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EcoTipping Points around the World: The Hope for a Sustainable yet Profitable Future?
Author: Sandra Brauner
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The following work is a research paper, bringing together ideas from several different sources and illustrating their points with graphs. However, rather than following the standard academic format, I have chosen to present this paper in a more creative way, conveying my fascination with the topic at hand. In fact, I have decided to write it in a way as though I was speaking to an audience at an imaginary workshop on "Strategies to Achieve Sustainability in the Future" in the hope of making matters more interesting.
For this reason, you will hear my voice and opinions shine through at certain points in this paper as I feel extremely passionate about this topic and try to be an active advocate for the little steps that each and every one of us can take to make a difference and render the world a more sustainable place.
Originally, I started out with little idea as to where I am going but through a steady research process I finally stumbled across the notion of "Eco Tipping Points," which immediately grabbed my full attention. I just think it is one of the most fascinating concepts I have ever come across and I believe it ties in really well with everything we have been talking about in this class.
Here, then, is my interpretation of a way in which we might be able to prevent a huge catastrophe and not only save humankind and the planet we are living on, but also the whole range of ecosystems and other living organisms existing in this world today.
Ever wonder whether there is a way to reverse the mostly destructive effects that we as humans tend to have on our environments? For several decades, ecological anthropologists have been discussing this question and it finally seems as though they have come up with a tentative solution that may guide us into a more sustainable yet profitable future. The name of the proposed concept? – "Eco tipping points." As we shall see by means of case studies from all over the world, these three words combine to form a notion that may bring about major changes in the ways in which we currently lead our lives, possibly guiding us to a more community-oriented approach to sustainability and thus improving not only our own lives but also the living conditions of people in developing countries.
As we increasingly become aware of the dwindling abundance of natural resources such as fossil fuels and rainforests and of all the implications that this decline carries with it into future generations, our attention has been focused more and more on the concept of sustainability by the media, politicians, and ecological anthropologists. According to Alan Fricker (2006: 192), sustainable development is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." As John Cairns (2004: 1) notes, however, a sustainable lifestyle is difficult to achieve due to the existence of what he calls, "tipping point situations," which crop up when destabilizing forces surmount those that create stability, thus tipping the global ecosystem into disequilibrium. Although using this concept may help to explain why we have not yet succeeded in living more sustainably, it does not actually provide us with an alternative approach. Instead of offering possibilities for change, Cairns's concept merely describes the nature of the current problem.
This is where the concept of eco tipping points comes into play. According to Gerald Marten (2007a), eco tipping points work because entire communities mobilize their efforts to put environmental technologies into effective use. Additionally, in showing "how the same forces that endanger environments and communities can be harnessed to heal them, eco tipping points offer a new paradigm for restoring them" (Suutari and Marten 2007a). In equating them with "levers that can turn the environment from decline to health and sustainability," Suutari and Marten (2007a) emphasize the catalytic effects eco tipping points can have on the reversal of change within eco-social systems. This approach is very holistic, in that both human and natural environments are fully taken into account, opening up possibilities for finding the "negative tipping points" that destabilize the system and magnifying the potential for coming up with "positive tipping points" that can lead the environment toward greater sustainability. According to Marten (2005), while negative tips are "switches" from a desirable equilibrium domain to "a deterioration of the system's services," positive tips are "switches" from a destabilized system to one in which equilibrium is restored. Positive tips, then, turn around deterioration, thus leading the human-environment system toward greater sustainability (Marten 2005).
Now, the actual concept of tipping points is not a novelty. In fact, it has been around for about fifty years, with scholars such as John Cairns indirectly attempting to address this notion. However, while the former have largely focused on what Suutari and Marten (2007a) call "negative tipping points," Suutari and Marten's approach is unique in that their concept of tipping points emphasizes the possibility of positive change within the realm of our human and natural environments. Such an approach is entirely new. In fact, by introducing the possibility of transforming "vicious cycles" into so-called "virtuous cycles" by letting "nature's own processes do most of the work" (Suutari and Marten 2007a), the concept of eco tipping points completely jumbles previously accepted notions that vicious cycles are irreversible.
The graph below shows the destructive feedback loop, clarifying that the two negative tips subsequently destabilizing the community are the introduction of commercial trawling and the introduction of charcoal cutting and aquaculture (Suutari and Marten 2007d).
This second graph (below), in contrast, illuminates the nature of the positive tip that could turn around deterioration, restoring equilibrium in Trang Province – that is, the introduction of sustainable community mangrove management strategies by the Yadfon development organization (Suutari and Marten 2007d).
Another example of how local citizens can successfully restore equilibrium in their human and natural communities occurred in 1970 in Arcata, California (Suutari and Marten 2007c). Citizens were faced with the problem that continued discharge of their wastewater into Humboldt Bay would lead to environmental degradation (Suutari and Marten 2007c). Realizing this they transformed a seemingly hopeless situation into a sustainable and profitable ground-breaking venture (Suutari and Marten 2007c). Instead of buying into an expensive regional sewage processing plant that not only would have devastated the local economy but would also have resulted in major changes in the city landscape through the construction of a new highway connecting the town with the processing plant, Arcatans decided to transform "an old logging pond and city dump" into an extensive marshland area that would help purify their wastewater by "letting nature's own processes do most of the work" (Suutari and Marten 2007c). The result? The marshlands filter the city's wastewater while simultaneously providing students with a research site, "attracting wildlife, birdwatchers and other visitors" (Suutari and Marten 2007c), thus fuelling the local economy rather than devastating it. The most important lesson from this case study, then, is the significant role of feedback loops to the process of restoring stability in the environment.
Indeed, the entire concept of eco tipping points depends on the fact that feedback loops "expose the strategic points at which [vicious] cycles can be reversed" (Marten 2007b). This theory has been supported by other case studies, for example, on Apo Island, in the Philippines, a marine sanctuary has revived a coral reef fishery, thereby rescuing the Islanders who are economically dependent on it (see Marten et al. 2005: 10-11). Similarly, the construction of rainwater catchment dams in Rajasthan, India, has revived dried-up rivers, thus helping shrinking farming villages survive (Marten 2007d). Likewise, in Burkina Faso, a so-called "Women's Agroecological Project" has not only helped to restore soil fertility and improved the local economy but has also elevated the status of rural women by training them in the sustainable usage of a fertilizer (Suutari and Marten 2007e). Another instance occurred in Uganda where the government-led mobilization of different kinds of institutions and an impressive education campaign helped to minimize the spread of AIDS (Suutari and Marten 2007f). Finally, a locally managed microhydropower (MHP) project in Zimbabwe helped to improve the community's access to electricity by using water as a source of energy, which can be used for irrigation and household use (Suutari and Marten 2007g). This project had powerful ramifications, including water purification which in turn reduces the occurrence of disease, simultaneously allowing for better irrigation of lands which increases food security and farmers' incomes (Suutari and Marten 2007g). These outcomes led to higher school attendance by children, increasing the job satisfaction of teachers and the period of time they remained at the school (Suutari and Marten 2007g). This case, then, is the epitome of the potential for positive change by applying the concept of eco tipping points.
