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There's no finer time to be out on beautiful Big Bear Lake trolling for rainbow trout. The tree leaves are turning vibrant colors before our eyes daily now. The air is starting to chill with the scent of wood burning from chimney's and there's frost on the boat in the morning now! All these are … [Read more...]
Fantastic falltime fishing for rainbow trout has arrived on Big Bear Lake!
Beautiful conditions and warmer weather have many planning Big Bear fishing trips!
Families, couples and groups of friends, colleagues and coworkers are still planning getaways while the gorgeous summer conditions continue and fishing is the highlight of the mountain stay! Trolling has been perfect this past week out on the lake. We covered the entire west end at times but from … [Read more...]
Super end to summer as fabulous fall time fishing arrives on Big Bear Lake!
Trolling for rainbow trout has been incredible this past week on Big Bear Lake with limits for almost all and several hard fighters up to three pounds. Summer vacation is over and the kids have gone back to school. This means the lake is now wide open for fishing as the temperatures drop and … [Read more...]
Friends and families havin' fun with all the rainbow trout action trolling on beautiful Big Bear Lake!
You cannot find a more comfortable time to troll for rainbow trout on Big Bear Lake. The temperatures are perfect the skies are blue and sometimes full of fluffy white clouds. We've been blessed with incredible sunrises and sunsets too! The consistency in fishing for us has been the territory and … [Read more...]
Fine times catching rainbow trout on Big Bear Lake in the summertime!
We're in the hottest days of summer and the trout are biting well. We trolled the entire west end of the lake for over 40 hours this past week. The best bite was from Trout Alley to the dam and many fish were caught out in the middle from Boulder Bay and over along the north shore from Grays … [Read more...]
Super fun summertime fishing on Big Bear Lake!
There is nothing like the feeling of fishing on Big Bear Lake at the peak of summer! Almost everyone on the boat mentions how great it feels, smells and looks in Big Bear during the summer. Trolling on such a beautiful lake gives us all time to recharge while relaxing and having many moments … [Read more...]
Big Bear Lake is warming up and the rainbow trout are playing hard to get!
The past week has brought spectacular weather and great times for all out on the lake before the summer crowds arrive. The rainbow trout have been much harder to locate and a challenge to get them to the boat! We spent 27 hours this past week trolling all over the west end of the lake. Majority … [Read more...]
Summer's coming and the rainbow trout are biting on Big Bear Lake!
This past week brought QUALITY size rainbow trout and decent fishing any time of day for us. Late morning and mid day seemed to be the best times overall for conditions and number of fish caught. We trolled the south shore from Gilner Pt to Papoose Bay and most the rainbow trout were hitting from … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend Fishing on Beautiful Big Bear Lake
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BAM! First trip of season 2014 starts with a 4.32lb LUNKER
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3:02 PM, Aug 5, 2013 • By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
Kane's supporters have argued that her willful inaction, so to speak, could also be excused under Section 204(a)(3) that, as noted above, allows the attorney general to defer to a prior controlling court decision. There is, however, no such precedent in Pennsylvania. Even if we were to accept that the recent Supreme Court decision in Windsor striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act legitimized same sex unions at the federal level, this is not dispositive of whether a state has the right to define marriage according to its own terms. In fact, Justice Anthony Kennedy referenced federalism in his majority decision, a subject that was also the primary focus of Chief Justice John Roberts' dissent. Justice Antonin Scalia sensed that some activists would attempt to use the overbroad equal protection language employed by Kennedy to "conjure" a right to same sex marriage, just as Harry Blackmun had pieced together an equally inauthentic "right" to abortion. But at issue in Windsor was a federal statute that invalidated marital unions sanctioned by the states. It cannot be read to mandate nationwide legalization of those unions at the state level.
Kane is following in the footsteps of Eric Holder, who famously refused to defend the federal version of DOMA against a variety of challenges in the federal courts, one of which led to the recent decision in Windsor. Supporters of Kane, Holder and other attorneys general who have taken similar steps argue that the laws will still be defended, albeit not by the parties entrusted with the obligation by law. That, in fact, will be the case in Pennsylvania as Governor Tom Corbett has just announced that the administration will take over the commonwealth's defense.
But what those supporters fail to recognize is the damage that is done to the legitimacy and consistency of our legal system if we allow those in a position of authority to substitute their own personal judgment as to the constitutionality of a law for that of the courts. It opens the door to, if not exactly anarchy, an incremental weakening of the judicial branch. It also allows politics to have undue influence in the least political of the three governmental branches.
Finally, it creates opportunities for ultra-vires acts which are dishonestly cloaked under the veil of civil disobedience. Following Kane's lead, the Registrar of Wills of Montgomery County, a district outside of Philadelphia, started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. His justification, like that of Kane, was that he wanted to be on the "right side of history," an exact quote. Fortunately, the grown-ups have awakened and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which has jurisdiction over the issuance of marriage licenses, has just filed suit against the registrar seeking to enjoin him from issuing documents that have no validity in the commonwealth.
Putting aside the question of what will ultimately happen to those couples who have already married (the Montgomery County District Attorney has already announced that such unions are invalid,) it is disturbing to see a public official violate the rule of law and call it justice. It's fairly certain he won't be the last.
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This issue was a good issue, but the first issue was better. I was eagerly anticipating this issue for the fights to start but other than the Ravager and Star Spangled kid's fights the others got 2 panels. I was pissed that Offspring lost. I love his character and hate to see him so humilated. I felt like nothing happened. Clock King killed Desad and Steppenwolf, the first round was completed, and Dreadbolt found his dad. This was a setup issue. I am awaiting the death of Bolt eagearly. Sleeper hit!


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geez i think he went straight down the hiway the whole time.
he should just get a pure street tire next time.
just use pilot roads or even marathons and stop with the image of riding with ADV tires that looks like you could go off-road.
would love to hear more from those who ride this tire off-road and how these tires corner when pushed in the dirt.
anyone can put on a new tire and say they work great on the pavement.
seems people see these tires and think wow what a great street tire.
maybe that was Michelin's plan the whole time.
Look, I was just throwing the info out there as a data point that some here may be interested in.
I would argue that a 90/10 tire is a street tire. The fact of the matter is most people who own bikes that this tire is being marketed towards, ride most of their miles on pavement and ARE concerned with how many miles they are going to get before having to get new tires. The reason to get a 90/10 tire is because you would also like the tire to get reasonable traction and have reasonable turning ability when you do go off road. Having said that, I am going to choose the 90/10 tire that gives me the most confidence off road which is why I preferred Anakee 2s over Tourances.
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For today's Talk It Out topic I would like to hear your thoughts on a subject that will no doubt be discussed frequently amongst your circle of friends and family during the last week of the year. Magazines and websites are already a-buzz… This topic is meant to encourage and support you — it's on New Year's Resolutions — and I thought for a moment we could put them into perspective. So today, let's talk about yours, not the ones that you plan to make, but the ones that you made last December for 2009.
Stop for a moment and think back… you don't have to list them all, but it would be really helpful to you and to the rest of us reading if you could highlight the resolutions that you turned into a reality and with what results.
