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Indigo bunting
|Indigo bunting
|Male (above), female (below)
|Scientific classification
P. cyanea
|Binomial name
|Passerina cyanea
(Linnaeus, 1766)
|Range of the indigo bunting
Summer-only range
Migratory range
Winter-only range
The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.[2] It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate.[3] Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland.[4] The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap.
The indigo bunting is a small bird, with a length of 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in). It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is vibrant blue in the summer, with brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. It is brown during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round. Nest-building and incubation are done solely by the female. The diet of the indigo bunting consists primarily of insects during the summer months and seeds during the winter months.
The indigo bunting is included in the family Cardinalidae, which is made up of passerine birds found in North and South America, and is one of seven birds in the genus Passerina.[5] It was originally described as Tanagra cyanea by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae. The current genus name, Passerina, is derived from the Latin term passer for true sparrows and similar small birds,[6] while the species name, cyanea, is Latin for cyan, the color of the male's breeding plumage.
The indigo bunting is a close relative of the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap, in the Great Plains.[7] They were declared to form a superspecies by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1983.[8] However, according to sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene of members of the genus Passerina, it was determined that the indigo bunting and lazuli bunting are not, in fact, sister taxa. The indigo bunting is the sister of two sister groups, a "blue" (lazuli bunting and blue grosbeak) and a "painted" (Rosita's bunting, orange-breasted bunting, varied bunting, and painted bunting) clade. This genetic study shows these species diverged between 4.1 and 7.3 million years ago. This timing, which is consistent with fossil evidence, coincides with a late-Miocene cooling, which caused the evolution of a variety of western grassland habitats. Evolving to reduce size may have allowed buntings to exploit grass seeds as a food source.[9]
The indigo bunting is a smallish songbird, around the size of a small sparrow. It measures 11.5–15 cm (4.5–5.9 in) long, with a wingspan of 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in).[10][2] Body mass averages 14.5 g (0.51 oz), with a reported range of 11.2–21.4 g (0.40–0.75 oz).[11] During the breeding season, the adult male appears mostly a vibrant cerulean blue. Only the head is indigo. The wings and tail are black with cerulean blue edges. In fall and winter plumage, the male has brown edges to the blue body and head feathers, which overlap to make the bird appear mostly brown. The adult female is brown on the upperparts and lighter brown on the underparts. It has indistinct wing bars and is faintly streaked with darker markings underneath.[12] The immature bird resembles the female in coloring, although a male may have hints of blue on the tail and shoulders and have darker streaks on the underside. The beak is short and conical. In the adult female, the beak is light brown tinged with blue, and in the adult male the upper half is brownish-black while the lower is light blue.[13] The feet and legs are black or gray.[14]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The habitat of the indigo bunting is brushy forest edges, open deciduous woods, second growth woodland, and farmland.[4] The breeding range stretches from southern Canada to Maine, south to northern Florida and eastern Texas, and westward to southern Nevada. The winter range begins in southern Florida and central Mexico and stretches south through the West Indies and Central America to northern South America.[2] It has occurred as a vagrant in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Serbia and the United Kingdom.[1]
The indigo bunting communicates through vocalizations and visual cues. A sharp chip! call is used by both sexes, and is used as an alarm call if a nest or chick is threatened. A high-pitched, buzzed zeeep is used as a contact call when the indigo bunting is in flight.[15] The song of the male bird is a high-pitched buzzed sweet-sweet chew-chew sweet-sweet, lasting two to four seconds, sung to mark his territory to other males and to attract females. Each male has a single complex song,[14] which he sings while perched on elevated objects, such as posts, wires, and bush-tops.[16] In areas where the ranges of the lazuli bunting and the indigo bunting overlap, the males defend territories from each another.[17] Migration takes place in April and May and then again in September and October.[2] The indigo bunting often migrates during the night, using the stars to navigate.[3] In captivity, since it cannot migrate, it experiences disorientation in April and May and in September and October if it cannot see the stars from its enclosure.[2]
These birds are generally monogamous but not always faithful to their partner. In the western part of their range, they often hybridize with the lazuli bunting. Nesting sites are located in dense shrub or a low tree, generally 0.3–1 m (0.98–3.28 ft) above the ground, but rarely up to 9 m (30 ft).[17] The nest itself is constructed of leaves, coarse grasses, stems, and strips of bark, lined with soft grass or deer hair and is bound with spider web. It is constructed by the female, who cares for the eggs alone.[17] The clutch consists of one to four eggs, but usually contains three to four. The eggs are white and usually unmarked, though some may be marked with brownish spots, averaging 18.7 mm × 13.7 mm (0.74 in × 0.54 in) in size.[18] The eggs are incubated for 12 to 13 days and the chicks are altricial at hatching.[2] Chicks fledge 10 to 12 days after hatching. Most pairs raise two broods per year, and the male may feed newly fledged young while the females incubate the next clutch of eggs.[19]
The brown-headed cowbird may parasitize this species.[10] Indigo buntings abandon their nest if a cowbird egg appears before they lay any of their own eggs, but accept the egg after that point. Pairs with parasitized nests have less reproductive success. The bunting chicks hatch, but have lower survival rates as they must compete with the cowbird chick for food.[20]
The indigo bunting forages for food on the ground or in trees or shrubs.[17] In winter, it often feeds in flocks with other indigo buntings, but is a solitary feeder during the breeding season.[14] During the breeding season, the species eats insects, seeds and berries, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders, beetles, and grass seeds. The seeds of grasses are the mainstay of its diet during the winter, although buds, and insects are eaten when available. The young are fed mainly insects at first, to provide them with protein.[17] The indigo bunting does not drink frequently, generally obtaining sufficient water from its diet.[14]
The species is classified as being of least concern according to the IUCN, with an estimated range of 5,900,000 km2 (2,300,000 sq mi) and a population of 28 million individuals. Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for a population decline warranting an upgrade in conservation status.[1] The criteria for a change in conservation status are a decline of more than 30% in ten years or over three generations.[1]
- ^ a b c d BirdLife International (2012). "Passerina cyanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
- ^ a b c d e f "Indigo Bunting". All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ a b Emlen, Stephen T. (October 1967). "Migratory Orientation in the Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea – Part II: Mechanism of Celestial Orientation" (pdf). The Auk. 84 (4): 463–89. doi:10.2307/4083330. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ a b Sibley, Charles Gald; Burt Leavelle Monroe (1991). Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press. p. 775. ISBN 0-300-04969-2.
- ^ "Passerina cyanea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Whitaker, William. "Passer". Words by William Whitaker. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Sharpe, Roger S.; W. Ross Silcock; Joel G. Jorgensen (2001). Birds of Nebraska: Their Distribution and Temporal Occurrence. University of Nebraska Press. p. 430. ISBN 0-8032-4289-1.
- ^ Campbell, Robert Wayne (2001). The Birds of British Columbia. UBC Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-7748-0621-4.
- ^ Klicka, J; Fry AJ; Zink RM; Thompson CW (April 2001). "A Cytochrome-b Perspective on Passerina Bunting Relationships" (PDF). The Auk. 118 (3): 610–623. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2001)118[0610:ACBPOP]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ a b Terres, J. K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. New York, NY: Knopf. pp. 290. ISBN 0-394-46651-9.
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
- ^ Gough, Gregory (2003). "Passerina cyanea". USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Passerina cyanea". Audubon Society. 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ a b c d Zumberg, R (1999). "Passerina cyanea". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Eliott, Lang (2004). Know Your Bird Sounds. Stackpole Books. p. 23. ISBN 0-8117-2964-8.
- ^ Kaufman, Kenneth (2001). Birds of North America. HMCo Field Guides. p. 366. ISBN 0-618-13219-8.
- ^ a b c d e Kaufman, Kenneth (2001). Lives of North American Birds. HMCo Field Guides. p. 569. ISBN 0-618-15988-6.
- ^ Harrison, Hal H. (2001). A Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests. HMCo Field Guides. p. 231. ISBN 0-618-16437-5.
- ^ Fergus, Charles (2000). Wildlife of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Stackpole Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-8117-2899-4.
