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V.H. man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison praised the collaboration by law enforcement that led to Damon Burke's prosecution.
A 49-year-old Vineyard Haven man who traveled to Michigan, where he attempted to kidnap a woman he once dated approximately 20 years ago, was sentenced July 12 to more than 10 years in federal prison on the attempted kidnapping charge.
Damon Burke admitted in his plea agreement that he attempted to kidnap the woman — an ex-girlfriend from approximately 20 years ago, and with whom he had not had contact recently, according to a press release issued by U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
According to the release, Burke had previously stalked the victim, and restrained her in a vehicle without her consent after their relationship ended. That episode led to a conviction on state charges of criminal possession of a firearm in New York in 2002. In March 2021, Burke resumed his harassment of the victim, the release states. "After driving from Massachusetts to Michigan, Burke assaulted the woman's housemate, and tried to steal a key to the victim's home," the release states. "Burke then attempted to go to the victim's home. Police later stopped Burke near that location. In his car, Burke had a note to the victim, a stun gun, and a variety of kidnapping tools, including zip ties, handcuffs, smoke grenades, and other items."
Ison praised the collaboration between law enforcement agencies. "This conviction is a result of a joint effort between local and federal law enforcement to apprehend our most violent offenders and hold them accountable," Ison was quoted as saying in the release. "The swift action of law enforcement at the outset of this case surely prevented what could have been a far more serious crime. And the offender's sentence will serve to protect the victim and our community going forward."
"Mr. Burke terrorized his victims both physically and emotionally, and while that harm cannot be undone, today's sentence is a first step towards getting justice," FBI special agent James Tarasca said in the release. "We are grateful to the Northville and West Bloomfield Police Departments for working alongside the FBI to pursue those who seek to harm members of our community."
Burke has also pleaded guilty in the Third Judicial Circuit Court to armed robbery, and was sentenced to serve 12 to 25 years in prison for his robbery and assault of the victim's roommate.
The case was the result of a joint investigation by the Northville Police Department, the West Bloomfield Township Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as a cooperative effort between the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erin Ramamurthy and Christopher Rawsthorne.
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The decision didn't affect the result of the game as KXIP were already on the mat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were absolutely clinical with their execution in the game against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and had them on the mat from the word go. Their bowlers rose to the occasion in the most important encounter and skittled them for a meagre total of 88 runs in the 16th over. Amidst the game, though there was a confusion which led to the skipper Virat Kohli fuming over the umpires. It was related to the dismissal of Andrew Tye who had taken the DRS after being given out only to withdraw his appeal after a few seconds.
The incident happened in the 13th over when Umesh Yadav bowled a short delivery and Tye missed his hoick only to edge it to the wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel who took the catch easily. The umpire also raised his finger and gave the batsman out even as Tye signalled for the DRS by challenging the decision. But surprisingly, after the discussion with his partner Axar Patel, he withdrew his appeal which left Kohli perplexed.
He was soon seen in the animated discussion with the umpire and thought that Punjab should've lost the review. The ultra-edge had also picked the spike clearly and he was not at all happy with the decision of the umpires. While he was seeking more clearance on the incident which took place in the middle, the on-field officials told him to get on with the game.
It seems that Virat Kohli is always in the middle of the action as far as the DRS is concerned. He was at the centre stage during the series against Australia last year when the captain of the visitors Steve Smith had sought help from the dressing room after being given out on the field. Kohli had then gone ahead and called him a 'cheat' indirectly in the press conference which had attracted a lot of ire from all the corners of the cricketing world.
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The Love & Hate Of Biotech ETFs
Cinthia Murphy
Remember a few years ago when biotech ETFs were the hottest ticket in town? ETFs like the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) would rally 75% or more in a given year.
We saw bubblelike rallies in the early 2000s. We saw them again in the mid-2010s.
Then, in the last few years, this health care segment all but lost the wind on its sails.
Biggest Biotech ETF
IBB, the biggest biotech ETF, with $7.4 billion in assets under management, hasn't retested record highs in five years, grinding sideways for much of the time.
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As a segment, biotech seemed reenergized in the last quarter of 2019. Strong fundamentals, attractive prices following a prolonged decline, and plenty of capital going around to fund these growthy names all pushed the segment higher late last year.
Many analysts kicked off 2020 by calling for biotech stocks to shine this year, continuing 2019's late upward momentum.
The good—and sometimes bad—news for biotech ETF investors is that it doesn't take much to see biotech stock prices move sharply.
Virus Outbreak Puts Funds In Spotlight
This week, we've witnessed exactly that—a sudden turnaround—with the outbreak of the coronavirus in Asia pushing vaccine and other biotech names sharply higher.
Vaccine developer Novavax (NVAX) was up almost 13% in early trade Thursday after earlier-week gains; Moderna (MRNA) was up nearly 10%. These stocks have been rallying as news of the spreading outbreak hits the market.
Novavax is a micro-cap stock that's nowhere to be found in the biggest biotech ETFs. The only allocation to that stock in this segment—and a very small one at that, at 0.01%—is in the iShares Evolved U.S. Innovative Healthcare ETF (IEIH).
IEIH is part of iShares' "Evolved" lineup of funds that relies on artificial intelligence to define sectors, and it's not truly a biotech fund. With 233 stocks, IEIH offers exposure to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers.
(Use our stock finder tool to find an ETF's allocation to a certain stock.)
Accessing Moderna is a little easier. The stock can be found in several biotech ETFs, including IBB and XBI (between 1-1.5%).
But the biggest allocation to this stock is in much smaller funds that have been gathering traction due to their strong focus on genetics and immunotherapy.
Smaller Genetics-Focused ETFs Standing Out
Among the funds to note here is the Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF (CNCR), which has Moderna among its top five holdings, at 4.5% of the portfolio.
CNCR is a portfolio of companies that manufacture cancer immunotherapy drugs or that are in clinical trials for these drugs in the U.S. and in Europe. The mix is equal-weighted, offering more exposure to some smaller names in this segment.
The iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF (IDNA) is another ETF that has Moderna, at about 4.2% allocation. IDNA invests in companies involved in genomics, immunology and bioengineering across the globe. Stocks in this portfolio are scored based on revenue generated by these industries, looking for companies that would benefit the most from any innovation in these areas. IDNA launched last summer, and has $26.5 million in total assets.
Another small ETF that could emerge as a winner on the heels of this China-centered virus outbreak is a fund that focuses on China's biopharma segment, the Loncar China BioPharma ETF (CHNA). The fund invests in pharmaceutical and biotech companies, drug manufacturers and service providers, focusing on the biggest innovators in the space.
It's a tiny ETF, with under $12 million in assets, but, it's also a young fund, having come to market in 2018.
Standout Favorite
One fund that has been emerging as a star in this segment, and becoming a favorite in this space, is the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG).
ARKG is an actively managed fund that targets companies involved in the genomics industry. These are mostly small companies—the average market cap of the portfolio is $20 billion—and the fund relies on ARK's expertise to get in and out of positions as the market turns. Biotech represents about 75% of the fund's segment breakdown, with names like Illumina, CRISPR Therapies and Invitae leading allocation.
ARKG is up 82.2% since its debut about five years ago, and currently sits near all-time highs. The fund has amassed more than $505 million in total assets under management along the way.
What's Ahead?
At the end of day, it remains to be seen what happens next in biotech.
The question has lingered as to what drove the segment to have such lackluster performance in the past few years. This is a segment that sits on the edge of technological and scientific innovation, so has the poor performance (up until recently) been a reflection of a lack of new breakthroughs? Maybe.
And if so, it could be that 2020 changes that narrative as the market awaits what could potentially be the first Alzheimer's drug to gain approval, according to reports.
It could also be that the recent track record on earnings and IPOs for this segment is mixed at best—there have been success stories, but plenty of disappointment as well. Biotech companies are great at innovating, but they struggle to make a profit a lot of times.
In fact, most biotech ETFs have portfolios with negative price-to-earnings ratios, meaning these companies, which hold massive growth potential, often lose a lot of money along the way. Consider that XBI, for example—which holds more than 120 stocks—has currently a weighted average P/E of -20, according to FactSet data. IBB's P/E is massively negative as well. CNCR and ARKG are in the same boat.
Perhaps it's that biotech can't shake off the political overhang, with drug pricing at the forefront of political debates. And the ongoing opioid epidemic and subsequent lawsuits making for sensational headlines don't help.
Chances are, it's a little bit of everything driving this segment up and down.
Contact Cinthia Murphy at [email protected]
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Where Do the New York Jets Stand Now?
Mike Donnelly with post-game reaction to last night's Jets vs. Giants game
As the meaningful part of the preseason comes to a close before the Caleb Schlauderaff and Ellis Lanksters of the football world battle it out against the Eagles in the last tune-up game before Week 1, the New York Jets unfortunately still have plenty of questions that need to be answered. The less-than-thrilling victory over the Giants in last night's game did little to resolve these questions, and the Jets face a lot of uncertainty as the game that actually counts against Tampa Bay looms just two weeks away.
So, uhh, who is going to start at QB Week 1? Well, that's a tough one at this point. Heading into last night it seemed as though the job was rookie Geno Smith's to lose. Well, not only did he do exactly that through 3 quarters of play, he lost it in spectacular fashion as he managed to throw not one, not two, but three interceptions against a porous Giants defense, AND decided to put the cherry on top in the form of "pulling a Dan Orlovsky" as he ran out of the back of the end zone for a safety. Sigh.