Also feel free to highlight those that you made that did not see the light of day and explain why you think they didn't lift off and whether or not you are glad about that or not. And if not, will you add it into your 2010 list of resolutions? You can also list some of your goals for 2010, but try to focus more on what you accomplished this 2009 calendar year because I believe that putting all this in writing, publicly, helps to give the new year a more realistic approach as you begin exploring what will come in the months ahead. While I'm not one to live in the past, I do believe that it's important to look back with a view to learn from our experiences. I'll join in on the conversation as well… So let's get started in the comments section below, shall we?
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I spent a good portion of my day considering several topics for today's column… I even asked for advice while out social networking earlier! Then it dawned on me that perhaps with all the rush & stress of the season that today's topic should be one that offers you a chance to let it all hang out and not be based on one particular topic like marketing or decorating the mantle. I hope today's theme strengthens and encourages you to reflect on something that "clicked" personally in your life. So… I'm asking that for just a moment you can leave behind what's next on your to-do list and join in here to see where this topic takes us… Ready?
What's the one thing you've read recently (online/offline) that has resonated with you and made you think? Why? Go into as much detail as you'd like. I will participate in the comments section along with you.
If you haven't found anything yet, actively search for something in places where you trust to find wisdom, understanding and/or inspiration. Or think back earlier this year, did you post something to your inspiration board or blog on a topic that really clicked for you? Then come back and leave your comment if you'd like to participate in this open discussion. I wonder how many others share your one thing?
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This week's question for Talk It Out comes from two lovely ladies and it's a great question that I think many of you may be interested in contributing to today…
How do you engage your readers?
Two lovely fellow bloggers, Alex from Strawberry Lemonade and Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim, are curious as to how to engage readers.
"How can I get readers involved in the comment section… Do bloggers do anything to encourage dialogue or discussion (in their posts or via social networking)? Or are they content simply knowing people are reading (and therefore they do not put much thought into writing posts that will encourage participation."
I'll add my two cents in the comments section with all of you… Please join me there. :)
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Would you like to participate in a little conversation with me today, because I would love your personal opinion on this topic since I never thought much about it until recently when reader Rose Deniz left a rather intriguing question on my more personal blog, Haus Maus. I will answer her question below but would love your thoughts on this too if you'd like to share.
"Do you feel like sometimes even your alone time is not really 100% alone because you talk about it on your blog? Sometimes I feel like I am not truly by myself unless I do something quiet and unspoken. Just curious if this affects how you view your alone time at all, while enjoying it you might be thinking about it being material for a blog post. It's not really a criticism, just a curiosity because these days life is so transparent with blogging, although I think you do a great job about talking about the personal without revealing everything." – Rose Deniz, Turkey.
Rose, thank you for this great question. When I first started blogging, I was constantly searching for blog content. Yes! I was obsessed with finding something new and fresh, something that may not have been seen or heard about before. Then, as the number of blogs grew, I quickly realized that there were thousands of other roving reporters out there and that I needed to find balance. So, instead of constantly looking for the next topic or product to blog about, I decided to not function solely as a content provider and to actually add my own personality, life and interests to my blog while still highlighting the work of those who inspire me. So instead of hunting down stories, I tried to think of ways to make my own life better so that I could lead by example. I want people to respect me as a person, and to know me as a real person, so this meant being 100% myself. My friends in real life who read my blog tell me that it is just like having me in their office whenever they read it, it feels and reads just like me. And this is the highest complement one could ever give me. I want my blog to reflect my authentic voice and passion. That way, if you ever meet me someday, you won't be disappointed! :)
But you want to know how I'm able to have a life outside of blogging and if I do certain things merely to blog about them. Yes and no. Yes, in that I have a life outside of my blog. There are many things that I am involved in that I do not share publicly on my site, whether it be a cause I'm passionate about, a charity or project I'm involved in that does not relate to decorating, etc. I don't share everything on my blog or through other social networking channels because it's vital to me to keep part of my life between my family, close friends and I. Whenever I feel like blogging about something I did during my personal time, and if it involved a friend or family member, I always ask them for their permission to use their name on my site and if they are comfortable with me sharing it or sharing a photo or two from the event. For instance, I wouldn't attend a friends' wedding and then blog about it showing all of the photos that I took without first asking for permission from the couple. But then again, I doubt I'd blog that anyway because I want some things in my life to be between me and those closest to me. I view my readers as friends, yes, but I also know that there are some out there who are not my friends and who may not at all care about my personal health and welfare and I'm cautious to not expose every detail about my life since those people lurk and it is them who I don't feel should have access to certain parts of my life. Not my loyal readers though, and if I were in a room with any of my readers I would share even more freely, but being on the web I have to be somewhat careful.
And no, I don't do things in my life solely because I want to have something to blog about but I do think it's okay when people do that because we all need motivation and blogging can be a real motivating source. But, I've been known to do this at times when I felt like I needed some motivation to do something. I'd blog that I planned to do this or that and then, because I told thousands of people I felt accountable to do it. Like clean out my china cabinet, which I plan to spend this Saturday on since I finally have room in my schedule to do it. Yeah I know, I told you guys I'd do this two weeks ago. Sigh. I love this about having a public space to write, there is accountability and it feels good. We all need to feel accountable, knowing people are waiting to see something we've promised to deliver is a huge push to actually do it.
To wrap up, is your life all about blog content? And is that okay, if it is? Or do you sometimes feel stressed out? For instance, do you do things just so you can blog it? I think in many ways this is healthy but I can imagine some scenarios where it may not be. What are your thoughts? Does having a blog help you to own up to your life? Does blogging make you feel stressed sometimes because you think you're not as good as those blogs you follow who seem to have incredible homes/jobs/ etc.? Do you sometimes exaggerate the truth on your blog in order to impress readers? Where do you draw the line on your blog when it comes to sharing your personal life?
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We've seen this before out of the GOP. Remember how Rep. Paul Ryan insisted that his budget ideas weren't hugely unpopular because they were bad ideas, but because the Republicans just hadn't figured out how to sell them? It's the same thing, they say, with their problem with minorities. They don't hate them because of their policies, but because they haven't properly "messaged" those policies. To remedy that, they created a special panel and project at their RNC meeting last week.
Zoraida Fonalledas had a lot to say, as well. The national committeewoman for Puerto Rico just didn't get to say it when she sat with the four other members of theGrowth and Opportunity Project panel, answering reporters' questions about how the party would regroup. Doing most of the talking were Barbour; Ari Fleischer, the longtime Washington insider "happy to dive right into this," he told me; Florida GOP strategist Sally Bradshaw, and Glenn McCall, national committeeman from South Carolina.That's quite the start. Don't let the one minority person on your panel actually talk. Because, you know, the white people can figure this all out for her. Which is sort of emblematic of how deeply and profoundly they are failing to understand their problem.
The plan is for the project to deliver a report in March, but the language of diversity is something Republicans are still getting used to. In his presentation, Barbour talked about the message to be delivered as Republicans look to fill a big tent. "We're the party of opportunity," he said. "They're the party of dependency." I asked if that's the most felicitous term to use in a message to loyal Democrats you're eager to convert.It's all in the messaging, in "engagement" rather than "outreach." Because they don't want to actually ask minority communities what policy changes might be necessary to make them a little less hated. That would be outreach. No, they just want to "engage," to tell those folks that the GOP actually likes them, really likes them, so never mind all those actions Republicans have taken that are devastating to minority communities. It's nothing personal.
