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Z/Yen is a commercial think-tank, consultancy and venture firm headquartered in the City of London. It works in the financial services, technology and voluntary sectors on a range of projects from research to performance review and strategic management. Founded in 1994 and with associates around the world, Z/Yen has developed collaborative projects such as the London Accord, the Global Financial Centres Index, the Global Intellectual Property Index for Taylor Wessing and Taskforce 2000 (the UK industry response to the Millennium Bug). The London Accord and GFCI are constituent programmes of Z/Yen's Long Finance initiative, which seeks to answer the question "When would we know our financial system is working?"
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In its formative years Z/Yen's research and consulting included work for British Gas, the London Stock Exchange, the Defense Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA, now DSTL and QinetiQ) and Bloomberg, amongst others. Z/Yen played a major part in the founding of Taskforce 2000, the private sector initiative designed to alert people to the Millennium Bug. In 1996, Z/Yen established the £1.9M Financial Laboratory, an innovative joint venture between BZW (now Barclays Capital), Royal and Sun Alliance, The London Stock Exchange, DERA (now QinetiQ), City University, City University Business School, The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and Silicon Graphics. This project won a £750,000 DTI Foresight Challenge award later that year.
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Benchmarking became a significant section of Z/Yen's work during this period, with record numbers of investment banks and brokerages participating in 2003.
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In 2005 Z/Yen was appointed by the Institute of Fundraising, with partner Business in the Community, to run the enquiry line and information centre for the Payroll Giving Centre programme funded by the Home Office. Z/Yen created its flagship Global Financial Centres Index for the City of London Corporation in 2007 (bringing it in-house in 2010). 2007 also saw Z/Yen sell its investment banking cost-per-trade benchmarking subsidiary to Aon, and launch the London Accord. This initiative, with the help of over 50 financial service sector contributors, looks to provide an open-source research resource on finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. A year later, Z/Yen launched a way of measuring the immeasurable, the Global Intellectual Property Index, for the legal firm Taylor Wessing.
Recent years have seen Z/Yen found the ExtZy game – creating a stockmarket from the internet – and pose the question, "When would we know our financial system is working?" though the Long Finance initiative. Research has included Index-linked carbon bonds, non-monetary trade and Confidence Accounting.[2]
Towards the end of 2011 Z/Yen decided to strengthen its international presence by establishing a Swiss office in Geneva.
- Clean Business Cuisine: Now and Z/Yen - (2000) [3]
- Information Technology for the Not-for-profit Sector - ICSA Publishing (2001) [4]
- Expertise: Search and Deploy - (2003) [5]
- The Road To Long Finance: A Systems View Of The Credit Scrunch - (2009) (with Bob Giffords)[6]
- The Price of Fish - Nicholas Brealey Publishing (2011) [7]
- In Search of the Eternal Coin: A Long Finance View of History - (2010, Eternal Brevities, Malcolm Cooper),[8] freely available online.
- Time To Stop Betting The House: Mortgages, Resilience and the Long Finance - (2010, Finance Shorts, David Steven) [9]
- Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: The Future of Pensions - (2010, Finance Shorts, Con Keating) [10]
- Capacity, Trade and Credit: Emerging Architectures for Commerce and Money - (2011, Michael Mainelli, Stephanie Rochford and Chiara von Gunten) [11]
- Don't Stop Believing: The State and Future of UK Occupational Pensions - (2011, Finance Shorts, Con Keating) [12]
- Confidence Accounting: A Proposal - (2012, Ian Harris, Michael Mainelli and Jan-Peter Onstwedder) (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), Long Finance, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA))[13]
A regularly updated list of articles can be found in the 'Knowledge' section of the Z/Yen Website.
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- ^ Cooper, Malcolm. "In Search Of The Eternal Coin" (PDF). Eternal Brevities. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "http://www.longfinance.net/Publications/Betting The House.pdf" - available free online
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[FIN]Love's Treachery
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Love's Treachery
"Nayama?" Jolee called out as he walked into their house. "I'm home!" The Jedi slipped off his brown robe and moved to hang it up when his hand froze in mid-air. The darkness slithered around him, sensual fingers begging him to give in to their embrace. His other hand moved instinctively to the lightsaber dangling from his belt.
"Jolee." The darkness evaporated at the sound of her voice, a rich velvet that enfolded him and held the promise of much more.
He turned to her, a wide, bright smile lightening his deep brown face, and he inhaled every millimeter of Nayama as if he'd never met her before. Her long, silky black hair that begged to be stroked. The brazen spark in her bronze eyes. He gave into the siren call of her full lips and pulled her into his arms for a long kiss, feeling her curved bounty melt against him.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, breaking free of his lips to catch her breath. "We have to talk."
"If it's about how much I love you, absolutely."
"I'm serious."
"So am I."
Nayama searched Jolee's eyes, and a smile slowly crept up her lips. "I met someone very interesting a few weeks back. A man who has a different view on politics. You'd be intrigued by his ideas. I want you to come with me to meet him."
"I hate politics, love."
"This is different. He wants to bring a new 'Golden Age' to the galaxy. Bring order to all the chaos and idiotic bickering in the Senate. Stop all the crazy planetary wars that just eat up resources that could be used for better things—new hyperspace routes, better defense designs, improved medical care. He makes a lot of sense, Jolee."
"'Golden Age'? Oh, Force, Nayama, you've been talking to Exar Kun's people?"
Nayama's smug smile crept higher. "Oh, not just Exar Kun's people, Jolee. Exar Kun himself."
Jolee's eyes widened, and his arms stiffened around her. "Exar Kun? Do you have any idea how dangerous that man is? And his ideas?"
"About as dangerous as a gizka," Nayama laughed. "I was completely safe the whole time—he has wonderful security."
"Pfft. Wonderful security to protect him from getting killed."
Nayama traced a finger down the length of his jaw and kissed him again. "Come with me, please. I've joined his cause. I'll be leaving for the Outer Rim tomorrow. I told him all about you and how you've been training me. He said he could use a man with your skills. He wants to give you your own command."
"I'm a Padawan, Nayama. There are hundreds of people with far better skills than mine. Can't you see what he's doing? Blowing fodder-dust your way."
"I see him offering you a chance to climb to the top of his organization, be a leader of something great. You'll never get that with the Jedi."
"I don't want to be a leader in an evil organization."
"Not evil, Jolee. Enlightened. I've seen his plans. He'll be the greatest leader the galaxy has ever seen. Please, Jolee, come with me." She nestled against him and laid her head on his chest. "I don't want to be without you. If we combine our skills, we'll rise to the top. The galaxy could be ours one day. Exar Kun can't live forever."
Jolee cradled her head against him. "Do you realize what you're doing? What you're asking? You're asking me to betray everything for a psychopath with delusions of grandeur. Betray the order, betray the oath I swore to it. Betray everything good in the universe. He wants to take over the galaxy, not save it, Nayama. I can't do that. I can't betray billions of people."
Nayama's eyes narrowed as she looked up at him. "You'd betray your own wife? Our love? What about your oath to me? You'd choose people you don't even know across an entire galaxy over me? I thought I meant more to you than that."
"Don't say that, please. No one's ever meant more to me than you. No one ever will. I love you. Exar Kun will get destroyed by the Republic and the Jedi, and no one who's with him is safe. I don't want to lose you. If you join him, you've just signed your death sentence. I'm begging you, Nayama, don't leave me. I couldn't bear to see you get killed."
Nayama broke free from his embrace. "Do you really think that little of my skills?"
"Force, no! You're as brilliant as you are gorgeous. We'll have to go to the temple at Coruscant soon for more training, in fact. There's not much more I can teach you now."
