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6th International Convention for Environmental Laureates
Theme: "Environmental Policy in a Politically Changing World"
Opening speech by former President of Germany Horst Köhler
Participation of Bangladesh's Deputy Minister of Environment Abdullah Al Islam Jakob
Participation of actress and B.A.U.M. laureate Marie-Luise Marjan
Sixth International Convention of Environmental Laureates: From 9–12 March 2017, Freiburg will be the venue for the world's leading environmental experts
From 9–12 March, Freiburg is once again playing host to environmental and climate experts from around the world. Under the patronage of Klaus Töpfer, the European Environment Foundation (EEF) invited the winners of the most renowned international environmental awards to the sixth International Convention of Environmental Laureates in Freiburg.
Among the 100 environmental laureates from more than 40 nations are dedicated animal rights activists, civil rights activists, energy experts and scientists. The main theme of this year's event "Environmental Policy in a Politically Changing World" focuses on the persecution of environmental activists and award winners around the world. Special highlights are the public speeches by former President of Germany Horst Köhler as well as by Felix Finkbeiner, founder of the "Plant-for-the-Planet" initiative and Tristram Stuart, international award-winning author and expert on "food waste".
The numerous environmental laureates returning to the event after having taken part in previous years as well as the many activists attending it for the first time are a testament to the increasing significance of the Convention of Environmental Laureates. The participants also include representatives of science, business and politics.
The European Environment Foundation is especially pleased to announce the participation of Bangladesh's Deputy Minister of Environment Abdullah Al Islam Jakob, who travelled to the convention on such short notice. Abdullah Al Islam Jakob has already participated in the United Nation's General Conference, the UN RIO-20 Conference and the International Conference on Climate as a representative of the Government of Bangladesh. He is committed to social, cultural and development-related areas.
The participation of Marie-Luise Marjan shows the range of this year's participants. Marie-Luise Marjan, who is mainly known for her role as "Helga Beimer" in the television series Lindenstraße, is participating for the first time in the environmental convention. Among other awards, the benefactress received the Great Cross of Merit and the B.A.U.M. Environmental Award for her social and sustainable commitment.
Germany's former President Horst Köhler is opening this year's environmental convention with a speech on the sustainable use of resources and the necessary transformation of society and the economy – "Countering the narrative of decline: The great transformation as a global story of hope" – on 9 March at 6:00 pm at the Historisches Kaufhaus in Freiburg. In addition, Freiburg's Mayor Dieter Salomon and the chairman of the European Environment Foundation Eicke R. Weber will present speeches as well. The opening ceremony is open to the public (Tickets: 8 € / reduced: 5 €).
The second day of the Convention is dedicated to the transfer of knowledge and networking, as the environmental laureates are given the opportunity to present their projects and attend workshops. Under the guidance of Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Rainer Grießhammer, Sigrid Jannsen and Peter W. Heller, 22 environmental laureates will present their projects throughout the day. In addition, there will be workshops on the following topics:
▪ Social Media for small budgets
▪ GM-free, sustainable and local soybean production
▪ "Cradle to Cradle" concept towards a waste-free economy
▪ Strategies of the global divestment movement, which requires the deduction of investments in fossil fuel companies and, if possible, the reinvestment in sustainable investments.
Following the workshops, the participants of the convention will discuss and adopt a resolution – "Call to end repression". This resolution is addressed to the governments around the globe to end the political persecution of environmental activists worldwide.
In the evening of 10 March, a further public event with Tristram Stuart and Felix Finkbeiner will take place at the Konzerthaus Freiburg: Tristam Stuart will present the ecological and social impacts of food waste in his speech "The cost of food waste". Tristram Stuart is an international award-winning author, speaker and expert on "food waste". In December 2009, he launched the food waste campaign "Feeding the 5000" at Trafalgar Square in London, in which 5,000 people were served free food, that would otherwise have been wasted, to raise awareness to reducing food waste. Meanwhile the event model has been replicated in several countries.
Another successful environmental project is the children's and youth initiative "Plant-for-the-Planet", which was founded in 2007 by the then nine-year-old student Felix Finkbeiner. In his speech "Planting one trillion trees – Why we need a trillion more trees", he presents his foundation which follows the objective of raising awareness among children and adults towards global justice and climate change and actively fights the latter through tree planting campaigns. The two speeches are in English, will take place at the Konzerthaus Freiburg on Friday 10 March at 8:00pm and are open to the public (Tickets: 8 € / reduced: 5 €).
During the "Young Talents Day" on 11 March, students from 15 schools of the Freiburg Regional Council as well as students from the University of Freiburg's Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources and the UWC Robert Bosch College have the opportunity to meet the international environmental laureates. Round table discussions enable the participants to talk about the latest environmental policy issues and topics.
At the Laureates Dinner in the Restaurant "Feinhaid" on the M10 Solar Campus in Freiburg, Moritz Schulz and Michael Sladek present the trailer of their film "Roadside Radiation" on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of Fukushima's nuclear disaster. In their documentary, the two film makers report about everyday life after the Chernobyl disaster. The film will soon be shown in cinemas in Germany.
Overview of public events:
Opening Ceremony of the "6th International Convention of Environmental Laureates"
Speech by former President of Germany Horst Köhler (in English)
Date: Thursday, 9 March 2017, 6:00pm
Location: Historisches Kaufhaus
Tickets: 8 € / reduced: 5 €
Speeches by Felix Finkbeiner and Tristram Stuart (in English)
Date: Friday, 10 March 2017, 08:00pm
Location: Konzerthaus Freiburg
Tickets are available at www.reservix.de and at all ticket agencies, such as the BZ-Kartenservice and Tourist-Information Freiburg, as well as at the box office.
About The European Environment Foundation (EEF):
Founded in 2011, the European Environment Foundation aims to give new impetus to environmental and climate policy. It has set itself the objective of promoting communication and expert discussions between members of society and those involved in politics, research and industry worldwide and across all disciplines.