"I think what we want to talk about is opportunity, the opportunity for people to aspire to reach their dreams whatever that may be," Barbour said, mentioning strong schools as a common goal. "We want to make certain we're campaigning in every state in every region to every voter, and we are inclusive. And even if we disagree with you that doesn't mean we don't like you."


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One of this weekend's best football matchups will not be played indoors, and it won't involve two schools in the state's highest classification. Do not be fooled by the absence of both of those elements. Friday's Class 5A Division II game at San Marcos' Rattler Stadium between CedarPark and Boerne Champion will be one of […] [Read More]
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Here at Boerne ISD Stadium for tonight's contest between Kerrville Tivy, the second-ranked team in the Express-News Area sub-5A rankings, and No. 5 Boerne Champion. More importantly, it marks the District 27-4A opener for both teams. [Read More]
Soccer: Reagan girls, Champion squads make regional final
Reagan led from start to finish. Boerne Champion had to rally. The different approaches netted the same result — a trip to the regional final for each squad. [Read More]


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Scott, another factor on furling a 150 is your point of sail. You can balance by furler-reefing with your main as long as it isn''t a close reach or beating hard to wind. That gets hopeless quickly with even 30% in, and that leaves alot of sail out there for beating with. But on any other point of sail, ie broad reaching, furling headsails work quite well. If you really need to get to wind in freshening breezes, the best balance is going to be a reefed main and a working jib, with the 150 furled and gone. For most daysailing, this is not such a big deal, you''re near home, but on a cruise, may be worth considering.
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Liners to the Sun
For decades, great ocean-liners were the only way to make passage across the Atlantic. Now, in the age of the jet-engine, the liner serves a much more recreational purpose. Each year, thousands embark on popular cruises to ports from Alaska to Bermuda, from the Norwegian fjords to the Greek Isles, in search of relaxation, adventure and romance. Liners to the Sun revels in the past glories of the ocean-liner and examines with thorough and affectionate detail today's best ships. Ship aficionados and casual cruisers alike will gain a new insight and appreciation for these great ships that have become "floating vacation resorts." Liners to the Sun takes a candid look at their rich history, construction and crew. With stories gathered from years of research as well as his own personal experiences, author John Maxtone-Graham reveals how ship, crew and passenger have changed-and stayed the same. Filled with photos and drawings, this fascinating book proves that the journey, not the destination, is the most fun.
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every teacher of english is invited here...i wanna exhange ideas ,views , and anything useful that benefits our teaching skills
my best...
p.s. i am an English teacher
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every teacher of english is invited here...i wanna exhange ideas ,views , and anything useful that benefits our teaching skills
my best...
p.s. i am an English teacher
OK- give us some more info about the kind of teaching you do. ;-)
:up:I'm interested in exchange "help" with english. I know some Business English and I am a particular teacher now.Quote:
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Ana, what's your mother tongue? Is it Spanish or another Latin language? I am wondering because of your use of 'particular' here; I'd say private. ;-)
Spanish is my mother tongue. I'm from Argentina. Where are you from?
You are right. I mean private, not particular. I didn´t realize when I wrote it.
I'm from the UK, but have lived in Portugal, which gave me the idea as I'd heard this before, but your name didn't look Portuguese. ;-)Quote:
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I don´t know why you think that my name look Portuguese. Perhaps because of my marrried name.
Unfortunately I don´t know neither UK nor Portugal. I wish I could.
What's TDOL mean?
I expect to your answer
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I guess this what you wrote in your reply.
Please i will meet you in this forum next time..i just wanna your consent, so that we can discuss different issues concerning teaching of English...
let me get your consent first...and i will set the time for our meeting in this forum...
thanks for giving me few minutes of your precious time 8-)
Let's meet us here or by netmeeting. I don't know how to combine the time because of the local time. In Buenos Aires is GMT (-03:00). I don't know the difference where you are.Quote:
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So let it be next saturday in your time. Let it be at 15:00 GMT, that's to say it's at 12:00 in your local time, and 18:00 in my local time. ;-)
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"Calvi - Corsican beauty" Calvi by Toshioohsako
Calvi Travel Guide: 24 reviews and 90 photos
This is my fourth visit to Corsica. I used to come to this beautiful island for holiday when I was working in Paris. I used to visit more often the south region of Corsica, cities like Ajaccio, Propriano, Bonifacio. But one day, a luxrious idea came to my mind - are there any ways to see the three beauties of Corsica altogether - the sea, villages and mountains. Ten years ago, I decided to fly to Calvi to make my dream come true. This is my second visit to this city.
Calvi is for me now a beautiful and romantic gateway to the north region of Corsica characterized by the shining blue and green sea, untouched old villages and the wild yet heart-lifting mountainous landscapes.
The Citadel of Calvi is a must-to-visit place. You can enjoy nice old narrow streets and buildings as well as a magnificent view of the Calvi Bay. Calvi Jazz Festival is held here.
It was a beautiful June day in Calvi. The sea was calm and people were enjoying swimming and sailing. The combination of mountains and the sea is superb! One feels the nature luring you to far-away sea-paradises when standing on the cliff wall of the Citadel.
- Pros:3 beauties combined (sea, mountain, and villages)
- Cons:nothing particular
- In a nutshell:Calvi! Calvi! Calvi!
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Thanks Grace YC on Calvi. I am sure you will enjoy visiting places like Provence, Brittany, South of Farnce, Loirre valley castle region, etc. Of course, Corsica is wonderful. Have a good day
Hello Toshio! Thanks for visiting my Versailles page. I've only visited Paris once and would love to check out the rest of the country! OMG, Calvi is looks sooo wonderful!
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State Rep. Rex Damschroder, R-Fremont, who had been expected to easily win re-election to his House District 88 seat in Sandusky County, is considering his legal options after withdrawing his candidacy for the seat.
Damschroder said Thursday he withdrew after discovering that he made a clerical error in his declaration of candidacy. He was supposed to sign it eight times but only signed in seven times.
He said Republican Party lawyers in Columbus are exploring whether he can run as a write-in candidate. Damschroder's withdrawal means there are currently no declared candidates for the seat.
"All I can do is wait until the legal beagles come along," said Damschroder, 63, who said he expects to hear from the lawyers within a few days. "My career is at stake here."
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William Edwin James Cole, Gun Collector (1864-1952)
Image: Photograph - W.E.J. Cole
Source: Museum Victoria
William Edwin James Cole was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne, on the 29 August 1864, the first child of John William and Mary Harriet Cole nee Matthews.
John William Cole had gone into partnership with his brother, James, in the late 1850s as oil and paint merchants, located at 12 Napier Street, Collingwood, under the trading name of Cole Brothers. They first appear trading under this name in 1859 in the Sands & Kenny Directory, though a business appears two years earlier under the same name at 73 Flinders Lane East. No connection has been found between the two business and the two proprietors, John Richards and Thomas Cole, do not appear to be related.
Cole Brothers continued supplying paints and related goods, adding wall papering to their listed credentials in the early 1860s. By 1875 the two brothers had moved the business to the south side of Gertrude Street and opened at no.80 (later renumbered 114). The business remained at this address until it closed in 1978, making it one of the longest trading paint suppliers in Melbourne.
William entered his father and uncle's business and worked there, continuing the business after the death of his father (1 May 1902) and James (12 September 1912) until his own retirement at the age of 52 in 1916.