Nayama snorted. "Those pretentious snobs wouldn't let you train me before. Why would they let me train now?"
"I'll convince them."
"They won't take me. And you know why? It's because they're afraid of my power. Don't you see, Jolee? They preach all the time 'There is no fear', but they're scared to death of what could be for both of us. Why do you think you haven't been promoted to Knight yet?"
"I'm not ready."
"No, they say you're not ready. Any idiot can see you're better than half the Jedi out there."
"There's a big difference between knowing a skill in your head and knowing it with your hands, your feet, your heart."
"Humph. I think they're nothing but hypocrites and liars. Exar's promised to take my training further than they ever could. And yours, too, Jolee," she purred, slinking up to him, draping her arms around his neck again. "Come with me, dearest. Exar's promised we can be together."
"He'd promise someone his mother's heart if it would get him what he wants."
Nayama frowned. "That's not fair. He's always been honest with me."
"Has he? Has he told you how he plans to take over the galaxy? Has he told you what using dark side powers does to you? Has he been honest about how bad it'll be for people to lose their freedom?"
"He's not going to take away their freedom. He's just going to enforce order to make the galaxy more productive," she sniffed.
Jolee broke away from her to put his arms on her shoulders. His concerned eyes met her fiery ones. "Look at me! He'll be just like every other Sith that has flown the galaxy. He won't stop at order. He'll only stop at complete domination. Do you want people living like those poor souls did under the Ukatis king? Do you really want to be an Enforcer again? That's what you'll become again if you do this."
"I am not going to be an Enforcer again. I resent you saying that. It's clear where your true love is, and it's obviously not me. In fact, maybe I should just leave tonight. You let me know when you decide to join me. I'll always take you back, Jolee. I love you too much not to forgive you for your lack of priorities." Nayama turned and started to stalk off.
"Nayama—wait!" Jolee grabbed her arm.
She turned back and smirked. "Why Jolee, have you changed your mind already?"
"I'm not going to let you do this. I love you too much to let you destroy yourself. You're staying right here, damn it!"
Black fury stormed across her face, igniting her eyes. "I'm what?"
"You heard me. You're staying here. With me."
She burst out laughing. "Your precious Force persuade may have worked when you kidnapped me off Ukatis. It doesn't work now. I've been your wife long enough to be immune to it. You're going to have to accept the fact that I love you enough to do what's best for both of us, and that's being on the winning side. Now, let me go." She pulled hard to free her wrist.
Jolee held tight, and called on the Force to bring calm. He smiled gently. "I can't let you go. I love you too much to let you get yourself killed in Exar Kun's foolishness."
"Let go, Jolee," she said, her voice a quiet dagger.
"I can't. I won't."
Nayama glared at him. "You will." She pulled her lightsaber off her belt.
Jolee's breath quickened as he pleaded, "Don't do this, Nayama. You can walk away from Kun right now. The Republic needs you, the Order needs you. I need you."
She chuckled without mirth, hefting the lightsaber up and down. "Exar said it might come to this."
Jolee closed his eyes to fight the watering, despair making his heart ache. He held her wrist gently, even after he heard the snap-hiss of her lightsaber jumping to life.
"Let me go before I kill you," she snarled.
"I can't let you go, love," Jolee choked out against the sadness that strangled his throat.
Nayama whirled her saber and slashed at him. He ducked, rolled, and came up with the twin blades of his saber lit. She snapped off furious blows, driving Jolee back against a wall, pressing against his lightsaber to push his blade into his body. She brought her face so close to his that he could feel her hard breathing brush him. "Exar said if I can't bring you back alive, I should bring you back dead."
"Exar's an idiot." Jolee kicked out her feet from under her. She fell awkwardly but rolled just as Jolee drove his saber down towards her arm. She jumped back to her feet, and attacked again. Jolee blocked the blows with grim efficiency, heart racing as fast as his blades. She raised her blade to strike his head, and Jolee saw the opening. He snapped his blade up, slicing through her saber. It flew out of her hands, sparking and smoking. Jolee pointed the end of his lightsaber at her heart.
Nayama looked at her hands briefly, then slid her eyes from the tip of the blade back up to his eyes. She slowly smiled her contempt. "You can't kill me, can you."
Jolee's chest heaved, but not from exertion. The tears streamed, and he shook his head.
"You betray me and the Order both. You're doing very well today."
"Just go." Jolee pointed at the door.
Nayama regarded him a moment longer, turned, and walked out. Jolee walked over to the window to watch her leave. He watched until her speeder was out of sight, and leaned heavily against the frame. "I'll never betray your love, Nayama. Never," he whispered to the empty house.
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Could this:
Jason shared Michael's house.
be an acceptable shortened version of this:
Jason shared Michael's house with Michael.
closed as not a real question by Andrew Leach♦, Robusto, RegDwigнt♦ Mar 5 '13 at 16:02
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Yes, though the wording is ambiguous. In your example, the 'with Michael' is implied. I would suggest rewording to
to remove the ambiguity and keep the sentence from getting bulky and awkward.


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Jane Lubchenco interview on NPR: "Ocean acidity has increased by 30%" thanks to human emissions
Global warming is a major threat to life in the oceans — and humans who depend on that life (see Ocean dead zones to expand, "remain for thousands of years"). As one recent study found:
Global warming may create "dead zones" in the ocean that would be devoid of fish and seafood and endure for up to two millennia"¦.
Its authors say deep cuts in the world's carbon emissions are needed to brake a trend capable of wrecking the marine ecosystem and depriving future generations of the harvest of the seas.
Jane Lubchenco — Obama's terrific choice for administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — discussed the threat to the ocean from global warming in a long interview on NPR's Diane Rehm show yesterday (mostly in the second 20 minute segment). You can catch it here.
If you want to understand ocean acidification better, see this BBC story, which explains:
Man-made pollution is raising ocean acidity at least 10 times faster than previously thought, a study says.
Or see this Science magazine study, "Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified" Water onto the Continental Shelf" (subs. req'), which found
Our results show for the first time that a large section of the North American continental shelf is impacted by ocean acidification. Other continental shelf regions may also be impacted where anthropogenic CO2-enriched water is being upwelled onto the shelf.
Or listen to the Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which warns:
The world's oceans are becoming more acid, with potentially devastating consequences for corals and the marine organisms that build reefs and provide much of the Earth's breathable oxygen.
The acidity is caused by the gradual buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, dissolving into the oceans. Scientists fear it could be lethal for animals with chalky skeletons which make up more than a third of the planet's marine life"¦.
Corals and plankton with chalky skeletons are at the base of the marine food web. They rely on sea water saturated with calcium carbonate to form their skeletons. However, as acidity intensifies, the saturation declines, making it harder for the animals to form their skeletal structures (calcify).
"Analysis of coral cores shows a steady drop in calcification over the last 20 years," says Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of CoECRS and the University of Queensland. "There's not much debate about how it happens: put more CO2 into the air above and it dissolves into the oceans.
"When CO2 levels in the atmosphere reach about 500 parts per million, you put calcification out of business in the oceans." (Atmospheric CO2 levels are presently 385 ppm, up from 305 in 1960.)
If we want to save life in the oceans — and save ourselves, since we depend on that life — the time to start slashing carbon dioxide emissions is now.
35 Responses to Jane Lubchenco interview on NPR: "Ocean acidity has increased by 30%" thanks to human emissions
Shut down those coal plants!
I am still interested in how corals were abundant during the Cretaceous when there was 3000-4000 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere. Could someone who is knowledgable on the subject address this? I'm guessing it has to do with evolution, ie; the corals were well adapted to much higher acidity.
