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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Supporting early demonstration of sustainable power generation from fossil fuels {COM(2008) 30 final} {SEC(2008) 47} {SEC(2008) 48}
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Brussels, 23.1.2008
COM(2008) 13 final
Supporting Early Demonstration of Sustainable Power Generation from Fossil Fuels
{COM(2008) 30 final}{SEC(2008) 47}{SEC(2008) 48}
1. Introduction 3
2. Costs and benefits of CCS 4
3. Overcoming obstacles to CCS 5
4. An EU Structure to stimulate the demonstration of CCS in Power Plants 6
5. Catalyzing the finance for CCS 8
5.1. Mobilizing decisive industry commitment will be crucial 8
5.2. Paving the way for strong Member States' involvement 9
5.3. Identifying sources of financing at EU level 10
6. Preparing early for wide-scale deployment 10
7. Conclusions 11
Supporting Early Demonstration of Sustainable Power Generation from Fossil Fuels (Text with EEA relevance)
Recognizing that human activities contribute significantly to climate change, the EU has adopted ambitious targets for reducing the emissions of green house gases in the coming decades. These targets will not be achieved without significant reduction of CO2 emissions from the energy sector, where the use of fossil fuels, primarily coal and gas, in power generation leads to approximately 40% of all CO2 emissions in the EU.
As fossil fuels remain important parts of the EU and global energy mix, strategies for addressing climate change must include solutions for power generation from fossil fuels with radically reduced carbon footprint. In this context, technologies for capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) represent a crucial element in a portfolio of existing and emerging technologies with the potential to bring the cuts of CO2 emissions needed for meeting targets beyond 2020[1].
Wide-scale application of CCS in power plants can be commercially feasible in 10-15 years, enabling CCS by 2020 or soon after to stand on its own feet in an Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) -driven system as a crucial instrument for the elimination of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in power generation.
This will not happen without an immediate start to necessary preparatory steps; early demonstration is particularly needed for CCS technologies, already globally developed and used in other applications, to be adequately adapted for a large-scale application in power generation.
Calling for enabling low-CO2 power generation from fossil fuels by 2020, the European Council endorsed in March 2007 the Commission's intention to stimulate the construction and operation by 2015 of up to 12 demonstration plants of sustainable fossil fuel technologies in commercial power generation.
In November 2007, the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan[2] (SET-Plan) recognized the demonstration of the use of CCS in fossil fuels-based power generation as one of the areas on which European technology development should focus resources. This will allow Europe to capitalize on achievements to date and translate its current lead in CCS development into commercial opportunities for European businesses, creating new high-skilled jobs in Europe.
Complementing the Commission proposal for a Directive on Geological Storage of CO2 creating the legal framework for CCS in the EU, the present Communication takes the efforts on CCS forward, aiming at the creation of a structure to coordinate and effectively support large-scale CCS demonstrations and creating conditions for bold industrial investments in a series of plants. These investments will need to be sustained for a relatively extensive period of time, starting now and lasting until 2020 and possibly even beyond.
It is imperative that European efforts on CCS demonstration within an integrated policy framework including focused R&D efforts and public awareness and acceptance measures start as soon as possible. A delay of 7 years in demonstration leading to same delay in global introduction of CCS can mean over 90 Gt of avoidable CO2 emissions being released by 2050 worldwide[3], equivalent to over 20 years of current overall EU emissions of CO2.
In addition, early demonstration of CCS in industrial-scale power plants will require further spending in the order of billions of euros: at current technology prices, up-front investment for CCS-equipped plants is due to the costs of capture elements and transportation and storage equipment approximately 30-70% (i.e. several hundred million euros per plant) more than for standard plants; moreover, operating costs are currently 25-75% more than in non-CCS coal-fired plants, mostly due to efficiency losses and costs of capture and CO2 transport.
However, the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plant (ETP-ZEP), gathering European energy companies, equipment suppliers and oil/gas businesses as well as NGOs, estimates that with a focused R&D and demonstration effort, costs of CCS can be brought down by 50% between now and 2020, facilitating commercial deployment[5]. Incremental capital and operating costs associated with CCS are expected to drop further thereafter through learning curve effects and economies of scale as generally observable in industrial technology development.
Investment in the development and deployment of CCS technologies will bring major benefits. International Energy Agency (IEA) analyses, using several scenarios to 2050 with varying conditions, show that CCS can contribute between 20 and 28% of the achievable global CO2 emission reductions[6], complementing those from efficiency and renewables.
In the EU alone, power sector CO2 emissions reductions through CCS will reach in a market-based scenario 161 Mt in 2030 and 800-850 Mt in 2050[7], representing respectively 3.7% and 18-20% of current overall CO2 emission levels. In addition to its deployment in power generation, CCS may provide solutions for energy intensive industries, contributing significantly to reducing the emissions also in those industrial sectors.
CCS will be equally important for managing future CO2 emissions of countries such as China or India, already the largest coal users and emitters[8]. Maintaining the EU's global lead in developing CCS technologies and their early market deployment in the EU will generate new commercial opportunities for European businesses in these countries.
If efforts to make CCS commercially feasible in the EU by 2020 are not supported by policies, new coal-fired power plants may be built without CCS or retrofitting features. This would risk locking carbon-intensive technologies for several decades into as much as 70GW of capacity installed in the coming 10-15 years, representing over a third of the current coal-fired capacity.
First steps to enabling CCS in power generation can be taken without substantial additional costs. The Commission's proposal for CCS Directive aims to resolve all the major CCS-related legislative issues and to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure the safety of CCS deployment. With risks mitigated, legal barriers to CCS can be addressed and the proposal includes the appropriate provisions. Furthermore, the Commission confirms that the current ETS, before 2012, can recognize CO2 captured and safely stored as not emitted[9].
With active involvement of the European Commission, changes in international regimes as regards CCS acceptance have recently taken place[10]. The changes show that the EU can take leadership in shaping international regulation for CCS. Once the amendments are ratified, large storage capacities under the North Sea seabed can be opened up.
To provide the necessary legal certainty to operators and gain public confidence in the safety of CCS, it will be crucial that the Commission proposals be quickly adopted and transposed and that the changes in international regimes be ratified speedily by the Member States concerned. Demonstration, continued research and information transparency will also provide reassurance to the public on the overall safety of the process. Open and coordinated information activities will be necessary.
