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E-Enterprise Bulletin
Modernizing the Business of Environmental Protection
December 8, 2020 | Vol. 1 No. 10
Welcome to the E-Enterprise Bulletin!
Thank you for your engagement in the E-Enterprise partnership, working together to modernize how we protect human health and the environment. In this issue, we celebrate the continued collaboration of our EPA, state, and tribal partners by highlighting a variety of projects, initiatives, and innovative tools, particularly those focused on improving air quality. Please share this publication within and outside of your organization. We encourage new and existing partners to explore the resources and opportunities highlighted here and to freely share innovative and effective ideas with each other.
EE Member Spotlight
What Is E-Enterprise?
E-Enterprise for the Environment relies on three principles by operating under a shared governance model to improve processes and modernize technology. Through our shared governance partnership, environmental leaders from EPA, states, and tribes are using E-Enterprise to streamline processes and improve results for the benefit of the public, the regulated community, and government agencies. In addition, E-Enterprise seeks to enhance our work by applying and optimizing information technology tools and techniques, where appropriate.
E-ENTERPRISE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
New EELC Co-Chair Ben Grumbles Eyes Continued Strides on Technology, Process Improvement
What roles do you fill on behalf of the E-Enterprise initiative?
I'm a longstanding member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) and a never-ending cheerleader of the progress states and our EPA and tribal partners can make together when we collaborate to "modernize the business of environmental protection." The nation needs to see the positive, forward-thinking, bipartisan work of E-Enterprise, and I never miss an opportunity to let Congress, environmental advocates, and practitioners know what we're up to. I'm also the E-Enterprise ambassador to the 900+ staff members at the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and I believe that keeping them apprised of the innovative solutions being pursued creates hope, enthusiasm, and productivity.
What has been the most rewarding aspect of your involvement in E-Enterprise?
It is incredibly rewarding to be on a team of diverse, highly talented environmental professionals from across the country and to see them come together for something larger than their own agencies—to deliver more efficient, effective, and equitable outcomes. My experience co-leading the Advanced Monitoring Strategy and Implementation Team a few years ago provides a perfect example. Air and water leaders joined forces to develop protocols to scan and screen fast-emerging technologies and help ensure regulators could distinguish critical data from noise in the brave new world of citizen and community science. The effort has helped yield rapid, reliable, and understandable information that can be acted upon responsibly. The team, dating back more than five years now, readied us for the challenging opportunities we now face managing overwhelming amounts of data on environmental conditions.
Are you or your department currently involved in any projects that are a part of E-Enterprise or support the principles of E-Enterprise? How will that work improve environmental outcomes?
Harry Hunsicker, who heads MDE's water compliance office, has been working with E-Enterprise colleagues on the Smart Tools project to increase the effectiveness of inspections to support compliance and enforcement. That's a top priority in Maryland; we are committed to finding opportunities to use software and other technologies and are planning a new Environmental Tracking System expected to go live in 2021.
In addition to updating the existing permitting system, with a special focus on paperless e-permitting, MDE is also working with EPA on implementation of Next Generation Compliance tools. Our air and water compliance programs have made use of smartphone technology to conduct remote inspections, including videos, photos, and live streaming. The program has also greatly increased the electronic receipt of report submissions, with the goal to eventually have all reports submitted electronically.
What else is MDE doing to modernize its own processes?
With a big boost from E-Enterprise and a personal push from EPA's environmental lean management guru, Henry Darwin, who also taught me about lean systems when we worked together in Arizona, MDE is embracing lean and visual management tools in our lead poison prevention, water enforcement, and air and radiation offices. Our water permitting programs piloted EPA's Lean Management System problem-solving methodology to improve permitting processes. Our water compliance program is developing an analytical tool for prioritizing sites and facilities for inspection and compliance, and Maryland is working with EPA's enforcement and compliance office to pilot analytical tools. Lean problem solving is more important than ever, given the fiscal crisis confronting state and local governments recovering from COVID-19.
What lessons have you learned through your experience with E-Enterprise?
While we all typically focus on results, process matters too, and the smarter the process, the better the results. E-Enterprise embraces institutional, geographical, and personal diversity to spur creative solutions that an individual office in a federal, state, or tribal agency would not be able to develop or deliver alone.
E-Enterprise Welcomes New Leaders, Recognizes Retired Members
From left to right, Ben Grumbles, Mike Keyack, Alisha Bartling, Jennie Campbell, Stephen Forrest
The E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) is pleased to announce new state leadership and a new member.
Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment – EELC State Co-Chair
Mike Keyack, Deputy Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality – EELC State Member
The E-Enterprise Management Board and Interoperability and Operations Team welcome new Co-Chairs.
Alisha Bartling, Environmental Director of the Santee Sioux Nation – Management Board Tribal Co-Chair
Jennie Campbell, Acting Director of the EPA Office of Information Management – Interoperability and Operations Team EPA Co-Chair
Stephen Forrest, Chief Information and Innovation Officer for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality – Interoperability and Operations Team State Co-Chair
E-Enterprise recognizes the service of three longstanding state environmental leaders who have recently retired from E-Enterprise.
Bob Zimmerman, Delaware – Former EELC and Management Board State Member
Chris Simmers, New Hampshire – Former Interoperability and Operations Team State Co-Chair
Mary Montoya, New Mexico – Former Management Board State Member
EE2020 Webinars Wind Down with a Look at Deploying Drones for Improved Environmental Results
E-Enterprise and the Exchange Network are nearing the finish line on a successful and well-attended EE2020 webinar series. Launched in June, the series has featured monthly installments on a wide range of topics selected from the originally planned in-person meeting program.
The August webinar explored how agencies can tell more effective and engaging stories about their work to protect the environment. Using an online tool from Esri called ArcGIS StoryMaps, agencies can create visualizations that can effect change, inform stakeholders, and promote awareness. The webinar provided a basic software tutorial, offered tips on effective storytelling, and showcased a number of StoryMaps from EPA, states, and tribes. Attendees were also directed to many examples of StoryMaps in the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform and on the ArcGIS site.
In September, the series introduced the E-Enterprise Digital Strategy and its core principles for guiding collaborative modernization of the environmental protection enterprise. In particular, the webinar emphasized the fundamental importance of environmental data and demonstrated the value of building tools, processes, and workflows in an information-centric way.
The series also looked at how states and tribes are tapping into new sources of information by engaging public communities in environmental data collection. The October webinar took a closer look at examples of these State and Tribal Community Science Programs to promote best practices, discuss shared challenges, and identify new opportunities for regulators to partner on community engagement to expand scientific knowledge and understanding.
