At http://www.foxriverwatch.com/nrda/bush_record.html Fox River Watch is a Green Bay which opposes the pollution of the Fox River by the paper mills. Most of their articles are on PCB.
Misleading the Public The Bush Administration shows more finesse than previous Administrations in disguising its anti-environmental agenda. The "bait and switch" method has been used repeatedly. They promise one thing, then a month or a year later quietly do the opposite, often with little media explanation of the turn-about. Examples: wetlands, carbon dioxide, ANWR, mining, roadless areas, and air pollution lawsuits.
Legal Inaction Bush often publicly proclaims support for an environmental regulation while privately working to weaken it under the cloak of litigation. Here's how it works: Industry sues to overturn environmental regulations and the Justice Department, led by Attorney General John Ashcroft, puts up only the feeblest of defenses and refuses to appeal adverse decisions. Then the Bush Administration can blame the decision on the judge, and make political points for "trying."
Office of Management and Budget The President's OMB is targeting 13 guidelines on environmental protection for change or abolishment, (plus another 10 related to workplace and food-labeling requirements.) This is not normal behavior for the OMB. This is a new effort by the Bush Admin. Industry groups and conservative "think tanks" nominated 12 of the 13 environmental rules on the list. The American Chemistry Council nominated a rule about the handling of the products of hazardous-waste treatment. The Mercatus Institute, a market-oriented research institute, nominated a rule restricting snowmobiles in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, plus 9 other rules. The American Petroleum Institute nominated rules requiring companies to tell the government if they manufacture or handle toxic substances. The agencies which now implement the rules can decide whether to accept OMB's "suggestions," but OMB has tremendous power over agencies because it can veto other rules agencies would like to enact. A key staffer within OMB, John Graham, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs was a controversial appointment for Bush, because of his emphasis on cost-benefit standards, which are often inappropriate (or impossible to calculate) for environmental, workplace or food-safety issues.
Budget Cuts Last year, Bush cut EPA's budget by $500 million, but was partly blocked by Congress. This year, Bush proposes to cut $40 million from the Bureau of Land Management, $33 million from the Bureau of Reclamation, and $112 million from the Forest Service.
rules that we are trying to enforce." He said energy industry lobbyists were helping to write proposals to weaken air-pollution regulations for older coal power plants. The Bush Administration's stance has interfered in lawsuit settlement negotiations with 8 major power utilities. The industries hope to get a better deal from Bush, so negotiations have stalled.
Schaeffer said, "The big problem is the Dept. of Energy's been put in the front seat on these decisions. Their client is the power industry and our perspective is this is an environmental enforcement matter and I don't think they have a place in those negotiations, but there they are." The Cheney energy task force directed EPA to review whether the rule substantially impeded power generation and to recommend any reforms.
Personnel Purge at BLM Experienced high-level staff in the Bureau of Land Management (under Interior Secy. Norton) have been reassigned to inappropriate jobs which weaken or eliminate their influence in the western states, as retaliation because special interests claimed they "favored environmental interests too much in their approach to overseeing public land." For example: 3 were moved after they restricted cattle grazing, mining or off-road vehicles on sensitive public lands.
Eliminated EPA Ombudsman Until Bush, the federal government had it's own version of a "Public Intervenor," called the "EPA Ombudsman" (except this person was not allowed to sue agencies to force compliance with laws.) This one person was to independently respond to citizen complaints about EPA actions. His power lay in his in-depth investigations which disputed costs, investigated health issues, and exposed pork barrel politics, making him unpopular among EPA officials. The Bush Administration used the same slight-of-hand used in Wisconsin to eliminate the Public Intervenor. Rather than honestly eliminating the office, Bush neutralized the Ombudsman by moving him into the EPA Inspector General's Office (similar to local Republicans' moving the Wisconsin Public Intervenor into the DNR, where the office became instantly ineffective.) Rather than move, the EPA Ombudsman resigned in protest.
Turning Federal Authority Over to Local Governments Bush opposes federal environmental mandates, preferring a "local approach," but this leads to extreme inconsistencies between states, and allows corporations to play one state against another, forcing states to weaken their environmental standards in order to retain and attract business investments. We need a level playing field coordinated by the federal government with consistent science-based standards. Local governments often lack the technical expertise and budgets to address complex environmental problems. Why should local governments have to spend more taxdollars to reinvent the wheel, when one or two agencies at the federal level can do the work for everyone? A federal system is more efficient and fair.
Global Warming During his campaign, Bush pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. After assuming office, he reneged and pulled the U.S. out of the 1997 international Kyoto Treaty to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming, despite strong memos from EPA Administrator Whitman urging him to not abandon his pledge. He lied to the American people. (Ultimately, 178 other countries did sign the Treaty.) If he had been honest with voters, he would not be in the President's office. More recently, Bush belittled his own EPA report showing that Global Warming was indeed a real threat. He dismissed the report as a product of "the bureaucracy."
Energy Plan Bush is a former oil company owner and executive. Vice President Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton Industries, a major oil corporation, has spearheaded a national energy plan obsessed with promoting the oil and gas industry. (During the 2000 campaign, Cheney denied that Halliburton had a business relationship with Saddam Hussein. The Washington Post has since revealed that two Halliburton subsidiaries were doing business with Iraq.) Cheney is also at the center of a scandal due to his hundreds of secret meetings with energy corporations (such as Enron) and his refusal to meet with any environmental representatives. The Bush Administration has refused to release the records from those meetings. Not surprisingly, the resulting Bush Energy Plan promotes expanded oil and gas exploration, and coal-fired and nuclear power, instead of conservation, efficiency and renewable sources. At the same time, Bush cut funding for research into renewable energy sources by 50%. Kenneth Lay, of Enron fame, used his close relationship with Bush to pressure the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed up energy deregulation, and provided Bush with a list of preferred candidates for key commission posts. Bush and Cheney relied on Lay for advice; some administration appointees had first to be "interviewed" by Lay before getting the job. Many former Enron employees now work in key federal positions.
Vehicle Gas Mileage Standards Bush opposed improved gas mileage standards for vehicles when this was before Congress, and cut funding for research into cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks by 28%. Bush also cancelled the 2004 deadline for auto makers to develop prototype high-mileage cars.
Appliance Efficiency Standards Bush grabbed headlines for not rescinding Clinton's order to improve energy efficiency standards for washing machines and water heaters, but several news articles failed to mention that Bush DID block Clinton's rule mandating such improvements for air conditioners. Air conditioners are heavy and often wasteful energy users, especially during peak summer demand periods which lead to the need for new power plants.
Offshore Drilling Bush proposed new off-shore drilling projects at coastal sites around the country. Sites off Florida's eastern shore were about to be auctioned off, but the proposal was dropped instantly when Bush's brother Jeb (Florida's Governor) objected. Other states also objected, but Bush has continued to push for drilling in politically weaker (and most Democratic) areas.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge This is a well-known issue. Last year, Bush grabbed headlines by pledging that he would not pursue drilling in the refuge, then he reversed himself and became the leading champion of this boondoggle project. Luckily, Congress has voted so far to block the project, but it keeps appearing as a rider on other legislation. Citizens must stay vigilant.
National Forest Drilling Bush has announced plans to allow oil drilling in Montana's Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Arsenic A well-known fiasco. Bush was more concerned about costs than public health, and was lobbied by local officials equally warped. The media often reported Bush's decision as an arsenic "reduction" when it was actually an increase over Clinton's directive. Eventually, public pressure and media attention forced Bush to accept the healthier (but still not fully protective) Clinton standard.
Superfund Bush cut in half the number of toxic waste sites to be cleaned up across the country. At the same time, Republican's have consistently blocked the law's funding source, a surcharge on chemical feedstocks and petroleum (the usual sources of hazardous waste), so the fund is running dry. The loss of the tax forces general taxpayers to pay to cleanup corporate mistakes, and eliminates a lot of the legal leverage the EPA has over polluters. Now that polluters know the agency is cash poor, they'll be more willing to fight against cleanups and attack Superfund Law as "too slow" (because it's out of money.) Negotiated cleanups will be much weaker and cheaper. Neighbors of sites without identifiable polluters will continue to be poisoned because no money is available.
Bad Actors Bush revoked rules strengthening government authority to deny contracts to companies that violate federal laws, environmental laws, and workplace safety standards.
Land and Water Conservation Fund During his campaign, Bush pledged to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which purchases development rights or land in environmentally sensitive areas. Last year, Bush received glowing media tributes for announcing he was increasing LWCF funds. Full funding requires $900 million a year (split between the feds and states), and Bush claims they've provided $911 million, but conservationists argue only $486 million of that $911 million would go toward LWCF purposes. The rest would go to other existing programs that Bush renamed as part of the LWCF. He also eliminated traditional LWCF programs, including an important wildlife grant program and a program to protect urban parkland.
Diesel Emissions Bush got media attention for not rescinding Clinton's directive requiring manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks and buses to reduce diesel emissions by more than 90 percent and refiners to reduce sulfur in diesel fuel by 97 percent, to 15 ppm. (In this case, the rule had the support of the powerful automobile industry.) In other words, Bush got credit for not doing anything.
Endangered Species In a major precedent-setting move, Bush flagrantly abandoned his responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and cut protections for fish habitat protections in 4 states, as part of a legal settlement with the National Association of Home Builders and other groups. This will result in critical habitat destruction for 19 species of threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Numerous other species will also be affected. "Critical habitat" has been identified by government scientists as essential for the survival of the species. The Bush Administration said they "wanted a chance to devise new habitat designations after revisiting some key issues." They deemed the Clinton-era economic analysis "less than acceptable." Bush also blocked efforts to breach four old dams on the Snake River in Idaho, which biologists have shown block the migrations and breeding of several economically important salmon and steelhead species. The Army Corps of Engineers promises instead to improve the fish-ladders, but those have already proven inadequate and bound to fail.
Rain Forests Bush broke his campaign promise to invest $100 million per year in rain forest conservation.
Everglades Bush brags about his leadership in Everglades restoration, but draft rules for Everglades restoration issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in December attempted to fudge what the actual goals will be for measuring the project's success, fail to set timetables for those goals, and do not specify the amount of water dedicated to Everglades restoration. Interior Secy. Norton also shut down the federal office for Everglades restoration.
