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Last night, in the bottom of the ninth, Arizona got the runner to third with one out in a tie game. Joe Torre elected to walk the bases full and pitch to Mark Reynolds, who walked to force in the winning run.
I found a table in a Baseball Analysts article for probability of scoring at least one run for all situations of runners and outs. It is from data of 1977-1992, so it's a little old, but if it's good enough for a 2006 TBA article, it's good enough for me. Because the Dodger's were facing the heart of the D'backs order, I'll use the AL chart (no pitcher) as more representative of the situation Joe Torre faced.
Runner on 3rd, 1 out, 67.0% of the time, a run is scored.
Bases loaded, 1 out, 67.9% of the time, a run is scored.
1st & 3rd, 1 out, 65.6% of the time, a run is scored.
Maybe the best strategy is to IBB one guy and play the infield at DP depth, while hoping for a K, a pop up, or a GIDP?
Torre, as all managers do, played the infield in to cut off the run at the plate. The negatives include making it easier for a grounder to get through, making it easier for a bloop to clear the IF (Luis Gonzales to beat the Yankees in the 2001WS anyone?), and removing "standard" GIDPs from getting you out of the inning. (Thus, walking one guy and playing the IF in would seem pretty stupid.)
I've always wondered about the strategy of playing the IF in. How much does it skew the run probability? My gut feeling is that playing in hurts more than it helps the defense but it is hard to find stats based on general infield positioning, in, back, DP depth. Certainly conventional wisdom thinks it helps overall in those situations where you cannot afford to allow the run to score. Anyone ever seen an article on outcomes based on general IF positioning?
I'm guessing that playing the infield in is a much bigger factor on the outcome than whether you IBB two guys or no guys. Ultimately, Torre decided to face Reynolds and Montero (if no DP), but he could have chosen Drew, then his choice of Upton or Reynolds.


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Apr24-03, 09:08 AM
Light is far too fast to obey classical physics.
Remember light is not allow to get faster than it already is relative to anything else. It has to have a constant speed no matter. The bannana can change speed relative to different people.
Apr24-03, 11:31 AM
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t = T/sqrt[1 - (v/c)^2]
when v << c
Apr24-03, 11:46 AM
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c = Period/Wavelength = T/L --> L =T/c
Note that Frequency is the reciprocal of period = f = 1/T
L = 1/fc
So you can say that the distance the wave travels from source to observer decreases as the source is approaching and the distance becomes longer when the source is receding. The distance the wave travels happens during the period equal to the reciprocal of the frequency, Therefore the wavelentgh increases when the source is approaching and decreases as the source is receding.
For light its the same thing. Let the light source emit flashes which, in the rest frame of the observer, is equal the the period of the source of light which we wish to observe.
As the distance between source and observer descreases the there is less distance the travel. However the frequency at which you see those pulses is the same as the frequency of the light so the light has a higher frequency as well. And the wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency.
Apr25-03, 03:43 PM
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I made a new web page for this. See
There is a derivation in this page which is pretty easy to follow.
Apr26-03, 08:07 AM
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I think we need to be careful here,Pete; the wavelength will indeed
change proportional to the light source's change of inertial frame,
but only if there's a medium which carries light at a specific speed relative to it... relativity claims that this medium does not exist.
If the light is made of particles and therefore follow the laws of ballistics, the frequency will change but not because of a change of wavelength, it will be due to the change of the speed of light particles, which, again, relativity forbids.When the observer changes
it's frame of reference, then in both situations, that is, the wave theory as well as the particle theory, it is due to a change of light speed. So relativity is not agreeing with either one.
Now imagine a star one light year away from an observer which explodes and exists no more.
it's light will continue to be seen by the observer for another year.
During that year, the observer decides to speed towards the star (which exists no more). The light will be blue shifted...but what caused the shift? I believe that we are left with only two things to deal with... the observer and the light.Both,the particle theory and the wave theory would claim that the shift will be caused by the change in light speed relative to the observer...but relativity denies this.
What is relativity's explanation?
Apr26-03, 08:20 AM
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Thanks for the post Lurch:
I do find the analogy very well thought of; my problem is not in the relavistic shift of light which expresses time dilation as your post represents. If the speed of light is invariant to all observers, then, it is clear that either a time dilation or length contraction or both need to exist.
My problem is in the classical light shift which is observed. I don't understand relativity's explanation of this.
Apr26-03, 12:23 PM
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Hi mich
re - "I think we need to be careful here,Pete; the wavelength will indeed change proportional to the light source's change of inertial frame, but only if there's a medium which carries light at a specific speed relative to it"
No. That is incorrect. The frequency change as well as the wavelength change has nothing to do with the medium. It has to do with the shorter/longer distances the signal has to travel.
re - "If the light is made of particles and therefore follow the laws of ballistics, the frequency will change but not because of a change of wavelength, it will be due to the change of the speed of light particles, which, again, relativity forbids."
That also is not true. Light can be thought of as being composed of particles - photons. These photons do *not* change speed. The speed of the photon is indepenant of the speed of the source. However their energy (does* change with the speed of its source. And the wavelength associated with that energy also changes with the motion of the source.
re - "During that year, the observer decides to speed towards the star (which exists no more). The light will be blue shifted...but what caused the shift?"
The shift is due to the shorted distance the wave has to travel.
Apr26-03, 10:56 PM
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[B]Hi Pete;thanks for replying.
Maybe I'm wrong,Pete, but I'll try to explain why I said this.
The characteristic of the wavelength is the distance between two crests, or lets say between two photons, although this is not accurate,but will do for now.
When an obect oscillates in a medium, it will produce some waves; the length between two crests is called a wavelength and is dependant to the frequency of the oscillator as well as the speed of the wave within the medium, which, by the way, remains always constant relative to the medium.
Now if the oscillator displaces itself within the medium, it will
produce shorter wavelenths in the direction of motion, and longer ones in the opposite direction...this is due to the speed of that particular wave remaining constant to the medium.
In the case of ballistic, since no medium is involve, the wavelength is dependant to the oscilator's frequency only,so that if the oscillator changes it's speed, overlooking the acceleration, the wavelength will remain the same relative to the oscillator.
Now if we put an observer in the distance. In the former case, where there is a medium involved,and lets say the observer is stationnary to the medium, the observer will see a shift of light, or a frequency change due to the change in wavelength, since the speed remains a constant, whereas in the latter example, we know that the wavelength remains the same relative to the oscillator, and since the oscillator changed it's speed, then, the observer will see a change of frequency due to the change of speed of the wave, or light particle.
If, in both cases, the observer changes it's frame of reference, both changes in frequencies will be due to the change of
speed of the wave, in this case, light, which, I agree, relativity forbids.