Heading into the game, the narrative was that all Geno has to do was not turn it over and he would have a leg up on the incumbent Mark Sanchez. Unfortunately, he was unable to do that and sometime around when he pulled the "Orlovsky", it seemed as though Mark Sanchez was again firmly entrenched as the starter, for better or worse. But wait! Even that wasn't meant to be as Rex Ryan decided to put Sanchez in behind a Swiss cheese offensive line of 3rd stringers, and lo and behold, he suffered a shoulder injury that could end up keeping him out several weeks. Yikes. So that's where the team is at the QB spot right now. There's a rookie who is clearly not ready to start in the NFL, an uninspiring veteran who may not be able to lift his arm, a banged up Greg McElroy, and one of Phil Simms' sons. At this point, I may prefer Phil Simms himself over all of them. I wonder what Brett Ratliff is up to?
Well at least the Jets can run the ball and hide the QB right? That would be a pretty good plan, absolutely. Unfortunately, the Jets running back situation has looked, well…it's not been good. If you told me back in April that despite signing Mike Goodson and trading for Chris Ivory that Bilal Powell would be the likely starter heading into week 1, I would have laughed in your face. Unfortunately, that's the way it's looking as Powell has been getting the majority of the reps in preseason as Goodson appears to have taken a trip to Belize with Mike (that's a Breaking Bad reference for those unaware), and Chris Ivory has been brought along slowly after missing most of camp with an injury. Against the Giants, Powell and Ivory combined to run 19 times for a mere 31 yards. So let's just say the run game is not quite where we'd like to see it yet.
So the Ivory hype was overblown then? NO! It is wayyyyy too premature to even think about giving up on Ivory or writing him off. The past two preseason games were all about him getting his legs under him and getting healthy and strong for week 1 against Tampa and that's just what he's done. The results have not been there yet obviously, but when the games count and Ivory really gets going, he has the potential to be the forceful runner that this team needs. Be patient, and Ivory will reward us. I think.
Who will our QB have to throw the ball to? This is one area of the team that I don't think is too bad, actually. Santonio Holmes has been playing the media for fools for months now and will be ready to start week 1. Stephen Hill, despite a drop here and there, has actually had a solid preseason and looks like he's ready to be an actual contributor. Jeremy Kerley has the potential to be a dynamite slot man in Mornhinweg's offense, and Kellen Winslow and Jeff Cumberland are a decent 1-2 tight end punch. It's not the best group in the league, certainly, but it's also not the worst. They can make some plays.
Is Vlad Ducasse really going to be the starting Left Guard? You better believe it! Vlad got banged up in last night's game, but if he's healthy, he will be slotted in between Brick and Mangold week 1, and it won't just be by default. Vlad has actually earned that spot throughout the preseason and has thoroughly outplayed Stephen Peterman while Brian Winters was out with an injury. Eventually Winters will step in and take over, but for now the job belongs to Vlad, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. He actually played pretty well last year filling in for Slauson, and he's a positive run blocker. I believed in Vlad all along! (No I didn't).
How about that Defensive Line though?! Yep, the hype surrounding the Jets defensive line has been completely and totally justified, and they're only going to be getting better. Mo Wilkerson is already amongst the best defensive linemen in the NFL, and it won't be long until 1st-round pick Sheldon Richardson joins him. After a slow start in the preseason, Richardson really came on against the Giants and was flat out dominant at times. At nose tackle, Damon Harrison also had a huge performance filling in for Kenrick Ellis and showed that he should actually be getting consideration to start as Ellis has been slow to come back from his back injury. Just wait for when Quinton Coples comes back, and this group is really going to be special.
What about the rest of the defense? Despite the vomit-inducing, snarky tweets from the Jets dog crap group of beat writers about how the Jets aren't a top-5 defense after David WIlson broke off an 84-yard touchdown run on the first play, the Jets defense actually had a great game. Eli Manning only completed 40% of his 20 passes for 83 yards, and after Wilson's big run, he and #2 back Andre Brown combined to run 11 more times for a whopping 25 yards against the starters. The Giants obviously have a terrific offense, and the Jets pretty much shut them down for three quarters. Rich Cimini should probably lay off Twitter with his lame jokes before ESPN sends him to the corner for a timeout. Again.
That being said, the defense does still have some soft spots. Garrett McIntyre tries hard but is not an ideal replacement for Quinton Coples. Demario Davis, while full of potential, has some things to clean up in his game, and Kyle Wilson is just dreadful. The bottom line, however, is that as long as Rex Ryan is calling the shots, the defense will be fine.
So, now what? Well, at this point with the way things look, who knows. The first order of business will be to see how injured Sanchez actually is and if he could possibly be ready for week 1. If he isn't — and he probably won't be — then the Jets are going to head into the season with Geno and a very vanilla offense. They'll try to bring him along slowly with easy reads and lots of running the ball, and hope for the best. The defense will be terrific, but it's unlikely they'll be as good as the 2009 defense that was able to carry a slacking offense almost to the Super Bowl. The bottom line is that while the Jets are still not as bad as a lot of people like to pretend they are, they still aren't great, and there's just no telling where this season is headed. It won't be an easy season, but for Jets fans, it never is.
Author: Mike Donnelly
Mike Donnelly is a Staff Writer and life-long Jets fan, who was previously a featured columnist at multiple other New York Jets and fantasy football websites. He lives and works in finance in the NYC area and will help lead our Jets and NFL coverage in 2013.	View all posts by Mike Donnelly
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School Board explores sale of forest in Arena
Taylor Scott, Managing Editor
River Valley School District Office in Spring Green
The River Valley School Board discussed the impact of COVID-19 on teachers, students and families, the potential sale of school forest property and the district's policy for facilities naming rights at its board meeting Dec. 10.
The Board considered a recommendation to open up for sealed bids the sale of 120 acres of school forest property in the Town of Arena for no less than $4,000/acre. River Valley School Board member Mark Strozinsky, representing Area 5, all of Richland County in the district except the Village of Lone Rock; Town of Bear Creek, stated that at least eight people in the district have discussed this option with him and have all expressed that they would like the district to keep the property.
After discussion, the board approved a motion to offer the property for sale, 4-3, with Jennings, Bettinger, Young and River Valley School Board member Dan McGuire, representing Area 4, Village of Lone Rock, voting in the affirmative. River Valley School Board members Deb Nelson, representing Area 2, Town of Arena, Strozinsky and Kiley Cates, representing Area 8, Town of Wyoming, voted against the motion. River Valley School Board members Frederic Iausly and Jeff Maier were absent from the meeting.
River Valley School District Endowment Fund Grants are being awarded to teachers during a "COVID-19 Relief Matching Grant" initiative, with requests encompassing new software, books, virtual learning, 3D printers, standing desks, sensory learning equipment, digital subscriptions to various resources, virtual field trip to opera, music stands, speakers, literacy and math manipulatives and more. The grants totaled $19,451.
"We can't thank the Endowment enough for their sponsorship and hard work on these things," said River Valley School District Administrator Loren Glasbrenner.
Glasbrenner informationally presented Sauk County's recommendation that "close-contact" quarantines remain at the "gold standard" of 14 days, as opposed to some neighboring counties switching to 10 days, with a few evaluating switching to 7 days.
River Valley High School Principal Darby Blakley shared his frustrations regarding how disheartening it has been to make calls to students to tell them they need to quarantine and will have to miss out on sports and activities, and to teachers to tell them they need to quarantine and will be unable to see family over the holidays.
"It's been really tough, a lot of tears," said Blakley.
Blakley reported 47 students and 5 staff members at the high school were asked to quarantine in the two days prior to the board meeting.
"The percentage is right around 20% [currently in quarantine]," said Glasbrenner. "One thing we just talked about today: it's difficult to find six sub[stitute teachers] for an extended amount of time."
Blakley iterated that he doesn't believe COVID spread is happening at the high school, due to strong policies, but rather off campus. He also shared the results of a survey of students that expressed concerns about the home/schoolwork burdens virtual learning imposed.
"Our D/F lists are at an all-time high at the high school and middle school levels, it's never been this high in the history that I've been here," said Blakley. "Stress level [for students] is at an all-time high, morale is at an all-time low."
A discussion ensued regarding the best ways to engage students on Wednesdays, which are currently held virtually. Blakley said the issue is continuing to be evaluated, while River Valley Middle School Principal James Radtke touched on several solutions focused on individual student help being considered.
The board also considered and approved a recommendation to the board for a second reading of policies regarding school board elections, board member qualifications, board member resignations and policy dissemination. There were no changes since the first reading and all policy changes were minor updates and clarifications.
The board additionally took up discussion and recommendation to the board for first reading of various policies, including: Naming District Facilities or Fields, Public School Open Enrollment, Goal Setting, Fines, Loss, or Damage to Materials, Student Fees and Fines, Acceptable Use of Networked Computers, Electronic Mail, and Internet Safety Policy, Safety Program, Buildings and Grounds Inspection and Buildings and Grounds Maintenance.
School Board President Kathy Jennings shared that an individual had approached the district and was interested in naming a facility and the district lacked a clear policy on the matter. Jennings said River Valley School District Business Manager Brian Krey put together a policy that includes: "Any person nominated must be deceased for three (3) years prior to the Board's selection of the name for the facility." Additional criteria outlined that a "facility may be named after a person provided: The person demonstrated exemplary moral character. The person demonstrated outstanding leadership. The person made a significant contribution to education or the community. Other criteria the Board determines relevant or appropriate."
River Valley School Board Vice President John Bettinger, representing Area 9, Village of Plain, expressed concern regarding the scrutiny the naming of a facility after an individual or company would cause and the prospect of being forced to revoke the naming and returning any proceeds received in the process of naming if issues were to arise.
River Valley School Board member Sara Young, representing Area 6, Village of Spring Green, asked if the policy was "specifically not related to a gift, is it related to a gift, [and] could it be either one?" Jennings and Krey clarified that the policy in question is related specifically to naming and any gift that related to naming would have to follow this policy and the district's advertising policy as well.