Brownfields Bush embraced a Clinton initiative to weaken cleanup standards and subsidize cleanup of "abandoned" urban toxic sites, because this bailed out potentially responsible property owners and corporations. This is hailed by Republicans as "environmental" but in reality is another form of corporate welfare. Once again, taxpayers pay to cleanup corporate mistakes.
Hudson River PCB Cleanup Bush grabbed headlines by not rescinding Clinton's proposed plan to cleanup the Hudson River. Again, he gets credit for doing nothing. But this plan was only the second-best option presented by EPA and allows PCBs to linger in fish at unsafe levels for 67 years or more. The best plan would have accomplished this in only 11 years. The cleanup was strongly promoted by New York's Republican Governor and the State of New Jersey downstream (where EPA Administrator Christine Whitman was Governor). The Hudson had clear political advantages over the proposed Fox River cleanup.
National Monument Abuse Bush grabbed headlines by not rescinding Clinton's designation of 18 national monuments, but he asked for state and local responses and is opening the monuments to numerous destructive uses such as oil drilling, grazing, coal mining, and timber harvests.
National Parks Bush grabbed headlines by touting the $4.9 billion he was seeking for national parks. But too much of the money, to be spent over 5 years, would go for road building and tourist buildings, and too little to preservation and research.
Mining Bush reversed Clinton Admin. regulations on mining on public lands that would have given the government veto power over projects deemed harmful to nature. Bush's budget this year proposes 15% ($30 million) less for cleaning up old mines or protecting watersheds affected by surface mining.
Wetlands Bush grabbed headlines by promising to not to rescind Clinton's directive protecting wetlands. Then a few months later, Bush gutted wetland protections through actions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Tongass National Forest (Alaska) About 2.5 million acres are vulnerable if the roadless rule is abandoned. The Forest Service is currently planning many timber sales there in ecologically rich areas. One site may be Gravina Island, where the Service plans 22 miles of new roads.
Rights of Way on Public Lands Federal officials and Utah state officials have been holding closed door talks concerning more than 10,000 roads and trails crossing federal lands. These cross national parks, national monuments, national forests, and wilderness areas, including some of Utah's most pristine and environmentally sensitive areas. Recognition of state claims could relinquish federal authority over these roads and trails, with potentially disastrous consequences for the rights of all U.S. citizens. Citizen groups have sued to obtain documents concerning the closed-door meetings, alleging that the Dept. of Interior is violating the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to release the documents.
Clean Water Act Bush's EPA intends to weaken rules which set TMDL's (Total Maximum Daily Loads) of pollutants to bodies of water. This will remove many waterbodies from programs designed to reduce their pollution by logging, grazing and farming. Under the Clinton Administration, additional clean water rules were developed to address these unregulated polluters. Instead of defending the rules in court, Bush asked the court to put all the lawsuits on hold, which the courts agreed to do. The Administration has since said they intend to change the rules and have been taking input, mostly from industry sources, to bolster support for weakening the Clinton rules. Recently, Bush proposed to allow polluters to buy, sell and trade water pollution credits, as described in last month's newsletter.
Air Pollution Lawsuits Bush promised to continue pursuing lawsuits against power plants who upgrade old generating plants without installing better pollution controls, but has undercut settlement negotiations and is now rewriting the rule. The industries have been enjoying a huge loophole for years, with all their old plants grandfathered and exempt from air pollution controls. But until recently they've been allowed to violate the law and upgrade and STILL not meet modern air pollution controls. When the government finally enforced the law, the companies started whining that it was "arbitrary." Yet, they helped write the loophole that they now criticize. They still want special breaks, while they threaten public health.
Clear Skies Initiative Bush is grabbing headlines with his "Clear Skies" initiative, which requires reductions of 70 percent in emissions of three of the worst air pollutants (nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury) by 2018. The measure actually is a weakening of current air pollution regulations. Critics, including former EPA staff, say EPA could achieve deeper emissions cuts through vigorous enforcement of the current Clean Air Act. Bush is giving polluters "more flexibility" to reach the required emission cuts.
Sierra Nevada Bush made a high-profile endorsement of a conservation plan for California's Sierra Nevada, but the next day quietly promised to review (and probably undercut) the plan.
Environmental Education Bush's 2003 Budget shifts Environmental Education funding from the EPA to the National Science Foundation math and science program, a change based on OMB's assessment that EPA's current EE program "has supported environmental advocacy rather than environmental education" and is therefore "ineffective." (This is not based on any formal study or evaluation by OMB or EPA.) The transfer of funds does not include the transfer of activities mandated under the National Environmental Education Act of 1990. Therefore, the budget not only abolishes EPA's EE program, which supports inter-disciplinary teaching, but also EPA's annual grants to state agencies, schools, nature centers and other nonprofit entities; a national educator training program; a federal interagency program to coordinate EE across the federal government; the Presidential Environmental Youth Awards program; and funding to support the National EE and Training Foundation (NEETF).
Fish-eating Advisories Bush's Food & Drug Administration softened its warning to pregnant women about the dangers of mercury in fish, notably tuna, after pressure from the seafood industry.
Hanford Nuclear Congress appropriated $1.8 billion for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Cleanup in Washington State, but DOE won't say whether it's enough to meet its legal obligations in 2002. Bush allocated $383 million less.
Testing Pesticides on Humans The Clinton Administration had refused to consider results or encourage use of human tests of pesticides (using doses EPA considered hundreds of times higher than levels EPA deemed safe for the general public), due to concerns that such tests were unsafe, useless and unethical. The Bush Administration said they would evaluate the industry test results as "part of an evolving policy." Now, due to public outcry, Bush is backpedaling.
Pesticides in Food Bush is taking credit for not rescinding Clinton's decision to let stand a pesticide reduction plan reached in a consent decree between the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council. EPA will take steps to limit pesticides in food which might affect children (but Bush cut EPA's budget.) Again, Bush takes credit for not doing something.
Lead Poisoning Bush gained a lot of positive media coverage for not rescinding Clinton's lead rule, but all this rule does is require lead polluters to disclose the amount of lead they release to the environment. The rule does NOT stop the pollution. At the same time, Bush suspended Clinton's new standards for lead in paint, soil and dust.
Ozone Depletion Due to the war in Afghanistan, Bush's EPA dropped plans to object to gas venting by U.S. military jets, using gases known to deplete the ozone layer. The agency had tried to persuade the Pentagon to eliminate the gas by changing the fire suppressant to one equally effective in fighter jets' fuel tanks. The military continues to use Halon 1301 despite the international Montreal Treaty in 1994 banning its production. The F-16 fighter jet is currently the single largest emitter worldwide of Halon 1301.
Whales and Cruise Ships Congress and Bush circumvented a federal court ruling limiting the number of cruise ships allowed to visit Alaska's whale-friendly Glacier Bay, by including provisions in the Interior Department appropriations bill for fiscal 2002.
Dioxin Report Stifled Bush has continued the years of delay in releasing important health information about dioxin. The assessment was started at the request of industry and a first draft was released in 1985. But they were unhappy with the results and called for a reassessment in 1994, which provided even more proof of harm, so they called for another reassessment which they've successfully blocked for several years. Due to widespread dioxin contamination in meats, the report was expected to advise reduced meat and dairy consumption. The chemical, livestock and meatpacking industries gave $1,171,000 to Bush's campaign.
Overflights of Parks Bush suspended new Clinton FAA rules that restricted nuiscance flights of helicopters and airplanes providing sightseeing tours over national parks.
Meat Safety Bush suspended meat safety rules created by Clinton. The rule required plants producing hot dogs and other ready-to-eat meats to conduct periodic testing for listeria bacteria.
Mississippi River Bush suspended a rule to cut back on pollution in the Mississippi River.
Pollution from Animal Feedlots Bush suspended a rule to restrict manure runoff from animal feeding operations.
National Missle Defense System Bush's initiative will have severe environmental consequences, including increased production of uranium, plutonium and other hazardous materials. The U.S. already faces a backlog of billions of dollars for the environmental devastation caused by nuclear weapons construction during the Cold War. While Bush claims there will be cuts in the number of nuclear weapons the U.S. produces, he proposed a 4.5 percent increase in fiscal year 2002 for the design, development and production of nuclear weapons. At the same time, Bush cut funds for nuclear waste cleanup. About 150 military sites around the U.S. are contaminated. The National Research Council says the majority will never be cleaned up. The DOE says the remaining nuclear cleanup in the U.S. could take up to 70 years at a cost of at least $300 billion.
Nuclear Treaty Violations Bush has pushed for development of "mini-nukes," designed to attack deeply buried targets, a clear violation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The U.S. is being heavily criticized by leaders worldwide.
Germ Warfare Bush rejected an international accord to enforce the 1972 treaty banning germ warfare.
Permit Process Bush proposes to ease the permit process for constructing refineries and nuclear and hydroelectric dams, including lowering environmental standards.
Family Planning Cuts As soon as he took office, Bush reinstated the Reagan/Bush gag rule, preventing any agency (in other countries) from even mentioning abortions or they would lose their supplemental U.S. family planning funds. Even though Americans can freely discuss abortions and even GET abortions, Bush dictates that people in other countries can't even discuss it. So much for the "Defender of Freedom." Bush caused enormous hardships at clinics around the world, when he froze funds designated by Congress for contraceptive care in other countries. He prevented any U.S. aid from going to international family planning organizations which provide abortion counselling, referrals, or services with their own funds. Millions of women lack even basic contraceptive control over their lives, leading to extreme suffering. And continued population growth in several parts of the world cannot be sustained without severe environmental degradation. U.S. contraceptive aid is needed.
Eliminating the Public's Right to Know Terrorism is being used as an excuse to prevent the public from knowing about dangerous situations in their own communities. This is censorship of critical information and leaves advocacy groups like ours with no data to use when arguing for better safety precautions, processes and rules. It only protects the chemical users and polluters, not the public. Determined terrorists have multiple ways of learning locations of dangerous chemicals and explosives, whether this data is divulged to the public in an organized way or not.
EPA has removed from its web site Risk Management Plans (RMP) collected under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. These plans provide three elements about dangerous chemicals being used in plants: a hazard assessment, a prevention program, and an emergency response plan. RMPs created an enormous controversy two years ago when the first round of data was to be posted to the Internet. One section of the RMP provided an Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA) requiring companies to describe what could happen under worst case scenarios. Needless to say, chemical companies did not want to disclose that nearby families were living or working by a place that could seriously injure or kill them.
