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Ingrid Gould Ellen, a professor of urban planning and public policy at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, is one of several critical thinkers who contributed to Investing in What Works for America’s Communities. The book, a joint project of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Low Income Investment Fund, offers a hard and experienced look at what it will take to help build strong communities that support the opportunities for people to live healthy and productive lives.
In “Crime and Community Development,” Ellen writes about what she calls an often-overlooked element of community development: public safety. NewPublicHealth spoke with Ellen about the link between crime and community development.
NewPublicHealth: What is the link between high crime neighborhoods and the health of the people who live there?
Ingrid Gould Ellen: I think there is growing evidence that living in a high crime—and particularly a very violent—environment can be very harmful to kids, to children’s development in terms of even their ability to learn, their outlook on the world. They’re obviously more likely to be injured and harmed themselves. But I think we’re also seeing increasing evidence of the profound psychological damage that living in a very violent community can have, and I think the evidence is strongest on children.
NPH: What’s the connection between crime and the way a community is developed? Are some neighborhoods inherently safer than others?
Ingrid Gould Ellen: I guess it’s three things. There may be just pure design elements and how a community is designed to make sure that spaces are visible and can be patrolled and monitored, number one. Number two, the “broken window” theory says physical deterioration may be a signal to potential offenders about how much people care about this neighborhood and how much people are going to be monitoring behavior—and therefore how easy it is to get away with a crime there. The third thing is I think there’s lots of evidence that the level of social organization within a neighborhood—social or collective efficacy——can profoundly affect levels of violence in a community. That’s really the willingness of residents to work together to collectively solve problems.
So to combat crime, it’s important to partner with law enforcement to make sure that the community is being well-monitored and patrolled and that complaints are being responded to, obviously. Also jumping on and remedying any kind of decline and decay in a neighborhood is important. And finally, efforts to build collective efficacy in a community are really important.
NPH: Why is it important to build collective efficacy in a community?
Ingrid Gould Ellen: Any attempts to build the collective efficacy of the community can be tremendously helpful and there’s very good research supporting that idea. I do think there is promise in the budding system of community courts in certain cities around the country. These courts try to engage residents in participating and having some ownership over the safety of their communities and the criminal justice system, at least for less serious offenses.
NPH: Can you give some background on community courts?
Ingrid Gould Ellen: They’re part of the court system, but they’re actually housed in communities, in particular neighborhoods, and they only will hear cases that are for non-serious crimes that have taken place in that community. The idea is that community members can decide on what the appropriate punishment is. Often the punishment is things like doing community service projects that will benefit that community. The courts also have relationships with local service providers and work to connect court-involved youth to services and programming.
NPH: What are some specific examples of solutions that are related to the community development field, such as improving affordable housing, and how they’ve been shown to impact crime in communities?
Ingrid Gould Ellen: That’s a good question. Some of my own work right now is showing that an increase in the number of foreclosed homes in a community actually increases crime. One could infer from that that if you can keep homes in private ownership and keep homes from deteriorating and becoming abandoned, that ought to in turn reduce crime.
The Moving to Opportunity project represents a seminal study in this area. They randomly assigned a group of folks who were living in high-poverty public housing developments, to get vouchers to move out to low-poverty neighborhoods. When they were asked just qualitatively why they wanted the chance to move to a higher opportunity neighborhood—the number one response was about avoiding violence and crime. That’s really what mattered to them, and I think that at the time researchers were actually quite surprised because I think economists were very focused on job access and maybe schools as secondary. But it turned out that for many of these households, it was just they wanted to escape the fear and the stress and the violence—living in these highly violent environments. And so I think that is very telling evidence as well just in terms of what matters to households and what they say matters to them in their communities.

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GOST 7.67 Latin three-letter geocode for Antarctica. The code is used for international shipping to Antarctica. As with all GOST 7.67 codes, it is used primarily in Cyrillic alphabets.
ATA drives consume as much as 40% less power than SCSI equivalents.
This isn't the first time the ATA has had high hopes for a national headquarters and training center.
Performance data shows that Intelligent ATA solutions can deliver up to 2 TB/hour of read/write backup capability (450 MB/sec of performance), which is equivalent to 12 to 15 LTO2 tape drives.
For the second consecutive year, the ATA Junior Development Program is one of the causes for which the B.
By adding ATA to its extensive portfolio, Ink Publishing has further galvanized its position as the largest producer of inflight magazines in the world and strengthened its position in the US market.
Most SCSI disk drives today spin at 10,000 and 15,000 RPM, while ATA drives typically spin at 5,400 or 7,200 RPM.
While OLTP and other performance-intensive applications will continue to use higher-performing Fibre Channel drives, CLARiiON with ATA blends the economic advantages of ATA disk drives with CLARiiON's unique availability and functionality, while also inheriting all the functionality of EMC's automated storage software.
There are a few factors that have kept ATA RAID from seriously challenging SCSI: The 18-inch cable limitation of ATA makes it difficult to connect large storage banks of ATA drives; the limit of two drives per cable makes it hard to build large capacity storage subsystems, where most controllers can attain reasonable performance with a maximum of four drives; SCSI drives and controllers have features that lead to increased performance that ATA drives do not have; early attempts at ATA RAID were generally poorly implemented, causing those who tried it to have a negative experience, establishing a reputation for unreliability for ATA RAID.
We decided to add the ATA Flash Disk Controller to our array of ATA-Disk Chips and Modules to give embedded designers a number of options for mass data storage.
Serial ATA is software-compatible with the ATA interface and thus will appear to the OS as a standard ATA device.
Since the announcement of the Serial ATA working group effort at Intel Developer Forum in February, the group has added more than 40 contributor companies to the membership from the silicon design, cable/connector, storage, and system industries.

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Things are actually coming along great. We’ve made a ton of progress in one week and are focused on keeping it moving. Our hope is to be in there by the end of the year. Which I think is doable. All the plumbing, electrical, and HVAC are in progress. If you need any of those guys let me know. We have some seriously good companies working on our house. They show up everyday which is huge! I think Chris and I made a good decision on this house. He started his own construction business, Cameron Contracting, and is currently awaiting his MHIC license. Once he gets this which should come in about 2 weeks he’ll be ready to rock. I obtained my real estate license in May. I’ve recently signed up with Exit First Realty and will begin plugging myself here soon! 😉 Chris and I should have a great thing going if our plan works the way we hope. And it will because I’m accepting nothing but positivity these days!
Moral of my post today is that if you have persistence and you stay the course, good things do happen. Life is about networking. It’s about building a team that all works together to make things happen. Whether it’s in your work life or personal, having strong relationships is what matters. Each person in your life contributes to the total sum, whatever you want it to be. So surround yourself with positive, hardworking, let’s do this! type of people. It worked for me for my house, it’s working for my career, and it is most definelty working in my personal life as I show cancer who is boss! So thanks to all of you for being a part of this chapter in my life, and hopefully many more chapters to come!
That’s awesome!!! We’re thinking/hoping (hes thinking im hoping) to add an addition on to the house. I know the first person to call!! Love you and so glad this all finally went thru!!
I’m so glad all of your dreams are finally materializing. You deserve this. Do you have a fireplace that we can smash champagne glasses in?


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First 1000 Days Australia – the Australian Model of the international 1,000 Days movement – aims to provide a coordinated, comprehensive strategy to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families so they can address their children’s needs from pre‐conception to two years of age, thereby laying the best foundation for their future health and wellbeing.
Build resilience – Support families, organisations and communities to better prepare for, respond to and transform from disruption in Australia and elsewhere in the world.
Learn and innovate – Generate important new knowledge that addresses some of the most complex issues facing our families, and catalyse innovation through cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exchange.
Lead regional initiatives – Foster high levels of commitment to and alignment with the vision, values, resources and infrastructure to support family strengthening before and during the First 1000 Days.
Generate and use evidence for impact – Produce robust, applicable research evidence about what works, promote the implementation of high-impact and cost-effective programs, and enable the capacity to influence the adoption and scale of such interventions.
First 1000 Days Australia is premised on the family remaining the primary and preferred site for developing and protecting culture and identity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. As such, the work is guided by a First 1000 Days Australia Council made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, researchers, community members, front-line workers and policy makers. The Council ensures First 1000 Days Australia endorsed work is led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and employs Indigenous methods of knowledge generation.
Founded on partnerships to promote collective impact, the Australian Model takes a multigenerational view of the family and is guided by a multidisciplinary Research Advisory Committee as well as other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars.
Every mother and father has a story to tell about the beginnings of their child’s life. Many of them are joyful, some are heartbreaking and all of them important.

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It’s a private option for safely ending pregnancy.
It is available in pill form.
It allows you to avoid surgery and anesthesia in most cases (2-7% of women will need a surgical procedure to end the pregnancy or stop heavy bleeding).

