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Energy and global warming news for January 31, 2011: Deep recession fails to reverse rising global emissions, as China's CO2 surges 13%; Eco-friendly 7-Elevens
China now surpasses U.S. emissions by over 40%!
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An atlas of pollution: the world in carbon dioxide emissions
The deepest recession since the 1930s has failed to reverse rising global carbon emissions, as plummeting industrial output in the west was offset by the continuing rapid expansion of China and a handful of other emerging economies, new statistics for 2009 show.
While US emissions fell substantially in 2009, to levels not seen since 1995-96, China surged ahead with an increase of more than 13% on the previous year – the equivalent of adding the yearly emissions of Germany, Greece and Peru combined.
Europe, Russia, Canada and South Africa saw their emissions dip, and India has risen to third place in the league table, with the strong growth in its carbon output driven by a ramping-up of coal burning to generate power.
Overall, by these estimates, global emissions fell by a tiny 0.1%. For short periods in the wake of less severe recessions, such as those in 1981-83, and 1991-92, emissions fell more steeply only to continue their upward trend shortly afterwards.
These statistics, from the US Energy Information Administration, track only carbon dioxide emitted by energy use – such as from coal and gas power stations, and motor vehicles. They exclude emissions from other sources such as methane from livestock, and deforestation.
The map reveals how heavily future emissions trends depend on China, which overtook the US as the world's biggest emitter in 2006-07. China's emissions have so far risen just as fast as its runaway economic growth, but the government is hoping to "decouple" the two in the next decade, reducing the country's emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45% by 2020, compared with 2005 levels. Doing so will be essential if global greenhouse gas emissions are to fall in line with scientific warnings.
After CES buzz last week, energy talks could restart soon (subs. req'd)
After taking a months-long break from energy negotiations, senators appear poised to restart debate on some of President Obama's so-called bite-sized pieces of energy legislation.
The "chunk" of energy policy that has gotten the most buzz in recent days is the proposal for a "clean energy" mandate, which Obama touted high up in his State of the Union speech last week.
The idea would require utilities to generate a certain percentage of their electricity from low-carbon sources, like renewables, nuclear or "clean coal." The president's promotion of such a policy in his prime-time address buoyed the hopes of many environmentalists and renewable energy advocates who had all but given up on seeing substantial energy legislation move through the closely divided Senate or Republican House this year.
But such a proposal still has naysayers. And the details are far from finalized.
For one, the White House and Congress have yet to firmly establish which energy sources would be considered "clean" under such a mandate. And Obama's proposal to produce 80 percent of the nation's electricity from clean sources by 2035 is seen by some would-be champions on Capitol Hill as being too aggressive.
7-Eleven experiments with eco-friendly stores
At the 7-Eleven across from the Shusse Inari shrine here, the glare of fluorescent light bulbs that is synonymous with convenience stores has been replaced by the soft glow of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, that consume half the energy and last much longer.
The store, which opened a year ago here in the birthplace of the Kyoto Protocol, is the prototype of the latest eco-friendly 7-Eleven, one of 100 that will be open in Japan by the end of February.
An ambitious green project calls for the company to build 100 more such stores in the country this year and to convert another 100 existing outlets into "eco-konbinis" "" the Japanese term for convenience store "" powered by solar energy and equipped with electric-vehicle chargers. The plan is to continue that pattern in the years ahead.
At that rate, it would take more than half a century to turn the 12,000 7-Elevens in Japan green, but the company says that as the costs of outfitting a store come down, the number of conversions is expected to go up.
And refitting a mere 100 stores as eco-konbinis will cut carbon emissions significantly "" the equivalent of taking about 600 cars off the road, according to Ken Zweibel, director of the Institute for Analysis of Solar Energy at George Washington University in Washington.
States say electric grid tops their priority list (subs. req'd)
The country's electricity transmission system is the top issue in the energy and environment arena facing states in 2011, according to the Council of State Governments.
With the end of Recovery Act dollars and state budgets still facing gaping holes, the council recently released a study highlighting the top five issues in various policy areas affecting states.
"States face a variety of challenges in the energy and environment arena in 2011, many of them long-standing issues that are now reaching a critical stage where action is needed to prevent worsening impacts," the council's study begins. "Many, however, also present an opportunity for states to stimulate job creation and create clean energy. Since many of the issues interlink, action taken in one area will often affect the others."
Like the country's outdated electricity transmission system, many of the problems are longstanding and require cohesive and comprehensive solutions, CSG officials said.
Of the electricity transmission system, the council said that current estimates show that it will take at least $55 billion to maintain and expand the grid to meet just current and short-term energy needs.
"These are long-standing issues impacting the environment and energy sector," said John Mountjoy, CSG's director of policy and research. "States are having to balance how to generate the revenue it would take to upgrade the grid with the nation's ailing economy. If states succeed in growing more manufacturing, more businesses, that naturally will require a greater demand on energy. But without the income provided by those new industries, it's hard to come up with funding to improve the grid. It's a real Catch-22 and another example of how we are struggling across the country with an aging infrastructure."
EPA's Jackson summoned to discuss chemicals in tap water (subs. req'd)
With the Obama administration moving toward stricter rules on a pair of toxic chemicals that have been found in public water supplies, the head of U.S. EPA has been summoned to Capitol Hill to explain the agency's plans to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
That issue has emerged as a priority for EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) early in the new Congress. Last week, she introduced bills that would require EPA to set standards for perchlorate, a rocket-fuel component that is believed to have contaminated water supplies in at least 35 states, and chromium-6, a chemical that is suspected to cause cancer and was recently found in the water of about 30 U.S. cities.
Boxer's bills would force the hand of the Obama administration, which is already considering limiting the two chemicals.
For three months now, the White House has been reviewing an EPA decision on perchlorate. The agency is expected to reverse the George W. Bush-era decision not to regulate the chemical under the Safe Water Drinking Act.
EPA is also planning to release a peer-reviewed analysis of chromium-6, which was classified as a probable carcinogen in a draft report last September. Based on staffers' findings, "it is likely that EPA will tighten drinking water standards to address the health risks" of the toxic chemical, according to a summary of a meeting last month between Jackson and 10 senators (E&ENews PM, Dec. 22, 2010).
High-profile reports on the spread of both chemicals have recently prompted action in Boxer's home state of California. One study came from the Environmental Working Group, which found that U.S. cities including Los Angeles have elevated levels of chromium-6 in drinking water.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Midwest braced for a massive winter storm on Monday that could bring over 18 inches of snow and strong winds making travel virtually impossible. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/us-weather-midwest-storm-idUSTRE70U4NP20110131
Scientists develop train that can go faster than airplane
A model Maglev train that can travel as fast as a plane has been successfully developed in a laboratory in Southwest China,
Under research conducted by the Traction Power State Key Laboratory at the Southwest Jiaotong University, the vacuum magnetic suspension train model was able to run at between 600 and 1,200 kilometers per hour, equal to the speed of a plane, according to Shuai Bin, vice dean of the university's Traffic School.
The new technology is expected to be put into operation within 10 years and promoted across the country in 2030, the Shanghai-based Science Pictorial reported Sunday.
Passengers will be able to travel from Beijing to Guangzhou in under two hours. A flight from the capital to Guangzhou takes three hours.
Dr. Jeff Masters on the midwest snow and ice storm.
$1 Billion in damages possible.
Potentially historic winter storm poised to impact 100 million Americans
Updated: 11:09 AM EST on January 31, 2011
A huge and potentially historic winter storm is taking shape over the Southern Plains today. By the time the storm exits New England on Wednesday night, as many as 50 million Americans may see heavy snows of at least 6 inches or dangerous ice accumulations of 1/4″ or more from the massive storm, and 100 million will be affected by the storm. A potent jet stream with strong winds will dive southwards over the central U.S. today, allowing a cold Arctic airmass to spill southwards out of Canada. In front of this cold air, a flow of very warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico will surge northwards, providing copious moisture to fuel snowfall amounts that will likely approach two feet across portions of Iowa and Illinois on Tuesday. The storm could be Chicago's biggest blizzard since January 1999, when a storm dumped 21.6″ of snow. Accompanying the heavy snow on Tuesday will be strong winds gusting to 40 mph in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, and a blizzard watch is posted for Chicago. Strong winds in Chicago are expected to generate 14 – 18 feet waves on Lake Michigan, with occasional waves up to 25 feet. A significant coastal flooding event is possible for Chicago, with beach erosion and flooding along Lake Shore Drive. Many major cities will likely receive over 8 inches of snow from the storm, including Kansas City, St. Louis, and Detroit. Perhaps of greater concern is the potential for a major ice storm along a swath from Northwest Oklahoma to Massachusetts. Widespread freezing rain is expected to bring over 1/4″ of ice to many major cities, including St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. Some regions could see up to an inch of ice, and widespread power outages due to toppled power lines are likely for millions of people. Damages exceeding $1 billions are possible from this ice storm. In addition, the storm's powerful cold front will bring the potential for severe thunderstorms to the deep South. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center is giving Louisiana and surrounding states a "slight risk" of severe weather on Tuesday, and severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are likely Tuesday afternoon in this region.
There is something fishy with this data: No way Canada's emission's dropped nearly 10% in 2009. The Canadian govt has been reporting that it's forests are huge carbon sinks when that is highly questionable given the amount of deforestation, ongoing forest fires, insect outbreaks…
FYI There is no independent monitoring or verification of this self-reported data.