The board ended the public meeting by adjourning to a closed session for discussion of district administrator and administrator annual evaluations and recommendations for contract renewals and for an update on 2019-20 expulsions.
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Robert Scheer: The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan
A Budweiser commercial during the Super Bowl, that annual celebration of violence as sport, featured a most joyous homecoming for a U.S. veteran of the Afghan War. It was a fitting tribute to the fact that he survived, but you would have to be drunk on Bud not to notice that the three decades since the United States first meddled in Afghanistan have been an unequivocal disaster and that those who did not survive—NATO combatants and far larger number of Afghan natives—died in vain.
This was a point made clearly but largely unnoticed on that day of obligatory patriotic flag waving in an interview with Hamid Karzai, the U.S. anointed leader of Afghanistan, who told British newspaper The Sunday Times of London that "I saw no good" resulting from yet another American adventure in imperial democracy:
"This whole 12 years was one of constant pleading with America to treat the lives of our civilians as lives of people," Karzai stated, continuing his denunciation of the terror of anti-terrorism exemplified by Bush's orgy of torture followed by Obama's drone attacks that traumatize the Afghan countryside. Karzai, no stranger to corruption and contradiction, has refused to sign a pact authorizing a continued and much reduced U.S. presence in his country unless all such unilateral military attacks on his people are ended. As for the Taliban enemy that the U.S. invasion had temporarily deposed, Karzai referred to them as "brothers" while he dismissed his erstwhile American sponsors as "rivals," indicating that Obama now has his own "mission accomplished" embarrassment.
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Find missing Abigail Chasta Allen!
She met a man on the Internet.
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In this case, it's believed that she was abducted.
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It is perplexing what adult males want with minor teen girls. Abigail Chasta Allen may have the body of an adult women. Chances are, she does not have the mind of one. And chances are that this man did not take her with her best interests at heart. She may have been lured and groomed over the Internet. He may have convinced her that he "loves" her and wants to give her a "good life." The only ones who can give her those are now living their worst nightmare. So generate tips and leads. Someone (s) knows something that can end all of this.
HAPPY UPDATE: Abigail Chasta Allen has been found safe and alive, according to local to local news and her father.
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Authorities in South Carolina have Abigail in their custody. They will release her to us in the morning. I do not know the status of Josh Bullock. Please allow me to thank every single person who engaged with love and concern for my daughter. If you ever wonder whether humanity can be saved, then come back to my page and remember that 130,000 people looked for my kid. Amazing. I love you internet.
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Jonathan Shaw: There is no evidence that loads of contaminated soil were transported from the Pirbright site, and the area where contamination might have occurred was reported to be cordoned off from the rest of the site on 8 August. However, lorries were driven over the potentially infected area and could therefore have picked up contaminated soil on their tyres. These lorry movements have been mapped and assessed. Full details of the epidemiological investigations into the outbreak can be found on the DEFRA website.
Jonathan Shaw: We accepted all recommendations that apply to the Government contained in the Callaghan, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Spratt reports. The regulatory outcome will be one that provides an assurance that the risk of accidental release of specified animal pathogens is as close to zero as possible.
Stringent new conditions have been applied to work undertaken on the Pirbright site, and a safety alert was issued to all similar laboratories immediately following the August 2007 outbreak. A follow-up round of inspections took place jointly with the HSE. The first phase of the safety alert inspection programme focused on containment level (CL) four facilities and was completed by mid-November 2007. These inspections, carried out by regulatory inspectors, revealed no breaches of the legislation and no formal enforcement action was taken. This process has provided both the regulatory bodies and the operators of the laboratories with the assurance that their facilities are well managed. The inspections have also provided a useful opportunity to provide advice and guidance on good practice.
A second phase involving regulatory visits to CL3 facilities, prioritised according to risk, is being developed, with visits planned for later this year.
Jonathan Shaw: The Government believe that the setting of milk prices is a commercial matter to be resolved by private negotiation which should take place within the parameters set by competition law and that the market must determine prices.
Jonathan Shaw [holding answer 21 January 2008]: The National Fruit Collection is currently maintained by the Brogdale Horticultural Trust and scientifically curated by Imperial College.
Jonathan Shaw: We have not made any detailed assessment of the potential for transferring functions or staff from Natural England to the Rural Payments Agency, or "vice versa". However, I am aware that Natural England's Board recently decided to explore this issue and I have told them that I shall be interested to hear their conclusions.
Mr. Woolas: DEFRA does not intend to provide funding to help farmers to comply with measures required under the proposed Action Programme, as set out in the consultation on implementation of the nitrates directive in England. It has regular discussions with the Treasury on financial arrangements in relation to delivery of its policies.
We are committed to seeking a derogation from the 170kgN/ha/yr whole farm limit for livestock manure. If approved, this will significantly reduce the economic cost to the livestock industry in the short term.
We have also committed £98 million under the Rural Development Programme to the livestock sector, to improve competitiveness, animal welfare and on-farm management of nutrients.
Jonathan Shaw: The GB Poultry Register was created in response to an increased threat of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (Al). It captures details of all those premises that keep 50 or more birds (even if the premises is only stocked for part of the year), with details of the location, numbers and types of birds kept and some relevant risk factors.
iii. communicate information and advice to registered poultry keepers quickly.
We are currently consulting on a range of possible changes to the use of personal data held on the GB Poultry Register; for example, the use for other notifiable diseases. The consultation closes on 5 February 2008 and full details are available on the DEFRA website.
Jonathan Shaw: The Protection of Animals Act 1911 was largely repealed and replaced by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, which came into force in England on 6 April 2007 (and in Wales on 27 March). The Animal Welfare Act updates and strengthens the offences of animal fighting and causing unnecessary suffering which were contained in the Protection of Animals Act 1911. The 2006 Act also introduces an offence of failing to provide for the welfare needs of an animal—a 'duty of care' which will allow action to be taken before an animal suffers.
The provisions of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 which remain in force relate to the sale of poison grain, precautions when laying poison and the inspection of spring traps for catching hares or rabbits.
Mr. Woolas: The Government announced on 22 February 2007 that they had decided to transfer existing private sewers and lateral drains in England into the ownership of the water and sewerage companies, as the most comprehensive solution to the problems faced by householders whose properties are connected to a private sewer or drain. Transfer will apply to all private sewers and lateral drains that drain to the public network. It will bring clarity for owners, local authorities and sewerage companies. It will also significantly help address a lack of integrated management of the sewerage network as a whole, and provide greater efficiency of effort, environmental stewardship and expenditure.
The Government undertook to consult further on options for the implementation of transfer and a public consultation ran from July to October 2007 seeking views on options and also considered questions of the scope of transfer and the prevention of new private sewers.
The responses are currently being considered and will inform the regulations needed to bring transfer into effect. As required, there will be a further consultation on these regulations in 2008. Once Parliament has approved the regulations transfer will be a statutory duty for Water and Sewerage Companies in the form and to the timetable set out in the regulations.
Jonathan Shaw: The information requested is not held centrally.
The information that is available on prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 is supplied by local authorities to DEFRA and included in the return to Parliament laid before both Houses before 31 March each year.
Jonathan Shaw: The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 (the Order) came into force on 1 January 1993 and reflects some of our community obligations, as set down in council directive 92/119/EEC. This Directive sets down minimum control measures considered to be effective for a range of notifiable diseases of livestock.
(4) and to remove viral haemorrhagic disease from the list of diseases which must be notified.
I am satisfied with the operation of the Order.
Jonathan Shaw: While research for DEFRA has shown that food miles are an incomplete measure of the sustainability of the supply of food, reductions in transport can benefit society through reduced congestion and improved air quality. DEFRA supports the Food and Drink Industry Federation's voluntary commitment, announced last October, to reduce the environmental and social costs of domestic food transportation by 20 per cent. by 2012 compared to 2002.
the Prime Minister. Permanent Secretaries are accountable for their Department's overall progress and performance on implementing the SPAP.
Targets for sustainable operations on the Government estate were launched in June 2006 and reaffirmed in the SPAP. These targets include a mandate for individual Departments to conduct sustainability appraisals of office locations, and to apply the buildings research establishment environmental assessment method (BREEAM) excellent standards or equivalent, to all new builds or major refurbishments.
DEFRA applies BREEAM excellent standards to all new builds, and have undertaken sustainability appraisals for all office relocations in 2007.
Jonathan Shaw: Ministers meet many people as part of the process of policy development. It is not normal practice to disclose details of such meetings.
Mr. Woolas: The Water Service Regulation Authority's (Ofwat's) powers to impose financial penalties on water and sewerage companies came into effect on 1 April 2005.
In June 2007, Ofwat fined United Utilities £8.5 million (0.7 per cent. of the company's applicable turnover) for breaching rules governing trading arrangements with associate companies.
All fines are paid into the Consolidated Fund as required by section 22a of the Water Industry Act 1991.


