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'Real debate' was not part of party allowance report
At the risk of sounding defensive, I am writing to respond to the criticism that the allowance program for political parties presented in my recent report is too expensive.
I would make three brief points and encourage readers to consult the report where a more detailed analysis of how the potential total of $600,000 in allowance spending was determined.
First, as I note in the report, determining what the provincial government can afford to spend on allowances must ultimately be left to responsible ministers in cabinet who are answerable to the legislature and the public for that decision.
I reiterate a key point in my report that, in a representative democracy, political parties play a pivotal role and they need money and other resources to perform effectively.
The real debate is over how best to combine public and private funding in ways that engage citizens in the political process while avoiding undue influence by wealthy donors. It was not part of my mandate to comment on the other public and private revenues available to parties or whether their total incomes were adequate to the important functions they perform within the political system.
These are broader philosophical questions that can only be resolved through legislative and public debates.
Second, unlike the previous allowance program, which was terminated in January 2012, the new program is more predictable in terms of total spending. Under the old program there was an annual ceiling ($250,000) on the amount that any party could receive. The potential total allowance spending under the former program, however, was also affected by voter turnout, the number of registered parties that exist and the eligible administrative expenses of each party as approved by Elections Manitoba.
If the voter turnout had been higher in the 2007 election (it was only 56.8 per cent), if the two largest parties had qualified for a full payment (based on eligible administrative expenses each year), and if those two parties had accepted the allowance payments, the cost to the public treasury would have come close to, and may even have exceeded, the $600,000 annual ceiling proposed for the new program.
Thirdly, unlike the former program, the new program is targeted to core administrative and compliance expenses rather than to support campaign-type activities.
Compliance costs arise from reporting obligations imposed by Manitoba's election laws and they represent a large portion of annual administrative spending. To receive their allowance payment, parties will have to report to Elections Manitoba their expenses based on prescribed categories of administrative-compliance activities. Furthermore, the new legislation, which created the commissioner position, prohibits the use of allowance money for advertising and polling and the parties must attest in their annual financial statements that no allowance money has been used for those purposes.
Finally, my report recommended consideration of a more comprehensive ban on the potential use of allowance money for partisan, campaign purposes. Of course, in a general sense, allowances add to the pool of money available to parties.
I was not expected, however, to address that question.
There is no perfect system for financing political parties. I was not authorized to decide whether or not there should be party allowances or to examine other components of Manitoba's party financing laws. I expected and received criticism for the model of a new party allowance program I presented. I encourage interested readers to consult the report to learn how I used a set of principles to design an allowance program that was sound, fair, affordable, accountable and as acceptable as possible given the controversial nature of the program.
Paul G. Thomas is professor emeritus of political studies, St. John's College, University of Manitoba. His report is available at www.allowancecommissionermb.ca.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 25, 2013 A7
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|To Assess Safety and Efficacy of Myoblast Implantation Into Myocardium Post Myocardial Infarction
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|A Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Cardiovascular Effects of Myocell™ Implantation by a Catheter Delivery System in Congestive Heart Failure Patients Post Myocardial Infarction(s)
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This study injects a person's own stem cells into heart muscle tissue after a person has one or more heart attacks. The purpose of the study is whether the stem cells will improve a patient's heart performance.
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Autologous myoblasts are harvested from a patient's skeletal muscle tissue. The myoblasts are isolated and expanded in culture in a closed system. When a sufficient number of cells are estimated they are taken from culture, packaged in a suspension and sent to the patient's interventionalist. The interventionalist uses an injection catheter via femoral artery to inject the myoblasts directly into the myocardium.
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Phase 3
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WOONSOCKET - Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Murray, 65, of Woonsocket passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Miriam Hospital with his family by his side.
Lauri Luzzi
WESTERLY - Lauri (Murray) Luzzi, beloved wife of Egidio "Cheech" Luzzi, of Wicklow Rd., Westerly, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the age of 51.
Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of Jane S. Murray of Woonsocket and the late James P. Murray, Jr.
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NAPLES, FL - Rene A. Hemond, 87, died on June 13, 2013 at his home in Naples, Florida. He was the husband of Claire (Vadenais) Hemond. Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lucienne (Blanchard) Hemond.
Edith Andreoni
WOONSOCKET - Edith (Nicolini) Andreoni, 85, of Atlanta St. died Thursday July 25, 2013, in Woonsocket Health and Rehabilitation. She was the wife of the late Eugene Andreoni.
Born in Pawtucket, daughter of the late Attilio and Bertha (Cataloni) Nicolini.
Edith worked as a seamstress for Woonsocket Coat and Suit for 13 years and the former Woonsocket Dress for 15 years, which changed to Fashion Sportswear. And also for New England Instrument as an Inspector for 8 years prior to retiring.
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WOONSOCKET - Myron P. Kiczak, 94, resident of Woonsocket, died July 23, 2013 at the Landmark Medical Center.
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He was born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Paul & Paranka (Sztokaylo) Kiczak.
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WOONSOCKET - Florence "Flo" (Blondin) Arsenault, 84, of Mendon Rd., died July 21, 2013 in the St. Antoine Residence, No. Smithfield. She was the wife of Eugene A. Arsenault with whom she celebrated her 65th anniversary in November. Born in Ashton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Henri and Josephine (Le'Toile) Blondin.
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Anyone else love the Starbucks Eggs Florentine breakfast sandwich?
Oh, that toasted english muffin with deliciously melted cheese sticking to it and creamy egg and spinach inside is doing it every time for me nowadays. And it's only $3.10 after-tax! And it's only 390 calories! And it's super-fast!
Anyone else with me?
re: Vladimir Estragon
And really bad sweets at that.
I havent tried it yet, but it looks really good!! I'm glad to hear a positive review of the breakfast sandwiches. I'm going to have to give it a whirl sometime sooN!
Beats an Egg McMuffin any day in my book. I love meat, but that vegetarian sandwhich is their best one (and I've tried them all).
re: jsjs09812
They aren't microwaved. they are actually warmed up in a convection oven. No microwaves are used. --FYI
re: JoLi
I've been seeing them in more and more locations. At first only like 2 of them had them that I knew of (I'm in the Bay Area, we have 2.3 million Starbucks locations), but now I'm seeing them added to new stores a lot. Actually had a Florentine today for lunch! They have a new "Omelette Wrap" that I just saw for the first time today, but they were sold out, so I couldn't try it.
I tried the broccoli & cheese mini quiche in San Francisco just last week; my friend tried the spinach cheese english muffin sandwich. I think she liked hers more than I liked mine altho the quiche was pretty tasty. It was a nice option since we needed coffee and wanted something more substantial than pastries for our day of sightseeing.
Very good! Much more filling than any of McD's breakfast sandwiches. I always have to get two Egg McMuffins, but one of Starbucks' sandwiches is perfect.
I had one just this morning! It's yummy, and I'm relieved to hear about the calorie count. I had assumed that I was doing a very bad thing by eating it.
Yes, the Florentine breakfast sandwich is very good .. so is the sausage one .. however, the OTHER ones they offer now are all really bad ... ESPECIALLY the bacon & egg one YUK! I was surprised of the contrast in quality ... SO, the moral of the story is: When eating breakfast sandwiches at Starbucks, either get the Florentine or the sausage ... at least, that's my recommendation. :-) CHOW!
I had this the other day and it was good. It makes for an easy lunch when in a hurry. The guy working said it was the best one, and he had tried them all.
re: Panini Guy
Haha. "On the Internet no one knows you're an ad..."
If only...
re: Panini Guy
I tend to be skeptical, too, when I read these threads. But I always give them the benefit of the doubt when I remember how many times I've raved about Fage yogurt or Ace Bakery bread or even chains like Cora's.
re: piccola
but did you rave with the cost and calorie count?
re: lulubelle
Super late reply. No, because Fage and Ace crazy expensive (and even Cora's ain't cheap). But if I found something ridiculously affordable, delicious and healthy, maybe I would.