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2. To aid in skin elasticity by cell nourishment/rejuvenation.
Avocado( Use ripe fruit; Moisturizing agent) ~ Simply smear all over clean face and neck, the ' flesh of half of a medium to large avocado, and leave for 10-15 mins, then rinse off with warm water. This is a moisturizing mask, the natural; essential oils help to rejuvenate the skin through the pores.
Papayas (Use ripe fruit; Cleanses and tones): As with the avocado, apply and rinse off after full pore penetration. This cleanses yet tones more than the avocado.
Spirulina+ water. This is a purifying mask and aids significantly with heavy metal removal. 1teaspoon of spirulina to 1tablespoon of Distilled water should be sufficient. The consistency should be relatively thick and dark green.
Noni Fruit (cleansing): Lather on the ripe fruit on the face and neck, leave on for 15 mim, rinse with warm water. This fruit has a very ' soapy' reaction on the skin and can easily be used as a daily cleanser.
1 part food grade Bentonite Clay to 1 part Activated Charcoal to 3 parts water should create a thick enough mixture to cover your face and neck until fully dry and hardened, remove with warm water and a wash cloth.
1. Use one half of a chopped lemon or lime (ripe), leave on for 2-5 mins and rinse with luke warm water. Ensure to refrigerate the other half - not the juice thereof.
Method 2: squeeze 1 tablespoon of lime or lemon juice in 6oz of distilled water, saturate the clean face with the combined liquids and have sit for 5-10 minutes( whichever is most comfortable). Rinse with lukewarm water.
Some persons find these too acidic and irritating, and may therefore wish to opt for a milder alternative.
Place 2 Tablespoons of sea salt (coarse) in 6oz of water. You do not want all the granules to dissolve. Pour sufficient amount unto a washcloth and rub on face and neck. Have sit for 10-15 mins. Then rinse with warm water. A batch of this can be made and refrigerated for a week or two.
Moringa Oil which has very antibacterial properties.
Coconut oil- Antibacterial and provides UVA+B properties.
Argan Oil – Aids in skin cell reparation.
Raw *ACV. Dilute 1:1 Ratio and apply at nights.
1. Witch hazel ~ Place in a spray bottle, spray on clean face, dab off and then moisturize.
2. 2% Hydrogen Peroxide ~ Dilute 1:1 ratio with distilled water and do as #1.


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We Care GET CLEAN. GO GREEN.

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The Oktoberfest centerpiece is the perfect way to start your Oktoberfest party off right. Give your party tables Oktoberfest style with this Oktoberfest table centerpiece.
16″ tall and 3½″ wide at base.
Cardstock base with cascade topper.


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My training clients know: One of my favorite things to do is make up a workout on the fly. When someone comes in and says “can’t use my right shoulder today,” I abandon my pre-planned workout and make it up as I go. If any exercise I suggest aggravates the injured muscle, we stop and find something else that works. Another way to read this is: If you are a runner and your ankle hurts, try a spin class instead of running. If you do yoga and your calf muscle is strained, try an abs class or an upper-body weights workout for a week or two instead.
Recently one of my regular clients came in with an injured toe. She was unable to put weight on her foot, but didn’t want to miss her workout. We decided to do a half-hour upper-body workout, and I came up with various arms, shoulders, abs, back and chest exercises she could do while sitting on the ball, step, bench, or mat. It was a heck of a workout, and she didn’t even have her shoes on.
Moral of the story? If you’re injured, DO rest your suffering muscles, and DO tell your fitness instructors/trainers what’s ailing you. The big “however,” though, is DON’T skip out on your workouts just because you’re not 100 percent. It will set you back even further. And honestly, injuries will happen throughout your life. You can spend a lifetime benched. Trudge through the muck and I promise, you will come out stronger on the other side!

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How Rosetta used the gravity of two planets to slingshot itself in pursuit of Comet 67P.
Putting Rosetta into hibernation may have given ESA staff a bad case of nerves but the decision was made for good reasons, say engineers. In order to track Comet 67P as it heads toward the Sun, the probe had to fly deep into space before heading back just behind the comet.
Mission controllers achieved this orbit by making three close fly-bys of Earth and one of Mars, flinging Rosetta so far from the Sun that its solar panels could harvest little energy. As a result, the spacecraft was put in a deep sleep to save power.
But now it is arcing back towards the Sun with more power becoming available for its instruments every day. By May it will be ready to fire its thrusters and move in on Comet 67P. By September it will have reached its target and will then follow the comet as it makes its closest approach to the Sun.
“With Rosetta, we will track the evolution of a comet on a daily basis and for over a year,” says Matt Taylor, a Rosetta project scientist.
It will not be easy. Comet 67P is only 2.5 miles in diameter, too small to have a meaningful gravitational field. As a result, Rosetta will have to make constant use of its thrusters to keep in position near the comet – half the probe’s launch weight had to be fuel, for this reason – while its lander Philae will have to use harpoons to bolt itself to Comet 67P.
In addition, vapour and gas pouring from the comet will slam into Rosetta’s solar panels like winds whipping into sails. But the probe can’t be flown directly by controllers on Earth. The spaceship will be hundreds of millions of miles from home and signals will take tens of minutes to be transmitted to and from ESA control, which means most of the probe’s operations will have to be controlled semi-autonomously by on-board computers.
This article appeared in Cosmos 56 - Apr-May 2014 under the headline "The long chase into space"
Australia needs its own space agency, say scientists in a paper aimed at government. Anthea Batsakis reports.

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text: The following are resources that will help you answer any questions related to your health before, during and after pregnancy. Explore these resources to find the kind of help you need. Some offer gynecological examinations, testing for sexually transmitted infections, contraceptive information, pregnancy testing and counseling. Others will help you obtain maternity clothes and items to care for a baby.


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"IN & OUT: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and Australia"
IN & OUT: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and Australia is an exhibition curated by: Huangfu Binghui. Participating artists in the show at the Exhibition Hall of the Australian Embassy are Ah Xian, Guan Wei, Jiang Jie, Su Xinping, Liu Xiaoxian, Wang Guangyi, Wang Jianwei, Wang Luyan, Wang Youshen, Wang Zhiyuan. Exhibition dates are Saturday, March 11 � Sunday, March 19, 2000, 11 am � 5 pm daily. There will be a floor talk at 3 pm, Tuesday, March 14. Exhibition Hall, Australian Embassy is located at 21 Dongzhimen Wai, Beijing. For more information contact: tel: 6532 2331 ext. 225 & 247, fax: 6532 6718.

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Lyme Teens – What if my parents don’t believe my symptoms are real?
Home / Survival Tips / What if my parents don’t believe my symptoms are real?
Wow. This is a tough one. I guess try to talk to another adult who your parent’s trust. Show them this website and the one below and make an educated decision together.


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Tokyo’s famous Paitan Ramen, KICHITORA, opens its 3rd branch at the new BHS Cinemas, 3/F Central Square, Bonifacio High Street. It will be attended by special guests and some media partners.
Ramen orders will be specially prepared by the Kichitora Japanese Executive Chefs Koutora Kanda and Hiroshi Morishima. Doors will be opened for walk-in guests at 2 PM! See you there!

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Food plays an important role in the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The presence of AMR microorganisms in our agricultural production systems and food chains is a potential route of exposure for everyone. Good hygiene practices in agriculture, fundamental in achieving food safety, are also key to addressing antimicrobial resistance.
Ingestion of AMR organisms via food can, if they are pathogenic, result in human illnesses -- and those illnesses might not respond to available antibiotic or other treatments. Moreover, even if the microorganisms are not themselves pathogens, they can contribute to a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance within our food supply. And given the widespread movement of food products, they may contribute to the spread of AMR as well as transmit resistance to other pathogenic organisms.
A growing world population and the resulting increase in demand for food is putting added pressure on our food supply chains and systems. The innumerable niches these systems provide for microbial populations foster conditions that can favour the selection of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms, which can directly cause human illness or indirectly damage food production. That is especially the case if imprudent use of antimicrobials in food production – including livestock, aquaculture, and crop production – is prevalent. The use of sanitizers and biocides through the food chain may further contribute to AMR.
Antimicrobial resistant microorganisms in food are not only a major public health challenge, but also represent an economic risk. There are cost implications involved in adapting or changing practices in order to reduce their presence and proliferation. They also have the potential to affect market access, either through health regulations or consumer purchasing behaviour. These economic risks need to be assessed in a broad manner due to the capacity for AMR to spread across borders.
The multisectoral dimension of AMR highlights the challenge of developing and applying a cross-cutting and integrated approach to address this serious food safety hazard.
One critical front for action is raising awareness of the issue of AMR in the food safety and food chain context, so that producers and government authorities alike are sensitized to its importance. While good food safety management practices can minimize the transmission of AMR via food, the problem for many countries lies within their weak and fragmented food control systems. Often, these lack the infrastructure, regulation and capacity necessary to implement and monitor food safety at the national level. It is imperative to build strong integrated national food control systems, including appropriate governance and operational mechanisms to address the global AMR challenge. Additionally, improvements in food control systems must also be accompanied by developments in other areas, such as animal and plant production and health, to address AMR.
Management of AMR in the food chain is complex and requires the implementation of good practices starting at primary production and continuing through to consumption. At the practical level, the overall aim of controlling the transmission of AMR through foods is similar to requirements for the control of other foodborne hazards, with greater emphasis on measures to manage microbial populations that harbour the AMR gene pool as well as consideration of the food environment factors that may contribute to resistance development.
At the production level, FAO supports the implementation of the necessary good hygiene practices and contamination prevention measures as well as the responsible use of antimicrobial medicines to help reduce food safety risks. This continues beyond the farm gate, where adherence to good hygiene practices by all food operators, enforced through a risk-based inspection system, is equally important.
Effective monitoring and surveillance systems that track the use of antimicrobials and the spread of AMR through human food chains are also necessary. One part of such an effort are existing veterinary drug residue monitoring programs; these are currently in place in some countries but not in others, and often need to be strengthened. Through its AMR laboratory mapping tool, FAO is helping countries assess their national surveillance and laboratory capacities. FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are also providing governments with support and training on how to set up and effectively operate veterinary drug residue monitoring programmes.
The Codex Alimentarius has laid the foundations for food control authorities to tackle AMR through the introduction of a range of standards related to AMR, veterinary drugs and their residues, food hygiene, animal feed, etc. These standards serve two important purposes: 1) they aim to prevent the development of AMR and 2) they aim to minimize the transmission of AMR through the food chain. Codex recently established a Task Force dedicated to AMR to continue to serve the food safety community with internationally-recognised standards to guide the management of AMR by national food control authorities. Countries must now take these standards and incorporate them into national legislation and adapt them into implemental guidance.
FAO has been collaborating with WHO and OIE for over a decade to provide scientific advice on AMR. In addition, JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives), and JEMRA (Joint Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment) take into consideration the issue of antimicrobial resistance in their assessments as needed. Some of the issues to be considered in the future include whether current food safety practices and guidelines relating to aspects such as veterinary drug and pesticide residues, the use of sanitizers/biocides, as well as the management of water and manure in the food chain contribute to the problem of antimicrobial resistance.

