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La Niña (/lɑːˈniːnjə/, Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈniɲa]) is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the counterpart of El Niño as part of the broader El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate pattern. During a period of La Niña, the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C. In the United States, an appearance of La Niña happens for at least five months of La Niña conditions. The name La Niña originates from Spanish, meaning "little girl," analogous to El Niño meaning "little boy."
La Niña, sometimes informally called "anti-El Niño", is the opposite of El Niño, where the latter corresponds instead to a higher sea surface temperature by a deviation of at least 0.5 °C, and its effects are often the reverse of those of El Niño. El Niño is known for its potentially catastrophic impact on the weather along the Chilean, Peruvian, New Zealand, and Australian coasts, among others. It has extensive effects on the weather in North America, even affecting the Atlantic Hurricane Season. La Niña often, though not always, follows an El Niño.
The results of La Niña are mostly the opposite of those of El Niño; for example, during the winter, La Niña would cause a wet period in the Midwestern U.S., while El Niño would typically cause a dry period in that area. La Niña often causes drought conditions in western South America; flooding in northern hi South America; hot, dry summers in northern North America, and drought in the southeastern United States.
For India, an El Niño is often a cause for concern because of its adverse impact on the south-west monsoon; this happened in 2009. A La Niña, on the other hand, is often beneficial for the monsoon, especially in the latter half. The La Niña that appeared in the Pacific in 2010 probably helped 2010's south-west monsoon end on a favorable note. However, it also contributed to the deluge in Australia, which resulted in one of that country's worst natural disasters with large parts of Queensland either under water from floods of unusual proportions or being battered by tropical cyclones, including that of category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasi. It wreaked similar havoc in south-eastern Brazil and flooding that have affected Sri Lanka.
There was a strong La Niña episode during 1988–1989. La Niña also formed in 1983,[1] in 1995, and in 1999–2000, followed by neutral periods between 2000 and 2002. The La Niña which developed in mid-2007 and lasted until almost 2009, was a moderate one. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the USA (NOAA) confirmed that a moderate La Niña developed in their November El Niño/Southern Oscillation Diagnostic Discussion, and that it would likely continue into 2008. According to NOAA, "Expected La Niña impacts during November – January include a continuation of above-average precipitation over Indonesia and below-average precipitation over the central equatorial Pacific. For the contiguous United States, potential impacts include above average precipitation in the Northern Rockies, Northern California, and in southern and eastern regions of the Pacific Northwest. Below-average precipitation is expected across the southern tier, particularly in the southwestern and southeastern states.[2]
However, an El Niño returned in May–June 2009 and lasted until April 2010. The effects of El Niño in 2009 were already being seen in the fall of 2009 as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida strengthened into a powerful coastal storm.[3][4]
A new La Niña episode developed quite quickly in the eastern and central tropical Pacific in mid-2010,[5] and lasted until early 2011.[2] It intensified again in the mid-2011 and was predicted to last at least until early 2012[6] This La Niña, combined with record-high ocean temperatures in the north-eastern Indian Ocean, has been a large factor in the 2010–2011 Queensland floods,[7] and the quartet of recent heavy snowstorms in North America starting with the December 2010 North American blizzard. The same La Niña event is also a likely cause of a series of tornadoes of above-average severity that struck the Midwestern and Southern United States in the spring of 2011, and is currently a major factor in the drought conditions persisting in the South Central states including Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.[8]
In 2011, on a global scale, La Niña events helped keep the average global temperature below recent trends. As a result, 2011 tied with 1997 for the 11th warmest year on record. It was the second coolest year of the 21st century to date, and tied with the second warmest year of the 20th century. A relatively strong phase of La Niña opened the year, dissipated in the spring before re-emerging in October and lasted through the end of the year. When compared to previous La Niña years, the 2011 global surface temperature was the warmest observed. The 2011 globally-averaged precipitation over land was the second wettest year on record, behind 2010. Precipitation varied greatly across the globe. La Niña contributed to severe drought in East Africa and to Australia's third wettest year in its 112-year period of records.[9]
La Niña events between 1950 and 2011.[10]
See also[edit]
- Southern Oscillation, the atmospheric component of the La Niña–El Niño cycle
- Walker circulation
- 2010 Pakistan floods (attributed to La Niña)
- 2010–2011 Queensland floods (attributed to La Niña)
- 2011 Horn of Africa drought (attributed to La Niña)
- ^ La Niña and Winter Weather (Report). NOAA. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/winter/la_nina-q-a.shtml. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "ENSO Diagnostic Discussion". NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "El Niño Arrives; Expected to Persist through Winter 2009-10". Noaanews.noaa.gov. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Ida now a coastal low assaulting the Mid-Atlantic". Eurekalert.org. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensoyears.shtml
- ^ "La Niña is back". NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Why is Queensland flooded?". BBC News. 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Tornadoes whipped up by wind, not climate: officials". www.physorg.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "NOAA: 2011 a year of climate extremes in the United States". Climate Prediction Center NOAA. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Cold and warm episodes by season". Climate Prediction Center NOAA. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
External links[edit]
- La Niña episodes in the Tropical Pacific
- Information page on El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
- List of El Niño and La Niña events since 1950


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Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are not only pollution-free, but they can also have more than two times the efficiency of traditional combustion technologies.
A conventional combustion-based power plant typically generates electricity at efficiencies of 33 to 35%, while fuel cell systems can generate electricity at efficiencies up to 60% (and even higher with cogeneration).
The gasoline engine in a conventional car is less than 20% efficient in converting the chemical energy in gasoline into power that moves the vehicle under normal driving conditions. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which use electric motors, are much more energy efficient and use 40-60% of the fuel's energy—corresponding to more than a 50% reduction in fuel consumption, compared to a conventional vehicle with a gasoline internal combustion engine.
