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Texas People #4
Posted 23 October 2011 - 06:28 AM
I figured at 200 pages it was time to start a new conversation.
Here I am starting a new conversation and have nothing to say.
Posted 23 October 2011 - 09:13 AM
Didn't get a whole lot of moisture but it's better than nothing.
Posted 23 October 2011 - 11:06 AM
Sent my mare off that I've had for 12+ years...I will miss the ol gal. My new boy is dreamy however...and the right color...Grullo tobiano! Yummy!
Still trying to heal. Osteomyelitis is by far the most painful thing I have ever lived through...I had a good day 2 days ago, no pain, no spasms, and then overdid it. Today I am walking nearly upright. We move out of our house today and in with the inlaws while we build our place on their 50+ acres. Hubby promises we'll have a home by the first of next year. Pray for me
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Bartwo Telusion - "T" Multiple ROMs in Halter - Open/Ammy Aged Gelding
Painted Grullo Dude - "Toby" Roping, Sorting, Playdays, Trails
Bright Easter Jewel - "Jem" Driving, Show, Games - Taken over by my 7 year old son )
I critique horses, however I am brutally honest. If you need a critique done feel free to drop me a PM - I try to get things done on the critique board, however I spend a lot of time inpatient and without internet.
Posted 23 October 2011 - 08:31 PM
Slip - I hope you get your home. Fingers crossed also.
QH - It just drizzled at our place too. But it was moisture from the sky plus thunder so I was . I miss our thunderstorms that used to come through.
Everyone else .
"Fear is the thief of dreams" - Anonymous
Peppy Sue Aly (Arious) - 1998 Appendix AQHA buckskin mare
Bindi - 8 yr old female GSD
Posted 24 October 2011 - 05:11 AM
We had Cady this weekend. We carved a pumpkin. A itty bitty one and she took it home with her. She loved sticking her hands into the pumpkin guts
Needless to say it's been close to 15 years since I've carved a pumpkin. I forgot how hard and messy the things are.
Eveyone have a great day
FarmGirl-824, QH_LUV_R, CrazyChicken, and Magnumgirl
You might bend till you break, cause it's all you can take,
On your knees you knot up, decide you've had enough
Then you get mad. You get strong. Wipe your head, shake it off.
Then you stand"
Posted 24 October 2011 - 08:28 AM
We probably got 1/8 of an inch of rain yesterday. Jason said they had enough at his place to puddle.
WELL...JR surely you took pics of Cady carving pumpkins? taps foot
They are messy, I do not like cleaning them out but I like to carve. We haven't bought ours yet but there's a little pumpkin patch here in town we'll hit this week to support the Church sponsoring it.
Slip you are always in my prayers. Happy to hear you feel better. Excited for you and the new horse and the new house! for continued healing.
Robert, if you read this, we haven't forgotten about you. Hope you are feeling better by now.
Haffy, Mare, Bec,
Trace started to feel better by Sat. afternoon, so his Dad picked him up and he said he felt good the rest of the weekend. He shot a squirrel and his Dad fried it up for supper last night. He was so excited.
But this morning he woke up dry heaving!
I can't make the call to keep him home, so I called Amanda and she red the riot act to him, if he stayed home...he was bed-bound and I am his warden until tomorrow morning.
Nothing else going on. Hope everyone has a great day be safe.
Posted 24 October 2011 - 10:12 AM
JR we do need pictures, I need some ideas! I have not carved pumpkins in years either. I'm really excited to be in a house this year instead of an apartment- I can't wait to decorate the yard!!!
Hey Slip, please share some pics of him, I'm a sucker for a grullo! Are you happy with your mare's new owner? I hate selling horses!
After the four inches we got a couple weeks ago grass started coming up and everything is starting to turn green. It's like spring! It even smells like spring. The weather was cooler last week but rumor has it that the highs for this week are in the 90's. Isn't it October?!
I have found two more training projects since one of my dunalino mares left. One of them is a newly retired broodmare; I'm whipping her back into shape so she can do kids lessons. The other is cute little red dun mare that I'm going to start showing in November. My yellow mare is doing awesome, I am really looking forward to working on getting her collected the next couple weeks.
For my birthday I asked my mom to ship my english saddles to me (I left most of my tack in Iowa when I moved). So they are in the mail and should be here sometime this week!
Posted 24 October 2011 - 12:07 PM
JR - I hate pumpkin guts...but I like to carve them. Tyler and I will be doing that this week or weekend.
QH - Trace is probably sick from eating a squirrel...ick! lol I hope he is ok and feels better soon.
Slip - I hope you can get over the soreness soon. Prayers you have a home sooner rather than later. Living with anyone is hard, especially in laws I would think.
Uh.....mind when blank.
Hope everyone is doing ok and have a great Monday!!
I'm having teacher issues with Tyler's school. It's a long story currently punctuated with the teacher forgetting to send home the report cards last week and her cancelling our conference for this afternoon. Pray for guidance for me to figure out how to handle this without it causing strife to Tyler in the end.
Posted 24 October 2011 - 06:22 PM
MareKrazed - that it works out with the teacher. Sounds like a real mess.
Blondie - That's exciting you are getting your saddles. Your projects sound interesting.
QH - Hope Trace gets to feeling better.
JR - It's been awhile since I carved a pumpkin. I do remember the mess though.
My dog Dakota has to have surgery. He has a tumor thing on his side and it was biopsied in August and was noncancerous. Since then it has really grown so my mom took him to the vet today while I was at work. It was rebiopsied and shown to be precancerous so out it has to come. It is bigger than a softball. The vet said it was very common and he should make a full recovery. So his surgery is set for Nov. 9. I will be so glad when it is done and he is okay.
"Fear is the thief of dreams" - Anonymous
Peppy Sue Aly (Arious) - 1998 Appendix AQHA buckskin mare
Bindi - 8 yr old female GSD
Posted 25 October 2011 - 05:17 AM
for your pup. I'm sure he'll be okay
I agree with Mare, Trace probably got sick from eating squirrel. His mother doesn't know about that does she?
Don't know what to tell ya, some teachers are better organized then others. I pray for guidance for you
Iowa? Is that where you are from? My son lives in Davonport right now.
Hope everyone is doing fine and have a great day
FarmGirl-824, QH_LUV_R, CrazyChicken, and Magnumgirl
You might bend till you break, cause it's all you can take,
On your knees you knot up, decide you've had enough
Then you get mad. You get strong. Wipe your head, shake it off.
Then you stand"
Posted 25 October 2011 - 09:57 AM
Aww JR those are precious pics. I love her Pebbles piggy tails! A lot of kids don't like the squishy part of pumpkins, but she seems just fine with it. Thanks for posting those.
I agree with Mare, Trace probably got sick from eating squirrel. His mother doesn't know about that does she?
Uh...well actually...he wasn't going to tell his Mom, but Dad spilled the beans. She asked him was it red or gray, he hemmed and hawed. That's when she told him she didn't want to hear about it.
All the squirrels she released at Troy's have been gray cat squirrels. Yesterday Trace told me it was gray, his thinking is, because he got sick Sunday evening, he thinks Karma bit him in the hiney on that one.
Peppy for Dakota, I'm sure everything will go smoothly.
