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I'm based in Houston, Texas. Energy capital of the world.
It's the end of the world as we know it. That's what the U.S. wind power industry is saying to itself these days. And they aren't talking about some Mayan doomsday nonsense.
On Jan. 1 the federal production tax credit on wind investments expires. For the past 20 years the credit has offset about 30% of the cost of building wind turbines. Add to that the "renewable portfolio standards" for green energy mandated by 29 states, and as a result we've seen wind farms spring up across the country. Since 2007 nearly 40% of all the new electricity capacity built in this country has been wind. Wind now generates roughly 3.5% of U.S. electricity.
Don't expect wind's share to climb beyond that level any time soon. The end of the tax credit could very well mean the end of the wind industry.
According to the federal Energy Information Administration, the "levelized cost" of new wind power (including capital and operating costs) is 8.2 cents per kWh. Advanced clean-coal plants cost about 11 cents per kWh, the same as nuclear. But advanced natural gas-burning plants come in at just 6.3 cents per kWh.
But it could be getting a lot worse for wind. A fascinating new report by George Taylor and Tom Tanton at the American Tradition Institute called "The Hidden Costs of Wind Electricity" asserts that the cost of wind power is significantly understated by the EIA's numbers. In fact, says Taylor, generating electricity from wind costs triple what it does from natural gas.
That's because the numbers from the EIA and wind boosters fail to take into account a host of infrastructure and transmission costs.
First off — the windiest places are more often far away from where electricity is needed most, so the costs of building transmission lines is high. So far many wind projects have been able to patch into existing grid interconnections. But, says Taylor, those opportunities are shrinking, and material expansion of wind would require big power line investments.
Second, the wind doesn't blow all the time, so power utilities have found that in order to balance out the variable load from wind they have to invest in keeping fossil-fuel-burning plants on standby. When those plants are not running at full capacity they are not as efficient. Most calculations of the cost of wind power do not take into account the costs per kWh of keeping fossil plants on standby or running at reduced loads. But they should, because it is a real cost of adding clean, green, wind power to the grid.
Taylor has crunched the numbers and determined that these elements mean the true cost of wind power is more like double the advertised numbers.
He explains that he started with 8.2 cents per kWh, reflecting total installation costs of $2,000 per kw of capacity. Then backed out an assumed 30-year lifespan for the turbines (optimistic), which increases the cost to 9.3 cents per kwh. Then after backing out the effect of subsidies allowing accelerted depreciation for wind investments you get 10.1 cents. Next, add the costs of keeping gas-fired plants available, but running at reduced capacity, to balance the variable performance of wind — 1.7 cents. Extra fuel for those plants adds another 0.6 cents. Finally, tack on 2.7 cents for new transmission line investments needed to get new wind power to market. The whole shebang adds up to 15 cents per kwh.
As Taylor figures it, natural gas would need to cost upwards of $20 per mmBTU before gas-fired power would cost as much as wind.
Granted, the American Tradition Institute is a right-wing nonprofit that in the past has railed against climate scientists and sought to discredit Global Warming fear mongering. That doesn't mean Taylor's calculations are wrong, just that everyone on the pro-wind side ought to read the report and chime in with their critiques.
The American Wind Energy Association says that the wind sector employs 37,000 and boasts 500 factories building components. Even with new anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese makers of wind turbines, the AWEA says that if Congress fails to extend the production tax credit for wind, many of those jobs could be eliminated and factories closed in early 2013. That's how important these tax credits are to wind's viability.
Taylor and Tanton figure that at the current price of natural gas, and before counting any subsidies or transmission costs, ratepayers are paying about $8.5 billion more this year for electricity from wind than they would have paid if it were gas-fired power. That amount doesn't even include the cost of the direct federal subsidies.
What's more, ratepayers will have to shoulder that cost for as long as the turbines are in operation. That's $8.5 billion a year that ratepayers are forking over to subsidize a less efficient, more expensive technology; $8.5 billion that could otherwise be invested in natural gas electricity, or better yet, nuclear.
Just think, in South Carolina, power company Scana and its partners are investing about $11 billion to construct two 1,100 mw nuclear reactors on roughly 1,000 acres. To get the same amount of electricity out of wind (remember that turbines operate at an average of less than 50% capacity because of wind's intermittancy) and you'd need more than 1,700 turbines stretched across 200,000 acres, for an upfront investment of $8.8 billion. The nukes might cost more upfront, but they last longer, they provide reliable base load power and they emit zero carbon.
Pumped hydro and compressed air are dependent on local geology.
Even with storage the price of wind has to come down substantially to make wind + storage competitive.
To get into that range turbines need to be 3X larger (in MW rating). About 10MW. Which is considered the mechanical limit given materials available.
None of the various storage technologies 'fit' all the temporal issues with wind. Some (like pumped hydro AND caes) may be good for seasonal or even diurnal storage but fail wrt <15 minute wind variability, due to turn around/operational limits. Others, like ultra-capacitors and SMES, are simply too costly and limited (for now) for large scale balancing.
The cost of wind electricity was never "hidden." Government and utility wind energy promoters declared upfront that wind projects would be paid by deficit spending and by charging utility ratepayers' prices above the free market price equilibrium. Rooted in Keynesian economics, the scheme was unsustainable in a free market economy. Moreover, energy supply is not the solution to a 13% energy efficient economy, as well established, decentralized and energy efficient solutions exist that can reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions via wealth-generating competition.
