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Rising Energy Prices Lead to the Highest Inflation Rate in 18 Months
By Henry Zhang
On June 17th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly consumer price index report. This included statistics regarding consumer prices in May 2014 and year-to-year inflation. Of note is that in the Western Region[1], from May 2013 to May 2014, electricity prices rose 2.8 percent and total energy prices rose by 3.1 percent.[2] Compare those figures to 2.3 percent increase in average consumer prices over the same time period. In fact, according to the Denver Business Journal, the year-to-year price gain in energy was tied with medical care for the largest price gain of any major category used to calculate inflation.[3]
(Here is a screenshot of the relevant BLS Western Region data. Energy prices are boxed in red)
Also from the Denver Business Journal article:
"The monthly increase [in the West] was largely influenced by higher prices for electricity," BLS said. "Overall, energy costs advanced 4.6 percent over the month."
Ten of the 13 states that comprise the BLS' Western Region have some sort of renewable portfolio mandate over the next 15 years. This means that the state must generate a certain proportion of its electricity from renewable sources.[4] For states like Colorado that have been endowed with plentiful coal reserves, this requires replacing electricity from coal, which is relatively inexpensive, with electricity from wind and solar, which is relatively expensive. This, in turn, leads to higher electricity prices, which hurt businesses and consumers alike and can "inflict significant harm on the state economy." [5]
On a national level, where 37 out of the 50 states have enacted renewable portfolio standards or goals, consumer prices rose 2.1 percent from May 2013 to May 2014 while electricity prices rose 3.6 percent and total energy prices rose 3.3 percent. For the US, like for the Western Region, energy prices experienced the largest percentage increase of all of the major consumption categories used to calculate inflation.
From 2004, when Colorado's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) was passed, to 2012, the latest year for which data is available, the average retail price of electricity for all sectors increased from 6.95 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 9.39 cents per kWh, a 35 percent increase.[6] This is equivalent to a 3.76 percent average annual increase. For residential consumers of electricity, the retail price rose from 8.42 cents per kWh in 2004 to 11.46 cents per kWh in 2012. This is a 36 percent increase, equivalent to an average annual increase of 3.85 percent. In the eight years after the RPS was passed, both figures for the annual growth rate in the price of electricity are greater than the average rate of inflation.
For comparison purposes, in the eight years leading up to 2004 (1996-2004), average retail electricity prices only rose 15 percent, from 6.05 cents per kWh to 6.95 cents per kWh. This is an annualized growth rate of 1.73 percent. What more, for residential consumers, the annualized growth rate from 1996 to 2004 was just 1.46 percent. Thus, in the eight years before the RPS was passed, both figures for the annual growth rate in the price of electricity are less than the average rate of inflation. For a typical Colorado household,[7] which spends around $1065 per year on electricity,[8] the difference between an annual 3.85 percent rate increase and an annual 1.46 percent rate increase is an extra $270, per household, spent just on electricity over the course of 10 years. Furthermore, this number is much lower than the true cost of the RPS to Colorado households. It doesn't take into account the billions of taxpayer dollars that have gone to the energy sources, like wind and solar, which contribute to the rapid rise in electricity prices.
Affordable energy and electricity prices are the bedrock of a strong, healthy economy. Increases in the price of electricity that outpace inflation and real income growth squeeze the spending power of all consumers. Ordinary people like you and me need affordable, dependable electricity for a myriad of purposes that enhance our standard of living. Businesses need a steady electricity supply to produce the goods and services that we consume. A justification of the cost of rapidly increasing electricity prices would require more than the rhetoric of environmental benefits. It would require clear evidence, from detailed, rigorous analyses, that the added value of environmental benefits exceeds the lost jobs and economic malaise caused by higher electricity prices.
Henry Zhang is a Future Leaders summer intern. He is a rising sophomore at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, majoring in mathematics and economics.
[1] The Western region consists of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (link)
[3] Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal. "Biggest annual price gain since 2012 in Colorado, the West" (link)
[4] Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) map (link)
[5] Heartland Institute study on Colorado's RPS (link)
[6] Data from Energy Information Administration (EIA) (link)
[7] US Census Bureau: Colorado Quick Facts (link)
[8] 775 kWh/month * 12 months/year * 11.46 cents/kWh * (1.0385/1.0146)10 = $1325, which is $270 greater than $1065
Colorado's cruel approach to energy policy
Filed under: New Energy Economy, preferred energy, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy
By Amy Oliver Cooke
"Giving society cheap, abundant energy would be the equivalent of giving an idiot child a machine gun," wrote environmental doomsday prophet Dr. Paul Ehrlich in 1975.
That's a cruel statement directed at people who simply want electric lights so their children can read at night, a refrigerator to keep food from spoiling, or a heater to keep their homes warm during the winter.
Yet it seems to be the approach of Colorado's environmental Left. Part of the problem is progressive leaders' extremely narrow definition of "clean" energy that limits resource choices to more costly and unreliable wind and solar.
In 2004, Colorado voters approved Amendment 37, requiring Xcel Energy and other investor-owned utilities to use preferred sources such as wind and solar for 10 percent of the electricity sold to end users.
Since then the Colorado legislature has mandated increases in the renewable (or preferred) energy standard, from 10 to 20 to the current 30 percent by 2020. Only Maine (40 percent by 2017) and California (33 percent by 2020) have more aggressive mandates. They also have higher electric rates than Colorado.
Last year the state legislature passed SB 252, a 20 percent preferred energy standard on Colorado's rural electric cooperatives. Now nearly the entire state must pay for a significant percentage of electricity produced predominantly from preferred "clean" sources wind and solar.
Since producing electricity from wind and solar is more expensive, Colorado's electric rates have gone up along with the legislature's mandates.
Not too long ago, our state enjoyed some of the cheapest electricity in the United States. In 2000, Colorado's residential rates were 7.31 per kWh, equivalent to 9.89 cents in 2013 dollars. Instead, Coloradans now pay 11.91 cents per kWh for residential electricity, the highest rate in the Mountain West. California, Alaska, and Hawaii are the only Western states with higher residential rates.
Colorado's electric rates are rising significantly faster than in most states. Last year rates across the U.S. increased on average 2.4 percent, compared to a 4.5 percent jump here.
