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OUTDOOR RECREATION EQUALS CONSERVATION: DEBUNKING THE MYTH ~ Mountain Journal
April 19, 2022 by Jerry Roberts, posted in ARTICLES & NEWS, ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE, MOUNTAIN ~ DESERT ~ OCEAN ~ NEWS & STORIES ~
A DEVELOPER'S PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 'GLAMPGROUND' ON THE BANKS OF THE FAMOUS GALLATIN RIVER STOKES CONTROVERSY AND CALLS MESSAGING USED BY AMERICAN CONSERVATION GROUPS ABOUT RECREATION INTO QUESTION
Looking east at the Lower 48 from the vantage of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Illustration by Rick Peterson. See more of his work at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-peterson-mpls
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of Mountain Journal's ongoing series, "Enough," that explores the intersection between humans, development and still-wild Nature and the role of limits in saving it from destruction. This installment focuses, that has several sections, focuses on the claim that outdoor recreation equals better wildlife conservation.
Outdoor Recreation and Wildlife Conservation
Section 1: Can We Play Our Way To Better Protecting The Last Best Wild Ecosystem in the Lower 48?
by Todd Wilkinson
Few of us, it's safe to say, ever set out with intentions of bringing harm to Mother Nature, particularly when our actions involve participating in forms of outdoor recreation that make us feel good, more alive, inspired and even blessed to be in places that still qualify as "wild."
There are no bioregions left in the American Lower 48, except for this one, that possess the kind of "wild" Greater Yellowstone does; where, on a single late summer's evening, within the same general proximity, we can hear wild wolves howl, loons trilling and elk bugling, watch free-ranging bison wallow and bellow, have a good chance of spotting a grizzly bear mother with cubs ambling, cast for wild native trout, and soak in a sense of solitude that could cause us to forget what year it is.
It's what we do en masse, collectively, as a species with an insatiable desire to claim more terrain as our own, figuratively and in fee title, that adds up. The toll, and the veracity of this statement, are indelibly written on human-dominated lands around the world where there is an absence or dwindling diversity of native wildlife. If you are reading these words from outside the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in a city, suburb or an exurb that is in transition to become suburbanized, ask yourself why so many of the original native large mammal species are no longer present, and why most will never return in a foreseeable time frame.
In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a key reflection must be on understanding why wildness is still here, anticipating how long it might endure considering current trends, and making the public more aware about the things that cause de-wilding.
At the end of the 20th century, as Greater Yellowstone and other mountain regions in the Rockies transitioned away from logging, boom-and-bust hardrock mining, and livestock grazing that resulted in erasure of many native species, the emerging prevailing belief was that nurturing outdoor recreation economies represented better, benign alternatives to resource extraction of old.
In recent years, many mainstream conservation organizations that previously—and still do— cut their teeth trying to halt clearcutting of old-growth forests and permitting of new mines on public lands, in part to protect wildlife and its habitat, forged an alliance with the outdoor recreation industry and together they advanced three basic arguments many accept today as fact.
The assertions go something like this:
1. Outdoor recreation equals moreconservation.
2. Greater access for human user groups to public lands by itself translates into many more positive conservation outcomes.
3. When recreation happens in landscapes vital to the survival of certain species it improves public support for conservation of those species inside the landscapes those species inhabit.
Logically, we might wonder: how does that work? How does putting more humans into spaces populated by sensitive species better the survival prospects for animals actually living there?
Here in America's most iconic wildlife-rich ecosystem, a good place to start with addressing the questions is defining what "conservation" means. Let's begin with this: what is actually being protected or conserved under the banner of conservation in Greater Yellowstone if "wildlife conservation" is not given main emphasis? On private ground, for instance, we often talk about "open space protection" but what if the farm and ranch lands being protected lie in the middle of a subdivision and while there's still a pretty view, most of the large native wildlife species are gone?
A corollary conservation question involving public land would be: should creating more habitat for we humans to play on public land, in a region like Greater Yellowstone, be as important a priority as protecting habitat for non-humans whose options for population persistence in the decades ahead are likely to be shrinking?
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A few years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford gave a lecture at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. He spoke of things people repeat over and over again that just aren't true but nonetheless become part of the accepted lexicon and then are embraced as fact. Things such as all growth is good or that living the American dream is easy to achieve equally for everyone.
It can be argued that "recreation equals wildlife conservation" qualifies as one of those tropes, when in truth, both studies and scientific experts say, it is just the opposite—that intense levels of recreation, more trails and expanded public access have, repeatedly, been demonstrated to show negative impacts on native wildlife ("weedy" species that become easily habituated to humans like white-tailed deer, coyotes, raccoons and rodents excepted).
The premise of "recreation equals conservation" has been spoken so often, seldom challenged, and it seems so compelling, at least superficially, that recently developers of a controversial "glamping resort" called River Bend Glamping Getaway proposed for construction along the banks of the Gallatin River west of Bozeman borrowed the rhetoric.
The Gallatin River, for those who might not be aware, is a revered Western trout stream that begins in Yellowstone National Park and courses northward as one of three rivers that converge near Three Forks, Montana and create the Missouri River. The Gallatin was featured dreamily as a backdrop for the movie poster of Robert Redford's film depiction of A River Runs Through It.
In a full-page ad taken out in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on Feb. 9, 2022, River Bend developers, obviously heeding the advice of clever PR mavens, declared in bold letters that "Recreation Encourages Conservation" as a slogan intended to win the development approval from the Gallatin County Commission. At the bottom of the ad, there was an added tagline: "Tourists visit Montana to experience our natural beauty. And to ensure it endures we introduce them to stewardship."
A photograph of the full-page ad which ran in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and was paid for by developers of the proposed River Bend Glamping Getaway for the banks of the famous Gallatin River west of Bozeman.
Besides incongruities of logic in that last sentence and in several subsequent River Bend ads that have appeared over a succession of weeks, an intelligent person might find some of the contentions to be dubious. Yet many people residing in the Greater Yellowstone region and millions more who visit it may adopt the slogans as fact. So again, is the contention that recreation and development bolsters conservation true?
Last year Yellowstone National Park notched nearly five million tourist/recreation visits— since the new millennium began tens of millions of them. Parts of the Greater Yellowstone region have been inundated with newcomers, more development and recreation-minded visitors as never before during the Covid pandemic. Do we now have more mass appreciation for the conservation of Nature? What's the evidence? If so, how it is being expressed? Have those numbers of people translated into a citizen groundswell rising to meet the growing threats to wildness?
In the case of River Bend, how does attracting tourists interested in having glamorous camping experiences by staying in Conestoga wagons and faux-rustic cabins inside the corridor of a vaunted American trout stream materially benefit the Gallatin River, engender more appreciation for natural beauty and advance conservation of water quality and species in the river? How will this resort, as the newspaper ad implies, create better, more enlightened human stewards of Nature?
Critics of the ads call them a mockery of common sense and an insult to the spirit of real stewardship, as well as a symbol of how we all are thoughtlessly loving Nature to death. I often return to a perspective offered to me by Yellowstone National Park's former science chief, David Hallac, who elaborated on his worries when I was writing a story about threats to the Yellowstone region that appeared in National Geographic. Hallac warned that the natural fabric of the ecosystem is not just facing death by 1,000 cuts from large threats, but steady deterioration or death by 10,000 scratches that seem imperceptible but as an accumulation are eroding the essence of wildness. Outdoor recreation, a growing number of scientists say, is bringing its own form of lacerating effects. While outdoor recreation is diffuse, and its impacts are less obvious than, say, a gold mine, it has serious additive consequences to wildlife when considered within the context of many different things happening at once.
In order to fully appreciate why the messaging of River Bend is attracting public outrage, it would be instructive for readers to visit its website and assess for themselves see how developers are using rhetoric to portray its project as Shangri-la.
River Bend proclaims in its marketing: "'Eco' is more than a word to us. We're humbled to steward a small part of the Gallatin River, and we're committed to having minimal impact on the river and all of our natural surroundings."
Apparently, stewarding part of the Gallatin and being committed to minimal impact involves siting part of a new proposed development in the flood plain, inviting thousands of tourist guests into the riparian area which is guaranteed to displace wildlife, and running gas and wastewater pipes beneath the river.
Yet River Bend isn't alone. A similar kind of alleged "stewardship" messaging is flowing out of development and real estate offices, chambers of commerces, state tourism, outdoor recreation and governors' offices spending millions of dollars to promote more recreation and recreational development—even as some trailheads and river stretches are brimming with people.
These entities are not alone. Notably, similar rhetoric has been streaming out of the offices of some conservation and environmental groups in Greater Yellowstone, too. If the swelling numbers of humans now using public lands is any gauge, then the messaging of all of the above, in encouraging people to visit public lands, has succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination, inspiring record numbers of people to recreate, move to Greater Yellowstone or build dream vacation homes often in the middle of wildlife habitat.
Congratulations. Mission accomplished.