- ^ Johnsgard, Paul A. (1997). The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception at the Nest. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-19-511042-0.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to the indigo bunting.
|Wikispecies has information related to Passerina cyanea
- "Indigo bunting media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Indigo bunting photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Indigo bunting bird sound at Florida Museum of Natural History


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This article makes me wonder if it designed to raise your ire? It did mine… while they rake in grotesque bonuses on phony accounting, the bankers simultaneously raise your banking and credit fees, jack up your already usurious interest rates, and hoard the money that came from the benefit of your tax dollars and future earnings.
Goldman Sachs's Griffiths Says Pay 'Inequality' Helps Everyone
By Caroline Binham
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A Goldman Sachs International adviser defended compensation in the finance industry as his company plans a near-record year for pay, saying the spending will help boost the economy.
"We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all,"Brian Griffiths, who was a special adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, said yesterday at a panel discussion hosted by St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The panel's discussion topic was, "What is the price of morality in the marketplace?"
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., based in New York, set aside $16.7 billion for compensation and benefits in the first nine months of 2009, up 46 percent from a year earlier and enough to pay each worker $527,192 for the period. The amount set aside this year is just shy of the all-time high $16.9 billion allocated in the first three quarters of 2007. Goldman Sachs spokesman Michael DuVally in New York declined to comment.
Banks in the U.K. and U.S. have been pressured by lawmakers to contain compensation amid bailouts of financial firms by national governments. Goldman Sachs repaid $10 billion plus dividends to the U.S. government this year, and resumed allocating billions of dollars for year-end bonuses after slashing compensation last year when the firm reported its first quarterly loss.
Griffiths, 67, called on bankers to boost their charitable giving to help polish the financial industry's reputation following a worldwide crisis.
'Much Is Expected'
"To whom much is given much is expected," he said. "There is a sense that if you make money you are expected to give."
Financial Services Authority Chairman Adair Turner, speaking at the same event, repeated his call for a global tax on financial transactions, a so-called Tobin Tax. He said a tax could redistribute bank profits to the world's poor and to causes like fighting climate change.
"The role of regulation is to bring a concordance between private actions and beneficial results," Turner, 54, said yesterday. Central bankers, lawmakers and regulators bear the greatest blame for the seeds of the financial crisis, not traders or their senior executives, he said.
James Tobin proposed a tax in 1971 on currency trading to deter speculation in the wake of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system of pegging currencies. Tobin, who died in 2002, won the 1981 Nobel Prize for his work on financial markets.
Turner told U.K. banks last month that they should place "social usefulness" above profits. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the leader of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, have previously warned against banks returning to "business as usual" amid concerns that momentum for policy changes in the wake of the financial crisis will subside.
Turner and Griffiths spoke at London's 300-year-old landmark church where Winston Churchill's funeral was held. The event was organized by the St Paul's Institute, a group that "seeks to recapture the cathedral's ancient role as a center of education or public debate."
But of course, if I rob you and give a tidy portion to charity then all is forgiven, right?
Let's count down the top 10 reasons that pay inequality helps everyone, shall we?
10. By keeping the things you own to a minimum, you have less to take care of.
9. Lower wages for you means no "domestic help" to report to the IRS, and no need for your own personal accountant!
8. It concentrates more wealth into our hands so that we can place more of our own in the Obama administration and buy more political favors from Congress!
7. Doing your own yard work and house cleaning helps to work off the anxiety and anger that you feel, and is thus good for your heart.
6. I can afford to pay for top security, and I need it as I can see that you have the urge to choke the ever loving life right out of me!
5. If you don't have money to spend, then there won't be inflation and thus we can keep interest rates low allowing me to super-leverage without cost!
4. If you are struggling for food and shelter, then you won't have the time nor the means to hog tie me between two pickup trucks and simultaneously launch them in four wheel low!
3. The less you are paid, the more money the corporations we finance and control make, the bigger our bonuses will be!
2. It gives the media something to focus on besides the greatest heist in the history of the planet.
And the number 1 reason that pay inequality helps everyone is…
1. Roman hot-tubs inside of corporate box suits inside of taxpayer funded multi-billion dollar sports stadiums!
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What is PWS?
By Suzanne Cassidy, MD
A syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a disease or disorder.
Prader-Willi syndrome ("PWS") was first described in 1956 by Swiss doctors Prader, Labhart, and Willi. PWS is believed to be among the ten most common syndromes seen in birth defect clinics, and is the most common genetic syndrome causing morbid obesity in children. It exists throughout the world, but most people, including many physicians, are not familiar with this potentially life threatening, devastating, life-long disorder.
Multiple studies in several countries in the developed world suggest that at least one in 15,000 to 30,000 people have the syndrome, which means that about 200,000 people worldwide are affected. In emerging countries very few patients are diagnosed. The following is a simplified description of the cause, manifestations and management of PWS. Additional details are available through IPWSO if desired.
Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic condition whose cause is quite complex. It occurs when there is lack of expression of one or more genes in a specific region on the chromosome 15 that was inherited from the father, the precise location of the abnormality being designated as 15(q11-q13).
There are 3 common ways that this lack of expression can occur:
1) there is a missing segment at this location from the chromosome 15 that was inherited from the father, called a deletion (found in about 70%);
2) the entire chromosome 15 contributed by the father is missing and instead there are two chromosome 15's inherited from the mother, which is called maternal uniparental disomy 15, or UPD 15 (found in about 25%), or
3) there is a defect in the normal expression of the relevant genes due to an abnormality in control of gene expression, called an imprinting defect (found in 5% or less). The syndrome generally occurs as an isolated event in the family and risk is low that parents with one affected child will have another child with the same condition in the vast majority of families. There is nothing that either parent did or did not do, either before or during the pregnancy, that causes this genetic alteration.
Prader-Willi syndrome is usually suspected on the basis of the clinical signs and symptoms (see below) and confirmed by genetic testing. Clinical diagnostic criteria have been published in the medical literature and confirmed as accurate. However, because other disorders can have overlapping manifestations, the diagnosis should be confirmed by genetic testing, which is clinically available in many countries and is very accurate. Currently, the best test for Prader-Willi syndrome is called methylation analysis, and it is the best because it will be positive regardless of the genetic type. Other genetic tests can be used to determine the specific type, if that is desired, but it is not necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
Currently, IPWSO offers to cover the deeply discounted cost of genetic testing offered at the Baschirotto Institute for Rare Disorders in Italy for those living in countries where it is not available.
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The pattern of characteristics associated with PWS is consistent among those affected by it, although there is significant variability in severity and not all affected individuals have every characteristic...>
There is often a characteristic facial appearance with a narrow forehead, almond-shaped eyes, and a thin upper lip with downturned mouth. Scoliosis (S-shaped curvature of the spine) may develop. Many individuals have fairer coloring of hair, eyes and skin than other family members...>
There is currently no cure for Prader-Willi syndrome, nor is there a drug that can be prescribed to alleviate all of the symptoms. As of this writing, there is no known substance that has been demonstrated to lessen the drive to eat, although much research is being conducted to find such a substance...>
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Emily came up again this weekend to help. She shop-vac-ed & vacuumed the whole house (multiple times)! HUGE help.
Lily took a break to watch a movie, in the den, on the iPad.
We FILLED the 20 yard dumpster. Ha!
More wainscoting going up in the dining room.
He sure is handsome & handy!
Appliances got delivered - Installing the dishwasher.
We took 5-6 car loads (times 2 cars each trip) to the house.
Unpacking & filling up the pantry.
Filling up the den with boxes. Jake also installed the ceiling fan.
Closet rods & racks up. Hanging clothes in.
More closets & more clothes.
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Green Right Now Reports
In his first major policy address since taking over at the Department of Energy, Dr. Ernest J. Moniz sought to explain the administration's "all of the above" energy plan and answered critics who accuse Obama supporting natural gas development despite concerns that fracking contaminates air and water.
You can see Moniz' hour-plus full talk Monday at Columbia University here, or read the synopsis of the highlights below.