These high rates couldn't come at a worse time. Just this week the Denver Post reported that Colorado's labor participation rate has fallen 6 percentage points since 2006, to its lowest level (67.3 percent) since 1976.
In addition, the number of Coloradans obtaining assistance from food stamps continues to mark all-time high numbers, Complete Colorado reports.
The second week of February saw a 42 percent increase in Coloradans asking government for help paying their heating bills, according to 9News.
The state legislature had an opportunity to modestly improve the situation. Rep. Lori Saine's (R-Weld County) HB 1138 would have expanded the definition of "clean" energy to include hydroelectricity.
Under HB1138 many electric co-ops that serve Colorado's rural communities could have met or at least come close to meeting SB 252's increased mandate. Without the expanded definition, some co-ops will need to build additional capacity and expensive transmission lines, or purchase renewable energy credits from other providers. Some of Colorado's poorest counties will bear the costs.
Despite HB1138's bipartisan sponsorship, lobbying from the wind and solar industries and their advocates in the environmental non-profit world doomed the bill in committee.
Progressive state lawmakers' definition of clean energy is also unique. Many states, including those in the eco-friendly Pacific Northwest, the Center for American Progress, the Environmental Protection Agency, and our own Colorado Energy Office all consider hydro to be a clean, renewable source.
Our state's extremely narrow definition of clean energy begs the question of whether progressive lawmakers simply seek to protect the wind and solar industry at the expense of ratepayers.
A 2012 Independence Institute study showed Xcel Energy ratepayers spent $343 million to comply with the preferred energy mandate, much of which ended up as surplus because supply exceeded demand. That's $245 per ratepayer, nearly two months of average Colorado electricity bills, for electricity they didn't use.
Affordable power is not mutually exclusive of clean power. Colorado should expand the definition of clean resources to include clean coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, and nuclear. We also should encourage a least cost principle and let consumers decide.
Anything else is just cruel.
This opinion editorial appeared originally in the Greeley Tribune on February 20, 2014.
CO electric rates rise along with increase in preferred energy mandate
Filed under: New Energy Economy, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy
In 1999 Colorado enjoyed some of the lowest electricity rates in the United States and the Mountain West. In 2004, Colorado voters approved Amendment 37, requiring investor owned utilities to provide 10 percent of the electricity sold to end users to come from the preferred sources wind and solar.
Since 2004, the Colorado state legislature has mandated increases in the renewable portfolio standard, more appropriately titled the preferred energy standard, from 10 to 20 to the current 30 percent by 2020. Only Maine (40 percent by 2017) and California (33 percent by 2020) have more aggressive mandates, and they also have higher electric rates than Colorado.
Last year the state legislature passed a 20 percent preferred portfolio standard on Colorado's rural electric cooperatives.
As the mandate to produce more electricity from wind and solar has increased so have Colorado's electricity rates.
- In 1999 Colorado's electric rates were 5.9 cents per Kilowatt hour (kWh) and were the 18th least expensive in the country.
- In the 1990s Colorado's population increased by 30 percent, electricity demand grew 26 percent, yet real prices fell 25 percent in the same period.
- If electric rates simply kept pace with inflation, Coloradans would have paid 8.4 cents per kWh in 2013 instead of 9.83 cents per kWh.
- In 2000, Colorado's residential rates were 7.31 per kWh; adjusting for inflation that's the equivalent of 9.89 cents in 2013. Instead Coloradans now pay 11.91 cents per kWh for residential electricity.
- Colorado's current electric rate for all sectors is 9.83 cents per kWh, nearly 7 percent higher than the Mountain West average of 9.21 cents per kWh.
- Colorado's electric rates increased 4.5 percent last year while U.S. electric rates increased only 2.4 percent last year.
- At 11.91 cents per kWh, Colorado has the highest residential rates in the Mountain West.
- Colorado residential electric rates are the 20th highest in the nation, with California, Alaska, and Hawaii being the only western states with higher residential rates.
Most information available at the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Table of "Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customer by End-Use Sector."
Progressive criticism of PUC nominee Vaad is about ALEC rather than energy
Progressive left logic: Progressives want to destroy ALEC. Moderate Republican PUC nominee Glenn Vaad has been a member of ALEC. Therefore progressives want to destroy Glenn Vaad even though he has supported increasing Colorado's renewable energy mandate and fuel switching.
The progressive left's criticism of Governor John Hickenlooper's appointment of former State Representative Glenn Vaad (R-Mead) to Colorado's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) appears to part of a coordinated national campaign against the American Legislative Exchange Council rather than Vaad's record on energy policy, which is more in line with Democrats than free market conservatives. Vaad is awaiting State Senate confirmation, which is likely to happen sometime this week.
ALEC is a nonpartisan voluntary membership organization for conservative state lawmakers "who share a common belief in limited government, free markets, federalism, and individual liberty." ALEC promotes such dangerous ideas like reducing excessive government spending, limiting the overall tax burden, choice in education, and market-based approach to renewable energy sources. As a state lawmaker, Glenn Vaad was a member.
The progressive left is obsessed with ALEC. In May 2013 several progressive organizations with ties to Colorado met to "coordinate their attack plan" as the Washington Free Beacon reported:
Leading progressive organizers met on May 10 to coordinate their attack plan against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), discussing ways to pressure corporations into abandoning the group for its small-government advocacy and turn against what they call the "vast, right-wing conspiracy."
The participants, including representatives from such far-left groups as Common Cause, Color of Change, and ProgressNow, met for lunch in a conference room at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Free Beacon quoted Aniello Alioto of ProgressNow Colorado, summing up the strategy on attacking ALEC, "Never relent, never let up pressure, and always increase."
By law, the three-member PUC cannot have more than two members from any one party. With Republican member James Tarpey retiring and the other two members Pam Patton and Chairman Joshua Epel being Democrats, that means the Governor had to find a qualified applicant within the Republican Party. In theory, he could have looked for someone inside the Constitution, Libertarian, or Green Parties, but it's likely that the qualified applicant pool was rather shallow.