In addition, fuel cells operate quietly, have fewer moving parts, and are well suited to a variety of applications.
A single fuel cell consists of an electrolyte sandwiched between two electrodes, an anode and a cathode. Bipolar plates on either side of the cell help distribute gases and serve as current collectors.
In a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, which is widely regarded as the most promising for light-duty transportation, hydrogen gas flows through channels to the anode, where a catalyst causes the hydrogen molecules to separate into protons and electrons. The membrane allows only the protons to pass through it. While the protons are conducted through the membrane to the other side of the cell, the stream of negatively-charged electrons follows an external circuit to the cathode. This flow of electrons is electricity that can be used to do work, such as power a motor.
On the other side of the cell, air flows through channels to the cathode. When the electrons return from doing work, they react with oxygen in the air and the hydrogen protons (which have moved through the membrane) at the cathode to form water. This union is an exothermic reaction, generating heat that can be used outside the fuel cell.
The power produced by a fuel cell depends on several factors, including the fuel cell type, size, temperature at which it operates, and pressure at which gases are supplied. A single fuel cell produces barely enough voltage for even the smallest applications. To increase the voltage, individual fuel cells are combined in series to form a stack. (The term "fuel cell" is often used to refer to the entire stack, as well as to the individual cell.) Depending on the application, a fuel cell stack may contain only a few or as many as hundreds of individual cells layered together. This "scalability" makes fuel cells ideal for a wide variety of applications, from laptop computers (20-50 W) to homes (1-5 kW), vehicles (50-125 kW), and central power generation (1-200 MW or more).
In general, all fuel cells have the same basic configuration—an electrolyte and two electrodes. But there are different types of fuel cells, classified primarily by the kind of electrolyte used. The electrolyte determines the kind of chemical reactions that take place in the fuel cell, the temperature range of operation, and other factors that determine its most suitable applications.
Reducing cost and improving durability are the two most significant challenges to fuel cell commercialization. Fuel cell systems must be cost-competitive with, and perform as well or better than, traditional power technologies over the life of the system.
Ongoing research focuses on identifying and developing new materials that will reduce the cost and extend the life of fuel cell stack components, including membranes, catalysts, bipolar plates, and membrane-electrode assemblies. Low cost, high volume manufacturing processes will also help make fuel cell systems cost competitive with traditional technologies.
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This practice uses pollution prevention techniques to reduce or eliminate pollutant loadings from existing road surfaces as part of an operation and maintenance program. Daily roadway and bridge use, along with scheduled repairs, generate substantial amounts of sediment and pollutants. These pollutants contain heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and debris, which can threaten local water quality. Table 1 lists some of the constituents found in highway runoff and their primary sources.
Table 1 also demonstrates, numerous pollutants deposited on roadways and bridges affect the water quality of stormwater runoff. Routine maintenance activities such as sweeping, vegetation maintenance, and cleaning of runoff control structures can help alleviate the effects of these pollutants. Modifying roadway resurfacing practices, along with how salt and other deicers are applied, also help reduce pollutant loads to stormwater runoff, protecting the quality of receiving waters.
Roadway systems comprise a large part of the urban infrastructure across the country. Because of traffic use and climatic conditions, they require regular repairs and maintenance. The amount of pollutants found on roads and bridges vary, and can be affected by a number of factors other than traffic volume and climate. These other factors include surrounding land use, the bridge or roadway's design, the presence of roadside vegetation, insecticide use, and the frequency of hazardous chemical-inducing vehicle accidents and spills. In colder climates, deicer applied to roadways can also influence pollutant levels in road runoff, and thereby affect local water quality.
Table 1. Highway runoff constituents and their primary sources (Source: USEPA, 1993)
Primary Sources
Pavement wear, vehicles, atmosphere
Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Atmosphere, roadside fertilizer application
Tire wear, auto exhaust
Tire wear, motor oil, grease
Auto body rust, steel highway structures, moving engine parts
Metal plating, brake lining wear, moving engine parts, bearing and bushing wear, fungicides and insecticides
Tire Wear, insecticides
Metal plating, moving engine parts, brake lining wear
Diesel fuel and gasoline, lubricating oil, metal plating, brake lining wear, asphalt paving
Moving engine parts
Anticake compound used to keep deicing salt granular
Sodium, Calcium, Chloride
Deicing salts
Roadway beds, fuel, deicing salts
Spills, leaks or blow-by of motor lubricants, antifreeze and hydraulic fluids, asphalt surface leachate
Siting and Design Considerations
Proper planning for road and bridge resurfacing operations is a simple but effective pollution control method. Many techniques can be used to control the side-effects of road maintenance procedures. First, to prevent runoff contamination, paving operations should be performed only in dry weather, using concrete, asphalt or other sealers. Second, proper staging techniques should be used to reduce the spillage of paving materials during the repair of potholes and worn pavement. These techniques can include covering storm drain inlets and manholes during paving operations, using erosion and sediment controls to decrease runoff from repair sites, and using drip pans, absorbent materials and other pollution prevention materials to limit leaks of paving materials and fluids from paving machines. Lastly, resurfacing operations can use porous asphalt for potholes and shoulder repair to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff from road systems. For more information on permeable road surface materials, see the Porous Pavement fact sheet.
Good cleaning practices can help diminish the effects of stormwater runoff. Sweeping and vacuuming of heavily traveled roadways to remove sediment and debris can reduce the amount of pollutants in runoff. Street sweeping as a pollution source control is discussed more extensively in the Parking Lot and Street Cleaning fact sheet. Regular cleaning of runoff control structures, such as catch basins, can help reduce sediment loads in runoff that will end up in local waterways (see Catch Basin Inserts fact sheet).