All of these instances demonstrate that stabilizing feedback loops can replace destructive feedback loops and thus save the ecosystems in question (Suutari and Marten 2007b). Moreover, both of these cases "show how human and natural systems can tip together out of decline and towards greater health and sustainability" (Suutari and Marten 2007b). Indeed, rather than having to rely on expensive technologies or on the highly structured rules imposed by governments, local citizens can come up with their own simple techniques that can help to restore equilibrium within their human and natural communities (Suutari and Marten 2007b). Besides, these success stories tell us that eco tipping points are efficient not only due to the collaborative efforts by the local community but also because they "mobilize nature and let natural social processes do the work" (Marten 2005: 81). The fact that people work with nature rather than against it also demonstrates that eco tipping points are co-adaptive, in that "they help social system and ecosystem to fit together, functioning as a sustainable whole" (Marten 2005: 82). Also, symbols such as the "shared community spaces" that are generated by eco tipping points reinforce the positive tip, further motivating the community to continue to concentrate their efforts on maintaining the new-found equilibrium and thus enhancing resilience (Marten 2005: 82).
What is more, these case studies also show that outside stimulation and facilitation by NGOs or other organizations are vital to the success of eco tipping points and that eco tipping points not only use what Marten calls, "social and ecological memory" but also "social and ecological diversity" as a resource (see Marten 2005: 82). Another important lesson is the importance of the demonstration effect, for example, after realizing that a community has obtained socio-economic benefits by employing eco tipping points, another community is much more likely to imitate their use of positive tips to break the chain of vicious cycles. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, Marten's research highlights that "catalytic actions and mutually reinforcing positive feedback loops" play a central role in the transformation of vicious cycles into virtuous ones (Marten 2005: 81).
Due to their effectiveness, eco tipping points seem to provide an important counterpoint to the Domino theory, outlined by de Blij (1991). According to this theory, destabilizing forces impacting one area can lead to negative changes in adjacent areas (de Blij 1991: 3). In contrast, however, if we were then to apply eco tipping points, we might be able to transform those negative changes into ones that go into a more positive direction, thus having sustainable rather than degrading effects on adjacent regions. Similarly, eco tipping points seem to help break the vicious cycle inherent in what Marten calls (e-mail to author, December 6, 2007), "Tragedy of Serial Degradation," referring to the process by which unsustainable human activities can gradually transform renewable resources into non-renewable ones.
This figure above on the right shows some of the vicious cycles that can be transformed into sustainable feedback loops by eco tipping points (Marten 2001). According to Marten (2007b), one small positive tipping point is sufficient to turn around the destructive effects of vicious cycles and transform them into stabilizing forces, which in turn will restore stability to the eco-social system.
Essentially, the concept of eco tipping points ties in with the ecological-era view identified by Elgin (2006: 464). Of the eleven criteria he uses to characterize an ecological-era view, three are most significant to our discussion about eco tipping points. For example, one of the elements that he notes is that because life is driven by a force that is integral to the universe as a "living organism," it is vital to "act in ways that honor the preciousness and dignity of all life" (Elgin 2006: 464). A second part of Elgin's ecological-era view is the concept that "a satisfying life emerges with balanced development in cooperation with others," which feeds right into the notion that instead of using more than what is needed we ought to place emphasis on "conservation and frugality" (Elgin 2006: 464). Moreover, Elgin proposes that we should emphasize "connectedness and community," (Elgin 2006: 464) because it is only through collaborative efforts that we can change current situations. In effect, then, these concepts precisely capture the ways in which eco tipping points work, connecting Elgin's ideas with Suutari and Marten's concept of positive tipping points and painting a very holistic picture of such approaches to sustainability.
Overall, we have looked at the ways in which the concept of eco tipping points has been applied by local citizens and anthropologists all over the world in an attempt to draw connections between the various socio-economic changes that have resulted from its application. On the whole, it seems that positive tipping points have powerful and far-reaching implications for both human and natural environments, including sustainable farming and fishing practices, the empowerment of women, the preservation of mangroves, a reduction in the number of HIV-infections, and many more. The concept of eco tipping points, then, provides us with a glimmer of hope. If we collectively concentrate our efforts on finding the points in feedback loops at which positive tips can intervene to reverse the vicious cycles, we might be able to open up new possibilities for a sustainable yet profitable future for generations to come.
Herewith I would like to thank Amanda Suutari and Gerald Marten for allowing me to include their figures in this research paper.
Graphs 1 and 2 are taken from Suutari and Marten's 2007 electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/resources/feedbackloops/, accessed December 1.
Figure 3 has been taken from Marten's 2001 electronic document, http://www.gerrymarten.com/human-ecology/chapter10/, accessed December 6.
All figures have been reproduced with the permission of the authors.
Cairns, John 2004 Ecological Tipping Points: A Major Challenge for Experimental Sciences. Asian J. Exp. Sci., Vol. 18(1&2): 1-16.
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2001 Chapter 10: Unsustainable Human-Ecosystem Interaction. In Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development. Electronic document, http://www.gerrymarten.com/human-ecology/chapter10/, accessed December 6.
2005 A New Paradigm Environmental Tipping Points: A New Paradigm for Restoring Ecological Security. Journal of Policy Studies 20: 75-87. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/resources/ETP_Ecological-Security/, accessed December 4.
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2007b It's All About Feedback Loops. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/resources/feedbackloops/, accessed December 1.
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2007b Eco Tipping Point Stories: Taking Back the Mangroves in Trang Province, Thailand. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/our-stories/indepth/thailand-mangrove-restoration-community-management/, accessed December 3. 2007c Eco Tipping Point Stories: Arcata's Constructed Wetland: A Cost-Effective
Alternative for Wastewater Treatment. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/ETP-Stories/our-stories/indepth/usa-california-arcata-constructed-wetland-wastewater/, accessed December 4.
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Agroecological Project. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/ETP-Stories/capsule/capsule07/#Agroecological, accessed December 4.
2007f Eco Tipping Points Capsule: Uganda – AIDS Control. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/ETP-Stories/capsule/capsule07/#AIDS, accessed December 3.
2007g Eco Tipping Points Capsule: Zimbabwe – Microhydropower. Electronic document, https://ecotippingpoints.com/ETP-Stories/capsule/capsule07/#Microhydropower, accessed December 3.


