text: Now I will be the first to admit, I am not the perfect fan. In fact, even though I'm bleeding Denver orange, I'm more of a player fan than a team fan. Been that way since I was a kid. I fell in love with the Broncos when Terrell Davis was a rookie. A couple of years pass and Marshall Faulk followed by PFM, Edgerrin James, and Harrison made me a die hard Colts fan for the past 11 or so years. I came back to the Denver fan club the moment Peyton signed. I'm a huge football fanatic. Before I get to far ahead, I want to thank my fellow Denver fans for allowing me to come on here for news, rumors, and a place to hoot and holler. Like most of you on here, I can name the entire Denver roster with out looking it up. What concerns me is the "type" of fans I've come to find on here. When the Broncos are playing I check in and out of the open game thread. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT of fair weather, the sky is falling fans. Like it's really sickening. Before today we were 6 and 1! During the 2nd quarter of the game, so many fans were complaining, over reacting, even saying they wouldn't be shocked if we didn't win another game this season! REALLY?? It wasn't even 3rd quarter and some were turning the game off! It's not secret we're a second half team so why all the fuss? Frankly, I don't care to be on the thread unless we're winning. Even my last season being a Colt fan (2-12 season) those threads weren't as negative as this can be when we're losing. Now I'm not trying to talk down on anyone but where are the logical, calm fans at? I live in Oklahoma and the only NFL game I've ever been to was a week 16 game in Denver, vs the Colts about 8 years ago. Being a visiting fan, all of the Denver fans were polite and respectful during the entire game, even as the Colts were winning. So I know there are good Bronco fans out there. Is it just me? Or am I over reacting?


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Fourteen players to compete in Poland
Next stop for U.S. Men is World Championship in Poland
Three beach teams advance in the main draw.
Kiraly talks about the importance of serving tough and accurately
Walsh Jennings/Ross win women's title while Dalhausser/Rosenthal take men's
Best images from a four-match USAV Cup series vs. Iran.
DeFalco and Richard's journey ends in Nanjing.
Close out preliminary phase with 5-4 record
U.S. Men claim silver in the Pan American Cup
Challenge goes out to the Denver Broncos
Photos from 2014 HP Programs
Karch Kiraly talks about adversity
USA and Iran Volleyball meet with LA and Anaheim City Councils
Agreement calls for bilateral cooperation
Pardon/Tiegs take gold at World University Championships.
USA and Team Florida collect two golds each
Five Olympic medals among foursome at HPC
U.S. sweeps Cuba in gold medal match
Best photos from Team USA's golden win.

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It can be incredibly dangerous for a woman to travel alone. Every year we hear news about sexual assaults on women who have been vacationing. It's not only the physical attacks that make traveling alone as a female dangerous. Some places will try and take advantage of the lone traveler, charging them more money than other people. Hotel room theft and pickpocketing are also easier if the person is alone.
There are many places in the world where it may be unsafe for a woman to travel alone. Consider all the aspects of the trip – Will you be walking alone at night? Will you have a tour guide or be exploring the city on your own? Do you have friends or family there that can provide safety when you need it?
We came up with a list of 10 cities where women should be safe travelling alone. Anyone traveling to a new city should be knowledgeable about the dangers and how to get help if they need it. To choose the cities, we looked at the rights and wages of women in the particular countries, along with crimes against women statistics.
Here are our top picks for cities to visit if you are a lone female traveler.
1. Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and is its largest city with almost two million people in its metropolitan area. This busy city sports beautiful architecture and renowned shopping. Be sure to see the goddess Gefjun fountain, which tells the mythological story of how Denmark was created. Stop by at night, where the fountain lights up with a blue glow, alluding to the magic in the Norse religious history.


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Thanks to Ron Newman, who posted a reminder about this on Davis Square Livejournal.
They could be lying around the house or in a bowl with your change.
And you may not know that the iconic MBTA tokens are actually worth $1.25 if you use them in a CharlieCard machine.
Although the MBTA got rid of token-operated turnstiles more than five years ago, the tokens never lost their value, and you can use them to add value to your CharlieCard.
But after 11:59, Saturday, June 30, the tokens will suddenly become worthless slugs.
Joe Pesaturo, a spokesman for the MBTA, confirmed that starting July 1, old tokens won't have monetary value, at least as far as the T is concerned — they may be worth something as collectibles.
So, if you've got drawers and jars filled with old tokens, you may want to cash them until Friday.
In addition, MBTA fares will increase on July 1, increasing by 25 cents for bus and subway rides.


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A restaurant is serving up the breakfast of all breakfasts. If you eat the whole thing it will equal 6000 calories. (the average male should eat about 2500 for a full day)
It's so big they have to serve it on a plate that's 2 1/2 feet wide.
12 rashers of bacon
12 sausages
Six eggs
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Four slices of bread and butter
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When I saw this I couldn't believe it. I said….WHAT? You mean you only get 2 hash browns?


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Windpower Consequences (Part I: Introduction and Summary)
This post introduces a five-part series that summarizes some of the most important information about the present and future of industrial wind power in light of the growing backlash against the industry's taxpayer dependence. Readers are invited to add anything that I have missed.
Continuing government support for windpower must confront two questions. First, why do so many people think that we have to revolutionize our energy systems right now to avoid the consequences of running out of fossil fuels (or suffering very high costs), climate change, or other possible challenges that we might face? Note the emphasis on "right now," meaning starting now with substantial changes in energy system directions, especially electricity systems, involving massive implementation of grid-connected, industrial-scale wind and solar generation plants.
Second, what is required for wind-subsidy proponents to agree that forced energy transformation is not feasible? A notable and growing number of people have tried with some success to close the gap between reality and romance, but progress has been slow because of the size, power, and persistence of the pro-wind movement. Without enough knowledge on the subject, the general public and media naturally rely on this movement in government, some of the scientific community, and many environmental groups.
Later posts will show why industrial wind fails the feasibility test to constructively change our electricity systems. The implications for government/taxpayer policies are obvious.