But now what? Where do we go from here? Will the blind promotion continue? What are the limits for how much pressure Greater Yellowstone's wildlife can take? When is enough enough and will conservation organizations take the lead in helping the public, land management agencies, and developers realize what the threshold of enough is?
Ironically, a few of the conservation groups and other entities often promoting differing iterations of "recreation is conservation"— as River Bend is now doing—have filed an appeal to stop the proposed glamping resort, arguing that this recreation development will harm the very wild essence of the Gallatin River. That real conservation is leaving the river alone. The appellants are Upper Missouri River Waterkeeper, national, state and local chapters of Trout Unlimited, Protect the Gallatin River, American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Others who stand opposed are Simms Fishing, Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana and many local citizens.
Worth mentioning is that very few of Bozeman's conservation organizations have gotten seriously involved in planning and zoning issues, pushing to prevent residential and other forms of commercial development from invading river corridors and crucial wildlife habitat on private land. How is River Bend worse than all of the sprawl being permitted on a regular basis but unchallenged by conservationists? How is the lone impact of River Bend worse than the total volume of impacts being registered by outdoor recreation—the full extent of which will be examined in future parts of this series.
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Apple web hosting unique event on March 25, might also launch Netflix-like video provider and new TV
Apple is hosting a special occasion on March 25.
Apple host the event at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino.
Apart from its video streaming provider, Apple is likewise predicted to release a made over a model of Apple News and Apple AirPods 2 at the occasion.
Apple is hosting a special event on the Steve Jobs theater at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, on March 25. While the invite shared by the organization does now not exclusively country at what the company is probably making plans to launch at its March occasion, it does say – "It's display time," which can suggest that the enterprise should eventually unveil its long-rumored video streaming provider at the event.
Previous reports propose that the agency is planning to mix content from the legacy media channels like HBO with its authentic material. While the organization is predicted to offer away from its factual content to the Apple device proprietors free, it's miles expected to rate the customers for the subscription offerings. The Cupertino, California, established organization runs on some key projects to carry its unique content for its streaming service. This includes a multi-year deal with the Oprah Winfrey Network, a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, and a display by La La Land director Damien Chazelle.
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While offerings are most possibly going to be the vicinity of the focus of Apple's March 25 event, the enterprise is likewise predicted to unveil its tons-awaited Apple AirPods 2, a brand new entry-stage iPad, and its wireless charging pad, AirPower, at the event.
Apple refreshed its iPad Pro lineup in October the remaining year, but it's far yet to replace its favorite nine.7-inch iPad. According to the cited Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is expected to return the 9.7-inch iPad with a larger 10.2-inch iPad this year. This is predicted to be observed through an iPad Mini and the Apple AirPod 2, which is probably to come with fitness tracking capabilities and the capability to invoke Siri arms-free. Kuo stated that the employer is anticipated to launch these products in the first half of 2019.
Apple hasn't hinted at what we need to assume (apart from the fireworks) from its March 25 occasion. But if records have taught us something, we recognize new iPhones are, in reality, not at the playing cards this time. So possibly we should see a combination of services and hardware being launched later this month.
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Goodwin v News Group Newspapers – Contempt of Court – 23rd May 2011
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2011/1341.html
The above links to the judgement of Mr Justice Tugendhat following a hearing on 23 May. Oddly the parties actively participating were neither of those named in the case title above.
Instead the matter called in connection with an application by the woman with whom Sir Fred Goodwin is alleged to have had an affair. In light of an article in the Daily Mail on 20 MAy, which followed a hearing in court on 19 May, the un-named lady sought to have the judge refer the publisher of the article to the Attorney General because publication of the article was" conduct impeding the purpose the court sought to achieve in making the order against the Defendant".
The judge ultimately refused to refer the case to the Attorney General. This has already been reported as being a decision in favour of the Mail, but seems to ignore what was actually said in court.
The judge commented that the article made a number of factual statements about the lady in question, but the MAil submitted that "The effect of the false information… was that it would tend to make a reader less likely to identify the lady."
The judge responded by saying that "another effect of the false information is that it would tend to mislead the reader into believing that it would be in the public interest for the identity of the lady to be disclosed."
An allegation was made that the ;lady had been promoted when Sir Fred had been in charge at RBS, though nothing in support of that accusation had been put forward at court on 19 May.
Tugendhat J commented "If ANL (Associated Newspapers Ltd) had had evidence of a misuse of corporate power by Sir Frederick Goodwin then that might have been a very powerful argument for discharge of the injunction".
The Daily Mail in question also had an article by our favourite MP, Mr John HEmming, where he stated it was in the public interest for these matters to be raised and that the injunction had prevented the regulatory authorities investigating matters. Perhaps Mr Henning was unaware of the terms of the court's judgement the previous day when he wrote his article.
However the judge had made it clear in open court, when representatives of ANL were present, that these statements were incorrect.
Having considered all matters, Mr Justice Tugendhat decided not to refer the matter himself. He did make clear that it was open to the Applicant to do so herself. The Attorney General is capable of determining further procedure in such circumstances himself. "If the Attorney-General does decide to consider this matter, the contents of this judgment will be available to him".
It can't be said that the newspaper has been at all successful when it appears that it has published information about the party in question which was clearly against what the Judge said in court the day before.
Here seems to be another example of the press seeking to stretch the boundaries of what they are allowed to publish, and without the Applicant here doing something about it, who knows what action, if any, might have been taken.
It is noticeable that certain of the parties who are alleged to have so-called "superinjunctions" (even though they are actually anonymised injunctions) have been featured in newspapers in what appear to be light and almost substance-less pieces. Clearly the papers know who they can't talk about, and they deliberately try, it seems, to get them in the papers anyway, especially with fulsome references to their spouses or families.
But perhaps it has been always thus.
Will the Applicant here refer the matter to the Attorney General – we can only wait and see.
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Studio Operations Coordinator, Facilities, Macy's
Executive / Coordinator
Full-time, Salary Unspecified
Macy's Inc. is looking for a highly motivated Studio Operations Coordinator for our Photo & Content Studio in Long Island City, New York. This entry-level position will support a high-volume photography production and Premedia environment with a wide variety of fashion, still life, video and home photography. Reporting to the Studio Operations Manager, this position adds value by ensuring operational tasks and assignments are completed with a high degree of accuracy and an appropriate level of urgency. Perform other duties as assigned.
Work in close collaboration with Studio Operations Manager and Photography teams.
Assist in opening and closing procedures.
Support asset protection standards and procedures.
Coordinate with external teams when issues arise to ensure photography operations maintains productivity.
Assist with Fashion calendar scheduling, set bookings, and space coordination.
Order, stock, and track general office and studio supplies. Assist with transferring studio mail into a secure location accessible to staff on a daily basis, and cover front lobby desk.
Work in close collaboration with Studio Operations Manager to track non-payroll expense, issue purchase orders and process invoices as directed in relevant control system. (MAS)
Assist in coordinating facilities related issues, working with both internal & external teams, building personnel, service technicians, and outside vendors.
Assist with processing budget related audits, sourcing cost effective alternative vendors, and preparing materials and/or presentations relevant to Studio Operations.
Special projects as assigned.
Regular, dependable attendance & punctuality.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Liberal Arts or other related field or equivalent work experience.
Relevant experience, preferably in ecommerce, advertising or marketing industries. Model behavior exemplifying high ethical standards and organizational discipline balanced with the ability to have fun and recognize those who have contributed to a successful project.
Communication Skills:
Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
Mathematical Skills:
Basic math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
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Ability to understand, manage and prioritize multiple tasks and aptitude to meet deadlines, and must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
This position involves regular walking, standing, sitting for extended periods of time, hearing, and talking.
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Macy's, Inc. is one of the nation's premier retailers with fiscal 2017 sales of $24.837 billion and approximately 130,000 employees. Macy's Inc. operates approximately 690 department stores under the nameplates Macy's and Bloomingdale's, and more than 180 specialty stores that include Bloomingdale's The Outlet, Bluemercury, Macy's Backstage and STORY. Macy's is known for such epic events as Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows and celebrity appearances. Macy's flagship stores -- including Herald Square in New York City, Union Square in San Francisco, State Street in Chicago, and Dadeland in Miami and South Coast Plaza in southern California -- are known internationally and are leading destinations for visitors. Building on a more than 150-year tradition, Macy's, Inc. operates stores in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com. Bloomingdale's stores in Dubai and Kuwait are operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under license agreements. Macy's, Inc. has corporate offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and New York, New York.
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\section{Introduction}