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Bethel Worship Kids: Come Alive {Review}
This is a repost of the review I wrote for Worshiplinks.us recently. To see the original review, click here!
Bethel Music is known for their passionate worship songs filled with talented vocals and powerful lyrics. Recently, Bethel released a kid's worship album called Come Alive.Come Alive contains popular songs such as: "One Thing," "You Make Me Brave," and "This Is Amazing Grace."
Bethel Music Kids offers listeners an energetic renditions of worship songs that are known and loved by many Bethel Music fans. If you're a fan of traditional Bethel Music and you have kids, this CD would be perfect for you. It allows your kids to listen to good, wholesome worship songs but in a tempo and feel that they would enjoy. The songs are remixed with an exciting techno sound.
The positive message in each song along with the more upbeat and modern vibe to each song allows for kids to want to sing and dance along. Bethel Music Kids version of "One Thing" offers an exciting and fun feel to it with a child voice singing the lyrics of the well-known Bethel Music song.
Talented children sing the vocals whether it is a lead part of an adjoining chorus of kids singing praises to the Lord. The Bethel Music Kids' vocals are no less impressive than the regular worship leaders that sing with Bethel Music.
If you are looking for quality, fun worship music for your family to listen to, then this would be a great CD for you. Videos of the songs are available to watch on Bethel Music YouTube page.
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Rich DePalma: Yes -I support the full funding and implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan as well as future expansion. Biking has proven itself as a feasible alternative to cars for transit in Austin -in District 8, it's one of our only options as we have so few bus stops. Additionally, it is a benefit to public health (with safe routes), and important aspect of our infrastructure and social capital in Austin.
Bobby Levinski: Yes; as a former daily bicycle commuter, I understand how important it is to have safe and maintained bicycle infrastructure to make bicycling an easier alternative for commuters. I used to be able to travel ~3.5 miles between work and home–entirely through a combination of trail, bike lanes and lower-traffic streets. My current commute isn't as easy (long gaps in infrastructure and scary curb cuts), so it's certainly impacted my choice to drive more. In 2016, I supported the calls to increase the funding for both bike and pedestrian infrastructure in that transportation bond package.
Rich DePalma: Yes -I support the full funding and implementation of the Urban Trails Master Plan. I also hope to be able to also find local partners to assist with the execution and funding.
Bobby Levinski: Yes; as noted above, trail connectivity was such an important part of my prior commute. It was safe and, quite frankly, peaceful. We have some great opportunities to expand connectivity through a robust urban trails system.
Rich DePalma: I know Austin B-Cycle well and I am a fan. When I served on the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) Board of Directors (2012-2013) I enthusiastically approved APF's initial donation to be a founding partner of Austin B-Cycle.As a candidate for city council and as a current City of Austin Parks and Recreation Board member, I am not comfortable about stating my support of city funding directed to any partner outside of any grant or RFP process. I do feel comfortable in stating that I support investment into Austin's bike share infrastructure.
Bobby Levinski: I am very much impressed with what B-cycle has been able to achieve, and we should support its integration into our mobility system. B-cycle is a nice option to get quickly across town without needing to move your car again and find parking. Without knowing the specific request, it would be irresponsible for me to make an uninformed commitment; however, I am generally supportive of B-cycle's mission, and I'd like to help.
Bobby Levinski: Yes. Parking in a bike lane defeats the purpose of a bike lane.
Bobby Levinski: a) West Campus -Yes; and we'd need to also address on-street parking management for the neighborhoods immediately surrounding. b) South Central Waterfront -Yes; this is an area where a regional parking management system would make a ton of sense, along with shuttles to South Congress and Zilker Park. I am currently on the Zilker Park working group, and I will be advocating for a shuttle system from this area. c)Transit Oriented Developments -Yes; having worked as a real estate attorney and working with lenders to finance projects, I generally agree with those that say it is the market dictating the number of parking spaces, not the city code, so these kinds of code amendments don't concern much as they do others. To me, the City's focus would be better spent on the "T" of the TOD, so we are improving mobility for residents.
*As a caveat to all of the above answers, I would not support removing requirements for ADA-compliant parking spaces nor would I support removal of requirements for bicycle parking. These are not the kinds of parking that the market would naturally provide, and they serve critical needs.
Rich DePalma: Safe shared streets for a variety of transitmodalities; Commitment to transit oriented development; Increased housing density along corridors and closer to job, commercial, and cultural centers; Grade separation mixed use lanes for non-vehicular traffic-either sidewalks or mixed use pedestrian/bike/scooters; Bus/HOVLanes; Improved wayfinding and signage.
Bobby Levinski: (1) It is important that we maintain the sidewalk requirements and other design elements of Subchapter E (Commercial Design Standards) within the code instead of allowing them to transition over to the rules process.The rules process is much easier to amend and does not have as much opportunity for public input. Also, we need to minimize opportunities to get waivers and variances to such standards. This ensures predictability and consistency in the application and development of our community values. (2) As envisioned by the Imagine Austin Growth Concept Plan, we need to relax code regulations along designated transit corridors and within town centers, so that we are increasing density in areas that can be supported by transit. (3) Although this isn't necessarily a code change, I think it would also be important to mention that we need to stop giving away our right-of-way. For a period of time right-of-way vacation became a cheap and easy way for developers to expand their buildable areas, but it limited our options in the future to expand upon mobility options that we might not even know exist yet.
Bobby Levinski: I understand that City staff have raised concerns about Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code as a limitation on the potential use of these funds; but that interpretation appears pretty narrowt o me after reading the relevant state statute. I'd want to take a deeper dive into any applicable case law or other applicable statutes, but this wouldn't be the first time I've disagreed with one of the City's legal interpretation. If there are ways we can legally expand the usage of the fees to address the full extent of the mobility impacts of the proposed development, I am supportive of those efforts.
Rich DePalma: Yes -I would support a change to allow for electric vehicles with limitations, and only with a clear plan of how to effectively enforce.
Bobby Levinski: I do not support making wise commuting choices illegal. We of course need to address any potential safety concerns to keep pedestrians and runners safe, but prohibition may not be the only way to do that. The other concern that I've heard raised is that, if allowed on the trails, the scooters (and thus their batteries) could wind up in our creeks, which could damage water quality. That's a legitimate concern, and I'm not sure what the solution might be for that yet.
Bobby Levinski: Yes; that same action should be taken by council.
Rich DePalma: I ride my bike with my son to school every morning. Prior to running for office, I enjoyed regular family bike rides around my neighborhood with my children as well as in Circle C Metro Park. On occasion, I ride (slowly) with Circle C Veloway park adopters.
Bobby Levinski: I've only ridden electric scooters in the last month to get around downtown quickly between meetings, and this year I have tended to ride my bike just for quick trips to the store. However, there have been many times in my life that I have been a daily bicycle commuter (esp. 2015-2017). Also, when I briefly moved away for employment, I served as a board member of Bike Friendly Fort Worth, a bicycle education non-profit that worked to promote bicycle safety and bike-friendly infrastructure.
11. As plans for changes to the Y at Oak Hill continue to take shape, will you work to ensure that these changes include improvements for pedestrians and people on bicycles?
Rich DePalma: Yes -As the former Vice President of Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods, I helped work with the community and TxDOT to ensure that current plan includes dramatic improvements for both pedestrians and bicyclists. As a member of the Parks Board, I am working with Ridge Riders to also create a trail along Williamson Creek starting at the Oak Hill Y and heading East.
Bobby Levinski: Yes. And, the best way we can do this is to proceed with a true parkway for the redesign of the Y. Right now, TxDOT is proposing a 6-line highways, with 6 service road lanes, but they have failed to consider the parkway proposal which can be delivered quicker and under-budget. The parkway proposal would also allow for more room for pedestrian and bicycle facilities to improve the overall connectivity of the area. The Oak Hill Neighborhood Plan, which I worked on while I was a council aide, envisioned the redevelopment of the Y as a green town-center that could serve the needs of the residents in Southwest Austin. From my perspective, the foundation of the town center would be establishing a well-connected grid between the properties there, and the streets would be pedestrian-scaled and bike friendly. My goal would be to help kick off those conversations between the landowners so that we could get settled on code amendments that would enable such a vision to occur.


