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What our words tell usMay 22,2013About two years ago, the folks at Google released a database of 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008. You can type a search word into the database and find out how frequently different words were used at different epochs.
The database doesnt tell you how the words were used; it just tells you how frequently they were used. Still, results can reveal interesting cultural shifts. For example, somebody typed the word cocaine into the search engine and found that the word was surprisingly common in the Victorian era. Then it gradually declined during the 20th century until around 1970, when usage skyrocketed.
Id like to tell a story about the last half-century, based on studies done with this search engine. The first element in this story is rising individualism. A study by Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell and Brittany Gentile found that between 1960 and 2008 individualistic words and phrases increasingly overshadowed communal words and phrases.
That is to say, over those 48 years, words and phrases like personalized, self, standout, unique, I come first and I can do it myself were used more frequently. Communal words and phrases like community, collective, tribe, share, united, band together and common good receded.
The second element of the story is demoralization. A study by Pelin Kesebir and Selin Kesebir found that general moral terms like virtue, decency and conscience were used less frequently over the course of the 20th century. Words associated with moral excellence, like honesty, patience and compassion were used much less frequently.
The Kesebirs identified 50 words associated with moral virtue and found that 74 percent were used less frequently as the century progressed. Certain types of virtues were especially hard hit. Usage of courage words like bravery and fortitude fell by 66 percent. Usage of gratitude words like thankfulness and appreciation dropped by 49 percent.
Usage of humility words like modesty and humbleness dropped by 52 percent. Usage of compassion words like kindness and helpfulness dropped by 56 percent. Meanwhile, usage of words associated with the ability to deliver, like discipline and dependability rose over the century, as did the usage of words associated with fairness. The Kesebirs point out that these sorts of virtues are most relevant to economic production and exchange.
Daniel Klein of George Mason University has conducted one of the broadest studies with the Google search engine. He found further evidence of the two elements Ive mentioned. On the subject of individualization, he found that the word preferences was barely used until about 1930, but usage has surged since. On the general subject of demoralization, he finds a long decline of usage in terms like faith, wisdom, ought, evil and prudence, and a sharp rise in what you might call social science terms like subjectivity, normative, psychology and information.
Klein adds the third element to our story, which he calls governmentalization. Words having to do with experts have shown a steady rise. So have phrases like run the country, economic justice, nationalism, priorities, right-wing and left-wing. The implication is that politics and government have become more prevalent.
So the story Id like to tell is this: Over the past half-century, society has become more individualistic. As it has become more individualistic, it has also become less morally aware, because social and moral fabrics are inextricably linked. The atomization and demoralization of society have led to certain forms of social breakdown, which government has tried to address, sometimes successfully and often impotently.
This story, if true, should cause discomfort on right and left. Conservatives sometimes argue that if we could just reduce government to the size it was back in, say, the 1950s, then America would be vibrant and free again. But the underlying sociology and moral culture is just not there anymore.
Government could be smaller when the social fabric was more tightly knit, but small government will have different and more cataclysmic effects today when it is not.
Liberals sometimes argue that our main problems come from the top: a self-dealing elite, the oligarchic bankers. But the evidence suggests that individualism and demoralization are pervasive up and down society, and may be even more pervasive at the bottom. Liberals also sometimes talk as if our problems are fundamentally economic, and can be addressed politically, through redistribution. But maybe the root of the problem is also cultural. The social and moral trends swamp the proposed redistributive remedies.
Evidence from crude data sets like these are prone to confirmation bias. People see patterns they already believe in. Maybe Ive done that here. But these gradual shifts in language reflect tectonic shifts in culture. We write less about community bonds and obligations because theyre less central to our lives.
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Eh, I've got chars under both factions. And when my orc hunter (now 69) hit 60, I thought some WSG might be nice for a change. I'm all too familiar with the people who jump in the middle, and farm honor the entire BG. They never bother to help each other out to achieve something (well many people) like in capping the flag, and if one helps them when they're getting pasted, they run from battle leaving one to die in their place.
So my experience? Lets just say it started with only 2 horde people against the entire alliance. And after some more people joined, us 2 were like "oh come on guys? We can't fight the entire alliance by ourselves" and they decided to jump in the middle and farm honor
That was little better then when a fellow guildie (in a now non-existent guild) I had been in was in AV. He was takign some elite boss or whatever it was, and as dieing he kept thinking to himself someone would be along. Right before he died, he turned around and saw 2 other alliance guys just standing there. When he came back, he was like "what the hell?" They were like "afk, afk Why should we have to fight, when we can just leech honor off of you?"
If that wasn't enough, the horde was standing there, just laughing at them
The guy was so annoyed, he went and killed wolves the rest of the BG. When done, he had more then a little frustration to vent in guild chat...
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CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena spoke to reporters after the club's 2-1 victory.
Arena's comments are below.
(On the game...)
ARENA: "When you play hard and hang in there, once in a while you get a little bit lucky and the ball bounces your way. We've been on the short end of those a few times. I think things balance out. I think our second half we played better. We were much more aggressive, competed a little bit better, our game was a little bit better. On the night I think we played well considering a little bit of a makeshift lineup. I'm real pleased with our players. We've played two games in a row without Robbie Keane, and tonight not starting with Omar [Gonzalez] and Gyasi [Zardes] and getting a result is very impress."
(On Bradford Jamison's first start...)
ARENA: "A player who played with a lot of convinced. He was aggressive. We told him that when in doubt run. His pace, I think, was a factor in the game. We lacked a little of speed, so having him in the lineup was important. At the end of the game, him and Gyasi, they were threats. They put Kansas City on their heels at times. It was a pretty impressive game for him."
(On the team's performance...)
ARENA: "I think we did good. This league is a unique league in the fact that every game is a battle. Teams are pretty even in MLS. Any time you win a game, you have to take it, especially when it's against a good team like Sporting Kansas City. It's obviously a great result. We were a little bit fortunate at the end, but I think we played really hard. We conditioned ourselves to get a break. We put a lot of pressure on them in the last ten, fifteen minutes and we were lucky that the ball bounced our way."
(On Tommy Meyer's performance...)
ARENA: "He did a good job. I think, their goal we made a few mistakes. But on the night, I don't think Jaime [Penedo] was tested a whole lot. I could be wrong, but there were a couple of saves that he had to come off his line. He jumped on some balls. He played behind our line. For the most part, I think we did a good job. They are a good team. The combination of Dwyer up top and Espinoza and Feilhaber—it's a good trio of players and they are dangerous. I think for the most part we did a good job."
