Do We Need to Police Syria?
Although not a neo-con, as the term is commonly used now, I do recognize that the US has a distinct role to play in the world, at least for this period of our history, in helping maintain a stable world order. In a limited sense, it's not a fool's errand. The best example was the Gulf War. Saddam Hussein annexed neighboring Kuwait, and began massing his armies on the border of Saudi Arabia. Although I am no friend of the House of Saud, I sure didn't want it replaced with Hussein's dictatorship, and leaving Hussein on charge of the majority of Persian Gulf oil. There was a principle to be adhered to; you can't just conquer other countries, strip them for parts, and steal their national resources so you can hold it hostage on the world market. The United States, acting through its sock puppet the UN (at least for that issue), assembled a coalition which included Syria, and kicked Saddam out of Kuwait. Establishing a cost for a country that tried to conquer it's neighbors willy nilly helps keep that sort of that action extremely risky, not matter how militarily weak one's neighbor is and as a result, it's a relative rarity in the post World War II era.
There is another principle at stake now and the Obama administration is preparing to attack Syria based on it; you can't use chemical weapons; particularly on civilians. There are not many taboos in warfare, but using chemical weapons would certainly be on that short list.
But in this case, there are competing interests and principles involved. Prohibiting the use of chemical weapons is a taboo for those countries that were involved in World War I. Those nations were horrified by what they had done on the battlefield and although almost all of them kept some manner of CW weapons in stock during the 20th century, they weren't used and relatively few of the former World War I combatants have active stockpiles now. Even Hitler didn't use them, although he had them.
But the rest of the world doesn't necessarily share those taboos. Certainly Saddam Hussein didn't share them during the Iran-Iraq War, or when he gassed his own people at Halabja in 1988. And Bashar Assad doesn't share them now.
So, if we are going to enforce as a norm, the idea that using chemical weapons against civilian populations is verboten, then we have to react. Although I can't believe that was actually Obama's plan. The reason we are attacking Syria is so Obama can feel butch. He made up that "red line" statement about chemical weapons thinking he would never have to pay up since at the time, all of the experts were saying that Assad had only weeks left.
So here we are 30 months into a Syrian civil war and the experts were wrong, as seems to be the case quite frequently, and now Obama is trying to make it look like his word means something.
But as I said, there are competing interests. Just like the Iran-Iraq War, in which Henry Kissinger said, "It's a shame they can't both lose," there are no good guys in the Syrian conflict. There is a choice between an anti-American dictatorship that is a state supported sponsor of terrorism, or a fundamentalist Islamic regime that almost certainly will be a state sponsor of terrorism. So foreign policy of the old "realist" bent would be interested in keeping the war between our enemies going on as long as possible. The longer they are concerned with each other, the less they will be concerned with us. That was basically our strategy with Iran and Iraq during the 1980's.
So which is more important? Leaving secular Baathists and Islamic fundamentalist to fight it out, or interfering and possibility helping the Islamic fundamentalists by inflicting damage to the Syrian Military?
Left out of most of this discussion is what is in the national security interests of the United States? To me, that has to be a key component of any US military intervention and I just don't see it in this case.
Although I'm as opposed to the use of chemical weapons against civilians as the next Westerner, we let the Iraqi's go at it against the Iranians for years and didn't lose any sleep over it, and in this case, my inclination is to just get a good night's sleep. Eventually, the conflict in Syria will be over, and an enemy of the United States will be in charge. I don't see much advantage in hastening that day.


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3D-printed single-atom catalysts make it easier
What if you could 3D print a substance that turns wastewater into fertilizer, converts CO2 become useful materials again and efficiently produce hydrogen from water?
And – above all – what if you could do it at a lower cost? All this is possible, but expensive.
Today, an international team of scientists has developed a simple method and cost effective technique for 3D printing "single atom catalysts".
Like all catalysts, these substances make chemical reactions faster and less energy intensive.
But single-atom catalysts are particularly attractive because they are extremely efficient, meaning reactions can be carried out with even less energy and waste.
Single atom catalysts are not, quite, single atoms. Instead, they are individual metal atoms deposited on a substance – usually a tiny solid scaffold.
Because the metal atoms are dispersed and do not overlap, they can each do their job with maximum efficiency, turning reactant molecules into products.
"This unique advantage drives my research team to investigate this new type of catalyst," says Professor Shizhang Qiao, Director of the Center for Energy and Catalytic Materials at the University of Adelaide and lead author of a paper describing research, published in Natural synthesis.
Until now, single atom catalysts were very difficult and expensive to manufacture. But Qiao and his colleagues have shown that it is possible to make them with a 3D printer, in just a few minutes.
The manufacturing process for single atom catalysts. Credit: Xie, F., Cui, X., Zhi, X. et al. A general approach to 3D printed single atom catalysts. Nat. Synth (2023).
They used a 3D bio-printer to make the scaffold.
The printing ink included natural polymers and metals.
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"Among these natural polymers, most of them are commercially available," Qiao explains.
"It makes me believe that other researchers could easily pick up on this process."
Once made, the Australian Synchrotron researchers used X-ray spectroscopy to show that the scaffolds really did contain single atoms.
Dr Bernt Johannessen on the Australian synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline. Credit: ANSTO
Qiao and his colleagues then tested the method by making an array of single-atom catalysts designed to convert wastewater nitrates into ammonia.
Ammonia is a crucial ingredient for fertilizers, pharmaceuticals and a range of other substances. It is also set to become a major energy player over the next three decades because it can help store hydrogen.
But there could be a number of other processes that single-atom catalysts can help facilitate.
"My research group used various electrocatalysts in different reactions," says Qiao.
"For example, we have developed a new type of catalyst for the separation of water to produce hydrogen, the reduction of carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicals and fuel, an oxygen reduction reaction for fuel cells and oxidation of urea-rich wastewater.
"All of these applications are beneficial for renewable energy technology."
The researchers believe that single-atom catalysts could be available to the chemical engineering industry within the next decade.
"By simplifying the way catalysts are made, this new technique has the potential to advance Australia's status as a world leader in tackling the effects of climate change and help us lead new chemical manufacturing techniques that benefit society," says Qiao.
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Q: CSV - Imported product image is not visible in admin section but shown in front end I have imported products from CSV into my magento store using Product import section.The product images are visible in front store, but not visible in admin section. When I try to edit a product, product image is not visible and after saving of product, the image is hidden from front store also.
I placed media files in media/import for importing. I have added sample CSV inventory here.
What is the problem I am facing? How can I fix it?
Any help appreciated.
CSV file