So Governor Hickenlooper selected a very moderate Republican Rep. Vaad, who has the necessary qualifications as a former Weld County Commissioner and longtime employee of the Colorado Department of Transportation. Vaad's 2011 Colorado Union of Taxpayers' rating (a conservative legislative scorecard) was a modest 50 out of 100. Only nine House Republicans scored lower.
When it comes to energy policy, the environmental left should be pleased with Vaad's nomination. As a state representative, Vaad co-sponsored HB07-1281, the bill to increase Colorado's renewable mandate to 20 percent. He also sponsored then Governor Bill Ritter's crowning jewel of his "new energy economy," the controversial fuel-switching bill HB10-1365, which got nearly unanimous approval from the Democrat caucus but proved quite divisive for Republicans.
But Vaad's actual legislative record doesn't seem to matter. To the progressive left, his appointment is more about ALEC than Colorado's PUC as the far-left Colorado Independent reports:
Groups opposed to Vaad's appointment say he has not just been an ALEC member but an officer. They point to documents and reports posted by consumer-advocacy groups like Common Cause and progressive-politics organizations like the Center for Media and Democracy that show Vaad was Chair of the ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development task force while he was serving in the state legislature in 2011 and 2012 and that he had been accepting ALEC "scholarships" every year he was in the legislature dating back to 2006.
According to a press release from Gabe Elsner, executive director at the Energy and Policy Institute, quoted in the Independent:
There is a clear conflict of interest…In the past year, ALEC's utility and fossil fuel members lobbied lawmakers in at least 15 states to introduce legislation repealing Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. Now ALEC is launching a new wave of attacks on clean energy policies like solar net metering… There's a real threat that Mr. Vaad will serve ALEC's special interest members instead of Colorado families.
Well first, Rep. Vaad hasn't been in the state legislature since the spring of 2012, and Mr. Elsner is talking about 2013. Also, there is no evidence that Vaad ever introduced legislation to repeal the renewable energy mandate. In fact, as stated earlier, he did just the opposite. (Although he did oppose HB10-1001, the 30 percent renewable mandate bill). Furthermore, he was on the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development task force not the Energy, Environment and Agriculture.
Progressive left logic: Progressives want to destroy ALEC. Moderate Republican PUC nominee Glenn Vaad has been a member of ALEC. Therefore progressives want to destroy Glenn Vaad even though he has supported increasing Colorado's renewable energy mandate and fuel switching.
The bottom line is that the opposition to Glenn Vaad is about attacking ALEC rather than Vaad's qualifications or his perspective on energy policy. So the progressive left is willing to sacrifice about the best appointee they can hope for in order to "never let up the pressure, and always increase."
I did call Glenn Vaad for comment but as of posting he has not returned the call.
EPA Carbon "Listening Tour" Set to Hit Denver Tomorrow
Filed under: Archive, Hydraulic Fracturing, Legislation, New Energy Economy, renewable energy
DENVER–After a slight delay due to the government shutdown in early October, the Environmental Protection Agency began its 11-city "listening tour" seeking input on carbon pollution regulations last week, with an all-day session schedule for Denver on Wednesday.
"The agency is expected to solicit ideas on how best to regulate carbon emissions from the more than 1,000 power plants now in operation – the cornerstone and arguably the most controversial part of the Obama administration's strategy to address climate change.
The EPA will use a rarely employed section of the federal Clean Air Act, known as section 111(d), and will rely heavily on input from states to craft a flexible rule that can be applied to states with different energy profiles," Reuters reported.
Session attendees wishing to offer comments will be afforded three minutes to speak at the regional listening sessions, and will include speakers from think tanks, government agencies, state officials, and business groups supporting and opposing the EPA's planned regulation.
A variety of carbon-cutting schemes–some already in place in a number of different states–will be defended against questions of affordability and reliability of electricity offered in its place, according to reports.
Critics have blasted the EPA for skipping states that power their electricity needs with coal, The Hill reported earlier this month.
House Republicans criticized the EPA decision to hold the meetings at the EPA regional offices, claiming that the EPA was "conspicuously" avoiding coal-heavy states.
"Despite being the most impacted, all of these states are missing from EPA's tour schedule. That means Americans that may be the hardest hit by EPA's regulations will need to travel hundreds of miles to ensure their concerns about electricity prices and the impacts on their jobs are heard," the Republicans wrote.
The EPA will be holding sessions in Chicago, Dallas, and Philadelphia–each in a state in the top 10 of coal production in 2011, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Colorado houses the Region 8 EPA office and ranked 11th in the 2011 figures. Wyoming, which will not host an EPA listening tour stop, ranked first, with approximately 40 percent of the nation's coal output that same year.
There will be no EPA listening sessions in West Virginia or Kentucky, the second and third-ranked states. Those three states combined to produce 62.2 percent of U.S. coal production in 2011.
Groups opposed to the EPA's plans will be hosting a rally dubbed "Enough Already" on the west steps of the state Capitol at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Groups include the Independence Institute, Colorado Mining Association, and a variety of other organizations. A complete list of speakers is available via the Colorado chapter of Americans for Prosperity.
Anyone interested in attending one of the remaining sessions can sign up here.
Unrealized Value: Colorado's Energy Development on Federal Land
IB-F-2013 (Sept. 2013)
Author: Brandon Ratterman
Relative to other states in the Rocky Mountain region, Colorado is underutilizing its federal land for energy development, specifically for oil and gas development. On average, the states in the Mountain West region produce 40 percent of their oil, and 50 percent of their natural gas on federal land. Meanwhile, Colorado produces 10 percent of its oil, and 20 percent of its natural gas on federal land.
Want open space? Don't go wind or solar!
By Robert Applegate
Amid the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) latest report1 on the land requirements of solar power generation, others are taking a look at what is really required to power homes using solar and wind and comparing that to another carbon free source, nuclear power generation.
A nuclear power plant, the biggest reactors currently available would take up less than 2 square miles and produce 3200MW of power.2 To achieve this same power output from solar would require 292 square miles, 146 times the amount of land required for a nuclear plant.2 A wind farm would need to be 832 square miles, or 416 times the land to create the same amount of power of the nuclear plant.2 To put this into perspective, the land footprints are shown over the backdrop of the state of Rhode Island, where the blue is a nuclear plant, the yellow a solar farm, and the green a wind farm all of equal capacity.