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Der Greenwater River ist ein Fluss im King County und im Pierce County im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Sein Einzugsgebiet umfasst einen Teil der Kaskadenkette östlich und nordöstlich des Mount Rainier einschließlich einiger Teile der Norse Peak Wilderness. Er mündet bei Greenwater in den White River, welcher schließlich über den Puyallup River in den Puget Sound fließt. Der Greenwater River bildet einen Teil der Grenze zwischen den Countys King und Pierce.

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Der Greenwater River entspringt im östlichen Pierce County, und zwar in der Norse Peaks Wilderness nahe dem Corral Pass. Zusammen mit kleineren Quellflüssen entwässert er die Nordseite des Castle Mountain. Der Greenwater River fließt nordwärts durch den Hidden Lake und danach durch den Echo Lake. Hinter dem Echo Lake macht der Fluss eine leichte Wendung westwärts, nimmt die Zuflüsse Maggie Creek, Lost Creek und Meadow Creek auf und wendet sich vollständig nach Westen.

Der Meadow Creek entspringt nahe dem Naches Pass und fließt durch die Government Meadows, bevor er in den Greenwater River mündet. Die Grenze zwischen den Countys King und Pierce folgt dem Meadow Creek vom Naches Pass abwärts. Danach bildet der Greenwater River die Grenze bis zu seiner Mündung in den White River.

Unterhalb des Zuflusses des Meadow Creek fließt der Greenwater River durch zwei kleine Tümpel, die Greenwater Lakes genannt werden. Er nimmt eine Reihe von Zuflüssen, darunter den George Creek und den Pyramid Creek auf und fließt westwärts. Der George Creek entspringt am George Lake nahe Noble Knob und der Pyramid Creek am Pyramid Peak.

Wenn der Greenwater River den White River erreicht, wird er vom Huckleberry Mountain im Norden und der Dalles Ridge im Süden flankiert. Der Greenwater River mündet in der kleinen Gemeinde Greenwater in den White River.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Flüsse in Washington