Proper application of road salt or other deicers also reduces stormwater pollution. By routinely calibrating spreaders, a program manager can prevent the over-application of deicing materials. Besides reducing the effects of these materials on the aquatic environment, cost savings may be realized due to reductions in the purchase of deicing materials. Training for transportation employees in proper deicer application techniques, the timing of deicer applications, and what type of deicer to apply will also determine the impacts on water quality and aquatic habitat. See the Road Salt Application and Storage fact sheet for more information.
Maintenance practices for roadside vegetation also help determine the stormwater quality of road runoff. Restrictions on the use of herbicides and pesticides on roadside vegetation, and training to ensure that employees understand the proper handling and application of pesticides and other chemicals, can help prevent contamination of runoff. Selection of roadside vegetation with higher salt tolerances will also help to maintain runoff-filtering vegetated swales and biofilters. For more information on vegetated stormwater practices, see the Vegetated Filter Strip fact sheet.
Controlling bridge runoff may require additional maintenance measures to eliminate stormwater runoff. Besides the roadway practices listed above, improved bridge siting and design can help reduce water quality effects. Avoiding scupper drains in new bridges and routine cleaning of existing ones to prevent sediment and debris buildup can help. Scupper drains can cause direct discharges of stormwater containing relatively high pollutant concentrations to surface waters (CDM, 1993). Program managers should consider advocating retrofits of scupper drains with catch basins or otherwise redirecting water from these drains to vegetated areas to provide treatment. Other techniques to help reduce discharges to receiving waters include using suspended tarps, booms and vacuums to capture paint, solvents, rust, paint chips and other pollutants generated by bridge maintenance. Additionally, unlike common road salt, deicers like glycol, urea, or calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) reduce the corrosion of metal bridge supports.
Generally, pollution prevention practices for road and bridge maintenance is limited by the cost for additional equipment and training. But since all communities already require maintenance of roadways and bridges, staffing is usually in place, and alterations of current practices should not require additional staffing or administrative labor.
A new bridge's location may be a limitation. The cost and availability of land, along with other economic and political factors, may dictate the location of a new bridge. If placed near sensitive waters, improved designs may be needed to control runoff. Controlling the size of paved areas to limit impervious surface may be restricted by community requirements for roadway and shoulder widths.
Limited data are available on the actual effectiveness of road and bridge maintenance practices at removing pollutants from stormwater runoff. Table 2 examines the effectiveness and cost of some of the operation and maintenance practices recommended for stormwater pollution control.
Table 2. Road and bridge maintenance management practices: cost and effectiveness (Source: USEPA, 1993)
Effectiveness (% Removal)a
Maintaining Roadside Vegetation
Sediment Control: 90% average
P and N: 40% average
COD, Lead, and Zinc: 50% average
TSS: 60% average
Natural succession allowed to occurAverage: $100/acre/yearRange: $50-$200/acre/year
Street Sweeping
Smooth Street Frequent Cleaning:
Lead: 25%
Smooth Street Infrequent Cleaning:
Lead: 5%
Average: $20/curb mile
Range: $10-$30/curb mile
Litter Control
All are accepted as economical practices to control or prevent stormwater impacts.
General Maintenance
Minimizing Deicer Application
Preventative maintenance and strategic planning are time-proven and cost-effective methods to limit stormwater runoff contamination, despite the limited data on cost and effectiveness. By working to reduce pollutant loads, it can be assumed that the management practices recommended will have a positive effect on both the stormwater quality and quantity. Protecting and restoring roadside vegetation, removing debris and sediment from roads and bridges, and directing runoff to vegetated areas all effectively treat stormwater runoff. Other practices, like minimizing deicer application, controlling litter, properly handling fertilizers, pesticides and other toxic materials, work to control some stormwater pollution pathways. Employing good road and bridge maintenance practices is an efficient, low-cost way to eliminate some of the effects of stream an waterway-impairing pollutants generated by road systems.
Cost Considerations
Most community public works or transportation departments already consider the maintenance of local roads and bridges. Therefore, the costs of pollutant reducing management practices will involve the training and equipment required to apply these new practices. Table 2 includes cost data for some recommended new practices.
Costs may vary greatly in the type of deicer selected for application. Table 3 includes a comparison of four different deicers and the cost of application. It should be noted that CMA costs more than the other deicers, but that reductions in corrosion to infrastructure, damage to roadside vegetation, and amount of material used may offset the higher cost.
Table 1. Deicing Alternatives (Keating, 2004)
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)
Flake $290/ton,
pellet $340/ton
Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2)
Flake $260/ton, pellet $300/ton
Potassium Chloride (KCl)
Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA)
Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA). 1995. Blueprint for a Clean Bay: Best Management Practices to Prevent Stormwater Pollution from Construction-Related Sites. Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association, Oakland, CA.
Camp Dresser & McKee et al. 1993. California Stormwater Municipal Best Management Practice Handbook. Stormwater Quality Task Force, Sacramento, CA.
Keating, Janis. 2004. Stormwater. Deicing Salt: Still on the Table [www.forester.net/sw_0106_deicing.html ]. Accessed October 17, 2005.
Ohrel, R. 1995. Rating Deicing Agents-Road Salt Stands Firm. Watershed Protection Techniques Vol 1, No 4. pp. 217-220.
Ohrel, R. 1995. Choosing Appropriate Vegetation for Salt-Impacted Roadways. Watershed Protection Techniques Vol 1, No 4. pp. 221-223.
Virginia Department of Transportation. 2000. Springfield Interchange Current Construction. [http://www.springfieldinterchange.com ]. Accessed September 15, 2005.
USEPA. 1993. Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC.


