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The Meaning of the Minors, Part 3.
To answer the question of whether the Royals can build a contender through player development alone, I thought it would be helpful to look at recent teams who were able to assemble a contender fairly quickly after a prolonged stretch of losing. I used the following criteria:
1) A team which had at least five consecutive losing seasons, followed by
2) A playoff appearance in the first or second year after the stretch of losing seasons.
I was surprised by how many teams I found. In the last 20 years (1991-2010), 11 teams met those criteria, including one team last year (the Reds). Last year's Rangers almost qualified as well – they reached the World Series after losing seasons from 2005-2008, and again from 2000-2003 – their winning season in 2004 kept them from making the list even though it was their only winning season in a nine-year stretch.
(Ned Yost's 2008 Brewers also came very close – only an 81-81 record in 2006 kept them from 14 consecutive losing seasons from 1993-2006.)
It's too early to know whether the Reds will sustain their winning. But of the other 10 teams, seven of them made another playoff appearance within two years. That itself is fairly impressive; after a prolonged period of losing, you would suspect that some of these playoff appearances would be flukes, but for the most part they were not. Let's dispense with the three teams that did not go on to repeat glory:
The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. Speaking of stone-cold flukes…the Phillies had six consecutive losing seasons from 1987 to 1992, and seven straight losing seasons from 1994 to 2000, but somehow won 97 games and the NL pennant in 1993. That Philly team was hardly a youth movement; six of the eight regulars in the lineup were 30 or older, and the offensive philosophy was pure Moneyball, ten years before the book was written. The Phillies had three guys – Darren Daulton, John Kruk, and Lenny Dykstra – draw at least 110 walks. Only one other team in major league history (the 1949 Philadelphia A's) can make that claim.
The 2003 Florida Marlins. The Marlins celebrated their second World Championship in 2003 – and also celebrated their second winning season ever. (The 1997 team would be on this list, except that the franchise didn't play its first game until 1993, so it only had four losing seasons in the tank at that point.) It's hard to know what lessons to take from this team, which doesn't allow winning to become a distraction from its main priority of profit-taking. The Marlins did have a lot of homegrown players, such as Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, and spectacular rookie performances from Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Mike Lowell and Brad Penny had also been acquired as minor leaguers in shrewd deals. Despite trading Derrek Lee right after the season, the Marlins managed to stay above .500 the next two seasons, and have been around .500 ever since.
The 2006 Detroit Tigers. I'm not going to break down this team again, because I have already done so – in excruciating detail – here and here. Suffice it to say that while there was some homegrown talent here – primarily Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson on offense, Justin Verlander, Jeremy Bonderman, and Joel Zumaya on defense – the 2006 Tigers are an exhibit in what a GM can accomplish with shrewd trades and free agent signings in just three years. Five years later, it's still hard to impress upon people just how impressive a job Dave Dombrowski did with that franchise. If you want to criticize Dayton Moore's job with the Royals, the easiest way is to compare him to Dombrowski's job with the Tigers at a comparable point in his tenure.
But precisely because Dombrowski's magic act involved a heap of veteran talent, it has proven harder for him to sustain the Tigers' success. The Tigers have remained competitive, and of course lost the AL Central crown in a one-game playoff to the Twins in 2009. Regardless, the 2006 Tigers are not a good comparison for what the Royals are trying to do.
That leaves seven other teams. In increasing order of relevance, they are:
The 2005 San Diego Padres. I'm tempted to disqualify them, because their appearance on this list is solely the result of being a part of the weakest division in major league history, the 2005 NL West. The Padres won the division with 82 games, the lowest winning percentage ever for a first-place team. They actually won more games (87) the year before, after losing seasons from 1999-2003.
On top of that, this wasn't a young team at all; five of their eight regulars were 33 or older. In any case, the Padres won the division again in 2006, were competitive in 2007, and then the bottom fell out in 2008.
The 2000 Oakland Athletics. I wouldn't say that what the A's did is irrelevant to the Royals, but the perception of the A's is so colored by Moneyball that it's hard to tease out reality. The first of four consecutive playoff teams was exceedingly young in places; the A's had Eric Chavez (22 years old) at third base, Ben Grieve (24) in left field, Terrence Long (24) in center field, Ramon Hernandez (24) behind the plate, and Miguel Tejada (26) at shortstop. Long had been acquired from the Mets in a trade deadline deal the year before; the other guys were all signed by the A's. And on the mound, of course, sophomore Tim Hudson (24) was joined by rookies Mark Mulder (22) and Barry Zito (22).
So half of the A's roster was the product of a youth movement that the Royals can only hope to emulate. But the other half was pure Moneyball. Jason Giambi was homegrown, but he was 29 and pure take-and-rake. Matt Stairs patrolled right field. Randy Velarde was the second baseman. The DH was supposed to be John Jaha, but after he failed spectacularly (in 97 at-bats, Jaha batted .175, but still managed a .398 OBP), the A's turned to some combination of (Royals castoff) Jeremy Giambi and Olmedo Saenz. The rotation contained stalwarts Gil Heredia and Kevin Appier, and insomuch as Moneyball was supposed to be outsmarting your opponents, I will always submit that any team with Kevin Appier is outsmarting its opponents.
The bullpen was the perfect manifestation of baseball arbitrage, taking advantage of undervalued assets. The year before the A's had traded Billy Taylor, who had been their closer for years but was pitching on fumes, for a once-heralded arm coming back from major surgery, Jason Isringhausen. Izzy was put into the closer's role immediately and excelled; his set-up men in 2000 included soft-tosser Jeff Tam and 43-year-old changeup artist Doug Jones.
The A's would win go on to three more playoff appearances in a row, and while their Moneyball ways played a part, having Tejada, Chavez, and The Big Three starters played a substantially bigger one.
The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays. One of the arguments I've heard as to why it's unrealistic for the Royals to build a contender solely through their farm system is that for as much as the Tampa Bay Rays owe their success to their farm system, they would not have won the AL East twice in the last three years without acquiring talent in other ways.
Sure, their farm system was responsible for Longoria and Upton and Crawford, but the rest of the 2008 offense came from outside: they pilfered Dioner Navarro from the Dodgers, grabbed Ben Zobrist in a small deal with the Astros, and got Jason Bartlett in that huge Delmon Young trade with the Twins. They signed Carlos Pena off of the scrap heap and brought in Akinori Iwamura from Japan. The Navarro deal also brought them Edwin Jackson, and they also got Matt Garza in the Young trade, complementing their home-grown staff of Scott Kazmir, Andy Sonnanstine, and James Shields.
They won in part by radically upgrading their defense; Iwamura was moved from third to second to accommodate Longoria, Upton moved from second base (where he was awful) to center field (where he was excellent), and Bartlett was a plus defender acquired for a defensive liability in Young. And the Rays' entire 2008 bullpen – Troy Percival, J.P. Howell, Grant Balfour, Dan Wheeler, and Trever Miller – came from outside the organization, at least until David Price came up at year's end and took over as the closer.
The Rays would win the division again two years later, with almost the same group of players. Price had ascended to the role of ace, and Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis gave the Rays a rotation that, aside from Garza, was completely homegrown.
