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Silverlight Shines at International Broadcasting Conference 2008 in Amsterdam
Later this week, at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2008 in Amsterdam, Microsoft Corp. will demonstrate an important new capability for Silverlight - playback of H.264-based video.
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Churchill, the Queen and the Press Club
Jones, Sheilla, Manitoba History
After 125 years, the Winnipeg Press Club has collected its share of tales, some of them tall ones, but some, like the story of Winston Churchill and Queen Victoria, might actually be true.
The Winnipeg Press Club regularly held dinners with guest speakers in downtown restaurants, and had done so right from the club's very first year in 1887, particularly if there was a notable political or journalism figure in town. Winston Spencer Churchill certainly fit the bill, not for this political career but for his adventures as a war correspondent for the London Morning Post. Churchill was in Winnipeg to give a talk on Monday, 21 January 1901.
The next morning, at Government House in Winnipeg, Churchill was awaiting news, along with the rest of the British Empire, of the imminent death of Queen Victoria. The 27-year-old had been elected a Member of Parliament in England on 1 October 1900 and was scheduled to take his seat in February on his return to London. He had received a cable from London only days earlier advising him that the death of the monarch would not, much to his relief, trigger a new election. (1) Churchill simply couldn't afford to spend his limited funds refighting the last election. He needed money, and that was why he was in Winnipeg.
Dispatches from Osborne House on the Isle of Wight where the Queen was on her deathbed were front-page news on Tuesday morning. The Tuesday morning newspapers reported the Queen's imminent demise.
"The Queen's strength still continues to diminish," read the headline, in full caps, in the Tuesday edition of The Morning Telegram. (2) "The Queen kept alive by stimulants, and may live until Thursday," the Manitoba Free Press announced on the front page of its morning paper. (3)
In the same newspapers that carried the news of the Queen's impending death, Churchill was also reading the reviews of his sold-out talk the previous night at the Winnipeg Theatre on the corner of Adelaide and Notre Dame.
"Mr. Spencer Churchill: A stirring lecture from Lord Randolph's son on the war in South Africa", ran the headline on the page 5 review in The Morning Telegram; (4) "Winston Churchill on the War: A record-breaking audience hears the talented correspondent relate his exploits" headed the Manitoba Free Press page 6 story. (5)
Churchill had been touring since the previous summer, giving a lecture called, "The War as I Saw It." It was an action-adventure story about his capture and escape in South Africa, where he was covering the Boer War for the London Morning Post. He was an international celebrity.
As the story goes, on 15 November 1899, Churchill was aboard a troop train when it was attacked by Boer artillery. The train derailed and blocked the British retreat.
Chaos ensued, and troops began to panic. With the consent of the commanding officer ... Churchill stepped in. Amid flying bullets Churchill had the train's engineer clear the tracks by ramming the derailed cars out of the way, directed the transfer of injured troops to the engine's tender, and rode back with them to the nearest station. Churchill then headed back to the ambush scene on foot to assist those still pinned down by Boer fire. (6)
However, Churchill was captured and taken to a makeshift prison in Pretoria. He demanded to be released, protesting that he was just a reporter. He managed to escape about a month later, heading for a train for Portuguese East Africa where he would be safe. That was also part of the adventure.
After a nine-day ordeal of surreptitious travel under harsh conditions on foot and on trains, after keeping a vulture at bay, hiding in a rat-infested mine shaft, among dirty coal sacks, and in a shipment of wool, Churchill finally made it to neutral territory. On December 23 he entered British-controlled Durban, where he was given a hero's welcome. …


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Tapas Tango & Grill: "Tapas restaurant in Playa del Ingles" Isla de Gran Canaria Restaurant Tip by Henrik_rrb
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This is a very nice restaurant in the center of Playa del Ingles, the party city very close to the San Agustin.
There are a lot of bars, pubs, restaurant and discos, and here we also found this tapas restaurant.
We went there two days in a row, taking a taxi (3,40 euro) from our hotel in San Agustin.
The first night we had tapas, which means we got the menu, and then picked out 12 different plates, with smaller meals. Had everything from garlic bread (oh... I miss those!!) to chicken, fried octopus and rabbit.
Great way to explore most possible meals! Only problem was maybe that we were totally full after just half of them... :)
Too much beer I would say...
The second time we instead chose to have just one meal, with a HUGE entrecote, which took me like forever to eat.
And another time some beer... ;)
The restaurant is really nice, with live music from a guy with a guitar both evenings. On the walls and on the roof earlier guests have written their "salutes" to the chef, but nowadays it's so full with text that no one is allowed to write.
Felt a bit like I was sitting at a mexican/american tapas. Or maybe I should say it felt like I would imagine it would be, as I've never been to Mexico or USA... ;)
Favorite Dish: You should book in advance (see phone number below) as the restaurant was full both nights! We were lucky to be there early the first night, and then we made a reservation for the second evening.
Address: Apartamentos Los Molinos, Playa del Ingles
Price Comparison: about average
Directions: Take a taxi, it's easier. Should be possible to say just "Tango Tapas & Grill" and the driver should know where it is. At least if you're close to Playa del Ingles.
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Krzysztof Meyer's Cyberiada receives rare staging in Poznań
28 May 2013, Poznań, Poland
'Cyberiada' at Poznan's Teatr Wielki(Photo: K Zalewska)
Review by Karyl Charna Lynn
Based on short stories by the Polish writer Stanisław Lem, Cyberiada (The Cyberiad) is an allegorical dark comedy with serious overtones, dealing with the evils of totalitarianism, oppression, greed, deception, sexual addiction and the mysteries of life.