(On if Zardes and Gonzalez provided a spark off the bench...)
ARENA: "A spark? Well, Gyasi did well, and Omar scored the winning goal, if you want to call that a spark or whatever, then you can. I think they contributed greatly tonight."
By the Numbers: LA Galaxy take on Sporting Kansas City in a battle of the last two MLS Cup champions
CARSON, Calif. -- The last two MLS Cup winners will face off on Saturday at StubHub Center when the LA Galaxy take on Sporting Kansas City.
In the latest edition of LAGalaxy.com's "By the Numbers," we look at the two teams record since Sporting's rebrand and rise to prominence back in 2011.
Check it out below.
LA Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes says he's ready to start on Saturday after returning from U.S. National Team duty
CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy stalwarts Omar Gonzalez and Gyasi Zardes returned to training on Friday after a brief spell with the U.S. National Team.
Two days after going 90 minutes in the USMNT's 2-0 victory over rival Mexico in San Antonio, the duo returned to the training pitch with the team in full preparation for Saturday's match with Sporting Kansas City. Just what role that the national team players will have is still in question, however, as Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena has told reporters that he will wait until matchday before making a decision on if they'll start against Sporting.
Even though he went 90 minutes on the harsh grass surface at the Alamo Dome on Wednesday, Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes says that he's ready to start on Saturday if needed.
"The surface in San Antonio was very tough to play on. ... My legs worked really hard over the last couple of days so I just have to do a good job of taking care of them," Zardes said. "I feel like I'm ready to go if needed, if he decides to start me then I'll just prepare my body. If Bruce puts me in then I'm going to play to my full potential."
Injured LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane taking a wait and see approach to his status for Sporting Kansas City match
CARSON, Calif. – Robbie Keane is back on the training field but his status is still in question heading into Saturday's match with Sporting Kansas City.
Keane recently returned to training after missing out on the LA Galaxy's victory over Seattle Sounders FC due to a groin strain. Finally on the mend from the injury which was suffered during the late stages of the Galaxy's defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC earlier this month, Keane is taking a cautious approach to his availability for Saturday.
"I feel good. I trained for the first time today," Keane told reporters on Thursday. "I just have to assess [before] the game on Saturday over the next two days to see if there's no reaction. If there's no reaction, I'll be ready to go but we have to see how these next two days are."
Although Keane is noncommittal about his availability, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said that the forward is a "possibility" for Saturday.
The LA Galaxy passed on making any selections in stage one of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
Only three players were selected in the first process as former Sporting KC goalkeepers Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum were selected by Montreal Impact and San Jose Earthquakes respectively while former Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley was taken by Toronto FC.
Teams will now have a chance to regonotiate with their players made available for the Re-Entry Draft process before stage two on Dec. 18
Following the LA Galaxy's 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC, the club honored Landon Donovan on the ocassion of his final regular season home game at StubHub Center.
Club president Chris Klein stepped up to the mic to thank Donovan as well as Galaxy supporters, but when the Galaxy star stepped up to mic, he offered a bold guarantee. During his brief thank you message to fans and teammates, Donovan was curt stating that not only will the Galaxy bounce back from their 2-2 draw with Seattle, but the team will "win the Cup" come December.
You can see Donovan's pledge above.
Do you think Donovan is right? Will his guarantee come true?
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Robbie Keane pulled the LA Galaxy to within a single goal late in their 2-1 defeat to Sporting Kansas City, but the Irishman could help but think about one shot that got away from the goal scorer.
The event occurred in the 54th minute with the Sporting up by a single goal when Keane barreled down on the Sporting KC goal and collided hard with SKC goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum before unleashing a shot that flew just over the bar. Despite the hard challenge, referee Allen Chapman refused to award a foul on the play and seven minutes later, the home side found their eventual game winner on Lawerence Olum's goal.
"If you'd have seen my leg, you'd have thought it was a foul. Seeing the replay, it doesn't matter if I had an opportunity to score," said Keane who now has 10 regular season goals for a third consecutive season. "The fact is if [the keeper] isn't there, it's a goal probably. I didn't think I was going to be doing that kind of cartwheel today, I'll tell you that."
Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena also had pointed words for Chapman.
"I think it should have been a foul [on Gruenebaum]," said Arena." I don't think it's a red card but if a field player passes a ball and a player goes through, it's a foul. So it's a foul on the play; it's a free kick. It doesn't need to be a red card. But it's a foul and it has to be a free kick. Like the foul they had that they scored a goal on—those are fouls. And the referee needs to call them."
Was it a foul? Could that call have changed the game?
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena addressed the media following the team's 2-1 defeat to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
The defeat snapped LA's eight game unbeaten run.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Saturday's match between the last two teams to win MLS Cup just got a bit more intriguing as Sporting Kansas City center back Aurelien Colin saw his red card rescinded by an Independent Review Panel.
The decision to reverse Colin's one game suspension after he was red carded in the 55th minute of Sporting's 2-1 win over the Crew last weekend was done "unanimously" according to an MLS press release. Colin, 28, has made 15 appearances for Sporting in 2014 while tallying two goals.
Although Kansas City will be able to call upon their starting center back and chief set piece scoring threat, they will not have the services of defensive midfielder -- and former LA Galaxy player -- Paulo Nagamura who was ruled out on Friday with a left ankle sprain. Lawerence Olum is expected to return to the Sporting starting XI after filling in for the injured Nagamura last week.
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+0 votes Chad Varden › October 18, 2011
Awesome course. Very challenging wooded areas and ravines. Most of the course is primarily in the woods, and there are plenty of hazard zones. There are pretty steep hills all over the place, and one of the holes is actually right on the edge of the largest ravine in the park. If your disc goes into the ravine, scaling down the side of the cliff isn't recommended, but it is more fun. 70% of the holes in the park are visible from the starting tee, and the trees are slender for the most part, and spread out quite well. Definitely my favorite course so far.
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Creating a low-carbon future for the United States requires innovative clean energy technologies that are cost-effective compared to the fossil fuels the country has long relied on. The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) was established in 2007 to help achieve this goal by supporting the research, development and demonstration of potential breakthrough technologies.
ARPA-E received $858.8 million in federal funding through early 2012, and supported 180 technology projects with $521.7 million of awards. Projects ranged from enhancing wind turbine designs to creating underground energy storage and improving carbon capture and storage technologies. Beyond direct support, ARPA-E awards have helped companies leverage more than $200 million in additional private investment. This brief provides an overview of ARPA-E and highlights of supported projects.