End the PTC. 50% is WAY too optomistic. The amount of "usable" electricity is between 8%-12% of name plate capacity in MN. In the "excellent" wind resource area of the Buffallo Ridge (AWEA calls it the "Saudi Arabia of Wind") annual output averages about 30% – State wide, including not so great wind resources, it is closer to 25%. However, MN Rural Electric Association says that 60-70% of that is produced at times that the utilities can not use the electricity. Of course, since MN mandated wind in State law in 2007, we pay for wind electricity any time the wind blows – AND we pay for wind turbines NOT to produce when they are overloading the grid and thus threatening blackouts – curtailment. Average wholesale wind in MN is 4.5 cents/kwh. Since only 30-40% is usable – you might as well call it?? over 9 cents/kwh. Other sources in MN wholesale around 2.5 cents/kwh. These sources produce when electricity is usable and dispatchable.
30 year lifespan of turbines??!!! Xcel Energy just replaced 6 of 67 gearboxes at their Grand Meadow wind facility in SE MN this fall – $360,000 each. This facility started operating in 2009. Xcel also owns the Nobles wind facility is S MN where they replaced all 134 pad mounted transformers when the whole facility had to be shut down 12 weeks after it started operating in 2011. Xcel asked the MN Public Utilities Commission for a rate increase because now that they own their own wind turbines, they found out that 'turbines produce less and cost more to maintain than we were told". They are planning to have to replace about 10% of their gearboxes every 3 years for the 20 year planned life of the projects. These projects got the 1603 cash for turbines stimulus money. It doesn't matter if they ever produce electricity – they already got their 30% cash back. And, according to an FBI agent I spoke with, as long as the facility claims that they are "trying" to produce (waiting for repair) – they have met their obligation under federal law to get our tax money. All they need to show is: 1 wind turbine installed. 2. wind turbine was started up 3. here is how much money we spent 4. we are making some minimal effort to make parasitic electric generation. PTC is just a slower squander of our tax money for the 1%.
Transmission cost to MN to add wind, not crash the grid, and send electricity to Eastern States is $2 billion – it's called CapX 2020. When MISO tried to allocate even a portion of the cost to wind, which is the main reason for CapX, the wind turbine pole dancers screamed and carried on like the world would end. They got their way in the end. Roled the cost into all rates and buried the actual cost of wind.
Many of your commenters, and legislators in wind turbine heavy States, like to point to Germany. I went to hear and ask questions of two Germans visiting MN last week. They were here at the invitation of MN legislative leaders who have been to Germany twice in the last year to look at German renewables. MN is 4th in the nation for installed wind. A citizen asked what distance Germany requires between a house and an industrial wind turbine. The German delegate said, "minimum 1000 meters" (about 3,300 feet). He said that early on Germany 'made mistakes with their wind siting' and they had "health and shadow flicker problems". In some locations Germany requires 3000 meters. Anyone want to guess what the minimum distance is in Minnesota?? 500 feet. This was set by Enron Wind in the early 1990s. In fact, Enron wrote most of the MN turbine siting "standards". In 2007 MN exempted wind from every electrical regulatory law and from agricultural land use laws 'in order to install as many trubines as possible as fast as possible in order to get as much federal money as possible'. And where does the money go??? I calculate that over 90% goes to Wall Street, K Street, MN Attorneys and European wind developers. The wind whores scatter a few $million to a few dozen local farmers and a dozen counties while making off with $billions. Pure sWINDle. End the PTC.
I knew wind was a dead end when I read the EON Netz engineering reports in 2007. Even renewable advocates are finding problems with wind costs. This new report from REF finds the life expectancy of wind turbines is only 10 to 15 years and recommends that project cost analysis must usreconsider that wind turbines need to be replaced every 12 to 15 years in cost assumptions.
The Renewable Energy Foundation is a registered charity (1107360) promoting sustainable development for the benefit of the public by means of energy conservation and the use of renewable energy.
The Renewable Energy Foundation [1] today published a new study, The Performance of Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark,[2] showing that the economic life of onshore wind turbines is between 10 and 15 years, not the 20 to 25 years projected by the wind industry itself, and used for government projections.
The work has been conducted by one of the UK's leading energy & environmental economists, Professor Gordon Hughes of the University of Edinburgh[3], and has been anonymously peer-reviewed. This groundbreaking study applies rigorous statistical analysis to years of actual wind farm performance data from wind farms in both the UK and in Denmark.
The results show that after allowing for variations in wind speed and site characteristics the average load factor of wind farms declines substantially as they get older, probably due to wear and tear. By 10 years of age the contribution of an average UK wind farm to meeting electricity demand has declined by a third.
This decline in performance means that it is rarely economic to operate wind farms for more than 12 to 15 years. After this period they must be replaced with new machines, a finding that has profound consequences for investors and government alike.
It wouldn't surprise to see some kinds of problems cropping up that need more maintenance than normal. Where the design can be improved, we can move forward on our ever present learning curve.
A couple minor points about the nukes being built in the Southeast. Although the average per kW-hr cost for wind in the US may be a little lower than the nuclear cost, the wind resource in the Southeast is poor, so nuclear kW-hrs will be cheaper than wind kW-hrs in that part of the country. There's also the fact that steady, reliable kW-hrs are worth more than intermittent, unpredictable kW-hrs.
In addition to land use, I've heard that wind involves ~20 times as much raw material (steel, concrete, etc..) per kW-hr than traditional electricity sources. Iron mines and concrete (quarries?) aren't entirely environmentally benign. All I'm saying is that the environmental comparison is not as straightfoward as many make it out to be. Better than coal? Obviously. Better than nuclear? Unclear.