The November webinar featured a discussion with leaders from the technology industry and environmental agencies on Low-Code Software Platforms and the Future of Environmental Protection Systems. These increasingly powerful platforms allow individuals with very little programming knowledge to create robust software applications to meet a variety of business needs. That simplicity can give agencies new flexibility, but it can also create challenges and organizational chaos. The webinar panel discussed the promises and pitfalls of these software platforms and offered suggestions for how agencies can successfully take advantage of their benefits.
The series will wrap up on December 17 with a panel discussion on the use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in environmental protection. Speakers will highlight their agencies' innovative use of these technologies and share their perspectives on important policy, technology, and management considerations when running a drone program.
You can find registration information and complete recordings on the EE2020 website. While the webinar series concludes in December, E-Enterprise plans to continue offering opportunities in 2021 to learn and share information across the community. Stay tuned!
For more information, contact Kurt Rakouskas of ECOS.
December 17: Deploying Drones for Improved Environmental Results
June: Chicago Array of Things
July: Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
August: Storytelling with ArcGIS StoryMaps
September: E-Enterprise Digital Strategy: Building an Information-Centric Environmental Protection Enterprise
October: Improving the Management and Use of Community Science Data: What Can We Learn from State and Tribal Programs?
November: Do We Even Need Programmers? Low-Code Software and the Future of Environmental Protection Systems
EELC Targets Innovative and Collaborative Opportunities to Address COVID Challenges
The E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) held its semiannual, two-day meeting virtually in October, focusing in part on members' innovative efforts to address environmental protection challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the examples highlighted at the EELC meeting were innovative approaches of EPA, states, and tribes to ensure continued operations through activities such as sampling, remote inspections, and virtual public meetings. The Cherokee Nation and Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians described their surface sampling for COVID-19 in various high-traffic facilities. Surface sampling helps ensure a safe working environment for tribal employees and visitors. Several states, along with a few EPA offices, highlighted their initiatives related to regulatory oversight and public engagement requirements. Arkansas, for example, implemented a new approach for off-site compliance monitoring by conducting Resource Conservation & Recovery Act desk audits using data mining to prioritize inspections and engage with facilities. This approach enhanced Arkansas' pre-inspection activities, targeting and identifying inspections where resources are most needed. Oklahoma's focus on user-friendly technology to hold virtual public meetings resulted in greater participation than during previous in-person meetings. At EPA, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention collaborated with states and tribes to ensure continued environmental program operation during COVID-19, which involved developing guidance for states and tribes to administer virtual certification exams for pesticide applicators and allowing limited emergency use exemptions for new disinfectants, especially by medical facilities.
EELC members will continue to exchange pandemic response ideas and best practices and consider what innovations might be adapted and applied post-COVID-19. Additionally, the EPA Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance plans to establish a National Targeting Center, a resource for innovative ideas for states, tribes, and local governments. For more information on any of these topics, please contact Dana Stefan of Ross Strategic.
CAER Works to Streamline Emissions Reporting
In 2019, state and EPA employees embarked on a journey to identify differences in data codes between state, local, and tribal (SLT) emissions inventory systems and EPA's National Emissions Inventory (NEI) system. Alongside the Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) Product Design Team, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota) analyzed emissions inventory code table data from 38 SLTs. They worked to resolve the issues due to differences in the code, identify necessary crosswalks for codes that could not be standardized, and identify missing SLT specific codes for use in the Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS).
Incorporating SLT specific codes into CAERS is an important step that will minimize the burden for collecting emissions data by facilities and SLTs through CAERS. SLTs with their own codes will be able to retain their codes, while still sending the corresponding codes to the NEI. In addition, the emissions inventory code tables included in an upcoming report will assist SLTs that may want to adopt or modify data elements based on what they learn from their colleagues. Many SLTs create their own emissions inventory codes to facilitate streamlined reporting for the facilities in their jurisdiction. By sharing this information, SLTs can benefit immediately by leveraging the knowledge and experience of their colleagues across the nation.
Continuing this effort, the CAER Product Design Team and Minnesota will investigate problems impacting CAERS that are found in EPA's online emissions factor repository, retrieval, and development tool, WebFIRE. A separate report is expected in the summer of 2021 identifying issues and outlining potential solutions, and subsequent improvements to WebFIRE will be made on a rolling basis. This team seeks state, local, tribal, and federal participants at varying time commitment levels. If you are interested in learning about or contributing to this work, please reach out to the contacts listed below.
For more information, visit the EPA CAER Project Website; contact a CAER Co-Chair: Julia Gamas of EPA, Tammy Manning of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, or Stacy Knapp of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection; or email Kelly Poole of ECOS.
E-Enterprise Sensor Clearinghouse Leverages Nationwide Expertise
Advanced Monitoring Scan & Screen Network & Technology Clearinghouse
While new smaller, faster, and cheaper advanced monitoring technologies have the potential to significantly improve environmental protection, agency officials have questions regarding their use. The E-Enterprise Advanced Monitoring Strategy and Implementation Team is a group of EPA, state, and local air agency staff working to provide answers to these questions and help agencies make effective use of these new devices.
To alleviate some of the burden of determining which sensor might work best for each agency, the team developed the Advanced Monitoring Scan & Screen Network & Technology Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse). Serving a role similar to that of Yelp for service selection, the Clearinghouse is a resource where state, local, and tribal staff share their knowledge of and experience with advanced monitoring technology devices that they have researched or used. It offers a space where regulatory agency staff can find manufacturer-stated performance information and better understand opportunities for use of the devices.
In a June 2020 memo, the EPA Office of Air and Radiation stated that while data from instruments, including sensors, must meet applicable regulatory requirements for National Ambient Air Quality Standard compliance, certain data streams may also be useful in nonregulatory applications such as identifying hot spots, sitting regulatory monitors, and providing a better understanding of local air quality.
The Clearinghouse is housed on the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform, a password-protected website that users must have a ".gov" or ".us" email address to access. Once users create a password, they can view a list of sensors, ask colleagues questions through the discussion board, and reach out directly to individuals with experience on matters of interest. For more information on the E-Enterprise Advanced Monitoring Strategy and Implementation Team's work, visit their site or reach out to Kelly Poole of ECOS or Kristen Benedict of EPA.
New Reg Nav Compliance Assistance Tool Released, with More in the Pipeline
Reg Nav's newest tool for use by owners of auto body shops.
Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance can be a complicated task. Fortunately, E-Enterprise is helping to ease the job with online compliance assistance Regulation Navigation (Reg Nav) tools designed to help both regulators and the regulated community assess whether certain air quality rules apply to a facility.
Reg Nav walks users through successive questions about facilities, resulting in personalized documents outlining the associated regulatory requirements. This simplifies and encourages compliance with complex regulations, reduces compliance assistance requests to government agencies, and streamlines reporting.