I've tried the Florentine breakfast sandwich, the pepper bacon breakfast sandwich and the turkey breakfast sandwich. It's a toss up betwee the Florentine & Pepper Bacon one, I've been rotating them each Friday for the past 6 weeks. I can't decide my favorite. I do know for sure that I did not like the turkey one...
On a whim, I tried the Sausage one today and was unimpressed...
The bread was nice and toasty, but the insides were nothing special. The sausage patty standard, the eggs cooked well, but bland and the worst was the cheese! It was like zapped and plasticy...
My other issue was that they just kinda tossed the whole thing in a bag... Not making that friendly to eat on the go, all naked like that... And they had ketchup to offer! I dunno, I need ketchup in my breakfast sandwiches... :P
Interesting. I moved away from northern Virginia 2 years ago and this was one thing that I missed a little. They don't offer them here in CO at all but I would love to see them come back for those mornings that I just can't get something put together myself.
Totally with you... I love this breakfast sandwich! Had it for the first time in DC over Memorial Day and I am hooked! Is that Boursin Cheese on there along with the Harvarti?
What I don't like about them is how they make the starbucks smell. The 'bucks smells all stale and like bad sourdough. When I bought one, the smell intensified and ruined any taste they possibly have. No thank you.
re: adriennep
All the Starbucks in San Diego still have the 5 sandwiches and also offer the two wraps. Signboards (Starbucks supplied) show all 7 breakfast/sandwich options.
re: marmite
Replying to myself... the thought of no more eggs florentine motivated me to call the Starbucks customer service line and ask them why. The lady said some individual stores may be discontinuing them due to a vendor issue (which confused me, because I thought all the food came from a central HQ, but okay) but that she would put in a request for me at my local store. We'll see...
re: marmite
They are not available in San Diego as of right now. Considering it was the only non-meat breakfast sandwich, they need to do something! The wrap is made with feta and sun dried tomatoes(and egg) and is way Mediteranean in flavor...very different than the egg/spinach/herbed cheese muffin.
re: Cathy
Exactly! I don't eat meat, and don't care for 95% of the sweets they have, so the eggs florentine was a godsend. I don't like feta, so switching to the spinach & feta wrap is not an option for me.
Give the customer service line a call, and tell them you want them to put in a good word in San Diego.
re: stellamystar
A lot of the pastries are not fresh. I am not a 'sweet' person- I don't crave chocolate at all. If given a choice, I always take salty over sweet.
re: momof3
<<Try one of the other sandwiches with the meat removed before heating?>>
Then the rest of the ingredients have touched meat, and I can't eat that. I guess I'll have to kiss Starbucks goodbye. :(
re: marmite
I agree Marmite, I wouldn't eat the ingredients that have the meat "juice" on them either. Some people do though, just a suggestion. The fruit salad is yummy :)
I wish I could try it. Starbucks here in Tampa don't seem to have any of the sandwiches or wraps.
I am 100% with you on it. I mean, I went to the Starbucks this weekend to have the Eggs Florentine and was informed it was discontinued. I said "WHY?!" to the cashier and she looked at me sort of "funny" as if I should have known better to ask such a question. The only thing I thought of then was: (Maybe she was implying a "person of my size" should not eat such stuff) Whatever: I am a plus size person, so sue me. She's a twig, so maybe she should have known better to judge me. I think Its the "get up" that society plays on us both. Therefore in my mind, we are equal.
Anyways, she continued to say "It's discontinued", I then of course posed the question, 'What, just for this store or all locations?" she said "all stores, how about getting a Low fat Turkey Breakfast sandwich". I then looked at her and said "What's low fat about it? It has Bacon and Cheese, that's not low fat". She continued to go on and say: "The Egg is good for you, The Cheese is good for you and the Bacon well it just tastes good and the Bread is low fat".