With encouragement from chemical manufacturers, the FBI noted that posting OCA data on the Internet would increase chances of a terrorist attack. Congress followed suit with a law prohibiting government posting of OCA data unless Bush decided otherwise. Accordingly, EPA posted the RMP, minus the OCA, to its web site. With extremely narrow permissions, the law and proposed subsequent regulations allowed the public to go to designated reading rooms where they could review, but not copy, a select number of the OCAs.
Both the FBI and Congress have acknowledged that disclosure through the Internet of the remainder of the RMP information presented no unique increased threats of terrorism. This is why EPA's decision to remove the entire RMP is quite startling.
Greenpeace collected OCA data from 50 Louisiana plants, producing a report on dangers. They noted "[the idea that] greater restriction of this information will somehow prevent terrorist attacks is hopelessly naive. Cursory reading of chemical engineering text books shows facilities making and using large amounts of chemicals such as chlorine have the potential for a catastrophic leak of poison gas. Ultra hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes should be phased out as recommended by the International Joint Commission in 1992."
They fail to mention that these facilities are also listed in the telephone book, on Internet search engines, in trade journals, and through many more sources.
One critic notes: "At one facility, for example, the listed worst-case scenarios are: 1) an acrylonitrile spill exposing all within five miles to exposure levels above those deemed safe by EPA; and 2) a butadiene explosion in a rail car affecting 0.43 miles. Another RMP notes nearby schools and churches are within the radius of a worst-case chemical release."
This is where good people can view things very differently: he sees this as evidence of helping terrorists; we view it as helping communities better understand potential dangers near them, and to allow residents to argue for improved security and safety at plants.
Pipeline companies have lobbied to remove legislative proposals encouraging community right-to-know, using the argument that such information would help terrorists. However, as anyone who has driven by pipelines knows, they are publicly marked with big signs. One environmentalist asked: "of what possible value to terrorists is public information about a company's pipeline integrity plans, past performance, spill data, testing results, etc.?" Referring to where he lives, he noted that "We... found that terror does not only come from abroad, and one way of reducing this type of terror [accidents] is by making company pipeline safety plans and performance more transparent to the public."
The Office of Pipeline Safety within the Dept. of Transportation posted a note to its web site saying they "have discontinued providing open access to the National Pipeline Mapping System." They will only provide pipeline data to pipeline operators, and federal, state and local officials.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry removed its web site report that notes "security at chemical plants ranged from fair to very poor" and "security around chemical transportation assets ranged from poor to non-existent." The report, Industrial Chemicals and Terrorism: Human Health Threat Analysis, Mitigation and Prevention, does not provide information about individual facilities. Local citizens have a right to know, but the government is using terrorism as an excuse to cover up it's failures and corporate irresponsibility.
Gale Norton Secretary of the Dept. of Interior. Manages a quarter of the country's land. Protege of James Watt, of Reagan Administration fame. Formerly with the Mountain States Legal Foundation, an anti-environmental group funded by oil companies. Prominent member of "property rights" groups funded by Boise Cascade, Dupont and Louisiana Pacific Corporations; national chairwoman of the Coalition for Republican Environmental Advocates, funded by the American Forest Paper Association (paper industry's lobbying group), BP Amoco, ARCO, Chemical Manufacturer's Association and Ford Motor Company. Working closely with this group, Norten helped Alaska challenge an Interior Dept. fisheries law, declared the Endangered Species Act unconstitutional, and wrote legal opinions against the National Environmental Policy Act. As a lawyer, she represented Delta Petroleum and lobbied for NL Industries (formerly National Lead) while it defended itself in lawsuits over children's exposure to lead paint. Claims that "communication, consultation and cooperation" are cornerstones of "new environmentalism." However, this "cooperative approach" has been the industry mantra for 10 years, and has been proven to fail many times. It is usually a delay tactic, leading to years of committee meetings, studies, studies and more studies, while the public suffers serious environmental damage. Often it leads to inadequate settlements which permanently shortchange the public and relieve the perpetrators of all future liabilities. This "cooperation" is a waste of taxdollars and NOT in the public's interest. Consistent law enforcement is more effective, efficient, and timely.
Shuffling DOI Money, Cutting Core Budgets Norton siphoned $100 million from other core DOI programs to fund her "Citizen Conservation Initiative" which pays for "new ideas" for landowners to protect the environment and endangered species habitat on private land. (This obviously weakens the DOI programs which lost the $100 million.) Cooperative projects with private landowners are nothing new for DOI, but the program cuts are new and deserve more attention. The citizen conservation initiative is self-promotion for Norton in the media.
John Ashcroft Attorney General, in charge of environmental enforcement. Got $1.7 million from oil, chemical and paper companies for his Senate campaign, because they were grateful for Ashcroft's opposition to funding environmental enforcement, voting to rollback clean water protections and letting mining companies dump cyanide and other wastes on public land. One of his major donors was Monsanto (the maker of PCBs.) His recent policies violate American principles of privacy, free speech, civil liberties, etc.
Paul O'Neill Secretary of Treasury. Formerly President and CEO of Alcoa, the world's largest aluminum manufacturer and one of the biggest polluters in Texas. Alcoa's law firm was the third largest contributor to Bush's campaign, as was able to work a loophole into Texan environmental regulations allowing Alcoa to emit 60,000 tons of sulfur dioxide each year. O'Neill dragged his feet before selling millions of dollars of Alcoa stock after becoming Secretary, waiting until share values rose 30%. Prior to Alcoa, O'Neill was CEO of International Paper Company, which owns Thilmany Paper and former Nicolet Paper plants in the Fox River Valley.
Ann Veneman Secretary of Agriculture. Formerly a lawyer with a firm specializing in representing agribusiness giants and biotech corporations. In California, she encouraged policies helping giant corporate farms squeeze out family-owned farms --- so that now, for example, only four companies process 80% of American produced beef. Served on Calgene Inc. Board of Directors, a subsidiary of Monsanto (which gave us PCBs, bovine growth hormone, Terminator seeds, genetic manipulation of our food, etc.) Participated in International Policy Council of Agriculture, Food and Trade, funded by Monsanto, Cargill, Archer-Daniels Midland, Kraft, and Nestle (Perrier).
Don Evans Secretary of Commerce. Formerly chairman and CEO of Tom Brown, Inc., a $1.2 billion oil and gas company. Also sat of the board of TMBR/Sharp Drilling. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which controls the country's coastlines, falls within this oil man's domain. NOAA is one of the key government agencies involved in the Fox River PCB Natural Resource Damage Assessment and recent bad settlement with G-P. Most of NOAA's damage assessments and compensation efforts involve oil spills.
Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense. Former CEO of G.D. Searle pharmeceutical company (now owned by Pharmacia) & General Instruments (now owned by Motorola). Also served on numerous corporate boards. Has consistently opposed any military arms controls.
Spencer Abraham Secretary of Energy. As a senator from Michigan, the League of Conservation Voters gave him a zero rating due to his anti-environmental votes. Opposed research into renewable energy, wanted to repeal the federal gas tax, voted against increasing fuel-efficiency requirements for SUVs, and supported oil drilling in Alaska. In 2000, he voted to abolish the department he now leads. Abraham received more from the automotive industry ($700,000) than any other candidate.
Elaine Chao Secretary of Labor. Served on the Boards of Dole Foods, Clorox (a leading manufacturer of toxic chlorine), and health care companies.
Colin Powell Secretary of State. Served on Boards of Gulfsteam Aerospace and AOL. When AOL merged with Time Warner, Powell's stock rose $4 million. At the time, Powell's son Michael was the only Federal Communications Commission (FCC) member who supported the merger without question. Michael has since been named chair of the FCC by Bush, and will oversee the activities of AOL/Time Warner. He will also oversee any regulation of AOL's monopolistic "instant messaging" technology.
Norman Mineta Secretary of Transportation. When congressman, he received major campaign contributions from Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, Greyhound, Boeing and Union Pacific. After retiring from the House, he went to work at Lockheed Martin (an airplane manufacturer).
Larry Thompson --- Appointed as Deputy Attorney General, under Ashcroft. Had served as Monsanto's in-house counsel.
Condoleeza Rice National Security Advisor. For her service on Chevron's Board, a 130,000 ton oil tanker was named after her. Also a director at Charles Schwab and Transamerica, and served as advisor for J.P. Morgan.
Lynn Scarlett Undersecretary of Interior despite prior actions as a global warming skeptic and opponent of stricter standards on air pollution.
J. Steven Giles Deputy Secretary of Interior despite prior history as an oil and coal lobbyist.
Dan Lauriski Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health despite former role as a mining company executive.
Linda Fisher Deputy Admin. of EPA despite prior position as a Monsanto Corporation executive. Fisher was one of Monsanto's top Washington D.C. lobbyists between 1995 and 2000. As Monsanto's Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, she represented Monsanto's interest in agriculture, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, environment, finance and trade issues, and managed the company's political action committee and political contribution funds. Monsanto spent $4 million on Washington DC lobbying in 1998, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
John Bolton Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, though he opposes nuclear nonproliferation treaties and the United Nations.
Mitch Daniels Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Daniels was the vice-president of corporate strategy at Eli Lilly Pharmeceutical company. Eli Lilly and Monsanto developed the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (BGH), which now contaminates our nation's milk supply.
James Connaughton Chair of the President's Council on Environmental Quality. Was General Electric's chief lobbyist arguing against a Hudson River PCB cleanup in New York state.
Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice. Was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Bush, Senior. Not surprisingly, the deciding swing vote giving the Presidential Election to George, Jr. was made by this former lawyer for Monsanto Corporation.
Congressman Mark Green Represents Northeast Wisconsin, as our 8th Congressional District Representative. Received $6,500 in contributions from Georgia-Pacific Corporation (formerly Fort James Corp.). Has consistently defended the Fox River paper industry against enforcement of Superfund and Natural Resources Damage Assessment laws.
Former Congressman Toby Roth Represented our 8th Congressional District for 18 years. Now works as a Washington Lobbyist and was recently paid $110,000 to lobby for Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corporation on Superfund and Fox River issues. He "lobbied and sensitized Members of Congress on the impact of federal and state plans to clean PCBs" from the Fox River.
Lee M. Thomas --- Appointed as EPA Administrator from February 1985 through January 1989, under the Reagan and Bush (Senior) Administrations. He had previously served as EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, from 1983-85, a position which included management of the Superfund Program. Currently, Thomas is the President of Georgia-Pacific Corporation's Division of Building Products and Distribution. It's obvious that Thomas would still have strong connections within the current Bush Administration, and he would know exactly how to use his influence within the Superfund and related NRDA programs.