Before last century, spacetime was regarded as nothing more than a passive and
static arena in which events took place.  Early last century, Einstein's
general relativity changed that viewpoint and promoted spacetime to an
active and dynamical entity.  Nowadays, following
Wheeler\cite{Wheeler}, some of us also believe that space is composed of an
ever-changing geometry and topology called spacetime foam, and that the
foaminess is due to quantum fluctuations \cite{Ford} of spacetime.  In this paper, we will
consider the holographic model of spacetime foam, and apply it to the cosmos
of the present era.

The magnitude of spacetime fluctuations can be quantified by
the average uncertainty $\delta l$ in
the measurement of distance $l$.  In principle, $\delta l$ can depend on
both $l$ and the Planck length $l_P \equiv (\hbar G/c^3)^{1/2} \sim
10^{-33}$ cm, and hence can be written as $\delta l \gtrsim
l^{1 - \alpha} l_P^{\alpha}$, with $\alpha \sim 1$ parametrizing the
spacetime foam models.
We begin by recalling a simple argument \cite{llo04,gio04}
for the choice of $\alpha = 2/3$.  Consider mapping the geometry of
spacetime for a volume of spatial extent $l$ and temporal extent $l/c$.  One
way is to fill space with clocks, exchanging signals with each other and
measuring the signals' times of arrival.  This process is a kind of
computation and is hence constrained by the
Margolus-Levitin theorem\cite{mar98} in
quantum computation, that bounds
the rate of elementary logical operations that can be
performed within the volume by the amount of energy that is available for
computation, which is $Mc^2$ for the present setup with $M$ being the total
mass of the clocks, divided by Planck's constant.  To avoid black hole
formation, $M$ must be less than $l/G$, corresponding to an energy density
$\rho \lesssim (l l_P)^{-2}$.  (Here and henceforth we neglect
multiplicative constants of order unity, and set $c=1=\hbar$.)  It follows
that the number of elementary operations or events that can occur in this
spacetime volume is bounded by $l^2/l_P^2$.  In other words, if one regards
the elementary events partitioning the spacetime volume into ``cells'', then
the number of cells is bounded by the
surface area of the spatial volume, and each cell
occupies a spacetime volume of $l^4 / (l^2 / l_P^2) = l^2 l_P^2$ on the
average.

The maximum
spatial resolution of the geometry is obtained if each clock ticks once
in time $l$.  Then each cell occupies a spatial volume of $l^2 l_P^2 / l
= l l_P^2$, yielding an average separation between neighboring cells of
$l^{1/3} l_P^{2/3}$.  This spatial separation can now be interpreted as
the average minimum uncertainty $\delta l$ in the measurement of
a distance $l$, i.e., $\delta l \gtrsim l^{1/3} l_P^{2/3}$.

Two remarks are in order.  First, in the above argument, maximal
spatial resolution is
possible only if the maximum energy density $\rho \sim (l l_P)^{-2}$
is available (to map the geometry
of the spacetime region) without causing a gravitational collapse.
Secondly,
since, on the average, each cell occupies a spatial volume of $l l_P^2$,
a spatial region of size $l$ can contain no more than $l^3/(l l_P^2) =
(l/l_P)^2$ cells.
Hence, the above argument also
shows that this spacetime foam model (yielding the maxiumum spatial
resolution of the geometry of spacetime) corresponds to the case of
maximum number of bits of information $l^2 /l_P^2$
in a spatial region of size $l$, that is
allowed by the holographic principle\citep{tho93}, acording to which,
the maximum amount of information stored in a region of space scales as
the area of its two-dimensional surface, like a hologram.  For good
reason, this spacetime foam model\cite{ng94} has come
to be known, in recent years, as the holographic model\cite{ng01}.  (We
have just illustrated how a holographic description arises from local
small scale spacetime foam physics!)  Alternatively, the holographic
principle can also be derived by using the above argument as follows:
Consider a spatial region of size $l$ containing particles each of which
carries one bit of information.  Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
dictates that each particle/bit has a momentum greater than $l^{-1}$.
Now matter can embody the maximum amount of information when it is
converted to energetic, massless particles.  In that case, each
particle/bit has an energy no less than $l^{-1}$.  But, as shown above,
the maximum amount of energy inside the spatial region is bounded by
$l^3 \times (l l_P)^{-2} = l l_P^{-2}$.  Hence the maximum number of
bits in a spatial region of size $l$ is bounded by $l l_P^{-2} / l^{-1}
= (l/l_P)^2$.

So far, we have confined our attention to a static spacetime region with
low spatial curvature.  The whole discussion can be generalized to the
case of an expanding
universe by the substitution of $l$ by $H^{-1}$ in the expressions for
energy and entropy densities, where $H$ is the Hubble parameter.  Thus,
applied to cosmology, the holographic model of spacetime foam
predicts that (1) the cosmic energy density is critical
$\rho \sim (H/l_P)^2$, and (2) the universe
of Hubble size $R_H$ contains $\sim H R_H^3/ l_P^2$ bits of information.  We
call this cosmology the holographic foam cosmology (HFC).  (For earlier
discussions of holographic cosmology, see \cite{FandS}.)

It is instructive to compare the holographic model we have discussed
above in the mapping of the geometry of spacetime
with the one that corresponds to spreading the spacetime cells uniformly
in both space and time.  For the latter case, each cell has
the size of $(l^2 l_P^2)^{1/4} =
l^{1/2} l_P^{1/2}$ both spatially and temporally, i.e., each clock ticks
once in the time it takes to communicate with a neighboring clock.  Since
the dependence on $l^{1/2}$ is the hallmark of a random-walk fluctuation,
this spacetime foam model corresponding to  $\delta l \gtrsim
(l l_P)^{1/2}$ is called the random-walk model\cite{dio89}.
Compared to the holographic model, the random-walk model predicts a
coarser spatial resolution, i.e., a larger distance fluctuation,
in the mapping of spacetime geometry.  It
also yields a smaller bound on the information content in a spatial
region, viz., $(l/l_p)^2 / (l/l_P)^{1/2} = (l/l_P)^{3/2}$.
We further note that the spatial resolution for the
random-walk model, unlike the holographic model,
does not require the maximum total
energy because the clocks can tick less frequently than once in
the amount of time $l^{1/2} l_P^{1/2}$ (so long as each clock
ticks at least once in the entire time duration of $l$.)