Honestly the bread looks the same as the Egg Florentine.
I did go for another sandwich instead, but I was not impressed because the Egg Florentine was so yummy.
I've decided to make it myself since Starbucks removed it from "Favourite Breakfast Sandwiches" list. Yes, Like you, I am not amused it was discontinued.
We should start a Petition to get The "Egg Florentine" back to Starbucks, I would sign it!
*Cheers to Eggs Florentine and Boo to Starbucks Discontinuing it"
re: stormigrl
If you read the thread, it has been gone since about October 2007. You obviously have not had one in a long while.
re: Cathy
Cathy, you are making an assumption that Stormigrl lives in the USA. In Canada, for instance, Starbucks has just discontinued this sandwich. I don't know exactly when but sometime in the period of the past 2 week, at least in the Nation's capital.
Since this thread shows up in google search among the first hits, it's natural for one to come here and post a reply outside of the U States of Eh!
So... with both in mind, Stormigrl's post is timely for some regions/countries.
re: chowreply
Thanks a million for your post Chow :)
You are absolutely correct. I live in Canada and it was at the time just a "recent discontinued item at the time"
Sorry us Canadians don't get caught up that quickly from other parts of the world.
I just mainly didn't like the service I got. Weird. It seems like yesterday it happened lol.
When I did return to that location I was informed that girl got several complaints and it cost her, her job.
C'est la Vie
re: stormigrl
Why are you making this out to be something having to do with weight? The Egg Florentine has been discontinued for almost a year and a half. Starbucks recently introduced new breakfast sandwiches and I am sure the barista was just trying to offer you the closest alternative Starbucks now offers.
re: queencru
The Barista was rude. Maybe she was having a bad hair day, But I didn't ask to know what all was involved in the Florentine or other sandwich. I just didn't like her attitude.
re: alkapal
I recently (within the past two weeks) got an egg white and spinach wrap thing at SB that was fairly good, having went in with low expectations. Hit the spot and didn't feel too decadent, but had decent flavor. Some sort of red pepper spread in it, as well (which gave it the most flavor).
It was a good breakfast with a smell piece of fruit. Wouldn't have it everyday, but I personally liked the new egg white wrap better than the Florentine.
re: alkapal
I KNOW! .. ME TOO! what a bummer that its not the case! I was sooo disappointed when they finally decided on the sandwiches and chose to keep that disgusting turkey-bacon one instead... Horrible. I don't care how (supposedly) more difficult it was to make that Florentine sandwich than the others, it was easily THE BEST one of the bunch of sandwiches. Now all i get (if I get one) is the regular egg & sausage. Everyday that i go, i still ask my barrista if they brought back the Florentine breakfast sandwich yet though lol ... then I sigh, and say well alright, I guess I'll just have the sausage breakfast sandwich then :-)


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Salma Hayek brings some color to television
Salma Hayek is one motivated lady. Aside from her work as an actress, activist and mother, Hayek is an executive producer for Emmy-award winning Ugly Betty and is working on not one, but two new television shows.
Hayek's latest feat will be producing a family comedy for Fox called The New McToms, in which a "conservative matriarch" has to deal with her three kids marrying "ethnically diverse" spouses.
Leave it to Hayek to bring diversity to the tired family-comedy format on Fox, which is usually whitewashed (think Married … With Children, Malcolm in the Middle and King of the Hill).
Hayek's production company, Ventanarosa, which has a deal with ABC Studios, is spearheading the project. The show is expected to carry "the trademark ethnic flavor seen in most projects on Hayek's TV slate," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
McToms is being penned by Boyce Bugliari and Jamie McLaughlin, the writing team behind 2004's short-lived family comedy, Quintuplets. Hopefully, Hayek's expertise will give the McToms some staying power.