Climate Change & International Security: The Arctic as a Bellwether
Climate Change & International Security: The Arctic as a Bellwether
May 2012
by Rob Huebert, Heather Exner-Pirot, Adam Lajeunesse, and Jay Gulledge
Executive Summary
In its most recent assessment of global climate change, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences concluded, "A strong body of scientific evidence shows that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems." Impacts and rates of change are greatest in the Arctic, where temperatures have been increasing at about twice the global rate over the past four decades. The rapid decline in summer sea ice cover in the past decade has outpaced scientific projections and is drawing international attention to emerging commercial development and transport opportunities previously blocked by the frozen sea. The Arctic is therefore a bellwether for how climate change may reshape geopolitics in the post–Cold War era.
The trend toward seasonally open waters is driving increased interest and investment in oil and gas exploration, shipping, and fishing in the Arctic. The recent economic recession has not affected these developments significantly, as they were always intended to be middle- to long-term developments following the progression of sea ice retreat. Indeed, high oil prices and advances in technology continue to support the drive toward offshore drilling in Arctic waters. The global economy, which has begun to show signs of recovery, is likely to rebound long before oil and gas exploration and shipping could be scaled up in the Arctic. China, India and the rest of the developing world's growing middle classes will need oil and gas and other resources, and the world's shipping routes are already so congested that the development of northern shipping routes is not a question of if, but when.
In response to these changes, many of the Arctic states have begun to re-examine their military capabilities to operate in the Arctic region. Some have started to rebuild their military forces, while most of the other states are drawing up plans to begin the rebuilding process. Multilateral organizations and non-Arctic states are also looking for new roles in the Arctic. All of these actors are attempting to come to terms with the meaning of Arctic security, a concept that was relatively simple during the icy decades of the Cold War. Recent national policy developments arising from the effects of climate change on the Arctic commons demonstrate that climate change is indeed a national and international security interest in the traditional strategic sense.
As the emerging Arctic security environment is in a very early stage of development, whether it will ultimately be predominantly cooperative or predominantly competitive remains an open question. Although the Arctic states invariably emphasize their desire to maintain a cooperative environment, several have stated that they will defend their national interests in the region if necessary. To gauge the geopolitical winds in the Arctic, this study catalogs and analyzes dozens of major policy statements and actions by the Arctic states, other states with Arctic interests, and multilateral organizations between 2008 and 2012.
As a framework for interpreting the totality of these statements and actions, we compare geopolitical developments to date with three future security scenarios posited by the Arctic Council in its Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report. We adopt these scenarios as testable hypotheses for the purposes of this study:
- Hypothesis 1: There is no emerging security environment and the circumpolar states have no new interests that would increase competition or conflict in the region. If this hypothesis is correct, a close examination of the actions of the circumpolar world should reveal no significant new foreign and defense policies and defense procurement decisions in relation to the Arctic.
- Hypothesis 2: While showing renewed interest in the Arctic, the interested states are committed to developing and strengthening multilateral instruments of cooperation. New military capabilities are directed towards building local constabulary capacity and largely eschew escalation of war-fighting capability.
- Hypothesis 3: Increasing accessibility to Arctic resources because of climate change, along with a growing and increasingly modern military presence of strategic rivals in the region, becomes a recipe for competition and potential conflict. Under this hypothesis, the circumpolar states should be actively examining their core interests in the region, expressing concern over what other states are planning or doing in the region, and developing more assertive northern defense postures, including rebuilding their northern war-fighting capabilities. It is also expected that the various actors would be commencing the process of developing new defensive relationships and either strengthening old alliances or building new ones.
We assess which of these hypotheses most closely resembles the behavior of the key actors as revealed in their statements and actions. On the basis of the prevailing scenario(s), we consider the potential for instability and conflict in the Arctic and offer recommendations on how the states should proceed to ensure the region develops in a cooperative and peaceful manner.
Main Findings
Finding 1: Unprecedented national attention to Arctic policy.
A confluence of major policy announcements between 2008–2012 have followed Russia planting its flag at the North Pole in August 2007, the same week that Canada announced significant new Arctic military investments. Since then, major Arctic policy announcements have been made by Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, the United States, the European Union, the Nordic countries (Nordic Supportive Defence Structures, NORDSUP) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is unprecedented to have numerous, major policy announcements—not just for the Arctic but for international affairs in general—from so many major players in such a short timeframe.
Finding 2: Emphasis on environmental security.
By 2005 all Arctic governments and many others had come to officially accept that climate change was melting the Arctic ice cover, which meant that the Arctic was becoming more accessible to both the Arctic states and to the international community. This new accessibility raised two main concerns for the Arctic states. First was the need to maintain environmental security. In this context, environmental security can be understood as avoiding or mitigating acts leading to environmental damage or deterioration that could violate the interests of states and their populations, in particular their northern and northern indigenous peoples. The need to maintain the region's environmental integrity in the face of increased economic activity was a prevalent theme in much of the Canadian, American, and Russian documentation. The second concern was the need for a constabulary capacity to monitor who arrives in each state's waters and what they are doing there. Most of the Arctic states said they had inadequate means to police the area. Much of the proposed Arctic security policy has been justified as improving the states' abilities to meet these new environmental and constabulary needs.
Finding 3: Desire for cooperation but resolve to protect national interests.
In most of their statements, the states have reiterated their commitment to collegiality and the principles of international law to ensure that an accessible Arctic is developed in a peaceful and cooperative manner. On the other hand, many of the Arctic states' actions and statements make it clear that they intend to develop the military capacity to protect their national interests in the region. This approach implies that while diplomacy and cooperation are preferred, the Arctic nations will reserve the right to use unilateral force to defend their interests if necessary.
Finding 4: Remilitarization of the Arctic.
While the two previous findings suggest that the Arctic states are focused on building a cooperative security environment in the region, there is a third, apparently contradictory trend toward modernizing their military forces in the Arctic. Some have already begun rebuilding their Arctic military capabilities, and most of the others are drawing up plans to do so. Consequently, if political cooperation in the region should sour, most of the Arctic nations will have forces that are prepared to compete in a hostile environment.
Finding 5: Non-Arctic states and organizations seek roles in the Arctic.