Ocean acidification is a truly terrifying part of our impact on the global system that is under-discussed and not understood by the vast part of the 'chattering classes' of policy making in the US and elsewhere. Having a voice like Lubchenco's on top of this is important. Thank you for calling attention to it.
Sort of surprised that you don't have linked the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues recent statement on ocean acidification.
"The implications of ocean acidification cannot be overstated. Unless we cut our global CO2 emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 and thereafter, we could be looking at fundamental and immutable changes in the makeup of our marine biodiversity. The effects will be seen worldwide, threatening food security, reducing coastal protection and damaging the local economies that may be least able to tolerate it."
See: http://getenergysmartnow.com/2009/06/08/ocean-acidification-dangerous-worlds-science-academies/
during the Cretaceous when there was 3000-4000 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere.
I'd like to see your reference in the modern peer reviewed scientific literature demonstrating that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration was 3000 to 4000 ppm in the Cretaceous period, because honestly, I just don't see it.
The ocean PH is 8.1.
7.0 ph is neutral and below 7 is acidic.
The Royal Society has just issued a summary report
CaCO3 tends to dissolve in the deep ocean, both because of the high pressure and because the waters have been acidified by CO2 from rotting dead plankton.
The natural pH of the ocean is determined by a need to balance the deposition and burial of CaCO3 on the sea floor against the influx of Ca2+ and CO32- into the ocean from dissolving rocks on land, called weathering. These processes stabilize the pH of the ocean, by a mechanism called CaCO3 compensation. CaCO3 compensation works on time scales of thousands of years or so.
It is hard to isolate the sources of acidity.
And Siegel, as I recall 50% of 1990 levels.
Yeah, I have been meaning to investigate that "ancient coral" point since it seems to be growing more common as a supposed refutation against ocean acidification being a major concern. I figure you are along the right lines with particular organisms being adapted to the environment in which they emerged/existed.
Though "coral" have thrived at times going back millions of years, it does not mean coral just like modern have always thrived that entire period. It seems certain there have been massive die-offs like projected for this century in response to shocks to the climate system. Modern coral (and other species) may survive in smaller numbers then rebound at least thousands of years down the line, but if their ecosystems collapse so that humans cannot be supported by them that is what matters to us.
As opposed to the absolute value of [CO2] I think the key for organisms like coral and shellfish is the pace at which the acidification is occurring. You are fine in your car going 0mph or going 60mph, and you may go to and from each of those speeds multiple times a day. But if you went from 60mph to 0mph in 0.1 second, you are probably not going to "adapt" to that change very well since its rate is so rapid. What we are doing is like that. We are putting a geological timescale stress on systems over a human timescale.
Search Sciencedaily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/
using: ocean acidification algae coral shellfish
Before the contrarians get really going, I'd like to point out that acidification means more acid on a relative scale. The scientifically underinformed will be quite taken with this falsity, so a reminder. pH is a continuum from 0 to 14, and a lowering of the number means it is more acid, even at the "alkaline" levels of 8 to 14. Like all scientific measurements, this is a reality-based metric based on observation rather than absolutes. Science does that, one of the reasons it works and has value.
*sigh* Then there is K L Reddington who seemingly tries to simply throw out a bunch of stuff hoping something will stick and sow doubt somewhere about anthropogenic CO2 emissions leading to acidification of the oceans.
Is there really a belief that since the ocean pH is above 7 and is thus not "acidic" is cannot be "acidifying"? Why not say 32F (0C) is the warm/cool dividing line and say that regardless of the local temperature trend nowhere with average temperature below 32F (0C) can be considered "warming"? Quibbling with the wording here is as bad as trying to make a point saying "they" do not call it "global warming" but rather "climate change".
Does "[t]he Royal Society has just issued a summary report" refer to the 2005 report that says the below?
"Carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to the atmosphere by human activities is being absorbed by the oceans, making them more acidic (lowering the pH the measure of acidity).
Evidence indicates that emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities over the past 200 years have already led to a reduction in the average pH of surface seawater of 0.1 units and could fall by 0.5 units by the year 2100. This pH is probably lower than has been experienced for hundreds of millennia and, critically, at a rate of change probably 100 times greater than at any time over this period.
We recommend that action needs to be taken now to reduce global emissions of CO2 from human activities to the atmosphere to avoid the risk of irreversible damage from ocean acidification."
Jane Lubchenco interview on NPR: "Ocean acidity has increased by 30%" thanks to human emissions
I can't find the dates in the thread of the beginning value for ph or acidity for that matter and the data on the current amount or value for ph or acidity.
Where are the measurements and how did they calculate and exclude other causes. Thanks.
She says human emissions. Is a coal plant human? Is a forrest fire a non human emission?
[JR: Seriously? As every other reader but you figured out, I used "Human emissions" as a shorthand for human-caused emissions. Yes, a coal plant is a human caused emissions. Forest fires are increasingly driven by humans and climate change, particularly the climate-driven pest infestations like bark beetles.]
You can tell just by looking at it – it seems to be acquiring an orange hue.
"I am still interested in how corals were abundant during the Cretaceous when there was 3000-4000 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere."
I have just done a study on several papers on that subject, and the results were very interesting:
First off, the CO2 levels were much lower than that during the Cretaceous. CO2 had not been at 3-4000ppm for several hundred million years before that. When it WAS that high, the corals were a very different lot, not nearly as dependant on Calcium Carbonate. (For our new friends on board, the CO2 was largely from a very much more active volcanic era.)
However, there is no doubt that CO2 levels WERE much higher in the Cretaceous – 750-1000ppm, occasionally higher. When it went over 1000ppm, there were significant dieoffs – not total extinction obviously, but major reductions.
So how did the coral survive at 750+ppm when it is now dying at 385?
One paper seemed to get to the root of the problem – It suggested that CO2, and therefore AGW, is only one aspect, and probably not even the most important. The real culprit is Dust – containing chemicals, disease carrying spores and fungus, phosphorus and other fertilizers, residue from wildfires, and most importantly, iron, which apparently has a very negative effect on coral.
As I said, the authors wanted to dismiss CO2 acidification almost entirely, claiming it was, at most, "The straw that broke the camel's back."
However, since I'm sure most of that dust was due to desertification from AGW, I find it difficult to let us off the hook…
K L Reddington;
A few PH Values:
In 1751, accepted values for Ph was 8.179.
In 1994, accepted values for Ph was 8.104.
Today, it varies a lot geographically, but the best # I can come up with is 8.079.
The present rapid rise in CO2 very closely matches the present rapid rise in acid. If any other cause could be found, it would have to also follow that curve. Very unlikely.
I'll accept your last paragraph as your attempt at humour.
I recently read a paper on this subject concerning corals and gaps in reef formation over geologic time and the correlation with mass extinctions. I don't have a link but it is: Vernon, J.E.N. (2008) "Mass Extinctions and Ocean Acidification: Biological Constraints on Geological Dilemmas" Coral Reefs 27:459-472.
A move is coming: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/blue-august.html
The claim that I have seen made at least twice had commonality of specifics in details that make me think some single source has fed it out. That claim was that the Ordovician is when coral initially developed and CO2 then was 3000-4000ppm, thus no need to worry about mere 560ppm killing off coral.
It would not be too hard for someone to invent that line of thinking if one was so inclined, but the repeating of those details I have seen suggests a blog post spreading the idea. Anyone know if some site is specifically pushing that claim? My research on debunking the no-need-to-worry has not yet gone much past an initial check of Wikipedia.
Ordovician was hardly human friendly: roughly 400 million years ago. I didn't find the contrarian talking point link, but a quick search found my own post on DotEarth, which contained some links to other stuff. I'm hampered by being moderately scientifically literate but not adequately trained, but collect this kind of stuff.