The multitalented Hayek is also in talks with Merv Griffin Entertainment about a wedding-themed reality series. Bring us some gay weddings, Salma! We wouldn't put it past her: In 2003, Hayek publicly denounced the Catholic Church for their treatment of gays and lesbians. In 2005, she testified in front of the U.S. Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (which was originally drafted by Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden). Hayek has also worked on an international level with UNICEF to help mothers and children in developing countries.
After Hayek's portrayal of bisexual artist Frida Kahlo (and on-screen kiss with Ashley Judd), the bad taste in my mouth left by Fools Rush In quickly evaporated. After the 2002 release of Frida, the actress responded to The Advocate about Frida being hailed a "lesbian hero":
[Kahlo is a hero to lesbians] for the same reason that she is a hero to a lot of smart women: because she had the courage to be unique. She had the courage to be who she was and to not apologize for it. She never tried to please anybody's fantasy of who she should be. Not society, not religion, not her family, not her friends. Not with her art. They didn't like her art — she didn't change it. She was herself, at any price. And she was bold about it.
Sound familiar? Hayek may not be a lesbian, but she is continually bold, strong and courageous — and did I mention super-hot? I'm looking forward to her work with Fox. As a gal without cable, I have to take what I can get.


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One of the better shorter Roald Dahl chapter books, this one is about a boy who concocts a marvelous medicine that his grandmother greedily takes, ending up with some problematic consequences--that only get more problematic as his greedy father encourages him to reproduce his medicine and his grandmother ends up taking George's Marvelous Medicine Number Four with even worse consequences.
In George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, George is a little boy who's grandma always tells him that he's growing too fast. He couldn't help growing too fast and that's why he really hates his grandma. George makes a medicine to try to fix his grandma but it doesn't go as planned. It's a really nice book and it's funny reading about what actually happens to his grandma after George secretly gives the medicine to his grandma. It's a very funny and unusual book and I definitely recommend reading it if you like unusual things happening in a story. I absolutely love the books by Roald Dahl!
I was surprised because George's imagination was great. He even added things that are not real food to make his grandma's medicine! And what happened to her was awesome. I really enjoyed reading this book.
Classic Roald Dahl with slightly wacky characters behaving in only the unusual way Roald can portray. Good read aloud for 7-8 year olds. A bit of adult humor thrown in at the end.
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George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise of her life—and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
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I'm sure many gun toters were mightily offended by the Starbucks CEO's open letter and pledged to never touch his caffeine again. (See editorial "Starbucks CEO 'respectfully' says guns not wanted," Friday.)But let's be reasonable. Because a gun that can't be seen can't be feared, he can only be talking to people in states that permit guns to be carried in the open. This lets us gun-carrying Texans out of the debate and frees our consciences to drink at Starbucks.Besides, anyone who elects to carry a gun in the open, instead of hiding it, ought to wear a sign that reads, "Shoot me first." So let's be considerate of the CEO's dilemma and not engage in a half-baked boycott just because he has to accommodate the wishes of some of his customers. Just continue to do what you were doing and "don't ask, don't tell" at your neighborhood Starbucks. — Dwight Heard, Fort Worth
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Peacefully located, newly built top floor maisonette with a balcony is located in the famous villa district of Westend, centrally in the western part of Berlin. It is located on the fourth floor of a rental house from 1926, overgrown with ivy and vine. An elevator is present. The apartment is equipped with a mixture of antiques and design furniture. Near the apartment you will find the Reichsstraße with multiple grocery stores from Aldi to bio-supermarkets, breakfast cafes and countless restaurants with international cuisine. The radio tower with the trade fair area and the ICC can be reached in 10 minutes on foot. You need 20 minutes on foot to the Olympic stadium and the Grunewald with Teufelsee and Havel. By subway, you can get to the zoo train station and the KaDeWe in 10 minutes.The Theodor-Heuß-Platz with a subway station and bus stops is 2 minutes away, the tramline Trade fair/ICC 10 minutes away. Free parking spaces in front of the house. Taxi from the airport Tegel about € 14.