Using a story-within-a-story format, the opera fuses the science fiction idea of space travel with a pseudo-Medieval world populated by kings, queens, witches, knights and obedient subjects encased in identical multi-coloured boxes. A fiery red-haired inventor called Trull journeys from planet to planet building machines, which narrate three different allegorical tales symbolized by huge suspended masks.
Conceived as a Theatre of the Absurd by director Ran Arthur Braun and designer Justin Arienti, this precisely-executed production unfolded on a stage dominated by five huge batteries of percussion located on two levels. Each group incorporated 12 different instruments, which in turn produced 60 different types of sounds and noises (noise being as integral a part of the opera as the musical tones). The percussionists were dressed as astronauts and a parade of characters in over-the-top costumes acted with exaggerated and stilted mannerisms, parodying societal roles.
From breath-taking acrobatics, including two red-clad ballerinas pantomiming erotic dreams for King Zipperupus, to the finale in which Trull killed a clone of himself, the opera was simultaneously amusing and thought-provoking. Although composed during the 1960s, the final message touched on 21st century technology: nothing is eternal, not even machines.
The music included serial, sonoristic and aleatoric techniques, resulting in a work with unconventional sounds and vocal lines almost devoid of melody, harmony or rhythm in the traditional sense. Instead, the action and feelings of the characters were expressed through a unique soundscape combining jazz, repeated chords, sound clusters and grotesque elements. Extensive sections of spoken dialogue were delivered melodically, ranging from rhythmical recitation to story-telling.
The singers, acrobats, dancers, chorus and orchestra of Poznań's Teatr Wielki under maestro Krzysztof Słowiński did a superb job in keeping the complex elements of the work together, offering a worthwhile and admirable execution of this multi-faceted opera.
RPS Award winners announced in London
15 May 2013, London, UK
Sarah Connolly, winner of the 2013 RPS Award for Singer(Photo: Simon Jay Price)
Opera put in a strong showing at this year's Royal Philharmonic Society Awards in London, with a total of four categories bagged by leading lights from the UK opera sector.
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly took the Award for Singer, with Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest named as best large-scale composition. Three events that formed part of last summer's Cultural Olympiad were also amongst the winners, including Birmingham Opera Company's staging of Mittwoch aus Licht by Stockhausen, and the North Lincolnshire community opera Cycle Song about former Olympic cyclist Albert White.
RPS Chairman, John Gilhooly, opened proceedings with a celebratory but also hard-hitting speech, in which he hailed 2012 as 'an extraordinary year for live classical music in the UK … despite a difficult political and economic climate'.
Referring to the recent call by UK Secretary of State for Culture, Maria Miller, that arts organisations should 'hammer home the value of culture to our economy', Gilhooly said: 'Making money never has, and never should be, the driving force for great art. Whilst mindful of the absolute need to unite with the government and funders in framing the positive economic arguments for expenditure on the arts, I want to make a direct plea to Maria Miller and the government: please let's not allow creativity, vision, excellence, enjoyment and culture's potential to change lives to be lost in the debate, even in times of austerity.'
Die Zauberflöte at London's Royal Opera House
10 May 2013, London, UK
Albina Shagimuratova as Covent Garden's showstopping Queen of the Night(Photo: Mike Hoban)
Review by Luis Dias
As someone visiting the UK from India after a gap of five years, I was struck by the richness of London's cultural life, especially when it comes to classical music. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, is undoubtedly the jewel in this cultural crown.
So it felt especially good to be back there, for a shining performance of Mozart's Magic Flute. Lavish productions like these are impossible to come by in India, perhaps understandably so. I was watching the audience reaction and some people were obviously 'regulars', but there were also others like me, for whom every moment of the visual spectacle and glorious music were being savoured hungrily, greedily.
Albina Shagimuratova was very convincing as the Queen of the Night, and her showpiece aria 'Der Hölle Rache' was perhaps the highlight of the evening, getting several rounds of well-deserved applause. Bass Matthew Rose made a similarly riveting Sarastro, looking and sounding every inch the evil sorcerer/enlightened sovereign. His 'O Isis und Osiris' was particularly outstanding.
Simon Keenlyside also stood out as Papageno, not merely for his smooth vocal delivery and gorgeous voice, but for his easy, almost natural command of this 'strictly-for-the-birds' role. His Papagena, Susana Gaspar, was vivacious, funny, and their 'Pa … pa … pa …' duet crackled with mirth and wit.
Supporting this top-notch cast, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House sounded spectacular under conductor Julia Jones, whose brisk tempi kept energy levels high.
Dr Luis Dias is a musician and writer who recently returned to India after a decade working in the UK. Visit his blog for more details: http://luisdias.wordpress.com
Kaufmann triumphs as Don Carlo at Covent Garden
7 May 2013, London, UK
Jonas Kaufmann as Don Carlo with Anja Harteros as Elizabeth de Valois(Photo: Catherine Ashmore)
Review by Francis Muzzu
Lucky the audience that attended the opening night of this revival. Let's gloss over Nicholas Hytner's patchy and unattractive production, for this was a musical feast, not least for Antonio Pappano's vibrant and idiomatic conducting and the strong orchestral and choral work.
Jonas Kaufmann's Carlo started slightly hesitantly but soon gained focus, his tone burnished and rich. He blended perfectly with Mariusz Kwiecień's Rodrigo, also elegantly sung and a far warmer personality than we usually see in this role. Likewise Ferruccio Furlanetto's Filippo emphasised the character's humanity and loneliness with a large-scale performance and his cavernous bass remains undimmed, likewise his stage presence.