The topic actually didn't come up until the end of the address, when the moderator explained that about half of the question cards turned in by the audience dealt with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, a hugely controversial topic in New York and elsewhere where citizens are worried about the effects of intensive fracking operations on community water supplies and local air quality. Residents living near intensively fracked areas have reported problems with well water as well as skin rashes and respiratory issues.
Asked what the role for natural gas should be in the new energy economy, Moniz was clear that it has its place.
"It is a fact that in these last years, the natural gas revolution as they say has been a major contributor to reducing carbon emissions," he said.
About half of the progress so far toward reducing overall U.S. carbon emissions under the Obama Administration has been due to the substitution of natural gas for coal in power plants, he continued.
"In my previous life at MIT when we did a study on natural gas, if you asked the question up front — is natural gas a part of the problem or part of the solution for climate change? — we reached the conclusion that yes, that certainly in the near term and potentially for some years out, this substitution of natural gas for coal combustion, without carbon capture [for coal], would be a major contributor to reducing carbon emissions."
Down the road if the U.S. is really cracking down on carbon emissions that might change, he said, then "gas itself would have to have carbon capture or it would be too carbon intensive."
Asked about fracking's methane gas emissions, which are greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, Moniz noted that these could be captured and put to use, and that an Obama-decreed task force of multiple federal agencies would be looking at the problem of methane gas leakage from hydraulic fracturing.
The "War on Coal"
The administration has had to walk a fine line on fossil fuels, on the one hand supporting natural gas for reducing carbon emissions by replacing coal (and also cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants) and on the other hand, arguing that it has not launched a "war on coal."
Moniz stayed on the tight rope.
Directing the EPA to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants was Obama 's best open route to bring down the carbon emissions that are driving climate change, he said.
"It is the most significant step the president can take with executive action, absent legislative action, but the charges of it being a 'war on coal' is a misunderstanding or a misstatement of what is being called the all-of-the-above approach to US energy."
The All-of-the-Above Energy Plan
In addition to addressing criticism from the right that the administration has started a war on coal, Moniz addressed critics on the left who quibble that Obama's oft-described "all of the above" energy plan is soft on fossil fuels.
"The idea is that 'allof the above' means we will invest in the technology, research and demonstration so that all of our energy sources can be enabled as market place competitors in a low carbon energy world."
"That's what we mean by all of the above"
But while fossil fuels are included in the "all of the above" vision, it's a plan that still begins with the core goal of reducing carbon emissions by 17 percent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels, he said.
Moniz also suggested that in a nation dependent on transportation, which is largely dependent upon oil, would be foolish not to challenge the fossil fuel industry to come up with its own lower carbon solutions.
U.S. policymakers, he said, must be "pragmatic" and "practical".
On Climate Change
"I'm not here to debate what's not debatable. The evidence is overwhelming, the science is clear, certainly clear for the level that one needs for policy making in terms of the real and urgent threat of climate change. . . ."
"Prudence demands strong commonsense near term policy actions to minimize the risks of global warming and that's what the president's Climate Action plan does in the absence of legislative remedies."
On Renewables
Moniz waxed hopeful, and sounded most passionate, discussing green energy technologies.
U.S. wind power, he noted, had tripled in capacity since 2008, accounting for 44 percent of new electricity capacity in 2012 and dropping in price to a "levelized" 6 cents per kilowatt.
Solar PV modules, he said, cost about 1 percent of what they did 30 years ago and utility-scale solar is creating a disruptive, but positive force on the grid.
LED lights have advanced with lightning speed and offer a lifetime savings of $100 for every incandescent 60 watt bulb they replace.
"The future," Moniz said, "may not always be 10 years away."


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Cataracts are a clouding of the eye's natural lens that impairs one's ability to see clearly. With two accommodating Intraocular Lens IOLs likely to be approved within the next 12 months, the premium market is again exciting.
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Cataract surgical technology is evolving rapidly. Premium intraocular lenses (IOLs) introduced during the past decade and those still in the pipeline are raising patient's post-cataract visual expectations. Laser-assisted cataract surgery technology is gaining traction with clinicians. Surgeons are getting trained in the techniques needed to perform surgeries these new types of equipment. The motivation to learn the new surgical techniques is that the equipment comes with the promise of improved surgical precision.
According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the WinterGreen Research team that prepared the Intraocular Lens (IOL) market research study, "Superior image quality brings clinical improvement. Patients are thrilled when they can see so much more clearly."
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Ultrasonic phacoemulsification, the standard of care in cataract removal equipment for four decades, has been in great part responsible for the safety and effectiveness of modern cataract surgery. It is certain to remain the dominant lens removal technology in the near term. A technology still in its infancy, laser-assisted cataract surgery using femtosecond lasers and picosecond lasers, promises to raise the standard of precision and safety to new heights.
Numerous types, and styles of Intraocular Lenses (IOLs), varying in size, and attachment mechanisms. The femtosecond lasers may evolve capability to fix the cataract without implanting an IOL devices, creating a significant change in the market after the forecast period.
The eye care industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change and evolving industry requirements and standards. Companies within this industry compete on technological leadership and innovation, quality and efficacy of their products, relationships with eye care professionals and healthcare providers, breadth and depth of product offering and pricing. The presence of these factors varies across regions.
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Images have revealed a hole on the Moon's surface that is at least 260 feet deep and may lead to an underground tunnel more than 1,200 feet wide which is part of an entire network of such winding tubes.
Scientists are hoping for clearer shots from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, but the impression so far is that such a tunnel network could provide shelter for astronauts or potential future Moon colonists. I just plain wonder if they could combine it with the recent discovery of water for one kickass underground waterpark. [New Scientist via Pop Sci]


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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Major League Baseball owners and the players' union remain at work on drafting a rule that would ban home-plate collisions.
MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred said Thursday that owners "fully expect" to have a rule in place, hopefully this season, but that talks are ongoing.
Joe Torre, MLB's executive vice-president for baseball operations, said that the rule, in essence, will "make sure a baserunner can't purposely bowl over" a catcher.
Torre says the mentality of runners rounding third and wanting to score at any cost will have to change.
"There's going to be some inadvertent contact that you're not going to be able to avoid," Torre said, "only because the catcher has to go catch the ball."
Players' association Tony Clark anticipates approval of the rule for this season.
A former catcher, manager and broadcaster, Torre said he was approached about a possible rule change in 2011 by San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy after Giants catcher Buster Posey sustained a severe, season-ending ankle injury in a home-plate collision.
"I talked to Bruce Bochy because he was very concerned," Torre said. "At the time, I said anything that makes sense I'll look at it, but I really didn't see anything that made sense to make sure it doesn't affect our game in a negative manner."
But as time passed and more injuries occurred, the idea of a rule change grew more plausible, Torre said.
"We've had minor league injuries," he said. "I've had letters from parents about what happened to their youngsters."
Torre spoke with a series of managers, including St. Louis' Mike Matheny, a former catcher.
"We all know he had to give up the playing part of it because of the concussions, the number he sustained," Torre said. "There's an 18-month period of his life that he can't recollect. You have to pay attention to that."


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Budget cuts hit wildfire fights in New Mexico
Elected officials voice concern over cuts
The rising costs of fighting fires, coupled with massive federal budget cuts, will have a big impact on this year's wildfire season in New Mexico.
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell said officials made the decision to let more fires burn because it will save money. The agency was $400 million over budget in 2012.
Wildfires like the Las Conchas fire in 2011 or the Little Bear fire last year could be even more devastating this season.
"I'm very concerned about whether I'm not sure we are right-sizing resources and appropriately protected in the southwest," said Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Grisham's concern stems from a recent announcement by the National Forest Service. Tidwell said because the agency is altering its approach this year because it was so far over budget last year, they will let more fires burn.
"I think it is preposterous," said Rep. Steve Pierce. "It is exactly what's wrong with Washington."
Pierce said one doesn't have to look further than the Little Bear Fire, which was left unchecked while it was still small but ended up burning through 255 homes and costing around $100 million.