I do understand that this is what relativity is saying, but my question remains how can the observed classical shift be explained?
as I tried to explain above, it does indeed explain a change in frequency but due to a change in wavelength or a change in speed of the wave; and I don't see how it explains the prediction of relativity...in my opinion.
Apr27-03, 08:18 AM
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Hi Pete:
I read your web page and I just figured out that this is what you were trying to explain in page 1 of this thread.
I now see that I've misinterpreted your explanation.
Now concerning this explanation, which I have seen before in a physic's book writen for laymen, I have some questions.
My problem is that the sketch is 2 dimentional, and misses the dimention of depth. The observer who views the moving clock can only see the light which comes towards him/her.As the moving clock passes by the observer, the light coming towards him/her, will first be blue shifted, as the light has less and less distance to travel. After the
clock passes the observer, the light will be redshifted making the event of the light returning to the ground as being longer than the event of the light hitting the ceiling, making the triangle to be not an isosceles one.
Apr27-03, 09:08 AM
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Hi mich
The frequency of the light does not alter the geometry of th diagram. The triangle is isosceles and I can't see how you concluded that it wasn't based on frequency.
Apr27-03, 09:37 AM
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Hi,Pete, and thanks for replying;
But it seems that the doppler effect does have something to do with this, since the observer cannot see the proper time due to the light shifts...during red shift the event "seems" slower than proper time, during blueshift the event "seems" faster than proper time.This is the what we could call the observer's time, it seems.
put on the sketch.
As the light source is moving(in a straight line, for we are speaking of S.R.), the light source frame will move closer and closer to the observer until, after it has passed the observer, it will then
move further and further away from the same.We therefore have a blue and red shift, which affects the "observers" timekeeping of the event.
I think our objections lies in the time the light moves from the emitter to the ceiling(mirror), as seen by the observer, to be not the same "observed time" for the light to move from the ceiling(mirror) to the detector, being my opinion, and that you would claim, if I'm not mistaken, the two observed time would be the same in your opinion.
Apr27-03, 02:27 PM
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Hi mich
re - "Hi Pete, and thanks for replying" - You're welcome! :-)
re " As the light source is moving(in a straight line, for we are speaking of S.R.),"
Think of it like this. We can put light detectors along the path of the clock. At each detector we have a clock and a recording device. When the light passes it then it notes the time and records the event. All of the clocks are synchronized in the rest frame. We then later gather up all the data and deduce the rate at which the clock ticked. It's kind of a bookkeeping system. From the books we analyze the data and then we'd conclude that the clock ran slower!
Apr27-03, 08:04 PM
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Hi Pete, and thanks again for replying; you're a very patient person.
For now, my problem is not with time dilation nor with length contractions, but simply how does S.R explain the doppler effect?
When the observer changes it's frame of reference, the light from a far away source(and as I've mentioned before, the source need no longer be there)will shift...but why? How does S.R. explain this shift?
I will chew on what you have written and get back to you on this.
At first sight, you seem to be saying that detector 1 observed the light leaving the source at T1=0, and detector 2 observed the light hitting the ceiling at T2=x, x-0 would be a time period greater than
the time period it took for the light to travel from the source to the ceiling in the apparatus' frame of reference...This is interesting;if this experiment was made I would be interested in reading about it if you have the info.
My first thought on this would be , since we are speaking of incredible velocities,could the observation of identifying the event T=0 take a period of time to observe, meaning that the moment that event is observed the apparatus has already travel a certain unknown distance;leaving us with simply a "probability of time period" where T1=0. The same could be said with the observation of T2, creating possibly what might "seem" to be a dilation of time due to the "area of probability" involved?
Apr28-03, 11:07 AM
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Howdy mich!
re - "Hi Pete, and thanks again for replying; you're a very patient person." - I try to be. Besides - I try to have infinite patients with people who are polite. After all, when I was an undergrad my prof would let me pick his brains for a long time and he never got impatient with me. Most, if not all, people here are very polite. I wish it was like that at the newsgroups. People there tend to attack others with whom they disagree at the drop of a hat.
re - "For now, my problem is not with time dilation nor with length contractions, but simply how does S.R explain the doppler effect?"
I think you'll be better off going to this site
Downloading the handout called "Special Relativity" and reading the section on doppler. Then come back and we can talk about what you think of it. I've pretty much run out of ideas on how to explain that at this point. But this might be helpful. Let me know.
re - "I actually find your explanation on the difference between seeing and measuring the light path interesting."
I should update the page to relfect that part. Are you familiar with how clocks are synchoronized in SR?
re - "I will chew on what you have written and get back to you on this. At first sight, you seem to be saying that detector 1 observed the light leaving the source at T1=0, and detector 2 observed the light hitting the ceiling at T2=x, x-0 would be a time period greater than the time period it took for the light to travel from the source to the ceiling in the apparatus' frame of reference..."
Yes. You've got it! When relativists use the term "observer" what they are really refering to is a collection of clocks and rods!
Read more about this at
page 18 where it says "The observer is all the recording clocks in one frame"
re - "This is interesting;if this experiment was made I would be interested in reading about it if you have the info."
The principle has been tested many times. In fact one of the more famous experiments has to do with the life times of Muons in the atmosphere. Cosmic rays hit the atmosphere and generate muons. Some of those muons head downwards towards the Earth. The depth they go depends on when they decay. So by measuring how many muons are found at different heights we can observe time dilation happening. Faster particles live longer. And when they decay is probalistic. So basically their lifetime increases with speed as measured in the Earth frame.
re - "My first thought on this would be , since we are speaking of incredible velocities,could the observation of identifying the event T=0 take a period of time to observe, .."
Classically this is not a problem. Just have the light arrive at both places (detector and opposite mirror) at the same time.
Apr29-03, 04:04 PM
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Perhaps it would be easiest to apply this same type of view to the situation in which the observer is "in motion", and the light source is "stationary". According to relativity, there is no difference between these two situations. The only important thing is that during the time between two wave peaks (or two photons), the distance between the light source and the observer has decreased. From one frame of reference, the light source is "stationary", and the observer is approaching it. From another, the observer is "stationary" and the light source is approaching him. Of course, from yet another perspective, both could be seen to be approaching one another at equal speeds. But from any perspective, the distance between the two is decreasing.
That do anything for ya?
Apr29-03, 08:45 PM
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Yo Pete:
I thank you for the web site address; I looked and found it really interesting; I have saved it as a favorite, and will try to read it all when the time permits.
I nevertheless read the part concerning the doppler effect.
It reads: "Doppler Effect"
Consider a source of EM waves that is moving in the frame S. We wish to determine the time, as measured in S, between the arrival of successive crests in the wave (i.e. the period of the wave).
In the rest frame of the source, S0, the interval between crests (i.e. the period in the rest frame) is T0.