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list of beneficial microorganisms in agriculture
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Calgary arena: Done deal to stickhandling an election issue
Calgary city councillors will debate funding for a new Calgary arena project. LIVEWIRE CALGARY FILE PHOTO
Should further Calgary arena delays continue, this project approval could push past the city's October municipal election.
After hearing that the project estimates – without a completed design – are between $50 million and $60 million over budget, mayoral candidates have already begun sounding off on the matter.
The project is already on pause because of budget differences. A scheduled August construction date will likely be missed.
Councillors held a closed session late in Monday's combined meeting of council. They emerged on the Events Centre item to approve the session's confidential content. Coun. Jeromy Farkas, who is running for mayor, proceeded to ask a series of questions on the now-potentially $610 million arena project.
What do candidates have to say about the arena? Check their profiles here.
It was at that point that Planning and Development GM Stuart Dalgleish revealed that in order to satisfy some of the principles of each party, they were looking at a cost estimate that was as much as $60 million over the original $550 million agreed budget.
That latter amount ($550 million) was included in the 2019 agreement signed by both the City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSEC). That agreement remains in place today.
Coun. Jyoti Gondek, also a mayoral candidate, said that's an important aspect that's being missed here. The city still has one deal – this deal – on the table.
Speculation that the arena will be $50 million to $60 million over budget, that a secondary facility is in play and that the CMLC is being removed as project manager are just that – speculation, she said.
"All three of those speculative points require a reconsideration vote," she said.
"So, if any, or all of those things are on the table right now, it's got to come back to Council for a public debate."
Reconsideration votes require a two-thirds majority of council.
Mayoral candidates weigh in on arena fracas
While Coun. Farkas was able to extract some information during Monday's meeting, he was chided by Coun. Jeff Davison – another mayoral candidate – after doing it.
"Now we have a ton of gaslighting going on and all kinds of allegations being made to try and alter deals," he said during Monday's meeting.
On Tuesday, more mayoral candidates jumped over the boards for a shift.
Jan Damery, who supports the arena project, said the process has been botched.
"When public funds are involved, it's vital that there are clear lines of accountability. Two years after we thought we had a deal, it is obvious that we still do not have a defensible scope and budget," she said in a prepared statement Tuesday.
"We are not seeing the accountability that is to be expected when spending public dollars. We have only had excuses that overruns are solely caused by inflation."
She took shots at Couns. Gondek and Davison, saying they're focused on having their names attached to a popular project and not on the governance of it.
Meanwhile, candidate Brad Field wants an urgent public hearing on the matter.
"A new arena is of vital importance to our city, but it appears to be 11 per cent over budget before we even get started. To get this right we need some sunshine to disinfect what clearly has been shown to be a poorly managed process by the council architects of the deal," Field said in a statement.
"It is time that Calgarians get real answers, not vague sprinklings of information in the middle of the night from a council that appears out of touch with what is going on with Calgarians' money."
The half-billion-dollar question
Gondek said that when the matter comes back July 26, councillors will be faced with a potential decision to put in more money.
"Who amongst us is ready to pump more money into this and who amongst us is saying that a deal is a deal," Gondek told LiveWire Calgary.
"It's a great deal. It was a great deal then, it's a great deal now."
LiveWire Calgary had previously reported that a cost overruns clause in the Project Framework Agreement could be triggered. This could add a minimum of $25 million in cost overruns, split 50/50 between the City and CSEC.
There is a mechanism in place to recover the cost overruns through the Facility Fee Agreement.
In the event the item remains at an impasse through the summer, a deal would have to be hammered out prior to the Sept. 13 combined meeting of council for public debate.
Nomination day opens Sept. 20. There are at least seven wards that will have a new councillor.
The next potential council meeting this item could be addressed is November 15, at the new council's first combined meeting.


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Medical fees on the rise for expats in Kuwait
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There are an estimated 1.8 million expats living in Kuwait.
It's a bad week for expats in Kuwait using the public health care system as medical fees are expected to soar, according to an article published in the Kuwait Times.
The ministry undersecretary, Dr Khalid Al-Sahalawi refused to reveal the new charges, however he confirmed that a report, stating the reasons for the need to raise fees, was submitted to Dr Khalid Al-Obaidi, Minister of Health who would make the final decision.
Kuwaiti nationals currently receive all their medical treatment for free, expats on the other hand must pay an annual fee in order to access the public facilities. On top of this, if an expat requires services like x rays or specialist treatment, they must pay additional costs too.
Despite these changes, Dr Khalid Al Sahalawi has confirmed that some services will remain free to expats, including accident and emergency treatment.
Strain on public infrastructure
The public healthcare system in Kuwait is of a high standard and available to both Kuwaiti nationals and expats. However, with the influx of expats entering the country, now an estimated 1.8 million, there is an enormous amount of pressure on the system.
Access to public healthcare has been subject to debate in recent years because Kuwaiti nationals complain about the waiting times and overcrowding in the hospitals. There have been suggestions by the Kuwaiti government to segregate healthcare between the locals and the expats. This latest news simply adds to this issue of contention.
Plans to build expat hospitals
The Kuwaiti government have introduced a development plan made up of "mega projects", one of which focuses on the health care system. If these plans are implemented, expats can expect to be segregated from Kuwaiti nationals, while still receiving the same high standard of health care in one of the 11 new hospitals.
The new buildings will aim reduce long backlogs for x-ray and laboratory services and enable shorter waiting times. The preparations are still ongoing, however, the contract has been finalised and operations should begin by early next year.
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Larcidiocesi di Barranquilla (in latino: Archidioecesis Barranquillensis) è una sede metropolitana della Chiesa cattolica in Colombia. Nel 2020 contava 1.575.645 battezzati su 2.545.924 abitanti. È retta dall'arcivescovo Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz.

Territorio
L'arcidiocesi comprende per intero il dipartimento colombiano dell'Atlántico, costituito da 23 comuni: Baranoa, Barranquilla, Campo de la Cruz, Candelaria, Galapa, Juan de Acosta, Luruaco, Malambo, Manatí, Palmar de Varela, Piojó, Polonuevo, Ponedera, Puerto Colombia, Repelón, Sabanagrande, Sabanalarga, Santa Lucía, Santo Tomas, Soledad, Suan, Tubará, Usiacurí.

Sede arcivescovile è la città di Barranquilla, dove si trova la cattedrale di Maria Regina e l'ex cattedrale di San Nicola da Tolentino.