William's interests were broad and varied. He was musically gifted, and played the piccolo in the then prominent metropolitan orchestra Smart & Aumonts, with whom he played at various balls and other large events at the Fitzroy and Collingwood Town Halls, the annual military ball - 'that went till 5 a.m.' - the Caulfield races, Freeman's Dances, and Melbourne Cricket Ground Open Air Concerts, Test and Interstate cricket matches. He also played with Tom Riley's Band for some 30 years as well as The Rose of Denmark Lifeboat Crew Fife and Drum Band which made its first public appears at the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition in 1880. One of his prized possessions was an enlarged photo of the latter band.
As a piccolo player his talent was widely recognised and his solos were always a feature with both bands. He was popularly known in the metropolis, and to every member of the Musicians' Union, as 'Bill Cole, the Piccolo Player' and when he died his obituary would continue to note his talents, describing him as 'the outstanding Melbourne piccolo player of all time'.
He was a dedicated Mason, holding a high position in the Victorian Masons, and belonged to four Masonic Lodges at the time of his death. In sports, it was the outdoor pursuits of shooting and angling that captured his attention and for years he was known for having the fastest sailing boat in Frankston, the 'Waiwera' - winner of the St. Kilda Dinghy championship 'on more than one occasion'. Local fisherman called it 'The Flyer'.
In 1889, aged 25 William married Emma (Emilie) Holmes and together they had three children: Doris Eleanor (1893-1976), Vera Emilie (1896-1948), and Cleveland John Melbourne (1897-1936), who died tragically in a cross-country skiing trip near Omeo and was honoured by the building of the Cleveland Cole Alpine Hut some years later.
Things with some history seemed to have captivated William, probably from a young age. He owned a lustre-ware teapot that had been in the family on his mother's side for more than 300 years, and boasted a collection of 'pictures of every type of railway locomotive used in Victoria since the foundation of the rail system'. As a keen shooter, he also started developing an extensive collection of antique firearms, and donated the majority of his collection to the museum in 1943.
But for the residents around Frankston where William spent the last years of his life, he was best remembered for his other traits. 'Old King Cole', as he was known by locals young and old, opened his uniquely styled garden, 'Mooyoopgoonong Wild Life Garden', in the years after his retirement. The garden was conceived while cutting wood one day, when Cole was struck by how a piece of nearby ti-tree looked like an emu's head. He continued to gather and collect unusual shaped pieces of wood, painting them into the objects they seemed to imitate, and opened his garden to the public, much to the delight of the local children.
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Case - Pair of Pistols, Michael Ransford, Dublin, Percussion, circa 1750
Cased pair of percussion duelling pistols, converted from flintlock, cal. 20 bore (.610 in.). Made by Michael Ransford, Dublin, circa 1750.From: Dublin, Ireland Images: 1
Pair of Pistols - Richards, Birmingham, Flintlock Conversion, circa 1783
Pair of percussion pistols. Cal. 34 bore (.515 in.). Flintlock conversion. Made by W. Richards, Birmingham, circa 1783.From: Birmingham, United Kingdom Images: 1
Musket - Musketoon, Flintlock, Belgium
Flintlock sporting musket, musketoon, military style in cal. 14 bore (.700), steel smooth bore round barrel, 75.40cm long. Made in Belgium. Possibly a German service musketoon.
Musket - Brown Bess, 2nd Model, England, late 18th century
Flintlock British service musket, 2nd model Brown Bess (Short or New Land pattern), cal. 9 bore (.800 - model often cited as .75 calibre; the enlarged dimension may be the result of wea ...
Case - Pair of Pistols, George Richardson, Cork, Ireland, Percussion, 1833
Cased pair of percussion belt pistols, cal. 16 bore (.656 in.) Made by George Richardson, Cork, Ireland, 1833.From: Cork, Ireland Images: 1
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Case - Pair of Pistols, Rigby, Dublin, Flintlock Conversion, circa 1800
Pair of percussion pistols, duelling. Made by William & John Rigby, Dublin, circa 1800. Converted from flintlock to percussion about 1825.From: Dublin, Ireland Images: 0
Shotgun - Brazier, Wolverhampton, Flintlock, early 19th century
Single barrelled flintlock shotgun, 26 gauge .562. Twist steel barrel 27 1/2 in. (700 mm) long. Made by Brazier, Wolverhampton, early 19th century.From: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Images: 1
Shotgun - John Blanch, London, Flintlock Conversion, early 19th century
Double barrelled shotgun, 14 gauge .687. Converted from flintlock. Side by side twist steel barrels 30 in. (762 mm) long. Made by John Blanch, London (active 1813-1848), early 19th cen ...From: London, United Kingdom Images: 1
Pair of Pistols - Smith Walker, Percussion
Pair of percussion pistols, duelling. Cal. 29 bore (.540 in.) Made by Smith Walker & Co.
Case - Pair of Pistols, Tanner & Sohn, Hanover, Percussion, circa 1855
Cased pair of percussion duelling pistols, cal. 11 mm. Made by Tanner & Sohn, Hanover, Germany, circa 1855.From: Hanover, Germany Images: 1


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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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CONYERS - A win is just a win, right?On Friday in Athens, it could very well be more. Much more. For one team - Clarke Central (3-1) - a win will put the Gladiators in the driver's seat in Region 8-AAAA. For the other team - Heritage (2-2) - a victory will certainly keep the Patriots in the playoff hunt. On paper, both teams look eerily similar. The Patriots are averaging 29.3 points per game, while the Gladiators are averaging 24.5. Defensively, Clarke Central has the edge, limiting opponents to 16 points per game compared to Heritage's 18. Heritage is coming off perhaps its biggest win of the year, a 51-13 trampling of Winder-Barrow. The Patriots racked up 305 total offensive yards while limiting the Bulldoggs to just 36. "They are very athletic," Clarke Central coach Leroy Ryals said. "They will be tough to block because they will fly to the ball on defense. On offense, quarterback (Garry Peters) is good. They have plenty of athletes to light up the scoreboard." Heritage running backs Khairi Nash and Devon Holmes each scored two touchdowns in the win over Winder-Barrow. "We have a number of kids who can make big plays, and that is a good feeling," Heritage coach Chad Frazier said. "Also, we try to spread the ball around to each of them throughout the game so defenses cannot key on any one guy." In addition, in each of the last three games, the Patriots have recorded a safety. "(It was) maybe a little bit of a statement game in the fact that we believe we are much better than our 2-2 record," Frazier said of the win over Winder-Barrow. "We'll need to play a complete game this week against a very good Clarke Central team." A complete game means cutting down on penalities and turnovers. Against the Bulldoggs, Heritage had five turnovers and six penalties, including two personal fouls, for 60 yards. "So far this week in practice, the penalty situation has not improved. Therefore, we have doubled the consequences following a penalty," Frazier said. "The turnovers have been an improvement this week." Meanwhile, the Gladiators could easily be 4-0 at this point. Their only loss came against Loganville in overtime during the season-opener 29-28. Nevertheless, it lit a fire among them, sparking a three-game winning streak. Their most recent win came against Apalachee last week 21-0. Concerning Frazier are two things - speed and offense. "They have a quarterback (who) is elusive and can create big plays," Frazier said. "Defensively, they have good size up front and two safeties who can fill quickly. We'll need to be balanced enough to try and keep those safeties back." According to Ryals, there has been no secret to his team's recent success. "We are just trying to play hard and have been fortunate at times," he said. "(Against Heritage) we have got to be consistent. We must play all three phases of the game well and hope to be around in the fourth quarter." Since 2002, Heritage and Clarke Central have a 3-3 record against each other, proving that on Friday, there is more at stake than just another win. Jason Murdock can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. SideBar: If you go Who: Heritage at Clarke Central When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Clarke Central High School, Athens Last week: Heritage beat Winder-Barrow 51-13; Clarke Central beat Apalachee 21-0
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The Sedgwick County Courthouse is turning away same-sex couples who are seeking marriage licenses.