I'm going to go a little off topic because for once I think I got it pretty much right; given the link between CO2 data and acidification, it's not so big a leap.
"Those who don't understand how it works think saying the science is gobbledygook and faith-based, disproven by short-term local weather, and trumped by economics, is a reasonable option.
"Global warming is caused by "heat trapping" gases, also known as greenhouse gases (GHGs), which do what their name says. When the sun warms the earth, the heat is reflected back. On the most basic level, gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) prevent the heat from leaving the atmosphere. CO2 takes at least a century to disappear, while its quantity is building up, now at the rate of 2-3 ppm per year. It's at about 386 at the moment, which is higher than it has been since about 400 million years ago.
"Global warming was first hypothesized and researched by scientists starting in the late 1800s, and began to be prominent about mid 20th century. Clarity began to appear in the 1960s, increasing to a level of real understanding by the late 1980s, and consensus by the 1990s. Bush managed to roll back much of the progress made to that point, with the power to replace expertise with loyalists and editing/suppressing/etc. the facts. Dr. Hansen is demonized because his status allowed him to break out of the bubble and publicize what was going on. Al Gore is demonized because he made all this clear and understandable; some minor errors and exaggerations are used to disprove the whole. His travel and home have been targeted as "evidence" that he is phony. But how else could he have a staff and disseminate knowledge?"
It bears repeating: Shut down those coal plants!
Theres an excellent book online at Google. Chapter 5 has the pretty graph…
A reef in time
By John Edward Norwood Veron
Big Link
What jcwinnie wrote.
Unfortunately there exists a deep misunderstanding amongst the deniers and delayers that if life can exist in certain conditions, than humans can exist. No matter what happens to the climate, humans will still exist. The risk is that our society will collapse. That's why the GDP graph from the earlier post is misleading, as GDP will not be going up if there is significant disruption to our systems that support us. Humans are a generalist species; we can adapt to many different climates, but we do so slowly. Light a fire under us, and we move faster but probably not fast enough for the majority of people to make it to the next ESS.
Stuart you beat me to posting that paper. Here's the link to it at coral reefs. Unfortunately for those without access only the abstract is available. Still worth a read though.
Arnon the guy who wrote the paper has a book on google….
The acidification threat from CO2 is a result of the speed of the build-up. Over many thousands of years, a natural chemical compensation mechanism will cancel out the acidification. The problem for ocean life is to survive until levels drop again. Most of the great extinctions have been associated with too-rapid CO2 increases, noting that those increases appear to have been slower than what we are presently experiencing.
This paper is a good summary of the science, and includes discussion of changes in ocean chemistry over the course of the Phanerozoic.
See also this paper focusing on the early Cenozoic (which includes the last great extinction event). This one and the one I linked above are public access.
Thank you so much for all who addressed my question. My question stemmed from Newt's testimony a few weeks ago where he mentions ocean acidification at the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7VUg7nG3lw
I'll fourth the call to shut down those coal plants!
For more information on Ocean acidification from one of Australias top scientists you should view this web seminar.
It really helps to explain things. It is also mostly in language that is easily understandable.
Cheers Lewis
The Walrus and the Carpenter
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright—
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done—
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"
The sea was wet as wet could be,
The sands were dry as dry.
You could not see a cloud, because
No cloud was in the sky:
No birds were flying overhead—
There were no birds to fly
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "It would be grand!"
"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept for half a year,
Do you suppose," the walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.
"O, Oysters, come and walk with us!"
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."
The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head—
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.
But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat-
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.
Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more-
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."
"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.
They thanked him much for that.
"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed—
Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,
We can begin to feed."
"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue,
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrus said.
"Do you admire the view?"
"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf—
I've had to ask you twice!"
"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"
"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.
"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?"
But answer came there none—
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.
Oh Lordy shame on me! I just realized this could be interpreted as yet another depraved threat of violence!? Please don't say anything Rog Tallbloke in reply – I have been admonished not to respond to you here at CP. You have to look to my own blog for those thoughts.
Newt who?
Good link Lewis.
paulm – Thanks for the link to the book. Another one for my list. We really need to spread the word that CO2 is not just an atmospheric problem but one that imperils the entire planetary ecosystem.
I just read the BBC article that is linked to in the post. The scientists seem puzzled that the impacts on the ecosystem are greater than they expected.
My question is this: If you accept Darwinian evolution, AND you accept climate change, wouldn't you expect ecosystems to collapse, since they evolved in a different climate? Isn't it inevitable that species that are selected to survive in a particular environment aren't going to survive when that environment is altered?
Just askin'.
Newt, the political opportunist.


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MICHAEL HILL, 9, left, and Kerrion Hill, 10, chug down water as they wait with a large group of family and friends on the Interstate-10 overpass near the Louisiana Superdome on Thursday, days after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans. By MICHAEL AINSWORTH, The Dallas Morning News
Last week, children in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were just getting back into the swing of school. When the news came on Sunday night that some school districts would be closed Monday and Tuesday because Hurricane Katrina was coming, you can imagine that some children were slapping each other high-fives -- unscheduled days off.
But now, three days after Katrina's winds and rains blew through states along the Gulf Coast, many children have lost their homes and some have lost family members. Millions of people -- children and adults -- are coping without electricity, drinking water and food. As Katrina ruined homes and businesses, the storm also flattened schools.
Things that children often take for granted -- a house, a hot meal, a comfortable bed, even homework -- are now luxuries that tens of thousands of children no longer have. And it may be weeks or even months before these children and their parents get back to anything close to normal.
In New Orleans, more than 20,000 people who had been living since Sunday at the Superdome football stadium were being fed MREs, put on 500 buses and sent to yet another sports arena, the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, more than 300 miles away.
New Orleans is largely under water, and the governor of Louisiana has said that the few people left in the city of 480,000 must leave. On Monday it seemed that New Orleans might have been spared the worst of Katrina. But by Tuesday, levees -- earthen dams designed to keep water from the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Pontchartrain out of the city -- gave way.
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HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY fifth graders, from left to right, Paige Howard, Andrew Gonzalez, Jaynie Krasowski, Lindsy Monroe and Gina Quiroz arrange supplies to be packaged into care kits for victims of Hurricane Katrina at their school in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday. The school plans to prepare about 400 kits for personal care and school supplies to donate through Heart to Heart International. By CHRIS CUMMINS, Kansas City Star
In parts of New Orleans, the water is 20 feet deep, about as tall as a two-story house.
Mayor Ray Nagin said, "We are looking at 12 to 16 weeks before people can come in (the city)." In other words, people who left their homes in August might not be home for Christmas.
In Mississippi, more than 100 people have died, and officials worry that the number could rise. Many people are stranded on the roofs of their homes waiting for military helicopters to rescue them. Across the Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama area where Katrina hit, more than 1.6 million people are without electricity and phone service. Roads are either covered with water or have been destroyed by the flooding.
Many groups are collecting money and supplies to help the people affected by Katrina, much the way they did after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean last December. The Red Cross has collected about $21 million since Monday. Its Web site is www.redcross.org .
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Defending Mrs. BushDecember 13,2012
Defending Mrs. Bush
I was disappointed in your recent article about a personnel matter at Union Elementary School. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Mrs. Bush has been teaching at Union School for many years. My child was in her class during the same year as one of the parents quoted in your article. I volunteered in the class frequently and did not find it chaotic. Nor did I find Mrs. Bush, a disaster. If you are going to print such comments, you should at least ask around to see if other parents might have a different view. I am not trying to belittle the parents concerns. Certainly, they should be addressed. Like all of us, Mrs. Bush is not perfect. But a teachers job is a hard one. And your article did a great disservice to someone who has worked hard and cared deeply for our kids.
