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Happy Halloween from the zoo!

1:52 PM Tukiyooo 0

A friend said I was too mopey today and sent these.  LOL they're really cute! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH39MtZKu_VY0EwU6LDWI2sRaL4gB97_n9PhXCojdpOYQuo9axb2QbE9ZUtmV9hvOiEDUuzOLjTl5kQoaG0BR7v1d3DfTHa4AWEUvB715wriUAYOAutflAb52ykYtSoalMr0t4yH9PmBg/s1600/a+coati.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH39MtZKu_VY0EwU6LDWI2sRaL4gB97_n9PhXCojdpOYQuo9axb2QbE9ZUtmV9hvOiEDUuzOLjTl5kQoaG0BR7v1d3DfTHa4AWEUvB715wriUAYOAutflAb52ykYtSoalMr0t4yH9PmBg/s320/a+coati.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQnTJqwDTDxIgP0zlaZGRLvY4cL_xpJHs8gDsbbvUMlQcF2xMq0bG_UUavZ0-T8guJbjOmdMEuRhYB1jgkzB1Ha6voZlixYT0ZkY_jEk_aT-BABfVT91yl6m6CCIh5S4wpnPyJGq-wok/s1600/baboon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQnTJqwDTDxIgP0zlaZGRLvY4cL_xpJHs8gDsbbvUMlQcF2xMq0bG_UUavZ0-T8guJbjOmdMEuRhYB1jgkzB1Ha6voZlixYT0ZkY_jEk_aT-BABfVT91yl6m6CCIh5S4wpnPyJGq-wok/s320/baboon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ4hNjTEveWJOG8B8cuIdlbUS539Sgao1-Pxrr73gShCSb6Aq9ve20tsRM5d9yjv1_mDyF5mXWaEo7pjcPlAftT7ocbRS8ge2gw890y4OM8v8ARF9VE1C2NQ2LOU6Fua0dVhACX_TtRY/s1600/elephants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ4hNjTEveWJOG8B8cuIdlbUS539Sgao1-Pxrr73gShCSb6Aq9ve20tsRM5d9yjv1_mDyF5mXWaEo7pjcPlAftT7ocbRS8ge2gw890y4OM8v8ARF9VE1C2NQ2LOU6Fua0dVhACX_TtRY/s320/elephants.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMUScpo5XhgyiIM4jtkIvCTttSIs6XOZuSMyvBSaCA86kDdJhsmyO69oGOaZC7hzjkEwlN219tK2-qq-jwagkHQ2QOwAe7fNJ9BnY791Q1a14OMmmQbSdU1CZZ1-9pe3cJi_-xnNBslc/s1600/meerkats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMUScpo5XhgyiIM4jtkIvCTttSIs6XOZuSMyvBSaCA86kDdJhsmyO69oGOaZC7hzjkEwlN219tK2-qq-jwagkHQ2QOwAe7fNJ9BnY791Q1a14OMmmQbSdU1CZZ1-9pe3cJi_-xnNBslc/s320/meerkats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxT_xR4U2hf-16U1tgRY028RDxYJ3ef8qMCssPwnYbHiM_AHSRIgDw_oR1Gm2f2iJfpziJofW3YqNc4yDppuY5qmc9z0jCvINAHAIvB-cT_hg4te_bus5XslhoSAT5wU9a75gFFYYzUg/s1600/orang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxT_xR4U2hf-16U1tgRY028RDxYJ3ef8qMCssPwnYbHiM_AHSRIgDw_oR1Gm2f2iJfpziJofW3YqNc4yDppuY5qmc9z0jCvINAHAIvB-cT_hg4te_bus5XslhoSAT5wU9a75gFFYYzUg/s320/orang.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNHvIwM8t5b2bnurFApu2MuzHhvHD9pFJCIOAdB5GYfNJm63AAeU1KPpBw4GAs0HnEf52HFcGH8Gu89GYr3AS1Sqp4TBdvkxXm7e6TfUDnRjPNi8-WAi2Gzkv_0nkvjZWxLhNT_1uEg/s1600/tiger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fNHvIwM8t5b2bnurFApu2MuzHhvHD9pFJCIOAdB5GYfNJm63AAeU1KPpBw4GAs0HnEf52HFcGH8Gu89GYr3AS1Sqp4TBdvkxXm7e6TfUDnRjPNi8-WAi2Gzkv_0nkvjZWxLhNT_1uEg/s320/tiger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKQCi5HbqGQqgN2Bw8axxpQgIYH_9CVrLENXHToCE6WRFLoszJR-MtXbcXMgHupDsiCudt8M8FqOqmRyPwXW8d7yynrnV9U3IS56ktd9n71ESWBqnU9-oI8tazWTFoFZIaCtRhe7uFYs/s1600/elephant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKQCi5HbqGQqgN2Bw8axxpQgIYH_9CVrLENXHToCE6WRFLoszJR-MtXbcXMgHupDsiCudt8M8FqOqmRyPwXW8d7yynrnV9U3IS56ktd9n71ESWBqnU9-oI8tazWTFoFZIaCtRhe7uFYs/s320/elephant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />

Happy Halloween from the zoo!

A friend said I was too mopey today and sent these. LOL they're really cute!