Béatrice Uria-Monzon looked suitably gorgeous as Eboli but her high-lying and tangy mezzo was slightly over-parted in this house. Perhaps best of all was Anja Harteros, whose elegance of person and voice, impeccable musicality and technique combined with sumptuous tone to create an Elizabeth de Valois that may remain peerless for many. She has created a potentially legendary assumption with just one London performance, for alas she cancelled all further showings (some announced well in advance, some not). Let's hope that this was not an inadvertent farewell to the house, at which apparently she has no further appearances planned.
Andre Previn's new opera - a report from the Houston world premiere
4 May 2013, Houston, USA
Sir Andre Previn has composed his second opera, this time a bittersweet English romance based on Noel Coward's screenplay for David Lean's Brief Encounter, drawn from Coward's one-act play Still Life. Our US-based opera critic Charles Ward gives his first impressions of the opera which received its world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera on 1 May.
Sir Andre Previn's Brief
Encounter proves to be an engaging, well-crafted and touching addition to the contemporary opera repertoire.
'Well-crafted' can be critics' code for an honourable effort the writer doesn't want to pan. Not so in this case.
his libretto, John Caird deftly kept the movie's story line about the ill-fated affair of the housewife Laura and the doctor Alec while
compressing incidents in the film, folding in elements from the play and,
crucially, expanding the character of Laura's husband Fred.
that, composer Andre Previn has added a cinematic score, reminiscent of Korngold. Quick-cut,
chromatic shifts underline the text moment to moment. At the drama's peaks, the
music swelled with seething emotion within an unfailingly tonal style.
Soprano Elizabeth Futral, who portrayed Stella in the San Francisco world premiere of Previn's first opera Streetcar Named Desire, had a tour de force role in Laura. She was on stage for the entire opera as she related her experiences in flashback form. Futral was impressive for the intensity she brought to the role, displaying an astonishing range of emotions as Laura was convulsed by pleasure and guilt, all delivered in vivid sound. Baritone Nathan Gunn , meanwhile, was vocally radiant and equally ardent as the more shallowly drawn doctor.
Encounter was not an unalloyed triumph. Caird and Previn stumbled on
things that bedevil opera, such as long swaths of interior dialogue or
subplots that drift to an end – even though the pair devised an effective
and moving conclusion to the opera as a whole.
Accustomed to a world premiere most seasons, the opening night audience in Houston responded generously, especially for Futral, and then ratcheted up its response further when a spotlight highlighted Previn in his seat near the stage.
However, without the iconic cultural hook that Streetcar Named Desire had for an American public, Brief Encounter is likely to join many recent new American operas in a state of limbo. Uncharacteristically, HGO had lined up no co-commissioning companies before opening night (though the company said it has received several inquiries since then).
See Charles Ward's complete review of Brief Encounter in Opera Now's forthcoming July/August 2009 issue
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The Royal Mail has cancelled all deliveries to a street in Elgin after a series of attacks on an employee by dive-bombing seagulls.
A female postal worker complained that she had become a target for persistent attacks by gulls whenever she tried to deliver post to the 30 homes in Muirfield Road.
In scenes reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie The Birds, squabbles of seagulls would swoop without warning on the terrified woman as she distributed the mail.
Concerned for her safety, bosses at the Royal Mail have asked residents of the Moray street to collect their own mail at the local post office until the bizarre avian attacks can be resolved.
It is understood that Royal Mail staff were sent out to the street on Friday to assess the situation and concluded that it was still too dangerous for the post to be delivered.
Many communities in Moray have become used to dive-bombing seagulls although Moray Council has appealed to residents not to feed them to discourage them from nesting.
Earlier in 2012, the local authority said it would consider issuing Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) to any residents who ignored warnings not to feed gulls.
A spokesman said: "People do not see any harm in feeding gulls but the fact is that the birds come to rely on it as a regular source of food and they will stay in an area to nest, with all the problems that can cause."
Royal Mail spokeswoman Jennifer Bird said deliveries would resume "when it was safe", adding: "The safety of our people is paramount to Royal Mail and swooping attacks have made it difficult for our employee to do her job.
"These frightening attacks have meant that this week we have temporarily suspended deliveries to some residents in Muirfield Road.
"These kind of attacks do occur at this time of year across the country as gulls are nesting.
"We apologise to customers and will resume deliveries as soon as it is safe to do so."
A spokesman for Moray Council added: "There is not a lot we can do about it, seagulls are a protected species."
Ms Bird said the Royal Mail would continue to monitor the situation.
The acclaimed 1963 horror movie The Birds, made near the end of Hitchcock's career, depicted a tranquil coastal town coming under sudden attack from a flock of murderous gulls and crows.
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2004/11/05 14:36:00
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2009/01/03 13:52:18
Vitaioli's Cucina Pazzo (WI)
Vitaioli's Cucina Pazzo is a new restaurant here in Edgerton WI and according to the newspaper article "the menu will be dominated by home-made pizza and pasta; Italian beef, sausage, and meatball sandwiches; Chicago-style hot dogs; and pizza by the slice" (possibly due to the number of Illinois people that visit the area). The owner is the niece of the founder of Mario's Pizza and the family also owned and operated a bar & grill outside of town for a few years, so they have roots in the community. It's only been open for a few days (hours are Tues-Sat, 11a-11p) and I haven't had a chance to get there, but that should change pretty quick.
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Re:Vitaioli's Cucina Pazzo (WI)
2009/01/03 14:42:04
I wonder why they named it Crazy Kitchen.
