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March 21, 2006
George Mason:
While Bradley is the lowest seed remaining at No. 13, little George Mason (No. 11) is reaping all the attention of the Cinderella (giant-slaying Mich. St. and UNC helps).
The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
I saw the most fascinating quote
in today's NY Times from Bud Selig, noted during yesterday's WBC title game:
He would consider changing the name of MLB's World Series.
"The World Series is still, whether we have a different name for it, the World Series."
Whether we have a different name for it?!
"However, having said that, as the World Classic gets bigger as the internationalization of the sport develops even more, that's an interesting dilemma, but it's a dilemma I'll be glad to face."
Interesting dilemma?!
I was all set
to congratulate Japan and congratulate MLB on an event that, if it didn't dominate the U.S. fan landscape, at least it exposed U.S. fans to the depth and talent of international baseball.
Even baseball purists have to be divided about whether "World Series" accurately represents MLB's annual championship.
But fans would literally revolt if MLB changed the name "World Series" to something else. (They might revolt at the mere notion of it.)
But the future of the sport, as it is in the NBA and even the NFL, is in global expansion.
And not too far in the future, if it hasn't already, MLB fans' claim to a "World Series" will erode and MLB's championship will be recognized as only determining the top U.S. club team.
So here's the question:
If you
to change the name of the World Series, what would you call MLB's championship?
Click here to send in
your renaming suggestions, and I'll post the best of 'em tomorrow.
Bracket Hindsight
The Monday after
the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is about comparing your bracket picks to everyone else's and celebrating Cinderellas.
But Tuesday offers
the moment of reflection as to how and why your picks went so wrong this year. (
George Mason:
Between the Selection Sunday dissing, the suspension of its top player for the first round and the seemingly impossible path over two 2005 Final Four teams, you totally dismissed them.
Oakland looked so wide open at the top, the question instantly became whether Kansas (Bradley's first-round opponent) or Pitt would survive a high-profile second-round battle. KU was supposed to be too young to know better.
Wichita State:
Putting so much emphasis on picking the winner of Michigan St. and UNC, you simply glossed over the Tennessee-WSU game even though you noted the Shockers were the highest-seeded MVC team (at No. 7). "Gloss" picks tank brackets.
Who would have guessed that the Big Ten would fold? And, of all the Big Ten teams, that its
team, Ohio State, would lose in Dayton? Perhaps you dismissed the Hoyas' win over Duke as a fluke, instead concentrating on the fact that they didn't put other teams away.
(Coming Wednesday: A fresh start?)
Nat'l Bracket Update
As I mentioned yesterday,
if you used the National Bracket as your guide, you'd be beating 70 percent of fans nationwide, which is probably better than your pool status right now.
SportsNation has a fascinating poll that showed a change in fan projection of Final Four teams between last week and now:
Gonzaga used to be the consensus choice to win the region; that's now
(but still not by much).
Villanova used to be the choice but has been nudged out by
as the fan favorite to win the region.
Pistons: Clinch Central Division title. Was this a shock?
Clippers: 13 games over .500 for first time since '75-76
Brad Childress: New Vikings coach gets OL building block
Rasheed Wallace: Too many T's could lead to suspension
Frank Robinson: Is he a type to soothe relations w/ Soriano?
Chris Andersen: Drug-related NBA ban is upheld on appeal
Soriano Refuses
Putting the "No" in "Soriano,"
the Nats' winter acquisition and top player refused to take his position in left field yesterday.
What a nasty predicament for the Nats: They can't physically force him to play; all they can do is put him on the "disqualified" list, meaning he doesn't get paid or earn credit toward his free agency in 2006.
That doesn't help the team in either the short run or the long run. It doesn't look like they're going to be able to convince him to shift from 2B to LF, and it's unlikely that sanctions will make him budge.
(Is it really so terrible to move to left field? The guy isn't exactly a Gold Glover at 2B. What's his fixation on his original position? If A-Rod, a Gold Glove shortstop, is willing to switch from SS to 3B, anyone should be willing to change positions.)
The Nats can try to wait Soriano out, but this isn't a T.O.-type situation; they
him on the field, even if he's grumpy. How long can they afford to let him sit? Give it a month; then, they'll have to try to trade him.
Seahawks Lose Hutch
Shawn Alexander won NFL MVP,
but quite a few fans attributed his success (as well as that of QB Matt Hasselbeck) to the Seahawks' stellar O-line, anchored by OG Steve Hutchinson.
Now we'll get to see who was more valuable: Hutchinson is on his way to Minnesota after the Seahawks wouldn't match the Vikings' seven-year, $49 million offer.
It's hard to blame the Seahawks: Hutchinson's deal contained a "poison pill" that would have made all seven years guaranteed.
Here's an interesting tension: The "win-now" focus Seattle placed in re-signing RB Shaun Alexander to the largest deal for a RB in NFL history versus the long-term sensibility of letting Hutchinson go (even though it might hurt Alexander's productivity in the short run).
Was Alexander's MVP season inflated by having the NFL's best O-line? The critical mission for the Seahawks now is to find a way to seamlessly replace Hutchinson.
They punted on that decision for now; instead, the Seahawks acted fast to deploy suddenly freed-up cash. They tacked from their 2005 strategy of fielding a low-cost D by signing two-time Pro Bowl LB Julian Peterson.
Tagliabue to Retire
The year before
I graduated from high school, Paul Tagliabue was my school's graduation ceremony speaker.
(My year's speaker? One-time Green Bay Packers QB Anthony Dilweg. I wish I were kidding. But that's another story...)
I was so jealous: I went to hear Tags speak anyway, because he was then and retires now as one of the great sports leaders of the ESPN Era.
He doesn't have the PR flair of David Stern, and at this point the NFL puts off an aura like it's a giant ship that drives itself.
But the league's relatively trouble-free ride during his 16 years is just a testament to what a sensational job he did managing the course.
That Applebee's Ad
I gave it a thumbs-down
yesterday, but sports bloggers like Deadspin really took it to a new level yesterday: That Applebee's ad from the NCAA Tournament is a mania.
But not in a "good mania" way, like Northwestern State "'Fro Mania" or "Idol"-driven "Taylor Hicks Mania." No, it's in a "bad mania" way, like "T.O. Mania" or "Isiah Mania."
What lifts
the Applebee's ad to its own level of fan mania? Ubiquity, perhaps; if you watched multiple hours of NCAA games, you'll have seen it often. WAY. TOO. OFTEN.
Or maybe it's the smarmy tune: The parody of the "Gilligan's Island" theme song sticks in one's mind like it was injected. Whatever it is: Fans are talking about it, but only like they talk about seasonal allergies.
Conventional wisdom
is settled: The ad drives otherwise loyal TV viewers to hit the "mute" button. Can it go from annoying to endearing? Unlikely, unless they create a parody of the parody itself.
The guitar guy pelting the bass guy with shrimps every time he over-enunciates the words "three-hour tour": Can I find
on the menu?