Blondie, I Google free patterns for Jack O Lantern faces off the Internet. I print them out and tape them to the pumpkin and trace the lines with a pencil. I'll post some of the ones we've carved in the past using patterns. They turned out GREAT!
Here's a tip, when cutting the lid, angle the knife down instead of cutting straight up and down. This gives the lid a lip to rest on so it won't fall in when the pumpkin starts to dry out.
Post pics when you get them done.
Mare, you can get things resolved at Ty's school.
I'm so glad it's Amanda who has to do that...I hate dealing with the politics of ISD's these days.
Do you still take Ty on the Polar Express? We went for the first time last year, splurged on 1st class tickets, it was so much fun! We're going at night this year to enjoy the Christmas lights and staying one night in Palestine. I'm hoping to do a Light tour through the Historic part of town. I warned Jason he'd have to listen to Christmas music and the story being read.
The hot chocolate was the best we've ever had! I came home and made a big batch of Killer hot chocolate, bought chocolate sprinkles and Redi-whip so we could have it every night and remember the train. Good times!
I need to let Jody go and pick up the house, the Direct guy is coming to fix the satellite. It just went out yesterday
I'll post some jack o lantern pics when I get back.
Posted 25 October 2011 - 10:05 AM
Got this one online
And this one
And this one
Posted 25 October 2011 - 04:36 PM
JR - What a cutie patootie punking carver you have there too!! Who is that little thing??
Peppy - Prayers for Dakota, I'm sure he'll be ok - I hate the waiting and wondering part too.
I had a doctor's appointment today and didn't really find out much....just more questions. I'm much more the find and attack type vs the hide and watch type.
Posted 25 October 2011 - 05:34 PM
Not much going on in my area...wish I had more local horse friends. I have a couple, none of which I've had a chance to ride with except one. Haven't been riding much, a lot going on and it gets a bit dull riding by myself.
Posted 25 October 2011 - 05:58 PM
So, Epona, where is Bedias?
Edited by MareKrazed, 25 October 2011 - 06:00 PM.
Posted 25 October 2011 - 06:22 PM
Posted 25 October 2011 - 08:20 PM
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:51 AM
Blaze - Welcome!! I'm an old/new one here! I'm not ready for the cold coming in tonight at all!! Gotta dig blankies out and get stuff ready tonight. I am not a fan of cold!!
Posted 26 October 2011 - 10:02 AM
Hi, I'm Michelle, been married a long time to Paul, we have grown kids in their early 30's, Jason & Amanda, who has a son Trace 11yo whom I love more than life itself. We have 5 dogs too many, a cat and 3 horses. I'm about 60 mi. north of Houston just off I-45.
Tell us a little about you... What area in Texas are you in? Are you married, children and about your 4-legged family. With pics if you have them.
I am going to be spending tomorrow cleaning and bedding stalls getting ready for the rain/cold we are supposed to get tomorrow night!
I just read some areas of N. Tx. might get snow. I think we'll be in the 40's here. Sure hope we get some rain ahead of the front. But usually by the time the front hits us, it's rained itself out.
Glad you're here, stick around and get to know us.
Epona...you're no stranger. And we're not really that far from each other. I've been to Bedias a few times, it is waaay out there.
Mare I agree, when it comes to your health a pro-active approach is the only way to go. I hope you know something ASAP
It is very hard to live with an ailment and not have a diagnosis. It took several specialists almost 3 years to diagnose Paul with Pulmonary Fibrosis, all while the disease was damaging 3/4ths of his lungs. Not that there's any treatment anyway and the damage is permanent.
We took Trace to his Fall Festival at school last night.
The big hit with the kids was the horse trailer jail, 3 tickets to put someone in jail and 2 to bail them out, but you couldn't post your own bail!
Trace put his Mom in and then disappeared with all the tickets! She's claustrophobic, so she was going crazy inside, kids were rough-housing and she got hit several times. She finally told them she was going to bust some butt if they hit her again. lol
And then the sweetest little blond-haired boy, couldn't have been more than 5, walked up and got her attention. He told her he would bail her out if she gave him 2 tickets. Trace had run off with all the tickets, so she gave the little fella a few bucks to buy some. True to his word, he bought $2 worth and came back and bailed her out. She gave him 4 tickets for his trouble.
I couldn't find him later to take a pic of him cuz he was absolutely precious. And then we learned he did the same thing for our friends...AND she gave him 4 tickets!
The kid was running a racket!
Trace abandoning his Mom...she was moaning pathetically here, it was pretty embarrassing.
Guess I better get a move on, I promised myself I was gonna be out of here by 10:00...that ain't happening. Have a great day...be safe
Edited by QH_LUV_R, 26 October 2011 - 10:10 AM.
Posted 26 October 2011 - 10:18 AM
QH- The bat pumpkin is my favorite! I think we are going to carve some this weekend, I'm also thinking about painting them! Has anyone done this? I'm wondering what kind of paint to use!
Blaze- Welcome! What part of Texas are you in?
I really hope it does not rain tomorrow, it's my birthday and I want to go out!!! It is supposed to rain here Halloween too, and with my luck for once the weather man will be right! What is everyone doing for Halloween?
I got my saddles yesterday! I had to give them a really good cleaning and oiling. This is pretty random, but does anyone know how to clean white fleece pads? I am going to get a new one, but I wanted to clean this one up so I can at least use it during training. I stuck it in the washer, which was a mistake because the cat hair that was stuck to it is now clumped up and stuck to it. It did nothing for the stains. Suggestions?
Posted 26 October 2011 - 10:45 AM
First is a pic of me and my mare Malibu at a show, I lost her about 6 weeks ago left a HUGE hole in my heart.
My newest is Jack, He is a rescue ( severly malnourished) he is my future show propect I love his personality and everything about him, I cannot wait until he is back healthy and fit like he should be :)
He had to borrow a blanket until I got him a more "manly" color
Horse I have had the longest is goldie, she was the first horse I felt comfortable enough to ride and gave me my confidence to ride again after fracturing my back in a riding accident when I was 14. She is just a all around horse I trail ride, take to rodeo's and parades, and hopefully ranch sorting soon.
tanner on left, goldie on the right
Tanner is my 2 year old love bug I saw her picture on the internet at 2 days old and knew I just had to have her, brought her home at 4 months old wild as a march hare and within a day she was in my pocket and never left!!
and last are my 2011 weanlings, farrah and bunny :) farrah is a show/all around prospect and bunny is very cowbred/foundation QH
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
Posted 26 October 2011 - 10:52 AM
I almost forgot the dogs :)
Max & Patches
Hank the resident lazy dog
and mattie my toy aussie
Hope yall enjoy my little family, gets a little hectic at times but thats half the fun
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
Posted 26 October 2011 - 11:01 AM
Posted 26 October 2011 - 11:11 AM
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
Posted 26 October 2011 - 02:59 PM
Welcome Blaze.
Here are those pictures of Little Mache. I went out the other morning to take a picture of him on one of the horses and the blamed batteries were dead. So, still gotta do that.
Playing on his enclosed porch
Kitty.. Kitty.. Kitty ..Nice kitty, soft kitty
Just because he is so darn cute
Going to do chores with Poppa. The black dog is Rowdy, the brown one is DD�s.
