobiles. Electricity generation contributed with 55 percent of the emissions from the stationaries. In mobile sources, 98 percent was produced by road transportation where the principal source is gasoline heavy-duty vehicles.
Other Sources
As in the case of nitrous oxide, biomass burning associated to land- use change and agricultural practices constitutes another source of nitrogen oxides emissions. Forest burning that occurs in conjunction with land clearing, savanna burning, and agricultural waste burning account for 25 Gg of nitrogen oxides, which represents about 8 percent of this gas national emissions.
Most source categories are likely to present qualitative and quantitative limitations reflected in the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the uncertainties associated with the emission estimates were not quantified due to the limited available information and the difficulty of identifying the level of reliability for most of the data used in the inventory. Besides limitations associated with the methodology, the poor quality of some of the data is probably highly responsible for the uncertainties of the results. Special efforts should be made in the near future to solve this crucial issue and produce more accurate national estimates.
In the case of the energy sector, indepth studies have already been initiated for the main carbon dioxide emission sources, with the objective of validating the data and generating more appropriate emission factors. Similarly, as land- use change represents a significant source of carbon dioxide, an effort to determine more reliable data on deforestation rates is being coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. Methane emission estimates could also be improved through the implementation of specific projects to generate additional and more reliable data for the oil and gas industry the main source of methane. A project will be formulated shortly to address this issue in conjunction with the Venezuelan Oil Industry.
Brown, S., Gillespie, and Lugo, A. 1989. Biomass Estimation
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The review committee announced in January, 2013 that the 2012 Doug Yost Scholarship is awarded to Ms. Jessica Miller of Miami, Florida
Douglas Yost Memorial Aerobatic Scholarship Grant
The Douglas Yost Memorial Aerobatic Scholarship Grant is administered by Chapter 78 of the International Acrobatic Club. The Scholarship is named for Doug Yost, aspiring young career pilot who worked as a corporate pilot and was also an aerobatic pilot who was a rising star in aerobatic competition. Doug tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident in 2002. The scholarship grant is awarded annually from an endowment established by his family in 2002. The scholarship fund also has continuing sponsorship from Link Snacks Inc.
The purpose of the scholarship is to promote aviation safety through aerobatics training. The recipient of this scholarship will receive a cash payment of $2,000, in the form of a check made payable to the aerobatic school where the recipient will be training. Training must be conducted at a facility approved by the Chapter 78 Scholarship committee and training must be completed within a 12 month period from receiving the grant. A list of approved facilities can be provided to the successful applicant.
The successful scholarship applicant must be well-rounded, involved in school and community activities as well as in aviation. The applicant's academic record should demonstrate that they could successfully complete the educational portion of aerobatic training. Flight instructor comment reports or letters of recommendation must indicate that the successful applicant has the basic flying skills and potential to benefit from this type of training.
Qualifications: Applicants are preferred to be a certified flight instructor (CFI) or be receiving flight instruction with the intention of becoming a CFI. However, this is not a mandatory requirement. The applicant can be attending College or other post-secondary school or have recently completed College.The successful applicant will have demonstrated that he or she has the basic flying skills and potential to benefit from and to pass on lessons learned from this type of training.
The Scholarship is awarded annually. The application period opens in January 1 and closes on December . The scholarship committee reviews the applications and announces the recipient in January..The scholarship application is in Word format allowing the downloaded file to be used to complete the application and return via email. Download the .doc file per the link below and follow the instructions on page one of the application.
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2012 - Jessica Miller of Miami, Florida
2011 - Kelly Rexon of Bloomington, MN
Read About Kelly's first aerobatic flight
2010 - Craig Blumer of Ottumwa, Iowa
2009 - Lise Lemeland of Hornell, NY
2008 - Ray Cole of Spencer, Iowa
2007 - Max Kahlhamer of Grand Forks, North Dakota
2006 - Nathan Altmann of St. Cloud, Minnesota
2005 - Ryan Flicek of Webster, Minnesota
2004 - Heather McNevin of Aitkin, Minnesota
2003 - Shannon Lepird of Grand Forks, North Dakota


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Back to Fashion:
and: The Enchiridion by Epictetus
Epictetus and I believe in the same concepts. He was a distant cousin. Beautiful presentation, Karin, and did you know that painting the background of these portraits with various landscape elements conveyed infinity. Ahhh, to think like an artist. xx'sReplyDelete
Liebe Karin,
der philosophische Exkurs schließt den Kreis nach Griechenland. (Auch wenn Herr Epictetus in Rom lebte! )
Hope we all achieve happiness and piece of mind!!!
Lieber Gruß ins Périgord!
P.S. Es hat die letzte Zeit öfter nachts geregnet!
Und ich kenne Griechenland (noch) nicht - nur Kreta.
