Center Faculty Fellow Kamal Bawa Appears on BBC World News

As a part of continuing promotional efforts for his new book Himalaya: Mountains of Life, Center for Governance and Sustainability Faculty Fellow Kamal Bawa appeared on the BCC ?World News Program IMPACT on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013. Interviewed alongside co-author and photographer Sandesh Kadur, Dr. Bawa, the first recipient of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters? Gunnerus Sustainability Award?spoke to the environmental challenges facing the Himalayas, framed by the book?s stunning photography.

Bawa and Kadur spoke to the disproportionate environmental impact faced by Himalayas as a result of global climate change. Citing a rise in temperatures of three times the global average within the region, the authors expressed concern over the social and environmental impacts that will continue in the coming years. In particular Dr. Bawa noted the environmental awareness among local populations of the phenomenon of climate change, as evidenced in his recent study of over 500 households on the topic of perceptions of local climate. The authors further noted that man-made impacts on the region will exacerbate the loss of biodiversity, especially within fish stocks that local populations depend on for food.

The appearance on the BBC occured in parallel to a book launch event at the Grange St. Paul?s Hotel, London. The full apperance can be viewed on Youtube at this link.

Source: http://www.environmentalgovernance.org/featured/2013/05/center-faculty-fellow-kamal-bawa-appears-on-bbc-world-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=center-faculty-fellow-kamal-bawa-appears-on-bbc-world-news

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Why Penguins Cannot Fly

Murres are well adapted to diving but when it comes to flying their wings are some of the most energetically inefficient. Image: Image courtesy of Kyle H. Elliott

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Like many birds, penguins must travel a long way between their feeding and breeding grounds. But rather than fly, they swim. It is a hard journey that has left biologists scratching their heads over why the birds did not keep their ability to fly as their diving ability evolved. A new study argues that birds cannot be both masterful divers and flyers, because flying abilities must weaken as the animals adapt to diving.

Rather than looking at penguins, a team led by biologist Kyle Elliott at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, examined species of diving seabirds that still have some ability to fly. These included the pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), a species that propels itself underwater with webbed feet, and the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), which flaps its wings underwater to swim.

The researchers tagged murres with recorders that measured the time of dives as well as depth and temperature, and cormorants with data-loggers that measured depth, temperature and acceleration changes during dives. They also injected isotope-tagged water into the birds. When the researchers tested the birds later, the tags enabled them to work out just how much carbon dioxide and water vapour the birds had expelled since the water was introduced, and thus to calculate the energy expended for diving and flying.

The team then compared their results to some that had already been collected for birds such as geese and penguins. They found that both cormorants and murres must spend exceedingly large amounts of energy to fly ? the highest known among all flying birds.

When it came to diving, the energy costs for the foot-propelled cormorants were much higher than expected for a similarly sized penguin. The wing-propelled murres had diving costs lower than those of cormorants, but still 30% greater than those experienced by penguins of the same size. The results appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1.

The findings reveal a snapshot showing that murres are sitting on an evolutionary knife edge. Elliott and his colleagues speculate that because the wings of a murre are still built for flight, they create drag underwater. Furthermore, their small bodies, which are just light enough for them to take off, cool down more quickly than the bulkier bodies of penguins.

?Basically, they have to reduce their wings or grow larger to improve their diving, and both would make flying impossible,? says Robert Ricklefs, an ornithologist at the University of Missouri?St. Louis and co-author of the paper.

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Yet questions remain over just how much the birds? energy costs are related to inefficient flying and swimming, and how much they are related to staying warm.

?The problem here is that the murres and cormorants lose heat in very different ways,? says ornithologist Rory Wilson of Swansea University, UK. ?Murres carry a lot of air in their feathers and emerge from dives dry, while cormorant feathers get soggy,? he says. Wilson adds that cormorants may actually be reasonably efficient flyers but seem inefficient in this study because they are using a lot of energy to cope with cold wind blasting their wet bodies.

Others agree with Elliott's team. ?It is great to so clearly see that flight is sacrificed for improved diving ability,? says James Lovvorn, an ornithologist at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. ?Now what we really need is an experiment that specifically takes the costs of staying warm into consideration.?

This article is reproduced with permission from the magazine Nature. The article was first published on May 20, 2013.

Source: http://rss.sciam.com/click.phdo?i=bd9958da0f20b573daefaa5adf4fe1ac

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Owners say Rome needed Mexican-style restaurant

SUBMITTED PHOTO--Owners of Taco Del Mar on Black River Blvd. in Rome opened their restaurant on Friday. From left, Owners Bill Moore, and Matt Moore cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening alongside Ann Pohl of NBT presenting the First Dollar of Profit Award. Marisa Falitico representative of Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and Mayor Joseph Fusco, Jr.