Yes, all energy sources are subsidised in some way, but the subsidies given to renewables, on a per kW-hr basis, are vastly higher. Renewable portfolio standards, which mandate large amounts of renewable generation, regardless of cost or practicality (or even the need for new electricity generation) are effectively an infinite subsidy. Some fair playing field!


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The most recent statistics from the 2007 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook states that there are 72,114,000 dogs in the United States; 43,021,000 households own dogs in the U.S., and that equates to 37.2 percent of households.
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has found that the breed of animal most commonly involved in dog attacks can change from year to year, and from one part of the country to another, depending on the popularity of the breed. According to the HSUS, while some breeds are more likely to bite, other factors like whether the animal has been spayed or neutered, and whether the animal has been properly socialized, safely confined, properly supervised, and humanely trained play great roles in a dog's tendency to bite. Dog owners can prevent serious injuries to others by realizing their important role in dog bite prevention.
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need in their global community. So much so that they received an international award for service and worked hand-in-hand with a Nobel Laureate for one year.
Danielle was asked to join the group in Orlando and received a special award for her service in her local community. She and her cousin, AJ, are the youngest two to be honored. This is because of their tireless efforts to meet needs and volunteer where they live. Even though they are 12 and 11, respectively, together this dynamic duo have logged over 200 hours of service in their community.
When asked, they said it was no big deal. It is just something people should do. However the impact that these two children have is much more far reaching than they know. They are inspiring others to find something they can do in their community and to take action.
During the trip to Orlando, Danielle had the opportunity to work with some of the amazing young people from Chautauqua.
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The 8 objects collection by Seung-Yong Song
There are a lot of pieces of furniture that pretend to have modular and versatile designs. However, all those will seem like a joke after you see this project. Korean designer Seung-Yong Song has created a collection called 8 objects. The idea behind the project is very simple. 8 chairs are put together to forma bed. It's so simple and yet so mind-blowing. The idea is actually very childish. I still remember when I used to take chairs and put 4 of them together to make a bed and cover them to make a fort.
The collection is very impressive because each of the 8 chairs can be used as a stand-alone piece but it's also part of a bigger puzzle. Even as a simple chair, they are more than just a regular seat. One of the chairs doubles as a clothing rack, another one can be turned into a small desk, another one can become a bookshelf and so on and so forth. This is indeed a modular collection.
With the 8 objects collection you basically don't need anything else in your home. A table might be useful however. You have chairs, enough for you can your guests. You also have a cozy bed. Not to mention all the other functions. A chair that serves as a bookshelf is impressive. The desk is also a very practical idea. This collection would be a great addition to a small apartment, where space is always a problem and where convertible pieces are the best choice.


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I got my card delivered today and it is as follows:
Colts -2/38 Chiefs
Minn -2.5/44 Zona
Eagles -3/49.5 Bills
Texans -6/49 Raiders
Saints -6/52.5 Panthers
Jags -2/37 Cincy
Steelers -8 Titans
Giants -10/41.5 Seattle
San Fran =1.5/40.5 Tampa
Patriots -9.5/50 Jets
Chargers -4/47 Broncos
PACKERS -5.5/54 Falcons
Lions -6/47.5 Bears
These lines will NOT CHANGE, what you see is what I get, cards have to be turned in Fridays....
Right now my POW is the PACKERS -5.5 @ Atlanta.... I just dont see Atlanta being able to keep this game within TWO TDs much less 5.5??? But as I have mentioned before I am NOT an expert by ANY MEANS so I have posted this on here hopeing to get SEVERAL other opinions!!! Thanks friends, and good luck to all!!!!
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Life is hard. And one of the most difficult experiences in life is losing someone we love — our spouse, our partner, our child, our parent, our friend.
As a gift to the San Mateo County coast, the Life Opens Through Unexpected Sorrow (LOTUS) Committee of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Half Moon Bay is holiding a free "Candlelight Remembrance" on Sunday, Nov. 18, for those who have experienced recent losses and may be hurting and grieving.
LOTUS is a newly formed Odd Fellows committee organized to provide peer grief support, comfort and assistance to those in coastal communities who have lost their partner or spouse.
Montara resident Colleen Delfino originally started the group with some women friends two years ago when they discovered in a pilates class at the Coastal Lifestyles gym that they were all widows and experiecing grief through the loss of their husbands.
"Taking a moment to reflect on and celebrate the one loved often helps with the healing," said Delfino, "memories, music, prayer, meditation, stories and sharing can help us move forward to peaceful acceptance and healing hope."
Delfino, Darlene Pearl and Sandy Gleichmann started meeting once a week, talking about their grief. The group soon expanded to six people.
They later became affiiliated with the Odd Fellows, which has a charter that states: "Take care of the widows, educate the orphans and bury the dead."
"We thought that by joining the Odd Fellows, we could change things with our group and expand it even more to reach more people experiencing loss," said Delfino.
Through the Odd Fellows, the group was able to form a committee.
"We are not grief counselors," said Delfino. "We are just a vehicle for people to talk about their grief."
At the "Candlelight Remembrance" the public is invited to light a candle and then sit down for the program, which will include an eight-minute performance by the Threshold Choir with soothing harmonies.
Dr. Miles Riley will serve as emcee with stories and reflections gained after 49 years in grief counseling. Gifted guitarist, Mark Lemaire, accompanied by Twilight, will provide inspiration with a concert for the second half of the event.