I'd have preferred the data in GHG emmissions per head of population.
[JR: The planet doesn't care.]
Stephen Leahy @ 4 –
I have an article in the archive at NewsVine from the Vancouver Sun that says the B.C. forests are no longer carbon sinks due to the pine bark beetle
Instead of spending many $billions on powerlines, why not spend many of those $billions on rooftop solar and wind generation? Instead of top down distribution of power, why not bottom-up distribution? This would negate the need for a vast and costly distribution network. The one we already have would almost do the job.
The bottom-up collection of funds works magnificently for the mega-banks.
# Prok, travel disruption.
With extreme weather impacts on the airline industry happening every other year on top of the societal disruptions and oil prices, I cant see air travel for the masses lasting much longer.
Simply amazing :
West Conus Water Vapor Loop
After food protests, water riots are next
Governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Yemen have faced protests in recent weeks, part fuelled by rising food costs. Unfortunately, this is a trend that looks set to continue and probably escalate over the next two decades.
Some are starting to plan in ernest….why dont they ramp up the visibility to the public to get them aware.
UK: Changing Climate, Changing Infrastructure
Department For Environment Food And Rural Affairs
Published Monday, 31 January, 2011
Roads, railways, energy and water supply networks and other infrastructure all need to be able to cope with the effects of a changing climate.
Tokyo – About 1,200 cars were stranded Monday in central Japan as heavy snowfall blanketed in many parts of the country.
As a winter snowstorm dumped more snow on to the Sea of Japan coastline, local authorities closed sections of major roads and highways in Fukui prefecture.
The fresh snowfall pushed the snow accumulation to 64 centimetres in Kanazawa and to 118 centimetres in Fukui, surpassing 100 centimetres for the first time in 25 years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Engineers battle power of the ocean – Daily Commercial News
"The challenge," says Gary Griggs at the University of California Santa Cruz, "is that we have built most of our civilization within a few feet of sea level or right at the edge."
"It's going to be either managed or unmanaged, but it's going to be retreat."
'Hot' author calls for 'Green Apollo' project to save the planet
The author recommends a "Green Apollo'' project on a scale of President Kennedy's Apollo mission to reach the moon. President Obama can become the "Abraham Lincoln of our time,'' Hertsgaard suggests. Just as we remember Lincoln for abolishing slavery, we would remember Obama "for saving the world from climate catastrophe.''
One cannot help but wonder whether one more book about global warming will make much of a difference. After all Thomas Friedman, Al Gore, Bill McKibben, and scores of other writers have long been sounding alarm bells that have been greeted with a collective yawn.
Most Americans are living in relative comfort and are not yet feeling the effects of global warming, Hertsgaard notes.
It's soaking in down under….
Act now or suffer later
WITH much of Queensland still under water, most NSW councils have developed plans and strategies to deal with climate change but have not allocated any money to take action.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Petroleum giant Chevron Corp. said Friday it plans to get out of the coal industry by the end of the year.
some things going up/down ….
is it Saudi Arabia has no more oil or maybe a huge ice sheet is about to break away?
Clinton Ambassador Meeting: Unprecedented Mass Meeting Of Top Envoys
26th Jan. 2011 – Jeddah City Saudi Arabia
Mark, I'd agree with Joe that the planet doesn't care. But the human mind might, given some of the discourse seeking to shift attention to China. They are indeed a looming threat, but Western nations are not only a big consumer of Chinese goods made with all that coal, but they're not quite speaking from a position of strength with their higher per-capita emission rates at home. So it would be good for such stories to at least include average emission per person along with the totals.
gotta say when i thought this stuff through 4 years ago, since al gore already had deep contacts in industry & finance, i really thought his NGOs would be more active in directly eliminating the kinds of problems described in that grid article, by coordinating state-level & corporate movement toward a national distributed grid and so on.
it was easy to see the federal response would be volatile and timid, and he himself has expressed deep doubts at the institution's ability to address the problems; i'm surprised he concentrated his group's considerable resources on the federal regulatory angle, when he & doerr had enough money to actually create a shadow department of energy.
18 cbob, car makers get to sell more cars!
Didn't something like this happen about a year ago there?
*by "shadow department of energy" i mean in the parliamentary sense, not the conspiratorial sense.
but then in the wake of the 2000 election i thought the beltway democrats had every excuse in the world to create a whole parliamentary shadow government, and instead they crumpled, so what do i know.
Didn't something like this happen about a year ago there?
14 months ago , 99mm killed 120 odd people, This one was even more intense 111 mm in less time. Far fewer deaths this time, people remembered that 1ast one.
Jeddah City Saudi Arabia is conservatives paradise, a city of 3 million with only 10% storm drains, and zero domestic sewer system. They all have septic tanks, how you think that works out with 3 million people , and 4 inches in three hours running across a desert?
There is only one other kingdom that has received anywhere near the amount of wealth Saudi Arabia hasmade since WW II . That was the Spanish Kings, it took them 300 years to loot South American , and their second largest city didn't get a sewer system either.
Coloradao Bob, I was watching the video of the flooding in Jeddah, watching cars float away in the flood and had an idea whose time has come:
Life Saver for Cars.
Imagine a large, tough life raft, with four properly spaced rectangular holes in the floor, which is also inflated, buoyant enough to support a car. This life raft could be stored in the trunk of a car, taken out, unrolled and spread out, and with the car properly positioned could be quickly inflated with compressed gas. Probably within a minute or two. This life raft for cars could save some cars from the total destruction of a raging flashflood. The high outer ring of the raft would help fend off collisions that will no doubt occur. The car's occupants could stay in the car, ready to bail out if they have to. This is not a car float; think of it as an airbag. Like an airbag, it would only be used once. Like an airbag, it saves your life, or it doesn't.
This low tech device could be manufactured anywhere. They would be used anywhere the weather is unpredictable. That's nearly everywhere. There is a market!
This idea may be freely used by anyone in any nation, but patented by no person or corporation.
By the way Saudi Arabia has been arresting people in Jeddah City for raising Cain about this.Human waste from 1,000,000 septic Tanks is in all that mud. Twice in 14 months. The first one ate 10,000 cars.
Remember Jeddah City is a short boat ride away from Suez where the police stations are in ashes. Floods don't pick and choose rich or poor, they take it all.
Ask the Grand Ole' Opera.
catman306 –
I was living at Estes Park in 1976 when the Big Thompson Flood came. They hauled cars for 6 months out of that canyon, you couldn't tell the color of them let alone the model and make.
Those cars were floating because that stuff is as thick as a Lahar, or a milkshake.
The vengeance of Gaia….
Bligh rules out blanket release of mine floodwater
The industry has been calling for permission to empty mines into waterways ahead of the deluge associated with Cyclone Yasi.
However, Premier Anna Bligh says the environment also has to be considered.
"We will not be giving a blanket permit for mines to empty highly salinated, potentially contaminated water into drinking waterways and to waterways that go onto the Great Barrier Reef," she said.
the Big Thompson Flood came.
A wall of water rocks and logs 40 feet high in the narrows west of Loveland, Colorado. A rain storm after a week of heavy rain storms.
2 men in an International Harvester Travel All ambulance surfed this wave, the current pushed them into some rocks and they scrambled out . They were the 1st rescues the next morning when the helicopter got up. 13 – 14 hours in the dark there as the river cut out every once of sediment for 30 miles upstream . Right down to bed rock.
Wet weather deals another blow to grape growers
Right down to bed rock. Huge scower holes from when the river carried the glacier melt in Rocky Nation National Park. 10 – 15 feet across.
The atmosfear continues downunder with what's being described as a "super-cyclone" and possibly the biggest storm ever to hit Queensland, due to cross the coast about 40 hours from now. Severe tropical cyclone Yasi is expected to be a "high category 4" bringing wind speeds of up to 260kmh (160mph) and rainfalls of up to one meter (39 inches) !!!
I started a new month of cataloging this stuff. Over 100 reports for January 2011.
The Extreme Rain Events of 2011 – January
Re canada boreal & carbon sink
Logging in Canada's Boreal Forest could trigger "carbon bomb" impacting global climate
Feature story – April 9, 2008
Logging in Canada's Boreal Forest is exacerbating global warming by releasing greenhouse gases and reducing carbon storage, says a new Greenpeace report released today. It also makes the forest more susceptible to global warming impacts like wildfires and insect outbreaks, which in turn release more greenhouse gases.
If this vicious circle is left unchecked, it could culminate in a massive and sudden release of greenhouse gases referred to as "the carbon bomb," the report warns. Canada's Boreal Forest stores 186 billion tonnes of carbon-equivalent to 27 times the world's annual fossil fuel emissions. A widespread outbreak of forest or peat fires could release much of this carbon, causing a disastrous spike in emissions.
Did you know …
Warming conditions are causing more droughts, forest fires, and insect outbreaks in parts of the Boreal Forest
Logged areas continue to emit carbon dioxide long after the trees are gone-often for 10 years or more.
Peat and Repeat: Can Major Carbon Sinks Be Restored by Rewetting the World's Drained Bogs?
Bogs, swamps and mires help keep 500 billion metric tons of carbon out of the atmosphere, so preserving peatlands is emerging as a new priority
Drainage of peatlands and their deforestation actually makes Indonesia the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, behind China and the U.S. The country's emissions of CO2 from peat degradation—1.9 billion metric tons per year—are 1.5 times larger than those from all of its fossil fuel burning.