Response to the First Question
Drastic measures appear to make sense if most people believe a "silver bullet" solution (to some perceived threat requiring immediate action) is truly at hand. Setting aside a lengthy and contentious discussion of threats, is a "silver bullet" solution available to such a threat anyway?
This is apparently so, or so the pro-wind movement would have us believe. It is a revolutionary change to massive amounts of "new" renewable energy sources, wind and solar, especially wind, with extension to "clean energy" electrification of the transportation sector. I use quotes around the word new because they are new only in the sense that some, indeed many, are re-branding these old energy sources as viable and relevant in our current, complex, and high-energy-need times.
Proponents of some of these "new" renewable energy sources will say that their position is not one of providing a "silver bullet," but is that we must have a range of energy sources available to us. This is a poor argument as the same could apply to justifying the presence of unproductive, unreliable employees in a company on the basis that every little bit helps. A lot of the "silver bullet" aspects get lost in soft, persuasive language, which does not require us to think much. The "silver bullet" label is valid in part because if we do what the "experts" and those in authority are telling us, we believe, albeit somewhat unconsciously, we can comfortably continue our lives as before.
Regardless of any such claims, what they propose is a revolution that must start immediately, with fast and substantial change in our electricity systems to new energy sources. But this revolution is long on proclamations and short on substance, so it is bound to fail in time. Unfortunately if further pursued, its failure will have severe adverse consequences on all aspects of modern life, for example in government, law and order, food and water supply, education, health and medical care, all forms of emergency services, commerce, industry, economic well-being (add to this list whatever is important to you). This is due to the risks this revolution brings to the viability of our electricity and financial systems. Future generations will not thank us for such policies. They will curse us for our folly.
One of the conclusions I have come to is that if major change is needed earlier, it is in society. As it now appears, the societies of developed, developing and undeveloped countries must make substantial changes before better energy solutions become feasible. We could have a pleasant surprise putting less pressure on the need for societal change. More likely is an unpleasant surprise, for example in the form of economic failure, which would have the effect of addressing many perceived threats, but in a highly undesirable way.
Either way, in the meantime we need access to economic, reliable energy – as and when required – on a continuous basis, starting now and for the foreseeable future, that is, the next 20-40 years or so. This is the sort of minimum time frame for the types of changes that must start to occur, whether societal or energy supply and is the optimal approach to best prepare us to meet threats, forecast or not.
To those who would argue that time is not on our side, I would respond that the only more timely approach that will deal satisfactorily with any currently feared threats is aggressive conservation, which is a societal change matter.
This led me to some of the keys in understanding our current confusion. First, we do not adequately take time frames into account when thinking about energy sources and systems change. Second, we do not properly appreciate what we have, and the need to maintain and improve it as the first important step, which should occupy us for the next 40 years or so. Third, we do not comprehend the monumental task of change in our energy infrastructures. Electricity is so completely imbedded in everything that we do and is so vital to us that it will take well architected, engineered, and implemented programs for change. Significant changes will be a long time coming, and we should be thinking of the second half of this century for this.
So once more, let me outline in more detail why such currently proposed energy policies involving revolutionary change are wrong.
Response to the Second Question
The folly of current conventional wisdom on energy policy will be dealt with in summary form below under the following headings:
- Energy return on energy invested
- Costs
- Subsidies
- Emissions reduction
- Other considerations, which include European energy policy flaws
Details will be provided in future posts in this series.
Energy Return on Energy Invested
This is commonly referred to as EROEI (sometimes simply EROI). I have not seen much emphasis on this way of looking at the viability of energy sources, but it seems to becoming more of a focus in energy analyses, even in the personal investment world.[1]
Tom Murphy of UCSD in his article "The Energy Trap: Do the Math" demonstrates the problems with the necessity of investing energy to access energy sources. His analysis looks at the impact of accounting for all the energy invested on a realistic front-loaded basis, but assumes the associated conversion means (generation plants) operate at full capacity over their expected lifetimes. The results after conversions to electrical energy are treated in general terms only, and I take this analysis further. My approach also provides the opportunity to expose more aspects of the associated energy sources, even if the upfront investment is amortized over the life of the energy source.
I also have had some correspondence with Thomas Homer-Dixon, who is (amongst other positions) the Director of the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation. One of his papers, "Complexity Science and Public Policy" discusses the importance of complexity in modern societies and its associated high energy needs. EROEI considerations are important, as Homer-Dixon points out in his paper:
"Taking the average energy return on investment of all energy sources in our economy, as we slide down that slope from 100:1 to 17:1 to 4:1 to 1:1, we're inexorably using a larger and larger fraction of the wealth and capital in our economy simply to produce energy, and we have less left over for everything else we need to do – like solving our increasingly difficult problems."
The EROEI for a number of energy sources is shown in Table I-1. Some obviously do not apply extensively to electricity systems but are included for general interest. I have purposely omitted hydro-electric energy, which has an EROEI of 100:1 because, like other renewable energy sources, it does not scale well, due to the size of reservoirs needed. Proponents of pumped hydro storage in support of substantial wind implementation take note.
Columns 1-4 are from the Murphy's paper referenced above, and 5-7 are my further analysis.
Table I-1 – EROEI Before and After Conversion to Electrical Energy
The EROEI ranges shown in column 1 represent declining trends, and I use the more current ones (column 2) in my subsequent analysis. The energy investment (EI) includes energy components for plant implementations and fuel provision.
Even given a positive EROEI before conversion to electrical energy, wind produces a negative post-conversion result. This alone should disqualify it from consideration for commercialization. Industrial-scale solar is not considered further in this analysis because of its already low initial EROEI.
Again from Homer-Dixon's paper:
"A modern society can't sustain its complexity with low-quality energy; it needs copious quantities of high-quality energy."
Because of their persistent erratic behavior, wind plants do not provide high-quality energy and rather extreme measures have to be taken to integrate them into our electricity systems, which already have a high degree of complexity, and this is reason enough to be careful. These measures are often disregarded when assessing costs, emissions, reliability and impacts on users, residential, commercial and industrial.
EROEI an important measure of the viability of energy sources, but many other considerations are equally so. First, a look at costs.