Must hurry and help
Safe from the roosters
Posted 26 October 2011 - 03:52 PM
Blaze is a really great person, real nice! She helped trailer a horse for me once and is always up for a laugh on FB. I wish she lived closer!
Anyone hitting up RenFaire this year? I'm going on the 12th, with DiluteMe and her hubby, and my hubby. I missed it last year for the first time in a long time.
Posted 26 October 2011 - 04:13 PM
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
Posted 26 October 2011 - 04:26 PM
Posted 26 October 2011 - 04:44 PM
Mommy to:
Tanner - RT Kings Wild Blonde - 2009 Palomino Mare
Jacky - Canspicuously Smooth - 2007 Red Roan Gelding
Beevis - Mr Fancy Playgirl - 2011 Palomino Gelding
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AG034: Having a Wailord of a Time
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Having A Wailord Of A Time is the 34th episode of the Pokémon: Advanced season.
Impressed at how well they had raised their own Pokemon, Nurse Joy enlists Ash and Max to babysit the Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip awaiting a Pokemon trainer who's just about to begin her journey. Torchic proves to be rambunctious of the group, and when Ash sends several of his Pokemon to gently coax it into obedience, he inadvertently causes the troublesome Pokemon evolve into a Combusken.
The 2 weeks have passed, starting the Pokemon Contest. May is quite happy, but wishes to battle against Drew, as she remembers her last battle against him. Torchic is sad, as May left him with the others while she goes away. The rest of the gang are eating, but Max breaks the silence, as he thinks May should've taken Torchic with her. However, Brock and Ash try to convince him otherwise, as Torchic was May's first Pokemon.
Max does not understand that, as he is not a trainer. Ash also mentines that his Pikachu was quite stubborn, but they later became friends. Max asks what was Brock's first Pokemon, to which he makes a flashback when he was 10 years old. He woke up and Onix and his father were standing before him and they went to the mountains. Max speculates what his next Pokemon would be, but he stops when he thhinks his father would give him a Slackoff.
Nurse Joy passes near the gang, but Brock intercepts her with his charm. Joy notices all 3 starting Pokemon and praises them all for raising them properly, Nurse Joy needs to check her starting Pokemon, as a new trainer is going to pick one of them. Meanwhile, May is training her Beautifly for the contest, ordering it to use Silver Wind. May is a bit impressed, but she needs to have the attack last longer. Beautifly and May spot a large Pokemon being on a beach.
Nurse Joy checks up on the Pokemon, with all of them being in good health. Nurse Joy gives Max the Pokeballs to release them. He releases a mean looking Torchic, a crying Mudkip and a beautiful female Treecko. May calls Nurse Joy to report that a Wailord stuck on a beach. Brock and Joy leave Ash and Max to take care of the Pokemon. Team Rocket overhear the conversation, so they plan to capture the Wailord.
Torchic runs from Ash and Max, so everybody needs to stop it. The Torchic pushes May's Torchic and Brock's Mudkip and runs away. When Pikachu stops it, Torchic begins to cry, but soon uses Ember. However, it is stopped by Treecko and Max holds it, but it pecks his hands, so Max drops it. Ash brings Corphish and attacks Torchic, but Torchic jumps and goes away.
Torchic is running away, with Ash, Max and rest of the Pokemon following it. Corphish is very angry and, with its speed, tackles Torchic. Torchic retaliates, so Corphish falls down, defeated. Torchic taunts Corphish and goes away. Meanwhile, Nurse Joy tends to the Wailord and heals it. Corphish battles Torchic, but Torchic manages to defeat Corphish once more. The Torchic then evolves into a Combusken.
Max and Ash realize that if the trainer saw Combusken, she'd be very scared. Max thinks if they were to swap May's Torchic with Combusken, they would tell her it evolved, but then they realize she would be angry, as she is no fool. However, Ash thinks of a new plan - that the trainer should choose anyone but Combusken. May is back at the Pokemon Center and Max gives her some tea. However, May asks why is Max being so friendly with her, but she ignores it.
The trainer arrived picking the Pokemon. However, the Combusken, locked inside a room, tries to get out, but Ash tells her it is the wind. The trainer is choosing Torchic, but Ash persuades her that Torchic shouldn't be chosen. Brock wonders why is Ash so nervous. May finished drinking tea an asks where her Torchic is, but Max begins to be nervous and tells her it is outside. However, she begins to intimidate Max, demanding the truth for what happened to Torchic.
May arrives to the room where the trainer is choosing her Pokemon, making Torchic come to her. May demands the truth from Ash, while the Combusken got out of the room. Ash and Max confess that they wanted to switch Torchic and Combusken, but they see that Team Rocket has stolen a Wailord! Pikachu almost makes an attack, but Combusken appears, attacking them with Flamethrower. Combusken cuts the rope, and with the new engine, Team Rocket seem to blast off quickly, but they return back. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, blasting them off.
The trainer has chosen Mudkip to become her starter Pokemon, but Treecko is sad, so the trainer's father chooses Treecko to come with him. Combusken wasn't chosen, but Nurse Joy will take it as a guard for the Center instead, seeing how brave it was. Max comes to the top of the cliff and promises that he will wait for his first Pokemon.
- Stephanie
- Stephanie's father
- Ash: "We're in trouble Max!"
- Max: "I know, we can swap out May's Torchic for the Combusken."
- Ash: "Uhh."
- Max: "And I know exactly what to tell her too."
- Fantsy Moment.
- Max: "Congradulations May, your Torchic evolved into Combusken."
- May: "Who are you kidding?! Do you think I'm some kind of idiot?! WHAT HAVE YOU TWO DONE WITH MY TORCHIC?!!!!"
- Back to reality.
- Ash and Max sigh.
- Ash: "Bad plan."
- Max: "You're right. She'll see right through that one."
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Paul A. Schroeder is a professor at the University of Georgia in the Department of Geology. He holds a PhD from Yale University, a B.A. in Geology (Cum Laude) from New England College, a M.S. in Marine Science from University of South Florida, and a M. Phil in Geology from Yale University. Professor Schroeder has taught at several universities and received many prestigious awards for his work. His contributions to the academic community include his various books, journal articles and encyclopedias. He is also a field guide and overseer of student research at the University of Georgia.
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Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
AUGUSTA -- In this "Smart Heart" report we are looking at a new way to make sure your heart stays healthy.
We are teaming up with University Hospital to talk about their new mobile heart and vascular screening unit. Doctors call it the "heart cart."
It has the ability to transport simple screening tools wherever it is needed including:
-A basic lipid panel
-Waist circumference
University says the "heart cart" can detect heart problems in people who are normal weight, don't smoke and are in generally good health.
The hospital was able to purchase the screening unit with an almost $46,000 dollar donation.
"We live in an area of the country where cardiovascular disease is the leading ravager of health, leading cause of death. Not breast cancer, not prostate cancer, not lung cancer. It's cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Mac Bowman, a cardiologist at University.
Bowman says many of the conditions causing cardiovascular disease can be prevented if they are caught early. He says it will save you money and time on expensive surgeries and procedures.
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|Minor Character: Miami
|Lucas Wade
| Unnamed mother (current status unknown)
Lindsay Wade (sister)
Emma Wade (sister, deceased)
| Fisherman
Serial killer
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|Born to Kill
Lucas Wade was a serial killer who appeared in the CSI: Miami season five finale, Born to Kill.