But with the world's growing demand for cheap paper products and thirst for palm oil, can the peatlands of Indonesia and far beyond be saved? And what will happen in the peatlands of Canada's far north as development of the unconventional fossil fuels known as tar sands takes off there?
From January 1st forward in the comment thread. Feb. has a Yasi satellite shot for the graphic with Anthony raining inland. Well over 350 reports in 13 months, most make Nashville look like a kiddy pool. Deniers have no argument for rain gauges that read meter deep rains. They have no argument for dead coral either, sea surface temps don't have urban heat island effect. This storm is going to spread the last 60 days of run-off from Queensland, far & wide alone the inside of the reef.
So why not start the move to carbon import taxes?
"The Sceptics": Monckton Tries to Block BBC broadcast of Investigative Film
Colorado Bob, of course a life saver for cars would be useless for most in a narrow canyon flash flood. Staying on top of the muck might save some and the occupants. Is there some other alternative?
Cairns Queensland
Take a good look ….. it's about to be destroyed.
Noticed the mountains , a typhoon in southern Taiwan in Aug. 2009 rained 10 feet of rain . It's got mountains too.
Can We Trust Climate Models? Increasingly, The Answer is 'Yes'
Manufacturing emissions should be credited to the final consumer of the products. That would shrink China's domestic equivalent emissions substantially, since China exports a great deal to the U.S. and the rest of the world. That would probably keep the U.S. as the leading producer of emissions.
I agree with a previous comment that per person is the proper way to list emissions.
California emissions would be in particular higher under that accounting system, since high energy prices for decades have driven energy intensive industry out of California. A great deal of invested energy crosses California's borders in the form of manufactured goods.
Era of leaded gasoline still poisoning vegetable gardens across America
(NaturalNews) Vegetable gardens across the United States are contaminated with lead, even those using presumably safe soil from newly made compost, according to a study conducted by researchers from Wellesley College and presented at a meeting of the Geological Society of America.
The most common sources of lead contamination in the United States are still leaded paint and gasoline used before those products were banned. Because lead is a chemical element, it never degrades. It is a powerful neurotoxin that can produce behavioral irregularities or permanent mental retardation.
"Adverse effects from lead can occur at very low levels," warns Robert Ivker in his book Sinus Survival.
"Early symptoms of lead poisoning — such as nervousness, irritability, headaches, fatigue, muscular problems, constipation, and indigestion — are hard to pinpoint as lead-related."
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031157_gasoline_poison.html
Republican committee targets organic farmers for funding cuts, avoids Big Ag subsidies
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031154_organic_farmers_subsidies.html
Malaysia unleashes 6,000 genetically-modified mosquitoes into wild
(NaturalNews) Malaysian officials recently set loose thousands of "Frankenbugs" into the forests of Asia, purportedly to help curb the spread of dengue fever. Scientists programmed the 6,000 genetically-modified (GM) Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes in such a way that when they breed with females, the offspring will die early and thus reduce their overall population.
Only Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes are able to spread dengue fever, according to reports, so officials saw no problem with allowing the modified males to be released in an attempt to help reduce the mosquitoes' overall population. But Malaysian environmentalist groups and others expressed concern about the long-term effects of releasing such creatures into the wild.
Back in November, it was revealed that British scientists working for biotechnology giant Oxitec released millions of non-reproducing GM mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands as an experiment as well. The alleged goal of the endeavor was also to see if dengue fever could be wiped out by the introduction of GM mosquitoes
But simply wiping out an entire species may cause more harm than good, say opponents. If the offending mosquitoes are completely eliminated, they may simply be replaced in the ecosystem with another harmful species. And since little is know about the chain-reaction of events that may occur as a result, the project is really nothing more than a giant, untested experiment that cannot be reversed.
Unbeknownst to most people, mosquitoes are actually very important pollinators. They are also a food source for other species like birds and bats, some of which also play a vital role in agriculture. In other words, without mosquitoes, the food chain as we know it would cease to exist.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031162_Malaysia_mosquitos.html
3 Catman306: Your Winter storm is a flurry. Rochester, N.Y. late 1960s: 108 inches [9 FEET] of snow in 24 hours. EVERYBODY got to work on time. When it got to 6 feet, they went home to shovel snow off of roofs. Spare us your complaints about snow flurries. 30 inches of snow is a flurry. I hope you have a second story window and snowshoes.
Olean, Little Valley [Cattaraugus County seat], Salamanca N.Y. got 450 inches of snow per year in the 1950s and 1960s. Now get only 96 inches of snow per year. Olean schools NEVER EVER had a day off for snow. Some places in Alaska get 100 feet of snow per year.
Lake effect snow doesn't happen just at the edge of the lake. Snow forms an image of the lake that is downwind a few hundred miles from the lake. The image is imperfect because of topography. Where the wind has to go up hill, it has to compensate by dumping snow. Thus Olean, New York is in the image of Lake Erie. Olean is pronounced Oley-AAAn. Olean is up hill from Lake Erie but in a valley surrounded by the Allegheny Plateau.
Snow is something that happens when it is a warm winter. When it gets cold, as in 40 below, the snow stops. That is because it can't get to 40 below in western NY state until the Great Lakes freeze over. The lakes are the source of water to make snow. Also, at 40 below, 100% relative humidity is very low absolute humidity.
If you think snow = cold, you are either a youngster or a southerner who just moved north. People who are old enough to remember the climate we had a half century ago know that we have a warmer climate now. The mississippi River froze over so you could drive on it at St Louis MO in the covered wagon days. Now you have to go to Minnesota to drive on frozen rivers.
Just be glad it still snows. When it doesn't, we are done for.
The word is "flurry" not "blizzard" and severe/bad weather comes in August.
Bigger Faster Stronger
Monster cyclone likely to hit Cairns
Airlines ground planes as monster snowstorm approaches http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/02/01/snow.storm/?hpt=C2
George W Bush: I'm Through With Politics, Don't Want To Campaign Or Fundraise
I don't want to go out and campaign for candidates. I don't want to be viewed as a perpetual money-raiser. I don't want to be on these talk shows giving my opinion, second-guessing the current president. I think it's bad for the country, frankly, to have a former president criticize his successor. It's tough enough to president as it is without a former president undermining the current president. Plus, I don't want to do that. In other words, in spite of the fact that I'm now on TV, I don't want to be on TV … I tell people that one of the interesting sacrifices, I don't think you sacrifice to run for president, but to the extent you do is you lose your anonymity. I like the idea of trying to regain anonymity to a certain extent. And being out of the press, at least in this stage of the post-presidency is something that makes me very comfortable and its somewhat liberating, frankly. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/george-w-bush-through-with-politics_n_815396.html
9/11 Inside Job – The Most Damning Evidence Yet! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezIU6ZxYU3A
Former CIA Official Exposes Bush Administration Fraud
See video descriptions …
Monster cyclone likely to hit Cairns
BOM senior forecaster Ann Farrell told AAP Yasi was continuing to intensify and she could not rule out the chance of it reaching category five.
"It is possible it could reach category five intensity, and that would push winds up to around the 300km/h mark," Ms Farrell said.
"Certainly for north Queensland, we need to prepare for the eventuality of something really significant heading into areas that may not have seen this before," he told AAP.
Yasi is expected to be Queensland's worst cyclone, covering something approaching twice the physical size of Cyclone Larry, which devastated Innisfail in 2006 and left a $1.5 billion damage bill.
"It's devastating for Queenslanders to be facing such a severe cyclone only weeks after the worst floods in the state's history," http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/monster-cyclone-likely-to-hit-cairns-20110201-1abch.html
Very important work Colorado Bob,
actually a governmental institution should do this too. But it seems that the biggest threat in the history of the human species, will be dealt with whimpers and pure denial.
TOP Oil Market News: Oil Rally Halted; Europe Buys Iranian Crude http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-01/top-oil-market-news-oil-rally-halted-europe-buys-iranian-crude.html
Europe has been buying crude from Iran at a record rate, even as it imposes sanctions against the Middle East country for its nuclear program.
Fla. judge in Obama health suit has own med story
"Congress could require that people buy and consume broccoli at regular intervals," he wrote, "Not only because the required purchases will positively impact interstate commerce, but also because people who eat healthier tend to be healthier and are thus more productive and put less of a strain on the health care system."
Defenders of the law said that analogy was flawed. Insurance can't work if people are allowed to opt out until they need medical attention. Premiums collected from many who are healthy pay the cost of care for those who get sick. Since the uninsured can get treated in the emergency room, deciding not to get coverage has consequences for other people who act prudently do buy coverage.
"The judge's decision contradicts decades of Supreme Court precedent that support the considered judgment of the democratically elected branches of government that the act's individual responsibility provision is necessary to prevent billions of dollars of cost-shifting every year by individuals without insurance who cannot pay for the health care they obtain," White House adviser Stephanie Cutter wrote in an Internet posting. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gIlJQcup8-qoIDl1z29YmBdxmkVw?docId=778f50a6fca1496cbbc6fb7084980c99
Drillers defend injecting diesel into ground
3 in Congress suspect water law broken during hydraulic fracturing
Drilling companies injected more than 32 million gallons of fluids containing diesel into the ground during hydraulic fracturing operations from 2005 to 2009, according to federal lawmakers, but the industry says the practice was legal.