Tidwell said the Forest Service is working harder on pre-fire planning and managed burns to eliminate dead trees. He said this strategy will work better compared to 2012's more aggressive and expensive approach, which cost New Mexico $42 million.
Grisham said making a decision over dollars is a pricey one. She said several hundred homes were lost in the Little Bear fire.
The Forest Service defended the change, saying the primary difference is that decisions to fight wildfires were made on a regional level last year. That decision will be made on a local level in 2013.
It is unclear how much the Forest Service hopes to save with this new approach.


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A monster earthquake and tsunami would wreak havoc on B.C.'s west coast, but the effects would be far worse in Washington and Oregon states.
"I suspect there'd be a significant number of deaths in the Lower Mainland as a result of the shaking," said Ronald Clowes, a crustal seismologist and professor emeritus at the University of B.C. "But the tsunami would be a secondary concern."
Clowes spoke on Friday after researchers told Oregon legislators Thursday that more than 10,000 people could die when — not if — a monster earthquake and tsunami occur off the Pacific Northwest coast.
Coastal towns would be inundated; schools, buildings and bridges would collapse; and economic damage could hit $32 billion, the researchers said.
These findings were published in a chilling new report by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, a group of more than 150 volunteer experts.
In 2011, the Oregon legislature authorized the study of what would happen if a quake and tsunami such as the one that devastated Japan hit the Pacific Northwest.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, just off the regional coastline, produced a mega-quake in the year 1700. Seismic experts say another monster quake and tsunami could happen at any time.
"This earthquake will hit us again," Kent Yu, an engineer and chairman of the commission, told lawmakers. "It's just a matter of how soon."
When it hits, the report says, there will be devastation and death from Northern California to British Columbia.
Clowes agreed that B.C. will be hit hard, and that we could be due for a major quake.
But he also noted that while the Lower Mainland would be severely shaken and the west coast of Vancouver Island devastated, the tsunami's energy would largely dissipate before reaching the Vancouver area because Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula provide a measure of protection. "You won't have the open-ocean wave."
According to the Oregon report, the 2011 Japan quake and tsunami were a wake-up call for the Pacific Northwest. Governments have been taking a closer look at whether the region is prepared for something similar, and discovering it is not.
Oregon legislators requested the study so they could better inform themselves about what needs to be done to prepare and recover from such a giant natural disaster.
The report says that geologically, Oregon and Japan are mirror images. Despite the devastation in Japan, that country was more prepared than Oregon because it had spent billions on technology to reduce the damage, the report said.
Meanwhile, a third minor earthquake has struck off the north B.C. coast, the latest in a series that has rattled the area since last fall.
The West Coast-Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre in Palmer, Alaska, says the third quake hit at 7:28 p.m. on Thursday, 72 kilometres south of Sandspit on the Haida Gwaii islands.
The centre says quakes with magnitudes of 4.6 and 4.3 struck about 75 kilometres south and 97 kilometres southwest of Sandspit just hours earlier.
The centre says there was no tsunami danger from any of the quakes.
Two other quakes of similar magnitudes occurred in February in the same region.
A 7.7 earthquake rocked Haida Gwaii in October, the strongest recorded in Canada since an 8.1 shaker hit the same area in 1949, but no damage was reported.
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Prosecutors seek to end myth of Utah mountain man
At first, many locals took to calling Troy James Knapp the mountain man. Even victims of his many cabin break-ins marveled over his ability to slip back into the woods and evade authorities over six years.
But on Wednesday, as the trim 45-year-old whom police characterize as a reclusive survivalist made his first court appearance by grainy video feed from Sanpete County jail, a prosecutor sought to dispel Knapp's image as some sort of folk hero.
"He wants to be viewed as a gentle drifter in the forest, a romantic figure," Brody Keisel, the county attorney, told The Associated Press. "I'm convinced he's a criminal. When I grew up, a mountain man was different. This guy was going from cabin to cabin and enjoying the night in a queen-sized bed."
Knapp appeared by video for only 10 minutes inside 6th District Court in the rural town of Manti, answering "yes" to Judge Marvin Bagley about his identity and whether he understood the latest of 29 burglary-related felony and misdemeanor charges filed against him across four Utah counties. The charges could keep him behind bars for life.
Authorities said Knapp, whose identity was revealed a year ago from cabin surveillance photos and fingerprints, has been regaling detectives with stories about his long wilderness run and how he managed to evade them.
"He says, `You don't know all about the burglaries,'" Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis said.
Knapp also has been telling authorities where he stored stolen weapons and camping gear, according to investigators.
"He's trying to help us get property back to folks," Sanpete County Sheriff Brian Nielson said.
In Sanpete County, Knapp faces initial charges of three cabin burglaries, theft of a hatchet, GPS device and other items and criminal mischief for broken windows.
The judge assigned a public defender after finding Knapp had no money to afford a lawyer.
The fugitive who authorities say had a fondness for whisky and a dislike of people had only to face a closed-circuit camera Tuesday. He wasn't immediately required to enter a plea. His next procedural court hearing was set for April 17.
A police helicopter flushed Knapp from a cabin last week at a mountain reservoir in Manti-LaSal National Forest. Detectives had been on his trail for three days and nights, following his tracks and guessing his destination. Deputies copied his silent mode of transportation, snowshoes.
Knapp shot at the police helicopter before he was captured, police said.
Keisel said he planned to file additional charges related to that shooting and a more recent string of cabin burglaries and thefts.
Knapp was arrested April 2 with stolen guns and other property, authorities said. He has a criminal background that would prohibit him from possessing weapons, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives has joined the investigation, considering possible federal firearms violations.
Knapp spent his last three nights in a framed log cabin with a commanding view of forest roads leading to Ferron Reservoir, according to authorities.
Eugene Bartholomew, who owns the cabin, spoke of Knapp with something of reverence, even as he said the suspect left his place "a mess" and with a pungent odor. Bartholomew said Knapp drained a bottle of whisky during his stay, and the cabin owner plans to display the empty container on his mantle.
"I'm trying to get his autograph," said Bartholomew, who plans to name his cabin "Mountain Man Retreat." `'I want it on a picture of him for my wall."


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Access to social protection for workers and the self-employed Best practice examples from EU Member States (25/01/2019)
This publication is a collection of best practice examples showing how European Member States are improving access to social protection for workers and the self-employed. The publication was developed by, and aimed for national authorities and social partners to support the implementation of social protections measures under the European Pillar of Social Rights.
European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 - 2018 Summary report of the programme annual implementation reports covering implementation in 2014-2017 (19/12/2018)
This Report provides the third annual overview of the implementation of the more than 530 shared management (national and regional) programmes based on the annual programme reports received in mid-2018. Specifically, it summarises available performance information covering implementation in the years 2014 to 2017.
Developing 'Off-the-Shelf' Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) under Article 14.1 of the European Social Fund (ESF) regulation – Final Report (25/09/2018)
This study recommends off-the-shelf simplified cost options which could be used by Member States to claim reimbursement of ESF spending from the Commission. The scope covers training of the employed and unemployed and employment counselling services. The rates set out are based on statistical data collected by Eurostat and are designed to be as simple and flexible as possible for Member States to apply. The objective is that by using such simplified costs, Member States can considerably reduce the administrative burden and errors associated with implementing the ESF.
Use and intended use of simplified cost options in European Social Fund (ESF), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Cohesion Fund (CF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (25/06/2018)
This study assesses the use and intended use of Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) across Member States (MS) and ESI Funds1 . The study is based on an online survey carried out between September and October 2017 of all EAFRD, ESF and ERDF-CF Managing Authorities (MAs), including MAs of multi fund programmes. The study reflects MAs' opinions and uses the data MA have provided. The study shows that between 2014 and 2017 the large majority of ESIF MAs used SCOs (64% of EAFRD Rural Development Programmes (RDPs), 73% of ERDF-CF Operational Programmes (OPs) and 95% of ESF OPs. In terms of projects, the number of projects using SCO is 19% for EAFRD, 65% for ESF, 50% for ERDF and 25% for CF. SCOs are expected to be used even more as from 2018. It is expected that at the end of the programming period SCOs will cover approximately 33% of ESF, 2% of EAFRD and 4% of ERDF-CF budget. In the case of ERDF-CF, the use of SCO is higher for ETC programmes.