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2009/01/03 14:54:35
Because you have to be crazy to open up a restaurant in the current economy?
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2009/01/03 15:46:34
Because you have to be crazy to open up a restaurant in the current economy?
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2009/01/04 11:49:29
I visited yesterday afternoon about 4:30 and bought a hot dog, an Italian sausage, and an Italian beef. All came with fries and the base price was $13.00.
They use 1 hot dog - a natural casing Vienna beef, and my guess is that it's probably a steamed 8/1. Instead of getting a Chicago dog I ordered a regular hot dog with mustard and extra pickle and since it came on a plain bun the poppyseed bun is apparently reserved for the Chicago. They were generous with the Chipico pickle spears as I was given 4, and the dog was everything I expected it to be. I was wondering if it was going to be the skinless variety so the casing was a pleasant surprise.
I'm not normally a beef eater at places like this but figured I'd give it a try. They make their own with bottom round from Sorg's in Darien, a cradle-to-grave operation with a good reputation that I can personally attest to. I ordered it wet and they didn't skimp on the jus; the roll was pretty much a soggy mess when I was getting to the end and I was even given a small container of extra in case I needed it. Personally I felt it could've used maybe just a touch more salt and seasoning but someone more familiar with beef sandwiches would be able to provide a better opinion.
I'm saving the Italian sausage for last because I liked it best. Some people get them with red sauce and others like them wet, but I like them dressed just like a dog. The sausage was split lengthwise and I suspect it might've been grilled, but as I was eating it in the car I couldn't really tell. Regardless, it was excellent. Nicely spicy without being overpowering and the roll (same as used for the beef) was outstanding. Lightly crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, and I wish I'd thought to ask who the baker is. The sausage comes from a Milwaukee/Chicago purveyor and I think the name might start with "Gr", but I can't remember. CSD, does this sound like any company you know?
No Polish sausage on the menu, though. I asked and was told that it's a "we'll see" thing. They also have pizza but that'll have to wait for another visit.
It took probably 15-20 minutes to fill my order but there were only a couple of people working and the phone rang with pizza orders at a consistent rate, so another set or 2 of hands probably would've speeded things up.
I can see 3 potential customer bases: the 3-season people from Illinois, the high school kids, and the people living nearby. Vitaioli's is located downtown while all other fast food is out on the perimeter (Subway on the north end and McD, Taco John's, and Culver's 2 miles east of town by I-90) so there's a bit of a captive audience here, too, especially since many homes are within easy walking distance. I can't imagine a worse time to go into the restaurant business but the family has experience and the products I had were good, so I think they have a chance and I hope they succeed.
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2009/01/04 12:19:51
, Nice critique of the Crazy Kitchen. It's good to know that people are still willing to take a chance. That is what will eventually turn things around.(my opinion, of course)
Thanks for taking the time and glad it was worth you time.
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Re:Vitaioli's Cucina Pazzo (WI)
2009/04/10 23:53:15
A little over 3 months and the restaurant's still open, so I hope they're doing well. The summer season's almost here...
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2009/05/21 12:17:00
Location: Indianford, WI
Just recently visited the cucina pazzo for the first and last time
2009/05/21 12:32:37
So after noticing that this establishment has managed to stay open in this weak economy I finally decided to venture in and get a taste of what these Edgerton folk call real Italian Dining.
For an appetizer we started with the Fried Raviolis and the Artichoke Spinach dip. The fried Raviolis came 6 to a plate and over fried and had a hint of chicken or something else that may be fried in the fryer at the same time. The Spinach artichoke dip, served with the homemade flat bread was also something to avoid. The flatbread didn't seem to be made in house, and the dip was mediocre at best. Must have come from a can.
For Dinner we decided upon on of their special Deep dish pizzas (which unfortunately require almost an hour of prep and cook time).. . Should have called in a half hour before arriving as this would have shortened our dreaded hour wait in this dull and mostly empty environment.
When the pizza finally arrived we were astounded by the look of the pizza, the presentation looked great, however the pizza was overloaded with sauce and at 1.25 per topping on a 14" pizza they were very lean with the fixins.
Upon waking up at 4 am to go to work this morning my stomach felt like it was unable to hold what I had eaten just 8 hours before and I found myself hugging the toilet for the next 45 minutes puking my guts out and drinking glasses of water to flush that toxic waste that someone calls food out of my system before it has a chance to get any further into my bowels.
I've found that I will probably never visit this establishment ever again and just stick to Marios Pizza, which was cleverly placed in this location right next door, Many, Many years ago.
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Re:Just recently visited the cucina pazzo for the first and last time
2009/05/21 19:42:39
No wonder you threw up! Fried ravioli, spinach artichoke dip & deep dish all on the same night? Seriously? Your gallbladder must be screaming. Not to mention, who eats right before they go to bed? You need a good 3 hours to digest. Unless you're sleeping 5 hours a night?
Why do you say that the bread didn't "seem" to be made in house? What are you basing this opinion off of?
Where can I buy spinach artichoke dip from a can? Can you direct me to a website? It would save a lot of time as my mom loves this stuff.
Chicago style pizza does indeed take an hour to cook. And yes, it comes with the sauce on the top. I honestly don't think it's the pizza's fault you got sick. As to your statement "what these Edgerton folk call real Italian Dining."? The rest of your post contradicts this as you didn't know a Chicago style pizza comes with the sauce on the top.
I'm gonna try it if I get out that way again. But I was serious about the flatbread.