The EU and NATO have been examining the issues of governance and security in the Arctic. NATO's initial focus appears to be on improving coordination of security-related issues, such as search and rescue. Given the importance of the region to NATO members such as Canada, Norway and the United States, it seems likely that NATO will remain engaged in the region. The EU's interest is framed in the context of ensuring that new governance mechanisms are designed to include the interests of all European states. The EU has also issued policy statements that place a strong emphasis on protecting the environment. Separate from the EU, France has announced that it plans to provide its military with some Arctic capabilities. Although it has not expressed geopolitical interest in the Arctic, China plans to increase its scientific research activities in the region and has added a strategic studies department to its Polar Research Institute.
Finding 6: Underlying causes of policy developments.
The principal cause of renewed national interest in the Arctic is the increasing accessibility of Arctic waters resulting from global warming and new maritime technologies. Accessibility leads to the potential for new sea routes or the expansion of old ones, an important issue for both Russia and Canada. Western nations have focused on augmenting scientific research, environmental protection, sustainable development, and a constabulary and military presence. The United States stake in the Arctic is comparatively small, and historically it has tended to act with minimal interest in the region compared with the other Arctic states. Russia has invested tens of billions of dollars in Arctic oil projects, and its recent policy statements and actions suggest that it will act assertively to safeguard its oil wealth and position in the Arctic. Although oil and gas are less central to the core interests of the rest of the circumpolar powers, the importance of Arctic oil will grow for all nations as oil prices continue to rise and the desire for energy security grows.
Conclusions & Recommendations
Taken as a whole, the Arctic policy statements and actions taken since 2008 clearly disprove Hypothesis 1. There can be no doubt that there is renewed national and international interest in the Arctic along both economic and strategic lines. However, distinguishing between Hypothesis 2 and Hypothesis 3 is more difficult, as many of the statements and actions of the polar states indicate both a sincere desire for peaceful cooperation and serious preparations for strong military capabilities to defend core national interests in the region.
While Hypothesis 2 is the preferred outcome of all Arctic states, significant national investments in establishing a modern military capability in the north signals that core national interests are the top priority of most of them. Under these circumstances, competition and conflict (i.e. Hypothesis 3) could become the Arctic reality if cooperative mechanisms cannot keep pace with developments or otherwise prove inadequate to settle international disputes in the region. Continued monitoring of national and international developments in the Arctic will help clarify whether conditions are tipping more toward cooperation or more toward competition. A living component of this study will continue to track these developments over time and can be accessed via the Web at http://cmss.ucalgary.ca/arcticsecurity.
Maintaining security and peace in the Arctic will require adapting policies and institutions to the emerging environment there. First, the Arctic states need to strengthen existing multilateral institutions and agreements, especially those related to security. The U.S. Department of Defense, for example, wisely advocates the accession of the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides an important framework by which to resolve disputes over, for example, the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Arctic. States also need to develop practical bilateral and multilateral agreements whereby their new Arctic capabilities can work together. Where practices develop to allow cooperation, that cooperation is easier to maintain should relations become strained due to factors developing outside of the Arctic. An early example of such practices is the development of a search and rescue treaty, the first legally binding agreement to come out of the Arctic Council, which was signed by member states in May 2011. Joining these multilateral regimes, however, is not enough; Arctic states must renew a commitment to comply with existing obligations and implement their commitments as well.
Second, the Arctic states will need to acknowledge and deal with the renewal of military strength in the Arctic. This need runs counter to the tendency of states to publicly downplay the potential for military conflict in the Arctic in order to emphasize their legitimate desire for cooperation. The Arctic Council should reconsider its existing prohibition on discussing military security issues. Failure to do so may encourage the development of alternative forums such as the "Arctic Five" group of states (Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States) that met at Ilulissat, Greenland in May 2008 and Quebec, Canada in March 2010. The challenges facing the Arctic are multi-dimensional and require both bilateral solutions, such as the Russian-Norwegian maritime border agreement, as well as a unified international response. A sectoral response to the multitude of issues that are increasingly developing in the region threatens to create a piecemeal, ad hoc governance system that may act to prevent the level of coordination needed to resolve future disputes.
The widely held notion that climate change will occur gradually over the 21st century, allowing ample time for society to adapt, is belied by the unprecedented pace of both climate change and policy developments in the Arctic today. Such rapid changes will challenge governments' abilities to anticipate and diplomatically resolve international disputes within the region. The lesson to the rest of the world might be to anticipate changes and adapt and/or react as soon as possible, using new and existing diplomatic tools, before core national interests take center stage and promote competition and possibly conflict. With global warming, time is of the essence, not only for mitigation, but for adaptation at both the community level and the international level.
Low-Carbon Innovation Forum
Low-Carbon Innovation Forum
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
8:45 am - 12:00 pm
7th Floor Knight Conference Center at the Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC
Innovating the next generation of low-carbon technologies is essential for combating climate change. It is also an enormous economic opportunity, especially for early market leaders. The troubles encountered by clean tech ventures such as Solyndra have sparked debate in Washington over government's role in advancing low-carbon technologies. This Forum brings together representatives of industry and government to explore the vital roles played by each along the path to commercialization – from development and demonstration to scale-up, then mass deployment – and how to ensure U.S. success in the growing low-carbon market. Topics will include collaborative R&D in electric power, the military's role in driving energy efficiency, and how tougher fuel economy standards have helped revitalize the U.S. auto industry.
Keynote Remarks
- Eileen Claussen, President, C2ES
Teaming Up on R&D
- Dr. Cheryl Martin, Deputy Director for Commercialization, ARPA-E
- David Mohler, Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy
- Revis James, Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center, EPRI
The Power of Procurement
- Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Undersecretary for Installations & Environment,
U.S. Department of Defense
- Mark Wagner, Vice President, Government Relations, Johnson Controls Inc.
- John Sindelar, Client Industry Executive, HP Enterprise Service
Driving Mass Deployment
- Ronald Medford, Deputy Administrator, NHTSA
- Mike Robinson, Vice President, Sustainability and Global Regulatory Affairs,
General Motors
- Brad Markell, International Representative, United Auto Workers
Listen to a podcast of C2ES President Eileen Claussen discussing the roles business and government play in advancing low-carbon innovation.
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Can Nuclear Be Part of Our Clean Energy Future?
Nuclear energy is often touted as a reliable, carbon-free element in our electricity portfolio, but three major challenges must be overcome before it can play a bigger role in our energy mix: cost, reactor safety, and waste disposal. Recent progress on each of these fronts shows that nuclear energy may indeed be a greater component of our clean energy future.