----I gather from here, that, in frame So, it takes T0 time for two wave crests to pass at the same point, which this in turn can be translated in frequency, so that f=1(wavelength)/T0 -----
In the lab frame, S, we want to calculate the time between arrival of crests at a detector. To do this we must take into consideration the time when the crest is emitted, t1, the time interval in S between the crests which will be time dilated,gammaT0, and the time taken for the EM wave to propagate the distance the source will have moved between emission of the two crests of the wave,gammaT0V . The time interval in the lab frame between successive crests must then be given by
delta t = (t1 + gammaT0 + gammaT0V/c)-t1
= gamma(1+v/c)T0 = [1+ beta(v/c)/gamma]T0
The new frequency would then be f'=1/delta t.
--- t1 is self explanatory, gamma T0 represents the relativistic shift,which is always a red shift,or time dilation, and I don't have a problem with this as well. the time taken for the EM wave to propagate the distance the source will have moved between emission of the two crests of the wave,gammaT0V, is where my problem lies.
I have read in a book, to simply think of many sources one in front of the other systematically firing photons(or bullets) sequencially.
The bullets will always have a specific velocity but a frequency shift will exist when compared to one source stationnary emiting photons (or bullets) at a same time interval.
This case is the same as the one found in a moving source through a
medium. What is being changed is the wavelength. While a blue shift appears in one direction, a red shift will exists at the opposite end,if bullets are fired in the opposite direction as well,which in this case, an experiment such as the M&M experiment could
observe this. I "personally" cannot understand how a doppler effect can exist without either the existance of a medium or the change of light velocity.
Thanks, I appreciate it. I know that my knowledge in physics is very limited, and I sometimes wonder if I'm being annoying.
1st, it seems to me that one observer "can" be enough as long as we
do the correct calculations. For example, when I spoke of blue shift
and red shift, I was not claiming that I believed the blue shift was a true contraction of time and that the red shift was a true dilation of time; but only apparent.All the data coming to that one observer ought to be enough, it seems, to make a proper observation. While collections of rods and clocks need to be used, if the observer is on the same inertial frame as those clocks and rods and takes everything in consideration,every info which comes to him (one point) ought to be enough.
Concerning the experiment; let us say that both observers from the two different frames send a light at the celing and then back, each in their own frames. First, a common point of time (T0) need to exist.
Therefore, from a third frame, a light signal can be sent to the two
other frame,and detect that both frames received the signal simultaniously...relative to the 3rd frame.
Now we know that after the signal is received,a light will be sent from the two observers towards the ceiling within each their own frames. Observer from the 1st frame will calim that "his" light hit the ceiling "before" the light of the second frame hit it's ceiling.
Of course, the observer from the second frame will claim the same thing. This is said to be due to a time dilation factor.
My problem is this: If "both" observers cannot agree to a single event(light hitting the ceiling),"my light hit the ceiling first, not yours!!!Then, they cannot agree with the event of receiving the light signal from the 3rd frame as being a simultaneous event at the same time. In fact the same thing will be argued..."I received the light signal first, not you!!" It seems that relativity would agree as well; just because the observer on the 3rd frame claimed they received the signal simultaniously, does not make it so."
Therefore, if both claimed to receive the signal and also claim that their light hit the ceiling first, the time "period" for the light to travel to the ceiling remains the same.
I will stop here as the post is getting too long.
Thanks for your yime
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Apr29-03, 09:01 PM
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Thank you Lurch for responding:
At first sight, yes, but then I thought, how is this light shifted
if not due to a change in light speed? The answer must be that it is due to a change in wavelength.I cannot see any other reasons.But a change in wavelength could be detected by an observer on the same inertial frame as the source, by the M&M experiment. Notice that the change in measuring rods and time contraction experienced by the observer could not account for the amount of doppler observed.
It's easy to imagine a doppler effect using such words. Butwhat about
"the invariance of the speed of light". At first, I believed it to be a fairly easy concept to grasp....I certainly don't any more.
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There have been reports in the past month that both Verizon Wireless and Amazon® plan on releasing their own Android app stores by year-end. Verizon Wireless is reported to be opening a V Cast Android Store by the end of the year and is currently taking submissions. The store would be similar to its other V Cast offerings and would directly compete with the current Android Market. Greg Haller, VP of Consumer Solutions for Verizon Wireless, stated that "the V Cast App store will offer more choices and simplicity to the app purchase process, namely because it has direct carrier billing and a curated model, two things currently missing from the Android Market." The store will have a more stringent acceptance policy then the Android Market and Verizon hope this will increase the quality of their store in comparison. The new store would give Verizon Android owners another option for purchasing apps and give the Android Market a run for its money with Verizon Wireless customers. Amazon is also looking to do the same thing and open its own Android store by year end. One interesting feature of Amazon's store is that it will include digital rights management so that the store only runs on devices approved by Amazon and like Apple® will charge an annual registration for fee for app developers. Amazon is hoping that developers and creators will gravitate to the store because of its brand name and customer reach.
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This means the mobile application development market is becoming even more segmented and app creators need to figure out which marketing channel (or app store) is the most appropriate and profitable for them to be in, or choose to be everywhere. It also means that there is potential to gain even more profit and exposure if they choose to be on multiple app stores. For mobile app developers, it means knowing how to utilize and understand each app store's requirements and provide the best service possible to your clients by putting them on the stores that fit their business strategy the best. App Developers have the opportunity to become highly specialized in one platform and store(s) or they can choose to be experts in all platforms and stores. We see a competitive advantage in the latter and this is the philosophy we have taken in our business. We strive to give our clients a total mobile solution by helping them with the design, development, store acceptance and app marketing, and we do this on all platforms. This strategy does require us to be on the leading edge of all technology and make sure we can answer the hard questions for our clients. Fortunately this is something we enjoy and are happy to do for our clients.
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What NOT to bring to college.
In the coming months, when you get settled into your college decision, you're going to possibly start thinking of shopping and packing. Mom and pop are going to want to load with you all the possible utilities you might possibly need to fight off a germ invasion and enough food to survive the zombie apocalypse twice over.
But — do you really need all of it? What shouldn't you bring? (Beyond Clark's list here).
- Extra books / movies:
- As much as you'd like to think it, with clubs, classes, and all the reading you're already doing, you probably won't be able to touch your books so much. And if you bring a movie collection, you'll either burn through them all in the first week or just never touch them because of your schedule.
- Fix: Netflix (Share it with your roommate!) ; CUFS ; Kindle/iPad for reading
- Winter clothes
- You are going home for Fall Break. One sweatshirt and a decent jacket will cover you until then. And then you can switch out those clothes.
- Fix: There is no fix, no matter what I say you'll bring too many. Just know, if you look at your clothes, you've brought too many.
- Big stereo systems
- Music systems are cool, but they take up a lot of room. Everyone has an iPod or some kind of music device / phone / computer and small headphones. The big hangout you think you'll be having with the whole dorm — probably better to keep the music low from your computer.
