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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Sushi Set: Boldly go where no fish has gone before19 March 2015
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FreedMan Chair wins British Design of the Year title24 October 2011
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Christmas wreath gets techy makeover15 December 2010
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Project your love... with your wedding ring21 July 2010
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Wee Wiimote keyring available30 January 2008
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Senz Stealth umbrella available from Firebox28 November 2007
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Oakley Split Thump sunnies with built-in MP3 player launch6 November 2007
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Prickie badge buttons for geeks30 October 2007
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"Office Space" Box of Flair25 October 2007
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Crispy Fish with Seasoned Tater Tots
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Who doesn't love tater tots? If you have a few borderline fish-eaters in the house, the tater tots are the perfect bribe to get them to eat their fish.
The seasoning on the taters – celery salt, dry mustard, pepper, paprika, nutmeg, & ground ginger – is a homemade version of "Old Bay" Seasoning. It's delish with the fish. I find that the cornmeal and flour crusted tilapia really goes over well and down easy, even for the non-fish lovers in our brood. I think of battered and fried fish as a delicacy – even with tater tots, out of the bag, as a side. Enjoy this recipe and if you are daring enough you can even try making your own tater tots.
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I really don't use a lot of prepared foods – even frozen ones. But there are two items that I go to on certain occasions. One is the Glatt frozen sliced brisket with carrots. This is really a great tasting product and is so convenient. We like to serve it over toasted bread for lunch. The other item are frozen chicken nuggets. I can't remember the brand right now but they are shaped in hebrew letters and my grandchildren absolutely love them. So of course I always have a big bowl ready for them to munch on when they visit.

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Artist Designing After Nature
Showing the working process of the seventeenth-century landscape painter, van Calraet positions two horsemen on a low rise with a panoramic view of a hill village and the surrounding flatlands. While the artist perches on a portable stool with a sketchbook propped on his knees, his companion attends to the horses and steals a look at the scene as it develops on paper. Such drawing excursions not only trained the eye and hand but permitted the artist an escape from the daily demands of the studio and an opportunity for quiet meditation. Van Calraet uses two devices to draw the viewer into the space—the engaging eye of the brown horse and the empty patch of terrain in the right foreground.
- Artist: Abraham Pietersz. van Calraet, Dutch, 1642-1722
- Medium: Oil on cradled panel
- Place Made: Netherlands
- Dates: after 1651
- Dimensions: 11 x 17 7/8 in. (27.9 x 45.4 cm) Frame: 16 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (42.5 x 59.7 cm) (show scale)
- Signature: Signed lower left: "AC"
- Collections:European Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 56.191
- Credit Line: Gift of Horace O. Havemeyer
- Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
- Caption: Abraham Pietersz. van Calraet (Dutch, 1642-1722). Artist Designing After Nature, after 1651. Oil on cradled panel, 11 x 17 7/8 in. (27.9 x 45.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Horace O. Havemeyer, 56.191
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Sell mobile phone for chance to benefit from "major technical challenge"
20 December 2010 — 12:01 PM
Google has undertaken a "major technical challenge" that could now benefit those who decide to sell a mobile phone and upgrade to an Android device.
Andrew Miller, software engineer at Google Maps for Mobile and author of the search engine's latest blog, says vector graphics had to be employed in order to "dynamically" draw the latest version of the tool.
Google Maps 5.0 was announced recently and may be of significant interest to consumers.
For the first time, it features 3D displays, allowing users to visualise the landscape of the area they are mapping, as well as an enhanced offline capability.
However, this was only possible after tackling the vector graphics issue – something that was completed successfully and could now be to the benefit of those selling mobiles.
Michael Siliski, an author of the Google Mobile Blog last week, suggested he used the application on a recent trip to New York and found it particularly useful.
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John Pineda is wrestling at the worlds at 60 kg. Apparently Walker had academic obligations he couldn't get out of. Discussion: Senior Worlds
No greco wrestlers attending the worlds at all this year, even though Canada sent a team to the Pan Ams.
Kyle Grant and Ryan Weicker recently participated in the World Police Fire Games. Weicker won the title- presumably at 66 kg Wrestling Canada Lutte | CAWA News Article


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Plagued by ethical troubles, the "poster boy for pay to play politics" and Pentagon BFF is finally facing a competitive election.
Romney, the quintessential vulture capitalist, knows the foreign policy debate has always been about maximizing profit.
Republican Governor Bob McDonnell is restoring the voting rights of more formerly incarcerated residents than any previous administration. And it's still a drop in the bucket.
Let's get real: an abortion ban exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the woman would account for less than 7 percent of abortions that happen in America each year.
What Romney may privately believe is far less important than the bargains he has made with the far-right Christian base of his party.
While neglecting the real issues—and ignoring the radicalization of the Republican Party—reporters obsess over made-up "gaffes" and meaningless campaign moments.
The realization that markets need government saved capitalism after World War II.
The wing-nuttery's gaybaiting is not just a fringe phenomenon—it's part of an old Republican tradition of macho posturing against Democrats.
He would eviscerate environmental regulation and encourage plunder by oil and gas interests.
Billion-dollar budgets and 24/7 media coverage raise the question: how big can one election get?