A: I have fixed the issue Product images missing in backend and visible in front end. The problem was missing relations between the tables related to to catalog product.
I have fixed the issue by following this tutorial:
http://www.blog.magepsycho.com/how-to-fix-the-issue-product-images-missing-in-backend-but-not-in-frontend/
Steps:
1> Prepare CSV file(update_missing_images.csv) with only one field: sku and upload to the root of Magento installation.
Note: This will contain the sku of those products whose images are missing at the backend.
2> Create a file: update_missing_images.php and upload to the root of magento installation and paste the following code:
<?php
/**
 * @author      MagePsycho <info@magepsycho.com>
 * @website     http://www.magepsycho.com
 * @category    Export / Import
 */
$mageFilename = 'app/Mage.php';
require_once $mageFilename;
Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
umask(0);
Mage::app('admin');
Mage::register('isSecureArea', 1);
Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID);

set_time_limit(0);
ini_set('memory_limit','1024M');

/***************** UTILITY FUNCTIONS ********************/
function _log($message, $file = 'update_missing_images.log'){
    Mage::log($message, null, $file);
}

function _getIndex($field) {
    global $fields;
    $result = array_search($field, $fields);
    if($result === false){
        $result = -1;
    }
    return $result;
}

function _getConnection($type = 'core_read'){
    return Mage::getSingleton('core/resource')->getConnection($type);
}

function _getTableName($tableName){
    return Mage::getSingleton('core/resource')->getTableName($tableName);
}

function _getAttributeId($attribute_code = 'price'){
    $connection = _getConnection('core_read');
    $sql = "SELECT attribute_id
                FROM " . _getTableName('eav_attribute') . "
            WHERE
                entity_type_id = ?
                AND attribute_code = ?";
    $entity_type_id = _getEntityTypeId();
    return $connection->fetchOne($sql, array($entity_type_id, $attribute_code));
}

function _getEntityTypeId($entity_type_code = 'catalog_product'){
    $connection = _getConnection('core_read');
    $sql        = "SELECT entity_type_id FROM " . _getTableName('eav_entity_type') . " WHERE entity_type_code = ?";
    return $connection->fetchOne($sql, array($entity_type_code));
}

function _getIdFromSku($sku){
    $connection = _getConnection('core_read');
    $sql        = "SELECT entity_id FROM " . _getTableName('catalog_product_entity') . " WHERE sku = ?";
    return $connection->fetchOne($sql, array($sku));
}

function _checkIfSkuExists($sku){
    $connection = _getConnection('core_read');
    $sql        = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS count_no FROM " . _getTableName('catalog_product_entity') . " WHERE sku = ?";
    $count      = $connection->fetchOne($sql, array($sku));
    if($count > 0){
        return true;
    }else{
        return false;
    }
}

function _checkIfRowExists($productId, $attributeId, $value){
    $tableName  = _getTableName('catalog_product_entity_media_gallery');
    $connection = _getConnection('core_read');
    $sql        = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS count_no FROM " . _getTableName($tableName) . " WHERE entity_id = ? AND attribute_id = ?  AND value = ?";
    $count      = $connection->fetchOne($sql, array($productId, $attributeId, $value));
    if($count > 0){
        return true;
    }else{
        return false;
    }
}

function _insertRow($productId, $attributeId, $value){
    $connection             = _getConnection('core_write');
    $tableName              = _getTableName('catalog_product_entity_media_gallery');

    $sql = "INSERT INTO " . $tableName . " (attribute_id, entity_id, value) VALUES (?, ?, ?)";
    $connection->query($sql, array($attributeId, $productId, $value));
}

function _updateMissingImages($count, $productId, $data){
    $connection             = _getConnection('core_read');
    $smallImageId           = _getAttributeId('small_image');
    $imageId                = _getAttributeId('image');
    $thumbnailId            = _getAttributeId('thumbnail');
    $mediaGalleryId         = _getAttributeId('media_gallery');