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Scene setting: The iconic Lever House and its International style architecture, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in 1952, was the breathtaking backdrop for Sies Marjan’s runway show. Models not only paraded alongside the glass-encased courtyard garden, visible from the building’s second floor, but also took to the rooftop garden for the show’s finale to make full use of the building’s design legacy.
Mood board: Colour continued to be a powerful Sies Marjan forté this season. The rich colour spectrum ranged from blood orange and scarlet to lotus, blue iris and olive, and was often presented in unlikely combinations that was further enhanced by see-through layers, iridescent materials and crinkled finishes. Sartorial mainstays like cargo pockets and nautical stripes were playfully reimagined and given the label’s signature disruptive treatment. Silhouettes tended towards the utilitarian, diaphanous and androgynous, leaving lots up to interpretation.


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In August of 1999, LCC occupied its new campus property on Kretingos street in Klaipėda. In addition to the current facilities, a campus master plan calls for future construction of dormitories and additional academic space around the small lake.
Defehr Centras provides 4300 square meters of space including 12 classrooms, a library, language and computer laboratories, and administration and faculty offices.
Balčiūnai Library serves as the learning and research center by providing a welcoming study place and a variety of resources, including research library with 22,000 English volumes, 15,000 volumes textbook collection, a number of periodicals, multimedia materials and access to internet based scholar resources. Integrated library system allows for easy searching of the holdings.
The computer lab consists of 2 classrooms of 40 computer terminals with access to Microsoft Office Professional 2007 and the internet.
Neufeld Auditorium is a 230-seat auditorium used for classes, large meetings and concerts. The hall is fitted with cinema-style seating and is equipped with a computer, multimedia equipment and wide screen.
Built in 2007, Neumann Hall is home to 196 residents. Located in the center of the LCC International University campus, living in Neumann provides you with a 2-minute walk to classrooms, faculty offices, the gymnasium and fitness center and the cafeteria. Student rooms in Neumann Hall are shared by 4 residents who each have their own bed, desk & closet and share a common entry area and bathroom. The residence hall also has a computer lab, TV lounge, game room, art studio and study room in central common areas, and a beautiful Chapel on the 6th floor.
Enns Hall opened in August 2011 for its inaugural year. This student residence hall is home to 140 students and has 8 apartments on the first floor for faculty and staff living. The four floors of student living spaces also include a student study room featuring personal study carrels, as well as two rooms with table for group project work, a laundry facility, a Residence Life Resource room, and the Resident Director’s apartment.
LCC’s Michealsen Centras is a multi-purpose building constructed for the benefit of the LCC community and Klaipėda residents. The 2230 m2 center can host over 1000 people for sports events and more than 1600 for auditorium events. The sports hall is also accompanied by a fitness center. The hall converts easily to an auditorium for public events and community gatherings. A portable stage, sound system and lighting equipment make the Michealsen centras an excellent auditorium for hosting theatrical, vocal and musical performances. The large foyer outside of the hall is suitable for banquets, receptions and conferences.
In what ways did your studies at LCC contribute to your success in life?
I learnt what excellence means both at work and personal life. I also became determined to live and work that way. Critical thinking and faith in times of uncertainty became my lifelong companions.


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You wouldn't have known, you're in a region where it's not restricted.
Have you pressed the 'edit' -button instead of the 'quote' -button?
...Don't drink too much and play forum at the same time...?
My mouse sometimes has a habit of jumping... oops!
This weekend, I finally upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in order to secure a genuine copy of Windows (I've used a Windows 7 trial version since 2012). Even though I no longer have to bother with the "Your version of Windows is not genuine" messages, I am not a fan of this layout at all. Stuff pops up, it's all very mobile friendly which is rather dumb for a computer OS.
Why wasn't there a meet this year?
Mainly because nobody organised one - feel free to do so this year!
Is it worth it? Let him work it.
He put his thing down, flip it and reverse it.
Sometimes I'm baffled by the fact absolutely no one takes notice that we all survived the Willennium.
There was buffalo chicken at the deli tonight, so I bought it.
I would rather buy some keto, if you know what I mean.
Just don't eat, eventually your body will go into a state of ketosis, without any silly dieting pay outs!
just remember ketosis is a mild form of ketoacidosis, which is an extremely severe complication of Type 1 Diabetes, the keto diet or forcing the body into a state ketosis may cause severe side effects, inclduing death. Always consult your GP first, do not attempt any sort of keto if you have any major illness, especially diabetes. I am saying this because the diets don't.
If only some of our new members knew where to get some.
Have you invested in lego bricks today?
It's my greatest achievement in life.
Did you make your first post in roughly half a year just to brag? It's worth it.
There's not a lot to comment on these days... TBH, I haven't even played [O]TTD[P] in the last... few months.
I mean, it's only fair. I've been a Moderator for many years, I deserve this thread.
I found these to be genuinely exciting. I was rooting for the Chocolatiers the whole way!
See you in another seven!
I'd at least expect you to post for your tenth anniversary!
Beautiful read about what online avatars can mean in the physical world.
Well, this is odd. My USB keyboard has died after like 10 years of service. So i have had to switch to an ancient, absolutely ancient HP PS/2 keyboard. Easily over 15 years old.
Odd thing is, this baby has better rollover support than my USB keyboard, and it seems to appear on the screen faster than my USB one. It's like Windows is acticvely going "the keyboard, it needs me!" instead of "i've got things to do, add it to the todo list".
Not sure how much of this is placebo though. It genuinely does feel a lot snappier to use!


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This short book is a commentary on two mutually exclusive theologies, each carrying logical implications about man’s nature that are in direct opposition to one another.
This short book is a commentary on two mutually exclusive theologies, each carrying logical implications about man’s nature that is in direct opposition to one another.
Author*ity Create a book, brand and image that will give you the break out position as the "go to" person the media calls and create a flood of best customers.