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Broadly we are "Accountants" & therefore provide a full range of accounting, compliance & tax services. However, specifically Pope & Co are Chartered Management Accountants & Certified Fraud Examiners. Therefore, we specialise in four key areas:
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SIX years after they created the first inorganic fullerenes, Israeli chemists have made minuscule magnets structured like buckyballs and nanotubes. These new magnetic materials could increase the amount of information stored on a hard disc by a hundred times or more.
The inorganic fullerenes made by Reshef Tenne and his colleagues at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, are layered spheres or tubes made from sulphides or selenides of tungsten or molybdenum. The new magnetic fullerenes are made of nickel chloride.
In bulk form nickel chloride is not magnetic because the magnetic dipoles in each layer of the substance cancel out. "For nanoscopic materials, I had the idea that I would be able to produce materials with even and odd numbers of layers." says Tenne. "Those with odd numbers of layers must exhibit new magnetic properties."
Tenne's team, in collaboration with chemists at Oxford University, synthesised a mixture of spheres ...
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As one chapter ends, another begins… After more than a year of construction, the new seven million dollar state of the art facilities are open to the public and with it, amnesty for any fines that are past due.
"If people have had books in the past that they didn't return on time and they had accumulated a fine that had kept them from using the library all will be forgiven. The only thing we won't forgive is if materials were checked out and never returned," said Bettye Forbus, Director of the Houston County libraries.
Another change to the library, books can now be renewed. In the past, renewals weren't allowed but now you can go online to renew a book or bring it in the library to check out again. To borrow books, your same library card will work but new cards are available.
"We are reregistering patrons because they're pretty and they're new but the main advantage is they also have a keychain and card attached," said Forbus.
Both libraries have free wifi as well as laptops and computers for use inside. Within the next few months, tablets will also be available.
"You check them out for an hour at a time if you're in good standing meaning you don't have any overdue books or materials. You're guaranteed an hour and if no one is using them you may use them a second hour," said Forbus.
Both libraries have a children's area, outdoor patio space and the downtown building has a local history room.
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Alleged North Korean cyberattack foiled by SoKor police
North Korea was caught attempting a cyberattack on South Korea by using a virus disguised as a video game, authorities claimed this month.
A report on Korea JoongAng Daily said the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency arrested a 39-year-old South Korean game distributor June 3 over the incident.
The report quoted the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency as saying North Korea was attempting a cyberattack on Incheon International Airport.
Police said the cyberattack —a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack— had targeted the Incheon International Airport two or three times in March 2011.
"When people played the games, the viruses used their computers as zombies, through which the cyberattack was launched," it said.
It said police, with the help of the National Intelligence Service, arrested and charged the distributor - identified only by his surname Jo - for violating the National Security Law.
Police were also investigating whether Jo provided to the North any personal information of South Korean users of the games he ran, which number over 100,000.
Meeting with North Korean agents
According to the police, Jo traveled to Shenyang in northeastern China starting September 2009 and met agents of an alleged North Korean trading company.
He allegedly asked them to develop game software to be used in the South.
"The North Koreans were actually agents from the North's Reconnaissance General Bureau, and Jo was aware of that, police said," the Korea JoongAng Daily report said.
Investigators said Jo bought dozens of computer games for tens of millions of won, for a third the cost of the same kind of software in the South.
An official at the police agency said Jo was aware the games were infected with viruses.
Jo then sold the games to South Korean operators of online games.
NoKor blamed for September 2011 glitch
The report said South Korea's police and intelligence authorities suspect the North's Reconnaissance General Bureau is behind a technical glitch in the flight data processor that paralyzed air traffic control at Incheon International Airport for nearly an hour last Sept. 15.
But for now, it said it is not immediately clear if Jo's viruses were linked to the September incident.
It said the glitch had disrupted the departures of 18 airplanes from the airport. Initially, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it was not linked to North Korea.
North Korean stuxnet?
South Korean police also said they are looking into the possibility that North Korea planted a computer virus as powerful as the Stuxnet virus into the air traffic control at Incheon International Airport.
The Stuxnet virus, allegedly developed by the U.S., is suspected of attacking computer systems at Iran's nuclear facilities and destroying centrifuges.
Around 7,300 computers in South Korea were infected with Stuxnet in January 2011, the report said.
It also quoted some computer experts in the South as saying North Korea could try to destroy infrastructure in the South connected with traffic, electricity, power plants and water supplies by hacking into computer systems in the South.
"The North's Reconnaissance General Bureau has hired hackers with North Korean companies in China and mobilized them for earning foreign currency for the regime or cyber terrors against the South," it quoted an intelligence official in the South as saying.
A thousand hackers?
The report said North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, created in February 2009 to lead sabotage campaigns against the South, is said to employ over 1,000 hackers.
It said South Korean and U.S. intelligence agencies also suspect it masterminded the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March 2010.
The North had denied its role in the sinking, which killed 46 South Korean sailors.
Not the first time
A blog post by security vendor Sophos said this was not the first time North Korea has been implicated in cyberwarfare against South Korea.
It said there have long been claims that North Korea is operating a cyberwarfare unit, and allegedly launched a spyware attack targeting South Korea's military command and control center in 2008.
In 2009, a massive DDoS attack crippled 26 South Korean and foreign governmental websites, including military sites.
Earlier this year, between April 28 and May 13, North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau also managed to devastate GPS signals throughout the Korean peninsula, Sophos said. — TJD, GMA News
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MSA AUER GmbH
based in Berlin, GERMANY
Established in 1914, MSA is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations. The company's comprehensive line of products is ...
Apollo Safety Inc.
based in Fall River, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since John and Tracy Carvalho started the business in February 1995. Apollo has grown to be the leading safety and technical services equipment provider in New England and serving by courier across the Untied States and Internationally. Apollo Safety understands that safety is much more than just a commodity. Our focus ...
Concept Smoke Systems
based in Maidenhead, UNITED KINGDOM
Concept have been producing high quality, professional smoke systems for almost 50 years. With BS EN ISO 9001 : 2008 scope for "the design, manufacture and supply of non-toxic smoke generating equipment and aerosol generating equipment for scientific, military, security and industrial use", we are in an unrivalled position to offer the best advice and the highest quality ...
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European Safety Manufacturer with CE and EN. Own testing laboratory with 11/B certificate. Respiratory, Hearing, Ear, Head & Eye Safety Products. Half Masks -TPE, Silicone, Rubber, Filters for Half Masks, DIN Filters, Foldable Dust Mask, Active Carbon, With or without valve, Ear defenders, Earmuffs, Technical Spectacles -Prescription Spectacles, Welding - Foundry ...
Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S
based in Nærum, DENMARK
Brüel & Kjær is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration solutions. We help our customers solve their sound and vibration problems – from measuring traffic noise and vibration in car engines to evaluating building acoustics and performing quality control. We have customers in a wide range of fields, including automotive, aerospace, consumer goods ...
Cambridge Sensotec Limited
based in St Ives, UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge Sensotec Limited is an ISO9001 accredited oxygen gas analyser manufacturing company. The Rapidox range of oxygen gas analysers are designed for industry and academic institutions, with customers worldwide. Cambridge Sensotec comprises a team of technologists with over twenty years experience in the field of oxygen sensors and electronics. Cambridge Sensotec ...
Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd
based in Churston Ferrers, UNITED KINGDOM
EURO-GAS - Providing the solutions for gas detection. Worldwide specialist suppliers of gas detection sensors (including Sixth Sense), circuitry, transmitters and housed solutions; fixed gas detection systems; gas generators; Komyo Kitagawa gas detector tube system; together with a range of portable and personal gas detection equipment including carbon monoxide, oxygen, ...
Envac AB
based in Stockholm, SWEDEN
Envac is the global market leader in automated waste collection. We develop and sell underground network systems for transportation of municipal and commercial waste. With the Envac solution the collection and transportation of waste is fully automated, safe and environmentally advantageous. The installation of an Envac system leads to a drastic reduction of road ...
IMR Environmental Equipment, Inc.
based in St. Petersburg, FLORIDA (USA)
IMR Environmental Equipment, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers worldwide for portable flue-gas analyzers and stationary flue-gas analyzers using electro-chemical and NDIR technology. Furthermore, the product range includes leak detectors (HC, refrigerant), thermometers, manometers and anemometers. IMR has almost 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing and ...
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based in Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
The Jesbra Group, now trading as Spill Doctor in Africa, represents some of the worlds industry leading providers of environmental, safety and health products. With over a decade of international experience and 25 years operating in Africa, Spill Doctor has consolidated a range of internationaly recognised products that both our regional and international clients regard ...
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Colon Conscious Crusaders
Greetings Family and Friends,
I started Colon Conscious Crusaders to honor my mom, who passed away from colorectal cancer on July 24, 2013 at the age of 65.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States (behind lung and prostate cancers in men and lung and breast cancers in women) and the second leading cause of cancer death.
I'm excited to bring the very first Virtual Undy 5000 (run/walk) community event to Oakland, California at Lake Merritt on Saturday, August 16, 2014 to support the Colon Cancer Alliance in their efforts to bring awareness of this disease and encourage family and friends to get screened.
There are (3) ways you can support Colon Conscious Crusaders!!!
1. Click on the link below to Join the Colon Conscious Crusaders Team! Registration is $30 and you will receive a pair of official Undy 5000 boxers to wear (optional). Use discount code UNDY (all caps) to receive $5 off registration!
2.Participate in the Undy 5000 (run/walk) and show your support in person (without registering)
If you can't make the event--that's okay…You can still donate...
3. Click on the link to right Donate to Colon Conscious Crusaders
Whether you walk or run in remembrance of someone or just want to participate to show your support … YOU are making a difference!
Colon Conscious Crusaders
Undy 5000 (run/walk) Schedule
Saturday, August 16, 2014
8:00am – 8:55am
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Lake Merritt at the Arches
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The Undy 5000 (run/walk) begins…Ready, Set, Go!
Please meet me back at the arches
This is a kid-friendly event and leashed dogs can participate too J
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Dr. Ashiru Abubakar is a young doctor who has spent most of his career in the Department of Obstetrics in various community hospitals in northern Nigeria.
Oluwadamilola Olufunbi Olaogun, is also a young doctor who had her medical degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and her Masters of Public Health from the Nuffield Centre of International Health and Development, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Thirty-three years old Dr. Olaogun from Ile Ife, Osun State on the other hand, has her maternal health focus area in midwives service scheme and maternal mortality in North West Zone of Nigeria.
While 29 years old Chinomso IbeTraffina from Owerri, Imo state has a maternal health focus area in male involvement, community advocates and abolishing of harmful pregnancy practices specialized in Nursing Profession and Certified Midwife.
The trio brought together and sponsored by The Maternal Health Young Champions Programme (MHYC), have started a nine-month fellowship programme to understudy experienced mentors in the medical field with the common objective of curtailing the high maternal and infant mortality rates in Nigeria.
The latest effort by the MHYC is considering the rates of maternal death which remain alarmingly high in Nigeria. Every minute, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth and over 300 million women in poor countries suffer from maternal morbidity. Majority of mothers do not receive even the most basic quality health care during childbirth--when both the mother and child are most at risk--are often unavailable.
The latest infant mortality rates for Nigeria as revealed by UNICEF is 73 per 1000 live births, this is a very important health indicator in any country. It is also estimated that every single day over 2,000 children die from preventable causes. These figures are some of the worse in the world. Top causes include malaria, pneumonia and diarrheao, which are all easily preventable with strong health systems and a focus on both demand and supply side dynamics.
MHYC's Programme director (Nigeria), Dr. Yushua Alkali Hamza who is a consultant pediatrician and public health specialist, underlined the essence of the fellowship, noting that it was aimed at equipping emerging public health leaders with the skills, commitment and vision to respond fully to multiple causes and consequences of this threat.
Dr. Hamza explained that the programme offers a unique fellowship to the young champions from across the country who would be selected and then matched with in - country mentors from selected organizations for the duration of the fellowship.
He said the champions would undergo a nine-month research or field project internship focusing on a particular area of maternal health, adding that the fellowship includes leadership training and participation in the Global Maternal Health Conference just held in January in Arusha, Tanzania.
Justifying the intervention of the MHYC, she said "Maternal health is a big issue and that it is because Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios and I think next to India with over 1.2 billion people who has the highest number of women who die, and so any intervention that can improve the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth is an intervention that is welcome and we believe that young people who are upcoming needs that kind of awareness and they need to have that platform to air out their ideas.
"And so we felt we would look at young people who are emerging and have them focus on maternal health. We need an innovative intervention that would help this situation. It is because we believe that young people have a lot of innovation; we believe that we should give young people a chance to bring about their ideas and focus on them. That was why the focus is on young people. They say that young people are the future and if we are able to bring up a group of young people, the future would be bright. So I think young people really need to know the issues of maternal health."