GEO-INT TRADE-CRAFT: “HUMAN GEOGRAPHY”

1:44 PM Tukiyooo 0

<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUmj4f5028wabExH7E_8IGj-9u-iQ8b8le3OlFajs8dr73PHF2oVZ_OSk9QhyphenhyphenF6YZ09toktaGD8V7dh5Q7eKXPtFGaesqJ_UfRKVRG3yQshT2xPUhczdoXtml4tmE7hS6PAQdKt2FSoML/s1600/geo_solution_left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUmj4f5028wabExH7E_8IGj-9u-iQ8b8le3OlFajs8dr73PHF2oVZ_OSk9QhyphenhyphenF6YZ09toktaGD8V7dh5Q7eKXPtFGaesqJ_UfRKVRG3yQshT2xPUhczdoXtml4tmE7hS6PAQdKt2FSoML/s320/geo_solution_left.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">SOCIAL MEDIA: THE TOOL FOR ACTIVITY BASED INTELLIGENCE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The ROMANS invented roads to move armies and became an empire</span></b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The BRITISH invented railroads to move natural resource and became and empire</span></b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA invented the data-highway to gather information and subsequently became an empire    </b></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Def Systems</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Geography and social media analytics represent the latest tradecraft within Defense Department and the intelligence community, incorporating “human geography” into geospatial intelligence. For instance, the 2013-2017 NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) Strategy calls for using both traditional and non-traditional (e.g., human geography and social media) geospatial sources.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Case in point: When the SOMALI terrorist group al-Shabaab massacred more than 60 civilians at a shopping mall in Nairobi, KENYA, in September, they tweeted live during the attack trying to explain and justify the carnage. While al-Shabaab’s use of Twitter to communicate its motives to a worldwide audience was brazen, it was not surprising. Jihadists like al-Shabaad with links to al-Qaeda are increasingly turning to social media sites to exchange ideas and publicize their beliefs, according to a 2013 report from the New AMERICA Foundation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL_MIBJQZSkNn57f_0LzdsvyFzgVyymNGGUXqwXVxY8POGAT61ohOOXfyPS_yvIA2UiMGfiPL2KXPcriD6DB5Es39tafsmPRRWHIKCmum78ucZKSKT5Mx1f-DEGm8A0-6G6kkkSJSGKeK/s1600/gI_123957_USGIF+seal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL_MIBJQZSkNn57f_0LzdsvyFzgVyymNGGUXqwXVxY8POGAT61ohOOXfyPS_yvIA2UiMGfiPL2KXPcriD6DB5Es39tafsmPRRWHIKCmum78ucZKSKT5Mx1f-DEGm8A0-6G6kkkSJSGKeK/s1600/gI_123957_USGIF+seal.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It is only a matter of time before terrorists begin routinely using Twitter, Instagram, and other services in ongoing operations,” concluded the report. “We have already seen this in a limited manner from al-Shabaab, which tweets its #JihadDispatches on recent battles.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Social media platforms such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have “flattened control over the production of online jihadi media,” enabling jihadist groups to share news items, original articles and essays, tribute videos and even Islamic-sanctioned music, the report revealed. “Those so inclined can talk about jihad all day on the Web, even if they are geographically dispersed,” the report added.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">LEVERAGE OPEN SOURCE DATA</span> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In response, U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are monitoring Arabic-language jihadist Web forums and other online communications in order to “map” the “human terrain” of terror groups based on a treasure trove of open source data available on the Internet. Among the emerging tools is a discipline called Activity Based Intelligence.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS AND CONTENT CATEGORIZATION TECHNOLOGY</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SAS Federal, a business analytics and software services company, is helping U.S. intelligence agencies to leverage open source data to better understand the motivation of jihadist groups, where they operate and what they are doing. Social media analytics and content categorization technology from SAS coupled with data mining capabilities are used to scan more than 20 million websites, including blogs, chats, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, while “natural language processing” extracts online discussions in ARABIC, Farsi and 28 other native languages and dialects.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All this is used to support geospatial intelligence gathering and analysis. The technology is designed to enable the identification of “unknown unknowns.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9TQFICCufwdd-r4Gweares6tCW-3_s5O9o6Aqwi03L6qTFs50_1nJ7WD0qOmCB0Mn1RqTCYHDs75qvRi59sKXA3hiyUnC6VCUjX5w2GyG6XMs4Adv7LvxEudyoGE2cbWQ0kYdUb35LP3/s1600/partners_sas_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9TQFICCufwdd-r4Gweares6tCW-3_s5O9o6Aqwi03L6qTFs50_1nJ7WD0qOmCB0Mn1RqTCYHDs75qvRi59sKXA3hiyUnC6VCUjX5w2GyG6XMs4Adv7LvxEudyoGE2cbWQ0kYdUb35LP3/s320/partners_sas_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“With a couple of mouse clicks, an NGA analyst, as an example, could look at a whole category of unknown neighborhoods or villages and see the latest conversations and discover that there is a local reference to a neighborhood we did not have on the map,” said Marc Kriz, an account executive with SAS Federal’s National Security Group. “We’re constantly extracting conversations about things like unknown hospitals and clinics, schools, mosques, neighborhoods, villages and governance. We’re discovering a rich plethora of geospatial data vis-a-vis social media.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It sounds funny but it’s very difficult to know when a hotel changes, for instance, from a Best Western to a Hilton,” added Scott Simmons, CACI’s executive director of Geospatial Solutions. “You can try and search on websites every day and hope that they have that updated information. But, shockingly, someone in Nairobi is going to tweet about it and send a message that the hotel’s Best Western sign came down.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DIGITAL MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS</b>”</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kriz said there are often local slang words used by indigenous populations for neighborhoods or villages that are identified by social media analytics and have been subsequently added to the U.S. geospatial intelligence names database. Based on an assessment of the “patterns of life” in a particular neighborhood or village, analysts can better understand those patterns and linkages. For instance, through open source media, analysts leveraging social network analytics can discover conversations about mosques in a particular part of the world that helps them to identify Imams and their followers, he said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Sentiment analysis” is another area of geospatial intelligence that is important to some DOD and intelligence community customers, according to Rebecca Garcia, director of intelligence solutions for SAS Federal. “We can look at how unrest may be spread through an area or within a human geography,” said Garcia, noting that the Arab Spring, the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests (both non-violent and violent) that have rocked the MIDDLE EAST in recent years, have been fueled by social media.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This kind of analysis seeks to extract and identify popular, negative or neutral sentiment from open source content.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“ACTIVITY BASED INTELLIGENCE” ENHANCES AND BREAKS THE LINEARITY OF INTEL GATHERING PROCESSES </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Understanding the “Human Domain,” defined as the presence, activities, social structure or organization, networks and relationships, motivation, intent, vulnerabilities and capabilities of individuals or groups is a vital part of Activity Based Intelligence.  ABI, a multi-intelligence approach to analysis embraced by U.S. intelligence agencies, is a discipline in which analysis and subsequent collection is focused on the activity and transactions associated with an entity, a population or an area of interest. It is based on persistent collection of intelligence over a broad area from multiple sources.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“ABI is really a new tradecraft that builds on top of something that’s been around for awhile called ‘patterns of life,’” said Jordan Becker, vice president and general manager for GEOINT-ISR at BAE Systems. “As a new tradecraft, it really moves away from some of the traditional processes such as tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination. What ABI does is [it] enhances and breaks the linearity of that process.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN DOMAIN ANALYTICS</span> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_Dt3yz5kYtXfldzbWjzwcIXh1_y8YcUeWtZkBNCJ2aux9agy7__k8_iuJMTewkVtuyR6V8FGWYy46plkI9TNMnbJYX4ANTSdmSzmphout3LQ4Xpk2XXycDEkuktr8oYaqIrN5bqEUIB4/s1600/info-sharing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_Dt3yz5kYtXfldzbWjzwcIXh1_y8YcUeWtZkBNCJ2aux9agy7__k8_iuJMTewkVtuyR6V8FGWYy46plkI9TNMnbJYX4ANTSdmSzmphout3LQ4Xpk2XXycDEkuktr8oYaqIrN5bqEUIB4/s320/info-sharing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Geospatial intelligence, coupled with human domain analytics, is the foundation of ABI. In December 2012, BAE won a multi-year, $60 million contract to provide ABI systems, tools and support to NGA. Using a computer-assisted problem solving methodology, ABI analysts leverage big data to spot trends and patterns of activity when they intersect, enabling the identification of “unknown unknowns” and more predictive intelligence that anticipates targets and threats. As NGA COO Ellen McCarthy has stated, ABI “reveals what we don’t know and helps us find what doesn’t want to be found.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">McCarthy could not be reached for comment for this story.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The ultimate goal is better intelligence,” added Becker of SAS. “It’s not about how many more reports you can generate or how many more items you can identify on a map, whether it’s relevant or not. It’s can you really get closer to intent and help that analyst formulate better hypotheses.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS ALLOWS ANALYSTS TO BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mike Manzo, director of geospatial solutions for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said ABI allows analysts to be proactive rather than reactive. “ABI has been around in different forms in the past, but what has made it more attractive now is computing power,” said Manzo. “The cloud enables you to have those real-time capabilities where you have access to a lot more data and computing power.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“As processing power increases and smarter algorithms are developed,” he added, “we’re going to start to see more intelligence systems infer activity based on a myriad of different data coming in.”</span></div>