    //getting small, base, thumbnail images from catalog_product_entity_varchar for a product
    $sql    = "SELECT * FROM " . _getTableName('catalog_product_entity_varchar') . " WHERE attribute_id IN (?, ?, ?) AND entity_id = ? AND `value` != 'no_selection'";
    $rows   = $connection->fetchAll($sql, array($imageId, $smallImageId, $thumbnailId, $productId));
    if(!empty($rows)){
        foreach($rows as $_image){
            //check if that images exist in catalog_product_entity_media_gallery table or not
            if(!_checkIfRowExists($productId, $mediaGalleryId, $_image['value'])){
                //insert that image in catalog_product_entity_media_gallery if it doesn't exist
                _insertRow($productId, $mediaGalleryId, $_image['value']);
                /* Output / Logs */
                $missingImageUpdates = $count . '> Updated:: $productId=' . $productId . ', $image=' . $_image['value'];
                echo $missingImageUpdates.'
';
                _log($missingImageUpdates);
            }
        }
        $separator = str_repeat('=', 100);
        _log($separator);
        echo $separator . '
';
    }
}
/***************** UTILITY FUNCTIONS ********************/

$messages           = array();
$csv                = new Varien_File_Csv();
$data               = $csv->getData('update_missing_images.csv'); //path to csv
$fields             = array_shift($data);
#print_r($fields); print_r($data); exit;

$message = '
';
$count   = 1;
foreach($data as $_data){
    $sku                                    = isset($_data[_getIndex('sku')]) ? trim($_data[_getIndex('sku')]) : '';
    if(_checkIfSkuExists($sku)){
        try{
            $productId = _getIdFromSku($sku);
            _updateMissingImages($count, $productId, $_data);
            $message .= $count . '> Success:: While Updating Images of Sku (' . $sku . ').
';

        }catch(Exception $e){
            $message .=  $count .'> Error:: While Upating Images of Sku (' . $sku . ') => '.$e->getMessage().'
';
        }
    }else{
        $message .=  $count .'> Error:: Product with Sku (' . $sku . ') does\'t exist.
';
    }
    $count++;
}
echo $message;

3> Open your browser and run the following url:
http://your-magento-url/update_missing_images.php

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Own the iTaste 134 for between $130 and $150 and enjoy tons of power plus a great looking mod your friends will be envious of. This is an Innokin device so you know it will provide many months of excellent service, perhaps several years. The e cigarette industry is so relatively new and the iTaste 134 is not old, so saying any of these devices could last a decade would be a guess, at best, yet if any brand has the potential to last that long, Innokin might be the one. You will find their devices for sale from dozens of internet vendors and in many vape shops.
One of the special features of this mod is its capacity to provide variable wattage from 6.5 watts to 12.5 watts, adjustable by increments of 0.5 watts. Although variable wattage is common today, when the Innokin iTaste 134 was first released this was an amazing innovation. It provided consumers with consistent performance and did the math for users.
Variable wattage devices calculate voltage against chosen wattage and atomizer resistance, whereas with variable voltage, consumers had to calculate the best value for a given resistance or choose the right resistance to achieve their desired voltage. The iTaste 134 will accept coils wrapped to sub-ohms as low as 0.8. Variable voltage items like the MVP are unable to accept sub-ohms. In fact, most variable voltage/wattage devices can't handle sub-ohms right now. Expect to see sub-ohm ratings in new versions though.
The iTaste 134 monitors a variety of values, thus protecting you from killing the mod accidentally. It registers low voltage and battery reversal. If there is a problem, the iTaste 134 does not simply ring a bell or beep at you: it automatically shuts off or fails to fire up. That's the best way to save you from grief.
If you hold the button for 10 seconds, the iTaste will turn off to prevent overheating which can wreck your battery and circuitry. The battery's charge is indicated by LED lights: green for a full charge, yellow for a half charge, and red if you need to take it out and recharge the battery. The firing button can be locked on or off for further protection against wasting your battery or accidentally pressing the button.
This removable battery measures 18650 for several days of power. A full-sized Innokin iTaste 134 is portable, but will stand out more than many devices at 5 ¾" long. That is the measurement before adding a tank. A 510 connection thread enables one to select from a huge assortment of tanks and clearomizers, including various iClear tanks also made by Innokin.
There are two color choices: solid stainless steel or black with stainless steel accents. Bottom caps are chrome. A series of columns gives your device the appearance of some Greek building in miniature; a modern salute to classical architecture. It feels solid and hefty, inspiring confidence in the build of your iTaste 134. To change wattage you do not press a button; turn about a third of the way from the top.
In almost every way, the Mini version of an iTaste 134 is the same as its big brother. There is just one difference: battery size. Instead of inserting an 18650, you will be using an 18350- or 18500-rated battery. These are also less expensive than the full-sized iTaste 134. With the Innokin iTaste 134 Mini, your vaping device is lighter and more discrete.
Any 510 tank is compatible but some tanks would be better than others. For example, if you are spending money on a device capable of sub-ohms, make sure your atomizer can be wrapped to sub-ohm levels. Don't bother with a low-capacity tank either with a multi-day battery on board.
I mentioned a price range above, but there is at least a $60 difference between highest and lowest examples. This is sometimes because the package contains a battery, tank, charger, and e liquid, but some companies issue a horrendous markup because customers are willing to pay and too lazy to look around. Examine prices carefully, make sure you are buying a genuine Innokin (not one of the many knock-offs of inferior quality), and have fun with this exciting e cig.