In a letter sent Monday to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman of California, Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Diana DeGette of Colorado said the diesel injections in 19 states may have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act because the companies did not seek permits for the activities.
"We learned that no oil and gas service companies have sought — and no state and federal regulators have issued – permits for diesel fuel use in hydraulic fracturing," wrote the representatives, the ranking Democratic members of three House panels with oversight on energy and environmental matters.
"This appears to be a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. It also means that the companies injecting diesel fuel have not performed environmental reviews required by the law." http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7406933.html
Put the guys behind bars, they are criminals which threaten the health of generations.
TRACY BOWDEN, PRESENTER: In Queensland, a new emergency is looming. As the state grapples with the aftermath of the worst floods in its history, Cyclone Yasi, packing winds of up to 280 kilometres an hour, is heading for the north coast.
The military has been called in to help with mass evacuations in Cairns and residents are fleeing low-lying areas in other centres.
For the latest I'm joined by the state's Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts at the Emergency Management Queensland headquarters in Brisbane.
Neil Roberts, can you give us an update on the latest preparations and the progress of the cyclone as it heads towards the coast?
NEIL ROBERTS, QLD EMERGENCY SERVICES MINISTER: Yes, Tracy. Cyclone Yasi is behaving as predicted. It's currently heading towards the coast. It's expected to cross in the area of Port Douglas, Cairns and Innisfail some time from 9 pm on Wednesday evening into the early hours of Thursday morning. It's expected to be a Category 4 cyclone, wind speeds above 250 k', very destructive winds, storm surges and very heavy rain potentially for a few days afterwards. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3127250.htm
With this winds, brick buildings are at risk too.
Worst Drought
Worst Floods
Worst Rains
Worst Storm
Exactly as the model predicted …
With checking webcam images, you can later compare … or see what is left of Cairns area.
Actually the area will be possible contaminated with chemicals … because the harbor has a lot of chemical containers.
The chemical storage tanks seen in the top right are in the suburb of Portsmith. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CairnsQueensland.jpg
Cairns (pronounced /ˈkɛə(r)nz/, locally [ˈkeː(ɹ)nz][4]) is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns (then Governor of Queensland). It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals, minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the Atherton Tableland region.
The city is rapidly expanding[citation needed], with a population of 122,731 at the 2006 census. Tourism is the largest income producer for the region, followed closely by the sugar industry.[citation needed] An intercensal estimate for the resident population the Local Government Area as of June 2008 was 158,700.[5]
Cairns is located about 1,700 km (1,056 mi) from Brisbane, and about 2,420 km (1,504 mi) from Sydney by road. It is a popular travel destination for foreign tourists because of its tropical climate and proximity to many attractions. The Great Barrier Reef can be reached in less than an hour by boat. Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation, about 130 km (81 mi) north of Cairns, are popular areas for experiencing a tropical rainforest. It also serves as a starting point for people wanting to explore Cooktown, Cape York Peninsula, and the Atherton Tableland.
Various parks and attractions take advantage of the city's natural surroundings. Among them are Rainforestation Nature Park, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and Kuranda Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, which extends for 7.5 km (4.7 mi) over World Heritage rainforest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns,_Queensland
Last storm in this area 2006.
Larry made landfall in Far North Queensland close to Innisfail on 20 March as a Category 4 with wind gusts reaching 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph) and dissipated over land soon after. Cyclone Larry caused nearly A$1 billion in damage and one fatality
Cyclone Larry is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit the coast of Queensland since 1931; consequently, the name "Larry" was retired on December 12, 2006
Cyclone Larry was regarded as the most powerful cyclone to affect Queensland in almost a century.[8] According to Queensland state Counter Disaster Rescue Services executive director Frank Pagano,[9] Cyclone Larry constituted "the most devastating cyclone that we could potentially see on the east coast of Queensland for decades … there was great destruction." Then-Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie declared Larry a disaster situation, comparing it to Cyclone Tracy,[10] giving local governments the authority to enforce mandatory evacuations.
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard said of Larry, "this cyclone is of an enormous magnitude" and reserved several UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters for rescue efforts in the aftermath of the cyclone. He has also promised grants of $10,000 to businesses affected by the cyclone.[11]
An appeal fund was launched by the Queensland Government, with an initial donation of $100,000; the Commonwealth Bank initially donated $50,000, and then increased its contribution to $1 Million after examining the devastation. Premier Beattie asked "everyone to dig deep and help people who have suffered in the devastation wreaked by the cyclone."[12]
Cairns airport and harbour were closed, and all flights were suspended. Innisfail, where Larry made landfall, suffered severe damage. In Babinda, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Innisfail, up to 80% of buildings were damaged.[13] The region's banana industry, which employs up to 6000 people suffered extreme losses of crops,[14] accounting for more than 80% of Australia's total banana crop.[15] The Atherton Tablelands also received a great deal of damage from Cyclone Larry, with damage to buildings, and major disruptions to power, water and telephone services.
Other towns suffering damage included Silkwood (99% of homes damaged), Kurrimine Beach (30% of homes damaged), and Mission Beach (30% of homes damaged). Cairns, the largest city in the region affected by the cyclone, sustained minor structural damage, mostly comprising fallen power lines and houses damaged by fallen trees throughout the city. Light aircraft were flipped over at Cairns Airport.
A damage survey of buildings in the Innisfail region[3] concluded that the majority of contemporary houses remained structurally intact, though many roller doors were destroyed. The report noted that the structures should have been able to withstand the cyclone, as the winds impacting the buildings were below the threshold required for meeting the region's building standards. Buildings constructed prior to the introduction of higher cyclone rating standards suffered comparatively more damage.[3] In total 10,000 homes were damaged.[16]
Preliminary reports estimated the cost of loss and damage to domestic and commercial premises is to be in excess of half a billion dollars.
After landfall, Tropical Cyclone Larry moved over north-western Queensland on 22–23 March, with heavy rain falls across the region. Gereta Station, north of Mount Isa, recorded 583 mm of rain in the 48 hours to 9 am on 23 March.[17] Heavy flooding was reported along the Leichhardt River downstream, resulting in the inundation of some cattle properties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Larry
An amazing, though clearly little-known, scientific fact: We get more snow storms in warm years! http://climateprogress.org/2010/12/13/more-snow-storms-warm-years-climate-change/
Blinding snow hits Plains, Midwest
A historic winter storm whipped across the central Plains and Midwest early Tuesday, creating near whiteout conditions.
"Do not travel! Stay inside!" the National Weather Service warned. "Strong winds and blinding snow will make travel nearly impossible. This is a life threatening storm."
The National Weather Service forecast blizzard conditions across portions of eight states, from Oklahoma to Michigan. Winds gusting to 40 mph are expected.
Oklahoma was under a state of emergency and Missouri mobilized 600 National Guard troops to help cope with Mother Nature's onslaught.
The expansive storm will ultimately affect about three-quarters of the United States, stretching more than 2,000 miles. Along with its strength, the system's immense size sets it apart.
"A storm of this size and scope needs to be taken seriously,"
"This storm could be one of the top 10 biggest snowstorms ever in the city," said CNN meteorologist Sean Morris.
Strong winds will combine with the cold temperatures to create extremely dangerous wind chills, according to forecasts.
But the storm's wrath won't end there.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to develop along a trailing cold front from a main low-pressure area. That sets up a significant potential for tornadoes in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/02/01/winter.storm/?hpt=C1
Mother Nature's Onslaught …
There is not much more room on the ABC website for listing the current weather disasters across Australia – North, south, east and west:
The page doesn't list the bushfires in Western Australia and Victoria. 'Ordinary' bushfires are an unwelcome part of summer.
CBS 60 Minutes
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, Pt. 1
Edward, I left Buffalo during the Great Blizzard of '77 and know all about snow. During the month of January, the air temp in Buffalo never got above freezing. The streets were already packed ice when the big one came. Snow drifts so high, and packed so hard, you could walk up to the top and look down into 3rd floor apartments. In the mid '50s, south of Syracuse, we lost the family car in a snow drift in the center of a one lane dirt road. It showed up a week later when someone found the radio antenna poking through the surface. Lake effect snow could dump a foot in South Buffalo, while the sun shined brightly 10 miles away from the cloud line.
@physorg_com Scientists customize a magnet's performance by strategically replacing key atoms http://bit.ly/fhXKas
Tropical cyclone Yasi is 'almost beyond description'.
Patrick Quirk from Maritime Safety Queensland …says he hopes no-one at sea is foolish enough to get too close to the system moving rapidly across the Coral Sea.
"There were some pictures going around comparing this to Larry, but this is a system which is almost beyond belief," he said.
"It's almost beyond description in the extent of the system and also the power of the system. It's almost a perfect storm."
And NOAA shows movement of the monstrous TC Yasi towards Queensland, where everyone who hasn't left is waiting and watching, having tied down what they can.
@RockyMtnInst More posts about Jevons Paradox. The discussion continues. http://bit.ly/gTPjeT
"Efficiency lives–the rebound effect not so much. " http://bit.ly/bvCDLd via @climateprogress
Joe Romm:
"Good studies on the rebound effect are hard to find, since here are so many confounding factors, but one of the best recent analyses in the heavily studied area of fuel economy standards, "Fuel Efficiency and Motor Vehicle Travel: The Declining Rebound Effect" ( http://www.economics.uci.edu/docs/2005-06/Small-03.pdf ) finds only a very small effect."