Implementation and Levelized Costs
This and the next two sections are based on projections for five scenarios over a 13-year period, say from 2012 to 2025. In each scenario a generation technology is selected to fill the gap between plant retirement and growth in demand based on electricity production of 1 TWh in 2012. This allows for easy scaling, for example to the U.S., which consumes about 4,000 TWh today.
Table I-2 provides a summary of the findings. The wind scenarios demonstrate two levels of wind penetration as shown. In the first, Wind/Natural Gas, both plant types are used to fill the gap and in the second, wind alone is assumed. The wind alone scenario is not feasible for many reasons. For example, extremely high levels of curtailment would be necessary, but it is instructive, and as some might project high wind penetrations, it is included. Both wind scenarios require gas plant balancing to provide the steady, reliable electricity which we require.
Table I-2 – Total Plant Overnight Implementation Cost for the Scenarios
Implementation costs for wind include the costs of gas balancing plants and grid changes unique to wind. The two values for wind are for the initial implementations only (15 year wind plant life) and for the wind plants being replaced twice in a 40 year period, respectively.
Total Costs
The total costs are based on the full levelized costs, which include financing and operations and maintenance costs, and in the wind scenarios, wind balancing gas plants and grid changes unique to wind. The analysis takes the year 12 new plant configuration and projects it over the 40 year life for most of the plant types involved, involving 19.2 TWh (which is 0.48 TWh x 40). As indicated above there are two possibilities for the wind scenarios: (1) Wind plants are not replaced at the end of their 15 year lives but some stranded costs persist for the wind balancing gas plants and unique-to-wind grid additions, as these are amortized over 40 years, or (2) Wind plants are replaced, which is unlikely but this provides a basis for some useful comparisons. Table I-3 shows the results.
Also shown is the effect of scaling to the U.S. electricity system.
Table I-3 – Total Costs for All Scenarios
A natural progression from costs is the level of subsidies on the same basis, that is, per MWh. Table I-4 provides a summary of the findings. Note the costs shown here are as seen by the plant developer/owner, not society at large as shown in Table I-3.
Table I-4 – Levelized Costs (Plant Developer/Owner View) and Subsidies ($/MWh)
This superficial view of wind subsidies appears to put wind at the same "cost" as the coal and natural gas plant types, and notably below nuclear. Comparisons cannot be made without the full wind costs taken into account. Remember this when claims are made about wind being competitive with other generation plant types.
Emissions savings and costs are projected over the expected plant life, and Table I-5 shows the results. In this table wind CO2 emissions savings per MWh are shown at two levels: (1) at 0.10 tonnes/MWh to avoid dividing by 0, which produces a result of infinity, and (2) a generous 0.30 tonnes/MWh, which illustrates the relative poor and expensive contribution of wind even in these circumstances.
Table I-5 – CO2 Emissions Savings and Related Costs Compared to Existing Coal Plants
The implications for the U.S. are shown in Table I-6, based on the 2010 CO2 emissions from electricity generation of 2,389 million tonnes are shown in Table I-6.
Table I-6 – Scaling Emissions Results to the U.S.
The most likely outcome of pursuing wind as a CO2 emissions reduction strategy would be the "Wind/Natural Gas" scenario with the "No Replacement" option. In this time frame it should be amply demonstrated that wind is not a feasible policy. However there is the risk of electricity capacity shortfalls as a result and precious time will have been lost.
For complete comparisons between the scenarios, the "Wind/Natural Gas" with "Replacement" option is more instructive as all plants being assessed are producing over the period of 40 years. The wind savings are most likely in the range of few percent over the life of the wind plants at a cost of $7.6 trillion, compared to nuclear with 88% emissions savings for the same cost and natural gas at 48% savings for $5.6 trillion.
The total costs are important considerations, because these investments will be made involving significant debt.
Other Considerations
There are many other negative consequences with industrial-scale wind plants, including:
- No creation of jobs or a sustainable industrial policy
- Harm to human health
- Harm to other local flora and fauna
- Reduction of property values for nearby home-owners
- Contribution to widening of the gap between the wealthy and the rest of society
- No decrease in use of fossil fuels
- Do not provide energy independence/security
- Significant threat to financial and economic systems
- Creation of divisiveness within communities and families
European Energy Policy Flaws
European energy policy is not to be emulated for many reasons, including the notion that bureaucrats can successfully predict winners decades into the future, and the lack of understanding of the nature and size of the investments required for questionable energy sources. For an analysis of its many flaws see my article in the European Energy News, which was originally published at MasterResource as well as other analyses here.
In summary, there is no good earthly reason to pursue policies involving implementation of wind plants, and like renewable energy sources, for electricity systems. The consequences of doing so include putting our electricity, economic and financial systems, and ultimately the fabric of our society, at considerable risk.
Future posts:
- Part II – Analysis Approach and Implementation Costs
- Part III – Total Costs
- Part IV – Subsidies and Emissions
- Part V – Other Considerations and Conclusions
[1] I subscribe to an energy investment newsletter which recently had an article focusing on EROEI considerations for guiding energy investments. In the interests of full disclosure, I have not owned (to the best of my recollection and possibly through mutual funds at some distant time), do not now own, or plan to own, investment instruments in the energy sector. My only investments, outside of Canadian government guaranteed cash equivalent securities, is a small holding in gold stocks. I subscribe to this newsletter as another "window" on energy considerations. I have not received one cent for these posts from anyone, and I am not beholden to anyone who might benefit from them, except to the society in which I live, which I want to protect for the benefit of my grandchildren and their descendents.
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- 1 Eddie Devere { 09.17.12 at 10:12 am }
I wouldn't pay much attention to an EROEI analysis. First, these analyses often confuse work, chemical potential energy, and thermal energy because they all have units of energy.
Second, the relevant figure of merit should be the unsubsidized rate of return on investment (%/yr) given that the power plant has to sell its electricity into a supply-side free market (such as the PJM).