Il territorio si estende su una superficie di 3.386 km² ed è suddiviso in 159 parrocchie, raggruppate in 9 vicariati, a loro volta suddivisi in decanati per un totale di 29.

Provincia ecclesiastica
La provincia ecclesiastica di Barranquilla, istituita nel 1969, comprende le seguenti suffraganee:
 diocesi di El Banco,
 diocesi di Riohacha,
 diocesi di Santa Marta,
 diocesi di Valledupar.

Storia
La diocesi di Barranquilla fu eretta il 7 luglio 1932 con la bolla Maxime quidem di papa Pio XI, ricavandone il territorio dall'arcidiocesi di Cartagena, di cui era originariamente suffraganea. Primitiva cattedrale della diocesi fu la chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino.

Il 5 dicembre 1949, con la lettera apostolica Quemadmodum plantariis, papa Pio XII proclamò San Giuseppe patrono principale della diocesi.

Il 25 aprile 1969 è stata elevata al rango di arcidiocesi metropolitana con la bolla Recta rerum di papa Paolo VI.

Nel luglio del 1986 l'arcidiocesi ha ricevuto la visita pastorale di papa Giovanni Paolo II.

Cronotassi dei vescovi
Si omettono i periodi di sede vacante non superiori ai 2 anni o non storicamente accertati.
 Luis Calixto Leiva Charry † (21 novembre 1933 - 16 maggio 1939 deceduto)
 Sede vacante (1939-1942)
 Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. † (23 giugno 1942 - 23 febbraio 1948 nominato vescovo di Cali)
 Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra † (19 agosto 1948 - 18 dicembre 1952 nominato vescovo di Palmira)
 Francisco Gallego Pérez † (3 febbraio 1953 - 18 dicembre 1958 nominato vescovo di Cali)
 Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. † (3 febbraio 1959 - 11 maggio 1987 ritirato)
 Félix María Torres Parra † (11 maggio 1987 - 18 marzo 1999 ritirato)
 Rubén Salazar Gómez (18 marzo 1999 - 8 luglio 2010 nominato arcivescovo di Bogotà)
 Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (13 novembre 2010 - 14 novembre 2017 ritirato)
 Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, dal 14 novembre 2017

Statistiche
L'arcidiocesi nel 2020 su una popolazione di 2.545.924 persone contava 1.575.645 battezzati, corrispondenti al 61,9% del totale.

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| 1950 || 320.000 || 330.500 || 96,8 || 66 || 21 || 45 || 4.848 ||  || 94 || 268 || 22
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| 1959 || 550.000 || 587.960 || 93,5 || 78 || 33 || 45 || 7.051 ||  || 98 || 295 || 30
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| 1965 || 607.429 || 723.609 || 83,9 || 108 || 57 || 51 || 5.624 ||  || 126 || 479 || 45
|-
| 1970 || 800.000 || 868.000 || 92,2 || 111 || 53 || 58 || 7.207 ||  || 113 || 550 || 53
|-
| 1976 || 1.050.000 || 1.100.000 || 95,5 || 115 || 52 || 63 || 9.130 ||  || 120 || 560 || 59
|-
| 1980 || 1.130.000 || 1.215.000 || 93,0 || 107 || 53 || 54 || 10.560 ||  || 96 || 522 || 59
|-
| 1990 || 1.453.000 || 1.713.000 || 84,8 || 123 || 70 || 53 || 11.813 ||  || 83 || 552 || 66
|-
| 1999 || 1.402.535 || 2.081.038 || 67,4 || 141 || 103 || 38 || 9.947 ||  || 50 || 474 || 70
|-
| 2000 || 1.800.000 || 2.250.000 || 80,0 || 157 || 109 || 48 || 11.464 ||  || 61 || 474 || 80
|-
| 2001 || 1.930.000 || 2.380.000 || 81,1 || 173 || 125 || 48 || 11.156 ||  || 59 || 456 || 110
|-
| 2002 || 2.050.000 || 2.420.000 || 84,7 || 178 || 119 || 59 || 11.516 ||  || 80 || 346 || 112
|-
| 2003 || 2.000.000 || 2.460.000 || 81,3 || 180 || 121 || 59 || 11.111 ||  || 83 || 323 || 113
|-
| 2004 || 1.985.000 || 2.452.000 || 81,0 || 173 || 114 || 59 || 11.473 ||  || 80 || 326 || 117
|-
| 2006 || 2.051.000 || 2.533.000 || 81,0 || 165 || 117 || 48 || 12.430 ||  || 68 || 444 || 120
|-
| 2012 || 2.243.000 || 2.766.000 || 81,1 || 153 || 113 || 40 || 14.660 ||  || 74 || 321 || 143
|-
| 2015 || 2.173.455 || 3.104.935 || 70,0 || 180 || 140 || 40 || 12.074 ||  || 74 || 309 || 148
|-
| 2018 || 2.246.800 || 3.209.400 || 70,0 || 204 || 143 || 61 || 11.013 ||  || 103 || 344 || 159
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| 2020 || 1.575.645 || 2.545.924 || 61,9 || 202 || 145 || 57 || 7.800 ||  || 75 || 313 || 159
|}

Note

Bibliografia
 Bolla Maxime quidem, AAS 26 (1934), p. 47
 Bolla Recta rerum, AAS 61 (1969), pp. 697-698

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
Annuario pontificio del 2021 e precedenti, in
 Sito ufficiale dell'arcidiocesi