Toolbox 2017 edition - Quality of Public administration (14/11/2017)
The Toolbox aims to support, guide and encourage those who want to modernise public administrations in support of prosperous, fair and resilient societies. It is intended as a reference and resource by pointing readers to existing EU policies and international practices, illustrated by inspirational case studies. The Toolbox 2017 edition is fully updated, building on user feedback and demand for more detailed information, as well as wider coverage of topics. It includes more recent policy developments and refreshed case studies.
Simplified Cost Options in the European Social Fund - Promoting simplification and result-orientation (02/12/2016)
Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) change how we reimburse expenditure under ESF projects. Rather than paying on the basis of real costs backed up with invoices and receipts, we pay on the basis of pre-defined standard scales of unit costs, flat rate or lump sum payments. SCOs are proven to reduce the error rate for the programme and also to reduce the administrative burden for Member States and beneficiaries. They can also help put a greater focus on the outputs and results achieved. This report reviews the current and planned take-up of SCOs. It summarises outcomes for the 2007-2013 period and the regulatory improvements on SCOs for the 2014-2020 period. It presents an overview of the planned implementation of SCOs during the current programming period, and the benefits that national authorities derive from them. Finally, it looks at what else needs to be done to increase the use of SCOs. The results represent the most comprehensive estimate available of the use of the SCOs in the ESF.
The EU Youth Employment Initiative - Investing in young people (25/11/2016)
This brochure describes how the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) supports measures aiming to reduce youth unemployment in the worst affected areas of the EU. It explains the relationship between the YEI and Youth Guarantee schemes, shows how the YEI complements other EU funding instruments such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and highlights the YEI's achievements so far. The brochure also showcases a selection of the varied projects that are benefiting from YEI funding.
Study: The implementation of the performance frameworks in 2014-2020 ESI Funds (03/10/2016)
The performance framework (PF) and performance reserve have been included as compulsory elements in programmes in the 2014-2020 programming period of the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds in order to ensure that programmes are kept on track to achieve their objectives and that progress can be adequately measured. This report provides a synthesis covering the manner in which the provisions relating to the PF and the performance reserve are reflected in all Partnership Agreements (PA), operational programmes (OP) under the Investment for Growth and Jobs Goal (IGJ) financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF), including multi-fund programmes co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF), and the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes financed by the ERDF.
Study: The implementation of the provisions in relation to the ex-ante conditionalities during the programming phase of the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds (03/10/2016)
The study reviews the implementation of the ex-ante conditionalities that were introduced in the Regulations of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds and were assessed through the Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes developed to deliver those funds.
Evropski socialni sklad - Vlaganje v ljudi (03/10/2016)
V publikaciji je razloženo, kako ESS deluje, in predstavljeni so rezultati, pridobljeni do zdaj iz obdobja financiranja 2007–2013, ter nekateri resnični primeri o tem, kako je sklad pomagal nekaterim od milijonov ljudi, ki jih vsako leto podpira.
Synthesis report on the 'Pilot projects to carry out ESF related counterfactual impact evaluations' (01/07/2016)
The evaluation report reviews a positive impact of active labour market policies on employment and of vocational training on youth. Eight ESF funded projects were chosen as pilot projects to measure the causal effects of European Social Fund policies and were discussed at a conference held in Brussels on 12 November 2015.
Study: The use of new provisions during the programming phase of the European Structural and Investment Funds (31/05/2016)
The analysis of all the 28 Partnership Agreements and of 292 operational and co-operation programmes for the 2014-2020 period financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Social Fund, completed with a survey of managing authorities and interviews at European, national and regional levels, revealed that the new regulatory framework has significantly altered the Member States' approach to programming.
Background note: Support to asylum seekers under the European Social Fund and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (25/09/2015)
The objective of this note is therefore to clarify the scope of support which the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) can provide to asylum seekers at different stages since their arrival in the Union. It also intends to clarify the differences between these two funds and other Union instruments that provide targeted support to asylum seekers, notably the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), and provides guidance on how complementarities and synergies between the different funds can be achieved.
Guidance on standard scales of unit costs and lump sums adopted under Article 14(1) Reg. (EU) 1304/2013 (12/06/2015)
This guidance note specifically covers the situation where the Commission decides to exercise its prerogative to prepare a delegated act on the basis of data submitted for the consideration of the Commission by Member States under Article 14(1) Reg. (EU) 1304/2013.
Smernice za prejemnike sredstev iz evropskih strukturnih in investicijskih skladov ter s tem povezanih instrumentov EU (02/12/2014)
Te smernice za upravičence niso izčrpen seznam razpoložljivih skladov EU. Gradijo na skupnem strateškem okviru (Priloga 1 k Uredbi (EU) št. 1303/2013), ki zagotavlja podlago za boljše usklajevanje med skladi ESI in drugimi instrumenti EU.
Smernice o poenostavljenih možnostih obračunavanja stroškov (10/10/2014)
Ta dokument zagotavlja tehnične smernice in primere treh vrst poenostavljenih možnosti obračunavanja stroškov, ki se uporabljajo za vse sklade ESI za programsko obdobje 2014–2020.
Smernica o izvajanju pobude za zaposlovanje mladih (23/09/2014)
Te smernice o pobudi za zaposlovanje mladih so zlasti namenjene organom upravljanja ESS, ki so zadolženi za izvajanje pobude. Vsebujejo pregled veljavnih pravil za ciljne skupine, vidikov načrtovanja, področja uporabe in finančnih pravil pobude za zaposlovanje mladih.
Investing in people: EU funding for employment and social inclusion (28/07/2014)
Volume 7 of the Social Europe guide focuses on EU funding instruments used to help people into employment or out of poverty and social exclusion. The guide outlines the aims and objectives of four specific funds: the European Social Fund (ESF); the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI); and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).
The implementation of simplified cost options with the ESF in Italy: a case study - ESF thematic paper (25/07/2014)
SCOs were introduced in the 2007–2013 programming period for ESF in order to reduce the administrative burden on Managing Authorities when implementing ESF co-funded projects and on beneficiaries. SCOs enable also to shift the focus from input to output and results. This thematic paper shares the Italian experience with this tool in the hope that good practices can be taken up by other EU countries when managing ESF projects.
Assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the ESF Learning Networks (03/07/2014)
This summary presents the findings of an evaluation aimed at assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the ESF Learning Networks. Findings are based on research undertaken between May 2013 and April 2014.
Youth Employment Initiative and the European Social Fund - ESF thematic paper (31/03/2014)
This thematic paper provides an overview of the European Social Fund's track record in supporting initiatives for combatting youth unemployment and its potential to provide further and better targeted support to young people in the 2014-20 programming period. The brochure furthermore details the legal context, functioning and objectives of the newly launched Youth Employment Initiative which represents substantial dedicated funding to support Member State policies to combat youth unemployment.
Final Synthesis Report: Main ESF achievements, 2007-2013 – ESF Expert Evaluation Network (26/03/2014)
This overall synthesis report of the main ESF achievements over the 2007-2013 programming period is based on a review of Annual Implementation Reports delivered by Member States (to extract statistical and other key data and information) and on evidence from evaluations carried out in the respective countries to create a country report organised around 6 policy fields - increasing adaptability, enhancing access to employment, reinforcing social inclusion, enhancing investment in human capital, promoting partnerships and strengthening institutional capacity. Drawing on the evidence presented in these country reports, the overall synthesis report provides a picture of what has been achieved by the ESF. The results reported are generally based on data and evaluations covering the period 2007 to end 2012.
Info graphic: Transparent and effective public services (07/02/2014)
Reducing regulatory and administrative burdens and promoting high standards of transparency, efficency and accountability in public administration helps to increase productivity, strengthen competitiveness and ultimately, create jobs. The European Social Fund (ESF) is a concrete European contribution to national policy reforms in the area of public administration and good governance.