While most of the interactive tools are based on existing air quality regulation flowcharts created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the newest tool stems from work conducted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. This software program is designed to help the owners and operators of mobile or stationary auto body shops determine if they are eligible for a specific exemption under the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).
As new tools are created and added, states provide feedback on which rules should be prioritized, and review and provide comments on the beta versions before the tools go live. Once available, the tools are widely used. The Reg Nav landing page receives 2,300 page views per year, with individual tools receiving 5,000-7,000 views per year.
Upcoming additions to the toolbox will include continued development of and updates to all existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfill-related tools that changed with the promulgation of Subpart AAAA in the NESHAP.
For a full list of available tools, visit EPA's website. If there is a tool you would like to use that has not been built yet, please reach out to Melissa Payne of EPA or Kelly Poole of ECOS.
Modernized Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface Released
The new, streamlined CEDRI workflow.
Over the past year, the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) has undergone a modernization effort to update and introduce new functionality for industry users; EPA; and state, local, and tribal agencies. Launched in 2012, CEDRI is the application that stationary sources use to prepare and submit New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants reports. Earlier this year, EPA unveiled a modernized application for state reviewers that provides an updated look and feel, incorporates intuitive navigation, and most importantly, streamlines the state review workflow process. As a result of these changes, there has been a noticeable increase in state reviewer registrants and in usage by state, local, and tribal partners.
In the past when reports were submitted in CEDRI, a state reviewer had to perform all review tasks outside the CEDRI application. Now, the state reviewer can easily review, monitor, and track reports submitted by facilities within CEDRI. Once a report is marked as reviewed, it is cued for transfer to WebFIRE, a publicly accessible online repository.
In May, EPA extended CEDRI report collection capabilities to include selected Title V reports, notifications, and applications.
Webinars are currently being provided upon request to individual EPA regions and state, local, and tribal partners to showcase the new and updated functionality that is now available in CEDRI.
If you have questions about how CEDRI can support your air emissions reporting requirements, or if you are interested in a demonstration, please contact Ketan Patel or Casey Bray of EPA. For more information on CEDRI, please visit the EPA CEDRI webpage.
Free Open-Source Tool Launched for Tribal Air Data Collection and Review
QREST, the free open source automated air quality data retrieval tool.
In June, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, in partnership with several tribes, launched the Quality Review and Exchange System for Tribes (QREST). QREST is a free open source tool that automatically retrieves data from data loggers (though manual import is also an option), stores it in the cloud for tribal data quality review, and supports data submission to EPA's AirNow program and Air Quality System (AQS).
QREST supports tribal air monitoring programs through the following features:
Data Logger Integration: QREST integrates with other systems to automatically retrieve tribal air monitoring data.
Automated Data Calculation: As data are streamed into QREST, hourly summaries are immediately calculated and stored, using logic defined for a tribe's specific monitoring conditions.
Automated Data Validation and Alerting: Validation checks are automatically performed on data streamed into QREST. Designated tribal operators are notified of exceptions via email and/or text message.
Multi-Phase Data Review: A two-phase data review complete with a recorded audit trail is provided prior to AQS submission, fulfilling the independent quality assurance function.
Quality Control: Single point Quality Checks, Annual Performance Evaluations, Flow Rate Verifications, Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audits for particulate matter, and Zero/Span checks can all be managed through QREST.
AQS Integration: Data are sent to AQS via an integrated Node Client. QREST also retrieves AQS reference data and other relevant codes and limits when EPA makes changes.
AirNow Integration: Tribes can opt to automatically send data from QREST to EPA's AirNow program.
Public Data Sharing: A map-based website allows tribes to share air data and downloadable data reports with the public.
Programmers are encouraged to browse or download the QREST Source Code to test out or contribute to this active project. To begin using QREST, or to obtain more information, please contact Melinda Ronca-Battista of ITEP.
Remote Inspections Workgroup Shares Lessons Learned from Pilots During Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements complicated the jobs of environmental agency inspectors who regularly visit and tour indoor facilities accompanied by facility personnel. While EPA provided enforcement flexibility to facilities that had difficulty keeping up with their regulatory requirements due to COVID-19 restrictions, federal and state compliance and enforcement offices sought to stay on track with their inspection targets.
To share best practices on how states and regions managed to continue their inspection activities, ECOS and EPA launched the Remote Partial Video Compliance Evaluation Workgroup. The workgroup is tasked with creating a forum for states and regions to share information on remote inspections and with developing key documents, such as standard operating procedures and facility notice templates. Members began meeting in April and include representatives from EPA headquarters; the ten EPA regions; state environmental agencies in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, and South Carolina; and the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment.
Participants describe the types of applications and technologies used to conduct inspections and discuss how their legal offices have addressed questions regarding various issues, such as recording inspections, protecting personal identifiable information, and providing required notices pre-inspection. The workgroup has also found that it is a relatively simple task to convert records review into a virtual format. With the assistance of facility personnel, states and EPA regions can also conduct walkthrough inspections using mobile technology. Conducting these remote inspections allows agencies to reduce travel, protect the health of inspection staff, and perform smaller facility inspections that may not regularly be possible.
The group continues to meet on a biweekly basis to share ongoing work. For more information, contact Don Welsh or Connor MacCartney of ECOS.
E-Enterprise Community Comes Together to Support Tribal Events
Making the most of virtual meeting venues, tribal partners are actively participating in E-Enterprise projects and learning about E-Enterprise opportunities.
Beginning with this summer's 25th Annual Inter Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC) webinar series, attendees received training for tribes on E-Enterprise initiatives that are now expanding nationally, the Disaster Debris Recovery Tool and the Assessment, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Tracking and Implementation System. In efforts to build tribal capacity, the webinars also highlighted ways E-Enterprise is being used to strengthen environmental program management. The Region 6 Regional Tribal Operations Committee representative of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC), Cynthia Naha of Santo Domingo Pueblo, shared examples of how citizen science is evolving in tribal environmental program management (see more in the citizen science article below). In addition, Angie Reed of Penobscot Nation's Water Resources Program and the Tribal Governance Group, discussed how the Penobscot Nation is working to communicate the cultural significance of wild foods to the non-Native public.
In August, members of the E-Enterprise community had the opportunity to join the Tribal Lands and Environmental Forum Virtual Community Gathering and discuss components of the E-Enterprise Quality Assurance Project Plan effort, with a specific focus on training, technical assistance, and available resources. Tribal, EPA, and state representatives also co-hosted a virtual informational booth during the Multi-Media Meet Up Forum, which provided an opportunity to share information with tribes interested in learning more about E-Enterprise.
Next, E-Enterprise was featured in plenary during the Region 10 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit in September. Jessica Snyder of EPA, Kari Hedin of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and Jason White of Cherokee Nation highlighted the importance of tribal participation in E-Enterprise and encouraged tribes from Region 10 to consider joining the EELC given the regional vacancy. There are also opportunities for tribes who participate in the Region 2 and Region 3 Regional Tribal Operations Committee to become members.