As a zero-carbon energy source that also has the highest capacity factor, new nuclear generation is especially well suited to provide baseload generation, which is an emerging gap in our electricity system. As electricity demand rises, aging coal plants are retired, and we pursue greenhouse gas emission reductions, there is a growing need for new low- and zero-carbon baseload electricity generation. Without technological breakthroughs in electricity storage technology, wind, and solar, energy cannot adequately meet baseload demand due to intermittency. Natural gas is lower emitting than coal, but it still emits greenhouse gases and has historically been vulnerable to price volatility.
March 2012 Newsletter
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Learn about new EPA power plant rules, an action plan to get more electric vehicles on the road, recommendations from the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Intiative to boost domestic oil production while cutting CO2 emissions from power plants, and more in C2ES's March 2012 newsletter.
Bloomberg Editors Endorse NEORI Recommendation
March 27, 2012
Bloomberg Editorial
In a March 27 editorial, Bloomberg editors addressed how the U.S. can learn from China's push for capturing carbon and highlighted the work of the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative (NEORI), a group of industry, state, environmental and labor leaders convened by C2ES and the Great Plains Institute. In the piece, Bloomberg endorses NEORI's recommendation that Congress create a production tax credit for power companies that capture CO2 and send it to oil companies for enhanced oil recovery. Below is an excerpt from the editorial.
The federal government, too, could help push the technology forward, by taking up a smart strategy that has been suggested by a coalition of oil industry executives, environmentalists and state officials called the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative. It has to do with the other side of the carbon- capture equation -- what to do with the CO2 once you've taken it out of the power-plant exhaust.
China's Huaneng plant sells its carbon dioxide to companies that make carbonated drinks and dry ice. Duke envisions turning it into solid carbonate to be used for building materials or road construction. Some innovators are feeding CO2 to microscopic algae to produce either fuel or proteins used in nutrition supplements or animal feed.
But it can also be used to coax more oil out of the earth. Since 1972, oil companies have injected carbon dioxide taken from natural sources to free up crude trapped in rock formations. The industry operates 3,900 miles of pipelines carrying 65 million tons of CO2 per year, and "enhanced oil recovery," as the technique is known, accounts for 6 percent of U.S. oil production.
With new technology and enough CO2, the industry could use enhanced recovery to increase production by 67 billion to 137 billion barrels, according to a report from the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative. The report envisions using 20 billion to 45 billion metric tons of CO2 from carbon capture -- the total amount expected to be produced by power plants for the next 10 to 20 years.
We endorse the coalition's recommendation that Congress create a production tax credit for power companies that capture CO2 and send it to oil companies for enhanced recovery. By increasing domestic oil production, such a credit is estimated to be able to pay for itself within a decade.
Click here to read the full editorial
Greenhouse Gas Standards for Refineries
What are New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)?
The Clean Air Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate pollution from new, modified and reconstructed facilities through the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) program, established in Sec. 111 of the Act. (Confusingly, the New Source Performance Standard provisions of the Clean Air Act also require EPA to set standards for existing sources, as described below.) NSPS are technology-based standards which apply to specific categories of stationary sources. As with many other Clean Air Act programs, EPA establishes a federal standard for a given category of facility, which state environmental agencies then translate into requirements for individual facilities. On March 27, 2012 EPA proposed NSPS for electric power plants. None have yet been proposed for refineries.
Under Section 111(b), EPA must establish performance standards for new and modified sources. An NSPS requires facilities to attain an emissions level that "reflects the degree of emissions limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emissions reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated." In setting this performance standard, EPA has some discretion to distinguish among classes, types, and sizes of facilities within source categories. However, the limit EPA sets must take the form of a standard, and it may not prescribe a particular technology itself. The law ostensibly requires EPA to review the technological options available for emissions reduction and, if appropriate, establish a new standard every eight years, but in practice, standards have typically remained unexamined and unchanged for much longer than eight years, often because of resource constraints at EPA.
Under Sec. 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to set standards for existing stationary sources. Again, EPA designates categories and establishes minimum technology-based standards, and states are delegated the authority for establishment, implementation, and enforcement of these performance standards. As with implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program, EPA must approve state plans for meeting the requirements of Sec. 111(d) or implement a federal implementation plan if the state plan is not satisfactory. Unlike the NAAQS program, Sec. 111(d) appears to allow EPA to give the states broad discretion in establishing their programs.
Who are the covered entities?
The definition of "refinery" EPA uses comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining crude petroleum into finished petroleum products, including gasoline, kerosene, asphalt, lubricants, and solvents, among others. Under this definition, there are 147 refineries in the United States.
Why a Refinery NSPS for greenhouse gases?
Petroleum refineries have been subject to new source performance standards for a variety of pollutants since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970. EPA is required to establish NSPS for GHGs under the Clean Air Act, as was clarified in the US Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. EPA.
Following other required regulatory steps, in a 2010 judicial settlement, EPA committed to a timeline for promulgating NSPS for greenhouse gases for two existing source categories: power plants and oil refineries. It held five, broad-based, sector specific listening sessions on the topic and received comments from numerous stakeholders. The deadline for a proposed refinery rule outlined in the settlement was December 10, 2011. At EPA's request, this deadline was extended to September 30, 2011, and then a further delay was agreed to. It is not clear when EPA will release proposed regulation for refineries, but under the court-approved settlement agreement, the final refinery NSPS were due on November 10, 2012.
C2ES Resources:
- Learn more about Power Plant NSPS
- Statement: Eileen Claussen comments EPA's proposed greenhouse gas standard for new power plants
1. Despite the name "New Source Performance Standard," Sec. 111 requires the regulation of both new and of existing sources for pollutants that are not otherwise regulated as toxic pollutants or through the National Ambient Air Quality Standards Program. Because GHGs are not regulated in either of these manners, Sec. 111 would apply.
Eileen Claussen Comments on EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Standard for New Power Plants
Statement of Eileen Claussen
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
March 27, 2012
We welcome EPA's proposal today to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants and urge the Administration to quickly move forward with rules for existing plants, which account for 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. Power companies face huge investment decisions as they meet new pollution standards and retire or upgrade outdated plants. They need to know the full picture - including future greenhouse gas requirements - in order to keep our electricity supply as reliable and affordable as possible.