Economic hurdles for CCS will take more time to overcome. Even with the cost reductions expected from research and demonstration, the deployment of CCS will mean increased fixed as well as variable costs compared to power generation without CCS. However, industry and independent expert opinions concur[11] that at CO2 prices around or even below 35€/tCO2, and assuming full recognition of CCS in ETS, power plants using CCS after 2020 will not be at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis standard power plants[12] because the costs of CO2 avoidance through CCS will be at least equal if not lower than the cost of acquiring emission rights.
To provide long-term clarity on the future of ETS, the Commission is further making a legislative proposal for the post-2012 ETS. This proposal includes recognition of CCS as a legitimate emission-reduction technology, establishing a sound basis for long-term economics of CCS in the EU.
Pursuant to the European Council Conclusions of March 2007, the SET-Plan creates a framework within which CCS development can be brought forward. It identifies CCS as one of the strategic energy technologies and sets the time horizon of 2020 for making its use in power generation a realistic option, recognizing that Europe needs to proceed with the demonstration of these technologies in large-scale power generation while improving them through continuous R&D. CCS demonstration can thus be a new case of a European initiative under the SET-Plan, demonstrating the merits of concerted European effort.
CCS technologies are already used in industry but will need to be adapted for use in large-scale power plants and improved through advanced R&D. European industry is clearly involved[13] and strategic research needs are well defined[14]. Over 20 potential demonstration projects have been signalled by European industry in the past 12-18 months[15].
Bringing a sufficient number of them to realization in the required time necessitates a concerted action by European industry, Member States and the European Community. Several European countries have announced initiatives to support demonstration projects on their territories[16].
A coherent and coordinated EU-level action can add value and enhance the overall impact, whilst respecting the autonomy of national initiatives. As outlined in the SET-Plan and to stimulate at EU level the effective demonstration of sustainable fossil fuel technologies in commercial power generation, the Commission proposes to launch a European Industrial Initiative on CO 2 capture, transport and storage starting in 2008. While stimulating large-scale demonstration, this Initiative will also aim at addressing in an integrated manner the need for continuous research and for increasing public awareness and acceptance.
To secure an instant effect of the Initiative, the Commission will set up in 2008 a Support Action under FP7 to create and animate a network of CCS demonstration projects. The Commission will invite projects fulfilling minimum qualification criteria[17] to henceforth come forward to benefit from European action.
In this way, the Commission will provide first movers a means of coordination, exchange of information and experience and identification of best practices. Information gathered will help focus policies establishing a long-term value chain for CO2 and will guide coherent and effective interaction of participating projects with related R&D undertaken across the EU.
The Commission will ensure that verification and acceptance of projects into the network happens in close consultation with Member States, experts from European industry and representatives of civic society.
In exchange for sharing of information on progress and experience, projects entering the project network will gain visibility and a marketable identity (" a European logo ") as parts of an EU-driven initiative. Recognition of contribution to a common European cause can facilitate projects' access to financial support at national, Community and international levels. Public awareness actions and interaction with partners in third countries undertaken collectively in a coordinated manner will be more cost-efficient and have higher impact, providing clear benefits for all projects.
The Governance instruments outlined in the SET-Plan will be applied to steer the actions and further development of the European Industrial Initiative on CCS[18]. In particular, the European Community Steering Group on Strategic Energy Technologies, in close cooperation with the stakeholders' initiatives such as ETP-ZEP, will be crucial for assessing the possibility of extending the scope of the European Industrial Initiative beyond a project network and in determining financing options for such extension of scope.
Given the importance of CCS on the global scale, it will be important to include an international dimension, by developing and accelerating the ongoing European collaboration with China on CCS demonstration and expanding to other key emerging economies[19]. Of equal importance will be a systematic cooperation with other advanced economies developing CCS technologies for use in power generation.
Early demonstration will need to cover substantial additional capital requirements and increased operating costs[20].
The European energy businesses involved in power generation from fossil fuels will gain in CCS an important instrument enabling them to remain important players in European energy landscape and providing also new business opportunities. They can be therefore rightly expected to make significant commitments of their own resources in the interest of early demonstration. Public funds may be also needed for some projects, albeit for a limited time of the demonstration period and at levels depending on the future development of ETS prices.
As the financial requirements of CCS demonstration represent a major hurdle, the availability of such resources may condition the number of CCS projects undertaken in Europe and ultimately determine the success of CCS in Europe. While the Commission has significantly increased resources available for Clean Coal and CCS[21], it can under current budgetary circumstances provide only a minimum part of the support necessary to ensure that sustainable power generation from fossil fuels is brought to the market.
5.1. Mobilizing decisive industry commitment will be crucial
The energy industry has demonstrated through the ETP-ZEP a vital initiative on CCS and has been devoting resources to R&D and pilot projects for several years. However, clear commitments of substantial resources to large-scale demonstration have been scarcer.
ETP-ZEP published in October 2007 its vision of a Flagship Programme, aiming in particular at the coordinated construction and operation of a set of CCS demonstration projects by 2015. The programme specifications identified the need for financial support but most industry players have yet to define the size and timing of own financial commitments to individual projects.
If fossil fuels are to continue playing their valuable role in the energy mix, it is crucial that European industry associated with them makes clear, early and decisive commitments. In addition to the power sector, energy intensive industries may want to come forward with their own ideas for the development of CCS in their sectors. The inevitability of action on climate change offers power generators and other businesses prepared to move early into the CCS market the possibility of a real commercial benefit.
The dedication of substantial resources by companies is a precondition for the stimulation of sustainable fossil fuel technologies in commercial power generation. Without bold funding decisions by the companies at the earliest opportunity, complementary public funding may not be triggered.
The longer the power industry takes to start embracing the CCS technology, the more policy-makers will be obliged to look at the option of compulsory application of CCS technology as the only way forward.
5.2. Paving the way for strong Member States' involvement
As fossil fuels represent a dominant part of the energy mix in a number of Member States and are expected to play a long-term role in their security of supply and competitiveness, a number of EU countries have every interest in ensuring the development of CCS. It is up to each Member State to decide how it will support CCS demonstration in addition to R&D, addressing the higher up-front and operational costs.