Efficiency, fuel density, land density, sustainability, and ERORI are just ad hoc figures of merit that people have made up because it's often difficult to calculate the rate of return on investment. There's a lot of variables that go into the calculation of the rate of return, such as capital costs, O&M costs, fuel costs, possible pollution costs (NOx, SOx), de-construction costs, sale price of electricity, and availability. It's up to a wise investor (forced to operate in a free-market) to do this calculation.
I agree with most of your thoughts in this post, but the underlying principle of your post (and sometimes of this blog in general) gets lost in the attacks on renewable energy, attacks on environmentalists, and now the discussion of ERORI. The underlying principle is that there should be a free-market for energy. That's it.
In other words, as consumers, we should be free to chose the type of electricity and transportation fuels we consume, and as investors, we should be free to invest in any project that we choose (given some agreed upon environmental and safety regulations.)
We sadly seem to move further away from a free-market in energy each day (e.g. just today there's a new mandate for biodiesel), but there are encouraging trends as well (such as the growth in size of the PJM's supply-side free-market over the last decade and the growth of the internet-based free-market of goods.) Most people today realize a free-market for goods is better than a regulated market for goods when the scale of the products are small.
It's just that when the scale is large (such as 1 GW power plants), some people lose faith in free-markets and competition. Our goal (as people who want to see the global economy grow) is to figure out how to either (a) explain to the public that large-scale free-market work better than regulated large-scale markets, or (b) develop technologies that allow consumers to generate cost effective electricity at home (using sunlight or natural gas), which could force competition into the regulated electricity markets of NY & CA.
- 2 archaeopteryx { 09.17.12 at 10:44 am }
I may be jumping ahead, but I am apprehensive of certain statistics. For example, the EROEI. The number may be "nice" even for a wind generator, because it allows for averages over time. Averages imply storage. If you consider what it takes to actually manufacture a wind generator, you need steel, copper, plastic, fiberglass, concrete, diggers, cranes. Whlie you may have energy eqquations and show that you accumulate enough wind "energy" over 15 or 20 years for the above mentioned components and processes (never mind fiberglass and magnets), form a practical point of view, no number of wind generators can be reasonably interconnected, with real cables to ever produce enough energy to manufacture a single industrial ball bearing. Not if you think what it actually takes to manufacture one. From smelting, to metallurgy to forging or whatever. Things do not get manufatcuted with average energy, and averages imply "storage" which of course cannot exist. A smelter (or an elevator) cannot operate on stochastic power.
Another way to say the same thing is that we are able to manufacture a wind turbine in a coal, gas and nuclear environment, but we could not be able to do the same in a wind generator environment
So I go back to my quest for actual, measured, fuel replacement figures. As wind works with backup, how much actual, measured fuel does it substitute? This might be calulated by experts, or it might be measured. Of course, we cannot measure it as long as threre is a grid. The grid is nice but it also may be masking a failure to substitute real fuel.
Some info has been had for the Falklands which are off grid. 4-8% diesel fuel savings. How about Hawai? Are there data from Hawai's actual fuel savings pre and post wind?
- 3 Jon Boone { 09.17.12 at 11:21 am }
I'm looking forwarding to the entire report, Kent. You're off to a great start.
But could you clarify a point in Table 1-2? In column 4–Wind/Gas, you assume a wind penetration of 11%, which contributes 55MW to the total wind/gas capacity of 143MW (is wind capacity actual or installed here?). Then, in column 5, you assume wind alone would be 38% penetration (actual or installed?), doubling the total capacity from wind/gas, but nearly quadrupling the wind capacity.
I don't understand your operative assumptions for any of this, although you surely have persuasive ones.
- 7 Jon Boone { 09.17.12 at 7:31 pm }
Thanks, Kent. Ridiculous doesn't begin to describe 38% wind, although that still is far short of what the likes of The Sierra Club are calling for.
As for EROEI, such analysis can only be a crude template for comparing generating systems that are relatively comparable. Using EROEI to contrast firm capacity units with zero capacity units is much like contrasting highly trained guide dogs with fleas. Even as a thought experiment, it can only be used at the level of a cartoon.
Those interested in reality re wind induced fossil fuel reductions and CO2 "savings" should direct questions to their respective grid officials, where they will be told that such information is proprietarily confidential, despite the huge public subsidies enabling wind–uh–"integration."
Mentioning wind and solar in the same breath as free marketeering is an exercise in mental gymnastics akin to demanding people do something that is anatomically impossible.
- 8 MarkB { 09.19.12 at 4:58 pm }
I disagree with you about wind/solar and free markets. In fact, I've long believed that people should be able to sign up to get their electricity from wind power. That is, when the wind slows down, a smart meter would throttle down their power supply. When the wind falls below minimum generating speed, their power would get choked off.
So there you have it – anyone can buy wind power if they want it. But they buy wind power, not the marginal contribution to the grid, supported by natural gas or hydro or nuclear. Let wind advocates sell that product on the free market. And let the fellow traveling consumers out there in love with wind power put their mains lines where their mouths are.
needless to say, under these circumstances, no wind turbines would be erected in the first place. Which is the point. Being held responsible for consequences has a remarkable effect on clearing the mind – much like a hangman's noose.
- 9 Jon Boone { 09.19.12 at 6:29 pm }
My point, Mark, about wind/grid solar is embedded in your last point. In a true free market circumstance, wind wouldn't be on offer. Without one of the most warped public subsidy/government mandated (think RPS) market distorted "product/services in the history of the Republic, wind technology would be relegated to the museums and recreational pursuits modern societies create for historical curiosities.
Pursuant to your idea expressed here, I once recommended that the entire State of California be hooked up for its electricity to only wind, solar, instate hydro, and biomass–allowing no imported generation whatsoever. After which, someone wrote that I was punishing ignorance in a far too perverse way, since so many in the state don't understand the issue (although they keep voting for renewables mandates).
So, yes, if I were king for an hour, I'd love to see your idea take flight, perhaps initially for government buildings in states that have passed RPS legislation.
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Making life easier for businesses
Most businesses want to spend less time on administration, red tape and waiting times. They also want to facilitate communication with government authorities.
Compared with most other countries, Sweden is a leader in the work on better regulations for entrepreneurs. But we can do even more. To keep Sweden competitive, as far back as 2006 we in the Government began initiating various projects aimed at making life easier for entrepreneurs under the theme Förenkla för företagen (Better regulations for businesses).