While highly efficient natural gas-fired power plants would meet the standard proposed today, new coal-fired power plants not already in the pipeline could likely meet the standard only by capturing and permanently sequestering their greenhouse gas emissions. This underscores the urgency of stronger public and private investment in carbon capture and storage technologies. The United States, China and India - the world's three largest greenhouse gas emitters - all have substantial coal reserves. If we can't figure out how to get the energy value out of coal with a minimal carbon footprint, we will not solve the climate problem.
With prospects for substantial public investment in CCS unclear, C2ES is now working with policymakers and stakeholders on ways to expand enhanced oil recovery using captured carbon dioxide - an approach that can boost domestic oil production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help lay the groundwork for full-scale carbon capture and storage.
Contact: Rebecca Matulka, 703-516-4146
Learn more about EPA's greenhouse gas standard for new power plants.
Capturing CO2 Emissions to Produce Domestic Oil: NEORI and CO2-EOR's Unique Solution
Bloomberg editors endorse NEORI's production tax credit recommendations
Few policy options can be a win-win for both political parties, as well as industry, environmental advocates, and labor. Similarly, increasing oil production and decreasing carbon emissions are thought of as conflicting goals. Yet, a solution may be on the horizon. On February 28, the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative (NEORI) released its recommendations for advancing enhanced oil recovery with carbon dioxide (CO2-EOR). NEORI is a broad coalition of industry, state officials, labor, and environmental advocates.
While NEORI participants might not agree on many energy and environmental issues, each participant recognizes the vast potential of CO2-EOR and worked toward producing a set of policy recommendations for its expansion. CO2-EOR already produces 6 percent of U.S. oil, and it could potentially double or triple existing U.S. oil reserves. In comparison to other options, CO2-EOR offers an extraordinarily large potential expansion of domestic oil production, while also advancing an important environmental technology.
Carbon Tax
The most basic form of a market-based policy is a tax that sets a price on each unit of pollution. A tax on pollution provides an incentive for an entity to reduce the quantity of pollution produced by changing its processes or adopting new technology. Taxes on greenhouse gases (GHGs) can come in two broad forms: an emissions tax, which is based on the quantity of emissions an entity produces; and a tax on goods or services that are generally GHG-intensive, such as a carbon tax on gasoline.
A pollution tax differs from a cap-and-trade system in that the latter places a quantitative limit on emissions while the former places a limit on the price of the pollutant. Both policy instruments can be equally effective in reducing pollution.
Internationally, a number of countries, along with a number of local and regional governments, have implemented a carbon tax or energy taxes related to their carbon content. For example, South Africa is considering the introduction of a carbon tax from 2016 onwards. In July 2014, Australia repealed its carbon tax, which was to transition to a cap-and-trade program.
In the United States, the last several Congresses have seen the introduction of carbon tax proposals. In the current Congress (2013-2014), five carbon pricing proposals have been introduced.
There has been increased attention on a revenue-neutral carbon tax as a way to pay for reductions in taxes on productive activities, such as income tax, or tax territoriality reform, and offsetting those reductions by taxing harmful activities. Recent studies estimate a $20 tax on carbon could raise between $1.2 to $1.5 trillion in the next 10 years.
Neither Congressional leadership nor President Obama have expressed interest in a carbon tax. Nevertheless, the need for new revenues to address the looming fiscal shortfall may shape the discussion of a carbon tax in the current Congress.
C2ES Resources
- Carbon Pricing Proposals of the 113th Congress, November 2014
- A Carbon Tax in Broader U.S. Fiscal Reform: Design and Distributional Issues, May 2014
- Blog: Pricing carbon - What are the options?, May 22, 2014
- Event: Carbon Pricing: State and Federal Options, May 22, 2014. See video of the event, and relevant slides from Adele Morris and Aparna Mathur
- Blog: Conservatives debate a carbon tax, June 20, 2013
- Options and Considerations for a Federal Carbon Tax, February 2013
- Market Mechanisms: Understanding the Options, March 2012
- Australia's Carbon Price Mechanism, December 2011
- Cap and Trade vs. Taxes. Climate Policy Memo, March 2009
- Tax Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Congressional Policy Brief Series, November 2008
External Resources
- Joseph Aldy, and Robert N. Stavins, The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience, Discussion Paper (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 2011).
- The Economics of Carbon Taxes, American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, International Monetary Fund, and Resources for the Future, last modified November 13, 2012.
- Terry Dinan, Offsetting a Carbon Tax's Costs on Low-Income Households, Working Paper 2012-16 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2012).
- Kevin A. Hassett, and Gilbert E. Metcalf, An Energy Tax Policy for the Twenty-First Century, AEI Online (Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 2007).
- Donald Marron, and Eric Toder, Carbon Taxes and Corporate Tax Reform, (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute and Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, 2013).
- Aparna Mathur, and Adele Morris, Distributional Effects of a Carbon Tax in the Context of Broader Fiscal Reform, (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2012).
- Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter J. Wilcoxen, The Potential Role of a Carbon Tax in U.S. Fiscal Reform, (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2012).
- Adele Morris, The Many Benefits of a Carbon Tax, The Hamilton Project (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2013).
- National Research Council, Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013).
- Jonathan Ramseur, Jane Leggett, and Molly Sherlock, Carbon Tax: Deficit Reduction and Other Considerations, CRS Report for Congress R42731 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2012).
- Sebastian Rausch, and John Reily, Carbon Tax Revenue and the Budget Deficit: A Win-Win-Win Solution?, Joint Program Report Series Report 228 (Cambridge, MA: Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012).
- Fiscal Reform and Climate Protection: Considering a U.S. Carbon Tax, Resources for the Future and the Peterson Institute for International Economics, last access March 9, 2012.
- Robert N. Stavins, The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled after 100 Years, American Economic Review, 101(1):(2011): 81–108. DOI:10.1257/aer.101.1.81


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2005 Southern Miss 31, Arkansas St
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WR Jarrett Dillard, Rice – Rice is
synonymous with pass-catching prowess. Jerry Rice that is, not the
Rice Owls. No, this Rice, which was running the antiquated wishbone
offense before this season, has sent just three wideouts to the NFL
Draft in the last three decades and has never had a 1,000-yard
receiver B.D., before Dillard. For all the records and impact plays
the sophomore has had in 2006, what's most remarkable is that he's
doing it here, at a school historically known for its conservative,
grind-it-out attack. Yeah, Todd Graham and Major Applewhite opened
things up this year with the installation of the spread offense, but
the Owls still ran more than they threw, so it wasn't as if Hal
Mumme or Mike Leach had replaced Ken Hatfield in the corner office.