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Posted in Rio Grande Valley Market | Posted on 09-25-2014 | Written by Metrostudy News
Metrostudy's 2Q14 survey of the Rio Grande Valley housing market shows that the region continues to lag behind the rest of the state in terms of economic and housing activity. The annual rate of new home construction in the Rio Grande Valley in 2Q14 is 1,850 starts, up 12%, from 2Q13. The Rio Grande Valley had 430 starts in the 2nd quarter, up 18% over 2Q13. The number of new home closings in the year ending 2Q14 was 1,874, up 190 units, or 11.3%, over the 2Q13 rate of 1,684. There were 470 closings in the 2nd quarter, up 39% over 2Q13.
It is worth noting that the top 58 subdivisions ranked by annual starts [in this group a minimum of 9 starts] garnered a 54% share of the 2Q14 annual rate of 1,850. The remaining 387 subdivisions generate the other 46% share of annual starts. In that regard, there were 280 subdivisions that had fewer than 4 starts, including 129 that showed no starts over the past year.
Even as the RGV continues to lag the growth in the state as a whole, the analysis shows that there has been steady growth, a much needed improvement over the last few years, just not extraordinary. Inventories are improving, prices are rising, and there is a good pocket of construction in the most active subdivision group. For the near future, when observing the RGV housing market, the overall analysis will look somewhat mediocre while at the same time there will be a core group that generates more than 50% of all new home construction, holding tighter inventories and exhibiting better trends.
"There are still issues with excess housing inventories in both the new home and resale markets, in addition to the foreclosures that continue to dot the landscape," said Inselmann. "Real recovery doesn't expose itself until inventories are brought back in line with demand, and that still remains somewhere down the line. If recent history is the indicator, the future will be slow and methodical improving a little bit at a time, which at least is a good direction to be moving in."
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Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will embark on a research cruise to the Arctic Ocean beginning today to collect water samples and other data to determine trends in ocean acidification from the least explored ocean in the world.
These findings point to climate change and variability working together equally to accelerate the observed sea ice loss during the late 20th century.
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The Ohio State researchers argue that in this case, as forests age, they get rejuvenated with younger individuals of different species – a more-complex and -diverse community will be replacing the old guard.
While geologists and economists debate the specifics, American University School of Communication professor Matthew Nisbet believes peak petroleum and the associated risks to public health may provide an opportunity to bring conservatives and liberals together in the move toward alternative forms of energy.
Under the comprehensive new national program, trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018 will reduce oil consumption by a projected 530 million barrels and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by approximately 270 million metric tons.
New Zealand's intense ultraviolet light may be bad for the skin, but it could provide a boost for vegetable production, according to new research by a Massey University crop scientist.
A new Web tool unveiled by NRDC lets users read how their state might be impacted by climate change.
New computer modeling work shows that by 2100, if society wants to limit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to less than 40 percent higher than it is today, the lowest cost option is to use every available means of reducing emissions.
According to a new paper by researchers around the team of Sönke Zaehl from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, nitrogen's detrimental effects on the climate roughly correspond to its climactic benefits. In fact, the scientists' findings suggest that the negative impacts of nitrogen may even slighty prevail.
New research published in the journal Biogeosciences provides a detailed account of how carbon naturally flows into and out of crops themselves as they grow, are harvested and are then eaten far from where they're grown. The paper shows how regions that depend on others to grow their food end up releasing the carbon that comes with those crops into the atmosphere.
Changes in ocean chemistry due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to damage shellfish populations around the world, but some nations will feel the impacts much sooner and more intensely than others, according to a study by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI, USA).
To date, many academics and government officials have argued that putting a price on carbon – most commonly through taxes or emissions trading – is all that is needed to overcome every possible barrier to delivering cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.
Rice – which provides nearly half the daily calories for the world's population – could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spores of tiny naturally occurring fungi, U.S. Geological Survey-led research shows.
