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Explained in 90 Seconds: Why 1.5 Degrees Matters

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Negotiators are pursuing a far more ambitious limit on global warming. But can that really be achieved? Update—December 10, 2015, 4:50 pm ET: Delegates in Paris appear to have agreed on Thursday to “pursue efforts” to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)—a target that US negotiators had been pushing for. That’s substantially less warming than the 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) limit that was agreed to in Copenhagen in 2009. Here’s the latest text from Thursday evening’s draft agreement: However, the document also “notes with concern” that the actual actions that countries have so far agreed to take to reduce their emissions fall well short of both the 1.5 degrees C target and the 2 degrees C limit. Original story: The international climate summit in Paris may be getting too ambitious for its own good. There are a lot of numbers flying around at Le Bourget, the modified airport in the northern Paris suburbs where diplomats from around the world are racing toward an unprecedented international agreement to limit climate change. Many of the most important are dollar figures: the need for wealthy countries to raise $100 billion annually to help vulnerable countries deal with climate impacts; promises by the US to double spending on clean energy research and climate adaptation grants for developing countries. But right at the top of the draft agreement is another number that, in the big picture, could be the most important. That’s the overall limit on global temperature increase that the accord is designed to achieve. At the last major climate summit, in 2009 in Copenhagen, world leaders agreed to cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, based largely on findings from scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that anything above that level would be totally catastrophic for billions of people around the world, from small island nations to coastal cities such as New York. All the other moving pieces in the agreement, which officials here hope to conclude by late Friday or Saturday, are more or less aimed at achieving that target. It’s the number that is really driving the sense of urgency here, since earlier this year the world crossed the halfway point toward it. In other words, time is running out to keep climate change in check. As the negotiations push into their final hours, something unexpected is unfolding: That target might get actually get even more ambitious. There’s a very good chance, analysts and diplomats say, that the final agreement will call for a limit of 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F)—a crucial half-degree less global warming. Here’s the relevant section of the text; negotiators need to pick one of these options: The US delegation is supporting Option 2, according to an official in the office of Christiana Figueres, the head of the UN agency overseeing the talks, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official is not authorized to speak to the press about the negotiations. That aligns with the announcement, made yesterday by Secretary of State John Kerry, that the US will join the European Union and dozens of developing countries in the so-called “High Ambition Coalition,” a negotiating bloc that has emerged to push for the strongest outcome on several key points, including the temperature limit. Negotiators in that bloc have realized, the official said, that “if they move the long-term goal further out, it will move politics in the short term closer to where they need to be.” If the 1.5 degrees C target makes it into the final agreement, that would be a massive win for climate activists and delegates from many of the most vulnerable nations, especially the small island nations. Since the 2 degrees C goal was set in Copenhagen, the leaders of low-lying countries like the Marshall Islands and the Maldives have increasingly protested that even that level of warming would essentially guarantee the destruction of their islands. The fact that the US is now backing a more ambitious target is a sign that President Barack Obama is hearing that message, said Mohamed Adow, a Kenyan climate activist with Christian Aid. “Paris is meant to indicate the direction of travel, and the US giving in on this point demonstrates their solidarity,” he said. “You’re talking about a level of warming that we can actually adapt to.” But here’s where things get problematic. There’s a huge difference between including the 1.5 degrees C limit in the agreement, and ensuring that it could actually be met. That’s because other key pieces of the agreement, that could actually make that level of ambition possible, are still far from clear. The biggest obstacle could be the hotly debated “ratchet mechanism,” which would require countries to boost their targets for greenhouse gas reductions over time, and which the US delegation appears to be resisting. The current draft of the text includes language directing countries to provide an update of their progress every five years or so, which would be compiled into a global “stock-take,” a kind of collated update, sometime after 2020. But the enforcement stops there; there’s nothing in the agreement to penalize countries that lag behind or to compel them to boost their ambitions. Yesterday, Kerry offered a confusing take on that problem when he said that in the agreement, “there’s no punishment, no penalty, but there has to be oversight.” Everyone here seems to agree that Paris is only a starting place: Without an incremental ramping-up of climate goals, 2 degrees C—not to mention 1.5—will remain out of reach. The current set of global greenhouse gas reduction targets only limit global warming to roughly 2.7 degrees C (4.9 degrees F). That’s a big gap. “It’s not looking good,” Adow said. “If the US means business, are true to their support, they need to agree to an annual review starting in 2018.” Instead, it seems that the US could be trading a concession on the 1.5 degrees C target for steadfast resistance to increasing its funding for climate adaptation in developing countries. The US is also standing in the way of a “loss and damage” component, which would require heavily polluting countries to compensate countries that have been wracked by climate impacts. Without extra money on the table to invest in clean energy, developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere won’t be able to contribute to the 1.5 degrees C target, said Victor Menotti, executive director of the International Forum on Globalization, a San Francisco-based activist group. “The US is pretty clear they want 1.5,” he said. “The question is what’s going to accompany it, and at what price. They’ll be able to claim climate leadership, but without any means of implementation.” The upshot is that the whole Paris accord risks losing credibility if it comes up with a really ambitious target and no way to reach it. All of these pieces are essential, because even with the best possible outcome in Paris, 1.5 degrees C is going to be really hard to meet, said Guido Schmidt-Traub, executive director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. In a recent report, Schmidt-Traub found that meeting the 2 degrees C limit means ceasing all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2070. And because most coal- and natural gas-fired power plants have multi-decade lifespans, that means we need to start planning to cease building them as soon as possible. “The bottom line is that 2C requires all countries to decarbonize their economy at a very rapid rate, but in our analysis there is some wiggle room,” he said. “If you go to 1.5C, it becomes very hard to have any wiggle room left. This is a very fundamental point that is not being discussed at all in the negotiations.” Master image: A climate activist at the Paris conference calls for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Michel Euler/AP