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The West Virginia Climate Alliance and a number of other organizations are holding a virtual public forum on Tuesday, August 24th from 7 to 8:30 pm. Climate, Jobs and Justice: A public forum on West Virginia's future is designed to educate and inform the public where climate policy stands in Congress and what people can do to impact this policy. Collin O'Mara, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, will be joined by Pam Nixon of West Virginia NAACP, Jeremy Richardson of Unions of Concerned Scientist, and Sean O'Leary of Ohio River Valley Institute. It's a great lineup.
Register here: Meeting Registration – Zoom
Over the next two months we will either adopt significant policy addressing the climate crisis or fail once again to make meaningful reforms. Please join us for this important discussion.
Julie Archer | August 17th, 2021 | Tags: public meetings, workshops | Category: Action Alerts, Issues, Natural Resources | Leave a comment
We're sharing this important Action Alert from our friends at the WV Rivers Coalition.
All Hands on Deck: WV Water Protections Under Revision
A recent a policy decision by the WVDEP related to water quality standards creates a loophole to allow industries to dump more toxins in our source water.
This proposal is part of a second round of human health criteria revisions – the portion of our water quality standards that protects our health from dangerous pollutants like cancer causing toxins, chemicals known to cause birth-defects, and poisons like cyanide.
Submit comments on the proposal today!
This policy is dangerous for West Virginia. Not only will it allow more toxins in our drinking water sources, it creates a shortcut for polluters to allow EVEN MORE toxins in our water with less public involvement.
Ways this policy puts our health and our water at risk:
The proposal creates a loophole for industry to further weaken the human health criteria on a case-by-case basis if industry funds a study that sways the WVDEP to decide that water and fish can handle more toxins.
This is handout to big corporations, who can afford the studies. Hint: chemical manufacturers asked for this loophole, so we are pretty sure they can afford these studies and are confident they believe they can demonstrate results in their favor.
There is already a process in place to revise water quality standards. The revision sidesteps that procedure by creating a shortcut that reduces scrutiny and public input in decision-making.
The loophole exacerbates environmental justice issues by allowing more toxins in waters near industrialized areas, which are often poorer communities that are already struggling with problems related to social, economic, and environmental justice.
On top of all these factors, it's just plain old bad policy. It's vague and sets a precedent for further weakening of water quality standards statewide.
This is an all hand on deck call to action!
You can submit comments on the proposal through July 19 here. It's important for the WVDEP to hear personalized responses from commenters. Think about how the policy change would affect you and your loved ones personally.
In addition to submitting written comments, please plan to join the virtual public hearing on the proposal on July 19 at 6:00PM.
Julie Archer | July 17th, 2021 | Tags: public meetings | Category: Action Alerts, Issues, LWVWV, Natural Resources | Leave a comment
The WVDEP is proposing another round of changes to the state's water quality standards that will allow more toxins in our drinking water sources, while also creating loopholes for polluters to further weaken criteria intended to protect human health. Our friends at the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have more details here. You have an opportunity to weigh in on this bad policy at a virtual public hearing hosted by the DEP on Monday, July 19 at 6 PM.
League of Women Voters-WV Comments on the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
The following statement was read at the EPA hearing in Charleston on Nov. 28 in support of the Clean Power Plan and against its repeal:
Repealing the Clean Power Plan puts the interests of corporate polluters ahead of the health and safety of the American public. The EPA's own analysis shows that the benefits of the Clean Power Plan significantly outweigh the costs, and that its repeal will have a devastating impact on the planet at a time when we are seeing and experiencing the powerful effects of climate change in the form of rising temperatures, deadly hurricanes and floods, extreme droughts, and destructive wildfires. The League is appalled at this irresponsible decision that will have a long-term devastating impact on our planet and health of the American people.
LWV-WV members Barbara Brown and Vicki Conner of Morgantown show their support for the Clean Power Plan at the Sierra Club's Hearing for Healthy Communities.
Instead of repealing the Clean Power Plan, the EPA must strengthen the targets it currently sets, expand its scope to strengthen advancement toward clearer fuels and new technologies, and empower it to make energy companies and their investors pay for a comprehensive and just transition that reinvests in communities like those in West Virginia and Appalachia that have historically relied on fossil-fuel based industries, and in the working class communities and communities of color here and across the country that have been disproportionately affected by the impacts of fossil fuel pollution and climate change.
Additionally, because the repeal of the Clean Power Plan will have deep impacts in these communities, the EPA must commit to holding further hearings in affected communities beyond West Virginia. To only hold hearings on the repeal of a policy that has national impacts in one state, and not in others, is undemocratic, unconscionable and unfair.
The continued emission of carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases threaten the lives, health, and well-being of Americans and people worldwide. The effects of climate change are real and serious, and by repealing the Clean Power Plan and failing to take action to reduce these emissions we do so at our own peril.
We are already seeing and feeling the effects of our warming planet when we experience more severe weather like this year's deadly hurricanes and devastating wildfires, and other extreme weather events closer to home like the 2012 derecho and last year's historic floods. All of these come with costs to human lives; damage and destruction of property and infrastructure, and higher costs to governments, taxpayers, and those who respond to these disasters and work to repair the damages.
A warming climate also poses numerous risks for public health. Extreme heat can be a killer. Higher temperatures contribute to poor air quality including smog, a contributor to respiratory problems, as well as increased production and wider dispersion of allergens. Diseases may be spread more readily from an increased number of insects that would have been killed in colder winters, and more outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as cholera are expected. Those most vulnerable to climate related health effects — children, the elderly, the poor, and future generations — face disproportionate risks. Repeal of the Clean Power Plan ignores these risks and the major health benefits of reducing carbon and other other emissions that can harm human health.
The CPP would be one of the United States' most effective ways to reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gases, with less disturbance to the economy than some other proposals and with substantial benefits for the health and welfare of the American people. The United States has been known in the past for its innovative approaches to problems. The use of clean and renewable sources of energy has expanded tremendously in the last few years. These sources have the potential to make up a larger share of our electricity production – while reducing emissions and keeping the supply of electric power affordable and reliable.
By repealing the CPP we are saying that the United States no longer has the capacity to meet these challenges. We will have decided that we can live with 19th and 20th century technology in the 21st century. We will allow China and other countries to take over the role of pioneer in new technology and production of energy. The longer we put off reducing our CO2 and methane from power production, the bigger the problem will become to solve and we will have to take more onerous steps.
We must consider the lives, health, and welfare of future generations, and we must act now. To leave a warming climate and all its consequences to our children and grandchildren is unconscionable. Living for today rather than planning for tomorrow is considered to be frivolous. Do we want historians to label us as immoral and frivolous? If Aesop's fable about the Grasshoppers and the Ants were applied to us, we would be the Grasshoppers because we were not willing to take steps today to plan for the future and protect our climate.
Julie Archer | November 30th, 2017 | Tags: Clean Power Plan, EPA | Category: Natural Resources | Leave a comment
Decision on FirstEnergy's Bad Deal for WV Coming Soon – Speak Out Now!
The WV Public Service Commission is considering whether FirstEnergy can transfer a power plant from one subsidiary company to another subsidiary company. The PSC heard from more than 100 people during public hearings and received more than 2,000 written protests.