The Foundation's Board of Trustees comprises 17 distinguished figures from the field of environmental and climate protection:
Manuel Collares-Pereira
Amalio de Marichalar
Monika Griefahn
Rainer Grießhammer
Peter W. Heller
Sigrid Jannsen
Gerhard Knies
Jeremy Leggett
Antonio Luque
Giovanna Melandri
Marcello Palazzi
Dieter Salomon
Virginia Sonntag-O'Brien
Simon Trace
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Maritta R. von Bieberstein Koch-Weser
Eicke R. Weber is the chairman of the Board of Trustees. Founders and directors of the foundation are Bernd Dallmann and Rolf Hiller. For more information, visit www.european-environment-foundation.eu.
EnviroNetwork.eu:
The project is funded by the DBU (German Federal Environmental Foundation) and provides digital networking to environmental laureates, companies, NGOs, environmental activists, students and to the media and press. Those interested can get information on the website or create profiles and projects themselves. For more information, visit www.environetwork.eu.
Previous International Conventions of Environmental Laureates:
1st International Convention of Environmental Laureates
Main theme: On the way to Rio+ 20
Keynote speaker: Jeremy Rifkin
Adoption: "Declaration on Rio+20"
2nd International Convention of Environmental Laureates
Main theme: New coalitions to address limits to growth
Keynote speakers: Ashok Khosla, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Adoption: "Call for action to policy makers and pioneers of change"
3rd International Convention of Environmental Laureates
Keynote speakers: Jeremy Leggett, Gunter Pauli, Monika Griefahn
Joint appeal by the 160 environmental laureates in the New York Times: "An appeal to the world's foundations and philanthropists by the world's environmental prize winners"
4th International Convention of Environmental Laureates
Main theme: Adaptation to Climate Change
Keynote speaker: Bianca Jagger
Adoption: "Environmental Laureates' Call for a CO2 Emissions Tax"
Main theme: Governance for real sustainability
Keynote speaker: Michael Wadleigh
Film premiere: POWER TO CHANGE – The Energy Rebellion
Adoption: "Call to the government of Honduras"
info@european-environment-foundation.eu


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Home » Business » Christen Ager-Hanssen joins Women of BSV to talk about community, education and innovation
Christen Ager-Hanssen joins Women of BSV to talk about community, education and innovation
Business 16 December 2022
Gavin Lucas
nChain's new CEO, Christen Ager-Hanssen, joined the Women of BSV podcast to talk about his vision for the company, the wider BSV ecosystem, and the importance of community and education.
The importance of community and education
Ager-Hanssen explains that in business, he has learned that there are all kinds of people—good and bad, high energy and low energy, and those who will envy you or support you, but in the end, it's all about the technology and what we can do with it.
He acknowledges that his dialogue with Dr. Craig Wright convinced him to come into the BSV space, and he says he is a brilliant mind that sees things many years before others. However, he says that Dr. Wright being able to see so far in advance isn't enough if nobody else can see it, and so connecting with the community and promoting the BSV vision, and educating people about the tech's potential is one of the keys to success. This is one of the reasons he did the DNA of BSV Twitter space and is reaching out.
Ager-Hanssen explains that Dr. Wright, Calvin Ayre, and Stefan Matthews have all been instrumental in what has happened so far, and he gives them credit for building the foundation. Now, he wants to take things to the next level by including everyone in the community and reaching out to people involved in other smart contract blockchains. He uses himself as an example of why it's essential to do this; he would not have known about it unless someone had explained it to him. He says that those involved now are super early adopters and that even CEOs of large companies have yet to get a grasp on Bitcoin's potential.
What is that potential? A scalable blockchain capable of handling CBDCs and micro- and nanotransactions is just some of the ideas.
How did Ager-Hanssen meet Dr. Wright?
The pair met at the Royal Ascot in a private box. They talked for hours (non-stop) about cross-skill sets, and Ager-Hanssen quickly realized he only thought he was smart until he encountered the breadth and scope of Dr. Wright's knowledge.
After talking about investments for a while, Dr. Wright mentioned that he invented Bitcoin. After initially being taken aback by this statement, Ager-Hanssen came to believe him and admire his intellect and charm.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of CBDCs and a more transparent world
Ager-Hanssen mentions CBDCs several times in the conversation, so Diddy Wheldon asks about his opinion on them. She asks how we can prevent government abuse of the power CBDCs would give them.
"Different governments will adopt things in different ways," he says. He recognizes the potential for control, saying we'll need to be careful in the transition. However, he reminds us that they will empower poor people using their mobile phones to do microtransactions and peer-to-peer transactions to cut out fee-gouging middlemen. Ultimately, Ager-Hanssen wants to tokenize "every single bit of this world" and wants to see full traceability for everything, creating a more transparent world.
Looking at practical examples of this, Ager-Hanssen points to UNISOT and its work in the supply chain. The sort of data that can be collected and the insights that can be gleaned can change the world for the better. For example, companies can improve their ESG scores by putting projects on the blockchain and being transparent.
To fight for this sort of world, you need people with backbone, Ager-Hanssen says. He says most people don't have it and calls them jellyfish. He points to Dr. Wright's backbone, never compromising and knowing he is right despite all the hate and flack he has received. The way to help him make the movement work is to not return to hatred but to smile and educate everyone on how Bitcoin SV works, he says.
London as a tech hub
Ager-Hanssen says that nChain being based in London is a big advantage because 48% of all unicorns in Europe are created in the city. He wants to bring these brilliant tech minds together with the people at nChain.
While the conferences are useful, it's mainly preaching to the choir, and he wants to create a bigger tent. He wants to make everyone see that BSV is the infrastructure of the future world.