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Could 3D seaweed farms save our climate and heal our oceans?

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Princess DUNGOG Panahon – Viet Hung

-Ek Ubang guy sa pag-adto sa eskwelahan sa panahon na sa! Credit kaninyo natulog bag ibutang gio.- En Yuan misinggit.  Pagputol! Ako matulog sa usa ka gamay na! – Usa ka miingon ug higdaanan unlan sa nawong nga mga materyal.  Kamo! .. Ikaw … ginganlan ko kamo nga sa kaayo sa ingon nga ikaw moadto sa eskwelahan […]

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo

This New York Times best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles? Japanese cleaning consultant […]

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Fix It, Make It, Grow It, Bake It – Billee Sharp & Anneli Rufus

In this D.I.Y. guide to the good life, readers learn how to edit their lives, since in the long run, less is more — pedal now or paddle later! Readers and their families can live more joyfully and far more creatively, all on a dime. The best things in life are free — or very […]

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America's most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog's Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of […]

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How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend – Monks of New Skete

For nearly a quarter century, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been the standard against which all other dog-training books have been measured. This new, expanded edition, with a fresh new design and new photographs throughout, preserves the best features of the original classic while bringing the book fully up-to-date. The result: the […]

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Collections of fairy tales Vietnam 2 – Nguyen Luan

“STORY OF THE RICE CAKE LEGEND OF THE HEAVENLY KING OF PHU-DONG LEGEND OF SON TINH (MOUNTAIN SPIRIT) AND THUY TINH (SEA SPIRIT) LEGEND OF THE WATER MELON (DUA HAU) THE LEGEND OF PRINCESS LIEU HANH THE STORY OF TRUONG'S WIFE THE DIALOG MOUNT NA-SON THE GOLDEN AX CHU DONG-TU AND PRINCESS TIEN DUNG THE […]

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War Zone Damocles: Mont’ka (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

Following a humbling defeat at the hands of Commander Shadowsun, the forces of the Imperium return to the former hive world of Agrellan, now the Tau Empire’s youngest sept world of Mu’gulath Bay. Countless regiments of tanks and Guardsmen are thrown into the meat grinder as the Imperial commanders vow to reclaim the world from […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, […]

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Collections of fairy tales Vietnam – Nguyen Luan

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Dataslate: Captain Karlaen (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

Captain Karlaen commands the 1st Company of the Blood Angels and has earned a reputation as a formidable warrior and brilliant tactician over centuries of service to the Chapter. Trained by Commander Dante himself, Karlaen has distinguished himself time and again in the two centuries he has held the rank of Captain within the Blood […]

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Could 3D seaweed farms save our climate and heal our oceans?