Now is a critical time and we need your help.
If you are a Mon Power or Potomac Edison customer and have not submitted a letter to the PSC, please go on the record with your opposition to FirstEnergy's bailout. Below are links to talking points and other resources to help frame your arguments. Need help writing a letter to the PSC? Just reply to this email and we'll help you out.
Online Resources to Help You Write Your Letter to the PSC:
Talking points from expert testimony
Find out how much your bill could increase over the next 15 years with our Cost Calculator.
"This whole filing is a house of cards" and a step backward for West Virginia writes Jamie Van Nostrand director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at the WVU College of Law. Click here to read his Op/Ed in The Charleston Gazette-Mail.
Click here to read a deep dive on the deal from former business owner and WV resident John Jacobs. He says the deal is risky business for ratepayers.
Click here to send a FAX to the PSC. Please take time to personalize the sample letter provided.
A decision from the PSC on this Bad Deal for WV is coming soon, and if FirstEnergy gets its way, Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers will be on the hook for the $400 MILLION and pay higher rates.
Letters can be mailed or FAXed to the PSC as follows:
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
Ingrid Ferrell, Executive Secretary
201 Brooks Street
Please reference Case No. 17-0296-E-PC.
Please take action today. Tell the PSC to say NO to FirstEnergy's bailout scheme.
Julie Archer | October 20th, 2017 | Category: Action Alerts, Natural Resources | Leave a comment
EPA Funding Letter to Senators Capitol and Manchin
The LWV-WV and other organizations sent the following letter urging our Senators to support the continuation of the 2017 appropriations for key EPA programs that help West Virginia's rivers and streams.
The Honorable Joe Manchin III The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito
306 Hart Senate Office Building 172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510 Washington DC 20510
Dear Senators Manchin and Capito,
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and the undersigned West Virginia organizations, are concerned about the federal appropriations that designate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's allocations for state programs that manage the protection of water quality. We urge you to support the continuation of the 2017 appropriations for key programs that help West Virginia's rivers and streams.
The U.S. House of Representatives appropriation for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill reduced funding for EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program. The Bay Program is significant in its six-state cooperative effort that affects 180,000 miles of streams and rivers and 18 million people. We are pleased that West Virginia, which comprises the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is part of that effort. We are also cognizant of the benefits of water clean-up programs in West Virginia supported by Bay Program funds. We believe the reduction of support for the Bay Program in the House appropriations bill will be detrimental to West Virginians in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. We request that you maintain the 2017 funding level of $73 million in the 2018 appropriations, and support last year's requirement that $6 million of this allocation go for Small Watershed Grants and $6 million for Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants. These grant programs alone have brought in approximately $5 million since 2010 for projects in West Virginia.
We also are concerned about policy "riders" added to the bill in the House. Restricting efforts to clean up our waters is not a benefit for our citizens and may cause costly future clean ups for the public to bear. Here are a few examples that stand to place West Virginia's waters at risk:
Prohibiting EPA from enforcing the Chesapeake Bay TMDL on states that are not implementing their own clean-up plans. This would shift pollution reduction responsibilities from states like PA to headwater states, such as WV.
Prohibiting EPA from ensuring mining companies are financially capable of cleaning up pollution that operations cause to the land and water.
Prohibiting the use of funds to issue any regulation under the Solid Waste Disposal Act that applies to an animal feeding operation.
Prohibiting the use of funds to require permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material for certain agricultural activities.
Authorizing the withdrawal of the Waters of the United States Rule without regard to any provision of statute or regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal.
Thank you for considering these concerns. Please fully fund essential EPA programs and reject riders that put the future quality of our water supplies at risk.
Angie Rosser, Executive Director
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
George Santucci, Executive Director
New River Conservancy
Cynthia Ellis, President
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Charles Marsh, President
Sleepy Creek Watershed Association
Gary Zuckett, Executive Director
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
Sherry Evasic, President
Blue Heron Environmental Network
Julie Archer, Co-founder
West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization
Natalie Thompson, Executive Director
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Judy Rodd, Executive Director
Friends of Blackwater
John Bird, Conservation Chair
West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club
Brent Walls
Upper Potomac Waterkeeper
Jonathan Rosenbaum, President
League of Women Voters of West Virginia
Senate EPA Funding Letter 10.16.17
Julie Archer | October 18th, 2017 | Tags: Natural Resources Report, US Senate | Category: Natural Resources, Press Releases | Leave a comment
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Jonathan Rosenbaum | March 8th, 2017 | Category: Natural Resources, Wood County | Leave a comment
Video: WV DEP Secretary Austin Caperton and Environmental Advocate Edward Maguire II – February 27, 2017
Video produced by West TV (footage – Jonathan Rosenbaum) at the February 27, 2017 Public Forum co-hosted by the WVU Sierra Student Coalition and the Mon Group of the WV Sierra Club.
Jonathan Rosenbaum | March 5th, 2017 | Tags: Video | Category: Natural Resources | Leave a comment
League Opposes Pleasants Power Station Boondoggle
The State Board invites you to support this opposition. Please sign the petition at http://energyfreedomwv.org/take-action-1-1/, and/or send your own letter to the PSC.
Statement Opposing Pleasants Power Station Boondoggle
In 2013, the League of Women Voters of West Virginia opposed Mon Power and Potomac Edison's proposed purchase of 80% of the Harrison power plant. At that time we sent a clear message to the West Virginia Public Service Commission:
Customers should not be forced to pay for a purchase that will raise the costs of their electricity. Furthermore the purchase of the Harrison power plant would lock in costs for many generations, so that better alternatives would be precluded.
Rather than paying for the high costs of the Harrison power plant, Mon Power and Potomac Edison could bid for cheaper power from other sources and install more energy efficiency into its production. Also they could lessen demand by aiding customers in energy efficiency means as many power companies have done. All would result in smaller energy costs to ratepayers.
Once again, we are confronted with a similar situation, this time involving the purchase of the Pleasants Power Station that is currently operating in a deregulated electricity market where it is struggling to compete against less expensive power sources. The League firmly opposes this new attempt by FirstEnergy Corp. to offload this plant to our regulated market because of debt the company has acquired due to its own lack of foresight in the transitioning energy markets.
The state of West Virginia is a net exporter of electricity, providing almost 5% of the nation's total energy, largely because of its coal production. However, many states receiving our electricity from the grid are phasing out coal generated electricity. It is time that West Virginia does the same. Even as this statement is being written, a massive iceberg the size of Delaware is very close to breaking free from Antarctica, due to a huge, widening crack in the 10,000 year-old Larsen ice shelf.
The financial costs for West Virginians from climate change will vastly exceed any profits for FirstEnergy Corp. shareholders. Switching the power station's financial risks from stockholders to ratepayers will not benefit the people of West Virginia, and in the final analysis they will be the net losers.
Therefore, we ask the Public Service Commission not to approve passing the costs from FirstEnergy's own boondoggle to the ratepayers of West Virginia
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Board Member
Nancy Novak, President
Jonathan Rosenbaum | February 13th, 2017 | Category: Action Alerts, Natural Resources, Press Releases | Leave a comment
Green Jobs and Renewable Energy in West Virginia
Video produced by the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County with help from Mike Ellis of West TV on November 17, 2016.
Jonathan Rosenbaum | November 30th, 2016 | Tags: Video | Category: Morgantown, Natural Resources | Leave a comment