Dillard, however, was destined for stardom no matter the obstacles;
double teams, injuries to starting quarterback Chase Clement, a
rugged non-conference schedules—mere pebbles in the path toward an
improbable spot alongside Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson and Notre
Dame's Jeff Samardzija in this season's Biletnikoff finalist photo.
Dillard's numbers—82 catches for 1,176 yards and 20 touchdowns—tell
only part of his story in 2006. At just 5-11 and 170 pounds, he's a
silky smooth route runner with next level ball skills and a knack
for making clutch grabs when the game is hanging in the balance.
Dillard is a bona fide budding superstar, riding a 14-game streak
with a touchdown catch, while helping to usher in a renaissance at
Rice. Who could have possibly imagined all this three years ago
when the wiry San Antonio kid appeared headed to Colgate on a
basketball scholarship because not a single football program was
extending a free ride? None, that is, until Hatfield swooped in
with a late offer, a program-altering moment that'll wind up being
the ex-coach's legacy at Rice if Dillard continues to rewrite record
Best Owl Bowl Moment – Back in the day, Rice was a feisty
program under legendary coach Jess Neely, which would step up every
few years and win a Southwest Conference championship. Led by the
dynamic pitch-and-catch combo of Tobin Rote to Froggy Williams and a
cast of talented seniors, the 1949 squad was the best of the lot,
going 10-1 and capping the year with a 27-13 Cotton Bowl victory
over North Carolina and Choo Choo Justice.
Best Trojan Bowl Moment – No matter the outcome, you always
remember your first. For Troy, its first—and only—post-season
appearance at the I-A level occurred two years ago in a 34-21
Silicon Valley Classic loss to Northern Illinois. The final score
was a disappointment, however, the bowl invitation just four years
after graduating from I-AA was a landmark achievement for head coach
Larry Blakeney and the entire Trojan program
Rice's best win ...
Rice 41 ... Tulsa 38 2OT
Rice answered a 39-yard Jarod Tracy field goal in the second
overtime with a 25-yard touchdown catch from Jarrett Dillard for the win.
Dillard caught an 11-yard touchdown pass to start the scoring in the first
overtime, but Tulsa came back with a one-yard Paul Smith touchdown run on fourth
and goal. Down 20-7 in the fourth quarter after a 65-yard Dillard touchdown
catch, Tulsa got two rushing touchdowns from Courtney Tennial, and then answered
a nine-yard Chase Clement scoring run with a three-yard Smith run to force
overtime. Tulsa outgained Rice 568 yards to 356 but lost four turnovers.
Rice's worst loss ...
Tulane 38 ... Rice 24
Lester Ricard threw four touchdown passes to four different
receivers and Matt Forte ran for 178 yards and scored twice in the team's most
complete performance of the season. Rice got two Chase Clement touchdown passes
and a three-yard scoring run, but he couldn't handle the Tulane secondary that
broke up 13 passes with CB Israel Route knocking away five. The Green Wave never
trailed, but wasn't able to pull away until an eight-yard Forte run early in the
Troy's best win ...
Troy 21 ... Middle Tennessee 20
Down 20-7 late in the game, Troy scored on a 19-yard Smokey
Hampton touchdown catch with just over two minutes to play,
recovered the onside kick, and went 42 yards in eight plays
finishing off with a three-yard Gary Banks touchdown grab with 14
seconds to play. Middle Tennessee had started off the scoring with
the first of two Colby Smith second quarter field goals and a
four-yard Desmond Gee run off a trick play, but Troy stayed alive
with an eight-yard Omar Haugabook touchdown run. When RB Desmond Gee
his Stephen Chicola for a 15-yard touchdown pass early in the
fourth, the Blue Raiders appeared to have it wrapped up.
Troy's worst loss ...
Arkansas State 33 ... Troy 26
Arkansas State scored 13 points in the final 12 minutes
winning the game on a one-yard Curtis Wilkerson touchdown run with
:17 to play after the defense came up with a safety on a Josh
Williams tackle with just under four minutes to play. Corey Leonard
threw two touchdown passes in the first half, including a 62-yard
play to David Johnson, but Troy stayed even throughout helped by a
53-yard Mykeal Terry touchdown catch and two short Kenny Cattouse
scoring runs.
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Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss 31 ... Arkansas State 19
Dustin Almond threw two second half touchdown passes to Shawn Nelson and
Cody Hill ran for 161 yards and a touchdown as Southern Miss won its
second straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State took advantage of USM
mistakes to get a four-yard touchdown run and a two-yard touchdown pass
from Nick Noce, but the USM offense proved to be too much cranking out
445 yards and 25 first downs.
Player of the game: Southern Miss RB Cody Hill
ran 37 times for 161 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Southern Miss - Passing:
Dustin Almond, 17-32, 253 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Cody Hull, 37-161, 1 TD. Receiving:
Shawn Nelson, 6-121, 2 TD
Arkansas State - Passing: Nick Noce,
10-19, 213 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Nick Noce, 17-55, 1 TD. Receiving:
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guide for using scabies creams or ointments.
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mothers.1 In general, it is used only when permethrin
or other medicine cannot be used.
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lice on very small infants, pregnant women, and
nursing women, because it may be safer to use than other medicines.
Precipitated sulfur is considered a
safe treatment for scabies.1 There is not clear evidence from studies showing how well it works. But it sometimes cures scabies, especially Norwegian scabies.
Precipitated sulfur is thought to be very
safe. It may dry the skin.
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The villa is situated in a central but quiet area of Noto Marina (Lido di Noto). It's surrounded by a luxuriant garden of tropical palms, from a traditional Sicilian garden (lemon, orange, olive and fig trees) to an English lawn hedged by pine trees for privacy. This makes for a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere and even on very hot days the fresh nocturnal temperature allows an easy night's sleep.
It's 300 metres from the Blue Flag beach and the same distance from bars, supermarkets, shops and restaurants as well as places of natural beauty and historical and cultural interest, so it's considered a perfect base for visiting both the beautiful surrounding cities (Noto, Siracusa, Ragusa, Modica, Palazzolo), places of extraordinary natural beauty (Vendicari, Cala Mosche, Cava Grande del Cassibile, Pantalica), and for relaxing by the sea. Noto is less than 7km away, and it's known as the "Giardino di Pietra" – Garden of Stone – and a U.N.E.S.C.O. World Heritage site.