Residents in the Midwest awoke to the highest mold count for the season after a night of torrential rain and lightening strikes. An official air alert was issued by Joseph Leija, MD, allergist who performs the official allergy count for the Midwest for the National Allergy Bureau.
Coccolithophores, a certain group of algae, form thinner calcite skeletons when the pH value in the ocean drops. In marine ecosystems, changes in the degree of calcification are much more pronounced than presumed to date based on laboratory tests. These changes have an impact on the global carbon balance since the examined microalgae influence the carbon dioxide exchange between ocean and atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide still plays a major role in climate change, but other greenhouse gases contribute to the problem.
Fallen autumn leaves transfer as much, if not more, hazardous mercury from the atmosphere to the environment as does precipitation each year, according to recent U.S. Geological Survey research.
New research suggests that nearly half the Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials beneath the surface, according to a large international research collaboration that includes a Kansas State University physicist.
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I really don't have a cosmetic preference for 18s or 19s on our cars. I was looking for lightweight and another 1addict member had fit my Volks on his very lowered car and was selling them to go back to stock for possible trade-in.
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That's good to know that they don't run tall, at least. Hopefully there will be enough room so they don't rub on the inside of the wheel well or anything. Have you pushed the car at all on the mixed tires? If the 225 PSS don't work out in front, I might just have to use a different tire up front, which wouldn't be ideal. Does it make the handling weird at all?
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text: Fracking Could Be Key to Renewable Energy's Future Print article Send a Tip by John Sexton 6 Apr 2013 post a comment Solar energy production at the utility scale still needs another decade or more to become competitive with relatively cheap gas produced by fracking, according to an analysis by Citigroup. Even as solar becomes competitive, the US will need gas produced by fracking as a reliable backup when renewable power isn't available. Writer David Roberts at Grist, a site focused on energy issues, recently highlighted an analysis of energy trends produced by Citigroup. The Citi report (pdf) is interesting for a couple reasons. First, it estimates the date at which large-scale solar energy production could compete with relatively cheap natural gas produced by fracking. Second, the report suggests that even after that point, the success of renewable energy will depend on the reliable backup of natural gas. In other words, fracking isn't an impediment to moving toward more renewable energy. It's a necessary part of getting there over time. Gas Prices Will Rise and Solar Prices Will Fall At present, the boom in natural gas production in the United States that has resulted from fracking has pushed prices to levels that everyone agrees are economically unsustainable. Gas wells cost money, and producers simply can't make a profit selling at the current rate of less than $3/MMBtu (1,000,000 BTUs). The glut in the market means new production will slow until prices rise to an economically sustainable level. Because widespread fracking is relatively new compared to the lifetime of a well (up to 35 years) and because the overhead associated with environmental regulations has yet to be determined, the break-even cost of natural gas from isn't precisely known. The Citi report estimates the it will have to rise to $4-6/MMBtu, but the authors note that other estimates have been as high as $6-8/MMBtu; Zero Hedge published an even higher estimate of $8-9/MMBtu. The point is, natural gas prices will rise gradually until drilling is profitable again. That eventual price could be double or triple current prices. Meanwhile, the break-even cost of solar installations continues to drop at a fairly predictable level. I say fairly predictable because Citigroup actually uses two different methods to estimate the rate at which the price of solar will decline. The more conservative estimate is called "single-speed" and the more optimistic estimate is "three-speed." Again, the point is that the cost of large-scale solar is dropping gradually over time. So with the cost of natural gas rising and the cost of solar dropping, one can envision that at some point those two lines will cross. That's the point at which utility-scale solar becomes competitive with gas produced by fracking. We'll get to a chart of that in a moment, but first there's one more wrinkle that needs to be considered: insolation. It is common sense that different parts of the U.S. receive different amounts of sunshine. The southwest (southern California and Arizona) get the most. The