Other types of major loss, such as that of a parent, child, sibling, etc., are counseled with referrals to recommended resources. Members have also suffered the loss of a partner or spouse and meet regularly once a week for support and on other occasions for social and cultural enrichment. For more information, contact Darlene Pearl: 650-728-3740, Colleen Delfino: 650-728-1707, or Sandy Gleichmann: 650-726-9360.


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Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone 4 after he delivered the opening keynote address at the 2010 Apple World Wide Developers conference June 7, 2010 in San Francisco, California.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed a souped up fourth generation iPhone Monday with multitasking abilities, a bigger battery and that lets users shoot and edit HD videos, among 100 new features.
"This is beyond a doubt one of the most precise and beautiful things we've ever made," Jobs said in his presentation -- a unveiling that featured a Wi-Fi snafu that flustered the Apple chief and prompted laughs from the audience and a call of "Verizon!" from one person in a obvious crack at AT&T's much maligned wireless service.
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Save the Date for the 10th Annual Destination Newtown Business Showcase!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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This year, Destination Newtown will feature over 60 participating businesses – more than we've ever had! The trade show is open to the public and free of charge. The community is invited to attend and explore booths, sample food from 10 local restaurants, enjoy entertainment, music, raffles and more. There will also be children's activities including - face painting, a magician, crafts and more!
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— It's Friday, and this weekend is jam-packed…
Weather: You're getting wetter. We escaped the rain for the most part of Thursday, but we probably won't be as lucky on Friday as showers and thunderstorms increase throughout the day. It will also be windy. Highs will be near 70, with winds gusting 20 miles per hour and a 50-50 chance of rain, mainly after 10 a.m. Rain picks up even more at night with a 100 percent chance, and a low in the upper 40s. More rain Saturday morning, but it will taper off after lunch. Rain is back on Sunday with cooler temps.
Magnolia Festival time again. It's Gardendale's biggest annual event, with all sorts of rides, booths and attractions surrounding the Civic Center. Hours are 5-10 p.m. tonight and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, and the festival will be held rain or shine.
Slain police officer remembered. David Riddlesperger, a Fultondale police officer who died when his patrol car crashed into a fitness center in south Gardendale, will have his name added to the Alabama Law Enforcement Memorial on the State Capitol grounds today. Riddlesperger is believed to have suffered a heart attack while driving his cruiser at the end of his shift in October 2011.
Sports: As advertised. The anticipated softball matchup between Hayden and Curry was everything observers thought it would be, and the outcome came down to a mistake at the very end. Brooke Meadows scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning when the Curry catcher tried to pick her off with a throw to third base and overthrew her fielder, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 victory and a berth in next week's regionals in Tuscaloosa. The game was a second round winner's bracket game at the Class 5A Area 12 tournament at Mortimer Jordan. Earlier, Hayden knocked off Walker with ease in the first round, while Curry blanked Jordan 4-0. The Blue Devils staved off elimination by stomping the Vikings 15-5 in six innings in the loser's bracket semifinal. Today, play resumes at 10 a.m. with Curry and Jordan facing off again; this time, the winner gets a regional berth and the loser goes home. Elsewhere, Gardendale notched an easy 15-0 four-inning win over Huffman in the Class 6A Area 12 tourney at Hewitt-Trussville. The Rockets face the Huskies today… Baseball: The Class 5A playoffs resume this afternoon at 5, as tenth-ranked Pinson Valley hosts No. 5 Southside-Gadsden in a quarterfinal best-of-three series. The teams will play two games today, with an if-necessary game on Saturday… Boys soccer: Pinson Valley tries to secure a spot in the AHSAA Class 5A Final Four on Saturday night as they host Moody, a team they have beaten twice already this year. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.


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Jay Irwin of Chapel Hill has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in Boy Scouting.
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Jay, the son of Britt and Mary Stuart Irwin, is a senior at Trinity School and a member of Troop 820.


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What a shame, I would've loved to see how Kaetlyn looked a month after her GP win. Would've made NHK a lot more interesting.
What a shame, I would've loved to see how Kaetlyn looked a month after her GP win. Would've made NHK a lot more interesting.
i wonder if there's anyone we can all mass email at either the japanese federation or skate can to take up her case? what a shame for there to be a wasted spot...
Why would you take up her case more than for the other four Ladies who are part of the alternates selection group?
Nagasu had reason to be selected above any alternate outside the Top 24 SB, because of the wording in the GP Announcement, but no skater from Top 25-75 or from the winners of the Senior B's through Cup of Nice has priority over any other.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
I understand waiting until the last minute to see if you can go, but seriously, couldn't Alissa have given word she was withdrawing a couple of days before? Illnesses or unexpected injuries are one thing and advance notice isn't necessarily possible, but I think athletes should try to step aside while it's still possible to bring in a replacement.
If the NHK Team Leaders' meeting is earlier than for other events, or the ISU just can't count, or because there is no rule for <14 and >7 days, maybe it was in USFS' best interest as well to announce it as late as possible to avoid a replacement, because before TEB started, both Gao and Zawadzki had shots at GPF. Avoiding a replacement altogether might be dismaying for Skate Canada, but they'd be if the Japanese Fed played it smart and chose someone else from the list.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
Well played USFSA I for one wouldn't be surprised if they knew about Alissa's withdrawl for a few days at least and waited until the last minute to withdraw her to make sure their own skaters have better changes at getting into the Final.