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Maserati MC Stradale hits the Pyrenees
The GranTurismo MC Stradale is the ultimate road/race Maserati. Time to find the ultimate road to race it on
Posted: 29 Mar 2011
But here's the banana skin that it slips on. The GranTurismo is a big car, pretty well a full four-seater. The Stradale obstinately declares its quasi-track mission by doing without a rear seat. The test car even has an optional roll cage and unfeasibly inconvenient four-point harnesses. But the Stradale starts from the wrong place. True, it feels lighter than its 1,700kg kerbweight, but to make a lightweight sports car you wouldn't honestly begin with something this big.


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this is a danbury mint 1941 dodge p/up that was junked a couple of years ago.this truck had many issues when i got it so i just totaly junked it out. the first two pictures are what it looked like next to a good one. ok so the grass is a little out of scale. lol
41 dodge p/up
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 12:32 AM
Posted 31 July 2012 - 04:57 AM
I thought it were trees...
Posted 01 August 2012 - 03:59 PM
Very realistic weathering! It looks just Like the 1:1 at my house thats waiting to be rat rodded.
Posted 02 August 2012 - 03:36 AM
Danbury Mint has this one? I just bought one EXACTLY like the Red, new pick-up at our local flea market for only 5 bucks, with opening doors, hood and a straight six! Definately NOT Danbury,or Franklin mint quality, but a nice lookin model just the same! Your "Rustbucket" looks GREAT!
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The Home Dynamix 4473 Catalina Area Rug in Black looks like the swirling interior of one cool subconscious. That's what we love about it - the way the neutral blacks and beiges are laced with the slightest hint of blue and red to create a kaleidoscope of color. The modern area rug is crafted of 100% yarn and machine-woven in Turkey, a region prized for its rug-making techniques. The rug provides an upscale modern look that will accentuate any decor while still being durable and easy to clean,


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US oil production hits highest level in 24 years
According to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), oil production in the United States reached the highest level since May 1989 in the week ended Sept. 6.
Thanks to unconventional techniques for oil and natural gas extraction, including fracking, the U.S. oil and gas industry is going from strength to strength. Over the seven days leading up to to Sept. 6, U.S. oil production increased 1.6 percent to a total of 7.745 million barrels, figures show.
In the state of Texas alone, the production of oil has surpassed that of the whole country of Iran, Bloomberg reported.
RELATED: US economy benefits from drilling boom
The EIA has estimated that Texas extracted an average of 2.575 million barrels a day in June, which is more than seven of the 12 members of OPEC. When production from other regions in the United States, such as North Dakota and Pennsylvania, are added, the supply becomes abundant enough to make the country the largest exporter of refined fuels like diesel and gasoline.
Data from the federal agency also showed that the United States was able to meet 87 percent of its energy demand with domestically produced fuels over the period between January and May 2013.
The EIA predicted that production will keep rising, with projected average output at 7.5 million barrels a day for 2013 and 8.4 million barrels per day in 2014, Bloomberg said.


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NURSES at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa have vowed not to return to work until the Kenya National Union of Nurses is recognised and registered by the government. The nurses said it is the only platform on which they can present their grievances.
Speaking to the Star outside the administration offices waiting for the management to address them, they said they will not be intimidated by Medical Services minister Anyang' Nyong'o insult to them as "zombies".