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As Conservative voices are now silenced daily, Donald Trump stands mute. Is this part of Trump's long-term plan to dominate Conservative media?
james white NorthWest Liberty News April 3, 2019
Does anyone else, besides myself, find it curious that President Donald Trump allows Conservative voices to be silenced daily, when all he needs to do is place one phone call to have an investigation launched?
Trump did, however, meet with Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey and admonished him severely for Twitter's blatant censorship of Conservatives… NOT!
From bbc.com
US President Donald Trump has met Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey at the White House to discuss social media.
In a statement, Twitter said the pair spoke about "protecting the health of the public conversation" ahead of the US 2020 general election.
Earlier Mr. Trump had accused the platform of being "very discriminatory" towards him.
Mr. Trump tweeted a picture of Mr. Dorsey and him in the Oval Office and called it a "great meeting".
"Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general," he wrote.
Boy, it sure sounds like Trump gave Dorsey the "what for" on all of the censorship.
Again, I wish that were true, but sadly it's not.
Trump Media
Donald Trump is not a politician; he is a businessman. And, as a businessman, Trump knows that the current media paradigm is about to change dramatically.
We see it happening already as the Russian hoax dies on the vine.
Trump has played no small factor in the current media's demise, as he rails against them at every opportunity.
Trump is no fool and he knows media quite well; as he spent many years in the thick of that milieu during his time on NBC.
Also, let's not forget that Donald Trump is keenly aware of the actual collusion that transpired between MSM and the Deep State, as the numerous investigations now taking place will, no doubt, reveal.
Is Trump allowing Conservatives to be silenced until all of them are either muted or out of business due to loss of income? Will Trump then start his own news network which will monopolize the entire Conservative base?
Hannity and Friends
It's no secret that Donald Trump doesn't loathe all Mainstream News, as he has had a love affair with the turncoat network, Fox News since before his election.
Apparently, Trump has great relationships with Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levine and several other Fox News personalities; certainly, enough links to start his own Trump Network.
With Mark Levin and Glen Beck merging to form their own media company and Sean Hannity's contract expiring, coincidentally enough, in 2021 when Trump would begin his second term, perhaps all the stars will align for total Trump dominance?
Do I know if all or any of the above narrative is true? Admittedly, I do not.
Will Donald Trump act against the tech giants in Silicon Valley who are silencing Conservative voices? Yes, I believe he will. However, the question is will it only be after all of Trump's media competitors have been vanquished?
Tagged on: Donald Trump Fake News
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Les Wood
Not everything is a conspiracy. Our president has never attempted to shut down, or deprive the Fake News Networks of their first amendment rights. My take is that he calls puppets what they are and that is that they are currently without souls to think individual thoughts. They are a true chorus line of puppets doing the bidding of a higher command working through the likes of George Soros. Each day, they have a new word, a new phrase, or a new command that mimics altogether a new attack on a president and anyone who dares to wear a MAGA cap such as the teen age Catholic boy. The Fake News has truly failed to represent the decency of a Free Press. They are the true puppets of Satan himself and I pray that they learn from the law suits coming forth at them from that boy and his lawyer Lin Wood. They need to remember that they too are children of a Heavenly Father and should act accordingly.
Vivian Allen
I think that the President plays his most important cards very close to his chest while he flashes all kinds of other things out to the public at large, which includes not merely his supporters, but also his enemies. He is a very, very savvy man. When (he may cause) you (to) think he is doing the least on something is when he is (likely) actually doing the most. He can't be dumber than a conservative. And certainly not than a liberal. And he truly is skilled at positively being all things to all men in order that he may accomplish what he has set out to do. When the evil doers finally figure they've been barking up the wrong tree, it's too late for them. I suspect Mr. President is very loyal to what he feels called to do. There is more than one way to accomplish that, and of those options, he understands what is required of the smartest ones. If he's friendly to Foxy Fox it's because it suits his purpose primarily. Not necessarily theirs. The art of the Deal. Either he's a real American or he's not; and if so, he's willing to be misjudged by all sides if that's what it takes to truly MAGA. Whatever else he's up to, that takes a lot of grit, aka, character. And if that's the case, I'm going to say the conservative stuff is going to be fine. BTW a lot of "conservative" things with crowds of conservative groupie followers seem to be either motivated more by profit than facts, or worse, undercover anti-American garbage deep state down at heart, psy-ops stuff. Maybe that needs to be exposed on some level and maybe it will be when this is all said and done.