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The Escape Artist Is Ratings Winner For Tuesday Night

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKU1zOCyDd850Suy2dWCHltHaVlbZcTVxuhDStf8SPLcr2Fe418mQJx-qWDFjIyS9cAqRjp6d9P77fQCd2d2NvCMUTe_a5mQys8HrcaaxEd3qaL43HVmZlpn34Hstp_9WDrDsCze46MbE/s1600/PDVD_2385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKU1zOCyDd850Suy2dWCHltHaVlbZcTVxuhDStf8SPLcr2Fe418mQJx-qWDFjIyS9cAqRjp6d9P77fQCd2d2NvCMUTe_a5mQys8HrcaaxEd3qaL43HVmZlpn34Hstp_9WDrDsCze46MbE/s640/PDVD_2385.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first episode of <i>The Escape Artist</i> starring David Tennant topped the evening ratings last night, winning its time slot and outranking all other programming apart from the soaps.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5.02 million viewers, a 22.2% audience share, tuned in to watch the stunning legal thriller at 9pm.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC Two comedy <i>The Wrong Mans</i> concluded with 1.83m (7.9%), followed by the <i>Sarah Millican Television Programme</i> with 1.35m viewers (6.2%) at 9.30pm. Also at 9pm, ITV documentary <i>On the Run</i> was watched by 1.53m (6.9%) while the Channel 4 drama <i>Masters of Sex</i> starring Martin Sheen attracted 760k (3.4%).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2013/10/30/bbc-one-owns-tuesday-with-eastenders-and-the-escape-artist/"><span style="color: blue;">MediaTel</span></a> additionally report that <i>The Escape Artist </i>generated 10154 related tweets while it was on air.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Episode 2 of <i>The Escape Artist </i>can be seen at 9pm on Tuesday 5th November on BBC One</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id195.html"><span style="color: blue;">Find out more about the series here</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div>

The first episode of The Escape Artist starring David Tennant topped the evening ratings last night, winning its time slot and outranking a...