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Mail Time! Answering Your QuestionsI will engage in a weekly throwdown with Kevin Cacabelos in an attempt to show the world how much smarter, better looking and wittier I am than he. It should be quite easy.
Who will end up having a better career in Seattle… Matt Flynn or Vin Baker? – Matt A.
KC: I almost picked Matt Flynn without looking up Vin Baker's actual stats from his time in Seattle. As bad as Baker was, he did average 19 points and 8 rebounds in his first season in Seattle. Those numbers aren't bad at all, and compare well to the Shawn Kemp's line of 18.7 points and 10 rebounds per game the season before. After his first season, his scoring dipped a bit, but for his four other seasons in Seattle, he never averaged less 12 points and five rebounds per game. Granted, 12 points and five rebounds isn't anything to write home about, but Vin Baker was only bad in Sonics fans' heads because he was a four-time all-star coming in and he was replacing Shawn Kemp. Even if Baker kept up his double-double averages I don't think Sonics fans would consider him an adequate replacement for Kemp.
As for Flynn? If the Seahawks make the playoffs while Flynn is here, his career will be better than Baker's. Flynn is lucky when compared to Baker's case. He's replacing Tarvaris Jackson and not Shawn Kemp. As a result, our expectations as fans are low. Will the Seahawks make the playoffs? Right now I say yes. Especially since the 49ers will most likely lose Alex Smith.
Brian: I can pick Matt Flynn without looking up Vin Baker's stats because I know something vital about Vin Baker. He loves cheeseburgers. Not thin McDonald's cheeseburgers either. I am talking about giant, three patties, multiple cheeses, bacon topped cheeseburgers. He loves them so much that he went from an All-Star averaging 21 points and 10 boards per game (for two straight seasons after a 17 and 10 year) and playing 41 fricking minutes per game to a fat, slobby ghost of a player who as Kevin says put up 12 and 5. He got fat. So fat he couldn't do anything anymore. So fat he ate the old Vin Baker.
Matt Flynn just got out of a lockout last year. He didn't eat himself to Fat Flynn. He even is in better shape than when he came out of college. It does help that Flynn replaces Tarvaris Jackson and not a Shawn Kemp type, but Vin Baker averaged 12 and 5. The reason people got pissed about Vin Baker is that he AVERAGED 12 and 5. Ersan Ilyasova averages 12 and 8. Roy Hibbert averages 12 and 9. You can't be that bad, no matter who you replace. We don't know about Matt Flynn. Will he lead the Hawks to the playoffs? I don't know. I guess he has a QB rating higher than Tarvaris. I guess he will have more than 14 TD passes. I guess he is the answer. But we just don't know. The good news? He doesn't seem to love cheeseburgers the way that Vin did.
Regarding Husky Basketball: is Lorenzo actually a top tier coach or is he just a top tier recruiter?
… Obviously this question came from Jon… – Annie and Jon G.
KC: To be a top tier coach, you must be a top-tier recruiter, these two characteristics are not mutually exclusively traits. Now, if we're talking top-tier in-game strategiest, I think Romar is not as strong. The Huskies have choked away numerous big games and always seem a step-behind the nation's top ranked teams. But a few breaks here and there, and Romar's team is in the final four in 2006 and maybe in the elite eight last season. Do you question the coaching abilities of a coach who gets his team to the final four? No. Making the tournament six of the past nine seasons requires coaching. You can't simply roll the ball out there and expect players to perform at a high level.
Brian: I wouldn't characterize Romar as a top tier recruiter. I think some people miss that fact that Romar is a good recruiter, but he isn't competing with the best in the country. For example, Roy Williams has brought in 7 five star players to North Carolina since the Class of 2008 (Zeller, Henson, Barnes, McAdoo, etc). Romar brought in two in that time – Abdul Gaddy and Tony Wroten. Both are local players that were good for Romar to get, but we can't say that he is competing nationally at the top tier level. The top tier recruiters at this stage of the game are Calipari, Coach K, Williams, Self, Crean, and Sean Miller. There are probably a few more to add, but Romar isn't in that list.
(Now the Class of 2013 could vault Romar to that list as he is in on Jabari Parker who is 1st in the nation and five stars, Aaron Gordon – 4th in nation and five stars and Jabari Bird who is 14th in the nation and five stars).
In terms of coaching, Romar does an excellent job getting his team to play hard and get after it on defense. He teaches a motion offense which means the team usually gets better as the year goes on as the build chemistry with each other. (This often frustrates fans who resort to "Romar isn't a good Xs and Os coach". This isn't true necessarily. This comment comes mostly from ignorance by fans who don't understand motion offense). Yet this season, Romar's team has disappointed. Does Wroten play hard? Does he defend anyone? The answers are no and no. Wroten has set the tone for the team which resorts to a 2-3 zone and defensive pressure that is more protective than aggressive (watch where they pick up their men and how they passively switch ball screens this season). I expect a high intensity, defensively focused team next year, but this year the Huskies have disappointed and it starts with Romar's handling of Tony Wroten.
Is David Estrada the answer up front? – Luis A.
Brian: In short, no. This is funny because I spent all of the first Sounders game telling Luis how good David Estrada is and how he was going to score that game. Three goals later, he was named MLS Player of the Week. Scoring a hat trick in your first start ain't too shabby. But he isn't the answer. The Sounders need Eddie Johnson (or I still think Steve Zakauni healthy could play up front) are better options and more polished players. Estrada though will be the perfect super sub.
His technical ability is far beyond Roger Levesque and he has the work ethic of Mike Fucito, so he will be fun to watch. Now with four goals in two games, it seems crazy to take him off the field but ultimately the team will be better when Johnson starts and Estrada is the super sub.
Why didn't Peyton Manning even want to talk to us? – Adam H.
Brian: See my post on locationalism (http://waitforitseattle.com/2012/03/08/so-peyton-manning/). While it is a word that I made up, it is absolutely true. Pete Carroll said that Manning called him initially, yet Manning wouldn't entertain a meeting even with John Schneider on a Seahawks plane stalking Peyton in Denver.
Well, John Clayton of ESPN confirmed my thoughts. He said on 710 ESPN that Manning just wouldn't consider Seattle because we are up here in the corner of the country and that was it. No football reasons, no coaching reasons – just plain old locationalism.
Worst pick you made in your bracket? — via Anthony D.
KC: I picked Cal to advance to the Sweet 16 — and I listed them as a sleeper in my campus newspaper. The Pac-12/west-coast bias unconsciously informed this pick, and as a result I received several text messages from my friends informing me of my failure. Let's hope Kentucky wins the championship to help redeem me.
Brian: Missouri in the Final 4. I watched Missouri play in the Big 12 tournament and jumped on board that bandwagon. I ignored my instincts while told me that they wouldn't make it far because they rely too much on shooting the 3. I ignored my thoughts which said, "what the hell has Frank Haith ever done?" I got caught up in the bracket itself. I didn't think Michigan State could make it. Same thing with Marquette. Louisville? No way. So I went with Missouri. Once they lost to Norfolk State, my bracket was done. Although the fact that Kevin picked Cal makes me feel better.
Would the WCC have a stronger RPI if Seattle U replaced Santa Clara in the WCC? –via Michael K.
Brian: This question isn't funny. Seattle U has a RPI of 279. Santa Clara's is 294. I can't talk about this anymore.
KC: I'd like to take this time to make a shout out to LMU basketball for its record-setting season. Not only did the Lions pull off three victories over ranked opponents (including Saint Mary's), LMU also had its first 20 win season since the legendary 1989-1990 squad. Head coach Max Good was also named WCC coach of the year. Tournament berth next year? I'm counting on it.
Brian: You didn't even answer the question Kevin. No one cares about your school.
KC to Brian: In your time as a Seattle sports fan, what is the most heartbreaking moment you've witnessed?
Brian: This question isn't even a close race – it is when the Sonics were sold to Clay Bennett. Not even when they actually left, but when they were sold. I remember watching the press conference and knowing that they were gone. I tried to convince myself, as did others, that they would somehow stay over the next year or so, but it was a done deal. My heart sank when I saw the sale of the team.
The amount of memories shattered in that sale were too hard to fathom. I loved Nate McMillan in the 4th grade to the point that I wore his number and learned to play point guard. Then I moved on to Gary Payton. The days of Payton and Kemp provided so much joy in my middle school and high school years. Even the momentary joy of Kevin Durant was dashed in one press conference. Everything gone because of greed, lack of foresight by the city and mayor, and incompetency of many.
The Sonics didn't just leave town. I feel like they stole part of my childhood.
KC: The Sonics leaving is No. 1 in my book too. The second-most heart breaking moment I witnessed? Washington's choking in their Sweet 16 game against UConn in 2006. Up by four points after two made Justin Dentmon free-throws, UConn's Marcus Williams drove to the basket and converted on a layup while also being fouled by Mike Jensen — Williams made the free-throw. Still up 80-79 with 10 seconds left, Brandon Roy was fouled and made both free-throw giving UW an 82-79 lead. However, Rashad Anderson decided to make a three-pointer and send the game into overtime. The rest is history. Win this game against UConn and only George Mason stands in your way to a final fourth berth. Ugh.
Brian to KC: What would you rather do for the rest of your life – Tebow every time you enter a room or Antoine Walker shimmy every time you leave a bathroom?
KC: Though Tebowing increases my chances of going to heaven, Antoine Walker shimmying increases my chances of picking up women. At this point of my life, I'll take the latter. Feel free to judge me.
Brian: Tebowing will be a fad. Shimmying like Antoine Walker lasts a lifetime. (For those who haven't read this piece on Antoine, it is worth your time: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1195981/index.htm).
You can read Kevin's stuff at SB Nation (http://seattle.sbnation.com/authors/kevin-cacabelos) or follow him on Twitter @KevinCacabelos. Kevin gave up Seatown Sports recently to focus more on this mailbag.