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Q: Extending Kuratowski's planarity theorem on finite graphs to countable infinite graphs. As the title suggests. Kuratowski's theorem states that a graph is planar if and only if it does not contain a subdivision of $K_5$ or $K_3,_3$
I want to extend this result to "A infinite graph G with a countable number of vertices is planar if and only if any finite subgraph of G does not contain a subdivision of $K_5$ or $K_3,_3$.

A: It's been done. The countable version was done by Erdös (who else?) and the uncountable version by Wagner. Wagner proved that a graph is planar iff it has at most continuumly many $=|\mathbb{R}|$ vertices, no $K_5$ or $K_{3,3}$ subdivision, and at most countably many vertices of degree $\ge 3$.
The source for the Wagner paper is
K. WAGNER, "Fästplattbare Graphen", J. Combinatorial Theory 3 (1967), 326-365.
I don't have a reference for the Erdös paper.

A: The proof boils down to: Suppose $G$ is countable and every finite subgraph of $G$ is planar. Then $G$ is planar. Here are some ideas. We can assume that $G$ is countably infinite. Let $\{x_k : k \geq 1\}$ list the vertices of $G$. Let $G_k$ be the induced subgraph of $G$ on $\{x_i : i \leq k\}$. Then each $G_k$ is planar. We would like to combine plane drawings of $G_k$'s to get a plane drawing of $G$. Construct a graph $P$ whose vertices are plane drawings of $G_k$'s and there is an edge between two vertices $p_1, p_2$ iff for some $k$, $p_1$ is a plane drawing of $G_k$, $p_2$ is a plane drawing of $G_{k+1}$ and $p_2$ restricted to $G_k$ is topologically equivalent to $p_1$. Note that $P$ is an infinite tree in which each vertex has finite degree. By Konig's lemma, $T$ has an infinite path which can be taken to be $p_1, p_2. p_3, \dots$ where each $p_k$ is a plane drawing of $G_k$. Now it is straightforward to construct a plane drawing of $G$ as follows. Suppose we have already constructed a plane drawing $q_k$ of $G_k$ which is topologically equivalent to $p_k$. Extend $q_k$ to a plane drawing of $G_{k+1}$ topologically equivalent to $p_{k+1}$. Then the union of $q_k$'s is the required drawing of $G$.

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The University of Portsmouth Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries are delighted to announce the winner, Carl Frederik Wigernes, of this year's Guildhall Graduate Award.
His prize is an exhibition of his final major project on the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course.
The title of his show is Petroliana: celebrating the lost artform.
The work is a large set of collectible posters celebrating the incredible craftsman ship and attention to form and functionality in vintage petrol pumps. The works are collectible items for the avid petroliana collector as well as people with a keen interest for design. The sets are comprised of nine vintage and one modern pump, as well as seven globes and two signs. Mainly focused on the period 1900s-1940s the pumps featured are split in to sets of three, each with a different key feature, whether it be the early 1900 hand cranked pumps, or the Art Deco inspired designs from the 1930s.
Predominantly featured in the exhibition are sets of individually printed replicas showing the exact size of the globes and pumps researched, giving a fascinating insight into what they would have looked like if you had pulled up at a gas station in the English countryside in the 1920s.
Petroliana: celebrating the lost artform is part of an ongoing collaborative exhibition programme hosted by the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries and Portsmouth Cultural Trust to enrich the visual and cultural experience of visitors to the Guildhall. The aim is to offer students and alumni an opportunity to showcase their work to a broad public audience, developing their professional creative practice.


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France was gripped by anguish on Sunday over the loss of its place as the world's largest wine producer and exporter, "dethroned" by Italy and Spain.
Only a year ago, when the figures for 2014 were released, France's 140,000 winegrowers toasted their success in regaining the throne after a brief spell in second place.
France bore the title of the world's largest wine producer with pride until 2011, when Italy moved into the lead. Gallic winemakers battled back, however, and after 2014's poor harvest in Italy, France regained supremacy.
The sweet taste of triumph proved short-lived. Despite a slight increase in France's output to more than 47 million hectolitres, Italy overtook its northern rival, producing nearly 49 million hectolitres.
It is now a double blow as Spain, which remains in third place as a producer, took France's mantle of the world's top exporter last year with soaring overseas sales - with the French the biggest buyers.