The goal is that businesses will save time and money, but also to reduce unnecessary annoyance. When being an entrepreneur becomes easier, the thresholds holding people back from realising their dreams are also lowered. We want to see more welfare heroes and job creators in Sweden.
It is now time to take the next step towards achieving a noticeable change for the better in day-to-day conditions for businesses.
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Anyways, my title of the post is pretty straight forward. What do you all think of the team going forward with Bogut? It's obvious that Andrew is not 100% healthy and in shape. If you disagree with me, please tell me why has he missed the 43 games of the 55 games played this season? Thank you.
There's no question about that the Aussie is an elite Center in the league when HEALTHY (please note the word HEALTHY, however you want to perceive healthy is up to you). This man is and/or was considered as one of the top defensive center-man in the league just before the many injuries he's suffered.
He's played in a total of 12 games this 2012-2013 campaign averaging 7.1 points and 6.5 rebounds with 2.3 assists under 23 minutes of playing time.
The Dubs are 6-6 when Bogut is on the roster. Even in the recent horrific six-game losing skid, Bogut struggled to find his groove. Though he flashed some of his defensive dominance in the paint and on the boards.
It's apparent that team chemistry is an issue with this team with Bogut is on the court. That's why I'm a bit too confused what the Warriors should do.
They'll definitely need a big man in the middle. I mean with all due respect to Festus and Andris but come people, let's be real, IF the Dubs face off the Grizzlies, would you really want either them two to defend Marc Gasol? I mean come onnnn!
In my honest and humble opinion, there's no doubt Andrew Bogut is among the elite centers in the league when healthy. I believe he'll be a HUGE asset to the Warriors organization.
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At that same July meeting in which the board decided to hire its own staff, members made it clear they were unhappy with Ritz. They scolded her for making major changes on her own to the new teacher evaluation model approved by the state board, which relies heavily on student progress on the ISTEP standardized tests. And they stopped her in her tracks when she proposed revising another one of their rules, the one that says third-grade students who flunk the IREAD-3 reading test can't move on to the fourth grade without remediation.
The state board did go along with her suggestion to stall implementation of a new education law, House Enrolled Act 1005. It requires high schools to start testing students in the 11th grade to gauge their readiness for taking college-level math and English, and to provide remediation for those who aren't.
Ritz said the DOE needs until April to come up with a plan to implement the law, and the state board went along. But the issue is likely to come up much sooner that, with the state board devising its own plan for how to implement the law.
Add into this divide Pence's new appointment, Claire Fiddian-Green, as his "special assistant for education innovation and reform." As the former director of the Indiana Charter School Board, she's an advocate of school choice, as Pence and the State Board of Education are — and as Ritz is not.
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Special debit-card like accounts tied to University ID cards may now be used to make purchases at more than a dozen off-campus businesses.
BUC$ was created in 1999 as a way to simplify vending-machine purchases on campus, said Stephen Kellogg, BUC$ coordinator. It has also been accepted at campus vendors such as the University Bookstore and Take One Video.
There's no cost to deposit money in the account, which is kept separate from meal plan funds, though both are accessed with University ID cards. Students, faculty and staff members may participate in the program.
The new off-campus expansion, which was about 18 months in the making, has primarily targeted restaurants, including several that frequently make deliveries on campus. The initial group of merchants includes Far East Kitchen, Domino's Pizza and Campus Wings and Pizza.
However, two CVS locations have already signed on and Kellogg said he would welcome participation from other area businesses such as salons and even Kinko's.
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A student survey conducted last year helped determine which merchants were approached as the program began. Customers may suggest businesses contact Off Campus Dining Network to sign up for the program. Details are online at http://binghamton.ocdn.com.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Google (GOOG) looks like it's really getting serious about generating more hardware revenue, as it cuts the price of the Nexus 4 to make it more competitive with offerings from Samsung and Apple (AAPL).
In perhaps an ironic move, Google posted a message to Twitter that it would be cutting the price of the phone to $199 in several different markets. Google included the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, Korea, and the UK in the price cut.
The 8 GB model now runs $199 (down from $299), and the 16 GB model will cost $249. These prices make the Nexus 4 comparable to the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy 4, though those phones and prices come with carrier conditions and subsidies, whereas the Nexus 4 does not. Google has been serious about boosting hardware revenue as it looks to expand into other businesses outside of its core search and advertising segments. Though Google missed earnings estimates last quarter as costs-per-click (CPC), a key advertising metric, continued to be weak, the company generated $1.05 billion in Other Revenue, which includes hardware sales. That figure rose 138% year over year, so it's clear that Google is increasingly focused on building this part of the business. Motorola Mobility accounted for $998 million in revenue last quarter. Google does not break down how many smartphones or tablets it sells each quarter, as Apple does, but the company noted continued momentum in hardware during its second-quarter earnings call . "[W]e continue to see great momentum across Chromebook's and mobile devices such as our Nexus program," Google's Nikesh Arora said on the call. CEO Larry Page furthered those comments, saying, "I think we've been an early innovator in smartphones and we've been really excited about starting Android when no one really thought it was going to be interesting." The Nexus 4 has Qualcomm's (QCOM) Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, a 4.7" screen, wireless charging, NFC capabilities, Bluetooth, and an 8 MP camera. The Nexus 4 currently runs Android 4.2.2, but Google is slated to release Android 4.3, codenamed Jelly Bean. Google shares closed sharply lower yesterday amid a broader market sell-off, falling 1.87% to close at $850.15. --Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Chris_Ciaccia
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Researchers have found that fish play a much more important role in contributing nutrients to marine ecosystems than has been thought. Two studies co-authored by Jacob Allgeier, a doctoral student in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, say fish inject more nutrients into marine ecosystems than any other source.
The studies were published in the journal Ecology.
In most tropical coastal ecosystems, the primary food sources such as sea grass and algae cannot grow and thrive without enough phosphorus and nitrogen in the environment.