The 1991 Atlanta Braves. I've written about the '91 Braves almost as much as I have written about the 2006 Tigers, so let me keep this brief. The key point to understand about the Braves is that while they were building the elite farm system in all of baseball in the early 1990s, most of that talent had not arrived in Atlanta by 1991, making their pennant-winning team that much more impressive. Yes, Tom Glavine and Steve Avery were drafted by the team, John Smoltz acquired when he was a Double-A pitcher going nowhere, and Ron Gant and David Justice were key hitters in their lineup.
But what propelled that team from last to first was one of the greatest defensive makeovers of all time, at least until the 2008 Rays came along. The Braves signed Terry Pendleton to a four-year contract that belongs on the Top 10 list of "worst-looking free-agent deals that worked out beyond everyone's wildest imaginations." Rafael Belliard, perhaps the worst hitter in major-league history to last 17 seasons in the majors, played shortstop. Sid Bream played first base. Otis Nixon was brought in to run everything down in left field. And as a result, the Braves went from dead last in the NL in runs allowed in 1990, to third-fewest in 1991.
Greg Maddux would sign in 1993, Javy Lopez came up in 1994, Chipper Jones in 1995, Andruw Jones in 1996, and the Braves were on their way. But at least at the beginning, the Braves were not an entirely home-grown team.
The 2007 Colorado Rockies. The Rockies were not only on a stretch of six straight losing campaigns before 2007, the franchise had never won more than 83 games in a season. And with two weeks left in the season, it didn't look like they'd win more than 83 games in 2007 either, before they won 21 of their next 22 games, the last seven in the NLDS and NLCS, in one of the greatest closing kicks of all time. (They then got a swift reminder as to which league was superior at the time, getting swept by the Red Sox in the World Series.)
Dan O'Dowd had learned his lesson from the debacles of the Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle signings, and the Rockies were largely homegrown. In contrast to the Royals, however, the Rockies' prospects had matured over a wide timeframe. Troy Tulowitzki was a rookie in 2007, but Garrett Atkins and Matt Holliday were both 27, Brad Hawpe was 28, and Todd Helton was 33. On the mound, Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook were a pair of home-grown aces, and the Rockies got a big second-half lift from rookies Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales. Closer Brian Fuentes had been acquired as a pre-rookie in a 2001 trade of Jeff Cirillo, but Manny Corpas was the only other homegrown reliever in the pen.
The Rockies fell below .500 again in 2008, but won 92 games and the NL Wild Card again in 2009, and are now a perennial pre-season contender in the division.
The 1995 Cleveland Indians. Speaking as a baseball fan, what John Hart and his front office did in Cleveland ranks as my favorite rebuilding process ever. From 1982 to 1993, the Indians had 11 losing seasons in 12 years. In 1994, they were over .500 and nipping on the White Sox' heels when the strike came – giving us just a taste of how good they were about to be. In 1995, they won 100 games. In a strike-shortened season. Their 100-44 record was the highest winning percentage by any major league team since the 1954 Indians went 111-43. They would go on to win five more AL Central titles over the next six years.
At DH, the Indians had brought in 39-year-old Eddie Murray, who had his last great season, and behind the plate they had brought in 38-year-old Tony Pena to caddy for Sandy Alomar, who wasn't an Indians farmhand but had won the Rookie of the Year award in 1990 after the Indians acquired him and two other players for Joe Carter. One of those other two players was Carlos Baerga, the starting second baseman.
At first base, the Indians had Paul Sorrento, who they had traded Curt Leskanic and Oscar Munoz to acquire prior to the 1992 season. At the time Sorrento had less than 200 major-league at-bats. In center field, there was Kenny Lofton, who the Indians acquired as a pre-rookie at the 1991 winter meetings for catcher Eddie Taubensee (who had been a Rule 5 pick the year before!), in one of the most lopsided trades of the decade.
The other three guys in the lineup were all drafted by the organization: Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, and Albert Belle. If you're looking for an absolute best-case scenario for Messrs. Moustakas, Hosmer, and Myers, well, you found it. Eight of the nine regulars in the Indians' lineup were either drafted by the team or acquired before they had batted more than 200 times in the majors.
I don't have the time or the expertise to do it myself, but if you were to come up with some sort of formula to rank the greatest lineups of all time – based not only on what the hitters did that year, but on what they did over their careers – I'd be surprised if the 1995 Indians weren't near the top of the list. They had two clear Hall of Famers in Thome and Ramirez, two guys who played at a Hall of Fame peak for a period of time in Lofton and Belle, and even Baerga looked like a future Hall of Famer at the end of that season, with a .305/.345/.454 line and 971 career hits, as a second baseman who was just 26 when the season ended.
The pitching staff, though, was mostly acquired. Only two starters – Charles Nagy and Chad Ogea – were homegrown, as was key set-up man Julian Tavarez. Dennis Martinez and Orel Hershiser were savvy free-agent signings, and Jose Mesa was a failed Orioles starter turned elite – for a time – closer. John Hart did a masterful job of supplementing a historic wave of offensive talent from the minors with veterans who filled in the holes with average performances. But the team was not a pure youth movement.
So to review: six of the nine franchises that built a playoff team after years of losing proved to have staying power. More notably, five of the six teams that were built mostly with young talent would go on to make multiple playoff appearances, with the only exception being the 2003 Marlins, a team that isn't representative for a variety of reasons.
That brings us to the final franchise, the only team in the last 20 years that can claim to have built, almost entirely from within, a contender out of a perennial loser. That team is…worthy of its own column. Check back here tomorrow for more on that team, and the lessons that Royals fans might be able to take from them.
Posted by Rany at Monday, March 07, 2011
Good stuff! I really like the Manny, Bell, Thome comparison to Moustakas, Hosmer, Myers. I also like the Glavine/Avery comparison to Lamb/Monty. Could KC be so lucky as to have both those comps come true?
I'm really interested to see who the mystery team will be.
My first thought was the late '80s early 90's Yankees, but they only had 4 losing seasons and then won their first playoff series after 2 (strike shortened) seasons.
My next thought was those early 70's Royals, but they were much better than I thought(No Royal team won fewer than 75 games for nearly 25 years)
So I'm stumped, and intrigued. Definitely looking forward to the next article.
Scott D. Simon said...
Best thing about Rany's site is the amazing way he makes Royals topics relevant and interesting to any MLB fan. Keep up the great work.
Ah, I think I have figured it out. Now I'm definitely looking forward to this next article.
nicolas said...
The Cardinals...they lost virtually every year from '88 until LaRussa arrived in '95
Benjamin said...
Post-Tom Kelly Twins. Losing seasons from 1994-2000. They came out of nowhere in 2001 and 2002 with a roster almost entirely borne from the minor leagues (though they acquired Eric Milton and Christian Guzman as prospects through the Chuck Knoblauch trade). I don't think they acquired a veteran of any kind until the trading deadline in 2001 when they traded Matt Lawton for Rick Reed (*shudder*).
Kenneth said...
Who did the Angles win with in 2005 ? Pitching staff was homegrown. Garret Anderson was homegrown. I'll have to check that lineup.
jjhochunk said...
Scott Kazmir did technically come from the Rays' farm system. But he was acquired (actually, STOLEN) from the Mets for Victor Zambrano, which also brought Justin Huber to the Royals. I remember a hilarious blog post from the Rob & Rany days that tries to recreate what that phone conversation with Allard Baird and the other GM must have been like. Ah, Huber. Another prospect in ruins.
Another fun column. Thanks.
Can we quickly quickly quickly trade Kendall to Houston and Betemit to Cleveland before each fills its hole? Just hoping.
Adrian said...
I agree with Benjamin. I think it's the Twins.
As that beer commercial said,
"And TWINS!"
Kansas City said...
Of course, Porter.
Then throw in McFarland too at some point.
The Royals Hall Of Fame.