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Articles by RANDAL SEYLER
Community remembers Charles Yates
CHIPLEY — Community leader Charles E. "Chuck" Yates was remembered Thursday for his many contributions to Chipley and Washington County. READ MORE
Woman wounded in standoff dead
CHIPLEY — A Washington County woman wounded in a Dec. 4 standoff with law enforcement officers from the Bay and Washington County sheriff's offices, as well as the Bay County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, died on Dec. 14, according to the medical examiner's office. READ MORE
Haddock expresses thanks, faith
CHIPLEY — Sheriff Bobby Haddock was thankful Monday during the swearing in ceremony held for him and other sworn Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies. READ MORE
Council hears first reading of ordinances
CHIPLEY — The Chipley City Council breezed through its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, approving three ordinances on their first readings and awarding plaques for Outstanding Christmas Decoration Displays to city residents. READ MORE
Washington County officials take oath
Washington County elected officials were sworn in on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Washington County Annex. County Judge Colby Peel was on hand to administer the oath of office for the officials. READ MORE
New Wausau council members take seats
WAUSAU — Two new Wausau Town Council members took their seats on the panel Thursday following a swearing in ceremony conducted by Washington County Judge Colby Peel. READ MORE
Browns honored for 50 years of support
VERNON — For 50 years, there has been on constant in Vernon High School Athletics — Alvin and Annie Mae Brown. READ MORE
Washington County School Board selects site for elementary school
CHIPLEY — The Washington County School Board approved the 22-plus acre site between South Boulevard and Brickyard Road as the future home of Kate M. Smith Elementary School on Monday night. READ MORE
Vernon council sets city election date
VERNON — Vernon residents will return to the polls on March 12 to elect two city council members and a mayor. READ MORE
Flu season keeps hospital busy
CHIPLEY — Although the flu season regularly peaks in January and February, that doesn't mean it's too late for a flu shot. READ MORE


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Glendale PD urges parents to discuss safety with kids
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Police took to the Glendale Foothills Library Wednesday to encourage parents to talk with their kids about safety as part of "Take 25," a child safety campaign.
"Take 25 is about parents taking 25 minutes out of their day to talk to their children about safety," said Glendale Police Detective Sgt. Mathew Beunler.
At Wednesday's event, parents received tips on how to discuss safety issues with their kids, while children were fingerprinted and met McGruff the Crime Dog.
Beunler said that too often, parents leave it to police officers to teach their kids about safety. But police want to make sure that kids are comfortable with talking with their parents about safety concerns that may come up.
"Somebody is approaching them after school or they're being messaged by somebody on the Internet," he said. "We want the children to feel comfortable going to the parent and having those safety conversations with them."
Take 25 is a national child safety public awareness campaign created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It takes place in May because May 25 is National Missing Children's Day, which was first established by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.
The NCMEC said teaching children about safety saves lives. In 84 percent of cases, children use what they've been taught to escape potential abductions.
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We're going to be running a piece on Monday about the five must-see beaches in Vietnam, but in an effort to get everyone in a Southeast Asia state of mind (my first and likely last Billy Joel reference ever on this site) we're taking a look at Budget Travel's top seven secret islands of Southeast Asia.
From Ko Yao Noi, Thailand, where the "anything-goes, barefoot-friendly" atmosphere "that made Thailand so famous" still lives on, to the foodie paradise of Phu Quoc, Vietnam, where the islanders create perhaps the country's best fish sauce — a tall claim — this guide is one of those painful things to read in the dead of winter (here at least).
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Denver vs Dallas Wrap - Denver Wins 103-92
The Nuggets got a 27-point performance from Carmelo Anthony as Denver ran past Dallas 103-92 on Saturday at American Airlines Center.
Denver was an underdog by 6.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 203.5.
Denver got 18 points from Chauncey Billups and another 14 points from Al Harrington. Ty Lawson contributed 5 assists, while Al Harrington cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.
The Mavericks got a 26-point performance from Jason Terry, who was supported by 23 points from Dirk Nowitzki. Jason Kidd had 7 assists in a losing cause for Dallas, while Caron Butler grabbed 10 rebounds.
Denver led at halftime, 53-52.
Dallas won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-38.
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NCAA DIII Week: Military Appreciation Day
Sunday, April 14
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kris's Meadow
The Wilson softball team will be honoring Military Personal before the game.
The Wilson College Athletic Department is partnering with Keystone Soldiers to provide support for deployed military members stationed around the world. The Wilson softball and lacrosse teams will be collecting items for care packages to raise the spirits and show support for our troops. Items to be collected include:
Heat resistant candy, fruit breezes throat drops, paper, envelopes, pens/pencils, toothbrushes, floss, instant coffee, Gatorade, Magazines, novels, hand sanitizers, disposable razors, sunscreen, eye drops, baby wipes, travel size toiletries.
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has described the scandals around the minister of aviation, Ms Stella Oduah as an embarrassment to the nation.
The spokesman of the House and chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy, Security and Publicity representing Epe Constituency II, Hon Segun Olulade made this known in a press statement yesterday.
While reacting to yet another scandal relating to certificate forgery, Olulade said President Goodluck Jonathan is deliberately reducing the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by refusing to do the needful such as in the case of Stella Oduah's too many scandals.
"Nigerians are not the only people reading the online tabloid; the news coming out in the newspapers are read globally by everybody, thereby giving the whole world spontaneous knowledge of what is going on around the world. And if for any reason, Mr President has continued to ignore high level scandals in his cabinet making headlines on daily basis, keeping the perpetrators in his cabinet and showing to Nigerians that 'he truly doesn't care', then Mr President is himself leading the team of the people fighting war against our nation's integrity."
Olulade noted that the scandals rocking the minister are too many and the president has no justification for refusing to sack her. He wondered why a minister will rush to remove her online profile upon confirmation that the credentials she claimed are fake.
"Instead of 'Madam Minister' to resign honourably and apologise to Nigerians, she rather rushed to erase fake section of her profile online. This is unthinkable! The aviation minister is only living a 'plastic life' not even expected from lower cadre citizens of this country", Olulade lamented.