- Your guitar
- Unless you're Jimi Hendrix and want to revisit your 1968 performance in Atwood Hall, leave it.
- Fix: Really want an instrument? Ukulele' are in, smaller, and definitely Clarkie. (AND CHEAP!).
- Other furniture
- I've heard it all — extra desks, extra chairs, extra — not needed. I know I fail at this– if you've seen pictures of my room you'll notice I brought my own chair to college- but I "donated" my chair into the common room. HUGE risk ! If anyone in the dorm broke it, it would be my fault! Luckily Clarkies are great. But still, not worth it.
- The high school drama / high school attitude / etc.
- I'm not saying there isn't drama at college, but it's nothing like high school. The school won't care if you wore the same clothes two days in a row. You're adults now, and everyone will expect you to act like one. Not saying that there isn't a time and place to act like a kid — there definitely is. But remember this is not a time to bring high school with you, it's time to leave it behind, move on, create a new life, and meet new friends.
- Fix: Bring your interests, and bring an open mind to expand those interests.
Are you wondering what you should / shouldn't bring? Leave a comment and I'll answer it! Current students, what was something you brought you didn't need?
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Category — Denmark
Turbines on Trial: Animal Miscarriages in Denmark (inconvenient fact for wind cronyists?)
"Politicians, and wind industry shills who … deny the risks to health, are now liable to be successfully sued by wind farm victims. And so are governments, as they still refuse to measure infrasound emitted by modern wind turbines."
In Denmark last month, 1,600 animals were born prematurely at a mink farm. Many had deformities, and most were dead on arrival. The lack of eyeballs was the most common malformation. Veterinarians ruled out food and viruses as possible causes. The only thing different at the farm since last year has been the installation of four large wind turbines only 328 meters away.
The wind farm consists of four 3 MW turbines, VESTAS model V112, reaching out to 140 meters in height at the tip of the blades. When they became operative last fall, a first mishap was reported by the mink farmer at a parliamentary committee on wind farms in January this year. [1]
The World Council for Nature (WCFN) reported the incident earlier: [Read more →]
June 13, 2014 3 Comments
Peeling Away the Onion of Denmark Wind (Part IV – CO2 Emissions)
[Editor's note: Parts I-III provided insight into the complexities involved in any analysis of the Danish electricity system, showing (1) how unique the Denmark situation is, (2) that the details of electricity exports and imports must be understood for each of Denmark's trading partners, (3) the likelihood that most of Denmark's wind production is exported, and (4) an indication that the upper limit for manageable wind penetration is in the mid-single digits as a percent of domestic demand. Part IV now looks at the impact on CO2 emissions.]
Figure 1 is a simple look at CO2 emissions and wind electricity production, which explains the claims made by wind proponents based on a superficial examination of the information. Figure 1 shows what the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) reports based on an "adjustment" of actual CO2 emissions. 2007 was a windy year and 2006 was a notably low wind year.
Figure 1 – Wind-generated electricity and CO2 emissions from electricity production in Denmark for the period 1990-2008. 1990 is the base year for Kyoto performance measurement. CO2 emissions are adjusted based on net exports of electricity.
This looks convincing on the surface, but is not substantiated by closer examination. There are many reasons not to look to the relationship between wind electricity production, or any electricity production, and CO2 emissions as evidence of cause and effect, and these will be covered later.
But first, it is important to understand what the actual (or "observed" using the DEA terminology) CO2 emissions in Denmark are before "adjustment". [Read more →]
October 29, 2010 9 Comments
Peeling Away the Onion of Denmark Wind (Part III – Wind Electricity Used in Denmark)
[Editor's note: Parts I and II set the stage for the development of some conclusions about how much wind electricity Denmark exports, which will be provided in this post. The impact of wind on CO2 emissions is addressed in Part IV]
To further reduce the total amount of information to a more manageable level, the following is a look at this from the point of view of Denmark's electricity import/export flows for the most recent "normal" year (2004), dry year, (2006), and a wet year, (2007), these conditions being the main driver of exports. This is shown graphically in Figures 1-3, starting with a normal year. In these charts numbers may not exactly balance due to rounding. Note in particular the net export levels, which are typical for each type of year.
It must be remembered that most of these activities can take place at different times during the year, month or day. For example wind generation is usually strongest at night so Norway and Sweden could be taking Danish wind at night and delivering hydro-generated electricity during the day. Alternatively, Nordic hydro-generated electricity could be being used extensively to balance the remaining large amount of Danish wind for domestic consumption within Denmark or export to Germany.
As Figure 1 shows, in normal years, the flow through Denmark is relatively balanced between imports and exports with its electricity trading partners.
Figure 1 – Danish imports and exports of electricity in 2004, in a normal year, that is when there are not significantly wet or dry conditions in the Nordic region.
Here there is ample opportunity for the export of Danish wind to Norway/Sweden. Bach calculates that about 60% of wind from West Denmark, which has about 80% of total Danish wind capacity, is exported. Wind exports from East Denmark are typically less than that for West Denmark, and Andersen notes that there is more clearly an export of fossil fuel generation from East Denmark. [Read more →]
October 28, 2010 2 Comments
Peeling Away the Onion of Denmark Wind (Part II – Details of Exports and Imports)
[Editor's note: Part I explained the unique character of the Denmark electricity situation as background to a more detailed look at Danish exports/imports of electricity and CO2 emissions. This post and Part III will focus on exports/imports to show the larger role that wind is having in exports. Part IV will then address CO2 emissions, providing the conclusion to this series.]
There is a range of views on the amount of Denmark wind-generated electricity that is exported. Any that rely on annual net exports should be very suspect. Table 1 provides a summary of notable analyses, all of which at least use hourly net exports. All must be read for any comprehensive understanding.
Table 1 – Summary of Notable Analyses of the Amount of Wind-Generated Electricity Exported by Denmark.
Bach and Andersen firmly dispute the CEESA critique of CEPOS, and both show substantial wind exports. Bach makes an interesting comment in his paper:
"Based on these observations it could be said that Germany and Denmark together have solved the integration problems for about 7% wind energy, but only due to the common access to the regulation capabilities of the other Nordic countries, notably hydro power in Norway."
The case is strong for substantial exports of Denmark wind production as shown by Bach and Andersen, and supported by others such as Sharman. [Read more →]
October 27, 2010 3 Comments
Peeling Away the Onion of Denmark Wind (Part I)
[Editor's note: This series is an extensive technical analysis of wind electricity in Denmark. The intent is to develop: (1) plausible conclusions without resorting to extensive mathematics (except that provided by others) , and (2) a framework within which to evaluate other claims of emissions relating to wind backup from fossil plants.]
According to wind proponents, Denmark is a model of wind energy use for electricity generation to be emulated. It is claimed or suggested that:
- Denmark gets about 20% of its electricity from wind. [Note: This number is generation, not usage, which is a crucial distinction with negative implications for the wind lobby's argument.]