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After significant experience in the art world Carola Syz has evolved over the years from art collector and fine art photographer to curator and art advisor. She grew up in Rome breathing art from her very first steps, particularly around the Arte Povera movement, which her family was involved with. Her first memories are of Kounellis, Pistoletto and De Dominicis exhibitions.
Subsequently she frequented art school and studied modern languages and literature at Rome University, and later focused on Photography studies in London. She gained experience in managing an art gallery in Mayfair and organised multiple exhibitions in London and abroad.
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The Truly Holey is now available for $72.50 including shipping and handling.
Ever since I aerated my first lawn back in 1976, I have been committed to providing the most excellent service in the industry. The problem back then was that the machines were too large and awkward to utilize on residential lawns.
There were a lot of corners, edges and tight, narrow sections of turf that couldn't be treated due to the size of the machine. I purchased several types of foot core lawn aerating tools and found them inadequate. They were too light in construction and the coring tines would plug up immediately and never pull another core.
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> router/firewall device to foward those ports to their computer ("DMZ").
> publish this information anywhere... but maybe we should.
> use a port between 5060 and 5160... couldn't your SIP PBX do the same thing?
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Three new products for salmon processing will be released for sale at Marel's Salmon ShowHow in Copenhagen next week, 6 February.
The three products serve very distinct purposes, but all are examples of how Marel is leading the way in smarter processing solutions for the seafood industry.
One of the filleting solutions Marel is demonstrating in Copenhagen features the PaceInfeeder – an optimized infeed system designed for the automatic fixed-pace infeed of deheaded fish to the MS 2730 Filleting Machine, resulting in higher filleting quality and reduced labor costs.
The PaceInfeeder is a valuable addition to Marel's industry-leading filleting solutions that deliver superior filleting with optimum yield. The MS 2730 Filleting Machine also offers automatic back and belly trim, to reduce the need for manual trimming, and automatically adjusts to various fish sizes.
By scanning fillets after trimming or skinning—registering volume, color, melanin spots, blood spots, trimming defects, skinning defects and brown meat—salmon processors can sort the fillets downstream and better control the quality and size of each fillet.
Several Quality Scanners will be in the demo hall, showing various applications, such as integrated QC in a portion cutting line. This concept is designed to enable better portioning decisions and spotless products by having the QC Scanner tell the I-Cut 130 PortionCutter exactly where to place the cuts.
FleXicut Salmon cuts the pinbones from pre-rigor salmon fillets. It uses X-ray vision to locate the bones and ensures minimum yield loss by adjusting the water-jet cutting angle to remove bones according to their precise location each time.
The machine also expands future processing opportunities by using both water-jet cutters and knives to portion the salmon. A simple user interface makes it quick and easy to change programs.
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data-channels is a Pion WebRTC application that shows how you can send/recv DataChannel messages from a web browser