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Energy-efficient (consume half as much power as regular fluorescent lamps). Long-lived (up to 50 thousand hours of operation). Versatile (can be used with tanks of various sizes). Can be used with custom-sized tanks. Four LED versions (SUNNY, PLANT, MARINE, ACTINIC).
LEDDY SLIM lamps designed for freshwater and marine open aquariums (without a lid). LEDDY SLIM is an absolute novelty in the market.
The lamps employ carefully selected LEDs which ensure proper lighting of the aquarium, provide excellent living conditions for its inhabitants, and create a unique visual effect. The lamps are made of corrosion-resistant, easy-to-clean glass. Thanks to their futuristic flat design and fashionable white colour, the lamps fit perfectly with modern aquarium tanks and look great in any room interior.
In addition, the lamps are highly versatile thanks to the use of sliding brackets allowing for them to be mounted on tanks of different lengths, including custom-sized tanks. AQUAEL offers a wide range of models for tanks that are 20 to 120 cm in length. The LEDDY SLIM lamps are available in four different versions: The SUNNY (colour temperature of 6500 K) and PLANT (8000 K) versions are designed for freshwater aquariums, including plant aquariums, whereas the MARINE (colour temperature of 10000 K) and ACTINIC (20000 K) versions are designed for marine aquariums. The line includes models designed for tanks that are 20 to 120 cm in length (LEDDY SLIM 5 W, LEDDY SLIM 10 W, LEDDY SLIM 32 W, LEDDY SLIM 36 W). Thanks to the use of light-emitting diodes, these lamps do not require frequent replacement and consume half as much energy as regular fluorescent lamps.
32W - Suitable for Tank 80-100cm - Wall Thickness 16mm. 36W - Suitable for Tank 100-120cm - Wall Thickness 16mm. The item "Aquael Leddy Slim Actinic LED Aquarium Lighting 32W 36W" is in sale since Friday, September 01, 2017.
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Liverpool Minibus and Coach Hire provide affordable minibus and coach hire in the Merseyside region. We have been in business for a long time now and have become a major force in private transport services. We cover a huge range of events in Liverpool and these include school trips, birthdays, nights out, stag and hen parties, race events, football matches and corporate trips. We have a dedicated customer service team which is available around the clock and we have many drivers on standby. All drivers are equipped with the full equipment and are professionally trained. Liverpool comes under the L1 post code area.
Liverpool is a major UK city based in the Metropolitan Borough of Merseyside. It became a city in 1880 and is the fourth largest in the UK with a population of over 436,000 people. For many years it was part of Lancashire and its early development came about due to trading links across the Atlantic. The Liverpool Docks contributed in bringing prosperity to the area.
Today Liverpool is diverse and culturally rich and has a big history with people of Irish, African and Chinese descent. Man areas of the city have been given world heritage rankings and in 2008 it enjoyed the status of European Capital of Culture.
The main attractions in the city include many 16th century buildings which have been preserved and also other modern day architecture. The main site is of course the Liverpool Docks and most noticeably the Albert Docks. This is historically one of the most important ports in the world. The Stanley Dock is also worth mentioning as at the time of its construction was the largest building in the world in terms of area. Liverpool comes under the L1 post code area.
The Pier Head is also prominent and this incorporates the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. These are a symbol of Liverpool’s maritime history.
The ECHO Arena, Liverpool Town Hall, The Bank of England building, St Georges Hall, Speke Hall Tudor Manor House and also the West Tower are all part of the commercial and cultural districts of this city. Liverpool Cathedral deserves special mention as it is regarded as one of the greatest buildings in the world.

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Enjoy the luxury of crisp, dry towels all year round, with this stylish and efficient, 1000mm x 500mm Trade Direct Heated Towel rail. Taken from our large and varied range, this modern and curvaceous ladder rail features 22mm horizontal bars that produce 1703 BTU’s, all at the modest price of £55.
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(AP) — Noah Clarke became the first native Southern Californian to score a goal for the Los Angeles Kings. The assists were credited to Dustin Brown and Jaroslav Modry, but the primary credit should go to Wayne Gretzky and the Anaheim Ducks.
Mathieu Garon recorded his first victory in more than two months on Monday night in a 5-1 victory that extended the Edmonton Oilers’ losing streak to eight games.
Outside the Kings’ dressing room was the man who signed Clarke to his first NHL contract.
"I think it’s just a matter of time when we’re going to see a lot of California-born players in the National Hockey League," said former Kings general manager Dave Taylor, now the team’s director of amateur development. "I’ve been watching a lot of amateur games, junior games and college games this year, and it seems like every team’s got a kid from Southern California."
Clarke, from La Verne, was the first Southern California-born player in the Kings’ 40-year history. Left wing Gabe Gauthier, called up Saturday from the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs, is the second. He was born in Torrance.
There have been 19 Southern Californians in the NHL.
"I think it’s the Gretzky effect," Taylor said. "It started when Wayne came here in the late 1980s. I mean, if you look at the number of rinks that we had then compared to today, I’d say we went from a handful of rinks to maybe 25 in the greater L.A. area. So that just means there’s a lot more kids playing."
Clarke opened the scoring in his 15th NHL game and fourth since getting recalled from the AHL. The 27-year-old left wing used defenseman Danny Syvret as a screen and beat Jussi Markkanen to the glove side with a wrist shot from the middle of the left circle at 2:05.
Clarke understands that he is one of a select few and realizes what odds he’s overcome to get to the NHL.
"I remember going to pee wee and bantam tournaments and people kind of sneered and said, ‘Aw, California kids can’t play hockey.’ It’s still not a hotbed, but I think you see more and more California kids coming up now," Clarke said.
"When the Mighty Ducks started out, all these rinks started popping up in Orange County. So it just led to more ice time for California kids to play."


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Learn how to use SimpleCov gem to generate test coverage report.
Why do we need a coverage report tool when we know that our test coverage will be 100% when we write test first? In a real-world Rails app, you will have gems, Rails engines and other third-party libraries that you need to customize. This can lead to gaps in your test coverage. By running the test coverage reports before you checkin the code, you can write tests for the code with no coverage.
Add simplecov gem to the test group.
This now separates all the test related gem from the development and test group. I have also changed the rspec-rails version to 3.2.
to the top of the spec_helper.rb file.
This will run all your tests.
Now the test coverage will be 100%.
In this lesson we installed and configured simple_cov gem to generate test coverage reports. You also learned why we need to use a test coverage tool in our projects.


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Bajaj Qute the smallest car or first quadricycle in India is powered by 217cc, single cylinder, water cooled DTSi, 4 valve, triple spark petrol engine that generates a maximum power of 13bhp at 5500rpm and a peak torque of 19.6Nm at 4000rpm. Paired to a 5 speed manual gearbox and sequential gear shift is like motorcycle. Bajaj Qute returns a smart mileake of 36 kilometer per litre. Ground clearance of the vehicle is 180mm. Kerb weight of the vehicle is 399Kg. Boot space of the vehicle is 44 litres. Fuel tank capacity of the vehicle is 8 litres. Seating capacity of the vehicle is driver plus 3 passengers. Braking duties are handled by 180mm drum brakes at front and rear. Suspension duties are handled by independent suspension with twin leading arm at front and independent suspension with coil spring and semi trailing arm at rear. Tyres are 12 inch tubeless tyres.
Overall length of bajaj qute is 2752mm, overall width of the vehicle is 1312mm and overall height of the vehicle is 1652mm. Wheelbase of the vehicle is 1925mm and minimum turning radius is 3.5 meters. Top speed of the vehicle is 70 kilometer per litre. Ex-showroom price of Bajaj qute is 2 lakh Indian rupee.

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Now you can have hot and delicious Baked Potato Cheese Soup without the hassle of baking potatoes. It will be a family favorite for those survival days, camping days, or just emergency meal days. A favorite of everyone! Try adding ham dices, bacon crumbles, or vegetables for variety. This is a must have for your long term food storage staples.
Ingredients: Potatoes, coconut cream (coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), dipotassium phosphate, contains 2% or less of mono and diglycerides, silicon dioxide), cheese sauce (whey, buttermilk solids, cheeses (granular and cheddar [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes,]), whey protein concentrate, salt, sodium phosphate, citric acid, yellow 5, yellow 6, lactic acid, enzyme), dehydrated potato flakes, corn starch, chicken bouillon (maltodextrin, salt, chicken broth (dextrin, yeast extract, salt, potato flour, spices, yeast extract, natural flavor, salt, garlic, spices, onion powder, turmeric), luxor (hydrolyzed corn protein, sunflower oil), garlic, spice, dextrose, spices, xanthan gum, parsley flakes), spice, white onion, salt, celery, field run bell peppers.
Baked potato cheese soup is a great soup to have on hand. This soup is great to have when their is a chill in the air. This is easy to cook up so it is great for a great easy meal. This is a delicious addition to your food storage staples.
Directions: Mix the can contents thoroughly before opening (upside down & shaking). Remove oxygen absorber (do not eat!). For one serving: add 1/4 cup of mix and 1 cup of water in a pot. (May add more or less water for desired consistency.) Bring to a boil then turn down heat to simmer. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally. Serve immediately.