- Reduction in CO2 emissions is due in large part to increased wind electricity production.
These conclusions are superficial at best and invalid at worse. The analysis required to show this, however, is extensive and technical because the Denmark power market is very unique and wholly unlike the market in the U.S. or the UK.
A Note on Sources
Recently the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has made claims about Denmark, based on data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This is at least one step removed from the source for most of the information in this series, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). Its report 2008 Energy Statistics, and associated Excel worksheet tables, is one of the best sources of comprehensive information on the Denmark electricity situation.
There is another source with very detailed information, Energinet.dk, which is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and gas. It has been used for some more extensive mathematical analyses that are referenced here, for example Bach. As will be seen, even these have limitations because of the unique and complex nature of the Denmark electricity system.
As a result, this analysis purposely based more on logic than precise mathematical treatments, but building on the mathematical work of others. The limitations in both cases are the complexities, which will be explained, but both approaches provide insights into the Denmark case. In the final analysis, all available evaluations of the wind-generated electricity (this will frequently be referred to as just "wind") realities in Denmark are speculative, but some more plausible than others, and readers are left with having to draw their own conclusions.
Claims based on a quick reference to a few selected statistics should be seriously questioned, and this series provides a context within which all claims can be evaluated. [Read more →]
October 26, 2010 8 Comments
Simulations or Country Experience? Spain, Denmark, and NREL in the Renewable Energy Controversy
For a long time, fans of renewable electricity have made their case by running simulations. Input the right data and (more importantly) the right assumptions, impose a renewable portfolio requirement or carbon plan, compute 30 years forward, and walk into a clean, fully employed future. Just close your eyes, click your heels, remember
to believe, and elect the right federal government.
Then reality intervened in the form of two country-wide case studies.
More than a year ago, this column scooped the mainstream media with the truth about Denmark's 20 percent wind generation. The country actually uses less than half of that power, but can keep the machines spinning thanks to (export) connections with the coal-based German grid and the nuclear- and hydro-based Scandinavian RTO.
For all this, the little mermaid enjoys the highest power costs in Europe. There is now an excellent report with lots of data by a think-tank there called CEPOS, which occupies roughly the same position that the pro-market Cato Institute does in Washington. (Disclosure: I am a Cato adjunct scholar and have taken money from them. Cato itself, like CEPOS, is supported almost entirely by private—as opposed to corporate—money.)
The study points out the sad fact that in a few years Denmark's neighbors will be producing enough of their own wind power that their grid will have difficulty accepting Denmark's, even if it comes gratis.
Spain is a more tragic story. [Read more →]
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Other Voices
FirstHealth succeeds.
Mary Piepenbring
Director of Health Care
The Duke Endowment
FirstHealth of the Carolinas continues to set an example for others in our state by leading on issues of community health, transparency and obesity.
Their outreach to the community, seeking ways to make health care more accessible and affordable for everyone, has been extraordinary. Their success is a reflection of how well they have met their community's needs and expectations for diversity of service, quality of care, and compassion for patients and their families.
Bill Pully
North Carolina Hospital Association
The City of Laurinburg is going on its third year of developing a close working relationship with FirstHealth of the Carolinas and FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company. During this time, FirstCarolinaCare has helped to establish health fairs to check blood pressure, cholesterol and bone density. The staff participates in our Employee Fitness Day twice a year and has already helped some of our employees stop smoking. Together, we hope to develop a weight-loss program and a wellness/fitness incentive program. While doing these things and more, they have helped us keep our health care costs within reason.
Bob Bell
Human Resources Director
City of Laurinburg, N.C.
We are proud to work with Charles Frock and FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Mr. Frock has fostered a prevention culture within his health system, and has also placed a heavy focus on community-based prevention programming. FirstHealth was one of the first hospitals in North Carolina to become a 100 percent tobacco-free campus, and was the first to offer tobaccocessation services to its employees and to the community to ensure readily available quit-smoking counseling and medicine. FirstHealth's FirstFit program encourages physical activity and healthy eating among its employees, and they have a fitness center and on-campus farmers market for employees, volunteers and guests. Additionally, pricing in the FirstHealth cafeteria has been revised to make healthier options more affordable. FirstHealth is light years ahead and a model of how a hospital can make a community healthier.
Dr. Meg Molloy
Executive Director
NC Prevention Partners
We have worked closely with FirstHealth of the Carolinas for the past six years as one of the Active for Life grantees, and we have been impressed with the organization on a number of levels—from the integrity of its leadership to the quality of its program offerings. FirstHealth goes beyond what is typically expected of health care organizations, clearly demonstrating the "Rule of Cs": Collaboration, by developing effective partner relationships with local community-based groups, chambers of commerce, schools, businesses and economic development agencies; creativity, by integrating health promotion with disease prevention and management as they work to meet the needs of diverse, rural populations; commitment, to improving the health of their communities with priority placed on working with diverse partners and populations.
Diane M. Dowdy, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Active for Life National Program Office
Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Health
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
Vince Lombardi could have been referring to FirstHealth of the Carolinas when he said: "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
Robert Wittmann
Moore County Health Department
FirstHealth was one of our best grantees, because support from the top was always there.
Henrie Treadwell, Ph.D.
Senior Social Scientist
National Center for Primary Care
Morehouse School of Medicine
We want our gifts to keep on giving, so we really like to see that folks are open to sharing the lessons they learn from the programs we fund. FirstHealth is great about doing that.
Edgar Villanueva
Program Officer
Health Care Division
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
A high-performing grantee, such as FirstHealth, is one that is doing all the right things and showing ultimate results in terms of people reached and health improvements achieved while demonstrating rigorous management oversight and financial responsibility.
Vandana Shah
Executive Director
NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund
FirstHealth has and continues to make invaluable contributions to improving the quality of life of individuals in their local region as well as the state of North Carolina through collaboration with the Eat Smart, Move More NC movement. FirstHealth is instrumental in bringing partners together and in creating positive community and state-wide change by supporting programs that make it possible for individuals to eat smart, move more and improve their lives.
Cathy Thomas
Director, PAN Branch
Division of Physical Activity and Nutrition
NC Department of Health & Human Services


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I have this product in Spellbound, which is a fuchsia creme lipstick, very blue based. First, the cons:
-This product has a plastic-y scent/taste that doesn't bother me too much but can get unpleasant.
-This can be a pro to some, but this lipstick stains my lips. I've never had this happen with any other lipstick, even the super dark, vibrant colors. Even with makeup remover or cleanser, a distinct hot pink stain is left on my lips for a few hours, which contributes to longevity but definitely isn't something I look for in lipstick.