## Instructions
### Download data-channels
```
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go get github.com/pion/webrtc/v3/examples/data-channels
```

### Open data-channels example page
[jsfiddle.net](https://jsfiddle.net/e41tgovp/)

### Run data-channels, with your browsers SessionDescription as stdin
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#### Linux/macOS
Run `echo $BROWSER_SDP | data-channels`
#### Windows
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Q: In new canon, what do we know about Sifo-Dyas commissioning the clone army? Initially, I was under the impression that Sifo-Dyas was killed before the army was ordered. Obi-Wan said the same in Episode II and it was never contradicted.
However, according to this article, he did commission the creation of the clones. I watched Season 6 of the 3D animated Clone Wars series, and I remember the arc about the Clones, but I don't remember it being claimed that Sifo-Dyas was actually the one who placed the order. I suppose I will have to re-watch it, but that creates a number of problems in my mind.
The biggest of which is how Sifo-Dyas ever planned to pay for them. I have no problem believing that Tyranus could foot the bill, but Sifo-Dyas never intended to be taken over like that. So what was his original plan?
This question addresses the problem from a Legends perspective, but as far as I can tell, none of the information there is canon anymore.
A second problem that I have is the fact that Sifo-Dyas was kicked off the council for his extreme views on military creation. I simply cannot believe that Windu and Yoda would forget about that and act like they didn't know who commissioned the army.
Finally, the issue of inconsistency with Obi-Wan as mentioned earlier. If Obi-Wan was wrong about Sifo-Dyas' date of death, he should have been contradicted by another character. I'm not sure if any explanation exists that takes care of this.
If we have any canon information that explains these problems, I would love to know it.

A:   Sifo-Dyas definitely did place an order for a Clone Army, but details are unclear
In canon, Sifo-Dyas did indeed place initial order for an army, but how he made the initial payment is unclear. Sifo-Dyas did not provide genetic template for said army, this was done by man called Tyranus (Dooku). We know from Clone Wars TV show that Kaminoans contacted Tyranus when the secret of inhibitor chip was accidentally discovered, so they definitely differentiated between the two (i.e. theory that Dooku introduced himself as Sifo-Dyas is not correct).  How did Tyranus persuade Kaminoans to let him take over Sifo-Dyas's order after his death is also unclear.
In Legends, novel Darth Plagueis gives some explanation how did Sifo-Dyas acquire sufficient funds to finance Clone Army. He was approached by wealthy banker Hego Damask (public persona of Darth Plagueis) under the pretense of mutual worry about the fate of the Republic. Under their agreement, Sifo-Dyas would place an order for an army, and Damask would provide the funds. In this version, Dooku was a close friend of Sifo-Dyas, but that still does not explain how did he took over.
Note that the novel Darth Plagueis could be considered as a semi-canon, because writer James Luceno continues to work for Disney, and he put some characters from that book into the new canon (like droid 11-4D for example).

A: I always assumed that Count Dooku placed the order for the Clone Army under the alias of Sifo-Dyas after the actual Sifo-Dyas had died, so that no-one would ever be able to trace the order back to the Sith. The Kaminoans, who received the order, certainly wouldn't know that it wasn't the real Sifo-Dyas, never having met him; and Obi-Wan would have to have been exceptionally sharp-witted to even suspect that his 'Sifo-Dyas' and their 'Sifo-Dyas' might not be the same person.

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Mayor Jim Brainard testified Tuesday before the House subcommittee on climate change.
The GOP Mayor Pushing Climate Change Policies in Congress
Republican Jim Brainard of Carmel, Ind., has become a national voice on environmental issues.
Graham Vyse | April 5, 2019
Jim Brainard may be an unlikely hero for environmental advocates in the fight against climate change. The six-term Republican mayor leads a Republican suburb in a Republican state: Carmel, Ind., sits just north of Indianapolis in Hamilton County, which President Trump carried by 19 points in 2016.
But that's precisely why Brainard's environmentalism—from emphasizing walkability to making city vehicles energy efficient to switching to LED streetlights—has attracted national media attention over the past half-decade. His conservative case for climate action has been the subject of stories in outlets such as NPR, HuffPost and the liberal news site ThinkProgress. This week, he brought that argument to Washington, D.C., for his first-ever congressional testimony.
"I'm often asked by younger Republicans and students why, as a Republican, I'm strongly advocating for conservation and environmental initiatives," Brainard told the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. "I remind them the root of the word 'conservative' is 'conserve.'" He said Congress should fund more Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants, which gave $3.2 billion to cities, communities, states, territories and tribes as part of President Obama's economic stimulus in 2009.
To Counteract Trump on Climate Change, States Set Clean Energy Targets
Oregon Republicans Leave the State to Avoid Climate Vote, and Governor Sends Police After Them
As Climate Laws Pass Elsewhere, Oregon Republicans Go to the Extreme to Not
How New York's Climate Plan Could Be the Most Ambitious Yet
'The Worst Minutes of Our Lives': Tornadoes Rip Through Missouri
To hear Brainard tell it, Republicanism and climate advocacy ought to go hand-in-hand. As he says, "What's conservative about recklessly disregarding what the vast majority of the world's scientists are saying?"
But the mayor remains an outlier in his party. Scarcely more than half—52 percent—of GOP respondents in a January Associated Press poll said they believe climate change is real. Trump called the phenomenon a "hoax" until very recently, and he still does not believe the crisis is man-made. Some Republicans in Congress do believe the threat is real, and that it is caused by human activity. But the party has no comprehensive plans to address the issue.
One challenge, the mayor told Congress, is slanted media coverage. Brainard said his party is too often intimidated by right-wing pundits and talk show hosts who "are sometimes out to make money and get listenership and not always focused on finding solutions."
"Republicans continue, unfortunately, to look for excuses for inaction," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential hopeful, told reporters after testifying ahead of Brainard at Tuesday's hearing. "I think we've seen more signs of life from local people in the Republican Party—small minorities, but still in existence. [...] But I want to reemphasize: It's not enough to say rhetorically that you want to defeat climate change. You gotta have a plan."
One proposal supported by some progressive Democrats is a Green New Deal that would reorient the American economy around more environmentally friendly policies and jobs. The framework includes a host of liberal ideals including "high-quality healthcare" and guaranteed jobs with "family-sustaining" wages, paid leave, vacation and retirement.
But Brainard cautioned that the Green New Deal doesn't represent a viable way forward. "I haven't read it in detail," he told Governing on Monday, "but it seems a lot like more political rhetoric than a serious discussion about how the two sides can get together and make some progress."
The key, in Brainard's view, is building consensus."There's a lot of partisanship," he said after the hearing ended. "I think [Inslee] wants to go farther and do a lot more faster than the Republicans on the subcommittee, and their concern is that it will hurt the economy. I think we have find that middle ground where we can do things that encourage green jobs—do things that help the economy and reduce carbon at the same time."
Brainard's climate change advocacy dates back decades. In 2006, he was appointed co-chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Task Force. In 2013, Obama appointed him as one of just four Republicans on a 26-member State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. Mike Boots, then the acting director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told E&E News in 2014 that "Mayor Brainard has led the way in Carmel by putting forth an executive order for the city to purchase hybrid and bio-fuel vehicles and installing roundabouts, which conserve electricity and gasoline while reducing air pollution."
Brainard acknowledges that the community he represents allows him a unique perspective among his Republican colleagues. Carmel is an affluent, highly educated suburb that the mayor compares to Bethesda, Md. He says 70 percent of the adult population has a college degree and 40 percent has a graduate degree. "It's fiscally conservative people," he said Monday, "but in terms of education and thoughtfulness and analytical abilities, it's up there…. It's probably easier for me to make the case [on climate] because we're fortunate enough to have people that have had the good fortune of higher education. They have been trained to analyze and look at data and maybe not react emotionally."
Even so, Brainard argues there are many reasons Republicans should get behind climate action. He reminded Congress of the GOP's own environmental history, from Teddy Roosevelt preserving wilderness areas and establishing national parks to George H.W. Bush signing the Global Change Research Act. "I often tell our young Republicans that improving the environment does not have to take the form of regulations that hurt businesses or our economy," he said. "We need to search for answers that help our environment while presenting opportunities to encourage thousands of new green jobs."
Graham Vyse Staff Writer