"What I love about London is that this is the number one place in the world. We are open to everyone and include everyone. You don't find that open-mindedness in every city," he says. This allows him to learn something new every day, and the city excites him.
BSV will eat the world
Wheldon says that Calvin Ayre often says BSV will eat the world and absorb all other blockchains. She asks Ager-Hanssen for his take on this and how long he thinks it might take. He reflects back on the cell phone industry as an example of what might happen. Many players consolidated into iOS and Android, and several companies that led in the early days died out relatively quickly. He believes the same will happen here as the global public ledger absorbs and consolidates all others. The timeframe he puts on this is 5-10 years.
Looking at some potential outcomes, Ager-Hanssen says that nChain will look at acquiring some Web 2 companies and reinventing them. He gives DocuSign as an example. This will create value and serve society, too. Showcasing how some of these things work and approaching regulators with proper solutions is the key to success.
Ager-Hanssen wraps up by saying he will be at the blockchain conference in London in early 2023 and looks forward to the event.
Check this website to learn more about the upcoming London Blockchain Conference!
Watch: The BSV Global Blockchain Convention presentation, Making Blockchain Easy for Real World Use
Christen Ager-Hanssen
London Blockchain Conference
nChain
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The 7.5 French cartridge served during World War II in various bullet configurations including ball, tracer, and incendiary. The bullet weight varies from 139 grain to 181 grain with velocities generally ranging from 2,700 feet per second to 2,600 feet per second. Although this round is older is design, it does features some impressive ballistics, especially when considering the round is not typically a shoulder bruiser.
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The Health of the Child and COVID-19
COVID-19 Child health
Joshua M. Sharfstein
Sharfstein JM. The Health of the Child and COVID-19. Milbank Quarterly Opinion. October 6, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1599/mqop.2020.1007
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In my basement office, visible over my shoulder in my daily video calls, is a framed print of the famous World War I poster entitled, "The health of the child is the power of the nation." The poster depicts children walking together up a hill, full of vitality and promise. Sponsored by the Children's Bureau and the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, the work of art by Francis Luis Mora celebrates the Children's Year of April 1918 to April 1919. Even during a pandemic, the nation aimed to reduce infant mortality by one-third, establish maternal-child health programs in every state, and reduce child labor.
A century later, with the United States again facing a pandemic, 2020 is not a Children's Year. As a disease, COVID-19 largely spares children, with rates of serious illness and death just a small fraction of those among middle-aged and older adults. However, in many other ways, COVID-19 is harming the health of millions of children in the United States. At the root of this dichotomy is not biology; it is the nation's priorities.
The United States has long lagged behind other countries in social policies and health outcomes for children. Compared to other wealthy nations, the country offers some of the least generous benefits for workers' paid leave, child care support, and flexible work schedules. More than 50 nations have lower infant mortality rates. A study comparing the United States to 19 other countries counted 600,000 excess child deaths over the past 50 years.
COVID-19 has exploited these weaknesses. Food insecurity is now its own epidemic, with one in five mothers with children younger than 12 reporting that their children are going hungry, and Black and Hispanic households experiencing rates of hunger three to four times higher than white households. Physicians are reporting higher rates of severe child abuse, even as reports to social service agencies decline. One in seven children are experiencing worsening mental health since the pandemic began.
And, then there is school. Thousands of public schools remain closed, with persistent demographic divides in access to technology needed for distance learning. It is anticipated that some children may fall behind by as much as one year or more. In a vicious cycle, keeping kids out of school slows the economic recovery by keeping parents home; it also widens the gender gap in earnings. No wonder more than one in four parents reports worsening mental health.
Evidence from other nations indicates that schools can open with a high degree of safety when two conditions are met: community transmissions are low and adequate precautions are taken. The United States is failing on both counts. Where other countries have focused on reducing transmission to the point where schools can open with relatively low risk, local politics favors opening seemingly every business first, even those, such as bars, that are known to be hot spots of transmission. In Maryland, for example, the Governor recently followed up a call for schools to reopen quickly with a decision to reopen movie theaters and entertainment venues, and to permit indoor gatherings of up to 100 people, in contradiction to his own pandemic roadmap.
Meanwhile, the federal government is providing little support to help schools put in place physical improvements, additional staffing, transportation changes, testing, and other key elements of a successful response. Instead, thousands of teachers face furloughs or layoffs because of budget cuts at the state level. Legislation to facilitate the reopening of schools, as well as extend food assistance and unemployment benefits to those in need, has passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate.
There is one glaring exception to the dismal set of options facing many children: private schools. Though public schools have yet to receive resources to facilitate in-person learning, many private schools have hired more staff and moved forward. The tragedy is not just that educational and social divides are widening before our eyes. It is that so little of the potential power of empowered parents has been directed to creating opportunities for all.
In May, Danielle Dooley and colleagues wrote about their frustration as pediatricians over the sacrifices by low-income children for the greater good. Not only are so many children missing school and going hungry, but also so few policymakers are prioritizing urgent action to help them before the consequences for society are severe and long-lasting. "To recognize and respect this sacrifice," they wrote, "the US should make a commitment to provide [children] with the opportunities they have long deserved."
Such a commitment must go beyond allocating temporary funds to patch gaps in distance learning and address other immediate social needs. A national campaign to reduce child poverty is urgently needed. As outlined by a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, this effort would involve expansions in food assistance, the earned income tax credit, housing assistance, and the child care tax credit. Also needed are focused investments to address the longstanding impact of racism. One example is the critical need for equity in school infrastructure, instruction, and extra-curricular activities.
Yes, this project would be ambitious. But that did not stop the United States in the midst of pandemic a century ago. Back then, the United States recognized that at stake was more than just the health of children; it was the power of the nation. It's time for another Children's Year, long overdue.