Promoting inclusive growth - ESF thematic paper (31/01/2014)
The changing economic and social climate over the past years has caused a rethink of policies governing the labour market, social inclusion and education. The current emphasis is on anti-crisis, short-term measures aimed at limiting unemployment and reigning in social disparities. Nonetheless, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU now accounts for nearly one-fourth of the EU population. The European Social Fund is playing a key role in helping Member States increase employment and skills by training their work force, reducing poverty and cut across bottle-necks in the job market by reforming education and training systems and boosting worker mobility.
Evropski kodeks dobre prakse za partnerstvo (29/01/2014)
Partnerstvo, eno ključnih načel upravljanja skladov Evropske unije, pomeni tesno sodelovanje med javnimi organi na nacionalni, regionalni in lokalni ravni v državah članicah ter socialnimi partnerji, nevladnimi organizacijami in drugimi zainteresiranimi stranmi.
Promoting good governance - ESF thematic paper (29/01/2014)
A well run public administration system benefits people and business. The ongoing economic challenges mean less money is available for administrative activities: but good governance and legal certainty is central to economic growth. Through support to organisational and technological innovation via improvement of systems, structures and processes, human resources and service delivery, the European Social Fund is helping administrations across the EU rise to the challenge.
Map: Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF) eligibility 2014-2020 (28/01/2014)
This print-ready map shows the eligibility of all EU regions according to their GDP per head ratio compared to the EU-27 average
Info Graphic: Getting people into jobs (20/12/2013)
The European Social Fund (ESF) supports organisations around the EU to put in place projects aimed at training people and helping them get work. Projects supporting small start-ups with timely funding and companies who want to re-think their approach to their older workers are also funded. In a challenging job market, the ESF helps people make the most of their opportunities.
Info graphic: More jobs, less marginalisation (22/11/2013)
Employment is the most effective way of giving people independence, financial security and a sense of belonging. The European Social Fund (ESF) finances many thousands of projects to help people in difficulties and those from disadvantaged groups to get skills, to get jobs and have the same opportunities as others do.
Evropski socialni sklad pri delu – Zaposlovanje (18/11/2013)
Evropski socialni sklad (ESS) podpira organizacije po vsej EU pri izvajanju projektov, katerih cilj je usposabljati ljudi in jim pomagati, da najdejo zaposlitev. Financirajo se tudi projekti, ki podpirajo odpiranje malih podjetij s pravočasnim zagotavljanjem sredstev ter podjetja, ki želijo ponovno premisliti o svojem pristopu do starejših delavcev. ESS pomaga ljudem, da kar najbolje izkoristijo svoje priložnosti na zahtevnem trgu dela.
Evropski socialni sklad pri delu – Več delovnih mest, manj socialne odrinjenosti (18/11/2013)
Zaposlitev je najučinkovitejši način, da se ljudem zagotovijo neodvisnost, finančna varnost in občutek pripadnosti. Evropski socialni sklad (ESS) financira na tisoče projektov, ki ljudem v težavah in ljudem iz prikrajšanih skupin pomagajo, da pridobijo znanje in spretnosti, najdejo zaposlitev in dobijo enake priložnosti kot drugi.
Evropski socialni sklad pri delu – Priprava mladih v Evropi na današnji trg dela (18/11/2013)
Glede na obseg problema, ki ga predstavlja brezposelnost mladih po vsej EU, je jasno, da bodo mladi v prihodnjih letih še naprej ena izmed glavnih prednostnih nalog Evrope. Evropski socialni sklad (ESS) financira na tisoče projektov, ki pomagajo mladim, da se vključijo v usposabljanje in dobijo priložnosti, ki jih potrebujejo, da bi našli zaposlitev.
Evropski socialni sklad pri delu – Pregledne in učinkovite javne službe (18/11/2013)
Zmanjšanje regulativnega in upravnega bremena ter podpiranje visokih standardov preglednosti, učinkovitosti in odgovornosti v javni upravi pomaga povečati produktivnost, krepiti konkurenčnost in nazadnje tudi ustvarjati delovna mesta. Evropski socialni sklad (ESS) je jasen evropski prispevek k nacionalnim reformam politike na področju javne uprave in dobrega upravljanja.
Sedem življenj - Pot do uspeha z Evropskim socialnim skladom (19/08/2013)
Spoznajte Brigitte, Jamesa, Jolanto, Anno, Nauras, Ebrahima in Carlosa v brošuri "Sedem življenj". Izvejte več o tem, kako je vsak od njih našel svojo pot in uspešno dokončal poklicni projekt s pomočjo Evropskega socialnega sklada (ESS), ki zagotavlja fi nančno podporo projektom in programom.
EU Cohesion Policy contributing to employment and growth in Europe - Background paper (19/07/2013)
The Union's cohesion policy – funded with EUR 346 billion from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund - represents 35 % of the Union's budget over the period 2007-2013. Together with the co-financing provided by Member States, cohesion policy accounts for a very significant proportion of public investment in Europe. As part of the essential economic policy package of macro-economic and fiscal stability, structural reforms and growth enhancing measures, EU cohesion policy is making a significant contribution to investments in employment and growth in Europe.
Final Synthesis Report on Women and Young People - ESF Expert Evaluation Network (01/07/2013)
This synthesis report focuses on the support provided by ESF to women and young people. The main resource used in creating the synthesis report is a set of 10 detailed country reports, 5 focussed on women (DE, ES, GR, PL and UK) and 5 on young people (AT, CZ, FR, IT and PT).
Study of the ESF-Intervention, its set-up and impact in Germany (27/05/2013)
This study analyses the specific contribution from the ESF to the promotion of employment opportunities, education and social inclusion in Germany, based on the experience in the 2007-2013 programming period.
Setting and adjusting targets for ESF Operational Programmes - Background paper (26/05/2013)
In preparation of the ESF 2014-2020 multi-annual framework, the European Commission organised a learning seminar on setting and adjusting targets for ESF Operational Programmes. To account for expenditures, indicators on outputs (numbers of participants, entities) and results (numbers of participants finding employment, gaining a qualification etc.) are essential. This background paper discusses methodologies for setting and adjusting quantified cumulative employment targets.
ESF performance target setting and adjusting in social inclusion - Background paper (16/05/2013)
In preparation for the programming period 2014-2020 Member States are required to develop performance indicators and set targets for monitoring the implementation and performance of Operational Programmes (OPs). This background paper summarises the main methodologies for ESF target setting and adjusting in OPs in social inclusion.
Evaluation of the reaction of the ESF to the economic and financial crisis (21/05/2012)
This Final Report on the 'Evaluation of the reaction of the ESF to the economic and financial crisis' provides an assessment of the part that the ESF has played in helping the EU and Member States respond to the challenges posed by the recent recession.
Plakati o glavnih področjih dejavnosti ESS (06/12/2011)
Ta serija 6 plakatov prikazuje različna področja delovanja ESS, kot sta vključevanje v družbo ter pomoč delavcem in podjetjem, podvrženim spremembam.
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Final Report, Executive Summaries, Country Monographs and Case Studies - Assessment of administrative and institutional capacity building interventions and future needs in the context of ESF (28/04/2011)
The study aims to provide an analysis of the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of ESF interventions in administrative and institutional capacity building.
Developing logics of intervention and related common indicators for the next ESF Operational Programmes (04/04/2011)
The logic of intervention framework developed by this study is presented in a table format so that Operational Programmes (OPs) can be summarised systematically and in a manner that makes the logical flow of the OP, including the choice of indicators, transparent.
Capacity of the ESF delivery systems to attract and support OP target groups (08/03/2011)
The purpose of this evaluation has been to provide knowledge on how ESF delivery systems work in practice, with a view to improving the capacity of the delivery systems in the Member States to attract and support Operational Programme target groups.