Tea Party has irreparably harmed our country

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<div class="imgon2"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters)" border="0" height="181" src="http://readersupportednews.org/images/stories/article_imgs10/010864-bernie-sanders-101713.jpg" title="Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters)" width="400" /> <br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters)</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="txtimg"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="txtauthor"></div><div class="txtauthor"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>By Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="date"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>17 October 13</b></span></span></div><div class="date"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.readersupportednews.org/">readersupportednews.org </a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="editorcom"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><img border="0" src="http://readersupportednews.org/images/stories/rsn_editorcomment_01.jpg" /><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span class="editorcomital">Senator  Sanders made these remarks prior to the deal that reopened the  government. Since we may go down this same path in January, his words  are anything but dated. SMG/RSN"</span></span></i></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><img border="0" src="http://readersupportednews.org/images/stories/alphabet/rsn-A.jpg" />s  Vermont's senator, I intend to do everything I can to reopen the  government as soon as possible and keep our country from defaulting,  which could drive the global economy into economic turmoil,' Sen. Bernie  Sanders said on Tuesday. 'My fear, however, is that no matter what  happens in Congress in the next day or two, serious and long-lasting  damage already has been done to our country by the right-wing extremists  of the Tea Party.'</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sanders statement came as the government shutdown  entered its third week on Tuesday and as a Thursday default deadline  loomed unless Congress extends the Treasury Department's authority to  pay bills.</b></span></span></div><div class="indent"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>'What we have already witnessed is the hijacking of  the democratic process by a few dozen extremists in the House who are  actively trying to annul the results of the last election.  This sets a  terrible precedent for the legislative process and will likely be  repeated year after year,' he said.</b></span></span></div><div class="indent"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>'What we have already witnessed is the anxiety  befalling over 1 million federal employees who are not receiving the  paychecks they deserve.  Having gone three years without a pay raise,  they are now wondering how they will pay their mortgages, their student  loans and take care of other basic needs.  How many experienced and  high-quality federal employees will we be losing as a result of this  shutdown?  What is the long-term damage to the functioning of the  federal government?</b></span></span></div><div class="indent"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>'What we have already witnessed is the fear of many of  our most vulnerable citizens ' the elderly, the sick, veterans, the  disabled, Head Start families ' that the payments and programs they  depend upon may not be there when they need them. Their confidence in  their own government to keep the promises and commitments made to them  will be forever diminished.</b></span></span></div><div class="indent"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>'What we have already witnessed is a blow to our  position in the international community.  In our foreign relations, we  should not be surprised that the United States government is now the  laughing stock of the world.  Can we really be the 'strongest country on  earth' when we shut down the government and do not pay our bills?  The  Chinese, our biggest creditor, are now openly talking about the need to  'de-Americanize' international affairs because of the constant  brinksmanship by U.S. politicians over the possibility of a debt  default.</b></span></span></div><div class="indent"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="indent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>'The American people are better than this. They deserve a better government,' he said.</b></span></span></div></div>

NATIONAL NEWS OPINION PERSPECTIVE Tea Party has irreparably harmed our country

Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters) By Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont 17 October 13 readersupportednews.org Senator Sanders ma...

VIDEO: Next Time On The Escape Artist - Episode 2

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEF93oCYBQ1805tCAQawQHi7tE91s-eKMlQRIFCF1jJTI7UXhDjEcSKfwg8x3lrVJ8R7eCL0h5iMxeEX5bQAjvYsz3uiyWLKJz2mPzBzV0EtPC2LtE8kdL9AxknPTIlmWU4Zyt1rw27o/s1600/TEA4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEF93oCYBQ1805tCAQawQHi7tE91s-eKMlQRIFCF1jJTI7UXhDjEcSKfwg8x3lrVJ8R7eCL0h5iMxeEX5bQAjvYsz3uiyWLKJz2mPzBzV0EtPC2LtE8kdL9AxknPTIlmWU4Zyt1rw27o/s640/TEA4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1845773198"></span><span id="goog_1845773199"></span><span style="background-color: white;">Watch the 'Next Time' trailer for Episode 2 of The Escape Artist below. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Escape Artist continues on Tuesday 5th November at 9pm on BBC One.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id195.html" target="_blank"><b>Visit our website for more on The Escape Artist here.</b></a></span></span><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S7RcaJfgoTE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

David Tennant The Escape Artist TV Drama VIDEO VIDEO: Next Time On The Escape Artist - Episode 2

Watch the 'Next Time' trailer for Episode 2 of The Escape Artist below. The Escape Artist continues on Tuesday 5th November at 9pm ...

Teamsters organizing victory in Kansas!

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc3y-9sBte1juXch_Yso-XhViDpMbPg3TqGj1zpE0s6arAbzFFr11lsmJPTCGGpRT1ATLl1nA_XKnwDG8KuFaWa1LTR2D5f5h2SePLfZMMqyOVKf7k78gKVOkg5NOFvoj6dfFZp4beemP/s1600/Victory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc3y-9sBte1juXch_Yso-XhViDpMbPg3TqGj1zpE0s6arAbzFFr11lsmJPTCGGpRT1ATLl1nA_XKnwDG8KuFaWa1LTR2D5f5h2SePLfZMMqyOVKf7k78gKVOkg5NOFvoj6dfFZp4beemP/s200/Victory.jpg" width="133" /></a>Please give a warm welcome to our 20 new brothers and sisters who drive short-haul dump trucks for Capital Trucking.  They voted 13-2 today to join <a href="http://www.teamsters696.com/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Local 696 </a>in <a href="http://www.topeka.org/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">Topeka, Kan</a>.<br /><br />Local 696 President Make Scribner welcomed members earlier today:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Capital Trucking employees seized an opportunity to secure their future for their families and themselves this morning.  We look forward to representing them.</blockquote>The new members want respect and fairness in the workplace.  Drivers report being banned from the break room -- even though other employees at the company are allowed to use it. They also want more consistency in wages. Drivers are paid by the load, but aren’t told what the load is worth until after they’ve already hauled it. <br /><br />Capital Trucking driver Larry Faught had this to say:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">I believe this is an opportunity … to come to the table.  If we work together, it will be to both parties benefit.</blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://teamster.org/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters</a> Local 696 looks forward to negotiating a strong first contract fo</span>r Capital Trucking drivers.

Kansas organizing victory Teamsters organizing victory in Kansas!