Joshua M. Sharfstein is associate dean for public health practice and training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He served as secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2011 to 2014, as principal deputy commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration from 2009 to 2011, and as the commissioner of health in Baltimore, Maryland, from December 2005 to March 2009. From July 2001 to December 2005, Sharfstein served on the minority staff of the Committee on Government Reform of the US House of Representatives, working for Congressman Henry A. Waxman. He serves on the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice of the Institute of Medicine and the editorial board of JAMA. He is a 1991 graduate of Harvard College, a 1996 graduate of Harvard Medical School, a 1999 graduate of the combined residency program in pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital, and a 2001 graduate of the fellowship program in general pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine.


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At the Canadian Cancer Society, officials know that cancer changes people but they also believe that a cancer diagnosis doesn't have to define who they are. As the organization aims to help people live longer and enhance the quality of life for all of those affected by cancer, it believes that life is bigger than cancer.
With one in two Canadians expected to be diagnosed with cancer, the support of individuals is needed more than ever.
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Funds raised through the Daffodil Campaign are changing lives for the better, with money raised going towards funding support services and ground-breaking research such as clinical trials that move research from the lab into people at more than 80 hospitals and cancer centres across the country.
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Diss Matters is all about our wonderful Diss community, and the issues that affect you. It has been a regular quarterly magazine however, we will soon be launching a new format of Diss Matters in your local newspaper on a monthly basis! We love to feature local stories and articles. If you would like to submit something to Diss Matters, please complete the enquiry form below or contact us.


I was studying 1 Thessalonians this morning and happened to notice the phrase "walk in a manner worthy of God" (1 Thessalonians 2:12). I was reminded that Paul had used that same phrase elsewhere. I concluded that it must be important to the apostle or else he would not have been so repetitive.
The idea of walking as an illustration of our faith is simple. We are moving through life with it's challenges and obstacles. It's easy to wander off the path of righteousness and stumble. But when we walk as we should, we avoid those obstacles and arrive at our destination. Paul wants to ensure that we walk in the way our Lord would has us to walk.
Colossians 1:10 – Paul desires the people of Colossae to "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord" so that we might be pleasing to Christ. He had been praying for their spiritual sustenance from God.
Revelation 3:4 – This is not Pauline in nature but comes from John as he pens Jesus' letter to the church at Sardis. "Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white for they are worthy." Did you notice the shift in tense of the verb? John speaks of a future walk in glory! It is the result of what happens when we walk worthy in this life. The letter to Sardis was a rebuke of a congregation with a name that was good when the reality was a church that was dead. Yet some were pleasing, some were walking worthy and would soon walk with Jesus in glory.
It's not a difficult concept to grasp. We should walk worthy now o we can walk in glory later! What an encouragement! It helps me and I hope it helps you.
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Why You Shouldn't Be Embarrassed Talking About Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
by Andy Boysan (BPharm)
Andy is a co-founder, the superintendent pharmacist and director at The Independent Pharmacy.
For many men it's their worst nightmare: you meet somebody, hit it off, and then take things into the bedroom — only to then find that you are not able to 'get it up' or are unable to 'stay hard.' It can be difficult to know what to say or do — or where to turn for advice and encouragement.
Sadly, men's health concerns have traditionally been held as something to be kept private, and many men struggle to speak openly about their penile health. Luckily, a more open dialogue surrounding male sexual health is starting to emerge — giving men the confidence to voice their concerns. This is great as it encourages both men and women to have more open and frank discussions and relationships.
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is not something that you should be embarrassed about. It is more common than you think, and it's 100% not a reflection of your sexual prowess or masculinity. Here are some facts on stats on ED to show you that you are not alone in this.
Why are people embarrassed about ED?
The NHS has calculated that around half of men aged 40-70 experience ED. In addition to this, findings presented in a 2013 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that 26% of men under 40 are also now affected by ED.
However, despite the prevalence of ED, men can still be weighed down by a perceived stigma attached to ED: they may believe that it makes them less of a man, that it reflects problems in the bedroom; or, if they are young, that it is something that only happens to older men and 'not them.'
These concerns can make men feel that by having ED they are in some way a failure, or that they have done something to cause this. These negative feelings can eventually spiral into other health problems, making the ED even worse.
It's important that men and women come together to battle the stigma attached to ED in order to stop the negative cycle. There is loads of information online about ED that should help men and women seek support, treatment, and advice.
What actually causes ED?
While some of the causes of ED can be partly self-inflicted (such as smoking, your diet, heavy drinking, or using illegal drugs) many are caused by underlying medical issues. The NHS advises that the following things can cause ED:
Injuries and surgery
Vasculogenic conditions
Neurogenic conditions
Hormonal conditions
Anatomical conditions
Medicinal side effects
Psychological issues
You can find out more about the causes of ED here.
Why you shouldn't be embarrassed by ED
Firstly: you are not alone. Given the number of people that experience ED at some stage in their lives, you should not be surprised to find out that one of your friends, family, or work colleagues has also suffered from ED. There are plenty of ED support groups and forums, both online and offline, that can help you get peer-to-peer advice.
There are also many treatments available for ED, so you don't need to feel that it is a condition which you are stuck with. These include:
Psychosexual counselling
Penile injections
Penile implants
Penile creams
ED pills or 'blue pills'
Thanks to pharmaceutical research, there is a lot of medication out there to help treat ED — with these being available from most high street and online pharmacies. Examples of popular ED pills include: Cialis, Viagra, Levitra, Sildenafil, Tadalafil and Spedra.
ED is a real condition that requires specialist treatment, and you shouldn't hesitate to seek help. Whatever your age, you should never feel that experiencing ED is just a part of life because it is not something that you have to put up with.
The NHS advise that it is important to establish what is causing you to experience ED and treat any underlying problems — it may be that your ED is the beginnings of a more dangerous condition, including heart disease.
ED is something that no one wants to experience. But if you are one of the many people to be affected by it then don't feel embarrassed: seek advice and get it fixed. Involve your sexual partner(s) in the conversations about ED and be brave about sharing your experiences with others.