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Blum & Silver, LLP Investigates Claims Involving Lehman Brothers' Structured Products
October 08, 2008 10:29 ET | Source: Blum & Silver Blum & Silver
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 8, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blum & Silver, LLP (http://www.stockattorneys.com) announced that it is currently investigating claims on behalf of purchasers of Lehman Brother's "structured products." Structured products or structured notes are supposed to provide the safety of fixed income with the upside of the stock market. However, many of these products have suffered substantial losses.
Structured notes were frequently marketed to conservative investors seeking preservation of capital in exchange for only a modest gain in principal. Many Wall Street firms, including UBS, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and others, sold these products to their best and most conservative clients. It is now possible that investors could lose a substantial amount of their investment because of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy or the risk of default of other financial institutions.
Blum & Silver, LLP continues to investigate the matter including potential liability of other sellers of structured products. The Law Offices of Blum & Silver, LLP is a nationally-recognized securities and commodities law firm headquartered in South Florida with a satellite office in New York, New York. The primary focus of the firm is representing investors with their claims for losses due to stockbroker misconduct and brokerage firm negligence in securities and commodities litigation and arbitration matters. Many of our attorneys are fluent in English and Spanish and frequently represent investors in Latin America. If you wish to discuss this announcement or have information relevant to our securities claims, please contact Scott L. Silver, Esq. of Blum & Silver, LLP, at 1-877-STOCK LAW (1-877-786-2552) or visit us on the web at http://www.stockattorneys.com.
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The challenge each year is not picking the music. It's figuring out what to name the special. I was organizing the tracks and realized that there were a lot of pop covers, and a lot of classic rock covers. There was also a good bit of alt-rock covers. Pop and Rock. Cut up in a new way. Paper Rock Scissors was a fun game to play as kids, and the music here would fit nicely with a new game, or something to that extent.
Hour 1 features some excellent covers of Sprinsteen, Hendrix, Zeppelin and your favorite 90s rock songs. Hour 2 dives straight into the Pop realm, where I honestly have very little experience. So much indie, no interest in pop. But this is a nice introduction to whatever the kids are listening to these days. Enjoy!


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Remove only top corners to apply.
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More destinations, more fliers puts Charleston International Airport near a new record of 4 million passengers served.
Holiday travel can be hectic. Airports are abuzz with travelers excited to get to their destinations. Charleston International Airport is pleased to be a part of the festivities and offer these tips to help take the hassle out of flying this time of year.
The prep and landing team at Charleston International Airport is ready for Santa's visit on Tuesday morning. Passengers and airport workers are invited to meet Santa as he walks around the terminal. His plane lands at 9 a.m.
Nursing mothers now have a private place to breastfeed or pump at Charleston International Airport. The Mamava suite is a self-contained, mobile pod with benches, a fold-down table, an electrical outlet for plugging in a breast pump, and a door that can be locked for privacy.
American Airlines announced Nov. 28 that it will launch service between Charleston and its Chicago O'Hare (ORD) hub in May 2018.
A record 362,851 people – 11,704 people a day – flew in and out of Charleston International Airport in October. That's a 24 percent increase over the same month in 2016.
You can't find a parking space. There's a line at the ticket counter and an even longer wait to get through security. Flying can be stressful but on Wednesday, Nov. 22, Charlotte, Bosley, Lulu and 21 of their friends will be roaming Charleston International Airport in hopes of making your day before Thanksgiving travel a bit easier.
Christmas may be the most wonderful time of year but Thanksgiving is the busiest at Charleston International Airport. Beginning this weekend and continuing through Nov. 27, an estimated 100,000 people are expected to fly in and out of the airport.
Fewer passengers flew in and out of Charleston International Airport in September, because tropical weather here and elsewhere closed airports and cancelled flights. However, CHS remains on track to reach a record-breaking 4 million paasengers served by year's end.
Passenger traffic at Charleston International Airport rose 10.4 percent in August.
Frontier Airlines today announced it will launch flights to two new cities from Charleston International Airport with low-fares to Chicago O'Hare and Philadelphia. Earlier this summer the airline announced service to Denver starting in spring 2018.
Information about operations at Charleston International Airport (CHS) will be posted here as it is available and as long as weather permits.
The Charleston County Aviation Authority is seeking public comment on its proposed overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal year 2018 to 2020.
Charleston International Airport's terminal redevelopment, which wrapped in late 2016, has been honored by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Public Works Association as its 2017 Public Works Project of the Year.
Passenger traffic at Charleston International Airport continued to soar in June with a 6 percent increase in the number of people flying out of the airport compared to last year.
WASHINGTON – To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation's airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items that require travelers to place all electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening in standard lanes.
Charleston International Airport and the Charleston County Aviation Authority are pleased with today's announcement that Frontier Airlines intends to launch nonstop service between the Lowcountry and Denver beginning in spring 2018.
Aviation Authority Police Captain Chris Helms is now a graduate of the FBI's National Academy, a 10-week professional course of study designed for law enforcement leaders from around the U.S. and the world.
Enplanements continued to climb in May at Charleston International Airport, breaking all previous records. The number of people boarding a flight at CHS – reached 193,095 in May. That's a 58 percent increase in the last five years.
More Lowcountry residents are flying out of Charleston International Airport so far in 2017, and the increase comes during what is usually a slower travel period.
The terminal redevelopment project at Charleston International Airport has been honored by its peer airports in the southeast for outstanding architectural renovation.
A $24 million investment in infrastructure that supports the commercial airline industry and Boeing aircraft manufacturing at Charleston International Airport is now complete.
The Samuel Adams Brewhouse is now open on Concourse B. The pub-style bar is the last of seven food and beverage establishments to open in conjunction with the airport's terminal redevelopment.
Lowcountry residents will be able to fly nonstop daily to St. Louis and Denver this summer.
The Charleston International Airport art exhibit and tribute to the victims and survivors of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shootings opened today in the airport's Central Hall.
The Charleston County Aviation Authority is accepting sealed bids for surplus vehicles, equipment, furniture, electronics, and décor by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Motorists driving to and from the airport Friday morning March 31 should expect delays on South Aviation Avenue and are encouraged to consider alternate routes during this time.
American Airlines is giving Charleston travelers more ways to fly this spring. Starting April 4 and continuing through summer, American is increasing the number of daily flights to Philadelphia and Miami. Plus, it will use larger aircraft with more seats for its two daily nonstop flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and two of its daily flights to Charlotte.
United Airlines at Charleston International Airport will begin flying to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) three times a day this summer.
Beginning March 13, arriving Charleston International Airport passengers will exit the airline gate area via a new set of automated security doors that are designed to provide enhanced security between the post-checkpoint side of the airport and the public side.
The Transportation Security Administration is prepared for the start of the Spring Break travel period, which typically begins in late February and continues into April. TSA will screen approximately 62 million travelers at airports nationwide in March.
On Feb. 23, 2017, Iill became a family pet when he was retired from service during a short ceremony in the security checkpoint at CHS.
Passengers scheduled to fly in and out of Charleston International Airport on Friday will experience brief delays adn or disruptions between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the President of the United States is scheduled to be here.
Delaware North has announced the opening of Charleston Beer Works at Charleston International Airport (CHS), which marks the eighth new concept for the company at CHS in the past 18 months.
Jack the TSA dog retired Jan. 20, 2017, from his life of working in airports and at other important functions where safety and security was his duty and responsibility. For the last seven years Jack has worked at Charleston International Airport.