Land footprints of a nuclear plant (blue), solar array (yellow), and a wind farm (green) all of equal capacity (3200MW), over the backdrop of the state of Rhode Island.2
1 NREL Report Firms Up Land-Use Requirements of Solar. Study shows solar for 1,000 homes would require 32 acres. July 30, 2013. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2013/2269.html
2 What Does Renewable Energy Look Like? Clean Energy Insight, 10 Apr, 2010. http://www.cleanenergyinsight.org/energy-insights/what-does-renewable-energy-look-like/
Why won't Colorado eco-left consider hydropower renewable?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers hydropower to be a renewable energy source.
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) calculates that carbon emissions from hydroelectric power are on par with wind and solar energy.
Last Thursday, Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a leftist non-profit organization, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee that hydroelectric power is renewable.
For more information on Weiss, see below.
Responding to question from Congressman Cory Gardner who asked Mr. Weiss if he considered hydropower to be "renewable," Weiss stated, "yes it is."
Video of that testimony is here. Congressman Gardner's question to Weiss begins at the 1:53:27 mark.
Gardner went on to explain that Colorado's rural electric cooperatives get a significant percentage of their power from Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a federal hydropower project, yet that is not considered "renewable" under SB 252, the state bill to increase the renewable mandate on Colorado's co-ops 100 percent by 2020.
Supporters of SB 252 claim to be concerned about carbon emissions, yet none advocate for hydro. Both the EPA and CAP consider hydro a renewable source, but supporters exclude most hydro from the bill.
This begs the questions: if hydro is renewable and clean and co-ops already use hydro, then why would the Colorado state legislature force them to comply with a mandate that excludes their clean source and requires a massive $2 billion to $4 billion build out?
Perhaps a better title for SB252 would have the "preferred" energy standard for rural electric cooperatives.
More about Weiss from his curriculum vitae:
Daniel J. Weiss is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at American Progress, where he leads the Center's clean energy and climate advocacy campaign. Before coming to American Progress, he spent 25 years working with environmental advocacy organizations and political campaigns. Weiss is an expert in energy and environmental policy; legislative strategy and tactics; and advocacy communications.
No love for reality of "renewable" energy in North Carolina
A newly released survey provides some powerful ammunition for North Carolina lawmakers who want to freeze the state's renewable energy mandate at its current level rather than continue its increase to meet the 12.5 percent mandate by 2021.
The Raleigh, North Carolina, based Civitas Institute conducted the state-wide poll and found that while residents like renewable energy in theory they don't like it in practice, in law, or in cost:
North Carolinians oppose the state law requiring utility companies to purchase a percentage of their energy from so-called renewable energy sources by more than 3-to-1…. Additionally, ratepayers strongly oppose the use of such energy sources as wind or solar if it means paying higher utility bills.
Break downs for responses to two specific questions listed below:
Do you support or oppose the increased usage of renewable sources to generate electricity?
70% Total Support
15% Total Oppose_________
42% Strongly Support
28% Somewhat Support
6% Somewhat Oppose
9% Strongly Oppose
15% Undecided/Don't Know
1% Refused
Do you support or oppose the existing state law that requires you to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each month, even if it costs you more?
21% Total Support
67% Total Oppose___________
10% Strongly Support
11% Somewhat Support
18% Somewhat Oppose
49% Strongly Oppose
12% Undecided/Don't Know
Another interesting result is the response to who should pay for the additional cost for electricity produced from sources such as wind and solar. Fifty-eight percent said shareholders of investor owned utilities should shoulder the financial burden. My guess is if shareholders rather than ratepayers had to pay for the cost of wind and solar, the enthusiasm for "green" would diminish substantially.
Earlier in the year, "legislation to freeze the state's renewable energy mandate stalled in a House Committee, but a similar bill is currently moving through the Senate. " This poll reveals the bill would be extremely well received by ratepayers.
Must reads to celebrate Earth Day
Predictions from the first Earth Day in 1969, "Environmentalists' Wild Predictions," by Walter Williams:
At the first Earth Day celebration, in 1969, environmentalist Nigel Calder warned, "The threat of a new ice age must now stand alongside nuclear war as a likely source of wholesale death and misery for mankind." C.C. Wallen of the World Meteorological Organization said, "The cooling since 1940 has been large enough and consistent enough that it will not soon be reversed." In 1968, Professor Paul Ehrlich, Vice President Gore's hero and mentor, predicted there would be a major food shortage in the U.S. and "in the 1970s … hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death." Ehrlich forecasted that 65 million Americans would die of starvation between 1980 and 1989, and by 1999 the U.S. population would have declined to 22.6 million. Ehrlich's predictions about England were gloomier: "If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000."
It's time for a separation of earth and state. The eco-left "Earth Day religion: Now there's even a hymn to accompany the theology," by Robert Knight in the Washington Times:
Earth Day is emblematic of the Earth religion, which has a decidedly strong sense of superiority of its vision. If you don't believe it, here's the first stanza of the "Earth Day Anthem," set to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy":
Joyful, joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment
Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time.
For contrast from the world of old-time religion, here's the first stanza of "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee," written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 and found in most hymnals:
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!
There's a clear line between worshipping the Creator and mistakenly worshipping the creation, and it's not a new error.
Meet a self-described "co-founder" of Earth Day, murder Ira Einhorn, a.k.a. the Unicorn. Reason's Nick Gillespie offers a glimpse into:
a dark corner of the 1960s' and '70s' countercultural carnival, one involving Philadelphia's highest-profile hippie guru: Ira Einhorn, also known as "the Unicorn," a preacher of love and flower power who was convicted of killing his girlfriend in 1977 and stuffing her remains in a trunk that he kept in his apartment.
While Gillespie acknowledges that some claim "The Unicorn" had no formal connection with Earth Day, still he articulates the lunacy of radical eco-chic.
However spurious his Earth Day connection, his case is a must-read for anyone interested in the excesses of and bizarreness of the broadly construed hippie movement and the sorts of radical-chic enablers who help obvious sociopaths and psychopaths avoid the law.