Quickie Vocab
Fans who gratify themselves over their team's signing of a player who, just days before, was one of the most loathed opponents in franchise history.
It must be a banner day for personal-injury lawyers in Dallas, what with all the whiplash cases from fans who used to hate T.O. now lined up
for him to preen on the Cowboys' midfield star.
"But he's
is the simple explanation, and it has become one of the most basic laws of sports fandom. Here are a couple other recent examples:
Kings fans:
Ron Artest
Mets fans:
Carlos Delgado
Eagles fans:
Terrell Owens
The corollary?
Fans who flip-flop on players who as recently as last season were heroes, until they jumped ship to another team. Let the boos rain.
T.O. is coming out with a tell-all book in July sure to dis his ex-Eagles teammates. Who had 48 hours as the over/under of the point when Bill Parcells regrets signing him. Enjoy
mini-camp, Coach!
(Do the optimistic/naive 46 percent of fans who voted in SN that they think T.O. and Tuna can peacefully coexist want to change their vote?)
Joey Harrington:
Finally let go by the Lions. End of an era? More like end of a nightmare for Lions fans. Maybe he just needs a fresh start with a new team ... as a backup.
Today on ESPN.com
Quickie: Live!
Forde on Tourney
Page 2 Index
Ranking Sweet 16 Games
Fans can't lose here!
Allan Ray vs. Craig Smith
O vs. D: Something must give
Does Cindy's ride extend?
Big Babies?
MLB Spring: I'm left wondering how Bronson Arroyo's band will play in Cincy. Meanwhile, expect "Wily Mo" to be an instant Red Sox fan favorite.
NFL Stove: The Dolphins are eyeing Tommy Maddox to back up Daunte Culpepper; the Bears are looking at Brian Griese to back up Rex Grossman.
Adam Morrison's weekend flu kept him out of practice yesterday. He's expected to play vs. UCLA. (Is this a built-in excuse for another bad game?)
That was fast: First-year Wisconsin-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter interviewed for the open job at Iowa St. With UWM having peaked out, expect him to bolt.
Move over, George Mason: One team from the CAA is a lock for the NIT semis in NYC. Hofstra beat St. Joe's and will face Old Dom in quarters.
Must-Read: Pat Forde has today's must-read analysis of the NCAA Tournament, gauging the pressure that each Sweet 16 team faces. See Q It Up.


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Three wrestlers vying for history as 4-time state champions in 2013
The three wrestlers capturing the elusive fourth medal isn't a forgone conclusion by any means. Last year, Payson's Mitch Brown was upended by Wasatch's Morgan Sweat in the final match during his quest for No. 4.
"I don't feel as much pressure as I did when I was younger," Prince said. "I feel more relaxed now."
The heaviness of actually earning the fourth medal is undoubtedly present for the three seniors. But, as Foy points out, it's all an approach and mentality. Although the significance is obviously greater, it's just like the first three years.
"I just got to keep wrestling hard," he said.
And if they do? Fans from Maple Mountain, Hurricane and Altamont will need to bring the brooms for the clean sweep.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Twitter: @tphibbsami
4-time state wrestling champions:
Allen Lake, Delta (1978-1981)
Trent Bell, Piute (1990-1993)
Brandon Moat, Duchesne (1990-1993)
Cody Sanderson, Wasatch (1992-1995)
Roger Smith, Piute (1992-1995)
Rocky Smart, Pleasant Grove (1993-1996)
Kyle Bell, Piute (1994-1997)
Brian Blain, Pleasant Grove (1994-1997)
Cael Sanderson, Wasatch (1994-1997)
Bryant Anderson, Wayne (1999-2002)
Jeff Newby, Box Elder (1999-2002)
Andrew Hochstrasser, Tooele (2001-2004)
Mark Pentz, Millard (2003-2006)
Jake Swensen, North Sanpete (2003-2006)
Sean Porter, Davis (2004-2007)
Shay Warren, Weber (2004-2007)
Aaron Butler, Monticello (2005-2008)
Jason Chamberlain, Springville (2005-2008)
Ethen Lofthouse, Mountain Crest (2007-2010)
Bryson Foy, Altamont (2007-2010)
Raider Lofthouse, Mountain Crest (2007-2010)
Kade Moss, Bingham (2007-2010)
Jake McCormick, South Summit (2009-2012)
Brandon McBride, Olympus (2009-2012) – only 2011 and 2012 were in Utah

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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2006—The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service today announced the suspension of a July 1, 2006, deadline for the entry of raw sugar imports into the United States.
In February 2006, USDA announced an increase in the FY 2006 Overall Allotment Quantity in response to a continuing tight sugar market resulting largely from bad weather that greatly reduced domestic supplies. At the same time, USDA increased allowable sugar imports by 500,000 short tons, raw value (STRV), because domestic supplies were unable to fill market demand. Half of the allowable import increase, 250,000 STRV, was allocated to raw sugar. To ensure timely availability of those imports, the additional quantity of raw sugar was to enter the United States by July 1, 2006. Due to changed market conditions, this deadline is now suspended, and those quantities may enter until September 30, 2006.
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.........7/10, would be better if the words were in English. Time for an update me thinks
Avatar - 6/10
Signature - 7/10
sig:7.5 nice car, just an idea, but you should edit the license plate so it says FR.
av:7 its basic, you could animate it so that it cycles through diff pictures of the car
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sig 5...btw, where you getting all these pics? why not post your own car?
nice sig and the limit does suck
Yay, fire mario 7
um.... write your name on it at least? 5
btw, that is an allusion to this pic that used to be my sig
I'm 14, I don't drive. I get my images from Google.Originally Posted by Brawny
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sig:cool bmw but same again you could edit it so it says fr=7
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NAMM 2016: Roland A-01 MIDI Controller + Analog Generator
Ahead of the NAMM 2016 show, which starts on Thursday in Anaheim, Roland has released details of the A-01, a new highly portable controller that connects to DAWs, tablets, CV/GATE and MIDI gear. The A-01 is an incredible hybrid machine - with the flexibility to be an on-the-go production tool, a studio mainstay, or a live performance rig. Keep reading to see it in action and read some of the details.


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Fuzzy Navel Smoothie
Total Time
Prep 2 mins
Cook 0 mins
We just whipped this up. 1yo & 3yo sons and I LOVED it. The bananas provide the sweetness. Actually we liked it so much, I made another batch the same day but with less-ripe bananas. It was good but not as good as with the bananas whose skins were about half brown.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 bananas, very ripe
- 8 ounces frozen sliced peaches (1/2 a 16 oz bag)
- 1 1⁄2 cups orange juice
- Throw it all in the blender.
- Pour it into glasses and drink it up!
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This is very nice. I like the fact that it is only fruit. Thanks for sharing.
Refreshing breakfast smoothie. The banana flavor wasn't too strong. May add a bit more peaches and orange juice next time. Thank you for the recipe. Made for Comfort Cafe, Summer 2009.
This is a fabulous breakfast smoothie! I've never used frozen sliced peaches before and now they're a staple just so I can whip this together quickly! Thanks, Mliss29! Made for Vegetarian Recipe Swap.