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Q: Header Location not redirecting after killing Session I realise this has been asked before but i have gone over the previous questions to no avail.
I am getting no errors, just a blank page when I logout and kill the session. The session dies but no redirect :(
Here is the include for logout
<?php
// Initialize the session.

session_start();

// Unset all of the session variables.
$_SESSION = array();

// If it's desired to kill the session, also delete the session cookie.
// Note: This will destroy the session, and not just the session data!
if (ini_get("session.use_cookies")) {
$params = session_get_cookie_params();
setcookie(session_name(), '', time() - 42000,
    $params["path"], $params["domain"],
    $params["secure"], $params["httponly"]
);
}

// Finally, destroy the session.
session_destroy();

if(PHP_SESSION_NONE === true){

//i added this conditional statement as a last ditch, there was no if statement to begin with just a simple redirect, neither work.

header("Locaction: index.php");
}
?>

Here is my form code.
<form action="endSession.php" method="post" id="end_session">
<button type="submit" name="end_session" id="end_button">Logout</button>
</form>

A: Spelling mistake in header. It's Location not Locaction.
It should be like  : header("Location: index.php");
Please refer this : http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

A: PHP_SESSION_NONE is only a constant.
You have to check the session status.
if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_NONE)

A: You've misspelled Location:
//Your spelling
header("Locaction: index.php");

//Correct spelling
header("Location: index.php");

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Also, PHP_SESSION_NONE is, as far as I can see, being used incorrectly. It is the return value of session_status(), so you should use it like so:
if(session_status() === PHP_SESSION_NONE){ //...

Although better practice would be:
if(session_status() !== PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE){ //...

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A: You'll typed Location as Locaction.
Please check your error messages. You can refer to this post on how to check for error messages: How to get useful error messages in PHP?.
Alternatively, you can try using a online syntax checker: http://phpcodechecker.com, but enabling it in your server is still the best way.


Dana has produced a total cost of ownership calculator, which will help fleets run cost comparisons between diesel and full-electric powertrain options.
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Craig Green S/S 2020 London Fashion Week Men's
Craig Green S/S 2020. Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans
Mood board: Green has become known for his sensitive, incisive work exploring the body and its architectural reality. It is always revealed or wrapped, presented or protected. For S/S 20, the designer took a philosophical approach to the human form. Much of the research looked into resurrection and ways of thinking about transformation. Green wondered why we wear the skin of another animal as a protective layer on top of our own. Here he embedded matte leather into a ribbed knit jacket and tabard, worn like a second-skin. The show ended with a succession of brightly coloured laser-cut ripstop pieces inspired by Mexican Easter flags, which symbolise rebirth, though are quickly disposed of after use.
Best in show: Green's signature workman jackets have added mirror and lacework patches or come in flesh toned silk. Standout were the silk dream suits, hand-embroidered with padded shapes inspired by Zoroastrian anatomical drawings, where human flesh and muscle appear like flora. 'There was a weird Egyptian idea of embalming or burying you with your worldly goods. I think it's such a strange thing that when you pass, you get put into a tomb or a concrete box when, throughout your life, you're never that protected,' he said. Elasticated cotton suits were printed with lo-resolution images of men's bodies found online. There was a sense of the ethereal, but with an ultramodern attitude.
Sound bite: 'The outlook was a bit more positive than normal,' Green said. 'I kept thinking about mirrors, which I always think of as possibilities. There is also that idea of scrutinising yourself in the mirror that ties into the research about resurrection. I like the idea that things didn't have to be from one place, they didn't have to be either negative or positive, they are celebratory in their balance.' The designer was in full renaissance mode: 'it's about lightness and skin and playing with this idea of transformation.' §
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Exploring women's health in McGill's first annual Women's Week
Written by Jackie Lee on March 17, 2020
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McGill's first annual Women's Week took place March 9-13 following International Women's Day on March 8. Over 30 clubs and services on campus planned events featuring discussions and film screenings, as well as an Athena-themed party, to celebrate and educate on topics relating to gender equity.
A panel dedicated to women's health on March 10 featured a series of speakers who explored the lived experiences of women and femme-identitfied people in a medical and health context. The event was organized by McGill Students for Think Pink and Medical Herstory.
The first speaker, Patricia Kearns, is a member of Breast Cancer Action Quebec (ACSQC), a women-directed non-profit advocacy group committed to the prevention and reduction of breast cancer. One of ACSQC's primary objectives includes the amendment of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to reduce carcinogenic substances allowed for use in cosmetics and other personal care items. Some studies have suggested that phthalates, a common ingredient in consumer products, may be present in sufficient quantities to disrupt the endocrine system and cause cancer, though research has shown mixed results.
"We are aware that [Canada] has one of the weakest legislations in the world around toxic ingredients," Kearns said. "We have been fighting for a long time to get [CEPA] reformed."
When considering how CEPA can be improved, Kearns suggested looking to the European Union as a model for successful regulations, citing France as an example.
"Europe is so far advanced compared to Canada," Kearns said. "They have looked at these classes of chemicals for a long time and they have banned them. [Here,] there's just not the political will [to update regulations]. [The European Union also] has a program called REACH [that does] a lot of great work on chemical management."
While Kearns emphasized cancer prevention, she also stressed the importance of educating not only each other but specifically government officials on cosmetics' possibly carcinogenic substances in an effort to enact regulation change on a federal level. Although she acknowledges that there has been a shift in the cultural mindset toward ingredient transparency, Kearns also argued that consumers should not have to be dependent on hand-made products and personal incentive in order to stay healthy.
"[Making do-it-yourself products is like] an enactment of the precautionary principle on an individual level," Kearns said. "But we also need to advocate for [stricter regulations] on a societal level so that the push comes to change our legislation. [We shouldn't] have to become expert consumers and chemical detectives."
The second speaker was Caitlin Wei, who spoke about her breast cancer story and the financial barriers that many patients face in the US regarding proper healthcare. She also brought up the nuances of reconstruction surgery after traumatic chemotherapy treatments.
Following Wei's remarks, two students read short stories about their experiences with the Canadian healthcare system. The first speaker expressed the discomfort they felt disclosing their sexual history and dealing with heteronormative expectations in a pelvic exam, while the second described her negative experiences regarding gender and language bias in a Montreal hospital.
Finally, after the panel, audience member Melissa Kuch (U3 Arts) shared her story of being diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, usually only present in males, which she felt generated biases from doctors relating to her age and gender.
"There was this expectation that you're young and you're going to be fine, so I didn't really get a lot of answers [when I had questions]," Kuch said. "[In addition], the discourse that [doctors] used and the language they used was always in relation to the male counterpart."
Following the Quebec government's directives announced on March 12 in response to coronavirus concerns, gatherings of more than 250 people were forbidden, so events scheduled for Women's Week on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 were cancelled.
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PURE GOLDER Will Being Human Suffer The Warehouse 13 Curse?
By Dave Golder 2010-10-21T19:48:29.293Z
Syfy – it's not just the network's name that's got sillier, reckons Dave Golder in this week's sfx.co.uk editorial
Okay. I'll come clean. It was me who said that.
Now, before I'm lynched by Artie and The Bionic Woman 'shippers, let me clarify that statement. It was, as those quotes often are, taken shamelessly out of context.
I don't hate Warehouse 13 . Far from it. It's a piece of diverting fluff, with some likeable characters, that usually raises a few smiles every week. Sure, Eddie McClintock's "You don't have to be mad to work here" shtick can sometimes feel a bit like being stuck in a lift with a swarm of pissed-up mosquitoes and the CG looks like it was created by Filmation sometime in the '80s, but it's light-hearted fun
No, what that out-of-context quote should have said was, "The success of Warehouse 13 is the worst thing that ever to happen to Syfy." Especially since the network's "serious" shows – Caprica and Stargate Universe – are tanking in the ratings, while the frothier Eureka continues to do well. The worry is that Syfy may now think that its shows need to be silly to succeed.
Certainly this seems to be the case with Haven , a show that on the one hand wants to be The X-Files meets The Birds but on the other has plots about stuffed animals coming to life and sentient shadows. Okay, the X-Files had its fair share of silly ideas, but the tone of the show was consistently dour; even the "comedy" episodes were underpinned with real horror and desperate characters. In Haven , though, the cast always look like they've only just managed to hold in the giggles before the director shouted cut, especially if they've just had to mention "the troubles" in that special way they have of making it sound like a euphemism for an STD.
Haven should be quirky. It should be a procedural show in the same territory as Twin Peaks . Instead, it seems be located somewhere nearer to Eureka . The result is disastrously uneven.
Okay, you might be saying, that's one show. Hardly the empirical proof of a new trend. But let's have a look a few other shows Syfy has in development currently. See if you can spot a potential Battlestar Galactica among them:
BALL & CHAIN : A warring couple call their relationship quits, but are then in a near miss with a meteorite that gives them extraordinary powers. Only problem is, their powers only work when they're in close proximity to each other. Much hilarity ensues.
ORION : National Treasure meets Firefly in a swashbuckling space opera about an adventurous female relic hunter and her team. Much hilarity ensues.
SHERWOOD : A Robin Hood story for the 23rd century. Much hilarity ensues.
LEGENDARY : Kevin Sorbo plays an exaggerated version of himself as a former syndicated television series star, enlisted by a fan to combat mythological creatures that threaten to destroy Los Angeles. Much hilarity ensues.
HUMAN RELATIONS : The Office meets Men in Black as an office temp discovers that his off-kilter and odd-ball bosses at a strange hi-tech ad agency are really aliens working on a plan to destroy the Earth. Much hilarity ensues.
Now, I've been very open-minded about the new Syfy version of Being Human . After all, for every Life On Mars US there's an Office US. And I've got to admit, looking at the publicity pics released recently, it looks like a lot of elements from the UK show remain intact (although that may not be such a great thing for a show that needs to establish its own identity – the more similar they are the more the differences will feel irritating). But more and more as I hear about Syfy's other future projects, I'm wondering whether the UK horror comedy is going to turn out be a US comedy horror, with a wisecracking Jim Carrey wannabe werewolf. Or even worse a Woody Allen werewolf moaning about his time of the month. Please, please, please let me be wrong, and Being Human is the show that bucks the Syfy trend. If not, hey, that's another future column in the bag.
Oh, and strike me down with an olde English spell – Merlin used a power other than telekinesis this week.