WONDERFUL Karin my daily bread ! I havent been up to San Miniato for a while but i wont go in this heat Loved all of it thankyou I did an early post on Florentine jewelry and silks which you may like too .
Im attempting rigorous self discipline !!
have a great week LOVE THOSE TREES mmmm fay xxx
Karin, you always share the most intresting information. We learn something each time we visit. Hope you are having a great week!
XO Angela and Renee
Loved the clothing hated the hairstyles...lol. Epictetus and I believe the same so I go through life blissfully. You like history don't you? Wonderful post as always and I hope you're doing well.
Hugs Debra,
Marsha - love your sense of humor! But missed you at the last family-reunion!ReplyDelete
Franka, yes I know that Monsieur Epictetus spend most of his life in Rom, nevertheless - he was Greek.
And of Greece I only know Athen and Mykonos.
And still no rain in sight!
Fay - I'm very happy to "fed" your day. You are a lucky person being able to visit and see all this wonderful Italian master pieces at the original places!
And your photo-reports on your blog are amazing!
Angela and Renee - thank you so much for visiting and I'm more than pleased to pass-on some historical information.ReplyDelete
Debra - Yes, I do like history! But during research I'm getting so much involved, one thing leads into another one, and I forget the time....
The hairstyle? Not sure, looks rather complicated, put this was the fashion. Thinking back to the 1960's when it was very fashionable to have a 'Fara-Diba-hairdo', which I hated!
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Patricia, who is the mother of six children and works at the Mitchell Childcare Centre in Bathurst, completed the Diploma of Children's Services by flexible delivery at Orange TAFE College in 2009.
Patricia left school when she was 14 and started her working life as a sales assistant followed by apprenticeship as a pastry cook. Patricia said that, "after the birth of my fifth child, I was working as a private day care mum for twins until they started school. This started me thinking about my own future career."
"I couldn't read or write well and decided to do something about it. I enrolled in the Certificate in General Education for Adults and completed a computer course before enrolling in the Certificate III in Children's Services in Bathurst," she said.
Towards the end of her Certificate III studies she received distinctions for most of her subjects and decided to undertake some voluntary work at a local child care centre to gain some practical experiences in the industry.
"I struggled with my extended writing so on top of TAFE I also received tutoring to help me with this task. It was very demanding and meant I had to learn to balance my time as my husband and I were expecting our sixth child," she said.
"My work colleagues and TAFE teachers were so helpful and supportive and catered for my needs along the way. I was given further support and everybody was willing to give up their time to help. I will always be grateful to them for this life changing moment."
Patricia was nominated by her teacher, Kay Adams who said, "It had always been a lifelong dream of Patricia's to become an Early Child Educator. Being a mother of six children, she had the difficult task of balancing family and full time work around her studies but nevertheless she was able to achieve good marks and attendance of weekend workshops."
TAFE Western Institute Director, Kate Baxter said, "it has been a special privilege to have met each of the outstanding students, listen to their stories and be involved in choosing a winner."
"Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for the contributions you have made to our Colleges and your fellow students. I also thank our teachers who have made TAFE special for these graduates and who have gone out of their way to bring recognition to their most deserving graduates."
The Outstanding Graduating Student Awards have been running for 17 years and represent TAFE Western's most prestigious recognition of student success. The awards incorporate an appreciation of many factors including adversity, community contribution, excellence, leadership and dedication.


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The science of a perfect pitch
According to Frank Erschen, angel investor, pitch coach and director of the Network of Angel Organizations, pitching to investors is an artful science. At last week's Entrepreneurship 101 lecture, he and his frequent collaborator Melissa Durrell, president of Durrell Communications, gave a very detailed talk breaking down what a perfect pitch looks like.
Two of their over-arching themes were storytelling and timing. You want to be able to hook your audience from the beginning and you also want to be able to shorten or lengthen your presentation in case your time allotment changes. The "art" of pitching is being able to successfully tell your story to investors when you don't actually know all of the details of the story yourself. This complements the objective of a pitch, which is to arrange follow-up meetings with potential investors, not to gain investments on the spot.
For the perfect pitch, Frank recommends creating a pitch deck with 13 slides. The components of the pitch deck should be as follows.
- Slide 1 – Introduction: First impressions are important. If your company has a complex name, be sure to explain how it is pronounced. Also be sure to include contact information for you and your team members.
- Slide 2 –The elevator pitch: An elevator pitch should be no more than 15 seconds long and should roughly describe the space your company or product is in.
- Slide 3 – The problem: Outline what problem(s) your business is solving and where you hope to scale.
- Slide 4 – Total addressable market: Discuss how much money people are spending to fix the problem(s) you just discussed. Combine secondary source data, such as details from the national census, with primary customer research.