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No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina

Climate change is making catastrophic floods more likely, and US politicians are doing little to prepare. NOAA/Wikimedia Commons After the storm, after the flooding, after the investigations, the US came to realize that what happened to New Orleans on August 29, 2005 was not a natural disaster. The levee system built by the US Army Corps of Engineers had structural flaws, and those flaws were awaiting the right circumstances. In that way, what happened was all but inevitable. And just as the storm is not to blame, New Orleans is not unique in its vulnerability. The city endured a lot of tsk-tsking in the aftermath of Katrina, as if the storm was the climax to a parable about poor urban planning. Sure, the city sits below sea level, at the end of hurricane alley, and relies heavily on an elaborate (and delicate) system of infrastructure. But where the city’s geography is unique, its vulnerability is anything but. Just about every coastal city, state, or region is sitting on a similar confluence of catastrophic conditions. The seas are rising, a storm is coming, and critical infrastructure is dangerously exposed. The basic math of carbon dioxide is pretty simple: Generally, as CO2 levels rise, the air will warm. Warmer air melts glaciers, which drip into the sea—even as the water itself warms, too. Both cause the oceans to rise. Even if the entire planet stopped emitting carbon dioxide, Earth would continue to suffer the effects of past emissions. “We’ve got at least 30 years of inertia in terms of sea level rise,” says Trevor Houser, a Rhodium Group economist who studies climate risk. And even if the sea weren’t rising, the rate of urban growth will more than double the area of urban land at high flood risk, according to a study Global Environmental Change published earlier this year. But the sea is rising, at about .13 of an inch per year, for the past 20 years. (It was rising before then, too, but at about half the rate for the preceding 80 years.) Another recent study calculated that the world should expect about 4 feet of sea level rise for every degree Fahrenheit the global average temperature rises. This puts nearly every coastal city, in every coastal state, in danger of floods. Climate Central has an extensive project looking at sea level risk, if you’re curious about your city’s risk. Read the rest at Wired. Read article here –  No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina ; ; ;

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Dot Earth Blog: Exploring the Social and Environmental Challenges as Brazil Prepares for Two Sports Spectacles

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Codex: Adepta Sororitas (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to adore the Emperor of Mankind. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity is a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed In this b

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Warhammer 40,000 (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

In the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, Mankind teeters upon the brink of extinction. The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man, beset on all sides by ravening aliens, foul traitors and Warp-spawned Daemons, looks once more to its greatest heroes to stave off the encroaching darkness. There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only wa

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White Dwarf Issue 16: 17 May 2014 – White Dwarf

This issue sees Warhammer 40,000 reborn with a brand new edition of the game – we go deep and investigate all the exciting new bits, including the new missions, psychic phase and Unbound armies, and interview the rules team too. About this Series: White Dwarf is Games Workshop’s weekly magazine, and boasts a wealth of great content, from the latest new

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Citizen Canine – David Grimm

Dogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn’t warrant the meager legal status of property. Now, they have more rights and protections than any other animal in the country

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

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Cesar’s Way – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

“I rehabilitate dogs. I train people.” —Cesar Millan There are at least 68 million dogs in America, and their owners lavish billions of dollars on them every year. So why do so many pampered pets have problems? In this definitive and accessible guide, Cesar Millan—star of National Geographic Channel’s hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan —reveals what do

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The Home Organizing Workbook – Meryl Starr

Failing the Mary Poppins’ snap-the-fingers approach to cleaning, here’s the next best thing: an utterly practical handbook that offers lasting results for anyone looking to banish clutter from every room in the house. Home organizer par excellence Meryl Starr offers up her hardworking organizing solutions in The Home Organizing Workbook, a straight

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Warhammer: Wood Elves (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

For millennia, the Wood Elves have dwelt beneath the leaves of Athel Loren, defending their greenwood home from the perils of the world. When the King in the Woods sounds his horn, longbows are strung and spears are sharpened as the hosts of Athel Loren assemble beneath ancestral banners. In the depths of the forests, enchantresses sing songs of awakening, r

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Marley & Me – John Grogan

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White Dwarf Issue 15: 10 May 2014 – White Dwarf

Things get apocalyptic for Warhammer 40,000 with the arrival of War Zone: Valedor – and the rules team write us a brand-new Dark Eldar datasheet you’ll only find in White Dwarf! Sprues and Glue, meanwhile, looks at the fine art of spraying your miniatures… and we have a sneak peek at the new Warhammer 40,000. About this Series: White Dwarf is Games Wo

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Dot Earth Blog: Exploring the Social and Environmental Challenges as Brazil Prepares for Two Sports Spectacles

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PHOTOS: 2013′s Most Terrifying Weather Disasters