Junior Burger
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2009/10/29 22:37:00
Location: Edgerton, WI
Re:Just recently visited the cucina pazzo for the first and last time
2009/10/29 23:16:40
I would venture to guess that this establishment isn't what most "Edgerton folk" consider real Italian dining. There isn't a restaurant in Edgerton that offers real Italian dining.
We've dined once in the restaurant and ordered pizza twice for delivery. The dine-in experience was ok at best, standing at the counter waiting to order/pay before we took a seat at our table was a bit odd - kind of a fast food feel in a sit down restaurant. We ordered a thin crust pizza with about 4 toppings. The sauce was bland and the pizza as a whole was pretty flavorless. The pizza that was delivered was probably the worst pizza that I've had. The first time I figured it was a fluke, and my husband actually likes their food, so we tried it again. The same thing happened the second time, the cheese was nasty, for lack of a better description, and the texture was gross at best. I'm a texture person when it comes to food, so the consistency of the cheese really put me off. Others may not have this issue.
It's not a place that I'd choose to visit again, and definitely won't order anything for delivery / carry-out.
And, in my opinion, Mario's is nothing to write home about either. One person that posted in this forum stated that the owner of Vitaioli's is the niece of the owner of Mario's, that came as no surprise - the pizzas at both establishments are tasteless. Sad to say, but my family prefers Pizza Pit to any pizza place in Edgerton.
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Global Biofuels Status Update
Introduction to the GSR
Today I want to take a deep look at the global biofuels picture, drawing mainly from the Renewables 2014 Global Status Report (GSR) that was released in June by REN21, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. I had intended to draw data primarily from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014, but I believe that the GSR is the most comprehensive report available when it comes to the global renewable energy picture. The GSR has more complete renewable energy data than the BP Statistical Review, but both reports complement each other. Full disclosure, however, I have been a contributor to the GSR for the past five years.
Before I begin, let me introduce REN21 and what are they trying to achieve. From the foreword to the 215-page report:
REN21 is the global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects a wide range of key actors. REN21's goal is to facilitate knowledge exchange, policy development and joint action towards a rapid global transition to renewable energy.
REN21 brings together governments, nongovernmental organisations, research and academic institutions, international organisations and industry to learn from one another and build on successes that advance renewable energy. To assist policy decision making, REN21 provides high quality information, catalyses discussion and debate and supports the development of thematic networks.
With that introduction, let's do a deep dive on the global biofuel picture.
Global biofuel production falls primarily into three categories; ethanol, biodiesel, and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), also known as "green diesel." Of the 30.8 billion gallons (116.6 liters) of biofuel produced globally in 2013, 23 billion gallons (75%) were ethanol.
Ethanol is the second simplest alcohol, with only two carbon atoms, and is used as a gasoline substitute and additive. (Methanol, with a single carbon atom, is the simplest alcohol.) Ethanol is produced from fermenting the sugars or starches in feedstocks like corn, wheat, and sugarcane. It is primarily used as a 10% blend with gasoline in hundreds of millions of vehicles worldwide, and more than 20 million vehicles globally are capable of running on either pure ethanol or a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. If you own a vehicle in the US, it is almost certain that you have operated that vehicle on a 10% ethanol blend at some point.
Ethanol has some key differences from gasoline. First, the energy density is only about two-thirds that of gasoline, which means that a greater volume of ethanol is required to travel an equivalent distance. Ethanol will also absorb water from the air. This can be an issue when transporting or storing ethanol, as well as when using ethanol blends in boats. On the plus side, the octane rating for ethanol is higher than for gasoline. Octane rating is a measure of the tendency of a fuel to pre-ignite when it is compressed. Higher-octane fuels are more resistant to pre-ignition, which allows them to be used in an engine with a higher compression ratio.
When it comes to ethanol production, the US and Brazil dominate the market, cumulatively accounting for 87% of the global total. In 2013 the US produced 13.2 billion gallons, which was 57% of total global ethanol production. Brazil produced another 6.7 billion gallons. Other global producers of ethanol included Argentina, Canada, China, and India.
Both countries have a long history of strong government support for the ethanol industry. US government support for ethanol as fuel began with tax credits for ethanol usage with the Energy Tax Act of 1978. The tax credit was an exemption from the federal excise tax on gasoline, and was in place at varying levels until the end of 2011. In addition to the tax credit, the US government made government-backed loans available to ethanol producers for plant construction and implemented an import fee to protect domestic ethanol producers from cheaper ethanol imports (mainly from Brazil).
As a result of the incentives, US ethanol production slowly grew over time, reaching 1.6 billion gallons by 2000 and 3.9 billion gallons by 2005. Then the US Congress gave the industry a huge boost by mandating ethanol usage in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. One of the key provisions of the new energy policy was the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS started with a requirement of adding 4 billion gallons of ethanol to the fuel supply in 2006—just about the amount that was being produced at that time—and initially increased each year to 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol by 2012.
Congress accelerated ethanol adoption with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The new act required the use of 12 billion gallons of corn ethanol in the US fuel supply by 2010, rising to 15 billion gallons by 2015. To meet their proportional share of that mandate, refiners have been required to purchase Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs — effectively ethanol consumption quotas — from producers.
Government mandates in Brazil have an even longer history, dating back to 1976. The mandated percentage of ethanol is higher than in the US (it has mostly fluctuated between 20% and 25% for a decade), and car companies there have developed flex-fuel vehicles that can run on varying concentrations of ethanol. Ethanol in Brazil is produced from sugarcane, as opposed to US ethanol, which is almost entirely derived from corn.