Lucas was born with an extra Y chromosome, which in the past was believed to be a kind of "killer gene" that caused a predisposition towards violence. The theory was debunked in modern times, but Lucas suffered a great deal of emotional abuse at the hands of his mother, who believed her son to be a born killer. This culminated one afternoon when Lucas, and his two younger sisters, Lindsay and Emma, were sliding down a staircase on a pillow in their home. When Emma went down, she slipped and was killed when she hit the floor. Even though Lindsay had been the one who gave her the boost, she blamed it on Lucas. Their mother, in a fit of rage, started hitting him and shouting abuse at him.
In adulthood, Lucas became a fisherman as well as a serial killer, killing three women in Boston. Lindsay always felt guilty for blaming her brother for the accident she caused however Lucas did not accept her forgiveness.
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Modus Operandi
Lucas targeted Caucasian blondes in their late 20s-early 30s. He would follow them to their homes, break in and tie them up with fishing wire. He would then kill them by stabbing them with a fish knife he used in his work and would carve a Y into their cleavages post-mortem, referring to his extra Y chromosome.
Known Victims
- Boston, Massachusetts: Three unnamed women killed prior to his arrival to Miami
- Miami, Florida:
- Shelly Seaver (tied up; stabbed and had the letter "Y" carved into her)
- Lindsay Wade (his sister; attempted, but survived; was non-fatally stabbed)
- Holly Wade (his niece; abducted; was rescued)
Known Victims by Proxy
- Jennifer Royce (killed by Lindsay Wade to make Lucas appear innocent)
- Ironically, Michael Kelly also had a regular role as an FBI on the short-lived Criminal Minds spinoff Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, both of which focus on serial killers.


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31 U.S. Code § 311 - Office of Intelligence and Analysis
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(a) Establishment.— There is established within the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (in this section referred to as the "Office"), which shall—
(2) be responsible for the receipt, analysis, collation, and dissemination of foreign intelligence and foreign counterintelligence information (within the meaning of section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a)) [1] related to the operation and responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury; and
(b) Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.— The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Added Pub. L. 108–177, title I, § 105(a)(1)(B),Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2603; amended Pub. L. 108–447, div. H, title II, § 222(b)(1),Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3245.)
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The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which was formerly classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 401 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification in chapter 44 (§ 3001 et seq.) of Title 50. Section 3 of the Act is now classified to section 3003 of Title 50. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Prior Provisions
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–447, § 222(b)(1)(A), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–447, § 222(b)(1)(B), substituted "Terrorism and Financial Crimes" for "Enforcement".
Pub. L. 108–177, title I, § 105(b),Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2603, as amended by Pub. L. 111–259, title VIII, § 808,Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2749, provided that: "Nothing in section 311 of title 31, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), or in section 313 of such title, shall be construed to alter the authorities and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury as an element of the intelligence community."
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Vol State Student Receives Statewide Honor for Community Service
Submitted on May 02, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Dana Vick of Gallatin has been awarded the Harold M. Love Community Service Award by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The Volunteer State Community College student was recognized for her extensive involvement in campus organizations and her work to assist street children in India. Vick first visited the Taabar Center in Jaipur, India as part of a Vol State Tennessee Consortium for International Studies travel-study trip. The Taabar group works to get homeless kids off of the streets. Vick returned to the United States and immediately began to devise a plan to help the India efforts, with fellow student Tina Newman. They formed a non-profit group called Taabar 2. They have returned twice more to India with funds, materials and other support for the center. Their Taabar 2 organization has turned into a campus-wide group involving many other students and faculty. In addition to fundraisers and educational events, the students and faculty have been documenting the activities in India to provide an on-going international learning opportunity for other Vol State classes, as part of a campus initiative to internationalize the curriculum at the college.
Vick served as the 2009-2010 Phi Theta Kappa honors society Vice President and currently serves as the 2010-2011 Phi Theta Kappa President. She is also President of the Psychology Club and the Returning Women's Organization, and a member of the Society of Leadership and Success. Vick is a wife and mother and maintains a 3.69 GPA.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A mother was ticketed for driving too fast in a school zone but her main concern is not the ticket. She worries other drivers may not see the school zone sign either.
Alison Paschall has been driving her children to and from school for nearly two decades.
"Before I let them out, I make sure cars are stopped in front and behind me," she said.
The mother of five prides herself on being a safe driver and has a nearly spotless record to prove it -- until a week ago.
"Looked up in my mirror and there was a motorcycle cop signaling for me to pull over," Paschall said.
The deputy stopped her on Sand Bar Ferry Road.
"He said I was in a school zone and it was 30 mile per hour," she said.
Paschall says she had no idea she was speeding because she could not read the full sign. She was on a four-lane road and couldn't see from the far left lane.
"When it's a four-lane road like that and you are in that inside lane, you you can not see that sign," she said.
Paschall believed she was driving the correct speed limit and it was past school hours. She was stopped after nine in the morning. The sign shows the school hours end at 9:30 a.m.
She worries other drivers may not see the sign, either.
"If cars do not know they are suppose to pull back to 30 miles per hour, we have a danger of a child running out in front of a car," she said.
"We will certainly addresses it with traffic engineers," said Cpt. Scott Gay with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Gay says engineers will be going out to reevaluate the sign and make a decision on whether a flashing light is needed in that school zone.
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- "Raising her wand, she sends a fiery bolt towards the grand window opposite. As it explodes, a blast of cold air sweeps the room, extinguishing the candles."
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This spell released a burst of blue light when cast, and was used to smash windows.
Known uses
- Bellatrix Lestrange used the spell to shatter the windows in the Great Hall in her insane celebratory outburst after the death of Albus Dumbledore in 1997.
Behind the scenes
- This spell may be the Reductor Curse, as they have identical effects.
- It may be related to, or the same spell as, the one Voldemort used a year later to begin the Battle of Hogwarts.


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31 U.S. Code § 1109 - Current programs and activities estimates
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(a) On or before the first Monday after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 in 1986), the President shall submit to both Houses of Congress the estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority that would be included in the budget for the following fiscal year if programs and activities of the United States Government were carried on during that year at the same level as the current fiscal year without a change in policy. The President shall state the estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority by function and subfunction under the classifications in the budget summary table under the heading "Budget Authority and Outlays by Function and Agency", by major programs in each function, and by agency. The President also shall include a statement of the economic and program assumptions on which those budget outlays and budget authority are based, including inflation, real economic growth, and unemployment rates, program caseloads, and pay increases.
Source(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 222,Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1060.)
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|July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–344, § 605, 88 Stat. 325.
In the section, the words "budget outlays" are substituted for "outlays" for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (a), the words "Before November 11" are substituted for "On or before November 10", the words "both Houses of Congress" are substituted for "the Senate and the House of Representatives", the word "following" is substituted for "ensuing", and the word "current" is substituted for "in progress", for consistency. The words "(beginning with 1975)" are omitted as executed. The words "of the United States Government" are added for clarity. The words "in such programs and activities" are omitted as surplus. The words "The President shall state" are substituted for "shall be shown", and the words "The President also shall include" are substituted for "Accompanying these estimates shall be", because of the restatement.