David Owens New Yorker article "The Efficiency Dilemma," asks "If our machines use less energy, will we just use them more?"
The quick simple answer is:
When materials throughput accounting and design scaling is correct, chances are that we will make optimum use of our machines in the most practical, convenient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible manner; and if we use them more it will not matter since the impact on the environment will be minimal.
An SUV obviously is not scaled correctly to move an individual, as well as a 35-ton subway car to move two hundred 175-pound people since both move more than one-half ton of wasteful dead weight per person wherein a simple bicycle might add between 15 to 35 pounds to the weight of each person it moves. The 430 million cyclists and 120 million electric bike users in China have minimal impact on the environment since cycling is about 3 to 4 times more efficient than even walking.
And, it should be obvious that cycling provides a very primitive but effective solution as net-zero mobility.
West Antarctica: still warming
The temperature reconstruction of O'Donnell et al. (2010) confirms that West Antarctica is warming — but underestimates the rate
The spatial patterns of annual trends, and how they evolve through time, is similar in both papers. In particular, O'Donnell et al. find, as we did, that the entire continent was warming, on average, prior to early 1980s (Figure below from their main "RLS" reconstruction). As we said in our paper, this would tend to support the idea that cooling in East Antarctica is a recent phenomenon at least in part attributable to recent trends in the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), which is itself forced (at least in part) by stratospheric ozone depletion.
O'Donnell et al. also reproduce our finding that the seasons in which the most rapid and significant warming is occurring are winter and spring — in large areas of both East Antarctica and West Antarctica. In spring, warming is significant throughout all of West Antarctica through the entire 50 years of the record, and in winter, it also occurs throughout all of West Antarctica in the last 25 years. In both seasons in this latter period, the locus of greatest warming has been West Antarctica, and particularly the Ross Sea region and Marie Byrd land, not just the Antarctic Peninsula as virtually all studies prior to ours had assumed.
In summary, even if their results are taken at face value, O'Donnell et al. 2010 doesn't change any of the conclusions reached in Steig et al. In West Antarctica where there is disagreement, Steig et al, 2009 is in better agreement with independent data, and O'Donnell et al.'s results appear to be adversely affected by using procedures known to underestimate trends. Thus while their results may represent an improved estimate for the trends in data rich regions — East Antarctica and the Peninsula — it is virtually certain that they are an underestimate for West Antarctica. This probably means going back to the drawing board to write up another paper, taking into account those suggestions of O'Donnell et al. that are valid, but hopefully avoiding their mistakes. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2011/02/west-antarctica-still-warming-2/
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Raging fire destroys homes in Victoria


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Gordon Pinsent
Sam Claflin
Liam Garrigan
David Oakes
William Hamleigh
Götz Otto
Tony Curran
This episode is set in A.D. 1138.
Goof: When Jack watches the flower he keeps and that dropped from Aliena's hair it has a long stem; however, when he picked it in episode 1x01 Anarchy it had no stem at all.
Goof: When Jack gets hurt fighting in the quarry he gets an injury between his heart finger and his index one. However, when Ellen treats it, the injury is between his index finger and his thumb.
Scenes from 1x01 Anarchy and 1x02 Master Builder can be seen during this episode.
Aliena talks to Richard in French saying 'Tais-toi' which means: 'keep silent' or 'shut up'.
Goof: Richard's amputation in the ear is not consistent throughout the episode.
Richard is 16 years old.
Regan Hamleigh: Good morning, Your Eminence. I hear you've been injured. Nothing serious, I pray.
Waleran: A mere foot-soldier's wound in God's battle against Satan, dear Regan.
Waleran: William? Still pining for Aliena, hmm?
Regan Hamleigh: We're fortunate he turned that suit down.
King Stephen: We are pleased to announce that with the events
of this day, all opposition to our rightful rule is extinguished. Maud and Gloucester's army has been put to flight and there are now only loyal men in England!
(Crowd cheers)
Percy Hamleigh: I didn't know they were defeated. Is this recent?
Regan Hamleigh: He tells the peasants what they need to hear.
King Stephen: I have no quarrel with the traitor's children. If you wish, you may join my army to prove your loyalty.
Aliena: Please, spare our father, Sire.
King Stephen: Enough about your father. Give me your answer, boy.
(Aliena turns to his father and he signals her to keep her promise)
Aliena: As a knight, Your Majesty. Give him the knighthood and the title that he deserves.
King Stephen: You're a bold woman. Perhaps you should join my army instead.
Aliena: May God save England.
King Stephen: With your father's death, He will.
Richard: I won't fight for Stephen. He's our father's worst enemy!
Aliena: And the only man who can give you back your title.
Richard: I won't ride into battle alongside William and his henchmen! I'll kill them first!
Aliena: It's easier to kill someone if you're standing beside them rather than against them. Look at me, Richard. Our enemies have made us strong.
Aliena: (To Richard) Your tears are worthless now. We have a promise to keep.
Remigius: He should be using skilled labour, not monks stolen from prayer.
Philip: Work is prayer, Brother. In the meantime, I am going to Winchester Market to sell the fleece from our flock. This will bring in money which will allow us to hire workers. Tom is going to Shiring quarry to make arrangements for harvesting the stone. This will serve as our true beginning and our schedule shall be counted from then. Anything else?
Remigius: Forgive me. I was expressing...
Philip: You were expressing your own prideful ignorance.
Tom Builder: I want you back. I miss you so.
Ellen: Philip wouldn't be happy.
Tom Builder: He would if we were married.
Ellen: Why must the Church always dictate how we live?
Tom Builder: Well, you know Philip. He worries about your soul.
Ellen: (Chuckles) So, he can just stop worrying. And even if we did marry, it's no guarantee that I won't be burned. I'm still an outlaw, Tom Builder.
Waleran: God is on your side.
King Stephen: Then why hasn't He put Maud and her bastard brother down? They're approaching Lincoln now. If they take that city, they'll effectively cut my kingdom in half. Why does God continually turn His back upon my cause?
Waleran: I cannot answer for God, but perhaps it is not you who displeases Him. There are others in your kingdom.
King Stephen: Others? Name them.
Waleran: There is a prior in Kingsbridge. You met him once.
Philip: I wish to turn Kingsbridge into a market town. This will bring in visitors and increase revenue for all.
Remigius: Ha! There will be no visitors without St. Adolphus' skull to work miracles. Wasn't it lost in the fire?
Cuthbert: Prior Philip rescued it from the fire, didn't you, Prior?
(Flashback to the relic being destroyed in the fire)
Philip: Yes. Yes, I did.
Martha: (Keeping Jack's ring hidden from him) Jack, I did something I shouldn't have. I did it as a kindness, but I also did it for me too.
Jack: What, Martha?
Martha: Alfred wants you gone. You and your Ma took Da away from us. That's what he says.
Jack: Love's not a contest, Martha.
Martha: Then why is there always something to be won or lost?
Aliena: You lying, thieving, godless heathen!
Priest: It's a sin to harm a priest!
Aliena: Not if he robs orphans.
Tom Builder: I'm Tom of Kingsbridge. We'll be quarrying this stone to build our new cathedral.
Walter: This quarry is owned by the Earl.
Tom Builder: When the king gave the quarry to the Earl, he gave the priory permission to use the stone.
Walter: And I'm not to allow that.
Tom Builder: By whose orders?
William: By orders of the king.
Tom Builder: God wants a Kingsbridge Cathedral.
William: Then why did God burn it?
Jack: I'll fight. I'll fight, what are the rules?
Tom Builder: Jack, I forbid it.
Jack: We lose the quarry, we lose the cathedral. What are the rules?
William: First one to cry out with pain, loses.
Jack: And the winner?
William: The quarry's his.
Tom Builder: This is foolishness, Jack. I don't trust these people.
Jack: I won't go back to who I was, Tom.
Philip: This is outrageous! First they cheat us of ownership of the quarry, now they cheat us of the stone.
Cuthbert: Send a deputation to the king and ask him to enforce the charter.
Philip: Who's to say he won't side with Percy? He has soldiers which the king needs more than a cathedral.
Ellen: Do you wish to come home, Jack? Say it. Is this too much for you?
Jack: I'm hungry, Ma, but the food's not here.
Ellen: The night you were born, I had a dream. In a room full of darkness, you opened a box...
Jack: ...filled with light. It doesn't mean anything, Ma.
Ellen: I never told you all of it. The room you were in was a grave, filled with hundreds and hundreds of dead. English soldiers, workers, kings.
Jack: We all must die, Ma.
Ellen: But not so young. You were so young. Scarcely older than you are now. I fear for you, Jack.
Richard: What are we to do with 4 fleeces?
Aliena: Take them to Winchester and sell them.
Richard: For a penny profit? That's nothing!
Aliena: Not if we buy wool from 50 peasants, Richard. It will set us on our path to horses and armour.
Regan Hamleigh: Now tell me. Whom do you hate the most?
William: Prior Philip.
Regan Hamleigh: And what would you do to him?
William: Cut out his heart and roast it on a spit and eat it.
Regan Hamleigh: And so you shall. And who do you love the most?
William: (Reluctantly) You.
Regan Hamleigh: And what would you do to me?