Many may be harbingers of a changing climate. The year 2013 has seen no less than 39 weather-related disasters costing $1 billion or more in damage. That’s far more than last year, when there were only 27, according to an analysis of disaster statistics by the Weather Underground’s Jeff Masters—and very near the all time high of 40, in 2010. In other words, even as most of us lived in relative comfort this year, we shouldn’t forget that nature dealt out quite a lot of misery and suffering in the world around us. So here’s a rundown of some of the most extreme weather events of 2013, from around the world: 1. BRAZIL’S WORST DROUGHT IN 50 YEARS Dead farm animals in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Rodrigo Lobo/ZUMA From January through May, northeastern Brazil experienced a devastating drought. According to the agricultural secretary of the Brazilian state of Bahia, it was the worst in 50 years. All told, the damage toll was an estimated $8 billion. The drought was so powerful that some experts speculated that the dryness influenced the North Atlantic hurricane season, which was much quieter than expected. 2. AUSTRALIA’S HOTTEST SUMMER EVER A bushfire in Tasmania on Jan. 4, 2013. ToniFish/Wikimedia Commons The continent had never seen a summer like it. January 2013 was Australia’s hottest month since recordkeeping began. Sydney set a new record temperature of 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Jan. 18, and that’s just one in a very, very long list of heat records. A study subsequently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters found that global warming had increased the odds of this type of extreme heat wave. 3. OKLAHOMA’S TERRIFYING TORNADOES Moore, Okla., on May 23. Zhang Yongxing/ZUMA The US always has tornadoes, but this year they were particularly devastating. The May 20 Moore, Okla., tornado was the third most destructive in history. It was an EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the highest classification. Twenty-four people were killed, and the total damage was on the order of $2 billion, due to the fact that the tornado stayed on the ground for a long time in a highly populated area. And the Moore tornado was followed shortly afterward by the largest tornado on record on May 31: The El Reno tornado, an EF-5 whose winds reached 295 miles per hour, and whose maximum width was 2.6 miles. (Whenever there are devastating tornadoes, some ask whether climate change could be responsible. The answer is that at this point, top experts just don’t know what effect global warming may be having on tornadoes.) 4. CENTRAL EUROPE’S HISTORIC FLOODING Budapest, Hungary, on June 9. Attila Volgyi/ZUMA In late May and early June, many Central European countries—including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Czech Republic—experienced record flooding as the Danube, Vltava, and Rhine rivers overtopped their banks. The result was $22 billion in damage, representing the fifth costliest non-US weather disaster on record. It was the worst European flooding “since the Middle Ages,” according to weather expert Jeff Masters. As with so many extremes of late, the flooding was tied to “blocked weather” as a result of a stuck jet stream pattern, which led to extreme rains. Some climate experts think global warming is producing more of these blocking patterns and the resultant extremes. 5. HEAT RECORDS FALL FROM SHANGHAI TO SLOVENIA Pedestrians in Shanghai cover themselves from the sun on Aug. 6. Imaginechina/ZUMA In many parts of the northern hemisphere, the summer of 2013 brought record heat. Alaska tied its all-time heat record of 98 degrees Fahrenheit during a July heat wave. As for Death Valley, Calif., 129.2 degrees Fahrenheit on June 30 just might be Earth’s overall heat record (see discussion here). Austria, Slovenia, and Shanghai also all set new heat records. On Aug. 7, Shanghai’s temperature hit 105.4 degrees. 6. NORTH INDIA’S DEADLY MONSOON FLOODS Flooding in New Delhi. Partha Sarkar/Xinhua/ZUMA According to data from the reinsurance industry intermediary firm Aon Benfield, the deadliest weather event officially recorded so far in 2013 occurred in June in northern India and Nepal, where severe flooding claimed 6,500 lives. The disaster was caused by extreme monsoon rains over the Indian state of Uttarakhand, whose capital, Dehradun, received more than 14 inches of rain in a 24-hour period, a new record. Monsoon floods are often deadly, but this single event may be the deadliest ever. 7. CALIFORNIA’S MASSIVE RIM FIRE A firefighter in Groveland, Calif., battles the Rim Fire. Elias Funez/Modesto Bee/ZUMA After starting in late August, the enormous Yosemite Rim fire eventually grew to encompass more than 250,000 acres, gaining it a ranking of the third largest in California history. To put that in perspective, the Rim Fire grew almost as large as all the other 2013 California fires combined (thus far). It was not fully contained until October 26, more than two months after it formed. (Notably, seven of the 10 largest California fires have occurred since the year 2000.) 8. COLORADO’S THOUSAND YEAR FLOOD Country Road 34 near Platteville, Colo., on Sept. 14. Dejan Smaic/ZUMA The local office of the National Weather Service just went ahead and called it “biblical.” NOAA climate scientist Martin Hoerling added that “this single event has now made the calendar year (2013) the single wettest year on record for Boulder.” The rains that fell in Colorado in September were so intense, and the flooding so damaging, that in some areas, it was the kind of disaster that will only happen once in a thousand years. (The total damage was estimated at $2 billion.) Was climate change involved? For extreme rainfall events, global warming is already contributing a small percentage of additional rainfall through increased atmospheric water vapor. What’s more, the Colorado Floods were also tied to yet another suspicious atmospheric blocking pattern. 9. THE BAY OF BENGAL’S MASSIVE CYCLONE PHAILIN Cyclone Phailin on Oct. 10. NASA The deadliest cyclones in the world, historically, have occurred in the Bay of Bengal. So when a storm here named Phailin reached Category-5 strength in October, fears were great that it could rival the deadly 1999 Odisha Cyclone, which killed as many as 10,000 people in India. Fortunately, evacuation planning and preparedness measures prevented a comparable disaster when Phailin made landfall in India at near full strength. Due to data problems, it is hard to say whether Phailin was the strongest storm ever observed in the Bay of Bengal, but it was certainly close. 10. SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN DEVASTATES THE PHILIPPINES The devastated town of Tanauan, the Philippines. Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Northwestern Pacific didn’t just reach Category-5 strength: With winds of 195 miles per hour, it may be the strongest hurricane by wind speed ever reliably observed. We’ve all seen the ensuing images of disaster: The death toll is over 6,000, and there are still more than 1,000 people missing. In the end, Haiyan may be 2013′s deadliest weather event as well. Read article here:   PHOTOS: 2013′s Most Terrifying Weather Disasters ; ; ;