We are now in a position to draw a useful conclusion\cite{cnvd,llo04}
from the {\it observed} cosmic critical density in the present era
(consistent with the prediction of the HFC)
$\rho \sim H_0^2/G \sim (R_H l_P)^{-2}$ (about $10^{-9}$
joule per cubic meter),
where $H_0$ is the present Hubble parameter of the observable universe.
Treating the whole universe as a computer\cite{llo02, llo04}, one can
apply the Margolus-Levitin theorem to conclude that the universe
computes at a rate $\nu$ up to $\rho R_H^3 \sim R_H l_P^{-2}$
($\sim 10^{106}$ op/sec), for a total of $(R_H/l_P)^2$
($\sim10^{122}$) operations during its lifetime so far.
If all the information of this huge computer is stored in ordinary
matter, then we can apply standard methods of statistical mechanics
to find that the total number $I$ of bits is $[(R_H/l_P)^2]^{3/4} =
(R_H/l_P)^{3/2}$ ($\sim 10^{92}$).
It follows that each bit flips once in the amount of time given by
$I/\nu \sim (R_H l_P)^{1/2}$ ($\sim 10^{-14}$ sec).  On
the other hand, the average separation of neighboring bits is
$(R_H^3/I)^{1/3} \sim (R_H l_P)^{1/2}$ ($\sim 10^{-3}$
cm).  Hence, assuming only ordinary matter exists to store all the
information in the universe results in the conclusion that the time
to communicate with neighboring bits is equal to the time for each
bit to flip once.  It follows that the accuracy to which ordinary
matter maps out the geometry of spacetime corresponds exactly to
the case of events
spread out uniformly in space and time discussed above for the case
of the random-walk model of spacetime foam.

Interestingly, it has been shown \cite{cnvd}
that the sharp images of distant quasars or active galactic nuclei
observed at the Hubble Space
Telescope have ruled out the random-walk model.  More specifically,
the presence of an Airy ring in the image of the quasar-like object
PKS1413+135 \cite{Perlman}
indicates that the amount of light scattering that could be
caused by spacetime foam is much less than that predicted by the
random-walk model.  From the demise of the
random-walk model and the fact that ordinary matter only contains an
amount of information dense enough to map out spacetime at a level
consistent with the random-walk model, one can now infer that
spacetime must be mapped to a finer spatial accuracy than that which
is possible with the use of ordinary matter.  The natural
conclusion \cite{cnvd} one draws is that unconventional
(dark\cite{Turner}) energy/matter exists!
Note that this argument does not make use of
the evidence from recent cosmological (supernovae, cosmic microwave
background, and galaxy clusters)
observations.  On the other hand,
the demise of the random-walk model and the existence of dark
energy/matter are consistent with but do not necessarily mean
the vindication of the holographic model.  Fortunately, in the next
few years, the Very Large Telescope Interferometers in Chile could
test \cite{cnvd}
the holographic model by observing more distant quasars with
their large apertures and long baselines.

But for now, the fact that our
universe is observed to be at or very close to its critical density
must be taken as solid albeit indirect evidence in favor of the
holographic model\cite{cnvd} because, as discussed above, it is the only
model that requires, for its consistency,
the maximum energy density without causing gravitational collapse.
Henceforth we will concentrate on the holographic model.  What can be
said about the unconventional (dark) energy?  According
to the HFC, the cosmic density is
$\rho \sim (H/l_P)^2 \sim (R_H l_P)^{-2}$ and the
cosmic entropy is given by $I \sim H R_H^3/l_P^2
\sim (R_H /l_P)^2$.  Hence the average energy carried by each bit is
$\rho R_H^3/I \sim R_H^{-1}$ ($\sim 10^{-31}$ eV).  Such
long-wavelength \cite{JK} bits or ``particles'' carry negligible kinetic energy.
Since pressure (energy density) is given by kinetic energy minus (plus)
potential energy, a negligible kinetic energy means that
the pressure of the unconventional energy is roughly equal to minus its
energy density, leading to accelerating cosmic
expansion.  This scenario is very similar to that of quintessence
\cite{RatraPeebles}, but it has its origin in
local small scale physics --- specifically, the holographic spacetime
foam.

According to the HFC, it takes each unconventional bit
the amount of time
$I/\nu \sim R_H$ to flip.  Thus, on the average, each bit flips
once over the course of cosmic history.  Compared to the conventional
bits carried by ordinary matter, these bits are rather passive and
inert.  This is understandable since each unconventional bit has,
at its disposal, only
such a minuscule amount of energy.  But together they supply the
missing mass of the universe.  Accelerating the cosmic expansion is
a relatively simple task, computationally speaking.  It is also
interesting to note \cite{llo04}
that if the universe contains only ordinary
matter, then computationally it is a supreme parallel computer with
its subregions working almost independently, as each bit flips once in
the same amount of time it takes to communicate with its neighboring
bits.  But if the universe contains only unconventioanl energy
which encodes the maximum number of bits allowed by the holographic
principle, then it can be regarded as a supreme serial computer which
operates as a single unit, as each bit flips once in the amount of
time it takes for a light signal to cross the whole universe.  The
universe actually contains both types of matter/energy,
though apparently with
vastly more bits stored in dark energy/matter than in ordinary matter.

Due to the enormous number of the unconventional bits, neighboring
bits are separated from each other, on the average, by only
$(R_H^3/I)^{1/3} \sim R_H^{1/3} l_P^{2/3}$.   But with a wavelength
comparable to the Hubble radius, these bits/particles practically
sit on top of one another (similar to overlapping wave functions in
superfluid or superconductor with large coherent lengths),
leading to a rather uniform distribution of energy density
which, we
recall, is given by the geometric mean of the infrared and
ultraviolet energy scales $\rho \sim (H/l_P)^2
\sim (R_H l_P)^{-2}$.  In this
regard, the unconventional energy plays a role akin to that of an
effective cosmological ``constant'' $\Lambda \sim R_H^{-2}$.
Such an effective cosmological constant \cite{interpretation}
was shown to arise in theories like unimodular gravity by Sorkin and
others \cite{Sorkin}, and in
recent years, in other different contexts as well \cite{Cohen,Thomas}.
Thomas \cite{Thomas} has also argued that, in an expanding
universe, holographic contributions to the cosmological constant
are at most of the same order as the energy density of the
dominant matter component, thus ameliorating the coincidence
problem, and, at the same time, providing a technically natural
solution to the cosmological constant problem.

In this paper we
have only applied the HFC to the present cosmic era, predicting
an accelerating expansion.  Whether the HFC can
explain the early universe has yet to be seen.  Here we conclude on
an optimistic note with the following observations.  One of the HFC's
main features, that the cosmic energy is of critical density, is
a hallmark of
the inflationary universe paradigm.  Thus the flatness problem is
automatically solved.  Another requirement on the HFC is for the
model to provide sufficient density perturbations to account for
the observed structure in the universe.  We beleive this is
possible, as the model already contains the essence of a
k-essence model.  Turning to the horizon problem, we note that
spacetime foam physics is, in a nutshell, black hole physics in
a quantum setting, hence it is intimately related to wormhole
physics.   But it has been argued in \cite{HandK} that wormholes
in a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe can be used to solve the
horizon problem.  Thus it is possible that the HFC can meet its
many challenges, solving naturally the classical
cosmological problems and predicting new phenomena.  Further work
along these lines is warranted.

\newpage

M.A. was supported by a Dissertation Completion Research Fellowship funded
by the University of North Carolina Graduate School;
T.W.K  was supported in part by U.S. DOE grant $\#$ DE-FG05-85ER40226;
Y.J.N was supported in part by DOE grant $\#$ DE-FG02-06ER41418 and
the Bahnson Fund at the University of North Carolina.