- Slide 5 – Your solution: Describe your product and how it solves the problem in question. This is a good opportunity to bring up intellectual property. Your product is a feature of your company, which is what you're actually selling.
- Slide 6 – Why now? This slide is an opportunity to combine primary and secondary source research to describe why now is the right time for your product to succeed. Slides 1 to 6 consist of background information. They set the context for the "selling" portion of the presentation, which begins with Slide 7. Slides 8 to 13 deal with closing the pitch and making the ask.
- Slide 7 – Go to market: Frank urges pitchers to follow the VEGaS model.
- V: How you validated your product (where, who and when)
- E: Where, when and how you plan to enter the market
- G: Where, when and how you plan to grow; and
- S: The conditions under which you'll be able to scale the venture.
- Slide 8 – Competition: Give an honest assessment of the competitive landscape around you. Declaring that you have no competition will only lead to a loss of credibility.
- Slide 9 – Revenue model: Explain how your business will make money.
- Slide 10 – Projections: Your projections must make sense. Be prepared for a potential investor to pick two data points on your revenue curve and ask how you plan to get from Point A to Point B. Exaggerating these numbers will only lead to a loss of reputation during the due diligence follow-up meeting.
- Slide 11 – Your team: Provide bios of your team members, and also outline who you still need to hire.
- Slide 12 – Financing to date/your ask/use of proceeds: Explain how your business has survived to date. Outline how much financing you're looking for and how you will use your proceeds. Most of this content should be obvious to investors based on your go-to-market plan from Slide 7.
- Slide 13 – Summary: Your final slide will stay up for the duration of the Q-and-A session. This means that it is valuable real estate and you should use it to list three to four key points.
It's important to note that these 13 slides follow a storyline. This deck framework is best used when presenting to a crowd of investors. In a boardroom setting, where you're more likely to be interrupted, you need to be prepared to shift from a 10-minute pitch to an elevator pitch.
To hear more of Frank and Michelle's advice on pitching, check out the lecture video below.
Jeremy De MelloJeremy is an intern with the Venture Services and Entrepreneurship Programs teams at MaRS. He is studying towards a dual-degree in business and political science at Western University and the Richard Ivey School of Business. See more…


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Page #2 of "The rest of the story". Here's the entire footage of the traffic stop video that went viral on the internet. But this tape is a little longer than the one most of us saw and captures the event from beginning to end. While the kitten was certainly never hurt the Officer's patience is not quite as extensive as we may have thought, and one could certainly argue that it is fully understandable.
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Today i needed to install Sharepoint Server 2007 non sp1 on Windows Server 2008 –despite the fact there are known issues.
Unfortunately we have made Windows smarter so it won't let you shoot yourself in the foot and when you attempt an install you get the following dialog from Program Compatibility Assistant blocking from doing exactly what i needed to do…
After doing some research i find there is this tool called the Application Compatibility Toolkit which looked like i wanted as it had an entry for Sharepoint 2007 containing the blocked setting –unfortunately no matter what i did the toolkit was read only…(even tried turning UAC off!) in either case in looking at how Program Compatibility Assistant works the answer is much easier than downloading a toolkit and mucking with Windows registry entries. Turns out Windows Program Compatibility works off the image name and meta data about the image (like version information).
…So all you have to do is rename the sharepoint setup file: Setup.exe to well –anything.exe
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One of the most significant things in the church which many a time is kept under wraps is that women in the church fast and pray more than men. Even though priests give the call to fast and lent, it is women in the church who give heed to the call more sincerely. This they do despite the usual responsibilities of house work, child rearing and jobs. It is therefore surprising that during lent we do not consider women as a model for lent.
Yesterday being International Women's day, it was celebrated all over the world with messages praising women. What I noticed in whats app and facebook though was that these congratulatory messages were followed by messages which indirectly and directly demeaned women. It was as if to suggest that a majority of the men were just being politically correct for women's day and they did not say it from the heart.
Religion has a lot to do with the plight of women in our society. If the religion that you and I are a part of does not respect women, then there are high chances that you and I will follow suit. That is why it is important for us to see if there is any connection between women and lent. It is because we can accept women during the entire Lenten period and continue to do that, being strengthened by the lent we observed.
Nursing mothers and women who take care of all the house hold work need more nutrition and yet they take up the burden of saving the household primarily because the good fortune of the house is linked with the woman and because by themselves they are more responsible than men when it comes to matters of the house. It is because of this that we have to take a look at women in the bible who fasted. Every lent we always hear that fasting or lent is because Jesus fasted, Moses fasted and Elijah fasted. Women never come into the picture. Why so? Lent is a God given opportunity to realise that we have knowingly and unknowingly ignored women who were, are and should be an integral part of any lent we observe.