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More farmers are ditching GMO crops

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Tactica: XV104 Riptides – Games Workshop

The XV104 Riptide is the pinnacle of the Earth caste’s battlesuit development. It stands twice as tall as the XV8 Crisis suit, but its movements are more like those of its smaller cousins than the mechanical stiffness displayed by Imperial walkers with their crude servo-motors. A fearsome weapon of war, it can stand alonge against almost anything the en […]

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Warhammer 40,000: Escalation – Games Workshop

Huge engines of war rumble across the battlefields of the 41st Millennium crushing everything in their path. The lumbering super-heavy tanks and towering titans of the Imperium square off against devastating and impossibly deadly alien machines or Warp-spawned horrors forged deep within the Eye of Terror. In their shadows, ranks of stalwart warriors prepare […]

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Warhammer 40,000: Stronghold Assault (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

From Aegis Defence Lines to Aquila Strongpoints, the battlefields of the Imperium are punctuated with these looming structures – towering bastions and inviolable fortresses that bristle with fire ports and heavy weapon emplacements. To assault such bulwarks is to charge headlong into the face of death. Only the most determined armies, led by the canniest of […]

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Dataslate: Be’lakor, The Dark Master (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

Know as the first Daemon Prince, Be’lakor has stalked the worlds of the Imperium since the beginnings of mortal memory. Favoured of the four Chaos Gods, he has ever been in the midst of their plots and plans, his own manipulations and schemes reach far across the stars and down through the millennia. As the End Times draw close, Be’lakor once again […]

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Dataslate: Adeptus Astartes Storm Wing (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

Like a bolt out of war-torn skies comes the Storm Wing – salvation for the Emperor’s forces, and a bane to their foes. The Adeptus Astartes Storm Wing gives Warhammer 40,000 players background information and rules that allow them to collect and field this deadly combination of fighter-craft. For the Adeptus Astartes to achieve their rapid strike styl […]

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Battlescroll: The Restless Dead (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

Now you too can summon reanimated corpses to do your evil bidding. The Restless Dead contains background and rules that will allow you to wield a fearsome Undead formation in Warhammer. In the Warhammer world, the dead do not rest easy. Pools of dark magic are siphoned off to fuel fell necromantic enchantments – dread words whispered into the Winds of Magic. […]

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Dataslate: Adeptus Astartes Storm Wing (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

Like a bolt out of war-torn skies comes the Storm Wing – salvation for the Emperor’s forces, and a bane to their foes. The Adeptus Astartes Storm Wing gives Warhammer 40,000 players background information and rules that allow them to collect and field this deadly combination of fighter-craft. For the Adeptus Astartes to achieve their rapid strike styl […]