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- 1) You are anachronistically interpreting the Hindu myth of the war between the devas and asuras, which was already fully established by the time of Shakyamuni (and referenced by Panini) to apply to a supposed war against Buddhists in the 11th or 12th century CE that is not recorded in the historical record of either Buddhists or Hindus in India or its neighbouring countries. You have not addressed your anachronism.
2) You conflate two entirely different groups, the Kapalikas and the Thuggee. This is rather obvious but you have not admitted that you were mistaken.
3) You float interpretations such as the nakedness of the asana of Camunda meaning that it is "without the veda" which has no precedent or parallel in the Hindu tradition, yet ignore the rather obvious other interpretations. This interpretation has absolutely no basis in the vedic or tantric tradition. Nowhere do we find the claim of nakedness as meaning "without the veda"! This is just a fabrication.
4) Now you are also positing that the elephant skin represents Buddhism. Why pray tell is that an accoutrement of most wrathful Buddhist tantric deities then? The wrathful deities are symbolic. This has been true certainly since the time of the initial spread of Vajrayana into Tibet from Oddiyana in the 8th century. What you are describing has been very well explained by David Gray:
This myth represents a Buddhist justification of what Phyllis Granoff has termed "ritual eclecticism." This phenomenon, common in India during the
early medieval period, entailed the acknowledgment of the efficacy of religious practices that are openly recognized as belonging to an outsider group. These are often assimilated into the appropriating group's practice tradition by strategies of subordination, such as via claims that the tradition's own practices are "supermundane" (lokottara), while those of the outsider's are "mundane" (laukika).
Such subordination is often dramatized in Buddhist literature by myths that portray the outsider religious group as dangerous "heretics," whose misdeeds trigger a cosmic Buddha such as Vairocana to subjugate them, bringing both them and modified forms of their practices into the Buddhist fold. These myths are products of a process in which Tantric Buddhists, having appropriated elements of Hindu ritual, were seeking to forge an identity through a representation of a radical "other," in this case Shaiva Hindus. This representation does not, naturally, provide us with any reliable information about the other group, as distortion, exaggeration, and outright fabrication are common colors in the polemicist's palette. Representations of a rival group engaging in radical actions such as cannibalism are relatively common in this genre of religious literature.


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Daily Bruin Account of Shai Feldman Talk on "The Middle East and Israel after the War with Iraq"
Current lineup in Middle East opens "window of opportunity" for peace, prominent Israeli political analyst tells UCLA audience.
Published: Tuesday, June 03, 2003
[The following is reprinted from the May 30 UCLA Daily Bruin. Shai Feldman is head of the prestigious Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, the Israeli equivalent of the Rand Corporation. His lecture at UCLA was sponsored by the International Institute.]
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By Charles Proctor
On the same day that Shai Feldman, a prominent Israeli political analyst, talked at UCLA about the feasibility of the U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met in Israel to discuss the implementation of the plan.
The road map to peace, which was co-authored by the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, calls for a Palestinian state by 2005. It has received support from both the Palestinian and Israeli governments.
Feldman, the director for the Jaffre Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, outlined what he felt were three reasons for why the road map could succeed.
First, he said, Israelis have woken up to a "demographic threat" within their borders from a rising population of Palestinians. Palestinians currently comprise 47 percent of the population between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River and dominate the age bracket of 15 years old, meaning that the number of Palestinian youth will increase significantly. Accordingly, if projections for population size are made five to 10 years in the future, Palestinians would constitute the majority.
"This means the ability to retain Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with this kind of demography would be impossible," he said. This makes Israelis increasingly willing to give Palestinians their own state, he said.
From the Palestinian point of view, Feldman cites a gradual realization that the 32-month-old Intifada, or uprising, has resulted in a "colossal, strategic catastrophe" to the Palestinian cause. Rather than fulfilling its original objective of breaking Israel's will, Feldman said the Intifada has left the Palestinian government in shambles, damaged relations with the United States, and disillusioned many dovish Israelis.
"If you analyze this from the Palestinian perspective, this has been a disaster," he said.
Palestinians, therefore, will look to the road map over terrorism to achieve statehood.
Finally, Feldman said the political changes wrought by the U.S.-victory in Iraq have opened a "window of opportunity" as the United States wields more political clout in the Middle East.
"Irrespective of what you think about the war in Iraq and irrespective of what you think of the affects of the war within Iraq ... the war accelerated peaceful processes regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," he said.
Feldman cautioned that this "window" should not be regarded as permanent and that leaders should pursue peace quickly.
"Windows are what they are: They're windows. And windows have a tendency to be closed (over time)," he said.
Meanwhile, in his second meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in two weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Abbas that as a show of good faith he would unilaterally end the 2-week-old closure on the West Bank and allow 25,000 Palestinian workers to enter Israel.
Israel also would ease some roadblocks around Palestinian towns and release some prisoners, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.
In return, Sharon demanded that Abbas "act decisively to stop terrorism, ... dismantling terror organizations, arresting terrorists, confiscating illegal weapons, stopping incitement and creating an atmosphere of peace," according to a statement released by Sharon's office.
If Abbas were to comply, Israel would begin negotiations to "establish a provisional Palestinian state and afterward a permanent state," the statement said.
Abbas said he hopes to reach a cease-fire agreement with the Islamic militant group Hamas next week and that he might also reach an agreement with Islamic Jihad.
President Bush plans on meeting Sharon and Abbas on Wednesday in Jordan to officially launch the peace process.


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LINCOLN — A Lincoln-�based policy think tank recommends that Nebraska focus its tax system modernization efforts on property tax relief by shifting the tax load onto more consumer services.
On Tuesday, the Open Sky Policy Institute released its proposed recommendations, which would shift about $156�million worth of taxes.
New taxes would be imposed on a variety of consumer services, including auto repair, hair�cuts, investment counseling, funerals and income tax preparation.