Some Member States have already identified possible approaches (including feed-in tariffs or up-front investment grants). However, the suitability of concrete measures can only be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and it is also up to each Member State to decide how its support scheme can be financed. Use of some revenues coming from auctioning under the ETS could be appropriate. EU Structural and Cohesion Funds can be a partial source of funding in some Member States[22].
Some national support measures to assist demonstration projects, which represent by far the highest cost of enabling CCS technologies, are likely to entail state aid. The Commission expects this support to be a temporary assistance[23] until such technology becomes competitive. The Commission is indicating in the revision of the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection[24] the legal grounds for declaring compatible state aid to CCS demonstration power plants[25].
In view of the importance of early demonstration of CCS in power generation and given that a number of those projects may require some public funding, the Commission is ready, without prejudice to due procedure and individual merit of each project, to view favourably the use of state aid for covering the additional costs related to CCS demonstration in power generation projects.
5.3. Identifying sources of financing at EU level
The SET-Plan proposes to examine avenues for raising additional funds for the priorities identified in the Plan. The Commission will address the issue of resources for CCS development in the Communication on financing low carbon technologies planned under the SET-Plan for 2008. Identifying additional resources will be crucial particularly if the European CCS Initiative is to mature into a common action going beyond the coordinating structure of a project network.
Using European financial institutions will also be instrumental. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is currently analyzing the possibility of developing new products for financing CCS in addition to already existing means under the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF)[26]. Recognition of a project's European identity may facilitate access to such financing, similarly to the current practice with Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN) projects. For projects in third countries, specific instruments such as the EIB's Climate Change Financing Facility can be used[27].
Whilst the Commission cannot aspire to financing significant investment costs from FP7, a limited financing of preparatory stages may be provided to a few most deserving projects, e.g. the most innovative or promising early risers. In the first call for proposals under FP7, the Commission opened the possibility of supporting feasibility and engineering studies for large-scale CCS demonstration projects. In the 2008 call for proposals, a similar topic will be open.
New infrastructures will need to be built up in Europe to facilitate a successful transition towards a low carbon energy system. In the particular case of power generation with CCS, this implies an early need for infrastructure for transport and storage of CO2 and the linking in of emission sources, with non-discriminatory access rules comparable to those currently in place for existing electricity and gas infrastructure.
It will be important to develop the European dimension in these networks. Some focused, additional financial support may be necessary (e.g. for networks definition and detailed feasibility studies of individual infrastructure projects in the network). To this end, the Commission will propose a revision of the TEN-E guidelines to include CO2 infrastructure (pipelines and storage sites).
The opportunities and challenges presented by CCS make it a priority of strategic importance in the development of new energy technologies for Europe. Early effective demonstration of technological viability of CCS in power generation, both in Europe and internationally, is a milestone on the road to its widespread use. With timely and bold industry and public initiatives and strong market-based stimuli to avoid CO2 emissions, CCS can be commercially viable in 2020 or soon after.
To stimulate development of CCS in Europe, the Commission proposes in parallel with this Communication an enabling regulatory framework and the inclusion of CCS in ETS. The revised Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection take a favourable view on CCS and indicate the legal grounds on which CCS demonstration projects can benefit from state aid. The Commission will in 2008 propose a revision of TEN-E guidelines to encompass CO2 infrastructure.
In the framework of the SET Plan, the Commission proposes to launch a European Industrial Initiative on CCS as a base for the coordination, transparency and visibility of demonstration projects. This way, EU will take lead in large-scale demonstration world-wide and will maximize the benefits of early demonstration. In 2008, the Commission will establish, in this context, a project network allowing early-movers to exchange information and experience, maximize impact on further R&D and policy making, optimize costs through shared collective actions (e.g. vis-à-vis the public or third countries), and obtain recognition as parts of a crucial EU-wide initiative ("a European logo").
Early demonstration will not be feasible without major financial commitments. For the private sector, the inevitability of action on climate change offers power generators and other businesses prepared to move early into the CCS market the possibility of a real commercial benefit. The later such moves begin, the more policy makers will be obliged to look at the option of compulsory application of CCS technology as the only way forward.
Clear and decisive commitments from European industry will be essential for triggering consideration of a complementary contribution from public funds. In particular, those Member States intending to rely on coal in their future energy mix should implement support measures for early demonstration of CCS. Information obtained through the European Industrial Initiative will facilitate the analysis of the compatibility of such measures with EU's state aid rules. Mobilising additional resources may be necessary and will be further considered in the context of the SET-Plan, in view of extending the European Industrial Initiative on CCS beyond the scope of a project network.
[1] While improvements in combustion efficiencies will be indispensable, they alone will not deliver the necessary reduction of CO2 emissions.
[2] The SET-Plan provides policy orientation for European R&D efforts, identifying several key technologies required for its vision of a Europe with a thriving and sustainable economy keeping world leadership in a diverse portfolio of clean, efficient and low-carbon energy technologies.
[4] Industry estimates; see also IAES for details.
[5] www.zero-emissionplatform.eu.
[6] IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2050 and Stern Review.
[7] Impact Assessments for the CCS Directive and the SET Plan.
[8] Two-thirds of the increase in global coal use will come from China and India. Already today, one new coal-fired power plant is put into operation every week somewhere in the world.
[9] CCS projects can be opted in for 2008-2012.
[10] Following the amendments to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Protocol"), an agreement of signatory parties to The Convention for the Protection of Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") was for instance reached in June 2007 enabling CCS to be considered under the Convention.
[11] ETP-ZEP, IEA, the Stern Review, and others (IAES).
[12] In the period until 2020 or so, the incremental costs incurred by early CCS demonstration projects woulers (IAES).
[13] In the period until 2020 or so, the incremental costs incurred by early CCS demonstration projects would correspond to significantly higher CO2 prices (up to 70 €/tCO2).
[14] European energy companies, equipment suppliers and oil/gas businesses as well as NGOs are actively involved in the ETP-ZEP.
[15] Priorities for European R&D on CCS have been identified on the basis of EU-supported R&D and knowledge and experience in the ETP-ZEP (IAES).
[17] UK, Netherlands, and Norway; in preparation in Poland, Germany and Spain.
[18] See IAES for a preliminary opinion on the criteria to be used.
[19] In particular, the European Community Steering Group on Strategic Energy Technologies and the Energy Technology Information System. Furthermore, the Research Alliance might align existing R&D activities in Europe in the relevant fields.