In subsection (b), the words "so submitted" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "before January 1" are substituted for "on or before December 31" for consistency.
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–177, § 222(a), substituted "On or before the first Monday after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 in 1986)" for "Before November 11 of each year".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–177, § 222(b), substituted "March 1" for "January 1".
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) ofPub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 900 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a),Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246.
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President James Alix Michel has congratulated Nature Seychelles (BirdLife Partner) on the work it has undertaken, which has resulted in Cousin Island Special Reserve becoming the world's 1st carbon neutral nature reserve.
Cousin Island Special Reserve has recorded a phenomenal eight-fold increase in abundance of nesting hawksbill turtles since the early 1970s based on new analysis of data, a scientific paper published in the Endangered Species Research journal has revealed. The increase is directly attributed to the ongoing turtle conservation program on Cousin started in 1972.
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Freshwater turtles and tortoises are in serious trouble. Though they have survived since the age of the dinosaurs, today over HALF of all species are threatened with extinction. WCS is launching a global effort to save more than a dozen of the most endangered turtles and tortoises through its New York Zoos and Aquarium, and Global Health and Global Conservation Programs. But to ensure these beloved creatures won't be wiped off the face of the planet, we need your help.
Congress is marking up the budget for the Wildlife Without Borders Program, and if their constituents don't speak up, conservation programs that protect freshwater turtles and tortoises could be cut. Please tell your representatives that these animals need our help NOW. Congress can help stop them from slipping away forever.
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May 4, 2016
A couple is facing charges in the case of some stolen gutters.
The Pitt County Sheriff's Office says a person in Farmville reported his copper gutters were stolen. He told police he thought they might be sold to a metal recycler because of copper's value. Deputies say, he was right.
The sheriff's office contacted metal recyclng businesses about the gutter larceny. Two businesses soon responded that they had purchased sets of copper gutters. Foss Recycling told detectives that he'd bought a set of copper gutters from David Whitfield, while Willies Recycling Center said they had purchased a set from Stephanie Awadallah. According to the sheriff's office, Awadallah is Whitfield's pregnant girlfriend.
Farmville Police charged David Whitfield with Felony Larceny and the Sheriff's Office charged both Whitfield and Awadallah with Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense, Unlawful Transport more than 25 Pounds of Copper on State Highways, and Aid and Abet Obtaining Property by False Pretense.
Whitfield was jailed under a $15,000 bond, while Awadallah's was set at $3,000. Neither are in jail this morning.
There was no mug shot of Awadallah available.
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Years before Princess Leia reached out to Old Ben Kenobi for help defeating the Empire, he was a young Jedi warrior named Obi Wan. Obi Wan trained young Anakin, against the will of Yoda and the rest of the Jedi council, which eventually came back to bite them when he turned evil. With the Child's Obi Wan Kenobi Deluxe Costume, your son can become this great warrior this Halloween. This costume features a white tunic with jacket attached, white pants, brown belt, and attached brown boot tops. He'll need a lightsaber to go along with his costume. Blue is Obi Wan's color, and we sell blue lightsabers separately from this costume. The Force will be strong with your son when he dons this great costume on Halloween.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
"Why Don't You Pair a Vintage Hawaiian Shirt with Stunning Costume Jewelry?"
Alice Carey has mastered the art of taking ordinary menswear pieces and dressing them up with striking vintage accessories. I love how she pairs this great Hawaiian shirt with an extraordinary pin and pair of earrings. In the spirit of Diana Vreeland I say, "Why don't you pair a vintage Hawaiian shirt with stunning costume jewelry?"
Posted by Ari at 10:59 AM
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- Carol C. said...
I met Alice once when she came into the Vintage shop I worked in, in Cork,Ireland. What an incredible sense of style and a very charismatic woman! We both share a love of androgynous dressing ;) She bought a blazer that no-one else would buy;
stunning emerald green with a hot pink lining. I used to roll the sleeves up to show off the lining and alice totally got that!
- June 5, 2013 at 12:01 PM
- Tilda said...
Alice is my style hero!!
- June 5, 2013 at 12:31 PM
- Samuel Kleinberg said...
wow, never would have thought of that. It looks wonderful!
- June 5, 2013 at 1:57 PM
- Sacramento Amate said...
Fabulous always.
- June 5, 2013 at 3:11 PM
- AS Style & Design said...
We liked very much how she combined the hawaian shirt. Very nice woman!!!!
We love your blog.
- June 5, 2013 at 5:47 PM
- Audrey said...
What a great look!
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I thought I'd list the cards commonly used in falkow (level 3~4) files to get high RP, as it might help some people who don't know this yet. When making such a falkow file including these cards will usually make the file better and thus when facing falkow you should be ready to face them.
1x Catherina
1x owl sage
2x return
1x wrath of the sea lord
1x cyclone or 1xsweeping tidal wave ----------------Files that go to level 4 in sfere levels pick the cyclone over the tidal wave.
3x Princess of the Key / Emana or 3x Elite Fencer of Regus
1x faytis or 1xsweeping tidal wave ----------------If the file is strictly a level 3 file it will have the tidal wave and not faytis.
2x diondora or 3x Sorcerer Monk of Regus
Other than that files using level 4's also tend to have:
1x meaning of failure
Some files will carry more copies of the above cards, but the above cards tend to be a subset of the cards to find in the high RP falkow files. I might do the other sferes later (although no sfere has as many auto-include cards as falkow)


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Largest portrait of the Queen made from stamps unveiled for Diamond Jubilee
09:54 26 May 2012
© Mark Bourdillon
The world's largest stamp portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been unveiled at Whiteleys shopping centre in west London to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
Renowned pop artist Peter Mason used 30,000 postage stamps to create the 20ft artwork.
On display until August 28, the artwork uses recycled stamps as pixels in a larger image and took more than 400 hours to complete.
Mason has previously produced portraits of celebrities and politicians including Sir Cliff Richard, Simon Cowell and Margaret Thatcher.


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Today, we had the unique opportunity to visit the BrainPop Headquarters in NYC. While there, we got to see how they create movies. We also got to share our ideas for new movies. It was a very enlightening trip for all of us. Share what you learned today. Talk about how movies are made. Or maybe about what you were surprised about. How about telling us the highlights of the trip? Perhaps you were inspired to try something on your own. Let us know what inspired you.
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Have fun with this blog! It will be your last one of the year!
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We are still involved in Quad Blogging, found on The Writer's Club site. We will be working with classes in Shanghai, China, Bloomingdale, Illinois, Colorado and Victoria, Australia. We are now working to build our conversations. Each student from our class found a blog to connect with and blogged about that connection. Come read our blogs and see what we've done.
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We have just joined a great blogging project called Quad Blogging. Found on The Writer's Club site, this exciting project will give us an opportunity to connect with 4 other classes of bloggers. We will be working with classes in Shanghai, China, Bloomingdale, Illinois, Colorado and Victoria, Australia. Each class will have one week to upload a blog. The rest of the five weeks will be spent on commenting to other blogs and trying to make lasting connections.