 Scheda dell'arcidiocesi sul sito della Conferenza episcopale colombiana

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US delegation in Ireland pushes for negotiation on Northern Ireland Protocol
Nine members of US Congress are in Ireland this week reaffirming the US commitment to the Good Friday Agreement amidst concerns about Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol.
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May 23, 2022: US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin (fourth from right) in Dublin, Ireland with the US Congressional delegation led by Representative Richard Neal (third from right). RollingNews.ie
US Congressman Richard Neal, the head of the Ways and Means Committee as well as co-chair of the Friends of Ireland Caucus in Congress, is leading the bipartisan congressional delegation that arrived in Ireland yesterday, May 22, after engagements in Brussels and London.
The American delegation arrives in Ireland amidst growing concern about the Northern Ireland Protocol, a key piece of Brexit legislation that the British government said last week they will be making changes to despite warnings from Ireland, the wider EU, and the US.
The US delegation currently in Ireland consists of primarily Irish Americans: Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Congressman Mike Doyle (D-PA), Congressman David Joyce (R-OH), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA).
On Sunday, the US delegation was on the Blasket Islands off the coast of Co Kerry for what Congressman Neal described as a "very special day."
A very special day on the Blasket Island yesterday. So many of my constituents left this place and emigrated to "the next parish over" - Springfield. https://t.co/PvkeNIZZDm
— Rep. Richard Neal (@RepRichardNeal) May 23, 2022
Congressman Neal told RTÉ on Sunday: "President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and I have made our position known. Nothing can jeopardize the Good Friday Agreement or any sort of a return to hard border.
"It should be a template for the world coming up on the 25th anniversary [of the Good Friday Agreement]. It should be celebrated widely, not just on this island, but across the world."
Neal was speaking in the wake of his meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in London on Saturday. Last week, Truss announced that the British government is preparing changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was agreed upon in 2019 as part of the Brexit agreement.
Great welcoming @RepRichardNeal @WaysMeansCmte with members of US Congress today ????
We discussed our cast-iron commitment to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, the importance of free trade and our condemnation of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/2hSPgqnIYA
— Liz Truss (@trussliz) May 21, 2022
Neal added on Sunday: "Whatever challenges that are offered by the Protocol, we think can be negotiated. That was the clear message from Brussels, they're ready to negotiate. Clear message that we offered to the UK - if they want to negotiate and you say you want to negotiate, there should be a negotiation."
On Monday, before the delegation made its way to Dublin, Congressman Dan Kildee told RTÉ Morning Ireland: "It's important, and we stress this, that the (UK Government) negotiate and that they not take unilateral action.
"That was a very firm point that was pressed by our delegation, most particularly Richie Neal."
He continued: "The only way we can come to agreement, the only way we protect the incredible progress that's represented with the Good Friday Agreement, is face-to-face negotiation.
"It is disappointing to see unilateral action being considered. We stress that that is not the approach that we recommend."
In Dublin, the US delegation had engagements with US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, as well as TD Mary Lou McDonald, president of Sinn Féin.
Ambassador Cronin said that the American visit "underscores the US commitment to protecting the gains made in the Good Friday Agreement."
This morning I welcomed the Congressional delegation led by @RepRichardNeal to @usembassyDublin. This important visit underscores the U.S. commitment to protecting the gains made in the Good Friday Agreement. pic.twitter.com/hERyGipLch
— Claire Cronin (@USAmbIreland) May 23, 2022
The Taoiseach echoed US sentiments, saying that "negotiation, not unilateral action" is the way forward.
Really good meeting with @RepRichardNeal and his Congressional colleagues at Government Buildings today.
Deep understanding of need to protect the GFA, and to resolve issues around the Protocol.
Negotiation, not unilateral action, the way forward. pic.twitter.com/tGrY8ICZut
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) May 23, 2022
Speaking after her meeting with the delegation at Leinster House, McDonald said: "I thanked the members of the US Congress for their continued support of the Good Friday Agreement, for peace and for progress in Ireland.
"There would be no Agreement without the US. The progress we have made since 1998 has been due to the diligence and commitment of US political leaders who have acted as guarantors of our agreements."
She added: "We all agree the way forward is clear - the DUP need to get back to work and stop blocking the formation of an Executive."
The USA stands resolute in defence of the Good Friday Agreement and the protocol. It is imperative that the Executive is formed. No delay. The people have spoken. Very good meeting with the Congressional Delegation lead by @RepRichardNeal pic.twitter.com/JamV5rQSAB