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Rail Safety Week at MDOT MTA
In recognition of National Transit Safety Thursday, members of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration Police Force and Safety Department will meet with customers Thursday (9/28) to share information on how to make their rail travel safer.
MDOT MTA personnel will be at the Owings Mills Metro Station from 7-9 am to distribute safety brochures and talk with riders about safety while using public transit – with a focus on rail safety.
"Getting out and talking to customers is a great way to spread the word on how to make rail travel safer for all of our customers," said Gerald Lynott Jr., MDOT MTA's deputy chief of emergency preparedness.
National Transit Safety Thursday is part of the first annual U.S. Rail Safety Week (September 24-30), an effort led by Operation Lifesaver, Inc. , the national rail safety education organization working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, law enforcement agencies and other organizations.
Federal government statistics show that about every three hours in the U.S., a train hits a vehicle or person. To raise awareness of the need for caution near tracks and trains, MDOT MTA wants all passengers to keep a few safety tips in mind:
Always stand behind the yellow strip while waiting for the train.
Once aboard the train, move to the center of the car.
When standing, always hold onto the railing while the train is in motion.
Don't lean on the train doors.
Be aware of your surroundings and the people around you.
For more information, visit mta.maryland.gov or call 410-539-5000.


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In France, Simone Veil was an 'immortel', the title given to the exclusive membership of the Academie Français made up of 40 individuals including former Presidents and Prime Ministers. In the moving induc tion ceremony she was handed a sword by Jacques Chirac, the former President of France. On the sword were three inscriptions that summarised her service: one was the motto of the French Republic 'Liberté, Egalité et Fraternité' in recognition of her service to the state; the second was the motto 'Unie dans la diversité', that of the European Union whose Parliament she had presided over; and finally was the number '78651', the very number engraved on her at Auschwitz. These three engravings sum up an extraordinary life of someone who embodied the French Republican ideals of liberty and equality, the European ideal and the memory of the Shoah. Woven like a golden thread throughout her career was her commitment to justice and human rights.
Veil was from a Jewish family from Nice. She was deported with her sister and mother to Auschwitz in 1944 and later to Bergen-Belsen. She spent her life promoting the rights of others and later in life became the face and voice of the survivors and became increasingly involved in preserving the memory of the Shoah. Many in the Jewish community will remember her for the work she has done tirelessly to ensure that the lessons of the Shoah are not forgotten. In France, she is remembered for the work she did to promote human rights, equality and feminism.
Following the war, she qualified as a lawyer and went to work for the Ministry of Justice on improving the conditions for women in prison. However, it was as a politician that she became best known. She was the first woman to be a Minister in France and in 1975, as Minister of Health, Veil successfully introduced a law that would legalise abortion, three decades after Marie-Louise Giraud had become the last person to be executed for abortion. Her measure tried to balance the rights of the woman with the rights of the unborn child. Veil and her family were publicly attacked during the debate.
Her other firsts included becoming the first President of the democratically elected European Parliament. She later returned to Government as health minister in the 1990s before assuming the Presidency of the French Constitutional Court.
All that I met that knew her spoke highly of Simon Veil, in almost reverential terms. Sadly, I only met her once and still have a blurred photo of the immortel on my iPhone standing at the 30th anniversary of the attack on Copernic Synagogue for me will be everlasting souvenir. For her, it must have been a difficult moment as the then Prime Minister François Fillon apologised for the anti-Semitic statement at the time of attack made by the Prime Minister she had once served under that had implied that the Jews inside the synagogue were not completely innocent or were not French. It was watching her standing there next to Fillon that I understood why she consistently topped popularity polls in France. She had been to the depths of hell and from there she had walked proudly out of the ashes of Shoah to live a life committed to what she believed was right. She went that extra mile every time to do so. She could never be accused to take the easiest path and sometimes not the most popular. She did what she believed was right and carried it through with strength and determination. Veil was not the sort of person to bend to modern spin doctors or focus groups or change their mind for political convenience. She was stoic in her service to the European ideal, to feminism and to justice. She lived according to a strong set of ideals and values. That's what made her popular.
In a country with strong sense of laïcité and republican values politicians do not often publicly talk about their origins and certainly not their faith. Veil was proudly French, European and Jewish. In the coming days many tomes will be written about her life, her impact as a politician, feminist, jurist, European, Holocaust survivor, as someone who changed her country and continent: for us she was someone that was the living embodiment of the values of our organisation that uses the Jewish experience to promote the rights of all.
Simon Veil died on 30th June 2017 aged 89.