Andy Boysan
Published on: 06-10-2017
Last modified on: 06-10-2019
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In late May, Bank of America announced a new greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitment covering its 'operational' emissions coming from the company's global facilities. The announcement can be found here: http://mediaroom.bankofamerica.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=234503&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1565219&highlight.
"While we welcome Bank of America's continued acknowledgment that reducing greenhouse gas emission is critical to combating the climate crisis, the bank must move quickly to address the much larger carbon footprint coming from its role as a lead financier of the coal industry. RAN estimates that Bank of America's financing climate footprint is to be one hundred times larger than the size of its operational carbon footprint.
"Bank of America's new climate announcement is nice but not nearly enough. Bank of America is one of the largest financiers in the world. If it really wants to get serious about stemming global warming it should look at who it is lending money to, namely the largest coal companies in the country. Not just its light bulbs.
"We need to see a commitment from Bank of America that would help the country dramatically reduce its climate emissions. This means immediately developing a more robust climate policy that includes shifting the balance of financing in its utilities portfolio from dirty power sources, like coal, to cleaner, renewable energy.
"Bank of America is at risk of misleading the public as to the true climate impacts of the company's business. Publicizing its efforts to address the climate emissions from internal operations does not diminish the billions of dollars that the bank provides each year for the extraction and burning of dirty fossil fuels like coal.


Is a water table of love.
There is so much impressive about Zan's work. Her blend of the psychological and spiritual is right on, an alchemical mix of the interpersonal, intrapersonal and transpersonal. Her writing is paradoxically accessible and profound at the same time. We, as the readers, sense that she writes about terrain that she knows intimately, and we are able to perceive ourselves through the lens of her humor, compassion and tenderness. It is clearly her passion that sends us her messages, and has the potential to awaken our own, along with the reminder that "safety never reaches into majesty.
—Marla Estes, M.A., Transpersonal Studies. Teacher, writer, co-facilitator.
Enter the poet into our lives, a risk-taker, laying out her vision of things and asking "Does this help?" She's hoping each poem will cause us to exclaim in wonder, "I never thought of it that way!" If that's not love, I don't know what is. I suspect that by the end you will find poems you love, and you will say to yourself, "I'm not the same person as I was when first I began to read all this." And in that case, I say, Good for Zan! And, good for you.
That run through my soul.
To what these cats see.
Reflecting quietly through nature's eyes.
Melting mind's more linear ways.
I forget this lake of love.
I can almost hear Zan Nix singing these lovely song-poems to help us "dine on words/and metaphors/ and sing through open hearts like doors." With Zan we experience "the longing leopards that run through (the) soul," and delight in Unchosen Poems filled with wisdom, heart and spirit.
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Keiren Westwood has been included in the Republic of Ireland's provisional squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
The Republic face Georgia at the Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi on Saturday 2 September (8.00pm local time).
Three days later, Martin O'Neill's squad fly back to Dublin to face Serbia at The Aviva Stadium on 5 September (7.45pm).
Ireland currently sit second in the Group D qualification table with 12 points from six games, behind Serbia on goal difference.


I took my kids to see Spiderman: Homecoming and two things jumped out at me: 1. The new Spiderman is a total cutie and 2. the filmmakers decided to skip telling his origin story.
I guess at this point we all know it. Peter Parker gets bitten by a special spider, blah, blah, blah, he can crawl up walls and has super strength. I guess they didn't need to put it in this film this time around, but it made me think about how things get started.
Peter Parker didn't ask to be bitten by that spider -- it just happened to him and changed his life in a way that there was no turning back. I feel that way a lot about my path. I went to see a musical and became an instant addict. I didn't choose theater, theater chose me. And now, I am VP of business development at the Broadway startup Show-Score.com.
I love hearing stories of how people came to be where they are in their career. The business of Broadway is a very weird world of entertainment and most people who work in it have a unique origin story. Like my friend Mark Shacket.
Mark went to college in Buffalo, with the intention of getting his MBA and becoming an accountant. He played clarinet in the school orchestra, and since he had a passion for numbers, he was also a manager of sorts. The orchestra took a trip to perform in New York City and somewhere between wetting his reed and organizing transportation of the flutists, he took a walk. He found himself on 44th Street, off Times Square, the epicenter of Broadway. He thought, "There's money in these buildings and someone needs to manage it." It was his "bit by a spider moment," only rather than super strength, his spider had jazz hands.
Mark put his newfound passion for theater to work immediately. He subscribed to industry newsletters and after examining the credits in the Playbill of a touring company production of Les Miserables, he learned that "company manager" was the job he wanted. He went to see shows at the local theater and would wait at the stage doors with other fans after shows. Only he wasn't asking for stars' autographs, he was asking who the company manager was and offering to take them out for drinks. These people were on the road from city to city and were more than happy to take the time with some kid who would listen to their Broadway war stories.
A year before graduation, he sent out hundreds of cover letters and his resume. He heard back from exactly one person, who told him that he was not qualified for any job he had open, but offered to meet with Mark the next time he was in New York City. "I told him I happened to be coming to New York in two weeks, hung up the phone and booked a bus ticket immediately", Mark told me.
Mark eventually found a low-level job worked his way up the ladder steadily. And finally, seven years after his spider bite, his name was listed in Playbill as company manager for -- you guessed it -- a touring company's production of Les Miserables.
Mark has since stopped touring and, along with his partners, runs Foresight Theatrical, the Broadway office where he got that first job. His company manages the business behind shows like Miss Saigon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and next year's King Kong. Not too shabby.
I asked Mark if he credits his origin story to hard pure hard work or a little bit of luck.
He studied a business he wanted to enter.
He went out and connected with the people in the industry.
He built relationships over years and years.