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Zadi WOW. Remember where you are, what you're doing and thinking. You'll tell this story to your grandkids.
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At 12 noon eastern standard time yesterday, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. The eyes of the world's media were on Washington DC for the 56th presidential inauguration, but what did the people have to say... in 140 characters or less? Anyone who thinks Twitter is banal in the everyday could well be won over by the coverage of events like this...
Marti_L This is the magnificence of Twitter. To be able to share this moment, live, with people from around the globe
We picked some of our highlights from the tweets related to the inauguration, as filtered by the #inaug09 tag. The wealth of support among the Twitterati for Obama and his message of hope was clear from the start...
seanmcdonald That Obama, moments from being president, just looked back and winked at his kids, is what has him connecting with so many people.
kristinebrigola ...Obama is walking in. (he kind of had that "can you smell what the rock is cooking" look to him!)
dcwilson303 Very happy for the president and glad to see so many people watching it online.
Indeed. The inauguration of the man dubbed 'the first digital president' could be followed in a staggering number of ways...
jkimlosangeles Technology has completely changed media experience. Watching twitter feed, online webcast and updating facebook on inauguration.
Scobleizer Obama is President at Current TV just changed broadcasting forever: http://ff.im/Gn3j
MichaelParsons The TV Web is all growed up: I've got Joost, CNN Live and Sky HD all streaming in the same tabbed browser without a flicker
or as our own Ian Morris put it...
ian9outof10 I've got monitor to the left of me, and monitor to the right of me. All showing web streams of Obama :)


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Ross Gelbspan | September 25, 2008
By Ross Gelbspan • Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 08:43
Rick C replied on Permalink
I admire the hell out of Al Gore since he has sounded the warning on anthropogenic global warming. I believe it would be more effective, however, if he were volunteering himself to do it too. That's what Gandhi and Martin Luther King did. I know many would follow his example.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Gore = snake oil salesman
Gore went on the bandwaggon to make money, period. He owns sveral companies that profit from the "environmental" scare. He makes $250,000 for every speach he gives around the country.
gary replied on Permalink
Gore is behaving like a
Gore is behaving like a schoolyard drug dealer.
Get the youth to do the crime for him. They will get off easy because they are brainwashed and naive.
What a degenerate.
aardvark replied on Permalink
Wrong analogy
Exxon and Peabody coal are the drug dealers, feedinng dependence, aided and abetted by Bush the metaphorical pusher, aided and abetted by Sen. Inhofe and other liars.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Dependance? No RELIANCE.
Dependance? No RELIANCE. You like this standard of living? Then you have no choice but to accept that we require oil. If you do not like that, then maybe you should consider living in a country like Somolia.
Gary replied on Permalink
Could this be the magic
Could this be the magic bullet to finally get the Scam Artist into court?
Incitement to commit a crime?
Any one out there with legal expertise care to offer an opinion?
Richard C replied on Permalink
Given the recent Kingsnorth
Given the recent Kingsnorth case in the British Courts maybe "Incitement to commit a crime" is more appropriately applied to deniers like you.
Rick replied on Permalink
there are lots of choice
there are lots of choice demonstration sites. 28 coal powerplants are being built in the US right now.
c'mon you slackers - get out there and stop that power plant.
thats the trouble with slackers though - they're not gonna do much.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
Where did you get
that figure?
Several coal plants in the US are on hold pending law suits and legal challenges, several have been ditched after funding has been pulled, and several have had to change their designs and promise to design for CCS… And even after that, they are building too many.
Rick replied on Permalink
not sure where I read it but
not sure where I read it but it was today and the figures were 28 plants approved and being built and 20 more on the drawing board.
I don't have any reason to think it was wrong - but who knows. In any case energy demand is going up and coal is the cheapest, easiest, most tempting solution.
Rick replied on Permalink
after a quick search I got
after a quick search I got this:
17 being built and 66 being considered
seems more authoritative http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN0126788320080701
Sierraclub has an extensive list: http://www.sierraclub.org/environmentallaw/coal/plantlist.asp
Richard C replied on Permalink
Rick, nobody expects Americans to pay attention to AGW.
Paul S replied on Permalink
That's a bit rich. A
That's a bit rich. A mulit-millionaire and former VP who was beholden to respect and honor the law is now advocating illegal activities by others.
AGW alarmists like Gore are zealots. Unable to democratically enact their agenda, lawlessness becomes their mantra.
Yeah, Gore wants young people to go to jail while he relaxes on his 100 foot houseboat. Nice.
Rick C replied on Permalink
Illegal Activities
Harboring a fugitive slave prior to 1863 was an act of civil disobedience and a crime in the U.S. Eugene Debs read the text of the U.S. Constitution and was jailed for that. Certainly you don't mean all civil disobedience is wrong because it can be prosecuted in court.
On the other hand interning Americans of Japanese decent was legal as was child labor but no one would argue today that these were right because they were legal.
Gary replied on Permalink
Hmmmm. Typical Liberal
Hmmmm. Typical Liberal thinking.
Equating human rights activists with common Vandals.
I suppose that you would also consider Mother Teresa and Xaviera Hollander roughly equivalent as well.
RE:. Typical Liberal replied on Permalink
No, Typical Ignorance of History
Your attempts at ad-homineim character assassination aside, civil disobedience is as American as apple pie. It's important to note that there were this small group of vandals who dumped tea into Boston harbor on December 16, 1776. By your definition they're not patriots they're just vandals.
But don't take my word for it. Here's the first paragraph entry in Wikipedia:
"The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea belonging to the British East India Company on ships in Boston Harbor. The incident, which took place on Thursday, December 16, 1773, has been seen as helping to spark the American Revolution and remains to this day one of the most iconic events of the era."
Rick C replied on Permalink
…group of vandals who dumped tea into Boston harbor on December 16, 1776. By your definition they're not patriots they're just vandals….
Sorry thats December 16, 1773. Its late and I need to get some sleep.
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Rick replied on Permalink
maybe they should have just
maybe they should have just enjoyed a nice cup of tea instead of dumping it and getting all revolutionary. What could be better than a nice hot beverage in the winter. those crazy yanks.
Paul S replied on Permalink
Save us from your nonsense
What arrogance to even think AGW agitators are in the same class as anti-slavery advocates or the Boston Tea Party.
Please don't attempt to classify your petty vandalism as somehow noble. Such dishonesty and disrespect for our democratic institutions is astounding.
Rick C replied on Permalink
Denying AGW is Arrogance
It is deniers like you who shamelessly parade their nonsense in the light of 180 years of science on AGW. The history of green house gas science from Joseph Fourier in the 1820's who discovered that gasses in the atmosphere trap heat, John Tyndall in 1859 who observed that CO2 was a principle green house gas, Svante Arrhenius in 1896 who calculated that halving the CO2 level would reduce the average temperature level in Europe by 4ºC to 5ºC, to an ice age level, Arvid Högbom who compiled evidence at that same time that human contributions to CO2 were equally as influential to climate as natural sources to James Hansen today who has concluded that the earth would have to return to a CO2 level of 350 ppm to maintain a climate fit for human habitation demonstrates that it is those who are for their own economic benefit changing, or vandalizing in your words, the climate to where it is inhospitable to human survival.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
It's not that simple.