NIMBY: From this blog, the Eco-left loves Big Wind and Big Solar but must hate chinese children:
Because the U.S. doesn't mine much of these elements here, U.S. manufacturers look elsewhere. Sadly, individual tragedy in China's "cancer villages" reveals the dirty secret of 'clean energy.'
'Yun Yaoshun's two granddaughters died at the ages of 12 and 18, succumbing to kidney and stomach cancer even though these types of cancers rarely affect children. The World Health Organization has suggested that the high rate of such digestive cancers are due to the ingestion of polluted water.
The river where the children played stretches from the bottom of the Daboshan mine…Its waters are contaminated by cadmium, lead, indium and zinc and other metals.'


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Revett, Kenneth and Jahankhani, Hamid and Tenreiro de Magalhaes, Sergio and Santos, Henrique M.D. (2008) A survey of user authentication based on mouse dynamics. In: Jahankhani, Hamid and Revett, Kenneth and Palmer-Brown, Dominic, (eds.) Global e-security: 4th International Conference, ICGeS 2008, London, UK, June 23-25, 2008. Proceedings. Communications in computer and information science (12). Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg, pp. 210-219. ISBN 9783540694021
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This work surveys biometric based authentication systems that deploy mouse movements. Typically, timing and movement direction, along with clicking actions are used to build a profile of a user, which is then used for authentication purposes. Most system relies on a continuous monitoring process, or require the user to interact with a program (such as a game) in order to derive sufficient statistical information regarding their mouse dynamics. In this work, a novel graphical authentication system dubbed Mouse-lock is presented. This system deploys the analogy of a safe, and the password is entered via the mouse in a graphical equivalent of combination lock. The question is whether this approach elicits sufficient discriminatory information from a relatively minimalist degree of interaction from the user. The preliminary results from a study with six subjects indicates, based on FAR/FRR values, that this is a viable approach.
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[Preview 1][Preview 2][Preview 3][Preview 4][Preview 5][Preview 6][Preview 7] Fisher Price Cruise and Groove Ballapalooza Price: $29.99 Shipping Options: $5 Standard OR $18 Two-Day OR $21 One-Day Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Friday, Feb 21 to Monday, Feb 24) + transit Condition: New Buy It Search Amazon Search Google Previous Similar Sales (May not be exact model) 1/31/2014 - $29.99 - 15 comment(s)
Time to check out the product pageand pretty good reviews (4 out of 5 stars) over at toysrus.com
Check out the Assembly instructions
I got this the last time it was on woot. My 9 month old twins love this. We've used it since they were 6 months old when they liked to just watch the balls roll down the track. Then they progressed to liking to bang the balls together. Now at 9 months, they use it to pull to stand and are finally putting the balls in it themselves. I believe we'll get several more months use out of it as well. It is well worth the price. Assembly was tedious and sometimes I wondered if I needed an engineering degree but once built it is sturdy enough for my girls to pull themselves up on without pulling it down.
We have this and it's a favorite toy of our 14 mth old. There are lights and music as the balls roll down and pass switches. The music control has 3 settings...loud, soft, and...yes! that's just right!! Really though, the tunes are not annoying and stop quickly after the ball rolling ceases.
Thanks for posting the assembly instructions! We are now looking into an engineers course to complete this assembly. Also looking into an architecture course as well. :-) :-) :-) Just fun in' should be great for a rainy day assembly...
This thing looks massive... I suppose we could get rid of our table. Seriously though is it as massive as it looks?
lichme wrote:Check out the Assembly instructions
How many hours of college credit do you get for assembling this?
Our 1 year old loves it. The music is not as obnoxious as some other toys since there is no singing. It is big, but you can pick it up easily and move it around. Assembly is a breeze if you have ever put anything from Ikea together before.
I want this for me, I could play with balls for hours.
amlikam wrote:This thing looks massive... I suppose we could get rid of our table. Seriously though is it as massive as it looks?
Yeah, it is a very big toy. It's also an odd shape (three wings), so it takes up more space than you think it will. That said, our 17-month-old LOVES this and has played with it multiple times every day since Christmas, when he got it. Our four-year-old will join in, too. We are very happy with it.
This is exactly what our living room needs! DH keeps complaining that the baby is taking over the house. He aint seen NOTHING yet! lol I do love that it is sturdy enough for a child to pull her/himself up to standing. There aren't many toys that can do that. As for the construction, it reminds me of the game Mouse Trap.
In for 1. From the picture this looked like something that my 7-month old son would love. All the positive comments on here made it all the more enticing.
Am I the only one that has a kid that would just destroy this thing and laugh in the process? My 2yr old would maybe roll a ball of two down the slide, but then she would want to pick it up and carry it across the room and turn it upside down. She's never happy just sitting and letting a toy do what it was made for, so the product shots of a kid or two nicely playing with a toy and not breaking it always crack me up. Anyone else have a kid like that?
"(7:39 AM, today) mjc613 says it it reminds him of the game Mouse Trap." Er, ahem. I'm not male. Can we fix this?
I got this from woot about a month ago. My 16 month old played with it for a week straight before loosing interest in the balls in it. He now uses it as ramps for his toy cars and trains. I'm sure not the intended purpose, but entertainment for him. That being said, we live in a smaller house and this thing takes up a ton of space in our living room. It does not disassemble so when it is not in use, we try to tuck it into a corner, but it still sticks out quite a bit.
My grandson loves his. I paid full price on Amazon and it was worth every penny. My son and grandson play together for hours. It's also a favorite when other kiddo's come over. The drawback is it's huge. It takes up 1/3 of the living room area of a medium sized apartment. But it is worth it for all the hours of play the thing gets.


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As soon as I heard the music knew I had to teach it. Nice easy steps that flow and you can settle deep into the music and lyrics. O particularly like the box followed by half box and scuffs which is a bit different.
Theo Loyla - 01/10/2014
Got asked to teach this by someone who had seen it at another class and have how taught it at two of my classes and in both cases they loved the music (which is a free download from Linedancer) and the dance which is not hard but is different.
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Great Little 32 count Improvers from Derek that flows along nicely, it�s defiantly one of those track that grow on you, the more they class have done it the more they enjoyed it. One quick restart on the back wall involves an extra & beat easy enough to fit in, worth a look for a nice easy cool down track.