One of the strong examples that we have is of Esther. Mordecai informs her of the impending danger and the seeming end of their community. He sends her a message that she cannot keep quiet in such a time as this. He says in Esther 4:14 "Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this." The future of her community is on the shoulder of Esther. Mordecai knows that Esther is the last straw of hope. Now what happens to Esther is the interesting part. She does not say no or that she would think about it. In an almost transformative trance she replies to Mordecai in verse 16 "Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish." Ah, what a bold statement from a young woman? She chooses to be proactive in such a time as this and declares a fast for the entire community knowing the responsibility of their lives rests on her. It is also typical of men as to how Mordecai puts the responsibility on Esther even though he is the more seasoned and experienced campaigner. Esther like all women does not shrink from the responsibility but takes it on.
Esther's fast which lasts three days is a sign for us on how to fast and lent. We must see the signs of our time and we must know the dangers lurking. When communities are in danger and when people can be killed, communities should come together in fasting and prayer. Our fasts and lent today have no consequences. But Esther's call to fasting shows us that our fasts and lent can indeed have consequences, and good ones at that.
This lent, let us look at the fast of Esther and create our own fasts for justice and peace. When the refugee crisis and wars in the Middle East and other parts of the world rage on with no solution in sight, let us get together like Esther's community and fast for a solution. Esther shows us the power of fasting. It has the strength to overcome evil and bring about justice. It is interesting for us after Women's day and knowing how diligently women fast in the church, that Esther and other women like her in the bible offer us a credible model of fasting and lent. It is also important for men during lent and after women's day to see how thinking like women can bring about a more meaningful fast and lent in which the responsibility and the future of the community become important life and death issues. Amen.


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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Fire Talk
The sweetest dreams are of fat horses on a summer day. The saddest mornings are waking after these dreams. Chief Joseph's dreams of spotted horses in Wallowa pines must have been haunting. Perhaps all the more so because his nightmares were real.
Falls apart and holds together--which is which?
The people and the stories and birds in the trees pile memories like blankets at potlatch for mornings when fog obscures the path and chills the bones.
And we cook salmon by a campfire and talk of stealing fat horses.
--Jay Taber, July 2004
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Kiteboarding 4 Kids is a fantastic new charity fundraising event being held this February in Cabarete, the Kiteboarding capital of the world. Cabarete is on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, a large Caribbean island situated between Cuba and Puerto Rico.
This unique event will bring together passionate kite boarders from all backgrounds and abilities so that they can enjoy challenging themselves physically and mentally while raising funds for some much needed causes.
Some exciting events are planned including a three-hour endurance course race and a Big Air best Trick contest. There will be categories for Men, Women & Juniors (age 14 and under).
There is no competition registration-fee, and the $50 competition entry-fee is waived once your sponsorship exceeds $50. With a projected registration of at least 50 kite boarders, the event is a brilliant opportunity for us to make a huge difference in the lives of children in need.
Prizes will be awarded to the event winners in both the men and women divisions, and there will be special prizes for fundraising.
Events and Entertainment: The event will ROCK with music by local Bands XXX and Crush.
100% of the fundraising proceeds will go to benefit local charities who support underprivileged children in the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.


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Executive Committee
Debra Sypien, LEED AP BC+C, PRESIDENT
Sustainable Facility Coordinator, The Christman Company
Debra brings over 20 years of experience to her current role as Sustainable Facilities Coordinator, where she provides assistance to The Christman Company's project planning group to ensure that projects pursuing LEED status achieve the desired level of certification. For the last ten years, Debra has concentrated exclusively on sustainability, playing a part in over 45 LEED projects, including many notable firsts. Debra has a long history of working with the West Michigan Chapter of the USGBC. She began by coordinating the LEED User Group (LUG Nuts) in 2006, then moved on to chair the chapter's educational program, where she worked to achieve the chapter's Program Provider credentials. Debra has also served as a program reviewer for presentations for the USGBC and the GBCI credential maintenance program.
DeVon C. Miller, LEED AP, CPMP, VICE PRESIDENT
Building Commissioning Specialist, Western Michigan University
DeVon Miller is the Building Commissioning Administrator at Western Michigan University. DeVon is new to Facilities Management but has over 15 years of experience in project management including energy conservation, building automation systems, building commissioning and is a Commissioning Process Management Professional and LEED Accredited Professional with ASHRAE and Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) respectively. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Mark Zoeteman, PE, CEM, HBDP, LEED AP BD+C/O+M, SECRETARY
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.