How do you explain that during the past 400 million years of earth history CO2 levels were SEVERAL TIMES higher than today and the planet was actually more hospitable to life?
How do you explain the years 1945-1975 cooling in spite of a four fold increase in our CO2 emissions?
How do you explain the current cooling trend since 1998?
Fact is, solar scientists have been getting surprises about the sun's output. And since one of the major forcings of our temp is from the sun, there is NO WAY that these super computer models can predict what the future will be.
Rick C replied on Permalink
Your Right It's Not That Simple
You're right it's not simple so why are you trivializing it?
First what's relevant is what the average temperatures was doing human existence on earth. More importantly it is important what climate was like during the development of human civilization. During the period from 10,000 years ago until now average global temperature has remained at about 15ºC plus or minus 0.5ºC. This created stable shorelines from which commerce trade and civilization flourished. If you raise temperatures to about 2ºC then the land based ice is going to melt at faster rate and we could see sea level rise at about 2 meters (6 feet) by the end of the century. Now there's a corresponding 100 ft of shoreline lost for every foot of sea lever rise. This would change the shoreline and put many people at sea level at risk.
There was a slight cooling from 1945 to 1975 caused by sulfates and other particulates in the atmosphere. However increased CO2 rise caused by human activity overtook this slight cooling trend and we are on track to exceed 1ºC additional temperature rise.
A Newsweek article from April 1975 is often cited as documenting the "proof" of global cooling but what is not reported at all was a Newsweek retraction from 2006 that repudiated that original article.
As for the cooling trend since 1998 there was a one year anomaly that fell below the average warming trend but the curve continues to rise to this day.
The solar output has been steady since 1978 when the first solar observer satellites were launched. The sun's radiation does not account for the warming either because the troposphere has been cooling. Solar forcings would have caused the troposphere to heat up too.
The mathematical models also turn out to be remarkably accurate as well. This was demonstrated when James Hansen entered the numbers from the emissions of gasses from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption and the resulting climate predictions in the years hence turned out to be spot on.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
"During the period from
"During the period from 10,000 years ago until now average global temperature has remained at about 15ºC plus or minus 0.5ºC. "
False. There have been major ups and downs during the last 2000 years, including a warm period during the Roman era, the Medeval Warm Period (warmer than today) and the Little Ice Age.
"If you raise temperatures to about 2ºC then the land based ice is going to melt at faster rate and we could see sea level rise at about 2 meters (6 feet) by the end of the century."
Do you understand what that means? Current rate of rise is 1.74mm.yr, has been since in situ measurements started 110 years ago. By 2100 that is a rise of 174mm. You are claiming there will be a rise of 2,000 by 2100. That means the RATE of rise would have to accelerate to get there. If it were a straight line acceleration that would require a rate today of 20mm/yr. Which is not happening. Since there is NO ACCELERATION in the rate of sea level rise there is NO EVIDENCE to support your claim of 2 meters in 100 years. (BTW sea level has been rising through all of human history. At the time of the Romans is was about a foot lower than today.
"There was a slight cooling from 1945 to 1975 caused by sulfates and other particulates in the atmosphere. However increased CO2 rise caused by human activity overtook this slight cooling trend and we are on track to exceed 1ºC additional temperature rise."
Prove it. I'm already having this discussion with Steve L. There is no evidence in the forcing data to support that claim. Give peer reviewed papers supporting your claim. Otherwise it is completely false and a faith based ascertion.
"A Newsweek article from April 1975 is often cited as documenting the "proof" of global cooling but what is not reported at all was a Newsweek retraction from 2006 that repudiated that original article."
Your buddy Hansen in the 1960s was raising the alarm of a new ice age coming.
"The solar output has been steady since 1978 when the first solar observer satellites were launched. The sun's radiation does not account for the warming either because the troposphere has been cooling. Solar forcings would have caused the troposphere to heat up too."
This is also false. Did you not read about the latest NASA findings about the sun? The suns solar wind output has dropped significantly since, guess what date? 1997!! Right when the last warm trend ended. We have been on a cooling trend since 1998.
"The mathematical models also turn out to be remarkably accurate as well. This was demonstrated when James Hansen entered the numbers from the emissions of gasses from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption and the resulting climate predictions in the years hence turned out to be spot on."
Nonsence. The models are BACK CASTED to match the historical records. They predict NOTHING that actually pans out. http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2008/08/backcasting-wit.html
BTW, Hansen manipulates the data to get what he wants www.climateaudit.org, http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?bcb0b0a8-86dc-4f0d-acce-dec9605c9b7a
Also, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24315169-7583,00.html
Paul S replied on Permalink
Gotcha. If you break the law
Gotcha. If you break the law it's "good". If others break the law it's "bad". Great logic.
GAry replied on Permalink
Off Topic - Sorry
But sooooo Friggin delicious I had to share!!!
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) introduced legislation today that would effectively move the United Nations headquarters out of the United States. The legislation is being introduced amid incessant anti-American and anti-Jewish political grandstanding from the podium of the General Assembly.
"The U.N. has coddled brutal dictators, anti-Semites, state sponsors of terrorism, and nuclear proliferators – while excluding democratic countries from membership and turning a blind eye to humanitarian tragedies and gross violations of human rights around the globe," Tancredo said. "The U.N.'s continued presence in the United States is an embarrassment to our nation, and the time has come for this ineffective organization to pack its bags and hit the road."
Tancredo's bill, dubbed the U.N. Eviction Act, would direct Attorney General Michael Mukasey to initiate condemnation proceedings against all United Nations properties within the United States, and sell the property to the highest bidder on the open market. The proceeds will be given to the Treasury Department to pay down the national debt. The bill would also bar the future purchase of property in the United States or U.S. territories by the U.N. or any of its agencies, and revokes the diplomatic privileges and immunities that U.N. officials and representatives currently enjoy.
"I refuse to sit idly by while Americans are forced to host Islamofascist dictators, like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, so they can spew anti-American rhetoric just blocks from Ground Zero," Tancredo continued.
Rick replied on Permalink
won't happen though.
won't happen though.
although the UN has been frustrating, the US won't walk away from the international talk shop. the world is getting smaller and the US wants to control international dialogue.
Having the UN in New York makes a difference. New York is the capital of the world and when leaders meet there they can feel it.
Also when you get guys like Chavez and Ahmadinejad flying safely into the US and being politely delivered to the podium to sound off about the US being the Great Satan, it rings pretty hollow. It's also great theater and what better place for that than New York? I think they hurt themselves more than anything.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Potential blood on your hands
It won't look so righteous when people die because of blackouts that could have been avoided if coal plants were built. Willing to have that blood on your hands?
Rick replied on Permalink
blackouts are a serious
blackouts are a serious worry, so the coal plants are going to go ahead.