(Walter interrupts)
Waleran: The prior, it seems, has outwitted us both.
Percy Hamleigh: Well, for all his saintly innocence he's got the cunning of a political rat.
Waleran: Rats can be easily dealt with once one finds their nest. And his is...
Regan Hamleigh: In Kingsbridge. What of it?
Waleran: Perhaps the cathedral should be built somewhere else?
Percy Hamleigh: What?
Regan Hamleigh: Kingsbridge is a village in the middle of nowhere, Percy. It isn't rich enough to maintain a cathedral, let alone build one. It needs to develop a market and pilgrims. We could build it in Shiring.
King Stephen: Name my greatest enemy.
King Henry I: Whose hair of flame? An artist boy's. (Jack is shown) One king he crowns, one king destroys.
Aliena: Give me what you gave those men!
Merchant: No.
Aliena: Why?
Merchant: Because nobody pays a girl what they pay a man. Unless... (He grabs her hand but Aliena frees herself from his grip) Look, I'm doing you a favour here. Nobody will pay you what I'm willing to pay you. Go and ask. Next! How many sacks, boy? (Jack is distracted looking at Aliena) Boy, how many sacks?
Philip: Eleven. Unload them, Jack.
Merchant: 11.5 pounds of silver and 12 pennies.
Aliena: You didn't test it! You didn't even check the bags!
Merchant: He's a monk. I'll take his word for it.
Richard: Wait! There's only 10. There's only 10 sacks!
Philip: There are 10 on the cart, yes. (Points to Aliena's) That's the 11th.
Philip: Last I saw you, you were still at Shiring Castle. I told the Hamleighs to keep watch over you.
Aliena: God forgive you for that.
Philip: What happened?
Aliena: Let's just say that they were less than kind.
Philip: I, erm... I'm sorry.
Aliena: Thank you, Prior Philip, from the bottom of our hearts. We need a protector.
Philip: You have two now. (Aliena looks towards Jack) God and me!
Jack: (Whispering) And me. You have me.
Philip: Pray with me, Jack. Would you? You remind me a little of myself at your age.
Philip: I know that you all work long hours, and I know how much you have given already, and now God is asking you to give more. (Donkey brays, women laugh) Our cathedral, this cathedral, is more than just stone and wood and mud! It takes the earth with all its heaviness and transforms it into possibility, reaching for the light, which is hope, which is God! (People groan) It is... it is Hope's fragile shell on Earth, and if we... if we can give God a beautiful home, then it will burst its shell and it will prosper, and you all will be the better for it. Your children will be the better for it! (Donkey brays) If... (All peasants laugh) Right. I will give you bread and ale and absolution for all your sins in exchange for one day's labor.
Aliena: We've met before.
Jack: In Shiring, Milady.
Aliena: You're the artist. Quite gifted, if I remember correctly.
Waleran: Where is the statue of St. Adolphus? Oh, I forgot. It was destroyed in a fire, wasn't it, Prior?
Jack: It's here, Your Majesty (Jack discovers the statue he's carved. The heat of the candles makes the red paint melt and fall on top of the skull. King Stephen recalls his dream: 'You shall rule for ill or good, till saintly skulls weep tears of blood.')
Messenger: Your Majesty, I bring you news from the battlefield. Lord and Gloucester have attacked your army at Lincoln. And an arrow has pierced her armour.
(King Stephen recalls his dream: 'Let peace survive and war depart when arrows pierce my daughter's heart.')
King Stephen: Is she dead?
Knight: No. She survived. Her army took it as a sign of God and your forces were defeated.
(King Stephen recalls his dream: 'Whose hair of flame? An artist boy's. One king he crowns, one king destroys.' The King falls to the ground in a fist of terror)
Eddie Redmayne (who plays Jack) does the 'Previously on The Pillars of the Earth' voiceover at the beginning of the episode.
Filming locations:
Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Lower Austria, Austria.
Votivkirche, Vienna, Austria.
Fót Studios, Budapest, Hungary.
Ócsa, Pest, Budapest, Hungary.
International Air Dates:
Canada: July 30th, 2010 on Movie Central.
Canada: July 30th, 2010 on The Movie Network.
Spain: September 21st, 2010 on Cuatro.
UK: October 23rd, on Channel 4.
USA: July 30th, 2010 on Starz.
Friday, July 30th at 10:00pm on Starz.
Friday, July 30th at 11:00pm on Starz Edge.
Saturday, July 31st at 12:30am on Starz.
Saturday, July 31st at 10:55pm on Starz In Black.
Sunday, August 1st at 10:00pm on Starz.
Sunday, August 1st at 11:00pm on Starz Edge.
Monday, August 2nd at 12:50am on Starz.
Monday, August 2nd at 09:00pm on Starz In Black.
Monday, August 2nd at 11:40pm on Starz In Black.
Tuesday, August 3rd at 10:50pm on Starz Edge.
Saturday, August 7th at 11:00pm on Starz In Black.
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Released: Aug 01st, 1995
Running Time: 94
Directors: Chris Green, Kathy Mack
Company: Triple X Productions
Cast: York Powers, Donnie Russo, Hank Hightower, Marco Rossi, Brett Ford, Eduardo (I), Billy Slater, Kathy Mack, Rob Cryston, Dallas Taylor, Grant Larson, Michael John, Tanner Reeves, Christian Fox
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Gay and Bi
You get more naked, buffed guys for the buck in this production. But their interaction only sometimes leads to hot moments. The basic format is a music video, with Sharon Kane performing a song (called "Rob the Cradle") in the midst of an eight-man orgy.
While she's away, there's simultaneous suck footage. It keys in on Donnie Russo fucking Billy Slater, and the action is at its hottest. The other guys seem to be mostly posing with softies. During a reprise, we get six staged cummers from the eight men (Matt Gunther and Eduardo get away jizz-free). York Powers receives a sizzling blowjob for his rock solid, hefty rod. But his brunet partner can't get his long hose to squirt. Only Powers cums.
Marco Rossi earns his boxcover star status (a rarity for anyone nowadays) in the fnial scene. In an editing room, he sports major bondage while getting sucked by Christian Fox. Like the other scenes, this one ends in staged mutual j.o. A final music video features Green himself, as "highlights" of all scenes are shown.


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Arts A Trip to the Swimming Pool That Killed Theodore Roethke
posted by March 2 at 10:35 AMon
First, check out this awesome ink-and-paint portrait of the great Northwest poet Theodore Roethke, as depicted from the bottom of the swimming pool he died in, minutes after his death in 1963. The artist is the sublimely talented Tra Seltrow.
Then, read Brendan Kiley's piece about going to find this very swimming pool, which is located right near where Kiley grew up on Bainbridge Island and, actually, isn't a swimming pool anymore…
Roethkewho taught poetry at the University of Washington and was large, vivacious, and a heavy drinkerwas by the pool with Mrs. Bloedel and her daughter one summer afternoon, fixing mint juleps. Mrs. Bloedel went to the main house for towels or a telephone call or something. The daughter followed. When they returned, the poet was floating face down in the water. Three perfect mint juleps sat on a table by the edge of the pool. The family, grieved by the death of their friend, filled in the pool and turned it into a Zen rock garden. There is no plaque.


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|Updated to mention Ben Ali's in absentia convictions in June and July 2012 for the killing of protesters in December 2010 and January 2011.
|Jul 23, 2012
|Updated to mention that on July 4, 2011, Ben Ali was convicted of smuggling guns, drugs, and archaeological artifacts.
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|Updated to mention that in June 2011, Ben Ali was convicted in absentia of embezzling public funds in Tunisia.
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|Feb 11, 2011
|Updated to include the international arrest warrant for Ben Ali issued by Tunisia.
|Jan 26, 2011
|Updated to mention that after stepping down as president Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, and that Tunisia has opened an investigation into his financial dealings.
|Jan 20, 2011
|Updated to include protests against the Ben Ali regime in Tunisia, and Ben Ali's ouster.
|Jan 14, 2011
|Added an image of supporters awaiting Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2009.
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|Updated to reflect the results of Tunisia's presidential election.
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The characteristics and the effects of oxygen on the decomposition of sodium acetate have been investigated by pulsed discharge in water droplet spray in O2 and N2 used as carrier gases in the reactor. Two experimental conditions of gas mixing ratios of O2/N2 = 10/90 and O2/N2 = 50/50 were performed to evaluate the effect of oxygen. In both conditions, acetate was decomposed by pulsed discharge in water droplet spray, and formate and the other products were detected as intermediate products. Formate was gradually decomposed with increased treatment time. Acetate decomposition rates after 10 h treatment in the gas mixing ratios of O2/N2 = 10/90 and O2/N2 = 50/50 were 39% and 80%, respectively, and TOC decomposition rates were 48% and 78%, respectively. It was found that it is possible to decompose sodium acetate. These results indicate that organic compounds which have a carbon-carbon single bond can be completely decomposed by this technology. Decomposition efficiencies in the gas mixing ratios of O2/N2 = 10/90 and O2/N2 = 50/50 were 43 μg/kJ and 97 μg/kJ, respectively. Decomposition efficiency in the gas mixing ratio of O2/N2 = 50/50 is about 2.2 times higher than that of the gas mixing ratio of O2/N2 = 10/90 . These obtained results show that oxygen plays important roles in enhancing the decomposition of organic compounds.