Odskočna deska (16/02/2011)
Štiri življenja, štiri poti. V novem stripu Odskočna deska odkrijte, kako je Alexu, Natalini, Ivani in Dimitri uspelo spremeniti tok svoje usode. Odkrijte, kako so ti štirje Evropejci sprejeli nov življenjski izziv ob podpori Evrope prek Evropskega socialnega sklada. Evropska komisija ponuja po uspehu stripa Zagrabi priložnost, objavljenega leta 2010 v 23 jezikih, drugi del, napisan s pridihom nežnosti in tankočutnosti. Te človeške zgodbe, ki so jih navdihnili resnični dogodki, so po scenariju Rudija Miela upodobili štirje mladi in nadarjeni avtorji: Maud Millecamps, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Vanyda in You. Ta strip je na voljo v 23 uradnih jezikih Evropske unije.
Study on the Return on ESF Investment in Human Capital (01/08/2010)
This study applies to human capital investments understood as public expenditures in: (1) education and training of employees, job-seekers and/or inactive people, (2) internships and temporary work placement associated with education or training, and (3) strengthening the capacity of education and training systems and structures.
Mid-term evaluation of the work carried out by the European Commission to communicate on the European Social Fund (ESF) during the programming period 2007-2013 (30/07/2010)
This evaluation examined the ESF I&C activities/tools undertaken and produced by the EC 2007-2009 and indicated if and how activities/tools were used, found to be appropriate and useful by respective target audiences.
Zagrabi prilo žnost (01/04/2010)
Julie, Viktor, Pedro in Fianne ne verjamejo v zlo usodo! V stripu boste odkrili, kako so napredovali s podporo Evrope. Te štiri zgodbe, ki so jih navdihnili resnični dogodki, kažejo, da se lahko s podporo in vztrajnostjo vsakdo postavi na noge. Enako bi se lahko zgodilo tudi vam. Strip Zagrabi priložnost so z občutkom za rahločutnost in obzirnost narisali Vanyda, Durieux, Savoia in Gihef po scenariju Rudija Miela, objavil pa ga je Generalni direktorat Evropske komisije za zaposlovanje, socialne zadeve in enake možnosti na pobudo Evropskega socialnega sklada. Ta strip je na voljo v 23 uradnih jezikih Evropske unije.
Eurobarometer survey (01/01/2010)
The majority of Europeans believe the EU can actively help their countries to recover from the impact of the economic downturn. According to a recent opinion survey, more and more people are also aware of the European Social Fund and have their own views on where Europe should be directing its efforts.
Synthesis of EU 15 evaluation reports on EQUAL during 2007 and 2008 (27/11/2009)
The main aim of this synthesis exercise is twofold: to allow better exploitation of the results of EQUAL in the preparation, management, monitoring and evaluation of future programmes, and to facilitate the post-evaluation of the programme.
Evaluation of Article 6 call for projects on the Innovative Management of Change (01/08/2009)
The results of the evaluation are designed to be appropriate for use in policy development within DG Employment and Social Affairs and to animate discussion with Member States and relevant stakeholders about innovative actions and mainstream operations supported by the ESF.
Pustiti pečat v življenju – Evropska unija vlaga v ljudi s pomočjo Evropskega socialnega sklada (01/06/2009)
Kaj EU v resnici naredi za svoje državljane? Eden od odgovorov na vprašanje je v Evropskem socialnem skladu (ESS), ki vsako leto vlaga v približno 10 milijonov ljudi v 27 državah članicah. Ta knjiga pripoveduje zgodbe o 54 posameznikih (o dveh v vsaki državi članici), ki so izkoristili priložnosti, ki jih ponujajo pobude, financirane s strani ESS. Pogovori se osredotočajo na ženske in moške vseh starostnih skupin, od najstnikov do upokojencev, v mestnih in podeželskih skupnostih v vseh državah EU. Kmalu bo na voljo v vseh uradnih jezikih EU.
Study on the relevance and reliability of available information for the ex-post evaluation of the European Social Fund (2000-2006) (01/07/2008)
This study covers the 2000-2006 cycle of the ESF in the 15 old Member States, plus the 2004-2006 period in 10 new Member States. The ESF al-located 68.7 billion euros to 239 programmes.
Statistični podatkovni list (01/01/2008)
Pregled dejavnosti Evropskega socialnega sklada v obdobju 2007–2013 v tej zloženki navaja razčlenjena dejstva in številke v zvezi s programom. Vsebuje informacije o financiranju ESS v okviru skupnega proračuna EU, načinih porabe denarja ter njegovih ciljih.
ESF - 50 years investing in people (23/08/2007)
This brochure presents the history of the European Social Fund from 1957 to 2007.


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Most juniors fret about it. It is a test with so much riding on it. From college entrance applications, to prestige and honor in the home and community, the Scholastic Aptitude Tests, better known by three little letters, SAT, can cause many to worry. One Methacton High School junior can now rest easy. She's done the nearly impossible task. Lucy Jai, a Methacton 11th-grader, scored a perfect score on her SATs.
The Methacton School board of directors recognized Jai for her accomplishments during a presentation on May 27 during its public board meeting.
"Lucy Jai has brought considerable recognition to her school community by obtaining a perfect score of 2400 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a rare and significant accomplishment, therefore be it resolved that the Methacton School District board of directors go on record this 27th day of May, 2014, honoring the spirit of the exemplary performance," read board president S. Christian Nascimento. Nascimento was joined by Methacton School District Superintendent Dr. David A. Zerbe in congratulating the teen.
A citation was given to Jai, who attended the meeting with her mother and father, Tuesday night. A proclamation and presentation were given in her honor.
This story was published through a news content partnership between The Alternative Press of Lower Providence and NBC10.com
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Everglades Headwaters Established As Refuge System's 556th Unit
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Crosscurrents at Pocosin Lakes
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Caterham unveiled the most important all-new version of its legendary Seven sportscar today.
The British built Caterham Seven CSR sees the return of Cosworth to the road car market after a ten-year absence with two bespoke, high performance engines. The new model will also benefit from the introduction of a fully independent rear, and inboard F1-style, front suspension plus major aerodynamic and chassis enhancements.
Internally, the famous two-seater will boast the most dramatic overhaul of its dashboard and trim in the model's entire 48-year history.
The heartbeat of the Seven CSR will be the new Cosworth developed 2.3-litre Ford Duratec engine. The all-alloy, four-cylinder twin cam unit will produce either 200bhp or 260bhp. The 200bhp engine is Euro IV compliant.
Developed in association with world leading specialists, Multimatic Inc, the new model will benefit from a racetrack honed double wishbone fully independent rear suspension to increase grip and adjustability. At the front, an F1-style push-rod operated inboard unit will improve the aerodynamic performance with a 50mm increase in the front wheel track aiding high-speed cornering for those venturing on circuit.
The new suspension system, which required adjustments to the chassis, paved the way for Caterham to revise the Sevens tubular spaceframe. The resulting overhaul sees a 25 percent increase in torsional stiffness.
Internally, the new Seven CSR is barely recognisable from previous models. To improve driver ergonomics, the traditional flat mounted toggle switchgear has been completely dispensed with, replaced by a driver focused curved fascia wrapped around an exposed steel tubular framework. Alloy style dials, gear-knob, handbrake and a bespoke steering wheel complete the stylish new interior, with room created for storage space in the central console and in the armrest.
Aerodynamic improvements have majored on the face of the famous Seven. The introduction of re-profiled cycle wings, which are mounted even closer to the tyre to cut drag, and a new larger nose cone complete with a floor mounted chin, have combined to reduce the front end lift by 50 percent. The net effect for the driver is a major decrease in high-speed understeer.
With one eye on the heat and humidity of some overseas markets, the new broader nose cone houses a larger radiator, and an underside intake and top positioned outlet duct to improve airflow management.
Working in conjunction with long-standing partner, Avon, the Caterham Seven CSR will squat firmly on Formula Three engineered 15-inch tyres, which measure 10 inches wide at the rear to assist traction and handling. Bespoke 15 spoke lightweight aluminium wheels will be fitted as standard.
As the world's biggest manufacturer of race cars, it's no surprise to hear that the Seven CSR, has been developed from an intensive 18 month test programme for a new International Race Car. With a 260 bhp engine, the latest Caterham racer will continue the firm's long-standing and hugely successful worldwide motorsport programme. A new series for 2005 will take in six of the finest driver's circuits on the Continent including Spa Francorchamps, Estoril and Nurburgring.