In marine food webs, Allgeier says, fish are usually thought of as predators, consuming microorganisms, plants and smaller animals. But through their excretions, they provide the essential fertilizer that algae and sea grass need to grow.
To examine the impact of fish poop on marine ecosystems, the team compared sites where the number of fish present differed. Fish are attracted to reefs. So the researchers built a number of artificial reefs, each of one of two sizes, large and small (large reefs attract more fish than do small ones).
Then, for two years they monitored the sites and recorded the size, number and species of fish present. They also measured sea-grass growth rate and nutrient content.
Their finding was that sea grass around the big "reefs" grew much faster and contained far more nutrients . "Nearly a four-fold difference," Allgeier said. "Fish are putting an enormous amount of nutrients into this system—it appears to be even more than all other sources, including runoff from golf courses and all other human caused impacts, combined."
Allgeier described the large reefs as "biogeochemical hotspots"—areas where chemicals cycle between organisms and the environment at extremely high rates.
"The reefs are nodes within the ecosystem matrix," he said. "They're increasing productivity around the reefs by orders of magnitude. If there are enough of them (reefs), then they may be increasing productivity at the ecosystem level by orders of magnitude as well. That's something we're going to be looking at next."
Both papers are in press and available online here (Consumers regulate nutrient limitation regimes and primary production in seagrass ecosystems, Allgeier, Yeager and Layman) and here (Thresholds of Ecosystem Response to Nutrient Enrichment from Fish Aggregations, Layman, Allgeier, Yeager and Stoner).


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DUBLIN, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s5hblm/health_insurance) has announced the addition of the "Global Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) IT Market - Trends & Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.
The global HIX IT market is mainly categorized by exchange type, phase, component, and end user. Private exchanges are expected to register the fastest growth rate among the HIX market by exchange type during the forecast period. Their favorable growth is attributed to the increasing shift of big employers such as Walgreen and Time Warner towards private exchanges to reduce health benefits administration costs and provide their employees with multiple plan options as per their requirements.
Within private exchanges, multi-carrier exchanges primarily sponsored by third-party administrators such as brokers or benefits consultants are expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Other high-growth market segments in the HIX IT market include the operations and maintenance segment which is expected to grow at a highest CAGR during the forecast period. The factors contributing to its growth include ongoing operation cost for public as well as private exchanges post its implementation. The HIX services market is also projected to register a double-digit growth in the next five years, driven by the shift toward cloud-based services.
The U.S. shows the greatest market potential in the near future. However, countries such as Japan, China, India, and Philippines are expected to offer potential growth opportunities to HIX stakeholders. In Japan, various favorable government initiatives are focusing on strengthening healthcare services such as the e-Japan policy, new IT reform strategy, and iJApan Strategy 2015. The healthcare IT expenditure in China grew from $135 billion in 2006 to $250 billion in 2010. In addition, the Indian government annually spends approximately 5% of its GDP on the healthcare sector and has approved 100% foreign direct investment (FDI)for setting up hospitals in India since 2000. Also, it is among the leading IT outsourcing destinations. All the above mentioned factors contribute to the potential growth opportunity of the HIX market.
The competitive landscape covers the growth strategies adopted by industry players in the last three years. The company profiles comprise the basic views on the key players in the HIX market and the product portfolios, developments, and strategies adopted by market players to maintain and increase their market shares in the near future. The above-mentioned market research data, current market size, and forecast of future trends will help the key players and new entrants to make the necessary decisions regarding product offerings, geographic focus, change in strategic approach, R&D investments for innovations in products and technologies, and levels of output in order to remain successful.
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Two University of Richmond professors have been selected for inclusion in "The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013," published by the Princeton University Press through their paper, "The Jordan Curve Theorem is Non-Trivial."
Professors Bill Ross of the mathematics department and Fiona Ross of the art department are husband and wife. As a math professor, Ross was teaching the Jordan Curve Theorem in his complex analysis class, and was looking for a way of making it easier to prove to his students, Ross said.
"The idea came from me looking at some of Fiona's latest drawings, which were one-line drawings with beautiful, but quite complicated structures," Ross said. "I use those drawings in class to show the students the complexities of the theorem I could not possibly do with just blackboard and chalk."
The Ross's paper, "The Jordan Curve Theorem is Non-Trivial," was first published in the "Journal of Mathematics and the Arts." The article was then chosen to be published by the Princeton University Press by Mircea Pitici, the editor of Best Writing on Mathematics for 2013, after he read the article in the "Journal of Mathematics and the Arts." The article was published there in 2011 (vol. 5), Ross said.
The paper was the first such collaboration between the two professors.
In it, the Rosses present a brief history of the theorem, "hint at some tricky cases that defy the simplistic intuition behind it, and, most remarkably, illustrate the non-obvious character of the theorem with arresting drawings penned by Fiona Ross," Pitici said.
The paper shows through words and art that "Jordan curves are not the cold, abstract, boring objects we might think they are," the Rosses wrote. "Instead, they can tell a story."
Pitici, the editor, also said the selections in the book demonstrate that mathematicians "create new things and discover novel ways of looking at old things; they believe things hard to believe, and question what seems to be obvious."
The Jordan Curve Theorem not only tells a story about a simple concept that is very difficult to prove but, through art, can commentate a sort of beauty, Ross said.
This article, and accompanying artwork show that Jordan curves are not just a dry mathematical concept but can be visually interesting.
When asked how professor Bill Ross differentiates himself from other mathematics professors at University of Richmond, professor John Cain commented: "He manages to help in all areas of departmental need, including excellent teaching, mentoring research students, heavy administrative duties, and a very active research program that involves more international travel than any of the rest of us."
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Just intonation epitomises the long research that Masque carried out on Franz Kafka, through the theoretical diagram by Gilles Deleuze. Just intonation drops the machines of The Kafka Machine but retains the animal component… waiting for the danger to materialise. Two destinies are at the centre of the story: the destiny of the instrument and the destiny of the figure. There are still the body and the movement who make the form imperceptible. The body-woman is becoming secret, hiding nothing, by means of innocence and precision, even at the cost of a frightful technicality.