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What's great about the Remove program is that there were strict guidelines to the food consumption part of the cleanse, which alone can make a huge difference. Gluten, dairy, sugar, alcohol, meat (only organic chicken), and caffeine were all off-limits. I admit I struggled with the caffeine part as I'm a bit of a coffee lover. (Organic, fair-trade, dark roast, please :) The program consisted of three daily shakes (breakfast, mid-morning, afternoon), two light meals (lunch, dinner), and pills to supplement. Not too bad, right?
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Add the new Featured Image option in WP3 or "post thumbnail"
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GOP Congressman Says Ryan's Medicare Plan Would Hurt Seniors
McKinley's office outlines his opposition to the GOP-backed plan in a flier sent to his constituents, many of whom receive Medicare benefits. . "Congressman McKinley recently voted against the 2012 budget passed by the House because of the plan's negative impact on northern West Virginia seniors," it reads. Here's the flier:
The GOP plan that McKinley opposes would give seniors the option of enrolling in traditional Medicare or taking a stipend to buy their own health care policy on the private market. Republicans have argued it would slow the federal government's rising costs for Medicare, but the Congressional Budget Office says the plan would increase seniors' out-of-pocket costs by privatizing Medicare.
In the flier, McKinley says Congress "must balance the budget," but not on the backs of seniors. McKinley spokesman Jim Forbes told the Los Angeles Times that the congressman "is standing for what he believes in," but in an election cycle dominated by health care and budget issues, McKinely's stance is out of step with the rest of his party.


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Door god
A door god (simplified Chinese: 门神; traditional Chinese: 門神; pinyin: ménshén) is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business, etc., which is believed to keep evil spirits from entering. It is also seen in other East Asian countries such as Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
The custom of pasting pictures of door gods on doors dates back to ancient China. In the Han dynasty, people believed that peach wood has spiritual properties and can ward off evil spirits so they started making auspicious carvings on peach wood and hanging them around their homes. Following the invention of paper, paper gradually replaced peach wood as people started drawing and writing on paper instead. In earlier times, Shentu and Yulü were the most common choice for door gods. People drew portraits of them on paper and pasted them on doors. In the Tang dynasty, two generals – Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong – became door gods when Emperor Taizong ordered portraits of them to be made and pasted on gates in the hope of attracting good luck and scaring away evil spirits. Other folklore heroes and mythological figures were subsequently added to the repertoire.
The door gods usually come in pairs, facing each other; it is considered bad luck to place the figures back-to-back. There are many different door gods, of which the most common ones are Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong. Portraits of Wei Zheng or Zhong Kui are used on single doors.
List of door gods[edit]
The following persons, some of whom are mythological figures and fictional characters, are known to have been worshipped as door gods.
- The Four Heavenly Kings are seen at the entrances of Buddhist temples.
- Skanda and Sangharama are seen at the entrances of Buddhist temples or standing on either side of statues of the Buddha.
- Generals Zhang, Huang, Su and Li (張、黃、蘇、李四將軍) are seen at the entrances of temples or shrines to Master Qingshui.
- Heavenly Lords Wang and Ma' (王天君, 馬天君) are two senior marshals under the Taoist deity Northern Emperor. They are seen at the entrances of Taoist temples.
- The Azure Dragon and White Tiger are seen at the entrances to Taoist temples.
- Shenshu (Chinese: 神荼; pinyin: Shēnshū) and Yulü (simplified Chinese: 郁垒; traditional Chinese: 鬱壘; pinyin: Yùlǜ)[1] are two deities mentioned in the Shanhaijing. The Jade Emperor ordered them to guard peach trees which were being gnawed by demons. The people respected them for their ability to ward off demons and worshipped them as door gods.
- The Heng and Ha Generals are guardians of the Buddha. They are referred to as the "Heng and Ha Generals" in the novel Fengshen Yanyi. They are seen at the entrances of Buddhist and Taoist temples.
- Fang Bi (方弼) and Fang Xiang (方相) are characters in the novel Fengshen Yanyi.
- Randeng Daoren and Zhao Gongming are characters in the novel Fengshen Yanyi.
- Tianguan Dadi (天官大帝) and Liu Haichan (劉海蟾). Tianguan Dadi is a Taoist deity while Liu Haichan was a founder of the Quanzhen School of Taoism.
- The He-He er xian are two Taoist deities of harmony and union.
- Xuantan Zhenjun (玄壇真君) is a Taoist deity.
- Zhong Kui is a ghosthunter or exorcist in Chinese folk culture.
- Qianliyan (千里眼) and Shunfeng'er (順風耳) are two Taoist deities in charge of scouting and reporting news to the Jade Emperor.
- Sun Bin and Pang Juan were generals in the Warring States period. They are worshipped as door gods in parts of Shaanxi.
- Bai Qi and Li Mu were generals in the Warring States period.
- Fusu and Meng Tian. Fusu was the crown prince of the Qin dynasty while Meng Tian was a Qin general. They defended the Qin Empire's northern border from invasions by the Xiongnu.
- Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were rebel leaders who led an uprising against the Qin dynasty.
- Ziying and Emperor Yi of Chu. Ziying was the last ruler of the Qin dynasty while Emperor Yi was the nominal sovereign over the Eighteen Kingdoms which were formed from collapsed Qin Empire.
- Ying Bu and Peng Yue were generals who served under Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.
- Yao Qi (姚期) and Ma Wu (馬武) are semi-fictional characters in the novel Donghan Yanyi (東漢演義) who served under Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han dynasty.
- Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were two generals serving under Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han state in the Three Kingdoms period. They are depicted as Liu Bei's sworn brothers in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and are among the Five Tiger Generals.
- Zhao Yun and Ma Chao were two other generals serving under Liu Bei. They are also among the Five Tiger Generals. They are worshipped as door gods in parts of Henan.
- Ma Chao and Ma Dai. Ma Dai was Ma Chao's cousin and he served as a general in Shu Han. They are worshipped as door gods in parts of Hebei.
- Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period, while Sima Yi was a senior statesman and general of Shu Han's rival state, Cao Wei. They are depicted as nemeses in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Guan Yu and Guan Sheng. Guan Sheng is a fictional descendant of Guan Yu and one of the 108 Stars of Destiny in the novel Water Margin.
- Guan Yu, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. Guan Ping was Guan Yu's son. Zhou Cang is a fictional character in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms who is depicted as a loyal subordinate of Guan Yu.
- Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were Tang dynasty generals serving under Emperor Taizong. See below.
- Pei Yuanqing (裴元慶) and Li Yuanba (李元霸) are fictional characters in the novel Shuo Tang (說唐). Pei Yuanqing was a general of Wagang (瓦崗), a rebel faction that emerged towards the end of the Sui dynasty. Li Yuanba was a fictional son of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty.
- Wei Zheng and Xu Maogong were officials in the early Tang dynasty.
- Xue Rengui and Yeon Gaesomun. Xue Rengui was a Tang dynasty general while Yeon Gaesomun was a Goguryeo general. They fought in the Goguryeo–Tang War. They are worshipped as door gods in parts of northern Hebei.
- Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan (許遠) were Tang dynasty officials who sacrificed their lives to defend the city of Suiyang from rebel forces during the An Lushan Rebellion.
- Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Gun (楊袞). Zhao Kuangyin was the founding emperor of the Song dynasty while Yang Gun was the ancestor of the Generals of the Yang Family.
- Meng Liang (孟良) and Jiao Zan (焦贊) are semi-fictional subordinates of the Yang Family Generals who served the Song dynasty.
- Yue Fei and Wen Taibao (溫太保). Yue Fei was a Song dynasty general while Wen Taibao is a Taoist deity.