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Job listing shows Bizarre working on unannounced title
Bizarre are working on a "unannounced title" right now, if a job listing for the Activision studio is proof.
The position for an "Experienced/Senior Designer" shows the project is based on a "unannounced, extremely high-profile major movie license",
Its also most likely a shooter, considering one of the pieces of info in the listing says this:
"Proven ability to design and help create engaging gaming experiences (preferably experience in a 1st/3rd person shooter)"
Chances are this is for the James Bond title that Acti-Blizz announced last February during the company's Q4 results.
There is also a Bond racing game in the works, apparently, also at the Liverpool based studio
Currently, the only game that exists in the public domain from the studio is Blur. That's due sometime this year.
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Brookfield Central finished second to Marquette on Monday at the Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in the first Greater Metro Conference Mini-Meet of the season.
The Hilltoppers won the event with a 154, followed by Brookfield Central with a 159. Brookfield East (160) and Wauwatosa East/West (161) rounded out the top four.
Three Lancers shot a 38 to lead the team - juniors Kevin Coakley and Jack Wartman and freshman Eddie Wajda. Senior Evan Anderson shot a 45 and Ryan Dickson had a 46 to round out the line-up.
Despite the Lancers' finish, coach Brian Scrobel was frustrated that they couldn't have pulled off the victory.
"I am disappointed," he said. "I thought we had a chance to beat Marquette. A couple guys had some issues, but I feel we can work through them at practice."
Central finished 17th out of 29 teams at the Washington County Invitational on Saturday to officially open the season.
The Lancers shot a 336 and were led by senior Brad Bartel and sophomore Erik Anderson, each shooting an 82.
Sophomores Noah Olander and Eric Schleicher each shot an 86 and junior Mike Stram shot an 88.
The Lancers also took part in an Invitational at Black Wolf Run on Wednesday.
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Children's Vaccines Health Center
Meningococcal Vaccine
In this article
Are Both Meningococcal Vaccines Equally Effective?
The MCV4, MPSV4 and MenB vaccines are about 85-90% effective in preventing meningococcal disease. There are actually several types of N meningitidis -- the bacterium that causes meningococcal disease, five of which are common in the U.S. These vaccines together protect against all five of these strains.
MCV4 has not been available long enough to compare the long-term effectiveness of the two vaccines. But most experts think that MCV4 provides better, longer-lasting protection.
Is It Possible to Get the Vaccine and Still Get Meningitis?
Because the vaccines do not protect against all causes of meningitis, it is still possible that someone could receive the vaccine and still get meningitis from a different strain not protected by the vaccine. But the risk of contracting meningococcal meningitis is significantly lower after the vaccine.
There are other causes of meningitis that are preventable. Vaccines like the Hib vaccine and the pneumococcal vaccine are also very effective at protecting against other causes of meningitis and should be included as part of a routine childhood vaccination schedule. Check with your doctor and your children's doctor to make sure that you and your family are protected against meningitis, as well as other serious illnesses.
Who Should Get Which Meningococcal Vaccine and When?
Although MCV4 is the preferred vaccine for most people, if it is not available when it's time for the vaccination, MPSV4 can be used.
Routine immunization with the meningococcal vaccine MCV4 is recommended for children aged 11 or 12, with a booster to be given between ages 16 and 18. Vaccinations are also recommended for the following groups:
- College freshmen living in a dorm
- Military recruits
- Someone who has a damaged spleen
- Someone whose spleen has been removed
- Someone with terminal complement component deficiency (an immune system problem)
- Microbiologists who are routinely exposed to meningococcal bacteria
- Someone traveling to or residing in a country where the disease is common
- Someone who has been exposed to meningitis
Preteens who are 11 and 12 usually have the shot at their 11- or 12-year-old checkup. An appointment should be made to get the shot for teenagers who did not have it when they were 11 or 12.


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After waking my computer up from hibernation (close lid, open lid) I loose the ability to adjust the brightness with the F-keys and in the settings. It's the only problem I have with ubuntu on my macbook 3.2 :( Please help!
I experience the same issue, but there is a workaround:
After waiting a minute or two, adjusting brightness works.


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I'm using lightbox on my website on the following page:
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Here's my issue. On the blog if you click the gallery, it opens up the first image in the browser without the lightbox plugin, then if you click back it shows the page with the grey background, as if you are in a gallery. Its acting really really funky.
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"Sleeping Lion is exactly what a great rock album should be. It's diverse, it sounds great loud, and the songs are played with skill."
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People consider filing bankruptcy when the alternative has become worse. Figuring out if you are at that point though can be difficult. One misconception that makes people hesitate to file bankruptcy is the impact on their credit.
In the world of personal finance, credit concerns and debt issues, there is no single issue that is more misunderstood than bankruptcy.
Question: I Can't Pay My Bills. What Can I Do? Dear Steve, I'm so completely freaked out about my bills. I'm now so in debt and worried about it...
Greece and the European Union could face a showdown in their debt talks as early as this week. And if you had to place odds right now, the likelihood is that the stubbornness of Europe's senior leaders will create a catastrophe for both Greece and the EU. Here is the state of play.
Saying goodbye to this iconic brand isn't easy, especially for those of us trying to keep our companies fresh and attractive. However, there's a silver lining: we can learn from RadioShack's mistakes.
I think about money all the time. I think about the bills that need to be paid, the things my kids need, and the fact that what's coming in currently is not enough to cover what needs to go out. Every day is a list of choosing. Of overdraft fees. Of cancellation notices. Every moment is a feeling of defeat and a pang of failure.
This past year I haven't written the way I used to. There have been so many other things I wanted to write about but I just wasn't ready. I wasn't brave enough. Maybe now because I literally have nothing to lose, I have once again found my voice and my courage. Yesterday I filed bankruptcy. Chapter 7.
Couples planning to blend families often have to make financial arrangements that respect previous relationships with ex-spouses and their families. Issues range from childcare and eldercare to potentially complex matters. That's why involving trained experts in stepfamily financial planning is a must.
Millions of Americans are still filing for bankruptcy because of medical debt, even though they have insurance. In 2015, families could be on the hook for 13,200 in out-of-pocket expenses before their coverage kicks in. That's far more than many household budgets will allow.
With Detroit having filed for bankruptcy and dozens of Illinois municipalities facing financial calamity over pension obligations they can't meet, a natural question is whether Illinois cities will follow Detroit's example.
The post-industrial dystopia emerging on the streets of Detroit may be shocking, but it is not surprising. The crisis results from the convergent forces of fiscal austerity and structural racism in a region defined by its extreme segregation of race, wealth and opportunity.
As we head into the final stretch before next week's midterm elections, Americans continue to have wide-ranging views of Obamacare, but even many who have an unfavorable view of it say they would rather see Congress improve it than get rid of it.
Bankruptcy protection is designed to provide people and companies with a way to discharge at least some of their debts and start over. And one of the very first steps to reboot your financial life involves rebuilding your credit score.
Where are we now? Income disparity soars, student loans threaten to be the next subprime mortgages, and millions of Americans struggle daily to make ends meet. Unmanageable, crippling debt is still harming millions of American families.
Even though there's so much variety in the market for credit scores, most scores are drawn from the same basic elements. Want to take some of the mystery out of credit score calculations?
There is little doubt that lack of sufficient money constitutes a major stress and contributes to bodily ills. Our attitudes toward money undergird much of our lives, impacting our lifestyle and sense of well-being. Yet many of us ignore the task of managing our finances, often with dire consequences.


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Times Square: Why this Little Slice of Pavement is the Capital of New Years Eve
Times Square: Why this Little Slice of Pavement is the Capital of New Years Eve
Revelers in Times Square will be celebrating more tonight than the arrival of 2005. It's the 100th anniversary of the Times Square New Year's celebration. NPR's Robert Smith has the top 10 reasons that it's still at the center of New Year's Eve.
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The Effect of Giving Class Time for Reading on the Reading Achievement of Fourth Graders and the Effect of Using a Computer-Based Reading Management Program on the Reading Achievement of Fifth Graders
Date: May 1998
Creator: Peters, Rochelle
Description: This study investigated the problem that educators have throughout the state of Texas. The problem educators have is that reading scores continue to fall short of state expectations. This study investigated the effectiveness of 90 minutes of class time given for reading to students who use the Electronic Bookshelf Program and the effectiveness of the Electronic Bookshelf Program, which is being sold to school districts throughout the nation. The literature review focused on the effectiveness of independent reading on reading achievement, and the effectiveness of using computer-based reading programs to increase reading achievement.
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The Effect of Study Skills Training Intervention on United States Air Force Aeromedical Apprentices
Date: August 1998
Creator: Griffith, John Clark
Description: The study examined the effects of a study skills training intervention course on U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Apprentices with five main purposes. The first was to examine the relationship between study skills training and the number of times students required academic interventions outside of normal class time. The second purpose was to examine the relationship between study skills training and end of course averages. The third was to determine the relationship between study skills training and the amount of additional instruction, measured in time, students required. The fourth purpose examined the relationship between study skills training and graduation rates. The final purpose was to recommend areas for further research.
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The Effect of Test Anxiety Reduction Intervention on United States Air Force Allied Health Care Students
Date: December 1996
Creator: Sterling, Jimmy L. (Jimmy Lee)
Description: This study examined the effects of test anxiety reduction strategies on U.S. Air Force allied health care students and had a fourfold purpose. The first was to estimate the extent of student test anxiety in allied health care students. The second was to determine the predictors of student test anxiety. The third was to determine if the Student Learning Center provides an effective method of reducing test anxiety in the subjects. The final purpose was to recommend areas for future research.