Kerry Wilks and Donna Ditrani, along with their minister, went to the Wichita courthouse yesterday. After the clerk refused to give them paperwork to get a marriage license, the couple said they would be happy to "join the cause" as plaintiffs in a lawsuit expected to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, challenging the Kansas ban.
Historians will always need to visit archives and libraries, although it is truly amazing how much information is available in digital form.
A few months ago, I was looking at a Sedgwick County mapping database and was surprised when a search for material on Delano turned up a document for the community of Elgin, platted in early 1871. A quick search turned up an almost identical plat for the community of Delano a few months later. Clearly, one replaced the other.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says an adult from Atchison County has the state's first case of West Nile virus this year.KDHE says on its website that a mosquito sample in Sedgwick County has also tested positive for West Nile, a virus that can be spread to people through bites from infected mosquitoes, but is not contagious from person to person. Symptoms include headaches and low-grade fever to swelling of the brain.West Nile virus cases are most common in the late summer and early fall months.
Two Kansas sheriff's deputies have been arrested on suspicion of stealing taxpayer money.
Marc Bennett was elected as Sedgwick County District Attorney in November 2012. He is the first new DA for the county in 24 years. He succeeded Nola Foulston, who had served as DA since 1989.
Wichita city council member Pete Mitzner Wednesday presented a case for passenger rail service through the city to the Sedgwick county commissioners.
City council member Mitzner told the county commission passenger rail service is expanding across the nation and he and fellow council member James Clendenin believe Wichita could be a part of that expansion, especially considering there is existing unused rail infastructure downtown.
The Sedgwick County Manager Wednesday presented his 2013 recommended budget to the commissioners. It proposes layoffs, cuts to services and closing the Judge Riddel Boys Ranch.
County Manager Bill Buchanan said he had to do "less with less" to reach the goal of eliminating the county's $9.3 million deficit by the end of 2013.
Buchanan said in their analysis the budget team focused on the core missions of programs and looked for duplications of services.
The Sedgwick County manager will present his recommended budget for 2013 to the county commissioners Wednesday. It will include cuts to jobs and services.
In a meeting with reporters Monday morning sedgwick county manager Bill Buchanan said the county will have to do less with less to eliminate the $9.3 million deficit.
Buchanan said his proposed budget will bring the deficit to zero by the end of 2013. Details of the budget and cuts will be outlined when he presents the budget to the county commissioners Wednesday.


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Sweet! Colorado-born Jolly Rancher flavors get a bounce in gelatin
Find of the week at Safeway: Jolly Rancher gelatin (never call it Jell-O), in the signature watermelon and green-apple flavors that still taste of childhood to many adults many decades beyond that. Jolly Rancher was founded in 1942 by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen, who sold the company to Hershey in 1996, though the Wheat Ridge factory that made the glossy candies -- as many as fifteen million pieces a day! -- stuck around until 2002. See also: Best Art News for the City -- the Harmsen collection
The Harmsen legacy lives on not just in the Western art collection that the couple gifted to the Denver Art Museum, but in the various Jolly Rancher products that are still available -- not just the hard candies that made the brand famous, but fruit chews and gelatin.
Hershey struck a deal with the Chicago-based Jel Sert company to make Jolly Rancher-flavored gelatin. So far we've spotted watermelon, green apple and cherry; we're still looking for grape and Fire Stix.
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Waitrose expresses no regret for donating to event run by café owner who preached anti-gay hatred in Uganda 96
2:11 PM — Waitrose has expressed no regret over the comments of a Cambridgeshire café owner who preached anti-gay hatred in Uganda and received a donation from the supermarket in order to provide Christmas lunches to lonely people.
Waitrose donated community fund to event run by café owner who preached anti-gay hatred in Uganda 17
12:59 PM — Supermarket chain Waitrose has given a share of its Community Matters fund to a Cambridgeshire café owner who preached anti-gay hatred in Uganda.
18th December 2014
UK: Minister who said she won't preach 'anti-gay message' in Uganda rallied against gay marriage 20
7:30 PM — A Baptist Union minister who said she had no intentions of preaching any "anti-gay message" at a Ugandan religious rally previously urged Christians to lobby against same-sex marriage.
UK: Ugandan lesbian asylum seeker released from detention 2
5:39 PM — The deportation of a lesbian asylum seeker from Britain to Uganda has been stopped.
17th December 2014
UK: Church minister won't preach 'anti-gay message' at Ugandan rally 36
5:19 PM — A Baptist Union minister in Milton Keynes says she has no intentions of preaching any "anti-gay message" at a religious rally to be held in Uganda on New Year's Eve - and denies the event could be seen as homophobic.
9th December 2014
'I would rather die in a British detention centre than be returned to Uganda' 19
5:06 PM — A lesbian asylum seeker has been granted a last minute temporary reprieve from deportation to Uganda but says she despairs for her future if the Home Office doesn't change its mind.
3rd December 2014
Ugandan President: Put padlocks on your private parts to avoid AIDS 24
12:06 PM — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has claimed that people should "put padlocks" on their genitals to avoid getting HIV.
19th November 2014
Comment: Uganda's LGBT community is in limbo pending a new anti-gay bill 4
2:28 PM — Tony Kitara writes for PinkNews on why the LGBT community in Uganda is "in limbo", pending the introduction of a new, even harsher anti-gay bill.
18th November 2014
Ugandan President: Church must help in fight against gays 32
3:22 PM — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on church leaders to support the government in its fight against homosexuality.
11th November 2014
Ugandan minister confirms planning of new anti-gay law that cannot be challenged 29
4:23 PM — Uganda plans to introduce a new anti-gay law that will withstand any legal challenge, a government minister confirms.
10th November 2014
Singer Charli XCX: I will never return to Uganda over anti-gay laws 1
3:38 PM — A British singer whose mother is from Uganda has vowed to never return to the African country, over its anti-gay laws.
8th November 2014
Uganda: New 'even worse' anti-gay law drafted 24
11:40 AM — An even more extreme anti-gay law has been drafted in Uganda, after the country's original law was struck down by a court.
26th October 2014
Bill Clinton: It breaks my heart that Uganda puts aid at risk by demonising gays 3
1:56 PM — Former US President Bill Clinton has spoken out against Uganda's homophobic laws.
7th July 2014
Uganda denies that Anti-Homosexuality Act is homophobic: It was 'misinterpreted' 13
4:43 PM — Uganda has claimed that a new law which increases jail terms for those found guilty of "aggravated homosexuality", is not homophobic, and that it has simply been "misinterpreted".
11th March 2014
Former legal adviser to Ugandan President demands repeal of anti-gay law 7
6:25 PM — An MP and former legal adviser to President Yoweri Museveni says he's prepared to lose an election over his stance against Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality law.