- Yue Yun (岳雲) and Di Lei (狄雷). Yue Yun was Yue Fei's son while Di Lei was Yue Fei's subordinate.
- Xu Yanzhao (徐延昭) and Yang Bo (楊波)
In fiction[edit]
The novel Journey to the West provides a fictional account of how the custom of the door god(s) originated.[2] In the novel, the Dragon King of the Jing River wanted to outsmart a fortune-teller, Yuan Shoucheng, who accurately predicted the weather. He disguised himself as a man and made a bet with Yuan on the weather forecast in the city of Chang'an on the following day. The Dragon King was confident that he would win because he was in charge of controlling the weather. Later that day, the Dragon King received an order from the Jade Emperor on the weather plan in Chang'an for the following day. He was shocked to see that the weather plan was exactly the same as Yuan had forecasted.
However, the Dragon King wanted to preserve his ego and win the bet, so he cheated by changing the weather plan. The next day, he mocked Yuan for his inaccurate prediction, but Yuan remained calm and revealed that he knew the Dragon King's true identity all along. Yuan told the Dragon King that he would meet his doom very soon because he disobeyed the Jade Emperor's order. The Dragon King was shocked and he immediately pleaded with Yuan to save him. Yuan told him that the Jade Emperor would send Wei Zheng, a senior minister in the imperial court of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty, to execute him at noon on the following day. He instructed the Dragon King to approach Emperor Taizong for help, which the Dragon King did. Emperor Taizong took pity on the Dragon King and promised to save him from execution.
The next day, Emperor Taizong invited Wei Zheng to play weiqi with him in the morning and did not allow Wei to leave until after noon, so as to prevent Wei from carrying out the execution at noon. Emperor Taizong was delighted when he saw that Wei Zheng fell asleep during the game at around noon. However, a while later, he received news that a dragon's head had fallen from the sky. Wei Zheng woke up and told the emperor that his soul left his body while he was asleep and went to Heaven to carry out the Jade Emperor's order to behead the Dragon King.
From that day on, the ghost of the Dragon King kept haunting Emperor Taizong at night. The ghost was angry that the emperor failed to keep his promise to save his life. The generals Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong volunteered to stand guard outside the emperor's bedroom at night to protect him from the ghost. The ghost of the Dragon King feared the two generals and no longer dared to disturb Emperor Taizong; the emperor slept in peace. After a few nights, the emperor did not want to trouble the two generals to continue standing guard every night, so he ordered artists to paint portraits of the generals and paste them on the doors. The common people soon also adopted the practice of pasting pictures of the two generals on their doors.
See also[edit]
- ^ "词语"神荼郁垒"的解释 [Definition of "Shenshu and Yulü"". 汉典 [Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Wu Cheng'en (n.d.). The Journey to the West (Chapter 10) (pdf). Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- Tang, Rose. "Twilight of the Door Gods" The Standard. Hong Kong.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Door god.
- Door Gods and Goddesses from Tainan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau


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Re: CDL or not
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October 23, 2008, 09:41:00 AM »
The whole issue is that you can't trust the government lunatics at all.
IF you ask you will not get a consistent answer about a CDL. Mainly because you are asking "GOOBER"... Nobody knows the real answer so why keep asking.
If you are not commercial, advertising or making a profit from driving then you probably don't need a CDL and all the headaches that it can and probably will cause you.
CDL rules are very strict and don't allow for any discrepancies of any kind if you get caught slighly bending some obscure rule. Those rules for a CDL are national rules not just any particular state's rules. Some states have additional rules that may or may not apply and can get you into a lot of trouble because the "GOOBERS" have no idea how to interpret and apply the correct rule.
If you have a CDL you are under the microscope for the slightest infraction even when driving your personal car. The fines are 100 times worse than under a normal drivers license. You are expected to know all the rules and comply whether "GOOBER" even knows why he stopped you.
Motorhome, Private Coach, House Car, Travel Trailer - Whatever all don't need any CDL's in 99% of the places that you would go. BUUTT .. Put a sign on the side or can seat 15 passengers or more and you are commercial.
Put a sign on your cargo trailer and the CDL rules may apply in a lot of places and not apply anywhere else. The DOT numbers is yet another idiotic application of "GOOBER" Logic. Mostly for Interstate ( crossing state lines ). A local operation doesn't always need a DOT number but then again it depends on what "GOOBER" thinks at the moment. DOT numbers is a Tracking System.
I am an idiot so pay me no attention. I have seen these subjects worn out before...
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Re: CDL or not
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October 23, 2008, 05:59:41 PM »
DrDave-Reloaded, I hope you check back on this thread.
Thanks for all of the info.
More importantly, I may have missed this in recent topics, but how are you doing? I would like an update. Are you all back to normal, recovering slowly, quickly, almost well or what? I will keep praying for you. Let me know how you are.
God bless,
Sold - MCI 1995 DL3. DD S60 with a Allison B500.
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October 24, 2008, 10:39:41 AM »
I am still alive. Don't know why.
My healing up is going to be a long bumpy road and in 6 to 8 months after my stomache closes up then I get to do it all again to reverse the ostomy and repair my stomach muscles they cut.
new Pacemaker/ICD was tested today.. Not a fun thing..But at least I don't have to go back for 6 months and get a remote monitor sent to me in a couple of weeks so they can check in on me....
Winter like weather is here now so my forageing for LP gas is sure to start soon.
Hope soon to find something other than the bus to live in that has better insulation. I have a couple people trying to locate a used and mostly free mobile home that I can get that will be better than what I have now.
My truck broke down last night so I have to find a way to get that running again and back home. seems I got some trashy diesel or sucked up a rabbit? Dunno..
If it weren't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all.....
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The "California Commercial Driver Handbook," distributed by the DMV enumerates, on the first page, what can be driven or towed with each class of license. "With a Basic Class C License," it includes "any housecar 40' or less." I am going to keep a copy of this handbook in the bus in case there is ever a need for verification.
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October 26, 2008, 11:39:05 AM »
This was a great thread. Thank you all. I was just thinking (again dangerous!) that in spite of all the silly and dumb rules and regulations, WE ARE, generally speaking, very very lucky to be able to conduct our Bus Conversion hobby and STILL come and go as we please. Thanks again. HB of CJ
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October 27, 2008, 05:36:10 AM »
HBofCJ, got to this before I could.
Thanks for all for the answers. They were very insightful. I am in the process of looking at our regs for the state. I don't, think that we will have to get a comm CDL but I am still checking.
Thanks again for the great topic...
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October 27, 2008, 05:52:35 AM »
There has been a lot of good infomation passed out in this thread but one thing needs to be mentioned and that is medical check ups are required annually to keep a cdl endorsement. How many of you actually get a complete phyisical every year? If you don't, your endorsment is null and void. I know this is in Florida so you may want to check your state for the same. Oh and it takes a doctor certificate, not just a paid doctor visit receipt!
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October 27, 2008, 07:32:11 AM »
Quote from: WEC4104 on October 22, 2008, 03:32:45 PM
My understanding is that your home state (New Jersey) sets the specific CDL requirements that would apply to you, and then you are "free to move about the country" based on adhering to your home state regs.
In NJ their regs state:
Are there any exemptions to being required to have New Jersey CDL?
Yes, a few . . .
1. Active Duty Military . . . with military licenses operating military vehicles.
2. Firefighters . . . meeting approved training standards and operating authorized emergency vehicles.
3. Farmers . . . in certain cases.
4. Individuals ....operating motor homes or other vehicles used exclusively to transport personal possessions or family members, for non business purposes
The fact that #4 limits the motor home exemption to non business purposes tells me that a vehicle titled as an RV can still be required to have a CDL.