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{\it Rafael Sorkin is an extraordinary physicist, admired for his
insights and originality.  He is also a
gentle and wonderful man.  Happily and humbly
Y.J.N. dedicates this paper to him to celebrate his remarkable
contributions to physics.}

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Environmental Policy Expert: Deregulation Could Ignite Grassroots Movement
9-May-2017 4:05 PM EDT, by DePaul University
(DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Environmental policy expert Kelly Tzoumis researches discuss nuclear waste remediation and disposal, as well as the history of executive orders in shaping policy.
CHICAGO — Changes to the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump's administration could motivate a new wave of grassroots support for environmental causes, said Kelly Tzoumis, a professor of public policy studies at DePaul University. Tzoumis researches U.S. and international environmental policy with a focus on environmental justice. She has published research on the history of executive orders in shaping environmental policy and decisions, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
In this Q&A, Tzoumis explains how proposed changes to environmental policy could affect Chicago, and she discusses parallels to deregulation in the 1980s. Tzoumis can also discuss the Great Lakes, wetlands and wildlife policies, brownfield redevelopment, implementation of environmental policies through executive orders, rule-makings, and environmental impact statements.
Q: How could changes to the EPA and environmental policy affect the U.S. and Chicago?A: There could be significant changes to the EPA, from funding to changes in structure. A loss of funding could cause potentially serious problems for professional jobs. Another potential effect we'd see would be to environmental justice. Disenfranchised groups would be most affected. These are the overburdened community groups both in race and income that have been impacted by pollution and contamination. One of those communities, Little Village, is right here in Chicago. I teach a community-based service learning class in Little Village on environmental justice. We have worked with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to close down the coal fire power plant. With the cuts, as well as the complete rollback of the Clean Power Plan and the re-invigoration of using coal as an energy source, there will be a tremendous effect on cities.
Q: What impact might deregulation have on environmental groups?
A: Here is what has happened in the past. In the 1980s, the (President Ronald) Reagan administration wanted to deregulate environmental requirements on the auto industry and car manufacturers. We started to see a resurgence in membership to environmental interest groups, such as the World Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club. We saw them grow in membership. More people got concerned and joined. We saw an increase in terms of contributions. And we saw lobbying take off, such as the National Resource Defense Council. There was so much pressure from environmental interest groups in the 1980s on the Reagan administration that they had to take a step back. Many of his planned policy reductions actually slowed down. As a result there were several major resignations, including the head of EPA at that time.
Q: What impact do individuals have on environmental policy?
A: We are energy hogs here in the United States in terms of our consumption. Consuming less is one of the things we can do. This can be done by using public transit, walking and bicycling and not cranking up electricity. Use alternative energy sources besides fossil fuels. Another thing is becoming aware of our waste, whether it's recycling, not buying a lot of hazardous chemicals, or even turning off your lights. In Illinois, 48 percent of our electricity comes from nuclear power. We are in the top three or four states in the country that are dependent on nuclear power. The problem with that is the nuclear waste. We don't have a high-level facility to deal with our waste. We need to start thinking about this.
Q: You will be presenting on nuclear waste disposal at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities this fall. What are some of your findings and recommendations?
A: I worked in the field of nuclear waste remediation and with the EPA's Superfund program at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and the Argonne National Laboratory. My doctoral research focused on low-level nuclear waste and I teach a class on nuclear waste disposal. The research brings that experience together to examine the three major waste streams in the USA: transuranic, low-level and high-level nuclear wastes. We evaluate some of the policy factors involved with the three disposal processes. This is particularly important because President Trump has reopened the policy issue of resuming Yucca Mountain as an option for high level nuclear waste disposal. Since Illinois has nuclear energy as one of its major sources, it becomes one of the larger producers of high level nuclear waste. Therefore, this is an important policy for the people in Illinois.
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Many people dream of pursuing a career in the salon industry. Sadly, the majority of those dreams don't see the light of day.
Some people give up before they even begin, while others fail as hair stylists because they mistakenly believe something about the industry that isn't true.
Before you give up on your dream of being a hairstylist, take a look at the five biggest myths about the salon industry.
What Are The Biggest Myths About The Salon Industry?
Just as any career, hairdressing comes with its own misconceptions. Sure, there may be a bit of truth behind some of these notions, but there's no reason to let falsehoods hold you back.
These are the five biggest myths surrounding the salon industry.
Myth 1: Becoming a hair stylist is easy.
How hard can it be to cut hair, right? In reality, styling hair requires a very specific skill set that can't be taught overnight. It takes proper training and plenty of practice.
Then, even once you've developed your skills, landing a job won't be a walk in the park. There are less than 2,000 hair stylist job openings each year, on average.
That may sound like plenty, but considering how many people try to become stylists, the number's unimpressive.
Myth 2: All hair stylists make a lot of money.
There's a perception of glamor that surrounds the salon industry. Working as a beauty professional seems like the perfect golden career, but in reality, it's a ton of hard work for not always a ton of money.
The average hair stylist earns $30,000 a year; some make much less. That's not to say you can't have a profitable career in the salon industry. It can certainly be done—with hard work, determination and the right business training.
Myth 3: Hair stylists can't retire.
Because many smaller salons don't offer retirement benefits, you may think you'll have to work forever if you choose a career as a stylist. That simply isn't true.
Retirement is all about the way you handle money. Planning ahead can make a huge difference for your future.
What's more, there are career advancements to be had in the salon industry. Starting out as a stylist doesn't mean you're stuck as a stylist. You may become a manager, or maybe even open your own salon one day.
Myth 4: Hairdressing doesn't qualify as a business career.
Despite popular belief, being a hair stylist requires sufficient business knowledge. It's not all about making people look good, though that's a big part of it.
Another tool for success is a knowledge of how to run your business, the best ways to bring in customers and keep them happy, and how to properly manage your expenses, etc.
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Please visit our main website StillyGen.org to learn more about Stillaguamish Valley Genealogy Society and the Northwest Genealogy Conference.
The Society was founded by Marietta J. Colbern-Roth in 1985 and was incorporated as a non-profit organization one year later. It was through her efforts that a genealogical interest group met and decided to form an official Society. In 1987, Marietta was elected to serve as the first President and has maintained an active role in the society since then.
She has participated in countless research projects and has shepherded many manuscripts from the idea stage to the final publication. In addition, our annual yard sale and fund-raiser was held at her home along State Highway 9 for many years. Marietta currently serves the Society as President Emeritus.


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On behalf of Sturm Law PLLC posted in employment law on Wednesday, August 10, 2016.
Texas workers and job-seekers should be aware that federal employment laws do not provide protection for all segments of society. This includes men and women who identify as transgender.
Federal statutes, and those of various states, provide no employment discrimination protection for transgender people. One example of this is a case in which a transgender woman was interviewed for a telemarking job in the state of Florida and was offered a position. Once it was established that she was transgender, the job offer taken back. This is technically legal under federal law and in Florida, which has no workplace anti-discrimination laws for transgender people.
According to a representative of the Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Justice Project, workplace persecution and discrimination happens to a majority of transgender people. A 2011 survey sponsored partly by the National LGBTQ Task Force reported 90 percent of the transgender people sampled stated it was necessary to conceal their identities and that they had experienced work-related harassment. Another survey conducted in 2014 showed that transgender people were unemployed at a rate of 14 percent. The unemployment rate is even higher for black transgender men and women at 28 percent.
Pursuing a transgender discrimination claim can be very difficult under local, state or federal employment law. One of many obstacles is that many transgender people are hesitant to engage the authorities. There is a fear of negative contact with law enforcement and a fear in some cases of being deported. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken the position that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers gender identity discrimination. Earlier in 2016, the agency announced that it had settled two separate lawsuits with companies that had engaged in this behavior. As a result, there may be avenues that victims of this type of workplace discrimination may have and that an employment law attorney might explain.