Finally, the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform (EECIP) team presented a workshop and training for tribal users at the November 2020 Virtual Data Academy and Conference, hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. The Virtual Data Academy is an event designed for tribal professionals working with environmental data to leverage technology solutions to streamline work and enhance data management capacity. The EECIP presentation was led by ECOS staff and April Hathcoat of Cherokee Nation, with opening remarks by EECIP Tribal Chair Kari Hedin of the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. It featured a live demonstration of the EECIP tool, interactive Q&A using EECIP-based polling, and "concierge time" in which attendees received individual assistance with registration and other aspects of using the site. EECIP is an online community and inventory of efforts, tools, and services that states, tribes, and local agencies can use in their environmental program management.
If your agency or organization is interested in receiving an EECIP training, please contact Owen McAleer of ECOS. Tribal representatives interested in participating in or learning more about E-Enterprise governance or project work may contact Jason White.
Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council Announces 2021 Environmental Data Management Best Practices Team
Environmental data is the cornerstone of sound decision-making and stewardship in the 21st century. Yet as the volume of environmental data rises, many organizations are struggling with how to manage data successfully. As a result, poorly managed data often become a burden rather than an asset. Early attention to sound data management practices can benefit activities or projects that involve the collection of environmental data.
Recently, the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC), the research arm of ECOS, announced the selection of an Environmental Data Management Best Practices Team. This team plans to develop a comprehensive set of Data Management Best Practice Guides, which will serve as a foundation for building environmental data analysis and visualization and will touch on the following:
Drafting and maintaining organizational Data Management Plans
Managing valid values
Field data collection: digital, pen-and-paper, and hybrid models
Data quality standards and review
Strategies for historical project data
Data governance concerns, including protection of private and confidential data
Data sharing and communication
The team plans to make available the Data Management Best Practices Guides as a series of fact sheets, coupled with online training modules to help implement the best practices. The team also intends to establish a community forum that will serve as a platform for sharing best practices as available technologies continue to evolve.
The work of the ITRC aligns with the E-Enterprise Digital Strategy in its call to build an information-centric environmental protection enterprise. The team plans to coordinate with the E-Enterprise partnership in order to enhance stakeholder outreach and collaboration. To that end, the team is actively seeking engagement with states, tribes, academia, citizen science groups, industry, and federal agencies for an 18-month effort that will begin in January 2021. Team member registration for participants and interested parties will open in December.
Visit the ITRC website for more information and to stay up to date on the team's progress. You can also view preliminary team conversations on the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform.
E-Enterprise Explores Sound Citizen Science
Patrick McDonnell speaking about community science at the ECOS meeting.
Citizen science, a long-standing practice that engages the public in scientific research, data collection, and identifying environmental problems, is a focus for E-Enterprise partners. Tribal leaders from the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) are working with EPA to catalog examples of tribal involvement in citizen science (also referred to by the tribes and states as community science). This project is designed to showcase how tribes use citizen science in environmental protection, share management practices, and identify ways that EPA and other agencies can help sustain tribal citizen science activities. The final product authored by tribal environmental leaders will share best practices that E-Enterprise partners and others can use to support tribal citizen science.
Recognizing the importance of citizen science, EPA is currently developing a vision statement, data management and policy guidelines, and quality assurance guides for citizen science activities. EPA's contract with the Environmental Law Institute generated two publications that assess citizen science programs at environmental agencies: one features 15 citizen science case studies in various media from states, tribes, and local governments that advance public education, capacity building, research, monitoring, or enforcement; and a second highlights best practices for using citizen science in environmental programs.
States also are increasingly engaged in citizen science activities. During the ECOS Fall Meeting in September, Patrick McDonnell of Pennsylvania, serving as the EELC State Co-Chair, hosted a session with EPA Chief Innovation Officer Jay Benforado highlighting state agency support for and use of citizen science. Benforado shared multiple state citizen science efforts including Virginia's extensive Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Program, New York and Vermont's cyanobacteria tracking in Lake Champlain, and New York's community air screen program in which volunteers sample for toxic air pollutants. Via a live poll during the session, state participants identified data quality as the leading barrier to increased use of such science. While some quality guidelines currently exist, the poll results further underscore the need for the additional guidance and documentation currently being developed for use across partner agencies.
Please refer to the resources mentioned above and the recording from the EE2020 community science webinar for more information on specific state and tribal projects and outcomes.
EPA Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary, Recognizing Successful State and Tribal Partnerships
On December 2, EPA celebrated its 50th anniversary. Since its inception in 1970, EPA has worked to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the environment by improving the nation's air and cleaning up our land and water resources. In the year leading to this milestone, EPA has featured achievements that represent the anniversary theme of Progress Toward a Stronger Future – many of which would not have been accomplished without committed state and tribal partners.
Through E-Enterprise, states and tribes have been key to the success of effective partnerships, including the National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS). NEPPS enables EPA, states, and tribes to work together, using financial flexibilities to identify shared environmental priorities and work in sync toward a cleaner, healthier environment for American communities. E-Enterprise state and tribal partners, connecting with EPA regions and program offices, continually make the most of opportunities to deploy innovative and effective approaches as they collaborate across program areas including air, water, solid waste, emergency response, and enforcement. The E-Enterprise Bulletin is a rich source of these collective undertakings.
Through our shared governance framework, E-Enterprise continues to be an effective model for transforming how we carry out the "business" of environmental protection: improving data sharing, streamlining program implementation processes, and facilitating informed and timely decision-making for better environmental results. By design, EPA cannot meet the nation's environmental protection challenges by operating alone – it takes all of us working together to make Progress toward a Stronger Future.
EECIP Encourages You to Join the Conversation on Regulated Entity Portals
Do you have experience managing user access to a regulated entity portal? Your fellow E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform (EECIP) user, Victoria Phillips of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, seeks your perspective in this EECIP discussion thread.
Phillips posted that she is interested in connecting with EPA, state, or tribal staff who have experience building or managing a "regulated entity portal," where organizations can view any item of interest with the agency in one place (permits, fees, enforcement, meetings, and so forth). She seeks best practices for establishing permission structures and managing access so that users can authorize other users within their organizations and assign different levels of permission. Responses have come in from Ohio, Michigan, and Arizona, among others, with useful ideas and documentation of those states' regulated entity portals. However, this topic is ripe for an even richer continued discussion, so please provide your two cents.
First-time users of EECIP must register to access the platform. For more information, contact Owen McAleer of ECOS.