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The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on the Achievements and Attitudes of Private Postsecondary Vocational-Technical Students in a Supplementary English Course in Thailand
Date: May 1996
Creator: Maneekul, Jarunee
Description: The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of normal instruction supplemented by the computer-assisted instruction English program Grammar Game on achievement and attitude scores of vocational-technical students in Thailand. The experimental design was a 2 x 2 factorial ANOVA design. One hundred seventy-eight students at the Lanna Polytechnical College in Thailand were randomly selected from the population of 10 classrooms. Four classes were intact groups, with two classes randomly assigned to the experimental groups which received Lecture/CAI and the other two as control groups which received Lecture. The 89 students in each group were divided into high- and low- ability, based on their previous English scores. Subjects received treatment for nine weeks. Pre-test and post-test instruments on achievement and attitude were administered to both groups. The Statistical Analysis System (SAS), and the General Linear Model (GLM) package computer program yielded the MANOVA results. Based on data analysis, the findings were as follows: (1) There was a significant difference between the students in a Lecture/CAI English program and the students in a Lecture English program when they were compared simultaneously on the achievement and attitude scores, F(l, 176) = 18.97, p < .05. (2) There was no significant ...
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Impact of Training on the Information Technology Attitudes of University Faculty
Date: August 1998
Creator: Gilmore, Elizabeth L. (Elizabeth Lee)
Description: The purpose of this study was to determine whether training had an impact on the information technology attitudes of university faculty. The study was twofold. First, it sought to determine whether training changed attitudes toward information technology among faculty at a small, liberal arts university. Secondly, a group of faculty at a similar university was used to compare the differences in attitudes toward information technology among faculty who had received training and those who had not. The research population consisted of 218 faculty from these two universities. The literature review focused on obstacles to information technology use by faculty, instruments currently available for measuring faculty attitude, methods used in training faculty to use information technology, and integration of information technology by faculty.
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An Investigation of Selected Factors Affecting Automotive Service Excellence Test Outcome and Job Placement Rate
Date: August 1995
Creator: Karbon, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)
Description: Under investigation in this study was the effect of ASE certification of automotive technician training programs and other selected factors on ASE test outcome and job placement rate. This research ponders whether the time and money invested in certifying technician training programs is returning desired improvements in this automobile manufacturer's dealer service staff. The study focussed on technicians employed at Chrysler dealerships around the United States. The 2 samples totalling 387 males between the ages of 22 and 30 were drawn from 1,007 graduates of automotive technician training programs. Technicians that completed a formal training program beyond the high school level certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) were compared to others whose training was not certified by ASE. Comparisons were made on the basis of ASE Automobile Technician Test scores and on the length of time from training program completion to employment. This research sought to identify the significance of association between three main predictors - the status of training program ASE certification, work experience and year of training program completion - and the most desirable levels of ASE test outcome (at or above 90% on the ASE test) and job placement rate (immediately following completion ...
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Predicting Workers' Compensation Claims and On-the-Job Injuries Using Four Psychological Measures
Date: August 1998
Creator: Fore, Todd A.
Description: This study assessed the predictive validity of four independent factors (Rotter Locus of Control Scale, Safety Locus of Control, Organizational Attribution Style Questionnaire, and Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale) in the establishment of a measure of safety consciousness in predicting on-the-job injuries and the filing of workers' compensation claims. A 125-item questionnaire was designed and administered to assess participants' disposition on each of the four psychological dimensions, demographic data and on-the-job injury information.
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Prediction of Achievement Scores for Adult Learners Using the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS): an Exploratory Study
Date: August 1998
Creator: Ison, William T. (William Travis)
Description: This study attempted to determine, given an individual's learning environment preference as determined by Alone/Peer Oriented scale of the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS), if achievement scores could be predicted when given either an individual or a peer-group teaching environment. Participants were graduate students (n = 18) enrolled in a graduate course.
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Prediction of High School Dropouts and Teen-Aged Parents from Student Permanent Records
Date: August 1995
Creator: Foster, Edward C., 1946-
Description: Research has reported that a predictive link exists between socio-economic risk factors and high school dropouts, including teen-aged parents. Educators have little control over socio-economic risk factors. However, school records and classroom performance data can point to in-school risk factors. The purpose of this study was to help all students by using the in-school data to pinpoint the indicators that predict potential student achievement difficulties in specific areas of curricula. This study was an anteriospective longitudinal study of the 1995 graduating class of a suburban school district composed of approximately 920 seniors. The sample consisted of 344 graduates, 114 dropouts, and 42 teenaged parents. Backward stepwise logistic regression analysis was the statistical method used for model building. An analysis was done by gender at the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th grades from the permanent records of sample students. The study found that significant predictors exist at each grade level and are different for each group, grade level, and gender with some predictors in common: language arts and attendance. The most consistent male dropout predictors were found to be absenteeism, grades in language arts, spelling, and achievement test scores in language arts. The most consistent female dropout predictors were found to ...
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Reactions and Learning as Predictors of Job Performance in a United States Air Force Technical Training Program
Date: December 1999
Creator: Boyd, Steven W.
Description: This study is based on Kirkpatrick's (1996) four level evaluation model. The study assessed the correlation between and among three levels of data that resulted from evaluation processes used in the U.S. Air Force technical training. The three levels of evaluation included trainee reaction (Level 1), test scores (Level 2), and job performance (Level 3). Level 1 data was obtained from the results of a 20 item survey that employed a 5-point Likert scale rating. Written test scores were used for Level 2 data. The Level 3 data was collected from supervisors of new graduates using a 5-point Likert scale survey. The study was conducted on an existing database of Air Force technical training graduates. The subjects were trainees that graduated since the process of collecting and storing Levels 1 and 2 data in computerized database began. All subjects for this study graduated between March 1997 and January 1999. A total of 188 graduates from five Air Force specialties were included. Thirty-four cases were from a single course in the aircrew protection specialty area; 12 were from a single course in the munitions and weapons specialty area; and 142 were from three separate courses in the manned aerospace maintenance specialty ...
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I would like to know if it is possible, and if yes. Please, someone tell me how or just point me to a tutorial. Thanks a lot.
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The table you want seems to be in a div which is within a div with class=post-body. Something like this:
I used jQuery to select all rows but the second one and hide them like this
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The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
US release date: Mar 11th, 2008 | EU release date: -
The moment this title showed up amongst my Amazon recommendations, I felt an excitement that I haven't felt in a long while; that tingle of anticipation which comes when you know you'll be able to get your hands on a game that has a fun factor of 10. That feeling was...read full review
Zendalf said:
Sweet! I used to spend hours playing this at the arcade.
Mr Friend said:
Worst voice acting ever, and I can't wait.
wii love wii said:
I hope they come out with the HotD4 too.
Quartz said:
Hah okay, well people seemed to like this game a lot so why not?
bulesy said:
Ooh yeah time for some multiplayer slaughtering.
tourny paintball said:
I don't want to spend my money on playing this at the arcade, so if they come out with a pistol attachment to put the Wiimote in then that would be a home arcade. Wii owns.
Nickhead said:
House of the dead has the scariest zombies around, nothing is scarier.
Doc said:
That is so sweet to have the arcade game at home on your Wii. I love the Wii. Also now you don't have to waste quarters at the arcade.
daffadils said:
Hey, is this the game that everyone loves at the arcade?
bunnysnap said:
I almost bought the actual video arcade game for $995! I am so glad I waited.
Mikomo said:
Awesome, cannot wait for this! Going to have to buy two pistol attachments with this game.
Captain Jamesman said:
I play the 2nd one with my friend a lot whenever we go to the Namco Arcade at Southland. This is a must get.
I PWN said:
I love this game. Whenever I go to Las Vegas I play it and play it. Now it's for the Wii.
e dog said:
When does it come out? I want to get it for Christmas. I play this at arcades all the time. I hope for a pistol attachment and a house of dead 4.
SilentGamer said:
The voice of 'G' on this game is rubbish. But overall, a really good game.
hawker008 said:
The Wii is meant for shooting games, with a zapper of course.
mr bean said:
Hope to get it soon, sounds like a great game.
scotty d said:
This game sucks.
The Serious Problem Brewing for Pokemon GO!
A day with Pokemon GO Down Under
Adventure awaits.
Splatoon's Last Ever Splatfest is Coming
And It's Sister vs. Sister
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away at 55
Rest In Peace
Nintendo has detailed the return of its World Championship
Do you have what it takes?
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Officially Revealed
The Force is strong with this one...
Rumor: Disney Infinity 3.0 Leaked Early
Straight from a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2...OH YEAAAAH!
Nintendo should do this more.
The Nintendo GameCube: An Interesting Legacy
Will The Wii U Have a Similar Fate?
Project Ukulele - Possible Hint at Characters
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
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maybe the update might hit people in the hood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvVLwquQEIw ... The Serious Problem Brewing for Pokemon GO!
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Hi Andrew! Sorry, I just saw this message right now! You can add my FC (1504-5707-8126) and we can play together ... Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate review
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I love resident of 4 ... Resident Evil Revelations 2 is Skipping Nintendo Systems
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