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Reflections on Imagine No Religion 3
posted by Ian Bushfield
Some thoughts and comments on Imagine No Religion 3, a conference for freethinkers from May 17-19, 2013 in Kamloops, BC.
For the third year in a row, Bill and Kathy Ligertwood invited over 200 of their closest freethinking friends to visit them in Kamloops for a weekend of imagining a world without religion. The weekend featured speakers from Romania to Bangladesh, with moving personal stories about fighting persecution in religious households and tools for advancing rationality.
If I had to give a theme to each day, Saturday focused on compassion. K. Sohail discussed his Secular Humanist approach which involves sitting down with people of different faiths and discussing commonalities and how to make the world more peaceful. Philosopher Peter Boghossian gave a crash course in "street epistemology" and how to move people from faith to reason by sidestepping the debates over god or revelation. Aruna Papp's incredibly touching story of growing up in a patriarchal Seventh Day Adventist family in India and her path to humanism and defending South Asian women brought the audience to tears.
In the second half of the day, Richard Carrier gave us a Bayesian (mathematics based on statistics) approach to the historicity of Jesus – turns out he's more likely myth than historical figure, while Louise Antony stirred the pot by disagreeing with many of the speakers over the biases of scientists and the dangers of American exceptionalism. Finally, Brian Dalton gave us a humorous conclusion with his character Mr. Deity.
Sunday was then the day for action in the face of the dangers of religion. DJ Grothe, speaking for the James Randi Educational Foundation, argued that while skeptics, Humanists, and atheists share much common ground in the wider rational movement, there is a necessary division of labour with groups like his tackling testable paranormal claims while others build communities. Next, X-Files co-star William B. Davis (the cigarette smoking man) told his story as he developed skepticism even while working on what Richard Dawkins once called a dangerous show that promoted irrationality. Davis finished with a call to arms against religious extremism in our government and anti-science attitudes that threaten our ability to fight climate change. This call was echoed by Sean Faircloth, Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, in the afternoon. We also heard from Romanian Cristina Rad and Texan Aron Ra, who both promote atheism over YouTube. We also had Victor Stenger discussed physics and the atom.
The day finished off with Taslima Nasrin who spoke on her life fighting the religious patriarchy of her homeland, Bangladesh. As Islamic extremists have begun to consolidate power in that country, atheist bloggers are facing growing persecution and her writings have gotten sent her into exile as fatwas have been issued against her. The only home she now has is among freethinkers around the world as she is not allowed back to her homeland.
Finally, Daniel Dennett took to the stage to provide the keynote talk. Dennett, best known for Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, spoke about The Clergy Project, a community for priests and religious leaders who have lost their belief in god but are dependent on their careers as ministers to maintain their livelihood. Dennett argued that the next 10 years will see more change in organized religion than the previous 100 years, which was more dramatic than the previous millennia. It wasn't all good news though as some of the crumbling will lead to growth of extremist cells, even as the number of non-believers grows exponentially.
Overall it was a fantastic weekend and I can't give enough praise to the entire crew that made it happen. Look forward to Imagine No Religion 4 next year.
Photos from Fred Bremmer