Former vice president of Uganda: The anti-gay law fuels discrimination, stigma and hampers the fight against HIV 12
12:01 PM — The former vice president of Uganda has launched a scathing attack on President Yoweri Museveni for signing the country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law.
10th March 2014
Orange suspends advertising deal with Uganda's anti-gay Red Pepper paper 6
12:01 PM — Orange says it will remove its adverts from a leading homophobic newspaper in Uganda.
6th March 2014
Ugandan newspaper claims economy will not suffer due to 'hullabaloo' over anti-gay law 14
7:41 PM — A writer for a Ugandan newspaper has written a column claiming that international aid cuts to Uganda will not affect the country's economy, and predicts that after the "anti-gay hullabaloo" has "died down", countries and companies will continue to invest.
MSP James Dornan: We must pressure Uganda to drop its anti-gay law during the Commonwealth Games 25
10:43 AM — MSP James Dornan says the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow represents a key moment where Scotland can urge Uganda to repeal its anti-homosexuality law.
4th March 2014
Ghanaian cardinal calls for Uganda to repeal anti-gay law, says 'homosexuals are not criminals' 9
5:53 PM — A Ghanaian cardinal has criticised Uganda's anti-gay law and urged for its repeal.


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Skype Replies to Android Vulnerabilities
Yesterday, we reported that bloggers had found a vulnerability in the Skype App which allows hackers to harvest data from a user's Android handset with no need to root a phone or gain special permission. The problem was discovered during the testing of a leaked version of Skype for Android's new Video App. But it didn't take long to notice that the flaw was carried over from the already released Skype for Android App that's currently in the Market. Skype has responded to the news in their security blog, admitting that the flaw exists and they're working hard to fix it. But what can a user do to protect themselves in the meantime?


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Most people here now understand what on-base percentage is and how it works, but for the few that don't this should help you get a better understanding. This blogger is going to explain a different unit of sabermetrics every Monday, so I'll try to post each update on here.
Just Another Metric Monday: On Base Percentage (OBP)Related: Editorial, MLB
A few years ago, Michael Lewis' Moneyball became one of the most talked about books about baseball and seemed to divide the way people in baseball looked at players into two factions. On one side, you had the old school scouts who looked at physical attributes, broken down into the golden five tools - hit for average, hit for power, running speed, arm strength, and fielding ability.
On the other side, you have the statheads AKA sabermetricians. I must say that I put myself in this group, although I personally do not assess players strictly on numbers. I like to look at things such as movement on a pitcher's fastball, the angle or a batter's swing, and other physical tools outside of the basic five tools listed above.
That all said, I'd like to spread the word of sabermetrics and provide the readers of Endscore a glossary of terms and concepts used by us statheads when looking at the numbers. Each Monday, I'll provide a definition to a sabermetric term or two and hopefully allay any fear of all those acronyms and formulas to the casual baseball fan.
For the first edition of It's Just Another Metric Monday, I'll take a look at the concept made popular by Lewis' Moneyball - On Base Percentage (OBP). On Base Percentage is basically the percentage of time a batter gets… well… on base. Batting Average (BA) gives you the percentage of time a batter reaches base safely by getting a hit. On Base Percentage adds into the formula the number walks or bases on balls (BB) and hit by pitch(es)(HBP) in addition to the normal BA formula.
So, here's the OBP formula: Hits+BB+HBP/At Bats+BB+HBP+SF (Sacrafice Fly).
Why is this stat so important? Well, it's a better indicator to the potential of a batter getting on base and scoring a run, which we all know, is the ultimate stat in determining who wins a game – score more than the other team and you win! So, ideally, teams will want to get as many people to reach base safely.
Here's a strict hypothetical. Ichiro Suzuki and Adam Dunn both step up to the plate 650 times. Ichiro gets 200 hits and 50 walks while Dunn gets 170 hits and 120 walks. Neither gets hit by a pitch and for the sake of this argument, neither have a sacrifice fly either. Since most people readily recognize batting average, let's look at them – Ichiro is hitting .308, while Dunn is hitting .257. Obviously, Ichiro's average looks a lot better. But, now let's check their OBP. Ichiro has a .357 OBP and therefore a 35.7% chance of reaching base safely and potentially scoring a run. Dunn has a .376 OBP and therefore a 37.6% chance of reaching base safely and potentially scoring a run. That's a significant increase in percentage for Dunn when you add in the walks.
So, if someone asks you if you'd rather have the .308 BA hitter or the .257 BA hitter, remember the answer isn't always so cut and dry.
Next week, I'll tackle the new stat darling – OPS, which is On Base Percentage (defined above) Plus Slugging Percentage (which I'll define next time as well to give you an overall understanding). Catch you all next week… I am now taking off my SABR hat.


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Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come
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A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn't wish it even on a desperate planet. But that's where we're headed and there's no turning back.
From 1618 to 1648, Europe was engulfed in a series of intensely brutal conflicts known collectively as the Thirty Years' War. It was, in part, a struggle between an imperial system of governance and the emerging nation-state. Indeed, many historians believe that the modern international system of nation-states was crystallized in the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648, which finally ended the fighting.
Think of us today as embarking on a new Thirty Years' War. It may not result in as much bloodshed as that of the 1600s, though bloodshed there will be, but it will prove no less momentous for the future of the planet. Over the coming decades, we will be embroiled at a global level in a succeed-or-perish contest among the major forms of energy, the corporations which supply them and the countries that run on them. The question will be: Which will dominate the world's energy supply in the second half of the twenty-first century? The winners will determine how—and how badly—we live, work, and play in those not-so-distant decades, and will profit enormously as a result. The losers will be cast aside and dismembered.
Why thirty years? Because that's how long it will take for experimental energy systems like hydrogen power, cellulosic ethanol, wave power, algae fuel and advanced nuclear reactors to make it from the laboratory to full-scale industrial development. Some of these systems (as well, undoubtedly, as others not yet on our radar screens) will survive the winnowing process. Some will not. And there is little way to predict how it will go at this stage in the game. At the same time, the use of existing fuels like oil and coal, which spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is likely to plummet, thanks both to diminished supplies and rising concerns over the growing dangers of carbon emissions.
This will be a war because the future profitability, or even survival, of many of the world's most powerful and wealthy corporations will be at risk, and because every nation has a potentially life-or-death stake in the contest. For giant oil companies like BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, an eventual shift away from petroleum will have massive economic consequences. They will be forced to adopt new economic models and attempt to corner new markets, based on the production of alternative energy products, or risk collapse or absorption by more powerful competitors. In these same decades, new companies will arise, some undoubtedly coming to rival the oil giants in wealth and importance.
The fate of nations, too, will be at stake as they place their bets on competing technologies, cling to their existing energy patterns, or compete for global energy sources, markets, and reserves. Because the acquisition of adequate supplies of energy is as basic a matter of national security as can be imagined, struggles over vital resources—oil and natural gas now, perhaps lithium or nickel (for electric-powered vehicles) in the future—will trigger armed violence.
When these three decades are over, as with the Treaty of Westphalia, the planet is likely to have in place the foundations of a new system for organizing itself—this time around energy needs. In the meantime, the struggle for energy resources is guaranteed to grow ever more intense for a simple reason: there is no way the existing energy system can satisfy the world's future requirements. It must be replaced or supplemented in a major way by a renewable alternative system or, forget Westphalia, the planet will be subject to environmental disaster of a sort hard to imagine today.