Mark has over 30 years of mechanical HVAC design and energy analysis experience on retail, commercial, industrial and institutional projects. He has performed energy modeling and life cycle cost analyses to evaluate high performance building system options for new and existing buildings. He has completed many existing building energy audits and performed EPA ENERGY STAR verifications. He has been involved in over 50 LEED projects as energy analyst, HVAC design engineer or LEED Administrator. He is a professional engineer registered in 11 states, Certified Energy Manager, past technical submittal reviewer for USGBC's LEED for Commercial Interiors program and a LEED AP in both Building Design + Construction and Operations + Maintenance specialties. Mark was LEED Administrator for FTC&H's LEED for Building Operations & Maintenance: Existing Buildings project.
Kristen Trovillion, LEED GA, TREASURER
Sustainability Coordinator, Grand Rapids Public Schools
As the Sustainability Coordinator for Grand Rapids Public Schools, Kristen reduces the environmental impact of district operations, while engaging students in meaningful sustainability learning projects. Prior to coming onboard with the district, Kristen held the position of Green Schools Fellow with the Center for Green Schools at the US Green Building Council. In her previous work at the Indiana Energy Office and Indianapolis' Office of Sustainability, Kristen managed over $100M in building retrofit, renewable energy, and fleet conversion projects and collaborated on Indianapolis' first city-wide sustainability assessment. Kristen holds a BA in Political Science from Alma College and an MPA in Energy Policy from Indiana University – School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
David Rinard, PAST CHAIR
Director of Global Environment Performance, Steelcase
An accomplished speaker on sustainability, operations environmental performance, and environmental strategies David educates and inspires community, customers, and business influencers through numerous board and community activities, national conferences, and educational events. David has a Bachelor's in Microbiology and Public Health from Michigan State University and a Master's in Management from Aquinas College. David participated as a member of the foundation committee that formed the West Michigan Chapter.
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Jessica Eimer Bowen
Director of Sustainability, Aquinas College
Jessica Eimer Bowen graduated Summa Cum Laude from Aquinas College in December 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Business, Environmental Studies and Geography. Jessica has worked in the Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College since 2006 as the Program Director and more recently, the Director of Sustainability. She is active in the college's campus sustainability initiative by playing a lead role in organizing and managing student involvement, overseeing the college's sustainability metrics and committees, and supporting the "internal redesign for sustainability" process. Finally, she represents the Center for Sustainability in various local community initiatives, such as the Community Sustainability Partnership, and in national efforts such as RecycleMania.
Renae Hesselink, LEED AP BD+C
Vice President Sustainability, Nichols
Renae is a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council West Michigan chapter, and past Chair of the Board of Directors and currently the Chapter's Green School Advocacy Committee Chair. She has been with Nichols (a distributor of custodial and packaging supplies) for 21 years in various positions and seven years ago moved into to a new role within the company as Vice President of Sustainability. In 2010 Nichols achieved LEED-EB O & M (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance) and was recognized as a 2011 Michigan Green Leader by the Detroit Free Press. Renae has been involved in the successful implementation of more than forty Green Cleaning programs that have lead to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) either for new construction or existing building credits for building projects around the state of Michigan. Other roles include: Goodwill of West Michigan Board of Directors, Board member on the Employer's Association of West Michigan, leadership team of the Muskegon Sustainability Coalition; leadership team for the Grand Rapids Community Sustainable Partnership, Kent County Lodging Association Green Team and Chair of TEDxMuskegon.
Brett Little, LFA, LEED APH, CGHP
Executive Director, GreenHome Institute
A graduate of the Aquinas College Sustainable Business Bachelors Program, Brett is the Executive Director of the GreenHome Institute and is helping homeowners, builders, architects, and developers find more sustainable and healthier ways to build BETTER. Brett sits on the board of the USGBC - West Michigan chapter and is a co-facilitator of the Living Future Collaborative: Great Lakes. Brett loves supporting the local economy, kayaking, microbreweries, public transportation, board games and living the West Michigan dream with his wife and young son.
Andrew Longcore
Attorney, The Business Law Group
Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Michigan State University and a law degree from Cooley Law School. Andrew is an attorney with an extensive background in civil litigation, business matters, franchise law, sports and entertainment law and landlord-tenant matters. He has helped dozens of businesses and individuals with variety of issues from starting up a new business venture to collecting debts to contract drafting and negotiations to general counsel to drafting and reviewing franchise agreements to evictions.
Sarah Latta Rainero, LEED AP, EDFP
Regional Director, Community Assistance Team
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Since April of 2008, Sarah has worked in Community Development for the MEDC. The Community Development team is committed to vibrant, sustainable and unique places and provides economic development services and programs that attract and retain talent in Michigan communities. In her current role, Sarah manages a pipeline of real estate projects across the state, and the dedicated staff that evaluate projects for financial consideration and provide technical assistance. Prior to MEDC, Sarah was a project manager with the National Brownfield Association in Chicago. Sarah is a Michigan State University Spartan and enjoys "Pure Michigan" through hiking and golf.