Our week to blog will be April 30th. For now, think about what you would like to share with other children around the world. Do you have a poem or song you wrote? Are you an expert in something you can teach? Do you want to talk about the environment? the government? the world? Do you want to just share about you and the school? We will spend time working on this in class so just be prepared with an idea. And, of course, keep in mind that the information we put on the blogs cannot be specific (no last names, no addresses, no team names, etc.).
This is going to be great fun! Let's enjoy!
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It was so exciting to listen to David Adler today. He really made us enthusiastic about writing. And as writers, we know that sometimes there is a difference between writing for yourself and writing for school. This blog assignment is a way to give you the freedom to choose your topic while still allowing me to see how well you write. So for this week, you may write about anything you wish.
Here are the parameters:
1. Make sure your topic is appropriate for school.
2. Be sure to stay focused and organized.
3. Be sure to use great language and voice. Use AID to help you elaborate.
4. Write for your audience. Make us really want to read your blog.
5. Have fun!
This assignment is due on February 7th. Early submission date is February 1st.
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2012 is upon us and a new year gives us a great opportunity to reevaluate our goals. In September, you created goals and blogged about them in your Hopes and Dreams blog.
Go back to that blog now. What were your goals? How have you been working to reach them? Is this working for you? Have you reached your goal? If you have, then it is time to set new goals. If you haven't, then it is time to rethink how you will achieve your goal. Write a new Hopes and Dreams blog that will take you through the rest of this school year.
Think about these items:
1. What was your original goal? Did you reach it? Why or why not?
2. Do you have a new goal? If so, how will you achieve this new goal?
3. Are you keeping your old goal? What will you do differently to insure that you will reach this goal?
4. Write about at least two goals.
5. Write this as a personal essay. Give clear small moment examples about how you worked on a goal and the results of that work.
5. Be sure to stay focused and organized. Use exemplary voice and vocabulary. Keep your introduction and conclusion interesting.
6. Edit, edit, edit.
This blog is due on January 13th. Early submission must be in by January 6th.
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We have been learning about how animals survive and interact with each other within a habitat. We also got an opportunity to watch a Planet Earth video and study our crayfish. Think about all you have learned about animals and habitats.
Remember we learned that there used to be large cats, panthers, on Long Island. Why don't they live here anymore? What has changed among the other animals and plants because the panthers aren't here? Could we have prevented this change and still settled Long Island? If yes, how? If no, why not?
In your blog, be sure to include the following:
1. A description of the habitat and the food web within.
2. The reason panthers are no longer here.
3. The effect of no panthers on other wildlife.
4. How this could have been different.
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Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S.: 2010-2030
Electricity consumption in the U.S. residential, commercial, and industrial sectors has grown at an average rate of 1.7 percent per year from 1996 to 2006. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its 2008 Annual Energy Outlook Reference Case forecast (AEO 2008) projects that electrical consumption in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors will grow at an annual rate of 1.07 percent from 2008 to 2030, with consumption increasing by 26 percent, from 4,696 terawatt-hours (TWh) in that period. AEO 2008 is predicated on a relatively flat electricity price forecast in real dollars through 2030. The forecast accounts for the impacts of currently legislated building codes and appliance standards (including those in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) as well as market-driven trends towards efficiency. It also assumes continued contributions of utility- and government-sponsored energy efficiency programs established prior to 2008. 1
Going forward, EPRI estimates that energy efficiency programs have the potential to realistically reduce this growth rate by 22 percent to 0.83 percent per year from 2008 to 2030. Under conditions ideally conducive to energy efficiency programs, this growth rate can be reduced by up to 36 percent to 0.68 percent per year. In 2030, this represents an achievable reduction in electrical consumption of between 236 billion and 382 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) from the AEO 2008 forecast. This corresponds to a realistic achievable potential of 5 percent to a maximum achievable potential of 8 percent in 2030. 2
Peak demand
Summer peak demand in the U.S., aggregated from non-coincident regional peaks, is estimated as 801 GW in 2008, and is expected to increase to 1,117 GW by 2030, an increase of 39 percent. Summer peak demand is expected to grow at a faster annual rate than electricity use due primarily to the expected growth in the share of air conditioned homes and buildings.
EPRI estimates that the combination of demand response and energy efficiency programs has the potential to reduce non-coincident summer peak demand by 157 GW to 218 GW. This represents a range of achievable potential reduction in summer peak demand in 2030 of 14 percent to 20 percent. This can also be expressed as a reduction in the forecast growth rate in peak demand of 46 percent to 65 percent through 2030. Half the peak demand savings result from energy efficiency actions and the other half from activities specifically designed to reduce peak demand, referred to as demand response.
Peak demand in the U.S. has grown at an average rate of 2.1 percent per year from 1996 through 2006, and is projected by the EIA to grow at an annual rate of 1.5 percent from 2008 through 2030. The combination of energy efficiency and demand response programs has the potential to realistically reduce this growth rate to 0.83 percent per year. Under conditions ideally conducive to energy efficiency and demand response programs, this growth rate can be reduced to as low as 0.53 percent per year.
Comparing estimates with recent program results
Our analysis of energy efficiency potential is based on the turnover of currently installed energy-consuming devices (as well new construction) to efficiency technologies commercially available today, and since most devices have a useful life of less than 15 years, it is instructive to examine the results for the year 2020, by which time the existing stock of most energy-consuming devices has turned over. Over the 12-year period of 2008 to 2020, the achievable potential of energy efficiency programs identified in this study equates to an annual incremental reduction in electricity consumption of 0.40 percent to 0.85 percent per year.
How do these estimates compare with recent program results for the nation? A recent study released by the ACEEE has determined that energy efficiency programs operated in 2006 reduced electricity consumption in the U.S. by an average of 0.24 percent in 2006. This finding underscores that, for the nation as a whole, current energy efficiency program efforts will need to expand by 40 percent to capture the moderate case (i.e., realistic achievable potential) for savings identified in this study. By the same token, according to the ACEEE study, in 2006 eighteen states attained annual electricity savings from programs within the range of national achievable potential (i.e., above 0.40 percent). Of these 18 states, in fact, three states - Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut - implemented programs in 2006 that reduced energy consumption that year by more than 1 percent.
Defining "potential"
In this study, EPRI has applied the condition that new technology does not replace existing equipment instantaneously or prematurely, but rather is "phased-in" over time as existing equipment reaches the end of its useful life. The following three categories of potential analyzed in this study all conform to this condition, and may be termed "phase-in" potentials.
- Technical Potential represents the savings due to energy efficiency and demand response programs that would result if all homes and businesses adopted the most efficient, commercially available technologies and measures, regardless of cost. Technical Potential provides the broadest and largest definition of savings since it quantifies the savings that would result if all current equipment, processes, and practices in all sectors of the market were replaced at the end of their useful lives by the most efficient available options. Technical Potential does not take into account the cost-effectiveness of the measures.
- Economic Potential represents the savings due to programs that would result if all homes and business adopted the most efficient, commercially available, cost-effective measures. It is a subset of the Technical Potential and is quantified only over those measures that pass a widely recognized economic cost-effectiveness screen. The cost-effectiveness screen applied in this study is a variation of the Participant Test, which compares the incremental cost to a consumer of an efficient technology relative to its baseline option, and the bill savings expected from that technology over its useful life. Only those technologies for which the net present value of benefits exceeds its incremental cost to consumers pass the test.