-Can slip around without lipliner
-Paid $10CA at a local Rexall Drugstore, higher than what I would have paid for a normal Covergirl product but I was still suffering from the winter blues and desperate for a spring-like perk and was curious about the product
-Lasts a few hours very well, I reapply every few hours just in case but I can do without
-Super vibrant color, gorgeous!
-Sleek, easy-to-find casing that's very cute, not obviously Drugstore-y
-does not dry lips out- in fact, moisturizes
Overall, I'd love to try out more shades, but probably a few months after when the price drops a but because it's not a miracle product. It performs well and delivers its promises.
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I have 4 of these because I am so impressed with the formula. It's not drying and has decent staying power. I'm also able to use the brighter shades as more of a stain which I really like. Spellbound and Eternal are the best for this. I apply it and blot almost all of it off and I have the perfect stain. They are nicely pigmented. I buy them where there are testers because really, no packaging or label will ever really be truly representative of the colour on skin. Unlike most reviewers here I love the packaging because the bottom colours still allow you to pick out the colour when they are turned upside down in a box or partitioned l/s holder. I think these are brilliant and will buy more. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I detest lippies that have any perfume taste and these are quite neutral with a slight vanilla sent that fades quickly. CG really nailed this one in my opinion especially for the price which in Canada is about $8.99 when on sale ($2.00 off).
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The COVERGIRL Lip Perfection(tm) is a moisturizing lipstick that really doesn't require you to wear any lip primer. However, this color is pretty hideous. It looks nothing like this picture and on top of that, it has a really tacky shimmer to it. It was sent to me as part of a BzzAgent.com BzzCampaign, but I just didn't dig the color and I can't imagine it looking good on anybody else. I'm going to check out some other colors that will hopefully work out better.
I use Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipcolor and I love it. I received it from Bzzagent. I use it almost everday , it is shiny and last long. I recommend it to everyone.
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Lip Perfection is an awesome line of lipstick, and really impressive for a drug store brand. I got Flame and Hot Passion - great bright red shades with a matte finish. Very retro. What I like about these lipsticks is that they have such great pigment and stain so the colour lasts (really lasts... you need makeup remover to take it off). I like to gently tap it on my lips or blot for a stained look. They aren't drying either.
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Love these lipsticks! Great color range and I have four. I was pleasantly surprised! Feel so soft...totally recommend!
I received 2 samples of this product for free as a BzzAgent. Normally I don't wear lipstick I use liner and gloss. I loved the texture of this lipstick, it didn't taste weird and it didn't dry up and flake off. I let a friend try it and she put it on the morning and the next time I saw her in the afternoon it was still almost all on.The packaging of the tube is very pretty for a less expensive lipstick. I would purchase this lipstick in the future.
I bought this in Dazzle. The display said "rich color", but i don't agree (at least with this particular color). I had to apply 3 layers for it to be pigmented enough. It felt good on and did not seem drying. But, as another mentioned, it wore off quicker than I anticipated and always left what looked like liner around my lips. Other colors may be better, but I don't think i'm going to give it another shot.
I have never really worn lipstick before but always wanted to try it out. As a bzzagent I received two samples of the colors hypnotic and spellbound. I tried both on and decided that hypnotic was more my color as a first time lipstick wearer, although I do love the spellbound shade. Apart from the colors, the feeling of having the lipstick on is great, it doesn't feel sticky nor does it dry up on your lips; its perfection!
I have 3 of these in Soulmate, Euphoria, and Romance. I find the color on the end of the tube doesn't exactly match the color of the lipstick. I thought I would love Soulmate and Euphoria, but they were much brighter on (a little too bright for my taste). However, I bought Romance (a light pinkish-brown nude) because I wanted to try the idea that your ideal lip color is 2 shades darker than your natural lip color. I think my lips are ugly naturally, and usually go for shimmery violets. I didn't think I would like it, but I was wrong. It makes my lips look so pretty! It seemed to dry out my lips a little, and I will not wear the same color for 7 days in a row, so I do not know if their 7-day lip perfection claim will hold true. Third time's the charm...Thanks Covergirl!
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There's a ton of Steeler fans 'throwing up n their mouths' just a little today cause of the latest string of so-called bad luck that the Pittsburgh Steelers has endured and some of it is justified but at the end of the day, the timing of the discouraging news couldn't have come at a better time of the year than now; that's why I'm as cool as the other side of my computer hard drive....
First off those worrying about these issues that I'm about to lay out below won't have to worry for long cause come July 30th and training camp initiates the football process will begin to take shape, barring any unforseen new training camp injury, and come Game 1 of the NFL regular season all should be at 100% ready to explode at Heinz Field
MIKE TOMLIN...will and should have a new long term deal done very soon, (I predict they will announce his resigning within 2 weeks of this posting)...so don't panic
SANTONIO HOLMES & LIMAS SWEED...between Mike Wallace, Randle-El, Arnaz Battle, Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown and whoeva else puts on a WR jersey should more than adequately take up the yards and catches that will be loss between the two castoffs (I predict Wallace and Sanders to emerge as Stars)....so don't panic!
DEFENSE...u think a Dick Lebeau defense is goin to have back-to-back 'down' years in productivity, if u think that then you haven't been a steeler fan for very long, I expect dominance from the D this year and (I predict Troy P to pick up his first of 2 Defensive player of the year awards)....don't panic!
OFFENSIVE LINE...up until this past Monday when Colon went down for the year with an achilles injury this unit was shaping up to be a damn good solid line (with Hartwig coming into camp fully healthy and our first round pick Pouncey projected to push for the starting RG position); and its still has the potential to be a solid-forceful unit! Its early enough in the learning-unification process for the Steeler coaches to insert a new RT and still get a nice tight bond throughout training camp. I when I say new RT I'm not talking about some old-has been from a another team. (I predict the dark horse talent of Ramon Foster will win RT position in camp with Scott as his back-up, Essex will continue to back up whoeva starts at RG which I think will be the rookie first rounder).....btw, W.Colon was a good Guard but not a great Guard-he was great run blocker and a average pass blocker, never the less.....don't panic!
FINALLY....this last panic-concern that I refuse to worry over is the most important position on the team.....
QUARTERBACK... yes I know Big Ben's 4 game absence will be HUGE (I'm saying 4 cause I got a good gut feeling Ben will continue to be on good behavior and the Goodell Commish will reduce it from 6 to 4 right before or during training camp) but it is what it is, I'm dealing with Ben's loss as if its a 4 game injury loss and we'll get him back after the bye week. I expect Leftwich and if need be Dixon to step up to the plate and perform as needed, both of these guys know how to play Steeler Ball and they shouldn't be held to no lower standard than Roethlisberger. With that being said I would love for a 4-0 start of the season but I'll take 2-2. If the Steelers have that type of season record as Ben comes back from suspension then that's more than manageable for the best QB n the game (I predict the Steelers will be 3-1 heading in to Big Ben's return and once he gets back under center he will have a great season and lead the Black & Gold to a first round playoff bye...Ben has much to prove this season, on and off the field, and I make it a habit to never bet against the Best crunch-time Closer in the NFL)....SO, DON'T PANIC!