Here is an opportunity to spend the day learning from one of the world's leading industrial terminologists and the current president of the German Association for Terminology (Deutscher Terminologie-Tag) in the next of Stridonium's scheduled professional education events in the Netherlands. I made Mark's acquaintance some 14 years ago as a systems consultant, software developer and sometime translator for an electronic archiving solutions provider and SAP integrator. We needed to get the SAP terminology in the translations of our software manuals right, and I soon learned that he was the man. He also very unbureaucratically made the French, German and English terminology available to me in formats I could use with Trados and Déjà Vu in the days before the current online terminology portal for SAP, when the only game in town seemed to be a CD that was never up to date. This gave me an edge in certain areas of technical and business translation for years, for which I was very grateful. It was, alas, another ten years before I could made that acquaintance a face-to-face one at the Warsaw conference for Translation Management Europe, where I also discovered that he was a gifted speaker and a patient teacher with a wealth of inspiring examples.
Simple pro-terminology arguments you can use to convince your managers, your colleagues, your clients – or yourself!
The cost for the workshop is €375 per person (€325 for Stridonium members). Register by August 25th to receive the Early Bird rate of €325. Further information on the schedule and registration are now available on the Stridonium events page.
"This one-day seminar gives an overview of topics related to practical terminology work. No academic theorizing, no technobabble, no sales pitch – just good solid tips you can use to make your work run more smoothly."
Mark Childress has a B.A. from Humboldt State University in California and an M.A. from Heidelberg University in Germany. He joined SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany in 1995 as a translator and has been responsible for the company's terminology management since 1998. He is the current president of the German Association for Terminology (Deutscher Terminologie-Tag / DTT). Mark gives frequent lectures and training on terminology management to technical writers, translators, and universities and has written articles on terminology work for publications including MultiLingual and eDITion, the journal of the DTT.


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CrossFit Champ Reveals Most Common Gym Mistake
CrossFit Champ Justin Medeiros Reveals the Biggest Mistake People Make at the Gym
"You get people that hit it hard one week and then fall off the next week."
By Elijah Rawls Published: Apr 21, 2022
Courtesy of Justin Medeiros
Last year's CrossFit Games Champ and current Fittest Man on Earth Justin Medeiros is quickly becoming a rising star in the world of competitive fitness. During a wide-ranging interview with Men's Health, Medeiros revealed some of his key fitness tips as well as one major mistake he sees people make when trying to make improvements in the gym.
According to the fitness champ, consistency is one of the most important aspects to any workout plan. Medeiros says that he sees people hit the gym in short, highly motivated spurts but will often trail off and lose interest. This is one of the quickest ways to lose progress.
"Consistency is the biggest thing. You get people that hit it hard one week and then fall off the next week and then try to hop back on the wagon the week after. It's all over the place," Medeiros says. "From the beginner level all the way to the elite level, the body loves having consistency and repetition. So find two or three days a week and make sure that you get into the gym and make progress that way."
Staying motivated for the gym can be a major challenge all on its own, so finding workouts that are fun and engaging is important for any long-term fitness plan, according to Medeiros.
"I think that having a good time while you train is huge, especially because that's what's awesome about CrossFit — you get to go in every day and do it with a group of friends. You have that community that you do these workouts with to help you hold yourself accountable," Medeiros added.
Be sure to take a look at the rest of Medeiros' interview for more insider tips on how to improve your workout plan and stay motivated for the gym. Later on in the piece, the CrossFit champ also touches on ways to improve your technique to avoid injuries and other training mishaps.
CrossFit Games Champ Shares His Best Training Tips
Elijah Rawls
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Elijah Rawls is a Chicago-native living in Denver, Colorado. His passion for the outdoors started at a young age and has been growing with him ever since. Any given Saturday, he can be found snowboarding, skiing, hiking or driving among Colorado's many mountain ranges. He received a B.S. in Journalism with honors from the University of Florida.


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A little mixture of statements here: a statement necklace, jacket and bag... all worn with two little athletic touches, a baseball shirt and sneakers! Have you dabbled with styling the athletic trend this season? I'm finding it very comfortable, though must admit, I struggle a little to make it look natural and not like a walking commuter who is going to put on her real shoes when she gets to work. Know what I mean?
How are you styling athletic shoes for real-clothes wear?