Jessica Villarreal
Environmental Services- Sustainability, Consumers Energy
Jessica graduated from Aquinas College with a B.S. in Sustainable Business. Based out of Jackson, Michigan, Jessica is the environmental lead for Consumers Energy's corporate sustainability program. For the last couple years she has helped coordinate Consumers Energy's sustainability disclosures, strategy, and internal programs advancing the Company's sustainability performance to the 1st quartile when compared to its peers.
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Sophan Black, juin 30th, 2018. DIY Projects, 10 Glass Bottles That Became Vases And Loved It.
What we have here is the gallery of 10 Glass Bottles That Became Vases And Loved It, there are 11 images to inspire you such as glass bottle, diy striped painted bottles, gold bottle vases, recycled old bottles as a single flower vase, glass bottle, and many others. Just cick the thumbnail bellow to see more images in high resolution.
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This is what happens when it falls on the floor! A "not happy Jan" moment! Turns out it was a lesson worth learning. This was put together with PVA glue and screws - I later removed the screws. The impact of a fall from the bench had it all fall apart immediately. The glue had set, but clearly there was not enough strength to stay together.
For now I'll build just one and test.
Brackets were made to attach the mouth flare.
Attaching the mouth flare. Brackets hold each piece in place. Previously I assembled these with the mouth face down, but this method lines up the pieces at the knee much better.
Now assembled:
I used polyurethane glue for the mouth flare. It's a bit of a pest to work with and takes longer to set, but has four times the strength and expands to fill any voids. As such, it's much better at fitting together panels that aren't perfect. It takes much longer to achieve perfect and on a prototype, I certainly don't think it's worth the extra time.
The ooze on the glue is a good sign - it means no voids. I used construction adhesive on S2 and it wasn't reliable enough.
Remember, this is a prototype! It can be dressed up later if desired, but speed is the important thing. It's all about testing the design and moving on to the final version ASAP!
In seeing all this, you may start to realise that building a point source horn is quite difficult! Even for an experienced wood worker.
Coming up:
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- Work on ports
- Throat profile needs to be filed out
- Smoothing the horn profile overall
- Trimming the mouth
- Driver mounting
- Stand
- Testing and evaluation!


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If you would like receive the Workshop Dates as I plan to do them, please add yourname to our WORKSHOP Invitation e mail list , then you will automatically receive these dates, I will e mail showing the subject we will be painting , at least one month before any planned workshop , just reply to the invite to book your space , I will also post on my blog the intended painting and dates , and invite you to join my blog if this interests you .
Workshops start at 10am , please arrive in plenty of time to be ready to paint at ten , we finish at 3pm ,this is not rushed if you need a few more minutes, that's okay .
Price per workshop will be £30 for the day , we break for lunch at twelve until twelve thirty ,remember to bring your own lunch with you , tea and coffee provided, throughout the workshop , for you to help yourself to . Please bring your own cup .
You will also need to bring two water jars , one for clean water , one for dirty , a pet hate of mine , dirty water = dirty painting especially with flowers .
A workshop e mail will be sent out at least one week prior to our workshop, with details of what will be needed for the day.
Workshops are always fun , and I hope informative , where my aim is for you to have an enjoyable day , and take away new ideas to add to your painting journey.
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Because this set included so many pieces for such little money, I didn't really expect much in the way of quality. But I needed new knives for my kitchen, so I decided to give these a shot. I have to say that I really underestimated their quality! These knives are exactly what I needed. This set includes a paring knife, utility knife, boning knife, bread knife, chef's knife, carving knife and six serrated steak knives, plus the storage block. The knives are a nice weight, without being difficult to handle. The block safely corrals all the knives, which helps keep the edges from being dulled by banging around in a kitchen drawer. I also like that the knives can be put into the dishwasher, since I have neither the time nor the inclination to pamper my kitchen utensils.
Whether you like to cook or not, these knives will make your life easier. Quite a deal for $50!


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Top Three Takeaways from VMworld 2012
Missed our post-VMworld 2012 webinar? Watch this recorded version to catch up on the Top 3 Hot Topics discussed at VMworld:
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2. VMware Disaster Recovery — What changed?
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Federal government has promised legalization legislation this spring.
James Gough grows marijuana on his kitchen counter and in flower pots in the backyard of his apartment building in the Donovan neighbourhood of Sudbury, Ont.
The 54-year-old says he's been raided by police several times in the years he's smoked marijuana as treatment for HIV.
But Gough said he hasn't had a knock at the door in the year since the federal government announced it would legalize marijuana.
– Read the entire article at CBC News.