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Communication Officer
Guzmán, Carolina
Carolina is part of the EfD's communications team. She got a degree in Public Relations and in Transmedia Communication at the University of Costa Rica.
Lanza, Gracia
Gracia Lanza is a postdoctoral fellow with specialization on environmental and resource economics.
Mercado, Leida
Leida Mercado is the Leader of the Development, Economy and Environment Research Program at CATIE.
Junior Research Fellow
Pacay , Eduardo
Eduardo Pacay is a forest engineer with a M.Sc. in Environmental Socioeconomics from Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica.
International Research Associate
Ricketts, Taylor
Taylor Ricketts is Gund Professor and Director of the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont.
Vignola, Raffaele
As the Director of the Latin American Chair of Environmental Decisions for Global Change (CLADA) at CATIE he has designed and implemented research and action-research project to support a variety o
Lopez- Feldman, Alejandro
Alejandro is Associate Professor at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City and Chair of the Economics Department.
Cardenas, Helena
Helena Cardenas is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with specialization on Economic Development.
Domestic Research Associate
Muñoz, Carlos
Carlos L. Muñoz Brenes is Domestic Associate of the Environment and Development Center for Central America.
Pieters, Janneke
Janneke Pieters is Assistant Professor at the WU Development Economics Group, and Research Fellow at IZA. Before joining Wageningen University, she was Research Associate at IZA.
Arriagada, Rodrigo
Rodrigo Arriagada is Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Director of the Research Nucleus Center for the Socioeconomic Impact of Environmental Policies (
Sandoval, Catalina
Catalina is an economist and a domestic associate for EfD Central America.
Junior Research Felllow
Salas, Ariana
Ariana is a Research Assistant at EfD-CA since May 2015. She has been collaborating on a variety of research projects related to the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) in Costa Rica, turtles' bioeconomic models and strategic policy review of environmental development in the Central American Region. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Costa Rica and a master's degree from the Erasmus Mundus Master Program on Sustainable Territorial Development.
Preonas, Louis
Louis Preonas is currently a PhD student at University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Sills, Erin
Erin is a professor of forest economics and coordinator of international programs in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, and a research associ
Piaggio, Matías
Matías Piaggio is Senior Research Fellow of the Environment and Development - Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (EfD - CATIE) and Associate Professor at Professor at the Un
Martínez, Ruth
M. Ruth Martínez-Rodríguez received her PhD in Environmental Anthropology from the University of Georgia, and also holds a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences from EARTH University. She works at Conservation International as project manager for CASCADE (Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Smallholder Subsistence and Coffee Farming Communities in Central America), a project carried out with CATIE. Also, she teaches at the School of Anthropology of the University of Costa Rica on ethnobiological and environmental topics.
Moraes, Chelsia
Chelsia Moraes is an agronomist with an M.Sc. in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity. Chelsia is a Research Assistant in the Environment for Development Central America since October 2013 and works for the "Water for human consumption, communities and climate change: expected impacts and adaptation in Central America" Project.
Viguera, Bárbara
Bárbara is a Spaniard specialist in forestry. She holds a M.Sc. in Sustainable Management of Forest Resources from the University of Valladolid, Spain, and has engineering background. She has experience supporting research in different topics as social adaptive capacity to climate change, and forest dynamic and functioning in climate change context.
Villalobos-Fiatt, Laura
Laura is currently enrolled in the PhD program at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg. Her areas of interest include development, public policy, environmental and health economics, labor, spatial economics, and treatment effect models.
Imbach, Pablo
Graduate of Agronomy at the University of Costa Rica, with a Masters in Integrated Watershed Management CATIE.
Communication Officer and Junior Research Fellow
León, Eugenia
Eugenia is Communication Officer and Research Fellow for the Environment Development Initiative for Central America (EfD-CA) at the Economics and Environment for Development Research Program - CATIE. Eugenia holds a Master's degree on Developing Economies from the National University of Costa Rica.
Ferraro, Paul J.
Paul J. Ferraro is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Business and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Pfaff, Alexander
Alexander Pfaff is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Economics and Environment at Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy.
Junior Fellow Researcher and PhD Student
Capitán, Tabaré
Tabaré was a research assistant at EfD-CA from 2012 to 2016. He worked mainly on farmer's adaptation to climate change, water availability and climate change, fisheries, and payments for ecosystem services. He is currently a PhD Student in Economics at the University of Wyoming, focusing on behavioral, environmental, and food economics. He is still working with EfD researchers in topics related to Marine Protected Areas and Community Water Organisations. Link to his personal webpage: tabarecapitan.com
Albers, Heidi J.
Heidi J.
Secretarial support
Castro, Andrea
Andrea Castro provides administrative and secretarial support to the Environment for Development Initiative Central America.
Vargas, Alberto
Alberto Vargas provides administrative support to the Environment for Development Initiative Central America. He organizes the accounting and gives support to all EfD Central America projects. His tasks and responsibilities are the monitoring and implementation of budgets; assist in financial reporting and reimbursement of expenses.
Rivera, Jorge
Jorge Rivera is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy at George Washington University. Currently, he is also a Visiting Research Fellow at CATIE in Costa Rica.
Senior International Research Associate
Di Falco, Salvatore
Salvatore Di Falco is Professor in Environmental Economics, Economics Department at the University of Geneva and Research Associate at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the
Osakwe, Rebecca
Administrative and secretarial support
Delgado, Lizette
Lizette Delgado provides administrative and secretarial support to the Environment for Development Initiative Central America.
Center Director and Senior Research Fellow
Madrigal, Róger
Róger Madrigal is Center Director and Senior research fellow at EfD-CA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg in Germany. His Ph.D. dissertation is titled "Collective action towards the use and management of natural resources in Costa Rica". He is the academic coordinator of the M.Sc Program in Economics, Development and Climate Change at Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE). His current research deals with community-based management of water resources in the face of climate change.
Senior Research Fellow and International Research Associate
Martinsson, Peter
Peter Martinsson is a professor in behavioural economics at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg.
Fredrik Carlsson is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg.
Blackman, Allen
Allen is Principal Economic Advisor to the Climate and Sustainable Development Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Naranjo, Maria Angelica
Maria A. Naranjo is Research Fellow for the Environment and Development Center for Central America. She is currently finishing her PhD.
Alpízar, Francisco
Francisco Alpízar is Senior Researcher and former Director of Research at the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica.
Robalino, Juan
Juan Robalino is Senior Research Fellow of the Environment and Development initiative Center for Central America.
Call For Papers | Seventh GGKP Annual Conference on "Achieving Global Energy Transformation"
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) have issued a Call for Papers for the Seventh GGKP Annual Conference (#GGKP7).
PROPOSAL & PAPER SUBMISSION: The 13th Annual Meeting of EfD- in Colombia
The EfD network invites submission of full draft papers on topics related to environmental and resource economics in developing countries and relevant EfD themes.
"Ecosystem services: knowledge creation and decision making"- 8th SARAS 2018 Public Conference
SARAS 2018 Eighth Public Conference will focus on ecosystem services and management to ensure sustainability.
EAERE 24th Annual Conference 2019
The 24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists will take place in Manchester in June 2019. The University of Manchester will be hosting this year's event. Important Deadlines
Land and Poverty Conference
This year's conference theme will be: Catalyzing Innovation. The Land and Poverty conference presents the latest research and innovations in policies and good practice on land governance around the world.
Call for Papers for the Conference "Green transformation and competitive advantage: Evidence from developing countries"
Call for Papers for the Conference "Green transformation and competitive advantage: Evidence from developing countries" German Development Institute - Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn, Germany, 18-19 June 2018 For full information click here.
WCERE Pre-conference Workshop for women in Environmental Economics
EfD is arranging a pre-conference workshop for women in Environmental Economics, ahead of the 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE) 2018 in Gothenburg. The purpose is to support and encourage early career women pursuing careers in the domain of EfD, which is environmental economics applied to policy questions in developing countries, especially in countries with EfD centers.
Nature's Returns: Unlocking Investment for Forest Ecosystem Services
Hosts: The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of the Republic of Costa Rica, National Forestry Financing Fund (FONAFIFO), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Partners: Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) Sponsor: The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Objectives
H.Jo Albers presents at EfD - Central America Seminar Series
Implementing REDD: A Spatial Nash Equilibrium Model and Community-level Payment Sharing in Tanzania
Subhrendu Pattanayak presents at EfD - Central America Seminar Series
Do tropical forests provide natural insurance? Evidence on forest ecosystem services and human health from the Brazilian Amazon.
Erin Sills presents at EfD - Central America Seminar Series
Evaluating policy impacts on tropical deforestation using the synthetic control method


I heard about Joppa Ministries through a homeschooling colleague. Joppa serves the homeless. I learned that homeless people need candles. Since I used to teach candle making when we first moved here, I have candle making supplies taking up space in my basement. It's difficult for me to throw good supplies away. So I happily had the kids help me make candles last night, which are a big need for the homeless.
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Super!!! What a neat idea.
Awesome!!! I loved your candles. Didn't know they were homemade. Even better.
Oooh. I am just learning. I have about 50 lbs of bees wax still in comb.