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Cheryl & Leslie's Triumph Tiger 800XC ADV to Alaska
DAY 1 ON the road POST 131 (ALL PICS CAN BE CLICKED ON FOR BIGGA VERSIONS)
Our AMATEUR TIGER review Post 304
BMW pick up DAY found here BMW PICK UP, post 867
If you don't feel like reading the RR go to PICTURES ONLY CLICK HERE
This will be our thread for our first attempt at a LIVE report from the road when we leave from the Vancouver area of BC, Canada and head up to the Yukon, NWT, Alaska and back home. Around 42-45 days, hitting destinations like Inuvik, NWT and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Lot's in between! June 29th, 2011 departure date!
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My partner is Cheryl aka cags...I, Leslie will be typing in ORANGE and Cheryl/aka cags will be BLUE
We are honored and privileged to be able to ride two of the brand newly released 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 XC w/ABS bikes on this adventure. Triumph Canada is loaning us the bikes loaded with Triumph farkles and Western Powersports in Langley, BC is the dealer sponsor for this trip and put this all together! But we are responsible for all consumable expenses. Just wanted to make that clear in the beginning and the bikes will be given back to Triumph Canada at the end of this adventure.
We leave June 29th, 2011 so stay tuned to this thread and we will be adding more info such as our intros to who were are etc. Just wanted to get this out there while we are still in the prep stages.
If interested we have a Facebook page too!
One more thing, PLEASE take a look at our BLOG for other causes and another reason for this ride. Some things are just not allowed in this ride report. Thank you!
Hope many of you will come along for the ride with us....2 women who just love to ADV ride!
17 days and counting
The 2 White Crystal Tiger's arrived Western Powersports on Friday, June 10th, 2011 and are awaiting their build but we got to see them....
Looking good aren't they? We have owned many bikes and even though these are on loan we have never been able to get to see them in their box. Kinda exciting in a way.
Hopefully Desi the manager at Western will be able to take some shots of the build either Tuesday or Wednesday because we are still piling on the work load to ensure we get all this time off from work. So, Cheryl and I are thinking maybe we need to really start taking inventory of all our gear, get it down from the loft and make sure everything works and smells nice. We will be camping as much as we can on this trip to save money and we also like to camp in general.
We are so ready to just get on the road and go. We believe the official "launch" will actually be at the dealer but we will have our own little send off from our home too.
While we are going to do our best to keep this live and post pics etc...if there are any questions about the bikes or what we are up to please post and we will try to answer as best as we can. This is new to us the whole LIVE thing but we have seen it work with other reports and both of us will do our everything we can to keep this up to date.
Ride safe.
Hey soph9,
Can't wait to follow this story. :D You'll be on a amazing Adventure for a Great cause. I'll be out of the country from June 17th till July 21st but if your up my way before or after those dates please let me know.
Ride Safe and stay in touch,
Pre Trip Camping Gear inspection!
Inventory done, checked out gear and all looks like it is in working order! We dont have many weekends off together before we leave so today was a productive day.

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Getting camping stuff down from the loft

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Mutha Hubba Tent

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What brand are the sleeping bags, what are their temp ratings, and how easy do the stuff back into the bag?
Pack more beer:lol3
Cheryl has a Sierra Design bag and I have a Caribou. Both are 3 seasons and pack really small....
Beer gets packed in each night:wink:
Looking forward to the live reports.
My only feedback: link your videos in the post so they don't start automatically. I'm not sure how to do this for Vimeo, but I'm guessing there is some parameter in the URL to dictate whether the video starts playing automatically or waits for user input to start. Otherwise every time someone refreshes the page (or submits a response, or goes back a page, etc.), the video kicks off again. If you happen to have 2 videos that show up on a single page, they'd be stepping over each other.
Best of luck!
:lurk especially looking forward to seeing this little lot stowed on the bikes.
Have a nice trip :clap
FIXED the video issue...was in my Vimeo settings!:huh
Cheryl is amazing at organizing all of our gear. For this trip the Jesse panniers are larger than our own...we have the 8 inch Safari bags on our Beemers. For the Tigers the luggage will be the 10 inch Odyssey bags. I think we might have more room that we know what to do with plus we are getting we think Triumph dry bags.
If the packing were left to me...now that would be another story...we would need way more space. I seem to be spatially challenged so I have been told.
Well, you've got me in guys. I'll be watching from Oz.
I'll be following you daily and might post a "G'day" every now and then.
Subscribed. Really enjoyed your NY trip, this one looks even more adventuresome. :ear
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- Author: Gareth J Mayhead
Potential changes to Feed-in Tariffs (Public Utilities Code: 399.20)
Feed-in tariffs in California allow a small renewable electricity generator (including those fueled by biomass) to sell electricity to a utility at predefined terms and conditions, without contract negotiations. The current rules mean that there is no price incentive in the rate paid for electricity. Price is linked to the Market Price Referent (MPR) which the CPUC determines by the long-term ownership, operating, and fixed-price fuel costs for a new 500 MW natural gas fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant. Feed-in tariffs for renewable electricity in Europe are very different and include a price incentive in the tariff paid in addition to streamlined contract procedures.
A ruling was issued by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on June 28, 2011, seeking comments on or before July 21, 2011 with respect to proposed changes to the program. This presented an opportunity to suggest changes to the program. Representatives from the broad forestry and biomass sector suggested changes that would make investments in smaller biomass to electricity facilities (less than 3 MW) economically viable. This is important in order to develop a viable market for the waste generated from ecosystem restoration projects on public lands and to help offset the cost of this work.
The next step will be workshop on the proposed changes that is to be scheduled by the CPUC soon. If the pricing for the new feed-in tariff is based on actual development, ownership, operating and fuel costs for small scale biomass to electricity projects then this could be a really exciting opportunity for community scaled facilities in the state.
UPDATE (September 19 2011)
The CPUC has scheduled a workshop for September 26th at the Commission Auditorium (505 Van Ness, San Francisco) from 9am-5pm. Workshop information here.
You can subscribe to the Woody Biomass Blog to be kept up to date on further developments with these and other programs relevant to biomass to electricity in California.
- Author: Gareth J Mayhead
SB489 – Modification of Net Energy Metering (NEM)
This bill which would open up NEM tariffs to include renewables other than wind, solar, biogas, and fuel cell generation. NEM allows a customer-generator to receive a financial credit for power generated by their onsite system and fed back to the utility. The credit is used to offset the customer's electricity bill. Up until now biomass to electricity facilities were not eligible for the tariffs.
According to KQED News "It won significant bipartisan support as it moved through various committees in both the Senate and the Assembly. The next hurdle will be a full Assembly vote and another full Senate vote to reconcile some small changes. Senate sponsor Lois Wolk (D-Stockton) says Governor Jerry Brown has been supportive of the bill and that if it gets to his desk before the end of the legislative year on September 9th, he's likely to sign it."
If the bill becomes law this could be a great opportunity for small scale biomass (less than 1 MW) to electricity projects including those using gasification.
CPUC NEM page
Around The Capitol information on SB 489
Check back soon for the next post on proposed changes to Feed-in Tariffs in California.
You can subscribe to the Woody Biomass Blog to be kept up to date on further developments with these and other programs relevant to biomass to electricity in California.
- Author: Gareth J Mayhead
There are a number of changes either approved or proposed for some of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) renewable energy programs that may be beneficial for biomass to electricity projects. This post will briefly look at the Renewable Auction Mechanism rules that have been adopted recently. Follow-up posts will cover a proposal to modify Net Energy Metering and potential changes to Feed-in Tariffs.
Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM)
These rules adopted on August 18 2011 by the CPUC allow a simplified market based mechanism for the procurement of renewable distributed generation projects within the service territories of the three investor owned utilities (IOUs) in California (Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric). The RAM will run for two years with two reverse auctions by each utility (lowest priced bidders win) per year. Auction winners will be awarded a standard power purchase agreement (PPA) for either a 10, 15 or 20 year period. The IOUs are authorized to procure up to 1000 MW of projects from 1-20 MW through the RAM. Projects that apply can be pre-existing or new facilities. Applicants will need to meet several criteria in order to apply:
- Site control (lease or ownership)
- Previous experience with similar projects
- Use of commercialized technology
- Interconnection application filed with California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
The IOUs need to hold the first auctions by November 15 2011 and the second by May 31 2012.
The RAM applies to renewables including biomass based projects and may be an opportunity for project developers. It will be interesting to observe the outcomes of the first auction and the electricity sales prices that are determined through this process.
CPUC Resolution E-4414 outlines RAM (pdf document). The CPUC RAM page also has information on this program.
The policy environment seems fluid at present and a number of other changes are proposed. Check back soon for the next two posts on proposed changes to Net Energy Metering and Feed-in Tariffs.
You can subscribe to the Woody Biomass Blog to be kept up to date on further developments with these and other programs relevant to biomass to electricity in California.