northeast gets comparatively far less. Here's a map of insolation in the U.S.: The scale on this map isn't the same as the one used in the Citigroup report, but what you can see is that available solar energy is not equally distributed in the U.S. That means the amount of energy that can be produced by a solar installation is perhaps double in Arizona compared to the same installation in Maine. Simply put, the total cost of producing solar power really depends on where your power station is going to be physically located. The Crossover Point With all of that in mind, here is Citigroup's chart estimating the point at which utility scale solar will become competitive with natural gas generated from fracking: Start with the x-axis, where the time scale is in years. The vertical line at 2012 marks the point at which the Citi report was published. Everything to the right of that is an estimate. Now look at the far right edge and you'll see possible natural gas prices from a low of $3/MMBtu up to $19/MMBtu. As discussed, prices are currently below $3 but are expected to rise over time to at least $5 and possibly closer to $8. Finally, the colored lines arcing downward across the chart represent the declining cost of solar power over time. The reason there are 7 of them is that they represent different levels of insolation. The aqua-colored line 2nd from the bottom (1900 kwH/kW/yr) is equivalent to the US southwest. The gray line higher up (1100 kwH/kW/yr) is equivalent to the area of the U.S. farther to the east. So if all of these estimates are correct, solar production in the southwest could become competitive with $7/MMBtu gas around 2018, five years from now. If we use the Citi estimate that long term natural gas prices will be closer to $5/MMBtu, then it would be closer to 2021 (just off the chart) before solar can compete. And again, all of this is only for the dark red areas in the insolation map above. Other areas of the country will have to wait much longer—perhaps 15-17 years—for regional solar power production to be competitive with natural gas. Fracking Could Be the Key to Renewables' Success Some environmentalists are concerned that cheap natural gas has actually put off the date at which renewable energy becomes a cost effective part of our energy grid. There are also concerns that fracking is dirty, dangerous, etc. In fact, if you look at the Sierra Club's website you see that they are just as eager to end natural gas production by fracking as they are to end the production of coal and oil. But the Citigroup report argues that this is impracticable in the near or medium term. In fact, Citi argues that increased renewable energy will actually make power produced from natural gas more important, not less. This chart shows an estimate of how solar power production will likely work when solar is a larger part of the grid: The dark blue bump represents the contribution of solar energy. The far left graph represents a winter day. Notice that solar's contribution is limited. However, the middle graph shows a sunny summer day. Suddenly we see that solar can carry much of the peak load during certain hours. In fact, it's crowding out other sources, something the Citi report calls "inverting." Finally in the third chart on the right, the inverting is even worse on a summer weekend. Because demand is less (people aren't at work) solar can now produce most of the power needed during the prime daylight hours. But another source needs to be ready to fill in as the sun sets or, presumably, if a rainstorm moves in over the solar power facility. And that backup source is probably going to be natural gas produced by fracking. In fact, the two sources are "symbiotic," according to the Citigroup report (page 37): In the very much longer term, we expect that 'peaking' power will eventually be supplied through renewable sources, through large-scale integrated storage, for instance, or through a continent-wide smart grid. In the medium term, however, 'peaking' power can only realistically be satisfied by gas-fired power, as it is the only source of large-scale non-intermittent 'peaking' power. Since, at large penetration levels, the requirement for 'peaking power' rises as renewable penetration increases, gas-fired power is not only compatible with renewables, it is in many ways essential for its large-scale adoption. This makes the relationship between renewables and gas-fired power symbiotic; they each assist the other to gain a larger slice of the electricity market. If Citigroup is right about this, groups like the Sierra Club (and Josh Fox's celebrity anti-fracking troupe) may be making the perfect the enemy of the good. Cheap solar power is a wonderful idea, but we're not quite there yet. And even once we are in 5-15 years, we still won't have a global power grid or a method of storing unused power for non-peak hours. The logical step at this point in time is to embrace natural gas produced by fracking as the medium to long-term companion to renewable energy, helping to bring us closer to U.S. energy independence.