Myers is confident that the court will be met with enthusiasm. It was built in conjunction with both APO and the ReThink Taskforce as a way to bridge the gap between students and administrative officials. Myers hopes to see competitors of all ages and ability levels show up for a community-wide tournament on September 11-13. The court will remain in the Spencer Quad in-definitely with rules and guidelines posted next to each entrance.


If you need medical care that Medicare requires our plan to cover and the providers in our network cannot provide this care, you can get this care from an out-of-network provider. An authorization should be obtained from the plan prior to seeking non-emergency care. In this situation, you will pay the same as you would pay if you got the care from a network provider.


Mr. David Irwin has over 35 years of experience serving in various capacities in the US Air Force (USAF) propulsion engineering career field across the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition life cycle. He provided engineering leadership—including technology transition, design, development, acquisition, production, and sustainment—of USAF jet engine propulsion systems for a broad range of aircraft, including F-16, F-15, B-1B, B-2, B-52, ALCM, A-10, T-6, C-130, YF-22, YF-23, F-22, and F-35. Mr. Irwin is the former director of engineering for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Propulsion Directorate (AFLCMC/LP).
Led propulsion engineering activities across the entire portfolio of engines in AFLCMC/LP at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and Tinker AFB; ensured consistent and effective development and implementation of propulsion systems engineering requirements, policies, and Propulsion Center of Excellence (PCOE) best practices.
Co-authored MIL-STD-3024, Propulsion System Integrity Program, and Airworthiness Bulletin (AWB-330), Propulsion System Type Certification.
Led and supported multiple propulsion systems technology transition/maturation road-mapping efforts, engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) programs, and Component Improvement Program (CIP) efforts across fourth, fifth and sixth generation engines, including F-16/F110, F-22/F119, F-35/F135, and the latest generation XA100 and XA101 adaptive engines.
Led YF-22/YF-23/F-22/YF119/F119 engine controls and subsystems advanced technology development, flight clearance, and qualification efforts.


Match Day 3 is tomorrow, January 17th, on Univision Deportes and live via CONCACAF's official Facebook page.
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I read about this guy a while back. I found it interesting that he rarely deviates from the exact same training schedule and has met great success.
I believe that variation is beneficial only from the psychological perspective. Physiologically, the same routine is better. If you can handle the psychology of repetition, you do not need variation.


Winfield Laboratories manufactures a complete line of sterile tamper evident USP <797> compliant IV and Vial Seals and newly designed Syringe and Container Seals that do not curl or self-destruct when removed from the liner. Along with Winfield's commitment to providing both hospital and alternate site pharmacies with cost effective and Zero Paper USP <797> compliant products, it also manufactures the N-Terface® Wound Contact Layer. N-Terface® is widely used on chronic wounds and burns to help prevent the adhesion of the dressing to the wound, thereby helping to reduce the pain associated with dressing changes.
Winfield has designed a Syringe and Container Seal that is made of plastic and not foil. The benefits of this construction is that it eliminates the "Curl" that occurs with foil seals and it is easily removed from the liner, thereby preventing the seal from self-destructing on the liner.
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Couples Counseling in Valley Falls, RI: Therapy That Works.
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I work with couples who wish to improve their relationship and couples who are uncertain about what they want. I believe that most couples can (re)establish happy relationships if both truly wish to remain together because of their feelings about and attitude towards the other person. Improving communication, helping each partner between understand the other, negotiating compromise, and bringing more validation and affirmation of each other into the marriage are often major areas of focus, I see couples together as well as individuals who wish for better understanding of their relationships and guidance as to changes they can make independently to better their relationships.
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Your relationship has the potential to become a place where you can bring more joy and happiness into your life. Couples therapy is the most challenging of therapies due to the emotional intensity of the couple's dynamics. When both members of a couple are committed to repairing the relationship, working with a skilled clinician is highly rewarding and successful. Couples entering counseling who have a mixed agenda where splitting up is a possibility, need help to discern and determine their goals. I see couples together as well as individually, and work with them to determine what would need to change for them achieve increased affection and the closeness they had when they first met.
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Helping couples to grow together in their relationship, one for the other, is a most exciting process. People grow as individuals in a social context. When two people grow together in trust they each maximize the growth potential of the other. When couples have struggles that challenge their union each is invited to invest more intimately in their relationship. Fears can be conquered and belief in the other can be increased greatly. Communication can be improved immensely as well.
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Thank you for visiting our Rhode Island search of licensed therapists for couples in Valley Falls who specialize in helping relationships and marriages heal and overcome division and hurt. Relationships are hard. Unless you are actively working towards coming together, by default you are drifting apart. It takes work. A licensed therapist is an expert at helping to untangle the mess that can develop when things go wrong. Find honest and effective couples Counseling in Valley Falls and renew your relationship.
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Therapy in Valley Falls is generally within financial reach for the average family, but some budget planning may be needed for a real commitment to weekly counseling. Remember that your mental health and happiness are important. Check with your Valley Falls therapist about insurance coverage or ask about sliding scale fees if there are any difficulties with accessibility. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Valley Falls public health department.


into the landscape of the Unknown.
Our society often attempts to choke down our fear and suffering. It offers only distractions to limit our meeting these directly. Encounters with such dark nights of the soul are honored in the mentorship style of Light Partners. It begins beyond strategy.
The path of the desert has a rich history in the excavation of the Self. The most significant aspect of desert time is this: nothing significant is happening. This experience itself is a very important event, or non-event, for the human being.
Whether the client chooses a "Walk About" in their internal landscape or combines the journey with an actual Desert Retreat, the space that is created and held in the mentor relationship, is that of emptying out, stillness and the absence of all stimuli - be they our stories or our environment.
This experience invites you into deep self-exploration in an environment where all the basic needs are provided and yet all the external stimuli of our modern life are absent. This is the opportunity to fully face yourself. Here you are undisturbed to move spontaneously into the most vulnerable, uncomfortable, painful untapped splendors of your life. It cultivates a time to become totally absorbed in all that has been avoided and to stay with this experience for as long as needed or desired. No interruptions from ringing phones, beckoning TV programs and internet, work schedule, children's or partner's needs.
This desert sanctuary holds nothing to inhibit your surrender. It invites you deeply into yourself. What you bring back into your life is priceless and beyond words. It is an excavation process that digs down to your magnificent core being, the forgotten and disowned blissful self.
The "Desert Time" Experience is offered through private arrangements with William and Anke, whose personal experience with desert time recognizes it as being a most precious gift to our path.
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I don't know who is maintaining this notebook and I'm not aware of it, so I cannot help you with that. What I can do is point you to the TourGuide App documentation where you can find how to deploy the application in your host using docker and of course to manage IoT data by using the CLI provided.
Thanks for your answer. I did already try this documentation, but ran into errors. I opened another question (http://tinyurl.com/jtrn2sn) for that issue as it is not related to this one. So maybe you can help me there.


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Goals boost Falcao confidence
With just four goals in 22 appearances for United, the 29-year-old has struggled to establish himself following a lucrative season-long loan deal from Monaco – and many expect manager Louis van Gaal to allow him to return to Ligue 1 in the summer.
But Falcao has been back among the goals at international level in the last week, scoring twice in a 6-0 win over Bahrain and adding another in Monday's 3-1 victory over Kuwait.
He told Sport 360: "I think when I score it's always important and that gives me confidence. I said before I need minutes, I need to play games in a row and here in the national team I have had the opportunity.
"I gave my best and I scored and I now return to Manchester with more confidence."
Asked what his targets are for the remainder of the season, Falcao added: "We??have the last eight games. I will give my best to have the chance to play as??many minutes as possible.
"I have said before I need to play. I need minutes and??I am confident about me, about my fitness. I am confident.
"I have faith about that and when the season finishes I am going to sit??and think about my future and what is the best for my career."
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Looking for the best balms, salves, and butters, one tube, tin, or tub at a time.
Awhile back, I became obsessed with beauty subscription boxes and signed up for trial runs of several to check out the various offerings. One company that I found I particularly liked was Goodebox, because they focus on products that are one the more natural and organic end of the spectrum. It was through one of the Goodebox shipments that I discovered the Kari Gran Lip Whip.
This is a really luscious lip butter that I most often wear when I want a little shine and sparkle. I have the tinted version and so it has just a bit of color, but not so much that I worry about smudges on my teeth or leaving marks on my water glass. It is made primarily from organic oils and beeswax and comes in either peppermint or cinnamon scents. And a little goes a long way.
Details: Comes in a 7ml pot. Made in Seattle, WA. Contains beeswax and a variety of organic oils. Costs $15 (pricy but good).
Disclosure: I got a sample of this lip balm as part of my Goodebox subscription.
Oooooohhh. This one seems neat.