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Last Saturday we threw our latest meetup: Interacting in Virtual Worlds
The discussion led to how and what are we specifically building. From that we spun off and decided to create a topic to start getting people thinking about how the system will work.
Goal: Build an autonomous vehicle that relies heavily on optical sensors. Additional sensors include: GPS, accelerometer, & gyrometer.
We started a very bare bones python file: https://github.com/Self-Driving-Vehicle/Self-Driving-Vehicle/blob/master/architecture.py
For now we want to keep all the code in comments and conceptual so there's flexibility in updating the architecture.
In preparation for the upcoming Architecture meetup, it would be great to discuss the requirements needed to accomplish the goals of the self driving car. This discussion can happen here on Discourse or on the provided GitHub architecture.
Consider brainstorming independently before participating in the discussion so you can generate some uninfluenced ideas. You should also bring some design ideas for the requirements to the Architecture meetup.
For a more focused "short term" goal: the wish is to have a car with an autopilot function that can be safely activated on a chosen New Jersey Highway for a mile. This autopilot system must be built at an accessible (<$5000) price.
1D - 1 Dimensional
2D - 2 Dimensional
MPH - Miles per hour
MPG - Miles per gallon
DC - Dimensions of Calculation
TTD - Time To Destination
Vehicle ControlController (DC) - Definition
The following controls are in order of amount of data required &intelligence necessary to execute task. In other words, braking is thedumbest of the controls whereas steering is where most intelligencewill be applied. Though acceleration has the most risk & danger so requires the most conservative approach.
Braking (1D) - Decresing velocity in a forward direction
Acceleration (1D) - Increasing velocity in a forward direction
Steering (2D) - Re-orienting a vehicle's direction
What should we know:Let's graph the following facts
VARYING_ANGLES = 10° - 180°, where 180° is a U-turn
Timing at different velocities:
What does steering look like at VARYING_SPEEDS?
Effect on steering at VARYING_SPEEDS. For example, what is the ideal speed to take a turn at VARYING_ANGLES?
Questions to explore:Should there be steering of each wheel independently or should steering apply to every wheel simultaneously?
How does the car handle road slipperiness, e.g.,
Can a vehicle be developed that can take advantage of hydroplaning by reducing total friction involved in forward movement?
How do we know when different rules apply. For example, 25MPH during school times vs. 35 MPH regularly. Do we assume 25MPH Monday - Friday between (7am - 7pm) from September - June?
Should we control fuel injection to maximize MPG?
What are the priorities and how should they be prioritized? What I have so far:
I prioritized fuel-efficiency over TTD as once you unburden theperson from driving, they can increase productivity and are lessinclined to get to a certain destination at a given time.Additionally, over time autonomous vehicles will drive faster astechnology improves and fatalities decrease to 0. Points 3 & 4 willfeed into each other but if we create the controlling mechanisms tomaximize MPG then vehicle designers can work with us to improveaverage speed of vehicle.
A really good video regarding the Google SDV:
Very informative for us to make decisions on the architecture.
My initial proposed general requirements architecture: (missing actual methods for now)Goal: Autopilot on Highway in clear day
Gathering Data (sensors)
Interpreting Data
Decision Making
Physically controlling car
Knowledge base
Personalization and Learning (to adjust better to each car)


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Ode to the Bluet
I'm thinking back to long ago
when as a child I yearned for spring
so I could go outside and play
and watch the little birdies sing
Up to the hillside I would roam
to see what treasure I could find.
And when the Bluet field I saw
all cares and woes were left behind.
I knew that springtime had arrived
when I first saw the Bluets there
Just four tiny purple petals
shouting, "At last, Spring is here!"