Please give a warm welcome to our 20 new brothers and sisters who drive short-haul dump trucks for Capital Trucking. They voted 13-2 today ...

Did you forget about me?

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Did you forget about me or was it that I forgot about you?  I PROMISE I haven't.  My life has been BUSY!!!  That's a good thing right?  <br /><br />I haven't been so focused on losing weight but I have been making sure that I am eating right.  I need to step on the scale - I just haven't had time to go to the doctor to get the official weigh in.  I'll check out my scale at home - it's 3 pounds off so I will report on Friday what that number is.  <br /><br />Money is a bit tight but I am pushing through.  The holiday's are going to be a real test for me.<br /><br />For a treat, I will post a picture of me in my halloween costume tomorrow.  It will not be the most flattering costume AT ALL.  I am wearing this ginormous white tu tu that will make me look like a baloon (SO DON'T USE THAT AS A WEIGHT LOSS REFLECTION).  I am going as a white trash bride haha!  We are having a contest at work - wish me luck for winning $250 (So I can get my next RX of BELVIQ haha!!)<br /><br />I've been beating myself up for not being so driving these last 2 months with my journey.  Then I just realized that 2 months is nothing compared to the YEARS of bad eating I have endured.  So, I will claim this - I just needed a little vacation.  The important thing to note is, I am STILL EATING far less and much better than I did before!!!!!!<br /><br />Have a fantastic Day!!<br /><br />Ellie

Did you forget about me?

Did you forget about me or was it that I forgot about you? I PROMISE I haven't. My life has been BUSY!!! That's a good thing righ...

Trade deal didn't end anti-union violence in Colombia. What a shock.

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Unionists are still being murdered, threatened and forced to work as temps in Colombia despite promises that an 'action plan' would prevent it, according to <a href="http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/documents/Colombia%20trip%20report%20-%2010.29.13%20-%20formatted%20-%20FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow">a staff report</a> by U.S. Reps. <a href="http://georgemiller.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">George Miller</a> and <a href="http://mcgovern.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">Jim McGovern</a>.<br /><br />The action plan -- called the U.S.-Colombia Labor Action Plan (LAP) -- was created in <a href="http://truth-out.org/news/item/16737-the-horrific-costs-of-the-us-colombia-trade-agreement" rel="nofollow">April 2011 to give cover to U.S. politicians</a> who wanted to vote for the job-killing trade deal with Colombia, the most dangerous country in the world to be a union member.<br /><br />Ostensibly the LAP would correct violations of labor rights (like murder and violence) once the trade pact was implemented on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Colombia_Free_Trade_Agreement" rel="nofollow">May 15, 2012</a>. It didn't happen. Working conditions for most people in Colombia are worse than they were before the trade deal. (No surprise there.)<br /><br />The failure of the Colombian trade deal portends a similar outcome in Vietnam if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is approved. <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/08/vietnam-allows-forced-child-labor.html" rel="nofollow">Vietnam, one of the Pacific Rim countries involved in TPP talks</a>, tolerates squalid working conditions, poverty wages and child slavery.<br /><br />Eleven Colombian union leaders were murdered last year. At least that's better than the 22 union leaders murdered with impunity the year before. But threats, assaults, and disappearances are reportedly on the rise, according to the report.<br /><br />Worse, violence is escalating against human rights workers. In the first six months of this year, 37 human rights defenders were murdered in Colombia and 153 were attacked.<br /><br />The so-called benefits of so-called free trade have not flowed to ordinary Colombians. Indigenous people are being thrown off their land. <a href="http://truth-out.org/news/item/16737-the-horrific-costs-of-the-us-colombia-trade-agreement" rel="nofollow">Farmers' livelihoods are threatened</a> by a surge of subsidized agricultural products from the United States. In the port city of Buenaventura, gruesome dismemberments and murders drove 9,000 poor people from their home. Misery and violence prevail.<br /><br />The two congressmen visited Colombia in August to see whether the action plan was working. They arrived in the middle of social unrest:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Colombian farmers took to the streets and went on strike, joined by miners, truckers, public health care workers, students and others. The reasons for the strike given by many included: high fuel prices, expensive agrichemicals, government neglect of rural areas, and the free trade agreement with the United States. </blockquote>They concluded the trade deal has made life worse for most Colombian workers:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...individuals have been murdered in 2013 and death threats continue. Impunity is still a huge and unaddressed problem. Internationally recognized labor rights are not protected. And in the absence of an effective enforcement system and lax accountability, new forms of indirect hiring and phony unions are proliferating.</blockquote>A Latin American human rights group agreed with the congressmen. Said Gimena Sánche, senior associate with the <a href="http://www.wola.org/news/labor_rights_violations_persist_in_colombia" rel="nofollow">Washington Office on Latin America</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Basic labor protections, including the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, continue to be violated on a national scale...</blockquote>Let's be honest: these so-called trade deals aren't about trade. They're about empowering corporations at the expense of workers around the globe. That's why no one should be surprised the Colombian 'action plan' didn't work. Or that the TPP, if passed, will not have happy consequences for workers. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Organic Probiotics Are Associated With Many Benefits