[20] In addition to its continued engagement with China (namely through the "Near-Zero Emission Coal project - NZEC" following on the heals of the 2005 EU-China partnership on Climate change and the subsequent 2006 Memorandum of Understanding), the Commission also laid the groundwork in 2007 for CCS collaboration with India and South Africa.
[21] Equipping a new power plant with elements needed for early demonstration of the full CO2 capture, transport and storage chain would entail incremental costs requiring (for a 300MW plant) either an additional upfront capital allocation of roughly €300-500m or ongoing additional revenue of €45-125m per year over the life of the project.
[22] While there was no "Clean Coal" action in FP6, the "CCS" action disposed of allocations of €15-20m on annualized basis. The combined allocations for "Clean Coal" and "CCS' actions in FP7 will use more than double. In addition, part of the annual sum of ca € 9m dedicated to coal-related research from the Research Fund for Coal and Steel will continue to go to complementary R&D.
[23] Although no Member State has created specific provisions in their operating plans for the period 2007-2013, some assistance to CCS demonstration power plants could fall within planned research and innovation activities. Opportunity for amendments to explicitly cover such plants can arise following strategic reviews of programmes.
[24] After the demonstration period, CCS will be expected to compete on a commercial basis, within the future ETS.
[25] SEC(2008) 64 adopted concurrently.
[26] The guidelines state that the use of CCS in power generation, practically non-existent to date, is likely to be limited in the next decade mainly to demonstration projects. Insofar as projects are not subject to other state aid guidelines, the Commission believes that a declaration of compatibility of the limited number of state aid cases arising in connection with such projects could be best granted directly under the provisions of the primary European legislation: Articles 87(3)(b) or (c) and 88(3) of ECT.
[27] RSFF is a joint initiative of the EIB and the Commission aimed at providing risk financing for new technologies and R&D implementation projects.
[28] In a related development, the EIB signed a China Climate Change Framework Loan in the margins of the 10th EU-China Summit on 28 November 2007 and, subject to the proposals from Chinese authorities, is considering its use to support CCS demonstration in China.
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Some people might say they saw it coming.
Others are expressing surprise.
Either way, customers and investors had a lot to talk about following the collapse of Washington Mutual Inc. and the acquisition of the company by JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $1.9 billion, payable to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sept. 25. Excluded from the transaction are the senior unsecured debt, subordinated debt, and preferred stock of Washington Mutual's banks.
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Would love to see photos of the Narnia attraction if anyone gets some. -Thanks
Would love to see photos of the Narnia attraction if anyone gets some. -Thanks
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Thanks Jedi Princess. We'll all enjoy seeing something new. I'm so excited about the movie. The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe is a fascinating metaphor about Christianity told in a very captivating way. I've enjoyed that tale since I was a small boy.
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Saw the first TV advertisement for the movie last night! Cannot wait to go and see it!
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No problem. I also love this movie when I was a child and please to see it as an adult on PBS in the live action version as well. They did the whole Narina series which I thought were great. Only thing that bother me was when the witch kills Aslan always made afraid. But then we see him again and I'm all better
At Disney-MGM Studios, there's a piece of scenery/photo location that looks like it came from this scene in the movie (minus the girl, of course):
Does anyone know when this Narnia thing is supposed to open? Is it already open? Hopefully it will be better than the HM attraction, that was disappointing.
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i think they opened it the same day as the movie
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Yes it open on Friday December 9 and let just say it was ****. We wait in line for 30 plus minute and go inside which by the way we had to stand and watched a 25 minute clip of the movie. Needless to say I was very unhappy and so was a lot of others. I will detail more in my trip report.Don't worry you didn't miss a thing.
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4,4 en febrero 21, 2014
It was a rainy weekend but the stay at Occidental Inn warmed our hearts. Although we have been to numerous other B&Bs in the Sonoma/Russioan River area over the years, this was our first trip to Occidental and what a find! The setting is perfect and the Inn is truly a beautiful place. We stayed in the Marbles Suite and it is an exceptional room with a very comfortable seating area, fireplace, large spa-type tub, a nice sixed bathroom with a roomy walk-in shower. The breakfast was top quality cuisine, although the first day the service was inexplicably slow (50 minutes to receive the entree!). The second day however, the service was prompt and the food superb. We love this area and the Occidental Inn is one of the region's crown jewels.
5 en febrero 05, 2014
Wonderful B&B, very romantic. Staff were great. We're planning to return as soon as possible
3,8 en enero 02, 2014
My bride and I stayed the weekend after Christmas. Tina & Jerry are the most Friendly and accommodating innkeepers. Every stick of furniture and decor is unique & authentic, right down to the wicker waste baskets. Breakfast was beautifully presented, well prepared, and healthy served in a lovely but chilly dining room. The only complaint is that we couldn't lower the heat in our room, so we were quite toasty under the down comforter and heavy linen. We hope to stay there again.
4,2 en octubre 03, 2012
The only thing that we recommend that the Inn should disclose, is there is limited cell phone coverage at the Inn. Verizon works in some places in the Inn but not all.
4,8 en septiembre 04, 2012
Felt like a dream in the woods, in the clouds, amongst the transparency of man and nature living well together. Refreshed.
5 en octubre 13, 2009
I had always wanted to try a stay at the Inn at Occidental and finally got the pleasure to stay there a night as my husband and I took a road trip on our motorcycle. Everything about the inn met our expectations and we only wish we could of stayed longer. We will return again to experience one of the other charming rooms!!! Thanks Tina & Jerry..........
5 en febrero 08, 2008
I had not been back at the Inn at Occidental for a few years and decided to extend a business trip in they area to check on Jerry & Tina, the proprietors-innkeepers, and on one of my favorite inns in Sonoma. For all of those who have had the chance to visit and feel as I do about this property: be reassured. The Inn at Occidental is alive and well, as charming and whimsical as ever. After all their years of experience working in large hotels, Jerry and Tina have effortlessly -at least it seems- slipped in the much more casual world of innkeeping but brought with them a professionalism that is unfortunately often missing at other inns in that price range. (It's a member of both Unique Inns and Select Registry) Mixed with the tongue in cheek, quirky, luxury of the atmosphere, this is a winning combination! They brought a peacefulness to the inn that only added to its charm. Casually elegant is how I would describe the Marble Suite where I stayed. (No, the marble does not refer to a Vegas style decor but to these little round balls we played with in the school yard, now displayed artfully in a few places around the room). Rooms have no TV's but, when I asked Jerry about it, he offered to bring one in. Even though I was traveling solo this time, I declined and opted to enjoy the peace and quietness the absence of cell reception and of TV would provide for one night.Sitting in my private oversize spa tub, looking at the fireplace and listening to calming music provided on the cd player, I thought: "This is just what I needed after three days of conference in a generically nice chain hotel". After a great night of sleep under (the linens are so luxurious - Frette towels too) a delicious breakfast awaited us before our trip back to Oakland Airport and the real world. I am already looking forward to be back!