Disability Policy Consortium is collecting personal stories that illustrate the importance of accessible housing and accessible work places to our community. By sharing your experiences here, you can help convince legislators of the importance of access and finally get Massachusetts to become ADA compliant by passing the Architectural Access Board (AAB) Bill. Your response will not be used anywhere without your permission, and your contact information will only be used to contact you with updates and action items on the AAB bill. For more information about the AAB bill, please contact Lenny Somervell at the Disability Policy Consortium at lsomervell@dpcma.org.
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CHICAGO – Stellar shooting – led by the early hot hand of Noah Karras – helped the University of Chicago men's basketball team bounce back with a convincing 100-84 league victory over Carnegie Mellon Sunday afternoon at the Ratner Athletic Center.
The win kept the Maroons (12-6, 5-2 University Athletic Association), who fell to Case Western Reserve on Friday, tied for first place in the conference standings before they head on a four-game road swing. Also standing at 5-2 in the UAA includes two foes UChicago owns wins over but will see one more time, this time on the road: WashU and Emory.
Karras – who had 20 in the first half alone – led the Maroons with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Dominic Laravie had 22 points and six boards, Cole Schmitz chipped in 16 points, five rebounds and four assists and Justin Jackson added 11 points off the bench in the win.
It was also Karras who set UChicago's offensive tone early, as the senior drained his first four attempts – three of them 3s – to propel the Maroons to a 15-2 start. Justin Jackson's triple at the 13:24 mark would push that lead to 16 (20-4) before Carnegie Mellon (8-10, 3-4) would respond.
The Tartans would claw back to within five, 24-19, at the 9:19 mark, but a Karras three-point play and Jordan Baum make from downtown shifted the momentum back to UChicago. The Maroons led at the break by 12, 53-41.
Carnegie Mellon opened the second period with another run, scoring seven unanswered points before Schmitz delivered a three-ball for the Maroons to stall the surge and keep UChicago up by eight, 56-48. The Tartans would remain within six to seven points midway through the half before two key makes from Jackson and a flurry of points – 10 over the course of two minutes – from Laravie put UChicago back in control, up 20, 79-59, with 10:22 left.
CMU made one final push to get within eight at 79-71 (6:49), but UChicago's offense would again answer the call, capped by a Ryan Jacobsen breakaway dunk that made the advantage 17 with four minutes to play.
Baum had a solid all-around game for UChicago, totaling eight points, 10 assists, five steals, and two blocks, and Jacobsen added eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
The Maroons shot 50.6 percent (39-of-77) for the game and 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from 3, while the Tartans recorded percentages of 53.7 (29-of-54) and 37.5 (6-of-16). UChicago edged CMU on the boards, 34-30, but gained a huge advantage in the turnover column, committing just nine giveaways while forcing the guests into 19.
Zach Howarth led the Tartans with a game-high 29 points in the loss.
The 100 points marked the first time UChicago hit the century mark since a 121-101 win at Rhodes College on Dec. 17, 2016. It was the first time the Maroons scored 100 points at Ratner since the 2013-14 season, when UChicago downed Kalamazoo on Dec. 1, 2013.


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Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards open for entry
Established in 2010 to showcase and celebrate engineering innovation and excellence, 2019 will mark the 10th anniversary of the flagship awards event for the profession
Engineering Project of the Year winners at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2018.
Established in 2010 to showcase and celebrate engineering innovation and excellence, 2019 will mark the 10th anniversary of the flagship awards event for the profession.
Engineers Ireland is calling on engineering organisations and leaders to showcase and celebrate their achievements and skill by submitting an entry to the 2019 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.
Caroline Spillane, director general of Engineers Ireland, said: "The Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards celebrate engineers at all stages of their careers, and applaud the significant contribution engineers make to society.
"Our 13 award categories are open to engineering leaders and teams who have made a significant impact on society and have demonstrated exceptional engineering vision and skill through their work. Our award categories span the wide range of engineering disciplines, and we look forward to receiving entries from all sectors."
New category announced
The Sustainability Award, sponsored by Irish Water, has been newly introduced for 2019 and is open to all disciplines of engineering and environmental industries.
This award will be presented to an individual or team who have excelled in the core pillars of sustainability throughout the delivery of an initiative or project.
The Engineering Education Award has also been reintroduced for 2019. This award recognises innovation and excellence in Irish engineering education and will be presented to a third-level engineering education institution or organisation which co-ordinates initiatives in third-level engineering education institutions.
Colleges of further education may also submit entries which are relevant to engineering education.
Hotly contested awards
The Engineering Project of the Year Award, sponsored by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, is one of the most hotly contested award categories with the winner decided by a weighted voting process involving an online public vote and a panel of expert judges.
This award emphasises the important contribution engineers makes to society and recognises the highest level of achievement in the engineering field.
In previous years, this coveted award title went to Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme by Irish Water, in association with Kerry County Council, Nicholas O'Dwyer, TOBIN Consulting Engineers and Glan Agua (2018) and the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh by Malachy Walsh and Partners and supported by Cork County GAA Board and Cork City Council (2017).
Additional categories open for entry include the Geoscience Ireland Award, sponsored by Geoscience Ireland; the Local Authority Engineering Initiative Award, sponsored by Colas Bitumen Emulsions and the Heritage and Conservation Award, sponsored by the OPW.
Members of the public are also encouraged to nominate an Irish engineer that you know who has worked or is working on a project outside of Ireland that clearly contributes to society for the International Engineer of the Year Award.
Celebrating the work of regions, divisions and societies
Each regional branch, engineering division and society committee of Engineers Ireland are also encouraged to nominate their best presentation for the 2018-2019 season in the Best Presentation Award category, co-sponsored by Griffiths and Armour and Beale and Company.
Excellence Awards ceremony
The black-tie Excellence Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, November 15, where a number of additional category awards will be presented on the evening, including: the Outstanding Contribution to Engineering Award; the Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Siemens; the Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Arup; the CPD Employer of the Year Award, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland; and the President's Award, sponsored by CRH.
For further information on the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards and details on how to enter visit: www.engineersireland.ie/awards/excellence-awards.aspx.
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Metro area unemployment hits communities of color hardest, puts state's long-term growth at risk
By Scott Russell (Minnesota Budget Bites) | October 29, 2011
Racial disparities in employment are widespread and systemic. It's true across the country, but it is particularly true for the Twin Cities, where black unemployment hit 21 percent in 2010, more than triple the rate for whites, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The Twin Cities ranked second worst among 29 large metropolitan areas in black-white unemployment disparities in 2010, according to the EPI report. And although Twin Cities Hispanic unemployment was relatively low compared to the rate in other major metropolitan areas, it was still nearly double the white unemployment rate, a separate EPI study found.
People of color are a growing part of the state's population, and failure to address underlying causes of these significant disparities puts Minnesota's prosperity at risk.
The problem is in part an educational issue. The achievement gap between white students and students of color is well documented in Minnesota – and research finds that individuals with less education are more likely to be unemployed. However, employment disparities exist even when accounting for educational attainment. For example, for Minnesotans under age 35, blacks without a high school diploma had an unemployment rate of 59 percent in 2009, nearly triple the 22 percent rate for whites without a diploma.
We were glad to see a panel at the recent 27th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis shine a spotlight on racial disparities in unemployment. It's everyone's problem.
Panelist Carolyn Roby, vice president for Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota, said racial disparities exist at every educational level. "It's not enough to say that education is the answer," she said. "We are leaving talent and potential on the table, untapped."
Roby urged people to address the impact of "unexamined internal bias." People need to become more aware of their own biases, and then examine their impact on hiring and promotion decisions, she said.
Panelist Luz Maria Frias, St. Paul's director of human rights and equal opportunity, raised several issues concerning racial disparities in employment. One was the issue of long-term unemployment. Communities of color are not only disproportionately unemployed, they tend to be unemployed for a longer period of time, Frias said. One way of helping overcome unemployment disparities would be to make it illegal for employers to screen out applicants with a history of long-term unemployment. Excluding them from the applicant pool adds to a vicious unemployment cycle.
Frias also supported policies making it illegal for employers to screen out candidates with criminal records. The legislation, called "Ban the Box," refers to the part of employment applications that applicants check off if they have criminal histories.
Minnesota was the first state to pass Ban the Box legislation that applies to hiring public employees. The Second Chance Coalition is working to expand it to private sector employers, too.
Criminal history screening perpetuates racial employment disparities. People of color are involved disproportionately with the criminal justice system. As the Organizing Apprenticeship Project explains in its Legislative Report Card on Racial Inequity, those criminal justice disparities are rooted in unequal disciplinary action between white youth and youth of color for similar crimes.
Business, political and community leaders can pursue multiple avenues to address employment disparities. Reducing educational disparities is one step. But eliminating employment barriers that put communities of color at a disadvantage and being vigilant and courageous in addressing internal biases are also important. Such approaches will help ensure equal opportunities for all and help build stronger communities.
Scott Russell