Long term base load power can come from Ocean wave action and solar. Wave power is unlimited and in a lot of places it never stops - just have to tap into it. It can replace coal eventually.
Just stand on an Oregon beach and look out. Nothing but pure energy out there that never stops.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
wave action and solar
Acts of desperation. Won't keep this civilization going. Might help some of those who make it into the Post Carbon Era though.
Richard C replied on Permalink
One for the archives!
I agree with Rick :-)
Rick C replied on Permalink
How Much Blood is On Yours?
Have you not been watching the news lately? Many have died already from stronger tornadoes, hurricanes and heat waves. When you observe the strength of hurricanes, the number of tornados in the mid-west, the sweltering heat waves in the west and south-east and the promise of more of the same exponentially as the decades roll by on a business as usual course you have to wonder on who's hands will the blood stain?
Then there's this report from the U.N. that tackling climate change will increase and not reduce jobs. It will also provide us with abundant clean power for generations to come. Also lives will be saved by not having to deal with the particulates, the sulfates, carbon monoxide and other toxins that already are harmful to the public and which kill people today.
In light of that, the premise of your argument is pretty hollow.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Much Misinformation
"Have you not been watching the news lately? Many have died already from stronger tornadoes, hurricanes and heat waves. "
This is false. FEWER people die today due to heat waves than even in the 1960's before A/C was wide spread. Weather related deaths have been dropping for decades because of better weather forecasting and the advent of the TV bringing that info to the world.
Second, your assumption about these increasing is blatantly false. The IPCC clearly states that there is NO GLOBAL WARMING SIGNAL IN TH HURRICAN RECORD. And the number of hurricanes and their intensity has been dropping.
If global warming were to be true, there would be FEWER tornados. They are caused by cold dry air masses from the arctic colliding with moist warm air masses from the Gulf of Mexico. If the artic warms there will be fewer cold fronts, hence FEWER tornadoes.
"Then there's this report from the U.N. that tackling climate change will increase and not reduce jobs. It will also provide us with abundant clean power for generations to come. Also lives will be saved by not having to deal with the particulates, the sulfates, carbon monoxide and other toxins that already are harmful to the public and which kill people today.
Two different things. CO2 is NOT A POLLUTANT it is plant food. Elevated CO2 in the geological past has meant more plant growth and more moderated temperatures.
Also, check out Germany and the rest of the EU countries. Corportations are leaving in droves, unemployment is through the roof, they are on the verge of recession, and those so called "green jobs" are all subsidized by the governments. Those countries are crying to try and get out of this mess caused by CO2 reduction targest. It's killing their economies.
Rick C replied on Permalink
Do you just repeat the opposite
Do you just repeat the opposite of what is reported? I guess there would be fewer deaths if you base it on the artificial climate managed standards of the U.S. Close to 15,000 people in France died directly due to the heat wave that occurred in 2003. This was reported in the USA Today of September 25th, 2003. So yeah A/C works in the U.S. and those of you who don't have it tough luck chumps.
Actually CO2 is a pollutant as determined by a recent Supreme Court decision back in 2007 which rebuked the Bush Administration for not regulating CO2 emissions. In fact this is what Justice Stevens wrote for the majority, "EPA has offered no reasoned explanation for its refusal to decide whether greenhouse gases cause or contribute to climate change,"
Europeans are moving their manufacturing off-shore? Oh, haven't been paying close attention to the off shoring and outsourcing of jobs here have we? Ever heard of a Maquiladora? Do you remember that giant sucking sound that Ross Perot talked about in the 1992 election? Well it's already happened. Europe still has a substantial manufacturing base. Where's ours? China? Mexico? El Salvador? Go to any retail store and try to find something made in the USA that's not motor oil or other lubricants. Your Chevy was probably built in a Mexican auto factory. We've even exported part of our food production. Did I wake up in the People's Republic of the U.S.? Please tell me where those auto, steel and textiles went.
With regard to subsidizing industry that's all the U.S. has ever done and is currently doing. Ever heard of the Internet? It's what you're using right now. It was proposed by the Rand Corporation in 1963 to put World War III on automatic in case 80% of the conventional telephone circuits were destroyed and built by the DOD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA in 1969. It was built and maintained publicly for over 26 years before it was privatized by that great socialist Bill Clinton. Then there's passenger jet aircraft that would not have been built were it not for the early research into high altitude bombers by the Air Force in the 1940's. Cars would not have been possible without a substantial public investment in roads. After World War II we put road building on steroids when we built the Interstate Highway system which made suburbia possible. The Interstate Highway system was proposed by Eisenhower in 1956 after heavy lobbying by GM and the AAA. It was originally coined The National Defense Highway System. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ndhs.htm
The laser and the transistor and the first portable computer operating system, UNIX, would not have been possible without a government sanctioned monopoly called Bell Telephone which had a research wing, Bell Labs that made these breakthroughs possible. The miniaturization of the transistor into the integrated circuit was spearheaded by the space program.
Every government subsidizes the key industries of its economy. The only difference is that here in the U.S. we deceive ourselves into thinking that it's "Free Enterprise"
Now turn on the TV and tell me if we are in a free market system with respect to, oh say Wall Street financiers.
All of a sudden investments in renewable energy technologies look like a bargain. There also good for America, Canada and the rest of the world.


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*"The Program greatly exceeded my expectations; I didn't expect as much honest care ad helpful instruction as was graciously given by my instructors. I can't even begin to put into words the excitement for my future that this class has instilled in me."* - PCS Student,
PNCA's Pre-College Studios is a rigorous program structured to give participants an undergraduate experience. Students choose from one of a variety of studio courses, attend one or several over the course of our 4-week term. Students work within their chosen course schedule to develop their craft through technique-focused exercises and the exploration of varied methodologies and approaches. At the conclusion of each Studio Course students are asked to participate in a class review or formal critique.
Learn more about our 2016 round of Pre-College Studio courses by checking out our course "syllabi.":https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwcXJZlIP7U7N01XZXY0TnNTODg&usp=sharing
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The tuition costs listed below include all basic supplies and any expenses needed for required field trips. All students have the option of earning three transferable elective college credits. There is no deadline for registration, but each studio track and the entire program may fill by early May 2016. Please call 503.821.8967 for more information.
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_(Housing costs noted above include a Meal Plan of $150.00 per week. The meal plan includes breakfast and dinner options.)_
h3. Art Supplies
Many of the tools and materials used during the Pre-College Studios are supplied by PNCA. These materials are often Artist/Studio grade or professional grade. *However, students may wish to purchase additional materials.*
Supplies vary depending on the course specialization, but you should estimate that additional materials may cost up to $50-$100 per week. Also, students are free to bring personal tools that they prefer to use, i.e. a particular brand of pen or marker, or their personal brushes.
h3. General Expenses
For those students participating in our Residency option, weekly expenses have been broken down as follows for ease of preparation.
Lunch: $20.00 - 25.00 per week.