- Achievable Potential refines Economic Potential by taking into account various barriers to customer adoption.
-Maximum Achievable Potential (MAP) takes into account market, societal, and attitudinal barriers that limit customer participation in utility- or government-administered voluntary programs. These barriers reflect, among other phenomena, customers' resistance to doing more than the absolute minimum required or a dislike of a given efficiency option. MAP presumes no impediments to the effective implementation and delivery of programs, such as perfect information, and essentially extrapolates the impacts of the best run, most effective programs nationally.
-Realistic Achievable Potential (RAP) discounts MAP by taking into account impediments to program implementation, including financial, political, and regulatory barriers that are likely to limit the amount of savings that might be achieved through energy efficiency and demand response programs. RAP considers recent utility experience and reported savings, and as such represents a forecast of likely customer response to programs.
Part II will discuss the potential for electricity savings from utility programs, what is realistically achievable, and the cost of achievable potential.
1. The savings impact of energy efficiency programs "embedded" in the AEO 2008 Reference Case is estimated in Chapter 2 of EPRI Report 1016987. Removing this estimate of embedded savings from the AEO 2008 Reference Case results in an adjusted baseline forecast that is higher.
2. The values for realistic- and maximum-achievable potentials in 2030 measured with respect to the adjusted baseline forecast described in Footnote 1 are 398 and 544 billion kWh, respectively, or 8 percent to 11 percent. These values represent the total savings impact of energy efficiency programs in 2030 inclusive of savings embedded in the AEO 2008 Reference Case.
Dear Mr. Siddiqui,
Please take a look at the EWPC article Forget Demand Side management (DSM); Think Demand Side Innovation (DSI) and the EWPC post Balanced Market Regulation Reform for the New Order to respond my questions.
I checked the article looking for the word innovation and did not find it. I also looked into the Executive Summary of "EPRI's "Assessment of Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S. (2010-2030." and did not find it either. Based on that simple check, I presume that the assessment restricted itself to EE and DR as a DSM utility oriented potential.
Was a business as usual approach without innovations considered over the 20 year period?
Do you expect that an alternative assessment that breaks important barriers to consider DSI, under a market reform that enables innovations, and under the emerging order, would achieve a much larger potential?
The notion that we can somehow effectuate significant reductions in energy use and peak demand without substantial increases in the price of electricity is contrary to classical economic theory. No amount of wishful thinking by regulators and utilities is going t0 change that basic fact.
Incentives for energy efficiency can either be in the form or carrot or stick. Currently, there are lots of carrots out there that make projects very attractive, which include:
• The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, now extended into 2009, relating to Sec. 179 MACRS (Not for HVAC equipment). The economic stimulus package extended two tax incentives for business investment through the end of this year. Companies can write off 50 percent of the cost of new equipment immediately instead of following the usual depreciation schedules. Small businesses can expense up to $250,000 of new equipment purchases this year.
• Energy Policy Act tax benefits were extended
• Energy savings
• Maintenance savings
• Labor savings
• Future replacement savings
• CO2 credits
Not to mention all the "Obama money" on its way to public institutions. All of this should have a significant effect on the impact of energy efficiency – at least in the near term. However…..as an industry, we need to get away from the term "payback", and focus on cash flow – the primary metric of the performance contracting industry – but can be applied to small projects as well . We cash flow everything....Even a 4 or 5 year payback project can start generating revenue almost immediately, especially if you can utilize the Sec. 179 1st year MACRS. A 1-year payback is a "no-brainer" for cash flow although it is still subject to what I call Vytau's 2nd Law….For every project that is a no-brainer, you often find a decision-maker with no brains.
I don't think the metric is important. There are some very progressive firms that are willing to accept lower returns or longer payback periods on energy efficiency measures. However all firms have limited capital budgets and they have a responsibility to their owners to invest those funds where they earn the highest returns. For better or for worse, at current prices energy efficiency measures often yield lower returns than other available investment alternatives.
Sure, we can subsidize energy efficiency, but please explain why? I live in a mild climate where air conditioning is not required. Why should I subsidize energy efficiency measures for someone who chooses to live in a hot place and then builds a home with the cheapest (and least efficient) air conditioner available?


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New Year's Resolutions: Make 2010 Carbon Neutral
Please consider making 2010 a carbon neutral year. This could be your resolution that makes not only a positive impact on your life and those around you, but the lives of all by helping to fight global warming. It's a critical year-- will the US make good on its promises to take concerted action on global warming by passing strong climate legislation? Will the world take the Copenhagen UN Climate Conference to the next level by acting on stated goals? Individual action, whether by an individual, a group, family, or a business or organization matters more than ever to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Action also shows you support a clean energy future, and environmental sustainability in pursuing economic growth in our country and abroad. If you've never calculated your carbon footprint before, consider doing so today. It's easy. Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and offset the rest to be carbon neutral today. By offsetting, you balance out the emissions you can't avoid by supporting third-party validated carbon reduction projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency and/or reforestation. Carbonfund.org lets you choose the type of project to support. You can do all this at Carbonfund.org's website. Click here to get started. The average carbon footprint of an American is about 24 metric tons a year, or 50,000 pounds of CO2 a year! So take action today on your carbon footprint. A simple preset option that Carbonfund.org offers is ZeroCarbon™ to offset your carbon footprint in support of carbon reduction projects. The option is available for both individuals and families at Carbonfund.org's carbon calculator. If you're affiliated with or run a business, be sure to check out Carbonfund.org's business calculator and preset options. You can make 2010 a carbon neutral year. Get started today!
Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:59
World Cyber Games' Grand Final Goes Carbon Neutral
There's no doubt computer and video games are preferred entertainment for a growing number of youths and young adults. Competitors now even meet Olympic style. The World Cyber Games (WCG) kicked off a four-day, final competition at the Los Angeles Convention Center today. It marks the 10th anniversary of bringing together the top computer and video game players. This year, the Grand Final is a carbon-neutral event for the first time. 450 of the best ranked gamers from 60 countries are gathering this weekend to compete for more than $250,000 in cash, prizes and the honor of being named the global champion. Samsung, the Games' worldwide partner, has made the Grand Final a carbon-neutral event, balancing the event's carbon footprint with support of the third-party validated Reclaiming America's Heartland carbon reduction project in the Dakotas. The project's goal is to conserve ecologically vital grasslands and wildlife habitat in North and South Dakota, including the endangered Whooping Crane and numerous species of geese and ducks, while preventing the release of CO2 emissions over the project's lifetime. Carbonfund.org will also present a Corporate Climate Leadership Award to Samsung at the WCG. Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org remarked, "Making the World Cyber Games Grand Final carbon neutral for the first time shows Samsung's strong commitment to taking positive steps that help the climate and all of us. Carbonfund.org is proud to recognize Samsung's sustainability initiatives by presenting this Corporate Climate Leadership Award." To learn more about the WCG, click here. Visit www.carbonfund.org/business to learn more about our work in helping businesses achieve their sustainability goals and reduce their climate impact.