Dear ISU please change the substitute rules! I would sugggest something like this
SGP Winner without a second assignment are No. 1 on the substitute list and have to be chosen as soon as the first spot frees up
On another note, I would be very upset to have purchased tickets, and travelled (sometimes at great exprense) to see a watered down Grand Prix event. The powers that be should really facilitate adding alternates when necessary, and perhaps there should be some sort of punitive cost for delaying. JMO.
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Well the other part here too is purely Alissa. If I'm her I want to have every chance to make it to NHK. Coming back from injury I'm sure she's improving a lot each day although she's still getting everything back. I'd want to wait until the last minute just in case by some miracle I get everything back and can be ready to go. You can't make that call 2-3 weeks out, because you convince yourself you can get ready. So, I don't fault anyone over this and she did WD over 7 days from the start of the event to leave some kind of window there.
I got no issues with what went down. I'm just disappointed Japanese Fed didn't seize the opportunity to replace her.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
ok then...sorry they didn't TAKE the opportunity to fill the spot and give someone else the chance to compete.
Kaetlyn's definitely not going. On her twitter.
I think Alissa might have been trying to find that balance between waiting until the last minute and making a decision early enough to leave a window open for a replacement. So, about a week's notice sounds about right.
Has anyone seen Alissa on the ice preparing for competition?
Bird on a wire?
Haunting the Princess of Pink since 20/07/11...
I realize the ISU doesn't care what we think, but, what about a change where the alternate is named during the original selection process. Should that skater later get another event, they are removed as alternate and another is selected with x number of days. That way, if a skater pulls out say, anytime up to 5 days before the event, the alternate is ready to go with their visa. I have no doubt, that given the number of people being flown in for an event, the organizing committee could also be required to have an arrangement made with their travel agent to ensure the alternate can get to the event. This could somehow be worked out with the idea posted up thread that any skater who wins as GP, but does not have a second assignment, is automatically bumped to the top of the line perhaps for any remaining events except the one the next week. I am sure there are some details I'm missing, but at face value, it seems a more fair way to do things. It would stop what happened this year with TEB passing Mirai over and would allow someone like Kaetlyn the opportunity to have a second event.
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They really need to make a rule that if a skater/team with only one assignment wins their first grand prix event that they move up to the top of the alternate list immediately.
Or go back to 12 entries per grand prix in which case a skater like Osmond might have been given two spots immediately based on her season best ranking, but that's the topic for another day...
I'm against that idea. The refusal to give Osmond the second spot is kind of a penality to SC's excessive home favoritism. The ISU shoudn't encourage such acts. As far as GP series are concerned, the host federation's interest is above indivisual skaters. The current conducts/rules need no change.
I'm confused. I thought a panel of international judges scored Osmond the winner at Skate Canada.
But let's imagine that Osmond finished second at SC; 13 points would still put her in the running for the GPF. I think the ISU needs to decide what the point of the GP, and the Final, really is-- to prop up the home skaters of the feds or to provide an open competition for the best skaters in the world.


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Erklärung von Staatssekretär Hans Winkler anlässlich der OSCE Chairmanship Conference on Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims (nur in Englisch)
Statement by Mr. Hans Winkler
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria
Ladies and Gentlemen,
There is no alternative to an open and frank dialogue to find solutions for the problems of contemporary societies. The OSCE is one of the privileged fora for the discussion about the fight against intolerance and discrimination, racism and radical extremism. What is important, however, is now to take action and implement the many commitments we have entered into inside and outside OSCE.
The fight against racism, discrimination and intolerance must take place on different levels:
1. States bear a large share in the responsibility to fight intolerance and discrimination. States have to create a framework where discrimination can not find a fruitful ground to emerge. Therefore we have to ensure the necessary social, economic, institutional and also legal framework for a life free from discrimination. States ultimately have to ensure prosecution and punishment by independent courts when rules or laws are violated.
2. Political leaders, political parties and parliaments must assume their responsibility. It is indeed concerning that discrimination, exclusion and verbal aggression become too often part of a populist rhetoric, especially during election campaigns.
3. International and regional bodies, such as ODIHR, the Council of Europe' s ECRI, the United Nations' CERD and, for the EU, the new Fundamental Rights Agency in Vienna, have a role to play and are in our view very crucial institutions to support these efforts.
4. Civil society, in particular organisations of members of minorities, have to participate in the process.
Muslims have been living in Europe for decades or even centuries. The most important prerequisite for a peaceful co-existence of different religious and ethnic groups is the participation of all citizens in all sectors of life on the basis of the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression.
There are many aspects in the fight against intolerance and discrimination. Let me just mention four:
1. Non-discrimination of religious communities and legal recognition: In Austria, Islam was granted official recognition already in 1912. Of course, we face similar challenges like many other Western countries as far as integration is concerned. But legal recognition of Islam and a clear legal basis have proven to be a good basis for constructive dialogue and problem-solving co-operation. I fully agree with Secretary General Amr Moussa that we must not accept the opinion of those, who say that the clash of civilisations is inevitable.
2. Education and awareness-raising on all levels of our societies is of the highest importance in order to eliminate stereotypes and prejudices which nourish racism, intolerance and discrimination.
3. We must offer an economic perspective to all members of society. Too many young people with migration and/or Muslim background in our countries suffer from unemployment, too little prospect for economic independence and social advancement. We have to take the right measures to avoid an identity vacuum. The search for identity as a community but also for a European identity is difficult; we must help them. And let me just say in response to Prof. Ansari that reservations that might exist in relation to the adhesion of Turkey to the EU in many countries including my own are not motivated by ideological or religious considerations.