Simon Nearn concludes: "Caterham has to remain at the pinnacle of its chosen niche – lightweight, high performance sports cars. We feel we've taken the next giant stride forward with the Seven CSR."
"Caterham's role as custodian of the legend is not only to ensure its continued existence but also its continued development," explains Simon Nearn, managing director of Caterham Cars.
"Ideas for the development of the Seven are always ongoing. Yet it was clear from the start, that many of the changes being considered throughout the company would come together and be introduced to create one truly, original all-new model for the world market."
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"Therefore be followers of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us … " (Ephesians 5:1)
"Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith … " (1 Timothy 1:5)
"Let all that you do be done with love." (1 Corinthians 16:14)
"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together … " (Hebrews 10:24)
"Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling … " (1 Peter 3:8)
- "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18)
- "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
- "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" Jesus said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all you heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment." (Matthew 22:36)
- "And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul, that you may live." (Deuteronomy 30:6)
- "And you will seek me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13)
- "… and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul." (Deuteronomy 4:29)
- "They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul …" (2 Chronicles 15:12)
- " … you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all His heart to do what was right in My eyes …" (1 Kings 14:8)
- "You shall not hate your brother in your heart … You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord." (Leviticus 19:17)
- "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:34)
- "This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." (John 15:12)
- "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." (1 John 4:11)
- "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4:7)
- "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:14)
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." (Luke 23:34)
"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? … Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5:44-48
"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." (James 1:22)
"But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." (1 John 3:17
"Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law." (Romans 13:10)
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." (Proverbs 17:17)
"By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." (1 John 3:16)
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)
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- Area:
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- Starting point:
- Pak Tam Chung
- End point:
- Chui Tung Au (Sai Wan Pavilion)
- Average hiking time:
- Approximately 7hours
- Distance:
- Approximately 14 km
- Replenishing stations:
- There is a refreshment kiosk near the Pak Tam Chung Parking Area.
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Sai Kung Peninsula Hike
Winding round the Sai Kung Peninsula, this hike covers Section 1 and part of Section 2 of the MacLehose Trail, providing one of the best ways to see the amazing hexagonal volcanic columns of High Island. The route also passes the High Island Reservoir and Long Ke Wan, which have been voted as two of Hong Kong's best scenic sites.
Section 1 of the trail cuts through the lower half of the Sai Kung East Country Park, passing both the West Dam and East Dam of the High Island Reservoir. Most of the route consists of flat roads and concrete paths.
Starting Point
From MTR Diamond Hill Station, Exit C2, take bus 92 to Sai Kung Peninsula. From Sai Kung town catch bus 94 towards Wong Shek pier and alight at Pak Tam Chung Station. On Sundays, it's possible to take bus 96R from MTR Diamond Hill Station directly to Pak Tam Chung Station. From Pak Tam Chung Station, walk along Tai Mong Tsai Road for approximately five minutes until you reach the start of the trail.
High Island Reservoir West Dam
From the West Dam of High Island Reservoir, take in the panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and coast. Built between 1971 and 1979, the reservoir has a capacity of 280 million cubic metres, surpassing any other in the city. Since November 2009, it has been listed as part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, not least because of its sizeable series of acidic rhyolite volcanic columns that are rarely seen elsewhere in the world.
East Dam
At the East Dam you'll be able to see hexagonal rock columns resembling a 'petrified waterfall'. These are hundreds of millions of years old and were formed by the cooling and contracting mixture of lava, rock debris and volcanic ash. Later, consistent violent crustal movements created the twists and folds that you can now see.
From the East Dam you will also have a good view of Po Pin Chau; an islet that looks like it was chopped off from the adjacent rock by a giant axe. It used to be part of High Island, but became dislocated by the chronic erosion of powerful waves. Those who paid attention in geography class will remember that this is called a sea stack.
The East Dam is a cofferdam of 7,000 dolosse protecting Sai Kung's coast from the relentless forces of the ocean. Look out for the giant dolos on the trail commemorating the workers who died during the construction of High Island Reservoir.
Long Ke Wan
A splendid inner bay, Long Ke Wan has crystal-clear water and a blanket of white sands resting between hills and capes. Conic Island is the only land to be seen in what is an otherwise immense view of the open South China Sea.
End Point
From Sai Wan Pavilion take minibus NR29 or a taxi back to Sai Kung Town.
- From MTR Diamond Hill Station Exit C2, take bus 92 to Sai Kung Bus Terminus. Then at Sai Kung Town, take bus 94 for Wong Shek Pier and get off at Pak Tam Chung Station; or
take bus 96R for Wong Shek Pier (this route only operates on Sundays and public holidays) from MTR Diamond Hill Station Exit C2 and get off at Pak Tam Chung Station.
Alternatively From Sha Tin New Town Plaza Bus Terminus, take bus 299X to Sai Kung Bus Terminus. Then at Sai Kung Town, take bus 94 for Wong Shek Pier and get off at Pak Tam Chung Station.
- After getting off the bus at Pak Tam Chung Station, you'll find the Pak Tam Chung Barrier Gate. Walk along Tai Mong Tsai Road for five minutes to the starting point of the trail.
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Q: What should I do about this situation?
My parents surprised us with the news that they're leaving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the church they raised us in. They love the gospel, but feel like the people in their ward mistreat them, and have always mistreated them, and I guess this is the only solution they can think of.
Now my older siblings are angry with them (my parents) and have decided that if they don't go back to church, then they (my siblings) won't go home for the holidays. My parents are very hurt, and this is just hardening their hearts even more. I want to go home and I want everyone else to be there too, my siblings, their kids, it's not home without all of us — even if things are tense.
I've voiced this opinion to my siblings who have said that if I go home it's like I'm condoning their actions, which makes me "just as bad as they are." I'm not happy about my parents' decision, but regardless, I love them and really look forward to my school breaks so that I can see them.
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Man, your siblings are being really harsh. I could write a bunch of flowery stuff about how I'm sure they're hurting and this must be a difficult adjustment period for your family but "Just as bad as they are?" Really? Ouch.
Don't listen to them.
Go home and love and enjoy your parents. Support them, make breakfast with them, watch TV with them, teach them about Twitter and complain about the government shutdown with them. Take moments to try to uplift them where they are weak but show them that your love for them "never faileth."
I just read your question again and "condoning" is really an interesting word choice on the part of your siblings. In a way, you are condoning your parents' behavior. You're allowing them to live and struggle (as is often the case in life) without condemning them for it.
The best thing you can do is remain a positive, influential and wonderful part of their lives.
Don't be angry with your siblings, either. Pray for the power not to take offense. Hopefully your siblings will follow your example.
To me, the WHOLE POINT of earthly existence is to learn to love (not just the feeling, but the action). I realize that we needed a body and there are tests. But God could have created billions of tiny little worlds and said, "Right now it's Aundrea's turn. After her, it will be Briana's turn," and we would all have had bodies and ready-made tests. But no. He put us into families first and into a world FILLED with people. Why? So we could figure out how to get along with people, and ultimately, get along with Love. That is the Savior's great example.
I recently had a conversation with Landon about this very thing. He is concerned about his choices because of what I will think of him or how I will treat him. I'm glad of that. If "My mom would be disappointed" keeps him from making poor choices, I'm glad. But I reassured him that NOTHING he ever does will make me stop loving him. Ever. I might be hurt, angry, or disappointed; but I will NEVER stop loving him.
Therefore (and I didn't voice this part), if going to church (or not going) becomes a fight, it is a battle he will win. I never want the Church or anything else to come between the love Landon and I have for each other. So far he pouts a bit, but he doesn't fight us about going to church. If he starts fighting, I will cave. It's just not worth it. The fight would make it a war I am unwilling to engage in.
The two most important things in my life (which aren't things, of course) are my family and the gospel of Jesus Christ, which includes my membership in the Church. I want those two things to be interrelated; but if they are not, it will not stop either of them from being important to ME.
I love you!