Just intonation is a work to decode. The pianist who doesn't play creates sound by not playing and its musicality is spread in the whole body insofar as it doesn't utter any music.
Just intonation is a sound-body. We move away from the melodic horizontality heading for harmony and long silences: a verticality of glissandi on intensity and frequency, a slight progression with a rhythm broken when originating a body-sound, without any appendage or prosthesis.
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved legislation to help operators and employees of regulated child care facilities to recognize and report child abuse.
House Bill 431 would require professional licensees who are mandated reporters of child abuse to undergo child abuse recognition and reporting training as a condition of licensing and certification.
The bill would require two hours of training every two years, in sequence with license renewals.
A second measure, House Bill 432, would require child day care facility operators and employees who come in contact with children to receive three hours of child abuse recognition and reporting training every five years.
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Ben Thornburgh CONTRIBUTOR (5)For Tomorrow: A Guide to Contemporary British Music, 1988-2013 (Part 37)...YoYoMancuso (5)A disorienting time warp of revolutionary music....Justin Swope (5)Music Has the Right to Children stands as an electronic music milestone, flawlessly juxtap...Kevin K (5)If Music does have the right to children, Boards of Canada are breeding a dynastic heritag...
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Album Rating: 2.0wow your really cranking them out meatplow.
i prefer geogaddi.
this band fills me with the child-like awe/warm nostalgia thats oddly heavy and melancholy.
animal collective does that as well, but to a much lesser degree
Album Rating: 4.0Meatplow is a machine.
yeah i haven't slept since yesterday afternoon (it's currently 1 PM or so, damn those late shifts) so trying to put off going to sleep until a reasonable hour of the night. too tired to do much else rly but sit on the computer and chip away at reviews
geogaddi is incredible, I prefer it in many ways to this now though I was initially disappointed. I still love both however
wat r u a wrestler or something
Album Rating: 2.0hes eliminator
Beaver can live without digestive organs!
I like these guys, but never considered anything they've done "classic". Good review, though it's pretty unnecessary to say things like "personally..." since it's your review. Minor gripe, however.
Album Rating: 4.0I think Geogaddi is their best work. Their style really lets you immerse yourself within their albums, for an electronic album they're fantastic. They have yet to release any bad material.
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Wondering why I don't have this...Campfire Headphase is fucking bomb
I actually feel a more nostalgic feel when I listen to Aphex Twin. Songs like Rhubarb and Alberto Basalm make me feel as if I'm trancending time or something.
I like these guys, but never considered anything they've done "classic". Good review, though it's pretty unnecessary to say things like "personally..." since it's your review. Minor gripe, however.
trying to describe this in other terms is impossible, to be honest
Only ever heard the campfire headphase by these guys. Peacock Tail is probably the most relaxing song i've ever heard
Album Rating: 4.5review is a bit too short for my taste, but niiice.
this is still my favorite by them, though Boc Maxima really grows on me right now.
Album Rating: 5.0The most nostalgic feeling album ever.Digging: Millie and Andrea - Drop The Vowels
Digging: Millie and Andrea - Drop The Vowels
Album Rating: 2.0for me the most nostalgic is tired sounds of the stars of the lid.
I really have to check out Stars of The Lid, i've had a few of their albums but lost them in a hard drive crash. loving ambient music of late
trying to describe this in other terms is impossible, to be honest
if you mean as anything other then a classic, then yeah if it's your opinion! If you mean saying "personally" then all I mean is you can get rid of it completely "This album speaks in abstract emotions..." and so on and so forth. Again nothing big, as you've made me want to get this! Geogaddi is great.
yeah, Tippy's Demise on "...And Their Rifenement of the Decline" is one of the best ambient songs I've ever heard.This Message Edited On 05.18.09
trying to describe this in other terms is impossible, to be honest
Album Rating: 5.0Is this the Boards of Canada album that I should listen to first?Digging: FKA twigs - LP1
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None of the above, Nevada's perpetual ballot loser, lives on after a federal appeals court rejects a Republican-backed lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday dismissed the suit, ruling that the 11 plaintiffs lacked standing.
"The district court's ruling is a triumph for the voters of Nevada," said Secretary of State Ross Miller. "Voters who want to express their dissatisfaction with the federal and statewide candidates on the ballot should have the option and freedom to do it." Nevada is the only state in the nation that gives voters the option of "none of these candidates" in statewide races -- president, U.S. Senate, state constitutional offices and the Nevada Supreme Court. But under state law "none" can never win even if it receives the most votes, though it can play spoiler. Republicans sued last year over the law, fearing "none" could siphon votes from a disgruntled electorate and sway the outcome of a close presidential and Nevada U.S. Senate race.
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MU Chancellor & Big 12 board chair Brady Deaton will address media at 6:45 tonight on Big 12 and#mizzou athletics
Anyone have any ideas or insight on this? I'm assuming it will probably be a we are committed to the Big 12 blah blah blah, but who knows?
I believe all curators and Deaton said this morning that athletics werent going to be discussed in this mornings conference call, but now I'm not so sure.


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Grilled potatoes tossed with freshly-made parsley pesto, an easy recipe that tastes delicious. Clean, fresh and vibrant flavors perk up plain grilled potatoes. A great side dish perfect for a summer BBQ.
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Sweet Broccoli Salad(1)
Your kids don't eat enough veggies. Or they just hate brocoli. Or maybe they love broccoli either way you will want to make this salad. Everyone will love it. Great for BBQ, picnics, potlucks and just everyday side dish or lunch.
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Grilled portobello mushrooms are juicy, tender and flavorful, it's a delicious ingredient that can be used to make a salad, with the slightly bitter peppery arugula, and mild gruyere cheese, a tasty, quick and easy salad ready to enjoy!
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Grilled new potato, crunchy green beans, feta and olives are tossed with red wine vinaigrette, sprinkling some fresh oregano on top. A light and tasty salad for summer.
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Grilled Portobello Salad with Goat Cheese(1)
If you're just looking for a salad for dinner, then this scrumptious dish is here to satisfy your every need!