4. We must elaborate concrete projects on the regional, but above all on the local level. We have to develop concrete projects that make people co-operate, work together and commonly develop strategies for conflict resolution and co-existence. Theological debates and intellectual discourse are important. But equally we have to create a viable framework of interaction of everyday life and make pluralism work in schools, in communities etc. For example, we have to support Muslim educational institutions. Establishing faculties of Islamic theology, as well as Imam training programmes at European universities and teacher training colleges might further facilitate the prospect of engaging in a fruitful dialogue.
Austria has implemented and developed a number of strategies such as a University masters programme on Islamic religious pedagogy. Austria, together with the representatives of the Islamic Community, has initiated and supported Conferences of European Imams, the latest in 2006. Declarations adopted by these conferences have inter alia taken a clear position with regard to the necessity to develop a "Muslim European identity" and have confirmed the compatibility of Islam, democracy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms.
Austria remains committed to contribute further within and outside the OSCE in this field. We must not be discouraged. We must continue to plant the seeds for more tolerance and mutual understanding.


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GLASGOW — At 8:56 a.m. Saturday, Glasgow Police were dispatched to Highland Pharmacy on Rogers Road in reference to an armed man in the process of robbing the business.
David Wiley, an employee of the pharmacy, was able to disarm and detain the suspect. When Officer Justin Kirkpatrick arrived on the scene, he placed Ira McDaniel, 33, of Hardyville, under arrest, according to a GPD press release.
A police investigation led to McDaniel's vehicle being found at a business adjacent to Highland Pharmacy, which was found to contain material relevant to the arrest. That vehicle has been impounded by Glasgow Police.
McDaniel was transported to T.J. Samson Community Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and released. He was then transported to and lodged in the Barren County Detention Center.
Wiley received minor injuries during his scuffle to detain McDaniel, but was not transported by medical services to seek treatment.
Charges against Ira McDaniel include first-degree robbery, first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree assault.
The investigation continues under the supervision of Detective Sgt. Jennifer Arbogast.


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To the editor:
Newton's Article 24 has no tax impact. This article will create an expendable trust fund for our Newton Emergency Operating Center.
As many of you know, our emergency management team consists of men and women who help our residents during emergencies. This team checks on our residents during power failures, delivers water for those that request it, checks our seniors and disabled residents, and often times drop of information on preparedness for emergencies and how to safely run a generator and explains placement outside your home. This article will allow funds to be placed in the trust fund that later can be used for equipment, payroll, and supplies, therefore not impacting the budget for the Emergency Management Department. This will benefit the taxpayers.
On another note, incumbent School Board member James Doggett brings knowledge, continuity, and experience to our Sanborn School Board. It is extremely important to have James sitting in the seat representing the Town of Newton. His past participation clearly indicates his understanding of the school budget and proper process for the best interests of our children and residents.
James is patient, tolerant and polite. He digests information and has the ability to explain pros and cons. As a chairman on many committees in our community, he also understands the proper way to run a meeting. This is a talent that not everyone has. We encourage you to re-elect James Doggett as a School Board member.
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Oceanside PD Officer Down
They have not released his name yet.....
Police officer is fatally shot in traffic stop
By Kristina Davis and David E. Graham
December 21, 2006
OCEANSIDE – An Oceanside police officer was shot and killed last night while assisting with a traffic stop, officials said.
DON KOHLBAUER / Union-Tribune
Law enforcement members gathered last night in Oceanside near North River Road and Vandegrift Boulevard after an Oceanside police officer was shot during a traffic stop nearby. The officer later died.
The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. near Gold Drive and Arthur Avenue. The officer was flown to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, where he died, Oceanside Capt. David Heering said.
A suspect had not been arrested last night.
The officer's name had not been released.
He had come to assist the initial officer who made the traffic stop about 6:20 p.m., Heering said. He apparently was shot from behind, Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood said. The bullet got past his protective vest, Wood said. It was unclear where the shots came from.
The mayor, a former police officer who came to the scene to lend his moral support, said the officer was recently married and had a 2-month-old baby.
About 6:20 p.m., as the first officer made the traffic stop, she asked for another officer to assist, Heering said.
About 10 minutes into the traffic stop, the same female officer radioed that shots had been fired and asked for additional officers to respond, Heering said.
Heering said police were searching the area and had about two blocks cordoned off. Officers were interviewing several people, including those involved in the traffic stop, Heering said.
"We're going to stay out here all night until we find the person that did this," he said.
Law enforcement officers from as far as Coronado, National City and Chula Vista were at the scene, as were sheriff's deputies, California Highway Patrol officers, and officers from the county Probation Department, Carlsbad and Escondido.
This is the second Oceanside police officer shot and killed in the past three years. On June 13, 2003, Tony Zeppetella, 27, died.
Zeppetella was shot in the parking lot of the Navy Federal Credit Union in Oceanside during a traffic stop.
Adrian Camacho, a former gang member and drug dealer, was found guilty and is on death row. Camacho shot the rookie officer 13 times.
The officer's wife, Jamie Zeppetella, won a settlement this summer in a wrongful-death lawsuit she filed against the manufacturers of the officer's bullet-resistant vest.
In his memory, his wife formed the Tony W. Zeppetella Memorial Foundation in November. The foundation's goal is to encourage North County youngsters to avoid gangs and drugs. She said the organization will also delve into other charitable acts.