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I'm willing to correct any mistake (of mine).
Is this sentence wrong in the use of 'mistake'? Must we use 'mistakes' in this sentence?
Might I ask native English teachers to help me?
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While a new idea to me at the time, the concept of a potion which causes love is ancient.
At the very start of Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, now receiving a splendid new production , the best Elixir of Love I have yet to see, at the Virginia Opera, the heroine Adina reads of the legendary Isolde’s use of such an elixir with Tristan. This reading, which passes so quickly at the opera’s opening, holds the key to director Kyle Lang’s stunning presentation of the work.
Stage literature features other elixirs. In Gilbert and Sullivan’s, The Sorcerer, a potion is employed ala Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to cause one to fall for the first person seen. Even Jo in Alcott’s Little Women writes a play featuring a love potion. But the great saga of Tristan and Isolde has caught the fancy of Donizetti’s young maiden, Adina.
Historically, love potions seem to come in three varieties. The first follows the route of the one Puck uses in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The second type causes the love of a specific person. (This is the type purchased by Donizetti’s rural folk hero, Nemorino). The final variety simply puts one in the mood for love. This type is actually what the opera’s Dulcamara sells – red Bordeaux wine.
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) , like William Shakespeare, was a master of both the comic and tragic plot. With the Elixir of Love, Donizetti gave operatic farce a shove in the direction of sentimental/romantic comedy. The characters, however, remain rooted in stock comic types.
L’Elisir D’Amore (The Elixir of Love) premiered in Milan on May 12, 1832. From the opera’s beginning, singers have won over audiences with the opera’s fetching roles. The Jewish soprano Sabine Heinefetter (1801-1872) was Donizetti’s original Adina. She debuted at age 15 in Frankfurt. Heinefetter died insane in an asylum where she continued to give concerts to the other patients. Giuseppe Frezzolini (1789-1861) introduced the first Dulcamara. So popular was he that he also played the role in Berlin in 1834 when the opera was called Der Liebestrank. Frezzolini repeated the role in 1835 in Vienna. Donizetti called him “Principe de ‘bassi comici” The Prince of Bass Comediens.
The opera would go on to many happy productions as part of many illustrious careers. The Virginia Opera’s Elixir of Love follows a long line of winsome productions.
The first American production of The Elixir of Love occurred in New York City on June 18, 1838 at the Park Theatre, in English, with Maria Caradori-Allan (1800-1865) as Adina. Henry Chorley, the English music critic called her “one of those first-class singers of the second class, with whom it would be hard to find a fault, save want of fire”. Spirit of the Times, however, was of a different opinion: “Speak not of mocking birds…May she never leave our shores”, The event was most likely a mishmash of various Donizetti scenes and songs under the title Elixir of Love. New York’s Evening Post found the presentation to be “lively and quite entertaining”.
The first production of the opera in Italian in America followed on May 22,1844 at Ferdinand Palmo’s Opera House, opened in 1844 with Bellini’s I Puritani. The theater’s audience was mostly foreign-born immigrants. Their limited financial means caused the management to fail after one season. .
His characters may be stock, but when working on a Donizetti opera imaginative directors and singing actors have found a wide range of interpretations possible. And the Virginia Opera has both imaginative singers and an imaginative director. Director Kyle Lang must be credited for the lion’s share of what is seen on the stage. One beautiful and evocative stage picture melts into another, as he masterfully moves the principals and chorus around the tricky stage elevations, always keeping the stage balanced and alive with inventive and appropriate stage business. One of the evening’s high points, in an evening of high points, is Mr.Lang’s staging of the chorus singing about “Nemorino is a Millionaire”, in which every member of the female chorus is given a chance to shine, while the story advances. Mr. Lang devotes his considerable creative talents to telling Donizetti’s tale as compellingly as possible, eschewing a faddish regie vanity production in which one’s own story is imposed upon that of the composer. With this production Mr. Lang should surely claim his spot among America’s most able directors of opera.
Mr. Lang is blessed to have the dazzling unit setting and exquisite costumes provided by the veteran Eduardo Sicango. One would have to go far to find a more imaginative, functional, and beautiful piece of kinetic stage sculpture. The lighting of Driscoll Otto makes everything – set, costumes, and actor/singers-glow.
Every time I see Adam Turner conduct the Virginia Opera Orchestra I am convinced that this opera must be his favorite. His intelligence, passion, and vibrancy create a wonderful bond among orchestra, singer-actors, and audience. I guess, like all effective musical conductors, the opera before him is now his favorite, and he will, by hook or by crook, make it yours as well.
Adina, the wealthy sophisticated village girl, has been played as a female version of the alazon, an arrogant, full-of-herself girl who is blind to her true nature. This was the Adina seen at the 2009 Glyndebourne production of The Elixir of Love, where director Annabel Arden had Ekaterina Siurina play Adina as a true snob. Only the discovery that Nemorino had come to be the wealthiest person in the area could prompt her to show him any affection at all. Her characterization cynically suggested that money was THE true elixir of love. On the other hand, in Bartlett Sher’s recent Metropolitan Opera production, Pretty Yende played Adina as a happy-go-lucky flirt, who enjoys keeping her suitors at bay. She especially enjoyed her teasing torment of the hapless Nemorino. The romantic hero of The Elixir of Love, the young rustic Nemorino, carries on the tradition of the agroikos or bomolocus bumpkin-buffoon, a self-deprecating country fellow who turns out to be more than he, and we, thought. As traditionally played , Nemorino is not stupid, just innocent, trusting, and too shy for his own good.
Mr. Lang and his wonderful Adina, Cecilia Violetta Lopez, present a novel and very effective take on Donizetti’s heroine. This Adina, stuck in the boring countryside, fuels her fantasy and dreams with books. Right now she is vicariously living through the fictional Isolde. When she later finds that Nemorino’s atypical behavior has been inspired by the actions of Tristan, she is smitten! So Adina’s elixir of love is revealed to be fidelity to the dreams aroused by her favorite fictions. Ms. Lopez has a wonderful stage presence and a voice perfect for her character. She makes a dynamic partner for the production’s Nemorino, Belcore, and Giannetta. The often overlooked gal-pal of Adina, Gianetta, is played with confidence, ability, and professional poise by April Martin. Whenever she is on stage she is, unlike other Gianettas, a presence to be reckoned with, and her voice soars among the cast.
A descendant of the comedia’s Il Dottore, Dulcamara, the love potion huckster, is a loquacious caricature pedant, Donizetti’s classic eiron, the con-artist. He and his assistant sell the heartsick lover, Nemorino, the supposed love potion, which is actually very strong wine. Matthew Burns plays him to a tee, inventing wonderful stage business to accompany his commanding and persuasive voice. Dulcamara’s elixir just so happens to give Nemorino enough self-confidence to stop fawning over Adina. Her decision to marry the soldier, Belcore, throws a wrench into Nemorino’s plans.
Corey Crider has the right kind of voice to play an effective Belcore. When his character’s humor arises naturally from the situation, he is an effective actor, as well. The first entrance of Belcore and his soldiers seems the production’s only misfire. Their behavior and demeanor suggest they have wandered on from another type of play entirely, a cartoon perhaps. Rather than embodying a stern Belcore and his disciplined troops, as they did wonderfully during subsequent scenes, they presented a burlesque, or lampoon, of the characters, more appropriate to the musical burlesque of The Elixir of Love written in 1866 by the great W.S. Gilbert, “Dulcamara, or the Little Duck and the Great Quack.” Fortunately, by the time of their second entrance all had calmed down and they performed more appropriately within the original established style of the production.
The coincidental death of Nemorino’s rich uncle suddenly makes him a desirable catch for Adina, who breaks off her engagement to Belcore, and buys off Nemorino’s enlistment contract, signed to gain a monetary bonus by which to purchase a second bottle of the magic elixir. In the Glyndebourne production, money was the elixir of love which causes Adina to drop Belcore for Nemorino. In Bartlett Sher’s interpretation, Adina paid off Nemorino’s enlistment fee totally unaware that he is now a rich man. She loves him for whom the elixir has revealed him to be, before his inheritance.
The well-worn script allows for many interpretations. In 2012 tenor Rolando Villazon directed and starred in a production of Elixir for the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Germany set in a silent movie recording studio while filming a wild western movie! The Virginia Opera had a wide range of possibilities from which to choose in interpreting their Elixir of Love. In Kyle Lang’s production Nemorino’s Tristan-like behavior wins Adina’s heart.
In vino veritas: Only when Nemorino is under the influence of the alcoholic potion can Adina see who Nemorino truly is – a would-be Tristan, worthy of her Isolde-like love.
Remember that name. Mr. Santelli is on the road once traveled by Enrico Caruso, and like many who heard Caruso as Nemorino, we will be able to say, someday, “I remember him when he played with the Virginia Opera!’“Una furtiva lagrima”! What a voice! A tenor to dream about and to savor when heard. And his acting range and skills should allow him to play leading men in tragedy and comedy alike, and supporting roles in whatever role he chooses. If the rest of the production weren’t so outstanding, his performance would be reason enough to see this opera.
The heart-broken composer would never enter Virginia’s room again.
Around 1843 Donizetti’s health began to deteriorate. His memory lapsed. His temper flared. He would suddenly drift off into a stare. His teeth began to fall out and his legs could no longer support him. Doctors tried everything they could imagine. Donizetti’s friends urged him to visit so they could care for him. His family sent the maestro’s nephew to report on Gaetano. Andrea found his uncle in pain, emaciated, slumped, inert, expressionless, confused, alternatively gloomy, taciturn, angry and suspicious, subject to delusions of persecution and compulsive eroticism.
The great Gaetano Donizetti was institutionalized at age 50. He died the following year. Relatives squabbled over his remaining financial estate, while Donizetti bequeathed his great and important musical inheritance to the world, a heritage upholding the romantic Adina-Nemorino view love he himself was never to enjoy.
Not matter where you live, you should get to Virginia to see this Elixir of Love. I swear: you will not have seen a better one!
[i] Elder Olson. The Theory of Comedy. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1968.
[ii] Christopher Booker. The Seven Basic Plots. Why We tell Stories. London: Bloomsbury, 2004.
[iii Lane Cooper. An Aristotelian Theory of Comedy with an Adaptation of the Poetics and a Translation of the Tractatus Coislinianus. (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company,1969), p. 197.