5 en febrero 02, 2008
My husand and I stayed at this charming in recently while traveling through the area. What a find! The innkeepers are charming, the food is delicious and the inn itself has a personality beyond compare.
5 en enero 12, 2008
We were treated like royalty. Breathtaking decor and if I could get there each year, I would be back. Everything was top notch and staff went out of their way to make us feel at home. A perfect romantic escape. We look back on this stay here as one of our finest B&B experiences, and we have been to many. Don't miss this one! Fall in love all over again.
3,2 en octubre 28, 2007
Had a wonderful time in this charming and comfortable Inn. The InnKeepers, Gerry & Tina extended warm hospitality as well a activity suggestions for wine tasting and dining. I would stay again if in the area
5 en junio 08, 2007
The Inn at Occidental is all its Website promises plus more. The innkeepers and staff are wonderful, the decor (throughout the inn) is high-style as well as charming, the courtyard is magnificent, the food (breakfast, homemade cookies, evening hors d'oeuvres)is outstanding, and the location is ideal. I have visited hundreds of inns in this country and abroad, and Inn at Occidental is one of my very favorites. I endorse it whole-heartedly.
5 en febrero 09, 2007
We stayed there for our wedding anniversary in Jan. 2007. It was so relaxing. The room was excellent, the breakfast delicious and the hosts were delightful. Definitely recommend.


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Are our kids overdrugged?How did we create a society where parents pump drugs into their childern in order to control their behavior. I am sorry, but there are way too many childern that are prescriped very heavy addictive drugs that controls who they are. The scary part is, once these children want to go off of the drugs, that is when they deal with the real side effects. What are you opinions about students who are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD that are prescribed drugs? Do you think we are overprescribing as a society? Prescription drugs seem to be the easy way out of a lot of issues anymore.
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My brother was diagnosed with ADD when he was very young. My mother put him on the drugs and we watched him face a wall and rock back and forth...completely devoid of personality. She flushed the drugs after a week and told the teacher that if she couldn't handle her active child, we needed another teacher.
Parents need to understand that kids--especially boys--are supposed to be active and noisy. Give them the tools they need to be active...enroll them in sports, gymnastics, dance, or just spend time with them outside. It's ridiculous to drug them all up.
Posted by amy-lepore on November 14, 2008 at 7:41 AM (Answer #2)
Preach it, sister! I totally agree that children are given far too many drugs. My nephew has been diagnosed with everything from Asperger's to ADD to ADHD. He has taken drugs to make him calm, but that took away his appetite. So they added drugs to make him eat, but then he had trouble sleeping. He's only 9 years old!!!!!! Fortunately for him, his parents' new insurance company has a high copay for those drugs, and my sister can't afford to buy them. He has been off all drugs for almost a year, and he is doing fine. He's a normal, active boy.
Posted by linda-allen on November 14, 2008 at 8:33 AM (Answer #3)
Are our kids overdrugged?How did we create a society where parents pump drugs into their childern in order to control their behavior. I am sorry, but there are way too many childern that are prescriped very heavy addictive drugs that controls who they are. The scary part is, once these children want to go off of the drugs, that is when they deal with the real side effects. What are you opinions about students who are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD that are prescribed drugs? Do you think we are overprescribing as a society? Prescription drugs seem to be the easy way out of a lot of issues anymore.
When I came to the States from England, I was working as a camp counselor with kids from high-income families. It became clear to me that half of them were medicated to keep their energy levels down, DURING THE SUMMER! It made me sad to see this and I didn't understand the families inflicting this on their children.
Then I started teaching in low-income schools. I didn't see any of my students medicated for ADD and ADHD. I didn't notice the difference between these kids and the ones I had worked with at summer camp until I looked around at my classroom and made a keen observation. The boys had overwhelmingly higher energy levels than the girls. Then I thought back to my summer camp kids and I realized it was mostly the boys who were being medicated. I couldn't believe it! These parents believed that their boys had ADHD when I saw almost all of my boys exhibiting high energy behaviors! At no point did I wish my boys were medicated.
I went on to teach single sex Language Arts and Social Studies to two separate classes of boys and girls in a "last-chance school." Yes, my boys had higher energy levels than my girls, but again, no I didn't wish they were medicated. I just taught a little differently the differently gendered classrooms. My boys acheived the same results as my girls with just a little more kinesthetic methods of learning.
Medicating and hence stifling the energy of my students simply breaks my heart.
Posted by jenevra on November 14, 2008 at 8:57 AM (Answer #4)
I disagree with the comments that have been posted so far. Yes, medication is abused and overused and should not be the first, second but last avenue for parents to explore, but in some cases it is a benefit. I teach and the motto I live by is to help children achieve their full potential. How can this be achieved if a student is struggling to deal with their emotions or to maintain attention even with full support. Providing a student with an opportunity to learn and become functioning members of society is not a 'medication crime'.
Posted by starfall on November 14, 2008 at 6:26 PM (Answer #5)
For response to #5: medication is becoming the cure all for everything for all types of people. Yes, I do understand that some people have a chemical imbalance, and need to take some kind of medication to be "normal" and function in society, but when we see such a high increase of kids being diagnosed and medicated, we must question, right? I think there are many parents that spend more time with their jobs and not their children, and as soon as they see a issue with their child they find the "easy road" out instead of actually starting to bond and learn about their child..come on..someone agree with me!
Posted by alohaspirit on November 14, 2008 at 7:31 PM (Answer #6)
I believe that sometimes, yes parents are using medications to control their kids instead of handling discipline. Sometimes, there are instances where kids will need help. These are few and far between, completely in my opinion. I have seen kids that went from having a personality (and sure some behavior issues) to having a void look all the time and absolutely no personality.