Linda Dudderar. Photographed at the 21st Annual St. Mary's Hospital Foundation Gala held Nov. 21, 2008.
Vice Chairwoman for the St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland.
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TEDxLeeds2009 provided a platform for iconoclastic thought leadership, challenging orthodoxies and exploring unfamiliar territory, laying the groundwork for optimism and change.
In 2010, the themes for TED and TEDGlobal have been "What the World Needs Now"; the TEDxLeeds team has chosen to build on its prior thought leadership and seek to move inspiration into motivated action.
On 10th November, TEDxLeeds2010 will be an exploration of "What Leeds Needs Now".
The city is at a crossroads – deep social divisions and cuts in public services, coupled with a sophisticated infrastructure, media industry and an emerging netroots class provides a thrilling backdrop for "rebooting the city". Indeed, the notion of cities as "places" is being displaced by cities as "organisms, mindsets and platforms" for solutions in democracy, civics, climate change and sustainability.
To paraphrase Kevin Kelly, cities are "technological artifacts – the largest technology we make; with an impact out of proportion to the number of humans living in them". TEDxLeeds2010 will bring together local and global thought leaders to speak on "innovating a city"; an audience of technologists, politicians, civic and cultural figures, interspersed with screenings of TEDTalks focused on "cities past and future".
Taking place during the Leeds Digital Festival at Holbeck's newly constructed The Mint, TEDxLeeds2010 will be located at the physical and emotional fracture between old and new Leeds.
As cities are increasingly displacing nations as global power centers, demands for transparency drive open data movements across the planet and populations are increasingly digitally entangled and connected; the opportunity for innovating civic institutions and rebooting citizenship itself is too irresistible to overlook.
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Koude-warmteopslag of koude- en warmteopslag (KWO), ook wel warmte-koudeopslag of warmte- en koudeopslag (WKO), is een methode om energie in de vorm van warmte of koude op te slaan in de bodem. De techniek wordt gebruikt om gebouwen te verwarmen en/of te koelen. Ook in de tuinbouw wordt steeds vaker gebruikgemaakt van deze techniek.

Inleiding
Watervoerende lagen in de bodem (aquifers) laten zich uitstekend gebruiken om warmte en koude in op te slaan. In de zomer gebruikt men het koele grondwater om gebouwen te koelen, het opgewarmde water slaat men op in de bodem totdat het in de winter wordt gebruikt om gebouwen te verwarmen. Het koelen met grondwater kan direct. Voor verwarming wordt een zogenaamde warmtepomp op de bron aangesloten. In de praktijk zijn met deze techniek besparingen van 95% op koeling en 40-50% op verwarming mogelijk.

De energiebesparing die met ondergrondse energieopslag kan worden behaald, hangt sterk af van de geologie van het gebied. Bepalend zijn de dikte van watervoerende pakketten en de doorlatendheid van de bodem. Water kan alleen uit zandpakketten gehaald worden. In een kubieke meter zand is ongeveer 30-35% water opgenomen. In gebieden met dikke zandpakketten met grove korrels kan veel water gehaald worden en zijn KWO-systemen zeer rendabel. Als er slechts dunne lagen beschikbaar zijn, zijn systemen duur en minder rendabel.

Naast watervoerende lagen in de bodem is ook koude-warmteopslag in gegraven ondergrondse buffers mogelijk. Een dergelijke opslag is circa vijf meter diep, bekleed met folie en afgedekt met een isolerend sandwichpaneel. De buffer is aan de onderzijde en aan de bovenzijde voorzien van een sproeibuis om het water zonder turbulentie in te brengen. Menging van de waterlagen dient voor een optimaal rendement namelijk zo veel mogelijk voorkomen te worden. Het omliggende grondpakket geeft een vergelijkbare isolatiewaarde als bij de KWO-opslag in ondergrondse waterlagen. De aanleg van een dergelijke buffer is overal mogelijk, daarnaast is ook hoge-temperatuur-warmteopslag tot 95 graden mogelijk.

In tegenstelling tot koude-warmteopslag gaat het bij aardwarmte (geothermie) om het gebruik van warmte die van nature in de grond aanwezig is.

Open en gesloten systemen
Er zijn twee verschillende systemen voor ondergrondse energieopslag bekend.

Open systemen
Open grondwatersystemen (doubletten en monobronnen met opslag en recirculatie) staan in open verbinding met watervoerende pakketten en gebruiken grondwater dat via een beperkt aantal buizen wordt onttrokken en geïnfiltreerd. Het grondwater wordt via een warmtewisselaar geleid om daarna weer in de bodem te worden geïnfiltreerd. Het onttrekken en infiltreren gebeurt op enkele tientallen tot ruim tweehonderd meter diepte, afhankelijk van waar zich een geschikt watervoerend pakket bevindt.
Bij doubletten worden twee bronnen op enige afstand (ca. 100 meter) geboord en worden filters in beide bronnen afgesteld. Het water wordt in de zomer uit de zogenaamde koude bron opgepompt, de kou wordt aan het gebouw of proces afgegeven. Het opgewarmde water wordt daarna in de andere bron (de warme) ingebracht. In de winter wordt het warme water opgepompt en wordt de warmte afgegeven aan een warmtepomp. Het hierdoor afgekoelde water wordt daarna weer in de koude bron opgeslagen.

Een monobron werkt volgens hetzelfde principe. Hierbij is er echter maar één . De koude en warme voorraad worden hierbij niet op enige afstand naast elkaar, maar boven elkaar opgeslagen. Aangezien hierbij slechts één  nodig is, zijn deze systemen goedkoper en daarom rendabeler. Dit systeem kan direct naast een gebouw geplaatst worden.
Hiermee wordt KWO ook haalbaar bij kleinere projecten. Afhankelijk van de bodemgesteldheid kunnen monobronsystemen tot 55 m3/uur gerealiseerd worden.

Moderne kantoren met KWO en alleen warmtepompen voor verwarming hebben ongeveer 5 m3/uur per 1000 m² bruto vloeroppervlakte nodig.

Gesloten systemen
Bodemwarmtewisselaars staan niet in open verbinding met grondwater, maar maken gebruik van water met een antivriesmiddel (veelal een glycoloplossing) dat wordt rondgepompt door een gesloten systeem in de bodem. Het systeem bestaat uit U-vormige buizen van polyethyleen, zogenaamde collectoren, die in een boorgat worden geplaatst. Vandaar een benaming als boorgatenergieopslag.

De thermische energie in de bodem wordt door middel van geleiding via de buiswanden overgedragen aan het medium in de warmtewisselaar. Er wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen een horizontale, ondiepe variant en een verticale, diepe variant. Bodemwarmtewisselaars kunnen tot een diepte van tientallen tot meer dan honderd meter reiken. Dergelijke systemen zijn over het algemeen kleinschaliger dan open systemen en worden vooral in de woningbouw en kleine utiliteitsbouw toegepast.

Zomers thermische energie opslaan in de bodem heeft bij dergelijke kleine (woonhuis) systemen vaak geen zin, de grondwaterstroming heeft het mogelijk al afgevoerd voor dat het weer gebruikt kan worden. Op korte termijn de opgeslagen warmte weer gebruiken voor tapwater bereiding heeft wel nut.
De grens van het verplicht regenereren ligt dan ook bij >70kW onttrekking per jaar.

Geschiktheid van een gebied voor ondergrondse energieopslag
Niet elk gebied is even geschikt voor ondergrondse energieopslag. De potentiële toepassing van ondergrondse energieopslag wordt beïnvloed door zowel de plaatselijke wet- en regelgeving als de fysisch-chemische eigenschappen van de ondergrond.

Wet- en regelgeving
In Nederland staan het rijk en de provincies niet afwijzend tegenover ondergrondse energieopslag, gezien de energiebesparing en CO2-reductie. Ondergrondse energieopslag kan echter een grote invloed hebben op de (ondergrondse) omgeving. Deze negatieve effecten, die genoemd worden als toetsingscriteria in de Waterwet en de Wet bodembescherming, zijn onder meer:
verspreiding van bestaande bodemverontreiniging door de werking van het systeem
vermindering van natuurwaarden door negatieve effecten op de grondwaterstand
negatieve beïnvloeding grondwateronttrekkingen
negatieve beïnvloeding van andere ondergrondse energieopslagsystemen
negatieve beïnvloeding van archeologische monumenten en aardkundige waarden
 verzilting van zoet water of verzoeting van zilt water
grondwaterverlagingen die leiden tot zettingen bij ondiepe systemen
opbrengstderving

De effecten op grondwater door temperatuurverhoging en -verlaging binnen het bereik van 5 tot 25 °C zijn beperkt.