The Existing Energy Lineup
To appreciate the nature of our predicament, begin with a quick look at the world's existing energy portfolio. According to BP, the world consumed 13.2 billion tons of oil-equivalent from all sources in 2010: 33.6 percent from oil, 29.6 percent from coal, 23.8 percent from natural gas, 6.5 percent from hydroelectricity, 5.2 percent from nuclear energy, and a mere 1.3 percent percent from all renewable forms of energy. Together, fossil fuels—oil, coal and gas—supplied 10.4 billion tons, or 87 percent of the total.
Even attempting to preserve this level of energy output in thirty years' time, using the same proportion of fuels, would be a near-hopeless feat. Achieving a 40 percent increase in energy output, as most analysts believe will be needed to satisfy the existing requirements of older industrial powers and rising demand in China and other rapidly developing nations, is simply impossible.
Two barriers stand in the way of preserving the existing energy profile: eventual oil scarcity and global climate change. Most energy analysts expect conventional oil output—that is, liquid oil derived from fields on land and in shallow coastal waters—to reach a production peak in the next few years and then begin an irreversible decline. Some additional fuel will be provided in the form of "unconventional" oil—that is, liquids derived from the costly, hazardous and ecologically unsafe extraction processes involved in producing tar sands, shale oil and deep-offshore oil—but this will only postpone the contraction in petroleum availability, not avert it. By 2041, oil will be far less abundant than it is today and so incapable of meeting anywhere near 33.6 percent of the world's (much expanded) energy needs.
Meanwhile, the accelerating pace of climate change will produce ever more damage—intense storm activity, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts, lethal heat waves, massive forest fires and so on—finally forcing reluctant politicians to take remedial action. This will undoubtedly include an imposition of curbs on the release via fossil fuels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, whether in the form of carbon taxes, cap-and-trade plans, emissions limits or other restrictive systems as yet not imagined. By 2041, these increasingly restrictive curbs will help ensure that fossil fuels will not be supplying anywhere near 87 percent of world energy.
The Leading Contenders
If oil and coal are destined to fall from their position as the world's paramount source of energy, what will replace them? Here are some of the leading contenders.
Natural gas: Many energy experts and political leaders view natural gas as a "transitional" fossil fuel because it releases less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than oil and coal. In addition, global supplies of natural gas are far greater than previously believed, thanks to new technologies—notably horizontal drilling and the controversial procedure of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking")—that allow for the exploitation of shale gas reserves once considered inaccessible. For example, in 2011, the US Department of Energy (DoE) predicted that, by 2035, gas would far outpace coal as a source of American energy, though oil would still outpace them both. Some now speak of a "natural gas revolution" that will see it overtake oil as the world's number one fuel, at least for a time. But fracking poses a threat to the safety of drinking water and so may arouse widespread opposition, while the economics of shale gas may, in the end, prove less attractive than currently assumed. In fact, many experts now believe that the prospects for shale gas have been oversold, and that stepped-up investment will result in ever-diminishing returns.
Nuclear power: Prior to the March 11 earthquake/tsunami disaster and a series of core meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in Japan, many analysts were speaking of a nuclear "renaissance," which would see the construction of hundreds of new nuclear reactors over the next few decades. Although some of these plants in China and elsewhere are likely to be built, plans for others—in Italy and Switzerland, for example—already appear to have been scrapped. Despite repeated assurances that US reactors are completely safe, evidence is regularly emerging of safety risks at many of these facilities. Given rising public concern over the risk of catastrophic accident, it is unlikely that nuclear power will be one of the big winners in 2041.
However, nuclear enthusiasts (including President Obama) are championing the manufacture of small "modular" reactors that, according to their boosters, could be built for far less than current ones and would produce significantly lower levels of radioactive waste. Although the technology for, and safety of, such "assembly-line" reactors has yet to be demonstrated, advocates claim that they would provide an attractive alternative to both large conventional reactors with their piles of nuclear waste and coal-fired power plants that emit so much carbon dioxide.
Wind and solar: Make no mistake, the world will rely on wind and solar power for a greater proportion of its energy thirty years from now. According to the International Energy Agency, those energy sources will go from approximately 1 percent of total world energy consumption in 2008 to a projected 4 percent in 2035. But given the crisis at hand and the hopes that exist for wind and solar, this would prove small potatoes indeed. For these two alternative energy sources to claim a significantly larger share of the energy pie, as so many climate-change activists desire, real breakthroughs will be necessary, including major improvements in the design of wind turbines and solar collectors, improved energy storage (so that power collected during sunny or windy periods can be better used at night or in calm weather), and a far more efficient and expansive electrical grid (so that energy from areas favored by sun and wind can be effectively distributed elsewhere). China, Germany and Spain have been making the sorts of investments in wind and solar energy that might give them an advantage in the new Thirty Years' War—but only if the technological breakthroughs actually come.


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Millions of Missing Climate Refugees?
The issue of climate change is not whether the climate is changing. It is. The question is whether we face catastrophic changes which require us to wreck the economy to save it. So far, evidence of the coming climate apocalypse remains decidedly absent.
For instance, blogger Gavin Atkins points to the prediction of just five years ago that we would be seeing tens of millions of climate refugees:
In 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme predicted that climate change would create 50 million climate refugees by 2010. These people, it was said, would flee a range of disasters including sea level rise, increases in the numbers and severity of hurricanes, and disruption to food production.
It turns out, however, that the disasters haven't occurred and the population has been increasing in the areas targeted by the UN. Oops.
It seems being at the UN means never having to be right.
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"An ambitious book." -- Political Studies Review
"Gillroy contributes to scholarly debates in an unusually wide range of disciplines." -- American Politics
Most decision making in environmental policy today is based on the economic cost-benefit argument. Criticizing the shortcomings of the market paradigm, John Martin Gillroy proposes an alternative way to conceptualize and create environmental policy, one that allows for the protection of moral and ecological values in the face of economic demands.
Drawing on Kantian definitions of who we are as citizens, how we act collectively, and what the proper role of the state is, Gillroy develops a philosophical justification for incorporating non-market values into public decision making. His new paradigm for justice toward nature integrates the intrinsic value of humanity and nature into the law.
To test the feasibility of this new approach, Gillroy applies it to six cases: wilderness preservation, national wildlife refuges, not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) siting dilemmas, comparative risk analysis, the Food and Drug Administration's risk regulation, and the National Environmental Policy Act. He also encourages others to adapt his framework to create alternative policy models from existing philosophies.
This book offers new insights, models, and methods for policymakers and analysts and for scholars in philosophy, political theory, law, and environmental studies.