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Elena McDowell</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Essentially everyone has heard of probiotics. They are associated with many benefits, including helping the human body to effectively process certain bacteria found in the gastrointestinal tract. They can also potentially help individuals to digest food more efficiently. Organic probiotics are becoming increasingly popular, as such supplements do not contain preservatives or fillers.<br />  <br />  Bacteria exists inside, as well as outside, the human body. Although some individuals are a bit uncomfortable with that thought, it is important to realize that certain bacteria are beneficial. This is especially true concerning the kind that is located in the gastrointestinal tract. If, however, an imbalance is in effect, it can lead to digestive problems.<br />  <br />  The role of beneficial bacteria in the human intestinal tract is to destroy hazardous bacteria, and subsequently help one's system to digest food. Certain medical professionals even speculate that this bacteria may help individuals to fight off disease. Due to the porous environment of the digestive tract, the latter is particularly vulnerable to viruses and bacterial infections. Having the appropriate amount of good bacteria in one's system creates a barrier against such occurrences.<br />  <br />  Not surprisingly, the term pro means to promote, and the term biotic refers to bacteria. There are many types of probiotics from which one can choose. Even though each brand is associated with certain benefits, many holistic practitioners and physicians consider organic brands the best.<br />  <br />  Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are 2 of the most popular types of the aforementioned formula. However, there are many brands available to consumers. There are even certain formulas designed to promote specific functions, such as blends developed to alleviate diarrhea or constipation. This is why it is in one's best interest to give thought to his or her main goal regarding products of this kind.<br />  <br />  Generally speaking, individuals who simply want to enhance their health and increase the efficiency of their GI tract should consider an all-purpose probiotic. As previously mentioned, organic supplements of this kind do not contain fillers or extra ingredients that have no value. In addition, they are typically processed with machinery that does not come in contact with other types of supplements.<br />  <br />  Probiotics are currently being studied to discover if they may be helpful in preventing disorders such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. It is possible that such products may have this effect in addition to the general benefits they provide, such as improved digestion and the strengthening of one's immune system. Preliminary research also suggests that such supplements may help individuals suffering from specific food allergies. The reason for this may be that formulas of this kind help restore balance to the flora in the bowel.<br />  <br />  It is essential to realize that using formulas of this type will not immediately cure medical disorders. Even individuals facing chronic illnesses, who may find such supplements advantageous, may discover that the substance will not offer beneficial results until it builds up in their GI tract. Prior to using products of this kind, it is wise to discuss these aspects with a physician.<br />  <br />  <A href="http://www.lifelinesupplements.com">Organic probiotics</A> can be found online or in conventional health-food stores. Comparison shopping is an essential task if one is to find the most appropriate brand. Finally, it is always in the best interest of any consumer to discuss the use of such supplements with a family physician.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'><a href="http://www.lifelinesupplements.com">Read more about</a> Organic Probiotics Are Associated With Myriad Benefits  visiting our website.</div><br />  </div><br />

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Martie Iannaccone</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Are you tired of constantly craving more food while on a diet and suffering from annoying hunger pangs? African mango pills, recently featured on the Dr.<br />  <br />  No matter in which category you fall if you feel ashamed of your weight and wish to lose weight without putting in must effort either because you don't have much time or don't have enough money to join a gym or so then you must consider opting for African mango pills option.<br />  <br />  Results of Clinical Trials. African mango pills contain irvingia gabonensis, a supplement which has been shown in clinical trials to enhance weight loss and correct the balance of cholesterol in your body.<br />  <br />  Subjects given irvingia gabonensis and placed on a reduced calorie diet in a clinical trial lost four times as much weight as those who were placed on a reduced calorie diet and given a placebo.  This is promising evidence that African mango pills can have a real effect at helping you lose weight quickly.<br />  <br />  Benefits of African Mango. If you have problems with cholesterol, irvingia gabonensis can help you reduce your levels of LDL cholesterol - the bad cholesterol - and increase your levels of HDL cholesterol - the good, heart-healthy cholesterol.<br />  <br />  African mango pills are made from 100% natural products. There is not even a single ingredient in it which is not natural and which might leave a bad effect on your health but you need to get yourself checked first in case you are allergic as in such a case it may affect your health therefore it is always better to consult your family doctor before buying these pills.<br />  <br />  Based on the results of the clinical trial, African mango pills can help you get down to your ideal weight quickly and safely.<br />  <br />  Many other diet pills contain harsh stimulants that can cause damage to your heart and make you irritable and nervous; irvingia gabonensis has no stimulating effect, and simply reduces your appetite while activating the natural fat burning ability of your body through a hormone called leptin.<br />  <br />  The other group that took the other diet pill showed no evident result in weight loss. These results are enough to prove that African Mango Diet Pills is truly effective in losing weight not to mention the added medical benefits that one can get when using this product.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Watch the reviews about <a href="http://youtu.be/PBKluQbBWmg">African Mango Pills</a> and see how you can get a free bottle offer from the official website.</div><br />  </div><br />