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FedEx sees possible silver lining in volcano's ash cloud
Despite disrupting more than 100 FedEx flights, the Icelandic ash cloud shouldn't do much damage to the express company's bottom line.
In fact, FedEx officials said this week they could be looking at an "upside" from extended groundings of aircraft across Europe starting about a week ago.
Officially, it's too early to tell, FedEx chairman, president and CEO Frederick W. Smith said during an interview about company operations with The Commercial Appeal.
The carrier moved express packages to trucks where possible and limited incoming volume by suspending acceptance of deferred international freight, which yields lower net revenues.
When the ash cloud closed European airspace, including FedEx's continental gateway at Paris, Smith said, "our airplanes in Europe became so many potted plants, sitting around Germany. We had no switching yard."
FedEx Express president and CEO Dave Bronczek added, "There's really no telling (the financial toll). ... Unlike the airlines, which lost passengers completely, we kept getting traffic. But what we told our customers was, we couldn't move the low-yielding, slower airport-to-airport traffic. So we embargoed that, and they moved up to shipping their high-yielding (cargo). So we actually think we have a little bit of upside."
The top executives' comments came as FedEx restarted operations in Europe, but kept priority on higher-value shipments by maintaining the embargo on deferred international freight.
Spokeswoman Ann Saccomano said, "Our service is in the process of being restored to normal."
She said FedEx diverted or suspended more than 100 flights since the airspace closings began.
Analysts said FedEx could well benefit from a solid strategy during the closures or pent-up demand in the aftermath.
"Often 'acts of God' create temporary problems, followed by even longer periods of opportunity," said Donald Broughton of Avondale Partners LLC.
"Hurricane Katrina is a great example in which a couple of days of service interruption was followed by several months of much stronger demand for all transportation services into the region, first to deliver basic necessities, and then to rebuild," Broughton said. "The interruption caused by the volcano hurt last week's volume but may raise the urgency (and hence price/yield) of the next couple of week's worth of volume in and out of Europe."
FedEx advised customers that a money-back guarantee didn't apply to delays of this nature that are beyond the control of FedEx Express.
Helane Becker, managing director of research with Jesup & Lamont Securities, said because of the FedEx's strategy, "the yields on everything were the highest they could be, but their costs were fairly reasonable because they were trucking."
She added, "My sense is that the margins were probably fairly decent. We should get a good sense of that when UPS reports (earnings) on Tuesday."
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Perry pushes prayer, not legislation, to fight violence
By Staff reports | January 16, 2013 | Updated: January 17, 2013 12:33am
Photo By Eric Gay/STF"As a free people, let us choose what kind of people we will be. Laws, the only redoubt of secularism, will not suffice. Let us all return to our places of worship and pray for help. Above all, let us pray for our children."
— Gov. Rick Perry of Texas
Photo By JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images"I have no illusions about what we're up against or how hard the task is in front of us. ... We should do as much as we can, as quickly as we can. And we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
— Vice President Joe Biden.
Photo By AP"I am committed to ensuring that the Senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year."
— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
"Nothing the president is proposing would have stopped the massacre at Sandy Hook. ... Rather than sweeping measures that make it harder for responsible, law-abiding citizens to purchase firearms, we should focus on the root causes of gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill."
— Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Photo By Susan Walsh"There's an extraordinary disconnect between what the American public wants — including gun owners and NRA members — and what our elected officials are doing about it."
— Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Photo By Jim Mone/Associated Press"There's a slow-motion Sandy Hook going on in every community in America.... The center of the gun debate should not be Washington. It should be the streets of America, where ...there's a much deeper consensus than there is in the halls of Congress."
— Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
Photo By Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press"President Obama's series of gun control measures amount to an executive power grab that may please his political base but will not solve the problems at hand."
— Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus
Photo By Frank Franklin II"We know we're not going to eliminate all gun violence, but certainly diminish the possibility of having another Newtown. ... I believe all the major law enforcement organizations will support the administration. So this is a good day."
— New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
Photo By Ned Gerard"I truly believe that the will of the people makes a difference, and I'm calling on everyone to have the courage to stand up and help us make that difference. We should never again visit a tragedy such as we had in Newtown, Conn. It's time for us to make a change."
— E. Patricia Llodra, first selectwoman of Newtown, Conn.
Photo By AP"We must take action. If you think that this cannot happen to you, and that you will never be touched by gun violence, you are fooling yourself."
— Sandy Phillips, mother of Jessica Ghawi, one of the 12 people killed last July at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Photo By Seth Wenig/AP"My son is still partially paralyzed. You don't think that when I see him, how I know his life was changed forever? Or not to have a husband?"
— Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., whose husband was killed and son was wounded in a 1993 mass shooting on a train.
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Houston Police Officers Union President Ray Hunt shows a "Challenge Coin." Chief Charles McClelland's department paid $33,950 for the 7,700 coins and requires all HPD officers to carry them.
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Texas state Sen. Rodney Ellis speaks Aug. 13, 2012, in Houston. ( J. Patric Schneider / For the Chronicle )
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Gov. Rick Perry recommended prayer rather than changes in gun laws to combat violence in society, following President Obama's call for increased gun control and enforcement.
"There is evil prowling in the world – it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds," Perry said in a statement issued after the president's Washington, D.C., news conference on gun violence. "As a free people, let us choose what kind of people we will be. Laws, the only redoubt of secularism, will not suffice. Let us all return to our places of worship and pray for help. Above all, let us pray for our children."
Perry said few of the recommendations put forth by Vice President Joe Biden's committee on violence, appointed by the president after the Newtown school massacre that killed 20 children and six adults, had anything to do with what happened in that Connecticut town.
"In fact, the piling on by the political left, and their cohorts in the media, to use the massacre of little children to advance a pre-existing political agenda that would not have saved those children, disgusts me, personally," the governor said. "The Second Amendment to the Constitution is a basic right of free people and cannot be nor will it be abridged by the executive power of this or any other president."
State Rep. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, applauded the president's announcement, calling it a "common sense plan to increase gun safety."
In a statement, Ellis voiced support for Obama's call for universal background checks for all gun purchases, reinstatement of the assault weapons ban and a prohibition on high-capacity ammunition clips.
"I also applaud his plan to issue an executive order requiring the Center for Disease Control to study the impact of guns and gun violence on public health," the lawmaker said. "For too long, science has been bullied into silence on this issue.
Ellis said he planned to file legislation to close the gun show loophole in Texas. Under federal law, unlicensed gun dealers are not required to conduct background checks of buyers. Many of the sales at gun shows are by unlicensed dealers.
"I am also exploring other common sense solutions to keep guns out of the hands of those who should not have them, help law enforcement track gun crime and increase oversight of those allowed to sell firearms in Texas," Ellis said. "We can ensure public safety while preserving the individual right to bear arms is protected."
Ray Hunt, president of the Houston Police Officers Union, said the administration's gun control proposals will not be effective.
"Any gun control laws that are implemented as of 2013 are going to only apply to the honest citizens, they're not going to apply to the crooks," Hunt said. "That's why we have serious problems with it."
Hunt said any changes in law would be followed by honest citizens, but would have no effect on keeping criminals from obtaining guns.
"I think this is a reaction to a very tragic situation, no doubt about it, but every gun law in effect would not have prevented what happened in that situation," Hunt said of the Sandy Hook shooting. "That person was mentally ill, he didn't by the gun himself, someone who was competent bought it."


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Momo/Lorella being bothered by a curlew.
Really nice render. I love these cartoonish style and I would like to know, how you get the "painted" effect in your picture? Photoshop/Gimp? Which filter?
Thank you. I used a background here (by Sveva). When using backgrounds I choose mainly for composition and overall color but chose this one especially for the dark area under the figure so I didn't have to worry about shadow catching or finding a log or mushroom for her to sit on.
For postwork I didn't use filters, but levels, color balance and variations in Photoshop to be sure she, her clothes, hair and the curlew blended well with the background. I don't think Sveva used filters on the background either, at least a painterly one. Perhaps something for the water, but it looks like layering with some blurring and stuff. The messy nature of the plants she used and the messy hair I used add to the look I guess. Also some exaggeration with the coloring gives it a 'cartoony' nature.


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The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Director General, Dr Edward Hosea, has underscored the need for the introduction of special courts of law to try graft cases in the country.
Dr Edward Hosea said in Dar es Salaam that the courts would help address the problem and speed up the dispensation of justice. He noted that it was high time the necessary legislation and regulations were put in place to facilitate the establishment of these special courts.
"PCCB should also be given the mandate to handle cases instead of filing charges to the Director of Public Prosecution to expedite case hearing," said the PCCB chief after opening a workshop on combating corruption for anti corruption clubs from the city based secondary schools.
Dr Hosea pointed out that there is a good number of countries which have introduced the special courts on corruption and that the courts have greatly facilitated the campaign against corruption. He also noted that petty bribes offered by politicians to members of the public a major challenge in the anti-corruption campaign due to circumstances that surround the incidents.
He said that the petty bribes, which are popularly known as 'takrima' or "hospitality offers" are handed out in various forms, a situation that poses a stiff challenge when investigating the cases. However, he was optimistic that the Election Expenses Act would help to curb the problem because the regulation controls the expenditures made by the politicians during election campaigns.
The PCCB Director General called upon the anti-corruption clubs to help primary schools to cultivate early awareness on the felony and that his agency would provide them with full support.


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