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MTC's Market-Based Sourcing Recommendations for UDITPA: Too Little, Too Late?
By Catherine A. Battin on September 3, 2014
Posted In Allocation/Apportionment, Income Tax, Nationwide Importance, UDITPA
Member states of the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) voted to adopt proposed amendments to Article IV of the Multistate Tax Compact during their annual meeting in late July. The proposed amendments likely to have the most widespread impact on taxpayers are the amendments to the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act (UDITPA) Article IV section 17 sourcing rules that change the sales factor sourcing methodology for services and intangibles from a costs of performance (COP) method to a market-based sourcing method.
The MTC's recommended market approach provides that sales of services and intangibles "are in [the] State if the taxpayer's market for the sales is in [the] state." In the case of services, a taxpayer's market for sales is in the state "if and to the extent the service is delivered to a location in the state." The proposed amendments also provide that if the state of delivery cannot be determined, taxpayers are permitted to use a reasonable approximation. At this point, there is no additional guidance from the MTC on the meaning of "delivered," how to determine the location of delivery in the event that a service is delivered to multiple jurisdictions, or what constitutes a reasonable approximation.
While the proposed amendments may be touted by some as the death knell of COP sourcing, for these changes to take effect, they will still need to be adopted individually by legislatures in Compact member states or in any other states that may choose to adopt them. As we have seen over the last several years, many states have already forged their own paths in this area. (See our article discussing the wide variety of market-based sourcing rules.) Moreover, while many states have enacted market-based sourcing provisions with respect to the sale of services, certain states, unlike the MTC proposed amendments, have declined to convert to market-based sourcing for intangibles (e.g., Pennsylvania).
The proposed amendments leave taxpayers with many unanswered questions. For example, assume a corporate taxpayer (Corporation A) is in the business of offering a payroll processing service. Corporation A provides this service to Corporation B. Corporation B's management of the contractual arrangement with Corporation A occurs in Massachusetts, which is also the location of Corporation B's human resources function. Corporation B has 10,000 employees, 2,000 of whom are located in a jurisdiction that has adopted the MTC's market-based sourcing recommendation (State X). What portion of Corporation A's receipts from the performance of its payroll processing service for Corporation B should be sourced to State X?
One can reasonably argue that the service is delivered to Corporation B as a corporation (i.e., that the human resources function is the true beneficiary) and not individually to Corporation B's employees—leaving State X with nothing. However, does the MTC's language "if and to the extent the service is delivered" create an opportunity for State X to argue that it should receive 1/5 (2,000 employees/10,000 employees) of Corporation A's receipts?
In late August, the MTC launched a project to draft market-based sourcing regulations that are expected to answer some of these questions. Since Massachusetts adopted market-based sourcing language identical to the MTC amendments, there is some concern that the draft MTC regulations could bear a striking resemblance to the overly complex Massachusetts draft regulations. Under the Massachusetts draft regulations, Corporation A's receipts in the above-example, would likely be sourced entirely to Massachusetts under the provisions applicable to professional services.
It remains to be seen whether all current COP states will view the MTC's recommendations on market-based sourcing as a call to action. Since 19 states have already forged their own market-based sourcing paths, it seems likely that uniformity will be an impossible task to achieve—leaving taxpayers in a position of both uncertainty and opportunity.
Tags: COP sourcing, costs of performance, market-based sourcing, Multistate Tax Commission, Multistate Tax Compact, sales factor sourcing, Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act
Catherine A. Battin
Catherine (Cate) A. Battin represents clients in state and local tax controversies at the audit, administrative and judicial levels in numerous jurisdictions. She provides national state tax strategies for clients on a full range of state tax issues, including income tax apportionment, nexus, combination and sales tax characterization of products and services. She has defended numerous internet sellers in cases brought under the Illinois False Claims Act alleging fraudulent failures to collect and remit use tax. Read Catherine A. Battin's full bio.
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'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien's fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
Mirror Mirror (2012)
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen (Julia Roberts) schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince (Arnie Hammer). There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White (Lily Collins). Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of a space colony and kidnaps a beautiful young woman. His only mistake is that he doesn't kill her sister, Julie, who then sets out on a mission of rescue and revenge.
The Hunger Games (2012)
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
Lifeforce (1985)
A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful alien woman who appears responsible.
The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
Captain Nemo (José Ferrer) is found in suspended animation under the sea and revived by modern-day people in order to battle the King of Atlantis, who is under the control of a fiendish mad scientist (Burgess Meredith).
Forever Young (1992)
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.
Doomsday Book (2012)
The First Chapter of The Anthology Film- In A Brave New World, a mysterious virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. The Chapter 2, The Heavenly Creature, a robot reaches enlightenment on its own while working at a temple. Its creators regard this phenomenon as a threat to mankind and decide to terminate the robot. The Last Chapter- Happy Birthday, a little girl logs into a strange website and puts in an order for a new pool ball for her billiards-obsessed father. Soon an unidentified meteor heads toward Earth and all human beings flee to underground bomb shelters.
Dinosaurus! (1960)
After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population.
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Our Man Flint (1966)
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
Sisters Yoshie and Kikue are two Geisha who are abducted by a mysterious organization to be transformed into murderous cyborg assassins.
Escape from Galaxy 3 (1981)
The crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe. Also know as Star Crash II.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's "mojo," Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself -- with the help of American agent Felicity Shagwell -- to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions and saves the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
Captain Adams and the crew of the Starship C57D fly towards planet Altair 4 in search for the Bellerphon spaceship that has been missing for twenty years. To their surprise they are already being expected. A classic science fiction film from 1957 starring Leslie Nielsen.
An android fighting-machine (Mario Van Peebles) is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom and protect their village. Contrary to his programming, Peebles decides to stay and assist the rebels in their plight. Having gained this information, his "creators" develop a more powerful android to try and defeat him.
Spaceballs (1987)
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
The War of the Worlds (1953)
H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered some what when they discover it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider it was made at the height of the Cold War - just replace Martian with Russian.
The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999)
Somebody has decided to celebrate New Year's Eve 2011 in a very twisted way - by dressing as a nun and brutally dismembering a little old lady. Lt. Arribas, a bald, toothless, one-eyed and lonely detective is called in on the case. His investigations lead him to the door of renegade Doctor Werner, who tells him the strange story of "The Beautiful Otero" the most beautiful woman in the world (former Spanish model Galera) who, before Werner s miraculous surgery, was the ugliest woman in the world! But Lt. Arribas now has a new problem - he is falling in love at a distance with his principle suspect who, because of her traumatic childhood, is planning her vengeance - to sabotage the Miss Spain Beauty Pageant, leaving behind her a trail of dead beauty queens. A super-slick science fiction thriller with a dark and bizarre finale.
Rokkk (2010)
A story based on hallucinations and illusions experienced due to occurring of nerve wrecking incidents, causing a spine chilling thrill, created by a paradox of paranormal ideas, Rokkk is based on a combination of supernatural thoughts and Inevitable emotions. A narrative about two female protagonists Anushka and Ahana. Anushka wedded an elderly man named Ravi. Ravi ties the knot for the second time after an unknown death of his first wife Pooja. Anushka's mother is a single ...
Robotrix (1991)
A mad scientist transfers his mind to a wicked robot, which then embarks on a program of kidnaping, rape and murder, during which a female detective is killed. To fight the robot, the police woman's corpse is then made into a robotrix.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
Project Moon Base (1953)
In the future (1970) the US sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base.
Lust in Space: The Erotic Witch Project IV (2005)
Colonel AJ Khan and Captain Darian Caine travel back in time in an attempt to find a cure for the erotic witch plague which has engulfed the planet earth. Sex orgies have dominated the modern cities rendering civilization engulfed in eroticism. Will Caine and Khan be able to rescue the world from sex starved crazies, or with their own pent-up passions for each other and the other delectable scantily clad female crew members destroy them all.
Agent Aika (1997)
From the creator of Project A-Ko! She's sexy, suave and sophisticated, but she's no bimbo. She's a martial arts expert and a jet fighter pilot with the body of a supermodel. Agent Aika, known in Japan as simply AIKa, is an adventure anime OVA series. Aika Sumeragi is a Japanese woman (voiced by Rei Sakuma) who works as a salvager for hire, but gets caught up in a plot for world domination. The series was available in North America from Central Park Media, but now it has been licensed by Bandai Entertainment. The series is well known for copious amounts of fan service, specifically "creative" camera angles that focused on the undergarments of the many female characters that populate the show.
Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004)
Studying music at a remote island academy, poor Mayumi (Aki Hoshino) and her classmates fall victim once more to erotic tortures at the hands of their corrupting instructors. Just in time, Kekko Kamen (Misaki Mori) takes center stage with a red mask on her head, nunchakus in her hands, and a song in her heart!
Giant from the Unknown (1958)
In the 16th century a small band of warriors from the Spanish Ptolemy Firello expedition in California mutinies. Led by one of Firello's lieutenants, a huge, depraved giant of a man known as Vargas, the group heads off into the mountains to search for gold and is never heard from again. Hundreds of years later, a lightning bolt frees Vargas from a state of suspended animation underground and sends him out to terrorize a rural mountain village.
Samurai Princess (2009)
When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades' souls. Transformed into an android, she sets out to avenge their deaths. Dai Mizuno co-stars as the princess's human partner in this Kengo Kaji-directed gore fest that features breast grenades, detachable chainsaw limbs, deadly guitar riffs and more.
Genesis II (1973)
A scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.
Death Run (1987)
A scientist places her son and his girlfriend into a cryogenic sleep so they can survive the coming apocalypse. They wake 25 years later in a world dominated by neo-Nazi like ruler, called the Messiah who holds the "Death Run".
Lost in Space (1998)
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.
Kekko Kamen (2004)
A school that teaches young boys and girls how to become famous anchorpeople in the media. But there is something strange going in this school. The facility takes a sick pride in handing our S & M style punishments to students for the most trivial things. But there is one among them, a hero that hides her face but bares everything else in the name of justice. Her name is Kekko Kamen, all know the legend of how Kekko Kamen defeated the evil Mangriffin in a local high school, but now she's back and out to stop the evil twisted fiends once again.
Cargo (2009)
The story of CARGO takes place on rusty space-freighter KASSANDRA on its way to Station 42. The young medic LAURA is the only one awake on board while the rest of the crew lies frozen in hibernation sleep. In 4 months will Laura's shift be over.
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The calving of an Arctic iceberg releases a giant praying mantis, trapped in suspended animation since prehistoric times. It first attacks military outposts to eat their occupants, then makes its way to the warmer latitudes of Washington and New York. A paleontologist works together with military units to try to kill it. (copied from IMDB)
Synthesis (1984)
In 2059 scientists manage to revive two people after 80 years of suspended animation - a boy Marek Torlewski and a dictator Muanty, who quickly becomes a serious threat to humanity. Synteza is an adaptation of a novel by Maciej Wojtyszko.
Alien (1979)
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught in a blizzard and crash. Buddy then releases a special gas to keep them in suspended animation until a rescue party can arrive. However, an avalanche covers the craft and the two are in suspended animation for 500 years. When they are found, they awake to find out that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Along with Lieutenant Wilma Deering, Buck and Buddy join in the fight to overthrow Kane and with the help of Prince Tallen of Saturn and his forces, they eventually do and Earth is free of Kane's grip.
Dead Fire (1997)
The year is 2062. The Earth is no longer inhabitable and has been left in ruins. On-board the space station USS Legacy in orbit around Earth, the Earth's population are in suspended animation whilst the space station is under military control and scientists are working on a project to make Earth inhabitable again. After disobeying orders, trying to apprehend a out-of-control soldier on a rampage, tough soldier Captain Cal Brody is sentenced by his commanding officer, Colonel Alexa Stant, to guard the stasis chamber where the Earth's population is in suspended animation for 3 months. But the USS Legacy is taken over by criminal Max Durbin and a group of escaped convicts, who have been freed by Alexa from the prison colony on Earth and Alexa decides to help them. Cal sets out to stop Max and Alexa's scheme and believes he is the only man who can stop Max, who plans to use Cal's scientist girlfriend Kendall Foster experiment to make the Earth inhabitable again...
Blue Gender: The Movie (2002)
It is a time of chaos. Earth is no longer what it used to be. It has been infested with a bug like species called the Blue. Yuji Kaido, who has a mysterious disease, is put into suspended animation until a cure is found. When he wakes up Yuji learns that its been more than 20 years since he was put into suspended animation, and the world is now controled by these creatures. He joins a group of soldiers equipped with powerful mechas to fight against the Blue for hope of a better future.
The Congress (2013)
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Time Walker (1982)
From deep within the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, Professor Douglas McCadden ships the coffin of Ankh-Vanharis to the California Institute of Sciences where X-rays reveal five diamond-like crystals hidden within the coffin. Technician Peter Sharpe steals the crystals but doesn't notice that the powerful X-ray has revived a green fungus. When the coffin is opened at a university press conference, the reporters uncover more than they bargained for. The mummy has disappeared... and the Time Walker is alive again!
Absolute Aggression (2004)
In the year 2011, the prison system is run by the private sector. Business tycoon R.D. Crowley (Robert Davi) has created a Virtual Reality prison. The prisoner's bodies are locked in suspended animation while their mind traverses the lethal labyrinth of games Crowley has designed for them. Crowley allows wealthy sportsmen to participate, for a price, in deadly VR combat with the prisoners.
Galaxina (1980)
Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.
Spaceflight IC-1 (1965)
In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet to settle on. The commander, Captain Ralston, is stern and brutal in which one cadet, Steven, plots a revolt to turn the leadership of the command over to him.
Terminal Voyage (1994)
It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness of outer space -- to explore the nearest Earth-Like planet. An international crew has been placed in cryogenic suspended animation for the journey. But a century later, they awake to find that things have gone horribly wrong.
Planet Earth (1974)
Planet Earth is a sequel to Gene Roddenberry's Genesis II (1973) made-for-TV movie, in which a NASA scientist, Dylan Hunt, is revived from suspended animation in the post-nuclear war United States. In Planet Earth, Dylan is now a sworn member of PAX, the colony of people who revived him. Dylan and his PAX team find another colony which is ruled by women and where all men are slaves. He is captured and sold as a slave, but escapes and organizes a rebellion. Dylan once again has a profound influence in the new world that he finds himself in, in the year 2233
M.D. Geist (1986)
Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet Jerra until it crashed several years later, awakening him and bringing him into another war on the planet.
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
After a 7 year hiatus, Godzilla returned to the screen to take on King Kong in the 3rd film in the Godzilla franchise. A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently revived Godzilla.
60 days on and Rygel is retrieving pieces of John and Aeryn from the sea bed. The diagnosan (Season of Death) re-crystalises them and they start getting to know the species that live on that world. Meanwhile, Scorpius and Sikozu are aboard a Peacekeeper Command Carrier on a recon mission. They attack a Scarren ship which provokes the Scarrens into declaring war on The Peacekeepers.
Unearthed (2007)
In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
Alien³ (1992)
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)
When another Mega Shark returns from the depths of the sea, world militaries go on high alert. Ocean traffic grinds to a standstill as everyone lives in fear of the insatiable beast. Out of options, the US government unleashes the top secret Mecha Shark project -- a mechanical shark built to have the same exact characteristics as Mega. A pair of scientists pilot the mechanical creature as they fight Mega in a pitched battle to save the planet. But when faulty mechanics cause the Mecha to go after humans, the scientists must somehow guide Mega to Mecha in hopes that the two titans will kill each other - or risk untold worldwide destruction.
Space Station 76 (2014)
A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970's-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their darkest secrets. Barely contained lust, jealousy, and anger all bubble to the surface, becoming just as dangerous as the asteroid that's heading right for them.
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
"Ben 10: Race Against Time" has Ben back in his hometown of Bellwood. Even though he's back in school and leaving his hero adventures behind him, it seems that Ben will be facing his greatest challenge yet.
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014)
Get ready for a battle of the ages when the Justice League faces off against its archenemies, the Legion of Doom, in an all-new movie from DC Comics. A mysterious being known as the Time Trapper arises, and a sinister plan led by Lex Luthor sends the Legion of Doom back in time to eliminate Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman before they become super heroes. For Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg, along with teen super heroes Karate Kid and Dawnstar, the stakes have never been higher, the rescue mission never deadlier. So join the fight for the future as the Justice League confronts its ultimate challenge… the threat of having never existed!
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Eleven-year-old David is the first android with human feelings. He is adopted by the Swinton family to test his ability to function. Before they are done testing him though David goes off on his own following his wish to be a human. He is on an odyssey to understand the secret to his existence. A science fiction film from Steven Spielberg taken over from Stanley Kubrick.
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.