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Freedom in the World
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Political Rights (1 = best, 7 = worst)
The ruling party, SWAPO, continued to dominate Namibian politics in 2011 despite internal party division, in particular over the choice of a 2014 presidential candidate. Opposition party challenges to the 2009 elections continued in the Supreme Court. A police investigation into the scandal that erupted in July 2010 over the looting of a government pension fund was finally opened in October 2011 and continued at year's end.
Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa, was claimed by German imperial forces in the late 19th century and became a South African protectorate after World War I. In 1966, South Africa's mandate was revoked by the United Nations, and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) began a guerrilla campaign for independence. After years of war, a UN-supervised transition led to independence in 1990, and SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma was chosen as president.
Secessionist fighting in Namibia's Caprivi region between 1998 and 1999 led some 2,400 refugees to flee to neighboring Botswana. Treason trials for the alleged perpetrators resulted in guilty verdicts in 2007. Appeals continued in 2011, with final decisions expected in the Supreme Court in 2012.
Nujoma and SWAPO retained control of the presidency and legislature in the 1994 and 1999 elections. In 2004, after a bitter succession contest within the party, Nujoma's longtime ally, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was chosen as the party's presidential candidate and went on to win the elections. He was re-elected in November 2009 with 75 percent of the vote, while the candidate of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), an opposition party formed in 2007 mainly by SWAPO defectors, obtained just 11 percent.
In concurrent parliamentary elections, SWAPO won 54 seats in the 72-member legislature, while RDP took 8 seats. The elections were praised as free and fair by domestic and international observers, although the latter raised some concerns about pro-SWAPO bias on the government-run Namibian Broadcast Corporation (NBC), delays in the counting process, and organizational mishaps during the polling process. Following the contests, nine opposition parties filed a legal challenge calling for the nullification of the parliamentary elections because of "gross irregularities." Key allegations included claims that some areas registered turnouts of over 100 percent and concerns that polling centers failed to post results as they were tallied, as is required by law. The case reached the Supreme Court in October 2011, and a judgment was pending at year's end. Opposition parties have expressed unhappiness with the Electoral Commission on several other occasions, most recently when they accused a commissioner, Rodney Guiseb, of having faked his academic qualifications.
Throughout the year, individuals began positioning themselves for the upcoming contest over who would succeed Pohamba as party president and candidate for the 2014 elections.
The small white minority owns just under half of Namibia's arable land, and redistribution of property has been slow despite efforts to accelerate the process. In December 2010, President Pohamba warned that this could become a threat to political stability.
Namibia's economy has been among the strongest in the region, and the country has consistently been rated positively in terms of competitiveness and ease of doing business. While the economy contracted 0.7 percent in 2009, it grew 6.6 percent in 2010 and about 3.5 to 4.0 percent in 2011.
Namibia is an electoral democracy. The bicameral legislature consists of the 26-seat National Council, whose members are appointed by regional councils for six-year terms, and the 72-seat National Assembly, whose members are popularly elected for five-year terms using party-list proportional representation. The president, who is directly elected for five-year terms, appoints the prime minister and cabinet.
The ruling SWAPO party has dominated since independence. Significant opposition parties include the recently formed RDP, the Congress of Democrats, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, and the United Democratic Front. Since its formation, RDP supporters have been subject to harassment and intimidation by SWAPO members, who occasionally disrupt RDP rallies despite calls by police to disperse. While these problems have subsided somewhat in recent years, the RDP experienced some difficulty in holding rallies before the 2009 elections and faced isolated bans and disruptions of demonstrations in 2010. The RDP also boycotted parliament for most of 2010 to protest the failure of the high court to decide their election petition on substantive grounds, and the delays in the resolution of their appeal in the Supreme Court.
Although President Hifikepunye Pohamba has made anticorruption efforts a major theme of his presidency, official corruption remains a significant problem, and investigations of major cases proceed slowly. The Anti-Corruption Commission has considerable autonomy, as it reports only to the National Assembly, though it lacks prosecutorial authority. In two separate cases in 2010, a former minister and the former head of the NBC were found guilty of corruption-related charges. A major scandal surfaced in July 2010 over a scam that cost the Government Institutions Pension Fund N$660 million (approximately US$90 million) between 1994 and 2002. Following a forensic audit by the Office of the Auditor General, the full details of which have not yet been made public, the Namibian Police finally started an investigation in October 2011. The investigation is expected to conclude in the second half of 2012. Namibia was ranked 57 out of 183 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The constitution guarantees free speech, and Namibia's media have generally enjoyed a relatively open environment. Private broadcasters and independent newspapers usually operate without official interference. However, government and party leaders at times issue harsh criticism and even threats against the independent press, usually in the wake of unflattering stories. While many insist that the state-owned NBC has been free to criticize the government, concerns have increased about excessive government influence over programming and personnel. While many publications and organizations have websites that are critical of the government, the 2009 Communications Act has raised concerns about privacy rights. The new legislation, which allows the government to tap into private communications without a warrant and monitor email and internet usage, threatens to limit private discussion.