In response to #6 ~ Yes. I agree that sometimes parents do want the easy road out. I will repeat SOMETIMES. They let their kids get away with so much when they are young and the misbehaviors are small and "cute". Then as they get older, the misbehaviors increase and parents don't know how to deal with them. Once they realize that, the only solution in their minds is medication.
Posted by sbinkowski on November 16, 2008 at 7:56 AM (Answer #7)
I believe that there are many things that are being overdiagnosed in children, like ADD and ADHD, etc. I also believe they are overmedicated, yes. It seems the mentality of many doctors is to simply prescribe a pill instead of trying to find other alternatives.
Posted by kwoo1213 on November 21, 2008 at 12:14 AM (Answer #8)
I worked in a psychiatrist's office for a summer in college and actually performed the ADHD computerized testing. In this testing, children were asked to respond to certain questions and pictures as quickly as possible. I was the employee who took scores to the psychiatrist so he could make a final decision about his course of action. I found that often, the child would be on the BORDER or even further away from the brink of actually qualifying for ADD or ADHD medication, and in an effort to easily satisfy the parents and teachers of the child, the doctor would still prescribe the medication. This bothered me, because now, as an educator myself, I have noticed that many of my own students are medicated when I believe that their attention issues might be more effectively and easily solved by giving them activities that stimulate them. I also think that many parents simply do not want to have to deal with their children, so they find scapegoats. Unfortunately, medication has become one of the many scapegoats that parents have turned to.
Posted by sostrowski on November 25, 2008 at 3:40 PM (Answer #9)
I teach High School Basic English where every single one of my boys has been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. Half of my girls have been diagnosed with ADD. Some are medicated, some are not. I personally wonder what my medicated kids are actually like. Because I have such small classes (my largest class is 15, my smallest is 6 kids) my kids can focus a little better because I am able to pull them back easier. I think with as large as classes have been getting, it is becoming increasingly difficult for kids even without ADD/HD to focus because the rooms are small, there are 25-30 kids and one teacher. I have my "army of animals" that I throw to a kid when he is getting really fidgety. They can play with the stuffed animal under their desk so they are still doing something but quietly and are able to focus on me and my teaching. Also, as juvenile as it seems, I have behavior cards (that only I see, they are not displayed) that at the end of the week, based on the individual kid, if they stayed within their behavior limit of outbursts, not raising the hand, not paying attention to the lesson or whatever, they get candy. There are so many alternatives to medication out there, you just have to understand your kids and their limitations, abilities, goals and behaviors. Some kids do need medication, don't think I believe I can solve the world's problems with a Snickers bar (sure would be nice though right?) but a LOT of kids are medicated when they don't need to be. Boys tend to be rambunctious, girls are dramatic. They will grow up. But until them, let them be kids.
Posted by jennyrocks on January 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM (Answer #10)
It is simple capitalist abuse of market economics. These pills are a product and the powerful pharmaceutical industry finds ways to ensure they are prescribed as widely as possible.
Posted by frizzyperm on January 8, 2009 at 7:48 AM (Answer #11)
Our kids are over-diagnosed more than overdrugged, but often the two are contingent upon each other. Doctors and so-called experts are very quick today to label a child with any one of a plethora of conditions, be that ADD, ADHD, Autism, or a whole host of other difficult-to-pinpoint syndromes (Aspergers, for example).
But once the so-called gurus have ascribed some disability to a child, parents are then overly quick to "treat" the condition using a number of heavily promoted narcotics. These drugs are sometimes unnecessary, and as a result, yes, our kids become overdrugged.
Posted by engtchr5 on January 8, 2009 at 8:21 AM (Answer #12)
In response to #11 - A coercive market is not part of Capitalism, if you study that system closely. A level playing field (which is part of Capitalism) in the marketplace would have suggested that there are alternative treatments to the solutions that the pharmas peddle; where are they? Maybe those alternative solutions don't exist, because big pharm has created a coercive monopoly of pill solutions, and alternatives can't get into the market. This presupposes that there are, in fact, alternative treatments to these diagnoses. Are there? Maybe not, and maybe that's because the problems don't exist to the magnitude that the med establishment would have us believe. What's routinely diagnosed now as "hyperactive" seems to be just boys being boys, for example. Granted, there are cases when meds are appropriate, but they're few and far between, as those should be the most obvious of cases. The drugs seem to have been created by big pharm in search of a problem to cure, so they've created one, and it's destroying this generation of children. Children of the World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your pills! Don't do drugs! Just say no!!!
Posted by enotechris on January 8, 2009 at 12:43 PM (Answer #14)
I was trying to imply that the abuse was being perpetrated by capitalists, I wasn't suggesting it was capitalist theory. While cartels, bribes, share frauds, greed, environmental vandalism, criminal death, gross negligence, war, slavery, political corruption and ponsey schemes may not be 'part of capitalism as defined in the textbooks', it is capitalists who repeatedly do such things. What level playing field?
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Posted by frizzyperm on January 9, 2009 at 1:24 AM (Answer #15)
Whilst I agree that there is a potential for plenty of problems, I do also think and hope that we are improving in our diagnosis and treatment of such conditions as ADHD, hopefully resulting in more accurate medication and treatment that actually helps and benefits students. I am completely against drugging students for the sake of it, but I do think that in certain cases it has been shown that medication has had a really positive effect.
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is there any way to have an HUD with a timer for RA,MH,YA etc... ?
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is there any way to have an HUD with a timer for RA,MH,YA etc... ?
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Just a spectator privilege on premium servers, no option.
damn , no way to have a timer so... ?
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While having timers that literally countdown item timings for you (like the premium server spectator option) is illegal, there is another way.. kind of.
Around a year or so ago, the famous HUD designer "yatar" made a static item timer where you would manually add in a specific item's timing and by hitting a set key it would teamsay the information for you and have the item's icon with your set time displayed on screen.
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This is about as close as you can get to displaying "timers" without breaking any rules as again the "timers" actually dont countdown but instead rely on you to enter the info in manually.
Not sure if this "hud" exists anymore, or even functions with the numerous cvar changes that QL has received since the time I used this system. Hope this answers your question.
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just set cg_enablerespawntimer 1 in your cfg and if you're ever on the right kind of server you will have them, it does nothing on unsupported servers.