As I understand your previous posts, your vehicle is used extensively for out of state transportation of a band, and they do that for compensation. What you tell the DMV when you registered it, and what you told your insurance company, is between you and them. HOWEVER, should you have an accident or be stopped, the responsibility eventually rests with you.
I can understand HB of CJ not wanting to get a CDL for his vehicle used privately. Sounds like his truely is a non-commercial use however. (Although I couldn't find any references to buses in the Constitution. Jefferson must have missed that one.
Doug: It is common practice for insurance companies to set different rates based on whether the driver is using their vehicle for "business use". However their determination of what constitutes "commercial" is entirely different than the Vehicle Code requirements for a CDL.
circus folk don't need cdl to drive their rv thoughit's work related & hauling commercial equip. farmers don't even need any licernse within 200 miles of farm. weight or trailer do not mean cdl use of vehicle does .
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October 27, 2008, 07:49:58 AM »
Guys; the cdl's are a fed not a state program and all states are tied to the fed's data bank,another fed control over the states ,Canada and Mexico CDL holders are in that data bank also
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October 27, 2008, 08:12:07 AM »
the different classes a bc allowf or operation of different vehicle-types the cd scans you drive that type of vehicle or not nothing more nothing less this is not rocket-science... over 15 passangers means you need passenger endorsement but not a CDL -Again unless it's for profit. hence the word Commercial meaning being in Commerce or trade. if your using for personal, pleasure, or for a Nun profit group. you CAn Drive any vehicle type w/out CDL .There this Settles this once finally
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Ace and MMA2S, thanks good points. I really appreciate all of your posts.
God bless,
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October 27, 2008, 08:38:23 AM »
Wrong there circus boy I am required by federal and state law in all states to have a class B CDL to drive my 450 Ford with a goose neck( Private) with total gvw over 26,001 .If you tow a trailer I don't care what you are towing it with over 10,000#GW the law requires you to have some type CDL it is not enforced on RV's but they can if they choose too seen it happen before in Utah
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Quote from: circusboy90210 on October 27, 2008, 07:32:11 AM
circus folk don't need cdl to drive their rv thoughit's work related & hauling commercial equip. farmers don't even need any licernse within 200 miles of farm. weight or trailer do not mean cdl use of vehicle does .
Personally, I am sceptical of all three of these statements.
Circus Folk...
I can believe a circus employee could probably get away with driving his personal RV from one location to another, without raising any eyebrows. But if he transporting circus equipment or other circus employee and is being compensated for it, I would deem that a commercial endeavor.
Farmers within 200 miles
That is a very broad statement. I know there are some exceptions for farmers, and my earlier quote (in red) mentions that. But I doubt that farmers are excluded from the need for any license within 200 miles. Might be true in some states. Might apply when using farm equipment, or for agricultural purposes only.
Weight or trailer does not mean CDL
I'll trust Makemineatwostoke's comment about the trailer.
I'd really be interested to see if a reliable source (aka: a reference website) could be produced to support the comments. My earlier quote came from here:
Without something backing it up, it is just an opinion, not a fact. Sorry, but adding "that settles it", doesn't count.
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October 27, 2008, 01:39:11 PM »
I hold cdl class a with air brakes, trailer & passenger endorsement. trailer does not mean cdl it means trailer endorsement with the appropraite weight class..... look @ your manual.
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October 27, 2008, 01:59:11 PM »
Come on guys, lets try to make sure that this stays nice.
Circusboy, first off they are right. We would like to see something that backs up your statements. According to my CDL manuel they are right. Holding a CDL W endorsements doesn't mean that one knows all of the rules. And some rules do change from state to state.
Second off. WEC4104, and Makemineatwostroke, have had great advice in the past, and have more "seniority" here if you will. They seem to have really well documented thoughts. I know in our state it requires a special "farm" license to move farm equipment on government roads.
That's just my thoughts...
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text: The closest thing this game has to a "secret character", Skulloton is... pretty interesting, to say the least. While I've only just started playing this game at all in the last few days, and had very little time to learn much of anybody, Skulloton is rapidly seeming like a good match for me. Skulloton seems to be a "power character". Most of his attacks do fairly good damage, and combos come very naturally. He definitely likes being close-in to the opponent; while he does have some longer-range options, you're not going to be able to just sit back and hit the opponent from range. Skull Bash and Bonemerang do allow for some mindgames. For mobility, in addition to standard movement, Skulloton has Bone Club, 3B, and 3C. That may not sound like much, but it's enough. All damage statistics are based on Sack Dummy, and are very rough estimates. Some Notable Normals: j. B: Skulloton puts out both feet and hands -- a foot and hand in front, and another behind. Not only does it come out quickly, but just as it appears, it hits both in front of and behind Skulloton. Because of this, this move can easily be used for a crossup. This move is also useful for air-to-air, due to how well it covers Skulloton. j. C: Pretty standard angled kick. As simple as it gets, but it's decent for air-to-air, and when used as a jump-in, is very easy to follow up on. Like j.B, this can be used for a crossup; depending on the specifics, you can end up either in front of or behind the opponent, and hit with this either way. j. 4B: Skulloton stretches out an arm at a downward angle. A good move for covering yourself while retreating, or for poking. Not much for power compared to most of Skulloton's normals, but very good range; I recommend mixing this up with Skulloton's other jumping attacks to mess with opponents that try to counter you by assuming a j.B or a j.C. Can be useful for air-to-air, though given the angle, you will have to watch your aim. 2C: Ducking kick. Knocks the opponent up into the air a little, and if not followed up, is a knockdown. Can be followed up with 5A to keep the opponent in the air slightly longer, or by 5C. Can combo into itself, though this fact doesn't seem to be all that useful. 3A: Skulloton stretches out his arm for a punch. Not much for damage, but it comes out quickly enough and has very long range for a Skulloton normal (about a third of the screen). 3B: Skulloton quickly moves forward and sticks out a foot for a kick to the midsection. Again, not exactly great on the damage, but like the 3A, it's the range (and in this case, movement) that matters. Range is a little less than 3A, but still about a quarter of the screen. 3C: Sliding kick. Slower than 3A and 3B, but has longer range and better power, and is a knockdown. It does come out much slower than 3A or 3B, though, so be careful. Still useful, though; it's a knockdown, hits low, and moves Skulloton forward. 5C: Standing kick. Mostly useful because it is easy to combo both into and out of. For combo'ing in, your best bets are jump-in C and 2C. It can also be combo'd into from jump-in B, though you have to throw out the B relatively late, and the timing is tight even then. A very close hit of 5C will combo into another 5C. 5ABAC: Technically, this is a combo, but I'm putting it under Normals due to how it works. It's a "canned combo", so to speak. Skulloton starts with his normal 5A (a quick standing punch), then follows up with an elbow strike, then a knee, then a high kick. The kick hits twice, and launches. Note that each hit must connect (blocked or not) for the next hit to be available. This is an extremely useful move. It combos off of jump-ins, and the launcher leads to many possible follow-ups. Also, this string alone causes quite a bit of damage; combos that include this string can be VERY damaging. Special Moves: Bonemerang (2, 6, any attack): Skulloton declares "Bonemerang," and throws a wrench at the opponent. If it misses initially, it will come back toward Skulloton, and can still do damage. The stronger the attack button, the longer it takes to come out, and the farther it travels. The weak version is relatively easy to combo into, though the medium and strong versions... not so much. After a knockdown, can be used to force a block on wakeup (A-Bonemerang is best for this). Be careful, as this move can leave Skulloton vulnerable for a fairly