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Elmer J. Gaare, Sr., 81 of Ladysmith, died on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Country Terrace in Ladysmith.
He is survived by his 3 children; Tammy (TJ) Kuykendall-Gaare married to Beth Kuykendall-Gaare of Austin, TX, Lisa Marie Slabaugh married to Mikeal Slabaugh of Granger, IN and Elmer (Al) John Gaare, Jr. married to Nancy Gaare of Exeland, 5 grandchildren; Jessica Dunmire, Michael McDougall, Gizzelle Pantoja, Chris McDougall and Trevor Slabaugh, 8 great-grandchildren and a sister Mary Ann Drysch of Schaumburg, IL.
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The overall message is simple: biomedical innovationand the public policies and new technologies that sustain and advance innovationare crucial to the future of biomedical science and the health and well-being of our society. In fact, I believe innovation leading to new diagnostics and therapeutics is the only answer to our healthcare problems, from treating the scourge of disease to reducing related costs. But while the message is simple, the challenges, of course, are complex. One way to meet these challenges head-on is for all of us in the biomedical community to work together more effectively than ever before. If we look to the recent past, we can see that weve been particularly successful when we collaborate in an environment that encourages innovation. Just look at the dramatic decrease in mortality over the last several decades in key areas of diseaserheumatic heart disease, 83%; atherosclerosis, 74%; ulcers, 72%; ischemic heart disease, 62%; emphysema, 57%, and hypertension, 21%. As a result of these and many other advances, people are living longer. The U.S. population over 65 has increased from 12 million in 1950 to a projected 39 million in 2010. Thats a three-fold increase in just 60 yearsless than one lifetime! Today, an estimated 71,000 Americans are 100 years old or older, a figure that estimates suggest will balloon more than three-fold to 241,000 by 2020. Clearly, medicines play a significant role, providing better treatment for a variety of serious medical problems. In the U.S. for example, medicines have reduced hospital admissions by one-half for 12 major diseases. And, of course, we know that staying out of the hospital lowers total healthcare costs considerably. Many people dont realize, however, that medicines still account for only about 10% of total healthcare costs in the U.S.about the same percentage as in the 1960s even as todays medicines do much more of the heavy lifting to keep people out of hospitals and other healthcare facilities. In 2004, the total bill for healthcare in the U.S. amounted to about $1.90 trillion, with medicines contributing about $180.5 billionless than 10% of the total. In short: medicines save lives and money.
The text in this booklet is a compiled, edited version of speeches given in late 2005 and early 2006 by Dr. Peter B. Corr, Senior Vice President, Science & Technology, Pfizer Inc, to executives from across the biomedical community.
Advances in biomedical research will yield effective treatments that will improve medical outcomes and lower medical costs.
Theres an old Chinese proverba curse actuallythat applies to the world of healthcare today: May you live in interesting times! These certainly ARE interesting times. On one hand, in a tough business environment, all we hear about is the rising cost of healthcarea problem especially targeted to our industry. On the other hand, there are enormous opportunities to discover and develop innovative medicines that will help people lead healthier, more productive lives, while saving costs in the long run. One reason for this dichotomy is that few people understand our most fundamental assetthe true value of our science. And even fewer understand what we actually do as a biomedical community. So in addition to our scientific collaborations, we must come together as an industry as stewards of science to educate people on the value of medicines, the value of our science, and the benefit/risk model of our research and development process. We simply cannot develop mutually beneficial opportunities if we are under siege and the value of innovative therapeutics is not understood relative to other healthcare costs. Again, our track record tells us that the best ways to control costs will be to improve care, not to ration it. Kevin Murphy and Robert Topel, two economists at the University of Chicago, analyzed the data in the U.S. and came up with some interesting facts. They found that even modest reductions in death rates due to common killers can produce literally trillions of dollars in added economic value to society for affected individuals over their lifetime. This economic value is based on improvements in life expectancy, productivity and income, among other variables. Just a 10 percent reduction in deaths from cancers, for example, would pay off in more than $4 trillion in overall economic value to society during the lifespan of Americans living today. A 10 percent reduction in deaths from diabetes would generate more than $450 billion in similar economic gains. We also know that investments in R&D contribute to our economic competitiveness. According to a report from the National Innovation Initiative of the Council on Competitiveness, Innovation will be the single most important factor in determining Americas success through the 21st century. Thats why we strongly believe that healthcare regulators and governments should begin to focus on the overall cost burden of disease rather than the cost of the therapies that treat or, as importantly, prevent disease.
In the U.S., medicines have reduced hospital admissions by onehalf for 12 major diseases. And, we know that staying out of the hospital lowers total healthcare costs considerably.
incentives, we can help increase compliance with improved drug delivery systems, so medicines are easier to take or can be taken less frequently.
All of these challenges, of course, must also be met within the broad context of patient safety. Simply put, the pursuit of innovative medicines AND safety must go hand in hand. Here, too, there are significant challenges, including distrust for our industry and a lack of understanding about benefit/risk. Overall, safety cannot be defined only by risk, but by the balance between benefit and riska balance, incidentally, that we consider for all the choices we make in life. The key question is this: Are we better off with a new medicine and its inherent risk than not having the medicine at all? To ensure the highest possible degree of safety in the development and use of innovative medicines, the biomedical industry needs regulatory standardization to help us deal with the increasing complexities of regulation, a regulatory infrastructure to support the avalanche of scientific and technological advances, and perhaps most important, better communication. As far as Pfizer is concerned, the safety issue is clear: were in the business of making products for health, so we have a moral imperative to protect the health of the public. Putting safety first is both common sense and good business. If patients and physicians dont think we work very hard to make medicines as safe as possible, they will go elsewhere. Dont forget, we are patients, too. We, and our families, rely on the same medicines as everyone else. So, there must be a balance between our concerns about safety and the need for biomedical innovation that will provide the important, new medicines that patients desperately need.
Despite the best of intentions, the process of discovering, developing and introducing effective medicines for patients in need is an enormous challenge. A potential therapeutic must travel a long and exhaustive journey through research, pre-clinical development, increasingly expensive clinical trials and regulatory approval. After an average of 12 to 15 years and nearly a billion dollars, if all goes well, that new medicine may end up helping patients. Perhaps the biggest challenges are the high failure rates and attrition in R&D, which drive up costs. Much of the cost in discovery, in particular, comes from failures. While we always learn from failures, the resulting attrition accounts for 75% of the cost of R&D for new chemical entities2. And even when we succeed, only one in three medicines generates a return sufficient to cover its investment. This is why the so-called blockbuster drugs have been essential for our survivalthey must support the entire portfolio, including those medicines that are never able to recoup their R&D investment. In 2004, global R&D expenditures on ethical pharmaceuticals reached $53 billion. Now the figure is closer to $60 billion. Over the last 10 years, global R&D expenditures have grown by more than 70%.3 But despite these rising costs, there is some good newsthe total number of drug launches, including biologics and vaccines, has increased. Between 1995 and 2004, in fact, the total number of drugs launched was the highest in all of the 10-year intervals since 1945, though approvals for 2003, 2004 and particularly 2005 were disappointing (in 2005, the FDA approved only 18 new molecular entities). So higher rates of attrition, increased regulatory demands and a focus on unprecedented targets have led to higher costs and lower efficiency but not a decline in innovation. Todays scientists are as, if not more, innovative than ever before. Even if we must deal with the very real challenges of higher costs and increasing regulatory demands, our understanding of disease processes, coupled with new and vastly improved clinical technologies, will ultimately enhance the output of new therapies, hopefully in the near term.
Three indispensable elements will help meet all these challenges: Increased R&D productivitydiscovering, testing and developing new therapies on a scale and with efficiencies that can meet the global burden of disease. Simply put, we must reduce attrition in the pipeline more compounds moving from discovery to development must survive the process and end up as significant, approved therapies that meet medical needs. Alliances and agreements with biotechnology firms, academia and public research organizationsto maximize the resources of the biomedical community and advance basic science. Public policies and incentives that advance innovationincluding regulatory efficiencies and regulatory harmonization across the globe. Critical intellectual property protections also are essential.
Increasing productivity is key. We must modify attrition rates and develop faster processes to determine the efficacy and safety of compounds earlier in the process, before we invest too much time and too many resources. If we can do this, we can increase the yield in discovery, improve the quality of our early development candidates and balance risk in our development portfolios. This is one area where partnerships can have a huge impact. Believe me, partnerships are not just a feel-good idea. They are essential for preserving and strengthening the delicate biomedical ecosystem that already exists, which has created unparalleled advances in science and medicine over the past several decades.
One way to meet these challenges head on is for all of us in the biomedical community to work together more effectively than ever before.
While we must avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest among academia, government and industry, we can strengthen these natural linksand we must. Clearly, the biomedical industry provides a significant share of funding and drives the R&D process, from discovery of new therapies to development and ultimately to market. Given the complexities, risk and expense, we can accomplish much more, with less cost and duplication of effort, when a variety of institutions and organizations bring their special strengths to bear.
Pfizers R&D budget will be about $7.8 billion in 2006. This is about 15% of what is spent worldwide by the private-sector pharmaceutical-biotechnology community. Therefore, 85% of the ideas churning in our community are external to Pfizer, so we must be outwardly focused. In this spirit of partnership, we also need support from other sectors to fuel innovation. This support includes: Successful healthcare systemsefficient delivery and distribution of services and efficient pricing and reimbursement for those services. An effective use of intellectual propertyincluding enforcement of IP rights so that the enormous investments in discovery and development will continue. Adequate and predictable regulatory requirementsincluding a safe, efficient and transparent medicine approval process, with postmarketing studies, global harmonization of regulations, and adjustments in regulatory requirements that reflect advances in science and technology. With a quantitative framework to inform the drug approval process, and with changes apparent at all stages, regulators and industry can align on benefits and risks, agree on the process itself, and agree on required data and plans for data collectionbefore New Drug Applications (NDAs) are submitted, during approval and in post-approval studies. Many of us in industry, working through committees of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), have been collaborating in recent years with the FDA, NIH, AAMC and other bodies to begin addressing some of these issues in a pre-competitive manner, with a focus on improving industry productivity and efficiency.
R&D efficiency and productivityto truly realize the promise of the biomedical endeavorfor the health and well being of everyone. Let me bring the importance of this discussion closer to home. Many of us will reach the age of 85, and about half of us will develop Alzheimers disease. Today, there are effective palliative therapies, but nothing stops the progression of the disease. So, left unchecked, we will require institutionalization and expensive round-the-clock supervision. But there is an alternative. We must invest in the science and technology that lead to the innovative therapeutics that will keep us mentally alert, independent, and out of such facilities. Its a huge challenge, but we have met similar challenges before, and we can do it again, together. I am convinced that advances in biomedical research will yield effective treatments that will improve medical outcomes and lower medical costs. If we are to realize these advances, however, the institutions that form the biomedical ecosystem, from academic centers, national laboratories and the biomedical industry to regulatory agencies, must be maintained and strengthenedand they must be encouraged to work collaboratively in the pursuit of scientific and biomedical innovation. Thomas Edison said it simply, Theres a way to do it betterfind it! Lets work together and find the better way to advance science and improve health.
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For most entrepreneurs having your seller account on Amazon.com suspended or banned can be a big blow to your business and a cause of stress and anxiety.
The Amazon marketplace seeks to maintain its good reputation by making sure that everyone has a great buying experience.
Amazon.com ensures this by enforcing certain policies. If you operate outside those set marketplace rules, you will receive one of those dreaded emails. Thankfully, Amazon allows their sellers another chance through the appeal process.
Before you appeal, figure out why Amazon suspended you in the first place. Normally this can be found in the email they sent you at the time when your selling privileges were removed.
We all know Amazon’s technical jargon can be confusing, so it is important that to understand where exactly you went wrong.
If the email does not state the suspension reason clearly enough, you may want to check your ‘Seller Performance Metrics’, inventory, listings and take another look at their Seller Policies. There is a good chance the suspension was caused because you were in violation with some of those rules.
You will have no other choice than to take responsibility for whatever may have gone wrong. In order to get your appeal accepted, Amazon wants to ensure that you will take all the necessary steps so that this violation does not happen again. This has to be specific and you must be able to demonstrate the changes you will make in your business to ensure this will not happen again future.
Now you can formulate a Plan of Action (POA). This is a specific document that Amazon requires from every seller, once an appeal is being made. It is arguably the most important part of the process.
Introductory Paragraph: State your Seller name, give a succinct description of your business and outline why you were suspended.
Second Paragraph: Describe the issues that led to the suspension. Outline the process that you used to determine the problem(s), including any data or figures gathered from research. Explain the reason(s) as to why the issue occurred and make it clear to Amazon that you are taking responsibility for what happened.
Third Paragraph: State actions you have taken to resolve the issue since the time of suspension. Here, it can be useful to include bullet points to ensure that you are specific. Explain how things have changed within the structure and policies of your business to ensure that the violation never happens again.
In your conclusion, you will want to reiterate the steps you’ve taken, and clearly, state that you wish for the suspension to be lifted.
Keep the POA brief and to the point, as the Performance Team has limited time in which to review and decide. Therefore, you want to make sure that the most important details are distinct.
Now that your POA is prepared, you can formally request an appeal. In Seller Central, you do this by selecting “Performance Notifications” from the “Performance tab. next, find the notice of suspension that you If received and click the appeal button. You can then upload your plan of action, submit your appeal and await an If your appeal is rejected, you will be able to resubmit but you will likely have to make changes to your POA. If accepted, do remember the points you stated in your POA, and ensure that your business has indeed made the appropriate changes to preclude a recurrence of the issue.
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YouTube and Spotify also cite hate speech as their reason behind pulling the plug on Jones’ accounts.
However, Twitter has not followed suit and today caused outrage in the liberal community. Twitter CEO and founder Jack Dorsey explained why on his personal account today.
Dorsey will also reportedly be on Hannity’s radio show to discuss their decision.
News: @jack will be on @SeanHannity's radio show this afternoon to talk about @Twitter and the issues being raised by Republicans on the platform. I've been as critical as anybody but give them credit for engaging many of us publicly and privately. Lets see what actions follow.
This may come as a surprise to conservatives who have been accusing the Twitter platform of shadow banning their Tweets.
Kudos to @Jack for not giving in to the mob mindset by casually throwing around a vague term like “hate speech” and using it to justify banning Alex Jones. I don’t have any regard for Jones or the whataboutism he uses to defend his pet theories when questioned, but do hold contempt for people who use a platform like Twitter to press for what amounts to corporate censorship and the companies that give in to their caterwauling in exchange for a little good PR. Hopefully, Dorsey can inspire others to fight the mob that claimed James Gunn and tried to topple Samantha Bee.