EE2020 Webinar Series: Deploying Drones for Improved Environmental Results, Virtual
ECOS Spring Meeting, Virtual
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Waiting for Obama
On June 20, 2008 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog
A new LDP club has formed that some have described as "capable of inciting the overthrow of the government." The group, known as the "Association for the implementation of a new presidential election [for the LDP]," was instigated by Yamamoto Ichita and is a response to the freefall in the LDP's public approval. They will compile three proposals to present in October: (1) a plan for greater transparency in the LDP; (2) a method of cultivating new leaders; and (3) a primary system for LDP presidential elections, to ensure more "dramatic" elections. (A glance at their prospectus — read below — shows not surprisingly that this is in part a response to the US Democratic Party primaries and the interest they attracted worldwide. They must realize, of course, that the candidates make the primaries interesting and not vice versa.)
The group, according to Mr. Yamamoto, has thirty-five members. Mr. Yamamoto also provides the group's prospectus, which is instructive in considering where the prime minister and the LDP stand at the end of the extraordinary Diet session:
The Liberal Democratic Party is on the verge of its greatest crisis since the formation of the party. Not only has an image been established of a "party clinging to established rights and interests," but opposition to the new eldercare system, anger at the vanishing pensions problem, and the recurrence of wasted tax revenue scandals have caused the public's "loss of confidence in the LDP" to raise to levels never seen before. In particular, in last year's House of Councillors election the governing parties lost their majority because "let's give the DPJ a chance" syndrome [I love this phrase] was not just in the cities, but spread to rural areas. Unless we find "ways to bring the party back from the dead," there is a strong possibility that in the next general election we will fall into opposition.
The prospectus then goes on to offer proposals for making "dramatic LDP presidential elections," starting with a proposal to lift the requirement that candidates must have twenty endorsements (which, they argue correctly, makes for faction-centered elections). The prospectus explicitly points to the example of South Korea's 2002 presidential election and the "Obama boom" in the 2008 Democratic primaries as ways in which parties revived their public fortunes through dramatic campaigns. The rest of the prospectus contemplates way to run a primary campaign process that will maximize public interest and revive the LDP.
Call it the Obama plan. The whole group seems organized for the purpose of finding the LDP's Barack Obama (or the LDP's Kimura Takuya in the TV drama "Change" — the prospectus cites both examples), a young, charismatic star who will somehow transform the party. (Speaking of Kimu Taku, in the July issue of Voice, Tahara Soichiro and Takenaka Heizo discuss a dream cabinet for executing reform. Their prime minister? Kimu Taku. Funny, but sad, so very sad.)
If Japan has a Barack Obama, chances are he's not already in the LDP, serving time on PARC and Diet committees. Chances are he's stayed away from politics altogether. And even if the LDP has a young, charismatic reformist waiting to take the reigns, it is unlikely that he (or she) could fix the party. The faction chiefs and zoku giin would swallow the new leader alive, either through constant warnings about the danger of taking one risk or another, or through outright opposition with the help of the bureaucracy. A pretty face and a silver tongue will not save Japan, and will not save the LDP.
Nevertheless, however unlikely the idea that reform of the system for electing LDP presidents will rescue the party, this could be the beginning of a move to push out Prime Minister Fukuda. If enough LDP members go home for the summer and hear from their constituents about the need to replace Mr. Fukuda before the next election, they might be drawn to Mr. Yamamoto's scheme — or if not his specific scheme, then the underlying idea that the party can rejuvenate itself through a leadership election.
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If tsunami didn't came to Aceh, perhaps I would never visited the most western province of Indonesia for my entire life. Trust me, I was not happy when it happened. Instead, I was shock, sad, and afraid in the same time. It was hard to believe that less than one hour, more than 200 thousands people died and another thousands lost their family, relatives and their houses. This disaster did not only bring me to the city that had internal conflicts for many years but also change my life in the next following years.
PLTD Apung. A generator ship that was flung as far as 3 km away from the shore by Indian Ocean disaster in 2004. Today, it becomes of one of tourist attraction in the city.
I will not tell more about disaster since this blog is for my travelling stories. I came to Banda Aceh in 2007, after hard and quick decision to leave Nias, the small island in Indonesian archipelago where I worked before. The job offering I got from one of humanitarian organization concerned to Aceh recovery was really interesting. I immediately said yes when Koni, later to be my boss, offered me a job.
Living in Banda Aceh was one of the best moments in my life. It's not only knowing the fact that I had interesting job but also for perfect social life that I couldn't find any complain while i was there. During the week, it could be exhausted when I must spared my time to visit beneficiaries, planned future program and monitoring projects in the same time. However, in the middle of hectic and crazy deadlines, after work I still could manage to have coffee times with good friends and companions at coffee shops which are spread in the city. When we completed the works within the limits, it means I had free full weekend to explore the city.
So, perhaps you are wonder what you could do in Banda Aceh both for travelling or using your free times in the middle of business trips? Banda Aceh is not a big city. However, it offers many attraction that should not be missed when you're in Banda Aceh. I would be glad to tell you what they are.
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque. Located in the middle of the city, this mosque is landmark of Banda Aceh and also symbol for religion, culture, strength, struggle and nationalism of Acehness. It has survived from tsunami disasters in 2004. Visitors must cover themselves properly in order to enter the mosque.
Tsunami Museum. The building is purposed to remember more than 200 thousand people as victims of tsunami disaster. It's also the media to learn about Indian Ocean Tsunami happened. Designed by Indonesian famous architect Ridwan Kamil, its shaped resembles the boat as symbol of survivor of Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004.
House of Cut Nyak Dien. Cut Nyak Dien is one of the most famous heroine in Aceh. She had important role to fight Dutch colonialism in Aceh together with her husband, Teuku Umar. There is no entrance fee since it's funded by state government. However, there are some guides inside that would be happy to take you around and explain the history of Aceh and Cut Nyak Dien. You can give a free will to them.
Aceh Museum, where you can learn about Aceh culture and see how original Aceh stage house is. It's also one of the oldest museum in Indonesia.
Banda Aceh Museum. The picture above shows traditional Aceh stage house.
Poetra Phang Park. A city park where you can spend your afternoon by walking and enjoying the green.
Beaches in Aceh are extremely beautiful. They are everywhere, easy to reach, with fantastic views that could help you to release your stress. There are two beaches that I kept visiting when I was in Aceh. Lampuuk Beach and Lhoknga Beach. If you like swimming or playing beach volley ball, Lampuuk is the perfect place, even though there are some locations which are not recommended to swim due to its strong rapid. If you just want to sit in silence while watching the sun went down and seeing fisherman trying their luck, Lhoknga Beach is the place where you should see.
Transportation system in Aceh is far from perfect. It has labi – labi (public mini van bus) operating within the city. Nevertheless, It doesn't reach many areas in the city therefore you need to use taxi or becak (three wheels bicycle ) to explore the city. If you have more budget, renting a car could be a good option too and you will have more flexible time to go around.