Our perceptions are fallible and we sometimes see what isn't there. We all fall prey to optical illusions, and that's what makes these illusions hidden around Rome so much fun.
You've seen the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, Roman Forum and the Pantheon- but you may have missed these secrets hidden around town. The Eternal City, among its artwork and ancient ruins, hides a number of antique optical illusions, created by the masters, still waiting to be discovered.
Go with with your private guide for an in-depth explanation of each site or become the guide yourself and surprise your fellow travellers with your knowledge of what we like to call, 'secret Rome,' visitng sites traditionally only known by the locals.
Among the hidden 'must-dos' of Rome, there is this view of St. Peter's Dome from a different perspective than most visitors see it. In our opinion, the most spectacular way to see the "cupola" is from via Niccolò Piccolomini.
Starting from Rome's famous park, Villa Pamphili, you will find via Piccolomini atop a residential hillside, where you can admire a beautiful view of Rome characterized by the giant St. Peter's Dome. Here comes the magic.
One of Rome's most fascinating places, we consider it a great way to end the day in a very romantic, and magical setting.
If you start at the end of the street, as you approach the dome, it will actually appear to get smaller (rather than bigger), and you will experience the same effect if you walk opposite direction- the dome will get larger the farther you are from it. But is it really magic? Probably not, and it is generally agreed that it is a trick of perspective caused by the position and height of the buildings along the street, as well as the road's width. When you walk towards a focal point, such as St. Peter's dome, one would expect it to get bigger the closer you get. But in this case it, on the contrary, the cupola appears to become smaller as we approach the space between the buildings gets wider and our brain adjusts the dimensions perceived automatically. For this reason, Via Piccolomini is one of Rome's most fascinating places, and we consider it a great way to end the day in a very romantic, and magical setting.
Perhaps even lesser known by the general public, is the church of St. Ignazio di Loyola where the optical illusion can be seen inside of its cupola. The architects in charge of the construction of the church had issues with the space, and the limited funds could not permit the construction of the church's dome. However, the architect, Andrea Pozzo was able to masterfully compensate for this lack of funds and space by playing with perspective.
Both of these illusions must be seen in person to be truly appreciated, so next time you're in Rome don't miss this church!
When you first enter the church it is difficult to tell there is not a real dome, and as you walk towards the crossing, and if you are paying attention, you will see that the dome is just actually a flat surface painted to give the perspective of space. This is not the only illusion he created, if you look closer at the church's ceiling you will notice that it is not as high as it appears. Again, by using perspective, he extended its apparent height by a meter or so- but you probably didn't notice because you were distracted by the busy scene of angels in the heavens.
Of course, both of these illusions must be seen in person to be truly appreciated, so next time you're in Rome don't miss this church!
The next secret we want to reveal here is not a proper illusion but we think it is really deserving of 'honorable mention' as one of the most unique views available to guests in Rome.
Set upon one of the famous seven hills of Rome, the Aventino, is the Giardino degli Aranci (the Orange Garden), from where you can enjoy a beautiful view of St. Peter's Dome and have a wonderful walk among the fragrant Orange trees. The Garden was created by Raffaello de Vico in 1932 for the Dominican friars who used it as a vegetable garden.
The Aventine Keyhole and the Orange Garden are sure to be a highlight of any trip to Rome.
A few steps away from the garden is the door to the Priorato dei Cavalieri di Malta (Priory of the Knights of Malta) with its famous keyhole from which it is possible see St. Peter's Dome. The hedge inside was deliberately planted and maintained to perfectly frame the dome for an unforgettable view that will surely be one of the highlights of your trip.
Palazzo Spada is the head office of the Consiglieri di Stato (the Italian State Council), and the gallery inside houses another of Rome's interesting illusions. If you step into the corridor of the gallery at the entrance, in front of you, at the end of the corridor, you will see a statue of the god Mars. Your first impression is that the corridor is very long and the statue very tall. In reality, the corridor is only 8-9 meters long instead of the 30 or so which it seems, and the statue is less than 60 cm tall.
Only if you go there and you walk down the corridor yourself will you experience this effect.
The optical illusion in this case was left to us by the great master Borromini who took advantage of the perspective given by the ceiling, floor and columns along the corridor, that lead the eye to the central point- the statue of Mars. Only if you go there and you walk through the corridor yourself will you experience this effect. We'd love to hear what you think!
St. Peter's Square is one of the most famous locations in the world, and is visited, in part, for its magnificent architecture. A grand colonnade consisting of three rows of columns around the square seemingly lead us to St. Peter's Basilica, but not everyone notices the marble markers set in the ground at various points around the square.
On one of these markers an inscription says, "centro del colonnato" (the center of the colonnade) upon which an observer can stop and inspect the colonnade from this point. Instead of three rows of columns, you will find that only one row is visible- the other two seem to have disappeared!
St. Peter's Square is one of the most famous locations in the world, and is visited, in part, for its magnificent architecture.
This famous optical illusion is owed to the genius of Bernini created by perspective and specifically, vanishing points. If you leave the marker and walk in any direction, you immediately notice that hidden columns begin to reappear. This is one of the most famous illusions in Rome, at one of its most visited sites, and which the majority of visitors miss- but not you!
Dedicated to the gods of Olympus, the Pantheon was first built by Marcus Agrippa, the advisor and son-in-law of the Emperor Augustus. The dedication occurred between 27 and 25 A.D., during the third consolate of Agrippa, as recorded in an inscription still visible on the front of the building: M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT, which means "Built by Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, consul for the third time."
The Pantheon's dome was probably designed to recall the temple on Mt. Olympus and the 7 niches all around the structure displayed the statues of the gods to whom the temple was dedicated. The only light source is the 'oculus' or eye, the circular opening, 8.2 meters in diameter. The Oculus is considered to be the most extraordinary aspect of the Pantheon's architecture and helped to create a heavenly light effect.
In any case, the great Pantheon and its architecture is sure to take your breath away.
Here is where our final illusion is found. As you look up at the ceiling coffers (the squares in the ceiling of the dome) you will notice that they appear to get smaller as they get closer to the great oculus. Surely this is an optical illusion done to increase the perceived size of the already massive dome…right? In reality, there is no intentional optical illusion in play here. The dome is massive, and its coffers are each the same size, it's just the large space that they occupy that give us this effect. In any case, the great Pantheon and its architecture is sure to take your breath away.