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Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Tigurius – Games Workshop

Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Tigurius gives deep and unique insight into the mysterious Chief Librarian of the Ultramarines Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. As the Ultramarines’ Master of Arcana, Tigurius is steeped in psychic powers and precognitive abilities. His merest hunch, honed by centuries of experience and wisdom, is often worth more than the pr […]

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Dataslate: Tau Firebase Support Cadre (Interactive Edition) – Games Workshop

Tau combat doctrine places great emphasis on defeating enemy forces using superior firepower and technological advantage. At the heart of this method of warfare are their battlesuits; giant mechanical suits that are armed with the most powerful Tau weaponry. Foremost among these are the terrifying XV104 Riptide and XV88 Broadside battlesuits, capable of demo […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

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10 Things to Know About Food on World Food Day

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Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 – J.D. Lenzen

Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 (PFT-V2) is the second installment in the paracord fusion ties book series and another stunning achievement by author J.D. Lenzen. Like Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 1, PFT-V2 reveals innovative and stylish ways of storing paracord for later use. So once again you’ll find crisp, clear, full-color photographs (over 1,000 i […]

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Codex: Adepta Sororitas – Games Workshop

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to adore the Emperor of Mankind. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity is a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed In this b […]

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Codex: Adepta Sororitas (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to adore the Emperor of Mankind. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity is a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed In this b […]

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as t […]

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Big Book of Loom Knitting – Kathy Norris

Knitting looms are amazingly easy to use, and they’re available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Look at the stylish knits you can create–without knitting needles! All the basic instructions are here. You can make hats, wraps, and a cozy blanket with sleeves (inspired by those popular fleece cover-ups sold on TV!). There are slippers, scarves, a […]

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Warhammer: Dark Elves – Games Workshop

From the desolate wastes of Naggaroth the Dark Elves march forth to enslave the world. Ruled over by the heartless Witch King, they are a race of infinite cruelty and evil. Ancient sorceresses wield hateful dark magics and bathe in the blood of their victims to keep themselves young, while pitiless knights ride cold blooded steeds into battle. Warhammer: Dar […]

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I Can’t Believe I’m Loom Knitting – Kathy Norris

Have you discovered the hot tool that makes knitting easier than ever before–without knitting needles? It’s a knitting loom (also known as a knitting wheel), and using one is as simple as wrapping yarn around the pegs and lifting the yarn loops with a pick-like tool. Clear photos and instructions make it a breeze to learn everything you need to know. T […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

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Warhammer 40,000: The Rules – Games Workshop

There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR. In the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, Mankind teeters upon the brink of destruction. The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is beset on all sides by ravening aliens and threatened from within by Warp-spawned entities and heretical plots. Only the strength of the immortal […]

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Go Crazy With Duct Tape – Patti Wallenfang

Wake up your world with today’s DUCK® brand duct tape! Use their cool colors and prints to design your own jewelry and all kinds of bags. You can customize sunglasses, boots, belts–even a recliner! Lots of photos and the basic how-tos make it easy to finish all these fantastic ideas. Over 40 projects include a necklace, earrings, ring, jewelry gift […]

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Campaign Against Fossil Fuels Growing, Says Study

Investors being persuaded to take their money out of fossil fuel sector, according to University of Oxford study. SchuminWeb/Flickr A campaign to persuade investors to take their money out of the fossil fuel sector is growing faster than any previous divestment campaign and could cause significant damage to coal, oil and gas companies, according to a study from the University of Oxford. The report compares the current fossil fuel divestment campaign, which has attracted 41 institutions since 2010, with those against tobacco, apartheid in South Africa, armaments, gambling and pornography. It concludes that the direct financial impact of such campaigns on share prices or the ability to raise funds is small but the reputational damage can still have major financial consequences. “Stigmatisation poses a far-reaching threat to fossil fuel companies – any direct impacts of divestment pale in comparison,” said Ben Caldecott, a research fellow at the University of Oxford‘s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and an author of the report. “In every case we reviewed, divestment campaigns were successful in lobbying for restrictive legislation.” To keep reading, click here. Read this article:   Campaign Against Fossil Fuels Growing, Says Study ; ;Related ArticlesSplitsville for Obama and His Chief Climate AdviserWhy Big Coal’s Export Terminals Could be Even Worse Than the Keystone XL PipelineUnder Obama, U.S. Leads the World in Oil and Gas Production ;

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Campaign Against Fossil Fuels Growing, Says Study

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