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A round of applause and danced 3 times, so obviously went down very well. Maybe it was the haunting track or the fact that the class could switch off and enjoy the music.
Tina Fernandez - 09/06/2014
Oh what a little gem. Perfect for such a warm evening too. Nothing hard at all, just one very easy change of weight for a restart on the back wall, instrumental wall. Music tells you where 8-) Class picked the dance up so quick and even asked to do it again. Always a good sign. The music is very pleasing to the hears for the country fans. Love it,
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Like a lot of country tracks 'Like a Rose' sounds dreamy but the lyrics are quite dark (what did she leave covered in snow?). The dance got a spontaneous round of applause and an immediate request to please dance it again. Shame there are so many dances out to the music but this one has a 'People are Crazy' feel to it - well worth a try for high beginners and improvers.


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In August, the diocese of the St. Mary Carmelite Church (constructed in 1882) donated the building to Scott Henry, a developer who plans to retrofit the church for unique senior housing.
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I'm using my keezer as my ferm chamber for the first few days of my Hefe's fermentation. This morning I opened the door and stuck my head down inside to get a good look (not using a blow-off tube due to lack of room and cool fermenation anyway - but want to be sure the airlock isn't getting cruddy). Upon sticking myhead below a certain level, I breathed in a nice breath of sulfuric/burning type air up my nose. I've seen this in a couple of ferm chamber build posts posed as a question but I couldn't find a good answer - any problem with CO2 buildup in a ferm chamber? Probably less so for mini-fridge conversions, as the door would open and let out the CO2. But for using a keezer type setup, where the door opens up and the heavy CO2 rests inside? The only type of gas I am familiar with supports the Dutch Oven. So thought I'd ask the question.
I don't know how long you'd have to breathe it to pass out, but I'd avoid that. Other than that I like having the nice protective layer of CO2 helping to prevent oxidation of my beer.
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Put a house plant near your keezer. Yaaay CO2!
Mines the same way. Never had any problems with it. Just don't keep your head in there to long.
<----can't help but stick his head in the freezer fermenter and getting a whif of the yumminess...I know i'm not the only one!
CO2 is more dense than the other components in air (N2 O2) so it will sit in there like water in a bowl. This is why in the old days when beer and wine where fermented in peoples cellars they would walk down the steps holding a candle around there waist level, so they would not suffocate walking down in to a cellar full of C02. That burning is the CO2 dissolving in the moisture in your nose and forming Carbonic acid. Its probably a good thing too, in that bugs(insects) wont go any where need that much CO2 and get in to your beer.
Interesting - didn't think of it as a blanket overall in the keezer keeping out other nasties. And I do have a dying plant that should probably be near it. I will try to avoid putting my head inside until I pass out. Although that does sound fun.
Not revive a dead thread, but I just noticed this same thing this morning when I checked on my first ever lager. It was impossible to get a whiff out of the airlock because of the harsh C02-laden air. I was a little bummed because I really like smelling the airlock burps.


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Despite the potential repercussions of exchanging explicit content, sexting is becoming increasingly popular among adults, and online daters are guiltier than anyone of the uncensored behavior, according to the Pew Research Center's newest report on couples, the Internet, and social media.
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Designer Tommy Hilfiger, surrounded by model-actress Rebecca Romijn, left, wife Dee Hilfiger and fashion maven Kimora Lee Simmons, presented his "Twisted Country Club" collection Sunday at Lincoln Center.
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Turn your PC into a DVD-quality video studio with these YUV utilities.
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I visited Washington DC with my two kids. My kids are five and two. I knew we would be doing a lot of walking (DC is a very pedestrian city). I planned ahead and booked a BOB Stroller from the local stroller rental. Every single rental agency I called recommended the BOB Stroller. Details:Can hold up to 100 pounds Recommended for babies at least 8 weeks of age 12" Front wheel swivels and locks forward for jogging Swiveling front wheel offers a smooth, comfortable ride Two step folding system, compact folded sizeTwo independent folding canopies and padded reclining individual seats Adjustable 5 point harnessWeighs 32 poundsThis stroller is rugged. Both of my kids gave it a workout but it held up well. The maneuverability of the stroller is impressive. With the three thick wheels with shock absorbers, it was a smooth cushined ride. We kept the tires inflated for the smoothest ride. We inflated them at gas stations.The seats were comfortable and could easily recline. My two year old often fell asleep. The safety straps/harness were easy to clip on and kept them secure. This was a good feature as I often found myself jogging with the Bob. It was that much fun. My kids were happy to ride in it for a long time. They never tired of it or whined to get out. The sun canopy was a welcome addition and I could peer down on them through the clear plastic flap. The handle bars were padded with thick black foam and there was a drink/wallet holder that held my necessities. There was a clever storage bin at the bottom that held the diaper bag, food and other items easily. On the back of the stroller were pouches that I could slip maps and books into. The parking brake is applied by pushing down with your foot the steel bar across the back. The most impressive feature was the ease of use, I could drive this thing anywhere and at no time did I "not fit" through any gates or bars. I could turn tight corners and managed to get off and on the subway easily. We even rode the escalators with Bob (I know you are not supposed to but don't tell anyone). This stroller is a great addition to young families that live in an urban environment. A simple trip to the grocery store is a perfect outing. It handles curbs and bumps with ease and gives the kids a good high view. The canvas easily cleans with a damp sponge. The only drawback is fold-ability. In order to fold this, you have to take the wheels off. This could be a hassle. For this reason, we never folded it up, just parked it in a room (or garage) and left it until the next trip. This stroller would be heavy to lift so I never did lift it, just rolled it. We never left the hotel without it. A solid recommendation for the Bob Duallie Stroller. However, this baby retails for about $550. I would never pay that price. I would recommend a gently used version from Craigs List for about $150.
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Excellent pair of headphones
Pros: Great tonal balance, imaging and isolation
Cons: Inefficient, slight bass emphasis, very long break-in required
Pros: Great tonal balance, imaging and isolation
Cons: Inefficient, slight bass emphasis, very long break-in required
Pros: Fun Bass
Cons: Mids? What mids?