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A standby line will form outside the theater starting at 6:30pm. Any available tickets will be released to the line on a first-come, first-served basis.
Killer Road is a sound exploration of the tragic death of Nico, Velvet Underground vocalist and 60s icon, while riding her bike on the island of Ibiza in the summer of 1988. A hypnotic meditation on the idea of perpetual motion and the cycle of life and death, the live performance features Patti Smith lending her unique voice to the last poems written by the artist. Soundwalk Collective uses a travel log of field recordings and samples of Nico's signature instrument, the harmonium, to create a magnetic soundscape. With live visuals from video artist Blake Carrington.
Soundwalk Collective is an international art collective whose three members – Stephan Crasneanscki (Russia-France), Simone Merli (Italy), and Kamran Sadeghi (Iran-USA) – are based in Berlin and New York City. Since 2000 they have been creating audio works and live performances, which are often site- and venue-specific. To create their installations and soundscapes, they use a combination of custom-cut vinyl records with multiple turntables, tape machines, laptop computers or custom designed modular systems. Soundwalk Collective's recent installations and performances were shown at Centre Georges Pompidou, New Museum, National Museum of Singapore, and EXIT Festival at Maison des Arts de Creteils. They presented les non-dits as part of Crossing the Line 2011.
Jesse Paris Smith is a composer, pianist, and multi instrumentalist. Fascinated by patterns and elements found in nature and their relationship to sound, she took a departure from years of composing for solo piano, incorporating an obscure collection of natural instruments. Her music has been commissioned for films, commercials, art installations, audio books, accompaniment to poetry, and live score performances. She is one half of Tree Laboratory, a creative collaboration and production studio. In 2014, she graduated from NYOC Sound and Music Institute. She also curates and produces a weekly music series at Tibet House US, a monthly story telling event at Rubin Museum of Art, and has recently co-launched Pathway to Paris, a year-long series focusing on progressive climate action.
Patti Smith is a singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist. Born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, she migrated to New York in 1967. In 1975, Patti Smith’s first recording, Horses, was inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in 2010 by The Library of Congress by the National Recording Preservation Board. Author of the acclaimed memoir, Just Kids, which chronicled her friendship and journey in art with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith was awarded the 2010 National Book Award. Patti Smith’s art has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. Represented by the Robert Miller Gallery in New York since 1978, her exhibitions include Strange Messenger, Land 250, and Camera Solo. In 2008 her major exhibition Land 250 opened at Fondation Cartier in Paris.
Steven Sebring’s 2008 documentary, dream of life: the movie, was acknowledged internationally and received an Emmy nomination; as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Patti Smith also holds the honor of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture; she was honored by ASCAP with the Founders Award, representing lifetime achievement, and the recipient of Sweden’s Polar Award that is an international acknowledgement for significant achievements in music. On February 7, 2013, Smith was awarded the Katharine Hepburn Medal from Bryn Mawr College, which recognizes women whose lives, work and contributions embody the same drive and accomplishments as the four-time winning actress. On May 18, 2014, Barnard College Board of Trustees presented Patti Smith with their Medal of Distinction that honors individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their communities, and their careers. Patti Smith continues to write, perform readings, work on artistic projects, and lends support for human right issues. She and her band are continually touring worldwide and preparing for future recording projects.