The institute proposed using revenue from taxing those services to reduce property taxes through a combination of more state aid to local schools and limits on how much of a taxpayer's income could be spent on property taxes, calling it a "circuit breaker."
The tax suggestions are the second set of proposals offered this month by a policy think tank, and they come as the Legislature is winding up a study of proposed tax changes with public hearings in Omaha and Lincoln later this week.
"We want to hear from people at the last two hearings and then sit down with the committee to see what their thoughts are," said State Sen. Galen Hadley of Kearney, chairman of the Legislature's Tax Modernization Committee.
He said that both the Open Sky Institute and the Omaha-�based Platte Institute have good ideas, but the Legislature probably can't adopt them all.
Neither the Open Sky ideas, nor those from the Platte Institute, would decrease the total amount of taxes collected. But both plans would shift more of the load for raising revenue onto sales taxes by taxing more services.
Renee Fry, Open Sky's executive director, said its proposals reflect the tax change sought most often by Nebraskans — lower property taxes — and are modest because wholesale changes are not needed.
"Most states would envy our economy," Fry said. "Do you make wholesale (tax) changes when the economy is strong? That's why we're not."
Open Sky projected the impact of proposed tax changes on six households. Its report said that cutting the state's top income tax rate, as recommended by the Platte Institute, the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Gov. Dave Heineman, would mostly benefit wealthier taxpayers with more than $359,000 in annual income.
By contrast, Open Sky estimated that expanding the sales tax base and putting a "circuit breaker" on how much personal income could be used to pay property taxes would provide a net benefit to households with less than $67,000 in income.
For instance, a couple with $66,545 in income who own a home would see a net tax cut of about $100 a year if a circuit breaker were enacted.
Circuit breakers are used by many states. They give state income tax credits to those whose property tax bills rise above a certain percentage of income. Open Sky suggests capping the credits a taxpayer could get at $1,200 a year.
Hadley, the state senator, said he still has questions about whether circuit breakers would violate the clause of the state constitution that requires classes of taxpayers to be treated equally.
Two weeks ago, the Platte Institute revealed a trio of plans, all of which also called for expanding sales taxes to more services. But Platte's plans focused on state income tax cuts, saying Nebraska is uncompetitive for top-flight jobs because its top income tax bracket is higher than every neighboring state except Iowa.
The Platte plan mirrors many of the goals voiced by Heineman, who has called Nebraska's tax system "mediocre," mostly due to the top income tax rate. In the spring, Heineman called for the elimination of all state income taxes, a plan that drew a flood of opposition from business and farm groups and that he has since abandoned.
The conservative Republican governor, in a column last month, blasted Open Sky's call for increased state aid to schools, saying there's no guarantee that local governments will use state aid to lower local property taxes and labeling the group a "liberal" organization.
Fry said that the liberal label would come as a surprise to the Republicans on her nine-member board of directors, and that increasing state aid did lower property tax bills until the state started cutting back on state aid to schools and other local governments.
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Controversy surrounds reports on the incidence and prevalence of
autism and autistic spectrum disorders. Even more confusing is the
concern regarding an apparent increase in the prevalence of the
condition, often attributed to a variety of possible causes.
Several possible explanations exist, including changes in
diagnostic criteria, variations in case finding and identification
between different epidemiologic studies, genetic and/or
environmental sources, greater public and professional awareness,
wider availability of treatment services, and increases in the
actual incidence of the disorders (3-8).
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) includes five diagnoses
under the autism spectrum: autistic disorder, Asperger's
syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett's Syndrome,
and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Specified (PDD-NOS) (2,
Autistic Disorder begins in childhood. It is marked by the
presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social
interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire
of activity and interest. When speech develops, the pitch,
intonation, rate, rhythm, or stress may be abnormal (e.g.,
monotony, inappropriate tone with context) (20). Manifestations of
the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and
chronological age of the individual (11). Several studies indicate
that the prevalence rate for autistic disorder ranges from between
.2 and .6 per 10,000 individuals (10, 11, 20).
The essential features of Asperger's Syndrome are severe and
sustained impairment in social interaction, and the development of
restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and
activities. There are no clinically significant delays or deviance
in language acquisition, although more subtle aspects of social
communication may be affected. Variability of cognitive functioning
may be observed, often with strengths in areas of verbal ability,
and weakness in non-verbal areas (20).
Childhood disintegrative disorder is a rare condition
characterized by marked severe and prolonged regression in multiple
areas of functioning following a period of at least two years of
apparently normal development. It occurs in the absence of an
associated medical condition. A loss of skills occurs in at least
two of the following areas: expressive or receptive language,
social skills or adaptive behavior, bowel or bladder control, play,
or motor skills. Childhood disintegrative disorder is associated
with severe cognitive impairment. Behavioral features of autistic
disorder must be present in at least two of the following areas:
qualitative impairment in social interaction; qualitative
impairment in communication and play; restricted repetitive and
stereotyped patterns of behavior (2, 20). The prevalence of
childhood disintegrative disorder is not widely reported in the
medical and allied health literature. Three studies suggest that
the prevalence ranges from 0.2 to 1.7 per 10,000 individuals (23,
27, 28).
Rett's syndrome is a progressive neurological disorder that
has almost exclusively occurred in girls (29, 30). There is a
period of normal development and then beginning at the age of 1 to
4 years, a loss of previously acquired skills with a loss of
purposeful hand skills, replaced with repetitive hand movements,
such as wringing, washing, licking, or clapping (2). Other features
include diminished ability to express feelings, avoidance of eye
contact, a lag in brain and head growth, gait abnormalities, and
seizures. The loss of muscle tone is usually the first symptom
(31). There is also severe impairment in expressive and receptive
language development (20).