So, what do you think? Are you interested to come to visit the city?
Iya Abah Shofi. Sayang sekali saya ngga punya fotonya. Waktu itu belum punya motret dan tempatnya yg sedikit jauh dari kota Banda Aceh.
Nice photos. I have never visited Aceh, but I am aware of its history with the tsunami. One day I would like to visit for myself.


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Coventry Speedway: Bees pick up first away point of the season
COVENTRY picked up their first away point of the season as they were edged out 46-44 at King's Lynn on Wednesday.
Krzysztof Kasprzak powered to a hugely impressive 15-point maximum at the Adrian Flux Arena as the Buildbase Bees took the meeting to the wire, but in the end they had to be content with one match point.
And they also have an injury concern over Polish youngster Kacper Woryna, who was hurt in a Heat 14 pile-up which involved all four riders.
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That meant Bees needed nothing less than a 5-1 in Heat 15 for a draw and two league points, but they had to be content with one as Kasprzak wrapped up his full house in style, and whilst Harris got past Iversen for third place he was unable to get to Lambert.
Bees boss Gary Havelock said: "I'm disappointed because it's so close but so far. We got a point, which looking at our performances here over the last couple of years is about as good as we've done, but I felt they were there for the taking tonight.
"KK was sensational. To come to King's Lynn with Niels-Kristian Iversen in their team and score a 15-point maximum is pretty good going, and if we can keep him in this mindset there's no reason why he can't be the No.1 rider in the league.
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KING'S LYNN 46: Niels K Iversen 10, Mads Korneliussen 8, Carl Wilkinson 7, Robert Lambert 6+3, Kai Huckenbeck 5+1, Lewis Rose 5+1, Rory Schlein 5.
COVENTRY 44: Krzysztof Kasprzak 15, Jason Garrity 7, Josh Bates 6+1, Chris Harris 5+1, James Sarjeant 4+2, Danny King 4, Kacper Woryna 3.
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"We try not to miss them each time they play at the Brisbane Jazz Club and think they are certainly the best Trad Jazz Band in Queensland, probably Australia…… all local Brisbane people and wonderful musicians, been together many years." Jan B.
Sure Wowed us (at BJC) – felt like giving a 'standing ovation' many times – fantastic!! On the road on Friday afternoon, I asked for 'some surprises' in your programme – sure as ?? … that really happened. R&T.
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"Hi to all members of this fantastic band! Wow! That was an amazing night/concert – when?? and I seriously ask – will there be a DVD made that will capture for posterity, amazing performances such as this?? Many numbers reverberate – however the pinnacle for me was Summertime – transported/ecstatic!! Yes, Lee together with each band member gave us a night of sheer Joy. A Standing Ovation to all!" T&R (after CSJB performance with vocalist Lee Gunness).
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"Just to say we heard the band for the first time at the GC Arts Centre last night and thought you were all really great. Your tribute to some of the legends of Trad Jazz that we remember was so enjoyable and uplifting. The music has such a feel good factor and we hope we will hear you again. It's good for the soul." R&M.
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"Heard you live on the Washboard yesterday at Kawana lake. Loved the Band and the music. Your band was the highlight of our day there." A.M.
"I have to say that this is one of my favourite bands…for sheer delight this band is one of the good ones….The CSJB is constantly bringing in new material, playing a mix of traditional, mainstream and Chicago styles…..This is a very popular band which will always be welcomed back and I'm sure those who were there would agree." CJ in the Gold Coast City Jazz Club newsletter November 2007.
"My partner and I saw you perform on Saturday afternoon at the Valley Jazz Festival… We love your uplifting and energising sound… You really made our day!!!!!! ….We found your music so positive, fun and so easy to listen to. I felt so motivated as we walked home!" R.E.
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Kelash Marg, Mandsaur
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Establishment: 2009
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St Montfort School, Patel Nagar, Bhopal
Raisen Road, Bhopal
mfschool@rediffmail.com
https://www.montfortbhopal.com/
Montfortian education seeks to work for the total development of the young. They are helped to discover their God given talents and work towards their fullest development in order to place them at the service of the truth by training them to analyse reality, form critical judgments, search for solutions.
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya
Moti Mahal Road, Gwalior
admissions@skvgwalior.org
http://www.skvgwalior.org/
The school is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education New Delhi. The medium of instruction is English. The subjects taught at +2 level include English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Painting, Music -Vocal as well as Instrumental, Dance- Kathak and Manipuri style, Psychology, Physical Education.
Satpuda Valley Public School
National Highway 69, Betul
info@satpudavalley.org
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62 Veeriyakhedi, Ratlam
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RASS JB Public School
National Highway 75, Datia
rajeshmordatia@gmail.com
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We got affiliation from CBSE; New Delhi & CBSE Code is 1030473. Our School is equipped with state-of-the-Art facilities and Infrastructure, solely focused on multi, dimensional development of students. We take care of our kids by means of our courses prepared scientifically for overall growth of child.
Podar International School
Chhindwara Road, Chhindwara
admissions@podar.org
https://www.podareducation.org/
PIS, Chhindwara is a part of Podar Education Network which has hundred plus schools spread all across India. We believe that each and every student has a gift to share, and we work hard to unlock their highest potential.
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Saket Nagar, Bhopal
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The school is pledged to inculcate the essential values in the students without compromising their scientific temper and inquisitive soul. Our attempt is to create a vibrant environment which promises an extended help and a fearless learning atmosphere for the teachers and the taught.
Mother Teresa Senior Secondary School
Kolar Road, Bhopal
mtssschool@teresian.in
https://www.motherteresaschool.net/
Our School intends to achieve excellence in the curricular and extra – curricular activities so as to mould the students into a wholesome personality inculcating in their inquisitive mind the values & morales needed for an outstanding career in life along with compassion
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Public School
Koshta, Rewa
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https://maharishividyamandir.com/
Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Rewa has been established in the year 1992 and is situated on 4.5 acres of land with vast infrastructure, state of the art facilities including audio visual teaching system, computers, library, reading room, music room, art room, Transcendental Meditation Hall, yoga hall etc.
Lovedale School
Bagha, Satna
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The Lovedale, Valley of love, is a single word statement of the school's educational philosophy which is supported by leading thinkers, educationists and latest research. In The Lovedale we firmly believe that the most important and vital requirement of education and development is love.