Weather and market forces have recently been kind to US ethanol producers, with an expected bumper corn crop lowering the price of their main input, while ethanol prices have been propped up by the high price of gasoline refined from increasingly expensive crude oil. In the long run continued government support is critical for the industry, but in my estimation is unlikely to waver in the US.
Biodiesel is the second largest category of global biofuel, accounting for 6.9 billion gallons globally in 2013 — 22.6% of total biofuel production. Biodiesel is derived from reacting fats like vegetable oil with an alcohol like methanol. The products of the reaction are biodiesel and glycerin.
The chemical structure of biodiesel is distinctly different from that of petroleum diesel. Petroleum diesel is composed of only hydrogen and carbon (hydrocarbons), but biodiesel also contains oxygen. This gives biodiesel somewhat inferior physical and chemical properties compared with petroleum diesel.
A key difference is that biodiesel will gel and freeze at higher temperatures than petroleum diesel. This can cause fuel filters to plug if the biodiesel concentration is too high in cold weather conditions. Thus, biodiesel tends to be blended at much lower levels with petroleum diesel in cold weather, and is unsuitable for aircraft that fly at high altitudes.
On the other hand, biodiesel is relatively easy to produce. Unlike many alternative fuel technologies, biodiesel can be made in a garage from widely available waste cooking grease with minimal equipment or training. Most alternative fuel technologies have much larger capital expenditure and expertise requirements.
Biodiesel is produced and used in numerous countries around the world, and is the most commonly used biofuel in the European Union. The EU produced 2.8 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013, 40% of the global total. Many EU countries have biofuel mandates that encourage the use of biodiesel, although some countries have weakened their mandates in recent years over concerns that cultivation of certain biodiesel feedstocks was encouraging deforestation.
As with ethanol, the US was the largest national producer of biodiesel in 2013. US production in 2013 was 1.4 billion gallons, produced primarily from soybeans. Production exceeded the mandate from the RFS, which covers ethanol, biodiesel, and advanced biofuels, and which called for inclusion of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel in diesel fuel markets in 2013.
Behind the US in biodiesel production were Germany and Brazil, which increased production by by 16% and 5% respectively in 2013, to 820 million gallons and 766 million gallons. Argentina was the fourth largest producer with 608 million gallons. France was the world's fifth largest biodiesel producer, but is moving toward reducing its biofuel mandates.
Most of the major biodiesel producers consumed what they produced. China, on the other hand, is a significant consumer of biodiesel, but satisfies most of its demand by importing biodiesel from Southeast Asian producers like Malaysia and Indonesia. In fact, I visited Malaysia several years ago and asked a palm oil producer if the EU's concerns about the sustainability of palm oil (production of which has caused deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia) might affect their growth, and I was told that China had no such concerns and would buy every drop they could produce.
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) has emerged as an attractive alternative to biodiesel in recent years. With this process the same kinds of vegetable oil feedstocks that are used in biodiesel production are reacted with hydrogen in a process called hydrotreating — a common process in the petroleum industry. The products of this reaction are diesel-length hydrocarbons (also known as "green diesel"), with propane produced as a byproduct.
The primary advantage of hydrotreated green diesel over biodiesel is that the product is chemically equivalent to petroleum diesel, so it can be used in diesel engines in any concentration with no modifications. The disadvantage is that the capital costs of hydrotreating equipment are much higher than for the equipment required to produce biodiesel, and thus the process requires larger scale to be economical.
HVO accounted for only 2.7% of global biofuel production (820 million gallons), but grew by 16% in 2013. In 2013 HVO production took place primarily in Europe (475 million gallons), Singapore (238 million gallons) and the US (80 million gallons).
The HVO space is dominated by Finland's Neste Oil. Neste began developing its hydrotreating technology — called NEXBTL — in 2002, and in May 2007 started up a plant at its Porvoo refinery outside Helsinki, Finland with an initial capacity of 55 million gallons per year of HVO. The feedstock for the HVO refinery is vegetable oil and animal fat, and in 2009 the capacity was doubled to 110 million gallons. In November 2010, Neste commissioned the largest HVO plant in the world in Singapore with a capacity of 245 million gallons per year (800,000 metric tons), and in 2011 started up another 245 million gallon per year HVO refinery in Rotterdam. The Rotterdam facility is Europe's largest renewable diesel refinery, and to my knowledge this facility and the Singapore plant are the two largest biofuel plants of any kind in the world.
Besides Neste, HVO processes have been developed by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) subsidiary UOP, Syntroleum (recently purchased by Renewable Energy Group), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Petrobras (NYSE: PBR). Syntroleum formed a joint venture with Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) called Dynamic Fuels LLC, which opened a $150 million facility in Geismar, Louisiana in 2010 with an annual HVO capacity of 40 million gallons per year.
Global biofuel production continues to be dominated by ethanol, and the US is the world's dominant biofuel producer — leading in both ethanol and biodiesel. HVO is the world's third largest volume biofuel and its production is growing at a faster pace than the more mature ethanol and biodiesel industries.
Biofuel volumes will continue to be heavily influenced by government policies and subsidies, and some weakening of these policies has hurt both the ethanol and biodiesel industries in several countries. Investors wishing to place their bets on the future of biofuels need to understand the role that governments will play in the future success of these fuels.
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Well, Purdue has one of the least productive running games in college football and Illinois has one of the worst run defenses in college, so something has to give, right? Illinois allows 260 rushing yards per game, an astonishing number. If Purdue can just get to half that, it would be doubling its average output this season.