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The Cardinal Nation/Scout.com Player Profile (including links to full 2012 and career stats)
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CariocaCardinal (3): Many people know that I am extremely high on Michael Wacha. I have rated him as high as any ranking I've seen. I've been called everything from crazy to idiot. Regardless, I still think Wacha is the third best player and second-best pitching prospect in the Cardinals' system.
Why am I so high on Wacha? One word - dominance. He was totally dominant in his short stint in 2012. I can't recall any pitcher at any level in any organization being so dominant. Not even Aroldis Chapman of the Reds or Craig Kimbrel of the Braves were as dominant in their minor league days.
The most common argument is that he was able to throw harder and be more dominant because he was pitching in short relief stints. Well, even if he were to end up a reliever and be that dominant, I'd probably still rank him the same. The better argument is that it was a small sample size. Possibly, but I have no reason to think it was not representative. Scouts were raving about the progress of his off speed pitches which were supposedly his weakness. How will he do as a starter? Most likely we'll find out in 2013 and I'm betting on the side of more dominance.
Wacha should commence 2013 as a starter in Double-A. I think if the Cardinals need him at the major league level before the end of 2013, he will get the call. If not, I look for a 2014 debut for Wacha.
Message board community (5): Wacha debuted at fifth on the community list. He didn't pitch that much after being drafted, but what he did was most impressive. He fanned 40 in just 21 innings pitched, including 17 in his eight Double-A innings.
Wacha worked out of the pen in nine of his 11 professional outings, and that might have worked in his favor. Batters only saw him once (though judging by the strikeout rate, they might not have seen him at all!), and he didn't have to conserve resources for a longer appearance. But that K rate is simply stunning, especially for someone fresh out of the draft. Wacha is tall (6-foot-6) and is said to be coachable.
I would expect him to be in the rotation at Double-A this year. The Cards have enough other pitching prospects such that there is no need to rush him, but I could see him reaching Triple-A before the year is out and being in the hunt for one of the rotation spots that should open in 2014. - Gagliano
Brian Walton (6): Even though my ranking may not indicate it, I am as high on Wacha's potential as anyone. His present results – in 21 innings in his 2012 debut across three levels - were video game-like.
Still, let's not forget that his performances were carefully scripted, both in terms of when he would pitch and how many pitches he would throw. We have yet to see what happens when Wacha is asked to pitch six or seven innings and go through a lineup a second time, let alone facing opposing hitters a third time in the same game. In the eight-team Texas League, a pitcher has to meet the same clubs over and over. We can learn a lot about a player through the course of a long summer.
Early reports on Wacha's breaking ball were mixed, while others have said the pitch is better than advertised. As his outings are extended, there may be a need for greater reliance on his curve and changeup compared to his 93-96 mph fastball. I haven't yet been able to see Wacha pitch in person to gauge for myself, but it certainly bears watching in 2013.
I don't have substantial doubts about Wacha, but then again, until he does it, he hasn't done it. In the interim, there has to be some question about his level of proficiency as a professional starter. For that reason, I kept a more proven arm in Carlos Martinez just ahead of Wacha in my personal rankings.
Any of those potential worries could be answered during this coming season, allowing speculation to progress to projecting the time of Wacha's arrival in St. Louis and in what role he might be initially asked to play. With so many other promising starting and relief options already on the 40-man roster, I doubt it will be in 2013, however.
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Hey BFL'rs new and old just wanted to share my 12 week progress pictures with you all.. started the first week of February and finished this past Sunday I just wanted to point out that I lost a grand total of 5lbs. although my results aren't DRAMATIC by any means I'm just trying to show that relying on the scale is the complete wrong way to judge progress.. any way starting weight was 230lbs I lost my record of measurements.. I finished at 225 I have been following bfl for nearly a year and a half and It has given me so much.. This is my 5th challenge and was the first time i strayed from the usual format .. still got my cardio in but wanted to change up the weights (to all newbies please please PLEASE follow the book exactly how it's stated it works!) Anywho here goes,
and just for reference this was me before I put BFL into my life and I use it as a constant reminder to myself to never EVER EVER go back to being that person again..
I am so proud of you IslandDude!!!! Your progress is amazing! Keep up the good work!
You keep it up!! thats just great..you look wonderful and look at that smile :) WOW
Such inspiration for sure
Awesome job, brother! SO proud of you! Love, MK
Good job! You work in the restaurant biz? I don't know how you manage to stay away from all the tempting foods! :D
Come visit my blog!
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you'll be right!
Runner, Jodi, MK, thank you thank you Gonna ramp it up next time around time to get serious..
Elle, Yes I do and that was literally the hardest part to overcome I constantly had to remind myself about "why" I was doing what I was doing. It took some time but I eventually won the battle when I was at work, was not easy by any measure though lol.. thank you!
Aloha, Way to Go Island Dude (sorry about the misspelling yesterday, it was day 6 of week 3 of c3 and I was really beat until I got to the gym to re-vitalize). That long ago photo show just how far your have progressed on your journey. Keep Moving Forward and great job on those weight lifts. I intend to try over 425 on a leg press tommorrow on that last set and go up another 5 or so lbs on the carriage again this week, perhaps 10lbs. I really like LBWO days the most.
WEll, dang! You really look good! How exciting to see such progress. Keep on - we're with you! Wow!
Woo hoo! Your progress is amazing!
Wow! What a journey you are on! You are truly transforming yourself! You Go Guy! Congratulations on all your hard work!
Amazing Island_ dude ...excellent progress.
I also remember some of the numbers for the weights you were pushing up in the air...Truly, truly inspirational.
I cannot wait to read about your further success in cycle 6.
Keep going strong Island and thanks for inspiring us all.
I am not going to tell you that it will be easy ... I am going to tell you that it will be worth it!
Bill: thanks I cant wait to see your results of your c4 buddy! Keep rocking it!