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Jhansi Road, Gwalior
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Situated on the outskirts of Gwalior near AH-43, National Highway, ITM Global School has an eye-catching architecture with ultra-modern technological facilities multipurpose space, outdoor learning and provisions of safety and security, The school offers Cambridge Assessment International examination and CBSE
Holy Cross Coed School
Bhopal Rd, Berasia Road, Main Rd, Bhopal
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https://www.holycrossbhopal.com/
At present the school is nurtured by the two congregations UFS and ASMI along with the other teaching faculty and looking forward to reach the school to greater heights by being a ray of hope and beacon of light to all the students for the all-round development of their growth
Gyan Ganga International Academy
Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal
gyangangabhopal@yahoo.com
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Gyan Ganga had perceived quality in all aspects sphering around the educational framework. The pursuit of quality has been the paramount consideration. The commitment for quality can easily be observed from the essence and gesture of educational dynamics. The Gyan Ganga clan has accepted the formidable task of educating
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Sector C, BHEL, Bhopal
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THE HISTORY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
posed to be secreted by the brain, and by flowing downward ("defluxions") into the respiratory and alimentary passages produced catarrhal and other diseases. Black bile was an entirely fanciful secretion of the adrenals. In crude or corrupted state the humors were supposed to be "acrid"—toxic or morbific; during the course of the disease they were believed to undergo a process of ripening or digestion—"coction" as it was called—to be finally expelled from the body at the crisis of the disease. The aim of treatment was to remove the acrid humors, or to promote their concoction and expulsion. Free bloodletting and other vigorous depleting measures were in general use.
About the sixteenth century began the great awakening of the world known as the Renaissance, which marks the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the modern era. This movement brought about a revolution in medical thought and yielded enormous acquisitions of medical knowledge.
The awakening in medicine was first manifested, in the sixteenth century, in the development of anatomical knowledge, as we have it to-day, under Vesalius (1514-1564), Jacobus Sylvius (1478-1555), Eustachius (1500-1574), Fallopius (1523-1562) and their successors, many of whose names are immortalized in our anatomical nomenclature more enduringly and more nobly than by monuments of bronze. The sixteenth century saw the labors of Ambroise Paré (1509-1590), the father of modern surgery, and important contributions in obstetrics and gynecology. In the seventeenth century modern microscopy was developed, and modern physiology may be said to have been founded by the epochal discoveries of William Harvey (1578-1657) relating to circulation and generation.
In the domain of internal medicine the Renaissance of the sixteenth century effected a revolution in, or release from, the rigid and dogmatic doctrines previously current. Nevertheless, the new doctrines were no nearer true or more effective than the old, and for three centuries longer internal medicine was destined to remain at a standstill before it too was really born into the family of modern sciences.
The first change was the overthrow of the authority of Galen (and the Arabians), which had previously been the main support of medical thought. This was brought about partly by the exact researches of Vesalius disclosing the errors in the anatomical teachings of Galen, partly by the effusions of the spectacular and mystical Paracelsus (14931541). The authority of Hippocrates continued to have weight for a much longer time.
Subsequent to Paracelsus and the break up of the ancient and Arabian medicine there developed a succession of speculative systems or schools of medical doctrine and practise, each of which had more or less general acceptance for a while, only to die out and be superseded by


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Tweetbot 2.1 for iPad now supports full streaming of your Twitter feed using the official API. It also has 'pin to top' functionality, much like Twitter for Mac. This means that you can set your tablet up on your preferred stand and have Twitter streamed live right on your fancy new Retina iPad come friday.
You can, of course, disable streaming and the pinning functionality in settings, but I've been using the streaming version of Tweetbot for a few weeks now and I can't bring myself to do so. It's really the iOS Twitter experience that I've been wanting for a long time and really rounds out the feature set of Tweetbot magnificently.
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James Bond made his big screen debut 56 years ago, when the first film "Dr No", premiered on October 5th, 1962.
Originally a novel written by Ian Fleming in 1958, it would set in motion a multi-billion-dollar film franchise that is still going strong today and is arguably bigger than ever.
Right from the beginning it was envisaged that there would be a series of Bond films. Fleming had written several novels featuring the character and options that had been taken out to adapt all of them. James Bond made his print debut in Fleming's novel "Casino Royale", but the producers chose "Dr No" for the first film for its fast-moving plot, its exotic location in sunny Jamaica and it's topical theme of space rocket launches.
In "Dr No", Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. Following up leads and teaming up with local allies, he locates the underground based of Dr No, an unhinged Chinese-German scientist with metal hands who is plotting to disrupt an American space launch using a powerful radio beam weapon. Bond must defeat the villain and his henchmen to save the day.
As with most of the Bond films, the plot differs in several key areas from the book on which it was based, but Fleming apparently did not mind this, having been well paid for the film rights to his books. "Dr No" was adapted for the big screen by writers Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood and Berkley Mather, and directed by Terence Young for a budget of less than $1m. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli in a partnership that would last for 13 years.
In casting the film, its producers originally wanted Cary Grant for the role of Bond, but he could commit only to a single film and they wanted a star to establish the series. Others reportedly considered were Patrick McGoohan, who had portrayed a spy in the TV series "Danger Man", and David Niven, who would later play Bond in a 1967 comedy spoof of "Casino Royale".
In the end the producers settled on up-and-coming Scots actor Sean Connery for the role, despite some reservations that he might be too 'rough around the edges'. Although little-known at the time, Connery could commit to five films and the producers felt he could be polished enough to appeal to women but tough enough to intimidate his enemies. It proved a good choice and Connery was an immediate hit.
Julie Christie was considered for the role of the first 'Bond girl', Honey Ryder, but it went instead to Ursula Andress, who made a stunning and still iconic debut, emerging from the sea wearing a white bikini. However, her lines were later redubbed by voice actress Nikki van der Zyl, due to Andress' heavy Swiss-German accent.
Her singing voice for the traditional Jamaican calypso "Under the Mango Tree" was dubbed by actress Diana Coupland, who later found TV fame playing Sid James' wife in 1970s' sit-com "Bless This House". At the time Coupland was married to John Barry, who arranged the film's soundtrack music, written by Monty Norman, and would go on to compose the music for 11 Bond films.
On its cinematic release, "Dr No" received a mixed response from the critics, some of whom savaged it. Time magazine called Bond "a great big hairy marshmallow" and a "blithering bounder", while in Rome the Catholic Church condemned the film for its "dangerous mixture of violence, vulgarity, sadism and sex" – which probably did more for ticket sales than the most positive reviews! Thankfully, audiences loved it and the film was a considerable box office success, eventually grossing more than $6m.
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"Dr No" was also pivotal in establishing many of the recurring themes which would characterise the Bond films, not least the distinctive opening sequence with Bond seen in silhouette down the barrel of a gun to the musical backdrop of Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme". Other set-pieces and themes included Bond's initial briefing with his boss "M", the glamorous Bond girls, 007's signature Walther PPK and array of spy gadgets devised by "Q", and his taste for Vodka Martini, "shaken, not stirred".