"An ambitious book." -- Political Studies Review
"Gillroy contributes to scholarly debates in an unusually wide range of disciplines." -- American Politics
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction: Practical Reason, Moral Capacities, and Environmental Choices
The Critical Argument: Moving beyond Market Assumptions
The Constructive Argument: Kantian Ethics and Practical Choice
Justice from Autonomy and Ecosystem Policy Argument
Notes to Introduction
Part I Economic Policy Argument and Environmental Metapolicy
1. The Market Paradigm and Comprehensive Policy Argument
Practical Reason, Argument, and the Policy Process
Policy Design: The Strategy and TActics of Public Choice
The Economic Design Approach and Comprehensive Policy Argument
The Market Paradigm and Comprehensive Policy Argument
A Context Model for the Market Paradigm
From Strategy to Tactics
Notes to Chapter 1
2. The Theory of Environment Risk: Preference, Choice, and Individual Welfare
The Economic Viewpoint: From Private Exchange to Public Choice?
the Strategic Nature of the Polluter's Dilemma
Environmental Risk and the Imprisoned Rider
Efficiency, Morality, and a "Thin" Theory of Autonomy
Public Choice, "Thick" Autonomy, and Respect for Instrinsic Value
Notes to Chapter 2
3. The Pracrtice of Environmental Risk: THe Market Context Model and Environmental Law
Efficiency and Environmental Law
Traditional Pollution: Finding the Optimum Level for Efficient Abatement Law and Policy
Notes to Chapter 3
4. Moving beyond the Market Paradigm: Making Space for "Justice from Autonomy"
A Substructure: Uncertainty and Environmental Ethics
A Superstructure: Environmental Risk and Public Administration
Ecosystems in Ethical Context
Toward Ecosystem Policy Design: A Tension of Intrinsic Values
Notes to Chapter 4
Part II A Kantian Paradigm for Ecosystem Policy Argument
Executive Summary
5. Justice from Autonomy: The Individual and Nature
The Three Components of Practical Reason
Our Kantian Duties to Nature
Kant's Environmental Imperative: Harmonize Humanity and Nature!
Notes to Chapter 5
6. Justice form Autonomy: Collective Action
Practical Reason and Strategic Rationality
Moral Agency and Collective Action
Kantian Communitarianism: Juridical Means to Ehtical Ends
Notes to Chapter 6
7. Justice from Autonomy: The Legitimate State
The Moral Basis of the Legitimate State
The Principle of Autonomy and the Attributes of the Active Citizen
Public Trust and the Harmony of Freedom
Notes to Chapter 7
8. Justice from Autonomy: Maxims and Methods
Politics, Autonomy, and Public Choice
Principles and Maxims for Public Choice
Implementing Maxims: Two Distinctions
From Maxims to Methods
The Kantian Context Model and "Ecosystem" Design
Notes to Chapter 8
Part III Ecosystem Argument: Applications and Implications
9. The Theory of Environmental Risk Revisited: "Rules of Thumb" for Administrative Decision Making
The Theory of Environmental Risk: Uncertainty, Ehtics, and Science
The Kantian Administrator and Ecosystem Design
The Predilections and Reorientation of the Public Manager
Davie: From Economic to Ecosystem Policy Argument
Notes to Chapter 9
10. The Practice of Environmental Risk Revisited: Case Studies in Ecosystem Policy Argument
Ecosystem Integrity and the Extraction Decision: The Cases fo Wilderness and Wildlife
Assurance and the Disposal Interface: NIMBY and Comparative Risk
Trust and the Production Decision: NEPA and FDA Regulation
Ecosystem Policy Argument and the Baseline
The Baseline Standard and Political Evaluation
Notes to Chapter 10
Ecosystem Argument in the States: Act 250 and Proposition 65
Federal Policy and State Experiments
Vermont's Act 250
California's Proposition 65
Justice and Federal Government
Selected Bibliography
Names Index
Subject Index
Posted February 26, 2009
This book is a masterful piece of scholarship that not only demonstrates a complete and innovative knowledge of the moral and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant, but which also gives the reader a distinctive, non-market-based template as well as a logic by which to apply Kant's focus on practical reason, moral agency and the integrity of both humanity and nature to current environmental policy dilemmas. This is a must read for anyone interested in Kant's environmental ethics, in public policy studies, and for those who want a new way of thinking about and making choices for the natural world. A truly unique piece of in-depth scholarship that could not be more timely to the changes we need to make in terms of climate change and energy independence.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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While filming his upcoming film Hail, Caesar, Channing Tatum [1] stepped out with honey-blond locks on set, just a few days after Justin Bieber [2] was spotted with a platinum coif. They're certainly not the only celebs who have thrown out a hair-color change-up with fresh strands. Take a look back at other hot Tinseltown guys who've gone blond over the years. The only question is this: which shades do you prefer on these dreamy dudes?
Source: Getty, Pacific Coast News [3]
Does Channing look better as a blond or brunet?
Naturally a brunet, Channing stepped out with significantly brighter locks while filming his new movie Hail, Caesar.
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Does Justin look better as a blond or brunet?
Bieber is no stranger to hair dye! His recent foray into platinum reminds us of Aaron Carter back in the day.
Source: Instagram user justinbieber [6]
Does Chris look better as a blond or brunet?
It's not the first time Chris has dyed his hair blond, but we think the brighter locks pair well with his bad-boy persona. What do you think?
Source: Instagram user chrisbrown [7]
Does Pete look better as a blond or a brunet?
Pete posted this bleached-blond style to Instagram with the caption "prepared for new art on the horizon." Hear that sound? It's our inner middle schooler's heart breaking.
Source: Instagram user petewentz [8]
Does James look better as a brunet or blond?
Though it's not the first time James Franco [9] has gone for lighter locks, he cited "that late '90s bleached look" as his inspiration for this hue on Instagram.
Source: Instagram user jamesfrancotv [10]
Does Adam look better as a brunet or blond?
The Internet let out a collective gasp when the naturally raven-haired Renaissance man tweeted [11] a pic of himself with a coif so light it bordered on white!
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Does Ryan look better as a dirty blond or bleached babe?
Although Ryan Gosling [13] is naturally gifted with sandy strands, he went full-on platinum in 2011 while filming A Place Beyond the Pines.
Source: Getty [14]
Does Brad look better as a dirty blond or bleached babe?
Perhaps the most famous (and gorgeous) guy to go blond is Brad. Though his natural color is a toasted shade, he notably went for a flaxen hue in 2005 during the premieres of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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Does David look better as a dirty blond or bleached babe?
David Beckham [16] has never been shy about changing up his hair, but in 2007 he traded in his natural ash blond locks for a paled-out look.
Source: Getty [17]
Does Jared look better with blond, brunet, or ombré tresses?
While we wouldn't dream of changing Jared Leto [18]'s current perfectly ombré'd mane (can we switch hairstyles, please?), he once donned shorter 'dos back in the day. Jared gave us Eric Northman realness in 2010 with his slick champagne-hued style, while he reverted to his natural chestnut color in 2011.
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Does James look better as a blond or brunet?
James Franco [20] dabbled with a more golden shade in place of his original espresso color in 2013.
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Does Johnny look better as a blond or brunet?
Johnny Depp [22] exchanged his signature chocolate locks for sunnier lengths earlier this year in January.
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Does Ryan look better as a blond or brunet?
Ryan Reynolds [24] dyed his whole head a creamy color for his role in 2009's Paper Man. Had he kept it, he would be matchy-matchy with his wife, Blake Lively [25].
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Does Bradley look better as a blond or brunet?
Look! It's a baby Bradley! The actor first appeared on the scene with a mop of honey-hued hair in 2001.
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Does Justin look better as a dirty blond or bleached babe?
And of course . . . who could forget Justin Timberlake [29] in his *NSYNC days? No matter how much you might love or loathe it today, we'll always cherish Justin's original frosted tips — no matter how much more dapper he may look with his naturally darker coif today.
Source: Getty [30]