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ROME?Owners of Taco Del Mar celebrated the opening of their restaurant on Friday, a project that has been in the works for over a decade.

Matt Moore and his father, Bill Moore knew that they should open a different type of restaurant, something that would set them apart.

?Anything but pizza and wings I would say there is a need for around here,? said Matt Moore.

He mentioned that after living in the western part of the United States for a number of years Moore noticed a type of eatery that Rome lacked, Mexican.

?I was probably about 10 years old when I fell in love with a chicken taco in San Antonito, Texas,? Moore said. ?The idea that you can branch out and try different types of meats and tortillas.?

Moore said the restaurant offers burritos, nachos, tacos, quesadillas, taco salads and fish tacos. There are five different kinds of meat for customers to choose from. There are also vegetarian and gluten free options available.

?I hope this brings good Mexican food and a nice fun, what we call a Baja atmosphere,? Moore said.

Taco Del Mar is located on 827 Black River Blvd. the site of a former pharmacy.

The restaurant is open 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information call 336-2222.

ROME?Owners of Taco Del Mar celebrated the opening of their restaurant on Friday, a project that has been in the works for over a decade.

Matt Moore and his father, Bill Moore knew that they should open a different type of restaurant, something that would set them apart.

?Anything but pizza and wings I would say there is a need for around here,? said Matt Moore.

He mentioned that after living in the western part of the United States for a number of years Moore noticed a type of eatery that Rome lacked, Mexican.

?I was probably about 10 years old when I fell in love with a chicken taco in San Antonito, Texas,? Moore said. ?The idea that you can branch out and try different types of meats and tortillas.?

Moore said the restaurant offers burritos, nachos, tacos, quesadillas, taco salads and fish tacos. There are five different kinds of meat for customers to choose from. There are also vegetarian and gluten free options available.

?I hope this brings good Mexican food and a nice fun, what we call a Baja atmosphere,? Moore said.

Taco Del Mar is located on 827 Black River Blvd. the site of a former pharmacy.

The restaurant is open 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information call 336-2222.

Source: http://www.romeobserver.com/articles/2013/05/21/news/doc519a725082633954611215.txt

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Joy Huber: 5 Things Angelina Jolie Teaches Us About Cancer

This past week, I, along with many many others, was quite frankly shocked to hear the breaking news that Angelina Jolie had a preventive double mastectomy upon finding (quoted from her op-ed): "I carry a 'faulty' gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer."

As more details have been revealed, I have reflected on what one of the world's most beautiful and most recognizable women has taught us recently about cancer.

1. It can happen to anyone. Truly no one is immune to the big c; cancer just doesn't care how old, young, rich, or poor you are. It strikes celebrities, and people just like you and me.

2. It impacts all of us. I hear repeatedly the statistic that one in two men and one in three women will face cancer in their life. If it's not impacting you today, it will at some point. I certainly don't share this to strike fear in you. This is simply reality.

3. Looking at the previous two, I say with confidence we all want to prevent it. Just like Angelina so wanted to prevent or at least greatly reduce her risk, I believe we're all interested in how we can prevent cancer. But the question that needs to be raised is, Are we committed to preventing cancer? Here I think not. For if you are interested in something you'll do it when it's convenient I've heard, and if you're committed to something, you'll do it. Period. A quote I love!

We all do things every day that we know raise our risk of cancer (smoking, poor diet, and lack of exercise, to name just a few!). If you are interested in (and committed to!) learning more about how to prevent breast cancer, please check out this resource.

If you are wondering like so many whether you'll face breast cancer some day I came across this interesting tool that says it is "an interactive tool to help estimate a woman's risk of developing breast cancer." This is from the National Cancer Institute.

Also, months before Jolie's news this press release was published stating "three federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have issued a set of FAQs clarifying BRCA testing as a preventive service under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Importantly, this clarification will allow for BRCA testing to be completed with no patient cost sharing for all non-grandfathered private insurance plans when an asymptomatic woman has a qualifying family history." Another reason to cheer health reform!

4. Support from family and friends during the cancer journey is critical. Angelina's article says, "I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition." Those fighting cancer and those supporting them can receive free 1:1 cancer support here. This is another helpful resource I share for young cancer spouses.