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Yakumo explained it well, and completely =)
About incubus his comment, qop uploaded the complete script (cleaned, pretty easy to install and use) together with his newest, and in my opinion also best custom hud he made so far
To view or download this take a look @ this link: http://qlhud.core.ws/id/56tDUi
I tried it but since i play only CTF it's just too hectic too actually use it in-game
I took his script and adjusted it by deleting everything except for 1 QUAD-timer since u only really need 1 @ CTF (even there are 2 power-ups) and placed ir @ my HUD right below my level-timer, but even like that i still almost never use it, ( but that also might be because im not really used to use it yet =) )
Dunno if ppl are interested in that, if there are ppl who are interested ill upload it
Anywayz, the best way is just to have a level timer thats big enough and good located @ ur HUD and just learn to remember the last 2 numbers (and count 25 or 35 secs to that, for the RA or MH)
It just takes a little practice and some time to really controle the item-timings like that, but once u have, u will have a big advantage over the ppl who use scripts like that =)
Just wondering....but why would you need to time the Quad like that? I can't time items normally, but I can time powerups as long as I notice when they were taken. It's 2 minutes later that they will come back. Pretty easy to "time' them--just look at the seconds that you hear "QUAD DAMAGE" and then remember it and then look at the minutes and then add 2.
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6th Circuit: Lawyer Must Pay $300K for Using Stock Photos to Create Morphed Child Porn Trial Exhibit
Posted Nov 12, 2012 1:08 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
A federal appeals court has approved a $300,000 award against an Ohio lawyer rejecting the attorney's arguments that he had a First Amendment right to morph stock photos into child pornography as part of a defense trial exhibit and that no one was harmed by his doing so.
Dean Boland was trying to show that overbroad laws against child pornography could entrap a defendant who didn't know whether the images were real or fake. But he wound up in trouble himself under a federal law that prohibits possession of images "created, adapted or modified" to depict identifiable minors in explicit sexual conduct, Reuters reports.
In the exhibit, Boland showed the jury "before" and "after" photos, including a stock image of a child eating a doughnut that he replaced with a penis. The exhibits would have been legal, under federal law, if they were entirely computer-generated or manipulated photos of adults, the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explained in its Friday opinion (PDF).
To avoid being federally prosecuted, Boland OK'd a diversion agreement in which he admitted creating and possessing child pornography and apologized in the Cleveland Bar Journal. However, he contested the damages sought in a 2007 civil lawsuit by the parents of two child in the stock photos he used, arguing that they hadn't been hurt by images that were shown only in court and never electronically circulated.
The appellate panel disagreed. Upholding the award of $300,000 in damages under federal child pornography law that provides for such compensation and comparing the damage done by such images to the damage done by defamation, it said that injury to reputation and emotional well-being results.
"When he created morphed images, he intended to help criminal defendants, not harm innocent children," wrote Judge Jeffrey Sutton of Boland. "Yet his actions did harm children, and Congress has shown that it means business in addressing this problem by creating sizable damages awards for victims of this conduct."
Boland did not respond to requests for comment from the news agency.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: "Lawyer Acting as Expert Witness Violated Child Porn Law With Court Exhibits, 6th Circuit Rules"
ABAJournal.com: "Expert Witness Lawyer Morphed Stock Photos Into Alleged Child Porn for Exhibits, Told to Pay $300K"
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One brave BRBer takes a look at the Pistol and how the Texans could potentially use it.
Just as Washington did, Texans can still run outside zone out of Pistol as well as boot-action passing attack. Win/win in my opinion.
— Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) August 1, 2013
This is pretty interesting to think about. The Texans have been using this formation during training camp and Head Coach Gary Kubiak has noted it could be an option for the team to use in 2013.
Time to start reading up on the formation and imagining the possibilities!
And to be clear, the Pistol formation doesn't mean the read option will be used.
It is the final Friday morning of 2012, and the Georgia Bulldogs are getting ready to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Capital One Bowl. Dawg Sports brings you up to speed on the latest Georgia news.
Western Carolina vs. Georgia Tech. Will The Catamounts Pistol Formation Affect The Yellow Jackets Defense?
A breakdown of Indiana's offense.
The Chiefs are using the Pistol formation to increase Thigpen's efficiency. Developed by Chris Ault of the Nevada Wolfpack, the Pistol is a mini-shotgun in which the quarterback stands about three yards behind center, waiting for the snap, while the tailback stands another three yards directly behind him (Fig. 1 shows a typical example of the formation the Chiefs use, with the addition of rookie fullback Mike Cox in an H-back look). It's a nice hybrid of the spread offense that most young quarterbacks find easier to run, and the power-running success that the NFL requires. Tight end Tony Gonzalez has been the main man in the Kansas City Pistol, finding open zones against defenses that are playing the Chiefs honest.