long time, especially for the B and C versions. Skull Bash (2, 4, any attack): Skulloton ducks down, sticks his head out, and declares, "Come on!" It's kinda reminiscent of Cammy's Beretta Counter, for those of you who play Capcom fighters. If hit by any attack at the right point during this move, he will take no damage, and will counterattack the opponent. The window for a counter is short, and there is a significant delay after that window in which Skulloton is vulnerable. Which attack button is used seems to change how Skulloton counters. I haven't tested this as thoroughly as the other moves. Best used as a surprise move, and should only be used if you're very good at prediction. Bone Club (2, 4, 6, any attack): Skulloton rears back, takes his wrench in both hands, and jumps toward the opponent, declaring "Bone Club." Which attack button is used determines how far Skulloton rears back and how far forward he jumps. I've only ever managed to combo into the weak version, and only in one way. I'll go into that in the combo section. It is possible for this move to land two hits under certain circumstances. The most obvious use for this seems to be the movement. Be careful, though, as Skulloton is pretty vulnerable if you miss or are blocked. All versions will knock down the opponent on a successful hit. Bullet Punch (6, 4, 6, any attack): Skulloton releases three quick punches, declaring, "Buh-buh-buh". Which attack button is used determines how far ahead of himself Skulloton punches. Even the A version has more range than most of Skulloton's normals; the C version goes out about a third of a screen. Regardless of which version you're using, the second punch has the most range of the three. If the third punch hits, Skulloton charges in for a fourth punch, declaring, "Punch!" In the C version, this fourth punch knocks down. I recommend throwing out a B-Bonemerang when knocking an opponent down with C-Bullet Punch, as with proper timing, the Bonemerang will be in perfect position to hit the opponent when they get up. The A version can be combo'd into Bone Rush, although due to damage scaling, this seems to actually do less damage than Bone Rush would on its own. The timing is tight, but it can be done. The A version can also be combo'd into A-Bonemerang. Again, tight timing, but it works. All versions can be combo'd into from a jump-in or from 5C. When hitting an airborne opponent with this move, how much will hit depends on the opponent's exact elevation when you hit them. This move cannot land all 4 hits against an airborne opponent, but proper timing will allow the final hit to land. When any version's final hit lands against an airborne opponent, the opponent will be knocked to the opposite end of the screen and knocked down. Throw: Performed with the standard command (A+B). Skulloton grabs the opponent, jumps over them declaring, "Worthless!", kicking them as he lands from this maneuver, then tosses the opponent forward in a high arc. A B-Bonemerang launched after the throw will be in perfect position to hit the opponent as they get up from this throw -- yet another example of Skulloton's wakeup game. Ability: Spite (B + C): Skulloton stands up on one foot, puts his thumbs in his ears with his fingers up, and declares "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah!" in the usual singsong. (Quite a weird effect, considering Skulloton's "robotic" voice.) His own super meter drains, but his opponent's super meter drains faster. Skulloton can use any attack to cancel this ability. Personally, I don't much recommend using this, but it is there, and it makes Skulloton appear vulnerable without actually making him all that vulnerable. True, he can't cancel by moving or jumping, but since he can attack out of it, he should be fine. Can conceivably be a good way to lure an opponent into falling for Skull Bash. Super: Bone Rush (2, 6, 4, any attack): Skulloton declares, "Take This!", and brings out his wrench. He swings forward twice, then goes into the air for a spinning strike (5 hits), then gives another forward swing. If one of the first two swings connects on a grounded opponent, all of the spinning strike and the final swing will connect as well. Against a non-grounded opponent, a hit with one of the first two swings does NOT guarantee that the spinning strike and final swing will fully connect. A full connection without being combo'd into will take off about half of the opponent's lifebar. This ends with a knockdown, so make sure to follow up properly. Combos: Please note that, since I have little experience with this game, there's probably far better combos available than what I have listed here. Moves in brackets can be skipped. Jump-in refers to jumping in with an atatck; I test with jump-in C, but jump-in B and jump-in 4B also work. 1. [jump-in] > [2C > 5C, 2C > 5A, 5C > 5C, 5C, or 5A] > A-Bonemerang. For some versions, the combo counter claims that B-Bonemerang or C-Bonemerang will work, but I recommend sticking with A-Bonemerang for all versions, since in the versions where the stronger versions do work all end up with the opponent landing first, the timing is tougher, and there's no difference in damage. Different versions of this are a big part of Skulloton's offense, simply because depending on the version, you can do some pretty high damage. 2. [jump-in] > 2C > 5A > A-BoneClub. The only way I've managed to combo into any version of Bone Club. Incidentally, done right, this will give you two hits from the Bone Club. A little harder to land properly than the A-Bonemerang combos, though, and doesn't seem as worthwhile; the A-Bonemerang combos seem to do more damage. 3. [jump-in] > [5C] > [5C] > A-Bonemerang or Bone Rush. Though perhaps not as great as the next entry, this could be considered one of Skulloton's bread-and-butter combos. Simple, but painful. Remember that 5C > 5C requires the first 5C to be very close in. 4. [jump-in] > 5ABAC > [j. C] > [5C] > A-Bonemerang, B-Bullet Punch, or C-Bullet Punch. This is one of Skulloton's bread-and-butter combos. In fact, this should probably be considered his primary bread-and-butter combo. Relatively easy to land, and very painful. You can probably replace the jumping C with a different jumping attack; I've only really tested with C myself. According to the combo counter, if ending with an A-Bonemerang, you can add a second A-Bonemerang, though the opponent does land first and the second A-Bonemerang doesn't do a lot of damage. When ending with a Bullet Punch, the opponent will be knocked to the other end of the screen and knocked down; throw a C-Bonemerang after this for the wake-up. In the corner, you'll be using a lower version of Bonemerang. Remember, though, the timing with a Bullet Punch is a little tricky. The damage isn't much different for Bonemerang versus Bullet Punch. Whether you go for Bullet Punch or Bonemerang really depends on whether you prefer the knockaway knockdown or the opponent remaining fairly close for you to continue your offense. 5. [jump-in] > 5ABAC > (any) Bullet Punch. Personally, I'd go for the above combo rather than this one, though this works too. No matter which Bullet Punch you use for this one, make sure you learn the timing. A proper connection will have the Bullet Punch contributing 3 hits; it can't land 4 on an airborne opponent, but those 3 hits will include Bullet Punch's final hit. The timing's a bit tight on that Bullet Punch. With the right connection of Bullet Punch, as in the previous combo, no matter which Bullet Punch you used, the opponent will end up knocked down on the other end of the screen; throw a C-Bonemerang (use a lower version in the corner) for the wake-up. 6. [jump-in] > 2C > 5C > A-Bonemerang. Yet another example of how simpler is sometimes better. It's only 3-4 hits, but it does very good damage. With the jump-in, damage is about 1/3 of a lifebar. Even without the jump-in, it's still about 1/4. Well, that's all I've got for now. Discuss!


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Irene recovery officers hiredFebruary 23,2013BRATTLEBORO The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation announced Friday that two people have been hired to fill Southern Vermonts two federally funded flood recovery officer positions.
Anthony Summers, of Spokane, Wash., and Wendy Rea Woods, of Dorset, will help public officials and economic development organizations work effectively with businesses and encourage development of collaborations between the public and private sectors. Their high-level goals will include economic restructuring strategies, village and downtown revitalization, and business resiliency in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.
The positions were funded by $472,000 in disaster recovery funds from the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration to the Windham Regional Commission and the Bennington County Regional Commission. Each disaster recovery investment is intended to support a communitys long-term recovery, spur job creation, leverage private investment and promote disaster resiliency.
Summers and Woods will start in March. Summers will work in Brattleboro while Woods will be in Wilmington. They can be best reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.
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