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El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Plano (Plano Independent School District o PISD en inglés) es el distrito escolar del estado de Texas, Estados Unidos. Su sede está en Plano.

El distrito, con una superficie de aproximadamente 100 millas cuadradas, sirve 66 millas cuadradas de la Ciudad de Plano, partes del norte de la Ciudad de Dallas, partes del norte de la Ciudad de Richardson, y partes de las ciudades de Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Murphy, Parker y Wylie.

Escuelas

Escuelas secundarias
 Plano Senior High School
 Plano East Senior High School
 Plano West Senior High School
 Clark High School
 Jasper High School
 McMillen High School
 Shepton High School
 Vines High School
 Williams High School

Escuelas medias
 Armstrong Middle School
 Bowman Middle School
 Carpenter Middle School
 Frankford Middle School
 Haggard Middle School
 Hendrick Middle School
 Murphy Middle School
 Otto Middle School
 Renner Middle School
 Rice Middle School
 Robinson Middle School
 Schimelpfenig Middle School
 Wilson Middle School

Escuelas primarias
 Aldridge Elementary School
 Andrews Elementary School
 Barksdale Elementary School
 Barron Elementary School
 Bethany Elementary School
 Beverly Elementary School
 Boggess Elementary School
 Brinker Elementary School
 Carlisle Elementary School
 Centennial Elementary School
 Christie Elementary School
 Daffron Elementary School
 Davis Elementary School
 Dooley Elementary School
 Forman Elementary School
 Gulledge Elementary School
 Haggar Elementary School
 Harrington Elementary School
 Haun Elementary School
 Hedgcoxe Elementary School
 Hickey Elementary School
 Hightower Elementary School
 Huffman Elementary School
 Hughston Elementary School
 Hunt Elementary School
 Jackson Elementary School
 Mathews Elementary School
 McCall Elementary School
 Meadows Elementary School
 Memorial Elementary School
 Mendenhall Elementary School
 Miller Elementary School
 Mitchell Elementary School
 Rasor Elementary School
 Saigling Elementary School
 Schell Elementary School
 Shepard Elementary School
 Sigler Elementary School
 Skaggs Elementary School
 Stinson Elementary School
 Thomas Elementary School
 Weatherford Elementary School
 Wells Elementary School
 Wyatt Elementary School

Notas

Enlaces externos

 Distrito Escolar Independiente de Plano
 Distrito Escolar Independiente de Plano (en inglés)

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