The house is composed: 4 room(s) , of which 3 Bedroom(s), Independent kitchen, Living room, 2 bathroom, 1 Laundry with wc, Terrace, Balcony, Veranda (surface of the house 110 m2), Garden, outdoor shower, hammock and garden furniture, Parkin
Year of construction : 1985, Date of last renovation : 2013
Ground floor: lounge with large terrace, kitchen with a veranda and two bathrooms.
First floor: 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Can sleep 2-6 people.
The luxuriant garden can be seen from the front and sides of the house.
In an ideal quiet spot, the villa has all the modern comforts and has been meticulously furnished.
An ideal place for those who love art, culture, the sun, nature, the sea and good food.
PLEASE NOTE that prices are based on a maximum of 4 persons.
Visit us especially in the months of May, June, September and October.
in this months, you can still swim in our beautiful beaches lapped by the Ionian Sea and enjoy the intense blue of the sky, the average temperature between 25-30 degrees and a variety of colors of our territory thanks to the variety of plants (lemon, almond, olive, carob, pomegranate, figs, etc..).
"Here SUMMER begins in April and ends in October…the rest of the year it's always SPRING".
"we are waiting you"
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
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|Nearest beach
|Lido di Noto 300 m
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car essential
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Catania 80 km, Nearest railway: Noto 6 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, Yes, smoking allowed
|Log fire, DVD player, Sea view
|Air conditioning, TV, Video player, Satellite TV
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms, Solarium or roof terrace
|2 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Single beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 2
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, Bicycles available
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
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Villa's composition: Ground floor: a living room with fireplace, lounge with veranda overlooking the park, ; bathroom with shower
; kitchen with a veranda. First floor: a spacious bedroom tastefully furnished, for a relaxing atmosphere, sunny balcony with stunning garden views; 2 bedroom with 2 single beds with window; bathroom with bath,bidet,cabinet and sink.
The house is equipped with a high chair and cot.
The house can accommodate from 2 to 6 people.
The house is completely furnished.
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Holiday rental : from Saturday to Saturday.
Short stays allowed from 3 day(s)
Key pick up with owner.
Owner not present on location.
Noto was honoured recently by UNESCO with the title of "cultural patrimony of humanity".
It is considered the "Capital of the Baroque," and is described as a lost paradise, a "treasure", a gold-toned stone garden, a living book, the emblem of wealth in the Baroque age in Sicily.
Lido di Noto's beach scores "5 vele" which assures clear blue water as well as excellent facilities close to the water's edge.
The next beaches are in the nature reserve of Vendicari where you can find an unspoiled nature and a lot of calmness.
Surrounded by a beautiful garden with tropical palms and the traditional Sicilian flora,with English meadow and protect by thick pines,the house is ideally located at the centre of Lido di Noto. It's a pleasant place when you can relax thanks to the garden and even in the hot days you can peacefully sleep in the night.
The Villa is situated 300 meters from the sea and you can find in the nearness bars,supermarkets and restaurants. From the beach along the shore you can reach the wonderful nature reserve of Vendicari.
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Re: Why isnt FARSCAPE on Blu-ray?
Ceridwen Troy wrote:
Kiltak wrote:
Actually a lot of older movies are being put on to DVD that were not shot in HD. If you do your homework you can find movies on Blu-Ray that go back all the way to the 80s, which were most certainly not shot in HD.
Motion pictures are typically shot on film, which has a
resolution than HDTV. Films from as far back as the beginning of motion picture history, if they've been preserved or restored to their original condition, will continue to look absolutely
in HD release on Blu-ray.
The issue is that, starting in the 1980s, video proved to be a much cheaper, more efficient method of storing and editing motion pictures. Video, however, has a drastically reduced level of resolution when compared to film
HD. In the world of television series, though, this didn't matter as much because television resolution has always been fairly low. This is why
Star Trek
(which was produced on film in the 1960s) is seeing a Blu-ray release, whereas
The Next Generation
(produced on video in the 80s and 90s) will require a complete re-editing from the film source in order to achieve HD resolution.
The question being asked in this thread is whether or not
was shot or edited on film or video. If it was shot on film but edited in video, there's a chance it could be re-edited in HD but it would likely require a complete revamp of the visual effects (and the studio might find this cost prohibitive for such a cult series). If it was edited in a medium that was a high enough resolution, though, such concerns would be moot, and a Blu-ray release would be as simple as striking a new transfer.
They don't need to do all that. It's not nearly as complicated as you think. All they will do is take it run it through some software designed to clean up and improve the picture and sound quality. They did this before when it was converted over from VHS to DVD. Now they have even better software then they did before that can convert DVD to blu-ray quality.
Now keep in mind there is only so much they can do. Take Farscape for example, while the picture and sound quality will be a hundred times better then DVD it will not be as good as say a movie like Transformers, or a lot of shows that are now using digital cameras to shoot there shows.
I tell you right now that if they had to redo the special effects because of the way something was shot original to get it to blu-ray they would have had the same problem with DVD. In fact a lot of the older movies and shows would never have been put on to DVD.
Im gone give you a good example of what I'm talking about. Take the original Star Wars for example. You all remember the THX Version of Star Wars that game out in mid 90s right. What most of you don't know was that when he pulled Star Wars from the vaults he was going to do the Special edition, but the problem was the movies were degrading from sitting in vault so long. So he had to clean them up and restore the movies.
Now Lucas being the smart person that he is through head. Now the first thing he did was restore the original film. Then he took the film and converted it over to computer. Then he used software and made even more improvements to the films, both the picture quality and sound quality. He then put them on VHS and that became what we know as the THX version, which he released to the public.
He then set to work on doing the special edition. Then he released that to VHS, DVDs were not around at that point.
Now eventually he did put the movies on DVD, and again he ran it through software that improved the picture quality and sound quality as well as adding in some elements to the movie. He will do the same thing when ever he gets around to putting them on blu-ray.
The only reason or at least the main reason Farscape is not on Blu-ray, is because it makes no economical sense to do so at this point. Right now most people don't have a blu-ray. So a show like Farscape which does have a fan base, maybe not a huge one but it does have one, isn't going to sell well on Blu-ray at this moment because not enough people have them. In few years when blu-ray go way down in price and they become more common in house holds we will see shows like Farscape on Blu-ray.
Like said I wouldn't worry about it to much, it will be released on blu-ray in a few years or so.
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I hate G3 bindings. I will never use another pair in my life. I know, however, that there are a lot of folks who like them and swear by them. So if you're using them, that's fine by me. Everyone has their own preferences.
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