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How far is Rushford from Minneapolis?
Shortest distance between Rushford and Minneapolis is 110.08 miles (177.15 km).
Flight distance from Rushford, MN to Minneapolis, MN is 110.08 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 16 minutes.
It takes 00 hours 14 minutes to travel from Rushford to Minneapolis with an airplane (average speed of 550 miles).
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Driving from Rushford to Minneapolis will take approximately 02 hours 14 minutes.
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New report signals nine top environmental issues facing New Zealand
A new report shows the way we live and make a living is having a serious impact on our environment.
Jointly produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ, Environment Aotearoa 2019 outlines nine priority issues in need of attention.
"This report provides a health check on our environment and shows it's under pressure in many places – in our towns and cities, rivers and oceans," said Secretary for the Environment Vicky Robertson.
"If we want to protect the things we value, now and for future generations, we need to focus our attention on the choices we can make from here."
Environment Aotearoa 2019 is the latest in the environment reporting series that covers the environmental domains – air, climate and atmosphere, fresh water, land, and marine.
"The strength of our environmental reporting system is putting robust, independent, rigorously checked information into the hands of decision makers – from here we can make informed decisions on what happens next," said Government Statistician Liz MacPherson.
Ms Robertson said it had taken generations to get to this point and issues won't be fixed overnight.
"A lot of good work is being done to protect and restore our environment, on our farms, in businesses, homes and across central and local government, and more is needed.
"The choices we have to make to respond to the issues raised are not always straightforward. The economy has been built on our environment, our population continues to grow and climate change is amplifying many current pressures. Understanding the issues means we can focus our efforts in the places where we can make the biggest difference," Ms Robertson said.
Ms MacPherson said the report also points out how critical it is that we continue to build and expand our knowledge of our environment.
"We have considerable knowledge in some areas, understanding our environment as a whole – as a system – is a much bigger challenge. We will continue to improve environmental reporting, so we are better equipped to understand the effects of our actions," said Ms MacPherson.
The nine priority issues the reports identifies are:
Our native plants, animals and ecosystems are under threat.
Changes to the vegetation on our land are degrading the soil and water.
Urban growth is reducing versatile land and native biodiversity.
Our waterways are polluted in farming areas.
Our environment is polluted in urban areas.
Taking water changes flows which affects our freshwater ecosystems.
The way we fish is affecting the health of our ocean environment.
New Zealand has high greenhouse gas emissions per person.
Climate change is already affecting Aotearoa New Zealand.
Under the terms of the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, Environment Aotearoa 2019 was prepared independently of government by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ.
For more information, including a summary report, see www.mfe.govt.nz/environment-aotearoa-2019
Source: Ministry for the Environment


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