Advantage: Neither
We're going to take a little bit of a flier here and go with the Boilermakers just because we thought they showed some signs at Penn State, but injuries to B.J. Knauf (out) and DeAngelo Yancey certainly are problematic. If Purdue can run just a little bit at least, it would help provide some balance against a defense that doesn't get much pressure and has gotten this deep into the season with just two interceptions.
Advantage: Purdue (slight)
This pick's more about Purdue's struggles than Illinois' ability. The Boilermakers have been trampled against the run all season and are banged up or have been ill at several spots in their front seven. Josh Ferguson is a solid back for Illinois and Nathan Scheelhaase is a dual-threat QB who's shredded Purdue on the ground at times before.
Advantage: Illinois (decided)
Scheelhaase is the Big Ten's leading passer and wide receiver Steve Hull's on a touchdown binge lately, with three in the past two games and 329 yards receiving in those two weekends. Ferguson, coming out of the backfield, leads Illinois with 43 catches, so matching up with him out of the 4-3 fronts will be important. Rattling Scheelhaase will be important for Purdue, but Purdue hasn't done that to any QB it's faced, really, this season.
Advantage: Illinois (decided)
Purdue scored on its second kickoff return of the season last week and still has one of the best punters in the country. Difficult to assess the Boilermakers' placekicking situation right since they haven't tried a field goal in a month, but all other phases have been solid, at worst.
Advantage: Purdue
Well, Purdue has homefield on senior day, but the comforts of home haven't meant all that much this season. Illinois coach Tim Beckman needs this game desperately, for whatever that's worth. The Boilermakers are kind of banged up at wide receiver and in their defensive front seven.
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The holidays are right around the corner and once again, long-time Cold Springs residents Clara Rose and Walt Thomas will hold their Colonial Holiday Sale. They will open up their home to shoppers for the 30th year in a row this weekend and next - Nov. 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28.
Initiated in 1980, this has become an annual event for the Thomas'. The setting is relaxed and welcoming at their home (3280 Cold Springs Road) on 370 near Baldwinsville. Originally held the weekend before Thanksgiving, this popular event has been expanded to include the post Thanksgiving weekend as well. Hot mulled cider is provided to shoppers, who can stroll along a circuitous route surrounded by a medley of skillfully created gift items. Joining the Thomas' are Kit Thompson, George and Irene Gates, Bob and Helen Melvin, Liz Elliott, Marion Tetrault, Michelle Kitts and Tish Evans.
Clara Rose and Walt Thomas produce hand woven articles featuring time-honored colors and patterns. Walt handcrafts traditional fireplace brooms on his hand made broom making machine with homegrown broomcorn. Clara Rose showcases wall hangings, place mats and table runners. The Thomas' are highly regarded in their fields and are active in the continuing instruction of old fashioned craft techniques to youth in the community and are premier exhibitors at the NYS Fair Agricultural Museum each year. In addition Clara Rose teaches weaving on an individual basis.
Kit Thompson offers hand decorated tin and wooden accessories. Kit has collected antique and vintage tin and wood items, which she decorates in traditional patterns. She also paints on roof slates, which have been rescued from demolished Cold Springs area barns and transforms them into unique gifts for the connoisseur of antique and collectible treasures.
Irene Gates brings tree ornaments, wooden toys and holiday decorations. Long affiliated with the Onondaga County Cooperative Extension, the Gates family operates a woodworking shop, Gatescraft, at their residence on East Dead Creek Road.
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The PALM BEACH POST reports this week that Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Cora "was booked into the Martin County jail Wednesday on a charge of failure to appear in court for a probation violation connected to a 1999 DUI charge."
Vero Beach police arrested Cora for DUI in 1999, "after they said he smelled of alcohol and failed field sobriety tests." He "pleaded no contest to the charges and was sentenced to probation."
But Cora then made a mistake that caused him to turn himself into Martin County authorities earlier this week.
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The BOSTON HERALD has Cora's side of the story: "According to a source close to Cora, the 32-year-old believed that the matter, which occurred when he was with the Dodgers, had been fully resolved no later than 2000. In the process of completing a legal transaction in Florida earlier this week, Cora's name popped up on a computer, and he discovered that it was not settled."
Our named has "popped up into the computer" at the DMV because of unpaid parking tickets, but a DUI probation violation festering for seven years that might cause us to go inside is a slightly different.
This is the Dodgers last year in Vero Beach (sad, we know), and if for some reason the Red Sox played L.A. there, Cora might've been cuffed. But we'd say jail time looming anywhere in the lower 48 would've had us doing the same thing as the utility man.


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SaM Becker: I have a 2003 Z71 silverado and have noticed the same noise. I bought the truck a few months ago and have been living with the sound ever since. I notice the clunking noise in between 1st and 2nd gear the most, when going around 15 mph and speeding up. I'm going to change the u-joints to see if this will help, any other ideas?
oso loco: My 2012 silverado does the exact thing when I put it in drive or reverse
Ravis Maximus: as said below about spider gears take drive shaft off and check play in diff spider gear and or ring and pinion prob loose
Ravis Maximus: also you have exhaust lifter clap these are known to break echaust bolts and or back out check I bet one is broken on the header manifold
Al Smith: Can a bad rear differential, U-Joint, or drive shaft cause a delayed engagement problem in a 2002 Ford F-150 XL Super Cab?
I put it in drive...about 5 seconds later my truck lunges forward, and when I slow down by breaking and re-engage the accelerator, there is about two seconds of a "neutral-like reaction" before the acceleration continues (so long as I do not stomp on the accelerator).
It shifts fine once in gear though. If I am traveling at ANY rate of speed and then suddenly stomp the accelerator, there is this deep thud noise that feels like the rear end was just jerked!!!