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According to the Buddhist way of thinking, all the happiness and peace of sentient beings depends upon the teachings of the Buddha, which in turn depends principally upon the spiritual community, which is the Sangha, or practitioners, (including both ordained and laity), who are correctly abiding in the teachings. Whether or not the Sangha or practitioners remain long to uphold the Buddha Dharma depends in large part on the Monasteries, Temples, and Retreat Centers. Therefore, many great holy masters built and established many great and small monasteries because they knew the benefits of building monasteries, temples, stupas and so on. In the Sutras, Lord Buddha said, "construction of monastic centers, preserving Buddha's teachings, providing food, shelter and clothing to the Sangha are the greatest way to accumulate merit." There are inconceivable benefits, as testified by the Buddha, so it is extremely worthwhile to build monasteries and other centers. Particularly, if the sites or places of the monastery are considered to be extraordinary and sacred, these sites then bring more happiness and peace to the community and a greater accumulation of merit.
The Ripa lineage monastic seat is in Kham, Tibet. Additional monasteries were established after the Ripa teachers were forced to flee from Tibet in 1959, with their Tibetan community. The second monastery that was established, after passing through Pemakoe, was in Orissa, India. The third monastery that was established was in Pharping, Nepal. The fourth monastery, currently under construction, is in Kalmykia, Russia. Finally, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche holds two lineages, one as a reincarnation of Pema Lingpa, and the head of the Gyeling monastery in Pemakoe, on the Tibetan side of this region that is known as a 'bayul' or hidden land. This monastery is not a Ripa monastery, but is connected to Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche from his past lives in Pemakoe.
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TEEB > RESOURCES > Guidance Manual for TEEB country studies
The Guidance Manual for "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity" (TEEB) Country Studies was launched by UNEP and partners during the Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 28 May 2013. The Guidance Manual was developed following requests from countries interested in undertaking a TEEB country study, in order to achieve their development goals whilst at the same time sustainably managing their natural resources.
This TEEB Manual provides both technical and operational guidance on how countries may conduct a TEEB Country Study. It outlines the various steps that may be taken to initiate and implement a country study, communicate its findings, and implement the recommendations of the study.
The Guidance Manual is part of the TEEB implementation project "Reflecting the Values of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Policy-making", financed by the European Commission, which will support the implementation of TEEB in five developing countries over a period of three years. It will ensure the methodological coherence of the project. The Guidance Manual was developed by UNEP, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) among others.
Download the Guidance Manual TEEB Country Studies here.
To contact us if you have further questions or comments, send an email to teeb@unep.org
For whom is this Manual written?
This manual is designed for anyone who is considering or currently undertaking a TEEB country study (TCS). Its purpose is to provide guidance throughout the entire TCS cycle i.e., from initiation, to policy analysis and ecosystem service valuations, communicating findings, following up and finally applying results.
The manual is not intended to be prescriptive but rather provides directions and guidelines for TEEB implementation, which must be adapted according to the specific circumstances and objectives of the country. It also outlines the quality and completeness criteria for such a study to become formally endorsed as a "TEEB Country Study" by the Advisory Board of the international TEEB initiative
Citation: TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (2013): Guidance Manual for TEEB Country Studies. Version 1.0.
Authors: Heidi Wittmer (UFZ), Hugo van Zyl (Independent Economic Researchers), Claire Brown (UNEP WCMC),
Julian Rode (UFZ), Ece Ozdemiroglu (Eftec), Nick Bertrand (UNEP), Patrick ten Brink (IEEP), Andrew Seidl (Colorado State
University), Marianne Kettunen (IEEP), Leonardo Mazza (IEEP), Florian Manns (UFZ), Jasmin Hundorf (UNEP), Isabel Renner
(GIZ), Strahil Christov (DG Environment), Pavan Sukhdev (GIST)
Guidance Manual Chapters
Chapter 1. Introduction: what is TEEB and how does it integrate into the policy landscape?
This introduction aims to make sure you understand the concept of TEEB and the motivations of adding an economic perspective to the debate on biodiversity, before beginning a TEEB country study (TCS). This chapter will enable the reader to discuss and identify the added value of a TEEB study in his/her country and to get an overview of on-going related policy initiatives.
Chapter 2. How to select the scope and objectives of the TEEB country study and how to set up the process?
After an overview of expected outputs of the scoping phase (Section 2.1), this chapter provides information on how to identify the highest priority concerns and determine focus areas and objectives (Section 2.2); how to set up the process of conducting a TEEB country study and its governance structure (Section 2.3); and how to identify and bring on board the relevant stakeholders (Section 2.4).
Example: Governance structure TEEB Germany
Example: TEEB Germany online consultations
Example: ToR UK National Ecosystem Assessment
Chapter 3. Main study phase
The findings of Scoping results are the departure point for the main study phase. Based on these, terms of reference can be designed which can help to orient the formation of study teams on the different aspects identified as relevant (for examples see TCS guidance webpage). Guidance presented here on the main study phase is provided largely along the six steps outlined in TEEB Local Ch. 2. These steps are important to apply, but need not all necessarily be applied in the order presented or to the same level of detail. This reflects the uniqueness of each decision-making context along with differences between approaches favoured by individual countries and institutions.
Example: Terms of Reference: Integrating ecosystem services into development planning and public financing, Peru
Example: Terms of Reference: Scoping study of the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity – Southeast Asia
Chapter 4. How to use the findings and recommendations of the TEEB country study?
In this section you will find some good practice tips for achieving stakeholder engagement during dissemination of a TEEB country study.
Example: Review Template for comments
Example: Review Template TEEB for Local Policy