Do you have a cool origin story? If not, it's never too late to reboot and start over again!


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Post by aloha on Mar 6, 2011 2:53:05 GMT -5
Cassie, YOU are our Masterclass lady. I love your analysis of Adam's voice. I need to read it again to absorb the details. Mahalo for sharing your knowledge with us.
jadedzpf
Post by jadedzpf on Mar 6, 2011 6:18:49 GMT -5
Cassie, love your posts. I come to this thread everyday just to read your comments. I do not have any knowledge of how it works but you make it so easy to understand . I especially love the cave example you gave.
Thanks a lot for sharing with us.
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Post by wonderstruck on Mar 6, 2011 7:44:32 GMT -5
As one of the people who said she thought Adam's voice had "dirtied up" since 22 it's nice to read that's probably not the case.
Thanks Cassie
lifeisnow2
Post by lifeisnow2 on Mar 6, 2011 9:04:17 GMT -5
Feb 16, 2011 15:23:30 GMT -5 lifeisnow2 said:
Cassie,
This is completely a question about his singing that was "far away and long ago" In the musical "Hair" he sang "My conviction" I have never seen "Hair"...wish I had. But is the whole song with his falsetto? Could you comment about it. It is wild.
Thanks for being our expert.
Thanks for the great question. My Conviction is an incredible example of Adam's technique and control. Now, want to have your mind completely blown? In my opinion, NONE of it is in falsetto, with the possible exception of the note towards the end where he sings "that is the way things ARE" and the ARE is very light. I say it is probably falsetto just because of the difference in tone in that one note. But everything else is his wonderful head voice. Falsetto does not have that much power or ring to it. And the final high G? Dayummm. A mezzo-soprano would be happy to hit it that well, with the total lack of strain, and with such wonderful, harmonic resonances bouncing around.
This song is when I became convinced that Adam could, should he ever choose to, sing very credible opera.
This was on page one of Masterclass and it is Cassie's answer to me about Conviction. It adds to "Adam the opera voice" discussion.
nica575
Post by nica575 on Mar 6, 2011 11:20:59 GMT -5
Mar 5, 2011 12:20:22 GMT -5 cassie said:
Mar 5, 2011 5:06:23 GMT -5 seoulmate said:
Cassie, there were a couple of comments in the past few days about "wouldn't it be great to hear Adam singing opera." I think Adam singing "We are the Champions" gave us a tiny little taste of what he might sound like. During the opening verses, when he and Kris are standing behind the judges, Adam sings:
"And bad mistakes, I've made a few,
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face,
but I've come through..."
The huge power of that last line, especially the word "through" makes my hair stand on end, every single time I hear it. Un-friggin'-believable. That is all.
Do you think this is an operatic voice??
Thanks for bringing that over. That little clip in the beginning verse is perfect for demonstrating the difference between Adam and just about every other pop singer out there today. Kris sings on pitch, in a very pleasant pop voice, and with power, and the listener says "He sounds good." Then Adam sings the next phrase and it's a totally different ball game. His voice cuts thru with this ringing resonance and effortless power that makes you realize the strain in Kris' voice that is totally missing from Adam's voice.
I wouldn't say it was operatic in style, any more than Soaked is operatic. But, they both call to mind an operatic style. Both also show the technique of breathing, projecting, support, sustain and power that would be used in opera.
The resonance he employs is not as pure crystal as I might imagine if he were singing opera, nor is the pronunciation operatic. For that, you can listen to "My Conviction". In that song he sings in an operatic style in parts, then lapses (intentionally) into this broad articulation that spills the classic tone into something of a parody. Granted, he is singing as a mezzo-soprano opera singer, but, combine that with the Queen number or Soaked, and you get the idea. The sound of a male voice, with the technique of the mezzo.
While many people are talking about how Adam COULD sing opera, and a few have mentioned that he had vocal lessons in opera in the past, I base my belief that he could do legitimate opera on two things: first, that he has done it. He said in one interview that he used to do these corporate gigs as a singing waiter where they did some light opera and arias. Secondly, I have traded a couple of emails with Angelina, and she said (hope she doesn't mind me quoting her here) "I know he's singing the music that calls from his soul, but with his voice, he could reach new heights in opera - of that I'm very sure!" So, if the professional opera singer hears that in his voice, who am I to argue?
It was so great to relive the "champions" moment! Thank you for bringing it soulmate! It is not only the voice, but the pure joy both Adam and Kris project!
Not being a vocal specialist at all, especially as compared to cassie's knowledge and experience, I still want to comment on the "Operatic" voice... just because (as you may know) I am an avid opera lover, and very selective at that as well (i.e. I go to the Met depending on who sings and not on what opera is being performed..)... Adam is the ONLY exclusion, the only "intruder" into my classical music world...
So, IMO - neither in Champions, nor in Soacked does Adam produce classical sound. Both get close, but he holds it at a bit edgier sound, not as "round", not as smooth as the perfect classical sound would be.. I don't think I have words to describe the difference... but he produces a definite "Rock" sound and not "Opera"....
The MC form HAIR is totally amazing. The way I hear it - he literally jumps around the different styles from one sound to the next. Several of those sounds are PURE, GORGEOUS, CLASSICAL OPERATIC sound. He just goes there and slips out of it, without even taking a breath in between... Not being a singer I have no idea how difficult it is to do, but I can bet, that the vast majority of opera giants CANNOT do that.
And this is an example of yet another style - real, classical cantorial sound, so perfect for the occasion (which incidentally neither of the ladies can match)
and another one - Adam sings "The Prayer" with cantor Illysia Pierce, a much better voice match than the version with Noa Dori.
(This is also very close to operatic voice, but yet not exactly- it is a true cantorial piece).
In general, I am blown away by Adam's versatility. (I really don't understand how some of the DDD boys can voice doubts re his versatility... may be they don't know about "ALL voices of AFL"...)