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Chirin no Suzu (Japanese: チリンの鈴, Chirin no Suzu, literally Chirin's Bell) is a 1978, notably dark children's book by Takashi Yanase. On the same year, a Sanrio film adaption with the same name was produced in Japan and released in 1983 as Ringing Bell.
The main character of the novel is Chirin, a young and originally naive lamb brought up by his loving mother on a farm. Chirin wears a bell that rings so other know where he is. Chirin's mother had told Chirin never to go beyond a fence surrounding the farm in which he lives. However, when Chirin's mother was killed by Woe the wolf he his heartbroken, angry and filled with feelings of revenge to kill the wolf.
However, after Chirin kills the wolf he is left with no role model as the sheep he lived with reject him, and is left to wander in the mountains alone with the song of his bell still chiming.


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April is coming up the hill!
It arrives when winter has just ended and spring is beginning for real!
April is with us here!
A period of rebirth, youths and newness especially on the 24 April, 2019.


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Family owned and run – I am Chris Henry and together with my sister Chelsea Turner, we would like to welcome you to your local G.J. Gardner Homes. With a combination of intimate localised knowledge and market leading quality service and value, you won’t find a better builder in town!
I started my apprenticeship in Dalby then continued on to building homes in the Yeppoon/Rockhampton area. Over the past 10 years I have gained indispensible experience in a variety of new home construction solutions including specialising in custom home building, knock down rebuilds, unit developments, acreage homes, townhouses and house and land packages.
Chelsea and I were both born and bred in Dalby and consider ourselves lifelong locals, our passion for the local area combined with our unparalleled service during a new home build makes us stand out from the crowd in Dalby, Chinchilla and surrounds.
Dalby is located approximately 210km north west of Queensland’s capital City Brisbane. If you go a little further out you will find Chinchilla – 300km from Brisbane. Both towns hold that rustic country charm but feature all the amenities you would need when living in a big city.
The town also holds a lot of history… being one of the main servicing towns to the Western Downs Region. Dalby and Chinchilla sit amongst Australia’s largest grain and cotton farms and heavily relies on a range of different agriculture to sustain the area.
Our local Design Centre is packed with innovative ideas to help make your home as personalised as possible. With a range of home designs already available, you are sure to find something to suit you and your family’s taste, style and requirements.
As your local G.J. Gardner Homes Dalby/Chinchilla – we also specialise in delivering custom built homes – so if you want to modify one of our designs or design your own home from scratch, just talk to myself (Chris) or Chelsea today to help you start your new home building journey.
Give us a friendly call today or drop by and meet the team, we would love to make your dream home become a reality.


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Yorkshire were clearly the team to beat in the 1960s as they dominated English cricket from the start of the decade through to 1968. What is most remarkable about the talented personnel that the county possessed was that the likes of Geoffrey Boycott, Brian Close, Raymond Illingworth, and fiery Fred Trueman were such uncompromising characters that this curmudgeonly bunch were just as liable to be as hostile towards one another as they were towards the opposition. The Yorkshire dressing room must have been the scene for numerous 'frank exchanges of views', to coin a phrase. They probably made the debates in the House of Commons look tame by comparison. Also, in spite of the overflowing success, there was the occasional mishap, such as being dismissed for 23 at Middlesbrough in 1965 by Hampshire - an unenviable county record!
Geoffrey Boycott's man of the match innings gave lie to his reputation as a slow accumulator of runs.
A fine all-round performance from the experienced Brian Close ensured a comfortable triumph.


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Review, Before/After Photos: Eyelash Perms: Get Long-Lasting, Curled Lashes – Is It Worth The Risks?
No matter where I go, the one beauty item I cannot live without is my eyelash curler. I tried the spectrum of these pseudo torture devices and once I found THE one, I was done. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could throw away that tool and wake up with uplifted lashes everyday? Technology has once again made this possible, but with every great invention you must always take into consideration the drawbacks. This stands true for the newest beauty trend, eyelash perms.
Similar to a hair perm, this procedure uses a chemical applied to the eyelashes that will maintain seemingly curled-in-appearance lashes. The process starts with the stylist strategically gluing your eyelashes to a tube that looks like a curler. This keeps the shape while the chemical is applied and allowed to set. After the chemical, a neutralizer is dispersed onto the lashes and sits for about 15-minutes. When done, the result is beautifully curled lashes that look like your Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler ($20.00) was stashed in your handbag.
Although a great way to skip a step in the morning and keep the curl, this procedure is certainly not without risks. According to BellaSugar.com, eyelash perming has not been certified by the FDA, and if the chemicals get into your eyes some side effects include irritation and even blindness.
After doing your homework, if you decide the benefits outweigh the risks, choose a reputable salon with a stylist that is certified in eyelash perms. Look at his or her credentials and make sure you feel comfortable with them, as they are painting chemicals very close to your eyes. Along with choosing a stylist it is important that you research the procedure fully. Make sure you ask questions before and during each step of the procedure. Remember: It’s not like hair that will grow back, those chemicals can ruin your eyesight so it is important to be your own advocate.
So, ladies, tell us… Have you tried these eyelash perms? If so, let us know and comment below!
I get mine done every 2-3 months. I have long, straight lashes and they do not curl no matter what I do. I’ve tried all different mascaras, eyelash curlers, and even heated my curler…nothing works but the perm. It smells exactly like hair perm chemicals, but as long as you trust your esthetician and she knows what she’s doing, I think it’s safe. Done in less than 20min and your eyelashes look amazing! I just throw some mascara on in the morning and I’m good to go!


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A new men's creation, the Monceau asserts itself with an exquisite structure based on aesthetic understatement.
With a diameter of 41 mm, this steel model with a thin profile meets the expectations of today's clients, putting SAINT HONORE at the heart of present-day watchmaking trends.
The new Monceau collection includes twenty-two models which play on various combinations of cases, dials and straps. The various models are available in steel with both a polished and brushed finish, but also with a pink or yellow PVD coating and even in a two-tone version. Some are paired with black, brown or blue leather straps which coordinate with the rest of the piece.

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The accolades come as a result of the leadership of the International Rafting Federation and Rios Tropicales -- along with a team of Costa Rican host sponsors, communities, and organizations, including Turrialba Chamber of Tourism, and The Costa Rica Paddle and Adventure Association -- who all banded together to host over 600 participating athletes from 35 countries, as well as associated team staff, in a farmer’s field above the river; coordinate shuttles to and from the put-in and take-out, and host the event in the most environmentally friendly manner possible.
Led by Rafael Gallo, who has transformed Rios Tropicales into Costa Rica’s top geotourism adventure company and sustainability advocate – and the owner of Costa Rica’s largest private native rainforest reserve for carbon mitigation -- organizers contacted the Carbon Neutral Commission of EARTH University to plan how to certify the seven-day event.
To achieve carbon neutrality, Costa Rica had to remove, reduce, or compensate for 100% of the total carbon emissions associated with the Championships. Event organizers used the GHG Protocol (Greenhouse Gas protocol) to measure the total carbon footprint, including the indirect impact of all participants’ international flights to/from the event. The total event “footprint” came to over 1,000 tons of CO2. Organizers reduced fossil fuel consumption through centralized participants’ housing, sourcing local food and products, waste recycling, organic matter composting, and solar energy. Over 250 international athletes planted 3,000 native tree species in a 5.5 acre (2.2 hectare) deforested area of Costa Rica’s rainforest on Oct 7th, 2012. These seedlings will absorb carbon and generate oxygen over a 15-year period to mitigate for all remaining event carbon emissions.
“The oxygen generated from the trees we planted in Costa Rica will eventually reach us in Norway,” says a member of the Norwegian Women’s Rafting Championship Team.
Dr. Edmundo Castro, Director of the Neutral Carbon Program at Costa Rica’s EARTH University, verified and validated the event’s actions. Carbon Neutral Certification was awarded in a ceremony after the tree planting work in one of Rios Tropicales Natural Reserves, to the applause of over 250 participants from Japan, Canada, Norway, Chile, Slovenia, Mexico, Costa Rica and other countries.
By inventorying all carbon emissions associated with the planning and operation of this event, IRF was able to then reduce and mitigate 100% of the event’s carbon impact, thus becoming the very first Certified Carbon Neutral World Sporting Championship in modern history.
The lessons learned at 2011WRC in Costa Rica went around the world. A total of 48 teams from 35 different countries participated in the Costa Rica WRC 2011, and took the knowledge shared on recycling , composting , solar energy, local sourcing, and tree planting mitigations back to their home countries.
Look for similar efforts towards sustainability when the World Rafting Championships come to New Zealand in 2013.