It also introduced the worldwide criminal organisation SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), which would reappear in several later Bond films including the 2015 film of the same name. To date there have been 24 official Bond films, together grossing in excess of $7 billion. Six actors have portrayed 007, the latest being Daniel Craig, and the series – one of the most successful in movie history – shows no sign of faltering.
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Səkinə Əliyeva (; * 15. April 1925 in Naxçıvan, Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan, AsSSR; † 2010 in Baku, Aserbaidschan) war eine aserbaidschanisch-sowjetische Staatsfrau und Politikerin. Sie war Bildungsministerin der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan, Sekretärin des Regionalkomitees Naxçıvan der Kommunistischen Partei Aserbaidschans und Vorsitzende des Präsidiums des Obersten Sowjets der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan.
Es gelang ihr, eine Krisensitzung über die Abspaltung der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan von der UdSSR einzuberufen und zu unterzeichnen.

Leben
Səkinə Əliyeva wurde am 15. April 1925 in der Stadt Naxçıvan in einer Arbeiterfamilie geboren.

Sie starb 2010 im Alter von 85 Jahren in Baku. Einige Monate nach ihrem Tod wurde ein Film über ihr Leben Очень любим вас (Wir lieben dich sehr) vom Produzenten Böyükağa Məmmədov des Filmstudios Salnamə veröffentlicht. Im Jahr 2015 wurde Əliyeva zu ihrem 90. Geburtstag mit einer Veranstaltung im Tabriz Hotel in Naxçıvan geehrt.

Studium
Im Jahr 1945 absolvierte Əliyeva das Lehrerinstitut in Naxçıvan. Von 1951 bis 1958 studierte sie an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Staatlichen Universität Aserbaidschan. Nach Abschluss ihrer Ausbildung arbeitete Əliyeva eine Zeit lang als Lehrerin im Dorf Qahab in der Region Babək.

Karriere
Səkinə Əliyeva trat im Jahr 1945 in die Kommunistische Partei ein. Von 1945 bis 1951 arbeitete sie im Komitee für Statistik, wo sie das sowjetische System studierte. im Jahr 1951 wurde sie befördert und arbeitete von 1951 bis 1958 in der Propagandaabteilung des Regionalen Parteikomitees Naxçıvan, zunächst als Ausbilderin, dann als Direktorin und schließlich als Leiterin einer Gruppe von Dozenten.

Əliyeva arbeitete in den Jahren 1958–1961 als Bildungsministerin der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan. Sie stieg im Jahr 1961 zur Sekretärin des Regionalkomitees Naxçıvan der Kommunistischen Partei Aserbaidschans auf und blieb in dieser Position bis zum Jahr 1963.

Ab 1958 war sie wiederholt Abgeordnete des Obersten Sowjets der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan, von 1963 bis März 1990 Vorsitzende des Präsidiums des Obersten Sowjets der Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik Naxçıvan und stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Präsidiums des Obersten Sowjets der Aserbaidschanischen SSR.

Əliyeva war bekannt dafür, dass sie sich für die Verbesserung des Status der Frauen und die Einbeziehung von mehr Frauen in die aserbaidschanische Politik einsetzte, aber sie widmete sich auch den sozioökonomischen Problemen Naxçıvans. Während ihrer Amtszeit als Sekretärin des Regionalkomitees Naxçıvan der Kommunistischen Partei Aserbaidschans setzte sie spezielle Staatsprogramme zur Verbesserung des Wohlstandes der Bevölkerung in der autonomen Republik Naxçıvan um.

Mit der Durchsetzung der Glasnost-Politik des sowjetischen Generalsekretärs Michail Gorbatschow im Jahr 1986 flammten die seit Jahrzehnten schwelenden ethnischen Spannungen zwischen der aserbaidschanischen und der armenischen Bevölkerung wieder auf, als die Karabach-Separatisten eine Gelegenheit sahen, die Region neu zu ordnen. Mit einer Reihe von ethnisch motivierten Angriffen und Demonstrationen wollten die Separatisten die armenische Zuständigkeit für die Berg-Karabach zurückgewinnen, die innerhalb der Grenzen Aserbaidschans lag. In Aserbaidschan entstand eine ähnliche Organisation, die Volksfront, die für die aserbaidschanische Souveränität agitierte. Die anfängliche sowjetische Reaktion bestand darin, die aserbaidschanische Zuständigkeit zu unterstützen, da sie dem Staat gegenüber loyaler erschien. Mit der Auflösung der Sowjetunion kamen die Behörden zu der Überzeugung, dass die Unterstützung Armeniens in dem Konflikt längerfristige Einflussbereiche fördern würde. Durch die Ausrufung des Ausnahmezustands rückten sowjetische Truppen am 20. Januar 1990 in Baku ein, mit der Absicht, die Unabhängigkeitsbewegung vom Sturz der sowjetischen aserbaidschanischen Regierung abzuhalten. Sowjetische Truppen unterdrückten gewaltsam die aserbaidschanische Unabhängigkeitsbewegung am 20. Januar 1990, auch bekannt als Schwarzer Januar, der über hundert Zivilisten das Leben kostete.

19. Januar 1990 berief Əliyeva als Vorsitzende des Präsidiums der Autonomen SSR Naxçıvan eine Sondersitzung des Obersten Sowjets der ASSR Naxçıvan ein, um gegen die Unterstützung der UdSSR-Zentralregierung für die in Berg-Karabach begonnene Separatistenbewegung und ihre Unterstützung für Armenien zu protestieren. Nach einer Debatte über die Rechtslage, ob Naxçıvan sich nach Artikel 81 der sowjetischen Verfassung von der UdSSR abspalten könne, bereiteten die Abgeordneten eine Unabhängigkeitserklärung vor. Əliyeva unterzeichnete die erste Proklamation der Abspaltung eines Territoriums der ehemaligen UdSSR und präsentierte die Unabhängigkeitserklärung im Fernsehen.  Nach dieser Entscheidung war sie gezwungen, im März 1990 von ihrem Amt zurückzutreten. Danach hat sie sich nicht mehr politisch engagiert.

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The Detroit City Council approved a "Bullet Bill" gun control resolution Wednesday with a unanimous vote.
The resolution limits ammunition amounts that can be bought while requiring a mental health background check on buyers of ammo in Wayne County. Commissioner Reggie Reg Davis of the 6th district spearheaded the resolution.
As part of a proposed Wayne County "Bullet Bill" ordinance, additional county taxes would be imposed on the purchase of ammunition with revenue going to assist victims of gun violence and educational programs with a focus on conflict resolution, administrative costs.
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Boulder police Sgt. Dave Spraggs stressed to the Post that no records or paperwork are kept of these certifications. He claims that police only keep a "handwritten count" of how many rifles residents certify.