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Halloween 2013 Forecast

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJBDE57n_VwDIuJ2QzzqzlrqsenCgk-BdTKEktPj0r-tknRdql4qtKGIrUdXT_JG6Q9N9T7XnwlehGDORi9WqdlIL9sfTB1u4cxhWzKJ1e1u-IiFgh1_cjzpFl8fqHPLJP6yR1d6mX2Q/s1600/7dayphilly-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJBDE57n_VwDIuJ2QzzqzlrqsenCgk-BdTKEktPj0r-tknRdql4qtKGIrUdXT_JG6Q9N9T7XnwlehGDORi9WqdlIL9sfTB1u4cxhWzKJ1e1u-IiFgh1_cjzpFl8fqHPLJP6yR1d6mX2Q/s400/7dayphilly-1.gif" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Clouds and stars will be mixed through the night, but these extra clouds will help keep temperatures up.  Lows will hold near 50 in Philadelphia with the suburbs in the mid to upper 40s.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thursday (Halloween) may start off with plenty of clouds, but I do expect some breaks of sun by mid to late morning.  These sunny breaks, along with a south-southwest breeze, will allow for temperatures to warm to around 70 by day's end.  The weather looks great for trick-or-treating and jackets won't even be needed!  This will be the last day of a 6:00 PM or later sunset for the year.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As a cold front approaches our region, showers will develop after midnight Thursday night.  Friday morning's commute will be wet and windy, but the ride home will be mainly dry except for extreme southern and eastern locations of our area.  Friday could end up warmer than our forecast high of 70 -- in fact, some higher resolution modeling is suggesting mid 70s, but we'll leave it at 70 for now because it all depends on the timing of the cold front.  Cooler air will slowly build in behind the front for the weekend, so the second half of the weekend will be cooler than the first.  Next week will feature a warming trend through midweek before a cold front could bring us cooler weather again by the end of the week.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtRUExm_XKYwEvtsFjTiWq5pmfl9_ouhcQKoXRxEhmwH6JfTxejmrPAgmJvVXLymWKWmOgGobqhEfkyk8ke8pco65MysGAyD5ywtpIVijjdcirNyBQ0t9RA6fj89udFFBSAGjzMozMFI/s1600/7dayphilly-2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtRUExm_XKYwEvtsFjTiWq5pmfl9_ouhcQKoXRxEhmwH6JfTxejmrPAgmJvVXLymWKWmOgGobqhEfkyk8ke8pco65MysGAyD5ywtpIVijjdcirNyBQ0t9RA6fj89udFFBSAGjzMozMFI/s400/7dayphilly-2.gif" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Halloween Planner</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wake-Up:  51 degrees, Clouds, Mild</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lunchtime:  65 degrees, Mix of Sun & Clouds</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">P.M. High 71 degrees, Warmer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trick-or-Treating:  65-70 degrees</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunrise 7:29 AM</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunset 6:00 PM</span>

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Ready to work until you're 80?

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6383741895455123821" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ2kGEqPmnA9fFjpYNwQWJsPLriOi5qXf05RiuH-ggRxzeqD15WcxZZF9BEPZT1eOeOq6lgZOwH4iUGoKC71rS_yLKNvhVxfwYQi86s9LcQr-hogYZ67TAtIP-QMKGLnIuigKxBMld_Sa/s1600/too-much-email-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ2kGEqPmnA9fFjpYNwQWJsPLriOi5qXf05RiuH-ggRxzeqD15WcxZZF9BEPZT1eOeOq6lgZOwH4iUGoKC71rS_yLKNvhVxfwYQi86s9LcQr-hogYZ67TAtIP-QMKGLnIuigKxBMld_Sa/s400/too-much-email-logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>In  our ever more unequal times, stats that once would have shocked  us  today often rate no more than a dismissive ho-hum. But pollsters with  Wells Fargo last week <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FGh61%2B4gYIqRMdxVz%2BnBjqCGfvTxRepB" style="color: #127964; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">shared</a> a stat that might bring even the most jaded among us up short.</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>                    </b></span></span><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>These  pollsters asked a sampling of middle-income Americans how long they   expect to have to work before they could afford to retire. Over a third —  34  percent — replied they expect to have to work <em>until they hit age 80</em>!</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>                    </b></span></span><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Last month, interestingly, another poll — from the <em>Washington Post</em> and the Miller Center — <a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xVmxj7tG4KuKXIxAKI1pUaCGfvTxRepB" style="color: #127964; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">asked  Americans</a> why the United States now has so few decent jobs. Over three-quarters  of those surveyed, a substantial 76 percent, placed blame on the “gap in  pay between business executives and ordinary workers.”</b></span></span></div>

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Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! Available For Download From iTunes Next Week

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb3KZ0gb1ronlulCHKVUgWnqYPAG6XE9G7xsuJHWAazT49cuYuSRcZlfsEGUmmLbb-L78p86EVc2dn1hrR54h872TJTfrMpNb96EtwYNwpuSp9kNuJ2EZiL1hlm7LSc-NOjyGe11FhHAA/s1600/N2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb3KZ0gb1ronlulCHKVUgWnqYPAG6XE9G7xsuJHWAazT49cuYuSRcZlfsEGUmmLbb-L78p86EVc2dn1hrR54h872TJTfrMpNb96EtwYNwpuSp9kNuJ2EZiL1hlm7LSc-NOjyGe11FhHAA/s640/N2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!</i> will be available to purchase as a download via the UK iTunes store from next week. The 2012 festive comedy, created and directed by Debbie Isitt, was filmed in Warwickshire and North Wales and was improvised by the cast. David Tennant stars in a dual role as supply teacher Donald Peterson and his twin brother, successful composer and conductor Roderick. The film also sees the return of favourite characters from the original <i>Nativity!</i> including Gordon Shakespeare (Jason Watkins),Mrs. Bevan (Pam Ferris), Bob (Ben Wilby) and, of course, the inimitable Mr.Poppy (Marc Wootton).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plot Summary</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sparkle and shine of Christmas once again comes to life in this home-grown gem for all the family, starring a host of British favourites, including David Tennant, Marc Wootton, Joanna Page and Pam Ferris. This Christmas, the unforgettable pupils of St. Bernadette’s are heading to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region> to compete in the National Choir Contest; “A Song for Christmas". New supply teacher Mr Peterson has the unenviable task of trying to curb the hysterical enthusiasm of the kids - not to mention Mr Poppy – but reluctantly finds himself getting swept along. Over land and water, charting mountains and caves and with a donkey in tow, the gang learn to conquer their fears and work as a team in their quest to get to the competition in time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the trailer here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MmqB5ZRhWA0" width="640"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The download will be available from Monday 4th November but can be pre-ordered now. It is availablein HD for £13.99 and in SD for £9.99.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/nativity-2-danger-in-manger!/id709350160"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Click here for more details</b></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The film will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 18th November</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/dtennant-21/detail/B00APK6KEK"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to order the DVD</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/dtennant-21/detail/B00APKSVDS"><span style="color: blue;">Click here to order the Blu-ray</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id171.html"><span style="color: blue;">Read more about Nativity 2 on our website</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! Available For Download From iTunes Next Week