Pros: Bass, durability, comfort
Cons: Rattling/distorting drivers
Pros: closed circumaural design, 80ohm design allows use on portables in a pinch, very comfortable
Cons: Eardrum-piercing sibilance prior to break in completion, break in is quite long
Pros: Sound quality, Isolation, Soundstage, comfort
Cons: Siblance, floppy bass
Pros: Bass quantity and range, comfort for extended listening, easy to drive
Cons: Recessed mids mean it's not the best choice for some. Earpads lose their shape after time.
Pros: Comfort, good detail for a closed headphone
Cons: Close sounding vocals, Sub bass maybe a bit too much for some, Undetachable cable, not very loud through phones
Pros: Sound, Build Quality, Comfort
Cons: Non removable cable, Fairly tight clamping, cheap packaging
Pros: Good mid-bass, good clarity, solid soundstage, great build quality, very comfortable
Cons: Recessed (and leaning toward bright) mid-range, weak sub-bass, non-detachable cable, inefficient
Pros: Smooth sound, balanced, extremely comfortable, sturdy build.
Cons: Soft mids, absent image.
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Comments about InvitationsByDawn for Embroidered Embrace - Seal and Send Invitation:
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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'Community' Star Joel McHale Talks Chevy' Chase's Exit, "Unhappy" Set
It's been a good while since the various 'Community' controversies have reared their ugly heads, from Dan Harmon's exit to the war of words and fellow exit of series star Chevy Chase. Ratings have been largely steady, if disappointing for 'Community's fourth season, but while fans wait for news of a renewal, what does series star Joel McHale have to say of the real reasons Chevy Chase left the series? Find out the latest on 'Community' inside!
Alison Brie Makes White Stripes Song Adorabe With the Help of Draco Malfoy
You know the good thing about Alison Brie? You can never have too much of her. Here she is onstage in Santa Monica with her band, The Girls, performing a song by the White Stripes.
'Community' "Alternative History of the German Invasion" Preview: History Repeats Itself
Last week's all-new 'Community' episode "Conventions of Space and Time" may not have been a huge with with the critics, but we're trusting in showrunners Moses Port and David Guarascio to find their footing with our beloved 'Community.' And after two episodes away, this Thursday's "Alternative History of the German Invasion" will return us to our beloved Greendale, but is trouble already on the way? Check out a sneak peek of the latest 'Community' to find out!
'Community's Ken Jeong Signs On for ABC's 'Spy' Pilot
Uh-oh, do we detect a bit of Chang in the wind? Even with NBC's abysmal ratings of late and the notoriously-troubled 'Community's fairly moderate performance of late, fans eagerly await news of a potential fifth season. And even though NBC might not be in the best position to discard a potentially profitable series, 'Community' star Ken Jeong has given himself a parachute by taking a role in ABC's forthcoming comedy 'Spy.' Find out how much things will Chang inside!
'Community' Preview: See James Brolin as Jeff's Dad!
While tomorrow night's all-new 'Community' will boldly take the Greendale seven where they've never been before, attending an "Inspector Spacetime" convention with sexy results, fans were still left hanging by this past week's "Paranormal Parentage," which left off with Jeff finally calling his long-lost father! Hollywood icon James Brolin will finally make his appearance as Jeff's dad William in March 7 episode "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations," but how would you like a first look inside?
'Community' "Conventions of Space and Time" Preview: Jeff Winger, Supervillain?
Seeing as last week's all-new 'Community' "Valloween" episode "Paranormal Parentage" largely put to bed any lingering fears the cult NBC comedy couldn't deliver under show-runners Moses Port and David Guarascio, this Thursday's "Conventions of Space and Time" should be greeted with open arms by the fans. The guest star-heavy half-hour will see the Greendale gang attending an "Inspector Spacetime" convention, but what about "InspectiCon" has Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) uncomfortable already? Check out the latest 'Community' clip to find out!
'Community' "Paranormal Parentage" Preview: What's in Pierce's "Special Gym?"
'Community' will take us on another one of its ambitious concept episodes next Thursday with the Comic-Con-themed "Conventions of Space and Time," but tomorrow's all-new episode "Paranormal Parentage" will celebrate Halloween a bit unintentionally late as the gang visits Pierce's mansion for the first time, getting lost on the way to a Halloween party! And what mysteries should the Greendale gang find hidden in Pierce's mansion, pray-tell? Check out the latest clip from tomorrow's "Paranormal Parentage" for a clue!
29 Community GIFs That Are 'Streets Ahead'
'Community' is back! 'Community' is back! 'Community' is back tonight, and we're pretty psyched. If you're excited too, look at these GIFs. If you're not excited yet, look at these GIFs and get excited. As Pierce would say, they're streets ahead.
'Community's Joel McHale Addresses Chevy Chase Controversy on Howard Stern
With 'Community's long-awaited season 4 premiere finally arriving on Thursday, February 7, the cast have naturally made the press rounds of late and been subject to a number of questions surrounding the show's bubble status, and star Chevy Chase's dramatic (but not unsurprising) exit from the series. Lead actor Joel McHale recently offered up a surprisingly direct assessment of the legendary 'SNL' star's various incidents to Howard Stern, so what did McHale do that made Chase want to fight him?
'Community' Season 4 Preview: Who Has "Changnesia?"
Now that '30 Rock' has brilliantly, and beautifully closed its doors with tonight's finale episode "Hogcock / Last Lunch," we can all ease our sorrows just a little bit by remembering that next Thursday will see the long-awaited season 4 premiere of 'Community.' And whether or not this turns out to be the final year for the Greendale Seven, at least NBC has given plenty promotion this time around. So who has "Changnesia," as revealed by the latest 'Community' promo? We'll give you one guess inside!
'Community' Season 4 Preview: Watch the Greendale Gang Reunite!
We're doing our best not to focus on the fact that 'Community's long-awaited season 4 premiere means the end of '30 Rock' before it, but thankfully NBC has been kind enough to soften the blow with plenty of promising new footage of our favorite Greendale students. The network has given out another official clip from February 7 season premiere "History 101," but who's been surprisingly absent from all the previews? Get a sneak peek at 'Community' season 4 inside!