Proverbs: thank you very much! I hope things are going well for you!
optimist, anne: thank you both I always struggled with weight and am very happy to have made bfl part of my daily life..
Run my friend! Thank you soo much this place and all of the great peeps are a HUGE part of what has kept me going. I really plan on knocking the next one out of the park! Will keep you all posted and eagerly reading everyone else's daily trials and tribulations.. Thanks again everyone!!
Way to go Island! I know you put in the work, your getting ripped man. Looking good. I guess i am going to have to post my pics up...
I hear you, Island_Dude. I'm not employed right now, but when I was working in the office, I would smell other people's food and then put it on list for my free day. LOL!
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement regarding the ongoing developments in Egypt. Senator Cardin looks forward to working with SFRC Chairman Kerry and the Obama Administration in efforts to support an expeditious and non-violent democratic transition for the Egyptian people.
"I am alarmed by the growing reports of civilian violence being perpetrated against unarmed, peaceful protesters, but I continue to strongly support the Egyptian people in their call for a new government that promotes freedom and a fair democratic process. I applaud President Obama's leadership in promoting immediate action toward a meaningful transition that meets the expectations of those who have sought to express their fundamental freedoms in Egypt in the past few days. My hope is that Egypt's current leadership will heed this call and work to foster a peaceful dialogue that can diffuse the current volatile situation and avoid further bloodshed.
"New, legitimate leadership can only emerge once the people have been permitted to make a real choice through transparent and unimpeded political discourse. I call on the Egyptian government to respect the fundamental human rights of its people and to cease all attempts at censorship. These fundamental freedoms of peaceful assembly, free media, fair elections, and political expression are paramount."


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TV Fanatic Round Table: Biggest Shocker of 2013by TV Fanatic Staff at .
Brutal deaths. Unexpected family reunions. And dopplegangers galore.
The 2013 television season was filled with one shocking moment after another, so various members of the TV Fanatic staff have gathered below to debate which was the most shocking of them all.
Scroll down for our responses and then weigh in with your own...
Miranda Wicker: The final scene of Scandal Season 2! Olivia's "dad?" followed by the fade to black was fantastically shocking. Loved it!
Kate Brooks: I'm going to go with the death of Tommy Merlyn. The Arrow Season 1 finale was crazy, with the Glade nearly destroyed and The Hood unable stop it. The death of Tommy had me in tears, the ugly face kind of sobbing.
Michelle Carlbert: It has to be Hershel (quite literally) losing his head at the hands of the Governor on The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 8. It was the moment that drove home the fact that any scrap of humanity the Governor may have gained back was gone. Knowing that any character on the show is liable to die didn't make seeing the Governor hack off Hershel's head any less shocking.
Matt Richenthal: Walt and Hank coming face to face on Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 9. We all knew this confrontation would take place eventually, but we figured it would come on the series finale. Instead, it served as the first stop on the greatest concluding ride in television history.
Carissa Pavlica: I'm going to go with the season (and series) finale of Southland. When John Cooper was shot and left for dead in an alley (not even while on the job!) in the final scene. It was a fitting ending, overall, but shocking nonetheless.
Christine Orlando: Ooh, Carissa. You took one of my top picks with that one. So I'm going to go with the Sons of Anarchy Season 6 finale. I knew going in that there was the possibility that Tara wouldn't survive the episode, but it was the way it happened. Having her head held in a sink of dirty dishwater while being stabbed in the neck with a carving fork by her crazy mother-in-law was as brutal and shocking as anything I've ever seen on TV. It's been weeks and I'm still not over it.
Leigh Raines: Let's throw up onto the board the fact that The Vampire Diaries writers brought a THIRD Petrova Doppleganger into the mix. Three Elenas, one episode, WTF.
Doug Wolfe: I was startled by Brody getting his neck stretched on Homeland. There was the brutality of the act itself: traditionally such hanging executions are done by allowing the body to fall, thereby breaking the neck. I thought for sure after he completed his mission, the CIA and President would find a way to bring him back. To see them throw him under the bus like that was disappointing and about as dark as it gets.
YOUR turn, TV Fanatics: What was your most shocking moment of 2013?
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I was Heartbroken, and still HEARTBROKEN, by the disgusting and vicious hanging of Sgt. Nicholas Brody in Season 3's conclusion of Homeland.
Truly, I watched in horror seeing the whole thing unfold like that; seeing Carrie powerless to help. I really wanted to jump into the screen and save him. And even after the fact, I was so wishing to see him resurrected and entering the fold of Carrie's Universe once again; deeming the whole thing as a stunt.
Some wishes really don't come true do they :-(
And to be honest, I actually liked the idea other posters had mentioned that the finale would involve Carrie getting captured and Nicholas spending the early hours of season 4 trying to save her. I believe that too would have made a feasible story in the action, the drama and the emotion. I mean, how upsetting would it have been if Carrie was captured and under the torture of it all, she lost Baby Brody. What a storyline.
So there I say again, that Brody's death was really menacing, dark, infuriating and deeply upsetting. :-( I'm still crying. And yes, I'm a Guy, so what. Guys cry too. lol :P
Person of Interest is a show that I have enjoyed watching since its pilot. This season, after she almost single-handedly brought down the evil HR, everyone thought the arc had come to an end, and a new one was beginning with a romantic connection between Joss and John. Instead, one of the 'bad' guys comes out of a tunnel, firing, hitting Joss in the heart while she was within arm's length of John. Heartbreaking, shocking, amazing television.


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At this year's reception, we will honor the outstanding service of outgoing Assemblymembers Mike Eng and Warren Furutani. Mr. Eng has represented District 49 for the past six years and Mr. Furutani represented District 55 for the past four years.