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CA, OR, WA, Brit. Col. join to fight climate change

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<h1 class="times-thin" id="art_headline" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 48px;"></h1><div class="author times"><div class="main_image"> <img alt="Article image" class="imagecache imagecache-article_main_image" height="192" src="http://www.nationofchange.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_main_image/ClimateChangePactSignedbyPacificNW102813.jpeg" title="article image" width="320" />                                        </div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="author times"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>By Ryan Koronowski</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>      </b></span></span><div class="source times"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/10/28/2850021/california-oregon-washington-british-columbia-agreement/" style="color: #4f4f50;">Climate Progress</a> / News Investigation</b></span></span></div><div class="source times"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/">nationofchange.org</a></b></span></span></div><div class="source times"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><div class="published"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Published: Wednesday 30 October 2013</b></span></span></div><div class="published"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>53 million people living in what would be the world’s fifth-largest  economy will now be participating in a “far-reaching strategic alignment  to combat climate change and promote clean energy.”</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>On Monday afternoon in San Francisco, the leaders of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia <a href="http://www.pacificcoastcollaborative.org/Documents/PCC%20NR%20-%20October%2028%202013.pdf">signaled</a> they  would not wait for the United States Congress or the Canadian  Parliament to act to seriously address climate change. California  Governor Jerry Brown, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, Washington  Governor Jay Inslee, and (via teleconference) British Columbia’s Premier  Christy Clark signed the <a href="http://www.pacificcoastcollaborative.org/Documents/Pacific%20Coast%20Climate%20Action%20Plan.pdf">Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy</a>.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The agreement is not legally binding and appropriates no money. The  plan says it “is intended to spur finding new, smart ways for our  governments, agencies and staff to work together,” by doing things like  adding value and efficiency to climate initiatives through  collaboration, while reducing “overlap and duplication of effort.” So  what does it do?</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Action Plan that California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia’s leaders all signed agreed to:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>1. Account for the cost of carbon, by linking  existing carbon pricing programs and working to develop them in Oregon  and Washington. Oregon agreed to “build on existing programs to set a  price on carbon emissions,” while Washington would “set binding limits  on carbon emissions and deploy market mechanisms to meet those limits.”  That sounds like a carbon price and a cap-and-trade system,  respectively. California has a cap-and-trade system which has sold out  of all its allowances in each of the four auctions it’s held. British  Columbia has had a carbon tax for five years, currently at $30/ton  (Canadian). If Oregon and Washington’s plans pass and the programs  successfully link, a larger market for the region’s carbon allowances  would be a boon for business and economic efficiency. All four leaders  said they would try to “harmonize” their greenhouse gas emissions  targets for 2050 by developing mid-term targets. Washington already has a  2035 target, and the rest of the states will examine if this works for  them. All states will establish the more long-term 2050 targets.</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>2. Implement low-carbon fuel standards in each  jurisdiction, meaning again that California and British Columbia will  maintain their standard and Washington and Oregon will move to implement  them. Each jurisdiction hopes to merge the standards into an integrated  West Coast market “that keeps energy dollars in the region, creates  economic development opportunities for regional fuel production, and  ensures predictability and consistency in the market.” The Action Plan  agrees to work toward having 10 percent of all new vehicle purchases in  public and private fleets be zero-emissions models by 2016. It also  signaled support for high-speed rail infrastructure and innovation, as  well as accelerating investment in other alternative fuels across the  transportation section.</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>3. Embrace clean energy in a number of different  ways. The four jurisdictions said they would promote ease of access to  energy-efficient buildings, ensure climate-smart infrastructure  investment, streamline approval for renewable energy projects, and work  to expand the regional electric grids. Each state will also support EPA  regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, emphasizing the value  of allowing state flexibility.</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If they can do this, it will be an important part of getting the U.S., Canada, and the globe the <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/anotthoff/pacific_states_arent_waiting_f.html">right policy environment</a> to create jobs and cut carbon pollution.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The three states and British Columbia make up a combined GDP of $2.8  trillion, which would make it the world’s 5th-largest economy. “The  scientific community no longer disputes that climate change is happening  and human-caused,” said Oregon Governor Kitzhaber. “But regardless of  where you stand on this question, there’s another good reason to act:  transitioning to a clean economy creates jobs.”</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>At the event, leaders from businesses like construction company  Skanska USA, Cisco Systems, and Taylor Shellfish Farms spoke about how  business was doing well as their state governments moved to tackle  climate change.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The signatories agreed to “where appropriate and feasible, link  programs to create consistency and predictability” to account for and  reduce carbon pollution across the four jurisdictions. With an eye  toward a global agreement in 2015, these heads of state saw commitments  to reduce their own carbon emissions as a signal to national and  sub-national governments that such an agreement was essential.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Pacific Coast Collaborative was established in 2008 among the  four signatory governments plus Alaska (which did not sign the Action  Plan) to help them collaborate on challenges facing the North American  West Coast — among them, emergency management, clean energy, and  economic growth.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ocean acidification, for example, affects everyone. But it  particularly threatens the economies of coastal states. The Action Plan  calls for the American and Canadian governments to work to research and  monitor ocean acidification to “understand its causes and impacts.”</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Western Climate Initiative was a regional cap-and-trade agreement  in 2007 between California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Oregon,  Washington, and four Canadian provinces. It had been scheduled to go  into effect in 2012, but with the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2010/10/18/174797/gov-deniers-western/">midterm elections</a> in  the few years preceding the deadline that resulted in the losses of  climate hawks, California’s AB 32 and British Columbia’s carbon tax were  essentially the only two programs left standing when the dust cleared.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This new agreement could mean that efforts like this to lower carbon  emissions are alive and well, depending on how each government  implements the plan.</b></span></span>

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