SO, as I said many times, I am settled to wait as long as it takes, but I sure hope that one day we will all get to listen to Adam on the great stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in all his glory! We will be sitting in the red velvet chairs, the crystal chandeliers will make their ascend into the sky high golden ceiling, the golden shimmering curtain will come up and Adam's classical golden velvet voice will fill our souls.
(now I talked myself into tearing up...time to stop )
Post by evergreen on Mar 6, 2011 11:40:07 GMT -5
Thank you, Cassie, for responding to my question. It's the answer I was hoping for!
As others have said, your explanations are so clear. So glad to have this thread here.
Post by Alison on Mar 6, 2011 11:53:36 GMT -5
Nica, I love your opera fantasy for Adam's future. Save a seat for me!!
justkaren
Post by justkaren on Mar 6, 2011 12:02:29 GMT -5
One of my favorite moments in this video ... watch Brian May at about 1:50 ... he's playing along having a good time, when all of a sudden Adam's voice has him shaking his head and going "whoa, this is like old times!"
Post by cassie on Mar 6, 2011 12:25:53 GMT -5
Mar 6, 2011 11:20:59 GMT -5 nica575 said:
WHAT SHE SAID ^^^^^ ALL OF IT!
LindaG23
Post by LindaG23 on Mar 6, 2011 13:19:53 GMT -5
Damn, that second "Prayer" with Illysia Pierce gives me chills.
Since it is kinda slow in Adamland these days, and I am trying to avoid doing housework and grading, I thought I would discuss the difference between opera and pop/rock singing a little.
First and foremost, it is about resonance. The ability to project one's voice. The operatic style developed hundreds of years before electronic amplification. The opera singer had to be heard above a full orchestra of perhaps 40-50 instruments. It had to cut thru that mountain of sound and float on top of it.
This called for a very specific anatomy. The singer had to have the right size and shape of vocal cords and a body and head that had the right air spaces to bounce the sound around and amplify it. Think of the orchestral upright bass. It has lonnnng, thick strings to create the low frequency vibrations strongly. Then, the strings are mounted on a huge instrument that has a lot of air space inside the cavity to amplify the sound of the strings. The wood has to be of a type that vibrates to those pitches with lots of harmonics. It has to be crafted to the right thickness to maximize that.
In rock music, the bass guitar is electric. It still has the long, thick strings to create the low frequency pitch, but it has a solid body. If you pluck a string without the bass connected to an amplifier, you get just a kind of soft, dull thunk, thunk. It is the electronic amplifier that does all the work in producing that strong, booming bass sound.
So, the opera singer had to have a body that was created with the right vocal cords and the right muscle/bone mass/air space to vibrate and amplify the sound of the voice. The rock singer does not need that. The microphone will amplify the voice for them.
But, having the right anatomy is just the beginning. The opera singer had to learn how to direct and focus the sound from their vocal cords into the air spaces to amplify and project that sound. To add the extra harmonics to make the voice rich and piercing. That required singing in a very specific way. The singer has to create this big, round mouth cavity and direct the air flow/vibrations into the mask or front of the face and into the back of their mouth to bounce up into the back sinuses and down into their chest. This meant modifying the pronunciation of the vowels. Short vowels like the A in cat, the I in hit, or the UH in touch require a more closed mouth cavity. The operatic pronunciation will modify those vowels to something approximating and AHHH or OHHH. It also required modifying the consonant production (cuz you can't SING a T or a B or an S). This meant the vowels were stretched in the word and the consonants tacked on very briefly between vowels. All these techniques and the resulting sounds we associate with an operatic voice, but, they were first developed in service of being able to hear the voice over the orchestra, in a large hall.
The rock singer today can basically sing as he/she talks. The microphone will take care of the rest. (Well, not pitch or sustain, but I am just focused on tone here.) So, the singing sounds more "natural" and less "phony" or "high brow." The rock singer can wail high notes that would sound very dull or squeaky and carry only a short distance, but the microphone can make the sound audible in a stadium. The rock singer can also sing with a breathy tone, lots of air and very little resonance, and still be heard.
Since most of us have never taken many years of vocal training to learn how to use our instrument like opera singers do, the pop/rock sound is the sound we are conditioned to in our every day life. And the sound we can reproduce. Therefore, to many, it sounds more "real", more "authentic", more accessible.
With these things in mind, listen to Pavarotti sing with Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi has a very pleasant, very good pop/rock tone, and sings the song well. When Pavarotti sings the same notes and phrases, he is using a different pronunciation and producing a completely different resonance that has a pure tone without rasp or a breathy sound. (It is also the difference you hear between Kris Allen's singing in We Are the Champions, and Adam's.)
Bringing it all back to Adam, and to the question of his ability to sing opera.... Adam has the natural body for singing. He can't take credit for that; it was in his genes. BUT, Adam has learned, like the opera singer, how to harness the resonance in his body. He has learned how to focus the sound and support it with the proper breath control.
But, here's the thing that makes Adam extraordinary ---- and it is ALL ADAM. He has learned to use that classical technique while modifying it to sound more pop/rock. He can add a breathiness to the tone, and the resonance that he loses he makes up for by good use of the microphone. He can shift the resonance away from the back of his mouth, where it would sound dark, almost swallowed, and very operatic, and place it in the middle or the front of his mouth, where the tone is much brighter and lighter. He can "squeeze" the note, tensing his vocal cords, to put a bit of buzz or grit into his voice (in MODERATION so as not to damage his cords).
His voracious appetite for music of many styles sung by many singers has trained his mind to think and hear in different styles to match the genre. So, he uses all that classical training to produce these tones that ring with life and light, but he modifies the delivery to more closely match the pop/rock or jazz/blues style as he sees fit.
That is only one of the things that makes Adam's performance so delightful and compelling. As we say, he is the total package, and there are many other aspects we love.