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quote:4. Gus needs a spin-off.
quote:You know that Saul has a spin-off, right?
quote:n eleven days. Anyway, I started reading about the show online and on here, and I'm surprised by how many people were actually pulling for Walt and hated Jesse. I spent all of season 5a and 5b loathing Walt and wishing he would die a horrible death. I wonder if I have a different view of it because I was able to jump from episode to episode immediately without having to wait. Season 4 was absolutely incredible btw.
quote:-he searched every damn where for the ricin, then walt shows up and whaddaya know, it turns up somewhere jesse already looked -when he's at the pick up point, he realizes that there's been a switch and Huell took something out of his pocket -he then realizes that this has happened before and how he lost the ricin in the first place I think? All of that could be completely wrong, but I think it's something like that.
quote: felt overly contrived to me was jesse lighting up in saul's waiting room and office
quote:it was very contrived
quote:My time is too valuable to start a show on pilot
quote: why do people hate the "fly" episode?


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Another note on access: At all but one of the stations our correspondents visited, they were asked to sign a visitors' log noting their name, contact information, and affiliation. At WBPF in Palm Beach Gardens, our Florida correspondent, Brian Crowley, reports that he was also asked to fill in "why I want the records." This was an exception. By contrast, at Fox affiliate WJBK in Detroit, Anna Clark, our Michigan correspondent, found in the log-in book a memo to employees reminding them they can not ask anyone for the purpose of a Public Inspection File inspection.
But they don't seem to be accessed very often. A visitors' log at WJBK, the Fox station in Detroit, showed 17 other visitors to see the public file over the prior year. (They included a Detroit News reporter, a representative from the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, and, yes, an employee of a rival station.)
If anecdotal experiences at other station visits are any guide, that may be a relatively high number. Representatives from stations in Charlotte said they do get periodic visits, typically from campaign staff checking on rivals. But a security guard at Denver's KUSA recalled one other access request, about six months earlier. And a traffic manager at KTUD in Las Vegas said inquiries come along "not very often."
The infrequent requests for access may explain station staff's spotty ability, or willingness, to answer questions and help visitors understand the documents. Some correspondents reported helpful staff, especially at larger stations. Other exchanges were like the one with the brusque employee at Fox31 in Denver, who said, in reply to a simple question, "In seven years here I have never had anyone ask me that."
The small number of requests might be evidence, as the broadcasters would likely suggest, of a lack of interest. Alternatively, they might be a sign that the headaches involved—trekking to station offices, dealing with on-site security, searching through file cabinets—are enough to induce motivated reporters and citizens to find work-arounds (and to deter entirely the less-motivated).
And then there are the headaches that come after gaining access to these files. The FCC's requirements for the political ad files are the same for all stations and states (see Section 315 (e) for a full listing of the requirements, but, generally, the files are to include all political ad purchase requests, details about all ads aired including date, price and name of candidate to which ads refer, and contact details for and about purchaser of ads).
But what our correspondents found in visits to local stations was hardly uniform. In general, in reviewing these files our correspondents were able to:
Identify some salient facts about political advertising. Again, a low bar, but there are some ad sales numbers to be had in these files—numbers which, anecdotally, appear to be updated in a timely manner.
For example, in reviewing files at WBPF in Palm Beach Gardens, our Florida correspondent Brian Crowley found the following:
Poring over the [six-inch-thick] binder, the most notable thing is that a good four of those six inches is occupied by Romney's campaign, which spent nearly $85,000 on this station in the four weeks leading up to the January 31 Florida primary. The campaign's 110 spots included time on ABC's food and style program, The Chew.From a perusal of the files at KTUD in Las Vegas, for another example, Jay Jones, our Nevada correspondent, determined that 2011 was a slow year on the station—the largest buy was from the US Chamber of Commerce, for $1742.50. And among the bits of information Andria Krewson, our North Carolina correspondent, found in WBTV's files in Charlotte: for January and early February, before the South Carolina GOP primary, Obama 4 America spent more on ad buys ($67,770) than did the Mitt Romney campaign ($31,855).
Also at WBTV, Krewson discovered that Robert Pittenger, running for US House District 9, was the only local candidate as of March 9 with his own file (showing he had spent $42,805 for ads scheduled to run through March 11). "Beware the data," Krewson added. "His name is spelled 'Pettenger' in one file reference."
Which leads us to our next takeaway:
There's real variability from station to station in both the presentation and comprehensiveness of files. FCC requirements are the same across the nation, but the files themselves aren't. Our correspondents reported that some appeared incomplete, some were disorganized, and some contained a surprising bounty of information.


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2 Responses to "Narcissus Erlicheer"
By Pati on Sep 23, 2013
Hi…my mom is and avid gardner but this is her first peach tree.. she even yielded one this past may…but now its leaves are turning yellow and she is affraid that it may be sick…well live here in texas…humble to be exact…she is not sure if its autumn leaves turning or a sick tree..please advise her if your can..thanks
Linda reply on September 24th, 2013 1:12 pm:
Hi, Pati! Most likely it's lack of water. Leaves will turn early in stress. See if your mom can water it around the dripline–all the way around–to be moist about 3″ under. It's been a very hard year on all trees, but fruit trees are especially miserable. Best to you both!


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Dr. José Israel Oliva
Comparative Perspectives on the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language:
The Case of Central American English
As a professor of English as a Foreign Language for the last two decades, the presenter has experienced the unique challenges of learning English in a foreign context, a context where the target language (i.e. English) has minimal and almost non-existent exposure beyond the classroom.
In his lecture, Professor José Israel Oliva will discuss various aspects and issues related to learning English as a foreign language in a region of the world where English is not the dominant language.
Monday, April 19, 2010
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Oak Room, University Union


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We are encircled by pictures and we do reproduce them tirelessly. This became an everyday aspect of our life – easy and immediate, like breathing. This breathing is what I do in art practice: by circulating the input & output continuously.
János Brückner deals principally with adaptation. He reveals potential hidden contents in certain major questionable phenomena of consumer society. In general, he works with composite strategies, mixing different media and representing techniques: both digital and classical. This way he creates "zero signs" which are possibilities for viewers to create their own interpretations of everyday situations, common places.
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