5. Finally, finding joy in the journey is essential! Whether you are at stage 1 or stage 4 cancer, all cancers are shocking and terrifying. No one feels joy at diagnosis as I know first-hand from being diagnosed Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Yet in the paragraph where Angelina talks about Brad, she says, "We managed to find moments to laugh together."

I'm not sure Angelina would have ever had to disclose what she chose to share. What do you think -- she could have kept the secret, right? But, because of her being so willing to share something publicly that's so extremely personal, she has certainly taught many around the world so very much about cancer.

Do you think it's helpful to find joy and laugh where you can during the cancer journey? What can it hurt? I wholeheartedly believe it can and does help!

This is why our theme at "Cancer with JOY" is, "No one is happy they have cancer! But you can have cancer and still be happy!"

I have begun sharing a "Daily Dose of Joy" via Facebook and Twitter. As I said when I announced it, the "Daily Dose of JOY" will bring "Do's & Don'ts, #cancerresources, #cancernews, #cancersupport, jokes and MORE! Please let those you know fighting cancer know about this so we can bring some much-needed JOY into their journey!

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joy-huber/angelina-jolie-mastectomy_b_3304205.html

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Scopely Boosts New Zealand Studio Rocket Jump's Mini Golf Matchup To Over 10M Downloads In A Month

Game developer Rocket Jump had already proved its mettle with the hit Major Mayhem. But the company's location in Wellington, New Zealand meant its team often felt isolated from the resources they needed to build an even bigger hit. Enter Scopely, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming platform founded by social gaming entrepreneur Walter Driver and AdSense co-creator Eytan Elbaz. The two companies' partnership produced the hit Mini Golf Matchup. Launched the beginning of March, the game reached 10 million downloads in its first month and took the number one spot on the App Store in 28 countries eight hours after its launch.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kIIoRzluXUo/

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Google Chrome (Dev) v28.0.1500.20

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

The address bar of the browser serves multiple purposes - you can use it to enter an address as usual, search your page history, do web searches and much more.

When you open a new tab you are presented with thumbnails of your favourite pages for quick access.

Read more about the browser at Google's introduction page.

Source: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/network/browsers/google_chrome_dev.cfm

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The 5 Types of Ax Everyone Should Know

The forest isn't just going to lay down and stack itself into timber piles because you asked nicely. You'll need to fell, chop, and hew it into submission. Here are the tools to do it.

Felling Axes

First things first, if you want to knock down trees you're going to need a felling ax. These are designed with an extremely sharp, thin blade (or "bit") and slowly tapered head in order to cut across the wood grain as deeply as possible with every stroke. To that end, felling axes tend to have mid-weight heads?about 2.5 to 3.5 pounds?and have a 28- to 36-inch handle. This makes them ideal for creating stumps and lopping off the limbs of downed trees. There are many variations to the basic felling ax design, often bearing the name of the region it was developed such as Michigan or Dayton axes.

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Hudson Bay Axes

Fitted with a smaller head and handle than a felling ax, the one-handed Hudson Bay is what's known as a 3/4 ax. Developed in the 17th century by French fur traders working the Hudson Bay trade routes, its 2-pound head and 22- to 28-inch handle make it perfect for trimming limbs and small chopping jobs. You won't take down a Sequoia with it, but a Hudson Bay will quickly turn a pile of medium-size logs into kindling.

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Splitting Mauls

Rather than cut deeply across the grain as a felling ax does, a splitting maul utilizes a heavy wedge-shaped head designed to rend logs along the grain. These axes feature a 6- to 8-pound head, which delivers a more forceful strike without becoming stuck in the wood, and a nearly straight handle, which allows the user to lever the maul deeper into the split after the initial strike. Mauls also have a broad butt (the rear face of the head) that can be used to hammer a second splitter through the log.

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Broadaxes

Broadaxes, named for their large bits and long beards (the lower part of the bit that hangs down below the rest of the head), have long been used in traditional woodworking for hewing logs into beams. The bits of these axes are beveled on either a single side, giving it the appearance of a very a chisel, or on both sides, which creates a scalloped cut. This allows the user to precisely cut away the rounded edges of a log while creating a relatively flat face. The only drawback is that these axes can only be used as dedicated left- or right-handed tools dictated by the side of the bevel.

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Carpenter's Axes

For more delicate woodworking, a carpenter's ax is essential. These single-handed axes are slightly larger than hatchet, with a 1.5-pound head and 10- to 14-inch handle. These axes typically have long beards that allows the user to choke up on the handle for more control.

[Top Image: Paul Maguire / Shutterstock]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-5-types-of-ax-everyone-should-know-508726882

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