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XTERRA Arizona Xtreme Post Race ReportBy Circ Toepel, XTERRA Rep Every year I look forward to heading down to Saguaro Lake for another DCB adventure. This race is the kickoff for the West coast and Mountain region. It is always fun to see what fitness level or lack thereof we have coming out from under the blankets of snow. After a few years of unseasonable weather (less than 90 degrees), this years race was hot. Make that "smokin' almost 100 degrees hot". The point to point 1500m swim starts at the Marina and takes the competitors to Butchers Cove where they pick up their bikes and head out into the desert. The sandy, rocky 26k bike trail is mostly 2 track. It is very fast and has some really fun windy, twisty sections that will trap you in the sandy bottoms if you don't stay high on the berms. There are a few steep hills thrown in for a true XTERRA Xtreme Xperience. The desert trails have their own wildlife habitat as Shonny Vanlandingham discovered while she was attacking the bike course with our own Andy Duenow (Alaska race director). They bunny hopped a snake catching some rays on the trail. Both riders opted not to go back and check its species. Ben Hoffman, racing in the pro field, dominated the swim by exiting the water in 20:26. His main competitor, Cody Waite was close behind with a 22:33. Cody made up 3 minutes on the bike and exited T2 first but Ben put the power to the dirt and finished 1st with a 28:25 run split. The run course was shortened slightly this year because of heat concerns. The 1st amateur was Tom O'Brien who came out of the water in 23:22, scorched the bike with a 1:06:03 and finished the run in 32:02. Andy Duenow came in next a minute and a half back outsprinting Garrett Ford by 2 seconds. Next up was Edward Oliver another 25 seconds back at 2:18:27. Shonny Vanlandingham was the only Pro woman but she proved to be a formidable opponent for the men by coming in 8th overall at 2:18:52. Could be an interesting year for the pro women if she would forget about those silly Olympics and get down to XTERRA business! Shonny thought the point to point swim was a fun change and polished it off in 25:16. She grabbed her bike and proceeded to show us her mtb skills by turning in a 1:06:59 bike split. Her run of 31:35 gave her a total time of 2:18:52. After the race Shonny said "the Arizona Xtreme is a must do for anybody who hasn't experienced it. The race director and staff did a great job with the challenging logistics of the race." The women's amateur field was an exciting race to watch unfold. Lisa Lieb from Durango came out of the water in 28:17 with Cary Kinross-Wright 13 seconds behind. Lisa pulled a minute more out of the bike but the sand and steep rocky terrain on the run played right into Cary's strength. She made the 4 mile run look easy with a time of 33:03. Her total time of 2:38:55 gave her the top spot. Lisa finished in a time of 2:42:24. Not wanting the Colorado girls to have all the fun, Windy Marks from Phoenix took 3rd place with a time of 2:44:30. After the race competitors were treated to pizza and beer to chill out from the hot day. Most racers could be found lounging by the pool telling wild tails of what might have been. Many boxes of GU were given away at the awards as well as XTERRA wetsuits, XTERRA shoes and socks plus free entries to upcoming races. Can't think of a better way to start the season. |
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Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina
Also known as
- Giovenale Ancina
- Juvenal Ancina
Born to a wealthy and politically connected family. Educated in medicine and philosophy. Noted scholar, musician, composer, music editor, and orator. Professor of medicine at the University of Turin, Italy. Private physician to the ambassador from Savoy to Rome in 1575. There he met Saint Philip Neri and decided to follow his call to the priesthood. Worked with Saint Philip at the Congregation of the Oratory in Naples, Italy. Introduced the use of the written catechism to Saluzzo, Italy, and brought a re-birth of faith and good works in that city. Bishop of Saluzzo in 1596. Reportedly poisoned by a monk that he had chastized.
- 19 October 1545 at Fossano, Piedmont, Italy
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A scene from "X-Men."
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A place where Obama and Reggi Love meet for a little backdoor buggering?
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Lady Liberty's boogers look like rats.
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Petraeus' cod-piece
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Rosie O'Donut's cod piece.
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Statue of Liberty…???? when she was still copper colored
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Mooch's girdle underwiring
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Doug Wakeman got it. …next!
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Moochelle Obama's chastity belt.
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I got into Liberty's head in 1965. The boogers were humongous!!
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It's the lighten protection banding for Statue of Liberty.
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Inside view of Nancy Pelosi's empty skull
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They don't make 'em like that anymore!
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Seems kinda small to be Lady Liberty. Unless the shot was taken from a good distance and majorly zoomed with exceptional quality. I'd be more inclined to say something like one of the Vegas statues or even an amusement park sign. Top-right corner looks like a neon ballast mounting enclosure. But I've been wrong before… I did run over that shit-eating dog that time in Hawaii. I shudder now to think that if I'd let it live, who knows, it might have eating the biggest pile of shit of all. That would've saved us all a lot of trouble!
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Corrosion, decay in the framework of Liberty.
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W & Cheney preparing a controlled explosion to topple Lady Liberty as Obama helicopters nearby.
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I took the photo when I was inside the crown. KILLER view out the tiny windows.
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Severeal tons of recyclable copper, sitting in NY Harbor just waiting to be hauled off by Obamarrhoids in the middle of the night.
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There's more inside Liberty's head than Leader's head.
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Gimme yo tahrd, yo po', yo muddy asses wantin to eat free.
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Rust caused by the salt in Lady Liberty's tears of sorrow …
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I give up…I'm gonna have a drink! It just looks like a project on my workbench that got put on the back burner so long that the copper turned green.
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Mooches IUD?
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It may be gratifying for women to see their husbands loading the dishwasher or folding laundry, but is it sexy? Yes, according to many media stories. "Men: Want More Sex? Do the Laundry" was headline of a 2009 report from CBS News. According to Naomi Wolf, "research has shown that the most erotic thing a man can do for a woman is the dishes." Sheryl Sandberg, the author of "Lean In," agrees. "Nothing is sexier" she says, than a man who wants to do his share of the housework. "It may be counterintuitive," writes Sandberg, "but the best way for a man to make a pass at his wife is to do the dishes." Sandberg urges readers to check out a "fabulous little book" called "Porn for Women" produced by the Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative. It is full of images of hunky guys vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the kitty litter.
But now a new study in the American Sociological Review casts doubt on the truth of this happy feminist idyll. Men routinely doing "female" chores appear to have less - not more - sex. According to the authors, Sabino Kornrich (Center for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Madrid), Julie Brines (University of Washington), and Katrina Leupp (University of Washington):
"Couples in which men participate more in housework typically done by women report having sex less frequently. Similarly, couples in which men participate more in traditionally masculine tasks - such as yard work, paying bills and auto maintenance - report higher sexual frequency."
The three researchers looked at data from a nationally representative sample of 4,500 heterosexual married couples from the U.S. National Survey of Families and Households, 1992 to 1994 - the most recent large-scale study measuring household chores, sexual frequency, and marital satisfaction.
Men in the study reported having had sex an average of 5.2 times in the month prior to the survey, while women reported 5.6 times on average. But both men and women in couples with more gender-traditional divisions of household labor reported having had more sex than those with more egalitarian divisions.
In marriages where women performed all the typically female tasks (cleaning, cooking, shopping - called "core work" by the researchers), couples had sex 1.6 times more per month than couples where men carried out all these traditionally female chores. In marriages where men helped out but stuck to stereotypical male tasks ("non-core" work such automobile maintenance, yard work, bill-paying, and snow shoveling), couples had sex 0.7 times more than those where women performed the traditional male tasks. But, as the researchers point out, even in marriages where men did 40 percent of the "female" chores, couples experience "substantially lower sexual frequency than households in which women perform all the core [typically female] chores." Put simply: There appears to be an inverse relationship between husbands doing traditionally female tasks and sexual frequency.
Sommers is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Her books include "Who Stole Feminism" and "The War Against Boys."
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