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Grilled Sirloin Steak with Mushroom-Wine Sauce(2)
Classic way to grill and serve a great sirloin steak. The mushroom red wine sauce had a perfect balance and was very easy to prepare. I grilled my steak in a cast iron grill pan to medium-rare and served with a stuffed tomato and a green salad.
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Ranch-Style Steak Kabobs(0)
With only four ingredients you can make this tasty and easy dish easily at home. You can effortlessly prepare it ahead of time for a picnic or have everyone design their own for a customized flavor. http://snagwiremedia.com/ranch-style-steak-kabobs/
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Our sweet Sunshine! Maddox is TWO years old!!! Time has flown by! We have had so much fun watching this little person grow! We don't know if this is just a cute stage or if Maddox just has a fun little personality.
He is almost always happy and full of life.
He loves his brother.
He is very physical. He always wants to be held, on your lap, giving hugs, high fives, pounds, etc. He has been known to bite (regardless if he is happy or mad!)
He is quick to forgive/apologize with a quick hug and he has moved on.
He is easy to distract.
He is very verbal and usually repeats the last thing you say. Examples:
- Me: 'Let's go change your diaper, you're a Stinky Boy'. Maddox: 'Inky Boy!'.
- Me:' Time to put shoes on!' Maddox: 'Shoes on!'
He is very honest.
- Me: 'Maddox, did you bite Gina today? (his buddy from the office) Maddox: 'Yes!' with a big grin on his face.
He likes to watch others go potty and he tells me when he has gone #2, but he doesn't actually want to sit on the potty yet. Potty Training is in our near future.
He loves books! He will read 5-10 books in a row. He wants to read the same ones over and over. Sometimes I will even find him in his room reading by himself.
He loves to sing songs! If he just sees a star, he starts singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle' (or at least humming it). When he sees pictures of someone's birthday party, he breaks out in 'Happy Birthday' to whomever is in the picture. When my parents called to sing Happy Birthday over the phone, Maddox started rocking back and forth to their serenade.
He is a great sleeper. Goes to bed around 8:30pm and sleeps solid until 7:30-8 am. He will even sleep thru Mark's bedtime shenanigans. (*they share a room) He also naps 2-3 hours everyday!
He is a sensitive guy. Doesn't like the water splashing in his face. He doesn't like loud noises (hair dryer and vacuum cleaner we can work thru) but forget the sirens and fireworks!
He is a mediocre eater. He will goes days with barely eating (but downs his milk!) but then a few days later he seems to make up for it. So I try not to worry about it too much. The doc says it's fine, she said, 'he is in the toddler grazing mode'.
Maddox is such a perfect member of our family. He makes us laugh, he challenges his brother in ways no one else can. He adds so much light to all of our lives! We love you Maddox!


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On Thursday Lubbock experienced wind gusts near 60 miles per hour. Because of those high winds area firefighters were on high alert, as the high winds and dry conditions combine to make favorable fire conditions. Although we have no reports of major fires, but the day was not without incident. NewsChannel 11's Kealey McIntire has more from the scene of a house fire that broke out around 12:15 Thursday afternoon at 116th and South University.
Firefighters say the scene could have been much worse. The Woodrow Volunteer Fire Department responded, they say the fire started under the home and that's where most of the flames stayed. The neighboring homes are very close to one another, firefighters say if the flames had not been confined winds could have caused the fire to quickly spread to other homes.
Luckily that wasn't the case, however you can see how the fire damaged most of the front part of the home where the fire started, leaving a family of three without a place to stay.
Staci Anderton wasn't home when her house caught fire. She found out when her husband called to tell her everything was gone. "I didn't believe him. I said, 'That's not funny. We just did the fire drill yesterday. That's not funny.'"
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Anderton spent Wednesday night teaching her 6-year-old daughter how to escape a fire after learning about a house fire in Central Lubbock that killed a 4-year-old boy earlier this week.
"Make sure people tell their children, they've got to teach them, they've got to teach them. I don't care how old they are. They have to know how to get out because you never know when it's going to happen," said Anderton.
Firefighters say the fire started under the house and flames came through the floor in the 6-year-old's room. Luckily, she was at school at the time.
Firefighters say the flames were mostly confined to underneath the home destroying the southeast corner. However, Woodrow Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Steve Couch says the situation could have been much worse if the flames had been exposed to the wind. "The smallest fire with the wind can turn into a huge fire real quick. With as dry as it is, you catch the grass on fire and it could turn into a big fire real quick," said Couch.
Anderton's husband was inside when the fire started. He escaped without injury, but they believe two of their pets died.
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CATEGORIES Comedy, Casting, New Releases, Movies, New Releases, CinematicalBetter even than Arrested Development's George Michael Bluth and Superbad's Evan?
I think so.
It's not that Scott Pilgrim is better than Arrested Development or Superbad. Almost nothing is better than the former, and pound-for-pound I prefer the latter to Scott Pilgrim. But Edgar Wright's film may be the first time anyone's truly figured out how to harness Cera's trademark nerdy, ultra-tentative persona. God knows I think Cera is hilarious, but even in his best moments I've always thought of him as a comic doing a schtick. Here, for the first time, I saw an actor playing a character.
The key, I think, is that even though Cera is very much in his comfort zone here, his character is not himself the joke. Rather, Cera's schtick is woven into the film's intricate universe. Like Cera's other characters, Scott Pilgrim seems to exist in a perpetual state of embarrassment and uncertainty, but that's not what we're laughing at. The humor comes -- as it should -- from his interactions with the rest of the cast and with the insane universe that Wright & co. create for him. Supporting characters, especially Kieran Culkin's Wallace, regularly steal scenes, and that's as it should be. Wright didn't just exploit Cera's singular personality and sense of humor. He put him in a movie.
It's also Cera's most demanding role, requiring him to blend into the zany surroundings, engage in elaborate fisticuffs, and burst into an extended Seinfeld riff at the drop of a hat. He acquits himself beautifully. Like a lot of people, I worried what would happen once the world tired of Cera's stock character. Scott Pilgrim answers the question by rendering it moot: both the character and the actor are more versatile than we thought.
What do you think? Are there any other contenders for Michael Cera's best role?