Personal/Entertainment: $50.00 - 125.00
(Our RAs plan a variety of activities that have varying costs, students are free to participate in those activities as they see fit. Full group activities, ie movies, plays, musical events will be paid for by the program.)
_If you opt for housing but your level of financial need presents a burden to meet general expenses and art supply costs, please contact Program Coordinator Sara Kaltwasser to discuss possible support plans._
h3. Scholarships
The Pre-College Program offers a limited number of need-based scholarships. Eligibility and documentation requirements are noted on the application form. Our Scholarship application deadline is *February 12, 2016*.
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ArtHouse is a striking five- story residence building that's sliced through the center to bring light into each room and hallway. Bright, airy apartments overlook the park and city, with hallway walls designated for student art displays. Its proximity to public transit, bikeable roads, grocery stores and family friendly spaces make ArtHouse the ultimate spot to call home.
PNCA's Residence Life program provides a supportive and vibrant environment that facilitates creativity and collaboration. We educate students through in-house social and academic activities, as well as events that connect students to the life, culture, and arts of Portland.
*LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR HOUSING: June 3, 2016*
_(Limited to space availability)_
Student housing is located near campus and is supervised by a Pre-College Summer Studio Resident Advisor. Housing with PNCA's Pre-College Program allows students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the full college experience of living away from home while still being in a safe and comfortable environment. Residency with PNCA's Pre-College Program also allows students a chance to explore Portland, both through individual exploration and supervised activities with our RA.
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The PNCA Pre-College Program has made it easy for you to get basic information about our housing program and complete all required housing forms, should you opt to stay in ArtHouse this summer. We required several forms from participating students to help support the heath, safety, and preparation requirements for each student. These forms can be found on our "Pre-College Housing Resource Site.":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/
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"Travel Questionnaire":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/travel-questionnaire/
"Permission for Absence Form":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/permission-for-absence-housing/
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"ArtHouse & Pre-College Welcome Letter":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/housing/arthouse-pre-college-welcome/
"Dorm Living - 101":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/housing/res-living-101/
"Dorm Living - Rules & Policies":https://precollegestudios.wordpress.com/housing/dorm-living-rules-policies/
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Sara Kaltwasser
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precollege [at] pnca [dot] edu
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David Rawnsley
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The 2010 season is still early, with colleges approximately 20 games into their seasons and high schools just getting started anywhere north of the Sun Belt states. It's not too early, though, to look at some of the top surprises and a couple of the disappointments of the spring as it relates to the June draft.
Both surprise and disappointment are relative terms.
Some big surprises are very well known to scouts and baseball fans, such as the reemergence of North Carolina RHP Matt Harvey as a potential high first-round pick. Others, such as Division III standout RHP Dave Filak or slugging Louisiana high school 1B Hommy Rosado, have not been household names much beyond their own houses until now. But it's always a great story to see a young man dramatically improve his draft status in the games and months leading up to the June draft dates.
While there are plenty of players underperforming, just as there always are, we've chosen to concentrate on a couple of players who are not playing at all and classify them as disappointments this spring. It would be easy to say that top prospects such as RHP Anthony Ranaudo or 3B Tony Thompson have disappointed, but at least they are back on the field after injuries that cost them much of the early season.
10 Draft Surprises
LHP Kevin Chapman (Florida):
It would have been easy to classify Chapman as an afterthought on the young and talented Florida roster before the season, as the 6-4 lefty missed all the 2008 season with TJ surgery and threw only 11 innings in 2009. But Chapman has stepped forward to claim the Gators' closer job (1-0, 1.20, 4 SV), along with showing a consistent plus fastball and sharp breaking curveball. There will be concerns about Chapman's injury history, as he missed most of his senior high school season as well, but no one in the state of Florida has moved further up the draft charts faster than the Miami native.
RHP Dave Filak (Oneonta State):
Filak led Division III in strikeouts per 9 innings last year with 14.86 (6-1, 2.36, 53 IP/88 K's) but still was regarded as only the 15
best prospect in the New York Collegiate Summer League last summer. The 6-5, 220 lb right hander has improved both the command and velocity on his fastball, which has been touching 96 mph early, and his hard curveball is a potential second plus pitch. Filak's strikeout numbers this year are on pace to top last year's; he's K'd 31 hitters in only 15 innings versus 2 walks.
RHP Matt Harvey (North Carolina):
Harvey spent considerable time as the #1 ranked prospect in the 2010 college class after turning down well in excess of $1M in bonus money from the Angels out of high school. His declining stuff, inconsistent mechanics and poor performance for the Tar Heels as a sophomore (7-2, 5.40, 88 H in 75 IP) plummeted his standing in the rankings and in scouts' minds. That's in the past, though, as Harvey is throwing better than ever this spring, touching 98 mph frequently and dominating hitters again (3-0, 1.97, 32 IP/20 H/37 K).
RHP Tyrell Jenkins (Henderson (TX) HS):
Jenkins has long been an attraction to scouts with his 6-4, 185 lb frame and loose and easy athleticism. He's also had his time divided by football and playing a position in baseball. Jenkins has blossomed this spring, boosting his fastball up to 96 mph at times and showing a much improved curveball. Scouts have made repeated Dwight Gooden comps when talking about Jenkins, and while that may be premature for draft purposes, there is definitely some first-round type talk out there.
C Michael Kvasnicka (Minnesota):
Kvasnicka was certainly on the scouts' radar based on his sophomore season with the Gophers (.341-10-63), but that was as a strong-armed right fielder. Although he has caught occasionally in the past, Kvasnicka has moved behind the plate more often this spring and shown scouts that he can handle the position defensively, giving him significantly more value than he would have in the outfield. He's been mentioned as potentially one of the top three or four college catchers in the country for draft purposes. The switch-hitter has been pitched around severely this spring, drawing 16 walks in 21 games versus only 2 strikeouts while hitting .338-4-16.
RHP Barrett Loux (Texas A&M):
Loux was mediocre as a sophomore (3-3, 4.12) and underwent surgery in the summer to remove bone spurs from his elbow, thus entering the spring as a question mark. He now looks like a potential first rounder after a 3-1, 1.29 with 47 K's in 28 innings. Loux has thrown very consistently in the 92-94 mph range with outstanding angle to the plate. He throws both a curveball and changeup that show plus potential and will even mix in a slider at times. Loux's pitchability and maturity on the mound are also pluses, although some scouts are bound to be wary of his recent elbow history.
RHP Donn Roach (College of Southern Nevada):
Roach flamed out at Arizona as a freshman, going 1-4, 7.84 and necessitating a transfer back to his hometown of Las Vegas. Joining perhaps the most talented pitching staff at any level of college baseball, Roach has become perhaps the team's top prospect after his catcher, Bryce Harper. His fastball has been up to 96 mph and he's shown vast improvement on his ability to pitch and work ahead in counts.