Tuesday, 05 October 2010 12:49
White House to Get Solar Panels & Solar Hot Water Heater
The White House announced today that it will soon have solar panels and a solar hot water heater. The installations will be part of a Department of Energy solar energy demonstration project. "President Obama has said the Federal Government has to lead by example in creating opportunity and jobs in clean energy," said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. "By installing solar panels on arguably the most famous house in the country, his residence, the President is underscoring that commitment to lead and the promise and importance of renewable energy in the United States." Solar power has had an on-off relationship with presidents. President Carter's 1979 solar installation at the White House was removed by President Reagan in 1986. Then, the first President Bush put in place a system to provide electricity to a maintenance building and heat the pool. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said, "This project reflects President Obama's strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and the jobs it will create here at home. Deploying solar energy technologies across the country will help America lead the global economy for years to come." Today's announcement is part of the administration's stated commitment to clean energy investment, jobs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, whose department has not lifted a ban yet on deep-water drilling, is expected to announce approval of two large solar collection systems in the California desert and further plans for offshore wind power in the Atlantic. Learn more about reducing your own carbon emissions and support renewable energy projects here.
Monday, 13 September 2010 16:43
White House Releases First Federal Agency Sustainability Plans
The White House has released the first Federal Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans designed to achieve environmental, economic and energy goals. The plans were made pursuant to the Executive Order on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance, signed by President Obama in Oct. 2009. Similar to corporate social responsibility or sustainability plans in the private sector but sometimes larger in scope, the agencies' plans are to be implemented and updated annually. Under the Executive Order, plans should prioritize actions based on the return on investment for taxpayers and meet energy, water and waste reduction targets. Agencies plan to cut emissions by, for example, making infrastructure improvements, reducing fossil fuel use and implementing better maintenance practices. The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to use its purchasing power to help improve the supply chain of products the government uses, and The Interior Department plans to install renewable energy systems at wildlife refuges and its other lands. Agencies also plan to reduce energy use from data centers, among other initiatives. You can view the agencies' plans from the White House Council on Environmental Quality web page here. Also, learn about how Carbonfund.org is working with businesses, organizations and government in reducing their impact on climate, such as through CarbonFree® Certified Products and programs to reduce carbon emissions.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:02
Video Spurs Action with Simple Message on Climate Change
This is a great video on why we all should take action on global warming. Alex Bogusky, who was a principal and co-chairman of the award-winning ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, launched this video on the web to engage more people by simplifying the message about climate change. If you haven't seen the video yet, you can play it here. In Pollution=Bad, Clean=Good, he urges us to stop debating climate change and start doing something about it. After all, taking positive steps will result in a cleaner environment and reduce the threats from climate change.
Thursday, 08 July 2010 13:58
US Carbon Emissions Expected to Rise 3.2% in 2010
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions, which fell by 7 percent in 2009, are forecast to rise this year and in 2011. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Dept. of Energy has released its energy outlook, expecting a 3.2 percent and 1.6 percent increase in emissions for 2010 and 2011, respectively. The government also projects continued demand growth by the electric power sector for coal. A factor in the emissions increases this year and next is the expected increases in economic activity, which results in more energy consumption. This includes petroleum use in the transportation sector and coal and natural gas use for electricity production. The continued demand for fossil fuels in electricity production brings to light the urgent need for more clean energy to help reduce carbon emissions. As an individual or business, you can support clean, renewable energy today. Individuals can choose renewable energy for electric power, e.g. from your utility company or supplier, and reduce and offset your carbon emissions in support of renewable energy projects. Businesses can reduce, offset emissions for everything from operations and events to products and shipping; you can learn more here. Also—companies can support renewable energy production through renewable energy certificates (RECs), such as Carbonfund.org's MyGreenFuture Green-e Energy certified RECs.
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 18:14
UN Urges Strong CO2 Goals before Climate Talks
A top climate official of the UN believes the global climate talks in Copenhagen later this year will be crippled- if there are no "strong commitments" from developed nations on slashing CO2 emissions by 2020. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), told Agence France Presse (AFP) in a phone interview that the absence of such commitments "would defeat the whole purpose of the Copenhagen agreement." The Copenhagen talks are meant to negotiate a new climate treaty to succeed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012. A key area of disagreement is between developed and developing countries. Developing countries have asserted the US, Japan, EU and others should be expected to do more than developing countries to halt climate change. Meanwhile, developed countries have contended that developing countries need to make stronger commitments themselves. The UNFCCC has calculated that, by 2020, the cost of mitigating climate change will rise to about $200 billion annually and adapting to it will rise to $100 billion each year. The sooner that countries can arrive at a plan to reduce emissions systemmatically, the quicker the world can act to keep costs from spiraling. Countries, companies, organizations and individuals have the means to take action now, including carbon offsets that can reduce emissions cost effectively. In Congress, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) passed the House but is awaiting Senate consideration. Photo Credit of Yvo de Boer: AFP
Monday, 24 August 2009 13:26
Top Administration Officials Urge Passage of Climate Legislation
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today pressed for passage of climate legislation by the US before the world's climate talks in December at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. "We think it is important for the president to be empowered to be able to say to the rest of the world that America stands ready to lead on this issue," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said after an energy briefing at the White House. Reuters is reporting that Vilsack and Secretary Locke met with groups from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, advocating that passage would be good for the environment and economy. An Agriculture Department study shows farmers could boost their net income by $10 billion to $20 billion in the long term earning money from offsets-- contracts to plant trees or change the way they till land to lock more carbon in soils, Vilsack said. Locke spoke on leadership by the US, vis-a-vis reluctance by some countries to set significant caps of emissions. "The United States needs to set a very firm and clear example if we are to be successful in getting the other countries to be equally aggressive in addressing climate change," said Locke. The House of Representatives passed by a close margin the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) bill on June 26. The Senate is expected to consider and possibly debate its version of the legislation when it reconvenes in September.
Monday, 14 September 2009 10:51
Survey Finds Majority of Americans Want Strong Action on Global Warming
A survey by a research and survey firm The Mellman Group finds that a large proportion of Americans, 71%, want the country to reduce carbon emissions; moreover, the survey finds that 58% of Americans favor not just action, but strong action. Demand for action crosses party lines. 68% of independents and 54% of Republicans want action on global warming, as do 86% of Democrats. Majorities in each region of the country seek action: 76% in the Northeast, 69% in the South, 69% in the Midwest, and 74% in the West. The survey also found that 70% of Americans find global warming to be a serious economic and national security threat to the U.S., particularly with regard to droughts and rising sea levels and their impact on developing countries. Read more about the survey results here.
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Stepping Out of Town with a Small Footprint
Examiner Columnist Jenny Rough provides her seven eco-friendly travel tips to reduce one's carbon footprint. She asks readers to consider food's carbon footprint, which travelers sometimes forget when on the road. For example, eating locally grown foods or dining at restaurants that emphasize locally grown foods in their menus can help minimize the carbon footprint. She also suggests using refillable bottles for everyday needs like shampoo, etc.- a good idea as it can be difficult sometimes to find recycling bins or stations when traveling. Providing resources that readers can use in planning their trips, she mentions Carbonfund.org to reduce, offset one's carbon footprint. Check out her travel ideas here: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/living/See-green-while-traveling-green-89702102.html. Also, please visit our website to learn more about your carbon footprint, and try our carbon calculators.


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What President Obama Should Learn from His Predecessors
Recorded: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Amid the current economic and financial crises, President Obama may do well to remember the men who have come before him.
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