((((as if something back there didn't get the message that the tranny and the motor were ready to go))))
Mechanic thinks it is my differential...what do you think?
austen fritz: It's ur ujoint
Nick Thompson: These trucks are known for having play in the spider gear
G4M3K1LL: I have the same problem EXCEPT, now I have no reverse and minimal forward power. The trans is stuck in limp mode (3rd gear). But what you have is what I started out with (plus limp mode). Chevy Silverado 2500HD 6.6 LT. Will post video in April when I'm back home
ChevyBurton: U joint!
Erika Bennett: Rear end
Chris Henson: if its not broke dont fix it
TXguy: I don't know if you're still monitoring this site, but the speedo problem might be the speedo gear and rear end ratio don't match.
TXguy: The dealer knows exactly what it is. I bought a 2009 Silverado that developed that problem shortly after I drove it off the lot. It felt like driveline binding in 4WD, but I don't have 4WD. The dealer said dirt gets into the slip yoke and causes it to bind. Easy fix is to grease it, but it doesn't last. They replaced it under warranty and it's smooth as silk--for another few years.
Iyad Hassan: man im having exactly what are you saying, its clunk when i shift to reverse and also clunk when shift from 2-1 or from 3-2, so is this normal ? i have 2003 chevy avalnche z71 please reply. thanks
Justin Brown: I put heavy duty u joints from the local parts store in mine and it stoped doing I did front and rear of the drive shaft cleared that noise right up this is considering the transmission shop told me I need a new t case
James Dunlap: I am experiencing exactly what you described, especially the shifting clunk. If this back lash is normal do I need to do anything about it or just live with the clunk?
angst206: Mr. Gear Head, Thank you for the info. "Double walled"? that prolly explains my problem. My drive shaft pings, using tire rotation as a base, I count about 9-11 pings. makes sense at 3.73s, I have jacked it up securely with 4 6tons stands and I and brother crawled under and the sound is coming from the middle of shaft, smooth at trans output and axle input; replaced spider gears in Feb. busted inner wall? thnks. cheers then.
mike3000ace1: I have the same thing going on, Did you find a fix yet?
Ran Moten: Gear Head, you obviously know your business. I think you have isolated and diagnosed a few problems for a few people. I experienced the clunk when putting the vehicle in reverse but my driveway is on a incline and there is no problem on level pavement. Chevy service department diagnosed the rear end hopping and related it to the slip yoke and they recommended dropping the shaft and lubricating it for $92.17 so I guess I can bite that bullet. Thanks for your input.
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Lowering the voting age to 16: a way of increasing young people's democratic participation?
In 2007, Austria was the first country in Europe to lower the voting age for all elections from 18 to 16. Out of a concern to improve active participation by young people in political life, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe held a debate on 27 March 2014 to assess the advantages and disadvantages of this measure, which is still an extremely controversial subject among its members.
The Deputy Head of the Department of Electoral Affairs of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, Gregor Wenda, said that it was an Austrian region, Burgenland, which had been the first, in 2002, to grant the right to vote in local and regional elections to young people of 16. Five years later, the measure had been extended to the whole of Austria and to all types of election and in 2008 young people of 16 and 17 had taken part for the first time in the federal parliamentary elections. They had shown a keen interest in these elections, although this had worn off by the time of the following parliamentary elections, in 2013. 16 and 17 year olds were more motivated by local elections.
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The former member of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth, Thomas Leys, gave sixteen good reasons to grant the right to vote to young people from the age of 16, the most important being the right of participation by all in democratic life but also the fact that such young people are more mature and better informed than in the past. "In most countries, they have the right to marry and found a family but they are also criminally responsible, pay taxes if they work and may be enrolled in the army. Why then should they not have the right to vote?", he asked, pointing out that young people were no more receptive to extremism and populism than older voters. Furthermore, since the population was ageing, increasing the number of young people voting would help to restore the balance and prevent older people from dominating on polling days. Lastly, it appeared that the younger people were when they started to vote, the less likely they were to lose interest in elections later on.
However, there was far from unanimous agreement on the subject among the Congress members. Mikhaïl Gulevskiy (Russia, ILDG) considered that young people of 16 were "too immature" and preferred to introduce them to politics by means of youth councils and contacts with elected representatives, pointing out that some Russian leaders even argued in favour of raising the voting age. Jolanta Barska (Poland, NI-NR) said that she was "very sceptical" about the idea and thought that the main effect of lowering the voting age would be to increase the abstention rate. Charikleia Ousoultzoglou (Greece, SOC) said that young people had other concerns, the main ones being unemployment and poverty.
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In contrast, Manuela Mahnke (Germany, SOC), who is an elected representative of the City and Land of Bremen, pointed out that in 2009, Bremen became the first German Land to grant the right to vote in local and regional elections to 16 and 17 year olds. Young people had taken considerable advantage of the right and had turned out in large numbers without being tempted by extremism. "It is in our interest to get young people involved in politics at a very early age and the voting age should be lowered throughout the country", she argued. Currently, besides Austria and Bremen, only the Swiss Canton of Glarus had extended the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds in local elections. Experiments had been carried out in Norway and Malta, which were also considering lowering the age to 16.
Following the debate, responding to the Congress members' comments, Thomas Leys noted that the arguments of those who opposed the right to vote at 16, particularly those relating to "maturity" and the capacity of young people to vote were the same as those that had once been used to maintain the voting age at a much higher age, of 21 or even 25, or even to withhold it from women whereas, once the right had been extended, there had been no more criticism or discussion on the subject.


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