She also said the nonprofit is a way for her and her toddler son Jakob to thank those who helped ease the pain during the most traumatic period of her life.
San Diego Union-Tribune researcher Denise Davidson contributed to this report.
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Do not puff, shade, skew, tailor, firm up, stretch, massage,
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One of my former collegues went over to OPD as sworn.....still waiting to find out his status.
Suspect Arrested In Officer's Killing
POSTED: 9:41 am PST December 21, 2006
UPDATED: 10:04 am PST December 21, 2006
OCEANSIDE, Calif -- Police officials in Oceanside said they have a teenager in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of an officer on Wednesday night.
Authorities also said they had surrounded a residence near Arthur Avenue and East Parker Street in Oceanside and were investigators involved with the case searching the home. Just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, officers took a second juvenile into custody for question who was inside the home on Arthur Avenue.
The 23-year-old male officer was shot and killed Wednesday during a routine traffic stop, authorities said. Police said on Thursday that they do not believe that anybody who was inside the vehicle was responsible for the shooting.
The incident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday after the officer who was slain was called to assist another officer who had made a traffic stop near the 500 block of Arthur Avenue near Gold Drive in Oceanside. About 15 minutes into the stop, the officer who had called for assistance radioed that shots had been fired and asked for additional backup, said Capt. David Heering.
It was unclear if the shots came from inside the car involved in the traffic stop or from somewhere else.
The officer, who was a married father, was transported via Mercy Air to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where he died, officials said.
"It's a very sad day for Oceanside," said interim City Manager Barry Martin.
Dozens of law enforcement officers from across the county, as well as sheriff's deputies, searched the area for suspects.
"Everyone is very concerned about what occurred," Heering said.
Officials have not yet released the identity of the slain officer or the person in custody.
Check back here for updates on this breaking news story.
Oceanside Police Department policy requires officers in uniform to wear a protective vest when on duty.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
Do not puff, shade, skew, tailor, firm up, stretch, massage,
or otherwise distort statements of fact.FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley
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Teen arrested in slaying of cop
Community mourns Oceanside officer
By Kristina Davis
December 22, 2006
OCEANSIDE A 17-year-old boy has been booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder in the death of an Oceanside police officer who was shot during a traffic stop Wednesday night, police said.
The bullet that killed Officer Dan Bessant, 25, was fired from a nearby home, piercing his armpit under his protective vest, said Oceanside police Capt. Dave Heering.
Bessant, who grew up in Oceanside and graduated from Oceanside High School, is survived by his wife, Katelyn, and 2-month-old son.
The slaying has devastated a department still grieving over the shooting death of another young officer, Tony Zeppetella, three years ago.
We have been here before, Oceanside police Lt. Tom Aguigui said yesterday.
This is truly, truly a great loss, said Aguigui, who handpicked Bessant six months ago to join the neighborhood policing team in the northeast Mesa Margarita neighborhood. We lost a good one. He's going to be truly missed.
Community leaders expressed grief and rage over the loss yesterday, while also commending Bessant for the strides he had been making curbing gang violence.
I am outraged and extremely sad for the young officer when he obviously was making a difference in Oceanside, City Councilwoman Esther Sanchez said.
Oceanside Officer Dan Bessant, 25, was shot Wednesday.
Bessant, who was working his usual swing shift in the area Wednesday, had gone to assist Officer Karina Pina in a traffic stop at Gold Drive and Arthur Avenue at about 6:20 p.m., Heering said.
Pina had pulled over a carload of six people for a minor traffic violation.
About 15 minutes into the stop, Bessant was hit by gunfire that came from some distance away on Arthur Avenue, Heering said. Pina, who has been a police officer for eight months, returned fire in the direction of the source of the gunshots.
Bessant died at Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla.
SWAT teams from Oceanside and Carlsbad searched the neighborhood door-to-door and detained several potential witnesses. Police said the 17-year-old boy, who lives in the neighborhood, was one of the people detained during the searches and was arrested after being interviewed by detectives.
The District Attorney's Office has not filed charges yet in the case.
A second boy was also detained for questioning yesterday morning. Authorities would not release any additional information about the boys because they are juveniles.
Several guns were recovered during the search, although it was unclear which homes they came from and if they were related to the shooting, Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy said.
Although authorities have not determined whether the shooting was gang-related, Councilwoman Sanchez said the Mesa Margarita community has been concerned about gangs and requested more police officers in the area. Bessant had just returned to work after a short maternity leave and was to meet with Samoan community activist Wayne Godinet, who had planned to introduce the officer to Samoan church leaders who serve as authority figures in the community.
We are very, very saddened and hurt, Godinet said. We feel it is such a loss. This is horrific. It set us all back. I promise he has not died in vain.
Bessant was key in initiating a criminal abatement project on a house in the neighborhood that was rife with gang violence and criminal activity, Aguigui said.
Dan had a true passion for problem solving and making his neighborhoods better, Aguigui said. Dan was one of those who would flourish wherever you put him.
Bessant started at the Oceanside Police Department in 2000 in the cadet program, an internship for youths interested in careers in law enforcement.
He got the job with his best friend, Richie Scaggs, who is a field evidence technician at the department.
He was always there to lend a hand, said Scaggs, who graduated from Oceanside High School with Bessant. He really took pride in what he did.
Zeppetella's murder in 2003 was especially hard on Scaggs and Bessant, who were close friends with the 27-year-old officer. Bessant wrote an online blog after Zeppetella's death describing his friend's funeral procession.