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As South Carolina Catholics Challenge State's Blaine Amendment, Scholars Argue It Was 'Born of Bigotry'
'The plaintiffs should prevail. It is time to end the shame of Blaine,' states a May 20 essay for RealClear Policy.
An inside view of the South Carolina State House dome is seen above. (photo: Gabrielle Hovey / Shutterstock)
Kevin J. Jones/CNA Nation May 24, 2021
Catholics and others challenging South Carolina's Blaine Amendment are right to argue that the amendment was "born of bigotry and prejudice, based on race and religion," two scholars say.
The state's Blaine Amendment, a constitutional ban on public funds for private religious schools, was enacted amid efforts by those schools to educate freed slaves and Catholic immigrants, said University of Notre Dame law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett and Daniel T. Judge, a student fellow at Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Initiative, in a May 20 essay.
Currently, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston and an association of colleges that includes several historically Black colleges are challenging South Carolina's Blaine Amendment in court. They charge that it unlawfully shut off Catholic and other schools from critical relief funds during the coronavirus pandemic.
"The plaintiffs should prevail. It is time to end the shame of Blaine," Garnett and Judge wrote in a May 20 essay for RealClear Policy.
The Blaine Amendment dates back to 1875, when U.S. Rep. James Blaine, a Maine Republican, proposed a constitutional amendment to ban public funding of "sectarian" schools, often run by or for Catholic immigrants. Blaine's federal amendment failed, but it inspired similar amendments to many state constitutions and was added to the South Carolina' Constitution in 1895.
"The Blaine Amendment advanced the goal of disenfranchisement because, in the decades following the Civil War, missionaries from many faith traditions, including some that founded the institutions operated by the plaintiffs in the case, came to South Carolina with the express purpose of educating freed slaves," Garnett and Judge said.
"By blocking public support for these admirable institutions, the law inhibited religious missionaries from helping freed slaves and Catholic immigrants receive the education opportunities they needed to qualify to vote," they wrote.
Blaine Amendments, in the view of Garnett and Judge, were also "a blatant attempt to decrease the influence of Catholic immigrants throughout the United States."
"At the time, Catholic immigrants were viewed as dangerous and anti-American because of their perceived loyalty to the Pope. To this day, thirty-seven states still have a Blaine Amendment in their constitution," Garnett and Judge said.
Last year South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster had designated $32 million in federal aid to help low- and moderate-income families in enrolling or remaining in private schools during the pandemic; he set aside another $2.4 million to assist with health upgrades and distance-based learning technology at the state's historically Black colleges and universities, most of which are private.
However, the state Supreme Court blocked these efforts, citing the prohibition on public funding of private schools under the state's Blaine Amendment.
The lawsuit of the Charleston Diocese and the coalition of schools argues that the amendment violates the Free Exercise and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
Garnett and Judge recounted the historical context of the amendment. South Carolina's 1868 constitution, passed in the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction, had sought to enforce education reform and racial equality. The South Carolina Constitution of 1895, however, "sought to reverse Reconstruction efforts and implement Jim Crow laws throughout the state," they said.
This constitution, which included a Blaine Amendment, was created in a constitutional convention under "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman, then the state's Democratic governor, who would eventually become a U.S. senator.
"Tillman was an avowed racist, who some argue did more to implement the Jim Crow system than anyone else in history," Garnett and Judge said.
The state's constitutional convention implemented a literacy requirement for voting, which disenfranchised both Blacks and illiterate whites, including many immigrants.
"Unsurprisingly, racial animus pervaded the 1895 Convention, and the historical evidence suggests that anti-Catholic fervor influenced it as well," Garnett and Judge added.
For the many delegates to the constitutional convention who were anti-Catholic, they said, "the Blaine Amendment had the important side benefit of (in the word of one prominent Tillmanite) defanging 'America's most dangerous and deadly foe,' the Roman Catholic Church."
The law is "not just a disgraceful relic of the past," said the Blaine Amendment critics. "(I)ts harms persist since it continues to prevent private and religious schools from receiving support that is otherwise generally available to advance their good work on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina, even when these good works are most needed in the midst of a global health crisis."
Some legal trends appear to be moving against state Blaine Amendments.
In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Montana Constitution's ban on public funding of religious institutions violated the First Amendment. The provision constituted "discrimination against religious schools and the families whose children attend them," the majority opinion stated. That case concerned a ban on students at religious schools benefitting from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits; while the Montana Supreme Court revoked the entire program, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it did not have the authority to do so and further ruled against the state's amendment.
In the 2017 case Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, the high court decided against Missouri's application of its Blaine Amendment, ruling that the state's policy of barring a church of a public benefit because of its religious status violated the First Amendment.
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Fort Worth Bishop: Barrett Hearings Show Threat of Anti-Catholic Bigotry
Bishop Olson said Catholics in public life too often consider their faith to be part only of the private domain, "as if Catholic identity and heritage have nothing to contribute publicly."
Catholic News Agency Nation
Catholics React to Biden's Kamala Harris VP Selection: 'Deeply Flawed'
Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden announced his selection on Aug. 11, triggering a wave of reactions among political and Catholic commentators.
Catholic Priest Attacked With Glass Bottle While Praying at Cathedral in Scotland
The Catholic Parliamentary Office of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland said in 2019 that Catholics were "disproportionately targeted in terms of religiously aggravated offending."
CNA Staff News
Proposed Bill to Desecrate Spanish Civil War Memorial Raises Concern Among Divided Population
NEWS ANALYSIS: The attempt by Spain's socialist government to turn a Spanish Civil War memorial into a civil cemetery is seen by Catholic Spaniards as an attack against the nation's historical and spiritual roots.
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Somebody Feed Phil Season 4 Continues to Shine as Our Favorite Show
Go Watch Somebody Feed Phil!
Phil Rosenthal is the reason to watch Somebody Feed Phil, and his energetic, soulful presence can connect with anyone in a profoundly meaningful way. You'll start watching for Phil, and you'll stick around for the heartfelt bonds he forms with other people all over the world.
With Season 4 of Somebody Feed Phil recently releasing on Netflix, Meghan and I were in need of this show. We've all needed Phil's kind of goodness. Something to take the pressure off our shoulders, relinquish the stress we've been feeling for what seems like ages. And, if you're like Meghan and me, and you haven't had the opportunity to watch Somebody Feed Phil, this is your moment.
Stop reading now. Go now and watch. Make yourself feel better. I promise you; this show will make you feel better. Phil will make you feel better. Don't worry. This article will still be here for you to come back to, but this show is more important than what I'm writing. So, go, watch, laugh, smile, and maybe cry at the magic that happens when you flip this wonderful television show on and welcome Phil into your life.
Somebody Feed Phil Fills Our Hearts
If you're still here, you should know that Meghan and I have loved Phil for quite some time. We were fans of his earlier show on PBS, I'll Have What Phil's Having. We craved more after watching it. So, when we first heard of a new show coming to Netflix, I'm not sure if I can adequately express how excited we both were to have more Phil in our lives. He has that kind of effect on a person, with the ultimate joy he so openly shares with friends, strangers, and everyone sitting at home watching him enjoy food and even more food.
Fortunately, Phil Rosenthal also knows how to be resourceful and pitch his series in the best way possible: "I'm exactly like Anthony Bourdain, if he was afraid of everything." This not only connects with people who might be nervous to try new things, it connects with everyone who wants to see someone step out of their comfort zone. Phil Rosenthal is one of those perfect beings who we can depend on to be truly sincere, all while getting completely immersed in the city and country where he's visiting.
It doesn't matter where he visits. There is an overwhelming sense of charm, calm, and intrigue from the beloved host, because his primary goal is to connect with people while enjoying new cuisines. Despite language barriers or difficulties with understanding accents, Phil presents the world in the most inviting way possible. Trying new things, meeting new people, stepping into a place where we might not understand the language, all of it is a wonderful chance for people to connect on a natural human level where kindness shines and the bonds of friendship can form.
Wonderful Homeschool Geography for the Kids
Not only do my wife and I LOVE this show, it's also been adored by our kids. Not only do our kids love seeing the amazing appetite presented by Phil, they get to see his presence within different cultures as our own kids travel across the world as they traverse their Geography lessons. Both Adelaide and Marshall get to dive into various cities and countries, while getting a view of what being in a different place might look like. There is a sense of them being enamored by each video as they want to completely discover all of these new places on their own.
"I want to try that!"
It's a fantastic feeling to have our kids feel completely engaged with a show that provides an understanding of a world that's completely different from what they're used to. In our hopes, these experiences will allow them to pursue what they've described: "Oh, I definitely want to go there!"
Not only is Somebody Feed Phil an amazing show, one where adults can dream about visiting such delicious locations, it provides a place of dreams for everyone. Kids will have every opportunity to dive into a show that lets them explore truly remarkable cities. This family-friendly exploration will provide everyone a real-world chance to sit back and explore places we hope to visit one day ourselves, and at a time in our lives where everything is uncertain, the dream of going to these places is something great to hold onto.
Every Bit of Somebody Feed Phil is Magical
If you needed any other reason to watch this show, it's one where you will never want to skip the intro song. In a world where instant gratification is everything, especially if it means skipping the intro, Somebody Feed Phil will be a show where you'll always want to leave the remote control down and let the wonderful music play. It's like Phil – irresistible.
Come on, people. Somebody Feed Phil is your guide to goodness in the world. Go and watch. Now, come on, Netflix. We need more and I think the world deserves it.
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Introduction to Ethical Health & Beauty
Health and beauty products range from the indispensable to the indefensible, although they are promoted, without exception, as the former. While most of us wouldn't consider going without toothpaste or shampoo, musk-based perfumes and disposable nappies are less easy to justify. The fine line between necessity and luxury has been successfully blurred by decades of marketing, but a small number of companies specialise not only in ethical basics, but in indulgence with a conscience.
Alternative body care
Most ethical companies generally rely on traditional ingredients, such as natural moisturisers, vegetable fats and non-synthetic fragrances, allaying many people's fears about the contents of the cosmetics they use. Particular worries are related to the inclusion of chemicals in many creams and cleansers, including petro-chemical derivatives more readily associated with household than skin cleaning products.
Another issue is Deet, a highly toxic pesticide used in many insect repellents, which is responsible for many thousands of workers' deaths in the countries producing it. incognito is one completely natural alternative that's based on organic citronella, eucalyptus and camphor. See their website for more detail and information on other essential products www.lessmosquito.com. The lack of scientific research in this area means it is difficult to make any proclamations about the safety, or otherwise, of the most popular brands. Unsurprisingly, then, the message is to be cautious.
The animal rights movement has long been associated with the health and beauty industry, and was integral in the campaign to ban animal testing on cosmetics. It remains a vocal critic of those companies that have been slow to change their policies. In 2013, in what has been seen by animal rights supporters as an historic victory, the EU bought into effect an immediate ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and pledged more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to accept alternatives.
The Co-op became the first supermarket to have its own brand products approved by Cruelty-Free International (previously known as BUAV), and other mainstream retailers have since followed suit including Argos, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's. More products are now available in organic and cruelty-free varieties than ever before, and individual demand for such brands will enable the companies to increase their supply. Many buyers support these companies partly as a way of avoiding the pharmaceutical giants, whose policies are often difficult to pin down, and who tend to have a much more short-sighted, profit-led outlook. Green People (www.greenpeople.co.uk) offers a large range of ethical beauty products and receives a high Ethical Ranking in our research.
Key Research
Below you will find links to the key sections of our ethical research in Fashion:
* Cold Remedies
* Eye Care Products
* Feminine Care
* Make-Up
* Nappies
* Pain Remedies
* Shampoo & Conditioner
* Skincare
* Soap
* Sun Protection
* Toothpaste
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Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Johnny Appleseed's Early Landholdings
By William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008
1. Johnny Appleseed's Early Landholdings Marker
Johnny Appleseed's Early Landholdings. . This is the site of Johnny Appleseed's earliest known recorded landholdings. Appleseed (whose legal name was John Chapman) purchased two parcels from Joseph Walker on September 14, 1809: Mount Vernon town lot 147, upon which you stand, and lot 145, which is across the road and north of this site. . Johnny Appleseed likely rested here on August 10, 1813, after arriving from Mansfield with alarming news of a rumored Indian attack. Appleseed returned to Mansfield with reinforcements from Mount Vernon that same day--a round trip of over fifty miles. . This historical marker was erected in 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center, and The Ohio Historical Society. It is in Mount Vernon in Knox County Ohio
This is the site of Johnny Appleseed's earliest known recorded landholdings. Appleseed (whose legal name was John Chapman) purchased two parcels from Joseph Walker on September 14, 1809: Mount Vernon town lot 147, upon which you stand, and lot 145, which is across the road and north of this site.
Johnny Appleseed likely rested here on August 10, 1813, after arriving from Mansfield with alarming news of a rumored Indian attack. Appleseed returned to Mansfield with reinforcements from Mount Vernon that same day--a round trip of over fifty miles.
Erected 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-42.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection marker series.
Location. 40° 23.375′ N, 82° 29.171′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. Marker is at the intersection of Phillips Street and Main Street (Ohio Route 13) when
Main Street Bridge over the Kokosing River seen in background.
traveling east on Phillips Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Knox County Veterans Walk of Honor (approx. ¼ mile away); Vallandigham's Speech, 1863 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mary Ann Ball (approx. 0.3 miles away); Little Indian Fields (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lakeholm Administration Building (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Vernon (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another Johnny Appleseed marker.
Categories. • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers •
More. Search the internet for Johnny Appleseed's Early Landholdings.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. This page originally submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,363 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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Amy Chua is receiving lots of publicity for her book The Battle Hymn of the Chinese Mother in which she doesn't just critique but deride what has become standard American parenting practices. The Centre agrees with a small amount of her critique particularly that of low expectations and false praise. However, her bullying, win-at-all costs approach is anathema to us. Like many things in live there is a middle ground.
On the 8th February there was an interesting discussion between Amy Chua and a British child psychologist on Woman's Hour.
There was also an interesting piece in The New York Times saying that Chua's decision not to led her children sleep over at other girls' houses or go out with their friends was mollycoddling them. The columnist argues that it is negotiating these group dynamics which is cognitively challenging.