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) May 23, 2022
The US delegation continues to push for negation as the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which emerged as the second-largest party behind Sinn Féin after Northern Ireland's elections on May 5, refuses to enter power-sharing at Stormont as a matter of protest against the Protocol.
The DUP is critical of US interference on the matter, with one MLA, Phillip Brett, stating on Monday that the American delegation "should spend less time with the Friends of Sinn Féin chasing Irish American votes and more time listening to genuine views in Northern Ireland."
The US delegation is also set to meet with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins while in Ireland. Congressman Neal is set to address the Seanad tomorrow, May 24 before the delegation travels on to Northern Ireland.
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It all began with Gears of War one, a new upcoming game released to the public on November 7, 2006. Emerging from the depths of the Locust empire this game triumphed on land selling over three million copies in just ten weeks after release gaining it the title of "fastest-selling game of 2006". This was the beginning of the Gears of War Multiplayer Trilogy. Gears of War multiplayer featured up to four-on-four competitive game play with the two main factions, Coalition of Ordered Governments (C.O.G) and the Locust and shipped with ten maps for Xbox, thirteen for PC. There are two types of matches for each game mode, Ranked in which one's performance was tracked through leaderboards but with this ability to gloat came with the negative, not being able to change game settings or invite your friends to join your raging battles. The second type of match is the simple Player Match, in which you can adjust the game settings and invite your friends to join in the fun of Gears of War, in this match player performance was not recorded. The game itself came with three different multiplayer match types: Warzone (The basic Team Deathmatch mode.) , Execution (Warzone with a twist, in order to get the kill one must be touching distance from the opponent.) , and Assassination (Each team is assigned a leader, as long as the leader lives the team continues respawning.). After some time a patch was released which added the Annex game mode for Xbox players and King of The Hill for PC players. In Annex players must try to control a shifting control point for a certain amount of time to win, In King of The Hill the control point does not shift and the at least one player must remain inside the point to gain points.
The fight does not end here.
Exactly two years later after the release of the first Gears of War, selling over two million copies within the first week of release, 7th best video game of 2009, came Gears of War 2! This game was considered a major upgrade to the games multiplayer. Gears of War 2 featured five on five versus matches, new weapons and new game modes. The new game modes are: Guardian (A modified version of Assassination, once the leader is killed the players continue fighting but with no respawns.), Wingman (Splits all ten players in groups of two in a deathmatch battle with execution rules.), and Submission (In which two teams fight for the capture of an AI "Meat-Flag".). This game shipped with ten multiplayer maps and players could now battle between players and AI's in the same session. In-between deaths players could become a ghost camera and take screenshots of their favorite moments that would be posted to their account on the Gears of War website. Gears of War 2 also introduced the new co-op game mode, Horde, which was five players fighting off waves (Each wave becoming more difficult then the last) of the Locust army in multiplayer maps.
As our family grows, the Locust's grows smaller.
Last, but definitely not least, comes Gears of War 3. Released September 20 , 2011, Gears of War 3 ends the trilogy with a bang, revamping the multiplayer once again and adding goodies for every fan! Continuing with the five on five battles, Gears of War 3 adds new weapons, new maps, new game modes and more fun. Featuring Team Deathmatch (Each team has 15 respawns for each round, Warzone Rules.) and Capture the Leader (Locate and capture the randomly assigned leaders for each team for 30 seconds.), Gears of War 3 is sure to please those competitive gamers. This game also introduced two new co-op modes: Beast Mode and Horde 2.0, an upgrade of the classic Gears of War 2 Horde with the ability to gain currency and buy weapons/ammo, build/rebuild barriers, turrets, sentries, and decoys as well as the ability to buy back in during a round if the player has died. Horde 2.0 also features boss waves every 10 rounds with added skills to enemy AI's. Beast Mode allows the players to become the locust army and destroy barriers, turrets, and sentries and destroy the C.O.G army in 12 waves, each with increasing difficulty. In this mode, players use their currency to buy different Locust monsters and by gaining more currency they unlock higher tiers of better Locust beasts. The greatest change in this multiplayer is the fact that it is run by dedicated servers reducing several lag issues and host advantages from the previous games of the series.
No matter what, we will still fight.
From beginning to end, this is a trilogy of games we will never forget. Brothers to the end.