Op sommige plaatsen zijn WKO-systemen niet toegestaan of er worden hieraan nadere voorwaarden gesteld. Toepassing van koude-warmteopslag is verboden in waterwingebieden, grondwaterbeschermingsgebieden voor de openbare drinkwatervoorziening en gebieden met een boringvrije zone.

Fysisch-chemische karakteristieken ondergrond
Fysisch-chemische karakteristieken die de potentie van ondergrondse energieopslag beïnvloeden, zijn onder meer:
dikte watervoerende pakketten
doorlatendheid watervoerende pakketten
doorlaatvermogen watervoerende pakketten
diepte watervoerende pakketten
weerstand scheidende lagen
zoet-zoutovergangen
voorkomen van redoxgrenzen
druk opgeloste gassen

Zie ook
 Aardwarmte

Externe links
 Alles over Bodemenergie
 Bodemenergie Nederland

Geofysica
Duurzame energie
Koeling
Warmte
Energietechniek

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Q: How to make the Escape key close the chat window in Empathy? In Pidgin we can select "Close conversations with the Escape key" in the preferences to close the chat window. Is there anything similar in Empathy?

A: I know this is an old question, but this is one of the top searches in Google for this, so I thought I should post the answer here.
The source is: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/486508/comments/11

I just had that issue, you can modify /usr/share/empathy/empathy-chat-window.ui and change the line that says:
  <accelerator key="W" modifiers="GDK_CONTROL_MASK"/>
to
<accelerator key="Escape" />
and ask for forgiveness to the gods that decided that would be a sin, cheers

A: If the functionality you're looking for is the same as 'Close Window' you can try to use
gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/interface/can_change_accels true

then hover your mouse over the 'Close window' menu option in empathy and then hit ESC. ESC should now be written next to close window.
Be sure to turn off the gconf setting afterwards
gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/interface/can_change_accels false

There used to be a option in the menu for this but I think it's turned off in 10.04 (Sorry, can't check just now)

A: Unfortunately this is not a feature of empathy. Though empathy is default (and replaces pidgin), please remember that empathy is a much younger project and some things may have not made it in as yet, or may have been unintentionally overlooked.
You could report a bug to the empathy developers.


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Thomas Claude Bernard Renart de Fuschamberg, marquis d'Amblimont (1642 – 17 August 1700) was a French naval officer who was governor general of the French Antilles.
He is best known for his 1674 defense of Martinique against Dutch forces under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, where he was captain of a warship that played a critical role in driving the Dutch land forces off their beachhead.

Early years (1642–74)

Thomas Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg was born on 21 March 1642 in Mouzon, Ardennes.
He came from a Saxon family that had settled in Mouzon.
His father was Nicolas Renart, sieur des Mahomets.
His mother, born Marin, was dame d'Amblimont.
His father died in the siege of Mouzon in 1653.
When his older brother died in the Battle of Valenciennes (1656) he inherited the seigneury of Amblimont, near Mouzon.

Amblimont obtained a position as captain in the regiment of Jean-Armand de Joyeuse, Marquis de Grandpré.
He joined that regiment on 20 September 1656.
In November 1663 Amblimont transferred to the navy as lieutenant de vaisseau.
In 1669 he was capitaine de vaisseau in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.
That year he participated in the Cretan War as aide-de-camp of Almeiras.

Defense of Martinique (1674)

The Third Anglo-Dutch War was launched by the English and French in 1672, but the allies were outmatched by the Dutch forces under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, who inflicted several defeats.
After the English had withdrawn from their alliance with France, de Ruyter appeared off Martinique on 16 July 1674 with a fleet that included 18 warships, support vessels and 15 troop transports with 3,400 soldiers.
The French were expecting de Ruyter but thought Fort Royal (now Fort-de-France) was impregnable, so had concentrated their forces up the coast at Saint-Pierre.
De Ruyter directed his force to Fort Royal, but was becalmed on the first day, giving the French time for urgent efforts to improve the defenses.

The governor of Martinique Antoine André de Sainte-Marthe arrived to take command at dawn, by which time the French had booms across the harbour mouth and enough men to work the batteries.
Two armed ship were anchored off the fort: the 44-gun royal frigate Jeux under Amblimont and the 22-gun merchantman Saint Eustache.
At the start of the attempted Invasion of Martinique de Ruyter's force was greeted by heavy gunfire when it entered the harbour in the morning on 20 July.
1,000 Dutch troops were landed at 9:00 a.m. but found themselves trapped below high cliffs, exposed to fire from the French batteries and from the two armed ships.
They broke into a rum warehouse and all discipline was lost.

The commanders of the Dutch land forces tried to take shelter below a cliff, but Amblimont at once landed six guns from the Jeux and opened fire on the new position.
Dutch morale collapsed when their commander Van Uyttenhowe was badly wounded.
The Dutch troops escaped by boat around 1:00 a.m., made a second assault at 2:00 p.m., and again were forced to retreat.
The Dutch had lost 143 dead and 318 wounded against 15 French dead.
They abandoned the effort, sailed north that night, and eventually returned to Europe in disarray.
King Louis XIV of France ennobled Sainte-Marthe for his victory against the Dutch.
The king had a medal struck to commemorate this feat of arms.
Amblimont was made the first marquis d'Amblimont by letters patent.

Later career (1674–96)

In 1677 Amblimont cruised in the Antilles in the Alycon in the squadron of Admiral Jean II d'Estrées and assisted in the seizure of Tobago.
On 7 May 1678 d'Estrées launched an expedition from Saint Christopher Island against the Dutch base of Curaçao.
He had 18 of the king's warships supported by more than 12 buccaneer vessels.
His course was down the Lesser Antilles and then west past the Orchila, Roques and Aves islands.
The fleet strayed too far south when near the Aves Archipelago and during the night of 11–12 May 1678 the fleet began to strike the reefs.
Amblimont's Défenseur (50) was among the warships that sank.
Others were the flagship Terrible (70), Belliqueux (70), Tonnant (66), Bourbon (56),  Prince and Hercule.
Six other ships sank, 500 men were drowned and the French lost most of their guns.
The shattered remnants of the force had to retreat towards Saint-Domingue (Haiti).

In 1680 Aublimont was made a commander of the Order of Saint Lazarus.
In 1683, sailing with Jean Bart on the Modéré, he helped capture two Spanish vessels in the vicinity of Cádiz.
In 1686, still on the Modéré, he was part of a small squadron under Job Forant(fr) and engaged in battle near Cape Finisterre.
On 2 May 1687 Amblimont left La Rochelle on the 52-gun Arc-en-ciel in command of a squadron with two other warships, Perle and Profond, and two transports carrying twelve companies of marine troops to combat the Iroquois threat.
The flotilla made a fast passage and reached Quebec City on 29 May 1687.

In January 1688 Amblimont married Catherine Balarin de Parisot.
Their son, Claude Thomas Renart de Fuschamberg d'Amblimont, also became a squadron leader.

Amblimont distinguished himself at the start of the Nine Years' War (1688–97) in a battle where, with four frigates, he attacked five English vessels, sank two, burned a third and took a fourth.
On 27 July 1689 as commander of the Profond Amblimont destroyed a Dutch squadron off the Texel.
On 24 May 1692 on the Victorieux he took part in the Battle of La Hougue, for which he was promoted to squadron commander.
He was promoted to chef d'escadre in January 1693.
He was made a commander of the Order of Saint Louis when that order was established later in 1693.

Governor general of the Antilles (1696–1700)
Charles de Courbon de Blénac, governor general of the French Antilles, died on 10 June 1696 and was succeeded as interim governor general by Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut.
Amblimont was appointed governor general on 1 September 1696, and was received in Martinique on 14 March 1697.
He died in Martinique on 17 August 1700.
Guitaut was again interim governor until Charles Desnotz took office on 23 May 1701.

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"This will decimate our community and lower our property values," said Denise Protesy of Westbury.
Baldwin said he doesn't believe those concerns aren't "realistic."
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