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However, for some reason a thread started there that was not in any way conducive to my dream and my goal. People thought it was a good space to walk in and get into petty competitive arguments about "right" and "wrong", and there was even some very unacceptable namecalling.
As far as I'm concerned, none of that kind of thing is ever ok or acceptable in the space that I hold for my goals. In fact it was really quite something to see… a bit like very shortsighted, self-absorbed people barging into a church where others are quietly holding a service and not bothering to look around to see what is actually going on there. Really, they are just too busy with their own little world, and what they need and want at that very minute. They don't even realize it, but they run around in the world all of the time in this semi-aggressive mode, getting in little fights all of the time to prove that they are important. So here they are, bursting into the quiet church, and they start shouting. Something like: "Jesus! This place is small and the chairs are facing the wrong way. This isn't at all how a church is supposed to work. It's all wrong!" Meanwhile, everyone has been sitting in there quietly at the service worshiping all morning before they got there, and for countless Sundays before that, and it has been going fine. And actually, they'd be really happy to hear all about the possibility of facing the chairs in a different direction. But just not in exactly that way – shouting about it, in the middle of a service, and having it presented as the only way to do things.
So yes – I want to own a yurt.
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My favorite finds
I love shopping. I mean I really love shopping. I love buying things, I love going to the stores and I really love brining those purchases home.
Sometimes I buy useful things like black pants, jeans and tights. Other times I buy completely ridiculous things like say a long sleeve, red, beaded dress that may weigh five pounds. (I mean what girl doesn't have one of those hanging her closet?)
But then there are the rare occasions when I just happen to pick something up and buy it because its pretty inexpensive and looks cute in the store. These purchases are the best ones. At first, I like them and then the more I wear them the more I love them. I would almost call them magical purchases.
They say when you buy something you should figure out the cost per wear, that way you will get your money's worth of that item. Well a few items in my closet are basically paying me now for the amount of times I wear them!
These inexpensive items are now my wardrobe staples:
1) The sweater– OK, technically my sister found this sweater but I stole it from her. It was only 50 cents at a thrift store. It's super soft and the best part is … it's Christian Dior!
2) The skirt– The skirt was only $12.50 at Forever 21, and I have had it for three years. It just a basic blue navy skirt that goes with everything and always comes in handy.
3) The shoes– They were only $10 dollars at Payless and are also incredibly comfortable. Usually the shoes I buy have to be broken in, which means blisters. But that's not the case with these shoes, which is another reason I love them.
4) The scarf and the necklace– The scarf may be the love of my life. It's just a giant blanket to wear around my neck, and I am rarely seen without it. It was only $9.80 at Forever 21. The necklace is also from Forever 21, and it cost less than $5. It goes with everything and it's a little robot, which makes it unique and a little nerdy.
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- You may not need that extra change to park the next time you have to make a quick trip downtown.
Starting the first week in November, the City of Columbia will launch a new test parking program.
"There's just something about putting change in a meter that is a turn-off for some people," said City Center Partnership President Matt Kennell.
Those days will soon come to a temporary end along the1600 block of Main Street. The city will launch a pilot program that will replace the parking meters with timed parking signs. It is expected to last for two months.
Kennell says the test could benefit the Capital City.
"What we're all about is making sure people have a good experience downtown, we want people to feel good about coming downtown," Kennell said."We don't want them to worry about whether they have change in their pocket or purse, and this would give them the availability to do that."
Jeffery Picow hopes that happens. He says the idea is worth a try for his customers at King's Jewelers.
"I think it's wonderful for customers to come downtown to the 1600 block to come and shop and they don't have to feed the meter," said Picow.
Parking officials will still issue tickets and check to make sure people do not stay in a space too long, but people downtown think the idea is good one.
"Giving somebody just that free time, even if it's just a short period of time, might help people," said Kimberly Daniels. "Help people who work around the stores, help people who shop here frequently."
Right now, the city is conducting a turnover vacancy study to see how much time people are spending in the area. That study will continue after the pilot program begins so the city can identify any results that come from the parking change.
Kennell says similar parking rules work for other cities, and he is glad Columbia is taking a look at what it could do here as well.
"I think overall people want to see a change downtown. I think they see this as just being another step in the positive evolution of downtown and are anxious to see how it works," said Kennell.


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12:10pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012 in Health By Emma Cruces, Education reporter
THE FAMILY of a youngster who has battled to survive say they have been forced to move 40 miles to get support for their son's disabilites.
Two-year-old Oswaldtwistle tot Carson Hartley was born with blue baby syndrome, a hole in his heart and had to battle through numerous life saving operations, which have destroyed his voicebox, meaning he will never speak.
His chronic lung condition, means he has to rely on machines to breathe for him and he uses a special wheelchair.
However his family claim Lancashire's Social Services departments and Hyndburn Homes all told them he would be ineligible for help when he came home from hospital.
Carson needs round-the-clock care and a home with a downstairs bedroom and bathroom.
However parents Kirsty Harris and Damien Hartley claim they were told by their landlord Hyndburn Homes that Carson's health problems were in the same minor category as asthma.
Carson's parents, who have four other school age children, made the decision to move to Liverpool, near Alder Hey Hospital, where Carson is currently being cared for, a few weeks ago after a nine month battle to gain at-home support in Lancashire.
They claim Carson would have been allowed home six months ago had a proper care package been put in place.
Now settled in Liverpool, they have already been granted a full time social worker and a care package meaning Carson could be home within a month.
Mum Kirsty Harris said: "We have no family support here and it's been a massive upheaval changing schools for the kids.
"Nevertheless coming to Liverpool was the best thing we ever did and honestly, we should have done it when he was born.
"It was such a battle to get any help in Lancashire.
"The hospital said they've never had to put so many forms through for one little boy, only for them to get refused."
Lancashire County Council said the issue of adaptions up to £30,000 was the responsibility of Hyndburn Council.
Hyndburn Council was yesterday unavailable for comment.
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andrewsmith wrote:Were do you want LCC or Hyndburn council to get the £30,000 from.
LCC should be ashamed of themselves!
Extra council tax or do you want someone else to go without services.
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It does not say anywhere whether either of the parents are working so there is reason to assume that no one is.
Up to 30k is an allowance that the Councils can spend on individuals who need specialist adaptions and it is not easy to get....
If the thought of someone having up to 30k to use for medical adaptation of a home is repugnant to you then I just hope that you and yours never need of it.
It is only given after close examination and in extreme circumstances and is not deducted from other services.