There were over 1,600 uniformed officers from all over the state and a police procession that was over five miles long. I have never been so proud or motivated.
Bessant's death left a city on edge and in sorrow.
Del Rio Elementary School was hosting a concert for parents of second-and third-graders at the time of the shooting just a few blocks away.
The families were unaware of the slaying, although they saw police cars as they left, school officials said.
Yesterday, administrators visited every classroom specifically to reassure the children they were safe, said Laura Chalkley, a spokeswoman for the Oceanside Unified School District.
In a voice mail message to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Mayor Jim Wood said: This is certainly a sad moment at Christmas time. I would hope that everybody prays for the family.
I would certainly like to explain that these officers put their lives on the line every day. Every day they put on the uniform and go out there. I think they understand and expect it, but still it's a shock.
Deputy Mayor Rocky Chavez said, Right now, we've really been focused on the emotional care of his wife and his child and the investigation.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his sympathies to Bessant's family and fellow officers in a written statement yesterday. Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of Bessant.
At the officer's home yesterday afternoon, a sign on the front gate asked that the family not be disturbed and that their privacy be respected. At an in-law's residence, a number of people had gathered, but the occupants declined to talk about the tragedy.
Since 1850, 78 law enforcement officers have been killed in San Diego County.
Staff writers Angela Lau, Sherry Saavedra and Jose Luis Jimenez contributed to this report.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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I was just on ODMP and saw this. May Officer Bessant rest in eternal peace. Thoughts and prayers en-route to the officer's family, friends, community, and department.
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About 2,000 are expected at funeral
By Kristina Davis
December 28, 2006
OCEANSIDE As mourners filed past the flag-draped coffin of slain Oceanside police Officer Dan Bessant, the same phrase was uttered over and over: He was so young.
Many people sobbed openly upon seeing the 25-year-old officer in his dress blues; others exchanged hushed condolences.
Several hundred friends, family members, law enforcement officers and strangers waited in a line at Ambassador Family Church in Oceanside to pay their respects last night.
About 2,000 mourners from around the county are expected to attend a service today.
I was just telling him a few weeks ago that he was going to be chief someday, Bessant's grandfather tearfully told Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy inside the church.
The family attended a private viewing earlier in the evening, but Bessant's father, Steve, stayed by the casket throughout the night to greet each mourner.
Officers said Bessant's wife, Katelyn, was so emotional that she soon left by a back entrance. Bessant also leaves a 2-month-old son.
This is the epitome of the all-American family, said Robert Heyer, a Secret Service agent who never met Bessant but attends church with Bessant's brother, Drew. We are all appalled by the violence, the randomness and senselessness of it all. The very least we can do is show our support for the family and Police Department.
Bessant was shot by a sniper Dec. 20 while he helped with an unrelated traffic stop in the Mesa Margarita neighborhood in northeastern Oceanside.
A 17-year-old gang member who lives on Arthur Avenue, where the shots came from, was charged Tuesday with murder, as well as the attempted murder of a second officer and a civilian ride along who were standing nearby.
Prosecutors said the teen, Meki Gaono, admitted to using a scope on a rifle to fire on the officers from 320 feet away.
Mourner Tracy Nolasco, whose husband is an Oceanside police officer, said the death has forced her to think about the possibilities of becoming a widow herself.
It's always in the back of your mind, but I always felt it couldn't happen to me, she said. What happened to Dan made it all seem real.
The funeral will begin at 10 this morning at New Venture Christian Fellowship at 4000 Mystra Drive in Oceanside, the same church that held the funeral of slain Oceanside Officer Tony Zeppetella in 2003.
Those attending are encouraged to arrive at the church before 8:30 a.m. to avoid road closure delays due to the procession.
The Sheriff's Department will provide deputies to patrol the city until 6 p.m. today to allow every Oceanside officer to attend the funeral.
The Sheriff's Department will pay the overtime costs for the extra shifts.
More than $65,000 has been raised for Bessant's family through donation drives and a memorial fund set up at Washington Mutual banks. People can donate at any branch.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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A sniper. How sick is that. Completely random simply because of his job. Not even motivated by the usual fear of going to jail. I hope the little bastards bunk mate Bubba makes a love doll out of him real soon............................................
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Today, I pledge to do my part to engage in the gun control conversation.
Up until now, I simply ignored the propaganda from the people who believe that everyone has a right to bear any kind of arms. Coincidently enough, just prior to the Newtown shootings, I removed some friends (and a family member) from my Facebook page because of their stance on guns and the messages they were disseminating. I felt like weighing in, but didn't want to be confrontational.
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Some, of course, believe we cannot even have intelligent discussions because of the "right to bear arms" amendment. Enough with this lame argument.
First of all, the Constitution says a "militia" has a right to bear arms, not individuals. Second, the Constitution was adopted in 1787, when bullets were round and guns came with bayonets. The Constitution has been amended 27 times for good reasons, because we've evolved in the last 225 years. Let me state the obvious, Amendment 2 is an amendment!
Although I am personally not a gun owner, I can live in a society where people have the right to own guns. I just feel strongly that they shouldn't own "weapons of mass destruction" and that we should do background checks to make sure we keep guns out of the hands of as many dangerous people as possible.
Today, I pledge that I will engage in this dialogue and not shy away from misinformation and intimidation. I pledge to my daughters that I will do my part so they can be safe going to school, the movie theater, a summer camp or the mall.
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