Freedom of religion is guaranteed and respected in practice. In 2010, the government was accused of pressuring academics to withhold criticism of the ruling party, though there were no such reports in 2011.
Freedoms of assembly and association are guaranteed by law and permitted in practice, except in situations of national emergency. In August 2010, police attempts to temporarily ban public demonstrations by the opposition RDP and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) during the South African Development Community Heads of State summit were declared illegal by the high court. The government used informal pressure, such as declining requests for time off from work, to prevent civil servant participation in planned November 2010 protests over the government's tepid response to the pension fund scandal. Although human rights groups generally have operated without interference, government ministers have threatened and harassed NGOs and their leadership in the past. Constitutionally guaranteed union rights are respected. However, essential public sector workers do not have the right to strike. Collective bargaining is not widely practiced outside the mining, construction, agriculture and public service industries.
The constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and the separation of powers is observed in practice. Access to justice, however, is obstructed by economic and geographic barriers, a shortage of public defenders, and delays caused by a lack of capacity in the court system, especially at lower levels. Traditional courts in rural areas have often ignored constitutional procedures. However, legislation to create greater uniformity in traditional court operations and better connect them to the formal judicial system was implemented in 2009. Allegations of police brutality persist, and conditions in prisons and military detention facilities are quite harsh.
Minority ethnic groups have claimed that the government favors the majority Ovambo in allocating funding and services.
Women continue to face discrimination in customary law and other traditional societal practices. Widows and orphans have been stripped of their land, livestock, and other assets in rural areas. Lack of awareness of legal rights as well as informal practices have undermined the success of legal changes, such as the 2002 Communal Land Reform Act. Violence against women is reportedly widespread, and rights groups have criticized the government's failure to enforce the country's progressive domestic violence laws. Namibia serves as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking for forced labor and prostitution.


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Sturridge - I'm a striker
Chelsea attacker Daniel Sturridge says that he prefers playing as a centre-forward to featuring as a wide player.
By Subhankar Mondal
Last Updated: 14/03/12 2:54pm
Chelsea attacker Daniel Sturridge says that he prefers playing as a centre-forward to featuring as a wide player.
The 22-year-old has been an important player for the Blues this campaign and has been deployed mainly as a winger.
Although the England international is happy contributing to Chelsea as he is asked to, he has made it clear that he sees himself playing as a striker in the future.
Not complaining
"I do still see myself as a striker but I am doing a job for the team and I'm enjoying doing it," said Sturridge.
"If I'm playing, I can't complain about which position. As long as I'm starting, that's what matters most.
"I've grown up a lot since I first joined Chelsea. I've got a lot more experience and belief in myself."
Modelling on Henry
Sturridge also added that he draws inspiration from French legend Thierry Henry, who played as a winger at Juventus before being converted into a top-class striker by Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
"I definitely think playing out wide will improve me," he enthused.
"Henry played wide for Juventus and then went to Arsenal and played as a centre-forward.
"Wenger knew he was a centre-forward before he joined, and when he went there, his game went up so high.
"He's an example of one player I look at and think when I get back in the middle - and it's only a matter of time - then I will be a lot better than previously.
"Fitness-wise, it helps you so much playing on the wing as it's a completely different job - you do a lot more runs than you do up front."


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Believe it or not, today is the official release day for King's Blood, book two in the Kinsman Chronicles. My editor sent me a note to say that this is the longest fiction book on record ever published at Bethany House. If the genre were romance, that might be scary, but this is epic fantasy, so I am wearing this news (and all 210K plus words) as a badge of honor!
Isn't it a gorgeous book?
I hope you like the second installment.
If you haven't gotten around to reading this series yet, now is your chance! To celebrate the release of King's Blood, I am running an EPIC SALE on the paperback copies of book one, King's Folly. You can order autographed copies of King's Folly from my author store for only $10, shipping included. (NOTE: My online store is wonky. It will not allow me to put free shipping on a book. So I priced the book at $7 and it will add $3 shipping to equal $10. Sorry that's complicated… But it works!) Click here to visit the store.
And stay tuned for a special announcement coming tomorrow (February 1, 2017) about my release day scavenger hunt. I hope to see you all there.
I'M SO EXCITED!!! 😀 HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO KING'S BLOOD! ^_^ (And wow, longest! I'm impressed. :D) Can't wait to read it soooon!
Happy release day!!! So exciting 🙂
*cheers* Yay King's Blood release!! WOOHOO! 🙂 Congrats!
That's so cool King's Blood is the longest fiction book published by Bethany House. EPIC PROPORTIONS, right? 😀 It's so pretty.
I hope you have a great weekend! 🙂