1B Hommy Rosado (Barbe HS, Lake Charles, LA):
A broken hamate bone kept Rosado in the shadows of teammate Garin Cecchini (see below) last year, but there may not be a better high school hitter in the country right now than the Puerto Rican native. Rosado has slammed 18 home runs already this spring, many of the tape measure variety, and benefitted from the crowds of scouts coming out to see Cecchini before his unfortunate ACL injury. Rosado will have to overcome the fact that he is a 6-0, 220 lb right handed hitter limited to first base, but scouts say his swing bears an uncanny resemblance to Albert Pujols', not a comparison to make lightly.
RHP Asher Wojciechowski (The Citadel):
Wojciechowski was hardly an unknown, having pitched for the USA National Team last summer (2-1, 2.18, 20 IP/29 K), but he has moved up his stuff to a new level this spring and put himself into first round consideration. The 6-4 right hander has been consistently 93-94 mph for entire outings and his low 80's slider is close to a plus pitch right now. Wojciechowski is 5-0, 3.00 with 47 K's in 33 innings after winning only 3 games last year.
1B Christian Yelich (Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, CA):
Any number of California high school prospects could fill this spot, as players such as RHP Scott Frazier, RHP Eric Jaffe and RHP Vincent Velasquez have all shot up prospect charts. But the sweet swinging Yelich has come further to convince scouts that he is a sure-thing hitter as a 6-4, 190 lb left handed hitting first baseman with great projection. Talk now centers around Comp/Second Round, whereas before the spring there was little draft talk whatsoever.
Worth Noting:
RHP Seth Blair, RHP Adam Duke, RHP Mike Foltynewicz, RHP Scott Frazier, LHP Mario Hollands, OF Marcus Knecht, RHP Tyler Norwood, 1B Kyle Parker, LHP Rob Rasmussen, RHP Jordan Swagerty, RHP Vincent Velasquez
5 Draft Disappointments
3B Garin Cecchini (Barbe HS, Lake Charles, LA):
Cecchini comes from a serious baseball family and has long been a favorite of scouts both on and off the field. He tore his ACL on a routine play going back into the first base bag on a pickoff throw and has already been operated on by Dr. James Andrews. That unfortunate injury seems likely to send him to LSU, whereas he might have been a top 2 or 3 round selection this year.
LHP Josh Osich (Oregon State):
After throwing only 51 innings in his first two seasons at Oregon State, this spring was supposed to be Osich's coming out party, a chance for his mid to upper 90's fastball to dominate college hitters and propel him into high first round status. Pre-season TJ surgery derailed those plans, though. Don't be surprised if some team still makes a strong run at the Idaho native despite the fact he won't be able to pitch until next spring.
LHP James Paxton (Kentucky):
There are too many levels of disappointment here to even dwell on, starting with the NCAA taking a hard line on one individual when it is common knowledge that virtually all players with pro ability have agents by the NCAA definition. Paxton still had things to prove on the mound despite his turning down $1M+ from the Blue Jays last year. Now he'll have to do it in shorter and stage-managed independent league performances instead of with a talented Kentucky team.
LHP Josh Spence (Arizona State):
The soft tossing but devastatingly effective southpaw turned down third round money from the Angels last year to return to Arizona State for his senior season. He has yet to pitch because of a sore arm, although he has recently starting throwing again with no timetable for a return to the mound. Arizona State hasn't missed Spence, though, as they've started the season 20-0 and have a team ERA of 2.97.
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The Bulldogs' pitching staff is loaded with plus fastballs and potential high draft picks, but the team is currently 8-13 with an unsightly team ERA of 8.21. RHP Justin Grimm has been competitive (1-2, 5.16), but has likely dropped out of first round consideration. RHPs Michal Palazzone (3-2, 9.25) and Jeff Walters (0-2, 9.58) are the other two weekend starters, but may have seen their draft hopes evaporate. Strong-armed closer LHP Alex McRee (0-1, 8.38, 3 SV, 13 BB in 9 IP) is in the same boat, and he threw 14 balls in 15 pitches in one appearance. Former top 2011 prospect RHP Cecil Tanner (1-1, 12.27, 20 BB in 11 IP) is faring no better.
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Sony's next games console - previously been dubbed "PlayStation 4", for obvious reasons - is going to be called "Orbis" - according to sources familiar with the matter. The name, which may be its internal codename and could change before release, is a Latin word, which means circle or ring.
The same sources have also told games website Kotaku that the next-generation console will launch in Q4 2013, just in time for Christmas that year.
Of course, sources can often be wide of the mark. You need only read the rumours from the preceding two weeks or so before the launch of any Apple device to know that. However, there's a further clue to back up the name claim. The URL for Sony's portal for developers generally begins with the hardware name in question; vita.scedev.net or ps3.scedev.net, for example. Type orbis.scedev.net, and you get to the same page. Type ps4.scedev.net and you don't, you get a 404 instead.
That proves that Sony is considering that name for one of its products or platforms.
Kotaku also reports that its main source has revealed a little about the prospective specifications of the Orbis (which will surely be called PS Orbis, much like the PS Vita). At present the processor will be an AMD x64 CPU, while the graphics will be handled by the AMD Southern Islands GPU. The latter will be capable of managing video resolutions of up to 4096 x 2160 (4K2K) in order to cater for the next generation of high-definition TVs, such as the Toshiba 55ZL2, currently on sale at John Lewis.
The main source also states that select developers have been receiving Orbis devkits since the beginning of the year, and that, sadly, there will be no backwards compatibility with the PS3. It will not spin PlayStation 3 discs, although Pocket-lint would expect you'll be able to purchase digital copies of PS3 titles through the PlayStation Store.
Finally, Kotaku claims that the new machine will also come with anti-used games measures, like the Xbox 720/Durango. Its source states that the Blu-ray or digital download version of the full game will be locked to the purchaser's PSN account. A game will always have to be authenticated online when first loaded, so a broadband connection will be a must.
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|Drained black olives
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|Sliced green onion
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Calories 3607 Calories from Fat 1805
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 213 g328.2%
Saturated Fat 39.9 g199.3%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 116.1 mg38.7%
Sodium 5829 mg242.9%
Total Carbohydrates 337 g112.4%
Dietary Fiber 65.3 g261.1%
Sugars 84.8 g
Protein 126 g251.4%
Vitamin A 209.4% Vitamin C 510.1%
Calcium 163.5% Iron 153.2%
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The bus systems get worse each year due to cutting routes and cramming more routes onto each bus, a trip that took 20 minutes one year was over an hour the next and I could walk there quicker.
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As I predicted months ago in an article titled America's Stupid Health Care Debate: Keeping Some Ideas Off the Table and several subsequent pieces on my website, President Obama and the Democrats who currently run Congress have been hoist on their own collective petard by their craven and gutless refusal to consider adopting a Canadian-style single-payer system to finance health care in the US, or simply to expand Medicare, which is a successful single- payer program, to cover everyone, instead of just people over 65 and the disabled.
Instead, because they are the recipients of hundreds of millions of dollars in legal (and probably plenty of illegal) bribes from the health care industry, they have cobbled together a "reform" in name only, which preserves not just the central role of the vampire-like health insurance industry, but also ensures the continued rapacious profitability of the other segments of the medical-industrial complex—the hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry, and the specialist doctors.