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Classic Australian children's books get a new life
This School is Driving Me Nuts
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Announcing our next Second Look title, coming May 2018
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We are very pleased to announce that our next Second Look title will be a brand new edition of Pamela Freeman's fun space adventure novel for children 7-10, The Fastest Ship in Space.
The new edition, out in May 2018, features lively new cover and internal illustrations by Yvonne Low. Cover reveal coming later!
For Katie, exploring the far reaches of the Solar System in her family spaceship is just ordinary life – but living on Earth, now THAT would be exciting! There seems no way she and her brother, Sam, will ever see Earth, until they accidentally end up on the fastest Ship in space, on its way to the Moon. But will they ever get there? Space Station security, smugglers, space pirates – not to mention their parents – all see ready to stop them. Katie and Sam aren't going to be pushed around. Neither is their gran…
Originally published under the title of Ship-Born by Koala Books in 2002.
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author of more than 30 books for both adults and children. Her children's books include the much-loved Victor's Quest and its sequel Victor's Challenge (Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fantasy) and the Princess Betony series which is set in the same universe, as well as science fiction, family drama and non-fiction picture books. Her most recent children's book, Desert Lake, won the ASO Librarian's Choice Award, was highly commended in the Educational Publishing Awards, and was shortlisted for four other awards. Pamela also writes historical fiction for adults as Pamela Hart.
About the illustrator:
Yvonne Low is an illustrator, writer, and award-winning artist. Her book illustrations have featured in Sophie Masson's Jack of Spades(Eagle Books), and in the anthology A Christmas Menagerie(Christmas Press), edited by Beattie Alvarez. Her work has also featured in The School Magazine, she has illustrated for ABC Commercial and her work can be seen at http://www.scbwi.org, http://www.thestylefile.com
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Release day for The Sorcerer's Tower!
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Today is the official release day for our new title, a brand new omnibus edition of Ian Irvine's fabulous fantasy quartet for younger readers, The Sorcerer's Tower. Internal illustrations by D.M Cornish, new cover illustration by David Allan. Available in all good bookshops, and distributed by Dennis Jones and Associates.
Cover reveal of The Sorcerer's Tower!
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It's our great pleasure to reveal today the gorgeous cover of the brand-new omnibus edition of Ian Irvine's fabulous fantasy quartet for young readers, The Sorcerer's Tower.
The cover illustration is by David Allan.
Internal illustrations are by D.M. Cornish.
The book will be launched on September 15 in Armidale.
A short but sweet review of Pocketful in Reading Time…
Reading Time reviewer Mem Capp highly recommends the book. Here's the review:
Max Fatchen grew up on the land, a fact reflected in his poems full of humour, fun and keen observation. Using a range of poetic styles, from couplet, to limerick, to prose poetry, he revels in family fun and folly, dances in the woodshed, and the joy of a flooding creek after times of drought; especially when it means being late for school.
A journalist and writer of more than 20 books, Fatchen wrote novels, picture books and poetry. This new edition of his much loved favourites has an introduction by Janeen Brian and playful black and white illustrations by Kathy Creamer.
An important addition to any home or school library. Highly recommended for ages 5+.
And another great review for Pocketful in Buzz Words
Well-known children's poet and novelist Di Bates has published a fabulous review of A Pocketful of Rhymes in Buzz Words. Here's an extract:
What a wonderful idea it was of Australian publisher Christmas Press to introduce a second imprint to re-introduce children's books which were popular in their day and/or which have gone on to become classics. Hence this collection of poems, his 13th book, written by Max Fatchen, first published in 1989 by Omnibus, is now given new life with an introduction by award-winning author/poet Janeen Brian, and illustrations by Kathy Creamer.
You can read the whole review here.
A great review for A Pocketful of Rhymes on Kids' Book Review!
There's a fabulous review of A Pocketful of Rhymes on the excellent Kids Book Review site.
Here's an extract:
I'm thrilled to see this book. As a poetry lover, I long for children to have access to poems that are so imaginative and clever being brought back to life. They are designed to inform, educate and entertain, bringing smiles and laughs to the reader in the process.
The poems vary in length. Some are short and sweet 4 lines. The 3 – 4 word sentences are as brilliant as the lengthy poems.
The illustrations complement the poems beautifully. Kathy Creamer's translation of the poems is to be complimented. Overall, this is a welcome publication that should be in all schools and libraries in general.
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New Second Look title coming in September!
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We are very pleased to announce that our next Second Look title will be an omnibus volume of bestselling fantasy author Ian Irvine's fabulous Sorcerer's Tower quartet for young readers, to be published in September. The book will be launched at the Sorcery to Spaceships speculative fiction festival in Armidale, NSW on Friday September 15.
Cover reveal coming soon, but here's a bit about the book:
Illustrator DM Cornish
Join orphan Tamly and his best friend Kym as they embark on a dangerous mission to save their home from the evil forces that threaten it at every turn! Packed with magic, adventure, and unexpected twists and turns, bestselling author Ian Irvine's exciting fantasy quartet for younger readers, fabulously illustrated by D.M Cornish, is a treat for readers aged 8-12.
This new omnibus edition, published in the Second Look imprint of Christmas Press, contains all four books in the series: Book 1, Thorn Castle; Book 2, Giant's Lair; Book 3, Black Crypt; Book 4, Wizardry Craig.
This edition with a new cover illustration by David Allan.
'It has all the things that turn reluctant readers into avaricious readers – fast moving plot, big grabby monsters and really cool illustrations.' (Reading Time)
Cover reveal for A Pocketful of Rhymes!
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We are absolutely delighted to reveal the gorgeous cover of our forthcoming title, a brand new edition of Max Fatchen's A Pocketful of Rhymes. The fabulous cover illustration is by wonderful illustrator Kathy Creamer, who's also created many lively internal illustrations, and the great design is by Beattie Alvarez, while award-winning author Janeen Brian has written an excellent introduction to the poems. The book will be officially released on May 8. Booksellers and libraries can order now, through our distributors Dennis Jones and Associates(trade and libraries) and INT Books(schools).
Announcing our forthcoming title for 2017!
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We are delighted to announce that the next Second Look title, to be published in May this year, will be a brand new edition of the late Max Fatchen's brilliant collection of poetry for children, A Pocketful of Rhymes, which has been out of print for far too long!
From thirsty dogs to old horses to pesky seagulls and fishy tales; from family squabbles to sports day races and flooded creeks; from letting loose on a skateboard to dancing amongst the trees: these wonderful poems are full of joy, humour and keen observation and will entertain and amuse a whole new generation of readers.
This new edition of Max Fatchen's much-loved classic of children's poetry features an introduction by award-winning children's author and poet Janeen Brian , who knew Max, and lively new cover and internal illustrations by the fabulous illustrator Kathy Creamer.
Paperback, ISBN: 9780994528018
Release date May 3, 2017
Cover reveal coming soon!
Lovely review of Eleanor Elizabeth in Reading Time
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A lovely review of Libby Gleeson's wonderful novel, Eleanor Elizabeth, in the new Second Look edition, has just been published in Reading Time. Here's a short extract:
Truth be told, I loved this book. Once in, I couldn't put it down. The slightly unusual way in which Eleanor thought intrigued me. Random thoughts are scattered throughout the book- things that she has heard, read or said that, although jarring for the first few occurrences, soon fit in like the missing pieces of a puzzle. The story flows easily, a quick but extremely enjoyable read.
The new edition of the book also includes the occasional line drawing in black and white, sketches of scenes and landscapes that carefully accentuate the novel and storyline in beautiful simplicity.
Great review of The Boy who could Fly in Magpies Magazine
The Boy who Could Fly reviewed at Read Plus
Great review for The Boy who Could Fly in Reading Time!
Ian Irvine's The Sorcerer's Tower now available in ebook format
First review for The Boy Who Could Fly!
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