We would also like to congratulate newly-elected API Assemblymembers Edwin 'Ed' Chau and Al Muratsuchi at this event.
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Pope Named SLC Player of the Week
FRISCO, Texas - Oral Roberts University junior Sara Pope has been named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced today. The weekly award is the second of the season for Pope, who was also was honored after the opening week of the season.
Pope averaged 5.50 kills per set and hit .464 for the week as the Golden Eagles (15-4, 7-2 Southland Conference) went 2-0 as a team. On Thursday, Pope smashed 18 kills on just 30 attempts in a 3-0 victory at Nicholls State. Two days later, Pope had 15 kills in a 3-0 win at McNeese State.
For the season, Pope ranks 2nd in the Southland Conference with 3.78 kills per set and 4th in the league with a .317 hitting percentage. The Jenks native is the only player in the SLC to average more than three kills per set and have a hitting percentage over .300
Northwestern State's Keelie Arneson was named SLC Defensive Player of the Week, with ORU's Bruna Silva earning an honorable mention notation.
Pope and the Golden Eagles return home on Thursday, October 24 to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Match time at the Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center is scheduled for 7 pm CT.


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DAHLONEGA, GA – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has released the 2010 NCAA Division II preseason top 25 poll and North Georgia was selected #2 in the country, the Saints highest preseason ranking in school history.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 is
voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each
of the eight NCAA regions. The first 2010 regular season poll will
be released on Wednesday, March 3.
Alabama-Huntsville picked up 14 of the possible 16 first place votes for 398 total points, while North Georgia followed with 375 points, and Winona State was third with 345 points. Dixie State and Indianapolis, both 2009 World Series participants, rounded out the top five.
Four meetings are scheduled between the top two teams in the country as Alabama-Huntsville will travel to Dahlonega for a doubleheader on March 10, before the Saints will head west to take on the Chargers for another double dip set for March 30.
The schedule does not get any easer
from their for the Saints who have games slated against four other
teams in the top 25, including three top 10 teams. North Georgia
will host 6th ranked Valdosta State in a pair of games the second
weekend of the season at the Captain D's Classic, before
traveling to take on 5th ranked Indianapolis at the UAH Charger
Chillout. North Georgia will then host 7th-ranked LeMoyne the
second week in March for a doubleheader, and will host 13th-ranked
USC Aiken in conference action on March 18.
North Georgia was one of two Peach Belt Conference teams ranked in the top 25 as USC Aiken came in at #13 after advancing to their first-ever Southeast Regional Tournament last season. The Pacers handed the Saints their only conference loss last season. Carson-Newman, North Georgia's opponent in the Southeast Super Regional, is the only other team from the Southeast Region ranked in the poll.
The national ranking comes less than a week after the Saints were being picked to win the Peach Belt Conference by the league's head coaches for the second consecutive season. North Georgia stormed through the PBC regular season in 2009 with a 17-1 mark to claim their first-ever regular season title and posted a perfect 4-0 mark to capture the PBC Tournament Championship.
The Saints miracle season that saw the team host and come away victorious in the Southeast Dahlonega Regional and Super Regional won their first two games in the NCAA Division II College World Series to post a 27-game winning streak that spanned over two months as North Georgia ended the season with a record of 50-5, the best mark in school history.
North Georgia spent every week of the 2009 season in the NFCA Division II top 25, debuting last year at #11 in the preseason ranking, before moving up to the top five by week three, and making their first appearance as the nation's top team in the 11th poll of the season on May 6, 2009. The Saints were ranked third in the final poll of the season the year, as National Champion Lock Haven was the unanimous favorite, followed by Alabama-Huntsville.
North Georgia opens the season on the road the first weekend of February at the Aiken Early Bird Tournament, before playing their home opener the following weekend, hosting the Captain D's Classic and welcoming Northern Kentucky, Valdosta State, and Delta State to town for two days.
The Saints will open their defense of the Peach Belt Conference regular season championship with a road trip to Francis Marion and UNC Pembroke the first week in March.
North Georgia returns eight starters from the 2009 team, including PBC Pitcher of the Year and All-American Sarah Phillips in the circle, while All-Americans Leslee Smith and Courtney McGuire will enter their senior seasons after combining to crush 21 home runs last year.
Come out and meet the #2 team in the nation as a softball preseason shows will take place on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. live from Roosters Cafe in Dahlonega as 10th year head coach Mike Davenport and selected players will be on hand to join the show and speak with selected members of the media.
Fans are encouraged to attend, meet their favorite athlete, and pick up a free autographed poster at the event. Fans can also have their picture taken with North Georgia players and the 2009 NCAA Regional Championship Trophy.
Stay tuned, as the sports information office will release the 2010 edition of the North Georgia softball media guide tomorrow morning at www.SaintsSports.com.
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philolson wrote:what ratio of resin to CF do you achieve??? I am just about to start on a TT frame for my daughter
It depends on which resin do you use etc.,..? You can write me on PM if I didn't get you right.
BMANX wrote:With such craftsmanship it almost pains me that you have to use a Ritchey Stubby. I would think that you could come up with something more innovative but I do understand why you are using it. As mentioned before I would love to see the seat bonded to the ISP or at least make the top of the post scalloped and then make your own cradle like you did for the Cervelo posts (which by the way is still working amazingly well) and buy some yokes and make your own integrated post. You could re-enforce the top of the tube and put the horizontal section through the ISP and have a very cool and very light set up. Just my thought.
I see that some of you would really love to see it with an integrated saddle! I get the Stubby and somehow I want to use it, but more as I think, more likely I'll make an integrated saddle ...anyway, why not, if I would like I could still cut the saddle and use the Stubby, or cut the ISP and use my own combo...will see .. I'm still working on the dropouts, it will probably take me quite a lot of time to make them, but it will be worth it.


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