Now, like Hillary and Bill Clinton before them, these weasels and slimeballs who pose as the people's advocates are left with nothing but a Potemkin Health Plan that looks on the outside like a reform, but that changes little or nothing, leaves vast numbers of Americans uninsured, forces tens of millions to buy crappy plans from private companies, and that will end up doing nothing to halt the continuing rise in health care costs that is bankrupting the people, employers and the country.
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Let's for a moment consider what could have happened (and what could still happen if the American people would descend on Washington with pitchforks and firebrands in hand to demand it!)..
Medicare, which is wildly popular among seniors and the disabled according to every poll I've seen, currently covers 45 million of the highest-cost segment of this country's 300 million people—its elderly and its permanently disabled. It does this at a cost of $484 billion.
Now that's a heck of a lot of money—about 13% of the federal budget—but it's money well spent. We're talking about our parents and grandparents here, and because they're all covered by a government single-payer plan that pays virtually all of their doctors' and hospital bills, we don't have to pay those bills for them out of our own pockets. Okay, there are problems—the drug industry managed during the Bush/Cheney dark ages to get a prescription drug law passed that bars Medicare from negotiating group discounts for drugs, and that has added enormous rip-off costs to the program, but that's just another example of corporate scamming of the system that needs to be fixed. I'm also aware that Medicare is hardly perfect. It doesn't cover important tests, it has gaps that people currently have to fill with supplemental plans, but for all that it's better than what most people get with private insurance, and the shortcomings are fixable. The important point that needs to be made is that according to Medicare analysts, 10 percent of Medicare beneficiaries account for fully two –thirds of the total annual cost of Medicare.
What that tells you is that the cost of treating that 10% of the elderly is $320 billion, while the healthier 90% of the elderly—roughly 40 billion people--only cost $160 billion a year to care for.
Now, given that the rest of the population under 65—about 255 million people—need on average far less care than the 90% of seniors who are in that lower-cost group, extending care to them all would clearly cost less than $1 trillion. Add in the cost of the 10% of high-cost elderly, and you've got a total bill of $1.34 trillion to care for everyone in America.
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That's a big number, but now you need to subtract out the total cost of Medicaid—the crappy program that, primarily funded by the states through income and sales taxes—pays for the crappy care of the poor. That would be about $400 billion in 2009. So now we're down to $944 billion to care for all Americans. But from that we need to subtract the cost of Veterans health care—actually a pretty successful national health care system of public hospitals and doctors on salary much like the British National Health system--that already cares for veterans (or at least some of them—it's grossly underfunded). If we had a single-payer system for all, we could just shut down the VA and fold veterans into the national program. That would mean another $100 billion saved (because remember, we calculated that original expanded Medicare budget for covering all 300 million of us, including vets. So now we're down to an annual budget of $844 billion for a single-payer program to cover all Americans. Finally there is uncompensated care provided by hospitals to those 47 million Americans who have no health insurance but who don't qualify for Medicaid. This care is funded in two ways—one by state and county revenues, which come out of state income and sales taxes and also out of local property taxes, and the other is in the form of higher hospital charges and insurance premiums and Medicare costs for the rest of us. Uncompensated care is estimated to cost about $200 billion, all of which would be eliminated if we had a single-payer plan for all.
Okay, so now we're down to a total net cost for a national single-payer program of just $644 billion. Now remember, we're talking about expanding a single-payer program that we already have in place, that doctors and hospitals are already familiar with, and that the people who use it already like. And expanding it to cover everybody, instead of just the old and disabled, would only cost an added $160 billion, or just 33% more than it costs now to cover only the old and disabled. In these days of multi-trillion-dollar Wall Street bailouts, $160 billion is almost chump change—heck, it's less than the cost of a year of war in Afghanistan.
Sure it would still mean a modest tax increase for everyone (to figure out how much, just look at your check stub, find the Medicare tax deduction, and multiply it by 1.33. Then double that to account for the employer share of the added funds). But wait, all you anti-tax nuts! Before you start freaking out at a tax hike and waving those little teabags Fox TV got for you, there are more savings we haven't yet considered.
If everyone is covered by Medicare, that means no more out of pocket payments by you for doctor bills. No more co-pays. No more deductibles that you have to pay before your health insurance kicks in. No more employee contributions to health insurance premiums, which these days more and more employers are forcing us to shoulder. That's a lot of money. For many families, it adds up to thousands of dollars a year. But there's more. Your employer, if the company is one of the one in three that still provides and pays at least something towards health benefits for its workers, would be off the hook. That would free up a lot of money that could go to higher wages and salaries for workers (especially if you have or get yourself a union to make sure that the managers pass the savings on to you and don't just pocket it or pass it along to shareholders). We're talking about big savings here. (Incidentally, we're also talking about ending the feudal relationship that has you afraid to talk union, or even to talk back, or speak up, to your employer, for fear of losing not just your job, but your and your family's health insurance. We're talking about liberating you from a major shackle. And as long as we're on the subject of shackles, remember, under Medicare, as also under Canada's single-payer plan, we all get to choose our own docs, which is not something you can say if you're shackled into some company HMO, or even in a PPO plan where there's an approved list of participating physicians to choose from. Ask a senior how Medicare works: You pick your own doctors.)
There is another savings which, while harder to quantify, would be enormous, and that is the huge reduction in health costs that would be realized if we had a good single-payer system covering everyone, so that everyone would be getting regular check-ups, would be getting treated early when they developed a medical condition or problem, and would be getting good follow-up. With the present patch-work, profit-based system, and with 47 million people simply without coverage of any kind, we have as many as 100 million people who have only limited access to timely, quality care, and who end up needing expensive emergency care.
So while yes, your taxes would go up a bit to expand Medicare to all, it wouldn't be by much, and on the plus side, you would be saving an enormous amount of money, making the added tax bite easy to swallow (and remember, your state and local taxes could be reduced).
Why didn't Obama and the Democrats tell you all this? Why does Obama continue to diss single-payer, as he did to the American Medical Association, and as he continues to do, claiming it is not in the American tradition, as though he never heard about Medicare?
Well, as a matter of fact, some people in Congress, notably Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh), Anthony Wiener )D-NY) and 83 other members of the House are pushing a bill, HR 676, which would do exactly what I'm suggesting—expanding Medicare to cover everyone.
It is being opposed by the Congressional leadership to the point that advocates at one committee hearing were ejected and arrested for even mentioning the term single-payer. With the blessing of the White House.
Clearly, Obama and the Democrat Party and Congressional leadership are in bed with the health care profiteers.
There is no other excuse for failure to do the obvious, and have America adopt some version of the kind of health care system that has been proven to be more effective and far, far cheaper than our own in every other developed nation in the world—and in many less developed nations, too. And I've only focussed here on the dollars and sense of it. There is, of course, also the moral question: how can we continue to accept living in a society where over 100 million of us get inadequate or no health care?
My question: How long are we going to stand for this crap?
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