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Record Grunt Caught off N.C.
On Jan. 2, Logan Ennis, of Red Oak, N.C. set a new North Carolina state record with a white grunt that weighed 4 pounds, 13.6 ounces. He bested a record that has stood for more than 50 years.
Ennis and his son were fishing near the 14 Buoy off Morehead City when the grunt picked up a piece of squid. He landed it with 50-pound braid on a Daiwa Saltist 35HG reel pared with a Star Rod jigging rod.
The previous state record white grunt weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces, and was caught off Cape Lookout in 1969. The IGFA all-tackle world record weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. It was caught off Brunswick, Ga. In 1989.
Ennis's fish measured 17.5 inches fork length and had a 16-inch girth. The fish was weighed at Chasin' Tails Outdoors Bait & Tackle and confirmed by fisheries staff at the Morehead City Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters.
For more North Carolina records, see the State Saltwater Records webpage.


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Shaq thankful for career
By TIM REYNOLDS
WINDERMERE, Fla. — Shaquille O'Neal changed from his gray T-shirt and sweat pants into a three-piece suit, then walked by some of the souvenirs he accrued during his NBA days for the final time as an active player.
Framed jerseys from the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky, Mark McGwire, Kirby Puckett, Steve Young and Jerry Rice. An NBA Finals MVP trophy. Bottles of wine with labels bearing the "S" logo that he borrowed from Superman and essentially made his own. Basketballs with the Miami Heat logos painted on them, one to commemorate his 25,000th point, the other for his 10,000th rebound. A photo of him, Bill Russell and John Wooden.
It took him 19 years to collect those memories.
On Friday, he vowed to start truly savoring them.
"It's time for what's next," the Big Fella said.
The 39-year-old O'Neal made his retirement official, reiterating what he revealed in a video posted to Twitter two days earlier. Saying those words where he did brought a full-circle piece of closure to his career, since it all ended at his home in a suburb of Orlando, the city where his pro days began when the Magic made him the No. 1 pick in 1992.
"Never thought this day would come," O'Neal said. "Father Time has finally caught up with Shaquille O'Neal."
Speculation has been high for weeks that O'Neal's playing days were over, and the widely expected became real on Wednesday. It took him 10 seconds to announce his plans in the online video, and as few athletes could do, those 10 seconds turned into a three-day story. Tributes have poured in and on Friday, O'Neal thanked just about everyone he could remember.
His parents, thanking his father for his discipline and his mother for sneaking him cake, milk and cookies when that discipline prevented the boy from getting his own. His brothers and sisters. His six children, who got an apology for his schedule demands and a promise that they would keep going to Toys "R" Us. His fans worldwide. The NBA and commissioner David Stern. The camaraderie in the locker room. The six teams he played with.
"And I'm really going to miss the free throws," deadpanned O'Neal, a notoriously bad foul-shooter.
He insisted he will not return, nor will he coach anyone but his three sons. His career ends with 28,596 points, 13,099 rebounds, 15 All-Star selections, four championships and three NBA Finals MVP awards. He had a $1.4 million option to return to the Boston Celtics next season, but said he did not want to hold up the team's plans several months if he needs Achilles' surgery.
So he made the decision to retire, on his terms.
"I'm the luckiest guy in the world," O'Neal said.
The finale came in a fitting place. He bought the home in 1993, and it's remained his base ever since — even after he left the Magic.
Family and close friends gathered in the massive kitchen while the gymnasium filled for a celebration that was tinged with a bit of sadness.
"This is a bittersweet day on behalf of the family," said O'Neal's mother, Lucille Harrison. "It's been 19 years, but the 19 years have gone by so quick."
Dale Brown, who coached O'Neal at LSU, sat on Shaq's left. Brown told a slew of stories, including one when Shaq asked permission to eat peanuts from a hotel minibar, not even considering the liquor. Brown lauded how O'Neal was raised and his charitable work, much of which Shaq does not reveal publicly.
O'Neal was so moved by Hurricane Katrina that he arranged for tractor-trailers to bring supplies to storm-ravaged New Orleans and personally oversaw distribution efforts. And after that, Shaq considered signing with the New Orleans Hornets, thinking his mere presence in the city would help recovery efforts even more, but the deal simply fell through.
"He's an unbelievable person," Brown said. "He'll stay that way."
O'Neal's immediate future is uncertain. He'll likely work in television, but his health comes first. Injuries derailed him this season, and if his injured Achilles' doesn't improve soon, surgery may be unavoidable. He said he promised his family he would get his body right.
The ways he changed the game were countless, beginning with his unique combination of size, strength and athleticism. He was the first big man to become a marketing giant. He spent huge money — $650,000 one year in Miami — to play Shaq-a-Claus for underprivileged kids at Christmas.
Everything wasn't always perfect. He clashed with teammates like Kobe Bryant, clashed with coaches like Stan Van Gundy. Nonetheless, those in the league still hold him in high esteem.
"A living legend," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said.
O'Neal said he leaves with some regrets, foremost among them not being able to reach 30,000 points. And while everyone knew what he would say Friday, he was anxious, something his mother gently chided him for afterward.
"I was nervous, Momma," O'Neal said. "I'm sorry."
Everyone laughed, as they did several times throughout the ceremony. He joked that the New York Knicks were calling, wanting him to interview for their general manager job. He cited his work in "award-winning movies, such as Kazaam."
He turned serious at times, thanking coaches like Phil Jackson and Doc Rivers, and proudly saying that his doctorate will be completed by January at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla.
He'll then be called Dr. O'Neal.
Good thing, because all his famous nicknames — Shaq-Fu, The Big Aristotle, Diesel and especially Superman — are now retired along with him, he said.
Henceforth, he'll call himself The Big AARP, which that organization couldn't have been happier to hear.
"If you're like most of our members — half are still working, many more give back to their communities — you're not done yet, either," AARP CEO A. Barry Rand said in a statement. "There's plenty left to do, enjoy, and figure out after 'retirement,' so let us know if you want help figuring out what's next."
Shaq's got a long time to figure that out.
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Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander today said, "Having electronic health records that talk to one another – we call that interoperability – is one way to reduce what we spend on administrative tasks and unnecessary care.
"In 1991, the National Academy of Medicine released a report urging the 'prompt development and implementation' of what were then called computer-based patient records. Electronic health records got a boost in 2009 when the federal government began the Meaningful Use program, spending over $36 billion in grants to incentivize doctors and hospitals to use these systems.
Chairman Alexander made his remarks today at a Senate health committee hearing on implementation of the electronic health information provisions in the 21st Century Cures Act. In the Cures Act, Congress took steps to help improve the exchange of electronic health information. Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two rules to define information blocking—so it is clear when one system is purposefully not sharing information with another—and to give patients more control over their records and providers more information so they can better treat their patients.


Just recently, this official note from 1940 has been recovered from the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Vichy-regime. The Vichy Regime was a pro-Nazi government that controlled roughly half of France during WW II – as the Germans occupied the other half.
The note shows proof of Muslims helping Jews escape the consequences of the occupation.
Whereas nowadays emphasize is on the openly sympathetic vindications of some Palestinians and others Arabs during World War II towards the Nazi's, it seems nice to show a different side to this story.
Sierk Plantinga, former chief of the reading room of the Dutch National Archive who is an authority on the subject of illegal flight paths in the period of 1940-1944 out of Western Europe that led to neutral Portugal through France and Spain, found this note in Paris.
The Occupation Authorities suspect the staff of the Mosque of Paris are committing fraud by giving individuals of the Jewish Race certificates which state that they are Islamic.
The Imam has been summoned, in a minatory way, to cease immediately these kind of actions. It seems like many Israelis take to most elaborate tricks to hide their identities.