Well, that is the music theory/vocal masterclass for today. Now, those dust bunnies are calling me, and the dryer is buzzing for clothing removal. Sigh.
cassie, I loved listening to the Bon Jovi and Pavarotti because not only was it good but it also illustrated your discussion and made it so easy to follow.
I noticed that Bon Jovi and Pavarotti had two totally different types of microphones and am sure there is some significance. Any idea what it is?
Mar 6, 2011 14:05:37 GMT -5 LindaG23 said:
;D ;D ;D Perfect example of how auditory and NOT visual I am. I didn't even notice.
I don't know anything about microphones, sorry. Just put one in my hand and I know how to hold it to get the most out of it for my voice and its resonance at different pitches.
My totally uninformed guess is that different mics have different frequency responses. Notice how Bon Jovi sings right on top of the mic? It looks like his mouth is frequently touching it. He is directly inputting his voice into the mic, which may be necessary to pick it up with its lack of natural resonance. The mic may be adding some richness or resonance to his voice.
Pavarotti's voice produces this booming, ringing resonance all on its own. Nothing needs enhancing. It projects on its own. (In a YT I previewed trying to find a good example of a pop/opera duet, there was one showing the two in the recording studio, singing into the same mic. The pop singer positioned his mouth within a few inches of the mic for most of the song, and the opera singer stood a good two feet back. Otherwise she would have blown out the mic that was set to pick up the pop singer's vocals.)
Pavarotti just needs the mic to amplify his voice in such a huge arena. I also noticed he has that foam rubber cushion around the mic and Bon Jovi does not. That cushion is usually used to prevent the consonants from popping. Since Pavarotti is used to articulating his consonants very sharply (because he is trained to sing without amplification) he may be more prone to that popping without the cushion.
Or, maybe they just ran out of one style of mic?? : :
algalhi
Post by algalhi on Mar 6, 2011 15:47:06 GMT -5
Cassie, Cassie, Cassie! Thank you for posting a link to this thread in the Daily News!!!!! I've just read the last few pages and I am floored by all the discussion of Adam's voice and abilities. I love your last post of the operatic vs. pop/rock singing style and the YouTube of Pavarotti and Bon Jovi. I am going to spend time reading the ENTIRE thread when I can. No sleep tonight?
Also loved seeing We Are the Champions again! It feels like a blast from the past. I watched that YouTube over and over again for months and made an mp3 of it so I could listen in my car. That was the song that I think Adam decided to show us his power in the solo parts and just damp down when singing with Kris. It gave me goosebumps (Hawaii talk for chicken skin) to see this again and to listen to Adam's voice.
Post by lifeisnow2 on Mar 6, 2011 16:20:18 GMT -5
Cassie, Thank you for today's Masterclass on opera and Adam. It was so clear and you included audio and visual aids for those of us that are some what clueless and haven't had Musical Education. Your explanations are so understandable, and interesting (how can they not be when Adam is our muse). nica575, also, thank you for your additions.
Now I have to clean and chase kitty fur, dust bunnies, and snow grit. yuck ttyl You're all Fabulous...love this place.
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Fairies and Little People
1929 (pre): William Seabrook and the Zombies
1980, October: Jeanna Winchester's Combustion
2012 (ca.): Archaeologists Photographed Unearthing Giant
1884: The Rude Men in Red
The following account was collected in 1887 by folklorist William Martin while he was on vacation in the Isle of Man (in the Irish sea near Great Britain and Ireland). Martin eventually included his account in a series of articles talking about British 'goblins,' or mean-spirited fairies.
One evening in the summer months of 1884, Martin tells us, a mail-cart driver on the island was running his late night/early morning rounds collecting mailbags from surrounding districts to deliver to a central location by 1:30AM... only this night, he didn't arrive until nearly 5:30 in the morning, and he was noticibly scared and agitated. When asked why he was late, he explained that when he was about six miles away he encountered a troop of fairies dressed in red and carrying lanterns. Said fairies stopped his horse, threw the mailbags into the road, and then danced around them "in the well-known manner usual with fairies." For hours the postman struggled to replace the mail on his cart, only to have each bag he replaced immediately thrown back into the road again. This behavior continued until daybreak, when the fairies finally departed... after which the mailman recovered the mailbags and arrived at his destination, hours late and in an unhappy state.
Martin doesn't tell us the name of this mailman, but does explain that in meeting him the mailman did not strike him as the sort of person who would "fall a victim to his own fertile imagination." The mailman was well known for his sobriety and honesty, and he was not drunk when he left to fetch the mail that night, nor was he when he returned... just very upset.
Martin published the account above initially in the Brighton Herald for December 31, 1887, then again in an 1902 article for Folk-Lore... this account above is taken from the Folk-Lore article. I'll see if I can track down the earlier newspaper printing, as it's closer to the date of supposed occurence and I'm curious if the details are different or not.
The Rude Men in Red (sources)
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Apr 27, 2021 - Politics & Policy
Biden picks Texas sheriff known for criticizing Trump-era policies to lead ICE
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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez at an event in 2020. Photo: Sharon Steinmann/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President Biden nominated Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff of Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday to be the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Why it matters: Gonzalez, a seasoned law enforcement official, is known for criticizing the Trump administration's immigration policies, per AP.
The big picture: After being elected sheriff in 2016, Gonzalez pulled Harris County out of a federal partnership that allowed sheriff's deputies to enforce immigration laws, according to AP.
He later criticized then-President Trump for vowing to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, saying he didn't support such a policy.
"The focus should always be on clear & immediate safety threats. Not others who are not threats," Gonzalez wrote in a July 2019 Facebook post.
What they're saying: "Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is a strong choice for ICE Director," Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.
"With a distinguished career in law enforcement and public service, Sheriff Gonzalez is well-suited to lead ICE as the agency advances our public safety and homeland security mission."
Worth noting: ICE hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017.