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Its there in black and white
and you just want council to hand out £30,000 Willie nilly Heritical
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2 for 5p wrote:His chronic lung condition, means he has to rely on machines to breathe for him and he uses a special wheelchair....someth
However parents Kirsty Harris and Damien Hartley claim they were told by their landlord Hyndburn Homes that Carson's health problems were in the same minor category as asthma.
Its there in black and white
and you just want council to hand out £30,000 Willie nilly Heritical
ing which neither you nor hyndburn homes understands obviously by the way i assume that you have never looked after anyone with complex disabilities? thought not. oh and before you talk about handing out money willy nilly google how DFG is assessed and for good measure look at the photo of the child and imagine he is yours complete with a machine to help him breathe.
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Metropolis is attempting to bring back a world record to the home of Superman. During the 35th Superman Celebration being held June 6th through the 9th in Metropolis, organizers will once again encourage Superman fans from all over to meet at the Superman Statue to break the record for the Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Superman. People of all ages are invited to participate in the attempt to be held on Sunday, June 9 around the statue in Superman Square. Superman Celebration Co-Chair Karla Ogle tells KZIM/KSIM the record should be brought back to its rightful home.Each participant will receive a certificate of participation. Superman Celebration is a 4 day festival in Metropolis, Illinois with musical entertainment, attractions, vendors, contests, and Carnival rides. Fans can meet Celebrity guests and Comic Artist & Writers. For more information visit www.supermancelebration.net
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On Tuesday, September 17th at 4:30 p.m. in the Forbes Center Concert Hall, James Madison University's Office of the President--in conjunction with the Madison Institutes of JMU's department of Outreach & Engagement--welcomes Professor A. E. Dick Howard. Professor Howard will serve as the inaugural speaker for the Madison Vision Series: Contemporary Issues in an Engaged Society. Professor Howard will deliver an address titled, James Madison's Long Shadow: What Have Other Nations Gleaned from the American Constitutional Experience?
Professor Howard, from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Law, was awarded one of the first three honorary doctorates granted by JMU, thirty years ago this past March (on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of JMU).
Professor Howard served as the executive director of the commission that wrote Virginia's current constitution and directed the successful referendum campaign for its ratification. He has been counsel to the General Assembly of Virginia and a consultant to state and federal bodies, including the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. From 1982 to 1986 he served as counselor to the Governor of Virginia, and he chaired Virginia's Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
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In January 1994, Washingtonian magazine named Professor Howard as one of the most respected educators in the nation. In 2007, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Library of Virginia included Professor Howard on their list of the "greatest Virginians" of the 20th century.
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Mapping the Structure and Evolution of Sustainability Science
Date & TimeWednesday, December 1, 2010
9:00am – 5:30pm
Meeting Place
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Revelle Room (Second Floor)
1200 New York Avenue NW, Room 703
Washington, DC 20005
|Katy Börner
Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington; Director, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center; Curator, Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit
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|Luís M. A. Bettencourt
Research Professor, Santa Fe Institute
Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Workshop Goals
This workshop brings together sustainability science researchers, academic organizations, and agencies with initiatives in the field as well as data modeling, and visualization experts to discuss the development and structure in sustainability science research. Results from an NSF funded large-scale analysis of sustainability research will be presented that map the field in terms of its time evolution, geographic distribution, and disciplinary reach. We will also discuss current research trends and agency initiatives, disciplinary integration, education and policy connections.
Given the diverse backgrounds of the participants and the goals of the workshop, we will start the workshop with brief self-introductions, followed by two 30 min talks that set the stage for the workshop. The remaining of the workshop comprises of brief presentations and brainstorming and discussion sessions. Both days of this event (Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st) conclude with a working-dinner that includes discussion groups covering challenges and opportunities for the field and its many components – from policy to education and research.
AgendaTuesday, November 30, 2010
|7:00 pm
|Dinner at the Marriot Fire and Sage restaurant, 775 12th Street Northwest Washington D.C., 20001, (202) 661-8925. [Directions]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
|9:00 am
|Welcome on Behalf of AAAS (Al Teich)
|9:05 am
|Workshop Overview by Organizers (Luís M. A. Bettencourt and Katy Börner) [slides]
|9:15 am
|Introductions by Participants (3 mins. per person/organization)
|10:15 am
|10:30 am
"Analyzing and Mapping Sustainability Research" Talks (30 mins. each)
Sustainability Science Academic Programs (20 min each)
"Supporting Sustainability Research" Talks (20 min each)
"Publishing Sustainability Research" Talks (15 min each)
|Best Ideas - Identify the most promising next steps – Katy Börner
General Discussion: Sustainability Science: Quo vadis? – Luís M. A. BettencourtGrowth, disciplinary integration, education and policy connections
|Dinner at Againn restaurant, 1099 New York Avenue Northwest Washington D.C., DC 20001, (202) 639-9830. [Directions]
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|William R. L. Anderegg
Department of Biology, Stanford University
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|Nikoosh Carlo
AAAS Science Policy fellow NSF
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|William C. Clark
Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Member of the Editorial Board, PNAS
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|Ingo Günther
Artist, NYC
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|Bruce Hamilton
Program Director, Environmental Sustainability, in the Engineering Directorate, NSF
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|Kathryn Hughes
Program Officer, Chemical Sciences and Technology at The National Academies, Washington D.C.
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|Jasleen Kaur
PhD Student, School of Informatics, Indiana University
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|Peter Meisen
President, the GENI Initiative, Global Energy Network Institute
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|Marina Moses
Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division, The National Academies
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|Marc A. Rosen
Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
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|Peter Schlosser
Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, NY
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|Naoki Shibata
Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
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|Al Teich
Director, Science & Policy Programs, AAAS
|Rita Teutonico
Advisor for Integrative Activities, Office of the Assistant Director, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation
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|Stephen Uzzo
VP of Science & Technology, New York Hall of Science
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|Sander Van Der Leeuw
Professor, Arizona State University
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Invited but unable to attend
Lynn Davis - Office of Scientific and Technical Information, USDOE
Robert Kates - University of Maine
Pamela A. Matson - Stanford University
Romain Murenzi - University of Maryland, AAAS-Center for Science, Technology, and Sustainable Development
Kasey White - Center for Science, Technology, and Congress, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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- Simon A. Levin and William C. Clark (Eds.) (2009) Toward a Science of Sustainability. NSF Workshop Report.
- Thomas E. Graedel and Ester van der Voet (Eds.) Linkages of Sustainability. MIT Press
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Though women played an important role in the early church, Roman Catholic law currently only allows baptized men to be deacons. As the lowest level of clergy, deacons can preach, baptize, witness marriages and perform other religious services.
Sister Florence Deacon of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) recently called on Pope Francis to promote women to positions of power within the church.
"Today young women in the United States are leaving the church in larger numbers than young men, and parents are questioning raising their daughters in a church that doesn't seem to value women's participation," she said. "We hope Pope Francis hears their concerns and appoints significant numbers of women to major leadership posts in the universal church."
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